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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-25

ITO find safe, reliable, harmless. not re-
l. pulsive remedy, that can be taken without
interfering with business or pleasure, or dlsor-
ganizing the system, simple vegetable COM
pound assisting nature to get rid OF impurities
in gradual manner as nature intended. Such Is
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-04-25

Brief News Summary.

LISBON, April 23.-There are two cases OF
yellow fever in the quarantine hospital here.
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NJ - sesano class Halter.
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REMOVAL.

7 HEREBY notify my friends and patrons.
Il and the public generally, that have per-
manently located my DOOR, SASH AND
BLIND STORE a5
NO. 100 BROUGHTON STREET,
Opposite st. Andrews Hall,
where shall continue to keep constantly in
stock large and well assorted supply of goods
in that line. including MOULDINGS, STAIR
RAILS, NEWELS, BALUSTERS, LOCKS,
HINGES, SASH WEIGHTS, etc, etc. Also,
LIME, PLASTER, HAIR AND CEMENT. And
in connection with my large stock of PAINTS,
OILS, VARNISHES. RAILROAD, STEAM
BOAT AND MILL SUPPLIES at nay old stand,
No. 6 WHITAKER STREET, am prepared at
all times to fill orders at very lowest market
prices, and AS LOW AS THE LOWEST. Esti-
mates cheerfully furnished
ANDREW HANLEY.
mh9tf SAVANNAH, GA.
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CHAPTER 3324-1No. LOG. |

Obtain Titles Thereto.
The People of State of Florida, represented Senate
and Assembly, do folous SECTION That from
and after the passage of this actual settlers of the
public lands belonging this State subject entry and
hereby permitted the lands which they reside
have in cultivation exceed hundred and sixty
be taken compact form according to legal sub
divisions the prices hereafter established for such
lands by paying onehd of the purchasemoney at the time
of making entry onehd Of the within two there
after the remaining onehrd three years after the date
of entry.
SEC The person applying for the benefit of the preceding
section shall make affidavit before officer authorized to
administer oaths that such application made for his
exclusive and benefit and that his her entry made
the purpose of actual settlement cultivation and either
directly indirectly for the benefit of other person. and
the lands applied for do embrace the residence cu
aed lands improvements of any other person. and shall
prove by the avs of credible witnesses that he
is residing upon the land applied for has part of the
in actual cultivation.
Sec No person shall he entitled to make than
entry under the provisions of this act.
Sec In of failure pay any of the nstaments
upon entry made under the provisions of this act for ninety
days after the shall become DUE the entry shall become
null and vod and that portion of the already
paid shall be forfeited.
All persons entering lands under the provisions of
this shall be assessed for and the land
tered entry payment there
on and failure the assessed thereon shall cause
forfeiture all the benefits of this and the part of the
purchase money paid in
Approved March Z, 1881.
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CHAPTER 33l2-TNo. "a. I
Approved February 4, 1881

AN A to Provide for the Appointment Boards Of Health
more Registered Voters,
The People Of the State Of Florida represented in Senate
and assemble do enact foors: SECTION L. The
of the State of Florida shall appoint every ncorpe
rated city and in this State containing three hundred
registered voters Board of Health consisting five
discreet persons less than of whom shall medical
men of acknowledged skill and experience, without
pay All vacancies occurring shall be filled y appointment
made BY the Governor. |.| H.
SEC The Mayor of the city and the Chairman
the Board of County Commissioners shall be r-ocio
bers of said Boards FIJI
SEC g. Said Boards of Health shall be appointed for the
term of four years and majority of the
stitute a quorum for the transaction of business
SEC A. Said Boards of Health. created shall have
lie health and vital statistics and
rules and regulations they may deem necessary gov
eminent and the protection of the public health
shall extend the boundaries of the county in which
county the jurisdiction Of each shall extend line midway
between them. M
SEC s. In all matters of quarantine said Boards of Health
shall have the conferred upon Boards
Health in The provisions of entitled provide
uniform system OF quarantine in this State approved March
IL, 1879. N TIE I'll
Sec g. This shall in construed as repeating
section of act entitled provide uniform
of quarantine this State approved March l.
relates three hundred
stered voters III
Approved Mar :. 1881 N
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which shall fees provided bv law for
cordng deeds.
Board of Aldermen shall appoint City Town Marshal
who shall appoint number of Police as NAV be
shall Treasurer and said Marshal shall each
enter into bond for the faithful performance their respective
duties be Fixed and suretes approved and
shall take the official oath required by law
SEC. That the Mayor Aldermen be authorized
and settle the existing Indebtedness
eunct corporations upon the best obtainabe and
which they approve having regard to the
indebtedness and the and ability of the inhabitants
property holders Of such city this purpose
they authorized issue bonds bearing annual
of not than cent for the first five years.
than per for any subsequent period the said
bonds to mature in 25 years which said bonds shall be used
for no other than the settlement of said existing
dehtedness.
Sec That the tax assessment made by the State and
County persons property for each current
year within the limits of such city shall
for such city the duty of the
County Commissioners hear and determine applications
the correction of such the
when applications made to and State
and shall be the duty or the Tax Collector the
county collect the city the enforce
the thereof the same provided for the
collection OF the State and county and to pay same
monthly the City Treasurer for which he shall the
compensation he is allowed for the collection Of
and
H. That the duty of the Tax Collector for
county collecting such CITY tax to rive bond in the
be fixed and with the approved by the
Mayor. for the faithful performance of his duties And in the
of his failure do the Mayor shall appoint with the
advice and of the Board of Aldermen Tax
lecor with like powers and duties for the collection
possessed by the Tax Collector for the county,
who shall give bond with ureties be approved by the
Mayor and shall these collections to the City Treas
That the amount of taxes now authorized by
law by cities and at least oneha of one
per shall be aay appropriated
of the said indebtedness and the same or such
substituted obligations shall be given therefor.
SEC b. That this shall he in force from and after its a
proval
Approved February . 1881
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CHAPrrR ssl7-[No. ss.l

AN ACT Provide Municipal Franchises
Cities and Towns.
The People of the State of Florida represented in Senate
and Assembly, do as foLoacs SECTION L. That any
city or town Incorporated under the laws of this State
surrender its franchises following manner Upon
ton of oneh of the registered such city or
the Mayor shall issue proclamation ordering election
be held in such city than thirty
more than sixty days from the issuance of the proclamation
Those wishing to vote in favor of surrender shall
ten or printed their tickets the words For Surrender
franchise and those wishing to vote against
snail have written printed their tickets the words
against Surrender of Franchise The election shall he
conducted and the returns canvassed and
regulations as the City Town Council may prescribe If
wohds of the votes such election shall be in favor
OF the surrender of such franchises they shall
deemed surrendered from the threh day after the
SEC 1t shall be the duty of the City Town Council
medaey after the result Of said election declared
cate or OF the result thereof and they shall also
transmit certified copy thereof to the Secretary of State
the result is in favor of surrender he shall give
two gzettes of such surrender and such
book to be kept for that purpose
Approved February 16 1881
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CHAPTER 'sss5-[No. ll7.l
Approved March Z, 1881

incorporate Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad Com
pany and to grant Certain Lands to the Same
The People of the State Of Florida represented Senate
and Assembly, do foocs SECTION l. That Fred de
Funak E. D. Standifords James w. McCuoh, Alexander
Steddar Samuel Spencer W. F. Mccormick, W. D. Chpley,
D. F. Sullivan, g. A Stanley, James F. Mcclellan, John II.
McKnne, A. L. McCaskili, VIM Miller, Chas. W. Davis A.
D. McKinnon, VIM. Judge, Thomas T. Wright Thomas E.
Blanchard and Geo. G. and such other
may associated With them by becoming
said Company their and assigns hereby
stutd body corporate ander the of "The Pensacola
and Atlantic Railroad Company for the purpose Of
pletn that Of the lire Of railroad contemplated by the
fourth section Of the entitled IAN act to provide for and
encourage liberal Of internal improvements approved
January 1885, lying west Of the terminus Of the Jackson
Pensacola Mobile Railroad the east bank of the
Apaachicoa river and BY and under that shall have,
hold enjoy .nches rights and privileges hereinafter
provided shall be capable in law purchase hold and
JOY property be necessary and
proper the said Company and grant,
have corporate SEAL such bylaws may
sary for the government Of said corporation.
SKc That said railroad shall commence at
point the Apaahicoa river the terminus
the jacksonville, Pensacola and Mobile Railroad, for the
purpose Of connecting with the and extend westward
the Of Escmba Bay at tie city Of Pensacola thence
to the Alabama line By tho most direct route.
SBc. That the capital stock Of said Railroad Company
shall be divided into shares Of hnndred dollars EACH
shall exceed the Ok three millions Of dolara
SsC That when che am Of ave hundred th0unnn dolsrs
shall have bsen subscbedso the capital seck of said Com
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assessments and shall be the duty Of the Tax Collector
the county to collect the city the
force the payment thereof in the provided
for the collection Of the Ste county axes and to paw the
the same compensation he allowed for collection of State
and county taxes.
SIC IL That shall be the duty Of the Tax Collector for
he coaectDg such city tax to bond in the
sum to be fixed and with the surees approved by the
Mayor for the faithful performance of his dutes in the
event OF his failure to do the Mayor shall appoint
advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen city Tax
ecto with like ard duties for the collection said
who shall give bond with sureties be approved by the
Mayor and shall these collections the City Treas
f
SEc H. That Of the of taxes now authorized by
law to be assessed by the cities and towns
one per cent shall De annny appropriated to the exnguish
men OF the said and the interest the
such substituted obligations shall be given therefor
Sec 3 That this act shall be in and after thirty
days after the date of its approval.
Approved February "a 1884,.
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CHAPTER 3323-TNo. 1851
Approved February IS, 1881.

AN ACT Reinquih the
the Former Paatka Military Reservation
tries and Warrant Locations in the United
The People Of the State of Florida represented in Senate
and assembly, do enact follows SECTION That in all
in which lands lying within the limits Of the
aka Military Reservation in this entered by
settlers under the homestead laws Of the United States
their entries found conflict with selections State
Of Florida under the grant Of swamp lands by Congress
of Septembe twenty eighteen hundred and fifty which
are & &confrnsdu III ~tl sAettfas good faith
piled with the requirements of the homestead laws and in all
which lands lying within said reservation have been
entered private entry located with military land
the United States Land Office and which conflict with said
selections all claim of the State Of Florida to the lands
entered or located is hereby renquished
Approved February 1881.
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aDvERTIslNG RATES.
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CHAPTER 3211-rNo. SO.

AN ACT authorize the Circuit convict and
sentence Criminals Certain Cases.
The People Of the State Of Florida represented in Senate and
Assembly, do folo,cs SECTION l. That where anv
tried in Circuit Court State for an oense
OF which such Circuit Court has original Jurisdiction and such
found to be guilty oense included in
the oense for which indictment information filed
MIN and Tor which ne is being tried and found guilty
the greater oense he may be convicted said Court and
fenced for such lesser ofense though be oense of
nature would originally within the jurisdiction of an
inferior Court. III || 7
Approved February 1891 N ||
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SO ME OF THE NEW LAWS.
CHAPrER sass-lNo. so. ]

An ACT amend Act to amend the
ccno Thirty sixth Fityeighth and
Sxtyelghth Sections relating to Proceed
n before Justices Of the Peace Judgments
approved February g. 1875 being Chapter 2095 Laws
approved February 1877. : TIL It'll
The People Of the State Of Florida represented in Senate and
assembly do enact folocs SECTION That Section of
chapter 2O95 of the Laws of Florida approved February
1871 be amended to follows All appeals taken
from Judgment OF any Justice of the Peace shall be
III III |I.l
Approved February H. 1881. || .||.I
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AN T repeal dissolve Municipal Corporation, under ertn
and
become rencorpOrated.
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Daily Republican., 1881-06-21
A Drivers Cruelty.

Humanity" writes threatening to
have the driver who hauled the dirt in
the vicinity of Third and VanBuren
streets arrested if he repeats his cruelty
to his horses.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-21

and were made as the commerce anC
trade made them necessary. What has
been done on the Clyde can at much les.
expense he done on the Christiana, with
the application of the same amount OF
energy and ability on the part of Our
citizens. Ifan avenue Is made to the
river, 1t should be so located as not to
cause the erection of additional bridges
across the Brandywine or Christiana
rivers, for such would be OF much more
injury to the business interests of the
city than the benefit that could possibly
result from an avenue.
If made north of the Christiana,
Eleventh and Twelfth streets afford the
best, least expensive and most available
route. Fourth street extended would
in my opinion, be of no practical bene.
tit to the South Side. The Lobdell Car
Wheel Company, which owns land on
the ChriStiana, and on both sides of the
Christiana avenue, does not ask for
Il wharf on the Delaware, would not be
benefited by the erection of one direct
ly or indirectly, and would not use il.
If the citizens Of Wilmington want an
avenue on the north side for public
drive, for that would be the only use
made Of it for many years to come, ex-
tend Eleventh street across the Shellpot,
and THENCE to Duncan avenue on the
Delaware, at which point there is a
much greater depth of water than at
Fourth or Seventh streets, and will re-
quire less filling.
GEORGEG. LoBDELL,
Daily Republican., 1881-06-21
CHAhLEY ROSS.
QUestiOnal Staten ents.

A letter from Captain Nelson Huntley
a Mantle shipmaster, who sailed for
Buenos Ayres sixty-four days ago, has
been received by his friends at Mantle,
Conn, announcing his safe arrival and
narrating curious experience on the
passage ont. A boy who had been
taken on board sick and for several
days was momentarily expected
to die. The lad believed his end had
come, and sent for the captain, to whom
he said his right name was not Pink.
ham, rs it was entered ON the ships
book, but Charley Ross. He said he
remembered when he was little boy
eros sing ferry with woman, and as
the chain was let down and she was
leaving the boat, thinking he was be.
hind her, two young fellows that he
knew-brOthers he thinks they were by
the name of George and Henry Stephen
him away in the crowd
and he remembered being taken on
board Of steamer, and into state
room, where was man waiting for
them. They were some time on board
the steamer, and he remembered their
landing at Hampden, on the Penobscot.
From there he was taken, hidden in
load of hay, to Frankfort, and to the
house of man by the name of Butter
field, who kept grocery store. Here
he said he was kept tor some years, shut
in dark room at first and never allow
ed to 90 out, except for n ride some
lines of an evening with the hired
nan. He says his hair was long and
'urly, and they cut it Oft and rubbed
on his head TO
seep it from curling. Buttertie,d was
'ery cruel to him and gave him the
lame Of Pinkham. He finally ran away
md has since taken care of himself. |
The captain writes.that when the boy
made these statements he was perfectly
and was, as all supposed, at
he point of death. He was so weak he
ould hardly gasp out sentence at
ime. The Captain says he has ques.
ioned the boy since his recovery. He
ays he knows he is Charley Ross, but
an rem ember no new facts.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-21
Labor NOteN.

The ship laborers at Montreal, at 9
meeting on Sunday night, resolved tC
adhere to the new scale of wages, and
strike, if it should not be acceded to-
The ship owners have apple for a
force, of police to prevent intimida
ton. The labOrers made demand
yesterday, for the advanced wages, and
being refused, struck in n body. The
loading of vessels was carried on by the
ships crews, protected by strong po
lice force. The strikers number 1000
men. 1t is believed the strike will not
succeed, business at the wharves being
dull.
The strike at the Pepperell and Laco-
mia Mills, at Biddeford, Maine, did not
end yesterday, as was expected. The
Pepperell Company paid off their hands
and closed the mill. Nearly one hun
dred of the strikers left yesterday, for
various points in New England and
Canada.
Three hundred weavers at the River
side Mill, in Providence, Rhode Is
land. have struck against reduction
in their wages.
A gang of strikers from st. Sauveur,
marched into Quets.c, yesterday, and
tried to drive Off all the men at work in
rebuilding the burned district at less
than 81 per day. The police dispersed
the mo-.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-21
Made an Inn presshOa ON his Mind

The man in Newark, Ohio, who was
arrested and alRost lynched last Janu.
ary, under a charge ofexcessive cruelCy
to his little son, was placed on trial last
week. His testimony an his own de-
fense gives view at ence curious and
shocking of the kind of discipline adopt
ed by him to bring his son up to be
"the right kind of 4 boy," as he ex
pressed it. The stick l put on mis-
tongue" he testified, "was a fiat hick-
ory stick, an inch wide and one fourth
of an inch thicK. l split it back ever
half way, put an ordinary carpet tack
III the top part of the stick, had him put
his tongue in, and pressed down with
my thumb and finger, and he pulled
his tongue out. | put it on several
times. pun shed him in this way to
make an impression on his mind.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-21
Murders his hoy Under an Easpi.
ration,

News was received at Aiken, S. c..
from Rantowles and Savannah railway
which states that Thomas Meyers, a
negro, on Sunday loaded his gun and
told his boy Philip aged about thirteen
to come with him. They went out of
the house, Meyers telling the hoy to 60
ahead. The boy ran ON, and Meyers de-
liberatey fired at Eiin, the whole load
tearing hole through and through him.
He pretended to be acfang under a
divine command, and threatened to
two other of his children.
The remains of the boy were soon
found, and Meyers was taken in Gus
tody.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-21
PUBLIC kALES.

II RAND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT.
VI An evening Of song by the Estey Quar-.
tctte, OfPhiladelphia. OF accompanied by some
of the best musical talent of Wilmington. wi |
be held in Stanton Presbyterian Church, on
Thu RSDAY evening June %, 1881. at T.3O
o'clock. Admission Adults, 25c. child cen
l5c. Proceeds for the benefit Of the church.
JeAD-3t
Daily Republican., 1881-06-21
He Wise and HaODFA

If you will stop all your extravagant
and wrong notions in doetOring your
self and families with expensive doctors
or humbug curealls, that do harm al
ways, and use only natures simple
for adj your ailments, yon will
be wise, well and happy, and save great
expense The greatest remedy for this,
the great, wise and good will tell you is
Hop Bitters. See another column.
Daily Republican., 1881-06-21
Large Salmon.

Powell q Bro. have on their stall in
Third street market fine large salmon
weighing 81 pounds, which they invite
their customers to examine. Also hall
but, cat fish. bass and other varieties of
the finny tIibe.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-04-28

! dispatch from Berlin to the London
Times SAYS: Another audaCiOus address
to the C7ar has been issued By the nj
hilists, pointing out that the iudiscrim.
mate execution Of those concerned IL
the assassination of Alexander the Sec
ond has only served to strengthen the
ranks of the Nlhilists Gy driving many
lukcwarm malcontents into the extreme
wing Of the party.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-04-28

Dispatches from many cities and towns
north and south, report imposing cele'
bratious of the siXty-second anniversary
of the introduction of Odd Fellowship
into America. The occasion was OBJ
served by street parades during the day
and banquets this evening, and Other
interesting exercises.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-04-28
Roscoe ConkIing, who claimed 10,

Roscoe Conkling, who claimed for
years TINT nobody could interview
him aud survive. is now soliciting in
teryiews. Several OF his runners have
been telling correspondents that Mr..
Conlling is DESTROYS to make their nc
quaintance. All Of them who have
any spirit reply that they do not
want to know any such disagreeable
character.
Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-04-28

Pojnte Coupee Banner: We are m'
formed that the store of NJ, l., Swords
situated on the AtChalaIaya was burned
on the night OF "Wednesday the 18th inst.
resulting in total loss Of all its contents,
We hear that the fire originated from
coal oil; but how or ~ what manner we
are not informed. We have been una
BILE to ascertain whether the building
and contents were insured.