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VOL. 6.—NO. HO.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
LATEST EVENTS BY CABLE AND
WIRE.
Glorious News From Illinois—Logan Treed
at Last,and a Democrat Elected in His
Place—Helen of Terror in West Vir
ginia—Hangman’s Day Duly Cel
ebrat* d—Wholesale Poison
ing of an Atlanta Sun
day School Party.
GLORIOUS NEWS FROM ILLINOIS.
The Rads Beaten at their own Game—A
Democrat to Succeed Logan.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Times.
Washington, D. C., May 15. - Lambert
Tree, Democrat, was elected to day to suc
ceek John A. Logan in the U. S. Senate
from Illinois. There is great rejoicing
here among Democrats, who feel that they
have won a tremendous victory.
Springfield, 111., May 15. —There was
an uproar in the Legislature this morning
over the balloting for Senator. The Re
publicans withdrew in a body at 10 o’clock,
alleging that the session had expired and
woull not begin again until 12 m. The
Democrats continued to ballot.
WHOLESALE POISONING
From Eating Stale Icecream.
Special Dispatch to the Dally Times.
Atlanta, May 15. —Seventy-five Atlan
ta people, out of an excursion party of 600,
were poisoned by ice cream at Tallulah Falls
yesterday. None of them were killed, but
great excitement existed for quite awhile.
BY UNITED PRESS.
Atlanta, May 15.—About 150 people of
a Sunday-school excursion from Atlanta to
Tallulah Falls, yesterday, were poisoned,
but not dangerously in any case, by eating
icecream prepared for the party. The ice
cream had been prepared the day before
and allowed to stand over night in a cooler.
Lemon was used to flavor it, and it is sup
posed the acid caused the poisonous ingre
dients in the cream. All parties are doing
well to-day, and no fatal results expected
in any case. The affair created great ex
citement, but it has been exaggerated. At
one time on the return trip over 200 people
were vomiting, and the train lookee like a
hospital.
HANGMAN’S DAY.
Murderers Executed This Morning.
Long Island City, L. 1., May 15.
Charles H. Eugg, the negro who murdered
Mrs. Maybee and her daughter Annie at
Brookville, L. 1., and who within a few
weeks afterwards nearly killed the aged Mr.
and Mrs. Townsend at Oyster Bay, and a
Sexagenarian, Seely Sprague, at East
Meadow, was hanged this morning in what
is known as the “Thirty Day Room,” in
the southwest corner of Queen’s j ail.
Washington, ID, C., May 15.—John
Langeter, colored, was hanged at 9:05 this
morning in the jail yard for murder of
policeman Fowler.
A VILLIAN OR A CRANK.
Offers to Commit Murder for Money.
San Francisco, May 15.—D. H. Jordan,
a young man, approached ex-Senator Sharon
last night with an offer to kill M'ss Althea
Hill for money, but he became frightened
and ran away. He was followed home and
found to be a son of a well known contractor.
It is supposed that he had been drinking
Sharon will not prosecute.
A REIGN OF TERROR
Inaugurated in West Virginia.
Perryville, W. Va., May 15.-—lnforma
tion from Pocahontas, in Tazewell county,
is to the effect that a reign of
terror has existed there for several
days, owing to the outbreak of col
ored coal miners who seek revenge for the
arrest of several pf their comrades.
ALLEGED MURDERESS ARRESTE
Charged With Killing Her Husband.
Lincoln, Neb, May 15.-Mrs. Lw
Johnson, the wile of one of the victims of
the double tragedy here last Monday night,
was arrested yesterday, charged with mur
dering her husbard. Her preliminary ex
amination is set for to-morrow, when it is
said a witness will swear that be heard the
woman tell Long, ber paramour, not to tell
that she kill ;d Johnson.
THE CLUVERIUS TRIAL.
The Jury Visit the Scene of the Tragedy.
Richmond, Va, May 15.—The jury were
in their places this morning and the testi
mony in the Cluverius case was resumed.
At 11 o’clock the jury went out to the 1 11
reservoir and viewed the ground of the trag
edy. Now, 2p. m., the jury is again at the
court room and testimony has been resumed
Dissatisfied Democrats.
Cleveland, 0., May 15 —The appoint
ment of Joseph M. Poe as appraiser of cus
toms at Cleveland, causes some dissatisfac
tion among Democrats of the district. Con
gressman Foran has telegraphed the Presi
dent protesting against the selection.
Highwaymen iu Northern Idaho.
Fort Keough, May 15.—Highwaymen
have began operations in northern Idaho
on the regular stage routes into the Coeur
d’Aline mines.
To make children healthy use plenty of
air, plenty of milk, plenty of sleep, and
always have a bottle of Dr. Bull’s Cough
Syrup.
MACON MATTERS.
The New Street Railway—General Mention.
Special Correspondence Daily Times.
Macon, May 14.—Just seven weeks ago
last Monday Messrs. Carling and Brown,
President and Secretary respectively of the
Suburban and Street Railroad Company,
commenced work constructing the line, and
now they have a full line of cars running
the entire length of the road. The cars
are started in opposite directions every
morning, and make the circuit continuously
through the day. There are no turn tables
and changing of mules from one end of car
to the other. The track is five miles in
length and carries one to almost any impor
tant part of the city.
Mrs. Ann Damaur, an old and highly re
spected lady of this city, died here lest
night and was buried this afternoon from St.
Joseph’s Catholic Church. She leaves three
sons to mourn ber loss. She was truly a
good woman and loved by her numerous
friends. Mr. Chas. E. Damore, prominent in
masonry and a well known and good citi
zen, and Dr. James E Damore are her
sons. She leaves a valuable estate worth
perhaps $150,000.
Macon is on top in base ball at Nashville
to-day. Score, 6t02 in favor of Macon.
President Sparks, of the Base Ball Asso
ciation, says that he will have players to
beat any club in the league, if money will
get them. Manager Walker has been re
leased and Mr. Pendleton put in his place.
Harold.
ATLANTA AFFAIRS.
The W. & A. Railroad—Bryant’s Case.
Special Dispatch to the Daily Times.
Atlanta, May 15. —The Western & At
lantic railroad and its connections has es
tablished reshipping privileges for Atlanta.
It is presumed the East Tennessee will fall
into line as the management of that spstem
expressed a willingness and desire to do so
some days ago.
It has been reported that John E. Bryant
had expressed a determination to resign
since the fight on him has been begun. He
says there is no truth in the report. Col.
Bryant feels very keenly the onslaught that
has been made against him. It was his de
termination to resign in December next and
step out at peace with the Democrats. It is
not known what will be done, but he if
pretty certain to go very soon.
New York Stock Market.
New York, May 14.—At 1:30 p. m. to
day quotations were:
Union Pacific -
Missouri Pacific 95%
Western Union Telegraph Co 58%
Pacific Mall 54
Lake Shore 52%
Louisville and Nashville 32%
Texas.Paciflc 10%
Denver and Rio Grande 6
Michigan Central 48
Delaware. Lackawanna & West’n 100%
Northwestern 94
St.;Pau) 69%
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy 121
Oregon Transconimeuia) 14%
Northern Pacific 38%
Rock Island 112%
Jersey Central 35%
Memphis and Charleston 37
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga (coni) ».. 20%
East Tennessee, Va. & Ga. (pfd) 5
Philadelphia and Reading 15%
Omaha (com) 20%
Omahal(pfd) - 72
New York Central - 84%
Kansas and Texas 18%
Erie 11%
New Yorkjl’roduce.Market.
New York, May. 15—Flour dull; fine,
$2 50a3 65; superfine, $3 5Ca3 75; good to
choice extra Western, $4 25a6 10;‘common
Minnesota, $3 55a4 25; Corn—No 2 mixed
May, 54| bid; do June, 54} bid. Oats-
No. 2 mixed May, 38}; June, 39}.
Rye dull, Western and Canada 80.181. Bar
ley nominal. Pork dull, mess $12a12 95.
Lard, June $7 05, July $7 14. Molasses
steady, 18} for 50 test. Turpentine steady,
spot 32J. Rosin dull, strained to good,
$1 07}af 110. Freights nominal, grain to
Liverpool, 2d. Rice quiet; Carolina and
Louisiana common to fair, 4|as|. Tallow
steady; prime city, s}. Sugar nominal: re
fined cut loaf, 7c.; granulated, 6 7-16a6|.
Coffee quiet; Rio, s|. Hay quiet; No. 1
timothy, $1 05.
Chicago ’Change.
Chicago, May 15.—Opening 9:30 a. m.
The market opened dull and lower this
morning. Wheat opened June 89 34,
July 92, August 94. Corn, June 46 58,
Joly 67. Oats, Jnne 34, July 33 3 4, Au
gust 29}. Pork, June $lO 95, Jul; sll 05
Lird, June $6 75, July $6 87, August $6 92,
ribs, June $5 60, July $5 65
Dispatch from Koniaroff.
St. Petersburg, May 15—A despatch has
been received at the war office from General
Komarofl, commander of the Russian
forces on the Afghan frontier, in which he
states thatthe Suriks are bitterly opposed to
the new frontier line now under discussion
by the Russiah and Engl sh Governments.
Railroad Grant Forfeited.
City of Mexico, May 15. —The govern
ment officials say that the concession to the
Mexican National railway is likely to be
forfeited as the roid has not been built at
the rate stipulated in the concession.
Minister Phelps Arrives Safely.
Southampton, May 15—The steamship
Elbe, with Mr. E. J. Phelps, now United
States Minister to England, on board, ar
rived off Lizard Point at 6 o’clock this
morning.
Southampton, May 15.—The steamship
Elbe, with United States Minister Phelps on
board arrived here shortly after 3 p. m. The
large crowds which had gathered on the
pier enthusiastically cheered the party land
ing. The town is beautifully decorated with
flags and bunting in honor of the new Minis
ter.
“ROUGH ON RATS.”
Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ant
oed-bugs, skunks, chipmunks, gophers. 15
Druggists.
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, MAY 15 1885.
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.
General Roiecranz and His Thirst for
Office—Changes in the Treasury De
partment—The Public Purses
Wanted in Good Hands'
Special Corespondence Savannah Daily Times
Washington, May 13-General Rose
crans, of California, announces himself as an
applicantfor the office of Register of the
Treasury, to succeed Bruce, whose resigna
tion was recently requested by Secretary
Manning. The old General is rapidly de
veloping into a chronic office seeker. As
soon as his constituents turned him down
and refused to send back to C ingress again,
he gave it out through certain friends ihat
he was wanted in Mr. Cleveland’s Cabinet.
He on several occasions in this city, de
clared that he was made of the right mate
rial for a Democratic Cabinet officer. Mr.
Cleveland, howevr, did not entertain the
same opinien and failed to recognize the
General's peculiar ability. After the Cab
inet had been made up the General an
nounced himself an applicant for the office
of Architect of the Capitol building. Mr.
Clark, the incumbent, appears to be filling
the office satisfactorily, consequently there
is very little chance for the General in that
direction. His latest ambition is to have his
autograph appear in the left -hand corner
on the face of all legal tender notes. I
am afraid he is doomed again to disappoint
ment, as treasury officials who are calcul it
ed to know, state that the General has not
even been thought of as the successor of
Mr. Bruce.
A gentleman occupying a position enti
tling him to the confidence of the President
informed me a few days ago that the Presi
dent has decided not to appoint ex-members
of Congress to important public positions.
He claims that men who failed to secure the
support of their constituents for re-election,
especially when their party was in the ma
jority, should not push themselves to the
front as representative men. They do not
represent the people of their respective dis
tricts and are therefore entitled to especial
consideration. Ex-congressmen who call
upon the President seldom fail to indicate
upon their cards the fact that they were
once in Congress, even if their congressional
service was years and years ago.
The most hungry politician and place
hunter cannot cornplain that changes are
slow in the Treasury Deparlment. Within
the past month nearly every bureau office
has been removed to give place to a Demo
crat. It is evident that the object of the
administration is to get the cash accounts of
the government into good hands before re
forming the other branches of the service.
Day after day the head of some prominent
treasury official falls into the basket, until
now there are but few left. It is really pit
iful to hear some of the remaining bureau
chiefs go on over their approaching fate.
Many of them are working vigorously to
patch up a soldier record, thinking, no
doubt, that will save them. They
seem to forget that there are hundreds of
good Democrats who have spotless records as
soldiers, who have been out in the cold for
many years, and yet their soldier’s record,
could not secure them an appointment under
Republican administrations.
Some of these very men who are howling |
so budly about being removed, spent con
siderable time and (perhaps) money to de- j
feat the Democratic ticket last fall. I know j
of a chief clerk of one of the divisions in !
the Treasury Department who was a most ,
enthusiastic Republican and Blaine striker.
During the months of last summer and fall I
he was scarcely in his office two days in any ;
week. When he happened to be there his
room was usually crowded with negro poli
ticians from Maryland, who came in to con
sult with him. This man now claims to
feel secure behind Mr. Cleveland’s promise
that no Union soldier who has performed
his officiol duties faithfully shall be dis
turbed.
Ex Senator Gordon, of Georgia, is now in
this city. It is rumored that he is here as
an applicant for a foreign mission. He
denies the rumor emphatically, and declares
there is not a foreign appointment within
the gift of the President that he would ac
cept.
There does not appear to be much pres
sure for the Federal offices in Georgia. At '
the Department of Justice I am informed ■
that there is not one application for the
United States Marshalship. Treasury De
partment officials also assert that there are
but few applications for Collector Johnson’s
place.
A serifs of cheap summer opera has
been inaugurated at the leading theatre in
this city, and they bid fair to be well pat
ronized and pay a handsome profit to the
management. All of the well known light
operas will be produced for twenty-five and
fifty cen's admission. The first two nights
the house was crowded with the leading so
ciety people of the Capital.
The regular spring racing season began
here yesteiday, and almost everybody in the
city went out to the race track. Notwith
standing the stringent rules requiring gov
ernment employees to remain at their
desks until 4 p. m., several hundred of the
latter were recognized on the track as early
as 2 o’clock. During Mr. Arthur’s admin
istration he and his Cabinet were regular
attendants at both the spring and the fall
meetings, but President Cleveland and his
Cabinet, although specially invited, failed
to put in an appearance. L.
Escaped From Their Guards.
Millican, Tex., May 15.—News reached
here last night that a party of convicts from
Clay Farm, on Brazos river, escaped from
their guards yesterday afternoon, and are
now making their way up the river, riding
mules taken from plows. A posse of guards
and farmers is in pursuit.
Arrested|for Embezzlement.
Minneapolis, Minn., May 15.—E. W.
Goddard has been arrested here on the
charge of embezzling $150,000 from Austin,
Corbin & Co., New York bankers. The
crime is said to have been committed twelve
{'ears ago.
“ROUGH ON CORNS.”
Ask for Wells’“Rough on Corns.” 15c
Quick complete 'cure. Hard or soft corn
warts, bunions.
SUMMER EPIDEMIC.
UNCLE SAM'S $300,000 WITH
WHICH TO FIGHT DISEASE.
A Fund Which Can be Usefully Expended
—An Inspection of Southern Porta—
Their Condition Generally Satisfac
tory—Not Much Probabilit y of An
Epidemic Unless Disease is
Imported—The Great Dan
ger In Northern Ports.
A Washington special to the Cincinnati
Times-Star says: Dr. Hamilton, the head of
the Marine Hospital service, under whose
management the “Epidemic Fund” of the
Treasury is disbursed, has just returned from
a long and careful tour of the hospitals and
quarantine stations of the South. The epi
demic fund, wisely granted by Congress,
now amounts to about $300,000, and
in case of danger from either cholera
or yellow fever this season, will
prove very timely. Congress has been,
for several years, making annual appropria
tions for this service, and in no year since
Dr. Hamilton took charge of the fund has it
been exhausted. On the contrary, it is no
unusual thing for him to wind up a season’s
fight with yellow fever or other epidemic
diseases which struggle annually fora foot
i hold in this country, with as much as $30,-
1000 left. The result is that there is now
the very handsome fund on hand mentioned
I above, a fund which, as Dr. Hamilton puts
| it, is larger than ever before had for this
I j urpose.
“How did you find the condition as affairs
' at the Southern ports?” your correspondent
asked of Dr. Hamilton.
“Very satisfactory in most cases,” he an
swered, “The street cleaning department
of New Orleans seemed to be out of town
when I was there, but aside from this I
' found nothing of which to complain. The
I condition of the hospitals and quarantine
' arrangements is very satisfactory, and such
that I think there need be no uneasiness as
to the coming season,”
| “Do you think there is likely to be much
trouble at the Southern ports, or any great
i activity required to prevent the entrance
of yellow lever?”
I “I think not. One danger will be with
regard to the arrival of our naval vessels
‘ from Colon, where there is liable to be yel-
II w fever at any time. But it seems reas
| onable ta suppose thatthe commanders of
these vessels will watch this matter so
closely that there need be no importation
of disease in this manner. As to the other
means of its arrival, while there will be
need for watchfulness, I do not think it
probable that we shall have serious trouble
with them.”
“Is there likely to be yellow fever at the
ports of Cuba and Central America this sea
son, do you think?”
“There is more or less of it every season.
11 ndeed there is scarcely a time when they
' do not have more or less of it. Yet I think
| we need have no apprehension regarding its
j appearance here if the cities where it is like
ly to make its appearance will clean their
streets and alleys and put themselves in
readiness to fight it.”
“The greater danger this summer seems to
be in the Northern ports, where cholera may
enter, does it not?”
“Yes, entirely. Though I think we shall
with the aid of the local officers be equal to
whatever emergency may arise there. The
matter is receiving careful attention at the
ports of Boston, New York, Philaddphia
and Baltimore, and will be carefully han
dled. There was a meeting of the officers
of the various ports the other day at which
it was agreed to require the use of super
heated steam for the disinfection of rags
that may be suspected of conveying dis
eases. This indicates a determination to
deal promptly, intelligently and thor
oughly with the subject, and I am con
vinced that the prospects of preventing the
introduction of epidemicdiseases this season
are very good.”
Looking Up Murderers.
Mr. L. Savarese, the well known fish and
oyster shipper, is satisfied, from the brutality
of the murder committed recently in Chicago,
that the perpetrators are the same who so
fiendishly murdered the man two years ago
on State street, near Drayton. The similarity
in the disposition of the body to that of the
victim here leads him and others to believe
that the perpetrators in both murders are
the same. He has communicated with Gen.
R. H. Anderson to day, with a view of hav
ing photographs of the parties arrested in
Chicago sent on here with a view to identify
ing them. It is supposed that a man who
went about Savannah exhibiting a puzzle in
a bottle was the murderer of victims in Sa
vannah and in Chicago.
A Combustible Brick.
A Times reporter was permitted to see
to-day at the store of Messrs. James Hart &
Bro., on Bryan and Jefferson streets, some
combustible bricks, of a porous nature,
which are soaked in inflammable material,
and furnish lights for several hours. Mr.
James Walsh, of Bay Branch, Emanuel
county, is the inventor, and the lighters
are of three sizes tor engines, stores and
small business places. In the burning of
the bricks there is no perceptibly oflensive
odor, and they burn either in rain or storm.
Accompanying are lighters which show
that Mr. Walsh is a local Josh Billings
both in spelling and grammar. The lighters
are wooth looking at.
Revolt of Musselmans
Teheran, May 15—The Musselman in
habitants of Kashgar City, in Chinese
Turkestan, have revolted and asked Russian
protection. Desperate flighting is now in
p rogrees.
Delicate diseases, as nervous debility and
premature weakness, however induced, radi
cally cured. Send 10 cents in stamps fo
treatise. World’s Dispensary Medical As
sociation, 663 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Dynamite Ti lais.
London, May 15.—The prosecution has
closed in the dynamite case, and the defense
has opened.
BASE BALL.
Interesting Echoes From the Diamond.
The Augusta Pheenix among other
things says: “Why don’t the Augustas
sign Smith and Graves, of Savannah?” The
query is exceedingly febrile. The Augus
tas could not secure this incomparable team
for all the money the club could raise. They
signed with the Savannahs when other
clubs offered greater inducements, and they
could not be released even if they wanted
to for any sum of money the Augustas
could offer them. They have here the
best inducements, appreciative following,
gentlemanly associations and a manage
ment superb and unexceptional. This is
meant with no disrespect to the Augustas,but
while they may not “love
Ceeesar less, the love Rome
more.” It further says, “the Atlantas have
taken the lead again by bad umpiring.
They are the most overrated club in the
league.” The Savannahs believe the latter
portion of the paragraph. They have sev
eral times endeavored to induce the Allan
tas to visit this city, promising big gate
! money, but the club refrains from coming
I here. The Savannahs are terribly anxious
io tackle them.
The Columbus club have signed Ike
Baiters of Philadelphia. He is a good bat
ter and fielder. Luff, of the Augustas, a
good general player has joined the Chatta
noogas. The Phenix says the umpire system
in the Southern league is simply abominable,
and if it is not changed the Southern league
will be a thing of the past.
The Savannahs practice every afternoon,
weather permitting; in their new park and
are in fine trim. They have four good bat
teries, Smith and Graves, Nicollsand Gillan,
Ingraham and Burke, Murray and Mullally.
They are all fine individual players. Mul
lally, the latest acquisition to the club, is a
good catcher and batter, having won a record
with the Houston club last year.
Smith and Graves sport their gold headed
canes with great grace and composure. These
tributes were presented to them by admiring
friends a few days ago. Other members of
the club will be similarly honored, because
the men are good players, and each man has
an appreciative following.
Murray, the incomparable third baseman,
and Burke, the unexcelled fielder, are the
smallest men on the nine; they are slight,
slim and stiff; are almost verging on dude
ism, yet are unapproachable players in the
field and at the bat; both have made one
grievous error each, but that is forgotten
in their graceful playing.
The Savannahs are acknowledged to be
good ball players and their management
superb from the fact that daily the latter
receives letters or telegrams from some of
the best players in the Southern league ask
ing for engagements. The management be
lieves that it has secured a good club, and
judging from the general playing, knowing
their weaknesses, etc., is perfect to
cross bats with and face any club in the
Southern League without any apprehension
as to the result.
Savannah is agog wi'h military and base
ball excitement. It liberally supports the j
gun and the bat, and when it takes any in- :
terest it goes headlong. The Cadets and
the Savannahswill be supported while there
is any money or any business men in the
city.
The new Base Ball Park is considered
the best in the Southern States. It is acces
sible by street cars, is convenient to the
city, being in the torporate limits, has fine
seating capacity, is cool and sheltered, has
telegraphic facilities and bulletin boards,
and all the conveniences that could be de
sired.
The Davis Bros, nine challenged the
Athletics, of Augusta, to play a series of
games of ball this week, but the latter de
clined, preferring to play with the Way
nesboro club. The Davis Bros, wanted to
go to Augusta, but the word Savannah is a
sort of a bug bear, apparently, to the clubs
—professional and amateur —in Georgia.
The uniform of the Davis Bros, is an at
tractive one, and the members are good
players. There is good material for pro
fessionals among the members. The Captain
is a little man, but it takes a better club
than is in the Southern League to shut him
out of a run or keep him from making base
hits in any game.
Choosing a Catholic Bishop.
The Atlanta Telegram, commenting on
the proceedings of the Catholic priests, who
met last week at Pio Nono College for the
purpose of declaring themselves in favor of
a successor to Bishop Gross, who was trans
ferred to the Archepiscopal see of Portland,
Oregon,says :
“It was somewhat revolutionary. The
way bishops are nominated to Rome from
this county is by selection by the bishops of
the diocese in which the vacancy is. Priests
are allowed no voice in the matter. The in
novation by thepeorgia priests in nominat
ing a candidate to Rome for the high < ffice
of Bishop, seems to have justice and liberty
as endorsers; yet for aP, it is revolutionary,
and smacks of insubordination, which is
rare under the excellent disci
pline maintained in that wonderfully
well organized church. The outcome
will be watched with interest, for its im
portance is great. The principle under
lying the move, is democratic home rule
dcctrine. The priests want a home bishop,
one who understands them as well as the
people. One great drawback to greater
success of the church has been foreign and
strange bishops, who knew neither people,
priests nor country. How Leo XII will
regard this sensible move of the Georgia
priesthood, who are thoroughly embue d with
republican ideas of self government, is
awaited by all with bated breath.
Grant’s Condition.
New Y'ork, May 15.—Dr. Douglass says
that Grant’s increasing pain is due more to
neuralgia induced by bad weather than to
disease.
Shortly after 11 o’clock last night General
Grant was asleep. Dr Douglas remained all
night, and when he left the house at 8:30
o’clock this morning he said General Grant
had had a good average night’s lest. He
had suffered little or no pain during the
night, and the swelling at the angle of the
jaw had tubsided. The Doctor and the
General will drive out together at noon.
S6OO A YE AR
A REMARKABLE FLAG
Presented to the Hibernian Society.
In 1860 Capt. L. J. Guilmartin organized
the Montgomery Guards, a local military
organization of wide reputation. He was
the first commander, and the Sisters of
Mercy, in order to give the gal I ant company
a standard to lead them on, to encourage
and stimulate them, made them a present of
a handsome flag, which was presented to
at Kort Pulaski, March 17th,
1862. Ibe corps wasthen garrirened at the
fort, and the late Major John Foley made
the presentation speech. The month fol
lowing, the Federate captured the fort and
garrison, but this flag was concealed on the
persons of the Montgomery’s, and passed
through the rigid and various searches
made by the captors at Fort Pulaski,
Hilton Head, Governor’s Island and
at other points through which
the Montgomery Guards passed as
prisoners. Through the skill and fidelity
of the men the flag was saved, and when
the general exchange of prisoners took place
the standard was brought back in secret tri
umph to Savannah. The company on its
return was reorganized, and the flag was
again floated by the men throughout the
trying period of the war until the
battle of Bentonville, N. C., the lest one
of the inter-States’ strife. When Johnston
surrendered, the flag was again concealed as
in April 1862 and turned over to Captain
Christopher Murphy, the last commander
of the guards in whose possession it has
remained for almost a quarter of a century.
To-day the flag was transmitted by its last
custodian through Mr. Charles F. Prender
gast the Secretary of the Hibernian Society
to Capt. L. J. Guilmartin the first comman
der of the company, for and to which it was
originally made and presented. It was
pres nted to Caut. Guilmartin to be cispos
ed of as he thought proper and he has
given it to the Hibernian Society to be ite
perpetual custodian.
The flag is a handsome one. It is 44x54
inches. One side is made of green silk with
cress in centre, wrought in chenille, sur
mounted by the motto: “In Hoc Signo
X incef,” while underneath is the sentiment,
‘ Gcd and Our Rights.”
The other side is made of while watered
i silk, bearing in the centre a harp and sham
rock and surmounted by twelve stars typi
fying the Confederate States. Underneath
is the name “Montgomery Guards.” The
flag is surmounted by heavy green
fringe and gold tassels. It is in ad
mirable condition, the only stains on it ber
ing from the rough handling incident to its
usage in battle, and concealment during the
captivity of the company.
It will be highly prized by the Historical
Society, to which association it will be pre
sented at the next quarterly meeting, on the
17th day of June next. The society will
doubtless take appropriate action on its re
ception. The standard has a varied and in
teresting history, as it was saved through
two surrenders. It future will be as dear
to the society as it was to the company in
the uncertain and trying past.
RETURN OF THE CADETS.
An Ovation Extended Them by Their
Brother Soldiers.
Tne Savannah Cadets reached the city
last night about 11:15 o'clock, having been
delayed beyond Chattahoochee. As pre
viouily stated the First Regiment had been
ordered out and were at the depot, on
schedule time, it not being generally known
that tbe Cadets had missed connection,
and that a special train had been sent for
them. When the train arrived, and the Ca
dets disembarked they were received with
trumultuous cheers. The column was quick
ly formed, and under escort of the regi
ment, Along the route, large crowds fol
-1 wed and gave vent to their
feelings in prolonged cheers. On reach
ing the armory, on Bryan street
the regiment halted and the Cadets filed by
and entered the haP, where a tempting c.-l
lation had been prepared under the direc
tion of Major John Schwarz. When the
military and citizens filled the hall, Capt.
George A. Mercer addressing the Cadets,
extended them a cordial welcome home in
the name of the regiment, the military gen
erally and the citizens, and paid a high
tribute to the record they had made. Lieut,
Brooks, of the Cadets, responded, expressing
appreciation of their demonstration. After
Lieut. Brooks’ remarks the company were
ordered to be seated, and the collation was
discussed, and the adventures and expe
riences of Mobile and New Orleans related.
In conversation with Lieutenant Brooks,
he gave the true reason why the company
refused to contest for the prize in New Or
leans. He says that the camp regulations
were such that the Cadets could not ob
serve them. They were required to be in
camp by 6 o’clock Tuesday morning, and to
detail six men for guard duty, who had to be
steadily on guard for twenty-four hours.
This, of course, prevented the detail from
participating in the drill. Dr. Nichols had
left, and the right guide, Mr. Ccllins, was
sick. This left the ccmpany with a smaller
number of effective men in ranks than the
regulations required, and as the authorities
refused to make any allowance or to abate
their rules, the company was effectually
barred out. As they saw no hope for a rem
edy, and were at heavy expense so long as
tLey remained, they concluded to abandon
the effort to drill, and came home.
A Physician’s Picnic.
Mr. Alfred Speer, who was the first to in
troduce the cultivation of Oporto Grape in
this country, had a number of New York
physicians to inspect his vineyards and ware
houses at Passaic, N. J. About 60 doctors
took the Erie train. The vineyards are over
50 acres in extent. Here the visitors found
the small dark Portuguese and the native
Concord grape in abundance.
Among those present were Dr. E. H. Janes,
of the N. Y. Board of Health. The wines
were pronounced as eqnal to any produced
in the world. —N. Y! Tribune.
For sale by Osceola Butler, Druggist,
corner Bull and Congress streets.
L. Freid never advertises to sell at or
below cost, but guarantees good value for the
money.