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COAST BREEZES.
The Land of the Live Oak and
Gray Moss.
LOOKING OUT ON THE SEA ISLANDS—
THE COOL UHIKY HBEEZKS AND
TnE BEAUTIFUL 8CENEBY.
Corrcsj -ondencc Atlanta Constitution.
McIntosh County, Ga., Sept. 1C.—
McIntosh county lias been longer in
recovering from the ravages of the
war than almost any other. Darien
having shared the fate of Atlanta,
had left three buildings with which
to begin her new era. Although she
has no{ made such rapid strides as
many ofjlier sister cities, she has
steadily and solidly improved, owing
to the life giving timber trade, and
the extensive cultivation of rice in
her immediate vicinity. During tho
year just past. 90,000,000 feet of lum
ber was shipped from her port, while
over 100,000 bushels of tide water
rice, besides large quantities of up
land? are annually produced.
Yet the rest of this section, the
beautiful coast country, bus lain
waste, patiently waiting the wave of
progress that has been sweeping over
our southland. It seems a pity that
this lovely country should yet be
wasting its beauty and its usefulness,
The irregular coast line is fringed
with magnificent growth of live oaks
with their drapery of gray Spanish
moss, while to the rear are forests of
the health-giving pines. Eastward
lie the emerald seas of wavy marsh
grass, through which gleam the. sil
very blue salt creeks and rivers, teem
ing with delicate fish, both scale
and shell, from shrimp to the diamond
back terrapin. Here and there these
beautiful rivers, or rather inlets from
the sea, each with its local name,
touch, in their graceful windings, at
some old homestead, Manchester or
Brighton, Aslmntilly or Mallord, for
you know the early settlers named
their homes as they were wont to do
in Scotland and England, and these
names arc still retained.
Near and far lie tho many sea is
lands, occasionally shutting out the
view to the open sea, and making with
their durk blue-green foliage a bril
liant contrast with thebrightyellow-
groun of the marshes.
, But not only beauty have wo to
I offer to the outside world. The cool
a v fcriny breezes from old ocean make
I "y*ir summers pleasant and healthful,
/.tie our winters, to those who like
mild ones, are simply perfect.
Following the coast around some
^ twelve miles north from Darien,.ove
find Baisdcn's bluff, ur Crescent bluff,
as it was culled in the olden time. A
place more beautiful cannot be found,
not even among our mountuin wilds.
Hero only a few scattered families
now live, descendants of some of the
old families who lived bore many
years ago when it boasted a chervil
and u high school. Here was the
home of Dr. Troup, the brother of
Governor Tump. The only vestige
of his house now left is the tubby wall
a foot or two high, enclosing a flour-
, idling vegetable garden.
' Cut to Pieces.
’ About two hundred yards from
Sterling Station on the E. T. V. Sc G.
R. B, last Saturday night, tho en
ginect of the outgoing train discov
ered lying on the track a human be
ing. He had scarcely seen him be
fore he was upon him, and the work
of destruction began. After the
train was stopped his remains were
picked up, literally cut to pieces.—
One leg lay oue place, an urm anotli
or, his liver u third, etc. He was a,
white man and that is all that could
be learned about hint. Tho fragments
of his body vtero gathered up and
Vurucd over ta tho Agent for burial.
Beyond tho above nothing farthor
lias been learned of the affair. Who
tho man was, or how came be there
qyo unknown, though he is supposed
to he a laborer of Dunham Sc Hotch
kiss’mill, though there is nothing
definite about it.
Good Gas.
The Auvkbtisek has been grum
tiling a good deal of late about the
quality of the street lamps (gas) tlint
the company has been furnishing.
Wo do them criglit to say that if the
lamps noticed by ub last night were
a criterion of the entire city, no one
could grumble. They were excop
tionally Hue—that is, those that were
burning. One or two on Union street,
somehow, are not accused of burning
at ay.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
CALLED MEETING.'
■r™/f
Brunswick, Ga., Sopt. IS, SI
Council met. Present, His Ho
M. J. Colson, Mayor, and momberitaf
Council Ull.unn,. O'Connor, lieiiii
Penniman and Atkinson; absent,
Madden Bostwick and Parker.
The minutes of the last regffiar
and called meetings were read and
confirmed.
Charges against policeman Thorpe
were react, anil after hearing evidence
Mr. Thorpe was suspended for sixty-
days, from Sept, loth, 1889.
A petition read from E. R. Belch
cr, asking permission to placearound
his lot, on Old Town lot No. G5,
pressed steel, und also to extend said
building back from its rear a dis
tance of twenty-five feet, was re
ceived, and on a motion to grant the
permission the vote stood yeas3, nays
2 (Ullman and Atkinson.)
A petition from J. B. Dubose, ask
ing that he lie granted a retail liquor
license, was received and granted up
on the usual terms.
ItEl'oBTS OF COMMITTEES,
. The committee on charity reported
that the buildings now used' as u
iiospital were so inadequate as to
render it difficult to give patients
proper attention, and therefore rec
ommending that another small house
lie erected similar to the one now
used as sick rooms. Report was re
ceived and referred to charity com
mittee with power to net.
Council took a recess until Wednes
day (25th inst.) evening, at 7:3D.
E. A. Nki.soS, Clerk.
BENEATH THE WAVES
The First Mate of Souther Finds
His Grave.
THERE AND HERE.
Look on This Picture and Then
Qn That.
Our friends from “across the line"
make great game out of any tliiug that
happens, in this section concerning
the negro, /l’he Baxley affair of last
week lifts been “a incite.w morsel'
under, their tongue. They publish,
and republish it, with variations,
•ami cull it a “Southern outrage,’ - bc-
inse, forsooth, Buiuc colored men in
sisted ntj riding in the ladies' ear,
and weie eJoctoiUn citizens, hut they
have nothing to say of the nnimiadty
of their own people to the negro, who
is not allowed l'i lire amumj Own,
much Ic-s ride in a ladies' car.
Read the following associated press
dispatch of the llitli inst.:
Chicago, —There arc symptoms of
a race war in Missouri, at Dexter, -12
miles from here. The people in that
section have for years excluded all
negroes from among them. A short
time ago a man named Williams set
tled on a farm there aud engaged a
dozen negroes to work for him. Fif
ty armed men waited on him this
week and told him he must get rid of
tlie negroes. He said they could kill
him first. The armed men returned to
town, where they circulated a paper
gettiDg tiie signers to stand by the
regulators. About 500 men signed
the paper.^About fifty men side with
Williams, "among them a hardware
merchant, who has imported Win
chesters aud amiuuuiliou sufficient to
arm his side.
DESERTED BY HtS WIFE.
A Camden County Negro in
Search of His Love.
Israel Williams is the name of an
old negro from Camden, who is in a
great deal of trouble about the way
ward condition of his wife. Israel's
statement is uliout us follows :
For nineteen long years, lie and his
frou lived together in u most blissful
state of wedlock. About seven months
ago, however, Israel’s wife decided
that she needed a change, and, with
out any waraiug to her liege lord, she
gathered up her effects and came to
Brunswick. It was not until recent
ly, however, that the forsaken son of
Hum learned the whereabouts of his
wife. The old darkey came to the
city yesterday and succeeded in find
ing bis partner, but couldn’t induce
her to return witli him. The old ne
gro is, indeed, a pitiful object,
Ladies Horn’s Your I'hauee.
Do you want some elegant second
hand furniture, almost entirely new?
Then read the advertisement of L.
E. Gwinn. The family wish to sell
out their furniture and go to board
ing. Call at once. Don’t wait. Re
member the place—Mr. Briescnick's
new residence, corner of G and Rey
nold's street, just across the street
from tho Grovcnstein boarding bouse,
aud four doors from Newcastle st.
BELKNAP RESIGNS.
IN CLEARING THE ANCHOR IIE FALLS
OVERBOARD—ATTEMPTS TO RES
CUE HIM l-I'OVE FRUITLESS—
SINKS FROM VIEW.
Wednesday afternoon about three
o’clock Geo. IL Ka'lock, of Portland,
Me., and first mate of the schooner
Joseph Souther, lost his life.
Tlie schooner was off St. Simons,
about seven or eight miles, and was
making preparations to lie towed in
to port. The mate while attempting
to cloav tlie anchor fell overboard
and disappeared in tlie waves be
ncatli. The Captain know the mate
to be an expv <. swimmer, and nntict
patcil tlint lie would soon rise and re
gain the vessel. A rope was imme
diately procured ami ns the unfor
tunate man rose to the surface the
rope was thrown within his reach.
But no attempt was made to grasp
thiH means of deliverance. Ho again
sank from view.
The Captain began to think that
his mate bad been seriously injured
bv the falling anchor and was there
fore powerless to make any attempt
to 3avo himself. He then called to
tho tug Angie and Nellie, lying near
to make all haste to the spot where
the drowning [man last sank, still
hoping that there might be some
chance of receiving Ii'iiil The tug
lay there at least fifteen minutes, but
tlie body never rose to view again.
A hat, with the crown crushed anil
somewhat besmeared with blood, was
left—a sad reminder that tho first
mate of tho schooner Joseph Souther
hail found a resting place beneath
the waters of the Atlantic.
An Advertiser reporter ealled’on
Captain William Barter, of the fated
schooner, next morning. Tlie Cap
tain was in a most disconsolate mood
qnd could not suppress tears of an
guish, when the reporter mentioned
the subject.
“Yes,” said he. “lie wiis tlie best
friend I- ever bad. We were boys to
gether, raised together, went to
school together, and went to sea to
gether. I loved him as I loved my
own' kin.”
“Did he leave any relatives?” ask
ed tho reporter.
. “Yes sir, ho came from one of the
largest and beat families in St. Jo
seph. lie leaves a little boy about
three years old, his wife having been
dead very near that length’ of time.”
The Captain then handed the re
porter a letter addressed to tlie dead
man, evidently from some relative
on the distant coast of Maine.
ATTACKED BY A FOOTPAD.
Strange Story of a Tramp—
Didn’t Lose any Money.
Jack Smithson is tlio name of a
dirty looking tramp who was parad
ing Bay street yesterday afternoon.
His head and face seemed greatly
swollen, and to a question from an
Advertiser reporter, as to the cause
of his fearful condition, Smithson re
plied:
“I’ll tell you. I got beat up mighty
bad last night. I was cornin’ down
from Sterlin’, and was almost to
Brunswick, when somebody! hit me
twice across the head and face.”
‘•Did he hurt you much ?" the re
porter asked.
I should say he did. Why, I
thought I could see tho seven stars
when that fellow tnp|>cd me.”
“What became of your assailant?”
continued the reporter.
“I dunno. When I eoine to. I didn’t
sec anybody around tlierej and so I
got up aud come on to town.”
“Did tlie fellow get any money from
you :
No, sir ; I ain't lmd any money in
- "nearly a month.”
With this, tlie tramp took up his
line of march, apparently uncon
cerned.
Sanasnah, Ga., Sept. 10.—Colonel
M. S. Belknap has resigned the po
ailion of General Manager of the
Central Railroad of Georgia to ac
cept the position of president of a
bank in tlie City of Mexico.
Around the Docks. *
There uro thirty-three vessels in
port.
Tho oyster industry is on the in
crease.
The cotton steamers arc being rap
idly loaded at tlie new docks.
The S. A. <fe M. line will bring down
quite a lot of cotton within the next
few days.
The naptha launch, Victor, belong
ing to the South Brunswick Terminal,
is a pretty craft.
The Cracker Box looks much im
proved. This boat will make the next
trip up tlie Satilla.
The Okefenokee Swamp.
From UhNcw York Independent.
There is in Georgia a terra incog
nita of C0Q square miles, known as
the Okefenokee swamp. It used to
bo the retreat of Indians, and during
tho war of deserters ; but for fifty
years it has been given over to the
possession of bears, panthers, deer
and smaller game. Hunters arc oc
casionally tempted to go into the id
most impenetrable morass, aud they
bring back wonderful talcs of tho
richness of the soil and tlie wildness
of tho cypress jungle and the perils
of tho bog into which they have in
places thrust poles to a depth of 20
feet through a black, soft mud tlint
appeared to bo the vegetable mold
accumulated through ages. In only
a small portion of the swamp can a
good footing bo had, aud those who
have penetrated the other portion
have floundered through after almost
superhuman exertions, men having
fallen into boggy places from which
it required tlie efforts of three or four
comrades to extricate them.
Several attempts have been made
to drain the sivamp, but all have fail
ed for lack of capital. Now Marshall
P. Phillips, through his agent, A. B.
Lindcrman, who made tlie contract
with Florida for Hamilton Disston,
proposes to the Georgia Legislature
to pay 12) tents an acre for the
swamp, anil to deposit 1)20,000 forfeit
for the carrying out of his contract.
Mr. Phillips is reported to he worth
something over nvo millions, and has
made several investments in the
South. The territory lie proposes to
get for this sum is about tivu thirds
tho size of Rhode Island, and by the
survey of General Gilman, in 1879,
contains 024 square miles, or 399,300,-
000 acres of land, which when drain
ed will be equal to the best cane lands
of Mississippi river bottoms.
Mr. Lindcrman claims that the
drainage will cost If5fl0,000, and it is
probable that it will come inside of
that amount, for tlie Disston Compa
ny has completed tlie drainage, ex
cept as to excessive rainfall, of 500,-
000 acres at a cost of something over
1)400,000. They will have to-widen
the canals some on account of the
cxecssivc rainfall at times, as tlie
legislative committee oaiy allowed
them 90,000 acres as drained, because
on a tour of inspection they found tlie
heavy rains had Hooded temporarily
a largo part of the swamp. It will
probably cost tlieui 1)1 an acre be
fore Uicy get through with it.
Atwlr. Lindcrman’s estimate tlie
Georgia swamp would cost 1)1.25 an
acre ip drain. When that is done
the land will lie worth on tho average
something like 4*10 an acre. As this
is the only State land available for
tlie school fund, it is natural that
there should be some opposition to
its sale at 12.) cents au acre at a
time when the ways aud means of
raising a school fund trouble tlie
Legislature more than almost any
subject except the Statu’ road. Here
tofore the swamp bas been sold sev
eral times to persons who were una
ble to carry out the terms of the
grant, and heretofore there seems to
have been little idea of tlie value
the land, and little discussion: but
now tho question is living pretty
thoroughly sifted,-mid the Georgia
Legislature will be apt to get a con
sideration if they part with the prop
erty.
The proposed purchaser's agent
uses the argument that private cuiii-
tol can do the work better than tlie
Stutc, but that (loes not command
much attention in a State where the
Capitol Commission has just com
pleted within the original appropria
tion tho best mil'. on dollar bouse in
America, und a better one for tlie
cost than any citizen ia Georgia lias
ever erected. In 1898 tlie State will
have 1,000 convicts on its bands at
the expiration of the convict lease,
and as tbo experience of the lessees
lias shown that this kind of labor
can be maintained on better food
than that of the average free labor
"THE GLYNN"
for 1)145 and $150 a year, the State
lias to pay a dollar a day for labor.
Sparks from the Wire.
Harrisburg, Va. was yesterday
Hooded by a cloud-burst.
Cholera bas made its appearance
in Bagdad.
Th« farmers have returned from
their trip into Ohio and the west.
A letter signed “Jack tho Ripper”
has been received at the news agency
in London, in which it is stated that
there will be another Whitechapel
murder within a week.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows was in session in Columbus,
Ohio,A'ucsdny. It was estimated
that there 25,000 Grangers in the
city.
A number of vessels now in port
passed through the storm of last week.
They all report a pretty rough time.
Another car load of that famous
“Conqueror" Flour. R. C. Keen Sc
Bro.
Eggs, Eggs, Eggs, at Ii. C. Keen Sc
Bro.
Will be the Name of Our Ex
position Ship.
Mayor Colson and Secretary Brob
stou were tlie first ones on hand last
Saturday at Littlefield & Co’s ollice,
Other members of the Glynn Coun
ty Exhibit Committee dropped in
until by tho appointed hour there
were quite a number.
- Mayor Colson called to order at 11
o'clock, and asked for a report from
committees.
Mr. T. B. Lamb stated that tlie out
look was encouraging, and that he
was meeting witli a hearty response
from tlie people in the matter of ex
hibits.
•Mr. P. L. Morris stated that there
was no trouble about subscriptions,
and that sullleiciit money would be
raised.
Mr. J. II. Mcrrcficld said it would
bo, necessary to have a name for the
ship that is now being rapidly con
structed.
Mayor Colson suggested “Tlie
Glynn” as an appropriate name. This
suggestion was unanimously adopted,
and sliejwill receive this name when
launched for the voyage to tho port
of Atlanta.
Mayor Colson stated that it was
hoped to get tlie old Oglethorpe can
non from Frederica and mount on
tlie ship just as oue of the historical
nici'ii'Ut'K'S of curly times; but tlint
was out of the question, sinceMessrs.
Joint and George Stephens, who own
tlie old cannon, refuse to 'end it for
a patriotical purpose, and demand
such stipulations ns are unreasons-
tilc. and will not be complied with by
this committee.
After some further discussion the
committee adjourned to next Satur
day at 11 o'clock a. in., unless called
together earlier by the Chairman.
Captain Dart is now in Atlanta
arranging for tlie exhibit, and seeing
that his space is not encroached up
on. •
BAFFLED AN AGENT.
Mr. Groover Can’t be Induced
to Buy a Safe.
It takes Mr. A. L. Groover to down
an agent. This was so plainly dem
onstrated yesterday that the incident
is given in full.
Mr. Groover was seated nthisdesk
pouring over an important legal ques
tion, when n nicely dressed gentle
man stalked into the office. The new
comer did not make himself known,
but scanning tlie ollice closely, re
marked :
“Why, you haven’t got a safe.”'
“No, sir," was the reply.
“Don't you need one?" inquired
the agent.
“No, sir.”
“Have yon ever used a safe ?” con
tinued the agent.
“No, sir.”
"Can’t I sell you one ?” asked the
Irrepressible.
“No, sir.”
“Is there no inducement 1 can of
fer?'' was the next question.
“No, sir."
"Weil, I’ll bid you good morning,”
said the agent, and, with u hacked
expression, bo bounced himself out
of tlie office.
HO MORE EYE GLASSES
MITCHELL’S
Eye-Salve
▲ Certain, Safa, and Effect!r« Titimdy tot
SORE, WEAK, & INFLAMED EYES,
Producing Long-Sightedness. S Restor
ing tho Sight Of tho Old.
Tutors; Red feyes, MaltedEyYtuhw,
up noirrao (net uurnii rttsuni ciik.-
•ftftZiFVmay bo Mod to advantago t
Sold by All Druggists at ItH Cents*
KEELS
BAMBOO
JOINTED RODS,
B aided'Lines.
PALMER BROS.
SAVANNAH, HA.
L. L. S«
V
LAWRENCE’S .
LIVER :
STIMULATOR
A CUBE FOR
BILIOUS FEVER, DYSPEPSIA
HEADACHE, CHILLS AND FE
VER. COSTIVKVESS, DYSkN-
TKRY. COLIC, ETC.,
— IN FACT—
Ail Bilious Diseases.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Mr Northern thinks the farmers
have been greatly benefttted by their
recent tour through the West.
In point of pugilistic qualifications,
tlie Democracy runks first— Sullivan
Chicago wants the world’s fair f
1892, aud is doing her best to secure
the favor and support of the South.
Isn’t that cheek?
There is a movement on foot to
erect a monument to Sun Set Cox.
A nobler man was never born and
its success is assured.
firri’S MILD ACTION IS ES
PECIALLY SUITED to FEMALES
AMD CHILDREN.
r sale by
Uruuxwlek Drug Co.,
F. .foergor, *>i>iK*iitu Ogutli.
W.B.Mell&Co.,
DEALERS IN
SADDLES & HARNESS
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,
RUBBER AND
L rather Belting,
il lie**. Sole Leather, Calf
Trunks and Traveling Bags.
Heavy Team
Wecall especial attentlot
amess for the mill and turpentine trade, which
manufacture ourselves from best selected
leather.
Come
your order* when in n<
when in the city, or send i
. I of nnythihg in our line.
All mail order* receive careful attention, and
satisfaction l* guaranteed.
OGLETHORPE
STABLE.
GRANT .STREET.
WIIAT A FORTUNE
Is a good lieulthy, pearly skin.
Few are aware of the short time it
takes for a disordered liver to cause
blotches on the face, and a dark
greasy skin. One bottle of BKGGS'
BLOOD PURIFIER and BLOOD
!t A Sna w !L^?^^1 Gallic Bumy or Saddle.
u.
It. MIN Ell AS. Prop’r.
(Sij.'cefcaor to If. 8. McCrary.)
& %
clcan«e the blood of all impurit
It is meeting with wonderful success.
We guaruutcc every bottle. For'salc
by all Druggists.
NOTICE.
Any quantity of coarse river sand
for sale, also Altuinaba sand. Leave
orders at J. R. Mine-ban's stable.
MARK REYNOLDS.
/ftp* All order* for DlUYINi* promptly at*
..tided to. Open day and night. Connected
witir Telephone Exchange.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
Brunswick. Ga., Aug. sum
8WICK, Ga., ad|. 4i. imt
the Arm of Howard. Bowie* ft Co. I# thU day
duaolved by mutual conaenLC. L. Howard re*
tiring. The basinem of the Arm will be contin
ued a* before, nndfr the Arm name oflt. F.
ore, under the Arm Mine of IL i
L’o.» who. will nay all indebtedne**-
n, and collect ail MQntc* due them.
JL/TboWLK** CO,