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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
TO GARRY THE MAILS.

A Chance For a Contract Between Sa-
vannah, Thundsrbolt and Isle of
Hope.
Sealed proposals for carrying the mails
from Savannah to Isle of Hope-61% miles
and back, six times a week from June !,
next, to June 30, 1894, by a schedule of
two hours rvnnlng time each way, as fol-
lows Leave Savannah 1927 a. m ar
rive at Isle of Hope 1921 p. m. leave Isle
of Hope 1882 p. m. arrive at Savannah
5 82 p. m. and also bids for carrying the
mails from Savannah to Thunder
bOlt-41S miles-and back, six times
a week from June ! next to June 30, 1896,
by a schedule of 1 Is hours running time
each way, as follows: Leave Savannah
10:l5ia. m. arrive at Thunderbolt II :45 a.
m leave Thunderbolt p. M. arrive at
Savannah 4 80 p. m, have been called for
by the postofice department.
The proposals must be In the form
prescribed by the department, and &C
companied by bond, with two
or more sureties, in the sum
of $500. Blank forms may
be had from Postmaster DOYLE.
In all cases the rate per annum is TO be
stated in the proposal, regardless Of the
period of service Persons bidding must
be honest and capable, and not less than
81 years old.
The law provides that any person whose
bid for mail service shall be accepted,
and who wrongfully refuses or fails to
enter into contract or perform the service,
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeauor,
and be punished by fine or Imprisonment
Proposals will be received by the post
master until April 81.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
LOCAL PERSONAL.

Mr.. Theodore Collat left yesterday for
New York on the steamship Tallahassee.
Miss Jessie Reynolds, of Marietta, is
visiting Miss Annie Shellman, at No. 235
Whitaker street.
Rev. G. d. Bernheim, D. D., pastor of
st. Matthew's Mission Lutheran church,
of Wilmington, n. c., is in this city in the
interest of his mission. DR. Bernheim is
well known throughout the south as the
former publisher of AT Homo and
Abroad, magazine published in
Raleigh, N. G., as well as an able divine
He has many friends in Savannah, and if
they all aid him in his work he will re-
turn to his church with goodly sum-
Mr.. A G. Batehelder, sporting editor
of the Buffalo On. " Courier, is in the
city and IS stopping at the Pulaski. Mr.
Batchelder aarriyed up from Florida
yesterday, where he has been spending
the last three months in search of health
and incidentally looking after stray
sporting items, including the recent Cor
bett-Mitchell prize fight. He will spend
several days in the city, looking up mat
tiers of interest in his line, and win take
in the first game of base ball of the sea-
son IN Savannah to-day. Buffalo is a
great bicycling tewn, occupying the same
position IN this respect in the north that
Savannah does in the south, only Buffalo
has turned out several champions and
Savannah hasn't. Mr.. Batchelder has
given special attention to bicycling and
might be able to give the local enthusiasts
some points on the sport.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT.
Several Small Gases Disposed of Be-
fore That Tribunal.


fore That Tribunal.
The suit of Mary r. Burroughs against
Sarah Morrison, appeal from the decision
of justice court, was tried in the supe-
rior court yesterday, resulting in a YER
dict Of s7l.53, with interest for the
plaintiff. The suit involved the rental of
small farm south of the city.
In the suit of Joseph Rosenheim and
others against Butler & Morrissey, the
court granted an order yesterday allow
ing the receiver, Mr.. G. f. Law, to sell to
L. Adler the remainder of the stock for
3715 cents on the inventoried value, which
was the best offer made. In view of the
fact that the larger part of the stock had
been sold out, the court thought best that
the balance of the Butler a. Morrissey
stockb be disposed Of in this way.
The grand jury has been summoned to
meet in the superior court this morning
at 10 O'Clock. A panel from the grand
jury will be sworn to try the case of S. w.
Branch against w. G.. Cooper.
The suit of K. Ehrenreich against Q. S.
Harrison, which was an appeal from one
of the justice courts, was tried with the
result that the jury brought in a
verdict for sol .06 in favor of the plaintiff.
The suit involved COW and some other
personal property which the plaintiff had
to turn over to the defendant.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
RACE OF THE FLYERS.
The Plant and F. Q. and P. Lines t
Run Fast Trains To-day.

The Plant and F. Q. and P. Lines to
Run Fast Trains To-day.
The second race between the rival hotel
flyers of the Plant system and the Florida
Central and Peninsular railroad will be-
gin to-day. Both trains will leave Jack
sonville about 10 o'clock this morning.
Each will consist of four or five coaches
and baggage car, and will be pulled by the
fastest engines to be had on the two sys-
tens.
In order to save all the time possible it
is likely that the trains will not come into
Savann all, but will change engines at the
functions outside the city. Dinner or
lunch will be taken out TO the passengers
from the city.
The Plant people have advertised to
make the trip from Jacksonville to New
York in twenty-nine hours. The Florida
Central and Peninsular people have gone
them one better, and advertised to make
the trip in twenty eight hours The two
trains, it is estimated, will carry about
800 passengers, all hotel servants. return
ing to their homes in the north. Great
interest is taken in the race by all the
railroad people in South Georgia and
Florida.
The two flyers which left jackson Vile
last Friday with hotel help, entered New
York within few minutes of each other,
making the distance in the remarkable
time of little over twenty-eight hours
Each road is determined to beat the
other this time, regardless of cost.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
TRAMPSATTACK APULLMAN
POrteTS Armed With Pistols Resist an
Attempt to Loot the DelmORte.

An Army ofvagabonds Swoops Down
on the Overturned Dining Car-The
Porters on Guard Drove Them Back.
| The Silver and Wines What the Rob-
bers Were After.
| The dining car ''Delmonte," which was
/ overturned in the accident at the South
Bound junction, outside the city, Sunday
afternoon, was gotten up yesterday and
brought into the city. The car is consid-
erably damaged, and it is likely that the
Pullman company will have a big bill for
damages against the Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad All the crockery
was smashed and the woodwork badly
bruised, besides the broken axle, which
caused the accident The porter, who
was in the car, was only slightly injured
The two negro porters who were left to
guard the car at night had most I'M
pleasant experience, which they do not
care to repeat. The junction, as is well
known, has been for long time the
favorite resort of tramps sojourning tenn
porarily in the neighborhood. 1t did not
take the tramps long to scent the acct
dent, and they gathered like eagles to the
prey. Their intention was to loot the
car of the wines and eatables which they
believed it to contain. They evidently
expected to hold high revel.
The porters say there was a small
army of the tramps around the car. Late
at night the tramps gathered around the
car and made threatening demonstra-
tions. They demanded admittance to the
car, and threatened to burn it if they
were refused. Both the negroes were
badly frightened, but one of them had a
pistol with which he managed to stand
the tramps Oft. 1t is said that the porters
compromised with the tramps by handing
out a supply of wine and eatables, but
this report Is not authent icated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
CITY BREvITIEs.

Annie Gibson swore out warrant yes
terday at Justice Elsinger's court charg-
ing sam Frazier with trying to stab her.
Sam is now in the tolls.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr..
K. l.. Colding and Miss Annie f. Mcln-
tyre at st. Johns church Wednesday,
April Is, at $3.50 o'clock p. m.
Rev. L. c. yass, d. D., and Mr.. c. S.
Wood, of the First Presbyterian church,
Rev. w. F. Nesbitt and Rev. r. Q. Way,
Of the Second Presbyterian church, and
Rev. Louis Way, and Mr.. j. Preston, Of
the Pooler church, will leave for Way
cross to-day to attend the meeting Of the
Savannah Presbytery
Recorder Wilson had light day of it
yesterday. Only six cases were up TO be
disposed OF. Julia TimmOns and Q. Block
were fined s. apiece for fighting, b. w.
Williams, was fined 50 for beating
another boy. S. B. Brown was turned
over to the city court for stealing vest
from Paul Cohen, and Jane Collins and
Mary Ford were fined s. each for abusing
negro and robbing him of 81.
Mistletoe camp of the Order of Wood
craft VIII give 'log rolling at its forest
IN knights OF Pythias hall Friday night.
A log rolling to the Order Of Woodcraft is
what social session is to the Ellzs. The
Order Of Woodcraft is a comparatively
new INSTITUTION IN savannah. IL was or
gained here last spring. There is a strong
branch of the order throughout the state,
and 1t IS attracting large membership.
The city council is likely to have
another appeal from the recorders court
in reference to brokers' licenses. Mr..
z. f. Whitcomb was fined yesterday for
doing business as a broker without IL
cense. Mr.. Whitcombs attorneys con-
tend that he is not broker in the sense
of the law, but is the representative of a
company, which already pays license to
the city. The case will be appealed TO
the council
Care Simmons was turned over to the
superior court yesterday by Justice War
ing Russell for robbing the office of the
Savannah Brick Company. The COM
pany's Office has been entered once or
twice recently and a watch was set for
the thief Early yesterday morning Sim
mons sneaked into the office, the doors
having been left open purposely AS soon
as he was inside Simmons began prying
open the desk in which was the money
drawer. While he was in act the watch
man seized him and took him TO the bar
racks A warrant was sworn out for him
and he was committed to jail to await the
action OF the grand jury
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
THE STEAMSHIP LINES.

Receiver Conner Gives an Account of
Their Operation in a Supplemental
Report.
Receiver II. NJ. Gomez has filed, through
his attorneys, Messrs. Lawton and Cum
ningham, a supplemental report to that
fled Jan. 30, in which he gives an account
of the earnings and expenses Of the steam
ship lines, from March 4, 1892, to Dec. 81,
1898.
The report is a lengthy one and also
deals with the Central Railroad Bank. 1t
gives the account of each ship separate,
and all of those on the line combined, for
the fiscal years included in the foregoing
period. 1t gives the accounts
first Of the fiscal years Is9l-92.
1929, and then for the
six months ending Dec. 81, 1898. The ac-
counts for the two fiscal years mentioned
are given in Receiver Comer's annual re-
ports.
During the entire period the@ Central
Railroad Bank earned S22, ga. 20s Its ex-
penses were S21,376,6l, leaving pet earn
ing Of 81, 1883.
For the six months ending Dec. 81, 1898,
the New York steamship line earned
$3.50, 1888. Its expenses were S6OS, Ola. Al,
leaving net S72, 1871.
The expenses OF the Philadelphia line
during that period were 500, 1866 IS, earn
ings $40, 654.7l, deficit SIG, 51067 The
earnings of the Boston line were Sl4O,-
6646I, expenses Sl9l, 201.33, deficit of
$50, 1886.
The earnings Of the wharf property, in
Guiding the Vale Royal wharves, The Cor
don Press and the Central Press, were
Sl3o,277.64, expenses 500, 1855. 06, leaving
net earnings of S8S, 1885. The report
shows good results from the general oper-
ations of this portion OF the property.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
AUCTION SALE.

French Burgo and Kentucky Barbe-
cue-Excsllent Music by Good Cor
net Band.
First grand auction sale of lots at West
Savannah Wednesday, April1s, commenc-
ing at 10 o'clock a. m.
West Savannah, the most beautiful
suburb adjoining the city, is recognized
by every one as the ideal spot for lovely
homes. Only five minutes ride on the
electric cars from the city.
The finest artesian water in the south
is at West Savannah, and is called the
Water of Life-(those who drink it never
die.
The famous caterer, Francis Ku Ku
klee, from Kentucky, has been engaged
for the occasion, and has been instructed
to barbecue his meat on the ground and
to serve the best lunch ever prepared at a
sale. Both ladies and gentlemen are in
vited to come and partake freely with US.
We Will com bine business with pleasure.
The sale will begin at 10 O'Clock
Wednesday, April Is if it doesn't rain,
1T it rains, sale next day, and continue
two hours. Then all will try French
burgo and Kentucky barbecue. At l
O'Clock the sale will be continued.
These lots are the most beautiful ever
ouefeu-W6ll located, nlgn, ufy ana
healthy. Houses are being built contin-
ually, and lots are increasing in value
daily.
We challenge buyers to locate 9 moro
choice tract of ground adjoining the city
for homes.
The Electric cars will carry you direct
from the market to West Savannah, and
there will be accommodation for all.
Many ladies and gentlemen will drive out
in their private carriages; all classes of
business men, SPECTATORS, homeseekers,
and investors will be there and we ex-
pect the largest crowd that ever attended
an auction sale.
The terms of sale are the most liberal
ever offered; $40 cash, balance IS per
month, with per cent. interest on de-
ferred payments No charge for bond for
title. Edw. w. Brown, Real Estate Dealer
and Auctioneer, 107 Bay street, Phone
567.-ad.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
THE COUNTY'S BUDGET
To Be Presented 10 The Commissioners
Within a Few Days.

A Possibility That the Tax Rate VIII
Be Less This Year Than Last-The
Budget Committee to Hold a Meet
ing Friday Night to Wind Up It's
Work - The Financial Suffering of
the Charitable Institutions May
Create an Extraordinary Expense.
The county commissioners will hold
their regular monthly meeting this after
noon at O'Clock. This is the beginning
of the fiscal year with the county, and
the work Of the first few months is
always important
The election Of county physician is to
come up before the board. This was TO
have been done at the last meeting, but it
was overlooked. Another matter to be
considered is the special presentment re
Gently returned by the grand jury Of the
city court, with regard TO the treatment
of convicts on the county chain-gang,
brought out by the investigation of the
Bunge case. The contract for the burial
of the county poor will be awarded.
One Of the most important things, how
ever, which comes up at the beginning of
the year is the county budget. The
budget was to have been presented to the
board at this meeting, but the budget
committee has been unable to conclude
its labors, and it will not be ready for the
inspection of the entire board for some
days yet.
TO DISCUSS FINANCES,
The committee which has the budget in
charge, will hold another meeting Fri
day night in the commissioners Office, at
ii 1..fe, vssA
how much cash the county will need for
the coming year.
Commissioner Carson, who is a member
of the budget committee, said yesterday
that in his opinion the amount needed
would be much smaller this year than
last. AT least" he said, 1.-THE COM
mittee is working towards that end, and
think they will succeed in reducing the
tax to some extent.
1.-THE outlook, so far. for such reduc-
tion is very favorable, as there
will be few extraordinary ex-
penses and only those required by
the county's regular institutions. The
only fear | can see is that the chain-gang
might be larger than last year, which
would, of course, require a much larger
expenditure, but this is only speculation,
and, on the other hand, it may be smaller
than it was
THE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
"The only extraordinary expense which
is to be considered is the appeals from
the charitable institutions Of the city
and county, which, on account of the
Central railroad failure, have become
very pressing. These institutions are
in absolute need, and they will no
doubt have to have larger appropriations
from the public fund than they have had
heretofore or they may be compelled TO
close their doors, which would be very
unfortunate at this time. The Savannah
hospital is heavy sufferer, and If some
thing is not done for il its stock may have
to be sold.
''Taking it all in all, however, | am in
clined to think that the county tax rate,
which was $3.50 on the thousand for 1898,
will be considerably less this year. l see
no reason so far why that should not be
the case"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
Summer in New England.

A winter in Florida and a summer
among the hills of New England is the
solution of how to pass through life in
comfort. Those who desire to avoid the
hot sun of the south in the summer should
read the advertisement headed 'Berk-
shire Hills" "Brooklawn" is kept by
Mrs. Joseph Warren, the wife of a gentle
man of that name, who, twenty-five years
ago, kept wholesale stationery store in
this city on Bay street, and who is still
rememb ered by business men of that
time. Brooklawn is situated four hours
ride from New York city, and offers as
many attractions, comforts and luxuries
for the price as can be found anywhere.
For further information parties who are
on the lookout for summer quarters
should address Mrs. Joseph Warren.
East Lee, Mass.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
RAIL AND CRossr1E.

General Passenger Agent w. NJ.
Davidson, of the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western railway, left
yesterday for New York to at
tend the annual meeting of the American
Railway Association and the meeting of
the officials of the Atlantic Coast Line
and the Plant system. The first meet
ing is held to-day and the latter on Thurs
day. Col. H. S. Haines, vice president
OF the Plant system, is president of the
American Railway Association, and has
held the Office for several years
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
SOLDIERS TALKING CAMP.
The Guards the Only Command to Go
From Savannah.

From Savannah.
The Guards are the only command
from Savannah that will attend the state
encampment this year The appropria-
tion by the state only allows for biennial
encampments now, and the First regi-
ment, the Hussars and the Chatham Ar
tillery, were all in camp last year.
The Guards, in company with the Sec
Ond regiment of infantry will open the
encampment this year. Col. Wiley, of
Macon, the commander of the Second
regiment, will be in command of the
camp Col Wiley is one Of the
most able as well as one of the
most popular military officers in the state
and the Guards are pleased at the pros
pect of being under his command during
their term of encampment.
The encampment will begin the fourth
week in May, nearly six weeks hence. 1t
can safely be predicted that there will be
no battalion in camp this year that will
make better showing than the Guards.
For the first time since the war the
Guards will go into camp as full bat
talon. The organization of the fourth
company will be completed this
week by the election of officers.
The full quota of men for the new com
pany has been secured and the men have
been drilling nightly for the past two
weeks. Lieut.. Gadsden, who is to be the
captain of the new company, has already
gotten it into good shape. The company
is being rapidly equipped and will turn
out with the rest of the battalion on
Memorial day, when the battalion will
| act as escort TO the confederate veterans.
| Col. Garrard expects to carry the full
| quota of men to camp. The number of
men and officers which each company
may carry into camp is limited to forty
| five, and it is expected that each one of
the four companies will carry that num-
Der. The battalion will go up fully
| equipped with everything required by
thing necessary for the comfort of the
men while in camp.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
TO BE PLENTY OF MELONS.
The Freeze Will Not Cause a Short
Crop.

Crop.
Assistant Superintendent Aveilhe, of
the Savannah Florida, and Western rail-
way, predicts that there will be plenti-
full supply Of melons this year in spite of
the recent freeze which killed out all the
vines.
Supt, Aveilhe makes a speciality Of
the watermelon business on his line.
He has received advices showing
that the majority of the planters
whose crops were killed out are
replanting. In fact, most of them
have already done so. AS the crop which
was killed out was abnormally advanced,
being fully a month ahead of the average
season, and as the melon vines grow very
rapidly with favorable seasons, Mr..
Aveilhe thinks this years crop will come
on the market not more than week or
ten days later than the crop last year.
The Georgia crop usually begins to
move about June >. Mr.. Aveilhe thinks
this years crop will begin to move be-
tween June 10 and 10, in which case it
Will reach the market in plelty of time.
The Florida melons reach the market in
May, but the crop is small and soon dis
posed Of
While in South west Georgia last week
Mr.. Aveilhe saw ripe watermelon that
was raised in this state. The melon was
raised at Naylor and was consigned to
Editor Pendleton, of the Valdosta Times.
This was April 3. The melon appeared
fully mature and weighed eighteen
pounds. A shelter was erected over it
during the March freeze. This specimen
is evidence Of what the Georgia melon
growers might have done had it not been
for the freeze. 1t was just as well, per-
haps, as there is little demand for melons
until the hot weather sets in.
The reports from all over the state are
TO the effect that the peach crop was en-
tirely killed, and that there will be no
Tpapbpe ut III 70 ~, a t,irat fhic
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
AFTER THE APPOINTMENT.

Mr.. saussy's Resignation Brings
Forth a Number of Applicants.
The resignation of Mr. Clement Saussy
as county registrar, to take effect May /,
he having accepted an appointment as
superintendent of the Tybee railroad, has
brought forth quite number of appli-
cants for the position, although it will
last scarcely more than a month longer
after that time. Several petitions will
be sent in to the registration commission,
urging the appointment of particular can
didates.
Mr.. Saussy has already received apph-
cations for work on the Tybee railroad
after he takes charge. MIR. Saussy is a
railroad man of capability and expert
ence, and will, no doubt, prove an able
manager of Savannah's great suburban
line
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-11
First Grand Auction Sale of Lots at
West Savannah.

Wednesday April is, commencing at
10 o'clock a. m. These beautiful lots will
be sold to the highest bidder, be sure and
attend. Cars will carry you direct from
the market to West Savannah. An ele-
CANT lunch will be served with French
burgo and Kentucky barbecue, by the
famous caterer, Francis Ku Ku Klee,
from Kentucky. An excellent cornet
band will be in attendance. The terms of
sale are the most liberal ever offered, $40
cash, balance %, per month, per cent.
interest on deferred payments. mo
charge for bond for title). Edw w.
Brown, Real Estate Dealer and Auc-
tioneer, l07 Bay street. 'Phonep567.
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MAY SELECT A LOCATION.
The Commercial Club Directors to

The Commercial Club Directors to
Meet To-day.
Notices were received yesterday by the
members of the board of governors of the
new Commercial CLUB, calling them TO a
meeting to be held at 10 o'clock to-day at
the Office of the president, Edward Karow
1t is probable that the committee has
some suggestions to offer with regard to a
location for the new club, though its ac-
ton is subject to ratification by the board
OF governors, and afterwards by the en-
tire club. The matter may be in shape,
however where 1t can be placed before
the club,and arrangements made at once
Tor It's permanent establishment