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THE WEST advertising medium IN THE CITY. DAILY, One Year. S3. ) WEEKLY, One Year, *l. \ THE GREAT FOURTH, • * One Hundred and Thirteen Years of Independence. 31 emeries of 1770 Cherished by the Sons of 1889, who Dwell with Pride on Heroic Deeds of (he Past. CELEBRATING IT HERE. Brunswick Observes the Day Quietly but Pleasantly. Excursions to St. Simon's I-laml Under |he Auspices trf the Kitlcmcii nnd the At lantic Band ttasehall Shoot lug Matches, Diluting Etc. THE CITY IX HOI,(DAY ATTIRE. Yesterday was the fourth, it Was opened with the cracking of fire poppers ami the boom of cannon crackers. Here ami there a United States llag floated in the business portion of the city, in honor of the nation's holiday. The ships in the harbar displayed their colors lending to the bay a pleasant aspect. Altogether, the city looked restful and the people wore a pleasant satisfied look. The banks were closed, and collectors and creditors had twenty-four hours of rest, which both enjoyed. The postof fioe observed Holiday hours, and city and county departments closed. At 9 o’clock the Atlantic Hand ap peared on the streets, on route to the boat. The martial music caught the town, and sent ttie nulionui spirit up ■fully fifty per cent Teh band was followed by a detach ment of the Riflemen in full uniform under command of Lieutenant Morris. They proceeded to the boat, also, and witli the members of the baud embarked for Ht. Simon’s Island, where they spent the day, with a large numlier of the friends of both organizations, who par ticipated in their excursion with delight and enthusiasm. .Several small excursion parties were organized in the city, and enjoyed the day in a variety o{ ways, picnicking in the woods, driving, boating, fishing and the iike. In the afternoon the town wore a de aerted appearance. Many of the stores clwsed up, stn'•clerks and employers en joyed excursion privilege* together. The majority went to St. Simon s Island to enjoy the shooting contests and baseball games in progress there, and .the terpsi cborean pleasures at night. The balance of the Riflemen went to the Island after dinner, accompanied by Lieutenant-Morris, who could not go in the morning. It was a jolly good day, taken all in all, and was universally (p joyed. It was a go-as-you-please all the way through, and if nobody enjoyed themselves it was their own fault. The Light Horse Guard. It was intended by the Light Horn- Guards to have a dress parade, a tilt and of the company's colors. This was set for 1 o’clock on the .green near the residence of Col. C. P. Good year. The programme was broken up by the rain, which fell in showers in the morn iug, and about dinner time settlod into a steady drizzle, which continued until 5 o'clock. The Guards assembled at their armory at 3 o’clock determined to go through with their programme if the weather would permit. This, it did not seem in chned to do, and much to the disap pointment of all the members, the exer cise- tluft had been arranged, were abandoned. Several of the members determined however, not to be entirely outdone, and drove out to the tilting grounds, and amused themselves chopping off the wooden heads for sometime. And they did it with a vengeance. *The presentation of the colors will probably take place next week. The ex act time has not been decided. The Brunswick Times. The Excursions. The Pope Gatlin made an extra trip yesterday morning and last niglit in or dor to accommodate the large crowd that went over to St. Simons, while a large number went over during the morn ing, many waited until the afternoon, after the stores were closed up. 'The The inelemment weather while it kept some back who would have gone other wise, did not si Bin to dampen the ardor of those who did go. The day on the island was delightfully spent. Some staid at the pier, and pie nicked while others went up t,, the how-1, partook of dinner and enjoyed the pleas ures of the surf. The delightful music furnished by thejbaud added considera bly to the enjoyment of the day. Ball At In* Hotel. .At an early hour last niglit the spac ious parlors of the Hotel St. Simon were brilliantly illuminated, and the young people began to gather for the ball. It whs a delightful evening for dancing, and a goodly number from the city went over to participate iu the programme. The following wiis the order of the dances: 1 Brand M o h St. Simon’s En campment - JEt Inborn Dedicated to the It L 11 i,. 3 Waltz —Visions of i’aradi-e, ( 1 W Humid S I-aik'lers -College - - lltiomi -4 Polka —Ma Voisine - - WnMtvufel a Waltz DalToUll - - - .1 E Osborn U Lauciers—Nlaiquis - - Wlejtnn ' ,~ Wain lKtium on the Ocean - tjungT 5 Sehottisclie—Kentucky .lubileti Singers - - - (Janies INTERMISSION. * M Polka—l)ic I’lir - - - Arnstein 10 Landers— Dorothy - - . - ( oilier 11 Waltz—Autumn Hoses - - Strauss Pi Yorks—Ein lien hin Sinn - Strauss 13 Polka—Telegraph - l’uernur 14 Walt?.—Mein firsts Waltzer im Berlin - (fungi l. r > Lanciers— I The ltluek < ’loak Bueallosai It! Waltz—Home Sweet Home - The following gentlemen acted as floor managers: -C’has. Bostwiok, 11. T. Wayne, S. J. Dent, H. U. Howard. It was u late hour when thudaneo com eluded but it w as heartily enjoyed. The Glynn Gun anti Sporting Glut) As pier announcement the Ulyuu (Inn and Hporting Club hail their regular shoot yesterday. It began about 2 o'clock with a good attendance of the mouilxirs, and lasted for sometime, af fording much pleasure and excitement. It was close shooting all around. Iu the shoot for the badge Messrs. Berryman and Thiot tied. They will shoot off tl i tie on next Friday After the shoot, other matches were arranged, which carried the sport well into the afternoon. We would like to give all the scores, but the pressure noted elsewhere compels us to cut it short. The members had a most delightful fourth. They Win Again. The game of hall between the drays and the Defiant:.• clubs yesterday on Ht. Simon’s Island, resulted in another vic tory for the dreys, by a score of 31 to 8. The drays are a set of fino boil players, who seem to understand each other as a professional team would. The drays are oonfident there is nothing in Brunswick and its surroundings that can give them a game of ball. The next club the Grays will cross bats with, will be Albany. Patriotic Notes. What a pity it ruined! The city was in holiday attire. No services were Ijeld in the churches yesterday. The number of accidents yesterday was unusually small. The Firemen’s Contest did not oomo off yesterday morning. The small hoy was on hand with a bountiful supply of fire crackers. A number pf rockets were sent up last night in front of the Ocean Hotel. Young people and old folks engaged in the festivities of yesterday with equal spirit. The Pope Catlin was kept busy all day. It looked liko encampment times returned. Outside of Fourth of July news, pointers were as scarce as chicken teeth. Everything was “the Fourth.” The Western Union Telegraph Com pany celebrated the day by closing. Only Sunday hours wero observed. There was no drunkenness noticeable. Everybody kept sober and hud a good tune The police were given a rest. One vessel in the harbor displayed the flag of nearly every nation. Her ropes were literally covered with thorn, making a very picturesque showing as they flut tered in the breeze. It was expected that the Riflemen would gjve au exhibition on the Island, and Lieutenant Morris was prepared to nut the boys through, but the inclem ency of the weather prevented it. An unusual number of drummers were in town and tried to get some orders, but It was bard work. The merchants were glad of an excuse to throw them off. The knights of the grip made the most of it, however, by joining the excursion, and giving business a holiday. Cream Twill Flannel, just rlie thing lor la dles, Blouse waists, just received at Schulz i Bros. BRUNSWICK, GA., FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1889. HE SAYS HE IS CHRIST. But a Liberty County Jury Says 1 le is a Lunatic. Ttie Little Towu of Mclntoflli, Liberty County, the Scene of a Very Sensational Drama, the Like of Which Ha* Never Be fore been Witnessed iu Georgia. The little town of Mclntosh, da., is just now the scene of a sensational drama, the like of which has never be fore been witnessed in Georgia. Considerable mention has been made in the papers for the past ten days of a character who claims to be the new M essiah, and the large crowd of negroes who had taken up their abode with him. A warrant was sworn >ut against him by E Styles, colored, on the charge of vagrancy. Hon. T. M. Norwood ap peared for the prosecution, and at the hearing at Hinesville the charge was not sustained, and the man was discharged to the delight of his three hundred fol lowers. Another warrant was taken out against the man (whose earthly name was given as Dupont Hell) charging him with being insane. The cose was set for Friday, the 28th inst., at Mclntosh, da., before Justice'W. A. Fleming. At 11 o’clock, the hour set for the trial, fully 300 people had assembled to wit ness the proceedings. Hon. T. W. Norwood conducted tlio examination. The man, Bill, is about five feet toll inches, of slender build and wears long black hair, falling over his shoulders, and wears a bttck beard of medium length. The likeness of this mau and the picture of our Lord is very striking. This man is very mock and quiet, except when agitated by numer ous questions as to his mission on earth. His dress is very shabby, which consists of an old felt hat, with faded coiit and rusty-pair of pants. He wears a pair of dujht canvass shoes, and carries in one hahda Staff and in the other a copy of the scriptures. The examination was by no menus an easy task, but Col. Norwood handled it nicely. The man insisted .that he was Christ, and that he was em powered from on high His earthly name he gave as Christopher Coluijlms Jack Orth Dupont Bell. He represents himself as being 30 years lod; he claims to have lauded upon the earth at the time of tho great earthquake iu August, 188'!. His coming causod the shock he said. He bus been ill Georgia one year and five months. Ho claims to come evety : 1 ,IXK) years, and this is his second com ing. The first time he appeared on the earth he came in the person [of King James of England. Being asked if he believed in the re surrection, ho replied: “Yes, because I am the resurrection.” On being asked to perform somo miracle, he refused, saying that he would not do so to “atis/y idle curiosity, but said that any v ,e wjho would come to hear him teach would See him lierform miracles. The scene iu the court room was an extraordinary one. The strange nature, of Bell's claims, his earnestness, his re markable familiarity with the Scriptures, the absorbed interest of the orOwd in the court room, the large multitude outside, most of whom hail forsaken house and home to follow their leader to trial. The examination showed' beyond doubt that the'man was crazy. Ever and an do a hymn would lie suug by the negroes in the grovo, and the ex citement pervading the ignorant creat ures was intense. Though the jury found the man insane, on account of the great number of fol lowers of Bell it was thought best not to make the arrest at this time. It is difficult to tell bow this allair will end in Liberty, for Bell’s followers are many, and most of them have sold their cattle and chickens and abandoned their homes and orops to follow this man. The turpentine farms in some sections are without labor. The ordinary will issue the order for the arrest of Bell at once. Bell is of course a hopeless lunatic, having gone crazy, ■'doubtless, during some period of religious excitement. For Sale. The household, dining room and kitchen furniture of the “Cottage." All new and 1n perfect condition. Sold because the owner has removed to New York, sale to corn mencethlvFrtday morning 6th Inst.. Apply at, the cottage, corner A and G streets, at once. l-t. T. 3. Taltt. A Difference in Words Our friend, the compositor, made us say yesterday monging in the report of council proceedings, that Alderman Atkinson took “strange” grounds against the suggestion of Alderman Oilman in reference to allowing naval stores to be handled in the heart of the city. The context showed that it should have been “strong” grounds, which Is decidedly a distinction and a difference in favor of Alderman Atkinson. Notice. We respectfully ask that all parties using sprinklers will obey strictly the rules printed on back of all bills, and if they are not obeyed the water will be turned off at once. Bkcsswick Lioht ami Watzk Cos. June 12-lrn. An K.\|ili(iiiition. On account of diminished help in the composing room last night, yesterday being the Fourth, we are compelled this morning to cut cmr reports short. While they cover the features of the celebration, and the current events of the day, they are not as complete as they would other wise have been. We beg the readers in dulgence. Cleared Yesterday. Messrs. C. Downing Jr., & 00. cleared yesterday the Norwegian bark Gulnare for Rotterdam with 1,501 barrels rosin, 707,395 lbs. and 1816 casks spirits, 92,- 101 gallons. Value of the cargo $32,900. Some lan g.- WutermoloiiN. The largest lot of watermelons seen iu the city so far this season were on the dock at the foot of Monk streot yester day. They were for sale, and were sent over by Mr. HU 1 , of Ht. Simon’s Island. They sold rapidly, and brought good prices. A Willaeooebeo Personal. The Willacooeliee News notes that “Miss Nellie Emery who has been teach ing at 11. Vickers’s, this county, for the past five months has been elected a teacher in the high school in Bruns wick.” In a Critical Condition. • Tiie condition of Miss Annie O’Con nor, who lias boon very ill for some time, was considered very critical last niglit. It is to be hoped that, there will lie a change for the better this morn ing. Men’s amt LuilleH’ Rubber Bottom Shoes, 75c at sc hut/. Bros. A Cabbage Palmetto. Col. Ira K. Smith made a flying trip to Way nesville yesterday ; when here turned he brought with him a large specimen of what is known as the cab bage palmetto. It resembles a palmet to in every respect except the stalk, which is of immense size, and which when opened with a knife, or otherwise, shows a pulp similar to green cabbage leaves rolled closely. It is quite a curiosity. Ladies’ Lace Pins at He hut z Bros. An \.t Hut one accident of anything like a serious nature Happened yesterday a* far as we could learn. In oecured early yesterday morning, and Mr. I*. and. (Liluan was the victim. It came in the shape of an explosion of a cannon cracker in his hand, and burned the memher pretty badly. Dr. Bottsford dressed it, promptly, which had the effect of relieving the pain To Whom it May Concern. Application will be made at the present session of the legislature for the passage of a local or special Hill bearing the following Caption or Title* “An Act. for (ho holier protection of game and game birds within the county of Glynn; to prevent the bunting, killing, trapping, snaring or otherwise destroying the same during certain seasons of the year; to prohibit the buying .or selling, or offering for sale the same either dead or alive, d/irlug such seasons of the year, 1,0 pro | vide a method oY proceedure, and to prescribe i penalties for vJoJui.lgjjn thereof, and for other purposes." Passed Through the city. Mr. ( alder B. Willingham and wife, of Macon, accompanied by Master Al fred Willingham passed through the city last night en mute home, after a visit of four weeks to Cumberland Is land. Mr. Willingham is one of tlic most prominent of the Central (ity’s business men, and is very fond of the coast. He is delighted with Brunswick as a city, and believes that she is the coming place. ! Men’s Tan Bussett Heather I,ace Knees, at j Schulz Bros. All sizes, just received. Will He Conic Hack? About a month ago Mrs. R. F. Boa man left the city for St. Augustine, Fla. She was engaged in the millinery business, but upon her departure, her place was closed up and the stock has dnee been removed. She was accom panied by her husband, who said he in tended to return to the city at an early date. The question now is, will he come back ? A me . lias passed and be has not returned yet. There are one or two parties who would like to know positively. New Lease on Life. Consumption is hereditary in my family; my father died of it. From early ebildhood I bad symptoms of lung disease; had asthma until l was twelve years old; had a harking tough which continued constantly, and when I was 25 years old began to have a hurting ill iny breast, and frequent pains in n.y snoulders, and shaip cutting pains when I coughed. After going through the usual course of medicienc to no purpose, in IkBS I commenced taking Swift’s Specific. After using a half dozen bottles it gamine relict. I improved in Herh and strength and felt better, all over. The Specific Stopped i my consume ' n before it was developed, and saved my llie. I know my lungs were diseased from childhood, and I know S. S. .S' has given me anew lease on life. 1 cannot say too much in favor of that medicine, lor In addilion to saving my life, it was the only thing that gave health to my little hoy, who from his second to his seventh year was a pale, sickly child, sutfering constantly With his head and stomach. He is now well, fat, andgrowim- right along, all from taking S.S. S. MRS. S. J. SNVDKK. Howling Green, Ky. Treatise on Blood and skin Diseases mailed free. The Swift Specific Cos,. Draw ‘i, Atlanta, Ga. (THE CITY WE LIVE IN. Yesterday’s Items of News Groilped Conveniently. The City us the Reporter Found it on II Im Bound* Little News Outside of Fourth of July Note*- Stray Item* Picked Up If ore and There* Outside of tho Celebration yesterday, the day was very quiet, scarcely any news happening in the city. It was like Sunday. The stores were closed the bet ter part of the day; and those who did not take in the excursion remained at home. The streets were entirely deserted until u late hour in the afternoon. Returned to the City. 001. W. E. Kay who lias been spentl some time iu New York and other cities on important business, returned homo yesterday. He came in on tho Brunswick and YVestern train. He ex pressed himself as well pleased with his trip and its results. He has done away with the sling iu which his arm has been imprisoned for some time, but his hand is still tender from the fracture his finger sustained when he was thrown from his buggy some time ago. The Latest Gag. The announcement was made yester day about town that John L. Hullivan, the champion pugilist, will visit Bruns wick to-day. It was made during one of tho heaviest showers this afternoon. Of course everybody asked : “What is Hnl livan coming to Savannah for?” and the answer always knocks out ‘the querist in one round—He’s coming to Kil— min.” Will Go to New York. Judge A. J. Orovatt is arranging a trip to New York and other points of interest at an early day. His health has not been so good during the past two months, and he will go to recuperate his strength. It is possible that he will bo accompanied by a party of Brunswick ians who are arranging to spend the summer off. flow’s Your Wife? Does she feel poorly all the t ime, suffer from lack of energy and a general “no-account,” listless enervation? She needs a tonic. Something is wrong with her blood. Hun for the dort r? Not nt all my dear sir. One physician’s fee win provide her with sure and pleasant relief for all time. Get her a bottle of P. P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root, and Potassium), the very best, Womans Regulator and tonic extant. It reaches tin* source of trouble <pilot ly and quickly, and before you Know it. your wife will be another woman, and will bless t he kind fate t hat brought P. P. P. to her no tice amt relief. Our best, physicians endorse and recommend It, and no well conducted household where pure blood and its coneomi ;ant happiness is appreciated, should !■ without it. For sale by reputable medicine dealers everywhere. Draining *he City. The street force Ims been engaged for several days past draining tho hollow places Jubout the city, in which water from the recent heavy rains lifts collected. force was at work on Ogle thorpe street, near tin* Brunswick and Western shops. As will bo seen by ref erence to the report of council proceed ings in yesterday’s issue, it is the inten - tion of tho city to disinfect all tho places that have been submerged just as soon as the drains aro completed. This is a good idea, since it will go a long ways to lessening the danger of sicknesss that would otherwise result from tho unpro cedentod rainfall. Epoch. The transition from long, lingering and painful HicknesH to robust health marks an epoch in the life of the individual Hindi a remarkable event in treasured In Hie mem ory and the agency whereby the good health has been attained Is gratefully blessed Hence Jlh t hat so much is beard In praise of KTorUfic Bitters. Ho many feel they owe their i/storaiion to health to the use of the Great Alterative and Tonic. If you are troubled with afiy disease of Kidneys. Idvcror Htomaoh, of long or short standing, you will surely find relief by use of Electric Bitters. Hold at 50c and $1 per bottle at Geo I> Hodges’ drugstore. H avc You Ever? Boon John Lehman smile? Seon J. H. Floyd umpire a game of ball? Seen Dick Harris and J. H. Clark to gether? Seen Clork Owens at the Ocean, when ho wasn't polite? Seon Bob BrazletOn when be wasn’t fat? Seen Charlie Bostwick when ho didn’t have a good rain story to tell? Seen Lewis Beach when he wasn’t in a good humor? Seen Orton Collins without manager Glover? Seen Charlie Congers with his now Cleveland hat and Prince Albert? Seen Capt Dart when ho wasn’t busy? Sean Agent Ogg when he wasn’t talk ing railroad business? Seen bank collectors when they were not hunting money? Heard the Brunswick pastors preach a bad sermon? Seen Clerk and Treasurer Nelson when he wasn’t happy? Seen W. T. Glover when he didn’t have a scheme? Seen this reporter when he -didn’t want some news. 50 Cents will buy 576 COLUMNS cr QOCD SEALING MATTER ; THE TllltS fOB DUE MBHTH! Yesterday Telegrams Briefed. The First National Bank of Hunts* ville, Ala,, has been authorized to begin business with a capital of $125,000. While ex-Fresident Cleveland was en joying n carriage ride near Buzzard’s Bay with Joe Jefferson, with whom he Inis been visiting the past few days, one of their horses oceanic unmanageable, and both gentlemen were thrown out. They fortunately escaped with slight bruises, but received a severe shaking up. The carriage was considerably damaged. Reports from Eufaula tell how Parson Duncan, residing near Newton, Ala., eloped Saturday with the daughter cf his neighbor, a Miss Bald roe. Duncan’s wife was buried Thursday, and ho is known to have bought both strychnine and morphine. The eloping couple de parted on foot toward Florida, and offi cers are in pursuit. Mrs. Duncan’s tody wili be exhumed and ex tunned. R. G. Dun & Co.’s Alabama represen tative has made a full report through correspondents iu every important point in the State as to the condition of crops and trade. The report says there will be at least an average cotton crop. The prospect is that there will boa goad com yitdd, and fruit is in more abundance than for ten years past. Trade is fair average, with some increase at the Dig est points. The Hawes Company of Dayton, Ohio, manufacturers of straw board, this afternoon deeded all their property and mills, anti transferred their busi ness and good will to a trust organized its the American Straw Board (’umpany, with a capital stock of $0,000,000. t). (’. Bat her of Akron, 0., is president. Fifteen of the. largest mills in America are in the deal, their daily production is 300 tons of straw boards. The grain firm of L. F. Webb & Go., of Dalton City ana Macon, have brought suit for damages in the United States distritfSfcourt at Springfield, against the Peoria, Decatur and Evansville Railroad Company for SIO,OOO, for alleged dis crimination in freight rates. The plain tiff alleges that E. P. Pitman, vice presi dent of the ooifepany, is interested in the milling business, and that the firm gets a rate of (i per cent, while Webb & Cos., have to pay 8 per cent. This is tho first oase brought in the court under the in terstate commerce bill, and will doubt less lie carried to the United Stater Supreme Court. It is to boa test case. Unfortunates who aro socking their health arc many. They should remember that th# very host advertisement of a remedy is the true testimony from people win have used it. Write to the Blood Balm (Jo., Atlanta, Ua,. for their ’’Book of Wonders.” It is filled with convincing testimonials from hundreds who have used B. B B. No other remedy has grown so rapidly in public favor, in localities where its extraordinary merits have become known it outsells ail other rem edies. It cleanses, renews and purities the blood. It. creates a healthy apjictite ands, healthy digestion. Dusy demands a trial. Girls ami Gold. A Brunswick jeweler gave Tut Timhh man the following trip yesterday,which will bo read witli interest. It was in the shape of an experience and be would not say whether the parties lived here or not. Sail he: “Shortly after the holidays there come into tny place a pleasant mannered young man who expressed a desire to look at sonic gold necklaces. It was fourteen carats, and very pretty. Two days later tho door was flung open and in rushed the same young man, boiling with rage. He threw the necklace on the counter, demanded Hu: return of his money anti threatened to expose me as a swindler. It took half an hour to learn In's story. “ft seems that aftei presenting the . necklace to his ladylove he had taken her to a reception ornamented with his present. Alter the first dance there was a commotion in the corner of the loom, and the rivals of oar customer’s best girl were tittering among themselves and whispering about her. “The young lady looked in the glass and almost fainted at the sight. Her beautiful neck was almost black from the friction of the necklace. She changed her mind about fainting, re turned home with her brother and sent the necklace hack to her young man with a note that she did not like his brass. “1 tested the necklace in Ids presence, and proved to him that it was full four teen carats. About that time a young physician called to purchase a scarf pin. He had overheard part of the story, and asked to hear the ballanee, as he be lieved he could throw some light on the subject, Pretty soon lie laughed out right and said: ‘Why, sir, the trouble is with your girl and not the necklace. She has too much sulphur, iron, mer cury, salt or acid in her blood, and as any of these substances has an affinity for gold, the explanation is clear. I have patients for whom mercurial med icines have been prescribed, and the re sult is that the fingers upon which rings are worn discolor at once.’ My custo mer cooled off and carried his purchase away,”