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VOL. 6.—NO. 00.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
THE WAR PROSPECT GETTING
MORE SERIOUS.
A Conflict Regarded Unavoidable—A Ru
mored Lynching Confirmed—Disastrous
Freshet in the Rio Grande—The U.
S. Supreme Court Decidts in Fa
vor of the Virginia Bond
holders—The Markets
and Miscellaneous
Matter of Intent.
Chonstadt, April 20.—The Rusian fleet
stationed here has been ordered to prepare
for war with all possible haste. Thirty
two of the war vessels stationed here hoisted
their flags and sailed to sea under sealed
orders.
London, April 20.—Dispatches which
have passed between this city and St.
Petersburg within the last 48 hours have
resulted in further widening the differences
between both governments arising out of
the Russo Afghan frontier, Imbroglio. An
attache of the foreign office stated to a
central news representative to day that the
situation had grown very serious over Sun
day and that war seems almost unavoidable.
RUSSIA GETTING DEFIANT.
It is stated on semi-official authority that
the Russian Government has greatly in
creased its demands with regard to the
Afghan boundary line, and that Russia will
not yield one inch or in any way seek to
avert war. These fresh demands are said
to have been accompanied by a note to the
effect that England must either concede
them or fight. Important despatches were
received from Sir Edward Thornton, British
Minister at St. Petersburg, throughout
Saturday night and Sunday, which, it is
believed, has given affairs a very serious
turn. The Cabinet Ministers remained in
London all Sunday awaiting Russia’s reply
to the latest English note.
REPORTED LYNCHING CONFIRMED.
By Finding the Bodies of the Lnyched Men
Kansas City, Mo., April 20.—The sup
position that Frank and Jubal Taylor had
been lynched near Forsyth for an attack on
J. T. Dickinson, was confirmed yesterday,
by the finding of the bodies suspended fr< m
the crown of the bluff in that vicinity.
Nothing is known as to the fate of the
third desperado.
THE RIO GRANDE
On a Rampage.
New Laredo, Mev., April 20. —The Rio
Grande began rising about 10 o’clock Satur
day night and continued to increase in vol
ume till 1 o’clock Sunday afternoon, when
il had risen eight feet above low water
mark, and carried away the Mexican Na
tional Railway bridge.
New York Stock Market.
New York, April 20.—At 1:30 p. m. to
day quotations were:
Union Pacific 48
Missouri Pacific 93
Western Union Telegraph Co 58
Pacific Mail 55%
Lake Shore 59%
Louisville and Nashville 31
Texas Pacific 10%
Denver and Rio Grande 6%
Michigan Central 55
Delaware. Lackawanna & West’n 104%
Northwestern ; 95%
St. Paul 70%
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 121
Oregon Transcontinental 11%
Northern Pacific J 39%
Rock Island 1 113%
Jersey Central 35%
Memphis and Charleston 40
East Tennessee, Va. A Ga (com) 22
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga. (pfd) 5%
Philadelphia and Reading 1(1
Omaha (com) .. 21%
Omaha (pfd) 79%
New York Central 90%
Kansas and Texas 18%
Erie 12%
Chicago ’Change.
Chicago, April 20.—The markets all
opened excited and about } cent lower than
Saturday’s close. It is almost inpossib’e to
get correct quotations, as it jumped almost
immediately a ■•ent and a half on grain and
20 cents for provisions, lower consols creat
ing a boom. Wheat for Mav 87. Corn for
May 57f. Oats for May 34|. Pork $11.75.
Lard for Sune $7 00; ribs for June $6 00.
• wspap r Men at the Expo-1 lon.
v Orleans April 20. —The AVashing
ton correspondents at New Orleans have
been recipients of unbounded hospitality
from the hour they arrived. The local press,
Expysition managers and leading citizens
are vieing with each other to make their
visit charming in all respects.
Probabilitiew.
Washington, April 20 For the South
Atlantic Staus, generally fair weather,
northeast to southwest winds, slight rise in
temperature in the interior aud near sta
tionary temperature on the coast
Mine Manager Murdered.
Houston, Tex , April 20.—A special
from New Laredo, Mexico, says the man
ager of the Vallecillo mines, near Villada
ma, was murdered Friday night, and over
$2,000 stolen.
he Virginia Bond Cases.'
Washington, April 20. —Judge Matthew
this afternoon read the decision of the Su
preme Court in the Virginia bond cases,
favorable to the bondholders.
"ROUGH ON CORNS.”
Ask for Wells’ ‘‘Rough on Corns.” 15c
Quick complete cure. Hard or soft corn
warts, bunions.
ATLANTA AFFAIRS.
The E. T. V. and G. Railroad Case—Trou
bles of Collector Crenshaw—An Incred
ible Statement About Bryant—Base
Ball.
Atlanta, April 20.—The Eist Tennes
see, Virginia and Georgia Railroad case
will come up to-day before Judge Ham
mond ol the Superior Court. The road is
now in possession of Major Henry Fink and
it is believed that it will stay there. Major
Fink states that he can make no compro
mise and Judge Pardee will unquestionably
back him up. It is believed that Judge
Hammond will refuse to appoint a receiver
and that will end the matter and leave the
road in Major Fink’s possession. The his
tory of the case shows what a syndicate of
lawyers can do when they get their heads
together. Several lawyers in Atlanta
started this Georgia receivership matter,
backed by lets than S2OO of overdue claims.
They have given the Federal court receiver
any amount of trouble and have twice got
possession of nearly four hundred miles of
railroad and all the equipments. They
saw the chance for pickingsand they picked.
Collector Crenshaw seems to be having a
good deal of trouble getting into office.
In addition to the great amount of work he
had to do in getting up his bond he has
been incessantly bored by nearly a thousand
people who want office.
John E. Bryant stated to a friend a few
days ago that if left in the marshals office
until December he would resign voluntarily.
He is now behaving himself.
A large number of Atlanta people have
gone down to Macon to-day to witness the
game between Atlanta and Macon. It is
very much feared that there will be a row,
as the Macon people say they do not intend
to be beaten. ' There have already been
two rows in Macon.
BOLTON’S ENTERTAINMENT.
A High Commendation of it from a Jack
sonville Exchange.
The Jacksonville Herald speaks of Mr
“Bolton’s Pictures” as “the best, entertain
ment of the season” in that city, and says:
“The most unique and interesting entertain
ment that has been presented to the Jack
sonville public this season was that given
last evening in Park Theatre by Mr. (E.
Bolton. The building, from pit to gallery,
was crowded with intelligent aud interested
spectators. The pictures thrown upon the
canvas by the strong calcium light
were beautifully realistic, and the
graphic description given in the
faultless language of Mr. Bolton secured
from the large audience rapt attention.
From the very introduction, which was “The
Voyager’s Farewell to Young America,” to
splendid peroration,culminating in the bril
liant representation of the Queen of Eng
land, the entertainment furnished sub
je ts for thought and scenes of
beauty u ion which imagination may
fondjy dwell for days and months together.
And if the statement by the lecturer that
more than 24 or 25 persons out of 1,500 ever
cross over to the Old World is correct, it
would not be amiss for the 2,470 unfortu
nates of Jacksonville to avail themselves of
the opportunity to see on canvas what they
may nsver see on the land or the sea.
In a word, the entertainment was educa
tional and instructive, as well as j leasing,
in the highest degree. These exhibitions
will be presented to the public every even
ing this week, and at a merely nominal
price. The object is a irost worthy one,
and should receive the patronage of all.
The entertainment is worthy the patronage
of our whole people.
NeW Turk Produce Market.
New York, April 20. —Flour dull but
strong; superfine State $3 40a3 65; good to
choice extra Western $4 50a6 10. Wheat,
No. 2 red winter for May, 92}. Corn,
No. 2 mixed, for May, 54}. Oats, No. 2
mixed, for May, 39}. Pork steady at sl3a
sl3 50. Lard, $7.26. Molasses dull and
nominal. Petroleum duP; refined in cases,
9}a9}. Rice nominal. Sugar dull; refined
cut loaf, 6}a6 7-16. Coffee steady.
Our Progress.
As stages are quickly abandoned with the
completion of railroad , so the huge, drastic,
cathartic pills, composed of crud- «nd bulky
medicines, are quickly abandor e I with the
introduction of Dr. Pierce’s “Pleasant Purg
ative Pellets,” which are surat-eoated, and
l.ttle arger than mustard se ,uutcom
p >s- d ol highly concentrated vegetable ex
racts. By druggists.
Making It Easy for His Einp'oyers.
Cleveland Sentinel.
A merchant went to his head clerk and
said:
“John, I owe about SIO,OOO, and all 1
possess is $4,000, which is locked up in the
safe. I have been thinking that this is the
right time to make an assignment; but what
plausible excuse 1 can give my creditors I
know not. You have plenty of brains, think
the matter over and let me know your deci
sion in the morning.”
The clerk promised to do so. On entering
the office next morning the merchant found
the safe open, the $4,000 gone, and in their
place a letter which read:
“I have taken the $4,000 and have gone
to Canada. It is the best excuse you can
give your creditors.”
Pictures of Yourself.
To introduce our handsome new style pic
tires throughout the U. 8. at once, we will
send Four Dozen finely finished photo
graphs of yourself, prepaid, upon receipt of
$1 00 and sample photo, to copy from, (cab
inet size preferred), provided you will prom
ise in your letter to show pictures, and act
as agent in case they are satisfactory. Are
sere to please everyone. Refer to Post
master, American Express Agent, or Nunda
Bank. Remit by postal note or registered
letter (no stamps taken), and mention paper.
Address
NUNDA PUBLISHING CO.,
Nunda, N. Y.
mothers.
If you are failing; broken, worn out and
nervous nse “Wells's Health Renewer.” $1
Druggists.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1885.
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL
TRI IL AND TRIBULATIONS OF UN
FORTUNATE PLACE SEEKERS.
The Easy Decent to Avernui of the Office
Hunter—How Hope Deferred Muketh
His Heart Very Sick—A Case in
Point—The Reprimand oi Hazen
—Demand for Changes in
Southern Fedeial
Offices. '
Special Correspondence Daily Times.
Washington, April 17.—The office
seekers still haunts Washington, though his
courage and ready cash are about gone.
The step that was jaunty and|confident early
in March became slow and somewhat
doubts il towards the end of the month, and
now is a slouching irresolute shuffle. About
the 4th of March the office-seeker comes to
this city and stops at one of the best hotels.
He already anticipates the emoluments of a
fat office which he has no doubt he will get
and dissipates his little stock of money with
a lavish hand. It it necessary, you know,
to make a good impression. At the
and of a fortnight, the smile wiih which he
came to town begins to lose its gloss; and
now and then it has a somewhat forced ap
pearance; and he moves to a cheaper hotel.
Another fortnight finds the smile gone,
there not being even an attempt to feign
light heartedness, and the office-seeker is
established in a cheap boarding house. The
next stage is a rented room in some poor
locality, the d's ppointed aspirant depend
ing upon chance and the smdl change he
may be able to borrow, to pay for an occa
sional meal at a cheap restaurant. Soiled
linen and a general appearance
of shabby gentility are characteristics
of this stage. Some recover their senses
and return to their homes and their old
employments, as soon as they receive the
first rude and chilling shock, in contact
with the cold, and unfeeling mechanism of
a Government department. Many howev
er, linger on unwilling, in their pride, to
confess that they have lost hope, or to dis
close their deplorable condition to their
friends at home.
Their stories are written plainly in their
faces There is one man I have in view
who has been especially conspicuous by rea
son of his dress. When he came here,
soon after the inauguratiou, he was notice
able for his spruce appearance. His some
what rotund little body was clad in a neat
broadcloth with a low-cut vest of crimson
velvet. From this expanse of velvet hung
a heavy gold watch chain. His moustache
was dyed as glossy as his coat. He was
seeking, I think, a foreign consulship at first.
His quarters were at a hotel noted for the
wealth and fashion of its guests. Some time
afterwards he moved to a hotel where
he was compelled to jostle in the lobby
against commercial agents, return ticket ex
cursionists and other persons who. carry about
with them suggestions of the struggle for
life. He was seen also about various depart
ments, having evidently determined to take
anything he could get. Now he lodges in a
back street. His crimson waistcoat looks
somewhat faded; the expanse of shirt bosom
indicates an era of economy in wash bills;
the heavy gold chain has disappeared, and
the dye is creeping out to the ends of the
moustache, exposing the grayish drab which
it formerly concealed altogether.
The reprimand of Gen. Hazen, signed by
President Cleveland, closes with an order
releasing the General from arrest. Gen.
Hazen’s arrest was a mere fiction just as is
that from which Ex-Surgeon General Wales,
of the Navy, now asks the Supreme Court to
release him. Dr. Wales, it is said, has pa
tients in Maryland and places adjacent to
Washington. His prison is in the city of
Washington and of course hecannotgo to see
his patientsso long as the imaginary wall erect
ed uy the order of the Secretary of the Navy,
around the city remains standing. He has
applied for a writ of habeas corpus, to com
pel his jailer, the Secretary of the Navy, to
let him out of the city. It is held by law
yers in the Government service, that Dr.
Wai s coul.l test the legality of his con
structive arrest by leaving the city in diso
bedience of the order restr lining him. Such
a course however would make himself lia
ble to further charges to be tried by a court
martial, and Dr. W; les’ effort is to escape
trial by court-martial.
Considerable influence, it is said, is being
exerted upon the President to induce him to
so far forego his reported it tention of mak
ing changes gradually in Federal offices only
as vacancies occur, as to remove at once
many of the pirtisan Republicans holding
influential places in doubtful S:ate?, which
are to hold elections next fall. It is argued
that to retain such men in office gives the
opponents ot the administration not only
p s’.tive strength, but also a certain nega
tive strength due 10 the disappointment
among the D.mocratic aspirants for office.
It is not necessary, it is claimed, to appoint
Democrats with the view of sup' lanting the
rid Republican machine with a new machine
bearing a Dim Cratic trade mark. It is
necessary, however, to destroy the Repub
lican machinery by appointing new men in
.sympathy with the administration.
R. M. L.
Three Books Given Away.
We will send the following Three books
free: L ADIES’ PRIVATE COMPANION,
a complete medical adviser for women. Il
lustrated and Bound in Cloth, (Former
price $1), FUN AND CANDY, a 48-page
book telling how to make over 100 kinds of
candies and other sweet things, handsomely
bound, (tormer price 50 cts ), and LADIES’
GUIDE TO FANCY WORK, a Practical
Instructor in all kinds of Art Matter, con
taining 64 large 4-column pages, over 200
handsome Illustrative Engravings, and well
bound, to any ladV who sends 50 cents for
six months trial subscription to The House
wife, a large 16 page journal devoted to
Fashions, Fancy Work, Art Recreations,
How to Cook and Household Matters. If
you will send $2 00 for four f iends, you will
each receive all the above, and we will send
you an elegant Hand Mirror. For club
of 50 give a LADIES’ GOLD WATCH
Address THE HOUSEWIFE PUB. CO,
Nunda, N. Y. _
"ROUGH ON RATS.”
Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ant
oed-bugs, skunks,Jchipmunks, gophers, gl
Druggists.
THE BASE ALL BOOM.
The Full Nine Completed —A Practice
Game This Afternoon—Fine Sport
Looked for To-Morrow After
noon at the Initial Game
of the Season.
Messrs. T. Gillam and F. Nichols, the
change battery of the new Savannah Base
Ball Club are in the city, and the full nine
is thereby completed. The nine will have a
practicing game this afternoon at the new
park, on Anderson and Abercom streets, and
the playing qualities of the members may be
demonstrated. To-morrow afternoon the
inial game of the season will be played be
tween the Savannah Club and picked nine
from the favorite Dixies and Oglethorpes.
It will be seen that Smith and
Graves, the regular battery will occupy
the box for the Savannah club, with Wes
cott and Hoggins filing the “ameplaceon
the part of the Dixies. On Wednesday af
terqjin the second day, Nichols and Gillan
the change battery, will occupy the box.
The following are the members of the
nines which will play to-morrow. Nichols
will be field captain for the Savannah
club, and Lamotte for the Picked nine:
SAVANNAH CLUB.
Grave c., Smith p, Ingraham Ist b.,
Fisher 2nd b, M urray 3rd b., Cruso s. s.,
Butler 1. f., Burk c. f., Nichols r. f.
PICKED nine.
Westcott p., Hoggins c., Cullum Ist b.,
McLaughlin 2d b., Troy 3d b., Scanlon s. s.,
Rossiter 1. f., Shea c. £, Dodd r. f„ I .arnotte
sub.
A. brief history of the Savannah club may
be given thus: W. Smith, the pitcher, play
ed last year with the Houston, Texas, club,
F. N. Graves, catcher, with the St. Paul,
Minn., club. He caught for Foster, the
present pitcher of the Philadelphia nine;
C. Ingraham, the first baseman, with the
Trenton, ,N. J., club; G. Fisher, the second
baseman, with the Minneapolis and Cleve
land clubs; T. Murray, the third baseman,
with the Minneapolis club; J. Cruso, the
shortstop, with the Galveston club;B. Butler,
the left fielder, with the Alleghany
club; F. Nichols, pitcher, with the Minne
i apolis ,club; T. Gillam, catcher with the
| Keystone Unions, and R. E. Burke, centre
■ fielder with the Montgomery, Ala, clubs)
i They are all good players, have clean
I records and will doubtless play good ball.
I Thev are anxious to play and show their
mettle, and it is gratifying to know that the
managers < f the club have the greatest con
fidence in '.lie nice, and are now making
arrangements to secure engagements with
the Southeastern League. The grand
stand at the Base Ball Park will be com
pleted to-day, and the game to-morrow can
be witnessed comfortably. The price of
admissi >n has been placed at 25 cents, and
a special schedule will be arranged for the
occasion. On Wednesday afternoon another
game will be played on the gr< unds between
the Savannahs and a picked nine.
Heavy Suit Dismissed.
An interesting argument was heard in
the United States Circuit Court this morn
ing before Hon. Emory Speer, Judge. It
was one brought by Mrs. Eiiz belh T. Bell,
formerly of Bulloch county, but i ow of New
York, agaiust Co). C. C. Jcnes and Major
J. B. Cummings, of Augusta, executors of
the fsate of ex-Governor Charles
J. Jenkins. The bill is brought
by plantiff who alleged among other
things that ex-Governor Jenkins, in 1865,
came into possession of SIOO,OOO in Confed
erate money, worth at that lime $50,000,
and that, with the exception of $20,000,
which were paid on a mortgage for her
husband’s estate, she has not received one
cent. She therefore brought suit against
the executors of the estate of the deceased
Governor for the recovery of $77,000, or
what it was in 1863. The
pleadings occupied all morning
and at 2 o’clock this afternoon the Court
dismissed the bill on the ground that the
Statute of Limitations barred it. In giving
his decision Judge Speer said that the de
famatory charges and language in the bill
were not sustained, ard that the reputation
of Ex Governor Jenkins was as fully and
completely exhonerated as it was possible
for it to be. He then dismissed the bill-
Major Cummings then tsked the’ Court
to give his decree in writing
so that the matter might
appear of record as the words of the judg
ment fell from his lips. The suit was brought
by Mr. Fox, of New York, who was assisted
by Messrs. Gartrell & Ladsen, of Atlanta.
Capt. Geo. A. Mercer and the defendants
appeared for themselves.
Northern Vegetable Market.
Phillips, Henry & Co., New York, report
following quotations for the Daily Times
under date of 18th inst:
Tomatoes, per crate, if choice, $3 50a$4 00;
Cukes, per crate, if choice, $6 00a$8 00; Peas,
per crate,s4 00a$4 50; Beans, Wax, per crate,
$4 50a$5 00; Beans, Flat, per crate, $3 50a
$4 00; Beans, Round, per crate, $4 00a$4 50;
Egg Plant, per crate, $4 00a$5 00; Egg Plant,
per barrel, sl2 00; Potatoes, per barrel, $8 00;
Cabbage, per barrel, $3 00a$4 00; Squash,
per crate, $2 00a$3 00; Beets, per crate,
$2 75a53 50.
Roll of Honor.
The following is the Roll of Honor for [
the seventh scholastic month at the Savan
nah Academy:
Alfred Freidenburg, George Garmany,
Arthur Gordon, A. D. Harden, George Has
kell, Frank Harmon, Thos. Holt, Gustaf
Johnson, Richard Lester, Thos. L. Zuch,
Frederick Morgan, Rufus Richards, Rodolf
Richards, Henry Umbach, John Villalonga.
For boys and Girls.
We shall give away several thousand dol
lars in presents before August Ist, including
8 did Gold Watches, Jewelry, Guns, Revol
vers, Violins, Banj ’6, Guitars, Music Boxes,
Tool Chests, Telescopes, and everything an
intelligent boy or girl could desire.
If you want the model magazine for the
youth of the 19th century, send 25 cents for
three months trial subscription and list of
presents. A handsome Pocket Knife or some
thing of greater value guaranteed to all send
ing. Send for your friends and receive the
presents. Address, NATIONAL YOUTH’S
MONTHLY, Buffalo, N.Y.
A DAY LN WAYCROSS.
A SUNDAY VISIT TO THAT NOTED
RAILWAY JUNCTION.
Pleasant Drive Through the Town—A
Thriving Place and Important Station
—lts Rapid Progress and Substantial
Prosperity—A Number of New
? Buildings and an Artesian
, Well in Prospect—Eviden-
ces of Thrift and In
dustry Everywhere.
Determined to discharge a long promised
’ visit to kind friends and val uable patrons
at Way cross, on the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway, your correspondent left
I the city by the fast mail yesterday morning
at 7:01 o’clock forthat point. The passen
ger travel continues heavy, and on the train
I found a number bound for the Exposition
. at New Orleans, among them the fcllow
i ing from Savannah: Hon. William D.
; Harden, Messrs C. Menelas, E. N. Hancock,
John Lyons and wife, and others.
Mr. W. F. Bowe and Mr. John O. Smith,
were also on the train destined for Jackson
ville, on business in connection with build
ing contracts. The trip to Waycross was
made in two hours and fifty minutes, the run
averaging forty miles to the hour. At this
point there was a general “change of ears,”
five trains meeting here about the same
. time. The New Orleans party were soon
comfortably placed on their train, and as I
was bidding some of them a pleasant trip, I
. encountered Mr. A. A. Avelhie, the cour
teous and efficient Purchasing Agent of the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway,
whom I had not before seen on the train
. from Savannah. He had under escort two
, distinguished Spanish officials, whom he ac
companied as far as Thomasville en route
. to New Orleans. These gentlemen were
Senor Guillerme Bernal, District Attorney
of Havana and Dr. Ricardo Bernal, Surgeon
of the Military Hospital of Havana. They
■ will spend a week, or so in New Orleans and
. return via Savannah to New York. In half
. an hour the excitement and bustle which
, I prevailed had subsided the several
| trains had departed for their res-
j I pective destinations, and a peace-
_ , fill serenity settled upon the scene. Ere I
. i had time to cogitate much upon the sudden
, | transition, I was captured by Hon. John C.
. McDonald, the popular Mayor of Waycross,
, as his especial guest, and in such hands it is
j scarcely necessary to say that my time was
I made to pass pleasantly. I met at the depot
. our former townsman Vincent L. Starr, Esq.
, who is now a resident of Waycross and who
f is looking remarkably well. Another Savan
nahian is W. A. Wright, Esq., who has not
> yet recovered from the effects of the paraly
. tic stroke which afflicted him recently and
i nearly resulted fatally. He is slightly im
proving however.
THROUGH AND AROUND THE TOWN.
Under the escort of Mayor McD-mald,
Messrs. Leon A. Wilson and Henry Hohen-
I stein I erjoyed a pleasant drive through
and around the town, and was surprised to
note its extent and the great growth which
has marked the past few years. The town
-of Waycross is tbgibly located, is noted for
its excellent health, and the claim is a good
’ one, as there has been only one funeral in
’ the ] lace in over a year. The population
is now estimated at 2,560, and new settlers
’ are being recorded every year. It has Epis
copal, Methi dist and Baptist Churches, very
’ neat buildings, and I observed
;in course of construction another
well designed church building, which I was
' informed was being erected by the Presby
. terians of the place under a bequest of the
. late Miss Mary Telfair, of Savannah.
J It also boasts two good weekly
: papers, the Reporter, conducted bv the
' genial Judge Tillman, and the Headlight, i
J The day being Sunday, I did not have the
! opportunity of inspecting these establish
’ ments, nor did I have the [leasure of meet
. ing the editors.
A number of new buildings of modern
J architecture and attractive appearance, are
being erected in various parts of the town,
\ and several have just been com
pleted and occupied. Among others there
1 are three very neat cue-story and a-half
’ frame tenements, which have just been fin
' ished, and are the properly of Sergt. S. C.
' Lee, of the Savannah police force. They
I are in the heart of the town and ready to
rent.
The artesian well project enlists the earn
est attention of everybody, and when the
engine is working there is always gathered
about it crowds whose eagerness for knowl
edge is marvelous, and the contractorshave
nearly been driven to the verge of insanity
by attempting to answer the inquiries. In
deed, I should judge that more serious
consequences have followed, as I noticed
on the side of the large derrick, a
portrait of a poor fellow who had been
talked to death,
| |There are three very good hotels in the
place—the Grand Central, M. C. Austir,
proprietor; the Satilla House, B. Weis g
proprietor, and the Cleveland House. They j
are well kept and provide a good table. i
Among the residences recently completed
is that of Mayor McDonald, whose (exterie r
is very attractive and entirely too good a
house to be rented out, but I presume it will
not be long ere there will besome charming
fair one to adorn and manage it.
There are evidences of thrift and progress
everywhere visible, and I was profoundly
impressed with the advantages possessed by
Waycross for improvement and growth and
the.future that stretches out before her.
The people are courteous, clever and en
terprising, and have great faith in their
town, and are willing to work for it. The
city administration is composed of a vigor
ous clement, and Mayor McDonald hrs the
cordial co operation of his Aidermen in all
measures for the improvement and advance
ment of their town — that also has
a staunch friend in the Savanr ah, Florida
and Western Railway Company, which has
contributed largely to its development.
At five o’clock, my clever host and his
friends accompanied me to the depot where
we awaited the train from Jacksonville,
bound to Savannah. Promptly on schedule
time was heard the sonorous whistles of the
locomotives from different directions and
the trains from Jacksonville, Albany, Chat
S6OO A YE AR
tahoochee and from Savannah came rolling
up to the depot, and in
a moment the platform was
! thronged with travelers making changes.
Among these who arrived on the Chatta
hoochee train were Messrs. W. W. W’ill
iamson, Wm. N. Pratt and Wallace
Schley, who were returning from the
Exposition, who were homeward bound.
Mr W. R Leaken came in on the Bruns
wick and Western train from Albany, where
he had been attending Dougherty court, and
joined the Savannah party, and as “all
aboard’’ was sung out by the conductor, we
glided into our seats and settled down to a
comfortable “run to home.’’ The returning
New Orleans excursionists beguiled the
time by relating their experiences, and
among other incidents Mr. Williamson gave
an account of a visit paid to ex-President
Davis by Nowland Saussy, Esq., which we
present elsewhere. To the minute of
schedule time our train entered the depot at
8:25 p. m., and thus closed a very pleasant
visit to Waycross and her hospitable people.
B. H. R.
THE LATE TRAGEDY IN ROBERTS
VILLE.
Death of One of the Victims—Coroner’s
Inquest.
Yesterday morning Coroner William D.
Dixon was notified of the death of William
Payne, one of the brothers who was shot in
the fracas on West Boundary and Sims
street, on Wednesday evening last. The
official went to the house of deceased about
10 o’clock on Pendergrast street and Little
Jones street lane, but did not have one
tide of testimony bearing on the case. He
had to work up to nearly 3 o’clock before
he could discover a single witness who knew
anything of the tragedy. Finally after
some difficulty he managed to obtain infor
mation that led him to summon several
parties, the salient feature of whose testi
are given herewith.
Policemen Dunh'm and Davis tes
tified as to hearing shots and finding the
deceased and his brother bleeding and
wounded at the scene of the crime.
Jefferson Payne, the father of the de
ceased, testified that deceased, William
. Payne, was 17 years of age; that he eat
supper on Wednesday night, and that he
never saw him drunk. Deceased told
him that evenii g that he was going
to cnurch and left, and he heard no more
until some one informed him that his “ons
were shot. He then went to West Boundary
street and found William lying on tne
ground, surrounded by a crowd; stooped
down and speke to Jeff and asked who shot
him. He said “Henderson shot me,” and
asked me to take him home. No firearms
were found on him.
Nancy Wiison said that on Wednesday
afternoon at 6 o’clock she met Lewis Hen
derson and Jeff Payne in her house. Lewis
asked Jeff if he was ready to get his knife
from Chucky Bacon Jeff told him no, he
was not ready to go to the ’Craw vet, a« he
hid to gohome.Ltwis mid I am geing at the
Fort, but will meet you inYamacraw. Lewis
then crossed the street and Jeff walked off.
r either seemed to have any bad fetl ng to
ward one another, about one hour after I
met Jeff’and WiLiimon Lumber and Jones
street with a crowd, Lewis Henderson said
to me, I want you go in the “Craw” with
us to identify a knife I found and must
have. Soon afterwards Francis Palmer, a
crocer and liquor dealer on Lumber and
Lines streets, testified to seeing Henderson
in his place taking a drink on that day.
Heard the shots, but did not go out, on ac
count of the nervousness of bis wife. Heard
Jeff. Payne and Lewis Henderson talking
with Nancy Wilson, and they told her that
she had better be careful and give up all of
the men or she would have trouble. He con
cluded hie testimony by saying, “I think the
whole trouble was women.”
Amelia Homes testified to knowing all
the parties and heard Lewis Hendtrson.Sam
Shekel' and Alice Gardner talking. Lewis
said he asked Jeff to treat him and the
latter nid he could not treat unless he
drank a half pint. He thought neither
party was drunk.
Frank Jenkins the most important, and
in fact the only wi'ness testified as follows:
“I and Mack Jackson were talking and saw
a crowd standing on Little Jones and West
Boundary streets; asked Mack who they
were; he said Lewis and Jeff' and that they
were going to Yamacraw to prove something
about a knife. This was about 8 o’clock
Heard Lewis say to Jeff., “Either come to
Yamacraw and prove about the knife or pay
for what I lost.” Jiff said he was not going
to pay cr go with him. I then saw Edwards
step back, draw a pistol and fire at Jefl. He
misled him. Jeff tl en drew a pistol on
Lewis. They were then on the street about
six feet apart. Lewis fired the second time
at Jeff) and the latter returned the fire and
fell saying “I am shot.” The deciased,
who was standing behind Jeff, fill at the
’third shot fired by Lewis. Charles Falley
helped Jeff, up ard I took him to
the pump and balled him. Mack and
myself went to deceased j-.nd he asked
us to call his mother. Before leaving
I asked him if he was shot. He said “Yes;
iI am shot in the neck.” After the shooting
I Lewis ran across the open lot towards the
cemetery. Deceased handed his pistol to
Charles Farley after the shooting.
Charles Farley testified to having the pis
tol of the deceased which he turned over to
the Coroner. Dr. B. F. Sheftal), one of the
attending physicians, testified as to the cause
ofdeath.
The jury, which consisted of J. C. John
son, AVni. Crittenden, Arthur Carr, P.
McPherson, E. Stubbs, D. Bryan, Adam
Mathews, D. Firrman, R. Carney and John
Sweatt, then retired and rendered a verdict
that deceased came to his death from gun
shot wound, inflicted by Lewis Henderson
alias Edwards, and they considered it mur
der.
There was no rfficial post mortem exami
nation held but Dr. Sheftall held one after
the request was concluded.
Constable Lyman, who was sent to a point
rn the Central Railroad after Edwards,
al : as llender'OT, returned with Sain Shes
. tall, alias Williams, a party who was with
, the accused on the night of the murder.
Her derson has not yet been arrested.
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dy.