The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-04-17

The following coins were found in the
bottle:
One gold half eagle 1905.
One half penny, 1910.
Two big pennies, 1919, 1923.
One silver half dollar, 1923.
One silver dime 1929.
Two silver half dimes, 1922
One English shilling, 1929.
One French franc piece, no date.
The half eagle and the two half dimes
looked as bright as If they had just come
from the mint, and the paper which re-
corded the time of building was not in the
least discolored by time, while the ink was
as black as when Clerk Pooler recorded the
historic event, the only known record of
who built the structure which served the
county for over half a century. Not line
is to be found in either of the newspapers
about the building, although the Georgian
and the Republican, of even date with the
day the corner stone was laid, were de-
posted in the box.
NEWSPAPERS OF FIFTY YEARS AGO.
Judging from the columns of the papers
the zeal of the publishers was exerted in So
Letting advertisements rather than publish
ing local news OF the twenty-four col
umns in the Republican only four and
half columns were reading matter Two
of the copies of the Georgian are a little
better from reading standpoint, but the
publisher apologizsd for having 10 leave
advertisement out to make room in their
issue of Oct. o. 1880, for Gov.
George R. Gilmer's message to the
legislature, which he had convened in ex-
traordinary session to take some action with
regard to the invasion of the Cherokee ter
ritory by gold hunters. it being the
Oklahoma of 1880. The message occupies
ten columns. The issue of Dec. IA, 1890
devotes nearly twelve )umns 60 the annual
message Of President Andrew Jackson.
The almanac is a valuable historical con-
tribution e local history. 1t is entitled
"Drlscolps Georgia and Cardinals Almanac
for 1881, by T. NJ. Driscoll bookseller,
stationer, printer and binder, on the Bay,
east of the Exchange and is a small
pamphlet of thirty.six pages and contains
a local record of the city, county and court
officials of Savannah, Augusta and Macon.
and Charleston, s. c., with terms of hold
ing court, a regular rade necum.
THE COURTS IN 1881.
From its pages the following were the
county and city officials, and United States
and local court officials:
Judge of the United States circuit court,
James Johnson; of the United States dis
trict court, jeremiah Cuylsr; circuit and
district attorney, NJ. H. McAllister; G. Glen,
clerk of the two courts.
Superior Court-William Law, Judge;
J. w. Jackson, solicitor general; r. W.
OOicT. CltTk.
Inferior Court-John Cumming, Isaac
Minis, Elias Fort, Alexander Telfair and
Patrick Houstoun, judges; r. w. Pooler,
clerk.
Court of Common Pleas-John c. Nicholl,
judge Abraham D'Lyon, sheriff; William
K. Guerineau, clerk.
Court of Ordinary-R. W. Pooler, clerk;
judge not given.
Justices of the Peace-James Cleland,
John haupt, Joseph s. Pelot, Henry J,
Valeau, L. Petty, Jacob Chadbourn. Henry
mcdonnell, B. Sheftall.
County Odicers--John j. Dews, sheriff;
Thomas Eden, coroner; Adam Cope, re-
ceiver Of tax returns; David Boil, tax col
lector; Charles Stevens, surveyor, and
Joseph Habersham, county treasurer.
City Oficials-W. II. Waring, Mayor;
NJ. Myers, clerk of council; NJ. W. Stewart,
city treasurer; +. 81. Stone, Marshal.
The committees of the council at that
time were as follows:
Finance-Owens, Minis, Welman.
Dry Culture-Shick. Minis, Shatfer.
Health-Clark, Ash, Scudder.
Pubic Sales Eppinger, Owens, Morell.
Market-Shatfer, Shaw, Gaudry.
Pumps ensler Clark, Scudder.
ACCOMPLISHMENT, Schick, Owens.
SJreets-Minis, Wsman, Densler.
Lamps-Gaudry, Shaw, Ash.
Fire-Ash, Shick, Shaffer.
Exchange-Shaw, Deuser, Gaudry.
Docks-\Velnan, Epplnger, Clark.
Portwardens: j. B. Herbert, William
Marshall, Samuel Philbrick John Davidson
and w. Bowen. Auctoneers: Herbert &
Philbrick.