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VOL. 6.—NO. 117.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS,
LATEST NEWS BY CABLE AND
WIRE.
Trial of <h» Alleged Dynamiters Cunning
ham and Burton—Komaroff Reiterates
His Former Statements Trouble
Looming up Between the United
States and Hayti—Horrible
Affair in Albany, N. Y.—
General News Items.
London, May 12. —When the court in
which the alleged dynamiters, Cunningham
and Burton, are being tried opened this
morning every seat was occupied, while
many stood in the aisles and other passages
in the room. The interest in the case seems
to have in no wise diminished. The bustle
and voices in the court room were stilled by
a vigorous rapping with the gavel
by Judge Hawkins, the pre
siding justice and the proceedings
were ordered to go on. One of the counsel
for the prisoners complained to the court of
the conduct of the Governor of Newgate
jail in refusing toa'liw either himself of
his colleague to have a private interview
with their clients. He stated they were
much hampered in their efforts to defend
the prisoners by not being allowed to have
a private conference with them. The pros
ecution suggeitcd that the defendant’s
counsel be allowed a private interview, and
the Judge stated that he would, and that one
had been arranged. The taking of the
evidence was then resumed, and reading
of testimony adduced in inquiry into the
explosion at the Char ng Cross Station of the
underground road was resumed.
THE FIGHT ON THE KUSHK.
Komaroff Reiterates His Previous State
ments.
St. Petersburg, May 12.—The Officiol
Messenger to-day publishes a lengthy dis
patch from General Kc-maroff, com
mander of the Russian lorces on the
Afghan frontier. The dispatch con'ains
full details of the event which
culminated in the fight between the Rus
sians and Afghans on the Kushk river,
March 30th, and the statements contained
in the last report of the General fully re
iterate those contained in his previous dis
patches.
DISRESPECTFUL HAYTI
Refuses to Release an American Citizen.
Washington, May 12 —A special cor
respondent writes to the United Press fiom
Port au Prince, Hayti, under date of April
25, that the authorities of Hayti have re
fused to deliver up Mr. C. A. Van Bok
kelen, a native of the United States, and
formerly consul for Hayti at New York.
The United States government has now
made four requests for his release from
prison on the island where he has been con
fined for the past sixteen months in defense
of treaty obligations. Each demand has
been received in a most disrespectful man
ner, hardly any notice being taken of them
by the government officials. The prisoner
is the son of Mr. W. L. Van Bokktlen of
New York city, and a nephew of Rev. L.
Von Bokkelen of Buffalo.
THE CLUVEKIUS TRIAL.
Further Delayed by the Sickness of a
Juror.
Richmond, Va., May 12. —Upon the
opening of the court this morning it was
expected that the taking of testimony in
the Cluverius murder trial would begin, but
after s-me delay, Judge Atkins announc
ed that one of the jurors, Mr. C. E.
French, had been taken sick dur
ing the night and was not able
to attend Court to-day. The physician who
attended him was called, and stated that Mr.
French had had a slight convulsion, but he
thought the patient would be sufficiently re
covered to be in Court to-morrow. The at
tack was not serious, and the doctor thought
it would not recur. The remaining mem
bers of the jury were brought into Court,
their names called and then adjourned until
to-morrow.
TROUBLE WITH THE MORMONS.
Great Fxcit ment in Utah.
Salt Lake, Utah, May 12.—A letter
dated the 10th, from Oxford, Idaho, says the
greatest excitement prevails in Paris,, War
rants were placed in the hands of three
Deputy Marshals for the arrest of eight poly
gamists in and around Paris. A telegram an
nounces the fact that this morning
the polygamists were all corralled in a
meeting house at Paris under the protection
of an armed guard of saints. The deputy
marshal’s were marched out of Paris by
the mob, who threatened that they would
kill anyone who attempted to serve the
warrants. Marshal Dubots will reach Paris
about 6 p m. to day.
FATALLY STABBED.
A Father Kills His Son in a Fight.
Albany, N. Y., May 12—Miss Adelaide
Clawson suffers terribly from rheumatism.
On Saturday she was attacked and began to
scream with pain. Her brother Robert, or
dered her to be quiet, whereupon the fath
er interferred and a scuffle between the
men ensued, in which Robert was stabbed
in the abdomen. He will probably die. No
arrests have been made.
Probabilities.
Washington, May 12. —For the South
Atlantic States; local rains and partly
weather; variable winds southerly in south
ern portion and stationery temperature.
SU Peter Lumsden's Dispatches.
London, May 12 —Condie Stephen will
arrive in London to-day with Sir Peter
Lumsden’s dispatches.
FROM ATLANTA.
Trial of an Alleged Murderer—Y. M. C. A.
Convention —Malaria in the Capitol
—A Disrespectful Darkey.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Times.
Atlanta, May 12. —The trial of Cal
Varnadoe, a young boy charged with mur
der, has occupied the Superior Court here
for two days. About a year ago Varnadoe
and Asbury Whitehead metabout midnight.
A quarrel had occurred between them once
before, but it had been smoothed over. On
the night mentioned the quarrel was re
newed. Whitehead attacked Varnadoe
with a knife. Varnadoe seized the knife
and stabbed his assailant to death. The
jury is now out, but it is believed a verdict
for the defendant wdl be rendered.
The Young Men’s Christian Association
will assemble here to-morrow in National
convention. The delegates are already be
ginning to arrive.
It has leaked out that the basement of
the Capitol is in a lamentably dirty condi
tion. The 1 >wer corridors are filled with a
horrible odcr nearly all the time. Some of
the first fl >or officials live in constant dread
of disease. There has been some sickness
on account of this bad state of affairs, and
Mr. Frank Haralson, the State Librarian,
attributes the death of his little daughter to
the facl that she spent a great deal of time
with him in the library, which is direcily
over the foulest part of the building.
Yesterday Judge Hammond sent a de
faulting witness, a negro, to jail for three
days for contempt. When the culprit was
snatched up he said in his humblest way :
“I didn’t mean no harm, Cap’n.” “What 1”
thundered the judge, “you call this court
Captain? Take him to jail, Mr. Sheriff.”
FROM MACON.
A Startling Discovery—A Counterfeiter
Pleads Guilty—Discouraged Base
Ballista
Special Correspondence Daily Times.
Macon, Ga., May 11.—As Mr. McDon
ald, an employe of the East Macon Cotton
Factory, was walking in the woods yester
day near Walnut creek bridge, he came
across the body of a dead man whose face
and body were considerably emaciated and
decayed. Astonished, and somewhat
frightened, he hurried to East Macon and
Magistrate. Amos Subers and a number of
citizens, who returned to the spot, and the
dead body was soon identified as that of
Wright Barlow, a former operative in the
same factory.
Dr. McCrary testified as his belief, that
Barlow had soicided by taking poison.
Barlow has not been seen by his family
or friends for ten days.
In the United States Court to-day, John
I. Washington, charged with counterfeiting,
pleaded guilty, after worrying the court for
about one year, and putting off the trial
from time to time by getting drunk or be
cause his witnesses were drunk,
Macon peo; Is feel prettv badly discour
aged to-day about base ball, as the Macm
brys were again defeated in Atlanta by a
score 9to 0. Out of five games played with
Atlanta the Macons have lest four. This
does not look much like Macon has the best
nine, although they play a most excellent
game. The fielders are better than those of
Atlanta, but our pitchers are struck terribly
by Atlanta’s heavy batters. A large crowd
went up this morning to see the game.
The Social Thalians are in Atlanta to
night at a big dance at the Kimball.
Harold.
New York Stock Market.
New York, May 12—At 1:30 p. m. to
day quotations were:
Union Pacific -Wt!
Missouri Pacific
Western Union Telegraph Co 58%
Pacific Mail 54
Lake Shore 49%
Louisville and Nashville >O%
TexasPacltic 19%
Denver and Rio Grande <l%
Michigan Central 49%
Delaware. Lackawanna* West’n 193,'.,
Northwestern 94%
St. Paul 89%
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ’2:>
Oregon Transcontinental 13%
Northern I‘acific 38%
Rock Island 112%
Jersey Central 35%
Memphis and Charleston 37
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga (com)... 20%
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga. (pfd) 5
Philadelphia and Reading 15%
Omaha (com) 20%
Ornahat(pfd) 71%
New York Central - 81%
Kansas and Texas 17%
JSrle 10%
New York Produce Market.
York, May 12.—Flour dull and
unchanged. Wheat No 2-red winter, June
SI 04. Orn No. 2 mixed 55 3-8; June oats
No- 2 mized. May 38 18. Rye and barley
nominal. Pork dull, mess _sl4al4 25.
Lard §7 12. June molasses quiet. Porto
rice 2-5<;27. Turpentine dull 32}. Rosin
quiet; strained to good, $1 C7>} to 1 10.
Petroleum quiet; refine' 1 in cases, 9to 101.
Sugar firm; refined cut loaf, 7; granulated,
6J; confectionery, 6 11-16 to 6J. Tallow
steady; prime city, sj. Freights quiet;
grain to Liverpool 2Jd. Coffee dull; fair
cargoes, B|. Rice nominal. Hay dull.
Marshal Wright Removed.
> Cincinnati, O-, Msy 12—Ex-Congress
man Follett telegraphs from Washington
that United Stales Marshal Lot Wright has
been removed on account of his .conduct at
the October election, and th it a man will
be appointed in his place to-day, who has
not been spoken of in connection with the
office.
Death of a Well Known Minstrtl.
Indianapolis, Ind, May 12.—Marsh
Adams, a minstrel, known the world oyer
by his personation of “Old Black Joe,” died
yesterday at his residence in this city of a
cancerous affection of the liver. He was 46
years of age.
Postmaster at Albany, Georgia.
Washington, May 12. —The President
to day appointed Yovel G. Rust to be post
master at Albany, Ga.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, MAY 12 1885.
ARTILLERY PUNCH.
How it Came Near to Acquiring a “Na
tional Reputation.
“F. W.” a correspondent of the Balti
more American has a letter from Savannah
in yesterday’s issueof that paperjfrom which
we take the following interesting extract:
“There is probably more enthusiasm here
to the square inch over military organiza
tion than anywhere else in America. It is
difficult to find a citizen who is not a mem
ber of some company of infantry, artillery
or cavalry. This week public interest is
centered in the Savannah Cadets, who are
contestant in the inter-State prize drill at
Mobile. Last week the cavalry ard art lery
had their turn. The cavalry, a company of
fine troopers, had an inter-State tournament
and the Chatham Artilery held its ninety
ninth annual picnic. The reputation of
the Chathams has a double basis. They
possess two brass ten pounders, a present
from George Washington. Several attempts
having been made to steal these guns.
Some Jerseymen came very near getting
away with them at the Yorktown celebra
tion. They were buried during the war.
About everything else, except families and
houses, was hustled under the ground, even
barrels of whiskey, when Sherman came
down this way. Tradition says that the
whiskey was greatly improved by the
planting.
To “artillery punch” is due, perhaps, the
credit for even a greater share of the repu
tation which the Chatham Company enjoys
than to the old brass cannon. I peisonally
know that the reputation of this punch ex
tends as far as the fortieth parallel of north j
latitude. Ex-President Arthur had a bit
of experience with this liquid, which he
will doubtless remember as long as he lives, j
Two or three years ago, it will be remem
bered, President Arthur, Secretary Chan
dler and a few intimate iriends came down
this way on a fishing excursion, with Flor
ida as their objective point. The limented
Tallapoosa was moored off Savannah, and
the Chathams went aboard to entertain the
Presidential party. Savannah water is |
nothing extra, and there was not much the ■
to drink but artillery punch. It
is the mildest and most innocent
looking liquid one ever saw. To the eye
Sunday school picnic lemonade is a wild,
delirious intoxicant beside it. Os a pale,
straw color, and just the slightest suggest
iveness in fiivor of lemon and rum, it is
seemingly the least pretentious of ail the
beverages that claim Bacchus as godfalher.
But, great Allah ! how it does belie it looks
and taste I The President bid his disgust
the best he could as he drank of the seduc
tive punch to his own health. Mr. Arthur
is a connoisseur in liquors, and there was a
fine, almost (esthetic something about that
punch that immediately captivated the
President. Chandler was rather shy of the
bowl and cautioned the President. The
1 itter replied that he could take a wheel
barrow load of the beverage.
“The country has never known what a
close call the late administration had. The
trip had been undertaken chiefly for the
President’s health. The physicians were
anxious and doubtful the next day. The
country wondered what had so infatuated
the Presidential party with Savannah. The
truth was, the deception of unassuming
punch had got in its work on the Nation’s
Chief. He had an idla the next morning
that he was President of the whole American
Continent and a good part of the rest of the
world. Careful treatment fortunately brought
him around again in a lew days, but he has
never bed much to do with any sort of
punch since.
“Artillery punch is without a rival as an
intoxicant. One glass of it possesses the
strength of three of other drinks. Some say
that the ex-President firmly believes that in
his case the South was seeking revenge for
some undesirable appointments that he had
just previously made.”
A Gala Week in Charleston.
The News and Couriet gives the follow
ing programme of the gala times in Char
leston this week, commencing to-morrow:
This will be a pleasant time for our Savan
nah friends to visit Charleston, as very
cheap excursion rates have been arranged,
On the 13th the grand inter-State picnic of
the Mutual Aid Association, for which the
most elaborate preparations have been made,
will take place at the Schutzenplatz. Dis
tinguished visitors will be present from all
parts of the country, and half the people of
Chaileston are expected to take part in the
festivities.
On the same day the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows meets here, and in the after
noon the entire fraternity will make an ex
cursion around the harbor on the steamer
Silver Star.
On the 14th the pennant race of the Caro
lina Yacht Club will take place in the har
bor.
On the 13th, 14th and 15th the annual
shooting tournament of the Sportsmen’s Asso
ciation of the two Carolinas occurs in this
city, and some exciting matches may be ex
pected.
On the 14th, 15th and 16th the spring
meeting of the Charleston Driving Park
Association occurs at their park back of the
race course. A programme of both trotting
and running races has been arranged, and
the devotees of the tuts may expect some
rare sport.
On the 15th the drama of “Enoch Arden”
will be given at the hall of the Freund
schaftsbund, for the benefit of the Carolina
Rifles. After the play there will be “round
dancing.”
Nunquam Dormio.
There is no sleep or rest for us. We are
always wide awake, looking out for "the
interests of our customers. Our fine and
well-made Spring#nd Summer garments
for gents’, youths and boys speak for them
selves. We turn out enough of then! to
keep us constantly before the public, and
what appearances won’t do, low prices will.
We guarantee satisfaction in every case—a
rather one-sided agreement —but' we have
every confidence in our goods and have no
fears. Don’t forget that we can furnish
every item that constitutes the apparel of
man or boy. Our vast Clothing Parlors are
one vast field cf fashion.
B. H. Levy & Bro.,
189,191 and 193 Congtess St.
OFFENSIVE PARTISANS
IHE PRESIDENT’S DISPOSITION
OF SUCH GIVING MUCH SAT
ISFACTION.
How it will Affect the Post offices—Scarcely
any Exception to the Rule—Pos mas
ter-General Vilas Contemplating
a Clean Sweep—Little Doubt
that Things will Move
Along Fast Enough.
i Washington, May 12.—The Presidential
! definition of what constitutes “offensive par
tisanship,” as exemplified in certain remo
f vals last week, has done much to quiet the
- criticism common here because of the Exec-
C utive slowness. The crowd of Democratic
office seekers in Washington look forward
now to u Itimate possession. They say that
1 while few cases will be found as aggravated
\ as that of the Chicago Postmaster, the charge
I of “offensive partisanship” will lie at the
door of three-fourths of the Federal office
holders of the country. There is scarcely a
i postmaster in the country who has not used
i his office as political headquarters and de-
■ voted a large share of his time,which belongs
i to the government, to political campaign
ing.' A conspicuous case is that of our
> own postmaster, Mr. Conger. He has un
questionably been one of the most active par-
i tisians of the official horde. The disgrace
ful scenes of the District convention and the
. disreputable methods practiced by the post-
I master to elect himself a delegate to Chicago
:: are fresh in the memory. He was openly
■ charged by those of his own party faith with
, I having corruptly used his official place to
. I secure his nomination to Chicago, and his
• conduct there as an Arthur delegate was
i scarcely more creditable than his acts here.
. Young Conger’s father is chairman of the
I Senate committee on post offices and post
II roads, and has cut a pretty wide political
■ ! swath himself and is about the meanest par
i I tisan that ever sat in a legislative chair. He
. I has three sons in public office, and counts on
; his commanding position to retain the post
; master.
> All of such cases will be reached in time,
, Postmaster General Vilas says, all ’“offen
sive partisans” of this class will have to go.
. There is high gratification expressed among
the politicians on this prospect. Every
> man of them comes Here with an offensive
, partisan in his mind’s eje and the record
j cf it in his pocket. The Postmaster Gen
t eral, as well as the President, would get
. along better and faster if they would remain
- at home. A man cannot work more than
i sixteen hours a day and Cabinet officers are
t now working twelve. About six hours out
> of this is taken up by importunate callers
> from all parts of the country. They come
. here to be personally heard and the Presi
. dent and members of the Cabinet have to
give them a hearing. Mr. Vilas has
, not the knack of getting along with
> applicants. He frets under the
> saddle, so to speak, and his m.nuer offends
, peo[ le. The President has in a remarkal 1
, degree what Vilas lacks—tact, suavity and
I business celerity and pc litenrss. The Pre:-
. ident can dispose of more business in a
given time and listen to more complaints
. and set'le more appeals than any man un-
■ der him. When some caller hinted that a
’ little quicker time might be made with the
. appointments he intimated pretty sbarj ly
that it was true, if this crowd only gave him
i the time to do it in. There is little doubt
f now that things will soon move along fast
enough to suit everybody.
1 THE VACANT SAVANNAH BISHOPRIC.
| Dr. Foley Said to Have Been Nominated
for the Position.
The New York Times of yesterday has
the following dispatch from Baltimore, Md.,
' of May 10th :
“One of the probable results of the con
clave of the Catholic hierarchy last week is
: the elevation of the Rev. Dr. John Foley,
Rector of St. Martin’s C hurch, to a Bishop
ric. In conversation to-day with a clergy
man who enjoys to a great degree the confi
r dence of Archbishop Gibbons it was inti
, mated that among things mooted at the
Council last week was the question of a
' successor to Bishop G ross, of Savannah, Ga.,
who goes to Oregon as Archbishop of that
• see. Several names were mentioned in con
, nection with the Bishopric of Georgia, and
it is understood that finally it was decided
f to send the name of Dr. Fi ley to R ime with
. the recommendation that the Pope appoint
. him to the vacant diocese. Dr. Foley has
. twice declined promotion to the College of
Bishops, prefering to rtmain with St. Mar
ia’s congregation, by whom he is greatly
. beloved, but if he is appointed by the Pope
to the Georgia vacancy he must accept it,
[ it being a rule of the church that advance
ment in position cannot be declined more
j than twice.”
A Times reporter called on the Very Rev
E. Cafferty, Vicar General and Administra
, tor of the Diocese of Georgia, and inter-
■ viewed him in reference to the above.
. The church dignitary whom the Catholic
. clergymen cf Georgia and the parishioners
all over the State, desire to
i see fill Bishop Gross’s place
said he knew nothing of the above telegram
, or recommendation and thought it unlikely
and improbable that the hierachy would
send a name on to the Pope withont first
! consulting with the local clergyman.
Father Cafferty was not consulted on the
matter and did not know anything about it.
—This afternoon about 1:30 some dispute
3 occurred between J. W. Maboney and F M.
3 Weever, in regard to certain business mat
-1 ters, in which the former is alleged
1 to have used insulting language, and to
- have struck Weever, who drew a knife and
> cut Mahoney in several places about
1 the throat, neck and hand.
This resistance of Weever, caused Mahoney
t to desist in his attack Mahoney was carried
3 in rear of the store, and Drs. Schley and
> Corson were summoned, who rendered proper
i attention. The wounds are not necessarily
f regarded as fatal.
3* • *
—A special meeting of the Savannah
Yacht Club will be held ta-morrow (Wednes
day) at 12 o’clock.
S6OO A YE AR
STATE DENTAL SOCIETY.
Seventeenth Annual Meeting of the Asso
elation this Morning.
The seventeenth annual meeting of the
Georgia State Dental Society convened this
morning at rooms 13 and 14, of the Pulaski
House. The following officers were in at
tendance: A. G. Bouton, of Savannah, pres
ident; 8. M. Roach, Savannah, vice-presi
dent; L. D. Carpenter, of Atlanta, corres
ponding secretary; W. H. Whitaker, San-
I dersvil e, recording secretary, and H. A.
Lawrence, of Athens, treasurer. The fol
lowing members were enrolled and present:
, S. M Roach, E. Parson, D. Hopps, and
A. H. Best,Savannah; J. H. Coyle, Thom
asville; J. P. Holmes, Macon; Allen Brown,
: Blackshear; J. L. Fogg, Barnesville; R. B.
[ Adair, Gainesville, N. A. vVilliams, Val
. dosta; W. L. Smith, Hardeevilh; R. H.
' Catchings, Atlanta; S. B Adair, Elberton;
I W.G. Brown, Atlanta; C. F. CL born, Al
s bant; S. B. Barfield, Macon.
> The meeting was ca’led to order by Dr.
, A. G. Pouton who welcomed the members
' in a cordial address. This was responded
I to by Dr. Calding of Atlanta after which
the regular order of business was taken up.
The first business transaction was the I
appointment of a committee to revise mem- ;
r j bership. This committee was appointed by i
; the chair as follows :
i Drs. Lawrence, Whitaker, J. P. Holmes,
1 Adair and Carpenter. At this juncture
Dr. Catching arose and stated that Dr. R. '
j B. Adair, of Gainesville, was suffering from ■
[ an abscess on his left fore finger, which he j
’ j wanted to have operated on, and test the j
! efficacy of cocaine, as an experiment, Dr.
( j Hopps volunteered to procure the drug
rDr. Catching to peiform the operation.
’ A recess was takenjor the xperi ment, and an
extensive application of cocaine was used,
j In about ten minutes the abscess was lanced
t ' and the patient who submitted to the pain
[ j ful ordeal expressed his gratification
at the result. While this was
, going on the members exhibited the greatest
' anxiety to witness the operation, as many of
them wanted to see the efficiency of cocoaine
practically demonstrated either in a superfi
cial or hypodermic state. The Executive
' Committee reported and recommended that
the session be held from 10 o’clock
j a. m. until 2 p. m. daily, and clinics
1 at 6 p. m. daily, with an additional
session at night if the business demanded it.
I They also submitted the names of the follow
ing for membership: Dr. J. D. Lanier, of
Savannah; Dr. J.[C. Brewer, of Blackshear,
’ and Dr. J. D. Cone, of Ivanhoe. Dr. Catch
( ing acted as teller and the candidates were
, elected.
On motion of Dr. J. L. Fogg, of Bames
’ ville, Mr. G. E. Hughsly was admitted to a
, seat on the floor.
' After the reports of the Standing Com
, mittee were read and considered, an inter
. esting paper was read by Dr. W. G. Brown,
of Atlanta, on electricity as applied to sur
, gieal dentistry. It was an able and ex
' haustive report, and was generally discussed.
After this the meeting took a recess until
2 o’clock.
The First Engine on Tybee.
Yesterday morning Hon. J. J. McDon
ough, his master mechanic, Mr. Bracren,
and a party of people numbering about
fifteen, left on the steamer St. Nicholas for
Tybee with the locomotive ,“D. G. Purse’
and a flat tow. The island was
reached at 12 m., and the engine
was taken from the vessel and put
in running order on the track by 4 o’clock,
a feat almost unprecedented, when one con
, siders the difficulties encountered. Mr.
McDonough then ascended the “D. G.
Purse,” opened the throttle and sounded
the whistle. This is the first time the
sound of an engine whistle ever woke the
echoes of Tybee or that a locomotive ever
1 was run across it. The cows and goats on
the place- stood in mute wonder, dumb
founded and awe struck. They did not know
what species of monster had invaded Tybee,
, and after being thoroughly paralyzed struck
out when able for the swamps. The condi
tion of track, laid with steel rails was so per
fect that a speed of about twenty-five miles
. was attained and with comparative smooth
ness. Mr. McDonough says that the wharf
is now in a solid condition. It has new tim
ber and is perfectly safe and sound. It is
sufficiently strong to hold the engine and all
the cars that can be used, and the locomotive
can be safely run over the rails at the rate of
fifty miles an hour. The trip yesterday was
a perfect success as far as it was made. To
night the rails will be all laid down, when
the road bed and locomotion power will be
fully completed.
A Handsome Flower Bed.
Mr. Theo Meves, the efficient keeper of
: Forsyth Park, is now engaged, and has been
for several days, in laying out a beautiful
flower bed immediately east of the fountain.
■ The bed has an outer circle of wire netting,
inside of which is a layer of assorted stone
■ taken as ballast in a vessel from the West
. Indies. The first circle inside of the en
closure consists of verbenas, hyacinths and
tulips. These are almost out of bloom.
5 The inside consists of twenty different
i species of coleas numbering about three
, hundred and fifty. They are_ arranged so
> as to make nine rows radiating from a
i center of a cheranthas. They are planted
according to tints, and when they have at
-1 tained several day’s growth they will all
t blend together and make one solid floral
bed. The plat when completed and when
> the plants are matured and developed will
be among the most beautiful in Forsyth
Park.
Death of an Italian from Heart Disease.
This morning an Italian named Alberto
1 Imperato, first mate of the Italian bark,
> Luciano Berra, now in port consigned to
M. S. Cossulich & Co, died at the St.
t Joseph’s Infirmary. He had been at the
infirmary only three days. This morning
about eight o’clock he drank a glass cf milk
1 which he seemed to enjoy. He laid down
I to rest and in an hour was dead. His death
r was caused from heart disease. The de
r ceased was a native of Meta, Italy, about
35 years of age and was a brother of the
captain of the vessel upon which he was
i serving. In respect to his memory all the
- Italian vessels in port had their flags at
half-mast.
ARRIVAL OF EXCURSIONISTS.
The Rome Fire Copmany and Their
Friends in the City.
Mountain City Fire Company No. 2, of
’ Rome, Ga, numbering about 30 men, came
i in to-day on the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad branch of the Savan
nah, blorida and Western Railway, and
registered at the Marshall House. They were
accompanied by a party of 62 friends, who
also registered with Mr. Bresnan,
and took in the town afterwards.
The company came in two elegant Pullman
palace cars and left Rome yesterday at 1:40
p. tn. They will leave to-night on the
Savannah, Florida and Westerp Railway
fcr Jessup, Ga, from which they will go to
Cumbeiland Island byway of Brunswick.
They will then return to Jessup and pro
ceed to Jacksonville, Fla, where sometime
will be passed. The following is the rcster
of the company :
W. W. Sear, Captair; J. McOscor, First
Director; Wright Holmes, Second Director;
Henry Stuptrogen, Third Director; Holley
Hawn, Chief Engineer; M. J. B. Carver,
Treasurer; J. A. Chancy, Secretary. The
f 11 owing are registered as belonging to the
i company: W. W. Seay, J. B. Lumpkin
I Frank Benjamin, John Neal, L. M. Moffitt
10. M. Harvin, T. W. Jones, R. V’ Mitch
ell, S. Q. Prather, Walter Mitchell, J. 8,
' Smith, J. A. Chancy, Claude Langston,
Clay II It, W. W. Wimberley, P. H. Van
diven, W. H. Coker, Porter Hale, W. A.
Tubbs, C. M. Alexander and Jos. Holmes.
1 j Claude Langston, the first assistant chief of
“ the Rome fire department, is along with the
• party, and M. M. Pepper, the chief, is ex
[ pected to join them here tc-day. The com
. pany is composed of fine looking young
i men, who rank among the best families in
Rome, Ga. They are bent on having an
i enjoyable time and will doubtless succeed.
i Summer's Entertainments.
The manuscript of “Chip Redmond,” the
. play written by Mr. James Neill for the
. Ford Dramatic Association, of this city,
will be here next week, when the play will
be cast and the association go into rehearsal.
It will be put on the boards as expeditiously
. as possible. Mr. Neill will play the leading
part. He will come on soon from New
York, where he is new selecting a suitable
wardrobe appropriate to the presentation of
■ the play. Mr. J. A. Shaw, the stage man
ager, informed a Times reporter to day that
he thinks ibis will be the most successful
, season in the annals of the Ford Dramatic
Association. No pains or expense will be
spared to give first class entertainments this
t season. The costume for “Indian Jim,” Mr.
Lawrence Doyle, is now being made in New
. Ycrk under the supervision of Mr. Neill,
the author of the play.
Miss Augusta Chambers and Miss Helen
Blanke will be here about the 25th inst. and
will rehearse their parts. They are both
good actresses. This play and the others
to follow will have four professionals in
them —Mr. James Neill, Mr. Lawrence
Hanley and these two ladies. Mr. Bhaw in
structed Mr. Neill to purchase some manu
script plays for the Association in New York
as he intends to give the people cf Savan
nah some plays they have never seen be
fore. One was purchased and another was
negotiated for. Efforts were made to pur
chase “Taken From Life,” but the manage
ment wanted $5,000. This was a little too
much for the Association.
The Christian Church.
Mr. P. Killorin the contractor, has so far
succeeded with his work on the Christian
Church, on Bolton street, west of Whitaker,
that it will be ready for religious services by
the Ist of June. The edifice will then be com
pleted without, but the work on the interior
will not be finished, yet it will be sufficiently
far advanced for all practical purposes. The
seats will be put in and services held, while
woik will be advanced from time to time as
circumstances will permit. It is a handsome
structure and will have an eloquent preacher
and a fine choir. This is the first church of
this denomination ever established in Savan
' nah and it is being inaugurated under very
auspicious circumstances; It has a good fol
lowing and its membership will doubtless
increase when its cardinal doctrines are elo
quently and learnedly discussed. To this
' will be added, what has proved already a
powerful auxilliary in every popular church,
a fine choir. The one is without much avail
unless it is connected with the other. They
are absolutely and necessarily associated to
gether and it is a fact that is beyond success
ful contradiction that the church of what
ever denomination that has an eloquent
preacher and a fine choir is never wanting a
congregation of an appreciative character.
The Christian Church will have both requisi
tions and it is safe to predict its suewes.
Destruction of Oak Trees.
The grand old oak trees in the sotitl ■
ero part of the city are being daily < away
to make room for the many new buildings
erected in that section. These ti are
coexistent with the birth and the growth of
Savannah, and have increased with ‘her
strength giving shade to the people
living in that neighborhood and afford
ing comfortable places for children
. to play. A few years ago there
i was quite a minature forest of them,
i and they were gradually cut down until but
I a few remain. Two or three grand ones
i now stand on the yard of the New Houston
Street Church, one on Duffy street, in the
highway, a ? ew feet from Jefferson street,
and one' patriarchial tree stands “on the soli
-5 tude of its own individuality,” in Mr. Homer
> Dasher’s yard. These two will be cut down,
3 The former because it is in the highway and
'• the latter to make room for a building
e which is being contemplated. The old resi-
> dents of the southwest section miss these
£ trees and with their disappearance apparent
-1 ly goes away individual landmarks as ancient
1 as the city itself.
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