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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06
ON RAIL AND CROSSTIR.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circles.

The movement Of the watermelon crop
still continues to keep the railroad men
busy. IL is question of cars, and will lie
for two weeks to come. The estimate of
crop was too small, and even those who
were best posted i'll the matter now admit
that their calculations were out of time.
The returns to the growers are proving sat
isfactory, aud prices bid fair to be kept I'D
for the seasons crop.
Within thirty days Philadelphia will send
Florida 800, 900 with which to construct a
railroad thro ugh the sugar region of that
state from kissimmee 10 Runnymede.
This line, which will be called the Sugar
Belt railroad, is to be fourteen miles in
length, and will connect with the South
Florida railroad at Kissimmee City It's
construction is in the interest of the st.
Cloud sugar plantation, aud its incorpora-
tors are business men Of Philadelphia.
The Chattanooga Times, speaking of the
| circular recently sent to the operators in the
employ of the East Tennessee road. saws.
The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
| people have crossed swords with their
telegraphers, and have ordered them to
withdraw from the order of railway telec-
rapherS. Up to date, two operators along
the line who have refused TO withdraw have
been notified Of their dismissal, to take
effect as soon as new operators can be Sc
cured.
| Railroad circles are considerably inter
ested in a big railroad suit brought by the
Memphis and Charleston directors against
the East Tennessee, virginia and Georgia
road. Througn MeSsrs. Tillmau a. Tillmau.
of Nashville, Tenn, II. b. Tomkins, of At
lauta, Ca, and two New YORK LAWYERS. q
number Of minority stockholders Of the
Memphis and Charleston road Lave filed a
bill in the chancery court of Shelby county.
Tenn. against the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railroad and its directors. who
are also directors Of the Memphis and
! Charleston company, charging that
| the defendants, having ma
/ Jority Of the stock Of the Mem
| phis and Charleston and control of the
! board OF directors, are diverting the earn
ings OF the Memphis and Charleston TO the
advantage of the East Tennessee. Virginia
and Georgia by denying the former road its
pro rata of mileage share of through pas
senger and freight receipts by emitting 10
account for the use of rolling stock and by
making expenditures in the interest OF the
entire sy tenn out Of the earnings OF the
Mempnl, and Charleston, and in various
oihes - a. alleged by the conplainauts
The suit promises to h' quite a lively one.
ana Wal Dbl" SOB '...e Ni'. much interest.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06
Local Personal.

j. Rawls Of Race Pond is at the Screven.
j. w. Lee of Kite, Ga, is at the Screven.
+. A. Ruggles Of Dawson is at the Mar
shall.
Paul T. Haskell left for Tallulah Falls last
night.
r. R. C. Smith of Eden is at the Harnett
house
Judge Adams spent the Fourth at Au-
gusta.
Rufus Carter of Danville, Va, is at the
Screven.
w. D. Cox Of Orlando is registered at the
Harnett.
w. B. johnson of Statesboro is at the
Marshall
Million a. Smith Of Admission. Ala, is at
the Harnett.
S. G. Brinkley of Augusta is registered at
the Screven house.
A. NJ. West left last night via the Central
railroad for Asheville
Henry Hull left last night, via the Cen
trial railroad. for Griffin.
Bishop Beckwith went TO Atlanta last
night, via the Central railroad.
NJ Mclean and family left via the Cen
trial railroad last night for Griffin.
Albert Winter and c. Y. Smelling of
Townsville are guests Of the Screven.
DR.. r b. Harris and family left last
night via the Central railroad for Atlanta,
j. b. Chestnut and wife left last night,
via the Atlantic coast line, for North Caro-
lima.
Mrs. NJ. W. Whatley and family left last
night for GAINESVILLE via the Central rail
road
Mr.. j. w. Lee, wife and children and
Mrs. s. a. f. Baker Of WaycroSs are guests
of the Screven house.
Mrs J. NJ. Frank and family and Mrs
Aaron Ferst left Yesterday for Rockbridge
Alum Springs, Va, via the Atlantic coast
line.
Mr.. w. r. Thigpen, E. A. NJ. Schroeder
and wife, and William Diers and wife lett
last night for San Francisco, to attend the
National education convention.
Mrs. j. c. Ferrill, Mrs. F. II. Demere,
Mrs. A dAntignac and Miss Mary d'Antig-
nae were passengers on the steamer Johns
Hopkins for Baltimore yeSterdav
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06
A CAT THAT GOES FISHING.
Its Owner Knocked With a Brick for
Pussy Misdeeds.

Its Owner Knocked With a Brick for
Pussy Misdeeds.
There was an interesting case in Justice
Naughtin's court yesterday afternoon, re-
sulting in Sam Young and his wife being
placed under bonds on a peace warrant and
Young being held to answer for assault
upon an old negro by the name Of Williams
AIl the yarties interested are colored and
live i'll the vicinity Of the Old Fort.
A house cat, belonging to Williams, was
the cause of great deal of bad blood, and
Williams has bad cash in his head from a
blow with a brick in the hands of Young
Young's version of the story is that the cat
is a very "impudent BEAST that has
been "corrigatlng de neighbohs," and enter
ing his house on the glorious Fourth, ate up
a most deliciOusly prepared dish of fish and
broke tho dish. He stepped across the lane
to ask negro woman by the name of Perry
if it was her cat, and this offended Will
Jams, who went over to the stoopof Young's
house and knocked Young down, after
which Young says II Just cotched Williams
and rolled ovah and held him down, and
foh dat he warrants men
The testimony showed that Young applied
an opprobrious epithet to Williams, which
the latter resented by shaping Young. when
the latter used the brick. Williams SAYS
ode blow knocked me conscious Young
said he would sell his plantation to keep his
wife out of jail.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06
THE WINNIE BRYANT CASE.
r. r. williams Solicitor Gel
erals in Correspondence.

r. r. Williams Administrations Cen
erals in Correspondence.
Solicitor General du8ignon received a
telegram yesterday from Sheriff Mills of
Scriven county stating that he had arrested
r. r. Williams, and asking when Williams
would be required to appear in Chatham
county. Mr.. duBignon replied that he
would require bond for Williams appear
hnce in the city court Monday, Aug. 3
Williams gave bond and was released from
custody.
Mr.. duBignon said that Williams act was
Illegal in arrestng Winnie Bryant here as
prosecuting witness cannot serve his own
warrant. The action of the sheriff of
Scriven county in taking the woman to
Williams house, instead of to the Jail, and
IN the after conduct which led up to her re-
turn to Williams house without incarcera-
ton and without any further effort to
prosecute or to have her present in SYLVIA
mia, where she could see her counsel and
undergo an examination, Mr. duBignon
said he had communicated to Solicitor Gen
eral o. II. Rogers, of the Middle circuit
Mr.. duBignon also acquainted Mr. Rogers
with all the facts connected with the
Winnie Bryant case, and an investigation
will very likely follow in the courts Of
Scriven county.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06
RATS START A FIRE.
John T. Ryan's Grocery store ana
Stock Damaged $4,000 Worth.

GoJOCR OdUdBod 16tOOO " -
Fire broke out in house at the corner Of
South Broad and McAlister streets between
3 and 4 o'clock yesterday morning. The
building is occupied by John T. Ryan as
store and residence.
Mrs. Ryan was aroused from sleep by the
almost sitting smoke that was filling her
room She woke her husband, and, taxing
her children, ran to the house OF nelghbor.
A nlessenge was sent to firemens head
quarters, and although the firemen made
every effort to extinguish it, the fire burned
until the contents and the greater portion
of the house itself were destroyed. The loss
is estimated at about az, 900. There was
small insurance on the stock.
Mr.. Ryan and bis family had just re-
turned from picnic at Tybee and had not
been in bed more than an hour and half
when they were awakened by the smoke.
The fire originated probably, from rats
gnawing matches. 1t Is thought that 1t
caught in the store first.
Fireman Gay, who was on duty at the
firemens headquarters, said that he had just
returned from looking after the horses,
when some one, barefooted, bareheaded,
and in shirt sleeves, ran frantically into the
engine room, crying, Nv here
are re your Any Of youhere2 We
are burning fire! firem Mr..
Gay ran after the man who made his way
to the rear end Of the room. The
man darted back through the horse stall,
to the front of the room and ran around the
engine and hose cart twice before the fire
man discovered that he was really in earn
est about fire and was not intoxicated or
crazy The fireman seized the excited man
as he was making his third tour around the
room, and, looking him straight in the face,
asked what was the matter, and if there
was fire to speak and tell him where 1T
was
"Oh, it's in the storel Make haste! Make
haste or we will be burned outp shouted
the man.
The fireman shook him up a little and
told him that no steps would be taken until
he told where the fire was. The young man
finally said, accidentally" that it was Mt
the corner of South Broad and McAllster
streets.
The noise aroused the sleeping firemen
upstairs, and they ran down in time to see
Mr.. Gay place the young man on the rear Of
the hose cart and, getting on himself, he
held him there until the burning house was
reached. when it was discovered that the
building was burning sure enough, and the
man was allowed to go.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06
THE FOURTH AT SPRINGFIELD.
Efngham Hussars Tilt and Hon. Nor

bingham Hussars Tilt and Hon. Nor
gan Rawls Addresses the People.
The Efflngham Hussars held their annual
Fourth of July tilt at Springfield, and the
day was very largely celebrated. The
HusSars, under Capt. Bird, paraded through
the principal streets of the ancient town to
the delight of the inhabitants and the
crowds who poured in from the surround
ing country. An elegant spread with ice
cream in abundance, washed down by ginger
pop, prepared the boys for the tilt.
The tilt came off at O'clock in the after
noon, and, after a spirited contest, Gazzy
Berry was declared the winner of the first
prize and William Exley winner of the
second prize. Hon. Morgan Rawls, Effiug
HAMS present representative in the legisla-
ture, and the seeming man of destiny for a
election. delivered the prizes in an appro-
pirate speech. An old soldier himself, he
made some telling points, which were heart
lily applauded, none the less heartily by the
crowd than by the hussars.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06
THE CLOSING GAMES.
The Interstate League Season to Wind
Up To Morrow.

The Interstate league season will close to-
morrow at Columbus. The Savannah team
will stop in Macon on its way home for
couple of games with the Macons next week
and will then disband Although it lost
every game in Atlanta and should it lose
every game in Columbus the club would
still be several points ahead, so that the pen
nant is already won, even before Augusta
dropped out.
Wednesdays game at Atlanta was walk
over for the Atlantas. The score was 10 to
l. There was not run made by either side
until the fourth inning, when the Atlantas
sent a man across the plate. In the fifth.
Savannah got in a run. The home team
then left the visitors in handsome style,
winning easily. The batteries were Lawshe
and Beach for Atlantis, and Seaman and
Lovett for the SavannHhs. The base hits
were fourteen for Atlanta and seven for
Savannah. The visitors had nine errors
and the home team three. Turner, of the
Atlantis, hit a long straight ball to left
field, which was only stopped by the back
fence, and which Melted him clean home
run. Three umpires tried their hand at the
game, and the konors were evenly divided.
Many of the decisions were on close plays,
and the umpires lot was certainly not a
happy one.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06
The Southern League in Bad Way

The Southern League in a Bad Way.
A meeting of the Southern baseball league
was held in New Orleans Wednesday. The
league is on the very verge of dissolution.
President Wilson, who really owns the Bir-
mingham club, and is in the hole to the tune
of $4,000 since he went into baseball, is
wavering between desire to go on and help
the sport along, while enhancing Biz
mingham's reputation for pluck, and deter
mination to disband at once and thereby put a
stop to the continuous drain upon his pocket.
The weather in New Orleans has been I'M
precedentedly bad, and the attendance at
the Charleston-New Orleans games have
been extremely poor. President Hart of
the New Orleans club believes an amalga-
nation with Texas would be strong card
and would cut off further losses this year
and add to the brightness of the coming
seasons prospects. The clubs in Texas are
strong The circuit is a tirst-class one, and
the railroads are a great deal more liberal
than in the present league. President Hart
urges the necessity of the withdrawal of
Charleston if the league was to continue,
vouchsafing the information that unless
the Sea Gulls disbanded the disin-
tegration of the whole league was the only
resource left. Mr.. Moran said he understood
very we'll that no consolidation with the
Texas league could be formed so long as
Charleston is in the league, because Charles
ton is miles beyond a legitimate circuit.
Charleston is not disposed to make trouble,
and is willing to withdraw from the league
during the balance of the season, so long as
it is permitted to retain the franchise and
vested rights. That removes the Charles
ton puzzle, but Birmingham is now in the
way. Mr.. Wilson thinks Birmingham is
too far out of the circuit to 60 with Texas,
and is in favor of disbanding The outlook
for the league is not at all encouraging.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06
IT. denotes trace Of rainfall.
G. N. SALISBURY, Observer Signal Corps.
Magazine of American Historv

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East Tennessee One Hundred Years Ago
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06

General Passenger Agent Wrenn writes
that the various resorts in East Tennessee
have made extraordinary preparations to
receive the guests from Georgia points this
summer, and the East Tennessee road has
put on special summer resort trains, leav-
ing Atlanta to accommodate this business.
The special East Tennessee Express" leav-
ing Atlanta at 1925 y. M, aud arriving in
Knoxville at z a. m, Morristown S:9J a.
M, Hot Springs 1925 a. M, stops at all
stations to accommodate the business. do
string to stop Mt the various resorts. Mr..
Wrenn asks that our readers correspond
with the various East Tennessee resorts as
their rates are very low AMI their accom-
modations very much improved.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06
SETTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.

Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters - Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Pickins at
Police Headquarters.
st. Josephs Infirmary received two
patients yesterday. Both were sailors.
Post D of the Travellers Protective Asso-
ciasion will hold a regular meeting to-
morrow night
The Belt line cars on the western division
are now running through Montgomery and
Best streets to the White Bluff road.
In the superior court yesterday Judge
Adams granted an order allowing the "a
vannah soap works to amend its charter.
The Savannah branch of the Irish ma
tional league will hold its regular quarterly
meeting tonight at Catholic library hall.
The CITY court will convene next Tues
day, when the petit jurors will be present.
The grand jury will meet and organize on
the 18th.
Joseph Scales was taken from st. Joseph's
infirmary yesterday and lodged in the bar
racks, along with Scott and Crosby. Dr.
Myers reports the negroes who were stabbed
out of danger.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. D. G.
Heidi died at Guyton yesterday morning
interesting little child, and the affection is
keenly felt by its Borrowing parents and
their immediate friends.
The deaths reported to the health officer
yesterday numbered seven. They were
colored, and principally in the extreme
southern limits of the city, or, more prop
erlY, in the suburbs, one of The deaths
being reported from the Georgia infrmary.
The Sheftall case is assigned for to-day in
the superior court. The damage case Of
Sarah A. Graul vs. the Coast Line railroad
is also assigned, having precedence of the
Sheftall case on the docket The Graul
case was postponed before, owing to the
absence of Col. Mercer, one of the counsel
in the case, at the Brunswick convention.
The steamship Gate City, while on her
way TO sea yesterday, went ashore at the
upper end of the new cut. The tugs Sophie
and Cynthia went to her assistance and
endeavored to pull her off, but their united
efforts failed, and the steamer remained
ashore during last night Another effort
will be made on this mornings tide. The
steamer was drawing IL feet inches.
A. w. Harmon lost a valuable ring at
Tybee, Wednesday, which was found by a
colored man, named Richard Hooks. Hooks
showed the ring to one of the deputies at
the court house, who turned it over to
Sheriff Roman for safe keeping until it
could be advertised and its owner found
Mr.. Harmon identified the ring, however
before it was advertised and gave Sheriff
Roman 81 to reward the finder
In the Mayors court yesterday morning
Israel Small and Joseph McColligan were
turned over to the city court, charged with
larceny. Thomas jenkins and John Ray
were each fined S. or ten days Amelia
Glenn, who is charged with larceny, obtain
ing goods from Mr.. Roos on false pretences,
was turned over to the city court. There
was but one arrest last night, Emory
Walker, charged with stealing a water
melon from the Ocean steamship wharves
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06
HE FOUND AN HEIRLOOM.
Dan Williams Leaves a Reminder tha-
He is Thief as Well as Forger.

Dan Williams Leaves a Reminder that
He is a Thief as Well as Forger.
William Clifton, Esq, felt no little
sympathy for Dan Williams, his office boy,
when he heard that Judge Adams had
sentenced him to three years for forging his
employers name, but when Mr.. Clifton
dis covered that the young rascal had married
an heirloom that had been i'll the Clifton
family for several generations, all the
sympathy so misdirected was recalled
The heirloom is a heavily Japanned box
in which Mr.. Clifton's great grandfather
used to keep his more valuable papers and
money. The box is divided into compart-
ments covered with metal slides. Williams
found the box, which was locked, and
thinking from its weight that it contained
coin, he deliberately went to work to force
1T open, breaking the lock Off, the rivets
being torn through the sides of the box.
He is great thief" said Mr. Clifton. rs
he sorrowfully examined the damaged
heirloom, land he shrewdly numbered the
checks that he drew both on the checks and
on the stubs"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06
A wArCH-THIEF CAUGHT.
An Advertisement Leads to the Re-
covery of Valuable Timer

covery OF Valuable Timer.
Constable McDermott. stepped into the
Marshall house yesterday morning, and,
after a brief consultation with Proprietor
James Hodges, went across the room to
where couple of bell-boys sat and arrested
one Of them.
Il want you for stealing a watch" said
the officer Now, where is itfn
81 will get it for you, said the boy, and
going to a closet he felt in a coat pocket,
pulled out the watch and handed it over to
the officer. Harris Lawton then followed
the officer around the block on Drayton
street to Magistrate Patterson's Office where
warrant was issued for him, charging
him with larceny.
Sunday morning. about o'clock, Altino
| Griffith, a colored fruit and truck dealer
from Orlando, Fla, was robbed of gold
watch valued at SIS The watch was taken
from his room where he was boarding at
No. III Bryan street. Anthony Dallas was
suspected of the theft, and was arrested at
the instance Of Griffith and lodged in Jail.
On Monday he was given a preliminary
trial in Magistrate Russell's court, and from
the evidence adduced he was sent to Jail
charged with the crime. Mr.. McDermott
has been reliably informed of the where
abouts of the watch and also learned that
Lawton was the thief When he saw the
notice in Wednesdays MORNING NEWS de-
scribing the watch and offering reward
for its recovery, he made some inquiries
about the matter and went to No. 1T
Bryan street to find out what re-
ward Griffith was willing to give for
the recovery of the watch. Griffith told
the officer what he would give, but stated
that the thief had been caught and was then
in Jail 1t was then that Constable Nc
Dermott fastened to the Marshall house and
arrested Lawton.
After the arrest was made and the boy
was brought to Justice Patterson's, Griffith
was sent for He recognized the watch at
once and said that he remembered having
seen Lawton the first night he arrived in
Savannah, some weeks ago, in the old fort.
Lawton recognized Griffith. He said he
did not know Anthony Dallas, the negro
who is in Jail charged with the offence. He
would not say how he came by the watch,
but said that Dallas was in no way con-
nected with the theft.
Dallas will probably be given another
examination to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-06
The Best Time to Buy valnahlaa

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 a dollar now is something surpris-
ing, simply because there are more dollars
than trade In word, we are now inclined
to give 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. Lew tricks and quips in jowelry, 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 ,eiH sell uerv
close to move some Of il. This is a good
time to renew household articles. Solid
Silver table ware superb plated ware
ornamental goods. For personal use or
adornment we offer line par ercellence of
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 noiO. They
will keep, and you will save money.
NJ. STERNBERG,
l51 Broughton street.