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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There
in the Court Rooms.

Gossip Picked Up Here and There
in the Court Rooms.
The following cases were disposed of bv
the mayor yesterday: Jim Jones, assaulting
and cutting William Green, SIS or thirty
days; Richard Hammond, disorderIy con.
duct on the Ocean steamship wharf. S. or
fifteen days; John L. Dufour, disorderlv
conduct, So or ten days; Thomas Kenney.
drunk on stoop, So or five days: Anna
Walker, diSorderly conduct, $50 or thirty
days; Charles Williams, found sleeping on
the Ocean steamship wharf, 500 or thirty
days; Peter Starr, refusing to stop a bali
when an officer requested it, $50 or thirty
days; Stephen Houston, a small boy.
setting fire to the shop of Foster
Bros, continued for investigation.
Susan Sullivan, disorderly conduct SD
or thirty days. She was fined in addition
$50 or thirty days for attempting to strike
the witness with spittoon during the hear
ing of her case.
The Mcdonald Parr case did not coma IN
before the mayor yesterday. 1t will be
heard some day during the week.
The city criminal court convenes at 10
o'clock this morning.
The superior court will adjourn Saturday
for the term. Yesterday in the case of W. ii
May, for use, ETC., VS.. Alvin n. Miller and
William Hone, surety, a new trial was re-
fused A new trial was also refused in the
case Of the Jersey Continental Works ct ali
VS.. David Weisbein, H. B. Claf1in & Co. ct al
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
BLAoKsHBAR's MISSING EDITOR.
No Positive News of r. Nd. Lee in Sa-
Yannah-His indebtedness Small.

No Positive News of r. Nd. Lee in Sa-
vannah-His Indebtedness Small.
1t was reported on the streets here yester-
day that Editor Lee of the Blackshear
Ilder, who has mysteriously disappeared
from that place within the last few DAYS.
leaving an indebtedness of about 500, was
in town and had left several hundred dol
lars with a clerk at one of the hotels His
name did not appear on any Of the hotel reg
listers, and inquiry developed the fact that
Mr.. Byrd of Blackshear, in whose name a $40
check on Savannah bank was drawn,
payable to +. Al. Lee, was here looking into
the matter.
1t was thought by the Blackshear people
that possibly Editor Lee might have
come TO Savannah, but he has
not turned up here yet. He has
been running the IndeD some time and
for time was making a success of it,
but recently from some cause his paper
began to run down. His expenses increased
and it is thought that he has gone away to
launch into the journalistic field some
where else. He left several small bills un-
paid at Blackshear, but none of them
amount to much. HIS entire Indebtedness
is very little more than 800.
paid here because Mr.. Byrd
had no funds in the bank and none of the
| officials knew him. 1t is not known
whether Lee forged the check or not.
There is some doubt about the handwriting,
it is said, and it is not certain that Lee i
the forger. A farther investigation of tn
matter will be made to-day.
Mr.. Byrd publishes a notice in the
| MORNING NEWS to-day that his check book
on the Savaqnah Bank and Trust Company
has been stolen from his store, and notify.
ing all persons not to trade for any checks
drawn on the above bank with his name tc
them, as they are forged and will not b,
| paid
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
MORE FIRE BUGS WORK.
An Incendiary's Attempt to Burn
Foster Bros Blacksmith shop.

An Incendiary's Attempt to Burn
Foster Bros Blacksmith shop.
An incendiary sought TO burn the black
smith wagon shop Of Foster Bros, at Charl-
ton and West Broad streets, night before
last The incendiary effected an entrance
from the Charlton street side, and going to
the rear of the Office part of the shed
kindled fire near the frame wall of the
Charlton street side, 50 that it could not be
readily seen from West Broad street, as the
West Broad street window was an open
Stat window.
Luckily a gentleman on Charlton street
noticed light through the cracks Of the
building, and knowing that the Foster
brothers did not work after dark in the shop,
went TO the building to examine the light.
he found that shavings, old pieces of boards
and one or two carriage wheels had been
heaped up and set on fire. de
promptly extinguished the flames and
sent messenger to the Foster brothers,
who came and stood guard over TIE build
ing until nearly daylight. Chief Fireman
Pader examined the premises yesterday and
made note of the incendiary act.
1t was dastardly attempt by some one
to wreak private vengeance on the two
industrious c)lored men who are the lessees
of the building, as they had no insurance
on their mechanical outfit aud stock.
Stephen Houston, a little colored boy,
was arrested for setting the place on fire,
but the owners Of the property do not be-
lleve that he is guilty. Matilda White and
Frank Williams, who live near the shop,
said that they saw the boy running out of
the building just before the fire broke out
The mayor will investigate the case further
to-day
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
WHY IT IS "BLAOK MARIA"
How the Prisoners Van Came to Be
So Called


So Called.
The origin of the name of "Black Maria -
for the police patrol wagon has been a mat
ter of speculation in the minds Of a great
many people, and numerous have been tb q
questions asked concerning it, The answers
to these questions may have been, in some
respects, correct, but perhaps the best an
swer IS given by the Boston Globe of recon t
date: Way back in the twilight of the ser-
Element OF Boston,, the Globe says, "Maria
Lee, colored woman of gigantic stature
possessing the courage Of a lion, kent a
sailors boarding house down at the old
North End. One night a party of
drunken tars got into a row and be-
gan throwing the Amazon's chattels ont of
her house. The watch was called in but
was soon overpowered, and dismay spread
abroad through the street. Then Maria
stalked out OF her habitation and stopped
further outrage by eollaring two of the
leading offenders and carrying them bodily
up to the old watch house., then standing
near where Union street now crosses
Hanover street. Black Maria was known
throughout the city for her prodiglous
strength, and for years she aided the police
IN quelllng rows, and had been known to
take three strong men to the watch house,
at once, or at one time. So, years after
ward, when the first police cart was made
1t was called the Black Maria'-hence the
name"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
COLLECTING TIE DOG TAX.
Thirty DelinQuents Brought Before
the Mayor and Fined.

Thirty DelinQuents Brought Before
the Mayor and Fined.
Dog owners are not paying the tax on
their dogs" said Clerk of Council Rebarer
yesterday. "Out of 1900 dog owners only
about 700 have paid the tax SO far
Thirty were UP before the mayor yester-
day, and in addition to being made
To pay fine the dog tax was
collected from them. In February census
was taken Of every dog in the city and the
name of the owner. This census is fur
nished the city treasurer and ne collects the
tax, or places the parties who refuse to nav
| it ON the information docket. The clerk Of
council is continually receiving notes and
| communications from parties to the
effect that they do not have a
dog on their premises, that the dog
died, or thas it has been sent away, which
amounts to nothing. They were entered
in the census book, and even if they disposed
of the dog the next day they are response
BILE for the tax, and the officials say it must
be paid, or the party who is on the census
will be lodged in jail
Mayor ScnwarZ said that he is going to
see that the law is enforced to the very
letter. Whenever parties are found who
refuse to pay the tax they are put upon the
| Information docket and promptly brought
| up before his honor. About 100 people
came up when the books were first opened
and paid their tax. In March and April
after the census was taken Clerk Rebarar
| sent out notices to all parties In June
| notices were again sent out, so that every
| body must have seen the notice that il is
| time to pay the tax.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
MADE a STATE OBSERVER.

Signal Observer Won Herman Put in
Charge of the North Carolina Ser
vice.
Signal Observer c. f. Won Hermann
Nas ordered yesterday to Raleigh, N. c.,
having been promoted to the state weather
iervice Of North Carolina. He will leave
today for his new station.
Assistant Observer i. A. benson will
assume charge Of the station here for the
next two weeks, when the place will be
oiled by <. r. Demain of Lynchburg, Va.
Observer Won Hermann supersedes Il.
McP. Baldwin, who hns been transferred to
Lynchburg to take the place OF Observer
Uemaln, VINO comes to Savannah. Serst
Won Hermann came to Savannah about
dve months ago from Fort Custer, Mont
where be had been stationed nine months
During the time that he was here he was
pro Aoted TO tie rank of sergeant.
He has been about five years in the service
and is one of the best informed obreryers
On the South Atlantic coast The S1van-
nah station has heen remarkably improved
nuce he took charge Of It, He succeeded in
getting triple register putin the station aud
twas through his efforts that the station was
allowed to make local forecasts. This Mr.
Fon Hermann did, with remarkable ac-
:uracy. In nearly every case his predic-
lions were fulfilled. He is one of the OBJ
Iervers who was stationed in the remote
northwest during the time when
dispatches were transmitted from one
station to another by flash light. A mirror
adjusted so as to reflect the suns ravs.
and by manipulating spring or trigger
behind the mirror the flashes can be seen
rom elevations fifty miles apart In trans
hitting the messages the regular morse
alphabet is used. Mr. Won Hermann be.
came proficient in this service. He has
made many warm personal friends here
and they will regret that he has been trans
serred to another field His promotion
will nevertheless be gratifying to them,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
LIVELY GOOSE THIEVES.
Poultry Raisers Much Troubled by Pill
fering Marauders.

Poultry Reisers Much Troubled by Pill
fering Marauders
There seems to be a mania for goose steal
ing of late. Mrs. Anderson, keeper of the
Old Fort house, mourns tine losspt fourteen
geese, aud some one carried off thirteen of
the fowls from Martin Houlihan Mr. Hou-
Than kept a sharp lookout for the thieves,
and Monday afternoon a. he was driving
through the city he esped a colored man
and white boy with four Of his geese. The
negro had three Of the fowls and the white
Lad had one The colored man dropped his
burden and took to his heels, but the white
boy made no effort TO escape. He explained
TO Mr.. Houlhan that he was in the employ
Of Mr.. Deutsch, the grocer at Montgomery
and York streets who had bought three
geese of the colored man, and did not want
| any mo IRE, but had sent him along with the
colOred man to show him where four could
be disposed Of Mr.. Houlihan then took
out a posse sorry warrant in Justice Rey-
nolds' court for the geese, and recovered
three. Mr.. Deutsch said he had no knowl-
edge that the coloret man came by the
| fowls wrongfully, or he would not have
made the purchase and he confirmed the
lads statement that he had refused to buy
more than three. The thief has not been
| aDDrehended
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
THE wILsoN-oLARK EPISODE.
No Further Developments in the "Shoo
Flvi' Train Ffght

No Further Developments in the "Shoo
Fly" Train Fight.
The Clark-Wison episode on the 'Shoo
Fly train day before yesterday, near Eden,
was the talk yesterday about the court
house and among the lawyers. Both Of the
participants are rising young attorneys.
Mr.. Clark is O son Of Judge CLARK, at one
time postmaster here, and he has fine
practice in Effingham and il the surround
ing counties. Mr. Wilson is the son Of a
prominent pl inter- IN the same county
They are about the same age aud are pretty
well up in their profession. They are both
fearless men. The difference between them
is unsettled and neither knows which has
the best of the fight Mr.. Wilson got in
some good ticks and so did MIR. Clark, but
their friends iuterposed and the fight was
not allowed TO 60 on.
1t is not likely that the parties will meet
in some time, if at all, and the adjust
ment of their differences will be delayed.
Mr.. WILSON, is in Rome attending the
annual meeting of the grand lodge Of Odd
Fellows and will not return IN several days
Mr. Clark is at his home in Tusculum,
thirty-dVe miles from Savannah. A gen
tleman who is on the inside Of
the matter said last night that
the affair has caused a
good deal of talk out in the county where
The two attorneys have hosts of friends.
Everybody is expectant and seems to be
waiting for the "fnish.n IL is understood,
however, that should the LAWYERS challenge
each other an effort VIII be made by their
friends in the city to bring about an AMIGA
bic adjustment Of their differences.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
BIG CROPS EVERYWHERE.
The Farmers of South Georgia Having
Their Hands Full.

Their Hands Full.
Lucian f. Davis of Davis Bros. has just
returned from a weeks business trip
through South Georgia. The extent Of the
damage, he said, to crops by the rain is not
as great as reported, at least not in the sec
| tions that be visited. He spent few days
in the Townsville section, in the Naldosta
and Quitman territories, and he vas in the
country tributary 70 both Brunswick and
| Albany
The crops are all good, he said
and people are looking forward TO
an immense crop year-such as they
have not seen since the war. In some
places, Mr.. Davis said, the cotton may
have suffered from the rain, bu. the farm
ers are by no means blue about it. Their
hands will be full if they harvest what they
viii make. The last week or ten days have
brought very favorable weather. The
sun has made the lower cotton
! b0lls open rapidly, and the greater
portion of that crop which the farmers
| thought would be lost has in most cases
been picked ont and saved. The top b0lls
will not fall of by rain and the farmers
think that they are about out of danger
The only thing which they fear now Is pos
slbly solled cotton, in consequence of more
ram. II they should escape any more ex-
cessive wet weather they think that they
will be all right
Occasional light rains now and then dur
ing the remainder of the season will inter
fere with the farmers, in fact, most of them
prefer some rain while they are picking cot
ton. They claim that in very dry weather
when it is dusty the cotton is washed and
made much prettier by an occasional
shower, and sells for more.
The corn crop, Mr. Davis said, has been
harvested. 1t can not now be damaged
He spent some time in and around Darien
also He found the same state of affairs
existing in that section. The fruit orchards
are loaded. Although the season proper is
nearly over, the pear crop is we'll in. The
quantity of fruit raised is enormous.
People have shipped until nearly all the
markets are glutted, and good
many of the farmers are feeding the
incest kind Of fruit to the hogs. Mr.. Davis
said that the people he met in the country
are more cheerful and hopeful than he ever
saw them. They are looking for better
times. He will leave to-day on another ex-
tended trip through South aud Southwest
Georgia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
AN EARLY RICE CROP.
Harvesting to Begin on Some of the
Plantations Next Week,

Harvesting to Begin on Some of the
Plantations Next Week.
The rice harvest will soon begin in this
section. Capt D. G. Purse, who has GOO
acres on the Deptford plantation, will begin
harvesting next Monday. He had sample
of rice heads in his office yester day gath
cred yesterday morning which shows that
that the quality will be very fiue. The
grain was nearly ripe Capt. Purse SAYS
that Mr. Joseph Clay, a veteran rice planter,
says that the rice on the Deptford plauta-
tion is the best average crop he has seem
and Capt. Purse thinks the Weld will in
some parts of the field, be as high as from
60 to 100 bushels to the acre. AS the plant
lngS are successive the harvest will last a
couple of months. Capt. Purse wants to
get the first rice of the season on the
market, and the prospects are tn at he will.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
The New Hose Reel.

The new No. 5 hose reel was received
from Ainsley & Bro, builders, of Rich
mond, Va, yesterday via the Charleston and
Savannahroad. 1t weighs but 300 pounds,
and is 400 pounds lighter than either of the
last two reels purchased, and viii carry $50
feet of hose 1t cost 1876 and freight. II
Is a pretty hose carriage, strongly built,
with brass trimmings aud handsomely fin,
lshed. 1t will be taken to fireman's head
quarters to-day, whore it will he kept until
it is decided where " locate it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
Y. NJ. C. A. Notes

The concert that was to have been given
by the association on Thursday evening of
this week will be postponed until later in
the month owing to the inability of some of
the musicians to take part at that time.
The tickets that were given out will be good
at the time that the concert is given.
The fund for the association property is
steadily growing. Several 800 subscrip-
tions have been received during the week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21

have been appointed sole agent for the sale
OF the celebrated Chewacla Line This lime has
been sold in this market for the last twenty
years, and is conceded to have given better sat
lsIactlon than any other lime. 1 am also agent
tor Hoffman Rosendale Cement, English and
german Portland Clements, Calcined Plaster
mastering Hair etc, which can furnish In anv
quantity aud on short notice. keep on hand the
largest stock in the south of White pine doors
SSsh, Blinds, Builders Hardware, Paints. oils,
GLASS; Luoricatng Oils, Packings Of all kinds. a
complete assortment of steamboat and mill
supplies. Get my prices before purchasing
elsewhere Estimates cheerfully furnished.
ANDREW HANLEY,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
BRYAN GETTING ALONG WELL.
The Elixir Patient Benefited by the
Treatment.

The EIIXir Patient Benefited by the
Treatment.
Yesterday was the best day that Nat
Bryan, the rheumatic subject of the Brown
Sequard elixir. has experienced for months.
He was elated with the fact that his rheu-
matte pains have left him, and the soreness
at the seat Of one of the injections has
nearly ali passed away. His physician feels
satisfied that the patient has experienced
great relief from the treatment.
The old man wanted to go home Yester-
day, but was advised by his physician to
remain a day or two longer The danger
of assesses from the injections has passed,
aud the skeptical who saw Bryan before and
who saw him yesterday cannot but admit
that the elixir has had beneficial effect
Other experiments by other physicians will
soon follow i'll this city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
Started over the Road.

The state appraisers who have been here
since last Friday appraising the property
of the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way, left yesterday morning to make trip
over the road TO appraise the property out
side of Savannah. They were accompanied
by General Superintendent Fleming and
Chief Engineer Howe. The party will re-
turn to the city tomorrow.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
Hendys Defeat the Kieffars.

The Keffers were beaten by the Hendys
in game Of base ball yesterday afternoon.
The Hendys out-helded and out-batted the
Kieffers, defeating the latter by a score of
to 3. In the last four innings Butler was
put in to pitch and the Hendys did not
make score in these innings. President
Kieifer says his team was weak by absentees
and the Hendys strong by recruiting from
the Centers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
THE NEW PUBLIC BUILDING.
Work to be Resumed This Morning
and Pushed Rapidly

w vi Il W 10 4NGEll lAl60 Ais lhOTnluk
and Pushed Rapidly.
Construction Supt. J. c. Peck said yes
terday that progress on the new public
building, Which has been temporarily sus-
pended on account of death in the family
Of Foreman Chauncy at Alexandria, Va,
will be resumed to-day. and will be pushed
vigorously. All the material for the foun-
daUion has arrived and is at the depot, so
that no delay will result from having to
wait for it. The granite to be used in tho
construction of the building will come from
Winsboro, n. c., and one of the contractors
of the postofice is there now superintend-
ing the work of getting the stone out. Up
to the present time only about fifteen or
twenty hands have been at work on the
foundation, but Supt. Peck said that the
force will be increased, and the work will
g right ahead.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21

The Patterson Divorce Case Still
the Courts.

The Patterson Divorce Case Still in
the Courts.
The Patterson divorce case, which created
good deal of gossip when it was first tried.
came up again in the superior court yester-
day. J. B. Patterson sued Viola j. Patter-
son for divorce about four years ago.
Patterson was a policeman, and one night
he went home Unexpectedly and found a
brother officer in his house under very suspi-
rlous circumstances. He chased the in
truder through the streets, shooting at him
as he ran. Divorce proceedings followed in
very short time. The case was tried and
the wife was awarded alimony. Patterson
vas either unable or unwilling to paw it..
and went to Jail.
The case dragged along, and the wife is
cow after Patterson again to compel him to
pay her alimony and counsel fees to defend
the divorce suit. The case will come M
before Judge Falligant on Friday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
Fail Gardening

The time is at hand for planting white
cabbage, ruta baga turnips, beets, etc.
Chatham county is noted for the finest
vegetable crops in the country. The reason
LOT TINS is our gardeners realize the neces-
sity of buying nothing but the best seeds
which they obtain from j. T. Shuptrine &,
Bro, who are headquarters in the south for
fresh and reliable seeds of all kinds
Orders by mail have same careful attention
as II bought in person. j. T. Shuptrine a.
Bro, 1856 Congress street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
DEATH OF PROF. PERRY.
The Unfortunate Aeronaut Sinks
Under His Su fferiuqs.

UTIIIHE.
A Charlotte On. c. special says that Prof
w. h. Perry, aeronaut died there Sunday
night from injuries received by a terrible
fall at Mount Holly ten days ago. The re-
mains were inferred at Elmwood ceneterv
Monday afternoon. Perry was a member
of the knights of Honor, aud was buried
according to the rites of that organization,
The story OF Perry's fall of 700 feet to the
earth, with his balloon, which collansed
was given in the MORNING NEWS al tba
time Of the accident. Perry made two or
three ascensions in this city in NAV and
June, and was well known here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21

The Brown Cotton Gin Company, New
London, Conn.,, manufacture Cotton Gins.
Feeders and Condensers; Lihters of i'm
proved patterns, with automatic feed. for
on Mills; Ribs, Saws, and repairs for Gins
Of all makers Write fer prices.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
To Settle the Suits.

1t is understood that the owners of the
steamboat New South want all libel pro-
ceeiings against the vessel stopped, and ar
engagements will be made to settle with the
employees who began proceedings before the
United States commissioners for delinquent
wages.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-21
Pooler Wants a Passenger Depot.

The little town of Pooler having grown
so rapidly of late, the people think that the
railroad authorities should build an addition
to the depot for a waiting room, which is
badly needed as protection from both sun
and rain