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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
New Roads for Carolina.

Senator Munro, President of the At
lantic and Northwestern railroad. and
President Mosely, of the Columbia, New
berry and Laurens, have been comforting
together about the advisablllty of con-
solidating their roads and getting a
through line from Columbia to Blacks.
The proposed route of President Munro's
road IS from point in Union county to
Blacks on the Airline road in York
county. The plan proposed Is that the
Columbia, New berry and Laurens road
should consolidate with the Atlantic and
North western at a point near Union, one
line going to Blacks and another line
following the original route to Spartan
burg. At Blacks this road would con-
meet with the Charleston, Cincinnati and
Chicago, and have a direct connection
with the West. Col. johnson thinks the
scheme Is an excellent one and is very de-
sirous of having this road connect with
his line. Union would undoubtedly de-
rive great benefit from having a through
connection with the West and Blacks
would be strengthened by another rail
road.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEW AK.

Dsshes Here and There> by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Picking
at Police Ii headquarters.
Haupt Lodge of Odd Fellows will meet
tonight.
The Catholic Knights of America will
meet tonight and elect officers.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards Bat
talon Will hold a special meeting tonight
at the armOry.
Lerubbabel Lodge, F. A. NJ, will hold
its annual communication tonight and
VIII elect officers for next year.
Judge Speer granted an interlOcutory
decree in the United States Court yester-
day in the case of Sarah A. Benedict VS..
Mallory Z. King ct. al, in equity, author
lZing the sale of a Glynn county rice
plantation.
Fire Broke out in a tenement house on
BRYAN streeS, near Ann, Yesterday morn
Ing, but was checked before much dam
age was done. The house is owned by
Charles Ehlers, and was occupied by
Wade Collins and NJ. Henderson. The
damage will probably not exceed 5000,
and is fully covered by insurance.
On July II a negro by the name of David
Ladson bad warrant issued through
Magistrate Sheftall against Henry Lewis.
charging him with assault and battery
Lewis managed TO keep out of the way OF
the officers until yesterday, when he was
arrested and brought before the Magis-
trate, who on bearing the evidence COM
mitted him to Jail to await the action OF
the City Court.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
HAPPY LITTLE ONES.

Christmas Entertainment by the
independent Sunday school.
The Independent Pres6y terian Chapel
was crowded last night with teachers,
pupils and friends of the Sunday school,
assembled to participate in and witness
Christmas celebration. An entertain
ing programme, consisting of songs,
Rotations and tableauX, was given.
The recitatlons were by Master George
Freeman and Miss Carrie Wade. Vocal
solos were sweetly rendered by Mrs.
POstell and Miss Bacon. The tableaux,
which introduced the infant classes with
the little folks clad in white, were very
pretty. Two or three OF the number
were Christmas carols by the infant
classes. Each number received share
Of applause.
After the musical and recitative part
OF the programme was over, the pupils
were taken dowp stairs, where a great
Christmas tree, heavily laden with CHRIST
mas fruit, was awaiting them. The Su-
perintendent, assisted by the teachers,
quickly stripped the branches OF their
beautiful burden and dstrIbut ed the pres
ents, giving one to each scholar.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
RARE OPPORTUNITY.


A Physician who Makes no Charge.
DR.. w. Fl. Whitehead, the originator
and one OF the present proprietors of
Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potassium
Compound (P. 2. p. the great blood
purifier, has opened an office at the cor
ner OF State and Barnard streets, and
offers to treat all cases OF blood disorders
that will present themselves at his Office.
for the next sixty days, free of charge.
The object the doctor has in doing this
is to introduce TO the people of Savannah
his preparation as remedy in blood dis
eases. Only those suffering from blood
diseases will be received as patients. If
you have rheumatism, scrotula syphilis,
old sores, skin eruptions, or malarlal
poison come to see the Doctor, and he
will make no charge for consultation, eX-
animation and prescription for the next
sixty days.
Office hours to u a. m. and to p.
m. Sundays, 8 to II a. m.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
GONE INFO THE CHAINS.

Citizens Who Will Wear Striped
Clothes and VIII Dig Goal.
w. II. Turner, a penitentiary guard.
left yesterday morning via the Central
railroad with the following prisoners, who
have been convicted in the Superior
Court, and who will serve OUT their seve-
raj terms in the interest of the State:
Nose McAlpin, burglary, five years.
Joe Brown, burglary, two years.
j. b. Turner, assault with intent TO
murder, two years.
James White, simple larceny, two
years.
sam Williams, larceny from the house:
two wears.
Hall Solomons, burglary. ten years.
William Whitehead, simple larceny,
four years.
Wash Williams, simple larceny, four
years.
George Robin, simple larceny, four
years.
Hall Johnson, simple larceny, five
years.
Joe Dawson, larceny after trust, one
year.
Roland Williams, assault with intent to
murder, three years.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
"THE TWO JOHNS"
An Evening of Comedy at the The
2tPe,

An Evening of Comedy at the The
atre.
"The Two Johns" who were here two
years ago, will appear at the Savannah
Theatre tonight for a single night en-
gagement. The piece is a farce-comedy,
a sort OF modern COMEDY of Errors" In
it Philip and Peter Johns, two corpuleht
citizens, who are cousins but resemble
one another enough to be twins, are con-
stantly mistaken for each other, resulting
in many very iunny and extremely ludic-
rous situations. John q. Stewart is the
Philip and Paul Dresser the Peter of the
cast. Both of them are good actors.
The Cleveland Plaindeaer says of their
performance in Cleveland That they kept
the audience good-natured with their
droll comlcalities, songs and hOrse-play.
The play improves from act to act, and
every curtain is brought down with a
stage full of people in all conceivable at
ttudes. The company in support is a
good one. The best actor in the company,
the stars of course excepted, is j. Stewart
Grossly, Jr., who plays the part OF an adj
venturer, as it should be played, with
perfect ease and grace.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
THE PILOT Boy CAPTAIN.
He is Acquitted of Resisting Unite'
States officers.

He is Acquitted of Resisting United
States Officers.
Capt.. Frank Phillips, master OF the
steamer Pilot Boy, OF Beaufort, s. c., was
tried in the United States Circuit Court
yesterday for resisting legal process.
Last August the Pilot Boy brought an
excursion over here from Beaufort. While
lying at the Drayton street wharf the
steamer was attached under a libel for
damages. The libel grew out of slight
collision which had occurred on the
steamers previous trip. United States
Deputy Marshal Harris was put on board
of the Pilot Boy, and the Captain went
up to the District Court Clerks office TO
file a claim of ownership and give bond
for the release of his vessel
A Misunderstanding occurred between
the Captain and Deputy Clerk Gillespie.
and the former returned to his boat and
ordered the Deputy Marshal to go ashore.
Capt. Phillips then, without having given
bond, steamed away with his boatload OF
excursionists. His defense was that be
did rot intend to resist the law. Ii he had
taken time TO have complied with 1t he
would have been delayed in starting, he
said, and would not have eachedCalibo4ue
sound until night. The water there was
apt to be rough, and to have crossed ii
after dark would have been to endaneer
the lives of his passengers. Witnesses
were introduced to prove the defendants
good character. Judge Speer charged the
jury that If they believed that Capt. Phil
lips was actuated by regard for the
safety ofhis passengers they could acquit
Alter being out short time the Jury
agreed upon verdict OF not guilty.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
Local Personal,

Mr.. James COtter, who has been in the
city tor the past week, at the beside of his
uncle, Mr.. William Cotter, who was dan
gerously sick, bus iS now recovering, re-
turned to his home In Chattanooga last
night.
Among the arrivals at the Pulaski
House yesterday were r 81 Neal, Louis
vile, Ky; u B Harold, Americas; r l.
Farmer, Lanesvilie, Fla; G W Peacock,
Tennille; l. l. Askins, Miss Josie Smith,
New York: f = Whitehead, Jr, Cha; les
ton, S C; F h kearnes, Richmond, Va; G
z Gregory, ST Louis; G w Hall, Philadel.
phia; A LaFrance, Elmira, N Y; 8 Ty-
son. Guyton.
at the Screven House were S Harri-
son, Louisville, Ky; Mai A West, Au-
gusla; A L Cav, New York; Dick
Harness, Atlanta; Monroe Ogden, Ma
con; II W l. Raisin, Harlin Herbert,
Thomas NJ Johnson, Baltimore; A Hof-
fringe, Philadelphia; A K Mcneil and
child, North Carolina; Thomas Martin
and wife, Button, S q; Downing, Jr,
vile and child, Brunswick; b. Campbell {,
Marietta, Ga.; G " Peacock, Tennille.
At the Harnett House were nj Solomon,
B f Mcdonald, Chicago; ID Anthony,
Spring Hill; W o Summerlin, Darien Ed
ward Holmes, New Haven;W G Roosevelt,
New York; G Newsom, Sandersville /;
Judge n E Tarver, w G smith, Z Brant-
ley, A Pughsey, John Tarver. e A
Thorpe, Barlow; j W Denton, Macon.
At the Marshall House were NJ AL
bertson, E Everett, Broganza; b f
Powell and wife, Tison; MISS p e Will
liams, North Carolina; Ferdinand BaYer,
Gainesville, Fla; s Miller, Waycross {;
W j Smith, Glenmore; G NJ Shearouse.
w B Shearouse, Miss G w Shearouse.
Guyton; Miss Jennie Roberts, Linton; H
z MattoX, GAINESVILLE; j f Lard, Ten
mile; John B Hack, Hackton.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
EAsE BALL Next SEASON.
The Meeting for Tonight Postponed
Until Monday Night.

The meeting which was to have been
held tonight at the FOrds' Opera House
In the interest OF The new Base Ball As
ISOLATION has been postponed until Mon
day night, in order TO give the canvass
ing committee time in which to finish Its
canvass Of the city.
Everybody is busy this week preparing
for Christmas. Merchants have got their
hands full, and when approached by the
committee say that they are willing to
subscribe, but that they have not time to
do so now. By Monday night the COM
mittee expects to have raised
the full amount or very
nearly that. when the association will be
organized.
1t is believed that live effort on the
part of those who are backing the enter
PRISE will secure all the money necessary
to put the association on a sure footing.
There Is the same trouble here that there
is III all the Southern League cities-no-
body is willing to 90 ahead and push the
matter. Nashville has thus far shown
more life, perhaps, than any other city,
and even in Nashville there is lack of
push and disposition to put off doing
ANYTHING as long as possible.
Some OF the clubs are complaining
that the $4,000 forfeit is TOO much. and
that there is no use letting $4,000 lie
idle during the entire season. A careful
inspection will show that 81, 600 is not too
much, and that instead OF crippling
the clubs it will strengthen and add TO
the leagues stability. With the forfeit
paid in there VIII be no withdrawal for
trivial reasons and the schedule will
most likely be played through. II the
forfeit was less than $4,000 say $1,000 or
even $1,000, at the end OF the drst half OF
the series, or after 80 games, calculating
upon schedule similar 10 that OF last
years, if any club saw fit to with
draw 1t could do so and save
money rather than pay the s65 guarantee.
such back out.
In spite of all the drawbacks and all
that has been said about base ball the
public would miss the sport here, and IL
proposes that Savannah snail be In at the
start OF the season with a crack team.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.


The people Of Gainesville, Fla, have
much faith in the early construction OF
the Macon and Gainesville Air-Line.
The annual election for Directors of
the Augusta and Savannah railroad Will
be held at Olmstead " Co.'s banking
house on Monday, Jan. 8. -imes-Gpf-
1t is said that the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad now has a surveying corps in
the field, commencing at Cumberland.
West Virginia, and projecting a-rliae
southwark TO Birmingham, with Pehsa-
cola as an ultimate terminus. t"fS
A New York special says that all nego-
tiations between the Norfolk and Western
and the East Tennessee. Virginia and
Georgia people are off for the present.,
owing principally to the disturbed condi-
tion of the market since the panic last
week. so that for time at least there Will
be no development in that line.
Work has again begun on the Blue
Syringe, Orange City and Atlantic rail-
road, running from Blue Syringe, on the ST.
Johns river, to New Smyrna, on the coast.
Dexter Hunter, the receiver OF the road.
with the assistance of Col. 5, y. Carter,
formerly chief engineer OF the Jackson
vile, Tampa and Key West railway, in
tend to push it rapidly to it's completion.
This road will strike at its terminus the
deepest water on the coast south OF st.
Augustine.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
THE JUG TRADE LIVELY.
Liquor Dealers Sending Out Big
Snnnlins To tho Dry Con les.

Liquor Dealers Sending Out Big
Supplies to the Dry Counties.
The residents of the dry counties are
getting in their annual supply OF liquor
for Christmas and the holidays. Some OF
the dealers here are kept up until past
midnight filling jugs and ORDERS.
AS a rule better liquor is ordered at this
season than at any other. 1t seems as
though everyone who drinks wants little
better article and a good bit more of it to
celebrate with than he uses on ordinary
occasions. The jug trade this year seems
to be larger than it was last, and the eX-
press aud railroad companies are doing
a profitable business bringing IN the
empty ones and taking them out filed.
The plain old standard Bourbon, which
can be relied on to produce certain and
known amount of cerebral expansion to
the gallon, is the most popular of the
liquors ordered tor holiday potations.
Ciaret, sherry and champagne for dinner,
brandy for egg nogs. whisky, New Eng
land, Medford and Santa Cruz runs for
punches are ordered in liberal quantities.
Beer. ale and mineral waters are not
patrOnZed TO much extent. as Bacchus
would disclaim Christmas libat0n Of
fered in those grosser liquids, and they
are not even recognized by the residents
of the dryest OF the dry counties where
for five weeks in the year Jamaica ginger
and wild cherry bark bitteis are consid-
eled as almost upon par with nectar.
Some of the grocers and wholesale deal
ers offer reduced rates TO CLUBS, and sew
eral clubs of five and ten have been made
up. The largest yet heard from numbers
FORTY
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23

The coming week will be one when
every pantry will be replenished, aud it
will be OF interest to know that you can
tin d Groceries of the very best quality
and lowest possible price at strauss
Bros, - and 22% Barnard street. We
carry very large and varied stock of the
choicest Groceries Wines, Liquors, etc.,
and visit to our store will not be- amIss
at this time, especially to close buyers
In Staple Goods, such as Flour, Rice.
Cotfees, Teas, Sugars, Butter, ETC., our
prices are rock bottom for quality given,
and in Fancy Goods we make speciality
Of keeping always on band tne line OF
Table Delicacies and offer same al prices
irresistible. Give us n trial. Polite at
tention to all. Goods delivered promptly.
STRAUSS BROS,
% and 221 Barnard street.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
THE MANDAMUs CASE.
The Argument Not Yet Finished-A
Further Hearing To-Day.

The Argument Not Yet Finished-A
Further Hearing To-Day.
Argument was resumed at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon in the mandamus
case brought by Gen. Alexander's friends
TO compel the President and directors OF
the Central Railroad and Banking Com
pany to allow an inspection Of the books
Of the company.
Col. William Garrard spoke for the Pc
Litioners. He made long and exhaust
i've argument, stating various reasons
why they had a right to demand list OF
the stockholders. Among other reasons
for demanding this list was the fact that
the petitioners are interested in the cleo
tion which is to be held on Jan. 3, and
that they desire to confer with the stock
holders as to the proper persons to be
chosen at this election and TO discuss
with them various matters Of interest in
the management Of the affairs of the
company.
1t was charged that the President and
directors are seeking a reelection and
deny to the petitioners an equal right
with themselves to inspect the books.
At the conclusion of Col. Garrard's
argument further hearing was postponed
until to-day.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
HARD ON HEARsE DRIVERS.

They Complain OF Being Compelled
TO Sit Up Straight as II Poker.
at takes heap Of skill to drive hearse,"
said an undertaker's driver to a MORN
ING NEWS man day or two ago. per
haps you never thought of that before,
but it is fact. The man who drives
hearse is always thinking what he's going
to DO when lie tips over or loses a whe J.
Then, besides, be can't get 1t out OF his
head that his passenger is dead, and isn't
gong to get out of mis- box and pound on
the roof. There's nothing pleasant about
IL at all.
at isn't good form for a man who
drives a hearse to look around when he
once gets headed for the graveyard. Alter
travelling mile or so you begin to won
der II the rest of the procession is behind
you, or If the corpse is still all right. A
feeling sort Of ereeps over you that
you must look into the window; but
You can't do 1t, you know. Not much.
You've got to sit up there as straight rs a
soldier and look solemn like. There are
lots Of things Pd rather drive than
hearse, but there's not 80 much money in
any OF them. That's why drive hearse.'r
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
WESTERN UNION SUED.

G. e. Dietrich Obtains Damages for
an Undelivered Message.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany was the defendant in a suit in the
City Court yesterday, in which G. E.
Dietrich was the plaintiff. Dietrich
claimed that the telegraph company owed
him SAC 80 tor not delivering telegram
which it received on the night Of May II.
The grounds for the claim were that
Dietrich had 1919 barrels OF rice III the
hands OF A. b. Hall e. Co., OF Boston, for
which he paid $50 per pound, and for
which Hall u Co. mad offered him &c. by
telegram. AS he failed TO get the tele-
gram he could not accept the offer, and
therefore lost the profits of the trade,
which, after deducting freights, would
have amounted to the above sum. The
case was on trial all day, the jury after
being out for some time bringing III a
verdict OF STA 10 for the plaintiff.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
AT THE COUNTS.

Judge Adams Makes Contribu-
ton to the Penitentiary Gang.
In the Superior Court yesterday Daniel
Moses pleaded guilty to All assault and
battery upon Ann Yanken on Oct. l,
The court withheld sentence until to-day.
Pompey Fields was convicted of rape
on the person OF Martha Price on Nov. 10.
The jury recommended him TO the mercy
OF the court, and he was sentenced to the
penitentiary for ten years. Death is the
penalty for this offense when there is no
recommendation to mercy.
Mike stephens was convicted of as
saulting b. j. Cannon on Oct. 10, with the
intention to murder him. and was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for seven
years,
j. FL. McHugh was appointed Notar y
Public for Chatham county.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
CENTRAL STOCKHOLDERS
VERY FEW OF THEM ATTEND
THE ANNUAL MEETING.

Quorum Not Present and No business
Transacted-The Smallest Represents-
ton In Many Years-Seitber side Die
posed to show It's strength in the
Fight for the PresidenCy-Ihe situa-
ton the Same as 1t Was Last Week.
The incoming trains on the Central
railroad brought crowds Of stockholders
Yesterday to collect their dividends and
TO attend the annual meeting. When the
hank opened at 8 O'Clock there was rush
Tor the Teler's window. and it kept up
until o'clock, when the bank closed.
There were hardly more than dozen
stockholders present at the annual meet
ing. David r. Wright of Augusta
was elected Chairman, aud 7. NJ.
Cunningham Secretary. A count was had
and only 1,760 shares were represented.
A quorum Is 1880 shares. In conse-
quence OF quorum not being represented
no business was transacted. The amount
of stock in the meeting was smaller than
1t has been for many years.
In view OF the contest Tor the Preslden-
CIV neither side is disposed to show its
hand until the election in January. 1t
was thought possible that some action
might be taken in regard TO the publica-
tiOn of the stock list, but owing to the ao-
sence of quorum nothing of
business nature was brought up.
The meeting gave no indication OF the
strength of either party in the fight for
the Presidency.
The friends of both candidates
are claiming the election and con-
siderable money has been bet on the
result. There has been considerable can
vassing among the stockholders who have
been in the city this week and both sides
are actively at work. The outcome is
yet, however, an altogether unknown
quantity. and beyond what is surmised
there is very little known outside in re-
gard to either party's strength.
The stock market was quiet yes
terday. There were no transactions
in Central. The stock was quoted at 100,
and number of small lots were offered at
122, but there was no buying. Gen. Alex
ander's friends claim that they have
enough to carry the election beyond
doubt. President Raou's friends, on the
other hand, say that there is no possible
chance OF their being defeated. and that
the present board will be reelected by a
mucn larger majority than it was four
years ago. There 10 practically no change
in the situs ton, and none is looked for
until the election takes place.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
COUNTERPART NOTES.
Spurious Twenty-Doliar Silver Ger
tificates Ahoat.

Spurious Twenty-Doliar Silver Ger ,
tificates Ahoat. .n
Christmas shoppers would do well to be.
ware OF $40 notes, and to examine allthat
are presented to them carefully, In 1888
a counterfeit $50 silver certificate made
It's appearance in several Western cities.
In December, 1884, the couuterieiter was
arrested, the plates destroyed and several
thousand dollars OF the notes captured.
Detective Drummond, OF the Treasury
Department, says that the counterieIter
buried a good many of the counterfeit
notes before his arrest, and that there Is
reason TO believe that his accompllces
have recently unearthed these counter.
feits and are trying TO put them in circu-
lation. Some Of them have been passed
lately.
The paper on which the counterfeit is
printed is heavy and stiff, and the note is
one-eighth Of an inch shorter than the
genuine bill. In the panel 10 the left on
the counterfeit is the word certificate"
The letters ''r," ''t'' and ''f" are engraved
wrong side up, and on the back OF the
note the word "taxes'' 10 printed "tares,"
and engraved" 10 "engroved.v
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-23
The Concert Last Night.

The appearance OF the crowds OF NOV
ing pedestrians last night on the corner
Of Broughton aud Bull streets indicated
that something unusual was going on in
our city. The stranger who joined in the
throng soon found himself at Ludden 81
Bates 5. M. H., which was packed from
top TO bottom, everr floor being filled
with delighted people, aud many OF them
seemed to be taking advantage of the
occasion to make selections Of holdas
presents from the large and varied stock
on exhibition.
The concert was in every respect a
highly credita5le and enjoyable affair.