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THE BRUNSWICK TIMES.
VOLUME 8, NO. 85.
NEW ORLEANS NOW
IN OREAT DANGER.
The Crescent City Fears the
Ravage of the Rising
River.
EIGHTEEN-FOOT MARK IS PASSED.
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Blockading Streets Leading to the Levee.
Dai’v Storms I. crease Aniety—The
Steamers Suffer-
New Orleans, April 9.—The river at
New Orleans is over the IS-foot mark.
The higheet previous record was 17 9
feet in 1892. It is now 18 2 feet; en
gineers expected 18 6 reef, but that was
upou the arrival of the fl >od wave and
that is stilt eu route.
Last night City Engineer Bell pre
dicted that the river wou'd go a foot
higher and the levee board has secured
consent to olocbade many streets lead
ing to the levee. The low places will
be raised at once and the work on the
line begun with renewed energy, for
the lime is short.
The worst feature of the situation is
the daily storm. Last evening’s blow
was the worst by far, doing consider
able damage and bearing steamships
and steamboats away from their moor
ings.
DECLINE DONATION.
Washington, April 9.—The people
of the submerged district of the Red
River of ths North, in North Dakota,
have declined the government aid
voted them by congress on Wednes
day. When the flood came in the Red
River $250,000 worth of property waa
destroyed at Fargo, N. D , and 50
miles of fertile territory inundated. An
appeal was made to congress through
the mayor of Fargo and $60,000 for the
Red River of the North was added to
the appropriation of $150,000 for the
Mississippi flood sufferers. After the
passage of the resolution the prospects
along the Red R ver of the North were
brighter and this morning Represen
tative Johnson received the following
telegram from the mayor of Fargo:
“Have declined the aid of oongress:
water receding fast; 11 lod prospects
brighter.”
LOOKS BETTER THERE.
Greenwood, Miss., April 9.—The
Yazoo fell live inches at this point
during the past 12 hours. Reports
from the Tallahatchie and Coldwater
rivers show a gradual fall and little
fear is entertained that Tallahatchie
and Leflore counties will all suffer
materially from the flood.
Vicksburg’s menace.
Vicksburg, April 9.—By noon today
the river reached 50 feet on the goage.
Telegrams from Tallulah this morning
report that all levees are safe as far
as heard from. The rise is increasing
here, being three-tenths of a foot in
24 hours.
FOOD FOR FLAMES.
Later Reports Indicate Four Fatali
ties in the Knoxville Fire.
Knoxville, April 9.—lt is now be
lieved that three men perished in yes
terday’s fire.
S. E. Williams of Springfield, Mass.,
and W. H, Holloway of Newport,
Tenn., are known to have perished.
The body of A. E. Weeks, a travel
ing salesman of Rochester, Conn., who
was registered at the Hotel Knox, is
believed to be in the ruins,
J. M. Bogle, of London, Tenn., who
was in the Hotel Knox, inhaled flames
and his death is now thought to be a
matter of only a few hours.
Todav the walls of the burned build
ing are being blown down and the de
bris removed as rapidly as possibly.
Most of the firms burned out have se
cured new quarters and will begin
business again Bt once. The loss is
now estimated at $1,100,000, with in
surance of $600,000.
We sell a real good tan shoe for men
at $2.50. Call and see them. Palmer.
STORM SWEEPS
Over A bany, Doing Damag-, ai.d
Gives Valdosta a Passing Call.
Albany, April 9—A violent storm
early this moruing swept over this
town, uprooting trees, toppling chim
neys and partly wrecking the haud
some residence of (Japt. Hobbs, A
large stack chimney was blown
over on the roof, crashing through
into a room below. No one was hurt.
The damage is SSOO.
CHURCH CAUGHT.
Valdosta, April 9.—A. storm early
this morning, destroy ed a church here,
and tilled the streets with debris from
>rees.
THE MARKETS.
Quotations By Telegraph for Times’
CLmmercial Readers.
(Paine, Mui phv & Co’s New York Stock Letter )
Savannah, Ga., April 9 —The stock
market passed under tile control of
the bears this afternoon alter a steady
opening Thu absence of support
noted soon after the early dealings
encouraged the bear fac'ion to make
a fresh raid on values in the last
hour. A severe break in wheat, as
sisted by considerable demoralization,
served as one of the excuses for at
tack. The coalers proved to be most
vulnerable. Jersey Central fell over
2 per cent, from the highest price on
rumors that payment of dividend
would bs enjoined. Delaware and
Hudson fell over 2 per cent., but re
covered half the loss. Reading suf
fered a decline of over a punt. The
declines in geueral railway iisc rarely
reached a full point. Chicago gas ad
vanced 1 y 2 per cent, on inside buying.
The extreme loss on the afternoon
break was % per cent, and the loss
was fully regained. The shares of the
local gas companies were materially
higher. Sugar, after an advance of %
per cent., broke nearly 2 per cent, on
realizing sales. In tbe closing trans
actions there were general rallies from
bottom and irarket closed fairly
steady.
The Cotton Market.
(Paine, Murphy a Co’s New York cotton lelter)
Savannah, April 9 —The market was
feverish and irregular and easily in
fluenced either way. The fluctuations
were frequent, blit confined within a
narrow range. At the opening prices
advanced 2 to 3 points in response to
a rise in Liverpool. Subsequently the
improvement was lost on selling of
the new crop months by Liverpool,
but still later prices rallied and the
close was quiet with near months 3 to
4 up and distant months unchanged to
1 off. Sales, 115,000. The activity of
spots here for export was a bullish
factor. The 8,100 bales sold for ex
port, it is stated, were for continental
account. New Orleans bought here
and German houses also bought. Re
ceipts at the ports were light, and
those at interior towns for the week
were smaller than bad been expected.
Mr. Hester takes the quantity in sight
for week 43,099 vs. 67,517 last year and
120,296 in the same week before. Liv
erpool was uncharged on spot. Sales,
10,000. Futures advanced % to 1.
Liverpool sales fur week were 61.000
vs. 51,000 last week and 30,000 last year.
Stocks 1,273,000 vs. 1,281,000 last week
and 1,146,000 last year. Manchester
was quiet. Southern spot markets
were unchanged. Spots here advanced
1-16, with sales of S,IOO for export and
325 for spinning. Middling 7 7-16 vs.
7% last year. Total interior receipts
for week were 17,070 vs. 24,195 last
year. Total interior receipts for week
were 17,070 vs. 24,195 last week and
25.589 last year. Shipments, 47,588 vs.
49,029 and 44,100. Stocks, 225,8.34 vs.
255,210 and? 66,170. Fort receipts,
7.589 vs. 8,907 and 8,203. Total for
week, 44,954 vs 54.947 and 57,399. Ex
ports, 20,000 today.
Chicago Market.
Chicago, April 9.—May wheat closed
last night 66%, went as low as 61%
and closed at 64%. Ribs closed at 4.55
for May, 7% points above last night.
July corn closed last night 24% ; closed
today 24%.
The latest thing in men’s oxblood
lace shoes can be found at Palmer’s,
BRUNSWICK, GA„ SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 10 1887.
CELLS IN STORE FOR
RAD RANK’S BACKERS.
Warrants Out For the Officers
of the Gone Glimmer
ing Globe.
SPALDIRQ SEEMINGLY SECRETED.
Specific Charge it Fraudulently Receiving
a Deposit, Knowing Con
cern's Condition.
Chicago, April 9.—Warrants for the
arrest of Charles W. Spalding, presi
dent; A. D. Ayerill, vice-president
and C. E. Churchill, cashier of the de
funct Globe Savings bank have been
sworn out by Frank E. Stone of Stone
& Francis, depositors in the institu
tion.
The officers may have difficulty in
finding Spalding. Since the failure of
the bank he has been ‘-prostrated.”
His friends say that he i under medi
cal care in the city.
At the Plaza hotel, where he lives,
it was said last night that he had not
been there for 24 hours or more.
The complaint charges Spalding,
Averill and Churchill of “corruptly,
willfully, fraudulently, and conscious
ly receiving a S2OO deposit.”
MURPHY MAD
Editor of the Augusta Heia and Ad
judged Insane.
Augusta, Ga., April 9.—Editor Tom
Murphy, of the Evening Herald, for
merly on the Savannah Press, was ad
judged insane this afternoon, and will
be sent to Milledgeville.
Physicians attribute tbe derange
ment to over-indulgence in intoxi
cants.
Threatened the Tickers.
Valdosta, April 9. —The fire alarm
sounded at this place this morning at
2 o’clock. It was discovered that the
telegraph office, which is over the First
National bank, was on tire. Although
the rain was falling in torrents the
firemen were soon at the lire and ex
tinguished the flames with small loss.
Result ol the Elections ?
Wapakoneta, Ohio, April 9.—The
ground here is covered with snow to
the depth of five inches and it is still
snowing. The fruit crops are badly
damaged because all the fruit trees
were budding. It is turning colder
and the wheat in the field will prob
ably be ruined.
Suddenly Stricken.
Atlanta, April 9.—Ed Jones, a negro
employed at the Southern road shops,
was knocked off the track by an engine
tbis morningand killed. Joseph Dodd,
while watching a gang of workmen on
Decatur street, dropped dead from
heart trouble.
Razor Route.
Columbus, Ga., April 9.—Sidney
O’Brien attempted suicide early tbis
morning by cutting hie throat with a
razor. He made a frightful gash and
may die from the effects. No cause is
given for the act.
Hardware Man Dead.
Savannah, April 9.—William M. C.
Hand, manager of Beck & Gregg’s
hardware business in this city, died
this morning. His death at the age of
45 years was due to a complication of
troubles.
Glass lo Melt.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., April 9.—The
Poughkeepsie glass works were com
pletely destroyed by fire today. The
loss approximates about $100,000; in
surance $90,000.
Luck At Last.
Springfield, 111., April 9.—Arthur
Quinn, an inmate of the poorhouse at
Bloomington, has fallen heir to $20,000
by the death of a brother.
SUITED NOT THE
SDBTLE STRONG.
The Mayor of the Metropolis
Disapproves the Greater
New York Charter.
GLEASON AND WURSTER SAID GOOD
But the Mighty Tea Diinker of the City
Hall Would Have None of It, and it
Must Be Changed.
Albany, N. Y, April 9.—Mayor
Strong, of New York city, today for
mally registered his disaxiproval of
the charter of Greater New York.
The charter, with the disapproval
of Mayor Strong, has been returned to
the legislatuie for furl her alterations
and amendments.
Mayor Wurster, of Brooklyn, and
Mayor Gleason, of Long Island City,
approved tbe charter.
The fight which Tammany is mak
ing to have the whole charter abol
ished and to create the new state of
Manhattan, instead of a big city, will
probably have some effect in the re
shaping of the measure by the legis
lature.
Harp Hu-hed.
Atlanta, April 9.—Will Harp, a no
torious gambler, was tried in the
criminal court today and rtned SSOO by
Judge Berry. Detectives and local
spotters are hot ou the trail of gam
bling dens, as a result of Sam .(ones’
exposure of evils in Atlanta.
Lady Los'.
Cincinnati, April 9, —Miss Marie
Flood, a sister of charity, left, the con
vent last Saturday and has not been
seen since. The mysterious disap
pearance has (nought her brother who
is aiding in the search for her.
S-h-h Says Sherman.
Washington, April 9, —The senate
resolution protesting sgainst sum
mary proceedings against Rivera has
been filed away. Sherman will prob
ably not pay any attention to it.
See our new styles ladies’strap slip
pers, iamb’s skin lining. They are
beauties. Palmer.
ATLANTIC’S MAY ENTER.
Brunswick Team Will Probably En
ter the Savannah Contest.
The Atlantic Gun dub held an in
teresting shoot at its range yesterday
afternoon. The scores were quite an
improvement on those made last Fri
day.
The club contemplates sending a
team to Savannah during the encamp
ment of the Grand Lodge, Knights of
Pythias, to compete for the prizes of
fered for trap shooting, and the mem
bers are taking a great deal of interest
and are practicing regularly with this
end in view.
'rho cluli hi 2 some very shotSj
and if it sends a team to Savannah,
Brunswick may rest assured that she
will be well represented.
Ladies’ new styles colored Oxfords,
dark tan, chocolate, oxblood and cof
fee. Palmer’s.
A Rare Collection.
Mr. Edward S. Fagg, who is now
steward of the Oglethorpe, is from
Galveston, Texas, where he was stew
ard of both the Tremont aDd the
Beach hotels. Mr. Fagg has a num
ber of interesting live specimens of
the insect life in the Lone Star state,
among which is one of the largest
centipedes ever in captivity. He has
them on exhibition at the hotel.
Grand Opening
Of spring millinery and pattern bats
selected by the best artists of New
York. For beauty and cheapness they
cannot he excelled; will be found at
Mrs. Earle’s. Ladies are respectfully
invited to see for themselves.
We will sell men’s parent leather
shoes at less thxa cost from now un
til June 1. Palmer.
STATE TREASURER.
He Was Here Yesterday Examining
the Local Banks.
State Treasurer and Bank Examiner
W. J. Speer was in the city yesterday
examining the two state banks, the
Merchants and Traders and Bruns
wick Savings and Trust Cos.
Mr. Speer is the successor of the la
mented “Uncle Bob” Hardeman, who
so long held the office, and was so
generally loved by the people of Geor
gia, and is himself a very efficient and
popular official.
In about a month Mr. Speer will
complete the examinations, which, as
state bank examiner, he is required to
make once a year. Mr. Speer calls
once a quarter. He will ask the con
troller of the currency to advise him
in advance as to the date on which
statements will be asked from national
banks, so that the call on state banks
may be made for the same day. Un
der this plan every bank in Georgia
will make a statement on the same
date. This will bean innovation, but
an important and useful one.
LAMANCE IN COFFEE.
The Host ing Marble and Fence Man
Gets Some Good Orders.
Reed E, LaMance, the “hustler for
trade,” has just returned from Coffee
county, where be went in the interest
of the Brunswick Marble and Granite
Works.
Mr. LaMance rarely goes out on the
warpath for business without bring
ing back a big lot of orders. In Coffee
county he secured orders amounting
to $1,450, for monumental work and
iron fencing. Coffee county has been
for a long time the recognized terri
tory of the Savannah dealers, but Mr.
La Mance’s energy and his faculty for
having just what the people need in
his line, won for him a tine list of or
ders.
A Good Enterprise.
The Times has been frequently im
pressed with the fact that there is a
spendid opportunity in Brunswick for
a pencil factory. We have Immense
quantities of the best cedar adjacent
to our port, and such a factory would
be as easily operated aud as good an
investment as the Eagle Pencil com
pany’s large factory at Cedar Keys,
Fla. A Brunswick firm, The Times
learns, has at various times, sold con
siderable quantities of cedar to the
Faber Pencil Cos., and even a cedar
shipping business ought to pay. Some
of our enterprising real estate dealers
should take hold of this idea and see
what can be done.
Where did you get those tan shoes?
Palmar’s, of course. He can show you
more styles and shades than any housp
in Brunswick.
Sloane Goes Home.
Mr. John Sloane and party of five
came up from Jekyl on the yacht How
land yesterday afternoon and left for
New York on their private car “Idler,”
attached to the Southern train last
night. Mr. Sloane has been seriously
ill during almost his entire stay at
Jekyi, auu more than once his conui
tian was exceedingly critical. Dr.
McLane, the physician of the Vander
bilt family, was in attendance on Mr.
Sloane during kis illness. This party
was the last to leave the island this
season.
Moves Monday.
Commercial Agent G. W. Coates in
forms The Times that on Monday,
April 12, the Plant System will move
into its new building at the toot of
Gloucester street. The office of the
commercial agent and division pas
senger agent will be located at that
point and freight will be received and
delivered there on and after that date.
Mrs. Stevens Lectures.
The feature of the evening service
at the Methodist church Sunday will
be an address by Mrs. L. M. N.
Stevens, of Maine. Mrs. Stevens is
vice-president of the National W. C,
T. U. and a woman of national fame
and influence in this great work. All
cordially invited to hear this lecture.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
REID’S RASH ACT
RESHLT OF ERROR?
Feeling Much Stronger Against
the Slayer of the Cir
cus Attache.
WIFE MIGHT HAVE BEEN WRONG.
Appl cation for Bail Will Be Made—The
Remains Interred at Clark-
Macon, April 9.—Application will be
made tomorrow to bail Reid, the slay
er of Halsted.
The feeling is becoming stronger
against Reid, and leading citizens say
they find no justification for hi? rash
act.
If Reid is held without bond, there
is talk of arresting his wife as an ac
cessory, it being claimed that she er
roneously reported the actions of Ilal
sted.
Ilalsted’s remains were sent to
Clarkston this afternoon for inter
ment.
ALONG THE BAY.
Items of Shipping Interest and Other
Harbor News.
The Norwegian bark Ideal, Captain
Neilsen, cleared at the custom house
yesterday for Coruna, Spain, with a
cargo of 206,000 feet of lumber, valued
at $2,518, from Rosendo Torras.
The Britigh steamship Henley, Cap
tain Cox, arrived yesterday from
Philadelphia. She is at the Plant sys
tem wharves, and will load phosphate
and cotton from A. F. Churchill.
The British steamship Crown is at
the Plant system wharves.
A Launch Parly.
The following young people com
posed a merry party that went up to
the new docks yesterday afternoon :
Misses Jeannette Colson, Ernestine
Butts, Constance Butts, Annie Hine,
Ethel Downing, Josephine dußignon,
and Messrs. George Palmei Smith,
Frank D. M. Stracban, JenniDgs
Butts, Geo. H. Smith, Charles Adson,
J. P. Davenport, Captain McKenzie,
C. W. Deming and Mr. Thornton.
An Entertainment.
Mrs. Thomas Fuller entertained last
evening in honor of her neices, Misses
Alice and Lizzie Prioleau. The guests
were: Misses Frances Nightingale,
Ethel Downing, Josephine dußignon,
Messrs. Morton Marye, Malcolm Mc-
Cullough, Miller Nightingale, Willie
Nightingale, Charlie Fleming, How
ard Waif, Clifford Titus. Games were
played and the evening was charm
ingly passed.
Bidding For the Job.
The Marine Band submitted their
bid to the committee on music for the
grand encampment Knights of Pyth.
ias at Savannah several days ago, but
have not yet heard from it. The short
delay is probably due to the tardy ar
rival of other bids. It is likely that
the Marine Band will get the contract
for the three days.
Reed Returning.
Mr. H. W. Reed is now on his way
to Brunswick from the City of Mex
ico, and will arrive here on April 15.
Mr. Reed has been extensively pros
pecting in mining interests in Mexico
and it is reported, has, with Mr. W.
B, Gunby, purchased a paying mine.
His Brunswick friends will be glad to
see hi in.
Notice.
We desire to call the attention of all
those interested in putting in incan
descent lights, that all work done by
us is subject to inspection of the
.Southeastern Tariff Association and is
fully guaranteed b.v us. We would be
glad to furnish any information to
parties having work done by outside
people as to requirements of the asso
ciation that they may he sure they get
what they pay for. Respectfully,
J. B. Abrams & Cos.