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mmmBk 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,