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VOL. 6.—NO. 58.
THE CONQUERING HERO
TRIP OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT
TO WASHINGTON.
Leaves Albany for Washington Last Even
ing, and Arrives Safely This Morning—
A Quiec Trip—Misinanag rnent at
His Reception—The President-
Elect in Excellent Health
and Spirits.
Washington, March 3.—The special
train bearing President-elect Cleveland and
party slipped into the Pennsylvania depot
this morning a few minutes after 7 o'clock
as quietly as it slipped out of the West
Shore depot at Albany last evening. The
train reached Washington about an hour
and a half later than the railroad officials
had planned it. Still there were but few at
the depot, and it was not until an hour or
so later, after the people had read the Al
bany dispatch in the morning papers an
nouncing the departure of the Presidential
party, that it was even generally suspected
that Mr. Cleveland was in town. For some
unexplained reason a dispatch sent last
night to the Citizens Committee who were
to meet the Presidentelect on his
arrival here was not delivered, but several
members of the committee heard of his
probable arrival early this morning, and
thus only a few of the committee were on
hand to meet him.
There was a detention of a few moments
until carriages were procured, and then the
party were quietly driven to the Arlington
Hotel. Nothing noteworthy occurred on
the way from Albany. It was a quiet
night trip; no crowd and but four stops.
There was no detention at Jersey City
except to change * engines aid
quickly switch the train to the Penn
sylvania railroad track. Mr. Cleveland and
most of the party retired before the train
reached Jersey City. The President-elect
slept s >undly, and rose early this morning
in excellent health and spirits. Arriving
at the hotel the party repaired to their
rooms, where breakfast was served about 9
o’clock.
CONGRESSIONAL. PROCEEDINGS.
This Morning’s Work of Both Houses.
"Washington, March 3.—The filibuster
ing in the House to-day was kept up in a
desultory sort of way, interrupted occasional
ly by requests for unanimous permission to
pass some unimportant bill until 4 a. m ,
when the Sundry Civil bill not having been
received from the Senate, the House took a
recess until 8a- m There were not twenty
members present when the House was
called to order at 8 o’clock. The sundry
civil bill was re.eived from the Senate, and
Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, moved non
concurrence in the Senate amendments. Mr.
Hepburn, of lowa, made a point of order
that no quorum was present, and a call of
the House was ordered. The roll was called,
and forty-five members answered to
their naires. Further proceedings
under the call were dispensed with,
and by unanimous consent the bill
was sent to a conference.
Mr Hiscock of New York, moved to ad
journ. Lost by 24 yeas 52 nays. The
position was the same as last night. Messrs.
Springer and Cox insisting upon the con
sideration of election cases and the Repub
licans under the leadership of Mr. Valen
tine, of Nebraska, resisting, and objecting to
the consideration of anything from the
Democratic side. At ten o’clock the House
adjourned for the legislative d«y of Mon
day.
The Senate was called to order at 9 o’clock
this morning. The galleries were packed.
A quorum not being present, Mr. Dawes
moved on calling the roll. The call
showed twenty-five Senators present, being
fourteen less than a quorum. At
9:50 the Chair declared a quorum present.
Mr. Dawes then called up the conference
repirton the Indian Appropriation bill.
“The two Houses,” he said, “had agreed on
the bill, so far as the items properly per
taining to the appropriation bill was con
cerned ” The Senate had struck oat all 1
items of general legislation and all items)
for depreciation of claims. A long discus- I
sion then ensued on the legislative clauses j
in the bill,
TERRIBLE MINE EXPLOSION. I
Thirty-six Bodies So Far Recovered.
London, March 3—A terrib’e explosion
occurred this morning in Usworth Colliery,
in Sunderland. The men had just descend
ed the shaft to commence their day’s work,
when the exp os.on took place. Twenty
seven dead Indies have thus far been taken
out, and it is belie ed that few if any of the
inen have escaped death.
X; The work of recovering the bodies of those
killed in the Usworth colliery expl< si n
this morning is proceeding aa rapidly as
possible. Up to 3p.m. 36 bodies have been
taken out.
Bepor e» Horsewhipped.
Austin, Texa®, March 3.—ln the Senate
chamber yesterday S°nator Harrison, of
Waco, horsewhipped E 8. Farnsworth, a
newspaper correspondent, for alleged mis
representation in his paper. The aflair
caused a sensation.
Rumored Arrest of a Defaulter .
Midford, Wis, March 3—lnformal! ,n
has reached here that Carl Taylor, the al
leged absconding Treasurer of the town of
Chelsea, this .county, has been arrested at
Pensacola, Fla.
Probabilities.
Washington, March 3.—For the South
Atlantic States slightly warmer, fair weath
er winds generally southwesterly, falling ba
rometer. Clear weather for to-morrow is
indicated.
Ask your grocer for Mayer’s Magic Soa
manufactured b William Houe.A Co
WESTERN PRODUCE.
General Inactivity all Along the Line—
The Bulls Greatly Disheartened.
Special Dispatch to Savannah Dally Times.
Chicago, March 3.—lncreased weakness
and a very feverish feeling are the chartc
teristics of the wheat market on ’change.
Prices keep steadily on the down grade
the only hard spots being those caused by
the covering of “shorts,” and as they usu
ally put out much larger lines than those
taken in, the effect of their buying is to
cause resting places rather than rallies. Os
the bull who owned wheat at 84c, there is
probably not a single one left long, unless it
be Sid Kent, and it is not certain that he
has been “long” at all. He is known to
have sold pork heavily and covered at a
profit, and it is more than possible he may
have been “short” on wheat also. Even W.
T. Baker and the second crop of longs who
took hold around 80c have about all retired
in disgust. The most serious feature of the
situation is thought by many to lie in the
fact that foreign markets sink as rapidly as
we do, and lower prices here fail to bring
out any export demand. Brokers here have
had their limits reduced even below our
present figures, and good judges declare the
cash stuff will strike 65c before much <f it
goes out of warehouses. The whole diffi
culty lies in the superabundance of material
on hand The fact these have at the
opening of March the visible supply should
be within lees than 1,0f0,000 bushels of the
highest point reached is unprecedented.
Usually the maximum amount has been
reached way back in December. Hence,
despite the recent 6c decline, the tone of
the market is still weak and there seems
little on which to justify purchases.
“The bears,” said W. G. McCormick to
night, “have more confidence now than
ever, and will continue to pound prices un
til something unexpected happens to upset
their calculations. There is nothing al
present but large stocks and no demand.
“If the crop comes out in good form and
the weather is favorable 70c is likely to be
the price for May,” said W. L. Bodman.
Wright says: “A reaction would seem to
be in the natural order of things, but I see
nothing on which to base it.”
Corn is slow and weaker in sympathy with
wheat, but the same stubborn features of the
past fortnight are observed. Railroad men
say there is no com on cribs along their
lines "West. Hence it is predicted that re
ceipts will run light during the last half of
March, and commission men consider
“short” sales dangerous
Pork has joined wheat on the d wn
grade. In many respects, too, the situation
is a good deal similar to what it was in tha’
grain before the break. Armour told the
boys the May product was worth sls to S2O.
So they bought all they could hold at sl3
to sl3 70. Now they are getting tired and
gradually selling out. The packers, too,
are beginning to want to get back the stuff
which they sold, but they want to get it at
cheaper rates.
ATLANTA AFFAIRS.
Gossip at the S ate Capital.
Special Dispatctj Dally Times.
Atlanta, March 3 —The Constitution
this morning mentions, in a complimentary
way, Hon. Robert N. Reid for Postmaster
at Savannah, and Col. E C. Grier, of Gris
woldville, for Marshal of the Southern Geo
gia District.
Willie M Blacker, wife of Charles B.
Blacker, who occupied such a promi: ent
place in the famous Brood will trial here
several years ago, is suing her husband for
divorce on the ground of cruel treatment.
They have three children, the oldest seven
years of age.
There is nothing new in the Brown mat
ter to-day. The indignation seems to be as
strong as ever, but the matter seems to end
in indignation. It is believed that Wales
Wynton has gone to Mexico. It is believed
that his ticket from here was to New Or
leans, and it is believed that he will go the
other side of the Crescent City.
THE COMING INAUGURATION.
Grand Preparations for the Event,
Special Dispatch to the Times.
Washington, March 3—Everything
connected with the inauguration ceremo
nies has been on a vast scale. The trans
portation lines have been taxed to their ut
most for three days to briug the multitudes
of visitors to the city. It is estirflateu that
over 100,00(1 visitors have come into tbe
city since yesterday morning. By a
calculation, the. extent of the spaces along
the line of march which were closely crowded
with spectators, it is figured that fully a
quarter ol a million of people will take part
iu Wednesday’s ceremonies, merely as look
ers on. Washington was never so crowded
before, but owing to the perfect system em
ployed by the public comfort committee,
the cases are very few, where visitors failed
to secure accommodations. Many of the vis
iting organizations, have come with
special trains of sleeping cars, in which
they are quartered.
FIRE IN VALDOSTA.
Stuart's Hotel and Opera House Destroyed
Special Dispatch to the Daily Times.
Valdosta, Ga., March 3. —C. J. Stuart’s
Hotel and Opera Hall was destroyed by fire
early this morning. The fire broke out in
a room occupied by one of the boarders, and
made such rapid headway that it was im
possible to stay the flames. The Prescott
House also came near burning, but was
saved by the strenuous exertions of the fire
company. The insurance on tbe burnt
building was only SIO,OOO, a sum entirely
inadequate to cover the loss.
Gladstone’s Condition Improved.
London, March 3. —Mr. Gladstone’s con
dition is much improved this morning.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1885.
MACONJ MATTERS.
Eager Anticipation of the Opening of the
Base Ball Season—A Mystery Solved
—The Brown on.
/
Special Corespondence to the Daily Times.
Macon, March 3.—The lovers of sport
and base ball are egger for the com
ing season to hurry itself up and
have an interesting game. Macon pledges
herself to beat, not all the games, but will
promise to take three fourths of all played
here and when visiting other cities she will
keep up her record.
The Base Ball Association has leased
from the Central Railroad that beautiful
level plat at the foot of Mulberry street for
the season’s warm and interesting contests.
There can certainly be no better base ball
grounds in the South. Level, roomy and ac
cessible, it is calculated that the Association
will make quite a neat sum of money by
these games and furnish to our people an
amusement that has been dormant iu our
midst for years. All are eager for the
battles to begin.
The trail of blood reported yesterday as
found on the sidewalks from Ingall’s drug
store to Dr Meltauer’s and Dr. Had’s offices
has been solved, and no longer is there any
dark mystery hanging over our fair city—
no murder, no suicide, and no bloody fight
It was blood from the hand of a colored
drayman named Jeff Anderson, who in
searching for relief for his wound, made
accidentally by himself, had walked several
blocks over the city and left the-e blood
marks in every place visited.
The recent sensation that stirred our city
from centre to circumference, and for two
or three days almost put a stop to business,
and kept everybody busy discussing how such
matters ever found their way in print, and
who was the person who hated our people and
our city so much as to be an accomplice to
such journalism? (“progress’ve journal
ism,” they call it), has about been solved;
iy fact I may say has been solved, that is so
far as the informant is concerned. Almost
every one sees the hand of Wales Wynton,
the recent correspondent of the “Constitu
tion” for this city. Many are charitable
enough to say that he was ied into giving
the information by the easy winning and
gracious manner of that fellow Brown, of
the Cincinnati “Enquirer,” who hid him
self under the name '‘Sherwood. It is said
that he induced Wynton to believe that this
was “progre-sive journalism,” and that he
would be handsomely rewarded for all such
With a foundation for almost every charge in
the long three-column piece, this sinner
and contemptible journalist comes here in
vading our beautiful city and lovely homes,
and wrecking perhaps the lives of many,
because as he chooses to call it —it is “Pro
gressive Journalism ” We are sorry for
Wynot, who his thus thrown away his
chances for success and a high place in his
profession by letting thjs vile wretch tempt
him to tell what the public had no right to
know, even it were all true, which in this
case it was not.
Captain W. A. Grierson, an old
citizen, and for 20 years an employee of
the < entral Railroad, in the money depart
ment, died here Friday, and was buried Sun
day morning from the First Street Metho
dist Church by Rev. J. O. A. Clarke, the
Pastor. This clever, honest, faithful old
gentleman has certainly gone where there
are no trials, no troubles, no sickness and no
death. Harold.
New York Stock Market.
New York, March 3. — At 1:30 p. m to
day quotations were :
Union Pact tic 47%
Missouri Pacific 90%
Western Union Telegraph Co 59' s
Pacific Mail 56%
Lake Shore 63%
Louisville and Nashville 31%
Texas Pacific 13%
Denver and Rio Grande 8%
Michigan Central 62%
Delaware, Lackawanna & West’n 403%
Northwestern 96%
St. Paul 72%
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 121%
Oregon Transcontinental 13%
Northern Pacific 42%
Roek Island 113
Jersey Central -'13%
Memphis and. Charleston 39
East Tennessee, Va. A Ga (coni) 3%
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga. (pl'd) 7
Philadelphia and Reading 17
Omaha (com) 25%
Omaha (pfd) 67
New York Central 93%
Kansas and Texas 18%
Erie - 13%
New York Prodace Market,
New York, March 3,—Flour dull and
ilnchangecU Wheat, No. 2 red winter
March at 87J; do April, 88J. Corn, No. 2
mixed Marcaat 50J. Kye quiet and steady.
Pork dull; £Dcst> at sl3 20a13 75. Lard at
$7.12 fur March. Molasses quiet at
former prices, 43 to 50. Petroleum
steady; refined in cases at AJ-alOJ*
rosin quiet, strained to good 1 20 to 1 25;
sugar dull, i « fi led cut loaf 6|a6|; granulat
ed 6J; tallow q iet, pr.ine city 6 3 16;
freights dull, gr-iii t■> Lindon 3f; do. coflee
dull, fair cargoes BJ.
Chicago ’Change.
Chicago, March 3. —Wheat opened weak
and lower; May, 79~- Corn, lower; 40J-a
41c. Oats, higher; 30jc for May. -Pork,
lower; sl2 65 for May. Lard, lower; $6 95
bid for May. Ribs, nominal; $6 37i for May
49th Anniversary of Texan Independence.
Austin, Tex., March 3.—The forty-ninth
anniversary of the independence ot Texas
was celebrated yesterday, by laying the
corner stone of the new State Capitol.
High License in Minnesota.
Sr. Paul, Minn,, March 3. —The House
passed the high license bill last night. It
fixes the price of license at SSOO, and gives
villages option not to license saloons at all
Exeitement Over Reports of a War Be
tween England and Russia.
London, March 3. —Financial circles in
this city are great ly excited at that prospect
of a conflict between England and Russia.
Congress Behindhand iu its Work.
Washington* March 3.—At noon to-day
24 hours before final adj -urdment, there
have been bat 6 of the 14 general appropria
tion bills passed.
A REMINISCENCE
OF A BRUTAL AND TERRIBLE
MURDER.
The Killing of the Actor Porter by the
Brute, Curry, in Marshall,
Texas—lnterview With Mr. Mur
dock, one of the “Diplomacy’’
Combination Who Saw the
Deed Committed—Aßiood
Curdling Affair.
Mr. Albert Murdock, a young actor who
played the part of the clerk to the British
Legation in the play of “Diplomacy,”
given here several years ago by the W ard-
Barrymore company, has been in the city
for tbe past week or'so. He recently re
turned from an extended tour through the
West Indies with the Barton Hill Dramatic
Company. Mr. Murdock was with the Bar
rymore party at Marshall, Texas, in March,
1879, when the genial B. C. Porter was
brutally murdered by the desperado Curry
for resenting an insult to one of the lady
members of the troupe. Mr. Mqrdock yes
terday afternoon related to a reporter cf the
Times some particulars of the dastardly
affair which have never yet been published
and which will be of interest to our readers :
He has in his possession au old pro
gramme of the Ward & Barrymore Com
bination for the performance in Marshall
at 'he time, upon which are several mem
oranda made the day after the crime was
committed, and together with these and the
fact that he was present at tbe time of tbe
shooting, he is able to give a very succinct
account:
“We had left Shreveport Lotiisana, on the
19th,” said he, and reached Marshall at 7:30
p. m, of the same day. “We went imme
diately to the opera house, and after the
play went to the hotel, which was a portion
of the depot, to wait for the train due at 1
o’clock, and upon which we were going to
Hot Springs, Arkansas, to play on the
20:.h. Attached to the hotel and depot
was a little lunch room furnished
with high three-legged stools arranged be
fore the counter and tables. This restau
rant was about 100 feet from the hotel en
trance. After the play was over, Mr. Bar
rymore and Mr. Porter, accompanied by
Miss Ellen Cummens, the leading lady of
the company, strolled into this place, and
were quietly sitting down partaking of such
refreshments as were to be had. Soon, Joe
Curry, the desperado who killed Porter,
dropped into the saloon with just enough
liquor in him to make him perfectly reck
less He had, during the day, been heard
to threaten to kill “a low actor before
the comp my left town.” No notice was
taken of him for a moment or so. He bad
a belt of cartridges around bis waist, and
two No 44 calib e “guns,” as they are called
out West, stuck inside the belt in plain
view. At last Curry made some low and
vile remark about Miss Cummens, which is
too indecent to repeat. Mr. Barrymore got
down off his stool, and taking off his hat nd
coat remarked to Curry that “none but pure
ladies traveled in his company” and that if
he (Curry) would put down his “guns” he I
would settle with him, since he was un
armed. Without awod of warning Curry,
who was said to be a brave man amt faced
death manfully on more than one occasion,
aimed bis weapon at the defenseless man
and fired, the ball striking him in the arm.
Mr. Barrymore immediately rushed out of
the room and was soon after taken to his
room in the hotel. As tbe wounded man
fled Curry started to follow whereupon poor
Porter, who had not said a word up to this
time, rushed up and placing hand on Curry’s
shoulder said, “For God’s sake, sir, do not
shoot him again I None of us are armed ;
none of us have troubled you 1 Go and put
upyour weapon.” Curry simply looked at him
and placing his gun against Porter's stomach
pulled the trigger, remarking as he did so,
“I’ve been wanting to kill a G d
showman all dayl” Porter rushed out
and met me about half way bet
tween the hottl and the lunch room
whither I was going at the time. He did
not quite reach me, although not more than
fifty feet away from the door when he began
to spin around and gasped, “My God, Al,
I’m shot I ’ and fell at my feet. Poor fel
low, he was shot through and through, and
when a physician arrived and made an ex
amination he shook his head and told the
suffering man to make his peace with God,
as he Could not live more than an hour.
Hew is shot at 12 and died at 1, showing
that the physician was not wrong. After
Porter rushed out, Curry then placed his
pistol at the head of Miss Cummens and
threatened to .blow her to pieces, but she
begged him to spare her life, and he did so. !
Barrymore was proved to be only slightly ■
hurt and soon got well. Mr. John Drew
and I went back to the lunch room scon
after the excitement was over, to get Bar
rymore’s hat and coat. Curry had not been
arrested yet, and as we pissed along
the walk Curry grappled Drew
back of the neck, and pushing his gun into i
his Dee said he was going to blow his
head off. I was standing just beside Drew
and expected to see him drop dead at my
feet, but his coolness saved him. He told
Curry he did not have anything
against him, that he was a
man unarmed and one whom he had
never seen before and who had never
harmed him. and talked with so much nerve
that Curry fired the remaining chamber of ,
his gun into the ground, having fired it
into the air as soon as he came out of the
lunch room and remarked that “now they
were equal,” expecting Drew to then strike
him. Had Drew done so he would have
been bored through, as Curry had another
weapon in reserve. He was soon after ar
rested aud placed in jail. Before going to
jail he went in custody of the Sheriff to
the ho el to pay some bill, and coming out
the door, he chance to see a dog laying
down and tried to kick the poor brutes head i
off. Curry was vicious that night,
and had murder in bis j
heart. The next day the tide of popular |
indignation had run so high that had one
man the temerity to head a mob, no power
on earth could have saved the murderer’s j
ijfe. Twenty-four hours after the murder I
was committed I was on my way to New
York with the remains of Porter, poor fel- I
low, a bright, happy nature, whom we ail I
liked. Strange to say, when Curry was
tried his case went from court to court, new
trial to mistrial, etc, until he was at last
acquitted of a murder that he was seen to
commit. He is now, so I understand, mar
shal of a little town in Mexico. He was
the captor of Sam Bass, the noted train
robber of Texas, and when sober was a
good and brave man. I understand that
Porter was the fifth or sixth man Curry
had killed up to that time. He had ale
killed a woman. It was a scene through
! which I do not care to again pais, and one
which I shall ever remember with regret
and horror.
THE PURIM BALL.
A Grand Masquerade at Ma*onic Temple
Last Night.
The Youihs’ Historical Society was in
the zenith of its glory last night, the cause
thereof being the annual celebration of the
Purim feast. The ball took place in the
Masonic Temple. For a long time the
event of this masquerade has been the talk
of the Israeiitish portion of the city, and
1 every one who was fortunate enough to pos
' sess an invitation was a fit subject for
felicitation. The committee spared no
pains to make the aflair a success but t
surpassed even their must sanguine expecta
tions. The Israeiitish society turned out
in large numbers and rendered material aid
toward the success of the affair. By 9
o’clock the merry maskers began to arrive
and the large and spacious hall assumed a
lively appearance. Soon one carriage
followed another and another until
by a few minutes after nine there
was a long procession heading for
the entrance of the hall, al) filled with gay
masqueraders. The promenade was sounds d
at 9:30 o’cl< ck and nearly every participant
was on hand by that hour. At the opening
there were probably 300 maskers on the
floor, and the varied characters which they
assumsd was a study for a philosopher. There
j were clowns, there were harlequins, there
were queens, there were court ladies. There
was a representative of almost exery na
tionality known upon the globe, and it was
a noticeable fact that the majority of the
costumes were very fine and expensive
After tbe grand performance the regular
order of dancing was taken up, and an ex
cellent programme had been arranged.
There were so many beautiful, exquisite,
grotesque and remarkable costumes on the
floorthat it would be impossible to enumerate
them since space would not allow the names
of so large a number. Suffice it to say the
c stumes have never been surpassed, ncr
was any aflair of the kind better than
higher than this of lest night. It was a
feature of special note that the ladies,
single and married, seemed to vie
with each other to make every
thing pass off pleasantly. The committee,
composed o' the following gentlemen, were
on hand and seemed to be übiquitous durin.
the entire evening:
Floor Committee—H. M. Boley, L. R.
Robinson, A S. Cohen, T. H. Haym. Hon
orary Committee -E. A, Weil, M. J. Solo
mons, S. A. Einstein, Herman Myers, A. P.
Solomons, S. Herman. Floor Manager—
Mr. Henry Appel.
When the time came for the awarding of
prizes there was a jam and cram, a rush
and crush for a place close to Honorary
Member M. J. Solomons, who announced
that the judges had decided that Messrs.
L. and B. Kayton were jointly entitled to
the first prize, a handsome gold headed .
cane for tbe best gentlemen maskers, and
that Mrs. D. Hecht and daughter and Miss |
Dub were entitled the prize for the best
lady maskers, and presented each an ele
gant pair of opera glasses.
Altogether the affair was a most delight
ful one Irom beginning to end, and was
much enjoyed by all.
Court House Sales.
The Court House Sales were well at
tended to-day, and some very valuable
property was sold. Beside this a large
number of mules and horses were sold by
each auctioneer on the ground.
Messrs. I. D. Laßoche’s Sons sold the
following: The undivided one-half interest
in the southern half of lot No. 9, Washing
ton ward, and improvements, $2,500; lot
letter K, and part of letter L, Gue ward,
60x105 feet on Duffy street, $830; a portion
of the cattle park tract, $200; west half of
lot No. 11, Warren ward, $735; three shares
Central Railroad stock, at $74 per share,
and one debenture for s9l.
J. McLaughlin sold one lot, 45x45, on
the Ogecchee road, $300; one lot on the wa
ter, $80; 880 acres withdrawn at $750; ten
acres, with dwelling and store, on Skidaway
shell road, opposite Catholic cemetery, con
ditionally, $4,775.
Kennedy & Blun sold the southern por
tion of lot No. 34, Charlton Ward, and im
provemenls, conditionally, $2,500; the west
half of lot No. 11, Green Ward, and improve
ments, $1,325; lot No. 81, White Ward,
$1,025; lot No. 68 Waring Ward, SB2O.
C. H. Dorsett sold several handsome resi
dences, a portion of the estate of Isaac
Waters as follows:
House and lot on the corner of State and
Barnard streets, $13,150; the 2 4-story
houses next east of the above for $10,600;
2 4-story houses on Jefferson and State
streets for $8,825; 27 shares Central Rail
road stock at 76a76j; and 300 debentures at
92f.
No Change in the Gas War.
The war between the Mutual Gas Light
Company and the Southern Gas Light
Company continues unabated, and there
is no change in the status of affairs. The
President of the Mutual Gas Company was
met by a Times reporter yesterday after
noon and questioned as to changes. “There
is no change that lam aware of. Our gas
is as bright now as it was before the cut, the
supply as steady, and none of our consumers
have quit us. I know of no change.”
While he did not say so his manner im
pressed the reporter with the idea that
should it become necessary the Mutual Gas
Light Company will be found ready to meet
any new itsue made. An official of the
Southern Gas Light Company was also
called on, but he had nothing more to say
than the President of the Mutual had al
ready said. How long the present low
prices will last is a matter of speculation
which no one can solve and which time
alone will show.
S6OO A YEiR
THE ETHEL-KATJE ACCIDENT.
An Investigation this Morning—Decii-ion
Reserveci.
I
A meeting of the Board of Steamboat In
spectors was held this morning at the office
of the Steamboat Inspectors, for the purpose
of inquiring into the cause of the accident
to the Steamer Ethel, which was run into
i br the Katie, early Sunday morning, near
Haga Slagar, thereby damaging her stern
wheel so badly that she had to lay up for
i repairs, during the working of which
Assistant Engineer Myers was so
’ I badly injured as was stated
in yesterday’s Times. Eight witnesses
were examined and evidence taken on both
i , sides, but the decision was reserved until
. I to-morrow. The captain of the Ethel
, i claimed that the Katie’s pilot was guilty of
I gross carelessness, or the accident might
' i have been avoided, while the pilot claimed
■ that he was attending strictly to his busi
: i ness, and it was the Ethel’s fault. Captain
I Gibson says his boat was ahead of
I the Katie, and that the Katie attempted
■ to pass her without whistling, and ran into
i | the wheel. The officers of the Katie say
I that while the whistle was not blown there
• wis no need for it as the river was wide
: enough for the boats to pass, but when the
I Katie attempted to pass the Ethel threw
) her stern around preventing the Katie
• from passing and causing the accident. In
i spectors Jones and Headman heard the
■ case. They also commenced the
I investigation of the collision between the
■ Morgan and Collier in the Cumberland
River last week, but nothing definite had
’ been settled upon at thfe closing of the re-
I port.
t Assistant Engineer Myers who was in-*
; jured by the wheel Sunday, is still reported
: as being ill and much more seriously in
’ jured than supposed at first.
■ A COUPLE OF THIEVES
' Offer a St jlen Watch ForiSale-The/ Make
Their Escape.
Last night a couple of negro boys appear
ed at the office of E. Mu hl berg, pawnbro
ker on Congress street and offered an ele
' gant gold watch for sale for the sum of $25.
, Mr. Muhlberg suspected that something
i was wrong, and while detaining the boys in
i conversation, sent out for Officer Henry
■ Wetherhorn to come and arrest them. They
stated to him that a white gentleman had
i given them ihe watch to pawn. Suspecting
, that Mr. Muhlberg had sent out for an of
: ficer, the two youths skipped off, leaving
the watch in the hands of Mr. Muhlberg,
, who turned the matter over to officer
■ Wetherhorn to find the owner of the time
piece. This morning Messrs. Ellis &Co ,
received a letter f om a customer of theirs,
Mr. J. M. Monger, living near Jesup, who
s ated that he bad been robbed of his watch
the day belore while passing through Jesup.
j He gave a description of the watch, which
I p oved to be the one stopped by Mr. Muhl
i berg. It will be sent to the owner this
evening. He offered $25 for the recovery
of the watch and the same for the thief. He
stated that when he passed through Jesup he
was asleep, and was probably robbed then by
a couple of men who were seen to get off the
train quite hurriedly at Jesup. The value
.of the watch was $135 Mr. Monger is a
turpentine farmer near Jesup.
Superior Court.
I Court convened this morning at 10 o’clock
I Hon A. Pratt Adams, Judge,presiding, and
. j the following proceedings were had:
The following is a list of the civil cases
assigned for trial during the present week of
the March Term, 1885, of the Sujeriir
' Court:
THURSDAY, MARCH 5.
Sam, White vs. Fabie White. Divorce.
S. L. Lazaron for libellant.
Madge Stone vs. John Monroe. Garnish
ment. I. Beckett for plaintiff, R. D. Walker,
, Jr., for defendant.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6.
Mary Hazzard vs. Manly Hazzard. Di
vorce. A. B. Smith and W. Clifton for
libellant.
Wm. S. Hawkins vs. Michael Lukatis.
- Foreclosure of Lien. J. W. Wilson for
, plaintiff.
Wm. S. Hawkins vs John Westerman.
Foreclosure of Lien. J. W. Wilson for
plaintiff.
Wm. S. Hawkins vs. H. C. Houston,
agent, and Mary C. Houston. Foreclosure
of Lien. J. W. Wilson for plaintiff. J. R.
Saussy for defendants.
Wm. S. Hawkins vs. H J. Fear. Fore
closure of Lien. J. W. Wilson for plaintiff.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7.
D. W. Henken, complainant, and H. M.
Branch, et al., executors estate Henry J.
Dickerson, in equity. Richards and Hey
ward, for plaintiff'. .
Rebecca H. McQueen vs. George Hay
wood, equity. Denmark and Adams, for
plaintiff; W. A. Wade, for defendant.
State of Georgia, ex. rel., B. F. Sheftall
vs. The Commissioners and exOfficio
Judges of Chatham County; mandamus.
H. McAlpin, for plaintiff; J. R. Saussy, for
defei dant,
State vs. Wm. H. Woodhouse. Convict
ed of malpractice in (ffice. Argument
heard upon the motion for a new trial, and
decision cf court reserved for future de
livery.
i State vs Julius Clarke. Convicted of
burglary. Similar proceeding as in the
foregoing case.
State vs. Primus Chisholm. Convicted
■ of assault with intent to murder. Similar
proceedings as in foregoing case.
: In Re. Catharine T. For ex-
• emption of homestead, etc. Verdict for
petitioner, and motion for new trial by ca-
■ veator.
Similar proceedings as in the foregoing
I case.
; In Re. application for incorporation of
i the Union Porters Branch. Order of incor-
> poration granted as prayed for.
In Re. petition of G. W. Garmany, trus
tee, etc, for confirmation of sale of certain
; property. Decree of confirmation granted
> as prayed for.
> Court adjourned to 10 o’clock Thursday
morning.