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Snuaiinni) Smitag Simes,
VOL. 6.—NO. 08.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
LATEST EVENTS BY CABLE AND
WIRE.
Mr. Gladstone Confident of Peace—The
Keport of Drowning Bebels by the
Colombian Government Denied—
General Grant’s Condi ion Stead
ily Improving—A Jealous Hus
band Kills His Faithless
Wife and Attempts Su
icide-General Items
of Interest.
PEACE PROBABLE.
Gladstone Thinks the Trouble Will be
Amicably Settled.
London, April 18.—Delegates from the
Peace society called on Gladstone to-dav
and urged that the threatened war be
averted. Mr. Gladstone’s reply was to the
effect that there appeared to be nothing in
the questions now at issue between Russia
and England which might not be settled
without a resort to war.
GRANT’S CONDITION
Still Steadily Improving—His Throat Heal
ing.
New York, April 18 —General Grant’s
condition to-day is very good. He passed
an excellent night. At 8 o’clock this morn
ing he was standing at his library wind »w,
and a reporterstanding on the opposite side
of the street, happening io 'Ook in the direc
tion, saw the General. He ell d the at
tention of his companions to the fact, and
they looked np and nows-d. Grant acknow
ledged the complim“nt by giving them a
pleasant smile and a military al ite. The
General s face looked very thin. Harrison,
the nurse, raised the window of Ids sleeping
room and by pantomime endravored to
show that the General was fuel
ing verv well. Senator Chaffee said of
General Grant this morning. “He is doing
well, and is steadily gaining in strength.
His throat is healing and the disease is now
held in check by the doctors, who are very
hopeful if the 'nliim.de recovery of the
patient. There are similar cases on record
where a complete cure has been effected,
and the outlook is exceedingly hopeful
Dr. Douglas concluded that the General
could not drive this afternoon. He said the
air was too chilly, but if improvement con
tinued he hoped to get him out soon.’’
Dr. Fordyce Barker said yesterd that
General Grant’s disease is epithelioma, a
variety of cancer, but only local In its
effects. There have been cases of recovery
from this disease, he said, but they are few,
as only about fifteen are oil record.
THE CASE OF THE COLON.
She is Rescued f orn Insurgents by Com
luauber Kane. ■ -* ——
Washington, D. C., April 18—Official
reports by Commander Kane and others
were received at the Navy Department to
day, describing the course pursued by the
United States steamer Galena and by the
United States forces at the Isthmus of Pan
ama. The contents of the reports have not
been made public, but it is understood that
they put Commander Kane in a very much
more favorable light, showing that he
rescued the New York vessel Colon from
capture by the insurgents, protected her
and her crew, and prevented an insult to
the flag. The report is said to show that
when the Colin was boarded by the insur
gents the Galena went to her rescue and
restored the vessel, arms and stores, to the
possession of their owners, and then took
the vessel to a place of safety.
PENITENTIARY BIRDS
Make Their Escape From State Prison.
Boston, Mass, April 18—Masons are
cutting a hole for a ventilator through the
roof of the State prison at Charlestown.
The guards neglected the opening, and at
9 o'clock this morning John Martin, El
ward Welch, alias Chicken Welch, James
Riley, alias Toney Lee and George Green,
alias Thomas Graves, crawled through upon
the roof. They reached the ground by
means of a raft, scaled the w ills and sepa
rated. ole went toward Lowell, another
toward East Cambridge, a third ran down
the Boston and Lowell railroad track and
the fourth down Rutherford avenue. Green
was caught on Rutherford avenue and
turned over to the prison officers, who were
ignorant of the escape of the prisoners.
The other three have not been captured.
A DECIDED SENSATION.
Caused by the Action of Germany and
Austria.
London, April 18. -A dispatch fron Con
stantinople says that the Porte Las been
officially notified through the representa
tives of Germany and Austria in that city
that their respective countries will consider
the Berlin treaty annulled if the Turkish
government allow e.ther English or Rus
sian war ships, in the event of a war be
tween those countries, to pass through the
Bosphorus. The dispatch has caused a
decided sensation and the action of the
Powers named is generally viewed as de
cidedly unfriendly to England. Much
irritation has been caused in official circles
by this news and both Powers are roundly
denounced for their intermeddling.
AN HEREDITARY CRIMINAL.
Commits Suicide in His Cell.
Dayton, Ohio, April 18.—Chas. Bieler,
in jail for robbery, committed suicide in his
cell yesterday. His father, a physician, also
killed himself in the penitentiary two years
ago while under sentence for a robbery; his
grandfather killed himself while in prison,
at Marseilles, France, for murder. The
father of Charles js said to have killed his
mother and three men in France.
Ruined by Base Ball.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 18.—Thomas Car
ney has applied for a divorce on the ground
that his wife has become infatuated with
base ball; that she has neglected his home
and practically deserted him in order to
keep up a constant attendance upon the
games, and that she contemplates joining a
female base ball club._
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 19, 1885.
AN INFURIATED HUSBAND.
Hacks His Wife to Death With a Razor
and Attempts Suicide.
Newburgh, N. Y., April 18.—Last Mon
day, James G. Barclay left the village of
Montgomery with Mrs. Lucille Myers, the
wife of J ames E. Myers, who was absent in
New York city. The eloping couple came
to this city and brought with them the 13
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Myers.
They began housekeeping on Ann
street. Yesterday morning Myers returned
to Montgomery and found that his wife had
fled with Barclay. The latter had boarded
with the Myers’ for a year past. To-day
the wronged husband came to this city and
found the couple and his child at their resi
dence in Ann street. Mr. Myers remained
at the house all the afternoon, and a little
after 6 o’clock, after the family
had had tea together Barclay
left the room. He had hard
ly gotten out of sight when a scream
irom tbe women caused him to hasten
back. He found Myers hacking at his
wife’s throat with a razor. He interfered,
and was set upon by Myers,
who slashed him terribly across
the face causing him to rush from the house.
The infuriated husband turned his attention
again to his unfaithful wife and finished his
work of cutting her throat from ear to ear,
and she died in a few minutes
The alarm in the meantime had been
given by Barclay, but when the police
reached the house they found Myers
on the floor with his throat
cut and just about able to speak. He at
once accused Barclay, who had returned
with officers, of having cut his throat.
Barclay strenuously protested his inno
cence, but the police notwithstanding
locked him up. He denies having
cut Myers, and says Myers did
it himself with the hope of
committing suicide. Barclay is badly cut
about the head and face, but will recover.
Myers, the doctors say, will probably die.
All the parties to the tragedy are Ameri
cans. The daughter fled from the house
when the quarrel began • and escaped un
hurt.
BASE BALL.
Meeting of the National League Clubs.
New York, April 18.—A special meet
ing of the base ball clubs belonging to the
National League was held to-day at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel to determine whether or
not the players who broke the League con
tracts to join the Union Association Clubs
one rear ago should be reinstated. The
representatives of the several clubs are J. B.
Day, of New York; A S. Soder, of B ,ston;
J. E. Allen, of Providence; J. J. Rogers, of
Philadelphia; A. G. Spaulding, of Chicago
and N.E. Young, of Cincinnati. Everything
bearing upon the question had evidently
been considered beforehand, for there was
little or no opposition made to the resolu
tions adopted.
The flrat resolution proposed related to a.
violation of the reserved rules adopted in
March, 1884 Its substance was that the
penally of expulsion should not be made to
apply to Hugh Daly, E M. Goss, Fred.
Duniay and George Shaffer. Under the
resolution a fine of SSOO was imposed on
each of the players named, on the payment
of which the men will be reinstated in the
league.
The second resolution referred to those
players who broke the league contract
last year to join the Union A-sociation
clubs: It provided that G. W. Glasscock
C. F. Briady, Chas. Sweeney, James
McCormick and F. L. Shaw should pay a
fine of SI,OOO each, on payment of which
they should be reinstated in the league.
There was a long debate over the new rules
for pitching but it was finally decided that
no change should be made until after a
more extended trial of them had been made.
The ame dment to the national league
agreeu ent submitted at the meeting in
Philadelphia,, a few months ago, the pur
pose of which is to make the union between
the clubs more c mplete,was adopted. The
meeting then adj aimed.
MACONS VS. CHAITGNOOGAS.
The Former Win by a Large Majority.
Macon, April 18. —Another Waterloo in
favor of Macon occurred to-day. The
Macons and Chattanoogas crossed bats
again this afternoon, and the Macous beat
the Kickers by a score of fourteen to two.
The Chattanooga’are, however, not satis
fied that Macon has the best dub. The
Chattanoogas go {hatne to night.
THE FISHERY DISPUTE
Between New Jersey and Delaware.
Trenton, N. J., April 18 Attorney
General Stockton has returned from Wash
ington and given Governor Abbott an opin
ion »n the dispute between the fishermen of
New Jersey and Delaware. He says New
Jersey has jurisdiction over half the lower
waters of the river and over half
the waters of Delaware Bay, so long as tbe
injunction of the United States Supreme
Court holds good. Mr. Stockton saw, while
in Washington, Secretary of State Bayard
relative to the matter. Mr. Bayard was
the counsel for Delaware at the time New
Jersey got the injunction. Mr. Stockton
made “the motion for an injunction. Mr.
Bayard told Mr. Stockton that he deemed
the injunction still binding, and said he
should resign as counsel in the matter and
have some one appointed in his place.
GENERAL MORGAN’S MOTHER
Inherits a Fortune of SIOO.OOO.
Lexington, Ky., April 18. —Mrs. Hen
rietta Morgan, of this city, inherits SIOO,-
000 by the death of the Baroness DeFan
nemberg, at Carnes, France April the 13th.
The Baroness was born here and was a
daughter of Col. James Strother. Mrs.
Morgan, who is her nearest relative, is the
mother of the Confederate General, John
H. Morgan.
Hon. S. J. Randall Recovering.
Washington, April 18. —Hon. S. J.
Randall, who has been seriously ill for sev
eral weeks past, is fast recovering, and yes
terday received visitors in his room. He
expects to be out next Monday.
Hunt’s (Kidney and Liver) Remedy has
been usdd over thirty years, and saved
thousands from lingering disease and death
THEST. LOUISMYSTERY
NOTHING SATISFACTORY YET DE
VELOPED CONCERNING IT.
The Cas** Increasing in riousness—
Believed to b« a Huge Conspiracy—
Perhaps a Corpse Fixed Up for the
Occasion for the Purpose ot De
ceiving a Life Insurance Com
pany—The Inquest Still
Proceeding.
St. Louis, Mo., April 18. —The Southern
Hotel mystery is, if anything, increasing in
density.' Some of the detectives and many
of the newspaper men who have followed up
the case have formulated the theory that it
is a huge conspiracy, and that the body id
the morgue is not Prellers, but a corpse fix
ed up for the occasion. It has never been
positively identified. In fact it cannot be aS
it is so badly decomposed. The coroner,
after the first examination, said the body
had been dead at least two
weeks, and this would corroborate,
the belief that it was brought from Bo.ton
To support the conspiracy the >ry it is inti*
mated that Preller may have been short ini'
his accounts, and being a sensitive, religious
man, laid the muter before Maxwell, and a
scheme may have been formulated. Dis
patches from Boston show that Mcxwcll was
looking for a corpse there. His trail is
strewn with clues which seem purposely
left, and even the trunk coaaining the
body has his initials on it. PreTer disip
peered the day before Maxwell did, an I no
effort has been mule to trade him. Tbe
police hill to the theory that Maxwell was
a crank, and this accounts for his lick of
caution.
There has also been a theory advanced
that it may be an attempt to swindle a iifej,
insurance company. In fact nearly every*
one has a theory of his own Tae condition
of the corpse is unaccounted for; also its
being stripped of clothing. A San Fran
cisco despatch says a Captain Robinson, of
Boston, is on the steamer with Maxwell.
Who is he? One of Maxwell’s trunks isi
held at Port Huron for customs duty. It
has been ordered to be opened. Tbe inquest
in the case opened to day. but no new de
velopments are expected.
At 10:30 o’clock this morning the Coro
ner’s jury and witnesses teviewed the body
of Preller at the Mogue. Thence they pro
ceeded to the Coroner’s office and com
menced the inquest. Cashier Hunt, of the
Southern Hotel, testified regarding the ar
rival of Maxwell, and identified the photo
graph of Preller. He said he was not brought
into contact with either men very often
during their stay.
A. S. Aloe, optician, testified to a calf
made by Preller and Maxwell together,
five weeks ago last Thursday. One of them,!
Maxwell, tried to dispose of a magic lantern,
stereopticon, etc. The next morning Max
well called alone and purchased some
Hfehad a roll of bills. He tendered a SIOO
bill in payment for his purchases.
James Johnson, a salesman of Aloe, re
cognized the photographs of both Preller
and Maxwell. Maxwell was the man who
negotiated for the sale of the magic lantern
and stereopticon This testimony estab
lishes Maxwell's apparent impecunious con
dition preceding the murder, as well as his
being flush next day. At this hour (2 p. m.)
the inquest is proceeding, but there is no
prospect of reaching a verdict to-day.
CARRYING GOVERNMENT SPECIE.
A Probable Contract With the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company.
Washington, April 18.—President;
Houston, of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, has been in consultation with the !
Secretary of the Treasury in regard to the i
contract that it is proposed to make with
the S eamship Company to carry govern
ment specie from California to New York at
a lower rate than is proposed to be charged
by the express companies. It seems proba
ble that a satisfactory arrangement may be
entered into with the Pacific Mail Company.
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Appointment by the President.
Washingaon, April 18.—The President
to-day made the following appointments:
To be Ministers, Resident and Consuls Gen
erals: Wm. D. B'oxham of Florida, to
Bolivia, Bayliss W- Hanna of Indiana, to
Persia, Walker Fearn of Louisiana, to
Roumania, Servia and Greece. To be I
Consuls of the United States: Jas. Murray
of New York, at St. John, New Brunswick,
Boyd Winchester of Kentucky, at Nice,
France; Chas. P. Kimball of Illinois, at
Stuttgart Germany.
A Brntal Act Denied.
Washington, April 18. —Senor Becarra,
the Col mbian Minister here, denies the
truth of the report published yesterday jin
Chicago to the effect that the Colombian
Government had drowned 100 rebel prison
ers in( Aspii well Bay. The commander of
the Colombian troops, C 1 mcl Ulloa, Senor
Becarra says, is a distinguished engineer,
bred in Paris, and is utterly incapable ot
such a brutal act as that alleged in the
drowning of these prisoners.
Post Office Robbers Arrested.
Washington, D. C., April 18.—J. M.
Brenham, postmaster at Victoria, lowa, was
to-day arrested for converting money order
funds to his personal use.
Inspector Sewart to-day arrested Edward
Whalen, Frank Mitchell, Wm. Connors,
John Harrison and 'Albert Halshead, for
burglarizing the postoffice at Gilson, Illi
nois, on March the 10th. He states that
the evidence against those men is conclu
sive.
Probabilities.
Washington, April 18.—For the South
Atlantic States, local rains and partly cloudy
weather, northwesterly winds, becoming va
riable; in western portion slight rise in tem
perature, followed by falling barometer in
northern portion.
Senator Jonas to Get a Good Place.
Washington, April 18.—It is stated
positively that the President has decided to
appoint ex-Benator Jonas Collector of the
port of New Orleans.
Beware of imitazions, pretended cures and
specifics, and spurious preparations. Take
only Hunt’s (Kidney and Liver) Remedy.
ELECTRIC SPARKS.
Caugth Over the Wires From all Quarters
Lowville, N. Y., April 18.—On Wed
nesday night, Fred Wright was tarred and
feathered, about a mile from here, for crimi
nal intimacy with a girl.
New York, April 18.—Lieutenant Chas.
H. Judd, of the United States steamer Ga
lena, arrived here yesterday on the Colon,
from Aspinwall. He is temporarily insane.
New Straitsville, Ohio, April 18. —
Alexander Snedaker, a miner, living near
here, was shot by an unknown party last
night while he was entering his own house.
Springfield, 111., April 18.—In the
joint assembly to-day eight Senators and
twenty-nine Representatives answered roll
call. On the ballot for U. S. Senator Mor
rison received 10, Logan 4, balance scatter
ing. Adjourned.
Chicago, April 18. —In the SIOO,OOO libel
suit against the Tribune the jury found for
the plaintiff, J. Appleton Willson, and fixed
damages at s2<jp. Attorneys for the plaintiff
at once enteriVv motion for a new trial.
Washington, April 18. Commander
McCalla telegraphs to the Secretary of the
Navy that he has reached the,lsthmus and
found the transit open. The political con
dition is chaotic, and the recall of the ma
rines for the present is deemed unadvisable.
New York, April 18. A fi-e broke out
this morning in the three story tenement
house No. 56 Pearl street, and before the
inmates could be rescued, Jas. Fitzpatrick,
who boarded with the family having
apartments by the building, was suffocate I.
Ti e loss by the fire amounted to $2,500.
Chicago, April 18 —The suit of Hugh
Graham, Agent of the McCormick Reaper
W-rks has been triid by Judge Gresham.
The suit was for the ir.fringment of Alvaro
B. Graham’s patent for an improvement in
harvesters, relating specially to the tipping
o'" the guard fingers A decree was entered
in favor of the complainant for $85,231.
Philadelphia, April 18. —Neatly 800
weavers crowded into Friendship Hall this
morning, the object of the meeting being to
ra.ify ti e agreement effected last evening.
A moti n was made to ratify the action of
the committee, which was received with
shouts, and unanimously passed. Another
meeting will be held on Monday evening,
as it is feared that some of the manufac
turers will insist on the hands signing a
paper renouncing all connection with the
Knights of L abor before they will be per
mitted to go to work.
“Guano Slaves.”
The following letter, which we clip from
a recent is-ue of the Atlanta Constitution,
will be read with considerable interest :
Editors Constitution —I notice in your
paper to-day an article with the above cap
tion, being a series of cuttings from the
country press, noting the increase in the
guano business in their counties. The cap
ti n seems to be your own, and I am sur
prised that as an intelligent and progressive
a paper as the Constitution is known to be
should indulge in such an unjust and unde
served reflection upon an important and le
gitimate industry. Fertilizers ar- row Sold
by manufacturers and dealers at a very mod ,
erite profit. I conscientiously believe on a
smaller margin than any other staple com
modity, terms and credits considered. The
quotations of the stocks of con panies en
gaged in manufacturing fertilizers prove con
clusively that the profits are scant. The vol
ume of the business, rather than an unusual
return for capital invested, attracts capi
talists.
That fertilizers have vastly benefitted
Georgia and other States is true beyond
question. The matter does not admit of
i uehate.
I tfiink it time that the many and re®
spectable merchants engaged in this busi
ness should protest against offensive refleca
tions upon an industry which embrace
nearly every country oil the globe where
civilized man is causing two blades Jo.grow
where only one grew before.
England, which leads the van in all that
is progressive, and France, which is almost
one vast garden, it is stated, use more fer
tilizers than the whole United States. New
York, the great empire State of the north,
uses, I am informed, on a smaller area, more
fertilizers than Georgia. Ohio, the empire
State of the west, I learn,has quintupled her
consumption in the last four years. Vir
ginia, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana,Mich
igan, Missouri and many others including
even the virgin State of Arkansas, are large
ly increasing their annual consumption.
Such being the case, why try to throw
odium upon one of the most important in
dustries in the country, employing millions
of capital and thousands of men, by which
barren wastes are made to blossom like the
rose? Certainly if those who use guano are
“slaves,” then nearly every enlightened
farmer in the world accepts servitude very
cheerfully. I presume they understand
their interests as well as you gentlemen
of the “sanctum.”
Very respectfully.
Perky M. DeLeon.
Atlanta, April 3,1885.
Quite an Attraction.
Wright Square, opposite the Savannah
Theatre, was yesterday the scene of unusual
interest. Hundreds of people were at
tracted to the pond in the center of the
square where a young gentleman had an
automatic steamship floating about. The
mechanical contrivance was perfect and its
workings very pretty and natural. It had
sufficient attraction to keep a large crowd
about the place and excited general in
terest.
Railroad Wreck.
Easton, Pa., April 18.—A Jersey Cen
tral train was thrown from the track on the
high bridge branch at Califin this morning
bv a broken wheel. Nearly all the cars in
the train ran down an embankment 100
feet high and dragged the engine after
them. The locomotive rolled over several
times and is a complete wreck. One brake
man was buried beneath the wreck and in
stantly killed. His remains, when brought
out, presented a sickening sight. Other
employes on the train escaped injury by
jumping
“BUCHU-PAIBA.”
Quick, complete cure, all Kidney,Bladde
and Urinary Diseases, Scalding, Irritatio
Stone, Gravel, Catarrh of the bladder, $1
Druggists.
TIMELY TOWN TOPICS
HAPPENINGS IN THE CITY AND VI
CINITY.
The Telfair Hospital Turned Over to the
Board of Trustees—Death of One of the
Victims of Wednesday’s Shooting
Affray—The Base Ball Nine to
be on Hand To-Morrow—Mis
cellaneous Local Matter.
Messrs. Win. Neyle Habersham and Wm.
Hunter, the testamentary trustees of the
will of Mary Telfair, completed yesterday
the Telfair Home, the handsome institution
erected by the money left by the decedent
whose name it bears. The Home is situated
on the southwest corner of Drayton and New
Houston streets, and will stand as a perpetual
monument to the memory of the donor. It
was commenced some time ago under the
supervision of the gentlemen named
above, and cost in the neighborhood
of thirty thousand dollars. By the will
of Miss Telfair the management of the in
stitution was to be placed in the hands of
the following directresses: LouisaF Gilmer,
Sarah Owens, Mary Elliott, formeily Mary
Habersham, Susan Mann, Fl rence B ur—
quin, Eva West, and Eliza Chisholm—all
of this city. The exclusive control of the
house was entrusted to them with the priv
ilege of appointing other ladies if the on- s
named in the will as directwsses should re
fuse to serve or should die.
Two of the ladies, Mrs. Susan Mann and
Miss Florence Bourquin have since died anil j
the dire< foresees filled their places by the j
substitution of Mrs. John Williamson and
Mrs. Caroline Lamar. To these ladits the
Home and the testamentary trustees, Messrs.
Wm. N. Habersham and Wm. Hunter was
turned over yesterday and the institution is
now ready for the purposes contemplated
by Miss Tell fair. The contract for erecting
the Heme wts awarded to Mr. B. R Arm
strong, who did the brick
work while Mr. Henry Bartlett
completed the wood work. Mr.
John G. Butler did the painting and Mr.
Bernard Goode the plastering. The work
through™ t was pronounced acceptable and
all was pa d lor. The Home will he one of
the best institutions in the Statejand cannot
but accomplish a wonderful amount of good.
CHATHAM COUNTY JAIL.
The Prisoners Therein, and the Came of
Their Confinement.
There are in Chatham County Jail forty
three prisoners of whom thirteen are white
and thirty colored. There is also one
luratic, who has a kleptomaniacal tendency
for taking things that do not belong to
him and for which he has not one mortal
bit of use. He is a harmless imbecile, and |
may possibly recover his mental faculties.
There are two TTnlted States prisoners serv- ’
ing sentences imposed by Hon. Emor.
Speer, Judge of the United States Courts. |
There is one white man named Sadler, from i
Wayne county. He was en route for the
Peniicntiary, when an application was j
made for a writ of supersedeas, and a stay of >
proceedings resulted. There is in jail a
colored prisoner nemed Askew, wt>o is
charged with murder in Bryan county. It
will doubtless be remembered by the readers I
of tbe Times that he was charged with
killing his stepson on the 17th day of
December last by striking him with a tur
pentine axe. He suspected that a mau
was criminally intimate with his wife and
sneaking ir to the room aimed a b’ow at a
form, he saw lying in the bed. The sleeper
was bis stepson and the How killed him.
Whitfield the negro wh.ocommitted aison
and was sentenced to be hanged last month is
also a prisoner in jail. He was under sen
tence of death, when his counsel, N. C.
Collier, Esq., a few days before that fixed
for his execution, made application to the
Superior Court for a new trial, which was
relused. A final appeal was msde to the
Governor and the sentence was suspended.
Nearly all the prisoners in jail are serving
out sentences for frivolous offenses or are
awaiting trial in the City Court.
Grand Concert and Stereopticon Exhibi
tion,
On Friday evening next a grand con
cert and stereopticon exhibition, under the
management of Ludden & Bates’ Silver
Tone Bard, will be given at the Theatre.
This is a purely local enterprise and should
have the support of the public.
Mr. Otto Vogel, who had the
management of the stereopticn ex
hibition at the Jasper Monumental gift
entertainment, will have chargeon this oc
casion, and it may be assumed that the ex
hibition will be a most excellent one. He
has selected for his subject this time one
even more interesting, to be illustrated by
nearly twice as many views as on the
former occasion, most of them artistically
colored and with beautiful dissolving effects.
This part of the programme can be guar; n
teed to be a grand treat to all lovers of the
beautiful and admirers of art. As for the
band, they are preparing under direction of
Mr. Hersy, of Boston, an entirely new pro
gramme, which will be rendered during the
intermissions in the lecture. Don’t fail to
secure your tickets. There will doubtless
be a demand for seats.
The Gas Combination.
The President of tbe Mutual Gas Light
Company informed a Times reporter yester
day that there were no changes in the pro
gramme adopted and formulated a few weeks
ago. At that time the Savannah Gas Light
Company was absorbed by the Mutual Gas
Light Company, and all arrangements
between the corporations were being amica -
bly settled, when some lawyers interposed a
claim that under the laws of the State one
corporation cannot buy out another or sur
render to another its charter. This is a
mixed question, and is interpreted both
ways by lawyers. In the meantime the Mu
tual Gas Light Company is laying its mains
through the streets and getting ready for an
increased volume of business. Neither this
company nor the Savannah Gas Light Com
pany bother themselves about the objection
to the consolidation just yet, but in a few
days expected to assume such
a shape as will meet with the wishes of the
directors of both companies.
S6OO A YE I<
THE LATE SHpOTING APFRIY.
One of the Vic im* Dl* h From His Wounds
—Condi ion of the Other Still C itical.
In the Times of Thursday last was an ac
count of a shooting affray that took place on
Wednesday evening, the 15th inst., in which
two colored boys named Jefl and Wm. Spanier
were shot, on the corner of Sims and West
Boundary streets, by a colored man named
Lewis Edwards alias Henderson. Jeff
was shot tn the face, close by the nose and
the ball went through his head to the base
of the brain. He is still living, but his re
covery is considered hopeless by his attend
ing physicians, Drs. Sheftall and Oliveros.
William, who was shot through the throat,
never uttered a word from the time he was
wounded until he died last night at 8 o’clock.
The surviving brother was lying on a bed
close by the deceased, and has been so pros
trated and weakened by the wound he re
ceived that he has been unable to make any
sort of a coherent and connected statement
in reference to the affair. Both of the vic
tims were quiet and peaceable, and the blow
falls with great violence on their relatives.
In the meantime Edwards alias Henderson
is a fugitive and has probably gone to Macon,
his former home. Efforts will be made to
apprehend him and bring him to justice.
Coroner Dixon may hold an inquest off
the remains to day, at the late home of the
deceased, on Little Jones and Prendergast
streets.
Superior Court.
Court convened yesterday morning at 10
o’clock, Hon A. Pratt Adams, Judge,
presiding, when tWe following proceedings
were bad :
Herman M. Meyer et al. complainants and
Henry Miller et al. defendants in Equity.
Order granted fixing bond of Samuel Stern,
receiver of Henry Miller, in the sum of
$6,500.
Fred Koch vs. Orlando H. Luffburrow et
al. Motion to set off judgment. Hearing
had and judgment of Court rendered grant
ipg the motion.
Elizabeth Harris vs. James Harris. Bill
for alimony. Rule nisi granted, requiring
defendant to show cause on Saturday next,
at 10 o’clock a. m., if any he has, why tem
porary alimony should not be granted peti
tioner pending mit.
St. Louis Furniture Workers’ Association
complainant, and M. M. Heller & Co. et al.
defendants. Demurrer.
Same vs. Same. Motion for injunction
and appointment of receiver.
The above two cases were consolidated and
heard together, and at the conclusion of the
arguments the Court took the record and re
served decision for future delivery.
Court adjourned until Tuesday morning
next at 10 o’clock.
Remarkable Talent.
There was placed en exhibition at the
Central Railroad ti ket office, on Bull
street, y<s erday a remarkable crayon
drawing of the late Wi liam M. Wadley,
President of the Central Railroad. I£is
an admirable ITVness of the great railroad
magnate, and is considered a faithful
reproduction of his features. What is
remarkable about it is the fact that
the cravon drawing was executed by
Master Wil : ie Kline, a youth < f fourteen
years < f age, s< n of Mr. W F Kline, Su
perintendent of the Southwestern Railroad.
It. was taken from a Central
Railroad bark check and from
that alone. The friends of Mr. Wad
ley recognize in it a true and faithful like
ness of the featuaes of the late lamented Wad
ley, whose fame being immortalized
in bronze.
Base Ball Matters.
Gillam and Niche Is, the substitute bat
tery of tbe Savannah base ball club, did
not arrive yesterday as expected, but will
reach the city to morrow. With these ex
ceptions the members of the nine are all
here and have been practicing on the new
grounds. If the grand stand is completed
by Wednesday next the public may expect
to witness a game between the Savannah
aud the Atlanta or Augusta Club. The Sa- .
vannah Club anticipates having the best
games from the Atlanta and Macon nines,
but say that they are ready to make any nine
that they engage with play good base ball.
The members are all in good trim,
and are desirous of testing-the mettle of any
club with which engagements can be made.
When the nine are all here and practice
games can be had the managers do not ap
prehend any serious trouble with any duh
in the Son hern Leicue.
The Filmiest of the Funny.
The “Two Johns” Comedy Company, which
closed an engagement of two nights and a
matinee ,last evening, may be pronounced
the “funniest of the funny” companies that
have visited Savannah in years. In fact there
was nothing else but fun and laughter from
the rising of the curtain until the going
down thereof. There is no plan or plot, but
a succession of the most amusing and ludi
crous situations and incidents, spicy dia
logue and sharp repartee. The company is
a good one and excellent support is rendered
the “Two Johns,” Messrs. Hart and Stewart.
Among the ladies is Miss Augusta Chambers,
who made many friends here last summer
playing with the Ford Dramatic Association.
On Friday night she was presented from the
auditorium with a magnificent basket of
flowers. The three performances were well
patronized and the matinee yesterday after
noon was a bouncer.
A Mammoth Picnic for the Benefit of the
Oi phavs.
Anrouncement is elsewhere made of a
msmmoth picnic to be given under the aus
pices of the Catholic-Knights of America
Branch No. 38 at Mi ntgemery, on May 7th,
for the benefit of St. Mary’s Home. This will
undoubtedly be a pleasant affair and a suc
cessful one, as the ct-ttse is meritcriccs. Two
bands of music have been engaged for the
occasion, and all the arrangements necessary
for an enjoyable time have been com;leted.
See the notice and secure yenr tickets.
Fell From a Scaffold.
Yesterday morning a painter by the name
of Brady, engaged at work on the hotel at
Tybee, met with a painful accident. He was
on a scaffold about 30 feet high, painting,
when he accidentally slipped and fell to the
ground, striking on his face. He was stunned,
by the fall, but soon recovered, when it was.
found that the only injury sustained was a
, cut on the forehead and a general shaking up.
During the day he resumed his work.