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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
soBs IN A COURT ROOM.
Agnes RieCks Weeps During the Trial
of her Husband for Abandonment.

Agnes Rieoks Weeps During the Trial
of her Husband for Abandonment.
George Riecks and his wife, Mrs. Agnes
Riecks, were on the witness stand of the
City Court for upwards Of an hour yes
terday, the former as the defendant and
the wife as prosecutrix.
The husband was charged with having
abandoned his wife, thereby leaving mis-
child dependent upon the mother. Little
blue-eyed 8 months old Cleveland from its
grandmother's arms looked on father and
mother making contradictory and deroga-
tory statements, happily ignorant of the
meaning of all that was going on. Both
OF the parents are young and not two
years married. Their stories, though
contradictory, in the main harmonized IN
one respect, and that was that they did
not live peaceably together. AS in most
such cases each laid the blame on the
other. Right often during LAWYER BeVans'
crOss-examination the wife had TO brush
away giietening tears, and before all Of
the questions had been asked she hid her
face in her handkerchief and sobbed
piteously.
Hall dozen witnesses or more were
examined. The defense offered testimony
to show that the husband spent 81 or So
a week with the grocers before his separa-
ton from his vile on Feb. II. The hUs-
band was employed as a conductor on the
City and Suburban railway and was fore
man OF the Barnard street line at a salary
of $l2 week. A great deal of the evil
dence was Of a kind that even the lurid
tinted illustrated weeklies would consider
hardly punishable. The husband. in his
statement from the stand, said that he had
told his wife he would give SO a week to-
ward the support of the babe is she would
quietly agree 90 a separation.
Solicitor General du Bignon interrupted
there and said that he was willing to mol
pros the case ii Riecks would agree to
give bond for the maintenance of the
child. After some further argument the
defendant agreed to give the bond and the
ca sewas marked continued
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09

MIR. ID. b. Woodruff, the architect Of the
Odd Fellows new hall, was in the city
yesterday comforting with the contractor
about the plans.
The marriage of Mr.. Isaac Minis and
Miss Eugenia Myers is announced TO take
place at the synagogue MickYa Israel, at
$3.50 O'Clock this afternoon.
Among the arrivals at the ScreYen
house yesterday were II. 7. Matthews,
Millen, Ga; 4. II. Moore, Columbus; ID.
u. Woodruff, Z. l.. Stuhbs, Macon; J. T..
Dickey, Atlanta; Isaac Mas, Ocala,
Fla; W. Sears. Boston; A. X. Mcclure,
&. RI. Zuik, Miss Boggs, Miss A. Everly,
Miss NJ. EVerly, Philadelphia.
At the Pulaski house we're A. p. Brant-
ley, Backshear, Ga; NJ. Brown and wife.
Philadelphia; N. Flatley, Mrs. s. $. Mac
Donald, 4. w. Hatch ana wife, Boston
&. c. Tyler and wife, New York; +. h.
Southland and wife, Brooklyn; ID. NJ. Ken
nedy and wife, Syracuse; We. Johnson,
Charlotte, n. &.
At the Marshall house were l.. r. sleave,
II. w. Barne, New Ork; A. l.. Winship,
J. q. Fox, Lynn, Mass; Mrs. James b.
Hoyt, Boaton; ID. Lands, Pittsburg, Pa. I;
b. Drew, Hampton, s. c.; +. Kearny,
Marlborough, 5. c.; j. +. Theus, Miss o..
q. SOlOmons, Server county, Ga.
AT the Harnett house were w. nj. Will
liams and wife, Midway, $. c.; b. II.
Robertson and $. $. Lee, Charleston s. G. /;
r. G. Brinkley and wife, Hudson, Wis.
W. b. Forbes and wife and u. l.. Bate.
man, Newcastle, Del; j. q. Morrow,
jackson, Mich; w. J. Hayes, Fort Myer,
Fla; j. B, Sanford, New Jersey: Alex
White, New Bedford, Mass; M. j. New
man, South Carolina.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM TBE STREET AND
SIDEW

nashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told In Brief ParaErsphs-PtckinG at
Police Headquarters.
The Ribernisn Society will meet TO-
night.
AT midnight there were only two cases
for the Mayors Court.
A case against Frances johnson charg-
cd with assault and battery was mol
pressed In the City Court yesterday.
Judge Harden announced yesterday
that the petit Jurors Of the City Court
need not appear until 10 a. m. TO morrow.
The city water supply will be shut on
this morning in the district between hun,
Taylor, Whitaker and West Broad streets
The steamer st. Nicholas will leave at
O'Clock this afternoon instead OF III Inls
morning as heretofore announced Ior DO
boy, Darien, Brunswick and terhahulhS'
Queen Victoria lost a subject yesterday
and the United States gained cltlzen
when James Quinn took the oath OF ale
riance before Judge Harden in the City
Court.
Raw. q. +. Deems. pastor Of the Church
Of the Strangers, New York, will lecture
under the auspices of the Sunday School
Aid Society at the Independent Presbyte-
elan Sunday School room tonight on
'sTrines."
The Chatham Gun Club will meet to-
night 20 consider the formation OF a stock
company to fence in grounds south of the
city for the use of the clubs which will
visit here and shoot for the national medal
Ia May.
Harmon Cohen, who cut the colored
butcher, James Reynolds, last week, was
before the Mayor yesterday morning and
was sentenced to pay $40 or 20 days I'M
prisonment. The fine was not paid, and
Cohen was sent back to Jail to await until
the guard from the convict camp comes
into the city.
Signal Observer Emery was notified
yesterday from the Chief Signal Bureau
that the weather symbols agreed upon at
the recent convention in Washington
would be forwarded in a few days. The
Nell system of signals, invented by Prof.
Nell, OF tho Agricultural aud Mechanical
college OF Alabama, was adopted for
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Mlssis-
sippi. The Savannah Cotton Exchange
has already voted an appropriation for the
purchase OF the signals as soon as the sys-
tenn is finally settled upon, and Observer
Emery will be ready, as soon as the SYM
b0ls are forwarded from Washington, to
order the flags.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
SIX MONTHS FOR WOOD STEALING.
How Old Dudley Harrison U sed to Rob
the Locomotive Tenders.

How Old Dudley Harrison U sed to Rob
the Locomotive Tenders.
Six months on the chain-gang and
spring just beginning must have struck
old Dudley Harrison as hard luck. Early
one morning, about 10 days ago, the engi-
neer Of train on the Charleston and Sa-
vannah railway, saw a colored man climb
upon the tender when the train stopped
at the crossing Of the City and Suburban
road.
The engineer and firemen thought that
somebody had been stealing wood off of
the tender for a long time. They had
never caught any one in the act, but had
come to the conclusion that the wood was
taken when the train stopped at the City
and Suburban crossing, as all trains
are required to do.
On this particular morning both were
on the lookout. They saw some one get
up at the rear end OF the tender and then
they heard stick OF wood fall of. The
fireman jumped down ON one side OF the
engine and the engineer ON the other, and
the fireman caught Harrison.
The old negro said that he Just touched
the wood and it fell off. He denied hav-
ing ever stolen any wood, and he ex-
planned his presence on the train by stat
ing that he frequently rides into the city
sitting on a bumper or on the steps of a
car. Judge Harden considered the evil
dence sufficiently strong against Hafri-
son TO give him six months, not so much
for the theft OF the single ten cent stick as
for the systematic stealing which it was
pretty certain the old man had been carry
ing on.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
CURIOUS CASE SETTLED
The Government y atished that the Ma
con and Western Paid Its Taxes.

The Government y atisfed that the Ma
con and Western Paid Its Taxes.
A case of long standing on the docket
Of the United States Circuit Court and Of
interesting history was dismissed yester-
day by order Of Judge Emory speer.
When the present United States Attor-
ney, s. A. Darnell, Esq, came into office
seven years ago, he found considerable
correspondence between his predecessor
! and the department. of internal revenue
| about certain taxes said TO be due the
government by the Macon and Western
Railroad company. The sum claimed by
the government was 81, 59l 81, which
was the amount of the tax on the gross
! receipts Of the railroad during part Of
the year 1866. About 1880 the United
states Attorney was instructed 10 docket
suit for the recovery of the back taxes.
The defendant claimed that the taxes had
been paid. An examination of the rec
ords IN the internal revenue collectors
ONCE at Atlanta was made but no evil
dence could be found that the money had
ever been paid, The govern ment could
not show that It had not been paid,
The attorneys for both sides were will
ling to have the case postponed from term
10 term, each hoping that some record
could be found.
III VNC Ih0dubihe Tue MACON ana w ebt-
ern road was united with the Georgia
Central. Finally the defendants discoy-
cred an entry IN one OF the old books Of
the taxes due and check mark opposite
the same, indicating that it had been paid.
The Internal Revenue Department was
informed Of the discovery, and acting
Commissioner Rogers instructed United
States Attorney Darnell to have the case
dismissed, as the department was satisfied
that the taxes were paid, although there
was no record that the department had
ever received the amount.
Orders were also taken granting leave
to amend declarations in the ejectment
cases OF Doe, eX dem, Caroline NJ. Myrick
vs.. Roe; that is, George Heard and the
same plaintiff VS.. William E. A. Eden
field.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
RIVER AND HARBOR NEWS.
Gleaninga Among the Shipping and
Along the Wharvss.

Gleanings Among the Shipping and
Along the Wharvss.
The German bark Briefly Hill WAS sold
at auction yesterday for $l,175 to Max Go
linsky. she will probably be broken up.
Messrs. Richardson & Barnard cleared
yesterday the British steamship Easing
tor for Barcelona, with 5000 bales of up
land cotton, weighing 2,325,9S9 pounds,
valued at $2l2,S5l.
The German bark President Trotsche
was cleared yesterday by 5. Fatman for
Reval with LOO bales of upland cotton,
weighing 1872, 1888 pounds. valued at
$4,000, and 90 tons phosphate rock, val
ued at 5000; total valuation OF cargo,
$50.
The Norwegian bark Jernbvrd was
cleared by Messrs. NJ. S. COsulich & Co.
for Denia, Spain, with 4, 1903 pieces OF pitch
pine lumber, measuring 1898 feet,
valued at $4,000. Cargo by Messrs. Chas.
Green's Son g. Co.
The discipline on the yacht Nooya,
whose arrival in port on Sunday was an.
nOunced in yesterdays NEWS, is similar
TO that enforced on board a man-Of-war,
The regular signal gun is fred at sunrise
and sunset.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
A PAIR OF COMETS.
Two Celestial Wanderers Making Rapid
Headway Towards the Earth.

Two celestial Wanderers Making Rapid
HeadwaY Towards the Earth,
Two comets are bowling along towards
the earth at a pretty rapid rate. They
have already been within the range Of the
astronomers telescopes for over three
months, and within another month or six
weeks it is probable that they will burst
upon the view of the general public, or,
in other words, become visible to the
naked eye. Prof Frisby, of the Wash
ington observatory, who has charge OF the
comet department, has been making OBJ
servations for some time upon the celes-
tial new oomers.
One OF these comets is known as Fab
rvs comet, and was discovered Dec. 1.
The other is Barnard's comet, discovered
two days later. Comets receive the
names Of their discoveries until they are
identified as being some comet known in
the past or until the yearly catalogue OF
comets is made up, when they are CLASH
led by numbers merely, as "No. l-1SS6,"
"NO. 2-16S6," and so on.
These two comets not only came within
the range of the telescopes about the same
time, but 1t appears probable that they
will both be visible to the naked eye in
the heavens about the same time. They
will become visible. it is thought, about
the latter part of April or early in May,
just when the nights are becoming warm
enough to tempt lovers out for evening
strOlls. A pair of comets in the sky will
afford a most reasonable excuse for stroll
ing in the starlight. Fabry's comet will
be in periheliOn between April and 10,
and Barnard's about Maya.
Both comets will come very near the
earth and the sun. They are now seen by
the astronomers in the early evening in
the northwest. Now they present the ap-
pearance OF vapory, nebulous masses,
with bright cent es, which are rapidly
growing brighter aud more distinct in APP
pearanee as the two wanderers approach
the earth. BarnaTd's comet has been sup
posed to be Identical with the comet of
1885, as its elements appear TO be about
the same; but this has not been deter
mined with certainty.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09

The Churches Preparing for the Fasting
Season and Penitential Time.

The Churches Preparing for the Fasting
Season and Penitential Time.
To-day is known in the church calendar
as Shrove Tuesday. 1t derives the name
from the ancient practice in the Church
of Rome of cOnfesslng sins and being
shrove on this day. The day is observed
with special ceremony in the Roman
Catholic and Protestant Episcopal
churches. Its character as a popular
festival half a century ago was mirthful.
1t was considered a season OF carnival
ike jOllity and dTOllery.
The merriment strictly speaking began
the day before. Among the revels which
marked the day foot ball seems in most
places in England to have been conspicu-
Gus.
There were numerous local observances
OF tais day In Great Britain and other
countries. In later times it's festival
character has been dropped and it is OBJ
served only as a religious feast.
Tomorrow the church will lay aside its
festival attire, and will begin the peniten-
tial season. Special services will be held
in the Cathedral and in the Protestant
Episcopal and Lutheran churches. At
Christ church there will be morning SER
vice with sermon by the rector, Rev.
Thomas Boone, at ii O'Clock. Evening ser
vice Will be held at 4:0O O'Clock. AT st.
Johns there will be morning service,
with sermon BY the rector Rev. Charles
II. Strong. at IL O'Clock. and evening ser
vice at 7;45 O'Clock. Daily lsnten SER
vices will be held at ST. Johns at a. M,
and on Wednesday and Friday afternoon
at 4;30 O'Clock. At Christ church daily
services will be held at 1880 O'Clock in the
afternoon, and morning prayer and lita-
ny on Fridays 1t IL O'Clock. Prof Pes
chan, OF Wilmington. N. O., will preach
at the Lutheran church tomorrow eve
ming. and special lenten services to be
held will be announced hereafter
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
FIX UP TEE SIDEWALKS.
The Bad Showing savannah's Streets
VIII Make in Centennial Week.

VIII Make in Centennial Week.
All over the city there appears to be a
spirit OF put things in order and getready
for the centennial IN May. Everybody
wants the city to look its bestduring GEN.
tennial week. No doubt they would like
Savannah to have some Augustus who
could change the brick for marble during
the next two months. There is no little
talk about the condition of the streets and
sidewalks, and ways to assist the present
force are being discussed.
The City Marshal, with anywhere from
30 TO 70 miles of sidewalks 10 look after,
cannot begin TO keep track Of all the loose
bricks that are constantly turning up.
When he finds a bad place or when one Is
reported to him he has to look up
the lot owner and serve him with
notice to repair the pavement.
Then he has 10 go back TO see il the re-
pairs have been made. Ii nothing has
been done the matter goes to Council
and another trip or two is necessary. IL
has been suggested that the police can
help the Marshal by reporting 10 him all
places that need repairing. In most large
cities the police report all holes and bad
places IN the street and sidewalks on their
beats.
The mounted officers here make reports
from time to time. 1t is understood that
an amendment TO the present ordinance
will be offered in Council before long.
The object OF the amendment will be to
facilitate the repairs OF the sidewalks and
streets by relieving the Marshal, at least,
OF a part OF his present duties.
A number Of lot owners in different
sections, from q feeling of pride tor the
city's appearance, propose to repave their
Ghara af hn al . hatxUnan fbia aud
May 1. If their example is followed by
all whose sidewalks are in bad condition
the city need not feel particularly ashamed
of her strnats.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
AT THE THEATRE.
Milton and DOIIie Mobiles in ''Lsve and
LavV's TO-nfaht

Milton and DOllie Mobiles In "Lsve and
Law" Tonight.
The sale Of reserved seats for ''Love and
Law" by Milton Mobiles and company, at
the theatre tonight, began at Davis Bros
yesterday morning. The sale is an assur-
anee Of full house. The Philadelphia
Ledger says Of the play that IL is superior
20 any Of the London meiOdramRs which
have scored such tremendous successes
during the past four or five years. IL is
intensely dramatic and sensational, and
vet il Is kept we'll In hand, and the situa-
tons are all within the legitimate bounds
Of the story and its natural surroundings.
1t is better play than "The Streets Of
New York." which had a famous run
some years ago, and Is altogether one Of
the best American melOdi amas we have.
IL is we'll balanced and is cleVerly graded
20 the climax. The supporting company
is in every respect excellent.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
All that so,enoe and sim

Could do to make Benson's Capclne Plasters
the best porous plasters, and also the best gen
eral external remedy in the world, has been
done. Whenever IL is possible to improve
them 1t is done. BensOn's plasters are not
m ade TO impose upon the credulous, but 20
cure disease. Their eminent success has pro-
cured for them the voluntary Endorsement Of
5000 physicians, pharmacists and drua glsts
throughout the country, and the outspoken
preference OF the intelligent public. They are
prompt powerful, cleaniv and certain. They
cure where no others will even relieve. Re-
fuse limitations styled "Capslcin,n "Capsi-
cum" or "Capucin" piasters. Reputable
druggists only. The Three Seals" trade
mark on the genuine and the word "Capcine"
cut IN the GENRE of the plaster.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
IRISH IN AMERICA.
Is the Concentration of sons OF Erin In
Large Cities Deprecated?
Mayor Grace in Boston Post.

Large Cities Deprecated?
Mayor Grace in Boston Post.
At the last census the total number of
the population Of Irish birth of all the
States and Territories Of the Union was
1,s54,67l. The ten years ending in 1880
show that there were landed at the port
OF New York alone total of 379, 1868 Irish
emigrants. This population Is dIstribu-
ted in the following manner: 1,I26, 1857.
or nearly two-thirds of the whole, are To-
Gated in the five States of Massachusetts,
Connecticut, New York, New JERSEY and
Pennsylvania; 391 ,632 or more than one
half the remainder are scattered through
eight OF the Western States, from Micbi-
gan to Kansas, more than One-half OF this
latter amount having settled in Ohio and
Illinois.
Tnis accounts for fVe-sixths of the total
native Irish population, the bulk of the
remaining one-siXth being located in the
other Eastern States, and in the States of
Minnesota and California. a glance at
these figures shows that the Irish have
distributed themselves among the States
containing the largest cities, and we are
therefore not surprised to find that Just
about One-half of the whole number is
spread among nifty Of the principal cities
OF the United States, the Eve great cities
of New York, Philadelphia, BROOKLYN.
Chica 90 and Boston absorbing more than
oDe-fOurth of the whole.
Indeed, more than One-seventh of the
entire population Of New York is OF Irish
birth. | cannot but regard this tendency
to gravitate to the centres OF population
as unfortunate in its effect upon the con-
dltiOn OF the Irish, and | will ask your in
diligence for moment 70 a few statistics
showing what this effect is. OF the total
number Of Irish born in this country 97S.-
S54 are industrially occupied, OF this
number l4O,3O7 are engaged in agricul-
ture-24, 236 being agricultural labOrers.
aud l07, 70S being farmers and planters.
or this number, too, 4l5.S54 render per-
sOnal services, 122, 1874 being employed as
domestic servants and 225, l22 as la borers.
the small remainder (6S,53S) RENDERING
services OF higher grade; i3S,5lS are en-
gagged In trade and transportation, a large
part OF this number being clerks and rail-
way employees not clerks; 2S4, l75 are in
manufacturing, chemical aud mining in
dustries, the majority being blacksmitbs.
carpenters, shOemakers, mill operatives,
and minera. IL would be interesting, II
time permitted, to make comparison of
these figures with those In reference to
other nationalities. | can pause only to
note, however, that Of the whole number
employed only One.ninth are engaged in
agriculture. while nearly one.half rem.
der personal services Of a not very high
grade.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
Philadeiphians Going co Florida.

Col. A. h. Mcclure, editor Of the Phila-
nelphia Times, arrived in the city yester-
Ray from Charleston with a party of
friends en- route to Florida. Mrs. Nc
Clure will join her husband here to-day,
and the party will so on TO Jacksonville,
where they will remain about ten DAYS.
They will then 20 to Thomasville, Ga,
and thence TO Mobile, Ala. New Orleans.
Meridian and Yicksburg, Miss. Memphis.
Tenn, Louisville. KY. and home by way
OF Cincinnati. The party consists Of CITY
Commissioner krumbacker and wife, the
two Misses Everly, and Mrs. Boggs, OF
philadelphia. and is stopping at the
kcreyen House. Col. Mcclure expects to
be absent from Philadelphia about a
month
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-09
m. Lew 3 Bro.,s View sIrn..

Messrs. b. IL. Levy a Bro. wholesale
and retail clothiers at l6l Congress street,
have just erected upon the front Of their
building i've large black and gold signs,
The workmanship and designs OF the
signs are frst-class. Messrs. Levy n
Bro. are one Of the most enterprislng and
go-a-head firms IN the city, and they do
not propose that their place Of business
snail escape recognition by anyone who
passes through the street. Their stock
Of goods Is as complete as that OF
any clothing and gentlemen's furnishing
goods house in the South, and they are
prepared To sell at prices that make a visit
TO their extensive store an ineucement 70
buV
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S.C.ENHBY. Sergt. Signal Corps. o. S. A
where's that Spring Boom?

1t doesn'tseem to be very spirited "boom,"
but what there is of it appears to be taking
IN the ''Red Letter Sale'' at B. H. Levy 4
Bros, 16l Congress street. This same Red
Letter Sale has made big hole in their rem
Rant Of winter clothing but there is still some
left. and prices are 80 low down that it will
soon go. Messrs. Levy are getting in their
spring stock of Gents Youths and Boys fash
lOnable clothing, and while they are waiting
for spring to csts blish herself positively
and peTma entity, are determined to get rid
of OveFcoats, suits, underwear, etc, etc. at q
big sacrifice. They do not expect to get full
value SO that you need not be afraid to make
an offer for what you want; the chances are
it will be accepted at The Clothing Palace,
16l CONGRESS street.-Adg.