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VOL. 6.—NO. 62.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
LATEST ADVICES BY CABLE AND
WIRE.
Gen ral Grant Does Not Expect to Live a
Month— Lord Wolseley Goes Into Sum
in r Quarters— British Troops for
India Via Canada—Various
Items of Interest.
New York, March 7.—General Grant, as
shown by the following incident, realizes
that he has but a short time to live. A few
days ago he selected from a pile of manu
scripts a document which he would not have
readied in ordinary course for several weeks,
lie began to give directions in reference to it,
when General Badeau, his assistant, remark
ed that the General would be able to dispose
of the paper himself, when he came to it
General Grant replied without any change
from his usual quiet and phlegmatic man
ner :
“General, that may be what you think but
mv impression is that I will not last thirty
d He’ then continued his directions without
altering his demeanor.
General Grant did not get up until noon to
day, when he partook of a light breakfast, in
liquid form. He passed a good niaht, sleep
ing nearly all the time, and during the morn
ing dozed in a comfortable manner. While
the General’s condition is without material
change, he sutlers less pain and appears to be
more easy.
FEDERAL OFFICES.
A Number of Nominations Expected Next
Week.
Washington, March 7—The phenomenal
weather continues, and the visit rs are still
enjoying themselves visiting the many places
of interest in the city. The crowd in the city
to-day is perceptibly smaller. The gene al
impression among Senators appears to be that
the special session of the Senate will not last
more than two or three weeks. A number of
Democratic Senators and Representatives art
preparing to remain here for some time yet,
and the impression prevails to-day that there
will be many changes in the most prominent
Federal offices during the next few days.
Several of the State delegations in Congress
have had meetings since the 4th inst., for the
purpose of agreeing upon a basis of distribu
ting, the offices. Changes are expected to
occur first in ilie prominent positions in the
departments here. Then the Consulates,which
have no tenures and the foreign missions,
several of which will be vacated by resigna
tions. Anticipatory of requests to that etiect,
it is generally believed that the postmasters
w 11 not be disturbed, under ordinary circum
stances, and those who have not violated the
civil service law’s will be permitted to serve
their term'*. The same may be said of custom
and revenue collectors, and United States
Marshalsand District Attorneys. A strong
pressure is being brought upon the President
for appointments in the departments, and
among the nominations anticipated the first
of next week, are those of .Assistant Secreta
ries and Auditors.
AN IMPENDING RIOT.
Opelika, Alabama, Much Excited Strin
gent Orders to the Police.
Special Dispatch to the Times.
Macon, Ga., March 7—Passengers from
Opelika, Alabama, report that town much ex
cited over what seems to be a pending riot be
tween the Town Commissioners and that
lawless element which has disturbed the
peace of Opelika for many years. The Com
missioners recently appointed a new’ police
force, and this being unsatisfactory to this
bad element in the population,they vow their
men shall be reinstated or Opelika will be the
scene of disorder and bloodshed. The Chair
man of the Commissioners has ordered his
police to fire with shotguns upon any person
discharging any weapon, day or night.
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Loss #19,000, Partially Covered by In
surance.
Bismarck, Dak., March 7.—Early this
morninga fire destroyed the entire outfit of the
Tribune newspaper, together with the store of
J. Hanourand the postoffice. Messrs. Gamble
and Johnson, members of the Legislature,
barely escaped with their lives from the
rooms above. Loss 610,000 on the Tribune,
the insurance is 68,590. The other losses
aggregate about $9,000, with light insurance.
The mail matter, except the registered let
ters, was lost.
UNEASINESS IN PARIS
Over aPossible Alliance Between England
and Germany.
Paris, March 7.—lt is believed Le e that
Count Herbert Bismarck’s visit to England
is for the purpose of assuring the Conserva
tives of Prince Bismarck's readiness to sup
port them in case they should, on gaining
power, consent fully to Germany’s col nial
extension policy. This might involve Ger
many’s co-operation with England asagainst
French or Russian interests, and the rumor
causes some uneasiness here.
WILD EXCITEMENT
Over the Discovery of the Remains of a
Prominent Citizen in a Creek.
Chattanooga, Tenn., March 7.—Lou on
county, Tennessee, was thrown into wild ex
citement yesterday by the discovery of the
remains of Allan Bacon, aprominent citizen,
in a creek in a mountainous portion of the
county. Bacon left his houseabout six weeks
ago, during a heavy snowstorm. He was
barefoot and almost naked. He was met by
a friend, and at once fled and was never seen
alive again. His derangement was caused by
illness. He was a man of wealth and
influence.
Lynchers After a Murderer.
Mount Sterling, Kt., March ".—Mont
able Hatfield has been brought here from
Wolfe county to prevent his being lynched.
He is under arrest for leading the Hatfield
family in an affray with the McCoy family
in Pike county, where four of the McCoy
boys were caught, tied to a fence and shot to
death.
LYNCHBURG, VA., March ".-In the corpora
tion court to-day, John Miller colored, who
killed Royal Mathews, colored, head waiter
at the Arlington Hotel, witli a carving knife,
■was found guilty of murder in the second de
andl sentenced to the penitentiary for
seven years. ♦♦♦
Chicago, March 7.—About 1 o’clock to-day
Henry Lenzer, a Pole, residing in the north
western suburbs of this city, murdered his
wife and then committed suicide.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 1885.
1 WOLSELEY REVIEWS HIS TROOPS.
G irdon s Drath to be Avenged at the End
j of the Year.
Korti, March 7.-Gen. Wolseley reviewed
h s troops here yesterday afternoon prellml
* niry to going Into camp for the hot period.
The men, notwithstanding the hardships to
which they have been subjected, looked well
and appeared to be in good condition. The
G neral made a rigid and close Inspection of
the troops, riding along the whole length of
the line. At the close of the review Gen.
s Wolseley addressed the soldiers at some
length. He reviewed briefly the his
tory of the present campaign in Egypt,
F recounting various gallant deeds of the men
i- and praising their loyalty and devotion. He
spoke feelingly of the losses to the army, and
B especially referred to the deaths of Generals
I. Stewart, Earle and Burnaby. In conclusion,
, he said: “It Is no tault of yours that we failed
in rescuing the late Gen. Gordon, but we
will meet his betrayers at the gates of Khar
e t >um at the end of the year and fully avenge
his treacherous taking off.” Gen. Wolseley
exhorted the men to be patient, and bear
L with fortitude the monotony ofcamp life,and
•- the trials of the coming summer. During his
address he was frequently applauded.j
OUR GREAT STAPLE.
The Cotton Movement at Home and
“ Abroad,
1
Liverpool, March 7.—Spot cotton steady;
I middling uplands, 6 l-16d; do Orleans, 6%d.
e Sales 5,000 bales. Arrivals lost 1-6-1, and closed
dull.
New York, March 7.—The receipts at our
ports to-day are about 6,000 bales, and com
pare with 8,231 last year. Spot cotton is dull
t at 11% for middling uplands, with sales of 206
bales to spinners, 28 on speculation, and 6 800
bales delivered on contracts. Future deliver
ies lost 2-100 to 4-100, recovered the decline,
I and were rushed up another 2-100 to 4 100
, during the last twemy minutes, leaving off
1 firm at 2-1'1) to 3-100 higher than yesterday,
s Tlie sales of the day are 34,000 bales, closing :
. Marell 11-3liall-37; April 11-39ati-40: May 11-ala
, 11-52; June 11-61ail-62; July 11-68all-69; August
1 11-70011 77; September 11-33a11-34; October 10-83
t 10-84; November and December 10-67alt'-68.
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f AN ACTOR ON A SPREE.
i J. K. Emmett Arrested for Drunkenness,
t
< Pittsburg, Pa., March 7.—J. K. Emmett,
3 who has been playing an engagement in this
> city since Monday last, has been witli great
a difficulty kept in shape to perform his part
1 in the programme. Despite the efforts of his
’ sou and friends, lie appeared on the stage last
night greatly under the influence of liquor.
’ To-day the demon has gained complete con
’ trol of poor “Fritz.” At noon he appeared at
’ his hotel insisting on fighting and abu-ing
; any and all who came in his way. On ac-
J count of this he was promptly arrested and
' removed to a city hospital. His engagement
, for this afternoon and to-night is, of course,
I cancelled.
I »—♦ ■
t A REIGN OF TERROR.
Bloody Work of the Molly Maguires.
Fairview, Pa-, March 7—There is almost a
- reign of terror In the coal fields of this part of
the State. Three brutal murders have oc
curred around Clearfield, and several build"
Ings have been blown up. General superin
tendents and coal company officers have been
i ordered by the “Molly Maguires” to leave tire
vicinity or suffer death. The troubles grew
outof the lamentable condition of the miners,
■ and the dissemination of anarchist views by
t agitators.
' THREATENED INVASION
s Os Afghani stans—The Ameer Pr pari g to
f Resist It.
London, March 7.—Advices received here
5 from Teheran state that a report is in circu
-1 lation there to the effect that the Ameer has
determined to protect his dominions against
the threatened Russian invasion, and with
this end in view is rapidly lorwardlng troops
to the frontier. The members of the British
Boundary Commission have, it is reported,
started for India.
A SPECK OF WAR.
Troops for India via Canada.
f
, Montreal, March 7.—Application has been
made by the British military authorities to
’ tlie officers of the Canadian Pacific Railway
' Company to learn the earliest date the rail-
I way cun be finished so as to take troops en
’ route tliis way to India. This is thought tube
in connection with the not improbable event
of a war with Russia.
THE SPANISH BUDGET.
| shows a Deficit of Over 5,500,000 Doll ib.
1 Madrid. March ?.—Tne Minister of F;-
I nance to-day presented to the Cortes the
I budget for 1885. It shows a deficit of over
, five end a half million dollars, on the con
: cluslnh of its reiding several bills were intre-
I dueeit providing lor a number of important
changes in the (.resent mod’of taxati n.
Prisoners Recaptured.
Detroit, Mich., March 7.—Frank Deacon,
James Lawson and George Murray, three of
the five prisoners who escaped from the J ack -
s .n prison Wednesday night, were captured
at Jonesville, Mich., eai ly this morning and
were immediately taken back to Jackson.
Wilson, the murderer, is still at large, and no
clue of his whereabouts has yet been obtained
Fatal Explosion.
New Haven, Conn., March 7.—An explos
ion occu red this afternoon at 2:15 at the
works of tlie Winchester Repeating Arms
Company, in a small building used for charg
ing railroad torpedoes witli explosive ma
tcrlal. John Tiernan, aged 40, employed in
tlie building, was instantly killed, his body
being terribly burned.
Mysterious Suicide.
Norfolk, Va., March 7.—W. H. Warring
ton, Superintendent of Ferries at Cape
Charles City, the terminus of the New York
Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad, committed
suicide at Cape Charles City yesterday morn
ing by blowing his head off’with a shotgun.
No cause is known why he should have taken
ills life.
Probabilities.
Washington, March 7.—For the South At
lantic States, fair weather in the southern
portion, local rains in the northern po-tlon,
slightly colder, and southwest to northwest
winds. _
Death of a Southern Methodist Bishop.
New Orleans, La., March 7.—Bishop Linus
Parker, of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Soath, is dead.
Portland. Or , March 7—The town of Hun
tington is over-run with cowboys, thieves
and cut-throats.
THE NEW CABINET
FORMALLY SWORN IN YESTERDAY.
■ The Cerew nies Very Simple—Chief Jus-
tice Field Administers the Oath to
1 Each < f the New Secretaries—They
Will Not Assume the Duties of
Their Offices Until To-
morrow.
Washington, D. C., March 7.—The swear
ing in of the new Cabinet commenced at
exactly noon to-day, and was accomplished
with simple but impressive ceremonies.
At that hour Secretary Frelinghuysen and
’ his assistant secretaries and the employes of
the State Department assembled in the Secre
tary’s office and received Senator Bayard,
■ Senator Garland and Secretaries Whitney
■ and Endicott, who called in company with
Justice Field, of the Supreme Court, and a
' few other distinguished persons. Mrs. Sena
tor Bayard, although in ill-health, was tlie
> only lady present
shortly after noon Secretary Frelinghuysen
formally surrendered the department to Sen
ator Bayard, and Justice Field administered
the oath. Tlie four members o’’ the new Cabi
net, Justice Field, Chief Clerk Brown, of tlie
I state Department, and a few other persons
then withdrew and walked around the corrl
' dor to tlie Navy Department, where Secretary
I Chandler was waiting in ills office to receive
them, and the oath was administered to Sec
rctaiy Whitney. At the conclusion of tins
- ceremony, Secretary Lincoln’s office was vis
ited and be was found in waiting, together
j with Lieutenant General Sheridan and staff,
the officials of the War Department and the
I principal army officers on duty in Washing
ton. Here, as in the . other offices,
a few moments were spent in pleasantcliat,
and an interchange of introductions and
courtesis before the oath was administered to
Secretary Endicott. The party, consisting of
Just ce Field, Secretary bayard, \X hitneyand
Endicott and Attorney General Garland,then
drove to tlie Department of Justice, where
■ they were received by the Attorney General,
Assistant Attorney General, Solicitor Gener
al and others, and Senator Garland was
promptly sworn in. The party then drove to
tho Treasury and proceeded to tlie secretary s
offi :e where Secretary McCulloch w >s waiting
Wl h Secretary Manning, a number ol Treas
ury officials and a number of New York
friends of the new Secretary. Tlie oath was
administered and the usual introductions
and leave takings gone through wi'h.
Mr Vilas was sworn in this afternoon as
Postmaster General. Tlie ceremony occurred
about 1:30 o’clock. When Mr, Vilas arrived
at, tlie department he was received by ex-Post
master General Hatton, Major Walker tlie
chief clerk of the department, and several i
oilier officials. Mr. Vilas was accompanied
by his wife and Mrs. Leiter, of Chicago, and
her daughters. The oath of office was admm
: istered 111 tlie Postmaster General’s private
office by Justice Field, of the Supreme Court,
' who had been selected to induct, all the meir,-
bersof the Cabinet, into their official positions.
Secretary Lamar, of the Interior depart
ment, was one of the spectators, saying that
lie wanted to see what lie had to go through
witli. Shortly afterwards he was sworn m at
tne Interior department by Justice Field, in
the presence of ex-Secretary 'teller and the
leading officials of the department. His
daughters w’ere present. Secretary Lamar
held no reception, leaving tlie department
shortly after he had taken the oath ol office.
At most of the departments to-day the re
tiring secretaries were visited by the em
ployes and farewells were exchanged. 1 lie
new secretaries will not assume actual con
trol of their departments until Monday. At
. some, the retiring secretaries, and at others
the assistant sectaries, arc acting to-day.
Most of the principal officers in the De
' partments have notified their respective
■ chiefs just installed that their resignations
are at the disposal of their superiors. It is,
however, given out for the guidance of mem
bers of Congress and others interested in.se
curing offices for friends o r personally tnat
, some time will elapse before uiy general
changes are made. President Cleveland has
directed his Secretary to send all applicants
for office to the Department to which they
respectively belong, and recommendations
for appointment must come through the
heads of these Departments The several
Secretaries are engaged in looking oyer the
ground and arranging their personal stair ,
which will probably be announced early in
the week. Secretary Lamar has appointed
Mr. E. P. Hanna his private Secret ry and
stenographer, a position he held under the
four immediate predecessors of Mr. Lamar.
A BAD NIGHT FOR THIEVES.
Three of Thun Shot Dead in Atlanta.
Atlanta, Ga., March 7.-Three thieves
were shot dead last night by two policemen
and a citizen whoso hen coop was being
robbed. Policeman Moncrief tried to capture
a negro who was stealing coal from a railroad
car. The thief ran, heedless of the officer’s
call to halt, and, after a warning, the officer
shot him dead. Patrolman Russell was
awakened an hour later by a neighbor, in
whose kitchen a burly robber was at work.
The policeman chased the thief two blocks,
then seeing he could not overtake him Died
four times The man yelled and fell, and.
died before reaching the hospital. I W.
Barker about the same hour heard a noise at
his chicken house, and going there found a
negro stealing fowls. He crept quietly toward
the man and suddenly grappled him from
behind, calling to him to surrender. I his
the negro refused to do, and in tlie stiuggle
for Barker's pistol the thief was shot and
instantly killed.
ELECTRIC Si’ARKS.
| Caught Over the Wires from all Quarters.
I ondon March 7.—Search for the victims
of the Usworth colliery explosion has been
abandoned, as the mine is uow ourning.
Vtfnva March 7.—Out of the 147 miners
wJrkln'g in lite coll e v rear Karemlne at
iht» time ot llie .-xplu-b-ii, 123 nave ueen
taken out dead, Ou.y live men have been
rescued alive.
Lexington, Ky„ March 7—The celebrated
trottine stallion Mambrlno Patchen, sire
of loufteen horses of the 230 class, died
Thursday night from the rupture of a blood
vessel.
BELGRADE, March 7 -The King of Servin
has granted an amnesty to 7(H) persons who
were Imprisoned for complicity in last year s
revolution.
Nashville, March 7.-William Marrow, of
Montgomery county, who shot ami killed
Dick Overton, colored, was to-day sentenced
by the Supreme Court to be hanged April L.
Springfield. 111., March 7-only two bal
lots for United States Senator were cist to
day ill the joint convention. Haines voted for
Bishop and Streeter for Black.)
Louisville, March 7.-At Louise, Law
rence county, after a desperate flght, live
prisoners overpowered tlie cou “l>
escaped. The jailer is dying, and the Sheriff,
with a large posse of citizens, are on the trai
of the fugitives.
Caldwell, 0., March 7-Manly W. Mason,
aprominent attorney of . B® v ®j'y> ‘
ton county, was found guilty of P® r J“ r Z > e ®.
terday. His son I'Tank, was °
burglary tbe day before and both will O o to
the penitentiary.}
Gloversville, N. Y„ March 7. —Cashier
W. D West, of the National Fulton County
Bank, denies the report published in some
ot the New York papers yesterday
defalcation of John R. Warman wilt amount
to 815,000, He says it will not exceed 85,000.
KIN DISEASES—SWAYNE’S OINTMENT
“Swayne’s Ointment” cures Tetter Sal
Rheum, Ringworms, Sores. Pimples, Eczem
no matter how obstinate or long standing.
ATLANTA AFFAIRS.
No Hungry Horde of Office Seekers from
Georgia—Judge Speer to Reside
in Savannah—General Notes.
Special Dispatch Daily Times.
Atlanta, March 9.—A11 hough Cleveland
has taken his seat and the Democrats are in
full possession of the government there
seems to be no army of hungry office seekers
moving from Georgia towards the capital.
There are of course a great many men who
would like to be struck by official lightning,
. but very few are making a vigorous fight for
. place. I am amaz?d at tlie modesty and
moderation of the Georgia Democrats. If the
I balance of th§ States don’t show up more
candidates than Georgia does Cleveland will
. have to advertise for office holders. It is sug
gested that the applicants will begin to buzz
f as soon as the sap begins to rise. As a rule
the people are ashamed lo come out boldly
, and work for the places they want. Mr. Fitz
’ simmons, ex-United States Marshal, is figur
i ing for the postoffice but it is believed that
l Postmaster Wilson will be the last Repub 11-
■ can called upon to vacate. There is a general
feeling that he is good enough to stay in a
while. Mr. B. H. Hill is now in Washington
making a vigorous campaign for the district
■ attorneyship. His strongest opponent is be
t lieved to be Mr. Pat. Calhoun. The general
impression here is that Mr. Hill will win the
i place. Cleveland is a man of surprises, ho w
i ever, and there is no telling what he v ill do.
JUDGE SPEER’S HOME.
I ssked Judge Spoer to-day where he would
. live when he removed to the Southern Dis
i trict. He replied:
“I do not know yet. My Intention is to
■ live in Savannah.”
“When will you go to Savannah?”
“I will open court there Monday. I have
ordered a special term of the District Court
and will preside in the adjourned term of the
' Circuit Court.”
“When will you go to the Southern District
to live?'’
“Probably in April. - '
It is the general impression that Judge
Speer will adopt Savannah as his home.
! Mrs. Speer is a charming little lady, as
pretty as a pink and as bright as she can be.
She will make friends wherever she goes. It
i would be difficult to find a handsomer couple
i than .Judge Speer and bis wife.
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
The artesian well is 1,473 feet deep. There
• is very lit tie hope that a flowing well will be
secured.
It is understood that the Governor will
soon issue the bonds authorized by the late
session of the Legislature.
Miss Louise Stone, daughter of Chief Justice :
! Stone, of Maryland, is Mrs. Emory
Speer.
I Ihe Governor’s horse guards are making
j extensive preparation to \ isit New Orleans on
I Georgia Day, the 24th.
j The action of the late David Dickson, o
! Hancock county, in leaving s4'lo/ 00 to a negro
| woman, and only sl/00 io his sister, Mrs.
: Richardson, of this city, has created a feeling ;
of disgust here that is beyond descripiion.
Atlanta from to-day on has a full fledged 1
chamber of commerce.
There has been a spell of good weather for
eight or ten days, end work has been vigor
ously pushed on tne new capitol.
MONEY AN D STOCKS.
- The Movement! in Wall Street Yesterday.
■ New York, March 7.—Money closed easy at
I@l% per cent. Exchange closed dull; posted (
1 rates, $1 89@4 87; actual rates, $1 83*4 ]
for 60 days, and $4 86%@4 86% for demand.
Governments closed firm; currency 6s. SI 25
bid; 4’s, coupon, $1 22@ b d, 4%’s do. 81 11%
bid; 4%'s do, $112% bid.
With the exception of the Vanderbilts,
which continue weak, on the reduction of '
New York Central the stock market was firm
this morning and under the leadership of <
Lackawanna and Pacific Mail, prices lor the 1
rest of the list aduanced steadily on small i
transactions. Tbe close was firm, with the 1
best prices of the day current for almost the '
entire list as compared with last night's fig- i
ures. The advance ranged from % to 3% per ’
cent., the latter in Lackawanna. The special- s
ties continued dull. Tlie sales aggregated i
22,000 shares. 1
Union Pacific 47% ]
; Missouri Pacific 91%
■ Western Union Telegraph Co 6<> .
, Pacific Mail 62% ,
' Lake Shore 63% <
. Louisville and Nashville 31% .
Texas Pacific 12% |
t Denver and Rio Grande 8% 1
Central 62% s
Delaware, Lackawanna <fc West’n 107% ,
Northwestern 94
St. Paul 73% ,
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 120%
Oregon Transcontinental 13% ;
Northern Pacific 18%
Rock Island HB%
Jersey Central 38%
Memphis and Charleston 92%
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga (com) 24%
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga. (pfd) 7% -
Philadelphia and Reading 17
Omaha (com) 25%
Omahlt'pfdj BTr%
New York Central 89%
Kansas and Texas 18%
Erie 13%
Eric (pfd) 29% ,
Northern Pacific (pfd) 43
Central Pacific 35% ’
C & A 132 <
C & 0 55%
Northwestern 94
Northwestern (pfd) 128
O&M 16% i
St. Paul 73% ;
St. P»ul (pfd) 106 |
R & D 51 ,
R&WP W/i
R&A 1% i
N & W, pref 24
N & C
Adams’ Express 132
New York Produce Market.
New York, March 7.—Flour dull and
we-'k, some grades slightly lower; Minnesota
extra, $3 00a5 70; round hoop Ohio, $3 00a5 50;
St. Louis extra, $3 00a5 30; Southern flour
dull; common to choice extra $3 20a5 50;
wheat options were only in moderate de
mand and prices irregular; the close was (
steady and % to %c. lower; spot lots closed
weak and % to Ic. lower; spot sales of un
graded spring, 89c.; ungraded winter red, 85a
93c.; No. 2 red, 89a9ic.; No. 2 winter red,
March,B7%c.; corn options were dull and ir
regular, closing steady with but s ight ;
changes; spot sales closed steady and un
changed; spot sales of ungraded spring at 51a
52c. No. 3 at 51a51%c.; steamer mixed, 50%a
52; No. 2 mixed, March, 50%c.; oats, options ;
were quiet and irregular, closing steady at a :
trifle decline; spot lots dosed heavy and a
trifle lower; spot sales of No. 2 white state
38%a38%c ; No. 2 mixed, April, 36%a37c.; pork
dull mess, 8 3 50a13 75; lard closed firm, $7 25 '
cash, $7 23 March.
Chicago ’Change.
Chicago, March 7.—Wheat felt easier at
the opening, the depression bringing in a
measure a discontinuation of yesterday's
weakness. Corn was relatively stronger than
wheat, fluctuating less, with small quanti
ties for sales in a speculative way. Oats dull,
but firmly held. Provisions opened steady
and slightly improved over yesterday s Jat
est figures. Closing prices: Wheat, 74%
for March; corn, 38 for March; oats, 27% lor
March; pork, §l2 55 for March; lard, 68% for
March.
Beecher Pleased.
New York, March 7.—Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher said last night that he was much
pleased with Mr. Cleveland s Cabinet, and
also with his imugural address, except the
paragraph relating to the Chinese,
TYBEE ISLAM)
TO BE MADE THE LONGBRANCH OF
THE SOUTH.
Improvements to be Made on It by Capt.
I). G. Purse—A New and Desirable
Route to be Opened Between the
City and the Island—A New Ho
tel to be Built and New’ Tram
way Laid—The Most De
lightful Resort on the
Atlantic Coast.
Some days agp it was announced in t he col
umns of the Times that Capt. J). G. Purse,
who has recently become the purchaser of
Tybee Island, was contemplating a number
of important and valuable improvements
there with the view of making it one of the
most desirable seaside resorts on the Atlan
tic coast. Yesterday, at the invitation of
that gentleman, a representative of the
Times formed one of a party, consisting of
Captain Purse, Major Nat Tilton, Messrs.
J. G. Butler and George Nobles, to make a
tour of inspection of the Island for the pur
pose ot looking into the feasibility of the
plan of the improvements to be made.
The first of these improvements is a new
and desirable route from the city the
Island. This route is as follows: After leav
ing Savannah steamers will take the present
South Channel until St. Augustine creek is
reached when that body of water is to be
traversed as far as Freeburn's Cut. Steam
ers will then pass through the cut to
Lazaretto creek, which is followed towhat is
known as“ Cow Head Cut.” At this point it is
proposed to dig a canal fifty feet wide and
1,500 feet long to Tybee creek, and steamers
will then pass down ihe creek to the landing
at the south end of the island.
There are numerous advantages claimed
for this route, which are apparent to the most
casual observer. It will furnish an abun
dance of water throughout its entire length
of about seventeen miles, and will reduce the
distance passed over by the old route from
the city to the hotel on the island about a
mile and a half, enabling the entire trip to be
made in an hour. It is land-locked the entire
distance, and the trip is thus made a delight
ful one, with no possible dang r of seasick
ness, the water be’ng always smooth even
when a severe gale is blowing. It is a much
more interesting route than the old, as it
affords views of Wilmington, Whitmarsh
and the various other islands between here
and Tybee, and thus presents the traveller
with much more varied scenery than
he at present enjoys. Tlie sheet
of water in Tybee creek is one of the hand
somest in the United States, and otters a
stretch of many miles, not only beautiful to
look upon, but all that could be desired for
boat or yacht races.
These are some of the advantages offered
by the proposed over the present route. The
advantages of landing at the south end of
the island instead of the north end, as now,
are also very decided, as steamers can land at
any time, in storm as well as in
tine weather with perfect, safety and
comfort. The old Irani way will be
taken up, and relaid from the landing
to the hotel, and that establishment will be
reached with only about a mile of railway
travel. In the near future, too, a new bote
will be built at the new landing, so that visi
tors will be taken right to iis doors, andas
the breezes are nearly always southerly in
the summer, the site for this building will be
a delightful one. It is also sdd that the south
end of the island is free from that great pest
of Tybee, mosqui oes, and as the
entire island stretches away from this
point to the north, the new
notel and landing will be protected against
any northeast wind and storm that may
prevail. More than this, it is contemplated
to build an opera house near the hotel, and to
make the place attractive in many other
ways.
It would take more space than we have at
our disposal to mention in greater detail all
the improvements contemplated by Captain
Purse. He is thoroughly in earnest, and is
enthusiastically confident that he can restore
the island to its well known popularity, and
make it one of the most desirable resorts on
the coast. Major John R. Tebeau, County
Surveyor, is now engaged in making all the
necessary surveys, and he joined the party at
Cow Head Cut, where he fully explained tiie
situation,-and pointed out the most practical
route for the proposed cut from Lazaretto
cr'ek to Tybee creek. He says the work is
entirely feasible, and can easily be done at
comparatively little cost.
Among o: her things, a landing will be es
tablished on Wilmington Island, which
will add immensely to the convenience
of the inhabitants of that locality,
and tend to make it even more desira
ble than now as a place of residence. The en
terprise Captain Purse has undertaken will
surely be carried on by him to consumma
tion, and it will prove of incalculable benefit
to this city and State. It may be safely stated
that it will not be very long before all the im
provements contemplated by him will be per-1
fected, and Tybee Island will become the
Long Branch of the South.
♦♦♦
IMPORTANT LAWS.
Relating to Dealers and Handlers of Cotton :
and Oilier Produce.
In consequence of a recent prosecution on
which the sale of rice and failure to piy for
it forms the basis of the offence—it is a matter
of importance to our cotton, corn, rice and
other merchants to acquaint themselves
with the statutes of our State on that subject
which are as follows:
Section 1598. Cotton, corn, rice or other
products sold by planters and commission
merchants on cash sale, shall not be con
sidered as the property of the buyer or the
ownership given up until the same shall be
fully paid for, although it may have been
delivered into the possession of the buyer
Section 1594. Any person engaged in the
business of buying such commodities either
on his own account or for others, who shall
buy such on sale from a planter or commis
sion merchant for cash, and shall fail or re
fuse to pay for the same, and shall make way
with or dispose of the same before he shall
have paid therefor, shall be deemed gu lty of
fraud and embezzlement and be liable, on
conviction, to be imprisoned in the peniten
tiary for a term of not less than one year nor
more than five years, at the discretion of the
Section 1599. It shall not be lawful for any
scalesman, salesman or other person in any
of the cities, towns or villages of tins state to
weigh any bale, bag or package of cotton,
tierce or half tierce of rice, or any other
article es produce disposed ot by weight, with
out first taking and subscribing an oath
before some person authorized by law to ad
minister it, that he will justly, impartially
and without deduction, weigh all such cotton
and other articles of produce disposed of by
weight that may be shown to him for that
purpose and tender a true account thereof to
the party or parties concerned, if so required.
The weigher may nevertheless make such
deduction for wet or other cause as may be
reasonable when the seller or his agent shall
thereto consent. w x ,
Section 1690. Such oath, when taken, must
be filed in the office of the Ordinary of the
county and a minute made thereof; if such
person weighs such produce without having
taken and filed such oath, he and the factor
or person who may employ him shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be pun
ished as prescribed in Section 43»0 of the
Code (namely. 81,000 fine, six months impris
onment, twelve months on the chain-gang,
or all three of these punishments, at the dis
cretion of the court): Provided, that the
penalties herein prescribed shall attach only
to parties weighing said articles for sale, and
not to persons weighing their own produce.
There are a number of other sections which
have reference to this matter, but the above
are those which have a direct bearing on the
subject. It may be a matter of interest to
state that not a half dozen of the merchants
on the bay have compiled with these laws,
presumably through ignorance.
S6OO A YEAR
“THE SUNNY SOUTH.”
Views of a New England Editor.
i
Manchester (N. H.) Union.
1 It is perhaps risky to express opinions of a
I large portion of a c untry or of its people
. i when the opportunity for observation is de-
1 rived from travel that admits of but short
i stops at best. Still, the most ordinary person
I must observe something.
Tbe’‘Sunny South” is a misnomer as ap
i plied to it *o far this season. Southerners
I tell you that they have had the coldest
' weatner this year ever experienced in that
latitude. At any rate the month of February
I was cold and quite disagreeable, so that
thick wraps were a comfort the most of the
. time in many parts of the Pouth. There
were days, however, when the air was warm
’ and balmy, and those should probably be
! the standard to judge the country by. The
• Virginias and Carolinas were decidedly cool;
Florida was comfortable and New Orleans
' still better. Still nowhere was the climate
what common report would lead one to
. expect.
The signs of recuperat'on in many parts of
the South are not as marked as hoped for,
though there are many great exceptions to
this general condition. But it can be only a
matter of time, for the South has the re
sources as fast as they can be utilized. That
time cannot be very far distant when it is
■ understood that the prevailing sentiment
there is, as expressed to almost everybody
when opportunity offers, “We do not want,
politics or political preferment; what tho
• South wants is Northern capital and enter
prise to come here and help us build up this
great country.” Still another expression is
often heard to this effect: “President Cleve-
■ I land’s administration will not he troubled
• I with Southern office-seekers.” This is all
’ | commendable, and indicates that the South-
> ern people have learned and profited by the
lessons of the past.
' i Nothing probably shows so much progress
: i in that country as the railways. Though
nearly all single track roads they are mostly
I in good condition and are operated by men
of brains and character. Many of the officials
are among the brightest and most courteous
we ever met. Os course all of the roads do
• not ride as well as our Northern lines, but it
i must not be forgot ten that even if the com
i panies had the means to lay as heavy rails,
‘ it would be impossible to make as good a
‘ road-bed through the marshy lands of much
of the Southern sec ion. Still, as a general
• thing, the roads ride well, and trains are
closely on time. The Savannah, Florida &
Western is a system of railroads running
from Charleston to New Orleans, and is
under the management of live, energetic
business men throughout, and is one of the
most popular lines in the whole South.
Among the managers worthy of mention are
Assistant Superintendent Haines, at Savan
nah, brother of the general manager of the
system; J. W. Craig, Master of Road and
Transportation of the Charleston division; J.
H. Griffin, Passenger Agent, and others. The
line from Charleston to Richmond is equally
as good and in fully as competent hands and.
the same may be said of the line from Rich
mond lo Washington. The precautions taken
by sonic « f the Southern railroads against
accident are in advance of our Northern lint s.
Considering the condition of the same rail
ways five years ago, the progress is in every
sense both commendable and remarkable.
Perhaps the one thing that is scrutinized
by northerners more than any other is the
progress . f manufactures in the South The
wrner of this article made every effort to
gain all the information possib'e in so shoi t a
time on this subject, in view of the quite
common idea in the North that New England
would soon be o liged to look to her laurels
because of the many advantages possessed by
the South in that line. Careful investigation
does not bear out this idea. Many nor hern
men are engaged in manufacturing in the
South, and the most industrious questioning
fails to secur • from them a y concession of
ad vantages that are not offset b' r disadvant
ages. For instance, freight on the mw ma
terial is more than balanced by the difficulty
< f securing intelligent labor The “poor
white” population as a general thing will
not work in the mills and there they are
obliged to use negro help and import the
rest from the North. Help do not accom
plish as much in the hot climate of the South
as they do in the more vigo ous atmosphere
and temperature of the North. Meeting a
very bright New Hampshire man, who is
agent for one of the largest cotton mills in
the South, he was asked, “what are your ad
vantages in cotton manufacturing over the
North. You ought to be able to give every
point, as you have had experience in both
North and South." His quick answer was:
“I have not been able to find them yet.” Still
there is room for Northern capital th it must
seek other outlets.
It has been generally understood at the
North that the negro race was making great
progress in the arts of civilization.
This is possibly true of some of the border
States, but through the extreme Southern
belt, if there has been any it is not noticeable.
In fact, it is tbe common opinion of those
studying the situation carefully that it is
strange with the advantages they nnw pos
sess that they prefer their old listless, lazy
: wav of living to any other. No amount of
I effort on the part of people from the North or
South appears to have any effect in arousing
them to a more active and prosperous way of
I living. However, they seem to be happy and
i contented io a fault, and perhaps if they
| knew more would be less so. One thing in
I Richmond, and one which might teach our
• Northern church builders a wholesome les
son, was very noticeable. The pastor of the
largest colored church in tl at city statea that
his church contained ov»r 4,u00 of his people.
The edifice was built sinfce the war at a cost
of $35,000 and is entirely tree from debt.
Many prominent men of the i a 'ty in the
recent trip South remarked to me writer,
“One thing is certain, that the tone ot the
people and the press of the South is of the
best,” and this opinion was not confined to
anv political faith, but was general. In
every section of the South one meets North
ern men, with their brains, push and enter
prise, and everywhere they are welcomed
with open *rms.
Superior Cour .
Court convened yesterday morning at 10
o'clock Hon. A. Pratt Adams, Judge, presid
ing, and the following proceedings were had
The Alabama Go d Life Insurance Com
pany for the use of John C. Rowland vs. 8. R.
Goo win, et al, ex’rs. ol the estate of H. J.
Dickerson. Foreclosure of mortgage. Rule
nisi granted. ,
John Roe ex. dem.. James Williams, et al.
vs. Richard Roe, i. e., Mary Williams..
Ejectment. Argument heard upon motion to
set as de verdict and judgment heretofore
rendered, at conclusion of which court ren
dered a judgment overruling motion.
Stale of Georgia Ex Rel. Benjamin r.
Sheftall vs. the Commissioners and ex officio
Judges of Chatham county, Ga. Mandamus.
Argument heard from counsel on both situs
at the conclusion of which the court look tho
record and reserved its decision lor future
CourVthen adjourned until to-morrow at 7
o’clock a. m. .
The County Commissioners will forward
anotherlu niUc to the asylum this week. It
seems fro n communications to Captain
Dillion, Clerk of the Commissioners' Court,
that thereis.no chance for white lunatics in
the asylum all vacancies being filled.
In the adjudications of lunacy during the
past week ail have been colored persons.
MONTHLY CRIMINAL ASSIGNMENTS.
The following is a list of the monthly crim
inal assignments of the City Court, set apart
for trial: , ,
Slate vs. Dan Wiggins. Simple larceny.
State vs. Isaac Clay. Simple larceny.
State vs. Alfred Moultrie. Larceny.
State vs. Henry Lark. Assault. ...
State vs. Mary Jenkins. Assault and bat-
, tery. . ,
state vs. Laura Grant. Larceny.
: State vs. Bill Jackson. Vagram y.
State vs. J ames Ry an. \ agrancy.
I State v . Robt. Duggan. "Vagrancy.
State vs. Janies Wilson. Vagrancy.
i State vs. John Baker. Larceny.
! State vs. Allen Fonder. Breach of the
> P State vs. Francis Fitzgerald. Assault and
’ b s t tate'vs. Charley Houston. Assault and
battery.