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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
A STORM IN SUMTER.
Heavy Damages Near De Soto-Two
Prominent Citizens Dead.

Prominent Citizens Dead.
Americas. Ga, July IA destructive
storm passed over the lower part Of this
county, near De Soto this afternoon. The
extent of the damages is not known, but
a despatch for c. G. Clay, sent from
De Soto, informed him that,the storm was
very destructive on part Of his extensive
plantation. blowing down a new and eX-
penSive gin house and doing great damage
TO his growing crops
Two prominent citizens of this county
died last night, G. w Slappy and DR.. w.
b. Harrison.
E5Mr Slappy was IS years old and has
been a useful and honorable citizen for
nearly half a century.
DR. Harrison lived at Andersonville,
where ne has been a prominent physician
for twenty-five years He was buried
this afternoon with masonic hOnOrs. a
number Of MasOns from Americas at
tending.
THE TIMEs-RECORDER TO BE SOLD.
The Times Recorder has been in charge
Of Capt. Myrick, as receiver, for more
than year by appointment Of Judge
Fish A few days ago Judge Fish issued a
decree ordering the sale of the entire
plant and good will The decree orders
the receiver to sell for cash Each piece
VI ttiC puNllb vi Nu4tI blltLt - Il 80 par a ti
mortgage is to be sold separately The
plant is to be sold after thirty days ad-
vertlsement, but no instructions or orders
are given the receiver as to when he shall
order the sale TO take place.
Judge II. II. y. Twiggs, lateOf Augusta,
who has for several days been stopping
with his wife and boy at The Windsor, +"
has decided TO make Americas his home.
he will in a few days open an Office for
the practice of law
The negro Columbus Perry, who was so
dangerously shot last Friday, is reported
as improving, but the serious character
Of his wound hardly gives hope that he
can recover. The negro who did the
shooting, after being followed for "a
hours by the brothers of the wounded
man, was captured late Saturday after
noon on the Bagley place three miles
from Americas, and is now in Jail.
A POOR TRAIN SERVICE.
The way in which the trains on the S.
A. M. road are now operated is very an
noying, and unsatisfactory to the people
VINO are forced TO patrOnize it, and none
others will. There is not a single passen-
ger train on a railroad 300 miles long,
through d well populated and prosperous
country. And there is no train Of any
kind on Sundays though it is a well es-
tabllshed fact that since the building Of
the road the best passenger traffic days
have been Sundays. The only. accommo-
dation now on the road at any time for
passengers is one coach, in which both
white and cOlored have to ride, and in
many cases with no division partitions at
tached to regular freight trains. While
the opinion may be unjust to the present
management of the road, it is certainly
generally believed by our people that it is
an effort to run down the patronage of the
road for some purpose not now under
stood.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
ATLANTA WINS.
Guarles Was Wild and Savannah
Failed 20 Hit Rettger.

Atlanta, Ca. July l7-Quarles had a
bad inning at the start OF to-day but af-
ter that he pitched excellent ball. Rett-
gncr was practically invincible and his
support az critical moments was perfect.
Twice Manning hit his way TO third. but
could not score. In one instance, there
was no one out when the hit was made
I'm the first inning after Ely had gone out,
Dutee opened with a single and stole sec
ond Mott was given his base on balls.
Couuors hit safely for a base. Then Muir
ply sacrificed. Camp picked out a good
one for q home run, still Quarles was
wild and Murray went to first as scor-
ing on Morand $ double. Atlanta did not
score again until the seventh, when Mott
got four wild ones and was sacrificed to
second. Murphy hit for two bags and
Murray followed with q single.
Savannah's run was made by Burns,
who hit for two bags, scoring on passed
ball aud Camps error.
The feature of the game was Rettgner's
splendid pitching. The official score fol-
lows
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
KNOWLEDGE
Brings comfort and improvement and

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than Others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive efectually cleansing the system,
diSpelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured 0y the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any Substitute if offered.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
CHICO'S CASE UP IN COURT.
II Goes Over for a Day in Order to
Amend the Proceedings.

Joseph Sanders, an Employe ia
Chico's Establishment to be Made a
Party 90 the Criminal Proceedings.
Four More Ex-Liquor Dealers Ar
rested by the TiIIman Constabulary.
Charleston, S. c., July 1.-THE prelim-
mary hearing in the case against the bar
keepers arrested in this city Saturday,
for violating the state liquor law began
before Justice MILAN this morning. The
case Of Vincent Chico being called, As
sistant Attorney General Buchanan, rep
resenting the state, wished to amend the
warrant by making Joe Sanders, an en-
ploye in ChicO's establishment, party to
the criminal proceedings.
Mr.. Bissell, the attorney for the de
PENDANT, objected, claiming that this
would constitute new proceedings. JUS
tice Millen consulted the solicitor of the
circuit court and decided that the case
should be postponed until tomorrow. In
the meantime new proceedings will be in
stituted upon warrants against Chico and
his agent Sanders. The hitch was
caused by an error of Assistant Attorney
GcHGIdl DuCudlldu III SN wearing OuG JIt
warrant in its present form.
MORE ARRESTS MADE.
The Tillman constabulary continued
their work this afternoon of arreSting
persons charged with violating the dis
pensary law J. f Mccoy and J. j. Con-
way, of Market street, and +.
Koopman and Philip Theile, OF
King street, all cX-liquor dealers,
We're arrested on warrants charging them
with having sold liquor in violation of the
law. They gave bond in 1900 each for
their appearance for examination and
were released. The places Of the persons
arrested were searched by the constables,
bat nothing contraband was found and
there was no seizures of personal prop
erty, as in the raid on Chico's
place on Saturday. While
the community is in favor OF the enforce
ment of the law so long as it is the law,
there is deep indignation at the out
ragcous conduct of the constables on Sat
urday. Hayue Pepper, the constable who
tried TO shoot Chico on Saturday in the
trial Justices Office, was bound over to-
day in $500 for trial at the county sessions
for assault and battery with intent to
kill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
Live Decoy &c ese.
From Forest and Stream.

From Forest and Stream.
The manner OF using live decoys may
prove of some interest. The geese are
genuine wild ones, taken when young, or
possibly Matched and raised 10y the owner.
The birds have the first joint of their
wing taken OF, making it impossible for
them to fly any great distance; around
the leg just above the foot they wear a
leather strap, made into a slip-noOse ;
this is never taken off; to this is tied
when using them a roDc or ten feet long,
with a stake attached. Whea placing
these deCoys We wade, using hip boots Of
course, to about 2 feet Of water, pushing
the stake well into the bottom and plac-
ing tuft of sod near by about 6 or Z
inches from the surface, so that they may
stand on 1t and not become too wearied
from constantly floating or swimming. 1t
is surprising how accustomed these birds
get TO the gun being fired over them. 1t
Is somewhat similar to n huntinG-dog :
they know what they are there for, do
their duty, and never finch at the report.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
s1Fr1Nas FROM sTArEspoRo.
a Shooting scrape at a Church-A
Heavy Wind Storm.


Statesboro, Ca, July IA heavy
wind storm to-day passed over the sec
ton of country lying about five miles
north of here. Bitches guano ware
house was blown down and n dwelling
house was lifted off its foundation. The
fences suffered greatly.
A shooting attray occurred at Elan
church in Emanuel county yesterday.
Sheriff Waters Otthis county accompanied
by two deputies, attempted TO arrest
Lewis and Jim jackson, who fired on them,
wounding Deputy Sheritfs l.. Q. Atkins and
Berry Womacl1 and then made good their
escape. 1t is probable that one of them
was wounded by a shot from the pistol of
Sheriff Yates The row occurred at the
front door of the church during services
The congregation was thrown into eX-
citement and stampede was barely
avertcd The meeting was broken up
The parties are still at large and are re-
garded as desperate characters, having
resisted arrest for the past year
Tom Watson addressed crowd of
about 1900 people, about half democrats,
at Riggs mill on Friday He passed
through town altogether unnOticed eX-
cept by small boys who mad lots of fun
guying him by yelling for Black His
speech was characterized by its mildnesS,
and fell fiat on the crowd.
The old soldiers will hold their annual
reunion at misplace on Wednesday, the
26th. The committee are preparing to en-
terrain several thousand people from this
and adjoining counties, and are arranging
for mammoth barbecue Hon
Fleming duBignon has accepted the invi-
tatiou to address the people. Everybody
is looking for a big time. The Dover and
Statesboro trains will meet the Shoohy
on the Central on Tuesday night for the
accommodation of the people Of Savannah
who desire to attend.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
DOUBLE NAMES FOR BIRDS.
The Confusion Produced BY Ruled
Grouse and Partridge.


Tennessee LETTER in the Forest and Str cam
In reading your paper see that there
is some difference of opinion as to names
of birds and animals. Now, we boys that
were brought up or rather came up in the
backwoods, neither knew nor cared for
any Of the scientific names of birds and
animals, land the names which we first
learned are the proper names for us still, -
and will remain so during our lives. With
us the rutfed grouse will always be par
fridge, and the pOrcupine will always be
hedge hog. However, the class of back
woodsmen which | represent have nearly
all passed away.
In my boyhood days one of my favorite
song birds was, perhaps, the wood or
hermit thrush We called it the little
night lark or derrick bird as its notes
were heard the first in the morning and
the latest at night. 1t was mostly found
far back in the deep forest, and was sell
| dom seen near the clearings The scream
of the blueiay is not much to his credit
as a song bird, but a close observance will
prove him to be quite an interesting bird.
l have sat for hours under the beeches
watching the singular antics of the blue
jay
He is the liyeliest of all birds, never
sits still moping on a limb, but alights on
treetop, drops along down every limb,
picking up here and there bug, seed or
nut which has been hidden under the
bark or moss by himself or some other
bird or squirrel, and on the lower branch
es he meets, perhaps, his mate, when he
pours fourth such flow of soft musical
language, all the while hOwing and scrap
ing as politely and gracefully as a French
dancing-master. l could not distinguish
the language from German, Choctuw or
French, but presume that it was pure
bird language.
Then he starts up the tree again, hop
ping from branch to branch until he
reaches the top, during which time he has
counterfeited some of the notes Of several
song birds that happen to be near by.
In fact, his meddling prOpensities make
him a sort of terror ana nuisance among
song birds. The blueiays do not migrate;
the woods that keep them all summer
mold them through the winter and let it
be ever so cold, they are out all the
same.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
HOME RULE IN JACKSONVILLE.
The City to Elect Mayor To-day for
the First Time in Years.


jacksonville, Fla, July 17-For the
first time in six years the city of Jack
sonville will hold a municipal election to-
morrow under a special act of the last
legislature. This abolishes the form of
government by which the governor of the
state appointed city officers, and provides
for the Australian ballot system The
last election under the older charter was in
November, 1887, and very naturally great
interest centers about the first election
under the restoration of local self govern
ment Two tickets are in the field, one
headed by ID. Il. Fletcher for mayor
and nominated by the straight-out dem
ocrats at a primary election held
two weeks ago; the other is headed by
Morris DzialynOki and was nominated
at caucus of republicans, working men
and disaffected democrats known as
Mahanites, and called tine citizens
ticket. There is a poll tax prerequisite
TO qualification and less than half of the
eligible voters in the city are qualified to
vote tomorrow. Both sides are very
sanguine of success, and it is generally
believed that the suraightouts will win by
d safe ma iority All sections of the state
are deeply interested in the election. be
cause the working of the Australian bal
lot system viii have marked influence
upon the adoption of this system for the
entire state two years from now. The
details OF the election are in the hands of
an impartial election commissioner
democrat, one republican, and one Maha-
mite.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
A GIRL WHO SHED NEEDLES.
How They Got Into Her Anatomy
Proves a Puzzling Question.
From the New York Press.

Proves a Puzzling Question.
From the New York Press.
Pittsburg, July 15.--The most slillful
surgeons in Western Pennsylvania are
banled by the strange case of Mel
VIVA Morford, OF Mercer county, who is a
living needle cushion. An operation has
been performed in which ten needles
were taken from the flesh of her right
forearm, between elbow and fingers, the
latest of many similar operations during
the past two years. The needles appear
only al the place named, and as many as
forty have been taken ont q t an operation /;
the total number now being 1874 needless
with one pin. The needles are allowed to
protrude until they can be extracted with
forceps.
The young woman processes utter ig-
nOrance of where or how the needles get
into her anatomy She is kept under the
closest surveillance to prevent her intro
ducing the needles in her own flesh. The
family is a reputable one and the young
woman is an exemplary character. She
AYERS that she knows no more of the mys-
terry than anybody else, and is mOrbidly
sensitive on the subject. When DR. Bur
row, of Sharon, took ten needles from the
girls arm yesterday, he says that several
more could be felt, working to the sur
face, but still too deeply imbedded to re-
move without cutting Miss Morford is
in robust health, and says the needles
give her no trouble until they prOtrude,
and that the OperatiOn&f removing them
is relatively painless.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
FUNERAL INVITATIONS.

ARDEN-The relatives ana friends ~ j.
R. ARDEN and % ID n. Au3eu ~f.. and their
respective families are invited o. attend the
q neral of the former a. Laurel grove Gene
terry al 10 O'Clock THIS MORNING.
JONES The friends and acquaintance q
Mr.. THOMAS JONES and family are respect
fully invited 70 attend his funeral from No,
NOON.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Paul Is East Broad
street, are requested 10 attend the funeral OF
their youngest daughter at o'clock THIS
AFTERNOON
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18

summary OF the races az Washington
Park today
First Race-For 2year.old- Five FUR
longs. BolHuger won. with Fan Claire Sec
ond and Prince Leon third Time 0lia.
Second Race For 2.ycar-0lds. Five fur
longs. Portugal won. with clara White sec
ond and Equator third Time 02it.
Third Race-e'iX furlong,. Joe Murphy won
with Lulu second and Oporto third. Time
1.l5i4
Fourth Race Six furl0ngs. Sull Ross won
with Bridal Veil second and Borealis third
Time I rs.
Fifth RaCe-For ponies and horses. 81 600
mile Crawford won by AN cyelash. with PO-
cahontas second and Leila Jennings third.
Time l.474.
Sixth Racc-Six furlongs. Tim Murphy
won. with Highland second and Fox Hall
third. Time l:l4A
seventh race For ponies. private sweep
stakes five furlonys. Bridget won. with Gal
ivant second, and Little Friend third. Time,
.O5h
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
A. s. BACON & SONS.
once Bryan and Whitaker streets.
TO CHICAGO VIA BALTIMORE.

The Merchants and Miners Transporta-
tion Company have on sale excursion tickets
Savannah to Chicago and return at the fol.
lowing very low rates, allowing stop-over at
Baltimore:
Via Pittsburg and Akron or Bellaire
and Grafton, and returning same
Via Washington, D. c., Pittsburg and
Akron or Bellaire and Grafton, re-
turning via Niagara Falls, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore over Chicago
and Grand Trunk to Port Huron,
Grand Trunk to Suspension Bridge,
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
to Philadelphia, and Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad to Baltimore .......S43 80
Parties intending to visit the Exposition
should avail themselves of these low rates,
avoiding hot and dusty ride by all rail.
ANY information will be cheerfully fur
nished by applying to
J. J. CAROTAN Agent
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
CRUSHED BY A TRAIN.
q Negro Lies All Night in a Ditch in
Terrible Agony.

Augusta Ga, July 17.-Abraham Rog-
ers, a negro from Warrenton, was brought
to Augusta to-day from point some miles
out of town on the Central railroad
where he was run over last night by the
outgoing train to Savannah. Both of his
feet were horribly mangled and he died
soon after being carried to the hospital
The engineer on the excursion train from
Tybee last night remembered seeing the
man lying in the ditch on one side of the
track, but supposed he was only drunk
and did not stop. The wounded man lay
there all night suffering agony and died
to-day from loss of blood
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
CHASED BY a HORSE.
Nerve Shaking Experience of @
Woman at Long Branch.
From the New York Press.

w Oi1stu db 4AOlB l9TduCn.
From the New York Press,
Long Branch, July 15.-E. H, Bloch of
New York, stopping at the West End
hotel, was driving along Ocean driveway
this morning in an open top buggy when
his horse took fright and ran away The
buggy came in collision with telegraph
pole and was demolished. Mr. Bloch was
thrown out and rendered unconscious.
The horse ran down the driveway as far
as the Atlantic hotel, where he turned in
upon the lawn
One Of the guests was standing upon
the lawn, and the horse ran directly to-
wards her. The lady ran toward the ho-
tel and the horse followed her She
sprang upon the piazza with the horse
still in pursuit. Thoroughly frightened,
the lady ran through one of The long
open windows into her room. She fed
toward an inner apartment, and the
horse came through the window. She
got the door Of the second room closed
before the horse could reach it. She has
been Frustrated ever since The horse
was elected by the attaches Of the hotel.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
She Meant the Wardroona.

Can you tell me whether there is a saloon
near hcrc: asked young woman airily of
the rigid marine at guard on tCarc the navy 5
trick ship at the Chicago fair, according to
the New ork -un Il think you'll find one
over there. SAID the marine. hetraying con
siderable surprise as he POI ted far across
the grounds Then he was astonlshed almost
out OF his military prOpriety by peal Of
laughter. as The young woman said. oh,
mean "a saloon OF the ship r,ven the marine
smiled as he indicated the way to the ward
room.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
A Peabody Institute.

body institute met in this city to-day.
State School Superintendent Bradwel
made the opening address Mayor Hop
Rins on behalf of the city and President
Baker on behalf of the home teachers
made addresses of welcome. There were
responses from half dozen teachers
Several hundred teachers will be in at
tendance for a month
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
DEKALB'S PRIMARY.
Judge John w. McCurdy the Nominee
Of the Democrats.


Atlanta, Ca, july 1.-THE returns of
the legislative election in Dekal0 county
held Saturday were consolidated To-Day
and Judge John W. McCurdy, Of Stone
Mountain, was declared the nominee Of
the Democratic party to fill the unexpired
term OF John b. Steward. recently deceas-
ed. Judge McCurdy's opponent for lecis-
laCive honCrs was DR.. John H. Ross Of
Decatur. Ross carried nine districts and
McCurdy four, but on the consolidation
McCurdy was found TO have received lust
seven votes more than Ross
Friends of the latter. however. claim
that negroes were allowed to vote in the
election, which was democratic pri-
mary, for AIcCurdy, and have determined
10 protest before the county executive
committee il is also claimed that Nc
Curly stood in with the third party Gle
ment, who agreed not TO put out candi-
date if nc. was the democratic nominee.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
Ended in a Mistrial.

Augusta Ga. July 1.-THE $4,000
damage suit against The Western Union
Telegraph Company brought by Clara
Jenkins for the death of her husband
ended to-day in a mistrial, the jury hav-
ing been out since Saturday. On the first
ballot they stood to for the plaintiff,
and there was no change from this during
their stubborn wait.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
Thomasville Topics.

Thomasyille, Ca, July Nv. B.
Hambleton's residence, on his plantation
near the city, was burned on Friday last.
No cause IS ASSIGNED for the fire. 1t was
insured for 81 500; Hanseu x Merrill
agents.
The Peabody Institute meets here to
day. Several hundred teachers are in
attendance
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-18
Eur. nv an Erplosion.

River Junction, Fla, July l7.-This af-
ternoou about O'Clock some parts of a
Florida Central and Peninsular engine
blew out ana hit John Hail, an engineer
who was doing some work on the ma
chinery, ia the side, severely hurting
him. Re was sent back to Tallahassee
ON a special engine to get prompt medical
attention