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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
LOCAL PERSONAL
R. L. Black of Atlanta is here.

II. l.. BLACK Oh Atlanta is mere.
L. P. Way of Mcintosh Is in the city.
Earl Price Of Atlanta is in the city.
R. Bingham of Melrose Is in TIE city.
R. c. r. Calvin Of Atlanta is in town.
Milo S. Freeman of Atlanta is in town.
r. W. Wells of Sylvania is IN the city.
George K. Robinson Of Ocala is in town.
W. E. Reynolds of Atlanta is in the city.
D. c. Bacon went up to Macon last night.
NJ L. Floyd of Quincy, Fla, is in the
city.
T. A. Jennings of Jasper, Fla, is in
town.
B. F. Hawkins of Townsville is in the
city.
j. H. Davidson of Midwife is in the
city.
L ]. Merrion of Vaudeville, S. c., is
over here.
C.M. Patton came up from Tallahassee
yesterday.
E. c. Spalding came down from Atlanta
yesterday.
c. H. Beckwith of Glemore was in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. C. B. Malone will leave for the
north to-day.
w. R. Curtis left for Boston yesterday on
JIG OlJy OF MdcOu.
N. C. Register of Birmingham came over
to Savannah yesterday
Hon. J. A Brannen came in from States
boro yesterday
Robert Monson of Darien came up to Sa-
vannah yesterday.
e. G. Sawyer of Atlanta came down to
Savannah yesterday.
Maj and Mrs. A. L. Hartridge will leave
for New York to-day.
George L. Bingham and family, of Ora
ham, are at the Screven.
Mrs. and Miss Waring of Mont Clan,
Fla, are guests of the Pulaski.
Justice McDermott returned from a
weeks trip to Pooler yesterday.
DR.. p. S. Thomas of B .onford Fla, came
up to Savannah yesterday.
Charles n. West, ESQ.,, will leave for the
north to-day for his annual vacation.
Capt C. f. Hochstrasser and Family re-
turned from an extended trip to New York
Mrs. r. Wilson and Mrs &. s. Rountree,
OF Swainsboro, spent yesterday in the city.
Mrs. j. E. Babbitt of Tampa, Fla, pass ed
through the city yesterday en- route to New
York.
DR.. s. Latimer Phillips leaves to-day on
the City of Augusta for his usual summer
vacation.
George T. Cam and mother left las
night for Taliulah Falls via the Central
railroad.
c. L. Floyd and wife came over from
Montgomery yesterday and stopped at the
Screven.
Mrs. S. B. Van Dixie and daughter of
Waycross are visiting Mrs. William Proc
tor ST., at So Harris street.
Miss Georgia Marsh of Swainsboro, and
Misses Buford and Eva Thompson, of Au-
gusta, are guests Of the Screven.
H. H. King, Esq, clerk of the United
States circuit and district courts, went to
Macon yesterday on official business.
Quite number of Georgians are at Tai
lulah Falls. Among them is Mrs. j. B.
Chesnutt of this city. who is chaperoniag
pleasant party from Coyington.
w. L. Colson of Charleston, who spent
last week in Savannah, has returned to his
home, and while practicing on his bicycle
foc the New Brighton races, had severe
fall, doing himself great Injury.
The secretary Of the general committee of
the HuSsars' bazaar committee, j. r. Auder-
son, Esq, VIII leave to-day for a vacation
of several weeks. His duties as secretary of
the committee will be performed i'll his abb
sence by the assistant secretary, W. G.
Pead, who will be at the headquarters of
the committee, on Drayton street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
a SHERIFF AFTER HIM.
The South Carolina Walking Arsenl
Turns Out to Be from Scriven.

The South Carolina Walking Arsenal
Turns Out to Be from Scriven.
Sheriff Mills of Scriven county came
down on the Central railroad early train
yesterday, to arrest the nian Brannen, who
was parading the streets Tuesday, armed
with bowie knives, pistols and a hammer
less musket. He found after reaching here,
however, that Brannen'S son-in-law had
taken his fathor-in-law back t. Scriven
county to Coopersville Sheriff Mills saws
that the man is not from South Carolina
as he claimed to be- He has lived all his
life III Scriven county. He has been run
ming a small farm up there, until recently.
when he seemed to labor under a halucina-
ton.
The day before Brannen came down to
Savannah he rugged himself IN in the garb
as he appeared on the streets here and went
about among the neighbors Haunting the
old weapons and shaking the big knives in
their faces and terrorizing the community.
HIS disappearance the next day led them to
suspect that be had come to some sudden
end. and search was instituted. He was
not found, but distinct traces If him were
visible. He had butchered $40 mich COW
belonging to a Scriven county farmer, and
also fine calf, which 1T is supposed that he
brought down to Savannah and disposed
of. He had penned up forty head of cattle,
which he collected as they were being
driven home, and it is thought that his in
tention was TO butcher or sell them when he
got back.
Nobody knew where the man was, and
dispatches failed to find him The search
for him continued until the MORNING NEWS
containing the account of the South Caro-
hnian, who was loaded down with weapons
reached there. They knew at once that the
man was here When Sheriff Mills got
here and found that his man had been car
ried back on the $40 o'clock early morning
train to OuJland and thence to C6opersville.
he returned on the next train. The officer
said that when the man is captured he will
be taken to Sylvania and will be examined
by the ordinary, when it is thought that he
will be adjudged lunatic and will be sent
to the asylum.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
WILL ASK TO BE REINsTATED.
Ex-Policeman Neidllnger'5 Appeal to
the City Council.


Policeman Neidlinger having been dis
missed from the force for the use of i'm
proper language to Policeman Lightbody.
will appeal to the city council at its next
meeting TO be reinstated, and he has re-
tanned A. H. MacDonell, Esq, to conduct
his case before the council The ex-officer
will claim that the penalty is too severe for
the offense alleged, in the light of the facts.
The fact is not denied that Neidlinger
used strong language toward Lightbody,
but he claims it to have been at time
when he was off duty and that
there are extenuating circumstances which
were not brought out ii the trial before the
mayor
It appears from the Neidlinger side that
two colored tenants in the rear OF the Off
GERS house on York street lane got into an
alteration, and officer Lightb9dy was
called to quell the disturbance. Mrs. Neid-
linger who had q sick child, and who
was herself in poor health, was ner-
vous over the difficulty between the
quarreling women, and thinking that
Lightbody was not going to
arrest either of the bellgerents raised the
window and requested the officer to take
one of the women to the barracks. She
claims that Lghtbody became abusive, and
shook his fist in her face. she then threat
enet 20 report him. When LlghtbOdy saw
Officer Neidlinger, and before the latter
had gone home, ne wanted him to accept
his side of the story and not prefer any
charges against him, but Neidlinger said he
would wait and hear what his wife had to
say about it. After he did so he was so
incensed over Lightbody's conduct that he
wanted nothing further to do with him, and
on Saturday, although he says he was
off duty, he was followed by Lightbody,
who p-ecipitated the quarrel which ensued,
aud among other things Lightbody made
out that Mrs. Nedlinger had not told the
truth about the affair at her home. No
blows were exchanged by the two officers,
Acting Sergeant Mock coming on the scene
and separating the two men before blows
had passed.
Nedlinger says he was not given
time to consult counsel, or collect his wit
nesses for his trial, as he had Just come off
duty, and the mayor refused to grant
continuance Of the case.
1t is an opel secret that there is not the
best feeling between the chief Of
police and the men on the force,
and this has rot been helped by the
course of the chief in recommending
and securing the appointment as a mounted
officer of one of the force who had bsen in
service only a few months, but who
was mounted over j. W. Mikell
who was discharged this week for alleged
absence from his post.
There is likely to be some interesting
facts brought out when Neidlinger's appeal
comes up in council next Wednesday night,
and the question of favocitism on the force
it is believed will be one Of them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
THE HUSsARs' BAZAAR.

The Building to Be- Erected at South
Broad and Whitaker streets.
The weekly meeting of the bazar commit
tee of the Georgia Hussars was held yester-
day. The meeting was largely attended
and much interest was manifested in the
movement.
The subcommittee on the building sub
mitted plan for the bazar building. 1t
will be erected on the vacant corner lot at
South Broad and Whitaker streets The
main entrance will be on South Broad
street. There will, however, be an entrance
on Whitaker street. The structure will be
a frame, and will be 60x9O feet. The plan
submitted provides ample room for booths.
refresbment rooms and dancing pavilion.
The details of the plans of the building
are yet TO be discussed. The general feat
ures have been agreed upon, and at the next
meeting the subcommittee will submit
plans in detail, which will be adopted by
the committee, and as soon as possible work
Will begin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
In AND ABOUT THE CITY.
Is BOOTS" THE RIGHT BOOTS"
Mason's Lawyer Says There Are Two
Boots"


Mason's Lawyer Says There Are Two
Boots"
Frank Mason, or Boots" as he is best
known, has been sent to jail to await his
trial in the supreme court for assaulting
Policeman Cronin with intent to muir
der. He stouEy denies his guilt
William Pease, Esq, who has been en-
gagged as COUNSEL for Boots says that
be win be able beyond doubt to prove
an abb for Boots" He will prove, he
says, that the officers are mistaken about
the man, and that they have arrested the
wrong Boots" He will be able to prove,
he said, that. there is another negro wnO has
lived in Savannah by the same name.
Officers Cronin and Crimmens have seen
Boots" and they readily identify him.
Both Of them will swear that Boots" who
is now in Jail is the man who took the pistol
away from Cronin and choked him. Police
man Cronin said last night that while he
only knew the name of the negro from
hearing it called while he was arrestlng the
man, he knew his face. He Is sure about
1t. He said thai be had just heard about
the fracas which officer Nc Murray had
with some negroes, aud he was hurrying
down there to render assistance when some
body said, "Arrest this man, he is the one
who killed McMurray.n
Cronin looked up the street and
saw negro coming with
brick in each hand. The officer
went up to him and made him drop the
bricks and arrested him. He made the
negro go back VITA him and the two started
to where McMurray was Before they got
there somebody came up and told Cronin
that he had the wrong man, aud the officer
allowed Boots" to 90. Before he reached
the place where McMurray was ne was
told again that Boots was the man that
struck him. Cronin then rearrested
Boots" and made the party who caused
Boots" arrest 60 along with them. Gro
Minis idea was to make the party who said
that Boots" com nitJed the offeuse pre-
fer the charges. He did not have time TO
doit, however. When he rearrested Boots"
the crowd had left McMurray and began TO
swarm around Cronln and his pris-
oner Boots turned and asked the
crowd if he should go with the officer.
colored woman replied, "Ye', go on"
but a man broke in aud said: "No, don't GO
with ----n
The negro began pushing the crowd aside
as II he were coming through, Boots"
broke loose from the policeman, and,
clutching him by the throat, choked him
almost TO insensibiity. Cronin broke the
Negroes grasp aud drew his pistol Before
ne Ddu tlLle W us5 IL DOOIs 5elZeI III dlu
held it so that the officer could not do any
thing except to snap it.
Boots" seized .Cronin again by the throat
and choked him again, and wrenched the
weapon from him. Cronin was then struck
with piece Of iron on the head, and was
Knocked to the ground insensible. Grim
mems came up just before Cronin was struck
and he saw Boots" seize the revolver, and
at the same time clutcl Cronin by the
throat. The officers are positive about the
identity of the prisoner, and they say that
there is chance Of an alibi being proven
for him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
What Savannah Travelling Men Are
Doing Now.

What Savannah Travelling Men Are
Doing Now.
The Savannah branch of the Southern
Travellers Association is negotiat ing for
suite rooms in which to locate the travellers
exchange and club rooms. The rooms will
be centrally located and will be open to
members of the branch at all times. The
various literary and commercial papers
will be on file, schedules, rates, maps and
every other facility regarding railroad and
transportation companies will be accessible
to members. The rooms will be fitted up in
modern style and with every club require
ment.
The branch will probably meet for the
last time at its present quarters tomorrow
night. The merchants week committee
will soon come together to decide on the
time of the next celebration.
The travellers are beginning to flock in.
most of them having been out since early
in June on their fall trip. They will take
short breathing spell at home and then 90
out for filling in orders. The majority of
Savannah's men do business over so large a
territory that they are unable to get in
oftener than once month, and sometimes
once in two or three months. The now
roads opening UP are still further charging
this territory.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
Work on the Artesian well.

The progress of the work on the deep arte
sian we'll has been impeded by repairs to
the engine, but the machinery is now in
good working order, and the work of
driving down the heavy 12-inch pipes was
very satisfactory yesterday. Aheavy live
oak piece OF heart timber, nearly two feet
from which it automatically dropped
striking the upright pipe, which is driven
in the earth by degrees proportional to the
character of the soil. II is expected to put
down the pipe nearly to the hard rock bv
this process. About fifty feet of piping was
driven yesterday. The enlarged machinery
ordered for deep we'll boring has not vet
arrived, but is expected the latter part of
next week.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
CoUNrRRFE1rs COMING SOUTH.
a So Silver Certificate and Bad Small
Coins

Coins.
A counterfeit 81 silver certificate is said
to be in circulation. Department series
1885, check letter c.. The vignette of Gen.
Hancock is not good, and the letter is
omitted from sne right end of the note, and
the letter is not very distinct near the
vignette of Gen. Hancock. The lathe work
is not good on either side of the note The
bill after being handled awhile ought to
deceive no one, and those who are ordi-
narily careful about the money they receive
should not be deceived by the bill when
new.
A few of these notes have been sent south,
it is thought, or have come from the west,
where the chief of the secret service of the
treasury department at Washington has
been informed the counterfeit certificates
were first put in circulation.
sIhere is still some spurious silver circu-
lated in small way among the colored
people here but the precautions have
nearly driven the counterfeit coin out of
circulation. The counterfeit silver is in
81, 90 cent and % cent pieces. With the
busy season soon TO open mere, it is likely
that there will be more showing of the
queer, and it is well to test coins and ex-
anime currency closely before accepting
them, and especially from a stranger.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
The Warsaw Incorporation Bill.

Representative Clifton's bill amending
the charter of the town of Warsaw has
been favorably reported by the House com
mittee on corporations The bill extends
the corporate limits of the town, prescribes
the qualifications of voters at
lectioEs for town commissioners
by declaring, in addition to the already pre-
scribed qualifications, that they shall be
legally qualified to vote at state elections.
or IN addition TO that qualification having a
freehold interest in any land in the town.
The elections under the bill viii
occur biennially, instead of annu
ally. One of the qualifications of
eligibility as commissioner is that
be shall be qualified voter in the town.
The board Of commissioners, under the act.
II passed, will consist of five members, and
the bill prescribes their duties. The next
biennial election is set for the first Monday
IN May, and the subsequent regular cleo
lions will be held hiennally on that day.
Capt. Gordon win offer an amendment TO
the bill, providing that the freehold inter
est In any land in the town which renders
aVoter qualified, shall not accrue to him by
virtue OF his membership in any incorpo-
fa1eo or joint stock company
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
HOG CHOLERA IN BULLOCK.
Farmers Suffering Heavy Losses from
the DiaaaaA

the Disease
F. NJ. Donaldson, prosperous farmer of
Bulloch county, was in the city yesterday.
He reports good crops, better, in fact, than
he has seen in Bulloch county for many
years. Everything seems to be in flourish
ing condition. But the farmers, he said.
are suffering a severe loss by cholera among
the hogs the disease broke out six weeks
ago, and farmers who had from fifty to
seventy head of hogs have now not
more than three or four. The cholera NAV
continue until November.
In Mr. DonaldSon's section there are about
200 farmers who own from twenty-five to
thirtytive hogs each. From there all the
pork used in that section, and, in fact, fer
almost the entire county, is raised. Farmers
win have TO buy bacon this year, he said.
This is not generally the case with the Bull
loch county people.
Farmers are jGSt now prepared to fatten
their pork, too, Mr.. Donaldson said Their
peas, which were planted with the corn. are
beginning to ripen, and soon the pea fields
will be open to the hogs.n He said that this
will be a loss this season. 1t will hardly
pay to buy hogs now large enough TO make
porkers by Christmas. The farmers have
endeavored in every way to prevent disease,
but their efforts have been Unsuccessful.
The cholera is confined to the section
around Email postoffice.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
CITY BR BVITIES.

Messrs, A. r. Salas & Co. cleared vester
day the Norwegian bark Ellida, for Rotter-
dam, with 3, l01 barrels of rosia, weight ng
l, 475,29S pounds, valued at IS, 100 Cargo
by Messrs. s. ?. Shooter 6 Co.
There were fifty farmers in the city yes
terday with produce to sell.
The jefferson street pavement has been
laid out to Charlton street.
Eight cases of disorderly conduct were
reported at the polics barracks up to /
O'Clock this morning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
Fall Gardeninr-

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
for this 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 marl have same careful attention
as If bought in person. J. I. Shuptrine &
Bro, 1S5 Congress street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
The st. Nicholas Still Tied I'm.

1t is not yet known whether the IS, 900
bond viii be given for the steamer st.
Nicholas, that she may be released aud re-
sumo her trade. R. r. Richards, Esq, said
yesterday that Receiver Duval is in New
York, and the amount fixed by the apprais-
ers has been communicated to hun by Mai
Williams, the steamers agent, and his an
swer is now being awaited, which will de-
termine what is to be done with the vessel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
HAVE GOT THEIR MONEY.
Two Investors in the Lottery $4,000
Richer Than They Were.

Two investors in the Lottery $50, 900
Richer Than They Were.
The lucky holders in this city of the two
one-twentieth tickets which hit the Louis
lana lottery at the August drawing for
$4,000 each have received their money, and
are $4,000 better off than they were two
weeks ago. Deputy Jailer Joe Kinch-
ley held one-twentieth OF the
lucky ticket, No. S1,S35, and Mrs.
Florence NJ. Roche, who IS now at Clarke's
Mills on the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railray, held the other one-twentieth
This is not the first time that frac-
tons of the capital prize have
been drawn in pairs in Savannah.
Three years ago $50, 900 were drawn
at one drawing on two fractional tickets9
In the last five years close to 100000 have
been drawn in Savannah through the Lou
isiana in large prizes, to say nothing about
the smaller prizes which have been drawn.
Mr. Kinchleys ticket was collected through
the Merchants National Bank, and Mrs
Roche received her money through the
Southern Express Company. This is the
second lottery prize that Jailer Kinchley
has drawn this year. About six months ago
he drew 5000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
Had Els Arm Rrnlran-

A. E. Smith of Smith Bros, had his left
arm broken day before yesterday while
he was riding in railroad
car with his arm out of a
window Mr.. Smith was in Florida. and
the accident occurred near Gainesville.
his arm was struck by car
standing on a side track as the
train was moving past and was
badly fractured. Mr.. Smith returned to
Savannah yesterday morning The tract
ure was Temporarily reduced by DIR. Thoma
of Bradford Fla.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
INCREASING ITS ia CILITINs.
The ocean Steamship Company I'm
pro wing Its Terminals.

The ocean Steamship Company Inn
pro wing Its Terminals.
The Ocean Steamship Company is largely
increasing its terminal facilities at New
York as well as at this end of the line. Gen.
e. Monkey Sorrel, general manager of the
company, has been in New York for sew
eral months, giving his personal attention
to the improvements referred to, and also
to matters connected with the new steam
ships Of the line. The work on the Kan.
sas City is progressing rapidly, and
1t will not be many weeks before
she will be steaming up our river. The
new steamer to take the place of the
Juniata the sale of which was referred to
in the MORNING News of yesterday, is to be
of the same class as the latest vessels built
for the company, with some slight changes
70 suit the Philadelphia business.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-30
Notice to Contracsors and Builders.

Ihaye been appointed sole agent for the sale
of the celebrated Chewacla Lime. This lime has
been sold in this market for the last twenty
years, and is conceded to have given better sat
isfaction than any other lime. am also agent
for hoffman Rosendale Cement, English and
German Portland Clements, Calcined Plaster.
Plastering Hair, etc. which can furnish in any
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: Lubricating Oils, Packings of all kinds. a
complete assortment of steamboat and mill
supplies. Get my prices before purchasing
elsewhere. Estimates cheerfully furnished.
ANDREW HANLgY,