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Siumnnnl) Uhilg vol. 6.— no. isa. TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. LATEST EVENTS BY CABLE AND WIRE. The London Press on the Anglo-Russian Agreement—Lord Granville Roundly Denounced—The Panama Insurrec tion—The Cluverlus Trial—Terri ble Affray in Cleveland—Minor Matters of Interest. London, May 18. —The papers this morn ing all contain articles commenting on the revelatiens contained in the last Russian blue book with regard to the negotiations between England and Russia over the Russo- Afghanistan frontier question. They round ly denounced the Government’s weak and vacillating policy as shown by the dispatches contained in this last publication, and are almost unanimous in asserting that they clearly prove that Lord Granville was utter ly tricked. The liberal organs generally be wail the result of the negotiations, while the Tory papers full of wrath over what they term Granville’s imbecility. London, May 18 —There is considerable excitement here over the publication of a dispatch from Constantinople stating that the Russian government is actively plant ing torpedoes in the Straits of Dardanelles. THE CLUVERIUS TRIAL. Continuation of the Testimony This Morning. Richmond, May 18.—The cross-examina tion of Henrietta Wimbish, in the trial of Cluverius for the murder of Lillian Madison, was continued this morning, but nothing new was brought to light. Miss Ella Madison, a cousin of Lillian’s, testified to various visits by Lillian to Richmond, within the past few years. She had made four visits, the last one be ing on the 14lh of last October. Lilian was almost an entire stranger in Richmond, and had never been to Hollywood or the reservoir as far as her relatives here knew. E. Jones, another cousin of Lilian, gave similar testimony but it was not lucid. The defense moved to strike out all this evidence but was overruled and exceptions taken. Police Justice, D. C. Richardson testified to the contents of Lillian’s trunk and that he had taken therefrom over a hundred articles including letters and photographs. A GEORGIA TRAGEDY. A Man Near Cuthbert Kills Two Sons and Perhaps ID ma elf. Cuthbert, Ga , May 18.—J B. Russell, living four miles from here, yesterday per suaded his wife and two daughters to call at a neighbor’s. Two sons, aged two and four years, remained with their father. Before Mrs. Russell had passed the adjoining house she heard pistcl shots, and hurrying back, found that her husband had shot the two boys dead and himself seriously, and that there is only a slight possibility of his re covery. Russell left a note stating that he had tor some time contemplated suicide, and and had also decided to kill his two sons rather than have them thrown upon the world unprovided for. A DESPERATE FIGHT. One Man Crushes the Skull of Another With a Brick. Cleveland, O, May 18 —A terrible fight occurred last night between Thomas Sheridan and James Anderson. The latter entered Sheridan’s house and was ordered out, being disorderly. Anderson abused Sheridan, who ran into the street, picked up a brick, and with it crushed Anderson’s skull. Anderson clutched Sheridan, and drawing a razor, slashed at him, nearly severing his hand. Anderson will die, but Sheridan, with good care, will recover. Seventeen Years and a Half in the Peni tentiary. New York, May 18.—In the Court of General Sessions this morning Recorder Smythe sentenced David H. Crowley, the sergeant of police convicted of assaulting Maggie Morris, to the state prison for 17 years and G months. A Medical Strine. Halifax, N. S., May 18 —Since the strike a week ago < f the Medical Board of this city and provincial hospitals the pa tients, numbering nearly one hundred, in cluding many serious cases, have been left in charge of inexperienced house surgeons. The Board of Public Charities threatens to break the deadlock by importing doctors from Boston or New York. Destructive Forest Fires. Sandwich, Mass., May IS. Forest fires in the Bourne woods have just been extin guished, after burning over three miles of territory and destroying 2,000 acres of val uable standing timber. Terrific Snow Storm.| Vienna, May 18. —Six persons were frozen to death during the snow storm of Saturday. The storm was accompanied by fierce winds and numerous houses and barns situated on the suburbs were wrecked. Reappearance of the Bosphore-Egyptien. Alex'anderia, May 18. —The Bosphore- Egyptien made its reappearance here to day. Probabilities. Washinfton, May 18 —Indications for the Middle Atlantic Slates, local rains and partly cloudy weather; winds becoming va riable with stationary temperatuie. For the South Atlantic States, local rainsand partly cloudy weather; winds becoming va riable, stationary temperature. TERRIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION. At the Bibb Manufacturing Company’s Mills in Macon—One Man Killed and Two Injured—Loss About #IO,OOO. Special Dispatch to the Daily Times. Macon, May 18—This morning at 5:30 o’clock a terrills explosion and terrific noise from escaping steam, startled onr quiet and orderly city. The noise was at once recognized as coming from Mill No. 2, of the Macon Cotton Factory, on Oglethorpe street. One negro man, Austin Gibson, was killed outright, and vVes ley Johnson and Bill Lester, negroes were seriously scalled and injured otherwise. The five boilers located in the east end of the building, and the fine engine with the projection of the main building used as an engine room„is a complete and terrible looking wreck. One man was blown 100 feet, another 75, and the front end of one boiler blown over the high building and across Oglethorpe street. There was no damage to the mill proper, which is under a different roof. It is estimated that the dam age may amount to SIO,OOO. Further par ticulars will be sent by mail to-night. THE PANAMA REBELLION. The Insurgents Beaten and Driven Back. Washington, May 18.—Rear Admiral Jouett telegraphs from Colon to the Secre tary of the Navy that the insurgents have been defeated at Carthagena and driven back to Barranquilla, and that all is quiet on the Isthmus of Panama. Nine naval officers returned from duty on the isthmus reported in this city to-day. They are in good health and pleased with the results of their expedition. They believe that no more trouble cau occur unless the Colum bian forces are withdrawn. LYNCH LAW IN LIBERTY, VIRGINIA. A Murderer taken from Jail and Hanged. Lynchburg, Va,, May 18.—A mob en tered the jail at Liberty about two o’clock Sunday night, and took therefrom Hairston FI. Terry, the murderer of Thomas A. Jeter and hung him to tree near by. Great excite ment has prevailed in Liberty since the murder was committed last Saturday, and the lynching of Terry was not unexpected. Both parties stood high in the community, the murderer being a son of Gen. Wm. R. Terry, Superintendent of the State peniten tiary at Richmond, while Jeter was apromi pent tobacconist of Liberty. - - - • <a»- Chicago ’Change. Chicago, May 18.—The markets opened this morning dull and featunless and the crowd were at a loss whether to buy or sei 1 stuff. There were no war rumors at the opening, and bad crop reports have already been pretty well discounted. The opening is only a trifle higher than Saturday’s close in grain and about 10 cents lower on provisions. Wheat opened June, 90}; July, 92}. Corn —June, 47}; July, 471. Oats— Suite, 341; July, 34}; August, 29}. Pork — June, sll 02};July,$11 12}; August, sll 221. Lard —June, $6 75; July, $6 85. Ribs— June, $5 60; July, $5 70; August, $5 7gl. New York Produce Market. New York, May 18 —Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat, No. 2, red winter, for June, 1021. Corn, No. 2, mixed, for May 1 54}. Oats, No. 2, mixed, for May, 38|. Pork dull; mess, $12a12 25. Lard, for June, $7. Molasses nominal. Turpentine dull and un changek. Rosin quiet. Sugar firm and mod erately active; refined cut loaf 7}; granula ted, 6 9-16. Cofite dull; fair cargoes Bj. Rice steady; prices range from 4} to 7. — »■—— Victor Hugo Dangerously 111. Paris, May 18. —Victor Hugo, the vener able French poet and statesman, is danger ously ill. His physicians have little hope of his recovery, because of his advanced age. Another Trial of th© Dolphin. New York. May 18. - John Roach’s dis patch boat Dolphin, which he built for the Government, left the city this morning on its trial trip. New York Stock Market. New York, May 15 —At 1:30 p. m. to day quotations were: Union Pacific 53% Missouri Pacific 95% Western Union Telegraph Co 55% Pacific Mail 53% Lake Shore 53 Louisville aud Nashville 34% Texas Pacific 11% Denver aud Rio Grande <> Michigan Central 50 Delaware. Lackawanna & Weet’n 103% Northwestern....; 94% St. Paul 70% Chicago, Bu'-lington and Quincy 123 Oregon Transcontinental 14 Northern Pacific 33% Rock Island 114— 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% Omaha (pfd) 73 New York Central - 34 Kansas and Texas. 13-% Erie - 10% 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 equal to any produced in the world.—N. Y! Tribune. For sale by Osceola Butler, Druggist, corner Bull anil Congress streets. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, MONDAY, MAY 18. 1885. WESTERN PRODUCE. AN ACTIVE WEEK OF SPECULA TION ON ’CHANGE- The Range of Prices Fair and Fluctua tions Rapid lnnumerable L'ps and Downs Without any Mat- rial Changes—A Bullish Outlook for Wheat—Corn Easier and Pro visions Stagnant—A Break in Pork Talked About. Special Dispatch to the Daily Times. Chicago, May 18. —The past week in the speculative market on ’Change has been one to make the heart of the scalper rejoice. The range of prices has been only fair, but fluctuations were rapid enough to satisfy the quickest trader. There seemed to be any amount of eddies and counter currents, and though there was plenty of pulling and haul ing, neither party made much progress. Thus, after innumerable ups and downs, the close shows no great change from the prices current seven days ago. At the start, the re duction in the visible supply was considerably greater than had been expected, and on this the crowd was inclined to buy. But Jones, Norm Ream, Adams and George Smith, who throughout the week have conducted a series of vigorous and determined onslaughts, claimed that a large share of the apparent decrease was due to the opening of navi gation and the sending forward of grain sold long ago, and hence the movement was not to be considered as a bull argument. Crops reports were of even a more gloomy tenor than heretofore, but the warm growing weather and bright sunlight streaming in upon the exchange destroyed their influence. It was princi pally upon belief in this damage that the country had invested, and as their margins disappeared the granger speculators fairly poured in their “crop ki ling” stories. From Kansas came reports that tire giain had a yellowish and sickly look—just the kind to be attacked with vermin aud diseas“. Texas and Louisiana advices said that swarms of grasshoppers were moving northward and destroying everything as they went, while Illinois and Missouri farmers comjlained that the Hessian fly and chinch bugs were Laving nothing but the wire fences. Still operators did not pay much attention, and while occasionally in imagination a spectral grasshopper might be seen chasing a non combatant bear across the floor, the grass hopper always headed the proces sion on the return. As a rule the operators regard the injury as real and generally acknowledge the next crop will be split not a great way from the middle, but all appear to have made up their minds that not until about harvest time will the shortage have any effect upon the market. In the meantime, they pro pose to gouge as many scalps as possible out of each other, and outside “lambs.” During the week the bulls, especially the private, wise crowd, have several times endeavored to rope in some war talk on the boys, and in nearly every instance have succeeded in boosting values up a point or two, showing in what a sensitive condition the market is. Os course the advance did not hold, as the news was altogether bogus and eternal peace is the order of the day. About tbe only new feature developed is the reported advance in the prices paid for grain by interior mill ers, which would seem to prove that that the invisible supply is much less than generally supposed. Corn opened very bullish, bnt the deal has gradually flattened out as the suspicion that Lester was gradually getting rid of his grain through brokers gained ground. The easy feeling has also been helped along by the fine warm weather and probabilities of in creased receipts as farmers finish their spring work. Still the ratio of receipts and ship ments points as much toward strength as ever and with stocks in store here scarcely equal to two days shipments, sellers to-day may be anxious buyers to-morrow. Recent sellers of June and purchasers of July in changing from one month to the other have considerably widened the premium between the two options. Provisions have ruled stagnant all the week. Not the least interest appears to be taken in the trade, though there are poin ters out that a break in pork may be ex pected before long. Armour and other ' packers are about the only “shorts.” They have been feeding the speculators for month and as they control the cash proper ty they now propose to shake everybody out. The fact that, bogs are piling at the rate of 20,000 to 25,000 per day with prices for them steadily declining and no prospect of a let up is a discouraging feature to holders of the product. The Sham and the Real. Every good thing has its hosts of imitators, every genuine article its counterfeiters. Bad manners and wicked habits have their’s also, but he who shams the bad never boasts of it, while he who apes the virtues ot the good or simulates the genuine never hesitate to place the counterfeit before the public in the most conspicuous place. Now the moral of this is that Mr. M. Levy, the New York merchant tailor, under the Screven House, being a leader in styles and fashions, is imitated but not successfully so by some who follow him in prices, styles and quality of goods. His stock is unapproachable and largely select ed, his corps of workingmen large and they are all first class tailors. He intends to make a specialty of pants, which he will make to order for $7 t . These goods and prices cannot be duplicated, and Mr. Levy guarantees satis faction in fit and cloth. Call on him if you want to be well and stylishly dressed at a moderate sum. Almost Drowned. A negro passenger on the David Clark this morning lost his hat overboard, when the vessel was opposite Abercorn street. The negro then divested himself of his clothing and jumped in the river to re cover the lost article. The jump from the boat probably caused an injury to the man, as he struggled for a short while and then sank. As he was almost unconscious and drowning assistance was lent him and he was saved. The foolhardy man was suffi ciently recovered after awhile to recover hie senses and resume his voyage. THE SUMMER SEASON. Opportunities Offered for Pleasant Re creations. The summer season is upon us, and Tybee, Montgomery, Isle of Hope, Wilmington Island, Warsaw’, Thunderbolt, and the Concordia and Schuetzen Parks will be largely patronized by our people. Most of these places afford superior bathing, cool breezes, shady retreats and wide p vilions, where individuals and families ma enjoy themselves. The numberless views aid opinions of the public in regard io me ob servance of the Sabbath have been fruitful occasions of bitter and acrimonious discus sion by their adherents and advocates, which has not generally resulted in any public good. There are many who claim that as a rule amusements should not be indulged in, while others argue that innocent amuse ments mean rest to those particularly whose daily avocations prevent them from partici pating in recreations during week days, en joyed by the more bountifully blessed and possessed of this world’s good. No forced or inflexible rule can be laid down for Sabbath observances which all can or will cheerfully observe. It is not in the gilded church onlv where the swelling anthem is heard, that God is worshipped on this day; many good citizens honestly believe that the poor labor ■ ing man who takes his family to Tybee or Montgomery, to the parks and the country on this, his only day of rest from his labor, is performing as Christian a service, and is as true a wor shipper at the shrine of Deity as those who more fortunately circumstanced can devote the day to attendance on divine service in the church. It is true as a physiological fact, that rest is necessary for the human frame, and it has been demonstrated that life is prolonged and health preserved by the usual allotment of hours for rest, and in some form or other this law is being ob served by our people. Whatever may be the view of individuals as to the sairedness of any day and the duty of its strict observance, the fact is patent that it is both impracticable and im possible to attempt by law to compel the observance of tbe Sibbath in accordance with the wishes or personal views of any one class of citizens, however worthy. Each citizen is entitled to be protected in the observance of the Sabbath in accordance with his convictions. Much must of necessity be left to the con sfiencesof the individual citizen and that general respect for the religious opinions of others which forms the basis of civil as well as religious liberty, which after all is the best security for private and public moral ity. INTERESTING RECORDS Found In the Custom House—Old Papers that have Accumulated Since 1789. Mr. David Porter, Special Deputy Col lector of United States Customs and a force of seven clerks under his charge, ate delv ing among the old records stored away in the document room of the Custom House. They are engaged in compiling, selecting, assorting and s.'s rnatizing all the manifests, entries, invoice.-,, slave man ifests, bonds, oaths, etc, that have accutau lated in the building from 1789 to the pres ent time. Many of these documents are kept in a remarkably good condition, while others are almost illegible from damp weather and myriaids of moths. This clearing out system aud arrangements of papers are made necessary from the fact that many inquiries were made by the gov ernment and individuals for papers relating to this office. The French spoliation claims also made demands for papers filed in the archives of the custom house. The clerical force, while arranging these papers, fre quently come across some interesting docu ment. One that a Times reporter was per mitted to see was the account of Mr. John Dennie, inspector of customs in the year 1820. His widow is still living in Savan nah. She is an aunt of Michael H. Dorsett. Another is the manifest of the American schooner “Polly,” Capt. Smith master, from Isle of Goree, Africa, She arrived at Savannah Sept. 22, 1795, with a cargo as manifested of “forty new slaves.” The vessel, belonged at Providence, R. I. Two interesting proposals of marriage were found. One of them was from our well known townsman, John N. Lewis, Esq., to Mr. Henry Clare of the United States Court. This letter was written in 1833 and ssked for the hand of Miss Henry. Parenthili” cally we can add that Mr. Lewis won her and last year celebrated his gol len wedding. Another proposal from Mr. Geo. McAllister for another daughter of Mr. Henry’s was found. These were among Mr. Henry’s private papers. The proposal of Mr. Lewis for his wife was handed to him a few days ago and he prizes it very highly. Several interesting private documents were found among the papers and were returned to their owners. Mr. Porter has been engaged with his force on this work for about two weeks, and it will take him two weeks more before he concludes. New cases have been placed in the document room for the reception of these papers, and when everything is all right, they will be in a condition so that any paper for about 96 years can be had at a minutes’ notice. Base Ball Gossip. The manager of the Savannahs has ob tained the release of Fitzgerald from the Columbus club, and signed him for the sea son. He arrived in the city to-day, and will hereafter play here. To-morrow the Savannahs will play with the Davis Bros nine, at the new baseball park. The latter club will have Smith and Graves as a battery and will probably play a good fame. The following is the order in which the nines play to-morrow: Savannahs —Gillen, c; Nichols, p; Ingra ham, lb; Fisher, 2b; Fitz, 3b; Cruso, ss; Butler, 1 f; Burke, c f; Mullaly, r f. Davis Bros. —Graves, c; Smith, p; Cul lom, lb; Monahan, 2b; Rossiter, 3b; Scan lan, s’s; Dodd, 1f; Hoggins, cf; Shea, rs. PRETYT WOMEN Ladies who would retain freshness and viyacity. Don’t fail to try “Well?' Health Renewer.” THE DYNAMITE TRIALS BOTH PRISONERS FOUND GUILTY AS CHARGED IN INDICTMENT. Judge Hawkius’ Charge to the Jury—He Dissects the Testimony and Charges Against the Prisoners—Minister Phelps in Court an Attentive Listener—The Jury Out but a Short time. London, May 18.—Judge Hawkins began his charge to the jury in the case of Cun ningham and Burton, the alleged dynami ters, immediately on the assembling of Court this morning. He explained the law with regard to the charge against the prisoners, and carefully analyzed the evidence against Burton. He laid particular stress on Bur ton’s statement, and urged the jury to weigh carefully the evidence brought forward by the Crown with regard to the movements and doings of this man since his arrival in England. In reviewing Burton’s statement Judge Hawkins asserted that there would be no doubt of its falsity. “It was made,” he said, after the prisoner had heard all the evidence, and when he found no contradic tion.” “Burton,” he continued, “made this statement in open court and was not only unsworn to, but was unsupported by any ev idence.” The judge concluded by chartc terizing the while proceedings on the part of Burton as astounding. United States Minister Phelps was pres ent in court during the delivery of the Judge’s charge. He was dressed in a morn ing suit and listened attentively. He seemed much impressed by the point male in the Judge’s analysis of the testimony. At the conclusion of Judge Haukins’ charge the jury retired. They were absent only a short time when they returned with a verdict, finding both prisoners guiltv, as charged in the indictment. On the announcement of the verdict the Judge immediately sentenced both Cunning- , ham and Burton to penal servitude for life, i THE GUARDS’ ARSENAL. Progress of the Building—A Handsome Structure—Changes That Have Taken Place in the Corps. This energetic corps is bringing to a cul mination its work of the past two years. The arsenal is the admiration of all who look upon its graceful proportions and great strength. The second story is now going up and the beautiful plan is becoming dear to all. Nothing but the best material is being used, and with Mr. Cornell to superintend, ■ the Guards aspire to make this the best built structure in Savannah. The stores on ' the first floor will be among the most desir able in tbe city, and this corps being ex empt, perpetually, from taxation, State, county and municipal, its revenue will be hands >me. The arsenal will be costly, but such a public work, erected for all time, should not be a cheap and flimsy one. The corps now holds monthly instead of quarterly meetings, and is steadily increas ing in membership. Among the changes which have taken place by resignation and otherwise, we note that First Lieutenant R. D. Guerard is Quarter Master; First Lieu tenant John M. Bayan, is Commissary and Treasurer; Exempt Member T. P. Ravenel, is Secretary, and the Finance Committee 1 consists of Honorary Member John Screven, 1 Honorary Member Malcolm McLean, and Honorary Member J. G. Heyward. A Singular Raid by Dogs. On Friday and Saturday nights last, some i of our citizens living in the southern portion of the city, in the neighborhood of Gwin nett and Abercorn, and Huntingdon and Lincoln streets, were aroused by a noise on their respective premises, and one gentle man going to his window, discovered in the yard three dogs frolick ing around. They had effected an entrance through a hole which one had burrowed under the fence. They were scared off. The next morning the gentleman found four of his fine hens dead in the yard with their necks mangled. The four-footed raiders had evidently killed the chickens and sucked their blood. Several other gentle men reported having lost chickens the same way and on the same night, and yesterday morning another gentleman living in the vicinity had the same experience. It is as serted that this raid was made by dogs, one of which was recognized as a small black dog. Such freaks on the part of canines is very singular and we have never heard of a simi lar case. A Small Audience. Rev. Richard Webb, the pastor of Pen field Mariners’ Bethel, yesterday visited the American schooner Helen L. Martin, for tbe purpose of holding religious services. He found but a small audience, yet the par ties made up in zeal what it lacked in num bers. Captain Fountain and his accom plished wife and daughter, contributed in no small degree to the successful conduct of the services. They had an organ in the vessel’s cabin, and by music and song aided the pastor, who is veritably the sailor’s friend. Runaway. Yesterday afternoon about 5:30 o’cl ck, a horse belonging to a young Bay street merchant, became frightened at some ob stacle on the road to the Battery Park, and after struggling for awhile, became unman ageable. He then wheeled about and dash ed rapidly up to Anderson street, and from tbence into Montgomery. He has caught there as he was unable to makegood time in the heavy sand on that thoroughfare. No damage was done, but it would have probaklv been a serieds runaway if it had occurred a few minutes earlier when. a large funeral cortege was passing. S6OO A YEAR BASE BALL NOTES. Interesting Features from the Diamond Field. The Augusta Phenix gathers up a number of interesting items of base ball news, and among other things says: The Augustas have released Chadwick; the Macons Clarence Walker, their manager, and signed in his stead Ed. Pendleton. The Memphis Club signed Masaraw and Schwartz, pitcher and catcher. Masaraw played with Atlanta last season, and Schwartz with the Cincinnati Union. Atlanta has signed George Mappis as catcher. He caught for Terre Haute last season. Columbus has signed Cattenach and Whit ing as a battery in place of Dooley and Oneil, released. The Macons have signed Neagle, from the Louisville Club. He is a good pitcher and will make it warm for Atlanta when they meet again. Neagle has pitched for Phila delphia, Metropolitan, Allegheny, Louis ville, and retired tbe Chicago Club once without a single safe hit off his delivery. All the league clubs are strengthening up. Birmingham has signed James Tracy as catcher. The Augustas need two good batters in left field and right field. In Beard, Marr and Kellogg the Nash villes have been greatly strengthened. They are very hard batters. Both Beard and Marr are left handed. In signing with Nashville it was conditional. Beard is to plays, s.; Kellogg 2d b., and Marr c. f. They will re lease two men every inch their equal in playing ability. They are McKean and Werrick. The Atlanta club is doing a great deal of blowing about their man Friday, Sullivan. Just wait a bit, Mr. Sully, and you will see how little you can pitch when umpires will umpire games who know balls from strikes. We are frequently asked why it is that Hof ford and Kilroy are getting hit so hard away from home. The reason is simply this: Suppose a pitcher has all balls and no strikes called on him, what is he to do? He can’t give all the batters their bases on balls, so he has to put the ball over the plate, let them hit it, and trust to his field to support him. In the second game with Memphis, nine of them went to the bat, with only two strikes called on Hoflord. Any one could see the umpire at work there. Nerritt is playing a great game at left field for Bbmingham. In tbe opening game with Atlanta on Wednesday last a long fly was knocked *oo far for left centre. Merritt ran for it and caught it on a full run. with bis back to the ball. The grand stand went wild over it, and Merritt had to touch his hat repeatedly. The President of the Southern League has appointed for umpire Al. Jennings, of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a good man and will give satisfaction. He umpired in the Northwestern League aud Union Associa tions last season and gave good satisfaction. We only trust he will do as well in select ing the other three. Look out lor a sensation in base ball cir cles in a few days. It’s dollars to cents that Savannah will open the next series in the Southern League in place of Birming ham. The presidents of the two clubs have been consulting ia Athntafor the past few days. If Savannah gets in, Parsons and Crowley will be transferred to the Savannah club, which will make it one of the strongest clubs in the league. Chattanooga has signed Ex. Cox as catcher, in place of Metcalf, released. Morris, who pitched for the Waynesboros is quite a pitcher, and in time may develop into a pitcher. He has too much confidence in himself and wants to butt up against one of the League clubs to knock the conceit out of him. It will do him good. Delegateto Atlanta from Cotton Ex change. Toe announcement in yesterday’s Times of the delegates from the Cotton Exchange to attend the Atlanta Convention was a mistake. The Exchange is entitled to their delegates, and the Board of Directors appointed Mr. H. M. Conner a delegate with power to appoint the other two. He appointed Capt D. G, Purse and Col. J. L. Warren. Col. Warren is unable, on ac count of sickness in his family to attend, and it is uncertain whether Mr. Comer can go. The delegation therefore at present stands : Capt. Purse, Gen. G. M. Sorrel and Capt. Jon. F. Wheaton as alternate in case Mr. Comer shall be unable to get ofi. Capt. W. W. Gordon goes as a delegate from the State, appointed by the Governor, Gen. A. R. Lawton will also be present, having re ceived an appointment from the manage ment of the Exposition. A Delusive Idea. Some of the young men of Savannah are about to take advantage of the announce ment that one hundred and fifty people were poisoned by eating ice cream, at Tallulah Falls, a few days ago. They will eloquently, and in some instances, with power probably, portray the poisoning case to their lady friends and endeavor to dissuade them from partaking of the delicacy so dear to the ladies. They will paraphrase the scriptural injunction “look not on the wine when it is red,.’ to “look not on ice cream,” but it will be of a delusive character unquestionably, as tbe ladies will undoubtedly partake as über ally of the delicacy now as when the reported poisoning of the Atlanta crowd at the favor ite resort was made. Ice cream was made expressly for ladies and they will consume it until the last syllable of recorded time,poison ing or no poisoning. Entered By Burglars. On Saturday night, or yesterday early l , the residence of Mr. Frederick Klug, on Jones and Price street, was entered by burglars, who made a successful raid. They gained access to the sleeping room of Mr. Klug and coolv broke open a trunk. They abstracted SSO in cash and a gold watch. Mr. Klug , was not apprised of his loss until yesterday, when he notified Policeman Anglin, who . reported the burglary at the Police barracks. I As there was no clue to the perjetrator, no i arrest was made. Detectives are now loofc- I ing up the burglars.