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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16
Disease Of the Kidneys.

QUAKER GAP, Stokes c N. c., July ), lSS'
w. il. COMSTOCK
DEAR SIR:-YOur DIR. MOrse's Indian NC3e
Pills have effected a most remarkable cure NY
mother was suffering from kidney difficulties tho
disease had got so firm grip upon her that sne
could not walk step. bought box OF your Pills
and commenced giving her two pills every niRnn;
before she had taken all of one box she could waik
saws that N orse's PIiis saved her life.
'"'' '' Yours, etc L. w. FERGUSON.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

THERE is a tide III the affairs of men
which if taken at the food leads on to fort
une." If your affairs are at a low ebb now,
don't fail to write to Is. +. johnson & Co,
1909 Main street, Richmond. Va, who have
plans that will cnablc you to make money
rapidly.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

"WHAT in creation have you got ali those
chromos hanging in the garden for!" asked
the lady or the house of her gardener.
"Sure, mum, thim's out of the seed catty-
logs an l put 'em in front of the seeds
when plant 'em, so they can see fwhat kind
aY crops theYs expected to perduce, mum ~
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16
After C5 Years.

IhINEETONs lHu.t mug 81 1905
". II. COMsToCK:
DEAR SIK:-FOr twenty-five years have been
afflicted with rheumatism of the bowels; gave up
all hopes OF recovery; | was unable to stand upon
my feet at times and compelled 10 sit and DO
my Homework. In 1885 your agent called at my
house and said that he could cure me-" l asked.
How1 he replied. by the use Of DIR. M0rse's
Indian Root Pills" l decided TO give them
trial and the result is that am entirely cured ana
able 10 do my work. All the ncighbors around
hero your Pills and say that they would not Oe
CELIA JOHNSON.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

soMr Windsor Lock (Cenn.) people
who forwarded 81 each for a music box
capable Of playing twenty-three tunes" re-
ceived large package on which sixty
cents express was charged containing
three fiye-cent Harmonious.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

A MEDICINE prepared for the general pub
lie should contain nothing hurtful in any
dose Such a medicine IL Shalleuberger s
Antidote for Malaria; IL destroys Malaria
as water puts out fire, and IS Just as harm
less. Sold by Druggists.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

A YOUNG American lady went to Burmah
as a missionary and married the first
heather she converted. Now the Burmese
are bowling for moro missionaries.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16
Worth their Weight in Gold
Cured Of Gravel.

CHAPANoKE, N. c.. July q, 1883.
SIR:-For years have oeeratiicted with gravel
o d after ying the best doctors in this locality
without receiving any benefit, tried DR.. Morse's
Indian Root Pills with tho result that to-day
am q new man, com petely cured. | would not be
without them; they are the best PHI ever used.
Yours, ETC., WM. JACKSON.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

Instead Of feeling tired and worn. out In
stead Of aches and pains, wouldn't yon
rather feel fresh and strongl IL you con
tinue feeling miserable and good .for-noth-
ing you have only yourself TO blame, for
Browns Iron Bitters will surely cure you
tion, malaria, weakness, kidney lung and
heart affections Try III II you desire to be
healthy, robust and strong, and experience
rs remarkable curative qualities,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

" you are tired taking the large old fash
toned gripping pills, try Carriers Little Liver
Pills and take some comfort. A man can
stand everything. One pill dose. Try them
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

LESS beer and cigarettes and more study
would be q good change for college stu
dents
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

CONSUMPTION may be avoided by the timel y
use of Hnle's Honey of Horchound and Tar
Pixies Tootache Drops cure in one minute
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

EVERY man throws upon his surroundings
the sunshine or the shadow Of his own soul
John Peddie.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

II afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Taompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell it. 2oc
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

PITTSBURGH has the largest axe factory
IN the world. 1t turns out 5000 axes per
day.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

For any case of nervousness, sleepless-
ness. weak stomach, indigestion. dyspepsia,
relief is sure in Carter's Little Liver Pills
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

y MACHINERY is driving out hand labor at
last in the nail-worklng trade in England,
The machines have had n monopoly OF the
business in this country for many years.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

EVERY thing is smooth sailing with us
when we have no difficulty in raising the
wind.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

IT is great social mistake to think that
the best aud largest fish are '1n the SWIM"
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-05-16

HE-Oooking up from his paper)-''T see
ested at once)-"Got what. Wilhamm He
His gun"
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Paine'S
Celery Compound

Strengthens and builds up the old. and cures
their indrmities rheumatism, indigestion and
nervousness yield quickly TO the curative power
OF Paine's Celery Compound.
The morning news., 1889-04-25
RAIL AND CROssTIE.

The Congaree Construction Company has
taken the contract to complete the gap of
the unfinished railroad between Newberry
and Colu mbia, s. C., and has put force of
men to work on the road. With the com
pletion of this road Barnwell is put in
direct communication with Columbia and
the news, which reached Savannah yester-
day, stimulated the projectors of the South
Bound railway, who will now take steps to
push the canvass here for the unfinished
amount Of stock required. The completion
of the Newberry extension will be an in
centive to Savannah TO get to Barnwell and
command the rich territory which the road
will open to the trade of this section.
Mr.. Herman Myers, receiver of the
Tybee railway, will take full control of the
road next Sunday and will operate it dur
ing the season. Mr.. j. j. McDonough, who
has so successfully operated the road since
it went into the hands of the receiver, will
continue to operate it until Sunday. The
new depot is about completed, and two
lines of street cars now connect with
Tybee trains at the foot of President street.
Tomorrow tickets to the centennial will
be on sale here. The Savannah, Florida
and Western railway formerly required the
holders of tickets to sign them in the pres
ence of agents, going and returning from
Savannah to the north, but the rule will be
abandoned next week The New York
agent of the Pennsylvania railroad has not i
fed the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway that it will be a physical impossi-
bility to sign all the tickets, and hence the
order requiring the signature has bsen
revoked
The morning news., 1889-04-25
a MlsFIT SUIT.

EOn. VIM. Clnton's Hasty Exit from
the Burning Hotel at Jesup
Among the guests Of the Altamaha hotel
at Jesup who were routed out Of their beds
at ? O'Clock yesterday morning by the
cracking flames which consumed the struc-
ture. one Of the conspicuous figures was
that Of Hon. VIM. Clifton, one of Chat
hams representatives i'll the lower house.
4 gentleman who came in on the train
yesterday said that Mr. Clifton had evil
IDENTIFY left the hotel with some haste, as
when he met the train Yesterday morning
he was attired in a mlstit suit, in which
long linen duster was the heaviest part of
his costume, and that when he left his room
his attire was not such as would have been
. ready passport TO polite circles.
Mr.. Clifton, who is attending court at
Jesup, was "a guest OF tho Altamana hotel,
aud was roomiug with Judge Twiggs of
Augusta. They were awakened suddenly
by the rosr OF the flames, aud had to make
their exit pTeclpitately, getting into their
trousers IS they fled down stairs.
A rumor was current Ou the street yes
terday that Mr.. Clifton had jumped from a
tourth-story window, but when it was
learned that the Altanaha house was not a
ur-story building the story was not
crAii.pt
The morning news., 1889-04-25
Welded AT CHRIST CHURCH.
Mr. Joseph Muir Lang Leads Miss Nan
ME Mercer to the Altar.

MIR. Joseph Muir Lang Leads Miss Nan
ME Mercer to the Altar.
The Lang Mercer wedding at Christ
church last night was one of the most
charming weddings that Savannah society
has lately seen. The church was beauti-
fully decorated, and was filed with invited
guests and friends of the bride and groom.
As the bridal party entered the
choir of twelve voices sang the bridal
chorus from Lohengrin. The procession
was headed by the ushers; after them came
the groom's attendants. The bridesmai ds
we're unattended and marched up the aisle
singly. The groom, Mr. Joseph II. Lang,
and his best man, Mr.. R. NJ. Huh, enter ed
from the vestry, and awaited the bride at
the chancel steps The hride's maid Of
honor was Miss Minnie Mcleod.
Tue attendants were Miss Ruthie Stewart,
Miss Maggie Hull, Miss May Bond, Mr.
Richard Mcleod, Mr. Frank s. Lathrop
and Mr.. Lawrence Hartshorue. The ushers
we're Mr.. j. Sullivan Schley, Mr.. Wallace
Schley, Mr.. George Mercer. Mr.. Lewis
Mercer and Mr.. John Screven.
The bride. Miss Mamie Mercer, entered
leaning upon the arm of her father, Col.
George A Mercer She wore a white cos
tune Of corded silk with court train and
bridal veil, and carried bouquet of lilies
Of tue valley.
The bridesmaids each carried bouquet of
different colorsd roses, one white. another
blue, another pink aud another crimson.
The marriage ceremony was performed
by Rev. E. Fl. Coley under an arch OF vines
aud flowers, In the center of which hung q
horseshoe of crimson roses. The bride was
given away by her father.
After the ceremony a reception, at which
only the friends of tho family were present,
was held at the residences of the BRIDES
father, at Whitaker aud Bolton streets
The parlors were beautifully decorated,
almost every space being filled with roses
and potted plants. The bridal presents were
many and beautiful. At 8 o'clock the bride
and groom left for the north ON an extended
bridal tour. The bride is one of Savannah's
most attractive and popular young society
ladies. The groom is a successful young
merchant OF the firm Of j. NJ Lang & Co.
He has host OF friends in Savannah and
throughout the state who wish him and his
bride every happiness in life.
The morning news., 1889-04-25
MAY WEEKS SPECIAL GUESTS.

Distinguished People Reply to the
Savannah Branchs Invitation.
Secretary Proctor has written the Savan-
nah branch Of the Southern Travellers Asso-
citation that he appreciates very much its
kind invitation for merchants May week
and the convention, but he regrets that his
official engagements will prevent his being
the branchs special guest on the occasion
Mayor John T. Glenn of Atlanta writes,
in regard to the invitation sent him, that
he will be present on the occasion.
Hon. Patrick Walsh of Augusta has re-
piled that he accepts the courtesy extended,
and hopes to have the pleasure Of being here
during the May week.
The Robert Emmett Society of Angus a
week on May s. Arrangements are being
made whereby this society and the dele
gates to the Southern Travellers Associa-
tion can leave Augusta on Saturday night,
May 1, in order to spend Sunday in
Savannah.
The Macon Branch Of the Southern
Travellers Association has applied for ac-
commodations for seventy-tive delegates
from Macon.
The Charleston branch has written for
accommodations for twenty five delegates
from Charleston. Augusta will send down
nearly 100 delegates The executive COM
mlttes for May week has arranged with the
different hotels for a special rate for all
accredited delegates 70 the convention.
President WeislRer will be specially enter
tanned bY Savannah branch.
The morning news., 1889-04-25

Among the additional entries in the ART
department, are many very handsome ar
ticles.
Mrs. G. W. Anderson has on exhibition q
beautifully embroidered handkerchief
Mrs. X. H. Cornwell, an oil painting OF
roses and painting on glass screen; Mrs.
c. O. JordoD. a display Of mOnochromatic
work; Miss Nellie Marks, child's cloak; J.
{. Postell, a collection Of steel eu-
cravings: Miss Connors, q hand
some silk and cotton scarf;
Mrs. J. L. Gilmore, a piece Of insertion and
ejging and a relic Of war time. The relic is q
white counterpane, which was made by
the exhibitor when IA years of age. Every
thing from picking the cotton out Of the
boil to weaving the cloth was done by her
| hand. It has been in constant use twenty
four years.
Capt. John Riley exhibits a macrema
lam mbreQuin; Mrs. II. Roth. a beautiful jet
wrap; Miss Louise III. Stone, painting on
oil silk, which ls a remarkable piece Of
art. 1t represents lady about to mount
| horse.
Mrs Paul Rehuberg exhibits a col
lection of plaques aud King Conch'
painting. Mrs. K. H. Cornwel's paint
ing on glass, field flowers, is excellently
done Her Mareschal Neil is well done The
tides made by Miss Connors are pretty.
They are crocheted. and are both we'll ex-
ecuted. One is silk and the other
is scrim. Mrs. J. c. Pudsr's
lion in frame cage is very attractive
Mrs. j. III. Henderson's photograph
album folding for family pictures, is unique.
Ii Is made of card board, embossed velour,
and the back is mottled plush.
Master COurtland Jones, age years, has
two painted plaques, hIch he made WITH a
circular saw and painted himself. They
reflect credit on the maker. The work Is
we'll done. Master Henry LaFar's map
drawing is very good.
LINEN AND CRAZY WORK
Mrs. Maurice Deitsh has a beautiful col
lection Of table linen. the work having been
executed in Germany. IL Ills a showcase
and is very attractive. 1t Is done in colored
cottous.
Miss Goodw crazy quilt is an excellent
plece OF work. The quilts made by Mrs 5.
J. NJ Baker, Thomas H. Thomson, aged l2
years. Miss May Hone, Mrs. E T. Harden
aud Mrs Charles c. Ely are very attract
i've.
Mrs. LaFar's cross of wild thistes is re-
markably pretty and attracts a good deal
of attention.
Miss Mamie L. Screven, 10 years Of age,
has on exhibition twelve painted china DIN
ner plates. The work is very prettily done.
Last year she got the prize for painted but
ter plates.
Mrs. L. A. Boykin has crazy Jar on ex-
hibition which attracts considerable attea-
ton. The jar is earthen, covered with all
manner Of small articles and bronzad. The
painted plaques of Mrs. Paul Rehnberg,
Evening on the st. Johns" "City Gate at
st Augustine" and cluster of Mareschal
Neil roses and plaques by Miss Killorin
are very artistically done, and they are
very attractive Miss Stella Miller has on
exhibition SIX beautifully painted china tea
plates.
The morning news., 1889-04-25
LOCAL PERSONAL.

&C. Waters of Atlanta is here.
J. R. Lamar of Augusta is in the city.
D. D. Curran of Augusta is in the city.
Frank H. Miller of Augusta is in town.
]. W. Drury of Brunswick is in the city.
w. E. Stone of Greensboro, N. c., is in
town.
Capt. James Lachlison of Darien is in the
city.
j. w. Parker of Johnston station is in
the city.
H. W. Reed came up from Waycross
yesterday.
Miss Lillian Smith of Okahumpka, Fla,
is visiting in the city.
W o. Deitz and J. T. Hoge Of Macon
were in the city yesterday.
w. A. Plumb and wife, of Augusta, are
in the city, guests of the Marshall.
Capt. H. C. Cunningham, left for New
York yesterday via the Atlantic Coast
LiCe.
Sandford H Cohen and Judge Samuel
Levy and wife of Augusta are guests of
the Screven.
l. A. Ellingwood and wife and Maj. A.
Ellingwood Of Winter Park are guests of
the Marshall
Mr.. George Wagner, the florist, sent the
MORNING NEWS a beautiful basket of
flowers yesterday.
The following party from New York
passed through from Orlando to the north
yesterday: NJ. P. Connor and wife, H. R.
Richardson and wife, Ben Blake Miss
Bradstreet, Myrta Griffith, Alice Clancy,
Anna Duger, Jennie Jones, Aurora Jones
and c. AIKEN. The party stopped at the
Screven house.
R. A. Bowman, general secretary of the
Young Mems Christian Association will
leave early next week as a delegate to the
convention of the general secretaries of the
Young Mems Christian Association of the
United States and the two Canadas, which
will be in session at Orange, N. j., May 2
to May 6, inclusive. Before his return TO
Savannah he will also attend, in a delegate
capacity, the international convention of
the Young Mems Christian Association of
the United States and Canada at Phila-
delphia, which will convene May 8. 1t is
estimated that the international convention
will consist of l 900 delegates, and the gen
eral secretaries convention will be composed
of 400 or 500 general secretaries of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
The morning news., 1889-04-25
A HOUSE SET FIRE TO.
Two Bottles Of Kerosene Start BIaz,
on Pine Street.

| on Pine street.
A few minutes before O'Clock this morn
ing an alarm Of fire was sent in from boz
| No. 13, at Broughton and West Broad
streets. The fremen located a considerable
smoke down Pine street in house No. -,
occupied by Harriet Crumpton
,colored). The blaze had been
extipguisbed by buckets Of water, with no
damage to the building. A good many
! clothes. which had just been ironed, were
I burned.
The fire originated simultaneously in the
/ parlor and back room, and il 1t had been
| discovered a few nome Is later than it was
| it might have done considerable damage.
Harriet Crumpton is the occupant of the
room opposite the parlor, and T. II. Nc
Gee occupies the room in the rear. The
CrumptOu woman said that she was
aroused By a sti6ing smoke, and getting up
she discovered a light in the parlOr and also
in McGee's room. Smoke was coming
under the door aud through the cracks in
the wall. She ran TO the door
and, throwing 1t open, saw that the house
was on fire. She ran down the hall and
saw her husband, Henry CrumptOn, from
whom she has been separated four or five
months. jump out Of the rear door and run.
She aroused MCGEE, and the two secured
buckets and by q dligent application of
water succeeded in eKtinguishiug the flames.
The bed in which McGee slept was on fire
and the bedstead was burned and charred
NcGee said that be did not sea anybody
when be got up, but that the back door was
open. Chief Fire man Puder, in his exami-
nation, found bottle which had contained
kerosene, in the parlor, and another bottle
in the kitchen. On the outside wall of the
bouse oil bad been poured freely, so that if
the fire had got started it would have
burned with fash.
The Crumpton woman said that a short
time ago her husband attempted to poison
her by putting nux vomica in a pot of
greens and giving them to her to eat She
said that she is afraid of him and has re-
manned in her house ever since they parted
four or five months ago, fearing lest he
might iDjure her.
The loss to the furniture and clothes
burned is not more than SIS or $50.
About threequarters of an hour before
the alarm was sounded William Matthews
lcolOredl residing on Orange street, heard
a noise in his yard near his chicken house,
and jumping out of bed, got his pistol,
cooked it, and went to his back window.
Looking into the yard he saw an
old cOlored man whom he recog-
nized as Crumpton and spoke to him.
Crumpton told him to hush. Matthews
said that he was going to shoot, and that he
did not went anybody prowling about his
premises at night. Matthews house is in
the rear of where Crumpton'S wife lived
and fronts on Orange street. After
Crumpton told Matthews to hush
he climbed over the fence into
the Pine street yard, and Matthews went
to bed again, but shortly aftarward was
awakened by the noise in Pine street and the
cry of fire. Matthews is q we'll known
colored man, and is driver employed by
Messrs. Blodgett, Moore & Co.
The morning news., 1889-04-25
TIE MARIoNETrE MINsrRRLs.
The Bell-Ellis Combination Gives
Capital Performance.

The Bell-Ellis Combination Gives G
Capital Performance.
The Bell-Ellis Novelty Company played
before delighted audience last night. The
speciality performances, the wonderful little
Marionettes, in the handling Of which there
is no one in this country more skilled than
Prof. Ellis; the irresistible performance of
Henty Scott and Graham May, in their
"Liliputian Wonders;" Prof Ellis, in his
Might in Fairyland," Capt George
Liable's songs and the original MajilUon in
his novel performance. and the gift carni-
val, which closes the performance made UP
one OF the most attractive entertainments
that have been seen here this season. Prof
Ellis magic is exceedingly clever, and the
Majiiton's performance was one of the
features of the programme. The little
Marionette figures danced and joked them
| selves into popular favor as usual, and put
the audience in good humor for the well
come surprises which the lucky ones re-
ceived during the distribution OF the pres
ents.
The dinner set was drawn by James Spell
man, the chamber set by NJ. Jones, the
silver watch by William Dancy, the studio
lamps by Lilly Eiley, and the dessert set by
d. j. Clifford. Tonight the leading pres
ent will be complete set of bedroom fur
niture. On one night during the week it is
the intention of the company to give away
$50 in gold, to win which prize every per-
son attending the show tonight will receive
a chanca
The morning news., 1889-04-25
THE FIRE suFFERERs.

The Comptroller General Suggests
That the Legislature Gan Relieve
Them.
Capt Dillon. tax receiver, is Ia receipt of
the following letter from tho comptroller
general regarding state taxes on the prop
erty destroyed by the fire Of April Z.
ATLANTA, April 90 1889.
DEAR SIR am in receipt of yours OF April 90
inquirng il / could not relieve the Sufferers by
the recent fire in your city from taxation for
this year. AN sure that their cases are mer-
torious, and had the authority to grant the re-
lief asked for would most gladly do so. The re-
LIEF can be had only from the legislature, aud /
would suggest that they apply u Chpt. Gordon,
and have him secure the the passaf,e Of a bill for
their exemption from taxation. Yours very
truly, WILLIAM A, WRtGHT.
COMPTROLLER General