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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
CADETS ON THEIR MErTLE.
Sergt West Wins the Company Medal
at the Prize Drill-The Reception.

oergt West Wins the Company Medal
| at the Prize Drill-The Reception.
I The Savannah Cadets held their annual
| prize drill at the Regimental Armory last
night. The drill took place Oh the new
/ drill ground, and Yves witnessed by large
number # the company's friends. The
grounds were brilliantly lighted The prize
| drill took place on the west side, and on the
east side next to the armory, chairs were
arranged for the spectators.
The company's prize drill usually takes
! place earlier in the season, but this year it
was late on account Of the changes in the
| company's headquarters. There were
twenty-seven men In line at the command
Attention Capt. Branch, with Lieuts
Nell and Brooks. drilled the company.
After the first fifteen minutes the men
began TO drop out one after another, and
after half an hour there were only twelve
in line. Lieuts Brooks and Nell
then drilled the company alternately
! until Sergts. West and Bacon
and Corp. Nell were all that we're left stand
ing Of the twenty-seyen. They stood for
some minutes. Sergt. Bacon finally re-
tired, and after him Corp. Nell, leaving
Sergt. West the winner.
There was a round IT applause sent up
from the spectators as the plucky Sergeant
came % parade rest'' all alone, and he was
quickly surrounded by his comrades, who
congratulated him right and left. 1t was
sharp contest. and all of the prize winners
stood the test admirably Among the lat
TO fall out before the number narrowed
down TO three were Symons, Miller, the
Strobhars and among these some of the
prize winners Of former years
After the prize drill the company "fell
in" and marched to the north side Of the
grounds, where the dress parade took place
and the prizes we're awarded by Hon. =.
w. Meldrim in happy speech.
Sergt. West won the company medal and
pair OF gold cuff buttons Corp. Nell
won a set Of gold shirt studs, and Sergt.
Bacon a handsome plume. The last two
were individual prizes, offered by members
OF the company.
After the dress parade and the award Of
the prizes, an informal reception was held
in the armOry. Refreshments were served,
and the company's guests were given an
opportunity to inspect its handsome club
room and headquarters.
Tho Cadets have as handsome a head
quarters as any company in the city. The
company room is cOzily fitted up and is
furnished with a pool table and reading
tables. Ali the leading newspapers and
magazines are kept on file.
Last nights reception was the first that
the Cadets have given since the new armory
was opened. It was happily arranged, and
everybody enioyed it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
A COMPROMISE EFFECTED.
The Case Of Ramon Salas VS.. Charl,

The Case Of Ramon Salas vs.. Charles
Green's Son g. Co. Settled.
A sigh of relief went up from the jury
and court officials in the Superior Court
room yesterday when the attorneys in open
court made the statement that they had
agreed upon settlement in the case of
Ramon Salas VS.. Charles Green's Son a. Co.
A jury had been made up from the grand
jury and the box the day previous, aud the
case was in progress when counsel asked for
a recess of one hour. At the reconvening
OF the court the announcement was made
that compromise had been effected and
the court was asked that the suit might be
terminated and the jury discharged, which
petition was granted, and an entry made to
that effect.
The case went to trial once before in the
SUPERIOR Court, and after consuming sew
eral days resulted in a mistrial 1t was I'M
derstood that the jury was then for find
ing for plaintiff, but could not agree upon
the amount. Mr.. Sllas was in the employ
Of defendants rs agent, and before the time
expired for which the plaintiff claimed he
had been employed by defendants, tho latter
dispensed with his services.
Suit was also entered in the City Court,
and yesterday NOTICE was given to the City
Court Clerk 10 make up the bill of costs for
payment, as a settlement had been reached.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
$40 FOR LOSING HIS TEMPER.
Clerk of the Market Maddox May I

Clerk of the Market Maddox May In
volve the City in a Damage Suit.
T. A Maddox, Clerk of the Market, was
fined $40 in the Mayors Court yesterday
morning for disorderly conduct in an as
sault upon colored fish vendor on Satur-
day last, and the colored man contemplates
issuing warrant for Maddox's arrest and
also entering suit against the city for dam
ages arising from the loss he sustained in
not being able to dispose Of his fish.
The statement Of the negro is to the effect
that he applied to Clerk Maddox for stall
for his fish, Maddox taking a dollar and
assigning the fisherman to one Of the stalls
in the market. Later on the annual lessee
of the stall came in with his catch,
and, sweeping off the trespasser's fish
in basket, exhibited his own stock for
sale. Fisherman No. | went to Maddox.
ard asked TO be assigned TO some other
stall, and, receiving no satisfaction, de-
manded either "A stall or return of his
dollar. Maddox threw the coin to him in
an insulting manner and when the negro
complained of such treatment, Maddox
made the assault upon him.
Maddox was put on the information
docket, and the case came up before Acting
Mayor Schwarz, who continued 1T for
Mayor Lester to pass upon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
Local Personal.

NJ. G. Carraway, of Atlanta, is at the
Screven.
f. A. Perkins, of Millen, is at the
Screven.
Dr. w b. Cloud, of Midwife, is at the
Harnett
G. w. Smith, of Jacksonville, is at the
Screven House.
A. G. Cassel, of Mcintosh, is registered
at the Marshall.
j. F. Ollff and NJ. OllifR, of Excelsior,
are at the Screven.
r. r. Reid, of Atlanta, is registered at
the Marshall House.
Jesse Wilder, of Vnaceville, Ga, is stop
ping at the Harnett.
r. NJ. Raney and wife, of Augusta, ore
guests of the Harnett.
". l.. Pepder, Of Glenmore, Is stopping
at the Marshall House
j. f. Sheppard, Of Long Branch, Ca, is
registered az the Harnett.
j. p. Gray and c. L. Stone, of Allendale,
s c., are registered at the Harnett.
j. w. Hughes and Miss Leala Hughes, of
Johnstons Station, are at the Harnett
W. II. Smith, Of the firm of Charles w.
Lord d Co., extensive manufacturers of
willow ware, Of Baltimore, is registered at
the Screven House.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
ANOTHER UNEXPECTED DELAY.
Conductor Barbee Trying to Raise the
Money TO Send for Morse

Conductor Barbee Trying to Raise the
Money 70 Send for Morse.
There was a new and rather unexpected
feature in the Morse case developed yester-
day, and, as a result, Detective Wetherhorn
is not on his way to Canada this morning,
as he expected to be.
What called halt was a demand made
upon Glenn, one Of Morse's bondsmen, for
$500, the proceeds arising from the sale of
MOrSes real estate, and a check for the
amount was turned over to W. w. Osborne
on an order from the Solicitor General
With this unexpected denouement, the
sureties Of Morse closed up their pocket
books with snap, and the detective was
caught with his requisition papers all
ready, and his grip-sack packed for Can
ada, without any money to defray his ex-
penses.
When Conductor Barbee, the victim Of
Morse's murderous assault, learned this he
got furlough and put in the day among
his friends soliciting a fund to send the
detective on for the refugee. II was learned
last night that he had secured something
over 500, but the sum was yet inadequate,
as the fare, board of the prisoner and Incl.
dental expenses would require much larger
sum.
Meantime the time is short, as Morse will
be held only until Wednesday next, at
which time it was expected the officer
would get there with the extradition
papers.
1t was learned last night that an effort
will be made this forenoon to raise the
money required, so that the officer can 20
on without delay.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
TO REBUILDITS WHARVES
THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPA-
NY'S PROPOSED CHANGES.

a Line of Ships TO be Built and the
Doubled-The Changes to be Made
this Summer in Time for the Fall
Business--Other improvements Con-
templated.
The rapidly increasing business Of the
Central Railroad and the Ocean Steamship
Company, and the prospects for continued
increase of the incoming and outgoing
freight has made it necessary to remodel
the extensive wharves Of the Ocean Steam
ship Company, so that they will have an
increased water frontage
In an interview yesterday with General
Manager Belknap, be showed a MORNING
NEWS reporter the plans of the proposed
changes which toe Central is consider
ing, and which it expects will be
fully determined upon not later than in
August. As change in the entire system
Is contemplated, the remodeling must neces-
sarily be gradual, Maj Belknap said, so
that it will not impede the handling of
freight.
Inc plan at present being considered con-
templates nearly doubling the water 'front.'
aho VI tue WnarveS Dy making NUMBER or
slips and one large slip for loading lumber
All the tracks Of the Central now run
parallel with the river and they have but
one slip. The new plan provides for bring
ing all the tracks at right angles with the
river, so that the space back from
the river can be utilized. The
slips will be so arranged that
each can accommodate two vessels, one
loading and Que discharging cargo. the
2hRH9 hn co er.1 mill ,-afo g,
the slips, that the work Of loading and
discharging can be economical very greatly
and much greater facilities be had for the
prompt and systematic handling of the
growing freight traffic of the railroad and
steamship lines.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
PANIC ON A TRAIN.
w. R. Bourne Seriously Injured near
POoler.

IOOASls
/ w. R. Bourne, timber Inspector for T. l..
Kinsey, Of this city, was painfully but not
seriously injured by jumping or being
/ pushed from the Central railroad ''shoofy"
train near the six-mie post while the train
was coming down early yesterday morning.
| Mr. Bourne's absence from the train was
not noticed until the train reached
Savannah. When the train reached here,
Supt. Hege dispa, ched an engine and coach
with Assistant Master q Transportation
Norman and Conductor Beville to see what
had become OF Bourne As they neared the
six mile post they heard groans, and bring
ing the special 70 a stop, they found the
injured man in the lusheS about - feet from
the track. He was partly unconscious, but
recovered by the time they got him TO
his home at PoOler He was bruised
about the face, head and arms and com
planned Of spinal pains. He asked that DR..
Harden should be sent TO treat him, and
the doctor visited the injured man later in
the day.
The Incident was due TO careless panic
on the train. A service train was unload
ing ties near the seven-mile post on a
straight track. The engineer on the ''shoofy'
train saw the service train before his ar
rival at Pooler One of the eccentric bolts
on the engine of the service train was loose
ana the engineer was screwing IL up and he
could not move when the 'shoohy" first came
in sight. Before the "shoofy" reached him,
however, he went back and took the side
track at Clifton.
The passenger train had been following
him for nearly a mile when some one near
the front end of the first car looked out and
saw the service train ahead of the n and
shouted collision" and Immediately a
panic ensued. the passengers running to-
ward the rear end of the train and upon
the platform.
In the excitement Mr.. Bourne either
jumped from the train o. was pushed off
by the crowd. He claims the latter The
statements of the men on each train and Of
several passengers on board of the 'shoohy,n
among them passenger Conductor Cubbedge,
show conclusiyely that there was not the
slightest danger to any one. Both trains
were running In the same direction, follow
ing each other
II is the opinion of some Of the passengers
that some boy shouted collision" through
a spirit of mischief, not thinking what
panic it would cause
Mr.. Bourne was reported much better
yesterday afternoon. His wife is in very
poor health, and the accident is doubly
unfortunate, as it will Incapacitate him
from work for some time.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
SPECIAL NOTICE.
OFFICE HEALTH OFFICER


SAVANNAH, GA, April 30th 1888
From and after MAY LIST, 1883, the City Ordi.
nance which specifies the Quarantine Teauire-
ments TO be observed at the port of Savannah
Heorgia, for the period of time ANNUALLY from
MAY LIST to NOVEMBER list will be most
rigidly enforced
Merchants ana all other parties Interested
VIII be supplied with printed copies of the
Quarantine Ordinance upon application 10 ofT3ce
OF the Health officer From and after this
GATE, and until further notice. all Steamships
and Sailing Vessels from South America. Cen.
tIal America, Mexico, West Indies Sicily. ports
OF italy south Of 10 north latitude and coast Of
AFRICA between 100 north and 14o south latitude
direct or via American ports will he subject IN
close quarantine and be required to report at
the Quarantine Station and be treated as being
from injected or suspected ports or localities
captains OF these Vessels will have to remain
az the quarantine station until their vessels ara
TeneEed' All steamers and sailing vessels from
Foreign ports not included above, direct or via
american ports, whether seeking chartered on
other"lSe, VIII re required to remain In auaran.
uhe uhtL boarded and passed up by the Ouaran-
tlne Otlcer. Neither the Captains nor any ono
on board such vessels, will be allowed 10 come
10 the CITY until the vessels are insuected nnd
passed by the Quarantine Officer
AS ports or localities not herein enumerated
are reported unhealthy to the Sanitary Authori-
ties, Quarantine restrictions asAinst Same win
be enforced without further publication.
IDe Quarantine regulations recurring the
nylng OF the Quarantine flag on vessels subjected
70 detention or inspection, will be rigidlv an
forced. W. +. Drummer, N ~,
Health Officer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
THROUGH TO ST. LOUIS.

The Route Selected for the Georgia
Delegates-The Fare and Schedule
The committee of three appointed at At
lanta to select the quickest route for the
Georgia delegates to go TO the National
Democratic Convention at st. Louis, on
June 5, has selected the route via Nashville
and Evansville, and has arranged for the
delegates to leave Atlanta in body at 1850
a. m. Sunday, June 3, so as to arrive in st.
Louis Monday, June 4, at a. IN. Round
trip tickets will be sold on June |, 2, 3 aud
at one fare for the round trip, which from
Savannah will be $23 IS, and everybody
can avail themselves of the trip.
The schedule from Savannah to st. Louis
is as follows:
LEAVE. ARRIVE
200 q m. SEQ p. IN. Savannah. 500 pm 900 am.
1:50 pm 1886 am. Macon. 1000 a m 1000 .. m.
$3.50 pm 1850 a.m.Atlanta.. $50 am. 6:30 pm
LEAVE
7;1O am. $3.50 pm. Nashville s;l5 pm. 7:45 am.
ARRIVE.
500 pm 7:30 am.St. Louis 7:20 am. 72O p m.
Pullman sleepers will be run through
from Atlanta without change. Mr.. Fred
ID. Bush, District Passenger Agent of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, will go
through with the party and look after its
comforts.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
Another One on Justice Lamar.


He was medium-sized, dark-complexione
gentleman, who was noticeable mainly for
a profusion of iron-gray hair. which hung
low on bis shoulders. He held a letter in
his hand which be endeavored vainly to
drop in fire alarm box at the corner of
Fifteenth and G streets to-day. There was
a far away look on the gentlemans face as
he perseveringly searched for the aperture
through which to insert the letter His eff
forts attracted the attention of a street
gamin, who at last exclaimed:
"Say, mister, that's fire alarm box The
letter box is on the opposite corner"
"You are right, my lad, F" said the gentle
man, following the youths suggestion
and dropping the missive into the proper
receptacle.
AS he moved away Ben Butterworth, of
Ohio, who had been an amused spectat )r of
the occurrence, remarked to friend at his
elbow:
judicial honors have had no effect on
Lamar. see he is quite as absent-minded
as ever
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
SIFTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK

Dashes Here an6 There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at
Police Headquarters.
To-day is motion day in the Superior
Court
The Sheftall case has been assigned for
hearing on Thursday next, the last day Of
the term.
The Central railroad is carrying an aver
age of 1000 excursionists daily, and the
demand for coaches is increasing
The city water supply will be shut of at
10 o'clock this morning for a short while for
the purpose of repairing the main at the
ocean steamship wharves
The Chatham Light Infantry will leave
on an excursion over the Central tomorrow
morning to celebrate the fifteenth amend
Inent at Augusta on Monday.
LaRoche & Mclaughlin sold at auction
yesterday the property at the northwest
corner of Bryan and Lincoln streets 10
Capt Fleetwood for 5000. The buildings
on the site were partially burned this week
The annual meeting Of the Isle of II pc
Yacht CluD will be held at Commodore
Demere's Office, No. 6 Drayton street, at /
O'Clock this morning Officers will be
elected and the annual regatta will be ar
The Chatham Gun Club will throw open
its new grounds, on Estill avenue, 10 the
public to-day. Shooting will begin at 8
O'Clock. The grounds a.e private, but to-
day the club Is giving the public a chance
TO see how il can shoot clay pigeons
Mr.. Martin Suffer had a regular house
warming Thursday night on the occasion
of ms moving into his new house at Price
and Gordon streets. There we're a number
of invited guests present. and Commodore
Rochel was master Of ceremonies. He was
ably assisted by Mr.. w. D. Ennis.
There is serious complaint raised by the
citizens in toe neighborhoOd of New Chat
ham Hall, on Montgomery and Gwinnett
streets, against the racket that is kept up
by the colored people at the hall until the
wee hours in the morning. The other night
a difficulty occurred there between two col
ored dudes, and they lacerated the air with
all manner Of oaths and blackguardism, and
greatly disturbed the quiet Of that part OF
the city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
JOE DILLoNs LIGHT SENTENCE
Only Two Y FEARS for His Assault On Old
Man Carr.

Joseph Dillon, the negro who was con
victed at the present term Of the Superior
Court for assault with intent to murder
upon Thomas Carr, the keeper of the pest
house, was put in the dock yesterday and
sentenced to two years at hard labor in the
penitendary. There is an indictment
against Dillon for highway robbery, upon
which be has not yet been tried.
Mr.. Carr had been to town to draw his
pay and purchase his monthly supplies,
leaving Dillon in charge of the place.
Upon Carrs return Dillon went off, and
getting another negro returned, and Dillon
struck down the old'man with club rified his
person, while his accomplish went through
the house. Those who expressed them
selves yesterday considered the penalty
very light, when the enormity of the offense
was considered
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
ON RAIL AND CROSSTIE.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circlea

Circles
Savannah is kicking against the sleeping
car service on the Atlantic Coast line.
Thirteen of the incorporators of the pro-
posed White Plains railroad called upon
Col. r. M. Mitchell President of the Mar
row Gauge railroad, at Augusta, a day or
two ago, to see if the Augusta, Gibson and
SandersviIle road would build from White
Plains to Mitchell Col Mitchell advised
the incorporators TO call a meeting of the
stockholders and to elect directors and a
President. and then make proposition to
the Augusta, Gibson and Sandersville road
to build their line Under this advice a
meeting of the stockholders of the White
Plains road has been called at White Plains
on Wednesday, May 80, at which time
officers will be elected Col Mitchell says
the Narrow Gauge road will doubtless con-
tribute if the White Plains road can get
$4,000 cash subscribed. 1t is understood
that Col. Mitchell will be asked to accept
the presidency of the new road.
The sleeping-cars are all right, but it is
impossible to secure New York berths here
The only way a berth can be secured is to
telegraph to Jacksonville and get it re-
served there This involves delay, some
times seriously inconvenient, and the ex-
pense of telegraphing. Savannah has not
had the right of reServing berths on the fast
mail since Jan. /. Until about two weeks
ago there was a New York sleeper on the
north-bound train leaving here at 8:23 D. m.
but passengers do not like to go North by
that train, as it necessitates two nights on a
sleeper, and they prefer the fast mail leav-
ing here at 1926 p. IN. The night sleeper
has now been taken off, and Savannah is
without any sleeping-car privileges North
altogether, except what can be secured in
advance by telegraphing to Jacksonville at
the passengers expense. Business men and
others who go North at this season are pro-
testing against Savannah being given the
go-by with the travel that it furnishes the
railroads
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
DEATH OF ROBERT PRoUT.

A Cancer Takes OFF One of Eflng
hams Most Respected Citizens.
Robert Prout, respected citizen OF
EGlnghsm county, died at his residence, at
Hinely, last Sunday. The deceased was
between Is and 70 years of age, and had
suffered log from cancer Of the mouth
He came to Savannah for treatment in one
Of the hospitals, and about month ago was
told to return home to his family, as his
cure was hopeless.
MIR. Prout was a controlling spirit in the
politics Of his section, and had held many
positions of honor and trust in Efinghau
county, in all Of which his official conduct
was marked by the strictest integrity aud
conscientious discharge Of duty. His re.
mains were inferred in the family burying
ground on Monday last.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
Parnall In OIL

A fine oil painting of Hon. Charles
Stewart Parnell, the great leader in the
present struggle in Ireland, has been placed
on exhibition in the show window Of Por-
ters drug store. This picture was painted
from life by Mr. S. Watson, artist, OF
Dublin, and was presented by him to the
sisters Of st. Michael's Orphanage, Belvidere,
St. John, Newfoundland, for the benefit
of the orphan boys under their charge. 1t
was ratified by the sisters for $500, aud was
won by Il lady of this city. Many having
expressed desire to see it. it has been
placed on exhibition.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
In Mayor Testers Court.

In addition to the cases elsewhere re-
ported, the following sentences were passed
upon city prisoners by Mayor Lester yester-
day morning:
Charles Brown, drunkenness, SIS or two
days.
Henry Williams, drunk and disorderly.
and cursing and abusing Margaret A. King,
$40 or thirty days.
Mary Angelow, a colored nvmph du pare,
was fined S. or ten days for promenading
on the street in costume more airy than
modest
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-19
To See the War Ships.

The fast and popular steamer st. Nicholas
will, on Sunday, May 90, at $50 a. M,
make an excursion to Beaufort harbor to
meet the United States North Atlantic
squadron, giving about two hours in the
harbor, and returning to Savannah at 10
o'clock p. m. This is a delightful trip, and
affords rare opportunity to see a large
fleet of war vessels. Tickets for the round
trip are Soc, for sale on the wharf. See adj
Vertisement for particulars.