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iiiumnnal) UWb 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. “BVCHU-PAIBA.’ ’ s Quick, complete cure, all Kidney, Bladde e and Urinary Diseases, Scalding, Irritatio ,t Stone, Gravel,Catarrh of the bladder, $1 Druggists.