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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
DROWNED WEILE DRUNK.

a Stranger Falls Into the River While
Sleeping Off a Booze.
An unknown white man was drowned
yesterday morning by falling from the
Planters rice mill wharf. The body has
not been recovered.
Tho drowned man and a companion,
both under the influence Of liquor, crewled
under tue elevator TO 90 to sleep. One OF
them slipped from the board on which he
had been crawling and fell into the
water. He was too drunk TO
make any effort to save him
self, and he sank IN few minutes. His
companion was in a similar condition, and
stood stupidity looking at his friend until
the water closed over him. Several cOlored
mea Jumped into a boat aud tried to save
the man, but he sank just before they
reached him.
Tho drowned mans companion refused to
give own name, and said he didn't know
that Of the unfortunate. He sta3ed how
ever, that he belonged to Beaufort, s. c.,
and was an iron m0lder. He came to
Savannah Monday on an excursion and had
been on drunk from mis- arrival The two
men had been together all Monday night
and intended TO sleep of the drunk under
the elevator.
IL was Iedrneu laSV HlknS Iuht Tue HIaA
who refused to give his name also belongs
to Beaufort and is a bollermsker. He is
said TO have worked for a few days at
TynAn's, but the employees there couldn's say
whether he had or not, as quite number
of strangers work there of and on, and
their names are seldom known.
The drowned mau was about feet 6
inches in hight. of ford complexion and
had a sandy mustache. He was about IS
years old
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
THE CITY DAN COLLECT.

The Jury So Decides in the Liberty
Street Paving case.
The Liberty street property owners must
pay tho assessment levied by the city for the
asphalt pavement. This is the decree of
the jury which has been patiently listening
to voluminous testimony and long argu-
ments for over a week In the Bacon case.
City Attorney Adams closed the argu-
ment Monday night, and Judge Falligant
charged the jury yesterday morning 1t
took the eleven jurors only fifteen minutes
to arrive at conclusion. The verdict read
as follows
We, the jury, find for the city in the sum of
S3,059 65, and that the execution proceed.
In accordance with the verdict, and upon
motion Of City Attorney Adams, Judge
Falligant issued "a order Diminishing the
affidavit of illegality filed by Maj. Bacon
and compelling him to pay the costs.
Attorneys Richards and SAussy gave
notice OF a motion for a new trial. If this
is refused an appeal will be taken to the
supreme court.
The case was a hard fought one from the
cal points, and the question of unconstitu-
tionality was foremost among them, to-
gether with claim of excessive assessment.
City Attorney Adams met everything in a
skilltul manner, and conducted the city's
side in a most able manner.
1t Is hardly probable in the light of yester-
days verdict that any other Liberty street
property owner will have the temerity to
contest the city's right to compel citizsns TO
bear their burden of the cost Of street i'm =
provementS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
A MlLLIoNAIRRs DIVORCE.

The Story of How it Was Obtained in
San Francisco Leaks Out.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-James c. Jor-
dan, the Boston millionaire, came here in
April, 1890, and bought tract of fifty
acres in the suburbs for 100000. 1t was
said at the time that be inten ded to make
Frisco his home, but after about one years
residence he left for the east Ii has Just
leaked out, however, that the chief object
or his visit was to secure divorce from his
wife.
Several days ago Jorlan was granted a
divorce from his wife. Helen, on the ground
of desertion. Little evidences was taken, and
1t Is doubtful whether the decree will stand
should the defendant contest it. The record
shows that the htigants agreed to separa-
ton three years ago, the wifs being allowed
the furniture of their Beacon street house
70 furnish her house on Marlboro street.
She was given full control OF two daug tiers
and waived all claims on her husband in
consideration of a trust deed for 500, 600.
After this compact was made, Jordan came
here, and soon after his arrival wrote letters
to his wife annuling the previous compact
and commanding her to come to Frisco and
assume marital relations with him. She re-
fused. Hence the suit and divorce.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
TWO rENEMENrs BURNED.
4 Lively Blaze on Charlton Street q
Midnisht.


4 Lively Blaze on Charlton Street at
Midnight.
At y O'Clock last night fire broke out in
the upper part Of the tenement No. 232 and
234 Charlton street. An alarm was turned
in from Box g. The FIRE originated in the
eastern portion Of the tenement, occupied
By Herman Miller and family. It is sup
posed 70 have started from the explosion Of
a coal oil lamp in an unoccupied room.
The ffe quickly spread across the roof 70
the other portion Of tho tenement occupied
by Thomas Bergen and family. Mr.. Bergen
has been sick for three weeks and had TO be
carried out Of the burning building None
of the furniture in either house was re-
moved. and nearly all in the second story
was destroyed. The lower portions and be
furniture were badly damaged by water.
Mr., Bergen owned the tensment and had
It insured for 80, 900 in tue Southern Mu-
tual Of Athens. lie carried no insurance
on his furniture, and will suffer consider
able loss thereby. Mr.. Miller had no in
surauce.
a tenement adjoining the burned building
was slightly damaged IN one end. IL is
owned by a man named Smith. and is in
sured.
The fire department did good work. The
fire occurred in a street thIcsly built with
wooden houses. When the fremen reached
the scene it looked very much as II con-
hagration would result, but they went
to work with q vim and soon had
the fire under control. The people IN the
neighborhood were 30 excited that most of
them began moving their furniture The
ringing OF the Central railroad bell drew a
big crowd. mostly employees Of the road,
who feared that some Of the Centrars prop
eTtY was burning.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
aEoRaIA's BIsaoP ELE T.

Re Has Made q Remarkably Success
fll record ia Wyoming.
DR.. Ethelbert Talbot, who has just been
elected bishop Of the Episcopal diocese Of
Georgia, has made remarkably successful
record as missionary bishop of Wyoming,
says the New York Tribune. He is gen,
orally ranked as a moderate high church
man; but is better known as a practical
missionary worker than as a party man.
His raoy stories Of his work in his great
western diocese have made him one Of the
most popular and best known meu IN the
Episcopal church, and the announcement
that he is 10 preach or speak always insures
a large attendance. He is fiue specimen
Of robust manhood aud in his mis-
sionary labors enters with sympathetic
zsss into the al fresco life OF the far West.
He says hat when he visits a new town in
which be desires to start religious services
he generally makes Tor the largest saloon the
first thing and he is pretty sure Of being
able ito round up most of tae boys' there.
With breezy unconventiouality he an
nounces that he is carson, and asks some
gentlemen" to aid him in arranging for a
service.
lie never appeals in vain, aud there is no
one to>day more universally beloved by the
rough frontiersmen OF Wyoming thaa
Bishop Talbot, whom they regard as "a
white man an don't you forgit it." The
translation Of such a man to Georgia will
be fine thug for that rather conservative
diocess but it will not be relished by the
people Of Wyoming.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
LOCAL PERSONAL.

A. R. Harper Of Rome is at the De Soto.
]. G. Mccall Of Quitman is stopping at
the De Soto.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Gray Of Tampa are
at the Pulaski.
G. A. Weaver, Jr., OF Thomaston is regis
tered at the Pulaski.
G. w. Wilkins OF Beaufort, 8. c., is q
guest of the Pulaski.
Capt. J. Rice Smith Of Augusta spent
yesterday in the city.
W. G. Robinson Of Gainesville, Fla, Is
registered at the De Soto.
G. N. Nichols and family have gone to
their summer home at Guyton.
F. J. Ellis, Leo Frank and G W Singleton
Of New York are guests Of the De Soto,
J. W. Conner of Atlanta and R. D.
Mcleod Of Lyons are stopping at the
Screveu.
J. G. Thompson's family leave tomorrow
night for Hendersonville, N. c., to be alb
sent month.
G. B. King of Rome, prominent cotton
dealer Of that city and a former Savan-
nathan, is in the city.
Rev. DR.. Geo. D. Watson and Miss Lula
Watson of Windsor, Fla and Mrs. Gertrude
3. Green of Eau Gallie, Fla, are stopping
at the Pulaski.
A. Walker of Lindsey, Jno. A. Mcmillan
Of Barlow, ii. G. Edenhsld of Seminole, G.
E. DesCombes of Augusta and l.. B. Holt
and G. H. Dur1or of Saadersville were
| among the arrivals at the Screven yester-
day.
II. III. Ward and family of Live Oak,
Fla; b. R. Nash Of Durham, N. c.; A.
Bamwen Of Macon, L. Arthur O'Neill Of
| Charleston, G.. w. Perkins of Tennille, w.
M. Peterson of Verbeaa, Mrs. NJ. j. I've, of
Jacksonville, E. E. Chance OF Millen,
Eugene Tanner Of Waynesboro. A. G..
Smart Of Midwife, E. H. Reid Of Waycross,
E. Il. Wsshwood of Orlando, Fla, and J.
NJ. Lord of Tennille registered at the Pulaski
| Yesterday
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
at THE COURTS.
Gossip Picked Up Hero and There In
the Court Rooms.

Gossip Picked Up Hero and There In
the Court Rooms.
In the city court yesterday jury &C.
quilted D. L. Cohen Of assault and battery.
John Clayton was found guilty by a jury
in the city court yesterday of carrying
concealed weapons. He was fined S25 or
three months.
John G. Reudant was acquitted by jury
in the city court last night of assault and
battery upon Rodney Fulrord, little g.
year-old boy. On May l, Reudant's chill
dren and tle Fulford boy got into childish
row and the former came out second b.st.
Reudant caught little Thelford and started
to the barracks with him. According to
several witnesses for the state the man
slapped the boy, shook him roughly and
threw him on the ground. THIS was denied
by tho defendant, who claimed that the
boy threw himself on the ground In
struggling to get away. This jury was out
only five minutes. and evidently accepted
Reudsnt's statement In preference to the
sworn testimony. Thomas S. Morgan, Jr.
Esq, defended him.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08

Seventy-five miles Of this road must he
built TO hold Hutch.nson's Island.
1t may be quite a while before sufficient
sum Of money can be raised 10 carry t9e
projected road to completion, and 1t would
be a matter of considerable convenience and
profit all around to form connecting arm
10 the Savannah, Americas aud Aontgom-
cry until such time ss other arrangements
can be made.
The Savannah, Americas and Montgon-
cry runs through one Of the finest agIlcuI-
tural and naval stores regions in the south.
With its lice completed into Montgomery
and an opening to the sea by way OF Sayan-
nah. q great quantity Of cotton VIII DE
brought here for shipment north. Inc ben
efts that would accrue 20 Savannah by the
combination spoken OF would be OF great
importance. The road is now doing an
immense carrying trade in naval stores,
having 10 fact more business In THIS uarlc-
Mar line THAI II can handle.
The Savannah, Americus and Montgom-
erv is a paving institution that has como 10
STAY. Ii has the best Of financial backing,
both at home and abroad, aud 1t Is the in
tention If tue corporation to have its own
line OF steamers 70 the north as soon as 1t
can arrange independent connections with
the sea
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
TO BUILD THIS WAY.

The Savannah, Americus and Mont
gomery Pushing Toward the Sea.
Iron for the Chattahoochee river bridge
of the Savannah, Americus and Montgom-
cry railroad is being shipped through Sa-
yannah almost daily. Three carloads went
through last night. This bridge will be
finished within q few weeks, and then the
Savannah, Americas and Montgomery road
will be a complete line to Montgomery,
Ala, giving it $40 miles,
AS soon as this work is done it is expected
that the contractors aud men will turn
their attention this way and begin building
TO Savannah either independently or to
meet another road. About seventy five
miles will have to be built to accomplish
this, but there is 40 doubt that the Sa-
vannah, Americas and Montgomery will
come in. The road is after an outlet to the
sen, and Savannah is really the only prac-
tioabie point to build to.
1t is asserted on good authority that the
Middle Georgia and Atlantic will build to a
connection with the Savannah, Americus
and Montgomery, and give it terminal
rights on Hutohinson's island. This may &C
count for the present activity of the promo
tiers Of the Middle Georgia and Atlantic.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
TOaHLs STORE DAMAGED.

His Stock of Groceries Considerably
Injured by Fire and Water.
Henry Toehl's grocery store, at Haber-
sham and Liberty streets, was damaged by
fire last night about IL o'clock. The fire is
supposed to have been caused from cigar
butts being thrown into a sawdust-hlled
spittoon near the barroom door. The Ovid
ing partition between the grocery and bar
and portion of the wall were burned. The
damage to the building is Of small conse-
quence, but the stock Of groceries suffered
considerably from smoke and heat. The
stock was fully Insured.
An alarm was turned in from Box 25 at
Liberty and Price, and the department
made a quick run to the scene. The
chemical extinguished the fire in short
order, aud no eagine or plug stream was
used. The value of the apparatus was
never more clearly shown than In this in
stance. Had the department been unpro-
vided with the chemical the stock Of gro
ceries would have been practically destroyed
by the engine streams, whereas it suffered
from nothing but smoke and heat,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
IT'S SECOND BIR friday,

This Savannah Brewing Company Gel
ebratss Its Anniversary.
The Savannah Brewing Company cele-
brated its second anniversary yesterday.
Between the hours of and o'clock D. m.
the brewery was visited by hundreds of
friends, who called to pay their respects
and compliments to this home enterprise.
Since the establishment of the brewery, two
years ago, extensive Improvements have
been made in the plants and product. Il
has been successful enterprise from the
beginning, and is credit TO the manage
meus, whose, push, energy and ability
has popularzed the Savannah beer
and brought the standard up 30 a high or
der Of excellence. TIE capacity Of the
brewery has been increased to 65,00O bar
rels per annum, aud the demand is still in
creasng.
A jolly good time was had at the ami
verssry yesterday, and speeches we're made
by Mr.. Mahn, the manager, and others. A
brass band furnished the music, while
everybody drank beer to the health and
prosperity Of Savannah's great enterprise.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
TALKS WITH PIANO BUYERS.
No. 2.

By this time you have probably made I'm
your mind that you need not let slip the
chance to buy an instrument on account Of
not feeling able to afford the cash OUTLAY
You have read our Talk No. l and have
satisfied yourself that it is both edsu and
safe to buy on the installment plan. Such
beng the case, let us say a word about thu
kind of instrument You ought to buv.
There are few things about which the bust
ness man knows less than the actual inertia
of piano. He may be an excellent iudga
of the value of all household furniture
may be thoroughly posted in the values Of
real estate, may be able to build a houss
economically, may be quite capable of rem.
dering valuable assistance in artistic fnr.
nishing Of home, but when he comes TO a
piano he has TO confess his ignorance. Still
we beg to assure you that his lack OF
knowledge Of this subject is not half "a
dense as that of many Of the people who
actually deal in pianos. and whose praise
OF particular instrument is guaged by thu
profit they expect to gain upon it. Please
don't consider US vain when we say that
this is not and nerer has been the case with
Luoden a. Bates Southern Music Housa
We have always considered it essential to
our business success that we have an init.
mate and expert knowledge of the musical
and mechanical value OF the Instruments
we repre,ent, AMI we endeavor to give pur-
chasers the benefit of this knowledge as far
as they will accept OF It. Call and ask ia a
few questions. You will find expert
mechanics ready to take a piano apart in
your presence and explain the value of its
construction. You will find competent
judges Of musical tone quality ready To
give you their assistance in making a selec~
ton, and when you have found a piano Ia
suit, you will have the express guaranty OF a
business house with reputation to main
tain, that should any possible latent defect
show itself, you will have it made good
promptly and cheerfully. 1t will be safe
for you to see us before you buy.
LUDDEN & Bates S. NH,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
LOOKING AT TERMINALS.
PREsID EMIT IS. q. PLANT OF THE
PLANT SYSTEM HERE.

! His Visit In Connection With the
Great Phosphate ndustry-Savan-
nah to be the shipping Point OF the
Rock and Facilities to be Provided
for Handling .t-Mr. Plant TO go
Down the River Today.
President II. B. Plant, the head Of the
great railroad system that bears his name,
is in the city. He arrived in his special car
from Charleston at $3.50 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. A visit from him in
midsummer is something unusual.
and ell kinds Of rumors are ahoat
as to the cause for his coming. Mr..
Plant, however, never tells his business, but
that be is not on pleasure bent is quite evil
dent.
Doubtless Mr. Plants real reason for his
southern trip Is to take steps to meet the
extraordinary demand that has all of a sud-
den been made upon the resources Of the
Plant system by the rapidly developing
phosphate industries. Two steamships are
now loading at this port with
Florida phcsphates, and doubtless
more are expected. Mr.. Plant, soon
after his arrival yesterday, IN company
Win OApl. Il. u. Floull1ss sup0FAuOcDuoub
Of the Savannah, Florida and Western rail-
way, c. ). Gadsden, superintendent OF the
Charleston aud Savannah railway, aud
Mr. C. D. Owens, traffic manager Of the
Plant system, visited the extensive wharves
OF the company, TO look into matters Incl
dent to making improvements to accommo-
date this new source of wealth-the phos-
pilates OF Florida.
Mr.. Plant was called upon by Mayor
McDonough and Col. J. II. Estill. The
mayor invited him to be the city's guest
on Thursday and go down the river with
himself, the aldermen, Capt. o. III. Carter Of
the United States engineer corps, and other
gentlemen, TO see what Is being done In inn
proving the harbor. Mr.. Plant said he
would be very glad to go, and acceptedsthe
invitation without hesitation. He expressed
himself very strongly 10 the matter
of getting a large appropriation so as to
give Savannah all the water her grow
ing Importance demands He was particu-
larly anxious to know what the people are
doing to secure an additional appropriation,
something like that given to Galveston. He
thought If all pulled together the city could
get everything it ssked for,
Though Mr.. Plant has been identified
with one Of Savannah's great railways for
many years. this is the first opportunity he
has had Of accepting any attentions from
the city's people. He has always been too
busily engaged 10 business
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
GUESS He KNEW A MAD DOG.

A BrougEton Street Merchant Starts
a Panic in His store.
Yesterday noon while a large dry goods
store on Broughton street was filed with
customers little dog rushed yelping into
the store and down the counter line toward
the desk of the proprietor. As it ran along
a droolng stream trickled upon the floor.
In an instant the proprietor shouted:
Look out, ladies. that's a mad dogl
Take care of yourselves everybody that
dog is madp'
Sulting his actions to his words, the div
goods man bounced up sideways on a coun>
ter, where a number of ladies were gathered
and lifted his shins well above the dogs bite
line. aud shouted again, That dog is mad
tell you; look out, and don't let him bite
your
Some one suggested that, perhaps. the
dog wasn't mad-to which the proprietor
retorted: Don't you think know a mad
dog when l see one OF course he's mad !
Look at that stream where he drooled as he
ran alongm
BY this time the dog had become Quiet
though his previous barks aud antics had
sent number of ladies tumbling over each
other into the street. On more careful in
vestigation IL was discovered that some
"hend" had put turpentine under the dogs
tail
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
RAIL AND CROsSTIH.

Robt. w. Hunt of Augusta, the
popular travelling passenger agent of
the Augusta and Asheville Short
Line, spent yesterday in the city.
NJ. Hunt is now directing his efforts to
attracting the attention of the public to a
new schedule from Savannah and Augusta
to Cincinnati aud Louisville via the Port
Royal and Western Carolina, by which the
time is shortened to only thirty hours from
Savannah to Cincinnati and tweutY,four
hours from Augusta to Cincinnati. The
route is almost an air line, apd necessitates
only one change between Savannah and
Cincinnati. which is made at Ashevills
without loss OF time. One Of the most
pleasant features Of this route is that it
affords a daylight ride through the beau
tiful mountain scenery Of Western North
Carolina, "the land of the sky
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
CITY 3 aEVITTES.

The Young Mems Hebrew Association
will hold its July meeting tonight.
The Merchants and Mechanics Loan and
Building Association will hold its twenty
second monthly meeting at the sscretary's
Office, No. us Bryan street, to-day.
James Dixon and Yates Thompson were
thrown from buggy at CASTOR and Lin
coin streets yesterday afternoon and mar
rowly escaped what might have been serious
or fatal injury. Their horse ran away on
CASTOR street. Mr.. Dixon endeavored to
guide the runaway and partially succeeded
in keeping the animal in the middle of the
street up to the corner of Lincoln street,
where the buggy collided with a tree and
both occupants were thrown out. Mr.. Dixon
received a number Of severe bruises.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-08
OFFICE GEORGE SPAULDING,

Mr.. L. Kelly:
Strange things sometimes happen, and in this
case you will agree with me A letter from
you to me, dated May g. 1875, has just come to
hand. Where it has been tho Lord only know5
1t has inclosed rs cents, which l return with
letter just as it was received, which hope will
explain why the order was not attended to
eight years ago. Yours very truly,
FRANK l.. STONE.
1t will be seen that eight years elapsed be-
tween the time the frat letter was written
and the date OF its answer by Capt. Stone
Now comes a most peculiar coincidence.
Eight more years elapsed between the date
OF Capt. Stones answer aud its receipt by
MIR. Kelly, to whom it was forwarded by
his brother-in-law from his old home in Ala
bama. The two pieces OF greenback were
OF the old and now almost extinct issue Of
the fractional currency. The 25-cent piece
bore rs date. and the 50-cent piece was
dated 1858. Mr.. Kelly prizes the two relics
very much on account OF the history con-
nected with them, and would not part with
his "shinplasters" for considerable premium
over their face value