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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25
A BULLET In HIS BRAIN.
A Negro Turpentine Hand Shot Dead
at Lillian.

Armed With Knife, He Burst Into
the superintendent Room and Was
Slain as He Entered-The Killing
| Declared Justihable and the Negroes
Threaten the superintendent and
Coroner's Jury-The Dead Man Bur-
led at Night.
News was brought to the city yester-
day by F. D. Christie, brother of Po-
| hceman G. T. Christie, of the killing of
negro turpentine hand at Lillian, near
Ellabell, on the Savannah and Western
railroad Saturday morning, by ]. NJ. Pow
ell, proprietor of the farm. Mr.. Christie
reported that the negroes were very much
excited over the killing and that serious
trouble was feared.
Mr.. Christie, who is Mr. Powell's SUI
perintendent, gave a very straightfor
ward account of the affair. The negro
who was killed was North Carolina
| Scuffetonian, he said, and had reputa-
ton as desperate. When the hands on
| the farm were paid of Saturday morning
there was some difference between Mr..
| Powell and the negro as to the amount
due the latter.
DEMANDED MORE MONEY.
| After the settlement the negro went to
| Mr.. Powell's room and demanded more
| money. He was ordered out, but went
| back again shortly, and refusing to go
when ordered was thrown out by Mr..
| Powell, who then bolted the door,
The negro went back a third time with
long knife in his hand and burst in the
| door, when he was shot through the head
| with a Winchester rife by Mr.. Powell.
| His brains were scattered over the floor
! The shooting caused great excitement
among the negroes who had gathered at
! the headquarters to receive their pay.
! The coroner held an inquest and the
verdict was that the killing was
! justifable, There were negroes on the
| coroner's jury.
| BURIED AT NIGHT.
The dead man was buried at 10 O'Clock
at night by the turpentine hands. An in
dignatiou meeting was held at the grave
/ by the negroes, and resolutions were
passed condemning the killing, and
threatening vengeance upon the slayer
and all the members of the coroner'S Jury.
The situation was regarded as very
threatening, and Mr.. Christie and Sidney
Keller, a brother of DIR. j. G. Keller, of
this city, patrolled the place all night in
preparation for an attack.
The brother of the man who was killed
announced his intention of having the
blood of Mr.. Powell and of every member
of the coroner's jury.
MIR. Christie returned to Lillian yester-
day afternoon. He said the negroes were
very much worked up and trouble was
expected at any moment
His brother, Policeman Christie, who
reported the matter to the MORNING
| NEWS, had forgotten the name of the
1 negro who was killed.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25
PERSONAL.

E. M. Willingham, of Cordele, is at the
Pulaski
D. M. Monson, of Bakers Mills, is at
the Pulaski.
Mr.. ]. T. Galloway, Jr., of Macon, is at
the De Soto
B. R. Sharpe, of Halcyondale, is regis
tered at the Screven.
A. r. Mayrant, of High Springs, is
stopping at the Screven house.
j. l.. McCabe and r. G.. Hit of Au-
gusta, are guests of the Pulaski.
Mr. and Mrs. William Salisbury, of
Delaware, are stopping at the De Soto.
MIR f. L. Demere, of Birmingham, is
visiting his mother and grandmother at
No. 81 Montgomery street.
MIR @. G. Logan, cashier Tampa Bay
hotel, was among the passengers arriving
on the steamship Chattahoochee, last
night.
MIR. A. S. Hartridge, Of jacksonville,
returned home last night after spending
few days very pleasantly with relatives
in Savannah.
Mr.. Robert C. Wright, who has been
severely i'll for the last three weeks at
his room at No. l49 York street, is now
on the road to recovery.
Judge Falligant's wife, who has been
seriously i'll with grippe complicated with
broncho-pneumonia during the past two
weeks, was reported slightly improved
yesterday.
The next german will be held Tuesday
night at the Guards hall, and not Thurs
day night as reported. The german fol-
lowing will be held on Tuesday night,
Jan. 2, at the same place.
MIR. George S. MoAlpin, MIR. T. Savage
Clay and Mr.. Richard johnson arrived
yesterday from New York and will spend
the holidays in Savannah. All three gen
tlemen are sure of a most hearty welcome
from their many friends here.
Cashier George G. Freeman, of the
Citizens Bank of Savannah, was made
the recipient Of handsome gold headed
cane night before last, by the clerks and
employees of the bank. The presentation
was made by the teller, Mr. J. NJ. Farr,
and was very gracefully received by MIR.
Freeman, who made happy response.
DR.. J. Ralston baltimore and DR., Z. r.
futile, of the surgical staIf of Mount
Sinai Hospital, New York, who have been
spending week in Savannah, at DR..
Lattimores former home, will leave for
New York this morning on the City of
Augusta. During their holiday they
made flying trip to Jacksonville and ST.
Augustine.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25
MAI. BLANDFoRD GAINED.

The County Engineer Took It With
Good Grace and Responded
Promptly.
The employees of the county at Camp
No. l, sent for Maj. r. A. Blandford yes
terday morning, urging him to cone out
at once. AS he did not visit the camp
Saturday, as usual, he thought he was
wanted on official business, and made
haste TO appear on the scene.
He was surprised, however, to find that
he was to be made the recipient of hand
some gold-headed cane from the employees
at the camp. Among them were Assist
ant Engineer Brown. Capt. Hughes,
Farmer Wimberly, Foreman WEIGH
Quartermaster Hughes, the teamster and
several of the guards.
The cane was presented to the county
engineer, after a bright and appropriate
speech, commencing his efforts and work
in behalf of the county, by Mr.. Brown,
and Mai. Blandford responded very APP
propriately. The presentation was quite
surprise to the major, and the gift was
greatly appreciated
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25
A QUIET CHRISTMAS EVE.
Few People on the Streets and No
Serious Casualties.

The Churches Filled With Worship
pers-Crowds GO Out of the City for
Christmas-The Small Boy Saving
His Energies for To-day-The Police
Have Little To Do.
Yesterday was a compromise between
Sunday and Christmas eve. The services
at all of the churches were largely at
tended, but the occasional bang OF the
fire pepper could be heard.
Except for the firing Of the cannon
crackers. which kept up all day, the day
was rather a quiet one. There were not
many people on the streets outside, the
crowds going to and returning from
church, and the city presented very
quiet appearance.
II was noticed that the crowds at
Thunderbolt were not as large or as
lively as might have been expected. The
quiet in the city may be partially ex-
planned by the large number Of people
who went out of town. Yesterday morn
ing's outgoing trains were crowded with
people to spend a day or two with rela-
tves and friends in the country.
sPoRTsMES TO MAKE A DAY OF IT.
The fields will be filed with sportsmen
for 20 miles around Savannah to-day, and
the quail will be made to realize that il is
Christmas IN a most startling manner.
Judging from the character of the am
munitiOn carried out by many of the
sportsmen, however, the game will be
comparatively safe in their neigh borhood.
Good dinners and egg-nOgs were the
fashion yesterday, and everybody seemed
in a good humor The clubs were not
largely patronized, which may be taken
as an indication that their members
were at home or at church.
Christmas will be in full blast to-day.
Business will receive small consideration
and enjoyment will be the rule of the day.
Sunday hours will be observed at the
postoffice and the custom house, court
house, city exchange, cotton exchange,
board Of trade, the banks and most of the
larger business houses will be closed.
Some of the retail houses will be opened
for few hours this morning, but the
majority will be closed in the afternoon.
THE BOYS BIG TIME.
The small boy will be in his element
tonight Bonfres will blaze and sky
rockets, roman candles and peppers will
20 off in abundance. The boys around
the park extension have notified their
parents that they will not be in before
midnight anyway, and they intend to
make grand illumination for one night
at least.
Madison square will be in its glory, and
so will Troup square, where Mayor Nc
DonOugh will delight the hearts of the
boys, as usual, with grand display of
fireworks. Bonfires will blaze in most of
the squares tonight and the boys will
turn themselves loose for one night any
how.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25
Pains and Aches.

We all have pains and aches, but they
needn't last long-not any longer than it
takes to put on an ALLcocK's Porous
PLASTER. The only thing to look out for
is that you get the right plaster. There
are others, but you don't want them 4;
take our word forit, for when you need a
plaster you need it, and there's no time
for experimenting and finding out mis-
takes then. Ask for ALLCoCK's Porous
PLAsTERs, and see that you get them. If
they say that some other is just as good,
tell them that only the best is good
enough for you. ALLCoCK's Porous
PLAsTERs are quick and sure, and ac-
knowledged by the highest medical au-
thorities and everybody else to be the
best outside remedy for pains and aches
of every description.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25
SUNDAY WITH THE FLYERS.
All the Horses in Readiness for To-
DAYS Races.

days Races.
Yesterday was a lively day at the
Thunderbolt Driving Park. Hundreds of
people visited the track to see the thor
oughbreds work, and witness the trotters
and PAGERS in their final "work out'
miles.
The trotter, Morgan, was brushed
through the stretches in the evening by
his trainer, DIR. Jasme, and worked to his
entire satisfaction Tom Boam drove Pat
Fallon, and the PAGER is himself Dick
Egan and tfdus were also given little
work, and both horses showed excellent
form.
The thoroughbreds were much admired
by the visitors and their parade down the
bluff in the afternoon attracted a good
deal OF attention. The runners were gal
loped in the morning, and all of them
appeared TO be in the pink of condition
and fit to run any distance. Lake Shore,
of the Bland stable Alta, of the Rutledge
string, and Little Baltick, the speedy
runner from Quitman, seemed to catch
the eye OF the visitors as race horses
OF high character. Old South, Koka and
Gray Eagle had many admirers.
Most OF the horses now at the track
will start in this afternoons races. There
will be eight events on the card. Three
heats IN the 2:35 class harness race. Two
heats in the five-eighths-m heats, run
ming. Two heats in the quarter heat
race and one heat in the mile dash.
Every event has a splendid field of
starters, that will make most interest
ing race of it.
Manager Doyle has requested the judges
for the day to call the horses promptly at
2:45 O'Clock. The programme is long
one, and will not be finished until late in
h,n ~ faVss
charge of the grand stand, and will take
special pains to see that everyoneuis com.
fortably seated and has a good view of the
racers.
Both electric lines will run special
] schedules to the park.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25

being covered with Affections, while
others are filed with JOY and gladness.
Mr.. Smiths sermon was very much ap-
preciated by his congregation.
At the First Pres byterian church Rev.
Nass preached a Christmas sermon, and
the music was appropriate 70 the day.
At Trinity Methodist church Rev. Mr..
Mingledorff conducted the services, which
were of an interesting character.
There was very interesting song serv-
ice at the Independent Presbyterian
church last night. The choir consisted
Of twenty voices, and all the music was
especially adapted TO Christmas eve.
Rev. DR.. Dripps intends TO have these
services during the entire winter months.
The programmes of music in the other
churches will be as already announced.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25
CITY BREVITIES.

There will be twenty cases for trial be-
fore Recorder Wilson this morning, COM
mon drunks constituting the majority of
them.
Mile Baker, colored, was lodged in
the barracks last night on the charge of
stealing gold ring from the house of
Joseph McEwen on First street.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25
Given a Christmas Check.

The directors of the Mutual Co-opera-
tive Association, approaching the compe-
tency and ability of their manager, Mr..
George S. Van Horne, have presented him
with check for handsome sum. The
presentation was made at a gathering of
the directors Christmas eve, at which
time Mr.. Van Horne entertained the gen
tlemen with a champagne lunch.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Items gathered Here and There Among
the Shipping.

The British steamship Dunedin, Capt.
Wignell, arrived below yesterday from
Fayal, Azore Islands. She is expected up
this morning, and will load with cotton
for Genoa. She is consigned to Richard
son & Barnard.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25
FOR wAKEFULNEsS AND NER-
VOUSNESS

Use Hosford's Acid Phosphate.
DR.. ]. F. NELLY, Washington, D. c.,
says:
81 have used it with complete success in
treating wakefulness and extreme ner-
vousness caused from mental excitement:
also indigestion, and find it very pleas,
aut remedy. I'D.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25

Pas engers on No. 81 will arrive at
Tampa at z 80 a. m, and on No. 35 at 100
p. m. Orlando will be reached at ZOO
a. m. and at p. m. Passengers on No.
IS reach Gainesville at 1856 p. m. and
Cedar Key at 7:35 p. m. Sebastian at
1850 p. m. Palatka at $3.50 p. m. and San
ford at 6:15 D. m.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25

The schooner Martie A. Holmes ha
been hauled upon Willink's marine rail
way, where she will be repaired and fitteC
to enter service again.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25
The Finest Yet.

The Christmas day and evening free
lunch, to be served in the cafe of the
De Soto hotel, will be the finest thing of
the kind ever seen in the south. For the
past week Mr.. Nessi, the steward, and
his corps of cooks and pastrymen have
been arranging the designs for the set
pieces, and some masterpieces of the
chefs art will be displayed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25

The schooner Aaron Reppard, Capt.
Steelman, arrived yesterday from Phila.
delphia with a cargo of coal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25

The executors of the P. I. Barnum estate,
which amounts to nearly 100000, have ap-
piled TO have portion OF the property dis
tributed TO the heirs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25

Keep the blood pure by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla. If you decide to buy Hoods
Sarsaparilla, do not be persuaded to take
any other.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25

A vessel is stranded near Reval. 1t is
supposed to be the steamer Guildford
(Br.), Hicks, from Charleston via Storno-
way for Reval. A steamer has gone to
her assistance with divers and appliances.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25

Mark Twain has a very severe cough which
causes his friends "a good deal Of apprehen-
sion.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25
LUODEH & BATES S. Mn.

WEATHER PROBABILITIES - Mon,
DAY: Generally fair. south winds
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25
MACHINERY.
AcDOnOugl Z DQIIQlyI&,
IRON FOUNDERS,
RgChInISS, BlOCESnItnS Ond BORGT AGkGIa

A LSO manufactures Of Stationary and Porta
n bic Engines, Vertical and Top-runnins
Corn Mills, Sugar Mills and Pans. Have also
on hand and for sale cheap one 10Horse
Power Portable Engine; also, one 80, one 70
and one 100HcrsO Power Stationary EngineA
All orders promptly attended to-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-25

-~E11 7EEEE
Christmas eve was marked with special
services in most of the churches. In the
Roman Catholic and Episcopalian
churches there were no festival services,
but the sermons bore directly upon
Christmas. At St. Johns church Rev.
Charles A. Strong preached an eloquent
sermon at the morning service. The SER
vices to-day will be as announced in the
MORNING News yesterday.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-05-26

night, censuring the police and the
manager of the Grand opera house.
The report was unanimously adopt
| ed. 1t is understood the girls will
sue the city for $40, 900 damages
| The post mortem examination on
the body of the late William F.
Wynes was made at. the vault in
Chippiannock cemetery Yesterday
afternoon, DR.. G. c. Carter handling
the knife, he being assisted by Drs.
! Truesdale, Bernhard, Myers and
Asa. The jury was discharged pend
| ing a report from the doctors, which
Will probably not be made until to-
| morrow.
| The United Presbyterian Young
! Peoples Christian union will give a
| social at their church this evening.
Coffee, sandwiches, ice cream. lemo-
made and cake will be served in the
| way of refreshments. There will al
so be on sale a fine line of delicious
French candies. An entertaining
programme will be carried out dur
| ing the evening. Refreshments from
g To 10. Come one, come all.
William McEniry returned this
morning from his business trip to
Washington, where he went to secure
an extension of time on Capt. Whit
news contract for the Hcnnepin ca
nal construction. While in Wash
ington Mr.. McEniry was shown
about by cN-Congressma Ben Il.
Gable, and he had the pleasure of
meeting the president and cabinet
officers and of visiting the depart
ments and other places of interest.
GOV. Altgeld yesterday appointed
10 delegates to represent the state at
the interstate coal combination and
other unlawful trusts conference to
be held at Chicago June SO, as fol-
lows: John Il. Stell, Mount Vernon;
James NJ. Washburn. Marion; j. NJ.
Thompson, Joliet; =. :. Hoyce,
Buckley; W. G. Eggleston. Peoria;
ii. w. Clendenin. Springfield; George
|. Doving. Jacksonville; +. O. Brown,
Chicago; John W. Potter, Rock ISL
and, and Henry ID. Lloyd. Chicago.
At the residence of Rev. j. ). Cum
ming, IN Moline. Yesterday afternoon.
ter. Miss Minette. to Fred Patterson.
of Monmouth. The bride i Young
lady of many attractions and accom-
plishments. who during her brief
residence in Moline has gained many
warm friends. and the groom is Il
prosperous Young business man of
Monmouth. They Will remain in
Moline until Monday, when they will
depart for their new home at Mon
mouth.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-05-26
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS,

General II. W. kirkman. of Oakland
Cal, is dead at the age of - years. He wat
a West Pointer, and served with honor In
the Mexican and civil wars.
Officer Harris, of Chicago, who wa:
stabbed by the negro Etter, is out of dan
ger.
George Craig, under arrest at Chicago
for attempted criminal assault, is thought
to be the assailant and murderer of little
Emma Werner a few weeks ago.
Obituary: At Paris, DIR. Julius Won Tuef
fel, physician in ordinary to King Wilhelm
of Wurtemburg: at Evansville, Ind, w.
J. Dallam, aged -; Michael Lyon, aged 6a
at Youngstown, O., James Nelson; at
Rochester, n Y, James NJ. Whitney, aged
-; at New York, William Smith Hoyt
aged 81.
The miners international congress at
Berlin has voted in favor of a general
strike to enforce the eight-hour day.
Judge Lacombe in the United States
circuit court at New York has released a
Chinaman arrested under the Geary law.
The judge held that the law made no pro-
vision for deporting Cinnamon and ap
pointed no person to execute its provis-
ions.
y Washington report says that congress
will be summoned to meet about Aug. 1.
At Corunna, Mich, a verdict was re-
turned in the case of William Sullivan,
who was lynched by mob, that he came
to his death bv suicide
An insane man took refuge under Chi
cago house and policemen worked four
unsuccessfully trying to get him out. The
"cops" were too big TO get under the house.
Finally a small boy volunteered to tie a
rope to the maniac's leg and the latter was
hauled out.
Moses Farmer, pioneer inventor in the
electric field, who made the first electric
mortor, died at Chicago aged ~ years. He
was at Chicago att, uding the Worlds fair
and was stricken with pneumonia.
life of Tony Mullane, the base ball
expert, has asked for a divorce, because
that when she chided Tony for bad ball
playing he proceeded to play ball with her
head and the rest of her body, cut her with
a knife, kicked her and generally showed
himself a brute, finally deserting her
Tony will be short of funds for a while, as
the club has been enjoined from paying
him any money pending the divorce suit.
Sir Charles Russell, in his argum ent con-
tinued before the Bering Sea commission,
contended that there could not be no prop
erty right in seals.
While big log was being sawed into
lumber in a mill near Richmond, Va, the
saw struck cannon ball which was
doubtless imbedded in the tree during the
battle of Drewris Bluff. The bark had en-
tirely healed where the ball entered. The
saw flew in pieces and wrecked the balance
of the machipery.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-05-26
Philosophy of Gru,nhling.

You may call us confirmed grum-
blers,' said u regular John Bnll sort of
Britisher the other day, ''but l tell you
our grumbling pays. When things go
wrong with you Americans, you make
fun of it and laugh at it and endure it.
When things go wrong with us, we keep
ON grumbling until they are set straight
If you grumbled more and joked less,
you would be bit better off. New
Nnrl, Herald
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-05-26
Cadets Appointed from the West.

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Cadet appoint
ments to the West Point military acad
emy have been made of follows: George
Z. Mitchell. of Saginaw, Mich, with A
A. Crawford. Owosso Mich, alternate; Il.
Z. Cole, Hutchinson, Kan, with c. Muir
ply, Wichita, Kan, alternate; James p.
Anderson, Delphi, Ind. and james
Hughes, Cloverdale, Ind, alternate.
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-05-26
A Possible Reason.

Father Claudian, now Bishop Northrup
of South Carolina, was once catechizing a
class of small colored children. Why"
asked he, twas Adam turned out of para
disegI -.'Mebbe,' lisped out little darky
bov. .mebbe he was saucy to his ma.'-
New York Tribune
Rock Island daily Argus., 1893-05-26

GAINESVILLE, Tex, May 26-Authentic
teports reach here that Bill Luttrell has
been shot and killed 5y ex-United States
Deputy Marshal Hiram Easterwood. ct
Oakland, T.. fifty miles north of here
Luttrell was i brother Of Charles Luttrell
recently hanged at sherman Tor the muir
der OF W > sherman. He was also 3
@ba-a-d' man generally. and the country Is
well RID OF him.