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§rtmwick jfdteitijSq.
Reports from'Fl'orida estimate* this
lesion's orange.crop at two million
boxes. . •»
Have yon been to the tent meeting
yet ? (in to night, and hear what
the preacher lias to say.
There is some talk of Brunswick
being altlieted with a circus about
the 19th inst., a sort of a Wild West
show.
The Senate ycste.duy passed a bill
. punishing newspapers for publishing
lotteries. This is a atep in the right
direction.
The new Jewish Synagogue will
lay its corner stone on the 12th inst.
The Masonic fraternity of this city
will perform the ceremony with the
us sal rites.
-.apt, P. S. Morris left Wednesday
over the E. T. V. 4 G., for Frank-
' t, Ky. 'lie has been summoned
e by a telegram from there an
ting the illness of his aged
th who is now past his 80th-mile
(#»*■
sontrd of Dr. J. A. Butts. The
LSrs^ ut ®“ * Uur *’ or< ^ is being ( '>s-
TtJr. Butts remaining ut the
D< 1 V Dr. Burford hus moved
lithe Kaiser block. I)r. Butts'
is on corner of Dartmouth
4n streets, in one of the Higlit
'J. Bracken, our former
was in the city Tuesday.
I thoiw-n from McDonald's mill
^engine for the Darien
' writ It will ho taken hence
tha.ae end of the railroad
\c iron is now awaiting
[
Oj Harris, the mother
thry Harris, the grand-
r t. Balch are here to
|h 2 tcr "’ith Mr. and Mrs.
ml tre here, from their
k «% enjoy tlie inild
ovswick and drink her
P*%ter.
tack, of Boston, Muss.,
(ician readied tho city
i visit to his nephew,
bavy, whom ho lias not
Kenty-cight years. The
Fas a pleasant one, indeed,
hese years of separation.
Jou thin and lean, and want
by? then read this item. A
i lived near the park and
hk pure artesian Water every
ig beforo breakfast, has grown
so fat that Bhe moved away to got
other water. Try it ye thin ones,
The cow question is again stirring
up the people—all because those win
have “hooking" cows do not keep
them up. But for Alderman Parker,
a little child in Now Town might have
been gored to dcatli yesterday. An
ordinance covering the parts of town
patrolled by the police would meet
witli popular favor, hut not one cov
ering the territory between Jckyl Is
land and Jcsup.
Personal.
Mr. Joe I.asserrc, an old veteran
member ol the Riflemen,resigned this
week as a regular or active member
and has bad bis name placed on the
roll of honorary members. Mr. Las-
serre is uti old soldier, having fought
in the Confederate war. fie feels as
if he had been an active member long
enough, and now retires with laurels
on bis)brnw,having done his duty well
both in active service and ut home.—
MV. J. P. Cates was elected, last eve
niug, a uew member, so the company
loses nothing in point of members.
"Siatc Makers.”
We have beard a great deal of lute
about “ slate makers,” in connection
with city politics. - Who are slate
makers ? The responsible citizens
of Brunswick in meeting assembled,
or some scheming politician working
for place and'preferment ? Tho Ad
vertiser i* getting sick of all such
talk. Is Brunswick to be ruled and
governed by a sel of slate makers ?
Is it not time for the people to rise
up in their might and ilo their own
slate making ? Is it not about time
we wcre.organizing another "Garfield
club ?” Or, perhaps, better still for
a "Cleveland and Hurris- n club ?'*
We want our best men to fill the
offices of the city, and not those whom
place-hunters and slate makers want.
The Advertiser does not know who
the slate makers arc trying to put in,
or even who the so-called slate makers
are, but this ivedo know--it is high
time that the business men and citi
zens of the city were getting togeth
er and making out a sure enough
“slate" of the best men in the city.
We want business men to munage our
offices, not meaning to cast any in
sinuations ns to any names mention
ed so far.-
Not a Bit of It.
Brunswick ians arc a lcetie jealous
of her big grown-up sister Savannah,
and will probably have a delegation
here to capture Gov. Gordon and bis
party when they visit us.
This little pleasantry from the Sn-
vannuh Local is rather unjust.
Brunswick has no cause to be jeal
ous. Her “grown up sister" ' lias
some advantage in size, but it isn't
always the “big gill" that walks oil'
with the eligible young man. The
small, but sprightly “little sister''
sometimes plays her cards to capture
him, while the older sees the silver
locks appearing and the crow feet
ooming, but the suiters ‘aisappenrr-
ing. It is fair to believe that should
the Governor visit iih, lie would for
get the old fashioned airs and staid
demeanor of the “old maid sister" in
the bewitching smiles and captivat
iug vivacity of the younger and more
charming maiden.
Good Advice.
The Duricn Gazette in its last is
sue gives some good advice to the
people of that county who made such
a line record for their county at the
Slate Fair. Here it is:
“To the people of Mclntdsli conn
ty: Don't stop, you did well ut Mn
con, but keep the hall moving."
There is more in that advice than
some people arc apt to think. Vic
tory so often causes us to sit down
and glory over it, and then our next
step is to go over and see our neigh
bors and brag over it.
The same rule holds good in mis
fortune. Most men spend days
in grieving over their losses nntl
talking with their neighbors over it,
whilst a fewjump right in and repair
their damage as fast as possibio
The latter always succeed, so will
McIntosh if she cnrrics out the ad
vice given by the Gazette.
OUR NEW CHARTER..
Important Changes, which, when
Carried into Effect, Must
Prove Beneficial.
Passed by tue Senate Tuesday,
IT AWAITS THE GoVEKNOIt's SlOi
NATuiiE to Become a Law.
Something Novel.
Mr. C. L. Elliot brought hack with
him from Moosehcad lake a genuine
birch hark canoe, made by bona fide
Indians. It looks just like the pic
turcs wo sec of them in books. It is
eighteen feet long, twenty-eight
inches beam, weight seventy pounds,
and can carry seven men. but one
small boy can turn it over. Messrs
C. L. and Ed will try it in Bruns
wick waters as soon as Porter, the
painter, gets through varnishing it.
Not a Candidate.
Mr. Geo. Walker says that whilst
lie is gratified to his friends for their
good will in mentioning his name
in ' connection with aldcrmanic
honors, he wishes it distinctly^under-
stood that he is no candidate, and
will not Ire under any circumstances.
to the store interest of the Geo. Wal
ker Co.
Merchants’ and Traders’ Bank.
At a meeting of the Board of Di
rectors of the Merchants’ and Tra
dors’ Bank of this city, held Monday
evening, an election for bookkeejier
was held, which resulted in the choice
of Mr. Walter U. Cook, of this city,
for years past the bookkeeper of Cook
Bros. 4 Co. The company have'made
a good selection.
Fifty thousand dollars of the paid
up stock hus been culled in, and us
soon as this is in, operations will be
gin. The following are the officers of
the company, ns far as selected:
President—James M. Madden.
Vice-President—J. II. Scarlett.
Cashier—A. J. Lane, jr.
Bookkeeper—W. B. Cook.
Symrncs 4 Bennett, Attorneys.
DISCOUNT BOAUD.
M. Isaacs, James S. Wright, S. C.
Littlefield, sr.
DIBECTOUS.
M. Isaacs, J. S. Wright, L. T. Me
Kinnon, Jus. L. Foster, F. D. Aiken,
E. Briesncck, W. S. Branham, S. C.
Littlefield, sr., and J. H. Wright.
Fine Hunting.
Messrs. Dan Randolph, Lewis Beach
and N. B. Wheeler went over to South
Brunswick Tuesday on a bird hunt
They came back amply repaid for
their trip, for besides the sport and
nlhuaiusmof the hunt, the watching
,, . . ~ ' . . ' , . , enthusiasm of tue aunt, me watcuing
11c says it is all he can do to attend of thuir favoritc dog » on tie “point”
or **set,’^thcy brought back alxtr-
live doves
It is well known that the city
fathers have been working for some
time, through Messrs. Symmes and
Whitfield, attorneys, on a new cliar.
ter, or rather a revision of the old
one, leaving out things objectionable
and inserting others looking to the
better government of our city, and
the removal of many objectionul fea
tures that would tend to make a city
government more of a political ma
chine.
The new document passed the
House several days ugo, and yestcr
day reached its third reading be
fore the Senate, and now only awaits
the Governor’ll signature to bccomo
a law. Guess he will sign it without
delay. Its ;>rovisions go into effect
with the coming election of mayor
and aldermen for 18!»0.
Knowing our people would be in
terested in the etianges to tie made,
the writer sought out Colonel Whit
field, who lias a rough copy of the
new charter, ami asked of him ashort
synopsis of the changes, whic
give below:
After premising bv saying that the
Advertiser, in former articles, lias
misled its readers on one point—the
number of uldcrmcn culled for by the
new charter, in the original docu
ment twelve aldermen were to lie the
required number, but oilier advice
gained piece lence, and the figures
were put buck to eight aldermen, as
it lias always been. With this di
gression we proceed.
In reply toour request, the Colonel
answered :
“Most certainly. Mr. Editor. The
people naturally want to know the
information you seek, and I will give
it with pleasure."
Turning over the leaves of the doe
uuieut ami viewing the heads in the
order given, he began :
“Tho first change is in the side-of
unreturned property. That is now
so finely fixed and securely guarded
that there can be no possible way to
evade the law. If a man fails to re
turn his property, the city will sell it
for him and tuke out the taxes."
“The new charter limits the liquor
traffic. It gives the Council power to-
coniine the retail of liquor to anyone
locality, or even do away with it cn
tirely— the whole matter being left
optional with the Council.”
“Tho third item I note is the en
largement of quarantine jurisdiction,
giving the city power to control on
either side of her to within the mu.
nieipal jurisdiction of Darien on the
north and St. Marys and Fernandina
on the south."
“It also gives power to establish
nnd maintain a wharf line."
“The next lino feature is the ap
pointment ol a police commission.—
That takes all the police matters out
of the hands of the ( ouncil, and
elects the police force, discharges
them summarily, or keeps them in for
life, under good behavior."
“It curtails the duties of the Min
or, giving him simply u general super
visory power, leaving all police court
business in tho hands of a Recorder
who shall be elected is such.”
It authorizes the Council to estab
lish and maintain sewerage, either ol
itself or by some company or corpor
ations, on tho plan of n rental—com
pelling individuals in certain pre
scribed limits to make connections
with same, Vis shall be required by
the Council."
"The next grand step forward is to
prevent others than qualified voters
from registciing. Every such person
must have lived in the State and in
this city six months before lie can
register, and he must also have paid
all taxes against him, both for city,
county and Sfhte."
“The city elections must be l>ehi
by the clerk and treasurer, one alder
man and one free holder. I u the ab
sence of these, from any cause, then
any three frce-hohlers. And then the
new charter lays heavy restrictions ;
iu the event of A contest it must be
made before the Judgcof the Superior
Court.”
“The registration books must be
opened from the 1st Monday in Octo
ber to the 1st Monday in November,
inclusive."
“By the new churtor the limit of
puoishmcnt’is $200 or sixty days on
the streets.”
“ The city attorney is tho solicitor
in the Recorder's court, nnd must
prosecute every offender and draw
every paper.”
“Additional power is given, in case
of danger, to destroy any goods or
baggage liable to introduce disease.”
“The Board of Health, although
appointees of the Council, have inde
pendent power, and no man is eligi
ble who is a municipal officer."
“Town Commons property, now
leased for' 100 years, can have lease
extended 500 years, any time within
the next tun years, by paying the
valuation act upon said property by
the assessors—this to go into effect
after the assessments of 1800. The
money arising from said extensions
is to be turned over to the Board of
Education, who shall use tbc same
for the maintenance of schools, the
building of school houses, etc. The
funds not thus used will be converted
into bonds of the city of Brunswick
or the coun y of Glynn.”
“These, Mr. Editor, are the main
points of change. Colonel Symmes
and myself have worked faithfully
on them. He made Iiis copy and I
made mine ; then we compared the
same,and have taken what wc aud the
members of the Council conceived l
be tbc best.”
ANOTHER SCHEME.
Houses built by Machinery, and
Money Saved Thereby,
Recognizing the fact that ainon;
the greatest needs of our town, as of
all fast growing places, is more
house room, a plan lias been set on
foot to organize a building company,
who will erect bouses made to order
by machinery, and at fifty per cent
saving in cost.
Sir. T. R. C’arskadon, tbc inventor
and patentee ot the system and ma
chincry, was bore this week, by invi
tation, to introduce bis invention. We
met him this morning, and had the
pleasure of inspecting his model
building w hich lie carries with him.
“Wherein,” we asked, “consists the
advantage of your buildings over
those constructed in tbc ordinary
way ?”
“First in the matter of construe
tion. Every piece of lumber is man
ufactured, dressed and cut to order,
so that anybody can put it together,
bo he carpenter or not.
“Second, it is elieaptfr because fin
isbed up so perfectly that it needs no
plastering, etc., of inside walls, as all
is smooth and ready for the painter.
“Third, the whole is pi rued togeth
er so strongly, and so keyed up with
bolts and nuts (two to each side)
that tbo building is absolutely
stronger than an ordinary building
of same size.
o much for the biiikling. My
busin s- :. id is to get up a st' ok
company of suy $25,000. Of u.is
amount 1 put in $10,000 in machin
ery, und the home people $15,000, thus
establishing a plant that will employ
hundreds of men nnd help build up
the wasto.places. There is money in
the investment and a big saving to
the people wl\o want houses built, for
they get rid of door aud window
frames, plastering, lathing, boss car
ponters'wages, sorry carpenters, and
dozens of other things.
LATER.
Mr. Kuskardon, the West Virgin
ian. who has patented the machine
for building houses without nails,
plastering, window ffauies, etc., all
by machinery, Uas closed a trade with
Mr. N. Dixon, of this city, who, with
the inventor, lias organized a compa
ny and takeq the State of Florida as
their territory to manufacture these
houses.
As stated before, these nre the
cheapest builtliDgs manufactured,
being at least 50 per cent, cheaper
than the old way. Mr. Dixon haviug
all the power and lumber necessary
at bis Tampa will, is just the man
wanted by Mr. Kaskardon.
Messrs. Dunham 4 Hotchkiss will
probably close a similar trade here
for the State of Georgia. The work
will be done at their Crispon Island
mills. -
INLAND ROUTE.
The Steamer St. Nichols Re
leased and Again on the
Line.
The steamer St. Nicholas, for
months past under the lingers of tho
law, has been released and put in her
appearance here twice within the
past day or two. She Grst went
direct to Fernandina and brought a
cargo of cotton to Brunswick for
Coles, Simkins 4 Co., going imme
diately hack she took on another
cargo for Savannah and touched hero
on her way north last night, and is,
no doubt, by the time this article is
read, unloading same in Savannah.
She will come out again on Thursday
on her regular schedule.
The Pope Catlin will continue to
run, no doubt, until her charter is
out, thus assisting in relieving the
present block of freights. In the
meantime the old reliable David
Clark sits high up out of the water
in Fernandina awaiting deefsion of
the insurance people. • They don’t
know which is better, to pay her in
surance or re-build her. If tho first,
she may lie turned into a barge and
used in tlmt way, her carrying capac
ity being great. I ii-r bull und ma
chinery is still inia.-i and as good
as ever, qr nearly s.>.
Engine 128.
Master Machinist. <F. t'liomas, of
the Atlanta simp- of the East Ten
nessee Hoad, cam. in - n last night
on engine 128 ut' tin. passenger train
The 128 is it new engine, or rather an
old one made over, havingprobably
fifty ponnds^if braces of the original
engine in her. He had on her nil his
tests, so that last night, all during
the lo.ig riilc. at intervals lie was
seated in bis box, near one of the pis
tons, watching bis indicator—up
grade and down grade, slow running
and fast running—so that Ibis morn
ing lie knows to n nicety just what she
ean do on any given grade, cither in
speed or power. He estimates her
speed to be, with a light train and
good truck, about 70 u.iles per
hour, if turned loose to do all she
ean. That little “indicator” is a won
derful mnehiue. To approximate its
work one must sec it and have
its usefulness explained.
A Busy Scene.
A visit to Valentino's Variety
Works, this morning, presented a
busy scene, Indeed. Everything was
fairly humming. In tbc front room,
or office, we found Mr. J. E. Shannon,
the bookkeeper, tracing tbc ornamen
tation for n building front, the same
to be sent to the factory to be made.
Iu the next room one man w.as put
ting together a window frame, anotli
cr a door, whilst a third was putting
together u window blind. A little
further on we ran upon one man run
ning an edger, another a planer, an
other a mortising machine, another
was making pickets, another running
a lathe, another a belt-saw, another
a jig saw, etc. Wherever we looked
ail was business and bustle, and ive
came away from there thoroughly im
pressed with the fact that Mr. Valen
lino was up to his eyes in business.
I’upt. Francis.
We had tbc pleasure this week of n
grasp of the hand from one of Bruns
wick’s old friends, Capt. F. Francis,
of tho schooner Flora Rogers, that
arrived evening before. Capt, Francis
in years gone by commanded the
schooner Ida Francis and brought
bis wife to Brunswick with,
him, where she formed many
warm friendship. In a later voyage
the schooner was lost and thceaptain
and wife came near linding a watery
grave. Mrs, Francis is at home now
taking care of the bairns, whilst the
good captain sails the seas.
On the way down the Flora Rogers
had a rough tinfe, being seventeen
days on the passage, und barely es
caping shipwreck at f I attorns. She
picked up the mate and four sailors
of the schooner Jennie Kosulcne,
which was wrecked in tbo same
storm. Her captain and his wife had
been washed overboard and tbc cook
killed by tbc main boom. These five
still clung to tho wreck.
The recent Piedmont Exposition
cleared over $27,0tK), and is to lie a
ffxture among Georgia enterprises.—
The grand success of this exposition
l credit. Sot only to Atlanta, but
to the entire State.
The Ship for the Park.
From llie Constitution of dm fill.
The bcautifnl ship “City of Bruns
wick” that was one of the finest at
tractions at the Piedmont Exposi
tion, will lie sold at private sale or
auctioned off to-day. as the exhib
itors have decided that it is too ex
pensive to carry borne with them.
Capt. U. Dart was in the city yester
day and suggested that the ship
should be purchased by the city
and sent to Grant park wliore it
would lie a splendid attraction on
one of the lakes. Captain Dart was
one of the prime movers ami hardest
workers in getting up this splendid
display.
By Whose Authority ?
When the Oglethorpe Bank cut
away those baks in front of their new
building, many were the queries as to
whose authority was gotten. To day
an elegant young oak in front of the
other new bank has been v it away,
and again comes up the query, “By
whose authority ?” As we under
stand it, individuals may plant out
trees next to their sidewalk, but in
the street, but no one has the author
ity to cut the same down, unices by
authority of the Council.
Our oaks are the beauty of our
town, and that which renders it so
attractive. The city lias spent hun
dreds of dollars to put trees upon our
streets, and our citizens have spent
thousands individually. Are wc to
understand that in future our trees
arc to be slaughtered at the will of
individuals? Wc hope not, even if
it be to show off n fine building. Let
the Council take some decisive steps
in this matter, and establish a rule
so that wc may know in future what
to depend on. If a tree is really in
the way, the Council should sodcier-
mine, and give its permission. The
right of the bank to cut down a treo
in tho street, would give Mr. Lissner
tbc right to cut down that elegant
oak in front of his store, or to the
owner of any lot fronting “Lover's
Oak” to cilt it down and make fire
wood. So of dozens of others.
Twelve Necks May Snap!
ITnadili.a, Ga.,Nov. I!.—Jim Butts,
one of the principals in the Miller
murder, was captured by Capt. Evans
•at Ashburn night before last. Capt
Evans arrived here witli the prisoner
on the 7:35 train yesterday morning.
For fear of the mob he was placed in
a close carriage nnd hurriedly car
ried to the Miller place for identifi
cation. Just before reaching the
Miller home his heart failed him anil
he showed signs of guilt. In a short
while after the carriage was stopped
at tlie Miller residence, Jim asked
tbc white men to retire, saying that
lie wished to speak to tbc iwo ne
groes who were guarding him.
He made a full confession to the
two guards. The whites were then
called back nnd be made the same
statement to them that he made to
the two guards, saying that Ed.
Johnson entered tbc house and did
the killing while he (Jim) remained
on the front doorsteps for the pur
pose of guarding tbo house. Soon
after the confession the party left for
Perry to place the prisoner in jail.
After arriving there the prisoner
stated that another negro, Mose Gib
son, entered the house witn Johnson.
He then told where Fid. Johnson could
be found.
A party of six or eight men loft
here last night nnd this morning for *
Macon in search of Johnson. When
last heard from he was still nt large.
M ose Gibson wns arrested to-day
and carried to jail. There arc now
twelve negroes in jail suspected, and
it is believed that all of them arc
implicated in the murder. The peo
ple nre very much excited, and if
Johnson is captured it is probable
that Judge Lynch will hold court.
Gone Democratic.
Yesterday was “red letter day" for
tlie Slate of Virginia. The Demo
crats have carried the Slate
against Billy Mubone by twenty
thousand majority,electing McKinny
Governor by a round majority. -The
whole state is interested over it, and
the saddest man of them all is Mu-
hone. j
MAHuKE SHOOTS A MAN-
Richmond, Nov. 5.—A crowd went
to Mahonc's house in Petersburg to
ridicule him with a ji, roteciiuic
display. He made Ills appearance
with a shot gun and tired into tbo
crowd, wounding Herbert Harrison
in the thigh. Thu General was ur
rested and taken to jail but waa after
wards bailed, tie is now at Ills home,
and the excitement bat subsided.
The lumbermen of Georgia, Flori
da,' Alabama and Mississippi will
assemble in convention at Montgom
ery, Ala., on the 11 th inst The meet
ing promises to be the largest ever
held east of. the Mississippi, and a
number of important matters will lie
considered. Letters from over two
hundred mill men ha7c already been
received, signifying their purpose to
attend. '
There arc four men at Old Town,
suburb of Fernandina, Fla., who
make i heir living out of sharks. They
cure the bide,-fry out the oil add use
the pulp for fertilizer. ,
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