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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
a HINT TO TAXPAYERS.
Only Five More Days to Make Re
turns to the City.

Only Five More Days to Make Re-
turns to the City.
Under city ordinance, the city treas
urer's office is closed to the general public
on the afternoons of Jan. IA, Is and 10
yesterday, to-day and tomorrow. This did
not have the effect Of interfering with the
receiving of personal tax returns yesterday
afternoon, as City Marshal Wade, who Is
assisting the city treasurer, had a table out
side, in the hall of the city exchange, and
received tax returns up to o'clock yester-
day afternoon. He will be found there this
afternoon and tomorrow afternoon, while
the city treaSurer's Office will be open during
the forenoons.
There remain but five days in which to
make returns, as next Monday is the last
day of grace, and all those who do not
make their returns by that day will find
that Instead Of escaping taxation they will
be assessed double
1t is understood that much more rigid
inquiry into the valuation of personal prop
erty liable for taxation is being made this
year, and many have learned that they
cannot deduct from the value of their stock
il trade the amount of their indebtedness
on it, as the title rests with the purchaser of
stock in trade when it is delivered into
his possession, and is therefore returnable
for taxation. This ruling is having a
tendency to increase the aggregate of per
sonal tax returns. Another surprise has
been in store for those having stock in trade.
They we're not permitted to return stock in
trade for less than the amount of insurance
carried upon it, an unexpected way the city
had to get an approximate value of the
stock carried, aud it is said that the appli.
cation of this rule has sent several returns
many thousand dollars higher.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
PHYSIQUE THE STYLE NOW.
Miss I. Marguerite Lindley's Lecture
TO Savannah Girls.

to Savannah Girls.
Miss E. Marguerite Lindley of Atlanta
delivered a very entertaining and in
structive lecture on physical culture at Ma
sonic tall yesterday morning to an audi
ence Of about eighty ladies and one gentle
man. Miss Lindley is charming lecturer.
1t required no special effort 20 interest the
minority sex in her audience, but what she
said interested the ladies as well. Miss
Lindley is thorough believer in physical
culture
Every day" the lecturer said, 81 am
asked what physical culture is lam asked
by every sort and condition of peOple-the
thin, the stout, the sad, the nervous, the
underfed, the overfed, the stiff-jointed, the
loose-jointed, the lame, the halt, the blind
aud the answer must be adapted to meet the
needs of the inquirer. Since physical cul-
ture is natures own law, these defects can be
corrected by the exercises and care OF the
body that allow nature to right herself.
That is what physical culture is.
Physical culture III IS Lindley proudly
said, need never be associated with pugil-
ism. The reflection might easily be spared
if people would read up on ancient Grescs
and see that when physical culture was pre-
eminent intellectual power was at its hight.
The body received as much attention from
the Greeks as the mind, and the perfect
working of the two eyclutioniZed the high
est type of perfection in intellectual force
and physical beauty that the world
has ever known. Aristotle, Scion and
Plato were scholars of that age.
The gymnasium afterward was corrupted
and coarse sports followed, no more refec-
ton on the science of physical culture how
ever, than the coarse literature of the
present day is on our grand works of
mighty minds The gymnasium was after
ward restored to its proper dIgnity, which
brought corresponding rise In intellectual
power, and every age of intellectual pru-
dence has besn marked by the proper
cultivation of the body.
1--WE have this in our own country. The
mortality among the clearly, well-fed chill
dren is nothing compared with what is in
poorly ventilated homes of poverty.
Complexion, grace, ease, beauty of figure
and carriage are the fashionable thing now,
Miss Lindley said. Ill health is no longer
the style. There is an absolute necessity
Of physique for mental resource
The lecturer paid a tribute to Henry
Grady: who shall say" she asked, "that
our dead orator, our Grady, whose loss we
feel the more heavily every day, would not
have been spared for many years had his
intellect not exhausted his physique so
that there was little resource to draw upon
when the need came for him to resist ill
nessg'
Miss Lindley took up the question of
dress. She is opposed to the iniquitous cor
set and hustle, and an earnest advocate of
dress reform. 1t is woman's duty, she said,
to try and be beautiful. because there is no
fairer creation of God than woman.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
TIE BAY sTREsT RIGHT OF WAY.
A Conference Between the City and
County ard Mr.. Exley.

/ OOAuEJ haA III -@@ACJH
The street and lana COMMITTEES Of council,
| Mayor Schwarz, City Attorney Adams,
and City Engineer Vim, on the part of the
city, County Commissioners Read and
Smart, and County Attorney Saussy. met
Mr.. W. l.. Exley and his attorney, T. 2.
Ravenel, Esq, yesterday afternoon in con-
ference IN tae mayors office on the Bay
| street extension.
The conference was held at the instance of
/ Alderman Harmon, chairman of the street
and lane committee. with the view Of try
| log 70 get the three parties in interest to
agree upon some amicabls adjustment Of
the disputed right Of way over Mr Exley's
/ land.
The meeting lasted two hours, and there
was a great deal Of talk, but at the close
nothing definite had been agreed upon; in
fact, it was said by representatives Of both
the city and county that matters remain
| Just as they were before the conference was
| held.
The situation, as explained by Mr.. Exley,
| is that the city contracted for the right Of
way across his land for the Bay street ex-
| tension, for which it agreed to do certain
things, and TO which contract he is in
clined to hold. The right of way,
however, extends beyond the corporate
limits Of the city, and It Is claimed that the
city cannot acquire a right of way nor
build street extension. That portion Of
the land outside of the municipal corpora
ton the county proposes to run its portion
OF the Bay street extension through, and
when the county commissioners sought TO
come to some terms with MIR. Exley, they
were met with his statement that he no
longer controls the right of way, as be had
parted with it to the city.
On the advice Of the county attorney
legal notices were served on both the city
and Mr.. Exley that the commissioners had
granted a new public road from the extern
sion of Bay street to the Augusta road, and
that they must put in their claim for dam
ages or be forever after estopped
Here the complications come in The
city cannot claim right of way or build
street outside Of the corporate limits. It
cannot, it is claimed, put in a claim for
damages on property that it cannot legally
hold or control Mr.. Exley, under his con-
tract, claims that he does not now control
it, but the city having contracted for the
right of way is the party for the county to
deal with.
1t was understood when the meeting ad-
journed last night that the county will pro.
coed to condemn the right of way to the
corporation line. The street and lane COM
mlttee hope, however, that the city and
Mr.. Exley may yet come to an amicable
adjustment of the complicated matter, and
to that end it is expected that another con-
ference will be had between the committee
and MIR. Exley. The county commissioners
are not likely to be represented at the next
conference as they think less delay will
follow the condemnation of the right of
waY.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
TIE MERCHANTS, WEEK.
The Executive Board Changed into a
General Committee

The Executive Board Changed into a
General Committee.
The executive board for Merchants
week met last night at the trav-
elers' exchange. Representatives of the
city council, cotton exchange, and board
of trade were present. H. w. Palmer.
chairman, presided. The name of the
board was changed to general committee
of merchants week, and the chairman
was authorized to appoint subcommittee
on finance, transportation, invitation, en-
tertainment, paredes, fireworks, races, dec
orations, and in fact, all committees re
quired TO take hold Of and carry out the
celebration. The committees will be an
nounced in few days. A programme for
the celebration was discussed and was
referred to an executive committee, to
be composed of the chairmen of
the various subcommittee. The meeting
was an enthusiastic one. 1t adjourned to
meet at the call of the chairman. In the
meantime invitations will be issued to the
wholesale and retail merchants to be pres
ent and take part in the next meeting, which
will be held as soon as the subcommittee
have been appointed. The headquarters
of the general committee were established
at the travellers exchange, and a secretary
will be there from now on.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
AT THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Here and There in
-ho Court Ernnrna


Twenty-nins traverse jurors were drawn
in the superior court yesterday, and several
criminal cases are assigned for hearing to-
day.
In the superior court yesterday in the
case Of Lavinia West against the Cen tral
Railroad and Banking Company Of Geor-
gia the plaintiff was nonsuited. This was
a damage suit, Lavinia West bringing suit
for 900 damages for the death OF Ter
husband, who was killed near the WoodVille
crossing by Central train. The case went
to trial in March. 1889, and on the 25sh Of
that month a jury brought in a verdict for
plaintiff fer $3.50. Subsequently the de-
PENDANTS lnterpOSed a motion for new
trial, and after arguments of counsel and
tie brief Of evidence had been reviewed,
the plaintiff was nonsuited.
In the city court yesterdays jury brought
in a verdict for Samuel C0lsen (colored) for
$500 damages against the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railway Company.
The suit was for $4,000 damages Colsen
was brakeman in defendants employ, and
on Jan. 5, 1887, he fell from freight train.
near Jesup, and a car ran over his right
foot, near the ankle, crushing it so badly
that anputation was necessary. he al
legged that the engineer had whistled a
signal to put on the brakes. and started the
train without whistling off brakes, and in
so doing the train was started with jerk
unexpected to him, and which caused him
to be thrown from the train, resulting in the
injury. Garrard &c Meldrim for plaintiff,
Chisholm, Erwin & DuBignon for defend
ant.
Several cases on the city court docket
were continued yesterday.
The grand jury of the city court will
convene at 4 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Judge Speer convened the United States
circuit court yesterday morning, and as
there were no cases ready for trial, ad-
journed until 10 o'clock this morning. The
case ct Minis & Sons against Nelson q
Donkin is arranged for hearing to-day. This
is case where custody fees are being sued
for parallel case to that of the suit of
Wilder & Co. against the steamship ITALIA.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
The u. M. r. Association.

The twelfth annual meeting of the
Employees Mutual Relief Association of the
Charleston and Savannah, and Florida aud
Western railway, was held night before
last in the long room of the general officers
General Manager Haines, Superintendent
Fleming, Traffic Manager Owens, and other
officials were present. Several committees
reported, and the annual reports of the
officers showed the association TO be in an
excellent condition. The membership is
confined as yet to employees OF the Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway and
Charleston and Savannah railway, and
numbers $50. Savannah is headquarters
for the association.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year:
President-W. W. Dowell.
Vice Presidential. II. Mckee.
Secretary and Treasurer-H. b. Foy.
The following were elected on the finance
committee: J. w. Chandler, John Siday
G. Fl. Carroll, R. NJ. Gibbs, and F. s.
Butler
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
JOHNSON TO GO BACK.
THE PRESIDENT NAMES COLLEC-
TOR WEEATON'5 SUCCESSOR.

Capt. DoyIe's Friends IN Bad HumoI
Because He Was Not Appointed
David Porter to be Mr.. Johnson's
Deputy Pending HIS, Appointment
to the Postcfice-Plenty Of Appl!-
cants for the Clerkships - Capt
Wheaton Loses Eight Months OF
His Full Term.
The MORNING NEWS Washington dis
patches announce the appointment of ex-
Collector 7. F. johnson as collector OF
customs for Savannah. Mr.. JOhuson's ap-
pointment was looked for this week, but it
was hardly thought that it would be made
before the latter part of the week. Mr..
johnson had received no notification from
Washington last night Of his appointment,
but he was not surprised when told that it
had been made.
Col. Buck went on last week in Mr.. John
sons interest, and after Col. L0cke's ap
pointment to the Macon pOstofiics there was
not much doubt that Mr.. Johnson's appoint
ment would come next. He does not think
there will be any delay in bis confirmation
when his name has been sent in.
Mr.. johnson was removed from the col
lectorship in August, 1886 for offensive
partisanship. Capt. Wheat1n's appointment
dates from August y, 1856, and he became
collector Sept. l. His term would have ex-
pired next September. The news from
Washington announcing the ap-
pointment Of Mr.. johnson was not
received yesterday until after the custom
house had closed, but it was pretty generally
known last night. IL is understood that
Mr.. David Porter, who was deputy col
lector under Mr.. johnson for many years,
will be his deputy again. Mr.. Porter is an
applicant for the postoifice, but his
candidacy will not prevent his APP
pointment to the custom house.
The deputy collectorship pays 81 800 year.
The salary of the collector is made up Of
fees, and cannot exceed 5000 a year. II
the fees amount TO more than that in one
year the surplus must be turned into the
treasury. The bond is $4,000.
The other offices in the custom house
are an entry clerk, 81 500; money clerk,
81 1900; a general clerk, $500; two in
spectOrs at "a a day, anG two at 50 day !;
one night Inspector at 81 day; three boat
men at $50 a month, and one at $50 q
mouth; a messenger at S120 year; a store
keeper at So a day, and janltor at 500 a
year, with an assistant during the winter at
$50 a month.
There are any humber Of eyes on these
places. 1t is probable that most Of the
places viii be filed with new men, but Mr.
johnson is not prepared yet to say who they
will be-
Capt. Doyles friends were not in very
good humor over his being left out They
were counting on his appointment as a sure
thing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
CITY BRBVITIES.

Savannah Tribe No. A, l. o. R. NJ, meets
this evening.
Golden Rule Lodge of Odd Fellows will
meet tonight.
Georgia Chapter, r. A. NJ, will meet to-
night and install officers.
Up to o'clock this morning there were
seven cases docketed for the mayors court,
the charge in each case being drunk and
disorderly.
The farmers alliance is giving a celebra-
ton in Valdosta to-day. A brass band went
down to Valdosta from Savannah last night
to furnish music.
The Sacred Heart Dramatic Club re-
hearssd "a Brothers Keeper" a three-act
drama, at Yonge's hall last night. The
club will present the drama in short time.
Extensive repairs to the city's wharf at
the foot of a bercorn street, it is expected
will be completed to-day. The wharf has
been raised fifteen inches and is being put
in the very best repair.
An election for lieutenant colonel and
two majors of the First regiment of Georgia
cavalry will be held Jan. 25, at sue h
places, and commencing at such hour as
may be designated by the commanding Of
ticers of the companies composing the regi-
ment. Returns of the elections will be
transmitted by the superintendent to the
regimental commanders. The Hussars will
hold their election at the company's drill
room between s and 10 o'clock Saturday
night.
The calendar issued by the Ocean Steam.
ship Company for 1890 embodies a practical
expression of an idea of one of the agents OF
the line. tits one chiefly, if not exclusively,
available by transportation companies Ali
that the consiGnee has to do when sending
an order is to tear off ~ page of the calen-
dar, address and sign it and inclose it in his
letter. The house in New York receiving
the letter sends this sig ned order to their
shipping department, which acts as in
structed and ships all goods via Savannah
line until otherwise ordered
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
THE HEBREW ASSOCIATION.
Officers Elected Last Night for I'll
Next Year.

Officers Elected Last Night for the
Next Year.
The Young Mems Hebrew Association
held its second annual meeting last night,
and the following officers were elected:
President-L G. Haas.
First Vice Presidents. Herman.
Second Vice Presidential. NJ. Boley.
Treasurer-H. II. Livingston.
Recording Secretary-M. H. Haym.
Corresponding Secretary-Jacob Gazan.
Directors-Rev. /. z. Mendes, Z. A.
We'll. NJ. S. Gardner, A. E..Dryfus, H. w.
Witcover.
The meeting was very enthusiastic one,
and thirty-five applications for membership
were received. The board of managers will
meet Sunday night to arrange the business
for the coming year, such as the appoint
ment of committees and assignment of work
to each Of the offices.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
More Tickets than Seats.

Hartz, the magician. gave gift show
at the theater last night. The house
was crowded and good deal
of confusion and trouble occurred
from duplication of the reserved seat
checks. Two or three hundred more seats
were sold than the house contains.
The company rented the theater and
sold its own seats at the box office. The
regular theater ticket sellers had nothing
to do with the show nor the
sale of seats, and were not
to blame for the trouble. After the per-
Torrance the gift envelopes" which con-
tanned the prize numbers were given out
to be 'cashed" at the box office.
The rush and jam which followed prevented
many people from getting to the box office
at all, and those who did get there
got little worth their while The
confusion necessitated the sending for the
police to get the crowd quieted. Several
women and children tainted in the crush.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
Got Off Easy.

By the consent of the prosecution, the
case in the city court against the young
man who set off the fire pepper in the
mission meeting was Settled" on the pay
ment of costs. The church under whose
auspices the mission service is conducted
had no desire to prosecute any one, and as
the youthful offender had expressed remorse
at the act, and upon the defendants request,
the case was not prosecuted. The counsel
for the church says it only desires to have
its mission meetings conducted without in-
reference, and any repetition of the dis.
turbancss at its mission meetings will be
prosecuted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
The Cold Wave Busted, "

The cold wave has gone to pieces. 1t
passed off the coast yesterday and It's effects
will not be felt here. Another wave has
developed. however, in the extreme north
west and seems to be following in the wake
Of the one which has just passed off. The
weather everywhere, except in the west, is
moderating. The Mississippi valley district
is raining. however. there Obseryer Whit
ney SAID last night that it will be impossible
to tell just what influence the cold wave in
the northwest will have on the weather
here. A light rain fell late yesterday even
ing and last night, but there are no indica-
tions for rain to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
Before the Mayor.

In the mayors court yesterday morning
Andy Jones (colored) was fined 500 or thirty
days for fiourishing loaded pistol in the
street.
Henry Ralf (colored) was fined IS or ten
days for obtaining goods from E. Eiohholze,
and refusing to pay for them.
Esau Paulie (colored) was turned over tc
Justice Naughtin on warrant charging the
prisoner with the larceny of So 80 from the
room Of Annie Clark (coloredl.
The case of Cyrus Macke was continued
for further investigation. He is charged
with firing pistol shot in the street.
Five prisoners charged with drunkenness
and disorderly conduct were fined In the
aggregate 500 or fifty-el2ht DAYS.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
SiroccO Tea

Is the fashionable breakfast, luncheon, and
afternoon beverage in England and the
continent of Europe, and will soon be the
favorite in America. 1t is imported direct
from our own gardens in India and Ceylon,
and we guarantee its purity. The most
economical tea in the world. In sealed
packets, at GO cents, so cents, and 81 per
pound. Davidson & Co., 1886 Broadway,
New York. Savannah agents, Lippman
Bros, Lippman block, Savannah.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
The Benevolent Association.

The semi-annual meeting of the Savan-
nah Benevolent Association was held yes
terday afternoon in the ''long room" of the
City exchange, and there was very full
attendance and lengthy session.
There was considerable routine business
transacted. A committee of three, Of which
Col. John Screven was chairman, was ap-
pointed to draft suitable resolutions of re-
spect to the late Col. George L. Cope, which
resolutions were adopted by the unanimous
vote of those present.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
THE ARTBsIoN SELLS OUT.

The Brewery Company BUYS It's Ice
Plant for $4,000
The Savannah Brewery Company has
bought the Artesian Ice Company's works
for $4,000. The brewery company had a
lease on the works with an option to
purchase, and it has closed the
option. The works were started in June.
1888. The company suspended in February,
last year, and the works were leased TO the
brewery company. The Artesian company
paid $4,000 for the site for the works, and
the plant cost $33, 900. 1t is understood that
the sale to the brewery company netted the
ice company stockholders a good profit.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
$4,000 FOR AN ANKLE.
The Price Asked by Henry Cheney
for One of His.

Another $4,000 damage suit is assigned
for trial in the city court this morning.
Henry Cheney, longshoreman, brings
suit for that amount of damages against
the Ocean Steamship Company.
The plaintiff alleges that ne was en-
ployed slowing cotton in the hold of the
| steamship Nacoochee on April 2, 1888, when
bale of cotton was thrown down into the
hold. striking him on the right leg and
crushing and MASKING his ankle, and that
he suffered compound fracture of the
bone of his right leg. j. R. Saussy, Esq.
represents the plaintiff; Lawton & Gun
bingham the defendant steamship company,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
Custom House Statistics

Show that 2, 454, 5O4 cases Of champagne were
imported during the last decade, of which
over one-fourth was &c. II. Mumm's Extra
Dry" Their importation during that period
was over 100000 cases more chan any other
brand, indicating its popularity.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15
John Lyons 81 Co.

Are receiving this morning per express
abreast Of the cold wave). another lot of
choice Dressed Turkeys, also the necessary
accompaniment Of the finest Cape Cod
Cranberries seen in market this season.
Send orders, as usual, in early.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15

Mr.. R. T. Smile, agent for Herrings
safes, will be at the Screven House for three
days. Those who want new safes or wish
to exchange those they have should see Mr..
Smilhe while he is ia the city.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-15

Mr.. c. F. Milburn, president Milburn
Wagon Company, Toledo. O., has bought
three dozen Bradycrotine for his own use
and to distribute among his friends, and
says the results are gratifying in the ex-
treme as a cure for Headache.