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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-10-13
PROFESSIONAL.

OREEN AND FIGURED SCREEN WIRE 24,
&J 80 and 36 inches wholesale and retail, at
SO King, corner Of Royal street. You can bny
wire, and have Window and Door Frames made
of better quality, to cost no moro than the COM
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
THE NEW HOTEL PLANS.
ARCHITECT Preston Writes That They are
Progressing as Rapidly as Possible.

ARCHITECT Preston Writes That They are
Progressing as Rapidly as Possible.
There is no question asked more fire.
quently OF those who are supposed to know
what is being done than how the plans for
the new hotel are progressing. Mr.. C. A.
Reitze, secretary of the hotel company,
received a letter yesterday from Mr.. Pres
ton, the architect, which, while it did not
state the exact date when the plans will be
ready, is quite encouraging, as it shows
that the work is progressing as fast as pos
sible.
Mr.. Preston states that the plans are pro-
crossing rapidly, and that he is arranging
to obtain this week approximate estimates
of the cost of the building He says that
much of the work on the plans has necessa-
rily been personal work, as it was not such
as he would delegate even to his most ex-
perienced draughtsmen.
From the time the sketch plans were ap-
proved by the board of directors Mr.. Pres
ton has given the working plans a large
portion of his time, even neglecting other
important work, and remaining in his office
nearly every evening during the past month
to push them forward. The planning of the
floors has been completed, the framing and
timber plans have been made, and the entire
outside Of the building on all the streets and
area has been designed. Many of the detail
drawings are also made and in progress.
1t is probable that no one outside of those
who have had practical experience in such
matters has any just appreciation of the
labor involved in making the plans and
specifications for so complex a building as
the new hotel will be. In the expenditure
of 50 large sum of money as the building
will cost every detail in the work must be
thoroughly elaborated before the plans are
in shape to be presented to the contractors
to estimate on.
1t is understood that several extensive
builders, who are accustomed to handling
large contracts, are ready to offer propoS-
ais as soon as bids are called for. There is
no doubt toat Savannah will have the
grandest hotel in the SOUTH if not in the en-
tire country, when the new edifice is built.
1t will be, however, several months before
the work of construction will be commenced,
but there is no doubt that the hotel will be
ready for the season of lSS9-'90.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
NINE YEARS A FUGITIVE.
A CAROLINA NEGRO ARRESTED
FOR AN OLD CRIME.

Frank Gillins alias Paul Gaillard in
Jail for Attempting to Murder John
Merine at Mount Pleasant, S. c., in
197o-The Officers Put on the Scent
of the Would-Be Murderer by an Ex1
cursionist from Pritchsrd's Former
Home.
Frank GiIlins alias Paul Gaillard (colored)
was arrested yesterday by Officers McDer-
mott and Harvey on warrant Issued in
September, last year, at Mt. Pleasant, S.
c., charging Gillins with assault with in
tent to murder.
The crime was committed in 1879 at Mt.
Pleasant. Gillins aud his brother were
charged with beating and attempting to
kill a white man named John Merine. Gill
Inns brother was captured and sent to the
chain-gang, but Gillins escaped,
and for the past eight years
he has been in Savannah, employed at the
Central railroad wharves. He is married
and has large family.
ARRESTED AT HIS HOME.
When the officers arrested Gillins at his
home, on CASTOR street, near West Broad,
he told his wife to sell all the furniture and
everything else she could, to help carry on
the trial, for he was into it. He told the
officers that he was wanted in South Caro-
lima for the crime, but he denied his guilt
The prisoner said that the crime with
which he is charged was committed ten
years ago on Pine Island, near Mt. Pleasant,
and that as soon as his brother was ar
rested for the offense Gillins ran off and
came to Savannah.
NINE YEARS INCoG.
The officers at Mt. Pleasant have never
known his whereabouts until few weeks
ago. The sheriff of Burnley county. South
Carolina, was informed by some
parties who had been to Savan-
nah on on excursion that Gaillard
was here sailing under the name of
Frank Gillins. The sheriff notified Sheriff
Roman here of the affair and requested him
to keep a lookout for Gillins Sheriff Roman
placed the matter in Mr. McDermott's
hands, and the constable succeeded yester-
day in finding his man.
The South Carolina officer was wired i'm
mediately, and 1t is expected that he will
come for Gillins to-day or tomorrow.
Gillins told the officer that he was perfectly
willing to go with the South Carolina
officer, and that he would go without a
reQuiSition
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
THE NEW JURY LISTS.
An Increase in the Number of Both
Grand and Petit Jurors.

An Increase in the Number of Both
Grand and Petit Jurors.
The work Of the jury commissioners is
complete, and court house official said
yesterday afternoon, ~ think it will stand
water" AS matter of fact the jury COM
missioners worked very diligently in getting
up the list of grand and traverse jurors, and
did not complete 1t until after it had passed
through a close inspection by the clerks of
the superior and city courts, and Tax Re-
ceiver Dillon. Great pains were taken by
the jury commissioners through the sittings
and in the final revision. They had two
weeks of continuous daily session, and
worked at intervals two weeks longer, some
of their sessions lasting from O'Clock until
a late hour of the night.
Eleven pages of the jury book are re-
quired for the names of the grand juries
and fifty-one pages for the traverse jurors.
The jury commissioners adopted the sug-
gestiOns made by the MORNING NEWS and
increased the number of grand Jurors.
They put 324 names in the box. very ma
terial increase, for the jury lists are now
revised annually, whereas, under the old
law the revision was on alternate years,
and at the previous revision there were only
206 names put In the grand jury box.
There is also proportionate increase in
the number of names on the traverse jury
list, for while at the last revision for two
years there were 1859 names in the box,
the revision just completed shows l ,745
additional names About $50 of the traverse
jurors are colored
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
ABOUT FOLKS you KNOW.
Savannahians and Other People Who
Come and Go.

| Come and Go.
| n. Czarda of Macon is at the Screven.
! A. w. Jones Of Atlanta is in the city.
J. s, Cowart of cambridge Is in the city.
Capt. w. H. Patterson Of Darien is at the
| Harnett
r. w. Robertson Of Macon is at the
| Harnett.
E. Fl. Dottenheimer of Macon is at the
| Screven.
C. II. Beckwith of Glenmore is at the
| Marshall
H. ]. Davis of billiard, Fla, is at the
| Marshall
C. Benden of Surrency was in the city
yesterday.
D. B. Sweat of Waycross is stopping at
the Harnett.
IF. Wooten of Godwinsville, Ca, is at
the Marshall.
j. S. Rozier Of Blackshear is at the
Harnett house.
A. H. Spaulding of Manor is registered
| at the Marshall.
Messrs. John Grim and J. NJ Stewart are
at the Marshall.
William Letford of Bryan county was in
the city yesterday.
c. B. Gilbert left for Macon last night via
the Central railroad.
II. R. Daniel of Swainsboro is stopping
at the Screyen house.
c. R. Wood left for Atlanta last night,
via the Central railroad.
j. F. La Far left via the Central railroad
last night for Cincinnati
j. NJ. Crawford of Lawtonvilie is regis
tered at the Marshall house.
r. L. Hicks and family of Townsville
are stopping at the Marshall.
Misses L. G. and jamie Stephenson of Tai
lahassee are guests of the Screven.
Col. 5. Fl. Hawkins of Americas is in the
city. He Is stopping at the Screven.
H. r. Remshart and wife, and Miss Moss
of Griffin, were guests of the Marshall
John Feely, Jr., returned yesterday, on
the steamship Tallahassee, from his summer
vacation.
Mr.. Fl. F. Train, principal of the city
high school, returned from the north yes
terday on the Tallahassee,
The cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Mildred Clayton Richardson and Mr..
Robert Lee Allen at Grace church, Annis-
ton, Ala, Wednesday, Sept. g. Miss
Mildred is the eldest daughter of B. H.
Richardson, Esq, formerly of this city.
An election for second lieutenant of Com
pany A of the Guards was held at the
arsenal last night and T. P. Huger was
unanimously elected. An hour later legal
election was held confirming the prelimi-
nary election. The election was under the
supervision of Lieuts. Bryan and Rogers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
NEW GOVERNMENT BUILDING.
The Floor Space OF the Different De-
partments-

Postmaster Lamar received yesterday the
floor plans for the new government build
from United States Marshal Lamar, who
writes that Judge Speer is not in Macon,
but is still recreating in the White noun
tains. The plans were returned to Wash
lngton by last nights mail with the sug,
gcstions of Capt. Lamar heretofore noted
in the MORNING NEWS
An inspection of the plans shows that the
postmaster has reason to recommend added
facilities There is no provision made Tor
receiving and discharging e mails under
cover, nor for mechanical appliances Tor
prompt and labor saving handling OF the
mails. The floor area for the work room is
thought by Capt. Lamar to be Inadequate
for the large force of clerks and carriers,
much less for the Savannah post Office Il
few years hence, and it is for that reason
he has recommended the purchase OF ad-
dltional ground on the west.
The architect has evidently run largely to
corridor, for % per cent. of the second or
postoifce floor is given up for corridor pur-
poses, or considerably more than one-thlrd
OF the area of the work room of the post
Office.
The following will give some idea of the
floor space of the building, as now planned,
but IL is possible that the recommendations
OF the postmaster will result in changes
affecting his department;
Observation-Disclosures storage room, 36x2S
feet; postoffice space, 36x22; boiler room,
3lx24; coal space, 3lx24; storage room,
24xl4; water closets for postOtice, lSxlS;
corridor ], 572 square feet, or q per cent of
the area of the basement.
Postotfice Department, Second Floor
Postoffice work room, inside of screen,
3,G42 square feet; money order, registry
and stamps, which includes the clerical de-
partment, 652 square feet: postmaster's
l,353 square feet, or 70 per cent. of the floor
space. There is vestlDule, and the stair
way takes up 256 square feet.
United States Court Department, Second
Floor-CourJ room, 38x65 feet; clerk and
jury rooms, each 20 feet inches by % feet;
district attorney aud United States mar
shal's offices, 81" shaped, each 12xl4 and
12xl5, gixlng a floor area to each of 5lS
square feet; witnesses room, s feet inches
by s feet inches judges room, 12x1S feet
There is u corridor space of 972 square feet,
or IS per cent. of the floor space.
United States Court Depar ment, Third
Floor-Court room 28x3S: judges and clerks
room, each 15x25: jury room, 15xiS The
corridor has an area of 20 per cent. of the
floor space, or 972 square feet. There is a
storage room on this floor, dimensions and
area not given.
In reviewing the matter yesterday Capt.
Lamar said that he thinks the government
can better afford to reduce the building to
a second story with 40 feet more of ground
plans. By adding a wing to the building
ample room will be furnished for the post
Office department, with such facilities as are
required in city of the importance and
steady growth as Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
SHE WAS NOT ABDUCTED.
Florence someral Says That ALDER
Hodge Did Not hntice Her Away.

Florence Someral Says That Albert
Hodge Did Not hntice Her Away.
Albert Hodge, the young man charged
with kidnapping Florence Someral and
carrying her to Charleston, was given a
hearing in Justice Russell's court yesterday
afternoon and was discharged Mrs. Som
eral, mother of the girl, was the only wit
ness against him.
The girl made statement and said tina {
Hodge did not entice her away from her
home. She said that she was going to
leave her parents anyway, and that as
Hodge was going on visit to rela-
tives in Charleston, she went with him.
She said that she was determined not TO
remain at home, and her coming back to
Savannah was tor the purpose Of testfying
in Hodges behalf. She said tnat Hodges
had been paying her attention for the last
two months, but that her mother objected
to her marrying.
The girl is employed in the Arkwright
cotton factory, and 1t was remarked around
the mill the afternoon that she left that she
was going to marry. Ho e. is a carpenter at
the Savannah, Florida anu Western railway
shops, and has boon in the employ of the
company for the past five years He Is
looked upon as an industrious aud hard
working man. He said that his intentions
in visiting the girl were to marry her when
she got older and seeing that she was de-
termined to leave her parents, he was going
to see to it that she did not 20 to the bad.
When Justice Russell discharged Hodge
he told the girls parents to take her home,
The girl refused, however, to 20 with them
and it was not until Hodge accompanied
her in front of her parents that she went
Mt all.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
A CHANCE FOR STAR GAzERs.
What Prof. Boss Has Learned of Prof
Barnard's New Comet.

What Prof. Boss Has Learned of Prof
Barnard's New Comet.
Prof. Lewis Boss of the Dudley observa-
tory. Albany, has completed calculations of
the orbit of the new comet discovered by
Prof. Barnard at the Lick observatory
Sept. 2. Having remained nearly station
airy, the determination of its path has been
a work of great difficulty, and results at
tanned can be regarded as merely approx
mate. According to these the comet is
twice as far away from the earth as the sun
is, or about 100, 600, 900 miles, and is about
10000 900 miles from the sun. IL is NOV
ing toward its peribelon, and indications
are that this viii be reached Dec. TO-
As the earth and comet are moving to-
ward each other from opposite directions,
the velocity of approach toward us is some
thing unusual, about 100000 miles a day.
The comet will consequently increase in
brightness, and by the middle of Novem-
Der will he sixty times as bright as at its
discovery. Subsequent calculations will
determine whether it will become visible to
the unassisted eye. 1t came into our solar
system with the small inclination of Is to
the plane III which the planetary orbits lie,
and in such a way as to move in direction
contrary to that of the planets. The comet
cannot readily be seen much earlier than
o'clock in the morning, but within a month
it will be visible in the early evening hours,
and in November will rise before sunset.
The ply ical appearance indicates that it is
intrinsically bright, and that 1t will de
velop a large tail. Calculations indicate
its nearest distance TO the sun at l25, 900 900
miles, Should it fall below this the comet
will be brilliant OBJ ject in November.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
The Best Time to Buy Valuables.


This Is the dull season of the year. This
information is not exclusive or from inspi-
ration. Trade is pretty well as far as it
goes-but it doesn't go far. The purchasing
power of dollar now Is something surpris-
ing, simply because there are more dollars
than trade. In word, we are now inclined
to give a very large dollars worth for 100
cents just to keep things moving. Within
the past few months we have added to our
stock in various ways, new ideas, new con-
ceits. new tricks and quips in jewelry, and
so on. We've got to keep up, you know,
with the strides Of inventive and artistic
excellence. Our stock is worth looking
over, and, as intimated, we anil sell very
close to move some of it. This is good
time to renew household articles. Solid
Silver table ware, superb plated ware,
ornamental goods. For personal use or
adornment we offer line par excellence Ct
Ladies' fine Gold, Silver and Diamond
Jewelry, Ladies' Watches, Chains and
Charms, Gents Watches and Jewelry, etc.
All Of these articles can be bought cheaper
now than when trade gets brisker. Some
body will get married next fall-buy the
presents you intend to give no,o. They
will keep, and you will save money.
III. STERNBERG,
157 Broughton stress
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
WOULD NOT DO WORK.

Three Sailors on the Schooner Cot
tingham Refuse to Obey Orders.
Three sailors on the three-masted schooner
Louis K. Cottingham, Capt. Andrew Mel
son, from Galveston with oats for the Au-
gusta Steamboat Company, refused to per-
form seamen's labor yesterday morning, and
were reported in Justice Molina's court.
Officer Weatherhorn arrested two of them,
Richard Mckee and George Holmes. They
agreed to go to work this morning, and
Capt. Nelson stopped further prosecution.
Their clothing was obtained at their board
ing-house on shore and hauled back. The
third deserter was too much under the in
fuence of liquor to be arraigned when the
others were, but he was arrested. After
discharging her cargo the Cottingham will
load lumber for Philadelphia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
NOT ANXIOUS TO LEAVE.
The s., F. and w. Ready to Take Pc,
pie from Gainesville,

The s., F. and w. Ready to Take Peo-
pie from Gainesville.
The people of Gainesville do not seem to
he very anxious to got away from there,
although Surgeon General Hamilton has
advised all who can to leave The Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway had q
train ready yesterday to take away the
people, but only forty-five went. An
other train will go out to-day. No
passengers will be taken after to-
morrow, and the railway agents
there have been notified to that effect. The
surgeon general, in his telegram to General
Manager Haines, Monday night, stated that
the quarantine will be enforced on and after
Thursday.
The quarantine that Savannah declared
against Gainesville and other portions of
Florida ON Monday, is being strictly en-
forced. Further instructions were sent out
yesterday to all inspectors notifying them
to be ON their guard.
The steamship Tallahassee, which arrived
yesterday, brought two male nurses from
New York. They are bound to Jackson
vile, and will leave for there this morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gather ed Here and There by the
News Reporters.

Items Gather ed Here and There by the
News Reporters.
The city council will hold a regular meet
ing tonight.
Benjamin Goldberg was arrested yester-
day for peddling on the streets without
a license.
The yards Of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway were full of cotton yes
terday. and there was no small degree of
activity about the freight warehouses.
The new Savannah, Florida and Western
railway depot, at the corner of Liberty
and East Broad streets, is nearly ready for
the roof. A gang of men is employed in
grading the approaches to the building from
the south.
The steamer City of Americus arrived
last night from Abbeville, on the Altamaha
river. She comes to make the return trip
in place of the steamer Maggie Belle, which
will lie over for the purpose of having
some alterations made.
Constable Goldman, in Justice Patterson's
Office, who has been on a visit to relatives
in South Carolina, telegraphed Justice Pat
terson yesterday that he would be unable to
report for duty for several days, owing to
the washouts on the Charleston and Savan-
nah railroad.
The Young America Social Club will hold
its first annual hop at Armory hall to-
night. The committee Of arrangements
consists of J. ]. Fitzpatrick, chairman, and
f. 8. Ryan, A. E. Wamsley, F. j. Fitz-
patrick, j. J. Sullivan, w. J. Fitzpatrick
and f. F. Keenan,.
An S-year-old child was brought before
Justice Fountain, on the Ogeechee road,
yesterday 1t is strange, said gentleman
who was discussing the matter, that any
one should not know that the statute does
not lie in case where the defendant is of
such sender years
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
AT THE THEATER.

The Lost in London" Company to Re-
turn to Charleston To-Day.
Lost in London" was played before
fair audience last night. The company
had a return date in Charleston, and will
leave for Charleston this morning, where it
will give a benefit performance tonight for
the Jacksonville sufferers. The Charleston
and Savannah railway authorities notified
the company's manager last night that the
road will be able to take them through this
afternoon The company will hardly be
able to return here to fill its engagement
tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
THU COURT OF ORDINARY.
Executors Qualified and Letters of 40
rrinistration Granted.

VA hhbOas
John Hill qualified before Judge Ferrill
of the ordinary's court yesterday as execu-
tor of the will of Margaret Johnson.
Horace A. Crane, Esq, qualified as
guardian of tho property Of John Fielder
Charlton, minor.
Robert II. Thomas qualified as admins
TRAITOR of the estate of William Freeman.
William Neyle Habersham applied for
letters Of administration upon the estate
of Walter Blake, and an order for citation
was granted.
Eliza Lloyd and John Ficklin we're ad-
judged lunatics by a jury commission yes
terday afternoon, and they will be sent to
tho asylum at once. Ficklin was sent to the
asylum from here in 1886, and was dis
charged as cured last year. He has been SO
violent for the past three months that his
parents have been unable TO control him.
Eliza LLOYD was so uncomfortable at the
st. Joseph's IiiirmGry that he had to lie re-
moved to the Jail, where she has been max
Ing things lively for the past few nights.
Drs. Read, Dunn and Chisholm were the
witnesses
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
Whirled Around a Shaft.

An old colored man, engaged in white
washing, was taking in the sights of the
Central railroad shops yesterday when his
ragged clothing was caught in the shafting,
and the old man was whirled around two or
three times, and slung Off into pile OF
shavings Invested of every vestige Of wear
ing apparel. He was glad to got Off as light
rs he did, and as soon as he recovered from
his fright he sided out the shops, and sour
ried off to MS home in Frogtown.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-19
The Mikado Has a Steinway.

The Mikado Of Japan has almost finished
his new palace, which has taken six years
for its construction. There are 400 rooms
in the building, and the dining hall will
seat 127 guests. The furniture of the state
department came from Germany. Not the
least interesting object in the palace is an
American piano made by Stein1dy Dc Sons.
American Musician.
Sole Agents for Steinway Pianos.
SCHREINER's MUSIC House.