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,'jiwinu'il) Sttn'lag Simes. VOL. 6. W. 98. THE IMPENDING' WAR. THE SITUATION STILL GRAVE AND EXCITING. No Improvement in th» Feeling in London —Russian Piotes'a ions Received with Suspicion—Active Warlike Pr< para tions Going on in England—Re .a ration for K' ma: oft’s Act to be Promptly Demanded. London, April 11. —There is no improve ment in the feeling here this morning, and r?‘2iough things have settled down to the usual routine, the conviction is general that a war with Russia is inevitable, as nothing short of a complete backdown by Russia will appease the wrath of the people. The an swer of M. DeGiers to England’s demand for an explanation of General Komaroft’s action, gives anything but satisfaction, and is looked upon as another diplomatic ruse to gain time for further preparations. No faith is placed in the Russian Government’s protestation of entire ignorance of the causes which led to the conflict. In political circles the opinion is freely expressed that Mr. Gladstone will find himself hard pressed by the Tory and Whig leaders in the House unless he moves quickly in ascertaining at once what Russia intends to do in the way of reparation for the action of General Komaroff, or whether any is intended The Conservatives, pooh-pooh the iile' that the St Petersburg < fficials are not kept fully posted concerning affair- on the Af ghan frontier and assert that it is their be lief that the R tssian Minister i f War was nos-only fully cognleiot of what w»s tians , piring, but had ordered th" commanding ( officer of the Russian forces on , the Kushk river to resent ] at once by force, the lightest ( act not in strict conformity with the ar- ( rangements between England and Russia ( pending the settlement of the frontier diffi- ( culty. ACTIVE PREPARATIONS FOR WAR IN ENG- LAND. t War preparations throughout the king-I' dem are being actively pushed The war I ; office is the scene of great activity daily J and the officials wi'h a large numtier of 1 clerks are engaged late into night in the 1 work of preparing orders etc., for stores and munitions of war. Work at all the arse nals and the Government Dick yards is carried on day and night, and nothing is 1 being left undone by the officials to make am) le preparations for whatever emergen cies may arise in the case of a war. ] FROM MACON. I Base Ball in the Central City—The Macon j Club Again Down the Montgomerys— | The Southern Telegraph Com pany’s License—A Success- ful Carnival. Special Dispatch to the Daily Times. . Macon, Apr.l 11. —The Montgomerys i played the second game this afternoon with 1 the Macons. The game yesterday resulted in Macon’s victory by 13 to 3. To day Macon won again by a score of Bto 6. Ma con hails with pleasure the announcement that Savannah has organized a base ball as- . sociation, and hope to see them in the Southern League games. Miyor Frice received information ■ to-day that the Southern Telegraph Com pany Receiver would pay over the li cense of five hundred dollars. There has been considerable litigation about this li cense and this concession is a victory for the City Attorney, Nat Harris. Professor West’s carnival at theMicon Volunteer’s Armory last night was a grand success. Over one hm:-'re I ber.uiiful little I children were on the 110 -ra: one tin e 1 The hall wr.-. uvv-ded wi’hspecta-l tors. i. Ti.E I X AMEEROF AFGHANISTAN. Attcnij ■■ tolle-ei ter that Country in the I . Interest of Russia. Teheran Apr 1 11.— Ayoub Khan, the ! 1 ite Ameer of Afghanistan, who, ever since } his displacement by Abdurrahman, the'.' present ruler of tha. conn ry, his been re- ] siding here, has again emit aver- t-d to make ' his escape. He has long ■ ■■ • :■ u 1 d upon as a tool in thi bauds ot gevcri merit and it is believed h-’ pet escaping is m rvt r Afghan’-.tm amt. j backed !'■-■ i'-. r i*. a plentiful s \ ■ .ml to whom ihe firesect •mer is dirtaste Jul. He was ■' i '■ ■ ■ F.owever t:ml a re-'ee hr the Persian < fliim Is v- ii') under ins rue- j tions from E gland, ha ve of late been keep- 1 ing him untbr ; surveillance. THE WHEAT CROP. ' Decreased Yield Reported tn the West. I ' Chicago, April 11.—The Times if is i morning prints v<luminous reports fn t’u . western wheat States. Dispatc esfr>mi ijtnsas and Illinois agree upon a condition j • which wi 1 lessen the yield one-half. Some . , portions of Ohio entertain hopes for an i average crop, while the central counties I show decreased acreage. Very little injury j was done in Michigan by the severe weather. Great damage is reported in the ■ I southern counties of Indiana. A crop <f. t nearly 1,400,000 bushds is expected in Mis ] : sotiri, while the decreasing average in lowa ! i will bring the product of that State down t to 7,000,00 Q bushels. t 1 attempted suicide. i A Mau Found Unconscious in Grant Park Atlanta. •Sppecial Dispatch to Savannah Daily Time < Atlanta, Ga., April 11—At noon to- i day J. F. Moore, of Gwinnett county, who 1 has been in Atlanta quite a while, was found unconscious in Grant Park. He had tried to colnmit suicide. He is in the hos pital, and to-night is reported very low. • Up to 10 o’clock he was still unconscious. i SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 12, 1885. NORFOLK EXCHANGE NATIONAL BANK. Statem-nt of its Condition by the Comp ti oiler General. Washington, April 11. —Mr. Cannon, the Comptroller of Currency, late this even ing gave out a preliminary statement of the resources and liabilities of the Norfolk Ex change National Bank, obtained from the examiner’s report. The statement presents the following figures. Resources —Bills receivable, $2,550,172.46; over drafts, $150,214.54; I. S. bonds to se cure circulation and deposits, $275,000; U. S. bonds on hand, $3,050; miscellaneous stocks and bonds, $755,230.66; due from other banks. $53,288.48; banking house and other real es tate, $71,370.41. Expenses—Taxes and interest paid, $29,- 881.91; redemption fund, $4,500; cash and cash items, $175,814.19; total, $4,068,522.65. Premiums on U. S. bonds will add about $55,000 to the resources. Liabilities —Capital surplus and unloaned earnings, $604,970.34; circulation, $90,000. individual deposits, $2,943,507.77; due other banks, $210,291.51; dne Treasurer United States and United States disbursing officers, $202,713.03; bills payable, $100,000; redis counted paper, $117,01*0; total, $4,0(18,522.65. Circulation and United States deposits are fully protected by a deposit of United States bonds, with the Treasurer of the United States. Concerning the condition of the. bank’s allairs, as shown by the Examiner’s report, the Comptroller says: “There will be without doubt a serious loss on indebtedness of Bain and Bros., and also upon certain securities which have been turned over to the Ex change National Bank by this firm. ' Serious loss will also result from the indebtedness of other large borrowers, including Mr. Whitehead, the President, and Mr. Geo. M. Bain, Jr.,the Cashier. It is impossible at present to pre dict what the outcome will be so far as the creditors of the bank are concerned, but there must inevitably be a large proportion ate loss. Tue bills receivalle and rnisci Paneous stocks and bonds respectively include a large amount of paper and securities which are of a purely local character and hence in view of the depressed condition of allairs in Norfolk and vicinity must .be regarded as of doubtful value. HABEAS CORPUS Called to the Aid of an ex-Surgeon Cen tral. Washington, April 11.—The writ of habeas corpus made returnable t- -day befo-e Judge Cox, asking that ex Surgeon General Wales be released from alleged illegal cus tody, was argued this morning. Dr. Wales is under court martial on the charge of , gross can 1-issness in allowing the fraudu lent vouchers made by Carrigan to go through his office. The doctor claims that if he is guilty of at*y offense it is a civil one, and that he has violated no military order or articles ts war. Dr. Wales was repre sented by Mtss s. Sbil abarger, Wilson & . Sands The s. cretar.- of the Navy was represented by John S. Blair, of the Depart ment of Justice. EMANCIPATION DAY. The President to Review the Procession in , Washington. • Washington, April 11.—A delegation of . colored residents of Washington called on President Cleveland to-day and presented him with an address and invited him to re view the Emancipation procession. The President responded briefly, promising a just recognition of the rights of the colored peo ple during his administration, and accepted their invitation to review the procession on Emancipation Day. COLON A' D PAN AMA. The Sitration I in hanged. Though Further Trouble Feared. Washington, Aprd 11.—Rear Admiral Jewett has telegraphed Secietary Whitney as follows: The Tent e -et anti cd at Colon tn-di-y all we 1 I sbal >■]• > transit to morr.-w ai d keet; it riper. Everything is quiet. Imre, but trouble L 1.-. ie. a Pan-tna, Shall send 100 men t> Pan-mia 1 morrow. , Tie Ci v of P.irn arrived w. i. C i. Hey w- >d and a I •i-hi < m■. .-a-,--. si T j ; -it i- ::.ci'a. ’. A'i well. - - A *ti:i:;e ended. , ; I I the -Ci-iko-s ACetd.d ."o. |i Ci h'AGO, April 11.—At a conference tc- ii. tv.-on the striking employes of die,'. Ci,: < r-ui’-k Reaper Company and S'i'.erir.- i tei.it.,-iit .Averill, the latter stated 1 hat the , i-i ii i'any wutilei agree to the original de- . man I of the men,which was a restoration of , the 15 per cent, taken Irom the piecework- , ers and ’he 10 per cent, reduction on the ( wages nf the day wo: kers. BASIC BALL. Games Played Yesterday; Cincinnati, O , April 11.—Cincinnatis 9, Indian paiis 10 Louisville, Ky , April 11. —Louisvilies 8, Detroits 5. ' i Telephone Bights Demanded. Baltimore, Md„ April 11.—In the Su- j perior Court to-day a suit was instituted by , the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph Company ■ against the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele- ; phone Company, for a mandamus to compel i the defendant to furnish to the plaintiff the same telephone facilities that it furnishes to the Western Union Telegraph Company or to any other similar company in this State. < Lord Wolseley on His Way Home. < Cairo, April 11.—General Lord Wolseley I arrived here to-day from Dongola. It is 1 said that he has received urgent orders to j make all possible haste to London for the ] purpose of reporting to the home government. ] Probabilities. ' Washington, April 11.—For the South ( Atlantic States, fair weather, southwest to i northwest winds, slightly colder. ' GRANT’S CONDITION BUT LI TTLE CHANGE FROM PREVI OUS REPORTS. Pa ses a Rather Unfavorable Night, But Subsequently Rallies—Another II» m orrliage the Gr. atesr. Fear of bls Physicians—Spends a Quiet Af ternoon Yesterday Convers ing With His Family- Latest. Bullrtins From the Doctors. New York. April 11; —Gen Grant’seon dition was unfavorable las’ night. In the eailv hours of this morning he suffered from a severe pain in the throat and wa very His old neuralgii: trouble disturbed him too. Noihing serious hap pened, however, and this morning some ex haustim is tbeoaly result of the pain. The condition of the patient was n it materially different from what it was at the same hour yesterday. The night in the vici ity of the Grautmansion pass’d with unm-ual dudnisv. No one went in or out from the time the front doors were closed at midnight until the milkman arrived at half past fire this morning. Dr. Shrady remained with the pitimt all night. He went out of the house at half pas’ eight, leaving the General without immidiate medic. 1 attendance. This is the third day in succession I'm doctors have done this. Tne doctor t: 1 <ed wiih th? correspondent of the United JHe did nut think it at all dangerous io leave tfie patient i-lone. What was most to bs feared was a recur rence of the hemorrhage, but the doctor emsidered that no such accident was prob - ble at present. Tire-General slept up to 2 o’clock without the aid of an anodyne; then he became restless and an anodyne was administered. Tliis morning he to< k bis usual liquid nourishment of condensed beef and cocoa. He swallowed it in a mechani cal manner and without any particular sign of relish or reluctance. Dr Shrady will not return to the house until the evening Dr. Douglass wi'l be there at 2 o’clock. Another crank called .at the house to-day. He was a Frenchman and held a certificate and diploma from some medical institution in Marseilles. Harrison, the colored servant, shut the door in his face and he walked away. At 8 a. m. General Grant dozed comfor tably until 1 am., when he became restless and suffered from pain in his throat. The usual local applications were made, giving partial relief. At 2p. m., however, the ad ministration of an anodyne was demanded. Since then he has been dozing and sleeping by turns. Pulse 68. Temperature 99. Geo. F. Shrady. M. D. At 4:45 p. m., at the visit of Doctors Barker, Douglas and Shrady, Gene-al Grant was found a comfortable condition. He had rested well all the morning. Pulse 72; temperature normal. J. 11. Douglas, Geo. F. Shrady, M. D. 8. p m.—Gen. Grant has been very quiet i.ll the afternoon. He has been sitting in his room surrounded by and conversing with his family for some time. His puLe is 68 and temperature normal. He has taken his nourishment as usui 1 Douglas*, M- D. Schooner General Banks Ashore. Washington, D C, Apr'l 11.—The sicnal corps station at Hatteras Inlet, N. C, reports that the schooner Gener. 1 Banks from Boston to Norfork in bi Past, was run ashore at 12 o’clock yesterday, three miles west of that point. She had lost her an chors and sails. The crew were all saved by the Life Saving Service. The vessel will prabably be gotten off. Wonderful Chess Play: g. Wilmington, Del., April 11.—Herr Heinetz, the chess player, engaged in fm r simultaneous games last evening, without see ng the board, the contest lusting five hours, and concluding at 1:15 o'clock this morning. Heinetz Won three of the games, and the fourth w-.s deilired a draw. Death of an Ex-Mayor of London London. April IL—Considerable gloom has been c i t over the city by tlmAmmrince m?nt this morning of the death of Ex Lord Mayor Moulague. _ Port Notes. Me-.-,.’. D. C. Bacon & Co , < leared yester day the scho ner John Shay, for Philadel- i phia.with 15,829 pieces lumber, measuring 197.536 feet. .tbs ■ . II I ! & Co, cleared yesterday j t’te Norwegia i hark, B n’t , for Dob y in . Ballast. Me. sis. RhJ trds ■< Barnard < lea red' Vts .eri'i Lie Bt- 1 h b -.rk, CsmondO’Brien for Lie 1 w.th 1.52: luil-g» cotton,, weigh:- -.: U- 1.-od pounds, valued at $68.76i>. 2,750 wrrt L rosin, web bing 1,113,399 poum- , vault'd at $6,572.29. 218 sacks cotto ■ - . .1. ■■.' i ; J 39,000 pound-, valued at. $375 1.12 bnn lies cane reed*, weighing I 6,575 per. .ds vs bied at SBO 3,738 staves] valued at $ 50. fr,tal valuation $76,230.29. ] Cargo by various purties. Messrs. Bacon, ’ ike & Co, < leared yes- ] terday the schooner Quaker City for Aspin- i wall. 41,58 S pieces pitch pine lumber, measuring 398,098 feet, valued at SIB,OOO. j Blue Grocery Store. In our advertising columns will be found 1 a notice of the opening >f the Blue Gro-I eery Store at No. 172 Broughton street, by Mr. H. Zacharias. He wdl have a com plete stock ot choice family and fancy gro ceries. Mr. Zmharias proposes to offer the most liberal inducements to customers and will give them the very best of articles. If you want anything in his line do not fail to call at the Blue Grocery Store. Something Seldom Found. In this city during summer season on Sun dy. Why? Because nearly everybody leaves town simply because they cannot or don’t know where to get a firstclass meal, but if they will read the advertising columns of the Times they will find that Merrs. Freid & Hicks, No. 11 and 13 Market basement, are the only ones that ever tar nished such fine dinners on Sunday. Their regular boarders are more than delighted with the splendid treatment offered them by these popular young caterers. Don’t forget that their bill of fare is superb and they have the most attentive waiters in this city. ELECTRIC SPARKS. Caught Over the Wires From all Quarters London, April 11.—Dunbar J. Douglass, Earl of Selkirk, is dead. Winnipeg, Man., April IL—Another • di«patch to-night frotn Battit ford says 1 ven persons only were killed at Frog Lake. Raven Run, I'a , April 11.—It was de cided to-day to commence the work of res cuing the entombed miners at the Cuvier C 1 iery. Cincinnati, April 11.— In a brief speech . on’Change to day Senator Sherman said he s regarded the outlook favorable for renewed | business prosperity. Saratoga, April 11. —The condition of ■ ex Judge J. K. Porter, who was r-cently • stricken with apoplexy, is still ciitical al- ■ though slightly improved. Springfield, 111 , April 11.—At the noon joint session to day lourteen Senators ' and thirty seven Representatives we e pres ent. Morrison received 19 votes for Senator, ■ Black 2, Streeter 2, Logan 2 Pittsburg, Pa., April 11.—The white ( lead works of W. AV. Lawrence & Co., Alle , gheny City, together with the contents, were ' entirely consumed by tire, caused by sponta ' neons combustion between 2 and 3 o’clock I this morning. Loss about $50,000; insurance ‘ $30,000. , Columbus, Ind., April 11.—The Edin- I burg Starch works, ten miles north of here, ; | were burred this morning. Loss $75,000; : insurance $50,000. A warehouse with . ' $140,000 worth < i s’arch was saved. One • hundred and fifty men were thrown out of . employment. ! Ea- ton, Pa , April 11.-One of a set of : eighteen boilers at the Breaker, near York i town, Carson county, exploded last night. - E Iward Gratirs, fireman, was killed, and his assistant received irjuries from which he dii dlhis morning. Boyle’s body was found in a reservoir. SUIT FOB TITLES. Growing Out «f a Double Sale of Prop erty. ( An irregular law suit was terminated yes , terday morning in the Superior Court. It I i was one brought by Mr. John B uhan to ! Coupel Mr. Waring Russell to give a deed -'to a certain piece of property. The facts as . adduced in tue trial were su stan'ialiy as ■ follows: In March, 1883, Messrs. Kennedy : & Blue, auctioneers, offered for sale a piece -' of property on Gwinnett and Lincoln ■ : streets. The property was advertised for sale live times and when offered at public auction at the court home by the auctioneers i was purchased by Mr. Eouhan for the sum |i of S6BO, he being the highest ] and best bidder. He took it far I granted that the titles would be : j all right, and in order to make arra - ge- I ments for the payment of the land and erect a house, he purchased some stock in a loan association. He waited for the attorney of the association, < apt H. C. Cunningham, to | look into the titles and pass on them, and ’ was somewhat astonished subsequently to ! learn that Mr. Waring Russell repudiated the ] sale effected by Messrs. Kennedy & Blun and ' sold the land in Liecember in the same year ]to another party. This sale was made by Messrs. J. McLaughlin & Son. Then Mr. Bon han, finding that he had been subjected to I unnecessary expense,; and having no chance Ito obtain a title to the land iustiiutid through his attorneys, Mt s-rs. Garrard & Meldrim, a suit against Waring Ri.ssell to '] compt 1 him to make titles. The case was I called on Friday for trial before a jury and the above facts were set forth on the part ot the ) hintiff. The defendant repudiated I the site, claiming that he met Mr. Blun, i cne of the auctioneers, to whom he made ' propositi ns for selling three lo’s cn Gwin- . nett and Lincoln street. He claimed that he asked Mr. Blun what the lots would bring, i and the latier gentleman said that the lots : could bi divided into five and would bring seven hundred dollars each. The .leli nilai’t also stated that he left the land fur , -ale in the hands us Messrs. Kennedy A Blun, : ' with the understanding that the three lots or I ; the subdivided live bring the sum of three ] thousand dollars, and that in selling the lot in dispute lor les-, than seven bundled and .illy dollars the auctioneers exceeded their I authority, hence he repudiated the sale. ; The facts were then presented to the j (jury, who retired Friday afternoon ' wi tii instructions from the court to bring in | ■ -"'led verdic 1 . in case they agreed after I con? ’ adjourned. Yesli rday mornirg that , ffedy presented a sealed verdict which will doth" f pened unLl Wednesday next, at which time the jury sb: II iq pear in court. Messrs. Garrard & Meldiim appeared for ■he plaintiffand Messrs. L< ster <& Ravtnei , !■.: <i -lendant. , Poshes ory Warrant Proceedings. In tire Times Fiiday last, appeared a , local whertiti it stated that Mr. Edward Broderick caused a possessory warrant to be issued against J. 11. A. Wille for the ! possession of a valuable Newfoundland dog ' which was alleged to have been picked up by the latter on Wilson street. Magistrate | M. Naughton issued the warrant and the | dog was taken possession of by Constab’e R. H. Bourke. Yesterday the case was tried . ! before the magistrate with Messrs. Chari- ; j ton & Mackail for ) laintiff and Messrs. I Richards & Heyward for defendant. The . j case was an interesting one, and aoout twenty witnesses were examined. The dog in dispute was a mute witness, as he was I brought in the room for the purpose of hav- i ing a witness identify him. Both claimants spoke endearing words to the canine and he responded to each. The magistrate decided in favor of plaintiff when the defendant gave notice of his intention to certiorari the case. The dog was then ordered to be left in the custody of the constable for ten days. Superior Court. Court convened yesterday morning at 10 o’clock, Hon. A. Pratt Adams, Judge, presiding, wheh the following proceedings were had : In the matter of the application of Thom as Henderson et si., for verification of deed. Order granted confirming deed as prayed for. With the exception of cases more fully mentioned elsewhere, nothing else was transacted. Court then adjourned until Monday morning at 10 o’clock. BASE BALL BOOMING. ALL THE MONEY NEEDED FOR A CRACK NINE RAISED. The New Park Already t aid Out and Work tu be Bi guu at Once—Good Men Io lie Secured at Any Cost—A Lively Sea ton Expected—Enthusiasm Aroused 10 the Highest Pitch. Savannah is ell agc.g over the proposed professions! baseball nine, and in stores, offices, places of business, and homes, the main topic of conversation is over the pros pects of the club. A permanent organiza tion was formed a Lw days ago, and a sub scription list started. Up to last ni'ht four thousand dollass were (lodged. A meeting of the Directors was held at theifficeol M. 1 G. Haas, on Bay streei las', night, and , matters relating to the selection of the I I nine were discusstd. The three new play ers who were engaged, viz: Smith, Grtves , . i and Fishe-, arrived on the Sivannah, Flor- ! ida and Wk stern Railway, frem New Or . leans, and were driven to the place of meet- I . | ing, where they were introduced to the Di- i | rertire. Smith, the pitcher, is a stout, j . compact, but sturdy looking man. He has I ) a fu 1 record as a pitcher, and in a game re cently played in New Oi leans, retired I twenty-bree out of the twenty seven men at the ba’. Graves, the catcher, is a tall and slender I player, and like Smith has a fine record. ] These will make a fine bat’ery and great | expectations are based on them. Fisher, the second base, is another exceptionally good player. He looks like a thorough-: bred, and big money aid be put up that he . will cover his bag for til that it is worth. . This trio has been playing with the Expo -ition nine at New Orleans, an 1 made] splendid reerrds. They discussed the posi- I lion with the directors and recoin men Jed several pliyers who may compose the alter- I nale battery and fill out the nine. These j men with Murray, a fielder, and Burke, the tenth man, are engaged and are new rea iy for business. They were, after giving their views, taken to their boarding house on Broughton street. F. G. Dußignon, Fsq., president, stated I hat he had sent a telegram to Henry W. j Grady, of Atlanta, asking him if the Savan- | nah club could get in the Hague or would i have games assured, and received the fi 1- ’ lowing answer: “Answer delayed. Hope of . getting you in. No chance at present, how-! ever. Glad to play you exhibition games. ] Glad yon organized. H. W. Grady.” Mr. Krauss read a telegram received from •W. E. Robeite, of Montgomery, Ala , stating that he is wort.ing to have ten clubs in the league. Mr. Geo. Cope read a telegram which he! received from A. J. Reach & Co., relative to j a player named McNutt and one named i Benjamin Lotz, of Madison. This firm | wanted terms and contracts sent for first ] baseman, catcher and short stop. A telegram was received from Fitzgerald, I stating that he had signed with the Colum [ bus nine. A letter was read from the Mana ger of the Atlanta club stating that it was engaged at Augusta on the 15th. 16th and 17th, but would be willing to play in Savan nah on the 18th if the sum of seventy-five dollars was guaranteed, or the half of the gate receipts. The names of J. Krvzo in field, Cha: les j Inprahrm pitcher ard first baseman and ] S. Buller also a fielder were complimen-| torialy mentioned as being good ) f ryers in ! every re.-pect 'lheywere tilegraphed to] last n’ght for terms. L. C. Stockwell of Chief go and F. C. Nichols of Bridgeport. Conn , both gad men and klange batteriks ] we>e also telegraphed for. These men made fine records. A letter was rend frem Co! J. H. Es’i I, in which he resigned his prsition as uirec ] lor kJ the n ; r.e. The resignation was ac | cepted and Mr J. G. Hras w s ui .-inirm nsjy I i lectcd in his stead. . Thr direct: rs ext-ect |to receive copies < f the rules anil bv 1 vs lof lhe Atlanta club and if favor:.lie will adopt them and have the club incur] orated jby an act of the Superior Court. It is ex ] I pectcd that between fi’ly and .ixty grri’cs ] wll l e played this seasut ai d pre; ■ ratir r s j are being made to inatigt.ra’e il.e me on I : a grand scale. The sulj-.e’ was filly dis- ’ cussed. “ \ i A report was made that the officers! ]of the club went to the new grounds] I nn Abercorn street, on the Prendergast lot. and made arrangements to have the park ' put in a suitable condition. It covers ; n area of four hundred by live hundred feet, and is well known as the old ball grounds, so exten sively used before the new park was laid out I | by the City' and Suburban Line. Thelunflier I I is already on the ground, and it is expeeted ’ that a fence will be up by Saturday next. , , The grand stand w ill be erected immediately ]in the rear of the catcher’s box, and ! will have all the conveniences I lor witnessing the game. The appearance I of the men already engaged and their re- . I cords lend confidence, and it is cenfidenily I ; expected that if the directors can st cure ] I the charge batteries they are negotiating ! ! with and the necessary fielders, that the j Savannah Club will make a record that its I supporte swil be proud of. They have 1 unabiding faith in the men, and it is bored . that the trust may be realized. The club ; will meet again to-morrow evening at six i o’clcck, at the cfficeof Mr. I. G. Haas. — A Perilous Time at Sea. The brig Chai lotto, Captain Moorehead, from New Y’ork, with a cargo of general merchandise, arrived yesterday, and report ed having encountered on this trip the hardest gale of his experience, striking him while to the northward of Hatteras, blowing from the east, with such violence as to over turn and break several carboys of carbolic acid, which he had among a lot of other freight as a deck load. He also had among his cargo a lot of gun powder, and was in great danger of being blown up, but with the prompt assistance of his crew he soon had the eleck cleared by throwing over board the entire deck load, with the excep tion of 12 barrels of oil. The amount of the loss and damage has not yet been ascer tained. catarrh of tib bladder. Stinging, irritation, inflamation, all Kid ney and Urinary Complaints, cured by Buchc-Paiba,” sl. S6OO A YEAR AN INTERESTING DECISION. Benjamin T. Shes all vs. Commissioners of Chatham County. The so 1 iwing decision was rendered by I Hon. A. P. Adam", Judge of the Superior Court, yesterday. It is considered by law yers an important one, and as such the Times publishes it in full: Lhe State ex rel-Benjamin F. Sheftalf vs. the Commissioners of Chatham connty. We think that the question here made it controlled by the decision in Cox’scase. 65 Ga , 741.* It is there held that mandamut will not lie to compel a board of county commissioners to pay a debt which is dis puted. Mr. Jus'ice Crawford in delivering the opinion of the court says: “Mandamus would be a remedy to which the party might resort had his claim been recognized and allowed, and no action taken by this board to provide for its payment * * when the same is fixed by a judgment which is the ody mode left to the plaintiff after a refusal ! of the commissioners to allow it, then he mav resort to mandamus.” ] Mandamus is an extraordinary remedy ] and never lies when the party aggrieved j has an adequate remedy at law by action or ] otherwise. High’s Ex. L. Rem. Sec. 15, | CoAe. Sec. 3,198. This writ lies against county or municipal j authorities to compel the payment of a claim ] only alter the same has been audited by the [ proper officials, and the amount thus fixed: High’s Ex. L. Rem. Sec. 351-356. ' This writ will not lie to collect the salary or fees of an officer of a municipal or publie | corporation when they may be recovered by ] an action at law against the corporation. 2 Dillon on Municipal Corporations, Sec. 668- 686. The decision in the case of the Justi ] ees, p. Tilder 23, Geo. 212, does not con ] flict with the principles herein enunciated, j At the time o thi -endition of that decision I the Justices o. the I iferior Court were only I a quasi corporation, and could not be sued I at law. See Justices, etc., vs Haywood, 15 Geo. 309. Since the adoption of the code, ] however, the county can be sued. See code of ] 1865, sec. 525-526. Last code, sec. 491-492 , 52 Geo. 392, exparte, Radford, et. al. Moreover, in Tilder’s ease 23 Geo., the i Justices alleged that the relator was justly ! entitled to $1,500. It was held that for the l purposes of the demurrer that allegations , must be taken as true, that therefore it then I appeared that the amount was fixed and cer ! tain. In the case at the bar there is no distinct amoant in the petition that the relator is justly enti'l dto any certain sum. There is no averment from which it necessarily appears that he hi Ids a certain ar.d ascer tained debt against the county. The aver ments are that, he held the office of coroner and performed theneiessary duties of the i same as an incumbent de facto from the 21 I to the 13th of January, 1885, and hi hi seven ! inquests and buried six bodiei; that for 'these services he rendered his bi h and j vouchers to the Commissioners who acted upon the same and refused to approve them. Not only is there no distinct averment that the amount claimed is due, but the fact» aliened do not show bv plain and necessary inference the existence of a clear and cer tain liability on the part of the county. The petition does not state the precise time when the relator assumed the duties of coroner, nor does it appear that he did not ■ receive his annual compensation of I fifteen hundred do lars, which is the . limit fixed by law. The it quests charged for came within the expected case men • tioned in Section 593 of lhe cede, as to ‘ which the Coroner must show such a state > of sac’s and circumstances as made it hir ] duty under the laws to hold the inquests, 150 Georgia, 581, 582. It does m t there ] fore, appear from the avermen's of the pe tition that the commissioners have failed j in any duty cast up on them by law. Their i duly was to examine and pass upon the <laim. This they have done and have de clined to approve it. If the claim be a just one, the courts Here open to the relator. If he ei '.i lisbed it by a judgement, he may ] then invoke the remedy of mandamus if ■.•aymet.i be denied. He cannot do so now, IV e det line to grant the writ and dism sses ■ lhe petition. A, P. Adam-, Ap- 1 IS, 1885. Judge. i A Ra ’ e Treat in Prospi et “The Tws Johns.” Concern rg the "Two .Chris" Comedy 1 Company which appear here on Friday evening rex’, a Chicago contemporary ■ says: The initial per font a nee if tie “Twe Johns” Conisdy Ck.m) any was git’ n at the i Grand last t ight :o an audience thatcem plett ly filled the theatre. The merriment ' was as catching as wildfire, and ccmmeno i , r at. :1 e crcl.estra st is lhe pealsof laugh- I ter rolled up in happy (adetces until the house was literally taken by stoim. i The “Two Johns” give cne of the. mest : unique and irdescribai ly funny perfortn j ances ever presented at the Grand, the en ] terti inment being exciting and exhi'erat ' ing, and at the same t'me clean and whole | some. The principal business is in the j keeping of John Sts wart and John Hart, I and they hold the seciet lever by means of ] a series of ct medy situations which rapidly ! succeed each oilier through a perform ] ance that lasts nearly three ! hours. These gentlemen, the “Two Johns,” are a whole circus by tl enndves; combined they tip the beam at omething like a half ton, and that wtth picnic coats and high water pants, the make-up alone is sufficient to paralyze an audience with laugh ter. The performance is an ola podrida oi fun, wit and nonsense, there being a merejieg of a plot on which which to hang the mirth producing situations. (/There is scarcely a hiatus or dull moment in the entire perform ance, the laughter and merriment being con tinual. The support is very clever, the cast comprising four ladies and nearly a dozen male actors, all of whom contribute a full . share to the enjoyment. The comedy is in three acts, and it ran until 11 o’clock, the fun being so fast that even the flight of thus went by unnoticed." BOUGH ON PAIN. Cures colic, cramps, diarrhoea; externally for aches, pains, sprains, headache, neural gia, rheumatism. For man or beast. 2ZS andSOc.