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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-03-31

Having purchased the above-named stockand
Marble Works, 1 will in the future conduct.tAe
business heretofore conducted by G. L. Nesle &
Son at the stand for many years occupied by them.
All dealings with reference to the business OF the
works must be had with me personally.
mb7 If NJ B. HARLOW.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
THE HALL CASE CONTINUED.
The Prisoner Again in the Chatham
County Jail.

The Prisoner Again IN the Chatham
County Jail.
Luther A. Hall was returned to the county
Jail yesterday by United States Deputy
Marshal Avant, where Hall has yet nearly
two months to serve out bis five months
sentence for contempt. The perjury case
against Mr.. Hall had been assigned for
trial day before yesterday in the United
States court at Macon, but owing to the
illness of his counsel, Col. Rutherford, the
case was continued to the October term.
Associate Counsel Bacon asked the court
to fix the bond for his client, which action
the court deferred
The prisoners two daughters were with
him in the court room, one seated on either
side.
The colored man, Judge GOODWIN, in
dicted on like charge, was In court, but
Lawyer Hardemau, who is prosecuting the
cases for the government, asked for con-
tinuance, as he intends to try Hall first, it
is said. so that he can use the negro as
witness against Hall.
Detective Palethorpe of the city and state
constabulary of Macon, in discussing the
Hall case at the Pulaski house yesterday in
the presence OF a MORNING NEWS reporter,
said he does not believe that Hall can be
convicted and he seemed to hold to the
opinion that it was more of persecution
than prosecution. Hall expresses the
opinion that he cannot be convicted on the
evidence of reputable witnesses.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
MARGARET wETHEREL's WILL.

Her Estate Goes to Charitable Insti-
buttons and for Masses.
The will of the late Margaret Wetherel,
who died June so, was admitted to probate
in the court of ordinary yesterday. She
named William NJ. Bohan as her executor,
who has qualified under the will
The testatrix made several charitable be-
quests, among which st. Mary's Orphan
Asylum is to receive $500; the male orphan
age at Washington, Ga, $500; St Patrick's
church, for masses for her husband, father
and mother, $500; to the same church for
masses for John and Anastasia
Kenedey, 800; to Maria Delaney,
all the furniture, bedding and household
articles, and 800 to send Maria to the Mis-
sion of the Immaculate Virgin for the Pro-
lection Of Homeless aud Destitute Children
at New York; to Mrs A. Doyle, 800 for
the mission of the institution just referred
to; to the Little Sisters Of the Poor Of Sa-
vannah, 800.
The last provision in the will is that after
the debts Of the testatrix are paid and the
amount for monument is set apart, the bal
ance Is to be handed over 20 St Patricks
church of Savannah, in consideration of it's
clergy saying a mass each week for ten
years for the repose of her soul and that Of
her brother, James Kelly.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
CITY BRHVITiES.

Golden Rule Lodge No. H. 1. o. o. F.,
meets tonight.
The regular meeting of the countycom-
missioners will be held this morning.
The Merchants and Mechanics Loan and
Building Association will hold its tenth
regular meeting at the secretary's Office,
No. lis Bryan street, tonight.
Israel Baker, a colored man living on
Gwinnett street, was kicked in the stomach
by his mule while harnessing him Monday
morning, and was internally injured.
Capt ice P. White, on visiting the Chat
ham Gun Club grounds just south of Estill
avenue yesterday, discovered that the shoot
ing gallery had been struck by lightning
during one of the recent thunder-storms.
The lightning entered the gable end of the
building, passed through the center Of one
of the 2x3 rafters. splitting it in TWO pieces,
and thence to the floor where it exploded a
box Of cartridges. The explosion blew out
a part Of the side of the house. The track
Of electric current was straight through the
very center Of the rafter, and was similar to
the soaring Of a hot iron, and about a
quarter of an inch in width. What day the
damage was done is not known, but it hap
pened some day since last Wednesday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
THIRTY-NINE MILES LET.
THE BUILDING OF THE SOUTH
BOUND TO BEGIN TO-DAY.

Contractor NcLaine Gets the First
Division Of the Road From savan-
nah to the Savannah River Crossing
The Survey in South Carolina Being
Pushed Forward.
The building of the South Bound railroad
will begin this morning. It may not be
improper to say that work has begun, for
the reason that this article will not be read
by any except early risers, before the grub
bling gangs will be clearing the right Of
way.
Two section gangs viii begin this morn.
ing, one at point where the South Bound
crosses the Central railroad. one and half
lilies from the city, and the other at the
ten-mile post on the South Bounds route.
begin for week or ten days.
The revised bids were not opened
until yesterday morning. and that OF Mr..
Lewis McLaine a well-known railroad con-
tractor, was accepted. 1t was for the entire
first division, from this city 10 the Savan-
nah river crossing, a distance Of thlrty-nine
miles. The route has been changed slightly
from that originally located by the chief
engineer.
MIR. McLaine is one of the most experienced
railroad builders in the country, and has
just completed a large contract on the Ala
bama Midland. He will be remembered by
many in this city as the gentleman who
completed the building of the Tybee rail-
road. The work Of construction on the
South Bound is 10 be pushed as fast as men
and money can make 1t go.
The bids for the iron bridge across the
river will be opened next Tuesday, and the
structure will doubtless be completed by the
time the iron is laid to the river. The COM
pany proposes to have it done before the
winter freshets begin.
Chief Engineer Wadley. who has been in
the city for the past week getting the bids
In shape, leaves to-day for South Carolina
TO give his personal attention 10 the several
lines now being surveyed in that state.
There will be no ceremony at the throw
ing Of the first spade Of dirt, but the South
Bound will be built all the same.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
$4,000 for Thirty Acres.

Rowland & Myers yesterday completed
a trade with H. C. Davis, representing him.
self and others, by which they obtain the
real estate belonging to the Cell and Quint
estates at price approximating s41,OOO
The Cell and Quint estates covered fifteen
acres each, more or less, on the Waters road.
between Waldburg street and Lovers lane
The Cell property sold for S1,4O0 an acre.
and the Quint property at $1,000 an acre.
The property is sold for division among the
heirs Of the estate. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Davis and those with him bought the
property as an investment
few years ago this property could have
Deen bought for $500 or $500 an acre. Now
the purchasers consider themselves lucky in
securing 1t at three times that price.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Miss Josie Smith has gone to Lenoir.
DR.. H. S. Colding left for Atlanta last
night.
]. K. Garmany goes to Greenvillo, S. c.,
tonight.
IT. Wade and wife, of screven, Ga, are
at the Screven.
C. H. Herty of Milledgeville spent yes
terday in the city.
II. B. Deas and E. Dean of Atlanta regis
tered at the Screven yesterday.
Mrs. A. L. Smith and Mrs J. Z. Cham
pion left last night for Rome, Ga.
C. R. Woods and family left for Wauke-
shaw, Wis, last night by the Central.
H. r. Dill, superintendent of the main
stem of the Central, returned to Macon last
night
B. D. Southcott and family leave to-
night for Greenville, where they will spend
the summer.
Mrs. Caroline A. Lamar left for Fin
castle, Va, last night by the Central. She
will be gone all summer.
H. NJ. Conner leaves to-day for his cattle
ranch in New Mexico. He expects to be
absent about two months.
Supt. William Hunter, of the roadway
and maintenance department of the Cen
trail railroad, left for Atlanta last night.
Jacob Paulsen and family leave to-day
for Germany, sailing from New York on
the steamship Columbia direct for Ham
burg
Capt. W. H. Hausman, mayor of Madi-
son, Fla, and his granddaught Miss
Nena Kulman, left for Asheville, N c.,
last night.
Albert NJ. Ives. superintendent of the
Florida fruit exchange. passed through the
city yesterday with his family. en- route for
Hendersonville, N. @.
Alderman David Wells and family left
for Philadelphia last night via the Coast
Line. From Philadelphia they will go to
New York and will sail for Europe for a
six months tour.
R. NJ. Geddings. who was signal observer
in Savannah in 1885, spent yesterday in the
city with the present observer. Mr.. Ged-
dings is pleasant gentleman, and was one
of Savannah's best observers
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
TIE TYBER REGATTA.
The Final Arrangements to be Made
for the Race Day.

The Final Arrangements to be Made
for the Race Day.
The annual interstate pilot boat regatta
Off Tybee, under the auspices Of the Savan-
nah and Atlantic Railway Company, will
come off on July 16 or II, the time to be
determined at joint meeting between a
committee from the Savannah Yacht Club,
the bar pilots and President d. G. Purse of
the railway company at his office on the
bay at 10 o'clock this morning.
The following compose the committee
from the Savannah Yacht Club, who will
have charge Of the regattat Vice Commo.
dore T. L. Kinsey, chairman; R. NJ. De-
mere, j. n. johnson, NJ. W. Dixon, F. S.
Lathrop, H. W. Palmer, NJ Y. Henderson,
A. s. Bacon and W. D. Simkins.
1t is understood that the prizes will ag
gregate 5000 to 800, but this has not yet
to be arranged at the meeting to-day.
Quite q number Of pilot boats from
Charleston, Brunswick and Darien are ex-
pected, and the full Savannah fleet will
enter. The Tybee penuant, now carried by
the Frances Elizabeth of Charleston, is also
to be contested for, and the Neca, Sprite
and Mary Odell propose to try hard to bring
bring back the colors to Savannah.
The course will be the same as sailed at
eue lnIeIeIate FeSdt1d bmo years aBO'
Starting from the inner bell buoy off Tybee
the pilot boats will go to the starboard of
the sea buoy and the sea buoy off Warsaw
and return. The distance is about thirty
two nautical miles. The regatta is to be
well advertised in Augusta, Macon, Ameri-
Gus, Atlanta and other interior towns and
cities, and excursion trains will be run to
Tybee on all roads.
All the details are to be arranged at the
conference meeting to-day, and the regatta
will be one of the events of the season, at
tracing thousands to the island. from the
beach Of which, and from the balconies and
pavilions of the hotels, the exciting race can
be witnessed from start to finish.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
DEVOTED TO WORKS OF CHARITY.
The Savannah Benevolent Association
in Healthful Condition.

The Savannah Benevolent Association
in Healthful Condition.
The Savannah Benevolent Association
held its annual meeting at 4:3O o'clock yes.
terday afternoon in the city exchange and
elected the following officers
President-Col. W. w. Gordon.
Secretary-Capt. e. B. Pritchard.
Treasurer-George G. Freeman
Directors-James H. Johnston, J. NJ. Sol
onions, Col. J. L. Warren and r. f. Harmon.
Mr.. j. M. Solomons, the retiring presi-
dent. declined reelection. and as he would
not change his resolution, Col Gordon was
unanimously elected in his stead, Mr..
Solomons taking Col. Gordon's place in the
directory.
The treasurers annual report was sub
mitted and showed that the finances Of the
association are in the very best condition.
MeSsrs Thomas Screven and NJ. J. Solo
mons were elected members of the associa-
ton.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
LOST A PIECE OF HIS NOSE
A Tybee Road Fireman Sets His Teeth
in Engineer Sullivan's Proboscis-

Al Ill AlCCA > EEODOcCA6-
William Prsnty is charged with the
offense Of mayhem by Timothy Sullivan.
A warrant TO that effect was issued by Jus
tice Patterson yesterday. The warrant
charges that Prenty struck and ill-treated
Sullivan and bit piece out Of his nose,
thereby committing the ofense Of mayhem.
Sullivan is an engineer on the Tybee
road. Preuty has been employed in the
capacity Of fireman, but was Unsatisfactory
70 the engineers, and because of their OBJ
jecttons TO him was changed TO the depot
yard and put at work there. Sullivan was
one Of the engineers who did not want
Prenty on his engine, and Prenty seems 70
have treasured special spite against him.
he was heard to make threats, and said
that he would kill Sullivan. Some of the
employees at the depot said that Prenty
bought pistol Monday, and made prepar-
atoms to execute his threats.
Yesterday, just before the time for the
$50 train TO go out, Prenty attacked Sui
liyan at the depot. Sullivan is a good man
and defended himself. He saw
him, as if to draw a weapon,
and he then clinched with him. AS he did
so, Prenty set his teeth squarely In Sui
ivan's nose, and bit a small piece out of the
top Of it, which he spat out on the ground.
The depot was crowded with women and
children at the time, who we're terrified by
the fighting. The men were separated, and
Deputy Sheriff Wilson arrested Prenty. The
employees at the depot were greatly enraged,
and it would have Jared badly with Prenty
had he been left in their hands.
Prenty was lodged in the barracks on a
charge Of disorderly conduct. to which he
will answer this morning in the mayors
court. He is known as q bad character
generally, and killed a negro about two
years ago. Sullivan attempted TO make his
run TO Tybee, but became too
weak to finish IL, and his place was
taken by a Central railroad engineer who
happened TO be on the train. When Sulli-
van returned from Tybee a warrant was
sworn out charging Prenty with mayhem,
and he will be arrested as soon as his case is
disposed Of in the police court.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
SHOT FOR TEN GENTS.

Jim Gaeton Plants q Bullet in Joe
Jackson's Shoulder.
young colored man named Joe Jackson.
who keeps shoe shop in the lane near the
corner of Price and Jones streets, was shot
through the right shoulder yesterday after
noon by another colored man named jim
CASTOR. jackson says he fixed a pair
of shoes for CASTOR, for which
the latter was to pay him 10 cents.
CASTOR refused to pay and the
men became involved in a difficulty, when
CASTOR shot jackson. Parties living near
the place said there was a crowd of negroes
gambling in the place and the difficulty
arose from some gambling dispute.
CASTOR was arrested and lodged in the
barracks on charge of shooting with in
tent to kill.
jackson was carried to the Georgia In
Urinary, and last night was reported as
doing very we'll
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
AS OTHERS SEE US.
An Open Letter From a Prominent
Preacher.


Preacher.
Rev. DR.. N. W. Edmunds, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, Sumter, s. c.. writ
ing under date Of May 20, 1890, says: "For
two years past Mrs. E. has suffered with
what was regarded as malarial attacks,
which began about May and continued
through the summer and fall. Her sickness
last summer was more severe and more pro-
tracted than that of the year before, and
we therefore looked forward with appre-
hension to its return the present season,
Early in the year she tegan the use Of the
Eectropoise aud has continued to use it
ever since, without the use of other rene
dies. AT present her health is excellent, and
there are no indications of the return OF
her malady."
Our Savannah office is at 14S Liberty
street, in Masonic Temple, and will be glad
to see all who are interested.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
CURFEW WILL NOT RING.
THE OLD CLOCK IN THE RX-
CHANGE TOWER DIsMANTLRD.

The Venerable Machinery Which for
Nearly a Century Has Told Of the
Hours and Minutes TO Give Place to
Modern Works-The Illuminated Dial
Abandoned.
Yesterday at noon the old clock in the
city exchange rang out the noon hour for
its last time, and thirty minutes later the
machinery, which, for eighty-seven years
has licked off the minutes and hours, was
stopped and the old familiar hands which
from the four points Of the compass pointed
to the bronze figures in the dial plates were
removed.
Although the MORNING NEWS noted
several days ago that the old clock was to
be replaced with a new one, that fact seems
to have escaped the memory, and il was a
common question yesterday afternoon, as
people looked up and saw the hands
of the clock gone, TO exclaim: u
wonder what's the matter with the clockP
exact Of late, nor did the
hands on one dial always
agree with those on the other dials ana
often the minute hands would be at the
figure eleven when the cracked bell in the
tower was solemnly striking the hour, but
that the hands should be missing altogether
was too much for the uninitiated. II looked
very much as if time would be no more.
The secret of the disappearance is that the
works for the new clock having reached
Savannah yesterday Theus Bros. began TO
take down the old clock.
To MORNING News reporter yesterday
Mr.. Theus stated that they expect
10 have the new clock in place and keeping
time in the early part Of next week. What
disposition is to be made Of the works of the
old clock has not yet been determined by
the city, but as they have done duty since
1903 1t is not unlikely that they will
find their way into museum.
Theus Bros. proposed TO take the old clock
for compensation in removing it, but the
proposition did not strike the committee Of
council favorably. Mr.. Cam, chairman Of
the committee. is not in the city, and the
firm are not informed what will be done
with the old works.
There is to be no change in the dial other
than to put new figures and hands TO it. To
the inquiry if the old dials will not be given
new coat of paint, the jewellers who have
the contract TO put in the new clock ex-
pressed the opinion that it would not look
well to repaint the dials without giving the
city exchange building a corresponding
touching up of the brush, ana this the city
is not apt to do this year.
The old clock was built by John Thwaiues,
ClerkenWell London in 1903
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
YAMACRAW LIT UP,
Doerner's Grocery and Bar Burned
Out

Out
Between ! and o'clock this morning an
alarm Of fire was turned in from box No.
at the Upper Cotton Press For some
reason the alarm did not sound correctly
from the Big Duke, and it was rung out on
the bell of No. 2 engine house on West
Broad street.
The fire was located in the two-story
frame tenement at the southwest corner of
Olive and Lumber streets, occupied by H.
Doerner as a grocery and barrcom, Doern-
eI's family living in the rooms adjoining
the store and overhead. The family con
sisted of Doerner, his wife and
five little children, and they
had a narrow escape from sutfocatlon,
being unable to get out by the stairway,
which was burning, and the heat being so
intense that they had to escape by jumping
out Of the second-story window in the rear
onto a shed. Fortunately none were in
jured.
The fire was burning very fiercely when
the department arrived, but the firemen
managed to confine it to the building, which
was pretty well Quilted.
Doerner says that he had a stock Of about
300, on which there is $500 insurance in
Wheaton's agency. His furniture he valued
at between $500 ana $780, which was all
destroyed, the family saving nothing but
the clothing they had on.
The building is owned by a colored
woman named Walker but it is not known
whether there was any insurance on it or
not. The loss will approximate $500.
Doerner assigns no cause for the fire. He
closed up his place between 10 and II
o'clock, and there were no signs of fire then.
Just before he closed two colored men came
into the store and purchased glass of beer
and cigar apiece, and then went out. and
there had been no fire in the room used for
cooking purposes except that kindled sew
eral hours before for supper.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
PLENTY OF RAIN NOW.
The Temperature Takes Drop in Con
sequence oft.


The hot wave has reached the middle At
lantic coast Mercury reached GO at New
York and Philadelphia yesterday. In Gin
cinnati it went up to 81, Pittsburg "a, H.
dianapolis 96s, Cleveland 9S". Portland. Ne.
IS. Boston 92', Washington %, Norfolk
90. The people Of the northern and mid
die Atlantic states will now experience
some Of the weather that Savannah
people have been having. The
hot wave continues in full force
in the west, except in the northern lake re-
gIon and in the Dakotas. At Detroit 1t
was &C.: Dodge City, Kan, 9S'; Kansas
City 100: RIO Grande, Tex, 100. The
wave is passing eastward and is being fol-
lowed by a cool wave from the lake region.
The temperature was about normal in
the South Atlantic states, being lower than
in the west and in the Ohio valley. Showers
were general throughout this region, nd
heavy rainfalls were reported from Augusta,
Mobile and Vicksburg.
The temperature in southern cities was as
follows: Atlanta ga, Meridian 81. Char
lotte 92e, Wilmington 92S. Memphis 90,
Charleston s6s Augusta So, Jacksonville
949, Mobile $50, Montgomery 9O', Nash
vile 949. The highest average Of the cot
ton region districts was reported from Mem
phis and Mobile, being 90. The coolest
$50. Showers fell in every district
except Wilmington and Memphis
The average Of temperature Of the Sa-
vannah district yesterday was go. Showers
Influenced the temperature at the different
stations, and rain fell at every station ex-
cept Waycross. The highest temperature
was 96s, reported from Albany and Balm
bridge. The lowest, 49,, was from Fort
Gaines and Millen
The maximum temperature at Savannah
was S90, the minimum 72o, and the mean
so, or three degrees below normal. Rain
was almost continuous in the afternoon.
The late rainfall was very heavy. About
three-quarters Of an irch fell between 7:2O
and 1880 O'Clock. The streets were flooded
Some of the low streets were turned
into water courses for the time
being aud pedestrians went in
over their shoe tops. The continuous
rain is likely 30 become as monotonous as the
long hot spell, though there is little COM
plant as yet. Everybody is too glad to get
a little cooler weather at almost any cost.
To-day will be as yesterday, according to
the signal Observers estimate, warm and
showerY
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-09
BLACK DIAMOND BROUGHT BACK.
The Macon Authorities Could Not
Make Case Against Him.

When Detective H. L. Palethorpe of
Macon started from the court house room
one day last week with BLACK Diamond"
alias Ed Stewart alias Chas. Diamond, the
Diamond lau ghed heartily as he passed
downstairs with the officer, although the
prisoner then had on the bracelets. Yes
terday came the sequel OF the laugh. OFFICER
Palethorpe brought Black Diamond back
yesterday, as there was no evidence to con-
Wet him with the robbery at Macon for
which Black Diamond and Rogers were
arrested. Rogers was released at Macon,
and the other prisoner was returned to
this county to serve out his six months
sentence on the chain-gang for his com
plicity in the robbery of Zacharia Dotson.
Lee Jachen, upon whom Black Diamond
peached, finding that the latter was to be
removed to Macon. demanded an indict-
ment, and he stands good chance of being
confronted by Black Diamond as state
witness