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P.O.KESSI-ER'SBAD BREAK
HIS INDEBTEDNESS FOOTS UP
OVER $6,000.
King’s Powder Company, of Cincin
nati, the Heaviost Loser—The Com
pany’s Agent on Kessler’s Track-
How Kessler Gave Kim the Slip and
Got Away -The Verdery Mortgage.
The Kessler break is much worse than it
was given in the Morning News yester
day. Since the first developments, the
creditors have b?en pouring in, and
Kessler’s liabilities, it is believed, will ap
proximate Sii.WXI, with less than S6OO assets
His linljjlitics, as near as could be ascer
tained last night, are estimated as follows:
King's Pow der Cos., consigned $1,400 00
King's Powder Cos., account. aoti oo
M. L, Vi rdery 1,050 00
Charles Seiler, open account 250 !5
Charles Seiler, indorsements MXI 00
George Schwarz. 400 00
I. C. Smith IBS 00
l’eters Cartridge Cos 95 00
O. E. Mann 90 00
George W. Allen TO CO
H. J Myer 04 *8
Appel & Bella ul 50 50
Andrew Hanley 49 74
A. Krauss ..., 8? 70
Walter F.lliott 25 00
Isadore Fried 22 20
Sarah Ann Washington 9 00
New York creditors, estimated 700 iX)
Total known liabilities $5,498 15
WHY KESSLER SKIPPED.
There now appears to be little doubt that
Kesslor has skipped, and the causes which
led to his flight have come to the surface.
They are best explained by the statements
to a Morning News reporter of Mr. J. S.
French, agent of King’s Powder Company,
of Cincinnati, which are, in substance, as
follows:
Mr. French said that Kessler was the
Savannah agent of the King’s Powder Com
pany, and had some $1,500 of the company’s
powder on consignment. Two months
ago Kessler reported that amount
on hand. Ten days ago Mr.
French came on and discovered that he had
no such stock of powder as he represented
to have. Mr. French found about SIOO
worth, and that ho took away from Kessler,
and was pressing him for a settlement, and
watching him to keep him from slipping
away, the firm writing to French that they
did not consider it a debt, but would treat
it as a criminal offense if he did not account
satisfactorily for the goods. Tuesday night,
Mr. French said, was the first night that he
relaxed his vigilance, and on that night
Kessler gave him the slip.
TO FOLLOW KESSLER.
The agent said that his house will run
Kessler down aud punish him by a crimi
nal prosecution.
Mr. French said that it was not because
he expected to resist the Verdery mortgage
that he did not lake out an attachment
He had investigated the matter fully and
was satisfied before Kessler’s flight, and is
now, that it was a bona tide m rtgage. Mr.
Verdery said that on Saturday Kessler
tried to press a bill of sale on him. aud he
refused to accept one, and told him that
his mortgage was good enough.
Kessler said that it would save
him in case any creditors should attempt to
close him up, and Mr. Verdery replied that
he could not use him to swindle his credi
tors.
Yebterday tlio agent of the house where
Kessler kept served notice on Constable
Kaufmann that the fixtures of the store bo
longed to the estate, and also served notice
dispossessing the officer, so that the bar
stock and ouds and ends will have to be re
moved. An inventory shows that the en
tire stock of the gun store and bar will not
much more than pay the liens, costs aud
first note due on the mortgage The stock
was insured in February, in the Royal, of
Liverpool, for $3,000. Kessler’s whero
abouts are still unknown.
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and Thera by the
Newa Reporters.
St. Joseph Infirmary received five
patitets yesterday.
The place recently occupied by P. O.
Kessler is advertised tdr rent.
Zerubbabel Lodge F. & A. M. will hold a
regular communication to-night.
The Democratic Executive Committee of
the First Congressional district will meet at
the Marshall House on Saturday.
The City Court will bo in session to-day.
The five cases in abatement in the Pearson
& Spann litigation will be up for hearing.
There was no quorum of the County
Commissioners yesterday, and ad adjourn
ment was had. A called meeting will ba
held early next week, probably Monday.
A damage suit of $30,000 is assigned for
to-day in the Superior Court, the case be
ing that of Dora Paeetti vs. Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway.
H. Gibbon, a colored boy, was arrested
and lodged in the barracks jail last night,
charged with attempting to break open a
car at the Savannah, Florida and Western
depot.
A preliminary election for Second
Lieutenant of the Irish Jasper Greens will
ue bekl to-night at the Greens’ headquarters,
to All the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Lieut. K. J. Kennedy.
There were but two cases before the
Mayor yesterday morning, both for drunk
enness and disorderly conduct. Mary
Leckey v.as fined $lO or thirty days, and J.
T. Martin $5 or tw o days.
The organ in the First Bryan Baptist
church, Rev. U. L. Houston, pastor, which
has been for several weeks in course of con
struction, is nearly completed. When fhi
ished, an organ concert will be given by Mr.
J. P. Barrett, assisted by the choir of the
church.
Old Capt. Peck narrowly escaped another
serious drubbing yesterday. Joe William*
(colored) became angered ut something the
old fellow said, and picking un u stone, cast
it at his cranium. Pock jumped out of tho
way, and the stone struck a negro woman
who stood beyond him. She fell to the
ground, and Ur. Norton attended iier inju
ries. Her ankle was severely fractured.
Williams was arrested and given a trial in
Justice Sheftall’s court. The court sent him
to jail to await the action of the City Court.
•'HIM DAT LAF3 LAS' LAF3 MOSV
The Way Bob Taylor Got Even with
His Prosecutor in Court.
Joe Cook (colored) swore out a warrant
in Justice Patterson’s court yesterday
against Bob Taylor (colored), charging him
with assault and battery. When Taylor
made his statement, he said that the diffi
culty arose over 30c. that he had loaned
Cook. Cook had put off paying him until
Taylor was tired of it, and he went yester
day to have some definite understanding
about the debt. When be asked Cook for
the money, the latter gave him some “lip,”
and, as a consequence, Taylor wiped tho
street with him. When Justice Patterson
ordered Tailor to jail, Cook snickered ut
him, and Tayl.r stopped long enough to
“state further,” as he said, that; a
party of them were across tho
river throwing dice, and Cook lost
all his money rind was forced to bor. ow of
Taylor. Tho Judge ordered both of them
taken to jail for gambling. Tho office was
crowded with friends of each, who wore
witnesses, but when it transpired that they
wore implicated in the gambling affair,
they hurriedly took themselves away.
When Cook and Taylor pussed out the
door, tho latter snickered and wittingly
remarked, “Him dat infs las’ laf bes’.”
In a casket eornline
l’earis of < irient should recline.
If. when the red portals part.
Nature, bcuiitilleb Ijy art,
* Rental coins snow-white displays,
BOZOUONT deserves the praise.
Ladies' Imperial Pr-ccu hud button, bat lo
toe city at U. at Nichols',
FOUGHT TO GET AWAY.
! Officers Hanley and Easch Tackle a
Ead Negro.
Detective Mike Hanley and Constable Si
Basch hail a difficult time yesterday in ar
resting Mark Stephens, a negro refugee
from Liberty county, at the Savannah
Brick Manufacturing Company's yards.
A bench warrant for Stephens’ arrest was
put in the bands of Deputy Sheriff O. C.
Smith, who came to Savannah, and em
ployed Detective Hanley to locate and ar
rest Stephens, who is charged with stealing
rice. Air. Hanley got Mr. Basch to accom
pany him.
When the officers reached the yard, Han
ley jumped out of the buggy, and going up
to Stephens laid his hand on the negro’s
| shoulder and told him to consider himself
under arrest. The negro resisted, ami
| Baseli, jumping out of the vehicle, went to
j the detective’s assistance. A motley crowd
j of excited negroes, in which a loud-mouthed
i Amazon was the noisiest, encouraged
1 Stephens to greater violence, and he was
j biting and striking at the officers.
Finding that rough means had to be em
; ployed, Basch gave the negro three heavy
1 blows on the bead with a “billy,” and even
(hen it was difficult to persuade him to go.
lathe scuffle only one handcuff could De
got on the negro’s arm, anil the key was
lost in the struggle. One negro on the
ground whom Detective Hanley knew
counseled Stephens to submit to arrest.
Stephen’s excuse for declining to accom
pany the officers was that he w anted to go
and got his coat. A boy was snt for it,
and the secret was soon revealed. There
was a loaded revolver in one of the pockets,
nnd had lie been üble to have reached it, ho
was desperate enough to have used it. The
prisoner was turned over to the Deputy
Sheriff from Liberty county later in the
day, and was taken to Hinesville with a
strong pair of handcuffs on him.
THE RAIN BEGINS.
A Storm Moving From the Gulf In
This Direction.
Up to 8 o’clock last night .00 of an inch
of rain had fallen during the day, the sum
ming up of light showers, and
showers were never more wel
come to the gardener and farmer than they
were yesterday. The only fault that could
lie found was that they were too light.
Enough rain fell, though, to make the dis
couraged trucker more choerful. Late last
night a heavy rain set in, and was still fall
ing at 1 o’clock this morning.
Signal Officer Salisbury said, last night,
that there is a very low barometric pressure
on the gulf coast nnd every indication that
a storm centering there will extend in this
direction,and it is likely to givo this section
more rain than it has had lately.
The spring lias been unprecedentedly
dry in the country about Savannah, nor
has the lack of rain been confined to this
locality. Observer Salisbury said that the
bulletins of the signal service show that
there has been agreat deficiency all through
tho cotton regions, more particularly in
Northern Arkansas and Mississippi, Ala
bama. tho Carolinas and Southeastern
Georgia, where the amount of deficiency
has ranged from sto 10 inches. In ali the
localities, except the one last mentioned,
ample showers during the past week have
relieved tho excessive drought, but up to
yesterday no rain had fallen in the vfl-initv
of Savannah for an unusually long period,
aud the deficiency for the season on Tues
day was inches. This is confirmed by
the truck farmers, who sav that up to a
week ago the crops were doing well, but
that lately the lack of rain has told severely
upon their gardens, and unless rain falls
copiously within a very few days, their loss
will be very great.
While in the South there has been such
a lack of precipitation, Observer Salisbury
said that in iho North there has been an
excess. This, he stated, is owing to the
fact that during the past two months all
the cyclonic atmospheric disturbances have
passed over the northern part of tho United
States, and no decided storm has visited
this region sin: e Jasper Festival week, when
one came from the gulf, and the three days’
rain of that time was the result. The same
low pressure is now noted at Jupiter Inlet
and Key West, and it indicates another
storm from the gulf, but not so heavy
as the one of February.
The signal service chart prognosticating
the temperature for May was explained by
Observer Salisbury. It is based upon the
average observations for seventeen years.
It indicates a low temjieraturo between the
9th and 11th and between the 15th and 17th,
while the hot days will be ou the 30th, 25th,
26th and the 51st. The summary of the
chart is as follows: Changes of mean tem
peraturo in twenty-fours, exceeding 10*. do
not occur; possible range of maxima tem
peratures between 67", 1880, and 98°, 1878;
possible range of minima temperatures be
tween 48°, 1877, and 81°, 1878; possible
monthly temperature between 70°, 1877,
and 77”, 1878; clear days (less than one-third
clouds), 1 day in 3;rain, 1 day in 4,averaging
.098 inch daily; cloudy (including rainy)
ilays, 1 day in 5; wind, hourly moan veloc
itv of 7 miles; most frequent direction,
south (23 per cent.).
THE NEW HOTEL.
Tho Building Committee Appointed
and Plans Asked For.
The directors of tho new hotol company
met at the office of the President, H. M.
Comer, yesterday morning. A building
committee of seven members, of which the
President of the company is chairman, was
appointed as follows: 11. M. Comer, E. P.
Alexander, James M. Barnard, Jr., John L.
Hammond, lice Roy Myers, David Wells
and George J. Baldwin.
The committee was instructed to invito
plans for a brick hotel, to cover not exceed
ing two-thirds of the frontage of tho site, to
be not over five stories high, to contain
at least 200 rooms, and to cost not to exceed
$200,000.
The secretary of the company, in accord
ance with the committee’s instructions, has
advertised for plans to lie submitted before
June 30, when they will bo examined and
passed upon by tho committee. The archi
tect, whose plan is selected, will be ex
pected to supervise tho erection of the
building, either in person, or by a satisfac
tory representative. The right to reject
an)’ and ull plans is resorved by the com
mittee.
BRUNSWICK’S PORT SOCIETY.
Rev. J. L. Gilmore Organizes a Society
There With Forty-aoven Members.
Rev. J. L. Gilmore, Chaplain of the Port
Society, arrived home yesterday from
Brunswick, wliero ho went in response to a
call from the citizens of that
place for the purpose of organiz
ing a Port Society His mission was
very successful. A society numbering
forty-seven was organized nnd upwards of
S4OO in cash and subscriptions were raised
for its maintenance. Mr. Gilmore is now
at his home ou Duffy street, confined in bed
with sickness.
TO SHOOT AT MILLEN.
Savannah to Send Up Four Teams—
Interest in the Shoot.
Dr. E. J. Kietfer will take two teams of
the Forest City Gun Club up to Milieu this
morning to attend tiie shoot thoro tj-day.
The contest will be for the State champion
ship budge douatedby the National Gun As
sociation. Tho Chuthams wifi haie two
t’ams there also. All the teams are in fine
trim, and each expects to take the badge.
, T ams from Macon, Augusta, llardeevillo
anil Charleston, S. C., will be present ut
I the contest.
Btraw Hats for Men and Boys.
Entire now stock of Straw Hut* just received,
embracing Stiff Brims and all the leading blocks,
very cheap. The prettiest Boy s Hat in the
city nt 50c , at Nichols,
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, MAY 10. 1888.
PUSHING INTO THE WEST.
THE CENTRAL REACHING OUT FOR
NEW CONNECTIONS.
General Manager Belknap's Trip to
Birmingham, Kansas City and Mem
phis—The Goodwater Extension to
Be Opened this Month—The Central's
Terminal Facilities at Birmingham—
The Kansas City, Fort Scott and
Memphis Feeder—Savannah to be an
Outlet for the Big West.
General Manager Belknap, of the Central
railroad, was at his dosk yesterday, after
an absence of ten days, and a Morning
News reporter found him in ahappj mood,
the result of a very pleasant trip to the
West. Maj. Belknap went West in the in
terest of the Central, and found the outlook
so encouraging that he did not hesitate to
talk railroad in a very entertaining man
ner.
On April 29, Maj. Belknap, accompanied
by Mr. Finney, his private secretary,
Directors J. J. Wilder and E. M. Green,
Traffic Mnnagor Shell man, General Froight
Agent Whitehead, General Passenger
Agent Charlton, Gen. Sorrel, general
manager of the Ocean Steamship Company,
and Henry W. Frost, Esq., of Charleston, left
Savannah, in Maj. Belknap’s private car,
the Georgita, for a trip over the Kansas
City, Fort Scott and Gulf railroad. They
went by the way of Columbus
to Birmingham where they looked after
their terminal facilities there, and in-ranged
for an entry for tho Central’s track to the
Union depot. A day was spent at Birming
ham and included visits to the various
manufacturing industries of the city. Maj.
Belknap said that he found largo shipments
of pig-iron there, which the Central will
handle.
THE GOODWATER EXTENSION.
While on this subject, he said that the
two tunnels on tho goodwater extension are
about completed and the prospects are that
the track which is built up on each side to
the big tunnel will be connected within
the next two or three weeks,
and the road will be scheduled by tho middle
of June. The surveys are also completed
for the road between Buena Vista anu Co
lumbus, aiidwill bo sent in to the General
offico this week. The road will soon be put
under contrai t.
From Birmingham the party wont to
Memphis, where they were joined by Mr.
Nettle ton, Vice President of the Kansas
City, Fort Kcott and Gulf road. At Mem
phis a day was spent in examinirg the termi
nal facilities there, and in a conference with
the business men and cotton dealers look
ing to tho future shipments of cotton from
that point via Savannah. Tho outlook,
Maj. Belknap snid, is very encouraging for
a share of tho Memphis trad -.
Two days were consumed in going over
the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf road.
Mr. Nettloton accouipnnied the party and
stops were made at Fort Scott aud Spring
field.
AT KANSAS CITY.
A day was spent at Kansas City, and the
party was favorably impressed with its
growth and business activity. Its various
manufactories, mills and wholesale houses
were visited, among other houses the exten
sive Armour packing house.
The reciprocal relations between the Cen
tral system and tho Kansas City, Fort
Scott and Gulf, are very satisfactory, and
the visit of the Belknap party is calculated
to strengthen the bond of affinity. The
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf, extends
to Birmingham, and is a natural feeder to
the Central system which extends from
Birmingham to tho Savannah seaboard,
whore the Ocean Steamship line affords
quick transportation to the North and
East.
Maj. Belknap hopes ami believes that as a
result of tho visit of the Central officials to
Kansas City and other points in tho West,
that a large increase of shipments of the
products of the Northwest will come here
to supply this section, while they reasona
bly expect a general increase of grain, Hour
aud Northwestern products, cotton from
Memphis and intermediate points, and iron
from Birmingham.
From Kansas City the party went to
Chicago. They arrived there Sunday, and
remained until Monday afternoon, when
they started home, returning by the way of
Nashville. Gen. Sorrel left the party at
Chicago and went to New York.
SAVANNAH THE BEST OF ALL.
Maj. Belknap said that he was glad to get
back to Savannah. He thinks that there is
no place so homelike, aud he added: “We
feel that all roads ought to lead to Savan
nah, aud we never tired duriug our trip of
sounding its praises.”
He was asked about the general work on
the Central’s projected linos, and in reply
he said thnt the Central is now building a
new bridge over the Chattahoochee river at
Columbiu for the Blnkeiy extension; is re
building two bridges near Macon, one at
Eufaula and one at Columbus. Thu West
ern road, from Eden to Columbus, Maj.
Belknap said, will bo built, although tho
final surveys have not yet been completed.
About six miles had been let from Eden
westward, which include the necessary
trestling. There will be two small bridges
needed on tho section let, o:io over tee
Ogeeche river, but these will be built by
the railroad force. Ho stated that there are
a number of smaller bridges being rebuilt
on the various lines of the Central system.
In conclusion, Maj. Belknap was asked
how he accounted for the largo increase
last year in the receipts of local cotton. He
said that it was largely due to tho fact that
the Central system lias been able to give
batter facilities nt points heretofore reached
by rival linos, and that they hud covered
their own territory more closely, besides
extending their branches to reach new ter
ritory. They hope to make a still better
showing next season.
CHAT WITH GEN. ALEXANDER.
Tho State Capitol and the Seaboard
and Roanoke Invasion Dlscuaaed.
Gen. Alexander returned from Atlanta
yesterday morning, nfter meeting with tho
Capitol Cotnmision there Tuesday. In an
interview with a Morning Nf.nvs reporter
yesterday, Gen. Alexander said that the
work is progressing aitisfacto ily and lie
believes that the structure will be com
pleted by Jun. 1, according to contract.
The General was askisil what was the re
sult of the mooting of the directors of the
Oeutial and Terminal systems at New York
last week, with reference to the threatened
invasion <>f the territory of the Terminal
and Central systems in Georgia and North
l ’arolina by tue Seaboard ami Roanoke, or
Robinson system. Ho replied that the
threatened invasion was discussed in
nil its bearings, but he was unable
to say whether the Seaboard and
Roanoke had floated bonds to bull 1 south
to connect with Atlanta, as reported. The
determination was reached, however, to
liarallel a line of opposition, if the invasion
was made, and the General said that it was
understood that this could be done by tho
building of about sixty miles of road, which
would he done at once if tho extension was
made by the Robinson system. He was not
pr pared to state absolutely what points
would be built to nnd from in the event that
the extension to Atlanta was begun by the
Seaboard and Roanoke. The Central and
Terminal systems will fully protect their
territory, he said, at the first sign of dau
ger, and m the most effective way.
Gen. Alexander said that it is "the inten
tion of the Central system to occupy all
the territory in Southeastern Alabama in
the vicinity of Geneva and Elba. The ex
tension from Clayton to Ozark is nearly
completed, and the bridge is now building
whico will connect Columbia with Blakely.
The road will dnw about 16,000 bales of
ditto i from Columbia. From Columbia
the Out' al is t i build westward.
Have you seen those dust proof Driving
r.At'-r ' h uts at B. H. Levy & Bro.’sf
THE COURT OF ORDIN ARY.
Wills Probated and Letters of Admin
istration Granted.
Hon. Hampton L Ferrill has boon hold
ing the Court of Ordinary since last Mon
day, and has transacted the following busi
ness:
List will and testament of William H.
Gibbons was admitted to probate and record
in solemn form.
Last will and testament of Silas Fulton
was proven in common on the affidavit of
R. M. Demere, and Joseph E. Fulton quali
fied as executor.
Last will and testament of Mary De-
Itenno was admitted to probate arid record
in solemn form.
Nancy L. Thomas ipiaiifiod as administra
trix of the estate of .Vary H. Thomas, and
received the usual documents.
Margaret Robertson qualified as admin
istratrix of the estate of Hetty Conway,
deceased.
Martha A. E. Kirksey qualified as ad
ministratrix ad col. of the estate of Robert
M. Kirksey, deceased.
Brantley A. Denmark qualified as ad
ministrator de bonis non of the estate of
William H. Tison.
William 8. Tison qualified as guardian of
the property of Mary E. Walter et al.,
minors.
Year’s supports were granted to Eliza C.
Bee, widow of Barnard E. Beo deceased;
Sarah R. Mills, widow of N. C. Mills, de
ceased, and to Augusta E. Houston and
child, widow of William F. Houston, de
ceased.
Orders for sale of real estate were granted
to David Grove, executor of the will of Su
san Ringhill, deceased; Mary A. and P.
Alston Waring, executors of Dr. James J.
Waring, deceased; A. 8. Bacon, guardian
of Harriet B. Bacon, minor.
The following letters dismissorv wore
granted: Nancy L. Thomas, executrix of
the will of Mary A. Martin, deceased; John
M. Hogan, administrator of the estate of
Mathew Hogan, deceased; Meyer Mendel,
administrator of the estate of Mina Men
del, and Mary C. Coker, administratrix of
the estate of Dr. P. H. Coker, decoused.
The annual returns having been on file
for thirty days not objected to, and found
correct, ordered to be recorded; the Epis
copal Orphan’s Home, guardian of Jose
phine G. Bostock, minor; Gesche Henkon,
administratrix of theestateof Diedrich W.
Henken, deceased; York H. Willis, admin
istrator of theestateof Carolino H. Willis,
deceased; Emily G. Waller,guardian of the
property of Claudia H. Johnstone, minor;
John F. Entelman, administrator ostate of
Henry Kuck, deceased.
Maud Pearson having applied to the court
for an exemption of personalty out of tho
property of her husband, John A. Pearson,
order citation granted, returnable Slay 31.
Dr. Raymond li. Harris, filed his peti
tion for letters of guardianship upon tho
estate of Catharine \V. Harris, minor.
The following petitions were tiled to sell
real estate,stocks, etc.: John S. Mehrtens,
administrator of the estate of Catharine
Mehrtens, to sell real estate; Adeline Gra
ham, guardian, to soli Central stock and
debentures; Mary A. C, Doschor, administ
ration of the estate of John Doscher, to sell
real estate.
TWO HEARTS MADE ONE.
Mr. Syd B. Rustin Weds Miss Mamie
R. Millen.
There was a very pretty wedding at New
Houston Street Methodist church last
night. The groom was Mr. Syd B. Rustin,
and the bride was Miss Mamie R. Millen.
The church was very prettily decorated and
was crowded with invited guests and
friends of the bride and groom.
The ceremony was performed under an im
mense umbrella of flowers, on which wore
the initials M. and R., by Rev. J. W, Sim
mons, pastor of the church. Messrs. F. H.
MeGillis and D. B. Rustin were the ushers.
The bride and groom left last night for Tal
lulah Falls and a trip through North Geor
gia. Mr. Rustin is a popular young gentle
man connected with the Passenger Depart
ment of the Central railroad. The bride is
a niece of Col. William Rogers.
DISTRIBUTING THE SHAD.
A Million of Them to bo Placed In
South Georgia Streams.
A million shad egos are to be placed in
the streams of Southeast and Southwest
Georgia in a few days. The Plant system
of railways has issued orders to carry over
tho Savannah, Florida and Wostern, and
Charleston and Savannah railways, and
tho Brunswick and Western railroad, the
United States Fish Commissioner’s cans of
fish, and will return the cans free of charge.
Baggage-masters will also render every
assistance desired bv messengers in charge
of fish. Conductors will stop express trains
at any stream to leave messengers and cans,
when it can bo done without in any way en
dangering their trains or connections.
Local Personal.
C. 8. Shattus, of Griffin, is at the Screven.
J. Weis, of Way cross, is at the Screven.
R. M. Bower, of Whigham, is at the Har
nett.
J. B. Wright, of Eden, is at tho Marshall
House.
O. W. Fleming, of Brunswick, is at the
Screven.
John M. Brown, of Bainbridgo, is at the
Harnett.
W. J. Norman, of Mclntosh, is at the
Harnett.
J. S. Iloyier, of Blackshear, is stopping at
tho Harnett.
John H. Peyser, of Macon, is registered
at the Screven.
R. A. Williams, of Cuthbert, is registered
at the Harnett.
J. Selig, of Atlanta, is stopping at the
Screven House.
E. N. Houston, of Pino Tuck, Ga., Is stop
ping ut tli.> Screven.
George M. Brinson, of Stillmore, is stop
ping nt ti:o Screven.
J. C. Little, of Louisville, Ga., Is regis
tered nt the Screve* House.
Miss M. J. Hopkins, of Hillsborough
county, Florida, is a guest of the Harnett.
Messrs. B. Hart, and B. A. Godwin, of
Fort Meade, Fla., are stopping nt the Mar
shall. *
IV. W. Or iham, Clerk of Appling Supe
rior Court, is in the city, circulating
among his friends.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Kimball and Master
John Kimball, of Scarboro, uro guilts of
the Screven Houso.
Col. W. 11. Phillips, ex-Mayor, aud a
prominent lawyer of Blackshear, is in the
city on his wav to Tybee, where he goes to
spend a few weeks on tho salts.
Col. J. M. Denton, of Coffee county, was
in Savannah yesterday. He said tho politi
cal pot had just begun to simmer In his
district. There will probably be no oppo
sition to Crisp, the present Congressman.
Col. G J. Holton, cnoof Applipg county's
mod successful lawyers, is in the city. Col.
Holt m is an cx-.Btt:* Senator from Appling
and is taking an active part in politics. He
may lie a dark horse for the Congressional
nomination in the First district.
In General Debility. Emaciation,
Consumption and wasting in children,
Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with
iiyiKiphosphitog, is a most valuable fo'd
and medicine. It opiates an appetite for
food, strengthens Mw nervous system, and
builds up tue body: Please rend: “1 tried
Scott’s Emulsion on a young man whom
physiciaiis at tunes gave up ho|ic. Since be
began using tli • Emulsion his cough line
ceased, gained flesh ami strength, nnd from
all appearances las life will 1m prolonged
many years.” John Sullivan,
Hospital Steward, Morgnnza, l’a.
Light color Stiff at sl, $1 25. $1 90, $2,
$2 25, $2 50, $2 75, $3 and $3 50 at Appel &
Hchaul’s, One Price Clothiers, 103 Cougiess
street, opposite merkOT.
PLAYED HARD TO WIN.
AUGUSTA COMES WITHIN FOUR
RUNS OF GETTING A GAME.
Savannah’s Pony Battery Lays Out
the Exposition City's Pets to the
Tune of 7 to 3—Butler Retiree Eleven
Men on Strikes, and Only Five Hits
Made Off His Delivery.
Five hundred people saw a pretty game
at the ball grounds yesterday. Savannah
worn, but it was nothing like Tuesday’s
walk-over. The visitors pulled themselves
together and played hard to win, but they
could not face Butler with any show of
success. Eleven men went out oa strikes,
and only five safe hits were made off the
plucky little boxman.
The locals fielded rather loosely, and their
error column was larger than it ought to
have been. Merritt pitched for Augusta,
and he held the Savannahs down to eight
hits. A triple play by Merritt, Stallings
and Burns was one of the features of the
game. The following is the score:
SAVANNAH.
A.B. R. In. P.O. A. E.
Butler, p 4 1 0 0 13 0
Green, lb 4 2 3 12 0 0
Lamotte, 3b 4 0 0 1 0 1
llurks, b.s 4 2 2 1 2 1
Monahan, 2b 4 0 1 2 4 2
Brown, l.f 4 1 0 0 0 0
Schreck, c 3 1 1 8 5 3
Ham, r.f 4 0 0 1 0 1
Cantwell, c. f 4 0 1 2 0 0
Totals 35 7 8 27 24 8
AVGUSTA.
A.B R. 18. P.O. A. E.
Merritt, p 5 1118 2
Stallings, 2b 4 0 0 4 1 0
Callahan, 3b 4 0 10 10
Bums, c 4 0 I 7 0 0
I.yons, c.f 4 0 0 3 0 1
Tant,, l.f 4 0 0 2 0 1
Smith, s.s 4 1 1 0 1 1
Walsh, r.f 4 0 0 1 0 0
Stone, lb 4 116 0 0
Totals 87 3 5 24 11 5
SCORE BY INNINGS.
Innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Savannah. 30100210 x— 7
Augusta 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 o—3
SUMMARY.
Runs earned—Savannah 3.
Two-base hits—Burks, Monahan.
Double and triple plays—Merritt* Stall ings
and Burns.
Bases on balls—By Merritt 1.
Passed balls—Schreclts 1, Burns 1.
Wild pitches—Merritt 1, Butler 1.
Struck out—By Butler 11, Merritt 6.
Left on bases Savannah 5, Augusta 7.
Time of game—2 hr. 10 min.
Umpire—Mr. Scanlon
The last game of the series will be played
to-day, and to-night the visitors will leave
for homo. They will be accompanied by
the Savannahs, who will play in Augusta
to-morrow, Saturday and Monday. They
will then return homo, and all of the clubs
will lay off a week. The Augustas have
made many friends in Savannah by their
gentlemanly deportment and conduct, and
they will be warmly welcomed upon their
return here next month.
To-day’s game will lie the last league
game that will bo played here until May
31, when Augusta will return, and will be
followed by Columbus and Atlanta.
GAMES ELSEWHERE.
Washington, May 8. —Base ball games
were played to-day with the following re
sults:
At Detroit —
Detroit 2 00300010—6
Boston 2 5 0 0 2 0 0 4 x—l3
Base hits—Detroit 11, Boston 17. Errors—De
troit 3. Boston 8. Batteries—Conway and Ben
nett; Sowders and O’Rourke.
At Philadelphia—Only six innings were
played on account of rain. The score was:
Athletic .0 0 0 0 2 I—B
Brooklyn 3 0 0 2 0 o—s
Base hits—Athletic 8, Brooklyn 9. Errors—
Athletic 5. Brooklyn 3. Batteries—Seward and
Towasend: Foutzand Bushong.
At Pittsburg—Only seven innings were
played on account of the rain. The score
was:
Plttaburg 0 0 0 0 0 1 0— 1
Philadelphia 1 0 0 0 0 1 o—2
Bast) flits—Pittsburg 3, Philadelphia 6. Er
rors - Pittsburg 5, Philadelphia 3. Batteries—
Henderson and Fields, Gleason and Clement.;.
At Chicago—
Chicago 4 5001003 o—l3
Washington 1 0 1 0 0 0 00 0— 2
Base hits—Chicago 17, Washington 5. Errors
—Chicago 2, Washington 6. Batteries—Krock
and Daly, Greening and Deasly.
At Loubville —
Louisville 0 0 6 0 2 2 6 2 o—lß
Kansas City 00000 240 0— 6
Base hits— Ixmisville 13, Kansas City 8. Er
rors—Louisville 4, Kansas City 14. Batteries—
Chamberlain and Cross, Fagan and Brioily.
At Indidfcapolis—
Indianapolis 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0— 4
New York 6 3 5 0 0 1 2 2 x—lß
Base hits—lndianapolis 7, New York 19. Er
rors Indianapolis 9, New York 8. Batteries-
Healy. McOeachy and Daly; Keefe, Ewing and
Brown.
At Birmingham—Rain; no game.
At Cleveland, O.—Rain; no Cleveland
and Baltimore game.
At Memphis—New Orleans won to
day by timely hitting in the
eighth inning, coupled with errors
at second base and center Held on tho
part of the home club. The score is:
Memphis 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-3
New Orleans 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 x—B
Base Hits—Memphis 9, New Orleans 18.
Errors—Memphis 5, New Orleans 4.
At Atlanta—The Columbus ball team
defeated the Atlautas this afternoon easily
by a score of 18 to 7. The locals played
loosely, and lost the game in the first in
ning, the visitors sending seven men over
the home plate. Atlanta had on two sub
stitutes, and several of the members of the
club played out of their regular positions.
Base Ball Notes.
The Madison square base ball club and
tho Young Dixies played a game of base
ball beyond the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway Co.’s yard, yesterday
evening resulting in a score of It! to 15 in
favor of Madison square.
In the Superior Court.
The Superior Court was in session yester
day forenoon. The damage ease of W. W.
Hurst vs. tho Central Railroad and Bank
ing Company was re-assigned to May 25,
owing to the absence of the principal wit
ness, Mr. Van Vorst, oa the advice of his
physician, Mr. Van Vorst still suffering
from injuries received in the Hurricane
creek di.-astor. This is the second trial of
the case.
The case of George Schwarz et. al., com
plainants, and lx>uis A. Falligant, defend
ant, was heard in chambers yesterday
afternoon. This is a suit to compel defend
ant to give title to certain Rase Dew lots
sold to defendant.
Totterine is a sure and painless cure for
the many forms of skin diseases we are
subject to. Tetter of the worst form is
permanently cured by using It only a few
days. Rtug Worm. Eczema, old itching
sores, Itching Piles, Eruptions of the Scalp,
Ground Itch, Scald Head, and all itching
diseases of the skin, are cured by the use of
Tetterino. Harmless, painless and fragrant.
50c. at druggists,
Schreiner’9 Music House.
Sole agents for tho celebrated Steinwav
Pit nos, acknowledged the best Pianos
manufactured. Sole agents for the well
known Gabler Pianos. New arrival of di
rect imported Pianos. Terms as liberal as
any other house in the country.
Sun time allows those who quit work at G
p. m. ample time to examine B. H. Levy &
Bro.’s Clothiug by daylight.
If you want a nice box Messina Oranges,
go to J. S. Collins & Co.’s. They are head
quarters for Fruits and Vegetable*.
The nobbiest line of fancy Straw and
light tail >r stiff Hats in the citj at Appel
& ScUmiV, One Price Clothiers,
THE NIGHT CLERK'S STORY.
Hti Telia Some of His Experiences
Between Napa.
“I tell you we have the toughest time of
any poor people living.”
The speaker was a sleepy night clerk at
one of the hotels.
“You see it’s this way. We come on duty
at 7 :iio at night, when there’s nothing to do
but sit and fight mosquitoes until 6:30 in
the morning. The same thing over and over
every night hasalinost ‘cooked my goose.”’
“Ono would think ttiat doing nothing
would be to your hand,” remarked the
reporter.
“Be to my hand, indeed. It is not so
easy a matter as you might suppose to sit
here and hold your eves open, and that is
all w e have to do. If we had work to en
gage our attention, the hours would not
drag themselves so slowly by. I have
thought many a time, when 1 sat here
nearly nodding, that I’d give my whole ex
istence for a couple of hours of sleep. To
tell the truth, I envy the ’rooster’ that
awakens tho slumberer with his cries. As
for experiences mysterious, the mid
night clerk cannot be equaled. More
strange things happen under his nose
than he has hairs on his head. Why,
they have been known to become
so frightened during the dead hours
of night, that they turned instantly gray.
Queer being-: they. I once heard of a night
clerk in a Western town who invariably
went to sleep nights while on duty, and as
sure as he did, ho dreamed of fire and
awaked in a terrible fright and would have
the bell boy sound the alarm and wake all
the guests. This was the case more than
once, and each time he was severely repri
manded by the proprietor, and was finally
told that if the thing should occur again he
would be ’bounced.’ Well, you know it
was to bis interest to hold his eyes open,
and he did so for a long time. One night,
however, he dozed off, and when he awoke
the building was in flumes. He thought, to
sound the alarm, hut tho reprimands of the
proprietor recurred to him, and he con
cluded to wait until he was thoroughly
awake and knew what he was doing
before he took action. In the
meantime a midnight prowler chanced
to pass the hotel, and seeing it wrapped in
flames, sounded the alarm and the inmates
narrowly escaped a’burn to death.’ I saw
tho clerk sometime afterward, and he said
the real fire was no more terrifying to him
than those he had seen in his dreams.
“I knew of another caso in California
some years ago. The story was told by the
bell boy after the unfortunate occurrence.
The night clerk kept a Smith & Wesson
revolver in a drawer, within hand-reach of
his desk. One night he dozed off to sleep.
The bell boy sat watching him. After
awhile the clerk began to move about un
easily in bis chair and breathed quickly.
Suddenly he shrieked out, “My God! My
wife. Burned to death. I cannot en
dure this life.” Then seizing the
tho revolvei, put it to his temple and fired,
blowing his brains out. His wife, who was
sleeping on the floor above him, was noti
fied of the occurrence at once, and she was
seized with convulsions and died shortly
afterward. It was a sad affair. But you
talk about feeding sad; you have never had
a first-class case of the blues. Wait until
you sit in a hotel office all night, and if you
don’t get ’em then you never will.”
ON RAIL AND CROoSTIE.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
• Circles.
Railways are said to consume more than
half the world’s productions of iron, the car
wheels required in tho United States alone
taking more than 2,000,000 tons.
The next regular meeting of the South
ern Passenger Association will convene
at Asheville, N. C., on May 15. This is
expected to he one of the largest and most
important meetings of the year. The ques
tion of immigrant rates will be taken up
and discussed. Tho question of extending
the summer excursion ra.es, which was not
acted upon at the last meeting, held recently
in Chattanooga, will be co sidered. There
seems to be but little doubt but that these
excursions wp bo continued until autumn.
PAVE THE STREETS.
That la What a Progressive Tax-Payer
Advises the Council to Do.
Editor Morning News: I think Savan
nahians ought to appreciate any effort
made in behalf of street paving. City
Council has made a start, and can immor
talize itself by continuing tho good work.
Our streets are a disgrace to Savannah.
Housekeeping is a burden to our ladies,
outdoor exercise is very unpleasant, while
pleasure driving through our streets is
seldom thought or. Strangers are not well
impressed with our city, and naturally a-k
tho question, why other cities of our size
can pave and beautify their streets, while
we eat, drink, and breathe through a cloud
of dust. If there is no money to do this
work, let the city make an assessment for
that purpose, and I believe nine-tenths of
the people will approve of it. Like all
other cities, we have some croakers and a
few men that think the city ought to be
run for their special benefit, but such
men are only good to themselves
and the Mayor and Aldermen can
afford to give them plenty of room.
We have good water, and if council will
pave our streets, take tile old railing from
around our squares and put up some more
of those signs “Keep off' the grass,” we will
have a beautiful city. I own twenty odd
houses, and I am convinced that the paving
of the streets will increu-e their value, and
the money spent will be w’ell invested.
What a c ty wo would have with our streets
paved and our new hotel built. We would
not be able to accommodate the Northern
travel in the winter, and our own people 1
would not lush off the early part of every
summer to spend their money away from
home. Moving the dry sand will not affect
tho health of our city, ad our city fathers
can pave several streets before the summer
is over. Tax Payer.
After Threo Years.
SV. F. Walton, of Springfield, Tenn.,
says: “I have been suffering with neuralgia
in my face and head off and on tor three
years. 1 purchased a box of Dr. Tanner’s
lnfallihlo Neuralgia G'uro and took eight of
the pills. I have not felt any symptoms of
nmi! nlgia since.” Bold by Lippman Bros.,
wholesale agents.
Cox’s Gelatine, Imported Macaroni, Olive
Oil, Froneh Sardines, Englis i Mustards,
Cross & Blackwell’s Chow Chow, California
Apricots, Choice Lobsters and Salmon,
Pure Vinegar, at lowest possible prices.
J. S. F. Barbour,
New Houston and Barnard streets.
Gents’ Thin Suits.
The largest line of Gents’ thin Suite;
greatest variety of colors and material;
lowest prices. B. H. Levy & Bro.,
161 Congress.
Children's and Misses’ Button Shoes In heel
and spring heel, cheap at sl, at Nichols’.
Nice, ripe Bananas, cheap at J, S. Collins
& Co.’s.
Those suffering with Itching Piles would
make any sacrifice for a reliable euro; they
need only to invest 50c. in a box of Tel,fer
ine A few applications will give perma
nent relief. 50c. ut druggists.
Try Burgunder-Wein Bitters; it is a
grand appetizer aud wholes >me stimilant.
Either as a beverage or for medicinal use,
you can find nothing belter than my im
ported Gin. j. s. F. Barbour,
Now Houston and Barnard streets.
If iu want of a box of Lemons, go to J. S.
Collins & Cos., No. 15 Market -qoaro.
Infants’ Kid Button with lassoi, a bargain, at
50c.. at Nichols’,
HIDDEN ,fc RATES S. M. R
mm
PiANOS.
An Old Dealer’s Tes
timony Concern
ing Them.
,- PtIF Chickering pianos were never in such
1 magnificent condition as they are to dav
’“I am an old man now,” said he, “and in nii
time I have handled and sold many makes or
pianos, but I can say honestly that there is n ,I
grand piano made to-day, either in this oountrv
or in Europe, that can approach tho new style
Chickering in tone; nor do I expect to live to sea
any that ever will 1” 0
So says James Beliak, of Philadelphia, one of
the oldest and largest piano dealers in the
United States, as well us a musician of rep.J
nized ability.
CHICKERING THE BEST.
L.&B.S.M.H,
PIANO AND ORGAN DEPARTMENT.
PLUMBERS’ SUPPLIES, ETC
HIMES®!
AND
SUCTION HOSE.
ALSO
Garden Hose and Sprinklers.
*
Call and see our “GEM” Combination
Nozzle aud “NIAGARA” Lawn Sprinkler.
John Nicolson, Jr,,
30 and 32 Drayton St.
ART AND STATIONERY DEP’T
L. & B. S. M. 11.
Summer Bargains.
WRITING PAPER MATERIALS.
I \UTFITS FOR TOURISTS.
1 I ELEGANT STYLES FOR THE STAY
AT HOMES.
LOW PRICES FOR EVERYBODY.
Our Sample Book of Writing Papers, and our
Artists' Materials Catalogue, furnished on ap
plication.
Society Engraving a specialty.
Fifty Cards Engraved and finished with plate
for $1 25.
L. <fc 33. S. UVD 3EC.
Art and Stationery Department.
F. K. McARTHUR. Manager.
SUMMER GOODS.
ISTILL LEAD.
Everything that is Season
sonable. Call and See
our Large Stock of
REFRIGERATORS,
Lawn and Hammock Chairs
and Settees.
BABY CARRIAGES,
The largest assortment in the
city. Pine and Straw Mat
ting, Mosquito Nets. Awn
ings made to order.
A. J. MILLER & CO,
118, 150 AND 152 BROUGHTON STREET.
JUST RECEIVED
QVAL AND SQUARE SINGLE COVER
MARKET BASKETS, in all sizes; also, a goo*
assortment of WATER COOLERS, WATER
ING POTS, FLY TRAPS, DUSTERS, BROOMS
BRUSHES, Etc., Etc., at wholesale and retail.
LOVELL & LATTiIVIORE,
Hardware, Stoves and House
Furnishing Goods,
SAVANNAH, - - GEORGIA.
DAVIS KUOS.
Ik Covemioit’s
APPRECIATION OF THE
KNABE PIANO,
Together with it* true merit, has placed it
pre-eminently to the front, and it is now
recognized as the leading piano of the world.
The KNABK is a Baltimore piano, and is the
only piano thut can be mentioned os a Southern
production. It* manufacture for over 60 years
by practical men is a guarantee of its }>erf op
tion. Kvery piano is fully guaranteed, and
money refnnded in any case that the KNAbb
does not fully satisfy. Instrumentalist* prefer
tho KNABE on account of its clear, ringing
tones. Vocalists prefer the KNABE f° r
inch ldious and true shaking notes. Teachers
prefer it because their scholars loam more
rapidly on U. Parents prefor it because they
buy it at a moderate price ami get full valu#
received. Loam our prices aad terms.
DAVIS BROS.