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VOL. 6.—NO. 14.
HOME AND ABROAD.
THE GRANT RETIREMENT BILL.
Obstacles in the Way of I'S Passage by
Congress.
Washington, Jan. 9.—General Grant’s
second refusal within a few weeks to accep
anything that savors of charily has un
doubtedly done much to popularize the
Senate bill for his retirement, which is now
buried under a mass of other bills in the
House and which can only be reached by
general consent. There was an almost
unanimous expression last evening among
members of both parlies, so far as they
could be seen, in favor of the prompt pas
sage of the bill, but no one seemed to
imagine that it stands any chance this ses
sion, because a single objector can prevent
its consideration, and that one ibjector
would unquestionably come to the point if
the attempt were made to call up the bill.
President Arthur’s position on the Fitz
John Porter bill, to be consistent with
which he would be compelled to veto the
bill for Grant's retirement, is another fea
ture of the matter which stands in the way
of any attempt to pass the bill. It is thought
by some opinions are worthy of
weight that the matter will be postponed
until the advent of another Congress and
another administration, when twin meas
ures for the retirement of both Grant and
Porter will be proposed, with good pros
pects for the passage of both and without a
probability of the intervention of the execu
tive veto.
SOCIETY AGOG
Because a Rich Man Marties His
Servant.
Honesdale, Jan. 9 -Society circles here
are all agog over the marriage of David
Kenner, a childless and wealthy widower, to
his housekeeper, Miss Ellen Spangenbe’g
The bride has been a domestic in the family
over 14 years, and since the death of the
first Mrs Kenner, about 1 year ago, the vil
lage gossips have busied themselves spread -
ing rumors that the match would certainly
be made. Mr Kenner occupies a fine brick
mansion in the aristocratic part of the town,
is about 70 years old and his bride 35.
The ceremony was performed on New
Year’s evening, but the matter has been
kept quiet. The relatives of the groom,
who move in the best society circles, are
highly incensed.
A TERRIFIC CYCLONE.
Its Path Narrow, But It Plays Havoc. j
Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 9—News has just I
been received of a terrific gale in Samson 1
county, 15 miles from Clinton. John Jack
son’s house was blown down and his two
children badly hurt. 0. Jackson’s house ar.d
barn were destroyed, and the buildings on
the farms of that and Jas. Jackson, were al«o
razed. John Cdvans saw mills was carried
into a pond near by, and Henry Warren’s
dwelling was unroofed. A stack pole was
blown eight miles. The church at Gosham
blew down. The cyclone’s path was nar
row.
DISGRACEFUL MELEE,
Jk Twenty-five Men Wonnded.
Ga, Jan. 9 -Wednesday
■Sght at Rutledge, after an exciting county
"election, and a plentiful consumption of
whiskey, a quarrel arose between Bots
Briewer and Tom Estes which
led to others taking sides.
In a few moments at least 25 men were
shooting, cutting, and cursing at one another
in a confused mass. Nearly every one was
wounded in some way before the melee was
stopped.
HER WEIGHT IN GOLD.
Carious Will of au Eccentric Millionaire.
Boston, Mass., Jan. 9—The will of the
late George Gardner, a millionaire of this
city, leaves his estate in trust for a relative,
and directs annual payments to his wife of
1,161 troy ounces of pure gold and SIO,OOO
additional. The weights specified repre
sent that of Mrs. Gardner at the time of
her marriage; namely, about 95 pounds.
HA JEALOUS HUSBAND
Shoots His Young Wife Dead.
Grafton, West Va., Jan. 9. —Mrs
Vaughan, a young married woman, was
shot dead through her window last night by
her husband on account of jealousy.
The Arkansas Senatorship.
Little Rock, Abk., Jan. 9.—There is
unusual excitement over the Senatorial
contest here. J. Davis Walker, the present
incumbent, announces his withdrawl from
the canvass.
Bank Teller Suicides.
Cincinnati, O, Jan. 9—Henry M. Guild,
late Teller of the First National Bank,
committed suicide by swallowing cyanide
of potassium last night, at the residence
of O. H. Tudas, Cashier of the Union Na
tional Bank, with whom be has been living.
Probabilities.
Washington, Jan. 9.—For the South
Atlantic States, fair, slightly warmer
weather, southwesterly winds, an! lower
barometer.
. Itching Piles.”—-Sjmptoms: Molstur
Like perspiration, Intense itching, worse by
scratching, most at night, seems as if pin
worms were crawling. “Swayne’s Ointment”
s a pleasant, sure cure.
Savannah Daily Times
FROM WASHINGTON.
The U. S. Judgeship—Mr. Arthur to Ap
poiut a Radical—The Case of Bryant.
Special Dispatch to Savannah Daily Times.
Washington, Jan. 9 —Representative
NichoJs states that he recently called upon
President Arthur and consulted him with
regard to the vacant Judgeship in the
Southern District of Georgia. The Presi
dent said he would probably decide upon an
appointment before the middle of January.
He also intimated that he would appoint a
Republican to the office, which of course
leaves Mr. J. R. Saussy, of Savannah, out
of the question. Mr. Nicholls says Mr.
Saussy is a good lawyer, and would un
doubtedly make an able Judge, but the“de
termination of the President not to appoint
a Democrat disposes of his chances. Mr.
Nicholls added further that he had re
ceived what he considered most reliable in
formation to the effect that Mr. Farrow was
out of the race, and has been for the past
two weeks, thus leaving the con’est be
tween Messrs. Cunningham and Goodyear.
Mr. Nicholls says he is in favor of the se
lection of Mr. Goodyear, now that it has
been decided that a Democrat cannot have
the place.
Representative Hardeman, on the same
subject, stated that he has it from good au
thority that Emory Speer is working indus
triously to secure the Judgeship. He has
several friends now at the Capitol urging
his claims.
Senators Brown and Colquitt have re
turned from their Christmas recess and were
in their seats in the Senate to-day for the
first time since Congress re-assembled. Sen
ator Colquitt’s attention was called to a
recent editorial in the Daily Times con
cerning the confirmation of Mr. Bryant as
United States Marshal, to succeed General
Longstreet. He says he has no idea that
such a man as Mr. Bryant will be allowed
I to serve out his full term as Marshal, under
I a Democratic administration. Mr. Bryant
I has been an industrious anil unscrupulous
politician, and Mr. Cleveland’s civil service
I letter was unmistakable and very plain in
such cases as that of Mr. Bryant.
THE FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
This Morning’s Proceedings.
Washington. D. C., Jan. 9 —ln the
Senate to-day a bill was passed authorizing
the Secretary of the Navy to transfer one of
the vessels of the Greely relief expedition
to the Treasury Department, to be used as a
revenue cutter, and to retain the other two,
including the ship presented by Great Brit
ain, for use in the navy.
| The Committee on Pensions reported back
I favorably the bill introduced by Mr. Allison
I yesterday, embodying as a separate measure
the legislative provisions inserted in
I the pension bill, and eave notice that they
would call the bill up for action on Monday
next.
New York Stock Market.
New York, Jan. 9.—At 1:30 p.m. to
day quotations were :
Union Pacific 48%
Missouri Pacific 92%
Western Union Telegraph Co 56%
Pacific Mall 54%
Lake Shore 60%
Louisville and Nashville 25%
Texas Pacific 13%
Denver and Rio Grande 8%
Michigan Central 55
Delaware, Lackawanua & West’n 87%
Northwestern 88%
St. Paul 75
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 118%
Oregon Transcontinental 14
Northern Pacific 39%
Rock Island 107%
Jersey Central 31
Memphis and Charleston 80
Easts Tennessee, Va. & Ga (conn 3%
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga. (pfd) 5
Philadelphia and Reading « 18
Omaha (com) 26
Omaha (pfd) 85%
New York Central 87%
Kansas and Texas 16%
Erie 14%
New York Produce Market.
New York, Jan. 9.—Flour dull, fine
$2 40a2 80, superfine $2 75a3. Wheat, No.
2, red winter, January, $95 3 8 bid. Corn,
No. 2, mixed, 52| bid; mixed, January, 36.
Molasses nominal. Pork steady at $13a13 25.
Turpentine firm at 31. Rosin steady,
strained to good $1 22Jal 30. Tallow firm,
prime city 6j. Sugar firm, refined cut
loaf 6J, granulated 5 15 16, confectioners’
sfasJ.
Chicago ’Change.
Chicago, Jan. 9. —Wheat opened c
higher than last evening’s closing prices;
February 81 §, May 88. Corn Jalc higher;
January 37f, February 38 J, May 41 f. Oats
|a§c higher; February 25, May 30j. Lard
2jasc lower, at $7 15 for March. Pork 7ja
10c lower; February sl2 40, May sl2 95.
An Aged Sinner.
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 9—J. A.
Bollin, aged 50 years, and a grandfather,
has eloped with a young girl who served
for his wife.
A Millionaire’s Will.
Milwaukee, Wis, Jan. 9—Daniel L.
Wells’ will leaves his $200,000 to numerous
relatives, most of it to his wife.
A Bonnet Like the Millennium.
New York Journal.
“My dear,” s’id a Brooklyn lady to her
husband, “why is the new bonnet you prom
ised me like the millennium?”
“I suppose because it will be sweet,” he
replied.
“Not exactly.”
“Well, why is it then?”
“Because it is a long time coming.”
In a recent work entitled “The Health of
the Senses,” Dr. H. MicNaughton Jones |
states that “eye troubles are found more fre
quently in inveterate smokers who abstain
from a>cohol than in those who take some
of it.”
Overcoats, nobby and resonable In price, for
children from 2% up, can be found in large
variety at B. H. Levy & Bro.’s.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1885.
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE
ALMOST AT DEATH’S DOOR.
His Dangerous Illness —No Encouraging
Signs of Ultimate Recovery—Effect of
a Paralytic Stroke—Prob .ble Succes
sor to the Distinguished Jurist*
A special dispatch from Washington says:
Chief Ju tice Waite has been very ill for
more than six weeks. Last summer he was
stricken with paralysis, but recovered suffi
ciently to give his physicians and friends
hopes of complete physical and mental res
toration. About two months ago erysipelas
attacked his face and head. Hi’ brain has
been affected by this dangerous disease, and
for a considerable period he has been lucid
only at intervals. These troubles have been
complicated by a severe cold. He has been
occasionally better, but there are no en
couraging signs of ultimate recovery. For
six weeks he has been confined to bed, and
recently no one save his family and physi
cians have been permitted to see him.
The effect of the paralytic stroke is now
deemed to have been more severe than was
supposed, and erysipelas is such an insidious
disease that danger is always imminent when
the patient’s head is attacked. Unless it
yields readily to treatment death will fol
low speedily. In the Chief Justice’s case,
while the disease is stubborn, it yields suffi
ciently to treatment to give hope, but a
bare hope only. His family are very ap
prehensive and despondent. The most in
timate friends of the Chief Justice are
hopeless of bis final recovery. The utmost
they expect is that he may linger for a few
months. Should he die before the 4th of
March, Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Secre
tary of State, will undoubtedly be nomi
nated for Chief Justice. If Chief Justice
Waite should have a lucid interval suffi
ciently long to enable him to comprehend
his real situation, he would probably resign
in order to enable his successor to be ap
pointed by President Arthur.
The Chief Justice wasjborn November 29 [
1816, and is therefore in his sixty-ninth
year. If he should resign before be had
reached the age of seventy years he would
not be entitled to receive his pay ? If he
: should not resign or die before the 4th o'
| March, it is understood that Mr. Justice
■ Bradley, who has reached the age at which
j he can retire and continue to draw full pay,
' j will resign to make way for Mr. Freling
; i huysen, who was, on August 4, 1884, 67
p! years old. In less than three years he
! would reach the age of retirement, but the
' law requires 10 years of service to qualify
11 for retirement on pay.
If Chief Justice Waite should not resign
’ and live until after the 4 h of March his
successor, in all human probability, would
be nominated by President Cleveland. In
i that event Mr. Justice Field would perhap
. be made Chief Justice. He was 68 on the
, 4th of November, 1884, and would be eligi
ble for retirement November 4, 1886
Should Justice Field be promoted to the
Chief Justiceship the vacancy thus created
on the bench would probably be filled by the
nomination of James W. Carter, of New
York city, or Augustus H Garland, Senator
from Arkansas. Mr. Justice Miller, during
the incapacity of Chief Justice Waite, is
Acting Chief Justice. It may be his duty
to administer the oath of office to President
1 elect Cleveland.
New Era of Prosperity tor the South
Philadelphia Times.
If any explanation was required for the
i growing anti-fne trade sentiment in the
South it is furnished in a statement of the
■ remarkable growth of manufacturing and
mining industries in that section during the
past year. The new enterprises of this kind
number 1,865, employing an aggregate capi
tal of $105,269,500. They cover every form
of mining and manufacturing en'erprise,
from the common saw-mill to the most
extensive iron furna e, with its coal and ore
mining attachments The capital and brains
put into these new industries are largely
Northern and the men who furnish them
are liberally infused with the protection idea
which has rendered kindred institutions in
the North so prosperous in the past. The
South is just beginning to realize the extent
and magnitude of its own resources. The
folly of allowing its mountains of mineral
wealth to lie id e and useless has long been
apparent to its more progressive citizens.
Unfortunately, capi al to develop these re
sources was hard to secure for a long time.
Happily, that difficulty is being gradually
overcome and a new era of prosperity is I
about dawning upon the South.
Drunkenness, or the Liquor Habit can
be Cured by Administering Dr.
Hain s’ Golden S pci tic.
It can be given in a cup of coffee or tea
without theknowledge of the person taking
it, effecting a speedy and permanent cure,
whether the patient Is a moderate drinker or
an alcoholic wreck. Thousands of drunkards
have been made temperate men who have
taken the Golden Specific in their cotlee
without their knowledge, and to-day believe
they quit drinking of their own free will.
No harmful effects result from its adminis
tration. Cures guaranteed. Circulars and
estlmonlals sent free. Address
Golden Specific Co.,
Solomons’ Cough and Cold Remedy has a
more immediate and decided beneficial effect
nponthe Throat, Bronchial Tubes and Lungs
than any other known remedy. It perma
nently cures Coughs, Colds, Dryness, Tick
ng of the Throat and Breathing Tubes, and
re vents their development into that dread
disease Consumption.
QMr. Charles H. Blun, Mr. Andrew H. Charl
n and Major L. M. Mclntosh and other well
mown citizens of Savannah and elsewhere,
rave given highly favored testimonials, and
ve are permitted to refer to them.
SOLOMONS & CO.,
Proprietors, Savannah, Ga.
Ridge, Mclntosh County, Ga.
Dr. J. Bradfi -ld—Dear Sir: I have taken
several bottles of your Female Regulator for
falling of the womb and other diseases com
' blned, of 16 years standing, and 1 really be-
I lieve I am cured entirely, for which please ac
cept my heartfelt thanks and most profound
I gratitude. I know your medicine saved my
life, so you see I cannot speak too highly in
in its favor. I have recommended it to sev
eral of my friends who are suffering as I was,
Yours, very respectfully,
MRS. W. E. STEBBINS.
Treatise on the Health and Happiness of
Woman mailed free.
Bradfield Regulator Qo.,
Box 28. Atlanta, Ga.
Ulcerated sore throat cured by usin
Holmes’ Wash. Try it.
I Why She Wanted a Divorce.
I San Francisco Post.
The other morning a volcanic-looking
woman appeared in Judge Lawler’s Court,
and demanded to be informed as totbe very
earliest moment a divorce could be granted
' to a calm customer.
“Have you a complaint, madam ?” said
the Judge, soothingly.
“I should say I had, Judge,” snapped the
applicant. “I’ll just tell wbat that brute
: Skinderson—l’m Mrs. Skinder on, more’s
. the pity—what that brute Skinderson’s been
doing. Flesh and blood can’t stand it no
! longer.”
“Didn’t beat you ?” inquired his Honor.
; “I should like to see him try it,” said
Mrs. S , with an indignant sniffi It’s a heap
worse than that, Mr. Court, a heap worse
’ t'-an that. This morning I was talking
i with the aggravating thing for over two
I hours—just arguing with him, mind you,
I aboil? a new paper for the parlor—when
what do yoo suppose he did ?”
“Tried to shoot himself,” hazarded the
' Judge.
“I just wish the brute had. No, sir; the
mean wretch rang for a district telegraph
messenger boy, and when he came Skinder
son laid down on the lounge and says, with
one of those cold, tantalizing smiles of his’n,
‘Martha, I’m worn out now, and I’m going
’ to take a nap. Just wrangle with this boy
' for an hour or two, and when I wake up I’ll
' relieve him. If he gives out meanwhile,
just ring up another-’ ”
‘ ‘l'm afraid you couldn't get a divorce on
' that,” said the Court, refl ctively.
“Couldn’t, eh ?” cried the victim of do
mestic infelicity, in a rage. “All right;
I’ll go straight home, and if Skinderson
hasn’t woke up yet I’ll dump some hot
! ashes on his head. I’ll fix him yet!” with
' which consoling anticipation she sailed out.
Superior Court
Court met at 10 a. m., Judge A. Pratt
Adams presiding, and the following cases
] were disposed of:
Philip Belsinger vs, Rachel Matilda Bel
| singer. Divorce. Second verdict rendered in
i favor of the plaintiff.
■ John Cunningham, surviving partner of
! the firm of Claghorn & Cunningham vs.
I John Sullivan et al. Garn'shment. Dis
| missed.
| The grand jury was in ‘ession this morn
j ing and found 10 true bills, which for rea
sons are not yet made public.
j —Mr. A. Doyle comes io (he front again
• and intimates to the people, that although
he had liked to hare sold his entire stock
of groceries during the holidays, he has had
■ time to replenish, and claims to be able to
‘ fill any order in his line of goods in strictly
first class style. Those 60 cent tea sets with
a pound of fine tea thrown in for lagniappe,
1 is what catches the ladies and keeps his
- salesmen busy. No one seems to know how
he can make any money on the sales, but he
1 buys for cash and in such large quantities,
' that the smallest margin is offered him.
' Ladies know where the place is. and find it
advantageous to purchase his goods.
Too Many to the Acre.
’ Our crop of Overcoats has been too plenti
ul for this season, and as the weather proph-
' ats predict mild weather for next year—lßßs
■ And ’B6—we have decided not to burn <mr stock,
out to put them on the market, ana .«»# them
for what they will bring. Our Overcoats must
> sold. It is only a question for you if you
will take advantage of our low prices and
supply yourself with an Overcoat, and save
money. We will sell you a good, strong $9
Overcoat for $6, a sls Overcoat for sl2, and
the finest S3O Overcoat in Savannah for S2O.
I Boys’ Overcoats, from 4 to 12 years old, as low
as $3, Youths’ Overcoats, from 12 to 17 years,
from $5 up. We have plenty of fine Suits on
■ hand which we will sell at greatly reduced
. prices. Remember and buy of the “Famous”
as we give a prize of half the purchase money
to every twentieth purchaser. “Famous'
New York Clothing House, 140 Congress
> I reet.
PILES 1 PILES !1 PILES 11!
Bure cure for blind, bleeding and itching
piles. One box has cured the worst cases of
twenty years’ standing. No need to suffer
five minutes after using Williams’ Indian
File Ointment. It absorbs tumors, allays
itchings, acts as poultice, gives instant relief.
Prepared only for piles, itching of the pri
vate parts, nothing else. Hon. J. M. Conen
oury. of Cleveland, says: “I have used scores
of pile cures, and it affords me pleasure to
my that I have never found anything which
jives such immediate and permanent reliel
is Dr. Williams’ Indian Pile Ointment.” Sold
by druggists and mailed on receipt of price,
sl. Sold wholesale and retail by O. Butler,
Savannah, Lippman Bros., wholesale and re
ail druggists.
This Id .ia of Going W est
to Colorado or New Mexico for pure air to re
lieve Consumption, is all a mistake. Any
reasonable man would use Dr. Rosanko’s
Cough and Lung Syrup for Consumption in
1 all its first stages. It never fails to give re
lief iu all eases of Coughs. Colds, Bronchitis,
I Pains u the Chest and all affections that are
considered primary to Consumption. Price,
5n cents and sl. Sold by Oceola Butler and
J. Kieffer |
A Prominent Farmer Writes.
Robe it Station, Jones County, Ga., June 20th
1884—By the recommendation of Rev. C. C. Davis
used Dr Mosely’s Lemon Elixir for indigestion, de
qility and nervous prostration, having been a great
sufferer for years and tried all known remedies for
these diseases, all of which failed. Five boitlea of
Lemon Elixir made a new man of me and restored
my strength and energy so that 1 can attend to my
farm with all ease'and comfort. Refer any one to me.
lour friend,
William B. Emerson.
A Card From Cuthbert:
This is to certify that I used Dr. Mozley’s Lemon
Elixir for neuralgia of the head and eyes with the
most marked benefits to my general health. 1 would
gladly have paid SSOO for the relief it has given me at
a cost of two or three dollars.
H. A. Beall,
Clerk Superior Court, Randolph Co.
Cuthbert, Ga., June 21, 1884.
Dr. Mozley’s Lemon Elixir, prepared at his drug
store, 114 Whitehall street, Atlanta, Ga.
It cures all billiousness, constipation, indigestion,
ieadache, malaria, kidney disease, fever, chills, im
purities of the biood, loss of appetite, debility and
jervous prostration by regulating the Liver. Stomach,
3owels, Kidneys and Blood.
Lemon Elixir is prepared from the fresh juice of
emons, combined with other vegetable liver tonics,
-tbartics, aromatic stimulants an-', blood purifiers.
Fifty cents for one hail pint bottle, one dollar for
And and half bottle. Sold by druggists generally
nd by al) wholesale Drusrgi’ts.
Osceola Butler and E. J. Kieffer, the drug
gists, who are always looking after the Inter
est of their customers, have now secured the
sale of Dr. Bosanko’s Cough and Lung Syrup,
a remedy that never fails to cure Colas, Pains
in the Chest and all Lung Affections. For
proof try a free sample bottle. Regu
lar size 50 cents and ») .—Adv.
To be convinced call around and see L
Fried’s before making your purchases else
wl ere, as the price and quality of goods sells
5 Ml
THE GREAT EXPOSITION
INTEREST GROWING APACE DAILY.
Large Arrivals of Live Stock—Numerous
Excursions—lnteresting Exhibits—Lib
erty Bell—Letter From the Special
Commissioner—All Trouble to
Be Speedily Adjusted.
Special Correspondence Daily Times.
New Orleans, Jan. 7.—lnterest in the
Exposition grows apace day by day. Those
who come appreciate the fact that the man
agement is doing all in its power to accel
erate matters. The more one sees the more
it is realized the greatness of such an under
taking now nearing completion in every
detail. There is little space in any depart
ment not occupied by exhibitors.
Live stock arrives by every train for the
grand show in that line to be had here this
season. Os the six large stables capable of
holding a thousand head, two are already
filled with thoroughbreds. An elegant race
track or drive has been graded half a mile
in an oblong circle. It is located between
the stablesand the government building.
Amusements are plenty in the city and on
the outskirts They are so diversified that
the fancies of all can be suited as to styles
and prices.
Excursions are coming into numerous dis
play. They will probably continue all the
season. Parties can go up or down the Missis
sippi daily at very reasonable charges. Rail
roads are doing a big passenger traffic now.
Cars are so crowded as not only to necessitate
additional ones but extra trains.
Owing to the fruit on exhibition spoiling
so fast, it will be necessary for commission
ers to have fresh cases from their respective
States and territories every two months.
However it has been wonderfully preserved
considering the recent wet weather.
Handkerchief making in the Main bu ilding
seems to attract the visitor as much as any
other branch of manufacturing. They are
made of the finest silk and any style ac
cording to order.
Some of the oldest and wealthiest estab
lishments of manufacturing in the world, as
well as similar houses of trade, are repre
sented at this Exposition.
The exhibitors on New Year presented
Director General Burke with a handsome
road cart, as an evidence of their esteem for
that gallant gentleman.
Information from Philadelphia to the
management of the Exposition assures that
body that the old Liberty Bell will beremov
ed from its haunts in Independence Hall for
New Orleans, January 24, and will reach its
destination on the 27th.
It is reported the steamer Great Eastern
is on the ocean sailing hitherwards.
Let not your readers be frightened at the
wild reports of high charges for living in
this city. The writer called on Wolz &
Moulton, 23 Carondelet street, who act as
commissioners between the hotels, boarding
house and “rooms to let” people, and was
informed that the average price paid by
visitors for room and board was less than $2
per day.
J. W. Ryckman, Special Commissioner, |
h >s written the following interesting letter
in answer to questions regarding the Ex
position:
In answer to many inquiries, as Special
Commissioner to the World’s Fair, I deem
it expedient to submit to the press and the
public a brief statement of sober facts con
cerning the general outlook. Tbe Exposi
tion is rapidly assuming completion. By
January 20th, if no extraordinary obstacles
are encountered, the grounds, buildings, and
exhibits will be in almost perfect conditio: .
save in machinery hall. It is scarcely ad
visable to come here before that date. In a
work of such phenomenal proportions,
crowded within the limited time of twelve
months, anything like order on the day of [
formal opening was not expected.
It is not surprising, therefore, that on the j
completion of their task the managers find
themselves face to face with a shortage of
$200,000 in their req lirements. They have
made the funds at their disposal go a great
way. That the amount has not been ade
quate is wholly the fault of the people
whose demands for space have necessitated
the building of such enormous structures
and the installation of such a gigantic
system of exhibits. I am confident that in
less than a week the deficit will be made up
aud the last drawback thus removed.
Belvidere.
Jay Gould Coming South.
The New York Times of Tuesday says:
“Mr. Jay Gould, having had his fine steam
yacht Atalanta put in thorough sea-going
order, is about to enjoy a Southern cruise
with his family. The yacht will be sent in
a day or two to Charleston, S. C., and Mr.
Gould and family will leave the city about
January 15 for that place, where they will
embark. The programme as arranged in
cludes stops at Savannah, Jacksonville and
St. Augustine on the way down the Atlantic
coast. The party will visit the New Or
leans Exposition. It is said that the great
capitalist will return to Wall street over
land, taking time to inspect personally the
railroads ol the Southwestern system. Mr.
Gould will be absent from New York about
four months.”
Not a Valid Excuse.
Terre Haute Express.
“Did you know Ross?” said the expre s
messenget: “Well, he was one of those
jovial fellows who could laugh himself out
of scrapes which lose other men their
places. He had charge of a erge with two
deer in it; one of his packages turned up
missing, and Mr. Sloan asked Ross to ac
count for it. Ross scratched his bead a
while, and said : ‘Well, the fact is, Mr.
Slcan, I put that package on the top of that
cage of deer, and the deer ate it up.’
“ ‘You are sure the deer ate them, are
you ?’
“ ‘Oh, yes; I know they did.’
“ ‘lt is rather expensive to feed deer on
bundles worthsl6. isn’t it?’ said Mr. Sloan.
“ ‘Yes, it is; but I couldn’t help it ?’
“Mr. Sloan got Ross down fine, so that he
insisted the deer had eaten the package,
and then he handed him the bill for the
goods. It was for two solid ivory billiard
halls.”
$6 00 A YEVR.
i NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
dtappenlDgs Here, There and Every where
—Only three cases of drunk and disor
s derly were disposed of in Police Court this
morning.
—The first peripatetic organ grinder and
monkey of the season was seen on the streets
to day.
—Mr. Harry T. Wilson, Manager of At
kinson’s Comedy Company, called at the
. Times office to-day.
; —The grand jury of the City Court met
to day and found several true bills after
which they were discharged, subject to the
cdl of the Court.
—Mr. W. B. Tarver, of Twiggs county:
Colonel John C. Whitner, H. C. Stockdell
and W. E Johnson, of Atlanta, are at the
Screven House to-day.
—A great deal of interest is being mani
fested in the approaching Regimental Fair,
for the Armory fund. Colonel C. W. An
‘ derson will announce the various commit
tees in a few days.
—The box sheet for “Peck’s Bad Boy”
by the Atkinson Comedy Company, pro
mises that the production will be witnessed
by a fine audience to-night.
—W. R. Buxton, Girard; T. R. Easter
ling, Marion; V. E. McLendon, Baxley, and
F. L. Allen, of Gainesville, Florida, are
guests of the Harnett House to-day.
—Captain J. F. Mastin, of the West
Shore Line, New York, and John I. Seay
and wife, of Rome, Ga., are among the
guests of the Pulasxi House to-day.
—The annual statement of the Savannah
Bank and Trust Company which appears
elsewhere, will be read with interest. The
exhibit is remarkable and shows the ex
cellent condition of the institution.
—Rev. Father A. O'Reilly, Yonkers,
New York; P. L. Peacock, of Cochran,
Ga., and D. C. Fitch, of Hawkinsville, Ga.,
are guests at the Marshall House to-day.
—Augusta News: “Sanford Cohen will
be out on the streets in a few days shaking
the hands of his friends and holding the
helm of our popular theatre.”
—All members of the bar of Savannah
are requested to note advertisement else
where relative to the assignment of criminal
cases, jail and bail for future trial, on to
morrow.
—Mr. E. W. Johnson, the well known
representative of that excellent journal,
the Atlanta Constitution, is in the city and
favored the Times with a pleasant call. His
visits are always more than welcome.
Mr. Isadore Freid, who has been in the
employ of his brother, Mr. L. Freid, for a
long time, left last night for New York,
where he will purchase a first-class stock of
gents’ furnishing goo ip, etc., with the view
of opening business on bis own account.
—Mr. John Feeley has added an ele
gant new bus to his a ready large line. It
has a beautiful painting of the Brooklyn
bridge on either side, and is decidedly one
of the finest ever received here. It was
built by John Stephenson, of New York,
and will be on the streets on Monday
next.
| —The formal election for First Lieutenant
jof the Og ethorpe Light Infantry, took
p ace at their hall last evening, and Hon.
Fleming G. Dußignon, the choice of
the comp my, was elected by a
handsome vote. The official result was for
warded to the Governor this morning by
Col. Anderson, and Lieutenant Dußignon’s
commission will be received in a few days.
—The commissions f< r Messrs. T. A.
Folliard, D. F. Sheftall, Thomas J. Sheftall,
James L. Grant and W. H. Mathews, re
cently elected Justices of the Peace, are now
at the office of Ordinary Hampton L. Fer
rill, who requests that those named therein
come forward and qualify and receive
their commissions. The commission for
i Justice W. H. Woodhouse has not been re
! ceived, probably because of the fact that a
| emtest will grow out of this district.
—Our fellow-citizen, Mr. J. S. Silva, met
withanai .ow escape at the recent fire in
Thomasville. He had made up his mind to
try the experiment of a branch house at
that place, and had gone so far as to rent a
store into which he expected to move yes
terday. Tbe fire broke out Wednesday and
destroyed that very store. Had it been de
layed a day or two, Mr. Silva would have
been quite a sufferer. We will now have to
look out for another location.
Peck's Dad Boy, To-Night.
Judging from the following account from
the Charleston News and Courier, Savannah
will have the opportunity of enjoying a
hearty laugh to-night in the presentation
of Peck’s Bad Boy.” Says the News and
Courier:
“Peck’s Bad Roy got a matinee yester
day, the like of which had probably never
been seen before in Charleston. It is a
singular fact that there was not single boy
in any of the city public schools who was
“kept in” yesteiday for bad behavior or
imperfect recitations. Long before the
hour, however, the mothers and sisters
and cousins and aunts of all the bad
and good boys in Charleston seemed to have
gathered at the Academy. They blockaded
the spacious vestibule leading to the audi
torium and formed picturesque groups on
the sidewalk outside. The rush was so great
that it was impossible to take the tickets in
the ordinary way. Four burly policemen,
“the pride of the force,” were sque zed out
of all shape and nearly mashed to death by
getting w edged in between the crowd and
the large iron door which had to be closed
so as to admit the audience in single file.
Small boys were flattened out into human
slapjacks, but were brought to their natural
shapes again without serious damage, and
whole tons of bonnets and sashes and things
were ruined.
Those who had come early “to get a good
seat,” had a terribly long wait, but finally
the overture was finished and the curtain
was rung up, which was the signal for a
noise that filled the house and resembled
nothing so much as the buztng of a gigan
tic bumble bee. It was a happy, amused,
enthused, excited and delighted crowd
Such roars of laughter, such shrieks of joy,
such whooping, yelling and good-natured
shouting was never before hea?d in that
building, and probably never will be heard
again until somebody improves on the idea
suggee'ed by “Peck’s Bad Boy.”