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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.

A Bill Authorizing the City to Do the
Work and Assess a Portion of the Cost
on Adjoining Property.
The question of street Improvements
has been before the people of Savannah
for long time. A bill was sent to At
lanta last night, and will be introduced
in the Legislature this week, authorizing
the city to pave, grade, macadamize and
improve the streets and lanes, and put
down curbings, drains and crossings,
and assess two-thirds of the cost of the
work on the real estate abutting on the
street so improved; providing that
before any block is paved
or improved, the parties owning
real estate which has at least One-half OF
the fronting on the block shall request the
city to make the Improvements and the
CITY Council shall have approved 1t by a
tw0-thirds vote. The bill also provides
that every street railroad shall be required
to macadamiZe or pave the width OF its
track and three feet on each side. In adj
dition it grants the city full power to
adopt a system of equaliZing the assess
ments. estimating the total cost Of each
improvement and pro rating its cost on
the real estate according to its frontage
on the improved street.
sit shall be wholly discretionary" the
bill SAYS, ''whether any work asked for is
desirable or necessary, and shall be done
or not; and no application shall be re-
ceived, and no work done for less than
block: provided that the owners of one
half or more of the frontage on a block
shall not, by failure TO apply for work,
or by objection thereto, defeat an appli-
cation Of the owners of One-half OF the
frontage Of more than block when such
application shall have been regularly
made"
The amount of assessment on each
piece of real estate, the bill provides,
shall be a lien upon it. The manner of
enforcing the collection of the assessment
is the same as the collection Of city taxes.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11
THE SUPREME COURT.

A Decision Rendered in Favor of COrO-
ner Sheftall against Chatham County.
During the cyclone Of August, 1881, a
number of negroes were drowned in the
rivers near the city, and Coroner Sheftall
had the bodies inferred, and presented a
bill to the County Commissioners amount
ing to 500, claiming to have expended a
greater portion of that amount out of his
own purse in recovering the bodies, and
in having them buried. The claim
was not allowed by the Com
missIOners, who claimed that as he
was allowed $500 year compensation
as Coroner, it was his duty to bury the
bodies without any additional remunera-
ton. The Coroner claimed that the con-
dition under which the parties lost their
lives was an extraordinary one, and that
the law prescribing the compensation to
be annually paid him was not enacted in
contemplation Of any such vista
ton as the storm referred to.
The case was taken into the courts and
decided against the Commissioners, who
moved for a new trial, which was REUSED
and the case was taken up on an appeal
to the Supreme Court. Last Friday the
matter was called up and the judgment
of the lower court was affirmed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11
A NEW ORDER.

Locomotive FIremen Organized as a
Mutual Protective Brotherhood.
Georgia Lodge No. 245, Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, has been organized
by the firemen of the Central Railroad.
The lodge was instituted with 10 charter
members by Grand Organizer 5. NJ.
Stevens, Of Terre Haute, Indiana. The
following officers were elected:
Master-C. j. Williams.
Vice Master-C. L. Lanier.
Secretary-A. Hutton.
Financier-S. BOineau.
Magazine Agent-B. +. Porter.
COnductOr-JOseph DOOner.
WaTden-J. W. Urquhart.
Chaplain-D. o. Brown.
Inner Guard-H. b. Cochran.
Outer Guard-T. J. VIM.
Chairman Board of Trustees-Frank
GOOlsby.
The object of the order is to effect
unity of locomotive firemen in the United
States and Canadas, and elevate them to
a higher social, moral and intellectual
standard. and for the promotion of their
general welfare and the protection of their
families. BeneyOlence is the principal
object OF the organization. The amount
of insurance in each case Of death or dis
ability is 81 600.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11
WEIGHTS ANo MEASURES.
Must be Inspected and Registered by the
County Commissioner.

Must be Inspected and Registered by the
County Commissioners.
A case involving a point of general
interest to merchants, and particularly
grocers and dealers who sell goods by
weight and measure, was tried before
Justice Molina yesterday. The plaintiff
was George Derst, a grocer on
Charlton and Jefferson streets. The de-
PENDANT was Reuben Thompson, a negro,
who purchased bill of goods some time
ago, and, as security for payment,
signed waiver, making his
wages subject to garnisnment.
Thompson resisted payment, and through
his counsel, Isaac Beckett, Esq, put in
defense that the plaintiff had not complied
with the law in having his weights and
measures inspected and registered, and
that the sale was illegal and the bill un-
cOllectable.
The law provides that every dealer sell
ing by weight or measure shall have his
weights and measures inspected and reg
istered by the County Commissioners.
This the plaintiff had not applied to have
done until the case was pending.
Owing to a change in the law making the
Commissioners responsible for this work
and having had no application to make
such inpectiOn, the board was not pro-
vided with the necessary means and was
unable to fulfill the application made by
Mr.. Derst. Upon the ground that the
law had been complied with in intent,
Mr.. Clifton, co unset for the plaintiff, ar
gued that the garnishment should be sus-
tanned. The Justice, however, ruled in
favor of the defendant on the ground that
the plaintiff had not attempted to comply
with the law in having made application
for the proper inspection of his weights
and measures until the case was pend
inc
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11
THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Only Two Cases Disposed of Yesterday
Five NOtaries Public Appointed.

Only Two Cases Disposed of Yesterday
Five NOtaries Public Appointed.
William Ross, the negro who was in
dicted by the grand jury on Tuesday for
larceny, pleaded guilty in the Superior
Court, yesterday, and was sentenced to
10 months in the chain-gang.
On June % Anthony Butler and Bris-
tow Jones, two negroes, stole from Sam
Glenn, a negro living near Station No. l.,
on the Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway, white brindle COW. The ami
NAL was butchered and the meat brought
to this'city and sold. Jones disappeared
and Butler was arrested and indicted for
simple larceny. At the trial
yesterday, the testimony of wit
nesses for the State connected
Butler with the crime, and though his
attorney, Mr.. Wright, made Jealous
defense for his client, the jury found the
prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to
years in the penitentiary.
In response to the application for the
appointment of trustee under the will of
the late William Hope Hull, the court
granted an order appointing Robert T..
and Henry H. Hull.
J. b. OhveTos, Davis Freeman, William
Bren, William 5. Rockwell and John F..
Herb were appointed NOtaries Public,
when the court adjourned until this
morning at 10 O'Clock.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11
MOBILES BIG DRILL.
The Cadets Preparing for the Event
The Preparations at Mobile.

The Cadets Preparing for the Event
The Preparations at Mobile.
A lively interest is taken by the Sa-
vannah military in the Mobile prize drill,
from the fact that the Cadets will be one
of the competing companies. There
are now 81 conditional entries
from % States, as follows Ala
bama. 7; Arkansas, /; Connecticut, l,
Florida, L; Georgia, 4; Illinois, 3; lndl-
ana. 6; Iowa, 8, Kentucky, 4; Louisiana,
4; Maryland, 4; Michigan, l; Minnesota,
/: Missouri, 4; New York, 3; Ohio. 8;
PENNSYLVANIA. 4; South Carolina, l; Ten
nessee, 5; Texas, 8; Virginia, 3; Wiscon-
sin, 8; Washington City, ..
By conditional entries" is meant those
companies whose Captains, or RESPONSE
BILE officers, have written that they would
enter, or would most probably do so, moth
ing occurring meantime to prevent.
Taking the usual average Of One-third of
the entries only closing at maj
date ixed-April land allowing
the very small addition of one COM
pany only per month hencefor-
ward, it is estimated that at least thirty
three companies will compete for the two
classes of prizes-the "free for ALL"
amounting to $1,000, and the nOn-winners
at any Interstate drill, amounting to
Sl,750. For the artillery anu ZoudFe
prizes, of $1,000 each, it is expected IA
and 3 companies, respectively, will enter.
The drill grounds are preparing care
fully, beginning with the blowing, har-
rowing and rolling of the drill ground
proper, to permit il to "set" during the
winter and spring. The grounds for en-
campment are also arranging, with care
ful view to drainage, water supply and
perfect hygiene. Space is ready for at
least 3, 900 soldiers, in f1oored tents, should
that number show on the entry rolls on
April l.
The details of rates, etc., for excursion
lists have not yet been made public, but
that there is understood to be positive as
surance from several great lines of their
being wholly satisfactory and as low as
the lowest. To soldiers in uniform, the
rate will be ''almost nominal"
There are expected to be several COM
mands represented from the East and
North, eqalizing the interstate frater-
nifty, as the prepOnderance of entries up
to the present date have been from the
West and Northwest in the ratio OF about
to 3.
The Cadets are drilling regularly at the
Barracks on Tuesday and Thursday
nights. This Will be continued for some
weeks, when additional drills will be or
dered until the company goes into daily
work
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11

The December Meeting of the Board
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the Reports and
Disposing of Routine Business.

The December Meeting OF the Beard
Yesterday-Receiving the Reports and
Disposing of Routine Business.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Board of County Commissioners was held
Yesterday at the court house, with Hon.
r. d. Walker, Chairman, presiding, and
Commissioners Casey, Estill and Barnett
in attendance.
The applications Of number Of prop
erty-hclders for relief from double tax
were granted.
The application Of L. N. Williams, for
license to sell liquor at Monteith, was re-
ferred to Chairman Walker with power to
act.
The applications Of Levy E. Byrd,
Patrick McNally, c. S. Byck, j. B. Ed
wards and E. Prendergast for relief from
double tax were read and referred,
Commissioners Walker aud Estill were
appointed a committed TO appoint man.
ayers OF the elections to be held on Jan.
8 and Z, 1885,
The report of J. S. Sturtevant relative
to the repairs needed on the Qgeechee
road and canal bridge, together with the
cost or making the same, was referred 10
Commissioners Walker, Barnett and Law
ton with power to act.
The petition of John Bacon, Henry
Baker and Dennis Grant asking that the
amount paid by each Of them as fine for
neglect Of road duty be refunded, was
referred to the Board of Road Commits
eioners TO refund the amounts asked.
The application Of Thomas Thompson
requesting that his name be placed on the
list of county beneficiaries, was referred
to Rev. A. Harris. The applications Of
Violet Benson, Rosa Goodwin, Mrs. JON
nasen and Mrs. Dittman were grSlteel.
The reports OF the iailer and the officers
of the different departments Of the convict
camp for the month Of November were re-
ceiyed az information.
The statement of the County Treasurer
for the month Of November was received
| and fled. -'
The report of Commissioners Barnett
and Lawton on the petition of &. hour
| quin asking the Commissioners to lay OH
| the Telfair road district according to the
provisions Of section 500 Of the Code OF
Georgia, was read and ordered spread
upon the minutes.
1t was ordered that the County Sur
vnvor ha instructed to prepare suitable
pIans and specifications for repairing the
| isle of Hope causeway, and for building
| a bridge thereon, and to get estimates Tor
| doing said work, the same to be submit
| ted to the special committee on the matter;
The Clerk of the board was authorized
| to draw his warrant on the County Treas
urer for the sum of $500 on account OF the
county poor fund for the month of Janua-
nv. He was also directed to draw his
warrant in favor of John Williamson,
Treasurer of the Board of Education, for
the sum of 1900 on account OF the school
appropriation for 1884.
The Clerk was directed to draw a war
rant on the County Treasurer for the sum
of $1,000 on account CT the annual appro-
priation for the Savannah Hospital, and
for $1,000 on account of the annual APP
nropriation for the Georgia IntirmaTy.
| Accounts amounting to $2,939 IA were
passed for payment when the meeting
| adjourned.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11

No arrests had been made o! Ine P0A-00
Yesterday up to midnight -,
the Catholic Knights Of America VIII
meet at their hall tonight.
The Retail Dealers Union VIII meet W
morrow night at Metropolitan HAN
The City Court will meet tbs morning l.lss
at 10 O'Clock. The petit jury Is eApeo'7N
10 be in attendance III
ZevubbabeI Lodge, +. A. M, VIII I IoIV
fts annual meeting tonight, ana VIII eleo'
Gers for the ensuing year.
The Merchants and Mechanics LoaI
Association met iast night anu lOoHeN
g. 600 at 90 per cent. pTeElum.
The Pulaski Loan Association loaneu
q O00 last night-S2,O0 at ~ per SSH''
md s.. 900 at IS per cent premium
Crant Nash. a negro convict from III
ergbam county, died at the convict camp
80 the Cuyler swamp canal yesterday
The Central Railroad and bar n J. <
Company has declared DIVIDEND Vi = =
Uer share. payable on and aIteE Dec' -
At the Police Court yesterday mofn-lg Z
Iobu Peters and J. j. Taylor DOIn cOlOIeuI
we're fined SO and costs FOR hgntlng anu anu
e,av~ving concealed weapons Hahc4 e.,
chez. cOlOred, was given 80 days Al jan jan
Tor fighting, and two parties were AneU
fOr drunkenness.
Mr.. John II. Bradley, formerly Oh TINS
CITY. died at Wrightsville, \. G, on NsV'
81 ne was a son Of Richard Bradley
Fsa.. for many years a prominent NH
owner of this city and also at one time
DroDrietOr Of the Screyen House, Where
his son vas one Of the clerks.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11

The Haunted Life of N. II. Petersen
"Rather Than DIE and be Buried in
the Potter's Field, L Would Commit
Suicide"
n. +. Petersen, the New Yorker who
committed suicide by leaping overheard
rom the steamer Florida last week, seems
to have been haunted by misfortune. Pc
tersen came to New York from Colorado
nye or six years ago, says the World, and
was engaged IN the shipping business,
presumably as clerk. In 1881 he en-
gagged board at No. 265 West ThiFty.fourth
street, where he remained until Nov. 8
last. On May II, 1888, he had a stroke of
paralys SIS ana was incapacitated for work,
his right side being paralyzed. From
that time until his death he was an in
valid. While in Colorado he became
interested in some mining property
from which he hoped to realize something,
but so TAR as known his investment, or
mineral discovery, did not turn out very
Wen. de was almost wholly dependent
upon his salary when he met with misfor-
tune, and his small means were soon
eaten up by his compulsory idleness and
physicians bills. During his stay in the
Thirty-tourth street clearinghouse he
had become a general favOrite, and his
landlady took pity on him and exaoted
Jul q QUAIL dluOunI LOT MS AAfkEZs buL
nevertheless he became heT debtor to the
amount of several hundred dollars, and at
times he was very Respondent.
More than once he remarked to L. II.
Young, who had been his roommate
during the three years he had lived in the
house, that life had hSeanie burden and
1t were bettec AZ were dead. Mr.. Young
and etnet aoQuaintances sought to cheer
aim up, but his fits of melancholy became
more frequentand prolonged Ga9plte their
good cheer.
During the Summer Petersen boarded
Tor q time in the Catskills, but his health
was not improved. He left New York
very abruptly Nov. : without informing
any one of his plans, but Mr., Noung
LeaFd lr0m him IN Philadelphia, where he
remained three weeks, At that time he
wrote that he expected soon to be able to
pay his Indebtedness to his roommate
and landlady, as he had been promised
money from Colorado. The next heard
from him was from Savannah. He then
wrote TO Mr. Young that he was living
under an assumed name, and he announced
his determination tn mt an end to his
life.
"Rather than die ard be buried in the
Potteris PieldD he wrote at that time, II
would commit suicide. l shall drown
myself, and l hope God will pardon my
rash act.'
His acquaintances can advance but one
motive for his suicide. at was his pow
erty, and the knowledge that the condi-
ton of his health prevented him getting
anv work that made him do it." said Mrs.
Mills, his former landlady. He was with
out money, and there was little prospect
of his beng able to earn any. To pay his
expenses on his last journey he must have
borrowed money, for he was we'll nigh
penniless. He was of German descent,
about 80 years of age, and had but one
near relative residing in New York, To
the latter he desired, in his last letter,
| that his fate might be made known, TO be
communicated to his relatives in Ger
manV
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11
xunrrai arpitatione.

CLOHESSY. The friends and acquaint-
ance of Mr.. DAVID CLOHEssY. ST., and of his
son, David ClOhessy, Jr.. and family, are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral OF the
former, from his residence, on Bryan. three
doors from West Broad street, THIS AFTER
NOON, at 80 O'Clock.
THOMAs.-The friends aud acquaintance
Of Mr.. and Mrs. JAMES H. THOMAS and
family are invited to attend the funeral of
the former, from st. Stephens Church, THIS
AFTERNOON. at $3.50 O'Clock.
STURTEVANT.- II The friends and ac-
quaintance Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. Sturte-
want are respectfully invited to attend the
funeral Of their youngest daughter, HATTIE,
at Laurel Grove Cemetery, THIS MORNING,
at 80 O'Clock.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11
Local Personal.

Matt O'Brien, Superintendent of the
Southern Express Company in Columbus.
aud well known in Savannah and through
out the State, has received and accepted
the appointment Of Express Superintend-
ent at the New Orleans Exposition.
Mr.. Frank Barlow Beville, Of this city.
who has been away for a number Of years,
has returned, and is now day clerk at the
ScreTen House. During his stay away
he has been connected with several hotels.
and last season was manager of the
CRsar's Head Hotel, n. G. Mr.. BevilIe
was the adopted son Of the late Gen. Bar
tow. whose name he bears.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11
Cotton for Europe.

Messrs. A. Minis & Sons cleared yester-
day the British steamship Ardanrigh for
Liverpool with 1924 bales Of upland cot
ton, weighing 1,676. 112 pounds, valued at
$4,000 2l.
The Italian bark GuglielmO c. Stanford
was cleared yesterday by Messrs. NJ. 5.
COsuIich & Co. for Barcelona with S24
bales OF upland cotton. weighing $50, $50
pounds, valued at SIS, 032, and !, 404 pieces
of pitch pine lumber, measuring 1O6, 5S7
feet, valued at 81, 453 "A; total valuation
,f "a rrro SEQ 49, "a
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11
Accident to the ..AIice clark. .

The steamer Alice Clark, Of the Mer-
chants Line, met with an accident just
before leaving her wharf in Augusta on
Tuesday, which will delay her arrival in
Savannah.
The nut which supports the trap-rOd
broke and the rod slipped, letting down
about ten teet OF the lower side-deck into
the water. The break caused few bales
OF cotton to fall into the river, but about
100 bales were soaked when let down into
the water. None Of the cotton was lost,
aud it was all compressed and loaded for
shipment. The boat held zoos bales at
the time Of the accident, and was not
loaded By 400 bales, which were ready on
the wharf 10 take passage for Savannah.
Manager Twiggs stated that he had ire
quently run with larger loads on the boat,
ana but for the breaking Of the nut the
accident would not have occurred. The
damage to the boat is slight, but 1t Is de-
laved at the wharf for repairs and until
4 ~ fr,errro uoa mon can iusDpct the cotton.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11

The oRomany Rye has created a SEN
satiOn in Savannah ahead of its srri-
val. The play viii be produced here next
Monday and Tuesday evenings. The play
is a spectacular melOdrsma. The scenic
effect alone makes a good show. but with
thirty fine actors the playis dOubly strong.
1t is full Of strong situations. Mr.. Z. M.
GOtthOld. manager Of the company, is in
the city arranging for its appearance. The
sale Of reserved seats viii begin this morn
ING at Davis Bros.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11
Death OF David CIohessy, sr.

The many friends Of Mr.. David ClOhessy,
Sr., viii regret to learn Of his death,
which took place at his sons residence on
Wednesday. The deceased came to Sa-
vannah about thirteen years ago, where
he has almost continuously resided. He
was over SO years Of age, served for
over thirteen years in the British army,
and was stationed at the Cape OF Good
Hope, His funeral will take place this
afternoon. at $50 O'Clock, from Bryan
street. three doors west Of West Broad.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11
Not in any COMPUTATION.

Hon. Hampton L. Ferrill publishes a
card to-day announcing that the reports
that he has made combination with any
other candidate at the approaching cleo
ton are unfounded, and that he is not
concerned in any clique or faction what
ever, He says he only desires a fair and
honorable contest for the Office of
Ordinary, and should the verdict be
against him he will be satisfied with the
result,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11

Savannah MORNING NEWS, Man of the
World Edmund Yates), Dark Days (by
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for December, the Beacon of Boston, Pc
terson for December, Texas Siftings,
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Weekly and Daily Papers, Boston Her
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Times. Cincinnati Enquirer, Baltimore
Sun, New York Herald, World, Times,
Tribune, Sun, Atlanta Constitution, Ma
con Telegraph and Messenger, Augusta
Chronicle and Constitutionalist, Jackson
vile Times-U Union, Charleston News and
Courier.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-11
orr FOR CHARLESTON.
The Volunteers TO Present their resd'
moufal to the Fusfliers To-Day.

The Volunteers 10 present their AesH'
moniaI to the Fusilisrs To-Day
The members Of the German Volunteers
who are to present the testimonial Of that
compauv to the German Fusiliers, Of
Charleston, in that city to-day, left last
night on the Q o'clock train. The party
were in citizens dress and consisted OF
Second Lieut.. John H. Helmken, Martin
q. Helmken. William Diers, Fred Jaug-
stetter, John Reideman, ii. u. huckuck'
Herman Renken. Charles GOetke, L. \.
Ham. J. +. Schroeder, II. 7. Heemsoth,
Charles &. Ehiers, Charles kolsh0rn,
TbeO. IT. y. Stehens, Addison W. Stokes,
and Samuel L.. LazarOn, Esq. The latter
Gentleman will make the presentation adj
dress. The picture Of the corps and the
series Of resolutions, 70 when the NEMs
made reference Yesterday, were boxed by
Adam Heller and shipped on the same
train which took the delegation. The
visitors expected to reach Charleston TINS
,norning AT , O'clock, and will return on
the fast mail Saturday morning.