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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
A Midnight Escapade.
From tie Dublin G0sette.


The boOt-ack as a weapon for annihi-
lating cats has taken back seat. A gen.
tleman, living on the suburbs OF the town,
has for some time been troubled with a
large jOhnthOmas-cat. This institution,
not content with the moonlight serenade,
would also go in the dining room and
spread destruction there. This WAS I'M
endurable, and the gentleman decided to
lay in wait. A few nights since the sill
very moon shone down upon q man,
attlred in a nightshrt, not too
long, with a fence rail in hand and
his faithful dog to keep him company.
The cat came and the race began.
Through woods, briars and thOrny thick
cts he was pursued, until the dog ''treed"
him in one OF the streets. Nothing daunted,
our knight Of the thin attire boldly made
the ascent and shook the feline out. The
dog detained him until our knight had de-
scended aud wreaked his vengeance. Just
then a neighboring window went up, but
the moon, abashed, had retired behind a
cloud. There is some doubt as TO the fact
Of his being seen, but one thing is certain,
there is one cat less in the world and
physician tells us that he has found fifty
thOrns up to date.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
Result of a RAILROAD suit.

In Newton Superior Court this week
there has been tried a suit against the
Georgia Railroad Company for the value
of goods DESTROYED by the burning OF the
depot last October. The jury found a
verdict against the railroad company as
warehOuseman upon tn idea that they had
not exercised ordinary diligence in the
care Of the goods stored in the depot, the
evidence being that the roof Of the build
Ing was old and rotten; that there was a
smell of fire about the building in the
afternoon before the burning
at night; that one Of the en-
ployes OF the company told the depot
agent about $3.50 O'clock that night that
he heard some one in the depot. and that
the agent, alter making a slight search
locked up the building and went home
without having a watchman about the
premises. There are a number OF other
similar cases pending against the railroad
company. hut they will await the final
decision in this case, which will be taken
10 the Supreme Court.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
Georgia Posi- Ofices.

The total number of post offices in Geor-
gia is 1881. They are divided as follows:
Two tirst-class offices, 4 seconds class, %
third-class and 1853 fourth-class. The
total number of Presidential offices is %,
and the number of money order offices is
107.
Hon. Thomas Hardeman, Macon's new
Postmaster, expected to take charge of
the office on Oct. 1, but, as he has been
confined to his bed for the past few days
by sickness, il is probable that he will
not do so. 1t is not vet known who Col.
Hardeman's assistants will be, but it is
understood that he has selected them, and
that they will go into the office when he
does. Part of the present force will be
retained until the new officials become
acquainted with the business.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
MORE GREEN ORANGES.



From ne 5dcksoncigle Fla Rerdid
Monday there were received at the Way
cross depot from Mr.. f. z. Ropes, OF
Spring Garden, Nolusia county, 9l9 boxes
Of oranges consigned to parties in Boston,
New York and Cincinnati, and the Florida
Fruit Exchange, A reporter OF the Her.
aid was present when Capt. Ives, General
Manager of the, Fruit Exchange, opened
his 10 boxes, and il there was Que orange
in the lot that was not az green as the
leaves on the trees from which they were
plucked, it could not be seen. They were
not only green, but small and hard.
The Captain WAS asked what he in
tended to do with his portion. with far
away and distressed look he said; "What
can do with them? | can't sell them for
good fruit, ( viii not ship them away.
wish it distinctly understood that the
fruit exchange wants no such fruit. 1t
only wants what it can recommend as
good and saleable."
1t is useless to try to palm off such
oranges on any one, for they are I'M
palatable and wholesome, notwitb-
standing they are marked extra sweet"
1t is this greedy disposition to get first
fruit to market that has injured the in
dustry already 50 much in the Northern
markets, and these oranges at the depot
show that the same suicidal policy is de-
termined upon by some of the growers.
Let the fruit exchange take steps to
protect the industry and the purchaser,
frOwn down all attempts to sell unripe
and inferior fruits in Northern cities, and
let 1t go abroad that only good fruit is sod
by the exchange, and those buying out
side Of it do so at their own risk.
1t was the opinion OF bystanders to-day
that Mr.. Ropes fruit was plucked and
not what is known as "dropped." 1t ia
wholly unstable here and should be any
where else. 1900
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01

38le0itaI.
MOTH RS
FRIEND
MAKES CHILDBIRTH EASY

The time has come at last
when the terrible agony incident
to this very critical period in
woman's life can be avoided. A
distinguished physician, who
passed the greatest portion OF
his life FORTY four years. in this
branch of practice, left to child
bearing woman this priceless
legacy and Ife-saving appliance,
1.-THE MOTHERS FRIEND
and to-day there are thousands
of the best women in our land
who, having used this wonderful
remedy before confinement. rise
up and call his name blessed.
We receive let ers from every
section Of the country thanking
us for placing this preparation in
the reach of suffering woman.
One party from North Carolina
writes us that she would like TO
thank the prOprletors on her
knees for bringing il TO her no
tlce, as in a previous cOniine-
ment she had two doctors, and
they were compelled to use chic
rOfOrm. instruments, etc, and
she suffered almost death; but
this time she used '-MOTHERS'
FRIEND" and her labor was
short, quick, and almost like
magic. Now, why should a wo-
man suffer when she can avoidit
We can prove all we claim by
timing witnesses, and anyone in
terested can call, or have their
husbands do 50, at our office, and
see the original letters, which we
cannot publish.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01

from ire Forsvth Monroe eouatyD AdDsrtfser
In our last issue we were unable 10 give
any account OF the damages In this county
from the heavy rains on the 10Th and
Goth. The streams In various parts Of the
county are reported 10 have been fuller
than for many years. Considerable
damage was sustained by the crops on
the low lands along the rivers and larger
streams. Il IL 10 be hoped. however. that
the damage 10 corn crops on these lands
will not be so great as was first supposed
by the owners thereof.
The bridges At Golfers mill and Nc
COwan's mill on the Forsyth and Knox
Vile road were washed on by the floods,
which necessitates the building OF new
bridges at once. as both we're important
bridges. Slight damage wasdOne 20 other
bridges in the county, which Was easily
repaired.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
Suing for a Fortune.

Judge Branham began the call of the
docket in Floyd Superior Court, Monday,
and the first case set was gone into: Rob
eTt McArver, ct al. VS.. A. j. King, ct al.
The following is meagre outline of the
case as made by the bill:
jeremiah McArver died in 1868, leaving
large estate to his widow and sOn, the
only child. In 1864 Mrs. McArver mar
Tied A. j. King. In contemplation of,
and preceding the contamination OF
the marriage, an ante-nuptial set
Element was entered into, whereby
the bride gave her husband one-half OF her
property. In 1868 her son died and she
took his interest of one-haIf, making her
interest three-fOurths and her husbands
one-fOurth. In june, 1869, she made deed
OF trust, created a trust estate, and
named her husband trustee. After re-
serving life estate In the property, she
gave thereniainder Of the estate either TO
her brothers and sisters and their Issue,
OF the brothers and sisters or her first
husband and their issue. ifhe donor died
in April, 1884, at which time the deed
took effect. tue life estate ceased, and title
to the property vested In the benef-
Charles, who are the parties complain
ant in the bull. Their complaint is
that A. J. King, the trustee, refuses
to execute his trust, they ask his removal
and that some At and pEoper person be,
put ia his stead, that an accounting and
settlements b9 had and the property in the
deed described turned over to the new
trustee. Tbat-sI 800 received from sale
OF land IN GhAtt0oga county, $1,000 from
sale OF house and lot in Cave Spring, and
a large. sum from o sale Of personal prop
erty realized, be taken Into tho accounting,
and inst and equitable settlement De
made Of qh tire matters .aGecting their
rights as benehciafes. In addition to
special relief, they ask general relief and
such decfee az their case may require. +, a
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
NEW CONSTITUTION.
Dispassionate Consideration Of the New
Laws now In Progress.

Dispassionate Consideration of the New
Laws now In Progress.
TALLAHASSEE. FLA, Sept. 29.-Not-
withstanding the efforts of a few over
jealous newspapers and limited number
OF restless persons, TO discuss the question
OF adopting the new constitution recently
framed in this State, there Is a general in
olination to consider more fully and dis
passionately the novel provisions In the
instrument and their probable advantages
and objections, thus postponing for the
present all unfriendly expressions OF the
differences Of opinion which must be en-
tertained In regard to the new constitu-
ton. All agree that Florida has out
grown her present organic law
aud that change must be had
in the near future, so while the
instrument formulated by the late con-
vention is not in accordance with the
ideas of all the people Of the different sec
tions of the State, it is in many respects
superior to the present constitution, mas
much as it is more nearly adapted to the
growing condition of the State, and can
be altered or modified much more easily
than the existing fundamental law.
Nearly all the prominent citizens OF the
several sections advocate its ratification,
but as it will not be voted upon till No
vember, 1886, it is best that all should
give as much time as possible to making
themselves familiar with Its provisions.
GOV. Perry has requested persons from
different parts Of the State to meet at the
capital on Oct. to appoint a Commits
siOner and take other necessary steps for
proper representation of the products
of Florida at the New Orleans Exposition
next November.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
FLORIDA.
Preacher and PuIpit.

Mrs. Adams, wife OF Rev. H. j. Adams
former pastor of the Forsyth Methodist
church, died in EatOntOn last Tuesday.
The dedication Of the new church build
ing at Corinth, was postponed Sunday on
account of the heavy rain fall. 1t is
postponed until Oct, %.
The regular meeting of Augusta Pres
bytery will convene in the Presbyterian
church at Milledgeville to-day. Arrange
ments for entertaining the ministers and
elders have been fully made.
There have been over 100 accessions to
the Methodist church in Monroe county in
the last two months, and about $50 in Pike.
At recent meeting at Indian Springs,
twenty-five joined. In the Griffin dis
trict there have been between 800 and SOC
accessiOns the present year. Five new
churches are being built. Two young
men have been recommended for admis-
sion to the annual conference.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
sIightIY Romantic.

WAYcRoss, GA, Sept. 29.-Our city is
all excitement "a. day over the very unex-
pected marriage Of one Of her most worthy
young men, w. q. Butler, and Miss Hen
rietta McLendon, a ThomasVille belle,
who recently came 10 this city and was
stopping with her Drother.in-law, w. 5.
Johnston. The happy couple left Way
cross Sunday night for her home, in
Thomasvile, 20 consult 'papa and man.
ma" where they were united In the holy
bonds Of wodlOck, and returned home last
night. Mr.. Butler met Miss McLendon
only a few days ago, but, like the majority
OF widOwers, 10 didn't take him long 10
make W his mind and close the contract.
We wish Lum and his lovely bride a long,
happy and prosperous sail down the
stream OF time and a safe anchorage into
the "city OF the best"
IL rains every day.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01

Athens Bdnner- Wdtchmdn: In con-
Versation with one of our leading drum
mers, he asked US TO urge the inheritance
of Athens having an exclusive wholesale
dry goods house, as nothing would add
more to the prosperity of the city or pay
better profit. Some of our merchants
sell dry goods at wholesale, but they can
not begin to do the business that would
naturally drift to Athens. A capital OF
800, 900 would start the same. and a trade
of a quarter or half a million could be
easily built up. There is not wholesale
dry goods house between Atlanta and
Richmond, and one is sadly needed right
in Athens.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
I,enrino for NfoneY.

The Atlanta liquor men are sending
circulars 10 Athens, and ell over the
state, begging money to help them out In
the prohibition campaign. The largest
subscription IL $500 from some Northern
brewery. They will get very little In
Athens. as Atlanta didn't help out the
liqnOr dealers there when they asked it.
Augusta Is also warming up over the con-
test that will soon take place IN that cisy.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
guiirmra RrnrOiro.
NOW is THE TINE TO CLEANSE
THE BLOOD AND BEAUTI-
Fly THE SKIN.

VIM. T. Totten, 672 North Tenth street.
Philadelphia, reports that one of his custom
ers stated to him incidentally that he was
feeling so well and had gained twenty seven
pounds in the last year, all of which he at
tributed TO systematic course of the CUTI-
cuRA REsoLvENT, which has proved efectual
when all other remedies failed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01

four times with the muzzle against her
head. The girl got loose and started to
run, but Peach caught her and threw her
down, still trying to get his pistol to fire.
Wash McKinly, who was in the school
house, seeing the danger OF the girl and the
enraged condition OF Peach, went to her
rescue, and succeeded in breaking his
hold on the girl and wrenching the pistol
from his grasp. The girl made her escape
into the house and safely barred the
door. Peach was arrested and bad COM
hitting trial at Lexington, Monday.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01

This remedy is one about which we cannot
publish certificates. but it is most wonderful
liniment to be used after the FIRST two or three
months.
send for our treatise on the Health aud Hap
piness Of Woman, mailed free, which gives all
particulars.
The BRADFIELD REGULATOR Co.,
Boa %, Atlanta, Ga.
Sold by all druggists.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
CURED nv CUTICuRA

My skin disease, which resisted several
popular remedies and other remedies advised
by physicians, has been cured by your CUTl-
cURA REMEDIES. They surpassed my most
sangulne expectations and rapidly effected a
cure. j. G. ARENTRUE.
NINCENNEs, IND.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
SORES ON NECK.

Chas. Brady, Somerville, Mass, who refers
to DR.. j. j. Wood druggist, of that city, certi-
tes 20 a wonderful cure of running sores on
the neck which had been treated by hospital
physicians without cure, and which yielded
completely to the CUTICuRA REMEDIES.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01

a feeling of gratitude impels me to &C
knowledge the great merits of your CUTIcURA
and cordially recommend 1t to the public a
a very valuable remedy.
IL. N. Pow ERS. BRIDGEPORT, CONN.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
KNOW ITS VALVE.

All of your CUTICURA REMEDIES give very
good satisfaction. The CUTICURA | especially
recommend for the diseases for which It is
used. know from experience its value.
Dr.. IL. j. PRATT, MONTICELLO, WIS.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
Clothing.
PLAIN TALK.
CLOTHING.

Everybody
clothing this
pudding
carried the finest line Of Rdymade Clothing
select line Straight Cut Sack Coats something nobby
- I'M ON M HI @ III II LII,
159 Broughton St, Sign of tho Golden Arm.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
Farm Facts.
GEORGIA.


Rev. w. b. Bell, of Cleveland, contem-
plates making 1000 gallons of syrup this
season.
T. NJ. Dukes, of Silver Greek, heads the
list on sorghum. He raised 1913 gallons
on one-eighth of an acre, which is 9S4 per
acre.
b. f. Sammons and son, of Hall county,
have about 70 acres in bottom corn and
cotton. The corn is fine, though 1t was
somewhat damaged by the heavy rains
last week. The cotton is fine, but there
is danger Of bOlls rOtting.
There never was known such crop of
sorghum syrup as is being made in For
syth county this year. Nearly every one
barrels. The merchants are selling it in
the stores, and their customers prefer the
homemade to the New Orleans syrup.
Monroe Advertiser: We were shown
last week few ears of corn as samples
from patch containing five-eighths OF an
acre. The corn gathered from this small
piece of ground measured Tx bushels or
l22 bushels per acre. This corn was
grown by MIR. r. f. Collier, near Golfers
station, on land which has been in Guilt
walton sixty years.
FLORIDA.
A guava was exhibited in Plant City
ldeO Weeh medouIlng lVt2 Dy II lucues Ill
circumference, and weighed IL ounces.
The editor of the Daytona Messenger
has small kum-quOt, or dwarf orange
tree, 81 feet high, planted one year, which
has borne this year over 100 fruit and is
blooming again.
A farmer in Sumter county harvested
hay sufficient from his orange grove land
for three horses, and sold besides S75
worth. From one acre of ground he sold
$50 worth and previously gathered from
the same ground $3.50 worth of tomatoes.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01

For sale everywhere. Price, CUTICURA, the
great Skin Cure, soc. CUFfGURA SOAP, an eX-
qniste Skin BCautider, 25c. CUTICURA RE
SOLVENT, the new Blood Purifier, 81. Pre-
pared by the POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL
Co, Boston, Mass.
Send for Chow to Cure Skin Diseases"
%AHHTECURAS SOAP. Anexquiste Skin
ANAA ABnnniihcr and NmrserN SanaLive.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
ANTIQUE LACE GOODS.

Our own importation, which we are show
ing in the following grand values:
1000 Real Antique Tides, good size, at lOc,
worth 2lc.
1900 Real Antique Tides, large size, at 2Oc,
worth 40c.
l0l pairs Antique Lace at 81, SO so, 81 so and
upwards per pair, worth double our asking
price.
so Antique Lace Bed Sets at the same popu-
lar low prices.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
uUNGwS OF THE TWO STATES
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS.

A Carp with Singular Formation
where a Fin should Have Been-A
Negro Attempts to XIII the SirI ne
Ioves-A Georgia Gilpin Fleeing from
Ghoats.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-27
THE CURRENCY ACT,

Certain theorists and certain malig-
nants say that the Currency Act of
1884 is being 'sevaded," and appear to
be very sore that the Chamber Of
Commerce was not inveigled into as
sisting a few folks who desired to
make a "corner" in silver for their
own profit. This journal advocated
the esta blishment of gold basis for
legal tender currency in this country
on the ground, which ought to be an
all-convincing one, that all our en-
gagements abroad are payable in
gold. Even such transactions as we
have with couut tries which use silver
for unlimited legal tender have to be
exchange business is done through
San Francisco. But because we want
gold currency, that is no reason
why we should run madly into an
expense we are unable to bear in
order to get over the sudden change.
It is not our mercantile men or the
Bank that have more silver than they
know how to use under the new law.
These people can take care of them
selves, and some of them apparently
had an idea that they could take a
good profit out of the change of cur
rency, and meant to do it. For dis
posal of any excess of silver there are
two ways. One is for the merchants
to take it at discount and wait their
time to make fine profit out of it..
The other is for the Government to
take it in and give gold for it. That
is what the law requires, and that is
what the Government is doing with
as great speed as its resources allow.
Accordingly it has set to work the
simplest possible machinery for
taking it in, viz: receiving it
for debts due to itself. 1t is
conversion without giving the
holder OF silver the trouble of first
changing his coin for gold before pay
ing his duties, etc. At the same time
st fixes limit to the conversion from
day to day, which avoids any chance
Of embarrassment to the Treasury.
So far as we can make out everybody
is satisfied with the arrangement and
the'prospect it holds out except few
people who have actually no personal
interest in the question, and a few
others who hoped the Government
was going to be put in a corner and
that they in consequence would have
q chance for making profit on Ha-
waiian silver.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-27
Colonial Merchants.

Indents executed for all kinds of English
and Continental Goods, against Bank
Credits or Produce, facilities for drawing
against the latter. Agencies accepted at 2<
er cent on net amount of manufacturer s
invoices, including cash discounts varying
from Il to per cent. Purchases in i'm
porter's own name.
Twenty years buying experience for
export.
Reference: Continental Bank, 70 Lombar
rect, E. C. 465 ap22
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-27

production, not to hinder, and all will be
well; let foreign exchange take care Of itself.
Great nations do this, and it will be best for
rs 70 do likewise.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-27
THE HAWAIIAN ALMANAC AND DIREc-
TORY.

After some little unavoidable delay
the above yearly publication has
been issued by the PACIFIC CONNER
GAL ADVERTISER Co. Advantage
has been taken of every opportunity
to revise the work up to the last
practicable moment, and the num-
Der for 1885 is unusually full of inter-
esting matter pertaining to the Ha-
waiian Islands.
It has evidently been the aim of
the publishers to make the Almanac
a most useful compendium of infor-
nation relating to this Kingdom, and
we congratulate them upon theirsuc-
cess.
The chronological record instead of
being filed ia with matter that has
been used in almanacs ever since
these ephemeral publications were
first issued is now largely occupied
by brief notices of events in the his
tory of the islands. Indeed all through
the work it is evident that great care
has been taken to gather toge Their
lust such items as will enlighten peo-
pie abroad in regard to our physical
and commercial condition.
We think that all who have taken
advantage of the issuance of this Al
manac for 1885 to advertise their bust
ness have done a wise thing, and we
are quite sure that there will be a
good demand for the entire edition.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-01-27
NOTICE.

Frsm and after this date MIR. A. NJ. MELLIS
will take charge of the entire distribution Of the
daily and weekly PACIFIC COMMERCIAL ADvER-
TIsER ferIthe city ana suburbs.
Subscribers changing their residences will please
nOtify Mr. MeIlis In writing.
Papers will be left where requested by sub
scrIbers, and in order to avoid errors in delivery,
the carriers are instructed to adhere strictly to
thls rule.
Papers sold on the streets for cash only.
Commercial Advertiser ONCE. October 1. 1884.