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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
STRINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Observation-Disclosures at
Police Headquarters.
Zerrubbabel Lodge, F. and A. NJ, will
meet tonight.
There were three patients received at St.
Joseph's Infrmary yesterday.
The annual oral examinations in the pub
lie schools will take place tomorrow.
The steamer John Sylvester left yester-
day for Beaufort with colored excursion,
and returned last night
Post d, of the Travellers Protective Asso-
citation, will hold its annual meeting at the
Guards Armory Saturday night.
There are now nineteen artesian wells at
the water works, fourteen of which are
connected with the pumps. The last we'll
is 406 feet deep.
The managers of the Mother Goose" en-
tertainlnents are anxious to make their re-
turns, and they request all holders Of tickets
to report at once, either to Davis Bros or
to W. j. Lindsay.
Mr.. Mike Brown, aged %, died of con-
sumption yesterday at st. Joseph's Infirm-
AIRY, where he has been confined for a number
of weeks He lived in Savannah. His re-
mains will be Inferred in the Catholic ceme-
terry today.
The police are making strict investiga-
tions into the sanitary condition of the city,
and beyond few vaults that need cleaning
out, the sanitation SO far is good. The
drainage pipes from the market need look
ing after, and improvements are coutem-
plated.
Mr.. John B. Pinder, a well known planter,
died on Tuesday at his place on Whining
ton Island. He was a member Of one Of
the oldest families in the county. He was
brought 10 the city quite i'll some weeks
ago, but getting no better, he requested to
be taken back to his home to die. His
funeral took place on the island yesterday.
The tenement houses west of Trinity
church have been torn down, and work on
a new Sunday school room for the church is
being rapidly pushed. The new building
will be of brick, two stories high, and will
be erected at a cost of $1,000 MeSsrs
Gould & Armstrong have the contract and
propose to complete the building by the
middle of August
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
A GRAND JURY BUT NO FOREMAN.
A Novel Proceeding in the Superior
Court Yesterday Morning.


When the grand jury came into the Su-
perior Court yesterday with its present
ment it was nondescript body. The jury
was ready with its presentment, but there
was no foreman. The Secretary, Col A.
A. VIM, looked lost as he stood with the
voluminous manuscript presentmeut,
for which no foreman reached out a
ready hand. The name of Thomas
A. Askew was called out, but there
was no response. Mr.. Askew was the
missing foreman. Judge Adams remarked
upon the unusual absence of the foreman.
He further stated that there were no indict-
ments 20 be presented the only business be-
ing the final pre- eminent of the jury.
the question Of legality would not be entered
into there. He therefore instructed the
Secretary TO read the document, after which
the jury was discharged until May
II, at which time they are to report and a
panel taken from their number TO try the
SalSs-Green case.
The court stated that Mr.. Askew had ap-
piled TO him Tuesday afternoon. and asked
to be excused. He had informed Mr..
Askew that ordinarily he would have liked
to excuse him, but the panel had already
been depleted by the absence of one or two
of the grand jurors, and az a petit panel
was 10 be taken from the grand jury, he
could not excuse him. Judge Adams
further stated that he had found OH his
desk note from Mr.. Askew stating that he
had been suddenly called out Of the city.
After this statement the court passed a rule
for Thomas A. Asl1ew to appear on May II,
and show cause why he had departed the
court without authority
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
MUSIC AND TABLEAUX.
The Ladies Aid Entertainment at
Yonge's Hall q Charming Success.

The Ladies Aid Entertainment at
Yonge's Hall Charming Success.
The entertainment given at Yonge's Hall
last night under the auspices of the Ladies
Aid Society of the Wesley Monumental
church was a very pleasant affair. 1t con-
sisted chiefly of vocal and instrumental
music and tableaux.
The presence of Miss L. Laski, a recent
graduate of the Leipzig conservatory, added
much to the entertainment. She performs
exquisitely on the piano, and treated the
audience to a number of piano solos, among
them The Irish Diamonds grand fantasia
from I'll Trovatore," and ''Neck-and-Neck
Grand Galop."
Mr.. and Master Vogel played either
duet from the opera Beatrice" which was
rapturously applauded
Messrs. Spangenberg. Lage and Kielbach
formed trio ON violin, flute and piano
that received q round of applause
The Soldiers FAREWELL" a vocal quar-
tette by Messrs. Whatley, Lage, Spangen-
berg and Keilbach, was fine. The feature
| of the evening, however, was Poe's
Raven" a tableau in twenty different
scenes. The scenes were taken from Dore
This concluded the exercises. Refreshments
were served. The amount realized from
the entertainment was between $50 and $75
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
ON RAIL AND CRossTIE.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circles

Circles.
Americas has it that the Americas, Pres
ton and Lumplin railroad has been bought
by the Central.
Conductor Cubbedge says that the Cen
trial railroad between Savannah and Macon
is dustier than it has been for some time.
The crops along the road are suffering much
for rain.
w. H. McClintock, Superintendent of the
Columbus and Western; T. D. Kline, Super
intendent of the Southwestern railroad
w. W. Starr, Superintendent of the Port
Royal and Augusta railroad, and w. j.
Craig, also Of the Port Royal and Augusta
railroad, are guests of the Screven.
1t is said that Vice President Bradford
Durham, of the Montgomery and Florida
railway, is to become Second Vice Presi-
dent of the Baltimore and Ohio. Mr.. Dun
ham used to be General Manager of the
Louisville and Nashville, and afterward
occupied the same position on the Baltimore
and Ohio.
The fastest regular train in America is
the one on the Baltimore and Ohio which
makes the forty miles between Washington
and Baltimore in fifty minutes, There are
three or four fast trains between New York
and Philadelphia, covering forty six miles
an hour Between Liverpool and Manches-
UeI ia GASlal4u, Gh0l oio hAUy wv u aims
daily. none of which run slower than
forty five miles an hour. and one of them
making fifty-one and one-third miles an
hour regularly.
Mr.. w. T. Walters, of the Atlantic Coast
Line, is a great friend of the poor and
needy. His art gallery in Baltimore is one
OF the finest in the United States, and at
stated periods Mr.. Walters throws open its
doors to the public for the benefit of the
poor The Baltimore Sun says: "The Poor
Association gives notice that Wednesday
and Saturday of this week will be the last
days this year upon which receipts of Mr..
Walters art gallery will go to their
charityn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
UNCLE SAM A GOOD MEMORY
Taking Possession of an Island Bought
One Hundred Years Ago.

Taking Possession of an Island Bought
One Hundred Years Ago.
United States Marshal Lamar joined
Capt. B. p. Lamberton, of the United
States Navy, on board the light house
steamer at this port at 1: 80 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, and the party proceeded to
Growers Island, in the St. Mary's river,
where formal possession of the island will
he asserted to-day by the United States
through its officers.
The island was purchased about 100 years
ago by the United States government for
the purpose of utilizing the live oak for
shipbuilding purpose About a year ago
the Navy Department instructed Lieut.. o.
M. Carter to make a survey of it, with
Wow to n formal assertion of ownership,
aud the survey was made and forwarded 10
Washington, and to-day Uncle Sam will be
the recognized owner Of theentir property.
The island is a very fertile one, and is
estimated To have an area approximatlng
1000 acres, only twenty of which are under
cultivation. There are said to be but three
families living there, and it is probable that
one of the residents OF the island will be ap-
pointed keeper of the long unasserted prop
erty of the government.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
SAMUEL N. PAPOT DEAD.
One of Savannah's Former Business
Men Gone to His Reward.

One OF Savannah's Former Business
Men Gone to His Reward.
The funeral of Mr.. Samuel n. Papot took
place from the residence of Mr.. Joseph Full
ton, on Taylor street, yesterday afternoon.
The burial was in the family lot at Laurel
Grove Cemetery. Mr.. Papot resided in
Savannah, but some weeks ago he went to
Orlando, Fla, TO visit one of his sons. who
is in the saw mill business there. While at
Orlando, he was taken sick and was confined
only few days when he died. His wife,
two sons a nd daughter were present at the
funeral. The other members Of the family
were unable to reach here in time.
Mr.. Papot was "a years old. His life was
quite an eventful one He was q carpenter
by trade aud years ago, back in the early
sos he built sectional dry dock, then a
new invention, which was used for a num-
Der Of years. He owned a shipyard at the foot
| Of Farm street, and rebuilt several steam
boats there. He was afterwards railroad
contractor and amassed handsome for
| tune. Upon his return to Savannah he
leased the Pulaski House and spent large
sum of money in rehtting and refurnishing
it. The experiment proved an unfortunate
one and he lost heavily by it. He
was not a man, however, to be
daunted by failure, and he
started out again and engaged in several
railroad enterprises. He was afterwards
interested in a saw mill property. OF late
years he had not been actively engaged in
any business. Mr.. Papot was man of UNI
| usu9l stature and commanding presence.
While he was not great man in the world
he was one of those men who make the
world great.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
APARALYzED Ex-PosTMAsTEN.
Paul A. Bryan Feels the Heavy Hand
of Judge Speer.

OF Judge Speer.
The United States government has had a
great deal of trouble with rural postmas-
ters whose salary is fixed by the number of
stamps cancelled by them. The only means
the government has to fix the amount Of
stamps cancelled by the country Postmas-
tiers is upon the affidavit of the official. To
insure a good salary some of the Postmas-
tiers sell stamps to correspond with the aft
davit. This evasion, or rather this obtain
ing higher salary under false pretences,
caused Paul A. Bryan, ex Postmaster Of
Middle Ground post office Scriven county,
to get into trouble, and yesterday, on plea
of guilty, he was fined $3.50 and costs or six
months imprisonment.
The defendant was indicted upon two
counts about two years ago. One was for
the offense of selling postage stamps, in
trusted to his care as Postmaster. in pay
ment of a personal debt, and the other for
rendering a false account as Postmaster.
The case has been pending for about two
years, and had been assigned great many
times for trial, but through some fatality
the trial never took place. The case was
assigned for trial yesterday, and as one of
the material witnesses for the government,
on the count charging defendant with max
ing false returns, was i'll and not in attend
ance, the case would have been continued
again had it not been that defendant
thought best to plead guilty to one count
and take his punishment under that, the
District Attorney accepting his plea for one
offense.
Owing TO the long line of continuances
the costs in the case were very heavy, the
witness fees alone amounting to $3.50, and
other costs aggregating nearly $3.50 more,
so that he will have to pay nearly $75G, or
be imprisoned six months. BY the time
Bryan pays his fine and costs and adds his
attorney fees and travelling and incidental
expenses, it will materially reduce the
profits in the sale of postage stamps.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
IN THE wIREGRAss SECTION.
The Political Outlook West of the
Altamaha

Hon. j. L. Sweat, of Waycross, is in the
city. He was seen at the Screven House
last night aud was asked about the political
outlook in the wiregrass section. The stu
alton is very quiet there, he said. Consid-
ering the large number of offices to be
filed and the magnitude of both State and
national issues, he is surprised at the little
interest that is being taken in politics The
people of the Wiregrass country are tariff
reformers, he said. They are in favor of
the Mills bill, and of Cleveland's renomina-
ton.
Col. Sweat is delegate to the State Con-
vention next month, and he said that he
will favor the selection of tariff reform and
Cleveland delegates to the st. Louis Con
vention. Gov Gray, of Indiana, is his
choice for Vice President, and a tariff re-
form plltform fashioned after the Ways and
Means Committee bill. Col Sweat indors es
Senator ColdUtt's position ON the tariff,
and he is in favor OF his return TO the Sen
ate
Speaking of the First District Congress
sional race, he said that Ex-Congressman
Nichols will doubtless have a strong
following from West of the Alta
maha, but should a Savannah man
be chos. n, Capt. w. w. Gordon
is favorably spoken of and will be the
choice Of the pAope in that part of tie dis
trct. His high standing as business man,
coupled with his legislative yXperience, and
his record us Chairman of the Finance
Committee Of the last House OF Represents
tivos, and the belief that he will be able to
accomplish much for the material interests
of the entire district, commend him to the
people.
In State politics Col. Sweat favors the re-
nomination Of Gov. Gordon and the present
State house officers The State road will he
au issue in the next Legislature, and Will
have strong hearing in the makeup Of
both Houses. Col S yest says that ho is
personally in favor of leasing the road on
the best terms possible, and he is opposed
to the payment Of Il single dollar for better
ments. He believes hat this is the general
feeling of the people
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
Very Warm Weather Coming.

Lowell & baltimore are Offering special
inducements in Ice Cream Churns, Water
Coolers, Sprinklers and all other similar
articles, because our assortment and guam
tity is unusually full. Persons needing
goods of this kind con fare no better than
by giving Us their orders, We are also
making large sales on the Acorn and Farmer
Girl st ve., along with our Othello and
Happy Home Ranges. TIE success OF these
owes ard ranges has been great and in
each and every instance purchasers are 50
pleased as to call and express themselves.
They never fail to satisfy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
Peddling Fraudulent Yeast.

A man, representing that be was agent
for Fleischmann 81 Co. S compressed yeast,
tried TO sell TO the bakers and hotels this
week, but when Mr.. Miltier, the Savannah
agent of the company, got to shadowing
him, lac skipped out, and did not make a
second call to keep his engagements. Mr..
Miltier informed MORNING NEWS reporter
yesterday that the party had written across
the packages offered for sale: "None genu-
inc without the signature of Fleischmann
& Coz That, in itself, was a forgery, as
his firm used printed wrappers, and en-
ployed no travelling agents. The company
has been put TO a great deal Of annoy ance
by such perambulating pedders, and in
some instances has prosecuted them sue
cessfully.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
Local Personal.


WE. Johnson, of Atlanta, is at the
Screven.
K.C. Bullard, of Empire, Ga, is at the
Harnett.
W. C. Boykin, of Augusta, is at the
Marshall.
John w. Clark, of Dublin, is registered at
the Harnett.
W. q. Sivers, of Vaudeville, S. c., is at
the Harnett
w. r. Raymond, of Jacksonville, is stop
ping at the Harnett.
J. w. Sirmans. of DUPONT, is stopping
at the Harnett House.
Henry Miller, of Jacksonville, Fla, is
stopping at the Harnett
Capt. w H. Swift, of Beaufort, S. c.. is
registered at the Harnett.
7. G. Corbett and wife, of Townsville,
are guests of the HaInett
P. w. Fleming of Brunswick, is regis
tered at the Screven House.
A. T. Wright and wife, of Tallahassee,
Fla, are guests of the Harnett.
L. r. Carter and wife, of Tallahassee. are
registered at the Harnett House.
William Clifton, Esq, returned yesterday
from Mt. Vernon, where has been attend
ing Oconee Circuit Court.
Alfred Harrington, Esq, a prominent
attorney of Emanuel county, and editor f
the Swainesboro Pine Forest, was in town
yesterday.
Mr.. Frank Z. McNish, of McNish, John
son & Slavin's Minstrels, called at the
MORNING News Office yesterday. Mr. Nc
Nish has organized a new company for next
season and will start out in the fall with
thirty-eight people, among them the best
minstrel talent in tho country. He has
already booked forty-two weeks. His part
ners in the enterprise are Frank w. RAMA
and Charlie Armo. Mr.. McNish will close
his business affairs June with the McNish,
johnson & Slavin Company, of which he
was the originator and Ororanizar
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
SIXTY-NINE YEARS OLD.
Odd Fellows to Celebrate the Anniver-
sary OF Their Order To-day.

Odd Fellows to Celebrate the Anniver-
sary OF Their Order To-day.
The Odd Fellows Of this city will cele-
brate the sixty-ninth anniversary of the
order of Odd Fellowship to-day. The ami
versary exercises will take place at Odd
Fellows Hall at O'Clock tonight. Short
addresses will be made by Ii. f. Wilson, of
Ogethorpe Lodge No 1, on Purity" Isaac
Beckett, of Live Oak Lodge No. 3, on
"Friendship;n DR.. George H. Stone, of De-
Kalb Lodge No 9, on Love y l.. b. Peek, Of
COLLEEN Rule Lodge No. IL, on Truth" A.
n. Manucy, of Haupt Lodge No. IS, on
Charity
The musical part of the regular anniver-
sary exercises of the order viii be rendered
10y a quartette composed of Messrs. w. Il.
aud j. e.. SWANSON, E. b. Peek and j. II.
II. Osborne. Other well known musical
talent will also take part Admission to
hall will be by tickets, which may be OBJ
tanned by members from the Secretaries Of
the various lodges.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
THE sOUTEs MEMORIAL DAY.
How it will be Observed in Savannah
"A Suspension OF business.

How it will be Observed in Savannah
"A Suspension OF Business.
There will be the usual observance Of
Memorial day in Savannah. 1t being a
legal holiday in Georgia, there will be a
general suspension of business. The banks
and exchanges, and the city and county
offices, will be closed.
The United States government has not
heretofore recognized the Confederate
Memorial day, but this year the custom
house will be closed, and the post Office
will close at o'clock
In spite of the lateness of the season
there is an abundance of flowers, and the
soldiers graves will he decorated quite as
extensively as ever The street car lines
will run special schedules of cars to Laurel
Grove and the Cathedral Cemetery and to
Bonaventure this afternoon. Most of the
leading business houses will close at 2
O'Clock, giving their employees the benefit of
part holiday. The Confederate monument
in the Park extension will be decorated as
usual Tine ladies of the Memorial
Association will have boxes at the entrances
TO Laurel Grove, where contributions may
be made.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
HELPING THEIR BRETHREN.
The Savannah Cadets to the Republi.
can Blues, Greeting

Inc SdVanl1hn ChQGbS TO inc hepuDl1-
can Blues, Greeting.
Tie Savannah Cadets held meeting
Tuesday night aud passed a resolution to
attend the entertainment of the Republican
Blues, at the Theater, on May 4, in body,
in uniform. and asked that forty-five seats
be reserved for them.
At the Republican Blues meeting last
night the resolution was read and was
choered Justify, and a vote of thanks ex-
tended the Cadets.
report from the sale Of tickets was very
encouraging and indicative of the sale of
the entire limit. 1000 tickets, 10y the night
OF the entertainment.
The programme, as far as it refers to the
BuScn Zouaves, is certainly complimentary
to the little soldiers. They are to meet at
the Blues armory, and the Cadets, in full
uniform and to the music of the Union
Cornet Band will escort the diminutive
Zouayes to the Theater Sergt. jeff Miller,
Of the Cadets, is drilling the boys, and their
movements will show On the uishL Of the
entertainment that they are well up i'll the
drill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26

Runs earned-Savannah 3, Columbus 1.
Two-base hts-Wiilett, Gibson, Lamotte,
Miller, Ennis
Bases on balls-By Butler 1, Whitehurst 1.
Struck out-Butler 10, Whitehurst 4.
Passed balls-Ham 4, Bambush g. Green /.
Left on bases-Savannah d. Columbus s.
Time of game hours and Is minutes.
Umpire-Mr. Bash.
Both teams played well together, and
they are pretty evenly matched. In to-
days game Armstrong and Alexander will
be the locals battery, and the visitors will
put up Layfield and Bambus. The McNish,
johnson & Slavin Minstrols' badge will be
played for to-day, and it will be AWARDED
rom the stage at the Theater tonight to
the player making the highest number
of runs. The MINISTRIES will attend this
afternoons game in body. The game
will be called at 3 80 o'clock, and cars will
run direct to the grounds.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
SUPERIOR COURT SETTINGS.
Five Freeholders Appointed in Par.
tition Suit.

Five Freeholders Appointed in Par
tition Suit.
There was very little business transacted
in the Superior Court yesterday. The court,
after passing upon one or two cases, and re-
ceiving the presentment of the grand jury,
took recess until 10 o'clock this morning,
but as to-day is Memorial day, it is not
likely that session will b. held.
In the matter of A. r. Salas vs. Charles
Green's Sons & Co., owing to the illness Of
Mr.. Erwin, of counsel for defendants, the
case was re-assigned for May II.
In the case OF ID. b. Lester VS.. Benjamin
Dillon ct al, petition for partition of GER
tain lands, an order was granted appoint
Brooks, j. II. Estill, j. II. Furber and
Charles II. Dorsett, freehoiders, to make
partition of the property in question and
report to the court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
Tetterine cures quick and without nni

Tetteriue cures quick and without pain,
letter, ringworm, ground itch, eczema,
erysipelas, itching piles, infants sore head,
chaps, chafes, sun burns, bites of insects,
etc. Many of the species of skin diseases,
heretofore considered incurable, are perma-
nently cured by the use OF Tetterine. No
family should be without it. Price Soc at
druggists
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-26
The Loss of the Va.

Most Of the cargo of the Austrian brig
Va, which was wrecked Off the North Car
DINA coast last week, has drfted ashore.
Mr. NJ. S. Cosulich, of this city, is in VIII
miugton, looking after the wreck. Twenty
nine puncheons and two casks of rum, 800
sacks of spice, ten tons of logwood and one
ton of coffee we're saved. The loss on the
cargo is estimated at about $l2, 900.
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