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Sinmnncil) Dniln Simes. VOL. 6.—NO. BS. NEARING TH- END. GEN. GRANT GRADUALLY FAILING. He has a Severe Hemorrhage-Not Ex pected to Live Throughout the Day. New York, April 7—At 4:15 a. m. al the Ights in Gen. Grant’s house were turned on and the family were hastily summoned The doctors and friends were all sent for and great confnsioi prevailed. Drs. Doug lass and Shrady say that at 4:30 the Gen eral had a bad coughing spell which caused a hemmorrhage, but it was checked and n< t expected to recur. The General is now quiet and dozing under the influence of morphine. 6:40 a. m.—Ex-Senator Chaffee says the injection of morphine which was given caused the General to fall asleep. New York, April 7. 9:30 a. m.—Gen. Grant has just awakened. His pulse is the same. J• H. Douglass. Geo. F. Shrady. Mr. Chaffee thinks there is no danger f>r at least four hours. 'lie says the General lost a tea cup full of blood. He was perfectly composed in spite of pain and danger, and directed how the vessel should be held so as not to spill the blood. The doctors have not yet been able to locate exactly the seat ot the hemorrhage. At 8:30 General Grant was quietly sleeping, the hemorrhage was arrest ed, and it has made a marked impression on the pulse. J. H. Douglass, Geo. F. Shrady. 10:1-5 A. M. —Ex-Senator Chaflee has just left the house. He said General Grant was no worse. Hejmight live through the day or his end might be much nearer. The im pression is that Gen. Grant cannot, in his present condition, afford to lose any more blood. 10:45.—Dr. Newman, who has just left the General’s mansion, states that another hemorrhage is liable to occur at any moment but as to the result the doctors decline to prognosticate. It is believed the General cannot live through the day. 12 M. —General Grant’s condition remains unchanged. He has taken his food without pain. GEN. LOGAN VERY ANGRY. He Denounces Carter Harrison as a Liar and a Poltroon. Chicago, April 7.—The political excite ment attending the municipal election this morning has been intensified to fever heat lythe attack made upon Mayor Carter] Harrison by Gen. John A. Dogan. A few nights ago at a lar s e D« m cratic meeting the Mayor openly cha-ged tha some time prior to the trial of Mackin and Gallagher for election funds, certain persons connected with the prosecution had offered to provide a loophole for the escape of the defendants upon condi tion that Mackinsbouldsecuretheex-coper at'on of a sufficent number of Democratic num >ers of the Legislature to _ enable the Republiraes to secure a maj >rity on joint ballot. United States Di trict Attorney Tuthill and Gen. Logan were mentioned as being privy to the alleged scheme. Last night Gen.’Logan spoke to an immense con course of Republicans at Battery D Armory. His address was a merciless arraignment of Harrison’s administration,and when he came to the Mayor’s speech ho became greatly ex cited. Suddenly he paused tor a moment and then raising his voice he shouted; "1 de nounce Mayor Harrison as uttering an in famous, villainous falsehood. He is a vile, infamous liar, a ■ poltroon, and a coward.” For a moment the audience sat speechless, Then there was a murmur of surprise, followed by round after round of applause, When quiet had been restored General Logan again advanced to the trout of the pla’form, and said in stentorian tones: “I again prom unce Harrison a vile, infamous slanderer, a poltroon, and a coward. Ire peat this remark that the press may get it correctly, and that I may not be misunder stood.” He then took his seat. In what manner, if any. Mayor Harrison will re spond to this attack is not yet known, out there is an unconfirmed report that he big addressed a letter to General Logan demai.d inganapol gv and retraction. The matter creates a great sensatson, especially at pol t ical headquarters. It is an interesting fret that whili General Logan was speaking Mayor Harrison was repeating his charges at the North Side meeting and reading an affidavit from a member of the Legislature in corrobatian. the scoundrel cooper captured After Great Difficulties He is Landed in Baltimore. Baltimore, Md, Appril 7 —Howard Cooper, the negro who ravished Miss K ite Gray, on Thursday last, and for whom hun dreds of irate citizens have been searching was captured at 11 o’clock last night, near Rock! md, by two col ired men ami a white man. They delivered him to the Sheriff who carried him to Towsantown j ul. lhe news of the capture soon became known and a crowd quickly gathered around the jail. Sheriff Knight deemed it necessary to remove Cooper from the jail to a place of safety and he and one of his deputies started for Biltimore with Cooper about midnight, and lodged him in the Central Police Sta tion 2 am. Business Suspended in Chicago. Chicago, April 7.—To-day being election day, no business will be transacted at the Board of Trade. CATARRH OF THE BLADDER. Stingim, irritation, inflamation, all Kid ney and Urinary Complaints, cured by Bichu-Pai ba.” fl. ATLANTA FLASHES. Reductions on Rates for Melons-A Re ceiver for the Georgia Manufattar ing Company—A Singular C'ae>e in Comt. Special Dispatch to the Daily Times. Atlanta, April 7.—ln an interview pub lished this morning, Mr. J. A. Sams, of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, states that a reduction of 20 per cent has been made in rates on melons to points north of the Ohio river, making the rate eight mills per ton per mile. The rate to all points south of the Ohio is fixed at the old rate, namely, one cent per ton per mile. This is the rate estab lished by the melon committee composed of the freight agents interested in the melon traffic. An application has been made for a re ceiver for the Georgia Machinery Company, manufacturers of wood working machinery. The company has thirty-five thousand dollars of assets, and owes nineteen thousand dollars, but is in a stress on account of the tightness of the money market. Yesterday, in the Superior Court, crimi nal business was taken up, and the first case tried was the noted Decatur-street rape case, where it is alleged, that about midnight one night last fall, Augustus Benninger entered the home of Mrs. Kates while her husband was away, and raped Miss Mary Jackson, who was spending the night with Mrs. Kates. It is charged that he terrorized the ladies by keeping a pistol drawn and threatening to kill the first one who gave an alarm. Ben ninger had been a boarder in the house. This morning the jury brought in a verdict of ‘guilty. In the trial of the case Mr. C. D. Hill made his first appearance as So licitor General in the Superior Court of this county. His speech was a very brilliant and eloquent one. Benninger said he used no threats, no intimidation and no force. HISTORIC FLAGS. The Appomattox Flags of Truce. Monroe, Mich , April 7.—Mrs. Gen. Custer sent yesterdiy to the manager of the Soldiers Home Carnival at B >ston, the first flags of truce used at Appomattox during the negotiations which led to the surrender of Lee. The flag sent in by Lee was an ordinary crash towel, while the one return ed bv our forces was a lined handkerchief marked ‘ Znell.” Thay have been a part of the Custer relics for years. New York Stock Market. New York, April 7.—At 1:30 p. m. to day quotations were: Union Pacific 41% Missouri Pacific 91 Western Union Telegraph Co 66% Pacific Mail - 49% Lake Shore 59% Louisville and Nashville 3'1% Texas Pacific 10 Denver and Rio Grande 7 Michigan Central 56 I Delaware. Lackawanna A West n 104% Northwestern 94-.. St. Paul 7 60*4 Chicago, Burnngiou an I Quincy 121% Oegon transcontinental 11% Northern Pacific 38% Rock Island 11% Jersey Central 32% Memphis and Charleston 37 East Tennessee, Va. Ga (com} 22% East Tennessee, Va. A Ga. (pfd) 6 Philadelphia and Reading 14% Omaha (com) 24% Omaha (ptd) §5% Kansas and Texas 17% Erie 12% New York Produce Market. New York, April 7.—Flour steady and ] without material change. Wheat No. 2 red i winter. May 93j Corn, No - 2 mtxed April I 50. Oats No. 2 mixed May 37 j. Dork dull;; mess sl3. Lard s'.ll April. Molasses nominal. Rosin dull; strained to good $1.15:1.17£ Turpentine quiet.] 2|c. Petroleum dull; refined, in cases] 9|e, Rice nominal. Sugar dull; refined | cut 1 '&f Ole: granulated,s 15 16a6c, Coffee dull; fair cargoes, 8;-c. Municipal Elections in Obi”. Cincinnati, 0., April 7. —With 30 pre- I cincts yet to hear from, it appears that thf i whole Republican ticket is elected. Cleveland, 0., April 7.—The municipal 1 election in this city passed oft very quietly yesterday. The vote Was not as Urge as that cast list November. The Republicans ! elect their city ticket with two exceptions European Steamer Disabled in a Storm Queenstown, April 7—The White Star steamer Germania, Captain Kennedy,which ; sail d from this port for New York on Fri day, theolinst., returned this morning in a baaly disabled condition, having encoun tered a terrible storm, which made the ves sel spriuk a leak. How She Exposed Herself Boston Courier. First Boston Girl—“ Going to vocal prac tice this morning, Minerva?” Second Boston Girl—“No, my dear Calli ope, I have a bad col 1 and am quite hoarse.” First Boston Girl—“Ah! been exposing yourself to the weather?” Second Boston Girl -“Yes, I went out yesterday and forgot to put on my specta cles.” The General’s Narrow Escape. San Francisco Chronicle. “I do so like the General,” said a sweet voice behind me at the opera. “He’s a dear man, isn’t he?” “Yes; you know I am sort of related to him.” “Indeed; I never knew that. How?” “He came very near being my father. He was the first man my mother was engaged to.” Texas claims to have a goose sixty-five years oil. Now we are not goose enough to bel eve that, but we do know that Texas has 10 000 people who have been cured by the use of Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup, a sure cure for Coughs and colds. "ROUGH ON RATS.” Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ant oed-bugs, skunks, ‘.chipmunks, gophers, gl Druggists. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1885 THE CENTRAL CITY. An Alleged Victim of Gamblers—Curious Runaway—Notes. Special Correspondence Daily Times. Macon, April 6—On March 20th ultimo Mr W. E Jacks 'D, of Bryan, Houston county, came to Macon to borrow $2,000 of >f a ban association. He got the loan and gave $1,500 of the money to his son to carry home, the other SSOO being held for reasons that still have not been explained. At any rate, Jackson was found the m rn ing afjer down tbe steps leading to the old shooting gaFery, under the National Hotel and it was chimed by some, particularly the gamblers and sports in that locality, and they are as thick as bees in the honeysuckle regions, that Jacksou was robbed of his SSOO and shoved down the steps to hide the leed. Now a different aspect of the case is presented, and it seems to be the true one. It has been discovered that the ol 1 man was In one of those notorious gambling dens and hat he was drunk, and that he went in there with a pocketful of money, but came out with a pocket or pockets emptied of gold, silver, greenbacks, luck pieces, rabbit’s root, etc, etc.; in fact he had nothing lift out the pockets. His son, F. H. Jackson, Orings suit now against Leo Swatts, J. H Beasley, and J. H. Moran, notorious sports :n this city, to tecover the money now daimed to have been lost in gambling. The •ase was set for this morning, but Jackson’s attorney, Col. W. H Wylly, m t beingq lite eady it was postponed to the 25th. A cericus runaway happened yesterday on Cotton avenue. Mr. James L. Martin, of Savannah, and a friend were out riding, and i hack came up ve r y hurriedly behind and tried to pass the buggy. This frightened the -pi riled animal, and in less time than it has taken to write it Mr. Martin and companion vere dashed against Prof. B. M. Z-ttler’.- ience with a force sufficient to be heard ail over the bl ick. Mr. Martin is hurt very badljj, and the friend escaped with a good scare. The horse was hurt worse than the occupants of the buggy. Easter Sunday was very general'y ob served here yesterday—every church was jammed. The music and services at the Episcopal Churches were unusually tine. A new city directory is out, published by Mr. E. A. Richards. Col Thomas Hardeman will deliver the address for the Ladies’ Memorial Society of Miliedgevill •. Harold. “I AM DYING, EGYPT, DYING.” How the Author of "The Death of Antony” Died. St. Louis Republican. “Talk about strikes and mobs and muti neers,” said General Warren P. Edgarton yesterday when the stiikers were being dis cussed, “the man to deal with a mob was Napoleon Bonaparte. His order was to load with canister and fire low. William H. Lytle, the author of the poem, ‘The Death of Antony,’ that begins, ‘I am dying, Egypt, dying,’ was the man for mutineers. At one time during the war I was sent under his command with several pieces of light artillery, among them two or three howitzers, in a brigade that went out on a raid some place near Shelby ville, in Tennessee. When we started out the wagons were used to carry the s fldiers knapsacks, etc, and when we had gathered together what forage we wanted the wagons had to ba used to carry it. Os cour-e tie soldiers they had to carry their baggage,’ and when the order was given to do this,one ' regiment refused to obey, and said i hey; would not touch their knapsacks. Colonel ] Lyile marched the men over to whpre the I knapsacks were and again.ordered h i-.ten to take them up. Again they refused. I was stationed on a little eminence a short j distance away, and presently there came Colonel Lytle galloping over to me with his | ■abre out and his eyes 11 ishing. “Captain li .g-irton,” said he, will you j let me have these howi zws ?” “ ‘Certainly,’ I answered, and gave _ the order for the gut s omove. Come over righti in front of the mutineers, Colonel Lytle gave ■ the order, ‘Attention!’ ‘Load with canister, 'Take aim’—and then in an undertone, bid ding the gunnels await in readiness the word fire, spoke to the mutineers saying, ■You U P your knapsacks or by God I’ll wipe you off the face of the earth.’ Not a man in the regiment move I, and Lytle waited fully a minute. ‘Now d-u you,’ said Lytle, ‘l’ll give you one min ite to pick up those knap sicks. Sliwly, firs*, one and then and then a third picked up his knapsack, and before the minute was up there was not a piece of baggage on the ground. “Lytle was a charming fellow, brave as a lion and tender-hearted as a woman. He was unlucky in the matter of being wounded seldom leaving an engagement without a wound, more or less serious. At Carnefar Ferry, in Virginia, he was shot in the leg. At Perryville a spent bullet struck him just in front of the ear, and ranging downward, lodged in his cheek. He was unconscious as soon as struck, and seeing the blood coming from his temple his men supposed he was dead and left him on the field, together with most of his command. He was taken prisioner there and the next day sent through the lines on parole. When he learned how many of his men had been killed he cried like a chil I and bewailed the fate that he had not been among the killed. That same day he was exchanged and went to fighting again. His ill _ luck followed him and he was killed at Chicka mauga. A Touching Appeal in the Wife’s Interest. Stockton (Cal.) Union. In a murder case in Stockton the attorney for the defendant made the following touch ing appeal to the jury: “If I wished to work upon your sympa thies, gentlemen, I could place before you the picture of a lovely woman—the defend ant’s wife—who now waits anxiously the re sult of this trial, hoping and praying through the long hours of the day and the weary hours of night that you will at least give the defendant a few years in State S risen so as to give her a chance to get a ivorce.” THE WORLD’S FAIR. TRULY A WONDERFUL EXHI BITION. All the World Going to New Orleans at Once—The .Trials and Tribulations of the Trip—The Writer Well Repaid However—Sunday in the Crescent Ci’y—Th s Georgia Exhibit— The I xi.ositlon as an Ed ucator aid developer of the Mind. New Orleans, April 5. Dear Times : After tri L and tribula tions without number, we (Captain T. A Hooper and your corresponent), arrived in the Crescent City abiut one o’clock on Fri day, delayed only about six hours. From Savannah to Macon and thence to Mont gomery the trip was pleasa -t enough, though the crowds which boarded the train at each station, thereby steadily aug menting the original number of starters for the Exposition from Macon, gave very sub stantial tokens of this fact that troul I • was ahead at Montgomery where the train from Louisville was to be met- The signs prov ed true. Such a crush and j ini was never exceeded in the pt 1 uiest days of the Louisvil e and Nashvtl e RiiL-oads The tine weather of the few preceediui’ days bad inspired everybody who had not pre vi tusly visited the Exposition with a de sire to come all at once, and Louisville, Cincinnati, St. Louisville,even Chicago, sent del gations to swell ti e crowd from Georgia, to indefinite proportions. You may imagine the consequence Sleepers were out of the question. It a mau cou'd have gotten a single seat he ■ tight to have crossed himself reverently for the Id Being. Your correspondent had to stand from Pensacola junction (where a 1 idy with a small baby got on board :n I coul 1 get no seat) all the way to Mobile. Imagine what condition he was in to walk through the extensive bull lings, and “do” the Ex position the next day. THE EXPOSITION. But of course he did not attempt it. The pleasure was deferred until Saturday, when we took an early start, determined to de vote the day to the Great World’s Fair. We did it; but who could expect to see that grand sight in a single day? It would take a month going every day to have impressed upon the mind the f-intest idea of a just conception of its magnitude- As I write, I recall a great mass of sights. Like Cassio, I remember everything, but nothing where fore, and so I will not attempt to discribe it in detail, especially as already you have had published a number of 1 -tters doing so quite fully. Suffice it to say, that it is a grand success in every respect, as far as American industries and products are conceme 1. The foreign exhibits are very good, though not so extensive as at the Philadelphia Cen tennial They are, however, sufficiently full to give the visitor a very correct idea of the industries and resourcts of the world With this exception, and that of the Art Gallery—which, while good, is not what it might have been—this fair exceeds that. Never before have been, and perhaps never again will be, such a complete displ -y of the industrial resources of America. It makes a man feel patriotic in spite of himself, and, no matter how unreconstructive he may be in his heart, he must take off his hat to the stars and stripes as the national emblem of the greatest country God has, so far in His wisdom and power, ever made. SUNDAY IN NEW ORLEANS, The next day was Sunday, but Sunday in New Orleans is not like Sunday anywhere else in this Republic. Stores are open: thea tres are open; excursions and picnics are the rule, and a general air of pleasure pervades the dtiv. io far from being a day of rest it is the hardest working day in the week. Busi ness is even more rushing, among a certain class, than during the rest of the week, and as to sanctity—unless a man preserves it in his own home, there is none. I was amused, on visiting the French market Sunday morn ing, to get a cup of Creole black coffee, to see there a number of pious Georgians from the interior of the State, who, athome, would hold up their hands in horror at the bare idea of paying a debt on the Christian Sab bath, mingling freely with the crowd, and occasionally patronizing the curiosity man and the cheap-John man, who paraded his wares with all the animation of which he was master, just as freely as did the unregenerate natives. But it is not my purpose to write you a homily, nor pious Georgians a lecture. We were all at Rome, and all Were doing as Romans do. I did go to church, however, twice. Once in the morning to the old St. Louis Cathedral, and later on to Christ Church (Episcopal). The Easter decora tions were grand and beautiful, and the idea was inevitably conveyed to the mind that New Orleans is a city by itself, and sui generis, on American soil. Such a mixture of worldliness and piety on Sunday can be presented nowhere else in the world. THE GEORGIA EXHIBIT. I was greatly and most agreeably disap pointed at our Georgia exhibit, which is really very creditable indeed. The old guns of the Chathams, of Savannah, are the observed of all observers, and have added immensely to the attractions from our State heretofore presented. I feel proud of hail ing from Savannah, for outside of the very interesting mineral display from upper Georgia and the cotton display of the Eagle and Phoenix factory, of Columbus, Chatham county and Savannah have made up the display from the State. Major Bacon has cause to be well satisfied with the result of his efforts, for, in spite of the almost super human obstacles he had to encounter, he succeeded in arousing sufficient interest to have a display equal to many others, even where the State came to the rescue and everything was not dependent upon private subscriptions, as was the case in Georgia. I noticed that one very important exhibit from Georgia was not in the State display, and that was the exhibit of cotton bed spreads and plaids made by the Swift Man ufacturing Company of Columbus. This was in the main building all by itself, and it was exceedingly interesting. Beautiful bed spreads, made of ordinary cotton, looked like cashmere, and my eyes were opened to a very important Georgia industry of the existence of which I was in profound ignor ance. The Swift company have made a mistake, 1 think, in not securing space for their display in that portion of the building set apart specially for Georgia. A HURR'ED LETTER. I have written, as your readers may see, a very hurried letter for two reasons First because the wonders of the great Wo 1 i’s Fair have been already fully describe 1 in your columns, and I will not trespass on the premises of your regular c irrespondent here by attempting it again in detail. Second—l could but begin to do thesubject justice in one letter It is a sight that every man, woman and child in the whole country should sei, and wonderfully demonstrates the immense recuperative power of the South. As a teacher and developer of the mind it could be m ide to accomplish incalcuable good. I leave this afternoon for Beauu dr and from there you will hear from me again. w. A Worthy Society and Its Proposed Con cert. Editor Daily Times : Will you please be so kind as to allow a little gill space enough in your valuable columns to make in appeal to the generous people of Savan nah in behalf of the poor and suffering little chil Iren ? There are many societies among the grown people for charitable purposes, who dispense generous aid to the poor of this city, alleviating their sorrowsand suffering, and by that means assisting in their salva tion. Imitating their example, the little girls between 8 and 12 of age, of the Cathedral Parish, on January 21st of this year, (the least day of St. Agnes) organized a society under the patronage of thatsaint. Our pur pose is to feed, clothe and assist in the edu cation of the poor little children of the city of any religion. We have now about seventy fi e ueml e s. since we organized we have made many poor children happy, but our means are too mail to permit us to extend aid to the in creasing number who apply and whom we find in distress; therefore in order to aid us we will on next Thursday evening at 8 o’clock, give a concert at the Catholic Li brary Hull The leading singers of this city have kindly volunteered their services, and we can assure everyone who attends a musi cal treat. Tickets only 25 and 10 cents, to be had at the book stores or from the members. We know that the charitable people will assist us and that the Infant Jesus wi 1 bless them for it. Thank you, Mr. Editor, for your kind in dulgence. A Little Member. Savannah, April 7, 1885. Court House Sales. To-day being legal salesday, the following property was sold by Geo. W. Lamar, Esq.: East half of lot No. 18, and whole of lot No. 19, Lafayette ward, corner of Charlton and Abercom streets, for the sum of $12,700; block lots on corner of Hall and East Broad streets, for $1,175; Cotton Vale Plantation for $830; also three lots on Huntington and Whitaker|streets, for $1,175, $1,025 and sl,- 000, respectively. He also sold the Giles 1 louse on Whitaker and Liberty streets for SB,OOO. By Messrs. Kennedy & Blun northern half of lot No. 19, Currytown ward, with im provements on southeast corner of Stone and Montgomery streets, for $3,200, lot No. 3 being subdivision of the Kingwilly tract conditionally for $1 200, part of lot No. 14 Holland warl, with unfinished building for $425; s.Lo pew No. 64. St Johns Church, } belonging to the estate of H. Roberts, for I $305. Messr . I. D. La Roche’s Sons sold tw > i small houses on Hardee street, south of I Liberty, for $1,200; also lot letter “K” and ] part of lot letter “L” Gue ward on Duffy | street near Jefferson street, for $815; al-o a tract of land 2.1 miles from city, on the i Ogecchee road, for SBS. Charles H. Dorsett, E q , sold fourteen ] acres of land on the Middle Ground for $100; | lot No. 4, Liberty ward, for $4,575; tfie two- i story wooden dwelling on Broughton street, i between Lincoln and Abercorn streets, for j $2,425, and the three-story house, known as i No. 155 Gordon street, for $2,575. Messrs J. McLaughlin &Son sold a num- | her of horses, buggies and wagons. All the auctioneers withdrew some real estate. An Instance of Cause and Effect. Rev. Dr. Ritchie, of Edinburg, though a very clever man, once met his match. When examining a student as to the classes he attended, he said: “I understand you attend the moral philisophy class ?” “Yes.” “Well, you doubtless heard lectures on various subjects. Did you ever hear one on cause and effect?” “Yes.” “Does an effect ever go before a cause ?” “Yes.” “Give me an instance.” “A barrow wheeled by a man.” The doctor hastily sat down and proposed no more questions. Pretty Near Time for Cleveland to Take a Back Seat. Chicago Herald. “For my part,” remarked a handsomely, even sportively, dressed young man in the smoking car,” “I think this man Grover Cleveland is getting altogether too much attention. He monopolizes the newspapers. One would think Cleveland was the only man in the United States. But I predict that in two months he will take a back seat, as it were. He will discover that there are some other big men in this country besides himself. This ain’t no one-man country. We mean to have our rights.” “And who are you?” “Oh, I’m a professional base ball pitcher.’ A Compliment that Flattered Her. Pretzels Weekly. “I wish a dozen cabinet pictures,” said a lady to a German photographic artist “But I wish to say that if they are not perfect I will not take them.” “Dot’s all right.” “Very well; then I will take a sitting.” “Pooty goot, neider; anyhow, I docks your pigture mqre pooty as der original.” She was fluttered. S6OO A YEIR A GREAT PUBLIC CONVENIENCE. Work on the Iron Bridges of jthe Central Railroad Commenced. Several months ago, the City Council pur chased for eight thousand five hundred ded— lars, the riparian rights along and the right across the Ogeechee canal at the foot of old Joachim street, now Bay street extended— The Council then gave the Central Railroad the right to erect a bridge across the canal, and in order to accelerate the work and make the approaches to the proposed bridge accessible and convenient, the road contribu ted thirteen thousand five hundred dollausz or thereabouts. Work on the bridge was commenced some time ago, and on Saturday last the pile driver was withdrawn, having sunk several hundred posts as a basis for the support of the bridge. Yesterday and to-day workmen were engaged in sheathing the piling so that the entrance of water,., mud and quick sands, may be avoided as much as possible, and preserve the statoLty of the foundation. The bridge will be of iron, 60 feet wide and seven feet and a half above the water, so as to allow the easy passage of barges and flats. This passage will be 40 feet, am ply sufficient for the purposes of the canal company The contract for building the abutments was awarded to Mr. B. R. Arm strong, the well-knowd contractor, who will use in the works about six hundred thous and bricks. The iron part of the bridge will be made by some Northern foundry,, so a Times reporter was informed, shipped here an t placed in position by mechanics of the Central Railroad. The work is being p shed foiw rd as expeditiously at, consistent with the nature of the plans. It is being done under the supervision of Mr., B. J. Ct.b elge, forwariing agent of the road, assisted by Mr. H. C. Morgan, clerk at the wharf of the Ocean Steamship Com pany. The bridge, when completed, will be of incalcuable benefit to the road and to those having business at the warehouse and wharves west of the canal. It will also be public and will prove of an advantageous nature to anyone who wants to avoid the crowded condition of the present bridge and approaches thereto. In River street the Cen tral Railroad and (leean Steamship Com pany will also erect a new iron bridge on the site of the old one on River street, when the one now being built on Bay street shall have been completed. Over this bridge steam cars will run over the proposed track to Montgomery street and points farther east. This too will be a vast undertaking, but the company are capable of accomplishing this, or any thing they undertake. The Park and Cemetery. Forsyth Park and Laurel Grove Ceme tery, like Wolsey, have now touched the highest point of ail their greatness Spring has breathed upon the trees and desolate branches and shrubs have grown into miracles of waving emeralds and floral bow ers. The fountain and brook are again plashing and musical Spring has trod the curved paths in and out and her footprints twinkle with flowers. She has made bright the skies and soft the breeze, and many homes far and near cast their people out to praise her and enjoy the feast. To attempt to decide whether Forsyth Park or Laurel Grove Cemetery be fairer, would bring out the everlasting wrath of Keeper Theo Meves and Superintendent A F. Torlay, the venerable gentleman respectively in charge, and that would never do. The rivalry be ] tween these two gent’emen in the matter of I keeping their respective places attractive ii> pardonable. Each thinks his own do | main the more glorious, good and wonder | fill i When Keever Meves points out . his I Sphynx, his Mercury, his floral walks, -rare j trees, tropical plantsand his fountain, while 1 Superintendent Torlay, with equal pride, j points touchingly to the s. Idlers’ lot, the imposing and stately monaments to the Ute John Kelly, Henry Brigham, Geo. B. I Cummings and the Habersham, Styles and Cuyler families and grows enthusiastic over, | the architecturrl beauty of the sculptor’s art las displayed. He al-o points to the well | kept walks, graves and beautiful flowers. The park is the resort of the florist,, the botanist, the painter, the artist. It is also the resort of the untamable boy, the cadav erous youth, with spindle legs and vile cig>- arette, the sentimental young hdy, the col -1 ored nurse and the tramp. Over all the ] trees wave, and around them the sparrows fight and flutter. The fountain flings its misty radiance upward like plumes. The wind’s breathe warmly through the trees. The cemetery is different. It breathes of' peace, quiet and holy calm. It is cooler, baoader, and more undisturbed. Here sentiment gives way to grief and • folly to religion. Here a solemn grandeuir is over all, an eloquent silence prevails, and! birds sing, flowers emit fragrance, and trees sigh in rhythmic numbers. One is gaiety/ the other sadness. One is pleasurable, ths other sombre One is of the earth, the other sacred. Both are beautiful, and espe cially at this season when nature and na ture’s God are doing so much to beautify and ornament them. The Comedy of the “Two Johns.” Another wave of fun is coming down on Savannah with the “Two Johns” Comedy Company. The Cincinnati Commercial, who never laughs when it can help it, en» joyed the play and spoke of it as foil ws : “At both the afternoon and evening per formances of the ‘Two Johns’ the house was crowded. The ‘Two Johns’ is not only ths> title of the comedy, but the names of two of the jolliest comedians on the boards, Messrs. Hart and Stewart. These gentlemen assume the principal parts in the comedy, and keep the audience in a continuous roar of laughter throughout the evening. The appearance alone of John C. Stewart and John Hart is sufficient to provoke no end of laughter, their combined weight being in the ne jgh' borhood of seven hundred pounds. The specialties introduced in the second act are all good and were well received. ’ „ROUGH ON 7 COUGHS.” Ask for “Rough on Coughs,” for} Oougn* * Colds, Sore Throat, Hoarseness Troche 15c, Liquid, 25.