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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
LETTERS FROM THE FRUIT MEN.
They Express Satisfaction with the
CentraI's Service.

OCENlces
President H. NJ. Conner of the Central of
Georgia Railway Company is much graf
flied, and justly so, with the general ex-
pressions of satisfaction from the fruit
growers in the southwestern part of the
state, with the manner in which the fruit
crop was handled. The fruit growers have
even stated that the service rendered by
the Central was more than satisfactory,
and he has had expressions of this kind,
either verbal or written, from nearly ev-
cry orchard owner in the fruit growing
section.
Mr.. J. H. Hale, president of the Hale
Orchard Company, who has large fruit
interests along the line Of the Southwest
ern railroad, is so well satisfied with the
seasons business and the manner in which
the crop was handled by the railroads,
that he has decided to increase his or
ehards to a large extent, as the follow
ing extract from a recent letter written
by him to President Conner will show:
Fort Valley, Ca, July "a 1S96.-Afy Dear
Mr.. Conner: = Last car goes off to-
day-52 in all. Your people here have given
US the best of service daily; everything
more than satisfactory; my only regret is
that we have not had more business for
you. Prices have been a little better than
last year, but not quite as high as we had
hoped for considering the light crop. But
when l consider the still lower price that
all other produce has sold for, think we
should all be satisfied Expect now to en-
large operations by putting out next win
ter about $4,000 Japan plums, and $1,000 ex-
ira early peaches of some new varieties
tested this year. Truly yours,
J. H. Hale.
This is only one of numerous express
slons OF the same kind which President
Conner has had. Another from Messrs.
Murph & Baldwin is as follows:
Murph & Baldwin, Proprietors River
side Orchard, Marshallville Ca, July o.
lS96.-Mr. H. NJ Conner President, Savan-
nah, Ca; Dear Strive send you per to-
days express one crate Emma peaches.
with our compliments Hope you will en-
joy them as much as we have the fine
arrangements you have given us here for
shipping and icing our peaches. With
best wishes, we are, yours truly
Murph & Baldwin
In addition to letters of this character
several of the fruit men have seen Pres
ident Conner during the season and stated
TO him personally that no more satisfac-
tory arrangements for shipping the crop
could be desired, than those furnished
The crop has all been marketed now, and
while it was not so large as last year the
fruit was all put into market in good
shape and brought very good prices. The
strong factor in developing the fruit
industry, not only in The Fort Valley and
Marshallvile section, but in other sec
tons of Georgia as well, where the soil
and climate are decidedly ADVANTAGEOUS
to fruit growing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
PROGREss OF STREET WORK.
The Habersham street Pavement
over Half Finished.

The work Of laying the vitrided brick on
Habersham street IS more than half com
pieted. II il were not that the street rail-
way tracks make 81 slow. the work would
already have been completed
Commissioner Of Public Works Willink
has announced his intention Of filling in
the Joints between the brick with tar
This win bind the bricks together and
make the pavement waterproof. Ia lay
ing the brick on Abercorn street the
joints viii De filed with cement and ex-
perlence viii show which Is the best ma
terial FOR the purpose.
The brick for AbercOrn street have not
yet arrived, although ordered more than
two months ago. These brick are TO be
furnished BY the Virginia Brick Com
pany. Word was received from the COM
pauy last week that the bricks had been
shipped two weeks ago. commissioner
Willink has notified the company that
unless the brick arrive shortly they viii
De refused by the city.
The commissioner has completed the
work OF paving Bay street TO the city
limits. with the exception Of putting the
heavy roller over portion OF IL for the
last time It makes a very pretty piece
OF pavement. The commissioner IS now
preparing for the paving OF the Louisville
road as far out as the branching of Of
the Augusta road. Crushed granite for
the county work on the Bay street road
is now being delivered by the Central rail-
road. This road is 10 be paved out for
distance Of four and half miles. The
county will then take up the Louisville
road and pave that out for several miles
also
The Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
way has completed the six grade crossings
which IL contracted TO construct and main
tain In It's agreement with the city for the
opening Of the streets across its right of
way, and has hauled "a large quantity OF
earth for filling in the boulevard given
the city by the company. A force Of hands
Is now at work under the direction of Su-
perintendent w +. Clarke Of the dry cul-
ture department filling in the boulevard
on the north side of the track. The con-
struction Of these bOulevards is no small
job, although the earth IS hauled free by
the railway company.
Commissioner Willnk estimates that the
cost Will be not less than $500 TO 5000.
All this must come out of the street and
lane budget along with several other un-
foreseen expenditures which were not con-
sidered when the budget was made up.
Nevertheless Commissioner Willink ex-
poets to be able to come out even at the
end Of the year and make a good show
ing of the work done by the several depart
ments under his supervision.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
NO FAVOR TO GAMBLERS.
Recorder Wilson Gives Them a Sur
prise of Fifteen Days.

Recorder Wilson has it in for the ''tin-
horn" gamblers and pool room "pikers" of
Savannah. He so announced in court yes
terday morning and demonstrated that he
meant what he said to the fun satisfaction
Of two members of the fraternity.
Julius Rosenthal and Lawrence Myer
were before the recorder in the morning,
having been arrested for fighting on the
street. Ordinarily a fine of So to $40 with
an alternative of ten days imprisonment
would have been the penalty and it was
quite shock to the two delinquents when
the Recorder announced a sentence of thir-
ty days imprisonment each.
The recorder followed this up with some
remarks about tinhorns and poolroom
hangers-on not complimentary to the
sports of the lead pipe clnch class. He re-
Tented somewhat, however, and reduced
the sentences to fifteen days for Rosenthal
and ten days for Meyer. He declined to al
low the alternative of a fine although ur-
gently requested to do so. 1t is needless to
say that Recorder Wilson could not be
elected chimney sweeper IL it depended on
the vote of the sports"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05

has TO get a new state and county
license or not.
There are many ways in which a dis
crepancy might appear on casual inves-
tlsation, when actually there is none. The
state and county officials keen up pretty
well with the United States licenses issued
ana II there is party who ought TO have
a state and county license and is without
II, they DO not hesitate to pounce upon
him. 1t is said, however. that in a. GER
tain class Of houses there are many that
take out United States license and never
nave the city, state or county licenses. If
there IS any discrepancy at all, il is more
tnan likely to be found among this class
OF places. But so far as real blind tigers
are concerned, there is little evidence that
any exist in Chatham county.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
THE BRYAN-sEWALL RALLY.
IL VIII BE Addressed by Local
Speakers This Week.


The Bryan and Sewall Club will meet
at odd Fellows hall tomorrow night
The meeting will be addressed by local
speakers. 1t is expected that number
of new members will be added to the roll
President Manuey has received a tele-
gram from Hon Steve Clay, chairman
of the state democratic executive COM
mittee. stating that If the proposed demo-
cratic rally here is postponed until Aug Is
that both he and Gov.Atkinson viii attend
and make addresses. This being the case,
President Manucy will recommend to the
club tomorrow night that the democratic
executive committee of the county be re-
quested to take charge of the rally
President Manucy said yesterday that
he thought this the proper course, now
that the county committee has organized
and the campaign is fully on. Chairman
duBignon, from his experience in sucn
matters, he said, is well qualified to take
charge of and preside over such an az
fair
There is little doubt that the democratic
executive committee will accept of this
proposition, and that the campaign will
be opened in Savannah on the 18th with a
grand democratic love feast. Neither
Chairman Clay nor Gov. Atkinson have
ever addressed a public meeting in Savan-
nah, and unless the thermometer should
go above the boiling point, they are cer-
tain to attract very large audience.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
TO WIND UP GREENWICH PARK.
The Property to he sold mt Auction
Sept. 1.

Sept. 1.
The property of the Greenwich Park
Association has been advertised and win
be sold at public cutlery Tuesday, Sept. /.
The members or stockholders of the as
ISOLATION practically decided some time
ago that the property should be sold. The
officers of the association are: President,
]. B. Duckworth; vice president, w. W.
Mackall; secretary, J. f. c. Myers, and
the other directors are Messrs. George W.
Owens, f. S. Lathrop. F. C. duBignon
and S. p. Shotter. Mr.. +. S. Lathrop Is
the trustee under the mortgage given to
secure an issue of bonds amounting to
$1,000. under which the property Is to be
sold.
The bonds are scattered, but are held
mostly among the members of the asso-
has been a small membership, number
ing not more than forty, and the inacces-
sibility of the grounds, to which there Is
no near car line.
The association is indebted to the extent
of about $500, besides the bonds mem
toned. Its property consists of thirty-one
and one-fourth acres of high land and
eighty acres of high salt marsh near Bon
aventure, upon which is a club house
pavilion, bowling alley, tennis court ana
with these, considerable personal prop
erty. 1t also owns fifteen acres Of a small
island on the south side of Warsaw river
just opposite the park.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
CITY BREVITIES.

The South End hotel at Tybee presented
the first of its season of vaudeville per-
formances last night. Messrs. Bohan 6,
Cowan, the hotels managers, secured a
troupe IN New York, and its members are
said to be artists in their line
Justice G. e. Bevans was sworn in vas
terday as justice of the peace of the First
Georgia militia district He has TASTEFUL
ly fitted up his office, at No. Montgom-
cry street. Justice Bevans is also an at
torney, and expects to continue the prac-
tice of law. devoting his attention partic-
ularly to office work
Mr.. E. f. Whitcomb, Savannah renresAn-
tative of the New York Biscuit Com6anv
received telegram yesterday shortly af-
ter the failure of Moore Bros. was an
nounced in Chicago saying: Chicago dis
patches do not affect business of this com
pany." The New York Biscuit Company did
a large business in Savannah.
The Southern Express Company. Fee
ley's Transfer Company, G. r. MacDonell
the Savannah Beef Company and the Sa-
fined 81 by Recorder Wilson YESTERDAY
morning for running their wagons on Puil
street contrary to the ordinance prohib-
iting that street to traffic vehicles
The Savannah Club will give barbe-
cue at Wilmington Island TODAY Mr.
Samuel Reynolds is chairman of the com
mlttee and has perfected all the arrange.
ments for the trip. The steamer Win
leave savannah at $50 O'Clock, and later
during the forenoon will leave Thunder
bolt, to enable those not wishing to make
such an early start from the city.
Several of the excellent photograDbs Of
the Savannah Cadets at Mount Vernon
taken July 4, have been received in The
city by members of the company. and one
of them is now on exhibition at Mr. 7 r
Fernandez at Bull and Broughton streets
Every one of the IS men in the gro,,D
makes a clear and distinct picture and +
is ONE Of which the Cadets are iIstIv
proud.
Don Agoos, who keeps a clothing store
at Montgomery and Bryan streets fo1nS
a morning or two ago that his place mas
received the attention of would-be b,,r9
glars. The front door was very srtis..
cally decorated with o,ne-half inch augur
the bar that held it, If the augir - he -
struck the right place in time entrance
the bar, but the enterprising fbief up
probably frightened away. Agoos is the he
famed with an old $40 state hank nn4o
Saturday night. iiN HoIe
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
THREE WEEKS EARLIER.
The First Bale of Sea Island Came
i'm Last Night From CIInch County.


i'm Last Night From CIinch County.
The first bale Of sea island cotton ar
rived in Savannah last night 1t was ship
ped from Midtown, Clineh county, by G.
S. Strickland, and came up on the Plant
system by Southern Express, consigned
to Messrs. Butler and Stevens.
This is perhaps the earliest date al
which sea island cotton has ever been re-
ceived in Savannah. 1t is about three
weeks earlier than last year, the first
bale In 1895 being received Aug. %. 1t
was grown In Lowndes county and ship.
ped by J. b. Carter to Messrs. Butler s.
Stevens.
The first bale in 1894 was also shipped TO
Messrs. Butler & Stevens and was re-
ceived Aug. a.
Nine bales Of new upland cotton We're
received yesterday. Among them were
two from Florida and one from South
Carolina.
The first bale to arrive from Florida
was shipped by c. II. Land of Pettwav.
Jackson county, Florida. 1t was of good
preparation and graded good middline.
The other Florida bale was shipped by
Abe Simon Bro. of Monticello. Both
bales We're consigned to Butler & Stevens.
The bale from South Carolina was re-
ceived by Hunter, Pearce & Battey. II
was shipped by A. & l. Youmans of ia ir-
fax and graded fully middling
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
MRS. H. e. PEPPER DEAD,
Her Life Ended at Not Quite n
Score and Ten Years.

Mrs. R. e. Pepper died at her residence,
No. GO President street, last night at 7
o'clock, after a lingering illness. Her
death. while a shock to her friends and
relatives, was not unexpected
Mrs. Pepper was % years of age and
was the daughter of the late p H.
OBrien, one of Savannah's Oldest citf-
zens, and up to the time of his death a
member of the dry goods house of GRAY
q o. Brien. She was married in October.
1894, TO Mr.. Pepper. Besides her husband
she leaves an infant daughter, not year
old, and a brother Mr.. ]. J. O'Brien. She
made several trips to Asheville and other
resorts in the hope of restoring her
health. They were beneficial for a
while but for several months she has
been confined to her bed. She was widely
known and beloved by all who knew her.
Her good works and charities were many.
and she win be sadly missed by many
who knew and loved her.
The funeral will take place from the
late residence tomorrow morning at 9 80
o'clock. Services will be held at the Ca
thedral of st. John the BAPTIST.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
Up TO 81 DEGREES AGAIN.
Mercury Making Daily Rushes at the
100 Degree Notch.

AOU De8Eee NOtcn.
Mercury went up to 81 degrees again
yesterday. The mean for the day was )
degrees above where it ought to have
been. There was quite a difference in the
weather yesterday and that a year ago
when the highest temperature was 50 de-
grees.
The heat yesterday and last night was
severely felt on account of the high hui
Nudity and the stiffness of the atmosphere
There was hardly a breeze during the at
ternoon or night, and people took to tba
resorts and TO the electric cars in crowds
There was a rush TO Tybee and Thunder
bolt, and the trains to both places were
crowded. The ball at the Hotel Twice
was an attraction at the island ana the
hotel was filled with merry dancers until
the last train left the island at miduiobt
Throughout the city people sat on mia zzas
and balconies until midnight. and some
OF them later, waiting for a cool breath
of air
There is no indication of a break vet in
the hot spell. The weather Observers
forecast at midnight was for continued
nigh temperature. The ground is parcbed
with the intense heat and vegetation is
drying up Unless rain comes soon tbe
crops viii, in this section, suffer.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
PROPERTY AT GOOD PRICES.
August Sales Were Few, But They
Melted Well.

August Sales Were Few, But They
Melted Well.
Comparatively few sales were made at
the court house yesterday. In fact there
was very little property offered, and what
little was put up brought only fair prices
Mr.. c. H. Dcrsett sold lot No. a, White
ward, at Henry and Abercorn streets,
fronting fifty feet on Henry street and
running back 1O5 feet on Abercorn for
SO, $50 He also sold thirteen shares of the
capital stock of the Oglethorpe Savings
and Trust Company at Sl05 per share; five
shares of the capital stock of the Savannah
Hotel Company at S34 per share, and three
shares of the capital stock Of the Catholic
Library Association for $50 per share All
of the foregoing was the property of the
estate of Andrew Mccormack Mr.. Dor
sett also sold four lots at Tybee, one with
twelve-room house upon it for 1925.
Mr.. 1. d. LaRoche sold a lot on Gwin-
nett street, west of West broad with i'm
provements, property of the estate of Amy
Williams to Raglan Williams for 1885, He
also sold lots Nos. 50 and 60 in C. J. Hull s
SUBDIVISION OF lot No. 4, Jekyll tything,
Derby ward, situated on Waldburg street,
east OF the Waters road, to Rodger Rob-
erts, for $500.
sherir T. J. sheftan of the city court
sold lot No. 90 between Barnard and Whit
aker and Sixth and Tenth streets to Isaac
Beckett, agent, for $1.700. The property
was sold under an execution in the case
of the Peoples Savings and Loan Com
pany against Paul Rehnberg. Under an
execution in the same case lots Nos 30
apd 81, also Situated in that section were
sold to the plaintiff for $780, In the case of
the Homeseekers Mutual Loan Association
against VIM. NJ Walker. Sheriff Sheftall
sold lot No. 80, Brownsville, to w. b.
Stubbs for 500.
Mr. r. H. Tatem sold lot No. II, McNish
tract, near Battery Park, for $50. The lot
Is 80 by 100 feet
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
WRECK OF TIE BRIG GEORGES.
Thrilling Experience of Captain
GazeIqueI and His Crew.

GazelqueI and His Crew.
Capt. Joseph GazeIquel OF the Haytian
brig Georges. which was wrecked last
Thursday about six miles on DObOy inlet,
an account OF which has been given given
Z in the Morning News arrived up 10 the
! city yesterday with his crew. consisting
OF four seamen, a mate and a cook
The brig was bound from Boston for
Darien. in ballast. and was chartered TO
take cargo Of lumber for Hayu where
she was owned By D. Sylvan Of Port de
Paix. The vessel struck a sunken wreck
and sunk soon after.
The crew left the ship just before she
sunk, and after a desperate struggle IN
an open boat, reached Sapelo lighthouse,
where Keeper Cromley attended TO their
immediate wants. The men rowed 70 Da-
rien Monday, where Capt. Gazelquel sold
ms boat and received money enough 10
get 10 savannah with his men.
On arriving here, Capt. Gazelquel pre-
scented himself 20 Mr.. c. ". Howard, who
telegraphed the owners agents in New
YORK Tor assistance but their answer was
unsatisfactory and showed no disposition
70 help the unfortunate and destitute ship
wrecked sailors. Mr.. T. b. Harriss, the
Haytlan consul, telegraphed to the Hay
tan legation at Washington for assist
ance for the subjects Of the isle Of Hayti.
night.
"A fellow feeling" stirred up the SYM
pathies OF Capt w VI. Howes Of the
schooner Leander Y. Beebe, now in port,
and he suggested that a subscription be
taken up among the masters Of vessels
in port to defray Capt. Gazelqueis ex-
penses to Boston, where he wanted to go.
Capt. HoWes headed the list with s., and
Mr.. Howard called upon several of the
American captains and ran the list up
to about $50. The Smith & Kelly Com
pany contributed S. II is expected that
the money which viii be raised will en-
able Capt. Gazelquel to leave on the Ma
coOchee for Boston next Friday, and at
the same time pay the board OF the sail
ors for few days.
The Georges was not insured. She was
of l26 tons net register.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
DIED SITTING IN HER CHAIR.
sudden Demise of Mrs. Gustave Fox
as the Result of Heart Troubles.

sudden Demise OF Mrs. GustnVe Fox
as the Result of Heart Troubles.
Mrs. Gustave Fox died very suddenly
yesterday morning, at 8 O'clock at her
home, No. 1O9 York street Mrs. Fox had
been suffering from heart troubles since
February, and has been under continuous
treatment since that time. At times she
suffered intensely. and then again appear
ed in excellent health, and was in good
spirits. Such was her condition yesterday
morning about o'clock. as she sat in her
chair reading the morning paper. II was
but short time afterward that she sud-
denly fell back as though fainting. and
died Immediately.
Mrs. Fox was a Miss Amelia Neither
and was born In Charleston, Feb. 3, 1857
She was daughter of the late Jacob
Neither Of Charleston, a prominent mer-
chant of that city. Her mother was af-
hicted with the same trouble, and died
some years ago in the same sudden man
ner, in her daughters arms Mrs. Fox
never quite recovered from that shock
and always seemed to believe that she
would die in the same manner. Mrs. Fox
was pupil of DR.. Bergman, and an ex-
cellent pianist. She was also a vocalist
of considerable ability, and prior to her
marriage Feb. u, 1888, she sang regularly
in the Lutheran church in Charleston
Mrs. Fox leaves no children, but her hus-
band and three sisters survive her. Her
sisters are Mrs. Judge Weeks of Bam-
burg, 5. c., Mrs. G. Sahlman Of Fernan-
dina, Fla. and Mrs. Jose Callejes of Ha-
Vana, Cuba. Mr.. Fox has the deepest
sympathy of many friends in his sad be-
reavement She was a devoted wife and
an amiable and lovable companion. The
funeral Will take place this afternoon al
O'Clock, from the residence on York
street, and the interment will be at Bona
venture.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
Mrs Bridget DonneIIy Dead.

Mrs. Bridget Donnelly died at s o'clock
yesterday morning at her home on West
Broad street at the advanced age of 81
years. The deceased was in apparently
good health up TO within short time Of
her death, which was due to the extreme
heat and the feebleness of old age She had
been a resident of Savannah for many
years. She was sister of Andrew Nc
Cormick, recently deceased, and mother
of Mr. w. J. Donnelly The funeral will
take place at 10 O'Clock this morning from
the residence of her son, No. Sc West Broad
street The deceased was a native Of Ath-
boy, County Meath, ireland
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-05
TO TAKE TUE FIRST FLOOR.

City Assessors and Public Works
Commissions to Move.
The offices on the east side of the ground
floor of the city exchange are being given
thorough cleaning up. preparatory to
being fitted up for the occupancy of the
commissioner of public works and the
board of tax assessors.
The assessors will occupy the front Of
fee, while Commissioner Willink win be
given the rear office. The change win
prove a very satisfactory one to the large
number of people who have business with
these offices.
The room on the second floor of the CITY
exchange. now occupied by the commits
sioner of public works, will be returned
to its former use as a committee room
Health Officer Drummer and the other Off
GERS on the top floor of the exchange woul1
be glad to get nearer the ground but
there does not appear to be any show for
them at present.