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VOL. 6.—NO. 29.
GENERAL NEWS.
ITEMS OF CUBRENT INTEREST.
General Stewart Heard Frum—Strongly
Entrenched at Metemuali—Meeting of
the National Silver Convention-
Fatal Hallway Collisions—Tha
Markets and Other Matters.
London, Jan. 28.—A dispatch from Ger.
eral Wolsely, dated at Korti, has just been
received at the war office. He states that a
courier, who was sent back by General Stew
art shortly after the battle at Abuklea
wells, has arrived. He reports'‘hat Stew
art is strongly entrenched at Mttemuah.
General Stewart is badly wounded. After
the battle he at once set bis men to work
and soon succeeded in strongly entrenching
his position. Since the principal engage
ment the rebels have made a number of
attacks on British works, but have been in
variably repulsed with heavy loss both in kill
ed and wounded. Among the latter are six
important chiefs. A steamer found at Me
temueh was at once pressed into service,
and a small contingent of troops under com
mand of Colonel Wilson, was immediately
dispatched to Khartoum.
General Stewart reports that he has been
in communication with General Gordon.
The latter is well, and expresses himself as
confident of being able to hold Khartoum
until the main body of the British arri e.
General Wolseley wires that General Stew
art's position is almost impregnable, and in
concluding states: “I shall make all poss •
ble haste forward,, and expect to join Gen
eral Stewart in a few days. 1 ’
DISCUSSION CHOKED OFF.
Dynamite Resolu ions Cans* an Explosion
Philadelpia, Jan. 28 —A Times special
from Harrisburg states that the House nar
rowly escaped the explosion to-night of a
furious debate on the London dynamite hor
ror on Saturday. The bomb was thrown by
Scott, of Philadelphia. It was a resolution
declaring that the House had heard with in
dignation of the explosions and express)’ g
contempt and abhorrence of such deeds.
Mackin, of Philadelphia, rose furiously and
moved to lay the resolution on the table.
He was called upon from all sides to with
draw his motion so that a lively time might
be had over the resolution and he yielded,
but Schnatterly, of Fayette, moved to refer
the matter to the Committee on Foreign
Relations, and Speaker Graham declared
the motion carried, though the noes were
very loud. Elkins, of Indiana, made another
attempt to touch off the House by offering a
resolution requesting Pennsylvania Senators
and Congres'tnen to support Edmunds’ dy
namite bill, but this also was declared re
ferred to the Committee on Federal Rela
tions.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Action of Doth Houses this Morning.
Washington, D. C., Jan., 28.—1 n the
Senate to-day, the Chair laid before the
body a number of executive communica
tions. ' At 12:30 p. m., the Senate went into
executive session on the Nicaragua treaty.
In the House, Mr. Clay, of Kentucky,
offered a concurrent resolution for the assem
bling of the two houses of Congress on the
11th of February for the purpose of counting
the electoral vote. Mr. Reed, of Maine, ob
jected to its present consideration, in order
that he might look it over, and the reso
lution went over.
By unanimous consent a number of bills
were introduced and referred to appropri
ate committees. Under this order, the
Senate bill to admit Dakota as a State was
taken from the Speaker’s table and reterred
to the Committee on Territories.
LIEUTENANT GREELY.
A Chance that He will be Promoted.
Washington, Jan 28.—There is a chance
that Lieutenant Greely will be rewarded
with promotion for the bravery and skill
he displayed in managing his expedition to
the Arctic region. The bill introduced by
Representative Samuel S. Cox has met with
the approval of the House Committee on
Military Affairs; but it is doubtful if it
can be passed. It has been resolved to ask
the Committee on Appropriations to make
provision for an Assistant Chief Signal Of
ficer of the Array, with the rank of Colonel,
and have the appointment given to Lieut.
Greely. ,
A MEXICAN CROESUS
Gives Away Half a Million D Hara in a
Lump.
Brownsville, Tex , Jan. 28.—Victoriano
Nievez is one of the luckiest men in the
world. He lives at Carmen, in Mexico, and
is worth several mi 1 lions. Saturday he and
his wife celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary. It was a great day for Sig.
Nievez. He gave a banquet and scattered
dollars right and left. Five hundred thous
and dollars in one lump was sent to the pour
in the locust-eaten district, and SIO,OOO was
given to the Republic to help pay tff the
American debt.
SOLD HIS PAY ACCOUNTS.
Serious Charges Against an Army Officer
Leavenworth, Kas., Jan. 28.—Charges
have been preferred against Lieut. J. K.
Pierce, of the Seventy-fourth Infantry, for
selling his pay accounts for four months,
[and then drawing two month’s pay from the
paymaster, covering a part of the period for
which the accounts were sold. ,
Sominalj flailg ' Simes,
ATLANTA AFFAIRS.
Moonshin- rs Sentenced—Contest Witt
drawn—The Home Insurance Com
pany.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Times.
Atlanta, Ga , Jan 28.-Oregon Smith
and Thomas Grant, the two boys who were
arrested for connection with the conspiracy
to kill and injure the revenue men in Hall
County, were sentenced by Judge Boarman
in the United States Court to-day. Smith
was given one year at Albany, New York j
and Grant was given six months in Fulton
C unty jail. Judge Boarman told the boys 1
that he would have given them the extent
of the law if they had been men instead of 1
, i
bovs -
Thomas H. Stewart, who contested the 1
election of Amos C. Speer, to the office of 1
Ordinary in the county of Sumter, has with
drawn the contest, and the commission has ,
been iisued to Sp« er.
The Atlanta Home Insurance Company, 1
at the meetiag of stockholders yesterday, 1
settled the mooted question cf the ten per i
cent rebate to policy holders, by ordering ,
the ten per cent. paid. This settles the |
pfficy of the company. It will be remem
bered that when the company announced its
intention to make this relate, the asso
ciation made a big resistance, claiming that
it was virtually a cut. The company paid
its stockholders ten per cent.
INTERESTING TO TRUCK FARMERS.
A Demand for Lettuce and Spinach.
Special Dispatch to Savannah Daily Time*.
New York, Jan. 28-There is a scarcity
of hot house lettuce in our market, and good
out door stock would sell readily at $3 to
$8 per barrel, as to quality, and it would
pay to make shipment immediately. Good
spinach also in demand at $3 to $3 50 per
barrel. It must be perfectly dry when
packed, and both lettuce and spinach should
be placed in a cool part of the ship, away
from heat and frost. G S. P.
New York Stock Mark* t.
New York, Jan. 28. —At 1:30 p. m. to
day quotations were :
Union Pacific 58%
Missouri Pacific
Western Union Telegraph Co 57 s g
Pacific Mail 54%
Lake Shore. - 60%
Louisville and Nashville r. 23%
Texas Pacific 12%
Denver and Rio Grande 8%
Michigan Central
Delaware, Lackawanna A West n 86%
Northwestern - 89%
St. Paul 72%
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 11751
Oregon Transcontinental 11%
Northern Pacific ®7z4
Rock Island 108
Jersey Central •»
Memphis and Charleston 28%
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga (com) 8
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga. (pfd) 5%
Philadelphia and Reading 15%
Omaha (com) 20%
Omaha (pfd) 86 -*
New York Central - 86%
Kansas and Texas 15
Erie - - I®%
New York Produce Market.
New York, Jan. 28. —Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheat, No. 2 red winter,
i February, 90J. Corn, No. 2 mixed, Janu
ary, 52. Oats, No. 2 mixed, Febru
ary, 37J. Pork dull; mess sl3 25. Mo
’ lasses nominal. Spirits turpentine steady
at 31c. Rosin dull; strained to good, $1 25
@1 30. Rice quiet; common to fair, 4|@
ojc Sugar dull; refined cut loaf, 6|@6fc.
. Coffee dull; fair cargoes, 9Jc.
Chicago ’Change.
Chicago, Jan. 28.—Wheat opened firm;
78| for February, 79 for March, 80J for May.
Corn firm; 37f for February, 37| for March.
Oats firm; 31f for May. Lard steady; $7 17|
for May. Pork firmer; sl2 50 for March;
sl2 70 for May. Bulk meats nominal.
Fatal Railway Collision.
Bellaire, O, Jan. 28.—An engineer and
firemen were killed last nisbt in a collision
on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at
Neff’s siding.
Utah, Jan. 28—Roadmaster
Hassett and Fireman Holden, were instant
ly killed yesterday in a collision winch re
sulted from disobedience of ordtrs. *
Probabilities.
Washington, Jan. 28—For the South
Atlantic States partly cloudy weather and
local rairs fillowed by colder, clearing
weather, north westerly winds rising baro
meter.
Desperado Captured.
Helena, Mon., Jan. 28.—News was re
ceivt d here yesterday of the capture of a no
torious Montana horse thief and des; erado,
Con Murphy.
National Silver Convention.
Denver, Col , Jan. 28.—The National
Silver Convention meets at 11 o’clock-to
lav. It is expected to last three days, or
, rnore.
Too Much Competition.
Chicago News.
“There!” exclaimed Mrs Muchtalk,
“that’s the kind of brutes youynen are,” and
she read an account of a wife-murder by a
Geo’gia barber, recently.
“You say he was a barber, my dear?”
‘Yes, he was, and—”
“Ob, well, it is all for the best. A barber
and a woman can’t live happily together,
anyhow.”
“I’d like to know why not. I can’t see—”
“Too much competition, my dear. Neither
of ’em could get a word in edgewise.”
thin people.
“Well’s Health Renewer” restores health
1 and vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence
euxal Debility
Our theory of government is based upon
i the belief that the suffrage carries with it
> individual responsibility, stimulates the
• activity and promotes the intelligence
aid self-respect of the voter.—Garfield.
i SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1885.
IN DREAD OF A FLOOD
FORMIDABLE ICE GORGE IN THE
' SUSQUEHANNA.
Port Deposl’ in Great D*ang.r—F<ars of a
Sudden Break—The Huge Mass Be
coming More Cdm act and Dan
gerous-Frequent and Anx
ious Inquiries.
Port Deposit, Jan. 3-s.—There has been
no movement of the formidable ice gorge in
the Susquehanna mw menacing the safety
of Port Deposit since Friday afternoon,
when a rapid movement and sudden jam
ming cf the pack earned the water to rise at
an unprecedented rate fora few minutes,and
threatened a temporary inundation of a part
of the town. The huge mas o ,however,seems to
have settled down, become more compact
and more dangerous, and the fears of the
people are by no means allayed. Frequent
and anxious inquiries are made by interest
ed citizens at the telegraph office as to the
condition of the river north of this point.
Opinions are exchanged, and the oldest in
habitant is sought out and the benefit of his
experience eagerly solicited. All agree
that while the town may escape a d;sas
trous flood this winter, the danger is. by
no means past, and many think the river
has not been in more unfavorable
condition for the safety of property
here tor twenty years tian it is now. The
feeling of dread and insecurity which mean
while prevails among those dwelling in ex
posed localities, is anything but enviable.
Many on retiring to rest at night do so with
the full expectation of being aroused befoie
morning either by the cry of alarm from
some more watchful neighbor, or by the
rush of ice and wa'er invading their dwell
ing*. The dealers in lumber, coal, fertil
izers, etc., whose property is the most ex
posed to loss or destruction, being on the
wharves, which extend out into the river,
ss «eil as the dwellers along the banks,
have taken all possible precaution against
it, and should the worst come, they will not
be unprepared. The Columbia and Port
Deposit railroad is largely interested in the
condition of the Susquehanna, their track
running its ent re length from Columbia to
Perryville—forty-five miles—along the east
bank of the river, at many places being'only
a few feet above low water mark.
Their success in securing the sifety
of their embankments, bridges, culverts,etc.,
and ability to keep their line open for
traffic and travel, is due entirely to thiir
unceasing vigilance. Trains are run by
telegraph, and without regard to schedule,
whenever it is thought necessary to secure
their safety. Freight cars are removed
from Port Deposit as soon as loaded or un
loaded, and what passenger cars remaih here
over night are still kept attached to live
locomotives, with crews on hand, ready for
immediate flight should the emergency
arise. At various places along the Sus
quehanna, huge gorges are reported
At Columbia there is considerable ice on
the dams, which generally goes off with
a ru-h and carries everything before
it. At Little Washington and Creswell’s,
t here is an immense gorge, three miles long
and a mile and a-half wide, packed solidly.
At McCall’s Ferry there is a heavv gorge,
and the Narrows, just north, are jammed
tight and fast. The river is seven feet
above low-water mark at McCall’s Ferry to
night, but there is no rise reported from any
other point. The chief danger at Port De
posit is that the gorged ice above should
come down and unite with
the immense pack here. In that case
the submerging of the principal part of the
town is inevitable, and the destruction of
property will be great. Should the present
thaw, which seems to be general along the
river, continue, a rise in the water above
must ensue, and the situation ,is grave
enough to cause much apprehension. The
river here now is about four feet above or
dinary level.
He Prefered Different Laws of Protecting
His Rights.
The Hatchet.
Sam Hunter is a colored messenger in the
Treasury. He was born and raised in the
district and knows very little of anything
outside of Washington. The recent polit
ical changes have set him to casting about
for a good place in which to locate. He
interrogates almost every one he meets on
the subject. He struck Thornton, of the
Stcretarv’s < ffice, the o her day.
“M-. Thornton,” said he, “is dey many
culled folks whar you hails trum ?”
“Some few,” ’Thornton said, rubbing his
nose violently.
“How is the cuPud smtaman treated by
de habitants ob your ccuntry?”
“First class, I assure you. We have laws
fully protecting his rights,” s>id Thornton,
adjusting his cravat.
“How’s dat’bout de law?” Hunter was be
ginning to like the place first rate.
“I say we have an ordinance which makes
it five dollars’ fine or banishment from the
county for six days for killing a nigger,”
and Thornton drew his mustache over his
mouth and smiled.
Hunter begins to think that Washington
is a good enough place for him.
The Ice-Dealers’ Scare.
New York Journal.
The annual cry of the ice dealers that the
.crop for the coming summer is short has
just been smarted. It is believed neverthe
less that there is no scarcity of ice, and that
the storehouses along the Hudson are well
stocked. It is known that the demand was
not nearly so great as the supply last sum
mer, and that much of the crop of ’B3 wasjleft
over and cared dor. There is, besides, plen
ty of ice to be obtained from Maine if. the
dealers here are too anxious for high prices.
Nearly forty per cent, of the ice used in this
, city during the summer is brought from
that State. This source of supply can al
ways be depended upon in spite of the lo
cal dealers’ combination.
THE HOPE OF THE NATION.
Children slow in development, unyp
scrawny and delicate use “Wells’ Health
Renewer.”
Savannah.
“A Glimpse at a Lovely City.”
Under this captain a correspondent of the
Boston Courier says, in a letter dated Jan
uary 22:
“The South, particularly that portion
lying on the Atlantic coast, is not famous
for its large and enterprising cities. Indeed,
the stranger is rather impressed with the
lack of energy and shiftlessness which is
everywhere prevalent, and so with this idea
firmly fixed in his mind from his long,
tedious journey o era rough railroad and
through a desolate country, he is naturally
surprised at his surroundings on reaching
Savannah. Both in the past and at the
present time the city has le’ n one of great
commercial importance. Its founders laid
out the place with care and judgment, and
but for a serie s of set backs Savannah would
have been one of the most beautiful as well
as most prosperous cities in the country.
Just it this present time Savannah is the
oljective point of a great many New Eng
land people, as it affords an excel'ent point
at which tourists may rest in making their
journey to Florida. The city is the Southern
terminus of the Poston and Savannah Steam
ship the most popular as well as the
pleasantes route from Boston to the South;
and there is a'so a direct line of steamers
from New York. The voyagers by sea c n
avail themselve of an opportunity to rest
while those who have made the journey by
rail absolutely require some cessation in
the tedious ride. There has in times past
been a serious objection to stopping at Sa
vannah on account of the lack of good hotel
accommodations. The few houses there were
had inexperienced landlords at their head,
the interior furnishings were old and the
service execrable, and this story having
been circulated North, Savannah was pts ed
over by the majority of tourists. Now, how
ever, all is changed.
“Theci’y is laid out in tquares, and every
three or four blocks a little park will be
found, filled with live oaks and pretty grass
plots. In some of these parks are little
fountains, statues or some similar ornament
making an attractive breathing place. Not
far from the centre cf tlia city is Forsythe
Park, and for its size, 1 think it will com
pare with any park in America. It is not a
large enclosure, but it is filled with pal
mettoes, banana trees, cotton plant, live
oaks and other tropical foliage. The trees
are planted near together, the branches are
festooned with a Sou hern moss, and
there is a rank growth to the shrubs that is
strpriiqg to the siranger. A handsome
fountain plays iu ’he centre of the park, bi t
ala’! for harmony of color; it spouts Savan
nah river water which is the color of iron
rust, and its muddy appearince is no addi
tion to the beauty of the plac>.
Just beyond Forsythe Park is the new
pirk in which stands th s monument erec -
e 1 to the memory < f tin se w 1 o fell in the
“lost cause.”
“Savannah is the great cotton shipping
port of Georgia, and it is an interesting
sight tostro'l along the water front and into
tiie freight yard of the Savannah, Fl- rida
& Western Railway, and see 'he thousands
of bales of cotton awaiting shipment.
“Just at present the city is very lively with
its crowds of tourists arriving daily, a d the
hearts of the worthy landlords are full of
gladness. In spite of the somewhat warm
weather at the North the season is proving
profitable, but could one-half the tourists
know of the attractions in a d around ‘-avan
nah, the company of ‘slop overs’ would be
greatly increased.”
Neck or Nothing.
From a Washington Society Letter.
The wearers of low corsages were as con
spicuous as ever, by the extreme to which
the fashion has I «3U carried, and in the ab
sence of Mrs. Onford in her remarkable
toilets, Mrs. Robeson led the company in
the matter of low corsages. Last season
the fashion first raged madly, and maids
and matrons who had been severely oppos
ed to the fashion in others and had covered
their shoulders decently all their lives, at
last gave way and followed the edict of
courts. One recent convert to the custom
was heard to say on the dey before Miss
West’s ball that “it was nt ck or nothing at
the British legation,” and when she appear
ed there that night it was evident which
alternative she had chosen.
Candy to Cover Crime.
’ Pittsburgh Chronicle.
“A good wife is heaven’s greatest gift to
man, and the rarest gem the earth holds,”
remarked Mr. Jarphly the other morning.
“She is his joy, his inspiration and his very
soul. Through her he learns to reach the
pure and true, and her loving hands leads
him softly over, the rough places. She
is ”
“Jeremiah.” said Mrs. Jarphly, solemnly
“Jeremiah, what wickedness have you teen
up to now ? There’s no use of waiting or
whipping ’round- the stump, for I’ll hear of
it soon enough. Say it right out, Jere
miah.”
Os- Course He Was S-rry.
“What is repentance?” queried the Sun
day-school teacher.
“To be sorry for doing wrong,” said the
good boy.
“Were vou ever sorry for anything you
did?”
“Yes’m,” said the bad boy.
“What made you sorry?”
“Great Jehosaphat! Wasn’t you ever
spanked?”
A Slight Misunderstanding.
Mr. Cleveland’s resignation as Governor
of New York was humorously misconstrued
by an old backwoodsman at Little Rock,
Arkansas. Said he: “Thar, I knowed it; I
knowed they would sneer him outen it at
last. Ain’t been ’lected mor’n a month, an’
now he haster gin up. Fust thing you know
old Tom Hendricks will fling up his head
an’ quit.”
Sentence Commuted.
Annapolis, Jan. 28.—Governor McLane
to-day declined to commute the sentence of
John A. Scott to life imprisonment, and
fixed March 27th as the day of his execu
tion.
They say Bigelow is suing “Bettie and the
Baby” for half of their gift money, but the
baby don’t care a sou, so long as it can get
plenty of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup.
LETTER FROM ATLANTA
LATEST NEWS FROM THE STATE
CAPITAL.
Revenue Outrages Upon Alleged Moon
shine s—A Strange Case Developed in
Millen County—A Swindling Adven
turess-Personal Farag'aphs and
Minor Mention.
Special Correspondence Dally Times.
Atlanta, Jan. 27 —The careles- manner
in which alleged moonshiners are snatched
into tha Federal court received a mental
rebuke at the hands of Judge Boarmtn th s
morning. A man named Stanley, from
Lumpkin county, was up, cha r ged with
violating the Internal Revenue laws. He
was a forlorn looking fellow, and said he
was too poor to employs lawyer. He went
to trial without counsel but the prosecuting
attorney was unable to show any evidence
against him whatever. When the evidence
was all in Judge Boarman asked the prb
oner how long he had been in jail. The
reply was “four weeks.” Judge Boarman
then in a very emphatic way denounced the
man’s arrest and detention as an outrage
that was criminal on the part of the officer-
He then discharged the prisoner, telling
him he was sorry he could do nothing more
for him than give him his liberty. The
man was arrested at the instance of a
negro.
The two Hall county conspirators Smith
and Grant, pleaded guilty this morning.
They admitted taking part in the recent
battle between moonshiners and raiders,
but said they were forced into it by threats
They will be sent to the Albany penitentiary.
Miller county has developed a strange
case The tax collector of that county, A.
G Roberts, failed to report for a consider
ate time, and Comptroller General Wiight
addressed him a letter. In answer a letter
came from W. G. Roberts, stating that A.
G. Roberts was dead, and W. G. R berts
had been appointed by the Otdinary, and
was discharging the duties of the office.
Mr. Wright wrote a letter to W. G. Roberts
stating that he had filed no bond, and was
acting contrary to law. Nothing has been
heard since of W. G. Roberts, but remit
tances have come regularly from A. G.
Roberts, the alleged dead man.
Attorney General Anderson has given the
Governor an opinion that the Ordinaries
will have until the meeting of the Superior
Court for the spring term in the various
counties before their bonds will have to be
filed.
Ed Peck, a well known negro harness
maker, committed suicide here yesterday
about noon, by blowing his brains out with
a gun.
Miss Annie Blanchard, a pretty adven
turess, who proposed to teach art here, has
disappeard, leaving about forty swindled
pupils and numerous creditors to mourn
her untimely departure.
The contist over the office of Ordinary if
Oconee county has been withdrawn from
before the Governor, and Benton E. Thrash
er, who was returned as elected, has been
commissioned.
Carl Schurz will lecture here to-morrow
night. So far the Germans have made, no
preparation to give him a formal reception.
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
A Well Known Citizen Run Over by a
Locomotive and Killed—M as It
Suicide or Murder?
Special Correspondence Daily Times.
Macon, Jan. 27—This morning, at 1:30
o’clock, when Engineer McAffee and his
fireman were running their engine to the
shop, after finishing the work of the day,
they reached a point near the old rock
mill, in rear of the car shed, when a sudden
jar was felt, and the fireman, Mr. J. E. Dod
son, said: “I felt the engine run over some
thing that I think was a body. Suppose we
go back and see if it was a man or not. It
may be a suicide.” The engine was stopped
and the men went back about thirty feet
On the track a man was found, with
his head nearly severed from his
body. An examination was made
and his watch and numerous letters and
papers were found in his pockets, also a
small bottle of brandy with the contents ha f
gone. On his shirt was discovered the name
Thomas Spaulding. The authorities were
notified and the body was taken to City
Hall, where an inquest was held by the
Coroner. The verdict was that the deceased
came to his death by the engine running
over him, but the jury was undecided
whether or not it was suicide. The body
was not identified at once. When Dr. Chas.
H. Hall heard of the death he hastened to
the City Hall and identified the body as a
kinsman. The body was given in chi rge of
Mr. J. J. Clay, undertaker, who prepared it
for burial, and it was taken to the residence
of Dr. Hall, from where it was shipped to
Brunswick via Darien to-night, where the
steamship Egmont will convey the remains
to Sapelo Island, his home.
WHO HE is.
The deceased is from .Sapelo Island, Mc-
Intosh county, son of the late Col. Randolph
Spaulding, who died inthe Confederate ser
vice near Savannah. He was the grandson
of Col. Thos. Spau'ding, once a Congressman
from the seaboard district, for whom he was
named and at his death he inherited the
southern end ofSapelo Island. He was on his
way to Atlanta to meet a Northern syndi
cate to negotiate the sale of it. His death
is regarded by the family as extremely
mysterious. He was strictly temperate, and
lived a moral life. He was the son-in-law of
Cui. Wm. KcKinley. He was 35 years old,
and leaves a devoted wife, mother and sis
ter. He is the first cousin of Mrs. Dr. Chas.
H, Hall, of Macon. ’ Wynton.
The book sale under Metropolitan Hall
will have, in addition to the night sales,
auction for ladies Thursday, Friday and
Saturday afternoon at 3:30. Chairs are pro
vided.
Myerson has a full line of Opera, Newport,
Button and Xie Slippers.
S6OO A YEAR
RHEA.
To-n'ght and To-ihorrow Night in two
Great Playa.
The social and artistic event of the season
occurs this evening at the Theatre, when
Rhea and her admirable company appear
there. Following is the full cast of “The
American Countessi”
Hortense Elmer Paliano, Countess...MJleßhea
Arthur Morton, 'lock Broker... John Sullivan
LeopolaSylvia Baraga, Advturer.E.l.Henley
Algernon Sydney Stubbs J. R. Armory
Allan McAllan, M. D Robert G. Wilson
Judge Van Cortland John Swinborne
Giacomo Fracatelli... .1 Leo Cooper
Detective Charles Kidder
Servant Ed. Davis
Mrs. Van Cortland Mrs. Ella Wren
Emily Van Cortland Mac Clarke
Mary Dawson Virginia Peyton
The scanes ot the play are laid in New
York and Saratoga. “Hortense Elmer Pa
liano” is the daughter of a rich American
girl, who, after a quarrel with her lover,
married a profligate Italian Count, and died
early, leaving her daughter with a bitter
feeling against her father and mankind
generally. “Arthur Norton” is engaged to
“Miss Van Cortland,” though he pays her
very little attention; she in turn being quite
engrossed with “Mr. Stubbs,” who rhym
ingly worships at her shrine. “Baraga/' in
love with “Hortense,” plots to have “Mor
ton” arrested as a forger, and having the
handle of a stiletto belonging to “Hortense,”
which he professed to have found in the
apartment of an enemy of her family who
was supposed to have committed suicide,
threatens her arest. More to free “Morton,”
who has become her declared lover, than
to save herself from annoyance, she
consents to marry “Baraga.” In the fourth
act, when the ceremony is about
to be performed, an affidavit is read
from“Giacoma Fracatella,”a foster brother of
“Hortense,” in which “Baraga” is accused of
the murder which he attempts to fasten upon
“Hortense;” also of the forgeries for which
“Morton” has suffered. The villain is led off
and the rest live happy ever after. The first
performance was a success. The author ifr
making some changes in both language and
business, and when he gets through there
will be few better modern plays. Rhea's
costume’s in the play were magnificent, the
famous Queen of Hol'and dress being one
of them.
To morrow night Sardou, the author of
“Fedora,” will have his masterpiece, “Arca
dia,” produced by Rhea. In “Arcadia”
Rhea is like a ray of sunshine piercing the
clouds.
WESTERN UNION OPERATORS.
Tha New System of Paying Them Off.
In regard t > the new system of paying
telegraph operators in the Western Union
Telegraph Company, an interview on which
subject is published in the morning paper
to-day, a Times reporter has received some
points from one of the operators in that
•ffice which goes io show that the operators
are not benefit'ed by the proposed change,
but quite the reverse. The rumor
was started about the Nashville office and
was to the effect that operators would be
paid 1 j cents per message A thorough in
vestigation was made and the rumor was
bund to be a—rumor. The scheme pro
posed would not work in the Savannah office,
as the operators say they would not submit
to it. It would be the same as a big cut in
salary, as the following figures will
show. Au operator receiving $75 per month
would hate to make over $2 88 per day- To
do this he would have to receive over 200
messages, and that would be considered even
hard work for the most expert operators in
the office, among whom are some inferior
to none in the United S'ates. The average
operator on a long circuit can’t do
more than 175 messages per day, and
this even would be a heavy tax on him
mentally and physically. At the rate of 175
messages per day, it can be seen that no man
with a zerage ability would continue in this
business, and the “college plugs” and learn
ers would soon be in charge of this impor
tant branch of commerce, without sufficient
knowledge to do the work. It is plain to
see that an operator’s life is not a happy one
at present.
—
Important to Lovers of Mu*ic
By reference to the advertisement in
another column it will be seen that Mr. N.
E. Solomons has returned to the city and is
prepared to give instructions to a limited
number of pupils on the piano forte. That Mr.
Solomons is a musician of real merit is too
well known in Savannah to need more than
bare mention of his return in order
to secure a class. The cause of his
absence from the city temporarily was
due to the fact that he left as
musical director and instructor of the Chas.
E. Ford Opera Company, and accompanied
that combination as far West as he could
without detriment to his health. Finding
the rigorous climate did not agree with him,
he has returned and will now remain. Mr.
Solomons is a native of Savannah, well
known here, and having been the recipient
of instructions at the hands of the best talent
of New York city for the past three sum
mers, is prepared to instruct in the best
modes known. He will be found at Solo
mons & Co.’s drug store or at his residence,
No. 65 Jefferson street.
Superior Court
; Court convened to-day at 10 a. m.
! Judge A. Pratt Adams presiding, and the
> following proceedings were had:
Wm. Swoll vs. George Adams. Disposses
sory warrant. Jury empannelled and case
I undergoing trial at close of this report.
' City Court.
’ In quarterly session, the following busi
ness was transacted, Hon. W. D. Harden,
Judge, presiding:
State vs. William Steffens. Keeping an
open tippling house on the Sabbath day.
! Not guilty.
State vs. George Ch. Gemunden and Jo
’ hanna Mendel. Same offense. Cases put
on dead docket.
State vs. Herman Hesse. Same eflense,
’ Demand f.r trial entered.