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VOL. 6.—VO. 90.
Second Edition.
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JffiVAi.ftßUM iti'K UMM'
Consultation Among the Ministry—
Stringent Orders to the Vessels
in Port.
Sanguinary Engagement Between
the Russians and Afghans.
The Latter Fitrht With Desperation to
Oppos- the Russia 1 ! Advance.
Chicago Markets Ft ver
iss.li and Excited-
Grain Booming.
GENERAL GBANI’S CONDITION STILL
UNCHANGED.
Barrios’ Death Confirmed, and the Guate
melan War Ended—Latest Telegraphic
News From all Points.
London, April 9. —A dispatch from
Meshed confirms the report of a battle be
tween the Russian and Afghan outposts. The
Afghan camp at Murghaub river has been
captured by the Russians, after a brief* but
sanguinary battle. Five hundred Afghans
were killed. The Russian loss was 50 killed
and wounded. The camp contained a large
quantity of arms, ammunition and military
stores, all of which fell into the hands of the
Russians.
A later despa ch from Meshed states that
the fight between the Russians and Afghans
forces, was witnessed by a number of British
officers who viewed the battle as passive
spectators. When these officers saw that
the Afghans were defeated they asked the
Russian commander to take them under his
protection, fearing that the Afghans, in
their frerzy over their defeat, would mas
sacre them. This the Russians attempted
tr do, but were thwarted by the Afghans,
who carried the officers off beyond their
reach.
On the receipt of ttlegrams announcing
the outbreak of hostilities between Russia
and the Afghans, there was a hurried consul
tation of the headquarters staff of the Horse
Guards and the wires between London and
India were instantly cleared for dispatches
between Indian officers and the Governor
General of India. The Secretary of State
for India wired for information.
London, April 9.—lt is reported that
the Russians have pushed forward and occu
pied Penjdeh.
The Admiralty Lords met this morning
and consultations were subsequently held
between the officers of the navy and the war
office. Orders are being telegraphed to all
ships of cruising squadrons within reach
not to leave port without further orders.
The latest dispatches from the Afgha-;
frontier state that the fight at Murgbeb was
a most stubborn one. The battle was fought
in a driving rain storm, which rendered
many of the muzzle-loading arms tarried by
both forces ineffective. The Afghans fought
with great desperation, and bravely op
posed, step by step, the advance of the
Russians.
excitement increasing.
4p. m.—The excitement grows apace.
The people are in a ferment and the war
fever is once more rampant.
WILDEST EXCITEMENT IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, April 9.—The wildest excite
ment prevailed at the opening of the board
this morning, and the scene presented was
pandemonium. The market is advancing
rapidly and it is almost impossible to give
definite quotations. The following is as
near as can be had : The market is advanc
ing rapidly. Wheat, May 85]. Corn, May
43] Gate, May 32]. Pork, May $12.15.
Lard, May $6.95a6.97]. Ribs, May $6.20.
' BARRIOS’ DEATH CONFIRMED.
The War in Central America Ended.
Washington, D. C, April 9—A dispatch
received at the navy department to-day
from Commander Mahon, dated Libertad>
Bth, fully confirms the reported death of
General Barrios, and the defeat of the
Guatemalan forces on the 2d inst. He
thinks the war in Central America is
ended..
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1885.
EXCITING WAR NEWS.
The Situation Serious—Markets Feverish
and Excited.
Chicago, April 9.—The war siiuation i
serious, and the market is very feverish and
excited. This is due both to the proba
bility of a c'ash of arms between England
and Russia, and the reports of damage to
crops.
GRANT’S CONDITION.
Latest Bulletins From His Physic a s
New York, April 9.—8:30 A. m.—Gen
eral Grant slept eight hours during the
night, and awoke feeling much refreshed.
His pulse is 64 and reasonably full. Tempera
ture normal.
[Signed] Geo. F. Shrady, M. I).
New York, April 9,12 m. —The condition
of General Grant continms easy. The doc
tors have left the house, not to return until
4:30, the time set for consultation. This is
the first time they have left the General’s
side for over two weeks.
ATLANTA FLASHES.
Ouick Work in the Courts—Persona 1 Gossip
Special Dispatch to the Daily Times. »
Atlanta, Ga , 9.—Yesterday there was
an example of fast court work in the Supe
rior Court. The evening before a negro
named Joseph Smith, was put on trial for
the murder of Henry Simmons. All the
evidence was in by noon yesterday, or in
about five hours court time after the trial
begun. Three speeches were made in twi
hours, and after being out ho If an hour the
jury made a verdict. It was rather a bad
looking case of murder, but the jury mad?
a verdict of involuntary manslaughter. The
negroes had “jawed” one another until
Smith struck Simmons with a spade and
killed him. The verdict w<s a general sur
prise, arid was a big surprise to Smith’s
counsel who, hoped only fur a recommenda
tion to mercy.
Several murder cases will -ome up in the
next few days. The case of Dck Jackson,
tne negro guard, wlo killed a white con
vict at Lockett’s camp, is set for Monday
There is considerable interest in this esse.
Captain Nelms says he wi 1 be able to show
that the killing was a cruel and premedi
tated murder.
Atlanta is on tip toe waiting for the
charity ball to-night. About two thousand
dollars worth of tickets have been sold ac
cording to reports.
Mbs Lucy C. Hughes, daughter of Col.
D. G. Hughes, of Triggs County, died yes
terday of pneumonia. She was a sister of
Mrs. C. D. Hill, of Atlanta, and of Ex-State
Senator D. M. Hughes.
It is believed that the highest bid for the
Georgia bonds, Si on t.> be issued, will be
made by Northern capitalists.
List night Mr Charles B. Tyler was
married at St Luke’s E| iscopal Church to
Miss Miry Miller, an accomplished young
lady. They wJI not take a br:d 1 tour, but
will settle down at once to housekeeping in
a cosy cottage that Mr. Tyler has already
prepared.
New York Produce Market.
NewYoRK, April 9. —Flour dull and
unchanged Wheat excited and feverish,
No. 2, red winter, 97c]; do for June 92]c.
Curn excited and higher, 53fc for May.
Oats, No. 2, mixed 38c for May. Pork
dull, mess sl3 00. Lard, $7.26a728 for May
Molasses nominal, Porto Rica 24a57c.
Turpentine firm, held at 31. Rosin dull,
s rained to good $1 15al 17]. Sugar refin
ed steady, refined cut loaf 6 7-16a6], con
fectioners A s]as 13-10. Coffee steady, fair
cargoes s].
Cotton market has declined 13 to 15
p >int3, consequence Liverpool advices re
specting war news. Conservative houses siy
there is no pressure to sell, except by
timid.
A Desperate Suicide.
Minneafois, Minn., April 9.—Early
yesterday morning Mrs. John Vanhook
leaped from a stone arch bridge into St.
Anthony’s fails and disappeared beneath
the ice.
Probabilities.
Washington, April 9.—For the South
Allan ic States, fair weather, winds gener
ally shifting to northeast, slight rise in
temperature in the north and west portion,
nearly stationary in southeast portion.
Grand Sale of (.'bickering Pianos.
See cur advertisement in this paper about
( bickering Pianos. It tells the whole
story, but this is a special postscript to catch
the eye of those who never; read advertise
ments. The facts in the business are that
we actually bought at one purchase in Oc
tober last $50,000 worth of Chickering
Piancs, and one-half of them are yet on
our hands UNSOLD. Bad, ain’t it? But
our special Chickering sale just inau
gurated will fix us all right. We now show
in our warerooms the most magnificent line
of first class and costly instruments to
be found outside of New York. It com
prises TEN DIFFERENT STYLES OF CHICKER
ING, SQUARE, SQUARE GRAND, UPRIGHT
and grands, in Rosewood, Ebony and
French Walnut. Those who wish superb
pianos at lowest factory prices should
select from the large stock now offered.
And as an extra inducement to buy now we
are offering the easiest terms upon which
Chickering Pianos have ever been
sold in the United States. Seeing is be
lieving, and so kindly drop in and see for
YOURSELF-
Ludden & Bates’ Music House.
General debility, female weakness, loss of
physical power, Bright’s Disease, and nerv
ous disease, are speedily cured by Hunt’s
Remedy.
Hoarseness, Sore Throat and Croup cured
by gagling.the Throat with Holmes, d
Dentifrice;*
MACON MATTERS.
Gamblers in Hot Water—A Lawyer in an
Unenviable Flight—Troubles of a Life
Insurance Company—Base Ball and
Oilier Mat ers.
Special Correspondence Daily Tinies.
Macon, Ga., April B.—The gamblers are
in hot water. Only last week a suit was filed
to recover SSOO claimed to have been lost by
old man Jackson, of Byron Georgia.
Now conies a North Georgia man, J. C.
Branson, of Kingston, Bartow county, who
claims to have lost in Macon amongst the
best known gamblers, since the State Ftfir
began here in October last, and up to April
Ist inst., over S7OO, and filed to-day through
his attorney, Col. W. 11. Wylly, a suit to re
cover.
This case has some bad features. Branson
is a lawyer and well known in his section,
and was entrusted with some money belong
ing to an estate which he was in honor bound
to hold and protect with the most careful
and guarded scrutiny, but he deliberately
conies 200 miles from home, and banters the
sports of Macon for a game time and again.
If he had Won it would have been a legal
transaction, but having lost, Branson takes
advantage of the law to undo his own mis
steps.
The Macon sports certainly need no en
couragement and should be put down and out,
and made to seek other fields for their nefa
rious work, but certainly it is contemptible
to see a man take himself into a gambling
den and try to win, but losing, seek redress
at law. Branson claims to have lost $3,000
in this manner in the past year, and expects
to get it all back through the courts.
Quite a litili breeze whipped itself into
Insurance circles to dav. The old Cotton
States Life Insurance Com; any is about to
go to pieces. A m°eting was held in the
office on M Iberry street and Mr. W. B.
Johnston, President, took the chair. Upon
re-organizition Mr. Josiah Siblsy of Au
gusta was 11-cted President and Mr. H G.
Cutter Secretary. The s’oekhi Ilers have
been dissatisfied with the way the business I
was managed. Com| 1 lints as to the heavy |
expense and the payment of large salaries |
were the princip 1 causeof the trouble The
Secretary was instructed to correspond with
other companies with a view of silling out
their policies.
Contrary to expectation, the Clippers of
( 1-vi 1 md, Ohio, came this morning and
I 1 ived a game of base b 11 at the park with
ihe home nine and beat the Macon’s badly,
the score being 9to 13 In the first three
innings the Macon boys t 1 tyed h indsom, Iv
and scored five runs to the Clippersone, but
the litter soon passed that score and kept
ahead. There is much dissatisfaction this
evening anbongst the stockholders in the
association at the bad playing of the home
nine. Several of them will not be retained.
Zell, Riffarty, Leighton, Knouff and Col
lins are the best and it is hoped the balance
will do better tc-morrow.
The fireman held a large meeting to-night
and decided to have merely an inspection and
a few small tests on the anniversary, April
loth. Several of our home companies are
going to other cities this year and it is desir
ed to give them time to practice for these
contests.
A most delightful entertainment, compli
mentary to Miss Annie Watson, of Peters
burg, Va., was given by the Pierian Club, at
the Macon Volunteers’ Anuoiy to-night. A
large crowd was present. Harold.
New York Stock Market.
New York, April 9. —At 1:30 p. rn. to-1
day quotations were:
Union Pacific G
Missouri Pacific '•>!%
Western Union Telegrapb|Co 57%
Pacific Mall 52%
Lake Shore.. UU%
Louisville and Nashville 32
TexasjPaclflc IA S ‘
Denver and Rio Grande J>l4
Michigan Centra) 5U i
Delaware. Lackawanna & West’nlo..-J4 :
Northwestern 1
St. Paul 'l‘4
Chicago, Burlington and Qulucyl22 1
Oregon Transcontinental 11 7 ,.
Northern Pacific 39%
Rock island.*..*l)3lll
Jersey Central
Memphis and Charleston..,. 88%
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga (com)..**... 22%
East Tennessee, Va. A Ga, (pftl)* ti
Phlladelphlaand Heading G/4
Oma ha (corn' 2-4)4
Omalia[(pfiD .85
New York Central 99%
Kansas and Texasl’. i*
Erie
The Sidewalk Drummers.
Editor Daily Times : There is a< 1 iss
of young men doing considerable of pave
ment work, who are whi Uy exempted from
city taxes. I a hide to the “Savannah side
walk drummers” — men, who almost without
exception, have failed in every other walk
in life, and u w l.ve entirely by the cre
dulity or simplicity of country buyers in
this market. The visitor to this city, in
tent on puref aii g commodities for his
store, or personal use, no sooner lands by
river boat, or -rain, than he is seized upon
by these human sharks and toted round
from store to store, and worked for all he is
worth. This, of course, is not done, con
amore, but a commission of from 10 to 25
cents on the jd< liar is ilaimed from the
merchant who sells Now, of course, there
can be no law to restrain these mercenary,
but not mercantile diummers, but I would
suggest that they be taxed. 1 pay a specific
tax in order to do business, and I certainly
think the city should protect me by taxing
the men who use my sidewalk, to take my
customers to some other store in my line,
who will pay a larger commission than I
am willing to swindle my customer out of.
Yours, etc.,
Storekeeper.
Summer is Coming.
As the summer now approaches every
man must be prepared for warm weather,
and would like the public to know that ali
that is wanted for in summer wear can be
had by me at most reasonab'e prices. As a
special feature to my trade I can show the
finest and most complete line of ties and
scarfs.
My underwear is of the finest French,
English and domestic makes. My white
and colored shirts are not surpassed by any
house in the city, and anything in the line
of Gents’ Furnishing Goods can be had at
Isadore Fried’s, 116] Broughton street, be
tween Bull and Drayton streets.
BEAUVOIR.
THE HOSPITABLE HOME OF EX
PRESIDENT DAVIS,
The Delightful and Channh g Retreat of
theEx-< onfed»*rate Chi» ft.dn—Th** State
of I! m Health—His Views on Public
Men and Measures—Clev laikd’g
Adininst ation—Gen.Lawh n s
Nomination to Ru-sia, Etc.
—A Visit Long to be
R membered.
Beauvoir, April 7th, 1885.
Dear Times : In my last 1 stated that I
was on the eve of my departure from New-
Orleans to this place, the hospitable home of
Ex-President Jeflerson Davis. Sometimes,
however, one man proposes and another dis
poses. I never dreamed that the railroads
would be the only observers of Sunday in the
Crescent City, as they generally, in localities
where the customs of the people set apart the
seventh as a day of rest and refreshment, con
duct their business as on other days of the
week. But in this, as in everything else,
New Orleans is a law unto herself. On arriv.
ing at the depot Sunday afternoon, 1 was in
formed that I would have my labor for my
pains, and would be obliged to trudge back
as no train except the through mail left on
that day, and my visit was necessarily de
ferred.
Early yesterday morning, however, I bade
Captain Hooper a fond farewell, and boarded
the train for
BEAUVOIR,
which place was reached after a run of about
three hours. A short walk of a quarter of a
mile brought me to this now venerated man
sion. It is a beautiful place. A fine, stately,
old-timed residence, delightfully situated in
the midst of a beautiful grove, and overlook
ing the broad expanse of the Mexican Gulf,
it is truly the ideal residence of a fine old
Southern gentleman; one of ye olden time. It
is the abode of genuine elegance and hospi
tality, and, though it may not be s > magnifi
cent as the palatial stone fronts of Grant,
Sherman and other pets of our Northern
friends, it is, nevertheless, just such a home
as any one could reasonably desire, and is
specially adapted, in its quiet dignity, as the
place of retirement in his old age, of the dis
tinguished ex-Confederate President and
chieftain.
After receiving a cordial welcome from
Mrs. Davis, and her charming daughters,
Mrs. Hayes and Miss Varina—tetter known
as “Miss Winnie”—l sat for a few moments
on the broad, spacious verandah overlooking
the Gulf, admiring the scene, and meditating
on the pleasures which must be afforded by
such a residence, when hearing a step behind
me, I looked arounii, and saw before me
HON. JEFFERSON DAVIS
himself. The sight once more cf
this genieman, who has made
so profound an impress upoe
the world’s history filled me with eu o.ions i
will not attempt to describe. I was most
agreeably surprised too, to see him looking
so well. The papers had spoken of him as
being very sick, and even had begun to talk
of his death; but his friends canr. j licethat,
from all appearances, he bids fair to re
main in the land of the living for many
years to come. He, cf course, feels the bur
den of advancing age, being now 76; but
his step is firm, and his complexion is as
good as 1 have ever seen it. He had, it is
true, been confined to his bed for the great
er part of several weeks,but his attack was a
rheumatic one, and, apart frem the pain
thereby occasioned, not of a serious nature
There isnotruth in the report that his wound
received over thirty years ago,in Mexico, bad
reopened. All there is in the story is
that he has, suffered considerable pain in
the leg in which tEe wound had teen inflict
ed. His mind is as clear as ever, and no
greater intellectual treat can be given any
one than is afforded by a
COSVERSAT ON WITH MB. DAVIS.
He has truly a wonderful mind; one
which absorbs thoroughly everything which
he reads, studies or sees. No subject could
be introduced with which he did rot s’em
to be entirely familiar, and it is no exag
geration to say that a lifetime spent in his
society would help a man to acquire more
genuine useful knowledge and instruction
than the average individual could acquire
from a large library. He not only absorbs,
as I have said, a thorough knowledge on
every subject with which he comes in con
tact, but he has the gift in a remarkable
degree of imparting his information in a
manner at once instructive, entertaining and
lucid.
One might imagine *hat living,as he does,
away from the busy world in his retreat of
quiet elegance, he would take little notice
of men and things of the present day. Such
however, is far ircm the case. He keeps
himself thoroughly informed as to the
minutest details of all measures and all
questions prominent before the public. He
discussed with your correspondent the tariff
and the silver questions in all their bear
ings, and his views on them will strike any
one as being eminently wise and conserva
tive. With the characters and qualifica
tions of all the public men now prominent
before the country, he is thoroughly famil
iar, and, with a keen insight into human na
ture,he seems to understand them perfectly.
In regard to
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND’S ADMINISTRATION,
he was especially interesting. He expressed
great hopes of the outcome of Cleveland’s
policy. He said th at it was certainly a great
improvement over the administrations with
which the country had been afflicted for so
many years, and that he believed the Presi
dent was conscientious ar d determined to
do justice to the South. The Cabinet he,
of course, was pleased with, and he thought
a new era of prosperity was about to dawn,
and would continue until the government
was restored to the honesty and purity which
characterized it before the war. 1 showed
him a letter written by Gen. Jubal A. Early,
entitled
“grant and the sword of lee,”
in which Gen. Early puts a quietus on the
subject of Grant’s “magnamity” in declin
ing to receive Gen. Lee’s sword at Appo
mattox. Mr. Davis on this subject said that
Early was right; that according to the
terms of the surrender, Gen. Lee and hi
officers were entitled to their horses and
side arms, and that Gen. Lee never oflered
to surret der hi. sword. He did think,
however, that it should te stated “in justic*
to Grant” (these were his V‘ry words) that
“the terms of the surrender granted by
Grant were very literal under existing cir
cumstances.” On the subject of
grant’s condition.
He also expressed himself very freely.
He feels the greatest ‘ympathy for the old
leader of the Feder. 1 armies in his suffer
ings, and regretted that his life should te
so sorely and wearily dragging to its ebse
He did not a low this, howeve - , to cause
him to forget Grant’s treatment of the
South after he became President, and while
he did not dwell with any biterness even on
this point, it was evident that he thought
much more of the General as a soldier and
a man, than as a statesman and pc litician.
But time would fail me to give in any
thing like minute detail, the various sub
jects of interesting conversations wliich I had
with the ex Confederate ( hieftain. Among
many other things, he alluded to
GENERAL LAWTON’S NOMINATION
as Minister to Russia. He had then onl?
he: rd of the withdraw! of that nomination
and he expressed himself exactly in accord
ance with the opinion which has since
been rendered by the At
turney General He claimed that when
Andrew Johnson gave General Lawton a
pardon, the President of the United States
was vested by the Constitution with full and
absolute power to pardon all political
offenses, and that therefore General Law
ton’s was as free from political disabilities
as if he had never taken part in the war
fo r Southern independence. He entertains
sentiments of high regard for the new
Minister to Russia.
A DELIGHTFUL VISIT.
It was by several conversations, such as
these, carried on sometimes in the room and
sometimes by the bedside of the ex-Presi
den’, that the time of my stay of a day and
night at Beauvoir flew by on rapid wing.
The visit was in all respects a most delight
ful one, and it was with feelings of genuine
and sincere regret that I at length bid adieu
to Mr. a- d Mrs. Davis, their children and
grandeb Idren, and General J cseph R.
Davis, the ex-Prcsident’s nephew, who re
sides with his d stinguished relative ai
Beauvoir. It was, however, regret mingled
with satisfaction at seeing the old veteran
so much better jn health than I anticipated,
and at realizing that he will not be called
upon to practically test the question,
“ IS SECTIONALISM DEAD ?”
for a long time to come. Heaven grant j
him in health and prosperity yet long to
lire, and may thetime soon return when the
pleasure of seeing him again at his charming
and elegant retreat on the Gulf will be
again vouchsafed. W.
THE CONSOLIDATED GAS COMPANIES.
An Interview With President Henry
Blun.
A Times reporter called to-day on Henry
Plun, Esq, President of the Mutual Gas
Light Company, which recen’ly I
absorbed the Savannah Gas
Company, and learned from him that the
combination formed a few days ago will be
satisfactorily consummated in a few
days, and all objections removed. Mr.
Blun remarked that the fact that
the new company w«s laying gas mains on
Broughton street and »as introducing its
system with the old company’s works
was’g a sufficient refutation of the
statement that there was trouble ahead The I
official further stated that the new company I
purchased the rights of the old
company in gcod faith and for a i
valuable consideration and that did mueb, 1
as the Directors intended to make gas ■
cheaper to consumers. The law quote d as ap- !
plying to the consolidation was not correc- ly
or consistently made. Mr. Blun reiterated
his reu arks as published yesterday, that i
the while matter would be amically ad-I
j isted in a few days.
Eve Understood Her Business.
When Eve sampled the fruit she under
stood her business. the wanted to give all
her sisterhoed something to talk about and
pave the way to keep men cut of mischief,
at the same time. Take from woman the
subject of garments, and rob man of the
disiussicn he can get out of the weather,and
we might as will be lorn without tongue
for all the use they would be.
Ruination Prices.
We offer the remains of our Winter Boys’
Suits, from 4 to 9 years old, your choice, at
the low price of $3 50 per suit. There are
suits in the lot of which the original price
is $7, and not a suit in the lot that you can
buy any wl ere for less than $5. We have de
cided they must go to make room for spring
goods. Single boys’ knee pants by the hun
dreds, and also very cheap, at the “Famous’
New York Clothirg House, 140 Congress
itreet.
Man Wants Bnt Little Here Below,
But he wants that little good, strong and of
the test. And that’s the reason he rushes to
the well-stocked emporium of A. Falk &
Son, corner Whitaker and St. Julian streets.
For he knows that they carry the very best
and largest stock of mens’ youth’s and chil
dren’s clothing of the most fashionable style;
good, substantial and cheap. A trial is all you
need to convince you that A. Falk & Son is
the place to go.
Bead, Learn and Save Money
By purchasing your clothirg from the “Fa
mous,” the store of economy and reform
platform, low prices cn all suits used by the
people, as low prices surely increases trade
ind results in the greatest good to both buyer
and seller. For pure, honest clothing and
low prices the “Famous” is the place.
Every gam ent guaranteed or the money
refunded. No. 140 Congress street.
THE HARNETT HOUSE, SAVANNAH.
Visitors to Savannah, Ga., will find the
Harnett House a comfortable and desirable
stopping place, where the charges are mod
erate, while the uniform - excellence of the
able is a subject of general remark-.-Chi
ago National Hotel Reporter.
S6OO A YE AR
SA VANN tH BASE BALL ASSOCIATION.
Meeting La-t Night—Organization and
Election of Oftlcera.
Ihe Times made reference a few days
since to a movement for the organization of
a stock association, with the vi-w of inau
gurating thi< season a series of base ball
games with professional nines. The amount
of stock required was $2,500, and this hav
ing been taken, a meeting of the interested
parties was called last evening at the Ford’s
Opera House.
Mr. T. B. Thompson was called to the
chair, and Mr. Geo. L. Cope, Jr., was elected
secretary.
On motion a committee of three was ap
pointed, consisting of Messrs. J. H. Estill,
Thomas P. Heide and Harris Cape to pro
pose a plan of organization.
After a short conference the committee
prcseniod the following report, which was
dopted: ;
1. inat the name of the organization
shall be the Savannah Base Ball Associa
tion, and shall consist of such persons who
have subscribed to the capital stock and
such others as may hereafter become stock
holders.
2. The officers shall consist of a President,
a Treasurer, a Secretary and a board of five
directors, three of whom shall be the above
named officers, the duties of said officers to
be defined !>v such bylaws as may be here
af er adopted.
3. The committee recommend that a char
ter be applied for immediately, in such
form as the board of directors may agree
upon.
4. The committee nominate the following
gentlemen as officers:
President—F. G Dußignon.
Treasurer—J. H. Johnston.
Secretary—T. B. Thompson.
Directors —F. G. Dußignon, J. H. John
ston, T. R. Thompson, J. H. Estill and J.
H. Hunter.
The selection of the nine was then discuss
ed at length and the names of a number
were presented as being well known profes
sional and first class players. Telegrams
were sent last night to effect engagements
with the nine. It is announced that the fol
lowing will compose the proposed nine:
T. Murray (third base), formerly with
Minneapi lie. Northwestern League.
Smith (pitcher), formerly of New Or
leans, considered a puzzler.
Graves (catcher), formerly of St. Paul,
of the Northwestern League.
' Fisher (second base), formerly with
Cleveland League teem.
Mull Iv (first base), ce’ebrated in Mem
phis and Grand Rapids, Mich.
Caruthers (change pitcher and fiilder),
formeily of Kansas City Unions.
Mappis (short stop), formerly with Terre
Haute, Northwestern League.
Johnson of the Cleveland team, was also
telegraphed for.
Another battery frem Philadelphia is im
contemplation, and also three additional
fielders
President Dußignon sent a telegram last
night to H. W. Grady, President of the
Southern League, asking admission to their
organization.
There will be another meeting of the as
sociation to-night.
The lovers of the National game may rest
assured that they will have fine sport given
them this season. The association are de
termined to secure the very best players, and
their arrangements for the games will be
such as to give very general satisfaction to
all.
Considerable enthusiasm exists on tbe
subject, and more than usml interest is
manifested in the approaching season. The
park will be put in thorough condition and
excellent arrangements will be made for
the accommodation of the*ladies. Savannah
will not only have the best season ot base
ball she has ever witnessed, and the iadi
cations are that it will be an exceedingly
profitable and successful one to the As
sociation.
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Savannah’s Foliage.
One commendable sign can be seen abou&
the city, especially in the southern part,
where hundreds of new bouses have been
erected in the past few years, and that is
the cultivation of trees. This fact is a no
ticeable one and me: its much commenda
tion. Nothing looks better than vistas
when rows of shady trees are planted ex
tending el >ng the streets. Their dancing
green leaves are refreshing to the eye and
in tbe shade pedestrians can be protected
from the rays of tbe summer sun. Then
again, and principally, the trees exert a
cooling influence on the atmosphere. They
breathe in through a mi lion pores in their
leaves prosonous carbonic acid gases thrown
from the lungs of men and animals in the
day time and at night tbe same million ot
pores throw out oxygen gas to purify and:
cocl the atmosphere for the bettering of our
health. These are facts ineontestibiy
true, notwithstanding some dis
contented parties say that trees are in the
way and that in a commercial city like this l
take up too much room and obsenre the light.
These persons would growl if rain drops
should fall on them from the leaves after a
shower had ceased. Some householders
snarl because they are taxed to maintain
bugs which crawl from the trees into their
houses, and some tradesmen howl because
the trees obscure the numerous signs they
have on their places of business. Despite all
these objections the ’public want trees, the
health of the city requires it. They add too,
instead of detracting from the beauty and
hygienic condition, and it is to the number
and grandeur of our trees that Savannah has
gained the name of Forest City.
Conundrum.
“Why is a Hoe Perfecting J’ress like Sub
livan, the ‘slugger’ ?”
I give it up. „
“Became it gives a fellow the blaek eye.
P. S.—ls you don’t believe the above to be
correct look at E. C. M. P. (these letters
mean esteemed contemporary —the morning
paper.) of last Sunday, page 5.
Growler.
Ichlng Fllei. ’’ —Symptom! : Molitor
Like perspiration, intense itching, worse by
scratching, Biost at night, seems as if
woixus were crawling. "Swayne’a OlntmenV
i>a ture cure.X