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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-29
ON TOWARD AMERICUS.
TRACK-LAYING ON THE EDEN Elk
TENSION TO BEGIN TO-DAY.

twenty-five Miles of Track Laid Be
tween Columbus and Buena Vista
and the Work Progressing on the
Remaining Ten Miles-The Central
Pushing It's Contracts-The Work
of Rebuilding the Wadley Ware
house Begun, and the Contract for
Replacing the Fallen Guano Shed
Awarded.
General Manager Belknap, Of the Central
railroad, left for Atlanta last night. Be-
fore getting Off be informed the MORNING
News that the switch on the Central road
at the lS-mile post near Eden, was put in
Yesterday, and track laying will begin
westward to-day, on what is known as the
Eden extension to Americas. A part Of
the rails have been received, and the re-
mainder for the seven miles Of graded road
way are on their way from the mills in
Pennsylvania.
There is considerable activity in the work
now in progress on the property Of the
Central railroad. About twenty-five miles
of track have been laid between Columbus
and Buena Vista on the new road, and the
work is progressing favorably on the re-
naming ten miles. Between Buena Vista
and Americas a force has been sUraighten-
ing the old line, cutting dOwn-grades and
relaying the track with 63-pound steel rails
throughout and putting in improved Whar-
ton switches and iron bridges, making a
6rst-class road. The entire line is expected
TO be completed by the middle Of April.
The road from Columbus to Americas
will be sixty-four miles long, thirty-five of
which is a new road, and shortening the
distance from the west, via Birmingham,
Columi us and Americas, to Florida about
sixty miles.
The bridge over the Chattahoochee river
will be completed and trains will be running
into Columbia, Ala. within thirty days.
This bridge has two spans, draw span OF
$50 feet aud a span of 100 feet, resting on
iron cylinders filed with concrete.
1t is expected that the bridge over the
OcmuIgee at Macon will be completed
within the next four or five weeks Two of
the four iron spans have been put in place.
Plans have been received and approved
and the material ordered for a new passen-
ger depot at Fort Valley. 1t will have
passenger accommodations for both white
and colored, express AID baggage rooms
and agents offices. The depot, while to be
built by the Central, will be joint depot
for the Central and the Atlanta and Florida,
road. Work will begin on the Fort Valley
depot as soon as the force now at work
complete the depot at Fort Hancock, which
is being built for the accommodation of the
government barracks at that point.
The contract has been let to Goode &
Manning TO rebuild the cotton warehouse
No 4, on Wadley street in this city, which
was burned in December last. and work
began yesterday.
The contract for driving the piling and
rebuilding the guano wharf known as
"Shed N" has been let to Martin Cooley
and work will begin at once. This is the
shed that recently gave way under a heavy
storage of guano.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-29
CITY BR gVITIEs.

Justice Warning Russell, Jr, committed
to Jail yesterday, in default of bail, Sam
johnson (colored), charged with beating his
wife. and a second chlrg of malicious mis-
chief IN tearing up her clothing.
An interesting entertainment by the
Juvenile Temperance Society will take
place tonight at Yonge's hall. The pro-
gramme will consist of recitations, tableaux,
instrumental and vocal music and an ad-
dress.
The city water supply will be shut off at
8 o'clock tomorrow morning from Gwin-
ne t to New Houston street and east of
Lincoln street, for the purpose of connect
ing extensions of mains, and will be shut of
until after noon.
The colored members of beneficiary So
ciety who brought their grievances into the
superior court in the case of George Bian-
tied their dispute and asked and had their
case dismissed yesterday. 1t had been re-
ferred TO a master.
The white partridge which was men,
toned in the MORNING NEWS some time
ago as having been killed by Mr. I. j.
Hardee, has been mounted and placed on
exhibition for few days at Heidt's drug
store. II is quite curiosity, aud what is a
remarkable fact it has not q colored spot
on it.
Annie Gardner, a colored girl of about
10 years of aga. applied at the office of DR..
=. c. Parsons yesterday for treatment of a
cash on the neck. An artery was severed
She said that Josie Jones, colored boy of
the same age, struck her with a rock in a
quarrel about who should get thu first
bucket Of water at a pump. The fracas
happened out in the western part Of the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-29
TAILOR TURNS DETECTIVE.
A Much Stolen From Pantaloon Maker
Tries Thief Catching With Success

A Much Stolen From Pantaloon Maker
Tries Thief Catching With Success.
A. II. Walton, the Congress street tailor
who had a pair of pantaloons stolen from
his counter night before last, is not bad
detective He put the officers on track Of
the thief who "sniggledn the goods, but he
did not think that they were working as
diligently as they should and he entered the
| field himself He met a negro whom he
suspected of the theft and placing his hand
in his collar he marched him to South
Broad street, where he turned the prisoner
over to a policeman, and Walton accom-
panied them to the barracks. There
charge of larceny was preferred against
him.
The prisoner gave his name as Henry
johnson. Walton said that he got con-
fession from Johnson, which implicated
others whom the tailor said that he intends
to rup down. Walton informed Pawn
broker Muhlberg that pair Of pantaloons
had been stolen, and not to advance on them
if they ere brought in. Yesterday Wal
ton received word from a party t at the
antaloons, such as he had described, were
then at Mr.. Muhlberg's place, and that co..
ored man was trying to draw on them. Wal
ton hurried up to the pawnbrokers shop, and
as he entered a negro slipped out
Of the door and ran. He went
IN ana Identified the trousers as the on 8
stolen the night before. Walton notified
the officers at oGce Of the attempt to pawn
the pantalooos, and they succeeded in run
ming the thief down. his name is Hea y
Jocky, with half dozen aliases. He was
found in his room in Yamacraw, but when
the constable entered "Jocky" tod told him
that he was unable TO get out of bed.
He sid t1at he had been sick for
humber of days. The officer believed his
story and left him. Walton thought that
the thief was lying, and he went to police
headquarters and got an officer to go with
him to JOCKEYS house to arrest him. Mr..
Muhlberg accompanied them to iden ify
the negro. The srresting party entered the
room OF the ''sick Jocky," but the bird
had flown. The sick ruse had served him
well, and he left the neighborhood In short
order.
Tom Holmes, colored, who was arrested
by Officer Clayton for stealing some -four
in Yamacraw, and was lodged in the bar
racks Jail, was identified yesterday morn
ing by Johns as one of his pals in the
trouser theft, and Walton has filed a charge
Of larceny against Holmes. Walton is a
hard working man aud conducts good
business. The thefts which have been
gong o in this place, he says, are of too
frequent occurrence, and he is determined
to put stop to them.
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LOCAL PIERS JNAL.
c. Deitz Of Macon is in tho city.

w. G. Deitz of Macon is in the city
Henry E. Bees of Atlanta is in town.
I. c. Elkins Of Halcyondals is in town.
Jack Ferriby Of Ridgsland is in the city.
A j. Schivers of Augusta is IN the city
s; A. Crosby came up from Bailey yes
terday.
II. s. Bitch came down from Statesboro
yesterday.
c. A. Cowles of Atlanta spent yesterday
in Savannah.
Capt. L. johnson come up from Way
cross Yesterday.
Miss .. Rogers of Reidsville spent yester-
terday in Savannah.
b. B. Cubbedge and wife Of Atlanta are
guests Of the Pulaski.
/. j. Strange and J. V. Sessions Of
Saussy are in the city.
:. Baer, prominent commercial man of
New Yors, is in Savannah.
j. w. Somerville and wife OF Sorrento
Fla, spent yesterday in Savannah.
G. s. Ellis and wife left for Wilmington
via the Atlantic Coast Line last night.
j. U. Tippins and II. D. Macarthur and
wife, Of Altamaha are guests Of the Mar
shall.
Mrs. Bessie Miller Oton. lady well
known as public reader Of marked ability,
is in the city.
Messrs. F. H. Saffold J. G. Coleman aud
ID. w. Mo tague of Swainsboro spent yes
terday in Savannah.
Mai. w. +. Shellman and Maj George
A Whitehead went up to A lanta last
night via the Central.
Mrs. c. A. Lamar, Miss Georgia Lamar
and Miss Brigham, left via the Atlantic
Coast Line for Nav York
The following Caarle3tonians spent yester-
day in Savannah: J. Z. Smith, Capt. J.
w. Craig and j. J. Williams.
Messrs. w. d. and r. S. McIver, and D.
B. Overton and wife, AMI D.. H. Beuford,
OF Brunswick. were in the city yesterday
the guests of the Screvsn.
The name Of Mrs. j. G. Thomas was in
advertantly omitted from the list of cura-
tors OF the Telfar Literary and Art Union
published in the MORNING NEWS yest9r-
day.
Mr.. w. F. Combs of the Macon Erening
Ne'os l. in the city soliciting advertiseme rs
for the Georgia state fair premium list.
Mr.. Combs is a very clever gentleman and
it is to be hoped that he will be well re-
warded for visiting city
l.. M. Terrell, ESQ, the newly appointed
superintendent Of raj way mail service for
this division, was in the city yesterday. He
will assume the duties Of his oiics on
April l. Mr. Terrell held the office pre-
vious tn Mr.. Clevelands administration,
and made most efficient officer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-29
THE wADLEY ROAD.
1t is Being Pushed West Toward the
Tennille and Augusta Road.

1t is Being Pushed West Toward the
Tennille and Augusta Road
William o. Wadley, owner of the we'll
known Wadley saw mills, was in town yes
terday. He reports the lumber lffic heavy,
but the prices are low and freight rates
remain high. Mr.. Wadley said that the
majority Of orders for lumber are coming
from the west, and, since better trans
portation facilities have been pro-
vided, allowing the mill men
10 lay lumber down in the western
cities on the shortest notice. a
good deal is going out there
Mr.. Wadley's line Of railroad extending
from Rogers station on the Central railroad
north to Summit, twenty miles distant, will
be pushed farther north through Burke
county and will PROBABLY tap the Augusta,
Gibson and Sandersville road between Ten
Mile and Augusta.
Mr.. Wadley has heretofore used the road
for his lumber business, but the demands
by the farmers of Burke county have been
SO great as to almost force him to transport
their produce and supplies to and from Sa-
vannah. The road, he said, is helping the
formers out considerably. From now on
Mr.. Wadley will use firsu-class steel rails
which are being received and put down as
fast as they are received. The Wadley mill
is probably the Oldest saw mill in the coun-
try,having been constructed and operated as
early as 1870
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-29
RATES FOR MAY WEEK.
The Railroads and the Drummers'
Celebration.

The Railroads and the Drummers'
Celebration.
Secretary Max Robinson Of the Southern
Travellers Association is in receipt of a
schedule Of reduced rates over the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railroad, for
visitors TO the May celebration. A rate of
one cent per mile has been furnished. The
round trip tickets to Savannah and return
from some of the points from which the
greatest number of people will probably
come are as follows: Albany IS, Balm
bridge 81 s., Gainesville, Fla, IS. Lave
City 81 "a, Live Oak 81 95, jackson vile 81,
Townsville "a 10, AID Valdosta So 60 The
tickets will be good from Sunday, May s,
until the following Sunday, the 18th. The
Central railroad will give similar rates.
The bureau Of information has been es-
tabli>hed at the Guards arsenal, where citi-
zens can secure invitations to send to their
friends. Boarding houses who will be able
70 accommodate visitors during May week
are sending in their names, and the list will
be printed in few days for the informa-
tion Of those who come to the celebration
A. II. Goldsmith, president Of the North
Carolina division of the Travellers Pro-
tective Ass citation, was a delegate from
Charlotte, N. c., to the BNai Birth con-
vention this week While here he met the
Association, and had quite lengthy inter-
view with them. He spoke very favorably
of coming down to Savannah in May and
joining forces with the new association.
He believes that by the cooperation Of all
the southern stttes they will be able 70
effect much better results and
more satisfactory work than is now
being done for them by the national
association. and upon the ground taken by
the Georgia division when it withdrew
from the Travellers Protective Association,
that it is too far distant to be Of any practi-
cal benefit TO the southern states
Mr.. Goldsmith has been reelected presiJ
dent from his state three consecutive terms
lie is a sound business man and his 10 z ex-
perience in these matters peculiarly fits
him 10 recognize the results most needed by
the travelling fraternity. I he proposed con-
stitution and bylaws, to be presented at
the coming convention, will be sent him by
the secretary Of the Savannah branch, with
other data.
Mr. Goldsmith will no doubt arrange so
as 10 send strong representation TO the
Savannah convention to work for the
''tarheeln state.
Quite stir was occasioned among the
travelling men yesterday by the report that
the Savannah, Florida and Western ailway
had changed its schedule Of excess baggage
rates. IL was reported that only $50
pounds will hereafter be allowed each trav-
cling man. All over this amount will have
TO be expressed The report was found to
be unauthentic, however, and the rates re.
main the same as before.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-29
DRY GOODS.
CROHAN & DOONER,
1877 BRoUGHToN STREET.
LACE DEPARTMENT.

Special display Of this seasons importatons
at the following reduced prices for this week
only
An-snk Spanish Guipure Lace Flouncing at
81 50 a yard, was 81 %.
All Silk Chantila Lace Flouncing at 81 % a
yard, was s. IS.
All-Silk Spanish Guipure Lace Flouncing at
u 3B yard, was So IS.
AllSilk Chautilla Lace Flouncing at So 10 O
yard, was 90 Is.
All-Silk spanish Gupure Lace Flouncing at
So So yard was 81 90.
Al-Silk Chantilla Lace Flouncing at 50 90 a
All-~ilk Chantilla All-overs at 90 IS and Sc 70
yard, was 81 50 and So IS
Al-Snk Spanish Gupure and Chantila ALI
overs at So q and So 76 yard, was 81 90 aud
ll.Snk Drape Nets in New Designs at 81 %
and " Y yard, was 81 50 and 81 Is.
A handsome line Of All-Silk Chantilla and
Spanish Lace Edgings TO match.
MEDlCI TORCHON AND ORIENTAL LACE.
In Narrow, Medium and Widths from the
cheapest TO the finest qualities. at popular
prices, In our EMBROIDERY DEPARTMENT.
we are oHering the most extensive and beauti-
tul display OF New Designs ever shown in THIS
city. Ladies looking for handsome Embroid-
cries will be particularly interested and will find
our prices fully as attractive the high quality
and flush OF our goods.
CHlLDREN'S CAPS-we are now sho wing
an elegant line OF Children's Caps in Lace and
All-over Embroidered Mulls In greater variety
OF patterns than ever exhibited before; prices
ranging from BIC TO 80 each
JANE HADlNG NElLINGS in Plain and Dot
ted SIX Nets from Doc, to 81 ayarl Anew lins
OF Chenille Dotted Neilings in Black and Fasn-
ionable Sha les. CROHAN a. BOOMER.
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THE c1rY's OLD DEFENsEs.
A Map Showing the Fortiflcations
in the Various Wars

A map Of the old breastworks, fortifca-
lions, ETC., in the vicinity Of Savannah, of
the different wars through which the city
has D ssed, is being prepared 10y Mr.. John
W Howard Of the CITY surveyors office,
and when completed will be presented to
the Georgia Historical Society. 1t is to be
a map of the city on reduced scale from
the ordinary city map, and will be feet by
foot inches II will STOW the location,
as near as information can be obtained, Of
the old batteries in the different wars, the
batteries to be designated by different col
ors. and also what lots in the city were once
crossed ~ breastworks The spot where
Jasper fell will be shown on the map.
Mir. Howard deserves commentator for
the valuable local historical contribution
which he will pre- emit t. the historical So
ciety He will appreciate any information
that will aid him in the work.
The following Notifications it is proposed
to show in the map:
l. Palisades and fort. Oglethorpe's
time.
,. Fertilization. American. Built to re-
sist the assault of Campbell in 177S-79, which
came to the society through MIR. L. G.
Young.
3. British Notifications TO resist the as
sault of the French and Americans. Time
of Tarleton's campaign.
4. French and American siege line.
5. Line Of t Q war Of 1912.
g. The confederate lines, consisting of
three lines-frst, the Interior line around
the city, commencing at Laurel Grove aud
around TO Fort Boggs Second, water line,
having as its base or line Fort Boggs, Fort
Jackson, River Bottom, Fort Barlow and
contiguous points, Greenwich, Thunderbolt,
Turner's Rock, Isle of Hope, Beaulieu and
Fort McAllister. Third, or exterior line
Fort Pulaski and batteries on Warsaw and
Skidawcy.
Mr.. Howard expects to complete the map
early in June, and it will to framed and
given a place in the rooms of the historical
society
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-29
UNSEATED MINDS.
Two Inquests Of Lunacy to Be Held
To-Day by Judge Ferrill.

Two InQuests of Lunacy to Be Held
To-Day by Judge Ferrir.
There will be two inquests of lunacy in
the court of ordinary this afternoon. John
j. Backley at the instance Of his wife, is to
be examined for lunacy. The afflicted man
was ore of the inspectors employed by the
city during the quarantine last summer,
and exposure in the night air in a swanpy
section brought on malarial fever, which
affected his mind. He is 40 years of age
and has ore daugh' or. He is well known
as timber inspector. DR.. Chisholm has
certified to his in anty.
TIE second case is that of Hennie Ora
ham, cOlored woman of 35, living about
six miles out of town on the White Buff
road. She was broug into the city about
year ago, securely bound, by her husband
and an attendant crowd of colored people,
but as she improved in the Jail, on the al
vice of the Jail physician. and at the
Ferrill discharged her. About six months
ago her husband was found dead in bis
room, and some OF the neighbors suspect
that, in one of the woman's periods of in
sanity, she may have contributed to his
death. There was no investigation, nor
was the coroner notified. The woman has
been acting so strangely of late that on
March is she was again arrested, as the
white and colored people were afraid
she would commit some overt
act. She has half dozen little children,
whom she would leave alone in her cabin
while she wandered about in the swan s
for whole days at time. Tue children are
being kindly cared for by tho white and
colored residents in the reighborhooi. Dr.
Chisholm has certified to the insanity
of the woman, and Judge Ferrll has been
notified by the asylum authorities that the
two patients will be received at once If
found insane
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-29
Il REQU1s1TIoN FOR sToKEM.

GOV. Gordon Issues Warrant for His
Delivery to the Florida Officers.
The governor has acted on the petition
for the Stoken reduisiHon. An Atlanta
special TO the MORNING News says that an
executive warrant was issued yesterday for
his delivery to the Florida officers. p. j..
O'Connor, ESQ, was unable to appear for
his client. but a statement Of the facts were
submitted in writing.
Stokem, who was arrested here last week,
was before Judge Adams Monday morning
on hdbeds corpus writ, and was remanded
The particulars of Stokem's arrest were
given in the MORNING NEWS last Saturday.
He is wanted in Palatka, Fla, for swind-
ling
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-29
For the NeWs.1
An Essay for Man

Improving on Translated From the
SanScrit of Dennis Mttlcdhey.
cANTo I.
Awake my muse leave all small things,
To low ambition and envys scornful stings.
Forget the new hotel, the market sewer,
Railroad schemes, quarantine, the new brewer.
Let Tybee bask amidst her rolling sands,
Her switchback road and picnic stands.
Spring has come her vernal breath inspires
All, with bright hopes, boils and poetic fire.
The new court house clock will reckon future
time,
The new postofice lives only in our rhyme
But Fashion Yields afresh her magic wand,
Last years straw hat soon will be unpawned.
At LEWIS, hustle wakes the morning air,
Spring Suits dispense a brilliant glare.
court,
With seductive raiment for sage or sport"
Imported Suits in Wide Wales, the newest fad;
Trousers in variety to drive "Brummell" mad,
Neckwear varied as the ranbow's tints,
Furnishings that would make cynic vince.
Lo the poor Indian, whose bronzed frame
Courts nature and scorns Clothing's name,
Would catch on quickly to LEWIS show
And pledge his blanket such style to know.
Neglige Shirts, fit companions of our ease,
Such beauteous garments, one seldom sees.
Mother! Thou whose simplest wants
Are relinquished, to keep your boy in Pants,
We have Boys Suits, all loool and stout
At any price. to close the remnant out.
Ministers, who guide and keep us straight,
We have Suits for you in any freight.
In fine we've opened up for Spring
stock, whose praises even ne must sing
Our prices, too. catch Competitions eye.
But zoe always lead, while others can but try
Our variety is so boundless in its extent,
That we please each. no matter what his bent.
We always keep faith with our many friends,
So that our reputation begins where others
ends.
Call early at B. H LEVY & Bro. S store,
And see the rush. for every one wants more"
The man is wise, who knows when he is through,
We've finished, and leave the rest to YOU.
JON GEE. WHITAKER
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-29
Died at the Hospital.

Mr.. William s. Shaw of Whitinsville,
Mass, died at the city hospital yesterday
morning Of Bright's disease. He was about
60 years of age and maclinist by occupa-
tion. He had been in i'll health for some
time, and was travelling with view to the
recuperatiop of his was, ed energies Reach
ing here about three weeks ago, he enter ed
the hospital, and has been failing ever
since He was a member of Eureka Lodge
No. GA, Knights of Pytbas of Whitins-
vile. Mass. His remains were taken in
charge by tue knights of this city, ID be
will be inter ed in their lot at Laurel Grove
cemetery this afternoon.
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THE GALATIANS CLUB HOUSE.
1t will be Ready for Occupancy May !
Its Cost

The Chatham Artillery club house, at
Tybee, is nearly completed. All of the ex-
terror work is finished and the interior
work is progressing rapidly.
Sergeant Theus said yesterday that the
building will probably be completed by
April 20 and will be ready for the May
picnic.
1t will be fitted up with gas. The order
for the gas generator has been given
and the machine is expected here by April
Is. The dancing pavilion will be lighted
by gas. The Wendham light will be used.
The fame is inclosed in a globe not admit
ting the wind and giving out a pretty mel
low light.
Estimates are being received for the fur
niture for the club house, aud the order
W II be given out Wednesday. The club
house will be inclosed by an
unique wire fence $40 feet around. AT
the main entrance, fronting the inlet, will
be a pretty gate opening upon walk lead
ing up to the house. Work began on the
building Feb. l. Its total cost will approx
mate 81 900