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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
THE MACON AND DUBLIN.
Another Railroad Seeking Savannah
as an Outlet to the Sea,

Another Railroad Seeking Savannah
as an Outlet to the Sea.
The management of the Macon and Dub
lin Railroad Company want to extend the
road to Savannah. Vice President II. S.
Morse has addressed letter on the subject
to Mr.. Herman Myers. The letter was re-
ceived yesterday, and is as follows:
OFFICE OF MACON AND DUBLIN RAILROAD Co,
MACON, GA, June 10, 1889.
Mr.. Herman Myers, President First National
Bank.
DEAR SRI see that your city will probably
donate $4,000 to secure the completion of the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery railroad
to Savannah. This is very commendable and
indicates enterprise. Now we are hard at work
trying to build road to Savannah, which, in
conn ction with the Macon and Birmingham
railroad, will form a short through line from
Birmingham to Savannah. The Macon and
Birmingham road is assured and nearly located
the work will continue on it,
Now if Savannah will take $3.50 600 of our
per cent. gold bonds at par, interest payable
semi-annually, on the completion OF the road
we will guarantee to have our road into, Savan
nah in twelve months and we will not ask any
donation.
This road is projected via L Grange from
Macon to Birmingham, and it is claimed
cannot be called parallel line with the
Americas road. as different tier of coun.
ties is passed through by the two lines and
different western terminus contemplated
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
The Trlbulatlons of Salesladies.

Possibly the hardest worked class in
America are the shop girls in our stores.
On their feet for long hours the constant
strain soon enfeebles the body and brings
on that sallow, careworn look SO frequently
seen in the faces of girls and women COM
PEELED to labor behind counters for a sup
port. To such p P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke
Root and Potassium is a welcome remedy,
as it is great natural tonic and invigorator
and brings back the color to pale cheeks
and strength to tired limbs. 1t is the best
all round blood purifier, and if the blood is
derive great benefit and ultimate vitality
and energy. P. z. p. cures all blood dis.
eases, such as syphilis, rheumatism, govt
scrofula, and is a foe 20 that great human
demoralizer dyspepsia. 1t can be obtained
of all medicine dealers and druggists.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There il
the Court Rooms,

In the superior court yesterday the court
granted an order, requiring Receiver John
S. Haines to make a return by June
20, of all the assets of the firm of Pearson
& Spann which has come in his possession
as receiver.
The caveators were denied their caveat
in the contest in the ordinary's court yes
terday, in the litigation over the estate of
j. j. Abrams, deceased. 1t is understood
that settlement of some kind has been
effected between the administrator and the
creditors of the estate.
Argument was heard in the superior
court during the motion hour yesterday in
the damage suit of Frank f. Kane VS.. the
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
Company. The defendants seek new
trial the court after hearing the case re-
served its decision.
A divorce case was tried in the superior
court yesterday in which a divorce was re-
fused and the verdict was for defendant.
1t was in the case of Solomon Cox VS..
Oracle Cox. 1t is seldom the judicial mill
fails to grind out divorce in the grist,
Mr.. John Lyons was acquitted in the
city court yesterday of assault and battery
on Isaac Golinsky
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
CITY BREVITIES.

The German Volunteers will hold their
target practice this afternoon.
Landrum lodge +. and A. M, will hold a
regular communication tonight
The Reds defeated the Centers yester-
day 10 to 9. The Centers will protest this
game on the ground that the Reds played
professionals.
The stone crusher for the Central railroad
stone quarry at Griffin has been received,
and will be placed in position in short
time The quarry is not qnite ready to be
opened, but in the shortest possible time
the company proposes to be furnishing bal
last for its lines.
William Lyle. dealer in general merchan-
disc at Barlow, Fla, has suspended bust
ness. The liabilities are reported to be
large and assets small. Jacksonville mer-
chants are the heaviest losers, although
there are three or four Savannah houses
which are his creditors.
The Retail Dry Goods Salesmen's Asso-
citation has hit on a new plan to advertise
its appeal to the lady shoppers to do their
shopping early. A little negro was per-
ambulating about the city yesterday sand
wiched between huge placards inscribed in
large letters: Ladies, help the early closing
movement. Make your purchases before 6
p. mn
Magistrate Paul e. Kelley of the Seventh
district committed Anderson Hilton
(colored) day before yesterday on a war
rant charging Hilton with obtaining goods
at different times from John G. Butler I'M
der false pretenses. 1t appears that on
several occasions Hilton went to Mr..
Buffers store and got paints, oils, and
white-wash brushes, to the total value OF
S75, on orders purporting to have been
written by Maj. G. NJ. Ryals. Maj Ryals,
hearing of the matter, Immediately swore
out warrant for Hilton's arrest.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
AFRAID OF KIDNAPPING.
Tribulations of Darby Who Got Into
Trouhla In Snite of Precaution.


Trouble in Spite of Precaution.
Justice Naughtin, after a preliminary
examination yesterday in the case Of Alex
gladden. tcolored), charged with stealing
$50 from Henry Blanke, discharged the
prisoner, as it was evident that he Tad
nothing to do with the theft.
gladden. is a Thomasvile negro, and ole
of the most timid that ever struck Savau-
nah. He worked in the Savannah, Florida
and Western yards some time ago for about
five months, and would never venture out Of
sight of the depot. He had often heard Of
"de big market but he was afraid to go
down town for fear he would be kidnapped
The foreman Of his gang, once
wanted Alex to 90 to market and bring
him roast, but Alex begged of and said:
''Pll get George Williams TO go after 1t. l
nevah finds de way back"
Alex didn't know where the exchange or
the custom house were located when asked,
and the evidence was clear that he came to
Savannah on Tuesday, and uD TO the time
OF his arrest had not ventured out Of sight
of the Savannah, Florida and Western de-
pot. He went to Blanke's, got some liquor
and cigars, and crossing the street sat down
in sight Of the yard to smoke and wait to
see the foreman to apply for work, when
Blanke came up, charged him with the
theft and turned HIM over to an officer.
''Sarch me, sarch me" said the affrighted
darby. 81 isn't got nobodys money but
my own. lie only got "a ~"
Gadden's version of the affair, in the
vernacular Of the up-country negro, was
amusing, and convGlsed those who heard it.
He gave the best of references II IL
worked in de bank for Mistuah George
Mitchell. de riches man in Thomasville, 4"
he said. 81 nevah stole muffin, sab, in my
life, and dey's got a chain-gang down to
Thomasville, sab, but 1 is nevah been on it.
Ef I'd known dey gwine to racket me up
dis way I'd done nevah lef' Thomasville
De man tells me when tols
him 'sarch me- well, eff you tells me
who tuck de money / lefs you eff, and
says, 4 isn't got no knowin' Of who done
tuck de money. Den he say, Il done tote you
off any how Den he looks at my money
and says. Dat looks likesome ob my silvah,
and / tole him, ID MT one silvah dollah
looks just like anuverg Den dey carry me
to de Jail, and when de judge asks, 'How's
disP den de little girl wnat say at de stoah
isn't de man what wash his face in de
back yahd of the stoah, done ups
and tells de judge is de man what wash
his face in de back yahd. Den dey won't
let me talk, and / tink / is gone up for
down heah, and dahs de pocketbook, and it
only got de 81 n in it; and l done bin
sarched, and OATS all de money l is got.
Dat fhoney-dat's my money"
The story bore the impress of truth on 1t,
and there was no evidence to rebuff it, so
gladden. was permitted to go with his pocket
book and scant capital. 1t is safe to say he
will never come down town again, as he
believes he will be kidnapped sure.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
a YOUTHFUL CRIMINAL.
How Jim Lane Worked q House on
Bryan Street and Pulled Tick er.

How Jim Lane Worked q House on
Bryan Street and Pulled a Ticker.
Jim Lane, a colored boy Of years, was
committed to Jail yesterday by Justice
Naughtin, in default of bail, for his APP
pearance in the city court for the larceny of
gold watch and chain from the house of
William P. Ride of the water works force,
at No. 223 Bryan street.
The recovery of the watch was due to
the shrewdness and honesty of a young
colored man by the name of Barney Robin
son. Barney, who works about the market
saw the boy with the ticker Wednesday
night, and collared him and took him to
Justice Naughtin's Office to turn him over
to Detective Wetherhorn, but the
Office was closed. Barney took the
watch away from Lane and gave it to
Reuben Hatchett, night clerk in one of the
restaurants in the market basement, in
structing him to hold it until yesterday
morning, when the detective could get it.
He then went to the detectives house and
left word of his find. Later in the evening
Barney fell asleep in the market and Harry
Bliss, colored man who served five-year
term for stealing a watch from Alderman
Reid, came along and went through his
pockets, but the watch having been de-
posted with Hackett, all that Bliss got was
a few pawn tickets that Barney, when in
an impecunious condition, had received in
exchange from his ''uncle" of the
three balls for OLE Goes Bliss was so dis
gusted with his find that he hunted up
Officer Morgan and reported that Barney
had stolen gold watch and what had been
done with it, and got the policeman to write
an order for it. Hatchett knew Bliss too
well to have given it to him if he had got
there in time with his order, but meantime
it had been turEed over to Detective
Wetherhorn.
The watch was a present to Mr.. Rides
little daughter, and her name, "Susy," was
engraved on the outer part of the case.
Lane admitted the theft. He said that
he slipped into the house, although an old
lady was sitting in the hallway. He went
noiselessly upstairs in his bare feet to Mrs.
Rides bedroom, and in rifling the bureau
came across the watch and chain, with
which he made off. When the officer first
arrested MIN he took Detective Wetherhorn
to house on Stewart street, which he
falsely pointed out as the place where he
had committed the theft.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
TO GET AT THE FACTS.
INSPECTOR HUGHES TO LOOK INTO
THE HARBoR WORK.

The Governments Investigation OF the
Curtis Charges Against the River
and Harbor Contractors - Capt.
Greene On His Way from the North
and the Investigation to Be Taken
r Up at Once.
Col Robert P. Hughes, United States in
spector general of the Atlantic and Gulf
coast, reached Savannah yesterday to look
into the charges of attempted bribery made
by w. r. Curtis against Greene & Gaynor,
contractors for the jetty work in the har-
Dor, and the character and quality Of the
work on the cross tides dam.
A MORNING NEWS reporter saw Col
Hughes at the Pulaski house. The inspector
said that as yet he knows nothing about the
case, eff it is a case" He was hurried off
from Maine to Savannah, was fatigued
from the long journey, and the change in
the temperature had not been altogether
pleasant to him. II don't know anything
yet" said he, except that it is very
warm"
Col. Hughes went on to say that he had a
mass of official documents, which he has
not vet gone over, and until ne mas exam
ined them he will be unable to outline any
general plan Of the investigation. All the
parties interested, he said, are not in the
city, but he understands that Capt. Greene
is now on his way to Savannah. Col
Hughes said that he has not read any of
the charges made through the press, nor
the answers made by Lieut.. Carter and
Greene & Gaynor.
"Are you prepared to say how long the
investigation will last" he was asked.
''No, sir. / can have no idea about the
length of time will be employed until / see
what the case is"
"Will the investigation be with open
doorsr
81 hardly think So The examination
will be made with view of sending in a
report recommending whatever the facts
justify. l am here to get the facts and re-
port them to the proper authority"
evil you examine the work on the har-
Dor improvements
THAT cannot say. 1t may be necessary
to do so. have been unable to see the
parties to-day whom ! wanted to see to
make a beginning"
Col, Hughes headquarters are at Gov
ernor's Island but he has very large ter
ritory in his department, and he is kept on
the go continually. He has the Atlantic
coast, the Gulf coast and as far west as Little
Rock, Ark, and Cincinnati, O., and New
port, KY, are also in his division. There
are six inspector generals in the army, one
brigadier general, two colonies, two lieu
tentant colonies and one major.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21

every effort to arrange q line Of
travel whish would give to all
practical advantages, with greater
safety and much greater economy
70 the city. sit is quite common in many
cities, he said, ''to close up streets through
yards OF this character for the reasons
already stated. 1t Is most unusual to make
such a street, particularly where such
yard lies in the outskirts Of the city and no
great necessity exists for opening It He
added that the company had hoped that so
large a scheme Of improvements to
be made at such a great
cost would certainly be met
favorably by the city authorities. and that
they would aid the company in every way
they could, particularly as the city would
incur no expense. 1t is q source Of disap-
pontment 20 find that contrary spirit is
manifested by some for reasons which can
scarcely be compatible with that Of the
general public good.n
The general manager said that the COM
pany emphatically denies that it ever con-
ceived any idea Of shutting out anything,
but its plans of improvements were made
with the utmost good faith and exactly upon
the conditions stated He said that it has
shown its readiness to make any improve
ments in the secti II west Of the city. byex
tending its track in that direction and doing
everything that was asked for by persons
locating .mprovem ents. l. does not under
stand that the parties owning these inn
provements are these who are most
DESTROYS Of forcing the street through
the company's proposed yard. Maj.
Beiknap said that over 300 hands are at
work on improvements now in that section.
The necessity for increased facilities was so
great as to require a schedule of four steam
ers each week from here to New York. He
added that the company, by its improve
ments, has enhanced the value of property
west of the city, and if its progress is re-
tarded the value of property viii necessa-
rily deoline
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
ACKNOWLEDGED THE CORN.
A Policeman Who Wanted to be Like
"Joe'' Washington.


A good joke is told of a policeman
recently placed on the force. his ignorance
of the history of the country emitting him
to take the medal 1t appears, as the story
goes, that he went to sleep on his beat, and
instead of reporting at the barracks at
midnight, it was o'clock in the morning.
To demand for an explanation the derelict
frankly admitted that he had gone to sleep
on street corner and awoke at fifteen
minutes to o'clock aud made bee line for
the barracks, where he was sternly told not
to let It occur again.
why didn't you say some of your family
was sick and that you couldn't get away at
midnight!n he was asked
Il couldn't do that" he replied. 81
wanted to be shust like Joe Washington. |
couldn't tell lie."
Whenever the boys meet the tenderfoot
now, they address him as Joe Washington,
and the irony of the jest istelling on him so
that he may resign, but that won't pre-
vent the boys from keeping up the nick
name.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
Yachtsmen to Meet.

At the semi-annual meeting of the Savan-
nah Yacht Club to-day, the ladies' day
regatta for next Wednesday and the pro-
posed pilot boat regatta at Tybee for July
4 VIII be discussed 1t does not look now as
If the pilot boat regatta will come off on
that day, as the Tybes companies do not
appear to have agreed upon who is to
assume the expenses for prizes, etc.
Should the pilot boat regatta not be fixed
for July 4, the Savannah Yacht Club will
give its annual Fourth of July regatta over
the Thunderbolt course.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
The Union League,

The Manhattan and other leading clubs of
New York praise up the world-famed Roch-
ester Lager Beer. No more genial appe-
tlzer and promoter of digestion exists than
the sparkling, delightful Rochester Beer.
Made only by the Rochester Brewing Co,
of Rochester, N. Y, and sold only in bottles
For sale by all first-class grocers and bars.
Made only by the r chester Brewing
Company of Rochester, N. Y, and sold
only in bottles. For sale by John Lyons
& Co., ]. McGrath, s. w. Branch, w. q.
Cooper, Moehlenbrock 81 Dierks and John
Lynch.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
Can't Sit On the Railines.

The police have begun raiding the boys
who sit or the ratings in the squares. Two
white and ten colored boys were find 81
each in the mayors court yesterday morn
ing for violation Of the ordinance. and
eight others we're arrested yesterday and
last night for the same offense, and will be
oelore the mayor this morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
Though Shaken Like a Leaf

By the most trivial causes, weak nerves are
easily susceptible of inyigoration, a term when
also imports, in this instance, quietude. The
nervous have but to use Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters Systematically to overcome that super
sensitiveness of the human sensorium, which is
subyersive of all bodily comfort and mental
tranquility and which reacts most hurtfully
upon the system. The difficulty underlying
this, as well as many other ailments, is imper-
feet assimilation, no less than incomplete diges-
ton Of the food. In the discharge Of both the
digestive and assimiative functions, the
Bitters are the most potent, the most reliable
auxiliary, AS the body regains vigor and regu-
larity by its aid, the brain and nervous system
are also benefited. Persons subject to the in
fiuence of malaria, dyspeptic and rheumatic in
valids. and persons whose kidneys are inactive,
shonld also use the BitterS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
A Great Battle

Is continually going on in the human
system. The demon of impure blood
strives to gain victory over the constitution.
to ruin health, to drag victims to the grave
A good reliable medicine like Hood,s Sar-
saparilla is the weapon with which to de-
fend ones self, drive the desperate enemy
from the field, and restore peace and bodily
health for many years. Try this peculiar
medicine
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
A ROW IN ROBERTsvILLH,
A Couple Imagine They Are Voudooed
and Whip the Voudooers.

and Whip the Voudooers.
"Wholly" Rounield and his wife, Fannie,
a colored pair of Robertsvillians, living at
No. 2411z Stewart street, were arrested yes
terday for assault and battery upon a col
ored woman by the name of Lizzie Beasley,
who preferred the charge against them in
Justice Naughtin's court. Fannie Roun-
fields excuse for the assault is that Lizzie
had voudooed her, or, as she put 1t, had
''hoodooed" her, aud wouldn't let her alone.
This was not considered a UNSUITABLE excuse
by the magistrate, who required the super
stitious pair TO give bond for their appear
ance in the higher court, and to keep the
peace hereafter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
BACK FROM DEATH,
A Young Lady Supposed to be Dead
is Brought to Life.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
The question of being buried alive and
the recent case Of Washington Irving
Bishop were matters discussed by a party
of gentlemen at the Bohemian club the
other night. A journalist WAC was present
told the following story of local interest:
Living in San Francisco to-day are two
persons, whose strange experience has long
been mystery to ME. Two years ago a
Boston gentleman came out to the coast.
He brought with him his companion, a
young woman in the last stages of con-
sumption. She was pretty and talented,
and 10 years younger than her escort. l
am of the opinion that sort OF platonic
love existed between them.
Three times to my own knowledge the
young woman has apparently passed out of
this life into the other world and twice
preparations have been made for her burial
On one occasion her companion was out of
the city, when she was taken suddenly with
sinking spell aud the landlady became
greatly alarmed. In two hours the invalid
was pronounced dead by the ladies in the
boarding house who were in attendance
upon her. AS the day advanced the land
lady, seing no signs of the gentleman's re-
turn, visited an undertaker's near by, and
preparations were made for laying out the
corpse. The body was cold and stiff when
the undertaken arrived. He viewed the
corpse and went back to his shop for his
assistant. During his absence the missing
companion of the dead young woman ar
rived upon the scene. 1t was now about
o'clock in the afternoon. Upon being in
formed of her death some five hours before,
the gentleman uttered an exclamation of
surprise. Then, rushing up to the room
where the body lay, he closed the door be-
hind him and turned the key. When the
undertaken returned he was refused admis-
sciou. Two hours later the gentleman
emerged from the room and ordered two
suppers sent 10 the apartment Later the
young lady was seen sitting upright in bed,
eating heartily. Her companion had
brought her back to life by method of
rubbing and physical manipulation known
only to himself. Twice after this he re-
peated the performance. Three times, to
my knowledge, has this man brought the
young woman back from the dead. She
lives here to-day, still an invalid, and is
liable to die again at almost any moment
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
Il disease has entered the system the only

way to drive it out is to purify and enrich
the blood. To this end, as is acknowledged
by all medical men, nothing is better
adapted than iron. The fault hitherto has
been that iron could not be so prepared as
to be absolutely harmless to the teeth.
This difficulty has been overcome by the
Brown Chemical Company, of Baltimore,
Nd, who offer their Browns Iron Bitters
as faultless iron preparation, positive
cure, for dyspepsia, indigestion, kidney
troubles, etc.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-21
More Letters for Rahooclr-

Letters for Millionaire Babcock continue
to come in at the Marshall house. Nearly
a half bushel of them have been received
within the last month,
Among a large number that came in
yesterday was one from SharpsviIle, Pa.
Upon the back of the letter was written
"Return after eight days to Box 1856. y
Another came from Geneva, N. Y. 1t was
sealed with wax, and written upon the back
of it was Return to o. C. after ten DAYS. u