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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
TRYING TO FIX A BOND.
An Effort to Have the Steamer ST
Nicholas Released.

An Effort to Have the Steamer St.
Nicholas Released.
Receiver r. II. Duval of the Florida Rail-
way and Navigation Company, writing
from New York to Maj. Williams, agent of
the steamer st. Nicholas, has instructed
him to send on the bond and he will sign
it and have it approved by the United
States circuit or district Judge in New
York. 1t is understood that proctors for
the libelants are not Inclined to consent to
having the bond approved there, but Re-
ceiver Duval says that he has never had
any trouble or met with any objection in
giving bond in tnat way.
h. R. Richards, Esq, counsel for the re-
ceiver, will file an application in the United
States district court here to-day or to-
morrow, asking for an order t. release the
vessel after bond has been given for her
value after the collision, which he esti-
mates at $500, on the basis of the an
praisement of $1,000 as she stands since
repairs, and also asking the court to permit
the bond TO be made up and approved by
an United States judge in New York, as
Beceiver Duval says he is ready to have
done.
This petition will have to be forwarded
to Judge Speer, who is of on his vacation.
and until he can be communicated with
and the bond perfected, the steamer will
still remain in the custody of the United
States marsh al
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
WILSON OUT ON BAIL.
The Boys Story of How He Traded His
Earnings for a Medicine adv"

The Boys story or HOW he Traded his
Earnings for Medicine adv"
Lonnie Wilson, the young man from Black
shear, who was committed to jail last Satur-
day, on the charge of attempting to pass an
advertising fac simile of 800 treasury
uote on Youmans & Lauier, jewelers. at
Waycross, gave bond yesterday acceptable
to Commissioner Gillespie and was dis
charged, and returned home last night.
The good character of the boy has been
a strong factor in leading 70 the belief that
his story may be true as to how he came
into pos session of the bill, and that he was
the victim Of confidence sharper in Savan-
nah last December.
Wilson's story as repeated yesterday, is
that he had been for some time accumu-
lating portion of his earnings, and that
he visited Savannah about a week before
Christmas, one of the purposes of his visit
being to convert his earnings into bill OF
larger denomination. His intention was
known to his mother and elder brother, to
whom he showed the bill on his
return home. He put the bill in his trunk
until one day last month, when he wanted
10 purchase two rings from Youmans IL
Ianier, and he rendered the bill, knowing
nothing of its being spurious. After being
lodged in jail. Mr.. Youmans investigated
the character Of the boy, and as a result of
the investigation had him discharged the
following day.
Before leaving the city yesterday after
noon young Wilson accompanied Deputy
United States Marshal Arfwedson to see II
she could find the place where Wilson claims
to have been given the 500 counterfeit in
exchange for his los and IS. Going down
Congress street he readily pointed out the
store No. 1917 Congress street. To submit
the young man to another test the officer
took him away, and by a roundabout
route brought him back. and again Wilson
pointed out the same store.
The store last December was occupied as
an auction room by travelling firm which
did thriving business just before, and
during the holidays selling notions, cheap
jewelry etc, and after the holidays diSap-
peared. The store is now occupied by
Clarke & Daniels, who moved in after they
were burned out in the Guards armory
building by the April fire.
Young Wilson's father Is dead, and he has
been aiding in supporting his mother and
younger brother. At the time of Wilson'S
arrest he was in the employ Of the Way
cross Lumber Company
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
JUDGE FALL1eANT.s LICK.
A Thrilling Experience He once Had
After DIGGING Cats

/ The sailing Of Judge Robert Falligant TO-
day on the City of Birmingham. for his
/ September vacation in New York and Con-
necticut, recalls a perilous voyage the
I judge made in 1851, since which time he
says he has never been at sea, except to go
/ from Key Wet to Havana by the Plant
/ line.
The Judge was in a reminiscent mood at
! the court house after ad journing the superior
court for the term. In the summer Of 1857
! he said, his health was debllitated, aud on
/ the advice Of his physician he engaged Dass-
/ age on the schooner Waring for New York.
/ lie was the only passenger. The judge said
/ that he had always courted rather than
avoided electrical distur bances, and his
wish was that when he put to sea the
l tuous as he had a strange fasci-
nation 70 DO out in storm.
/ The schooner was sailing at a leisurey
| speed when a cyclone swept up and drove
! the vessel back on the Florida coast. The
| pilot was dashed 70 the wheel to prevent his
being washed overheard by the gigantic
waves which swept across the decks. The
vessel was in the vortex of the cyclone, and
| it got the full strength of the wind from all
the points Of the compass. A heavy wave
split the ships life boat in halves aud car
ried it of, leaving the crew nothing
but the vessel itself to cling to in case OF
wreck The vessel, however, rode out the
storm, and after the cyclone had spent its
force, proceeded on her voyage northward
to be becalmed off Hatteras, dead lul
following the cyclone.
The Judge said that he was twenty-one
days making the voyage from Savannah,
and the perils of the trip we're such that hs
gave no thought to his i'll health, of
which from that time on he has had
no cause to complain. He said
that he had expressed the wish
before embarking to see a storm at sea, and
one so temUestuous that he would barely
escape with his life. This was the romantic
wish of a young man, and it was so wildly
and fearfully realized that it cured him of
any further storm desires.
Judge Falligant laughingly, added that
If he had related a boyish exploit on the
vessel before the storm which he told after
ward he would have been considered
the Jonah of the voyage, and been given
to the whale. Just before going
to sea he and his brother Louis had
taken their dog and gone out before day
light one morning to exterminate some
Thomas cats which were the terror of the
neighborhood. The sailors believe it brings
bad luck to kill cat, and the felines are
held in almost as much respect by mariners
as the sacred white elephant is by
the Indians. The destructive foray
upon the cats does not seem
to have brought any i'll luck to
Judge Falligant, for he weathered one of
the most terrific storms on the coast, went
through battle unscathed, although a SOL
der was shot down who had a hand on
Capt. Falligant's horse on the battlefield,
and the judge said that he escaped unhurt
from the earthquake, cyclone, battle and
earthquake combined failing to break the
luck which appears to hover about him in
the hour of danger
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
DRILLED IN sIaHrINA
The Cadets in the Lead in q New Ex-
erC-Se.

The Cadets in the Lead in q New Ex-
ercss.
The Savannah Cadets have advanced a
step in military tactics. Lieuts. Brooks
and Nell are familiarizing the men with
the sighting exercise. One evening in each
week is devoted to the practice. Itisanew
feature in military tactics in the south. and
Savannah is in the lead to adopt it 1t is a
very popular exercise north, and is recog-
nlzed by well-drilled men as being as much
requisite as any part of the tactics.
The sighting exercise was inaugurated in
Savannah by the Cadets month ago. and
the men are applying themselves diligently
to 1t. Three tripods as high as a mans head
are placed on the drill ground or floor Ia
the top of the tripod a small sand bag is
fastened so as to allow the rife, which is
placed upon it, to mako an impress, and
make 1T steady. On the wall or building
opposite is disk, moved about ai the man
who is sighting directs. The exercise CON
sists in getting a fun sight on the disk.
W hen the man who is sighting thinks that
he has the correct sight the posi-
ton of the disk is marked and he
makes two more efforts, endeavor-
ing to get the same position as before
IL IS very difficult matter to do this, and
unless the men have been thoroughly drilled
some differences in the sights will occur
When there is the slightest variation in the
sight, to either side, just that much is the
difference in the position of the markings
The sight may be taken too high or too low.
1t is very difiiculE matter to make those
markings alike, that is to make
three correct full sights. 1t can
be done, however, and when the
variations occur there is an error some
where. just where the error is made can
be determined by examining the position of
the markings
Lieut.. Brooks gave the company lecture
upon the necessity of securing right posi-
ton with the rifle in sighting He said that
II the gun canters to either side, however
good the aim may be, there will be no
favorable result.
The company was also EXERCISED in posi-
ton and aiming. Lieut.. Brooks id that
he will continue these exercises until the
men are thoroughly familiar with them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
AMONG DUSTY ARCHIVES.
Filing and Indexing the Records OF
Two Courts a Century Old.

Filing and IndexinG the Records of
Two Courts Century Old
Deputy Clerk Gillespie of the United
States circuit and district courts, has re-
sumed the fling and indexing OF the old
records of the United States circuit and dis
trict courts, which was suspended by Mr..
Gillespie in 1887, after two summers work
on the papers, owing to the fact that the
appropriation had been exhausted. The
work has again been taken up, an order of
the court having been taken authorizing
the work to be completed
= The papers which are to be fled are the
records of all the cases in the United States
circuit and district courts from 1888 to 1860
and nearly all of them are yellow with age,
and having been consigned to the rub
bsh room in the garnet, are in inextricable
confusion and the work is necessarily slow.
Mr.. Gillespie has filed and indexed all the
circuit court records from 1888 to 1850, but
nothing has yet been done on the district
court records. He expects to complete the
work by Jan. /, 1890
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
voUDooIsM ON DUFFY STREET.

Planting the "Hoo-Doo Root" by an
Old Woman's Cabin and the Result.
An exciting scene was witnessed by a
crowd of colored people and sprinkling OF
whites, on Duffy street, between Cuyler and
Burroughs streets, Yesterday afternoon
about 3 o'clock. In which Sophie Casey and
her daughter stormed the castle of
Sophie's sister-in-law, Lydia Mitchell,
with brickbats AMI tried to drag
Lydia from the door, but Lydia, who is
almost helpless with dropsy in her feet,
held on to the stoop balusters with one
hand and With the other jabbed her in the
head with case knife with which she had
been peacefully cleaning tripe before her
belligerent relative swooped down on her.
1t appears that some one told Sophie that
Lydia charged her with 'hoodooing' her,
and that Sophie had planted the hoodoo
root by Lydia's stoop. Lydia denied Dat
she said Sophie planted it, but she informed
a MORNING NEWS reporter that 81 lays mp
in bed fob six munfs, and de man what tends
me him SEE 'Missis Mitchell somebody
done put de root down in de groun' by de
doah, en- can't do youze no noah good tell
de root been dun dug up Well sab, duz-
cent know who put il down dab, en- | ups en-
moves away from dab, en- 1 begins to get
bettah right erway, en- now | kin walk
some"
The Casey woman had the almost helpless
old drop5ical woman arrested for defending
her house aud person. but she was unable
to walk and had to be conveyed to Justice
Naughtin's office in a wagon. The justice,
after investigating the case let her go on
her own rec0gizance, and warrants were
issued for Sophie and daughter, both of
whom, from the accounts of witnesses,
committed most unprovoked assault on
the OLD cripple, and their language would
have shamad the lowest fishwoman of Lon
don
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
THE RIGHT OF APPEAL.
Policeman Neidlinger Wants His Case
Reviewed.

The regular routine of the council meet
ing tonight is not unlikely to
be enlivened by the Neidlinger ap
peal case. Officer Neidlinger was removed
by the mayor from the police force for
using language more vigorous than elegant
last Sunday week, to Officer Lightbody, at
police headquarters, because Lghtbody
questioned the veracity of Neidllnger's wife
In dispute growing out of Lightbody's
movements arresting a bolsterous colored
woman in the rear of officer Neidliuge RS
house.
Neidlinger claims that the mayor gave
him no time to bring witnesses at the in
vestigation; that judgment was passed upon
him without giving him the benefit of
either witnesses or counsel, and that the
penalty inflicted was III excess of that
visited upon other members of the force
The question has arisen whether the coun-
Gil has the right to reverse the finding and
action of the mayor, and whether or not it
will take up the appeal at all.
Neidlinger has retained A. H. MacDon-
ell, Esq, to represent HIM at the meeting.
IT the council should decide to go into the
hearing of the case it will establish a prece-
dent which other members Of the force will
take advantage Of whenever they are fined,
suspended or dropped by the mayor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
SOLD OUT FOR GROUND RENT.
A Real Estate Sale That Is Likely to
Be Tested in the Courts.


A Real Estate Sale That Is Likely to
Be Tested in the Courts.
a sale Of real estate was made yesterday
which is more than likely to find its way
into the courts. Five houses at Harris and
Tattnall streets, two brick dwellings and a
frame dwelling on Harris and two
brick dwellings on Tattnal street,
owned by Thomas Daniels, and the lot and
residences No. AS Drayton street, opposite
the park, also owned and occupied by MIR.
Daniels, were sold by City Marshal Wade
for ground rent
The Harris and Tattnall street property
was bought by George w. Parish and
Simon Gazan for s., 100, and the Drayton
street property BY Geo. w. Parish for g., 100
Both purchases are set down by real estate
men as Zig bargain. The Harris and
Iattnall street property was valued by a
well posted real estate owner at from SIP,
600 TO SIS, 900, and the Drayton street prop
erty at from s., 500 to $4,000. The former
property brought in an income Of 81 800 a
yea from rents.
The sale was made by the city for ar
rears OF ground rent. The property
was advertised, according to the marshars
statement the full time provided by the
la" and the ownor of the property was
notified of the sale. The minimum bid on the
first property sold was $780, The price was
quickly run up, however, and the property
was knocked down at -. 100. The Dravton
street property was sold in the same way al
though it was not regarded by real estate
men as big barg ain as the Harris street
property.
1t is understood that an effort will be
made by Mr.. Daniels to declare the sale in
valyid on the ground of failure on the
part OF the city to notify him Of the sale.
One of the purchasers said last night that
he will insist upon his right to the property.
The sale Of lots for arreages of ground
rent differs from sales under tax executions
in that there is no right If redemption
point, which has been sustained by supreme
court decision. A case occurred
number of years ago in which the property
of Whitaker and Macon streets, now Kes-
sells bakery, was sold under SINH ar circum-
stances for between $500 and $500, a1d the
sale was held valid by the supreme court
The property was Subsequently sold by the
court house purchaser for 50, 900. Ii fight
is made over yesterdays sales, the outcome
will be awaited with much interest.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
CITY BREVITIEs.

Regular meeting of Golden Rule Lodge
No. IL, |. o. o. F., this evening.
The sale of reserved seats for the Hanlev
Doyle benefit by the Fords tomorrow
night will begin at Davis Bros. this morn.
ing.
The Equitable Loan and Building Asso
citation will hold its thirty-sixth monthly
meeting tonight at the secretary's Office.
No. lis Bryan street.
The funeral of Policeman Thomas Nor
gan will take place from his late residence.
No. 5513 York street, at 10 O'Clock this
morning.
The executive council of the Citizens
Sanitary Association will meet tonight al
the secretary's Office. at York and Dravton
streets.
The two dwellings on West Broad street
between Stewart aud Robert streets. were
sold yesterday by l. D. LaRoche q Sor
for $50 each. This is the only sale that
was made by the real estate agents yester
dav
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
VETERANS UP IN ARMS.
THEY SIT DOWN ON THE GEORGIA
SURVIVORS ASSOCIATION.

The Plan of the Atlanta Organization
Disapproved, and a Committee Ap-
pointed to Formulate a Plan for g
State Association of Veterens-Con-
gresham Testers Report OF the
Atlanta Meeting - The Resolutions
Adopted.
The Confederate Veterans Association at
its bi-monthly meeting last night, which
was largely attended, passed resolutions
against working in harness with the At
lanta association.
Gen. Lafayette McLaws, president Of the
association, was in the chair, and the sub
ject was brought up by the verbal report Of
Hon. r. E. Lester, chairman Of the Savan-
nah delegation which attended the Atlanta
convention. Mr. Lester explained what the
nature of the business transacted at that
meeting was, and be also read for the bene
fit of the association, the constitution that
was adopted by the Confederate Survivors
Association OF Georgia, after which the fol-
lowing resolutions we're unanimously
adopted by the Savannah association:
WHEREAS. In sending delegation Of this as
ISOLATION, in response to the invitation Of the
Confederate Veterans Association Of Atlanta,
to meet with delegates from other associations
from the state for the purpose of forming
state association, we expected that the business
of such meeting would be conducted by such
delegates so assembling.
AND WHEREAS From the published account
of the proceedings of the meeting held in At
lanta on Aug. IS, it appears that no delegates
duly accredited were received as such, and that
the conclusions of such meeting was the result
of meeting of individual soldiers, therefore
BE at RESOLVED, That in the judgment OF this
association the plan adopted for the orr aniza-
ton OF a state association is inadequate 10 the
aims and desires contemplated and therefore
does not commend itself TO our approval
Resolved That this association will cheer
fully unite with all the other associations Of
the state in the organization OF state associa-
tion and that 70 this end committee OF five
be appointed by the president Of this associa-
ton TO formulate and TO submit a plan, which
in turn may be submitted by said committee TO
the different associations of the state.
The chair appointed the following com
mittee in pursuance of the resolutions: A.
NJ c. Duncan, Julius Perlinski, Jacob
Gardner, +. A. Silva and G. NJ. Ryals.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
HOPE BRANNEN STILL ALIVE.
Sheriff Mills Criticized By Brannens
Friends for Shooting the Lunstic.


The shooting of Hope Brannen by Sheriff
Mills of Scriven county few nights ago
has stirred up the county. Hundreds of
peOple have been to the house Of the NOR
tally wounded crazy man TO get look at
him.
Brannen is not dead yet, but his life
hangs by a thread, and he IS expected to
die almost any time. The fatal bullet en-
tered his left side Just below the RIBS, and
the physicians think l. has passed around
the lung and lodged behind the back bone.
From that part Of the body where the ball
entered down to his feet Brannen is par
alyzed. He cannot move q muscle By
some means he got hold of sharp instru-
ment, which the physicians used in probing,
and imagining that he had internal hemOr-
rhage. he began TO probe the wound him
self. and inflicted two or three serious
wounds in his intestineS. Ii Is thought that
this has had tendency to precipitars the
fatal termination of the wound. j. c.
Overstreet of Sylvania, who was in the
city. yesterday, said that Brannen's
whole talk IS upon the shooting, and he
vows that if he RECEIVERS he will be avenged
on Sheriff Mills.
The county is divided about the shooting.
Brannen's friends are Indignant over the
conduct Of Sheriff Mills and his posse. They
clal II that the conduct of the officers is
criminal. They deny that the sheriff exer-
cised that amount Of discretion that he
should have exercised. Instead of going to
arrest lunatic, they say, he went as if to
secure murderer
The Sylvania bar has offered its SER
vices, gratis, to Sheriff Mills, should the
case be pushed against him. It is said that
a large number of conservative citizens
who have expressed an opinion about the
matter uphold the action of the officer.
While they regret that Brannen had TO be
shot, they say that he brought the trouble
upon himself, and any citizen, not alone an
officer, would have BEEN justifiable in pro-
tecting his life against an armed lunatic.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
Before the Mavor.

In the mayors court yesterday morning
there were eleven prisoners arraigned, aud
only one discharged The rest for varying
types of drunkenness and lawless acts were
punished by penalties aggregating Sos or
123 days. Among the number Dan DANDY
who is dandy darby, deserved the double
dose dealt out to him. For striking a
woman be was fined $40 or twenty DAYS
and for firing off a pistol In the city limits
he was fined s. or ten DAYS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
Notice to Contractors and Builder,

have been appointed sole agent for the sale
OF the Celebrated Chewacla Limo. This lime has
been sold in this market for the last twenty
years, and is conceded to have given better sat
lsfacton than any other lime am also agent
for Hoffman Rosendale Cement, English and
German Portland Clements, Calcined Plaster
Plastering Hair, etc, which l can furnish in anv
quantity and on short notice keep on hand the
largest stock in the south of White Pine Doors
Sash, Blinds, Builders Hardware, Paints. Oils
Glass; Luoricating Oils Packings of all kinds. q
complete assortment of Steamboat and Iii i
supplies. Get my prices before PURCHASING
elsewhere. Estimates cheerfully furnished
ANDREW HANTEv
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-04
THE NEW ELECTRIC PLANT.
The City to Invite Sealed Propose,
for Street Lighting.

lOr 0LreeG lighting.
''How is the new electric light enterprise
getting onF MORNING News reporter
asked snpt. David Douglas, superintendent
of the Mutual Gaslight Company yester-
day.
Mr.. Douglas replied that the company is
now waiting the action of the city on sealed
proposals for city lighting. If bid of the
Mutual Gas Light Company is accepted.
large electric plant will be neces-
sary, but whether the city does
OF does not accept the bid
OF the Mutual Gas Light Company. the
establishment OF an electric plant win not
be abandoned, but so large plant will not
oe required II the company is not success
full bidder for the street lighting.
1t is believed that council will. tonight
fix the details for inviting bids to light the
city, the contract to begin Jan. |. 1890