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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
A Remarkable Trio of Brothers.

Messrs. Reuben, Enoch and Primus Jones,
of Baker county, says an exchange, are re-
markable men, each in his own individual
ity, and they are remarkable as three broth
ers collectively. Their combined heights
make. eighteen feet, and their aggregate
weights make 600 pounds. They are all
successful planters, and Primus, the first
bale man, is by no means the best among
them; that is, if Judgment is to be ps--+.
on the clear money each makes an
nually. Primus has national reputation.
and Rueben and Enoch should have the
same. They are among the very best citi-
gems that this section has, and contribute 70
the general prosperity by their individual
success. Mr.. Enoch Jones, the least known
of the family, is perhaps the richest, being
worth in the neighborhood of 100000 All
of these men live on their farms, and give
their business the closest possible attention.
Nothing escapes their practical observation
They live in the style of ante
bellum days, and strangers. as well
as their friends, are cordially well
coined and Hospitality entertained at
their bounteous boards. Col Reuben, the
eldest, is one of the best informed and most
fluent takers in the State. His informa.-
ton covers a wide range, showing the great
versatility of his genius. He can deliver
without any previous preparation or notice
an entertaining lecture ON agriculture,
science, religion, law or Masonry, and is
accounted one of the most accomplished
Sunday-school superintendent in the State,
and has the rare knack of entertaining chill
dren in short or long talks either.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
a Cavalry Tournament.
From, the Atlanta (Ga3 Constitution.

From the atlanta (Gn) Constitution.
It has been decided that the Governors
Horse Guard will hold on May s the first
cavalry festival ever held in the United
States; that valuable prizes will be offered
for fitting and racing contests; that the con
testant who makes the highest score shall
be given the privilege of naming the queen
ofslOve and beauty and browning her at the
grand ball to be given the night of May 8:
that the contestant making the next best
score shall be entitled to name the first
bridesmaid; that the contestant making the
next highest score shall have the privilege of
naming the second bridesmaid; then there
will be two half-mile races to be ridden by
members of the competing companies
weighing $50 pounds on less, and two similar
races to be ridden by members who weigh
over $50 pounds. The Governors Horse
Guard proposes to make this May festival
the first of series of cavalry festivals to
take place in Atlanta annually. The com
pany hopes to be able to offer large prizes to
be bestowed upon the victorious competing
companies. 1t is expected that there will be
entries from Georgia, South Carolina, Ala
bama and Virginia. To secure the at
tendance of the representative horse COM
panies of these States, Capt. Milledge has
prepared a neat circular, and has mailed a
copy to the Captains of the following com
panies:
ne treOrgla GlSStlTS, OF savannah.
The Richmond Hussars, of Augusta.
The Liberty Troop, of Liberty county.
The Mcintosh Light Dragons, of McIn-
tosh county.
The Effingham Hussars, of Effingham
county.
The Light Dragons, of Charleston, S. C.
The Beaufort District Troop, of Beaufort,
s. c.
The Edgefeld Huzzars, Edgefield, S. C.
The Richmond Light Dragons, Colum-
bia, S. G.
The Stuart Horse Guard, Richmond, Va.
The Montgomery Cavalry, Montgomery,
Ala.
The City Light Troop, Philadelphia, Pa.
The arrangements are not yet completed.
They will depend upon the number of COM
panies entering the tournament. Should a
sufficient number of favorable replies come
in by the next meeting tl.splans will be ma
tured without delay.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
AUGUSTUS STEAMBOATS,.
Their Mission Not Completed Until
Western Rates Are Reduced.


From Wednesdays augusta (Gd) Chronicle.
In conversation with merchant yester-
day, he remarked to a reporter that the
steamboats, had not completed their mission
yet The concessions which have been
made by the railroads are all very well, but
Augusta wants to see the Western haulerS
make some concessions.
Con. Alexander stated in his interview
with u MORNING News reporter that less
than per cent. of his business was drawn
from Augusta. 1t strikes me that this esti-
mate is somewhat off; still the merchants
are disposed to give that 3 per cent. to the
river.
ut Is Western concessions that we want.
Five cents reduction on hundred pounds
OF corn will be about &c. a ushel. Such
reduction will enable US to push our trade
even further than we have already. /
think we would have received the conces-
sion from the Rate Committee long ago,
but the agents from competitive points
fight the reduction bitterly. When Angus
ia Is receiving heavy freights by water
from Baltimore by every boat from Savan-
nah, the fact has much significance for the
railroad people.
"The boats are on top" he concluded,
'and with the hearty cooperation of our
merchants will stay there"
The proposition to pool the Augusta
Steamboat Company stock, so as to forever
protect it from purchase by rival corpora
tions, is meeting with pronounced favor.
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arrangements with the owners OF the prop
erty, TO keep the house open the year
through, with the exception OF few weeks
probably during July and August, when
the house will be closed TO undergo repair
ing from top to bottom.
Deputy Sheriff Henry Stevenson, of De-
Land, was last week instructed to arrest
number Of men. who, it was charged, were
illegally fishing in the waters of lakes Dex-
ter and Harvey. Mr.. Stevenson, rs usual,
carried out bis instructions to the letter,
and took his prisoners TO Enterprise, where
they were tried. 1t was, however, proved
that the law under which they were arrest
cd, was unconstitutional, null and void, and
they were released They have q right to
fish for shad up to April L.
AT a meeting of the companies named be-
low, which was recently held at Pa atka,
the following directors We're elected: Florida
Southern Railway Company director
joan W. Gambler, Jacob Edwards, Asa y.
Potter, Rufus H. Brown, John K Hall,
William L. Gambler. Frank O. Bro wn, Ed
ward Avery, j. Wentworth Brown. st.
John and Lake EuAis Railway Company
directoTS--Jacob Edwards, John w. Cand
Ter Il. Avery, Asa F. Potter, X. II. Brown.
Florida Commercial Company directors
John w. Gambler, Edward Avery, A. H.
Batcheller, William l.. Gambler, Charles o.
IpoOtI, ISuluS II. DIOWl, ASd L. L OLIcl,
Jacob Edwards Robert j. Edwards. AS
the above named gentlemen were all re-
elected, the old officers will probably be re-
elected also, which means a continuation of
the old administration.
About two weeks ago a number of boys
from the Children's Aid Society Of New
ork arrived in Jacksonville and were
turned over to such persons as made appli
cation for them. Among the applicants for
the boys was Capt. Rose, of St Cloud, who
was assigned the care of siX-Charles Nagel,
Dennis Casey and Thomas Cornell, besides
three German boys. The two first named
boys arrived in Jacksonville Wednesday.
and reported that they had left Capt. Rose
on account of improper treatment. To a
reporter of the Jacksonville Times Union
they said Wednesday night that they were
required to work from sun-up until sun
down, being allowed an hour for din
ner. This they did not object to so much,
but the consideration was that they
were to get salary of s. per month and
their board. The food furnished them, they
said, was for breakfast couple Of biscuits,
sometimes only half cooked, with occasion
ally a piece of fat bacon and coffee. For
dinner the same as for breakfast, with
little half cooked cabbage, and for supper
the same as for dinner. At first they were
given butter and hominy but this was soon
withdrawn and the only food they had was
that named above. firing of this, the three
first named boys left without pay for their
two weeks work, the first two working
their way to Jacksonville, and the third,
being unable to work, stopped off at Blue
Spring. They are anxious TO get back to
New York, and will endeavor to arrange to
work their way back on the Seminole.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
A Book With a History.
From the ThomasviIe (Ga,) Times.

From the 1hOmdsUute (GG,) Times.
While passing through Mr.sS. J. Cassels
drug store yesterday, we found Mr.. Ammen
at his desk making an entry in large new
ledger:
'See here" said he, this book has histo-
ry." "What history is attached to the book.
1t looks very much like many
others we have SEEM" we replied.
81 will tell you" said the prescription man.
as he balanced pen gracefully over his
left ear: "The book was ordered from
New York by telegraph with in
structions to forward by express.
The day it was ready TO ship,
the great storm struck that portion of the
country, and twas several days before any
express matter left New York. Finally,
however, it got off and was heading for
Townsville, when down it went in the
great wreck at Hurricane river" And the
young man toyed with the virgin pages
tenderly-almost lovingly. His reverie
was rudely brought to stop by a man and
brother asking for a box of dem pills what
you glib my ole woman last week. Dey is
mighty good. How many did you say to
take at time ?"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
FLORIDA.


Wakulld Aht1u safes are III
Tallahassee capitalists are investing heav-
lily in Jefferson county bonds.
There is a grove out at Highland Park
which is labeled mot for Sale
H. E. Day, of Gainesville, has sold his
residence to Mrs. Chapman, of New York.
w. A. Allen, of DeLand, has been asked
to play in the Jackson (Mich) base ball
team this summer.
A two-story frame house, near Dunu's
saw mill, DeLand, the property of c.. 2.
Williams, was burned Tuesday. The loss is
$500, with no insurance.
Stern g. Co. have sold out the remnant of
their stock i'll Tallahassee and removed to
New York city, where they have a large
factory for the manufacture of ladies'
cloaks.
1t is a favorite pastime with tourists
waiting at the depot for train to toss
nickels to about fifteen or ttenty little
bootblacks to see them scramble in the dirt
10 secure the prize.
The guests Of the Leon Hotel, at ITALIA
hassee, had n greasy pole put up last week
with Il IS bill on top of it, and had lots of
fun watching the duslly street urchins at
tempting TO climb it.
\ lady from Baltimore, who is wintering
at DeLand, tells tough chicken story
She says that she has a hen at her home in
Baltimore which lays an average of fifteen
eggs day for months.
Lee Morris sawyer Mt Dunns mill, near
Deland, had his wrist ierked out of Joint
Thursday. II took two men to pull it back.
and when they did get it in place it sounded
like the report Of pistol.
Colored people own great deal of prop.
erty in Deland; some Of it right in the
business center. The property they own in
the corporate limits covers at least
thirty-dvo acres, and is valuel at about
$4,000.
The editor OF the DeIand W'eekly Negs
impearheS the veracitv of the editors Of the
Enterprise Hcrdid and Orange City Times
in way that would have led TO a duel in
the days before the war. The county seat
question is the cause Of the trouble.
The rumors that the prisoners, accused of
burning the Risque house who are now in
jail at Enterprise had been released was
unfou lded. The friends of the prisoners
made out bond, but il was no good aud
was refused. They are still in Jail, and it is
more than probable they will be convicted
The rumor - the effect that the Sanford
II use, at Sanford. is about to close is en-
tirely without fOundati n. The proprie-
tors. Aessrs. Neal " Hamilton, have made
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
Knocked Out by a Billy Coat.

From the Albany tG0l Netcs and Advertiser
Mr.. John Rust had an encounter with an
enraged billy e at, last Sunday Billy was
peacefully browsing in Capt. Rust's back
yard, and when Mr.. John Rust entered the
gate billy must have regarded him as a
tresspasser, for he made at him. ami with
one vigorous butt placed John hOrS du COM
bot. With the force of b4ttering RANT,
his head simpingel against the pins of the
the first blow. John called Justify for help
as the vicious animal continued his assault
with alarming vigor. Some of the home
folks responded ana released him from his
perliouS position before he sustained any
serious injury.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
Compagnie Generate TransatIantque
---French Line TO Hawre.

DETWEEN New York and Havre. from pier
ID No y, y. r., foot of Morton street. Tray
elers by this line avoid both transit by English
railway and the discomfort Of crossing the
Channel in a small boat. Special train leaving
the Company 5 dock at Havre direct for Paris
on arrival Of steamers. Baggage checked at
New ork through to Paris.
la BpUBGOGNE, tRANGEuL, SATURDAY,
March u, Bpm.
Ia BRETAGNE, DEJASssElIN, SATURDAY,
March 81, SA If.
LA CHAMPAGNE, BoYsR, SATURDAY,
April :, BPM.
PRICE OF PASSAGE dncudng wine):
TO HAVRE-F First Cabin. Winter rate Si0nand
$50 Second Cabin, $50: Steerage from New York
70 Havrc, ST. Steerage from New York 20 Paris
SD 20; including vine bedding and utensils.
LOUIS DE BEBIAN. Agent, Bowling Green
foot Of Broadway, New York.
or j. Q. SHAW, ESQ, 70 Bull street, MEssRS
WILDER 4 CO.. 1875 Bay street. Savannah
Agents.
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Why He Should Know.
From the Jesltp Ca !SentineI.

TFV"t VIC Veo''p W W 1D,'FItFtts
In a Sunday school not 1000 miles from
Jesup there was young lady teacher, who
had class of boys ranging in years fro
to II. When the class commenced to recte
the teacher asked great big, gawlly boy
who made him. Il dunno" replied the
don't know who made him. Why there's
little Benny Jones, only years old. and I'll
bet he can tell who made him. Come up
here, Benny. Benny, who made youg'
bod" said the bright little 3-year-old
"Do you hear that" said the teacher
well" said gawby, smiling. Il reckon he
can tell who made him, cause faint been
long since he was made
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
A Sad Drowning.

From the Athens GA Banner Waterman.
Long before the war, so we are told by
an old citizen. a strange man and young
girl, travelling through the county in a
buggy attempted to cross Sandy creek
bridge. where Bloomfield's brick ward now
is, while the water was very high Both
parties, together with their horse, were
drowned After the waters had subsidized
the young lady was found clinging to the
tail of the horse, but the remains of the
man were never discovered. No one to
this day knows who the unfortunate couple
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
Forgot His Promise.
) rIadicoto

From The Vienna (Gd) TiHdicGtot.
The white man Moore who broke Jail
some time ago, and left q note for Sheriff
Kellam stating that h would return to
court, did not put in his appearance last
week He surely must have forgotten his
promise and we entirely overlooked giving
him notice beforehand and we will warn
him now TO be and appear at this place on
May next, then and here TO make known
what good and sufficient cause. il any he
has, why he did not appear at said March
term rs per promise
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
A Tale for Nimrods.

From the CoringtOn (Gd.) Enterprise.
A young man from the western section of
the county told us Thursday that he had
recently killed thirty-six cartridges flying,
at eighteen shots. having got six on the rise
of the first covey at one shot. Edward
Heard, Rough Griffin, Charles White and
Gene Lee heard this marvellous yarn, all of
whom appeared astounded to see the young
man walk down the street without being
crippled by bolt of lightning from cloud
less sky.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE.

Tampa, Key West. Havana.
TRI-WEEKLy
SOUTH.BOUND.
Lv Tampa Mondays, Thu and Sat. 10 D. m
Ar Key West Tues, Fri and Sunday p. m.
Ar Havana We'd Sat. and Monday a. m.
NORTH-BOUND.
~ Havana Mon, Wed and Sat. / p. m.
lN Key West Mon, Wed. and Saturday 10 p. m.
Ar Tampa Tues. Thu. and Sunday D. m
Connecting at Tampa with West India Fast
Train TO and from Northern and Eastern cities
For stateroom accommodations apply to City
Ticket Office S, f. x W R'y. Jacksonville, or
Agent Plant Steamship Line Tampa.
G. d. OWENS, Traffic Manager
II. :. HAINES, General Manager
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
RAILROADS.
SAVANNAH, FLORIDA & WESTERN
r A IL w A Y.
w aycrOss Short Line
Time Gard in Effect Jan. 8, 1888

A Ii TRAINS of this road are run bv Can.,.,
"A Standard Time. Passenger trains win iaaaaI
and arrive daily as follows: " - '0a's
NEW YORK AND FLORIDA SPECIAL PIT,
MAN NESTIBULED TRAIN VIA ATI.A,
TIC COAST LINE.
This train is composed of Drawing Roo.
smoking solll, king, Beading and Dining Cars Tran,
day, Wednesday, Thursday. Saturday and 1 sus
day. Trains going North will leave Savan@nunnt,
every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, F1 ridSa
CDTrJ1Ty pnTvMn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
Pbillips' Digestible cocoa

Is a valuable substitute for tea or coffee Il
nourishes, while they only stimulate. A superior
drink for children and for nervous and delicate
women. II Is dileIsut from ali other cceoas,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
RAILROADS.
s G II + u U L E
CENTRAL RAILROAD.

SAVANNAH, GA, Oct. Is, 1897
4 IN and after this dste Passenger Trains win
" run daily unless marked T. which are daily
except Sunday.
The standard time, by which these trains run
is 81 minutes slower than Savannah city tin1A.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23

These trains, composed entirely of Pullman
Yestibuled Library, Dining Room and Sleeping
Cars, the most elegant trains in the world, VIII
leave New York every Monday, Tuesday.
Wednesday. Friday and Saturday. Returning
will leave Savannah every Sunday, Monday
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
sDaiy except Sunday.
Pond.
Train rs stops only at Ridgeland, Green Pond
and Ravenel.
For tickets Pullman car reservations en1
other information apply to WIN. BIEN, TlcKeo
Agent, - Bull street and at depot,
G. 5. GADSDEN T. p. MCSWINEY,
Superintendent Gen. Pass. Agent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
NEW ORLEANS EXPRESS
EAST FLORIDA EXPRFss

4;O4 p m Ar Chattahoochae .Lv 11:80 a ~,
Pullman buffet cars to and from Jacksonvilla
and New YORK, to and from Jacksonvills and
New Orleans via Pensacola. ''''A
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23

Train No. 10t leaves Guyton $40 D. M. arrives
Savannah 4:25 D. H.
Sleeping cars on all night trains between Sa-
vannah- Augusta, Macon and Atlanta
Train No. g. leaving Savannah at 500 n m
VIII stop regularly at Guyton, but at no other
point to put of passengers between Savannah
Train No viii stop on signal at stations b.
tween Millen ana Savannah to take on passen-
gers for Savannah
Connections at Savannah with Eayaunah
Florida. -
Tickets for all points and sleeping car berths
on sale at City Office No. % Bull street and
each train.
ROBERT W. HUNT. EFT. CHARLTON
Ticket Agent Gen. Pass. Agent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23

MIN MORNING NEWS carriers reach
every part Of the city early Twenty
i LII five cents week pays for the Daily
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SOUTH BOUND
NORTH BOUyD

Mon, Thurs Wad r.,
and Satur- Lv. Tamna ArCand e. II
day 9:3Opm dav q. % . u n
Tues, Friday Tie ~ NJ. I
and Sunday Ar 'Aey west. Lv q 81 g., I9ufS
Wed. Sat, & T r. ea'41 TC
Mon. $500 am al. havana .Lv 3 Sat' n I
Pullman buffet cars to and from Ner,, y Y
and Tampa -'" 10Th
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.

improvements by the Railroad dis at
Brunswick-The Framer of the First
Cotton Mill to be Built on the North
Oconee River.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23

THE STEAMSHIPS OF this Company are ap-
i pointed to sail from Savannah for Balti
more as follows-city time;
WIN. CRANE. Capt. B1LLuPs. TUESDAY,
March 81, at p. NJ.
JOHNS HOPKINS, Capt. FOSTER, MONDAY,
April ,. at 10:30 AN.
WIN. CRANE. Capt. BrLLUPs, SATURDAY,
April :, at 4:30P NJ.
JOHNS HOPKINS. Capt FOSTER, THURS
DAY April IL, at 6 p. NJ.
And from Baltimore on the above named DAYS
at Pm
Through bills lading given to all points West,
all the manufacturing towns in New England
and to ports of the United Kingdom and the
Continent
JAS. B. WEST & CO.. Agents,
ia Bay street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-23

Train No. o. leaves Savannah 200 D M; ar
rives Guyton 2:55 D. m
Passengers for Sylvania, Wrightsyille Mil.
train ~
Passengers for Thomaston, Carrollton. Perry
Fort Gaines, Talbotton Buena VISTA Blakely
and CLAYTON should take the 800 D m train
The Arizona champion., 1888-05-19
 rELEoRAPH SUMMARY.

The Colorado delegates to Chicago go without instructions.
 The Republicans of Kansas favor Ingalls, first and Blaine second for the presidency.
 The New York delegation to the National Republican Convention will be solid for Chauncey M. Depew.
 A great fire caused by the igniting of an oil tank at Oil City, Pa.. 6es. troyed sIoo, 1000 in property on the I3th and i4th inst.
 Macbeth, a brown gelding, owned by Hawkins, won the Derby race at Louisville, on the I4th, lby length, enriching his owner about S7o, ,ooo. The odds gwen against him were 8 to I. Time, a:3SA.
 The Republican Territorial Con. vention held at Santa Fe, N. M., on the 18th inst. elected Tom Catron, of Santa Fe, and Col. J. Frank Cha. yes, of Valencia, delegates to the Ma tional Convention.
 The Mississippi is higher now than at any time since 1881. At Keokuk the people who could not get out ol town are living in upper stories A, Burlington large number of bushes. houses have been invaded by the flood The Hannibal and St. Joseph tracks are eight inches under water at Quincy, Ill. Immense damage ha: been done.
 The house committee on territor. ies made a favorable report on tn. bill providing for system of artesiar we'll experiments in Arizona and New Mexico. Under this bill Arizona will be entitled to $so 1000, which small amount for the pu rpose intended, yeI it may prove suffi cient. and vii thereby add millions of wealth to the territory.
 The Shy levee near Louisiana, Mo. gave away on the I4th, permitting the waters of the M Mississippi to flood 100, 900 acres of the finest farming lands in Missouri and Illinois. The lands were stocked with crops of corn and wheat, all of which has been swept away, entailing loss of nearly $I 900, 900. Farmers and their fam. lilies were compelled to flee to the up lands to save themselves from being drowned.