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r^Tuale Lodge So. 12, 1.0. 0. F. {1 „,i« r meeting of this Lodge will be held ^‘ftvdnSda^ EVENING at 8 o'clock. ^Election of officers for the next term will U Mem!S of other lodges cordially invited tom«L*i t o( US ’ F. H. THOMSON, N. G. j ‘ \v u Fretw£T.l, Sec'y. dec24-lt Notice. ,, r .v SA n Bank and Trust Company, | Savannah, Ga.. December 22.1879. j annual election for Directors of thus T Si be held at the Bank on WEDNE8- ' rant, from 10 to 12 o'clock. HATCH, Cashier. v ., Kt instant, from 10 to 12 o'clock DA V- si M. HAT Jn-Btd Election for Directors Merchants National Bank, l Savannah. Ga., December 13, 1879. f Th.. annual election for seven Directors of i •-flunk "ill be held in their office on TUES- iviY the 1‘lth of January, 1S80, between the p:, ir o 0 f ll and 12 o'clock. b° urs0 THOS. GADSDEN, dtcia-td Cashier. Election for Directors. Railroad and Banking Company, ) Lr " Savannah, Ga., December 3, 1879. f \n election for thirteen Directors to manage the affairs of this Company for the ensuing / year will be held in the Banking House, in Sa- rannah. on MONDAY, the 5th day of January, l$«fl, between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 12 o'clock m. stockholders and their families will be passed , ' ,,ver the Company's road, to attend the ‘l. ;, ,n. from the 2d to the 5th of January,and f . lLv ..-d free returning from the 5th to the , h of January, on presentation of their stock Y.rfj,-,,- ,tes to the conductors cen T. M. CUNNINGHAM, dec-ltd Cashier. &pma! Courts. The Lecture „ On DARWIN S THEORY OF EVOLUTION tested IN THE UGHT OF FACTS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE, instead of Wednesday, will be delivered FRIDAY EVEN ING at 5 "'clock, in Music Hall, Lj-ons’block, Broughton street, by Du. BRICKMAN. def-R-lt THE For sale novT-’-m CHOICEST TURKEYS EVER OFFERED, at No. 9 Market Basement. DRESSED TURKEYS. Fresh COUNTRY EGi ;s Cii« .ice TABLE BUTTER, 30c. RAISINS, CITR«'V. CURRANTS, MINCE MEAT, FER RIS HaMP. PR'KLES. and a full line of GRO CERIES. ORANGES and APPLES. GEO. P. GRAY, dec24-lt Manager. Turkey Rallle. A lot of FINE TURKEY'S will be rallied at JEFFREY'S WINE PARLOR, No. 7 Drayton street, TO-NIGIIT. dec»Mt Elegant Turkey Lunch and Egg Nog Will be from 11 to 2 o'clock TO-MORROW dee21 It JEFFREY’S WINE PARLOR, No. 7 Drayton street. Skuling Christ mas Afternoon. Rink will be open Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. No assem bly Thursday night. Skating with Band Fri day niaht instead. dec24-2t Notice. All hills against the British bark “Natant.” Captain Dunham, must be presented at our office l»y or before 12 o'clock M. THIS DAY, or payment will be debarred. WILDER & CO., <lec2l-lt Agents. 10,000 Pounds Choice Dressed Tur keys, Chickens, Ducks and Geese*. 3,000 pounds to arrive THIS MORNING, 7.000 pounds to arrive TUESDAY’ and WEDNESDAY’, for Christmas. No disappointment. Orders will be taken for the above at reasonable prices. J. S. COLLINS, declS-7t 150 St. Julian street. LIL1ENTHAL & K011N Are positively selling out their entire retail stock of CLOTHING and GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS at and below cost. Don't fail to call and see for yourself. LILIENTHAL A KOHN, nov27-lm 161 Congress street, Notice. Office Chief of Police. ( Savannah, Ga., December 17, 1879. J I. The following communication is hereby published for the information of all concerned: "Office of the Committee on Police, “December 17, 1879. "It. H. Anderson, Esq., Chief of Police: “Dear Sir—Please take such measures as will prevent the indiscriminate use of firearms and fireworks on the public thoroughfares of the city during the coming holidays, and arrest all parties who may be found endangering life and property. Respectfully, “H. F. Willink, “L H. De Montmollin, “Henry Blcn. “Committee on Police.’' II. The above instructions will be strictly complied with. R. H. ANDERSON. deels-fit Chief of Police. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24. ll? Time of Clotting the nails. Northern mail Tia Savannah and Charleston Railroad-i:00p. si. Via Central Railroad 6 *30 p a Charleston. 3:00 p. H. and 7 p. a. ' Port Royal Railroad, Tp. s. , Western mall via Central Railroad. 3 a. n. and b:30 p. m. 3 p^M rfda maU *** and Gulf Railroad, 3 J^ masvUle other points west of Dupont, Darien and Brunswick, 3 p. m. Savannah river, Tuesday, 5 p. *. Milledgeville and Eatonton, 6:30 p m Office open for delivery of mail on‘ Sunday from 9:30 to 10 a. m., and from 1:30 to 2 p. m. Tlie Morning News and the Savan nah Telephone Exchange. The Morning News is connected with the wires of the Savannah Telephone Exchange. This agency can, therefore, be used in sending to the Morning News advertisements, orders for the paper to be sent, news, information of any kind, and orders for work, at any hour from 7 a. m. to 12 p. in., free of charge. This is a great convenience, and will be appreciated by the customers of the Morning News. Index to New Advertisement* Meeting of Golden Rule Lodge. Notice—Wilder & Co. Skating Christmas afternoon. Lecture by Dr. Brickman. Turkey's at Putzel’s. Dre-sed turkeys—Geo. P. Gray. Turkey raflie at Jeffrey’6 Wine Parlor. Lunch and egg nog at Jeffrey’s. Loan association stock wanted. House to rent. Red leather pocketbook lost. Rooms wanted. Raffling at the Occidental. Boots and shoes repaired—P. A. Zoller. Proposals wanted for building a bridge. Wood—Bacon «fc Brooks. Turkey shooting at Fred. Weber’s. Special schedule over Coast Line R. R. Groceries, etc.—Barbour Bros. Candies—G. M. Heidt & Co. Grapes, etc.—C. H. Dorsett. Christmas liquors—J. B. Reedy. Wines, fruits, etc.—Russak <Sz Co. Theatricals—Estill’s News Depot. Auction sale by D. R. Kennedy. Dressed poultry—J. B. Reedy. Auction sale by C. H. Dorsett. Money lost. Boarders wanted. Steamship City of Savannah for New York, Weather Report. Indications for the South Atlantic States to-day: Northeast to southeast winds, rising, followed by falling barometer, stationary temperature, cloudy and rainy weather. River Report. The height of the river at Augusta at p. m. yesterday was eight feet four inches, fall of live Relies during the preceding twenty-four hours. Signal Observations. Comparative statement of temperature at Savannah, taken from the Signal Service records: 7:00 a. m. . 1878. 33 7:00 a. M... 1879. 60 2:00 p. m. . 45 2:00 p. m. .. 75 4:19 p. m. . 48 2:44 p. M... 75 9:00 p. m.. 44 9:00 p. m... 64 10:44 p. m. 44 10:44 p. M... 64 Maximum. 49 Maximum.. Minimum.. 32 Minimum.. 59 Mean temperature Mean temperature 41 5 fir, 7 Rainfall.... ...0 00 inch. Rainfall.... . .6.00 inch. The following record shows the state of the thermometer at the stations mentioned at 2:44 p. m. (Savannah mean time) yes terday: Atlanta (»S Corsicana Charleston 71 Augusta, Ga Punta Rassa, Fla.. 77 Jacksonville, Fla... Mobile, Ala 70 1 Montgomery, Ala.. New Orleans, La .. 75 j Galveston, Texas... Grand Midnight Christmas Eve Mass. The recently organized choir will give some grand music at the usual Christmas eve midnight Mass at the Cathedral. The programme has been carefully prepared under the direction of Mr. Frank E Rebarer, the accomplished leader, whose judgment in musical matters ranks high, and the lov ers of the divine art may therefore antici pate a rare treat. The choir is now thorough ly organized and their recent singing has been very highly complimented. These occasions at the Cathedral have always been aptici pated with pleasure, but we venture noth ing in expressing the belief that the music to-night will eclipse anything ever before heard in the Cathedral. The programme is as follows: Adeste Fideles Choir FARMER'S MASS IN “II FLAT."/* “Kyrie"— Mrs. Tynan, Miss Beranc, Mr. Conley, Mr. Graef and Choir. “Gloria”—Mrs Reilly. Miss O’Byrne, Mr. Re barer. Mr. Conley, Mr. Graef and Choir. Offertoritim—Soprano solo and chorus “O Cor Amoris” Lambillotte Mrs. Reilly and Choir. “Credo”—Mrs. Tynan, Miss O'Byrne, Mr. Re barer, Mr. Graef and Choir. “Sanctus”—Mrs. Tybring, Miss O’Byrne, Mr. McDonough, Mr. Graef and Choir. Agnus—Mrs. Reilly, Miss O’Byrne, Mr. Rebarer and Choir. Notice. No bills contracted by the crews of the Nor wegian bark-“Forsete,” Christensen. Master, or Norwegian bark “Broderene,” Evensen, Mas ter. wiil be paid by Captains or HOLST, FULLARTON A CO,, deoil-3t Agents. MCCARTHY'S BUSINESS COLLEIiE AND ECLECTIC ENGLISH INSTITUTE, 113 SOUTH RROAD STREET, nt-nr Barnard. In session day and evening. Bookkeeping, Commercial Arithmetic, Penmanship, Business Forms, etc—a thorough commercial course. English Department for boys of twelve years ami upward. Also* private lessons. Terms moderate. M. B. MCCARTHY. A. M., J*-• l M.W&F&Telly Principal GEM BRAND”CONDENSED Ask for the -MILK. nov22-lm Evs:\ A DRUG MAY ASTONISHED, Allies of Porous Plaster. 1 did not think, said Mr. S., of the New York Itrmj'jUl* Circular, that the consump tion of rubber plasters was so great until I visited the Benson’s CapcinePorous Plas ter establishment. If the plasters prepared there each day were laid out in a line, the line would reach five miles. Why is there such an enormous demand for this article ? Because it has merit! It relieves pain ! R you have pain in the back or shoulder, or in the region of the kidneys or heart, or almost any local ache or pain, Benson’s Capline Porous Plaster will surely give You prompt and lasting relief. It has an effect on the system which cannot be ob tained from any other remedy in the world; besides it Is neat, convenient, pleasant to wear and inexpensive. Sold by all drug gists. Price 25 cents. Avoid cheap and worthless imitations. dec23 d&w2w Only a Few More Day# Left. Our lady friends who desire to secure for Christmas presents any of those handsome elegant novelties in the millinery line, which have been in such demand at Hous- bRi’s, on Congress street, during the past week or so, should pay their calls early, as they are going off rap- ialy. The assortment embraces everything fare, fashionable, stylish and beautiful, and the laces, ribbons, cloaks, dress goods, hos ier}-, shawls, gloves, etc., are of the finest quality and best manufacture. Christmas 19 only three days off, and if you wish to present your relative or friend with anything , this line It would be well to delay no touger. Call and see them for yourself. dec22-tf The Christmas Matinee. The entertaiument which will be offered to-morrow afternoon at three o’clock, at the Theatre, promises to be one of the most charming of the season. In addition to the novel feature of giving every one of tbe visitors a souvenir, the musical selections to be rendered are of the most attractive character. The parlor concert which is to precede the comic opera of “Cox, Box and Bouncer,” embraces several beautiful airs, duets, etc., to be rendered by Mrs. Cleve land, Mr. Chase, Mr. King and others, with full chorus by a select class of misses and children, under the direction of Mr. Chase. Reserved seats may be had during to-day and to-morrow at Colonel Bren’s ticket office, the price being only twenty-five cents for children and fifty cent.s for adults. We anticipate a crowded house. “ ’TIs a Fact.” So say Messrs. Barbour Bros., the popular young grocers at the corner of New Houston and Barnard streets, in their announcement this morning of the splendid assortment of goods they have on hand suitable for the holidays. The people In that section will have no difficulty in obtaining all they want without coming down town, and the juveniles will find a full line of fireworks which will be offered at reasonable prices. Read their advertisement and give them a call, as their stock i3 good and their prices reasonable. The Skating Rink. There will be no skating at the Skating Elnk on Thursday (Christmas) night, but on Friday evening the rink will be opened and the Guards band will be in attendance. The lovers of this exhiilratiug amusement may rest assured that the occasion will be most pleasant. On Christmas afternoop at half-past three o’clock there will be an e?- tra assembly, and a good time may be anti- -cipated. A notice of interest in this con nection will be found in another column. Large Sale of Sea Island Cotton. On Saturday last, ga mentioned in Mon day’s market report, Messrs, W. >V. Gordon & Co. sold to Messrs. Muir 6i Duckworth eleven hundred and twenty-eight bags of sen. inland cotton. This is believed to be the largest eale of long stapled that has.been made in this city for twenty-five years. It will realize for the platers of Georgia and Florida about £126,000. Personal. Thomas H. Potter, Esq., of Statesboro, is in town on & brief visit. Mr. S. K. Sawyer, of the Jacksonville Sun and Press, who arrived iu the city on Mon day, left yesterday for home. CJirlstmas Presents. C. H. Dorsett wfii sell at auction to-day appropriate Christmas presents of handsome furniture, glassware and jewelry. Bankrupt Stock. Having bought at Sheriff’s sale Mr. San- tina’s entire stock of fine and stylish Hats, Dress Shirts, Collars, Cuffs anj Sfeckwear, we offer them to the pubiic at 50 per pent. less than the original cost. All wanting fine Hats, Shirts, etc., at bankrupt prices, will do well to call at once at the Famous New York Ciotbing House, 140 Congress street. dec24-tf ‘ Christmas and New Year's Presents* If you wish a fine Singing Canary and & fine cage, or a basket of choice Fruit and Flowers, or some of tjjosc handsome bou quets or baskets of native Graces, call at Noble’s Pavilion Gardens on Bull street. dec24-W,Th&M3t Attend Daniel R. Kennedy’s sale of Toys, etc., this morning. dec2£-lt Indelible and colored Ink for rubber stamps at Estill’s News Depot. dec24 lw&Tellt Masquerade Costumes to Rent. Any person wishing to hire a masquerade suit for balls, parties or parades, can rent them at a very moderate price at G. Het- tericii’s. No. 152 State street. dec22 3t Presents ; or All Men, Consisting of Fine Underwear, linen Col lars and Cuffs, Canes, a fine Silk Hat, an Opera Cap, or a Stiff Fur Hat, to be had at LaFar & Go’s. dec23-tf As Christmas day comes this year upon Thursday, the following quotation from an ancient MS. in the British Museum is appro - pos: If Xmas day on Thursday be, A_windy winter ye shall see: Windy weather in each week. And hard tempesfc?, strong and thick; The summer shall be good and dry, Corn and beasts shall multiply; That year is good for land to till. Kings and princes shall die by skill; If a child bom that day ahull be. It shall happen right well for he: Of deeds he shall be good and stable, Wise of speech and reasonable; Whoso that day goes thieving about, He shall be punished without doubt; And if siokness that day betide. It shall quickly from thee glide. Matters and Things Laconically Noted. Council meets to-night. The weather continues mild and genial as balmy spring. Golden Rule Lodge No. 12, I. O. O. F. elect officers to-night. Reserved seats for the Christmas matinee may be obtained at Bren’s office to-day. The raffle of those elegant toilet articles will come off at Butler’s drug store to night. John McCullough, the great tragedian, Is billed for. Savannah on the 2d and 3d proximo. The number of death9 in Charleston last week was thlrtv-one—nine whites and twen ty-two negroes. The streets were unusually lively vester- day afternoon and last night. The festive season is upon us. The Christmas carols will be sung at St. John’s Church this evening by the children of the Sunday school. Schreiner’s toy bazaar was literally packed and jammed with people yesterday, and thriving business was done. The ladies of St. John’s and Christ Churches were busily engaged yesterday in decorating their edifices for Christmas. A lady, whilst shopping on Broughton street yesterday morning, bad her pocket picked as she was coming out of a store. The several fire companies will each receive a Christmas gift to-night from Air. Geo. Ch. Gemunden in the shape of a keg of beer. The Thompson Bowers Combination, un der the management of Mr. Lorraine Rog ers, will be in Savannah on the 5th and 6th proximo. Joe Jackson, colored, was fined in the Police Court yesterday two dollars for violating the city ordinance in picking cot ton without a license. Messrs. Wilder & Co. cleared yesterday the ^British bark Natant for Liverpool with 4,007 bales of upland cotton, weighing I, 951,827 pounds, valued at $211,3S0. The Christmas eve serenaders meet in Oglethorpe square at half-past nine to night, and the small boys in Court nouse square at ten o’clock to-morrow morning. We are glad to see Capt. Jno. R. John son, our City Treasurer, down town again and to know that he is getting strong, and is ready to take hold of his work once more. A grand Parim ball will be given at St. Andrew’s Hall on the 26th February next, The committee are Messrs. E. Coleman, L. Schwartzbaum, J. L. Greeubaum and C. Coleman. Cars on the Barnard Street Railroad will leave Market square every five minute;. Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, to ac commodate those who are getting ready for the holidays. We had a pleasant call last night from Mr. A. W. Anderson, who will open at Armory Hall on Monday next an exhibition of the smallest people in the world—the wonderful Midgets. Some of our citizens complain of the tin horn nuisauce already, and want it sup pressed. They can stand tbe fireworks in the squares, but not the racket of the horns which should be prohibited. A white man named Dudley, a tramp, was found concealed under a stoop on South Broad street lane at a late hour last night. He was carried to the barracks and regis tered as a suspicious character. Nelson Wilson, the colored individual who was arrested for picking a girl’s pocket on Broughton street on Monday afternoon, was before the Police Court yesterday, but his case was continued for further invest! gation. The exact meaning of the fireworks ordi nance is, so far as we understand, that the indiscriminate firing of pistols and battle with Roman candles on the public streets will be stopped. The boys in the squares may shoot their rockets as much as they please. A number of gentlemen ylsited the City of Bridgeton yesterday by invitation of Mr. J. N. Harriman, and were much pleased with the improvements made iu her. The upholstering is very handsome and she has the appearance of a new boat. Ladies should be very careful with their purses, especially when coming out of the stores, as it is understood that negro thieves are in the habit of collecting around the show windows, apparently gazing at the goods, hut in reality watching for the oppor tunity to pick pockets. The Spanish brig Rosarito was cleared yesterday by Messrs. Tunno «fc Co. for Bar celona with 300 bales of upland cotton, weighing 141,418 pounds, valued at $18,145. and 2,335 pieces pitch pine lumber, measur ing 111,619 feet, valued at $1,400. Total valuation of cargo $19,545. Drew, the temperance man, will find good seasoned material to work on in Savannah. He’s a steady worker, though, and he’s got a strong organization to back him.—Atlanta Constitution. From the detailed reports he has given us of his success in Atlanta, we can well believe the testimony which our respected contemporary bears to his work ing abilities. The Fantastic Parade on Christmas. There was a large and enthusiastic meet ing of the Fantastics last night to complete final arrangements. The Mechanics Brass Band was secured for the day and the grand marshal was appointed. The indications are that the parade will be a fine one. Those who have signed the list are re quested to call to-day on Mr. John Counts at the Waver Engine House for their badges. The following is the line of march : The procession will move at 2:30 o’clock d. m. from the corner of Broughton and West Broad streets, West Broad to Bay, Bay to East Broad, East Broad to Bryan, Bryan to West Broad, West Broad to Broughton, Broughton to East Broad, East Broad to South Broad, South Broad to West Broad, West Broad to Liberty, Liberty to Drayton, Drayton to Jones, Jones to Barnard, Bar nard to Gaston, Gaston to Bull, Bull to South Broad and dismiss. Burtoiv Steam Fire Engine Com pany. At the annual meeting of the above named company, last evening, the following officers were elected: T. S. Wayne, President. A. J. Franklin, First Foreman. J. T. Kollock, 8econd Foreman. Chas. P. Connery, Third Foreman. M. T. Quinan. Secretary. John B. Fernandez, Treasurer. Finance Committee—Wm. Wade, A. J. Franklin, Ed. McVeigh, J. JT. Torrent, O. P. Havens. Convenient to Customers. Messrs. Bacon & Brooks have made ar rangements for telephoning which will prove of great convenience to their numer ous patrons. Orders for wood can here after be telephoned direct from Messrs. Branch & Cooper's, corner Broughton and Whitaker streets, to their yard. By this ar rangement an order can be more promptly filled and time can be saved. All Right. A private dispatch tp £Ir. Henry Saunders, agent of Ph. Best’s brewery, at Milwaukee, states that only the malt house, elevator and kiln were burned, and that the brewery proper is all right, and there will be no de lay in filling orders. Tbe account of the fire appeared In our telegraphic dispatches yesterday. _ An Open Ruslness. Uhe great success won by the Louisiana State Lottery Compapy has been gained by the strict fairness of its dealings ^itb tjip public. All its methods of doing business are open as the day, and buyers of tickets have learned that they have only to contend with thp laws of chance, and that all are servea aiiup. IV'hen any one asserts the contrary of this i£ Is safe t.Q call him a liar or a blackmailer. The regular month;/ drawing will take place on the J3tb Jan uary. dec24-Wife wit Rome Was Not Built In One Bay. After awuilo everybody will find out that the fairest, squarest, cheapest and ijaost re liable place in Savannah to buy good Cloth ing and Gents’ Furnishing Goods is at the Famous New York Clothing House, 140 Congress street. decl6-tf Presents Easily Procured, For the handsomest line of Scarfs, Fur Top Kid gloves, Ties, Undressed Kids, Driving Gloves and Fancy Shirts are to be found at LaFar & Co’s. dec^f-tf For Gentlemen Friends. Beautiful Scarf Rings and Pins, pretty patterns in Fancy Half Hose, the Separable 8Ieeve Button, in roiled plate. All at LaFar & Co’s. dec£3-tf Which is Cheapest A package of Duke’s Durham, containing twenty pipe-falls of the best smoking tobac co made, or one common cigar ? Each costs ten cents. tan2&-M,W,F,w&sTelly 'Christmas Chimes. The night before Christmas at last. Lawyers should put on a Santa Claus. See that there are no holes in the stock ings. Uneasy will be the slumber of the chil dren to-night. Church decorations to-morrow will be mmsually handsome. Parents must expect to be awakened at five o’clock in the morning. Forgive all your enemies to-morrow, even the man who plays the accordeon across tbe way. “My Grandfather’s Clock” will tick londc r and more significantly than ever to night. The boys will have their fireworks after ail, and the squares will be brilliant with bonfires. When the chimes ring out to-night, think how you can do something on Christmas to make some person happy. Remember the poor. There is always reward for the most trifling effort to gladden the hearts of the afflicted. To-morrow morning—“Oh, my ! Did you ever? Ah! Well, I declare ! Just what wanted! Oh, ah ! Ah, oh !” It is a good plan for husbands who have forgetful wives to give them money and tell them what they want for Christmas. Don’t put the wrong foot out of bed tc morrow, for amiability, joy, happiness and all tbe rest form the Christmas combination. ‘Johnny, if you go into that wardrobe again to-night I declare I’ll tell your father, and you’ll be kept in bed all day to-morrow.' It were better to give something, no mat ter how trifling, than nothing at all. Gifts are not prized solely on account of their money value. Put down the shovel and the hoe and bang up the stocking and the sock Is the newest and most seasonable version of an old and familiar song. To be in the style carry a handle home to-night, and slide in the house as If you were a sneak thief and contemplated a raid on the hat rack. Never mind If the children do make a ncise to-morrow and keep the house in an uproar. Remember it is Christmas, and you used to be young yourself. It Is to be inferred that everybody by this time Is well aware of the important fact that Christmas comes but once a year, and when it comes it brings good cheer. The acme of beauty has been reached in the manufacture of Christmas cards. The styles are innumerable, the designs new, and the workmanship .really exquisite. ‘Now children, be good and go to bed early; you know Santa Claus may be here to-night, and he never goes anywhere until all little boys and girls are asleep in bed.” Hundreds of fond mothers’ in Savannah will be hard at work to-night, and will start at every movement of the little ones of the house with as much horror as though she was committing some awful offense. \ THE BLUE RIBBON BOOM. Drew’s Temperance Meeting; Armory Hall—Total Number of. and others to go with him among the audi- Pulaski House—Improvements. Messrs. Goodsell Bros., the enterprising and clever proprietors of the Pulaski House, have tince their occupancy of this popular and extensively known hostelry in October last, been quietly but busily engaged in per fecting some very valuable improvements, which will insure greatly to the pleasure and comfort of the guests. The spacious apartments directly in rear of the dining room have been converted into the culinary department, with proper divisions, and pro vided with new ranges, a patent bake oven, and other desirable conveniences. Form erly the kitchen was in the cellar, a con siderable distance from the dining room, and hence great difficulty was experienced in serving guests promptly and with hot meals. By this change all in convenience in this respect is avoided, and with less but more efficient help guests can be quickly served with what they desire steaming hot. The culinary department is clean and in excellent order, and the pro prietors have given full evidence in its ar rangement of their knowledge “how to keep a hotel.” The rooms throughout the house have been cleaned and well furnished, and are comfortable, and the house may be said to be in thorough order. Some im portant improvements have been made iu other respects, which will not fail to be appreciated by the guests of the hotel. Messrs. Goodsell Bros, are experienced hotel men, and under their management we have no doaht the Pulaski House will regain its former popularity, and that they will meet with the success they deserve in keep ing a first class establishment. A Little Girl Yields to Tesnptatlon and Commits a Theft. Yesterday morning Magistrate Russell re ceived a request from Mrs. Martha Davis, residing on Lincoln street, to call at her house on business. Upon complying he was informed that she had been robbed of a gold pencil, several gold coins, a pair of gold bracelets, two gold rings and several trinkets, which had been taken out of bureau drawer in a third-story room. After making some inquiries and examining the house. Magistrate Russell felt convinced that the crime had been committed by some one on the premises. He therefore arrested the cook and a little orphan girl, about nine years old, who was employed iu the house. This action justified the suspicions of the Magistrate, as the child, becoming fright ened, confessed that she had taken the arti cles and concealed them under the carpet in the parlor, where they were found. One the gold pieces was missing, which of the child acknowledged she had spent for some candies and toys. The child scarcely comprehended the criminal nature of the offense, though she said she knew it was wrong to take what did not belong to her. Seeing the articles in the drawer, however, she could not resist the temptation to ap propriate them. She will, we understand, bo sent to some friends in Florida. Courtesies Among the Military Yesterday morning the Republican Biues received a handsome remembrance from the Palmetto Guards, of Charleston, of their visit to Savannah on the oc casion of the Centennial, when they were the guests of the Blues. These souvenirs of friendship are in tjie shape of a very handsomely framed roster of the company and a large photograph of the monument erected to the defenders of Fort Moultrie, under the auspices of the Palmetto Guards. They will be hung in the armory of the Blues, and will be a decided acquisition to it6 “picture gallery.” Quartermaster Ferguson will, forward to-day to the Macop Cadets, cf Macon, au elegantly framed copy of the resolutions adopted by the Republican Blues, and which have been published, expressive of the pleasure they derived as guests of that gallant company on the 29th of October, the occasion of the unveiling of tbe Con federate monument. The resolutions are written on white card, 16x18, and the pen manship Is really exquisite, reflecting credit upon the artist, Mr. F. Krauter. The souvenir was placed on exhibition at Fernandez's cigar store yesterday, and the beautiful penmanship was generally ad mired* “Seed-Time and Harvest.” We have received the first number of a jw twenty-four-page garden magazine under the above title, which promises to be a valuable addition to American horticultu ral literature. It is edited and published by Isaac F. Tillinghast, seedsman, at La Plume, Lackawanna county, penn , who, In order to introduce it, offers for only fifty cents to send it for one year, together with packages of his celebrated “La Plume” seeds, worth at retail more than he asks you to pay for all. His only object in making so liberal an offer is to get new customers, whom, by pleasing, bg hopes to keep. One sample opy will be sent frpe ijpop application, .duress as above. Complimentary Serenades. Last night about ten o’clock, the Georgia Hussars, accompanied by the Guards Band, proceeded to the residence of their worthy Sergeant, L» M. Ryals, at the comer of Bar nard and Gwinnett streets, to compliment him with a serenade npop h{s recent intro’ dnetion into the brotherhood of Benedicts. After several airs had been played the party were invited in, most hospitably entertained and a social half hour or so spent. They then proceeded to the residence of Capt. W. W- Gordon, and then to Gen. R. H. Ander son, vhp verc ciipilaj-ly musically compli mented, and with pleasant experiences, - FEELS YOUNG AGAIN. My mother was afflicted a long time with neuralgia and a dull, heavy, inactive condition of the whole system; headache, nervous prostration, and was alipopt hap less. No physicians or medicine did her any good. Three months ago she began to use Hop Bitters, with such good effect that she seems and feels vonng again, although over seventy years old. We think there is no other medicine fit to use in the family.” —A Lady, Providence, It. I. dec24-W,F,M«fcw2w Truth, Sometimes traveling slowly, travels surely. y?e can show the finest Clothing that ever was brought to this market.| (Others may have as fine—we don’t ran anybody’s goods down—but what we are positive of is that oar prices are lower; that is proved every day in the week. Go to the Famous New York Clothing House, 140 Congress street. decl6 tf Smoke F. Kolb’s Hudson. mh6tf Signers of tbe Pledge 80S. . The meeting at Armory Hall was well at tended last evening, and among those pres ent were to be noted quite a number of foreign sailors. The exercises were opened with einging the hymn “Safe la the Arms of Jesus.” Rev. Mr. Stillwell then read a brief pas sage from the scriptures, and Rev. Emanuel Heidt offered up a fervent prayer, after which were sung “Work for the Night is Coming” and “Rock of Agee.” Rev. Mr. Heidt then addressed the au dience, briefly noting the importance of quietness and order during the meeting, and stated that during the singing this question had presented itself to his mind, what a strange freak was it in man to delay doing that which all could but acknowledge was right. It was indeed strange. There was no cause, save the gospel, that de manded our serious consideration more than the temperance cause. It required no eloquent story to tell of the evils of intemperance. If they all had lived as long as he, and had seen what he had of the evils intemperance had brought throughout this land, there was not one who would not be earnest in his endeavor to crush out this cursed traffic. It was hard to get men to do right. It was the same In re ligion. When they were singingthe beautiful hymn/ “Safe in the Arms of Jesus,’' he could but think that there was not a man, woman or child in the house who would not rejoice to feel safe in the arms of Jesus, as their last moments drew near, and yet they put off the pceparatiou. Now was the time to come forward and range your selves on the side of temperance. Mr. Drew followed the speaker, and stated that it had been his custom to have a short talk at his meetings since he bad been in the cause of temperance, but after the first few meetings in a particular place he did not talk much. He was a stranger here, and whilst anxious to do all he could, thought it best that the audience should hear from those with whom they were per sonally acquainted. He did not care to hear himself talk so much, and had asked several to say something, but had only suc ceeded In getting 'one response, that from Bro. Heidt. He would like to have a talk from every clergyman in the city; hoped to have some of the temperance men speak, and would be glad if the drinking men who had signed this pledge would say some thing. if nothing more than that they had signed the pledge. The speaker here read the pledge, and as usual commented on it. He said it was not an oath, or in the form of an oath, simply a pledge that with divine help they would abstain from the use of intoxicating liquors as a beverage, and to use their influence to suppress the traffic In the same. It was liberal, and strong too; if it was half and half it would not be liberal. He wanted every one to wear the ribbon, and in this connection be wanted to say a word. He had heard that a man had been arrested (who was wearing the ribbon) for drunken ness on the street. He did not know whether there were people here tying the ribbon on known drunkards simply to ridicule the movement. It had beeu done in Atlanta, and all the gamblers were wearing it. The only object was to try and bring the movement into ridicule. He did not know that there was a saloon keeper in this city who would do this thing; did not think there was, and any man who would wear it without signing the pledge must know that he was a walking lie. He had encountered these things before; knew all bout them. In Cleveland, during his meet ings, a brewery wagon, handsomely deco rated with blue ribbon and with the horses tails and manes tied with the ribbon, were driven through the streets. Iu an Iowa town every saloon keeper in the place had atteude-d a meeting, and one had a beer keg decorated with ribbon, ready tapped and strapped on his shoulders. They had come there for the purpose of using it, but considered it better not to attempt it, and went out. He desired to conduct this work fair and square. He endeavored to be manly and square with every one. He was not. in one sense a tem- perauce evangelist. He was in the work now because he did not clearly see his way, and he would say it reverently that if ever there was a man led by Divine power he was in this work. When he first signed the pledge he did it for his own good, and had never thought or intended going further, but he was elected President of the Reform Club and forced by circumstances into the position of temperance talker. At the first meeting, an immense one held in the Opera House of his town, there was no minister iresent, and after a little singing he found limself talkiug, and that night two hundred persons signed the pledge. The movement attracted attention, and he received calls from various places to come and address them. He was encouraged to go on in the work, and one gentleman had given him $100, and told him to go on, and when that was ehxausted to call for more. He fol lowed the work along until he had received a call from Iowa and went there. He proba bly never would have come to Georgia had he not met Major T. J. Burney,with whom he had considerable intercourse, and who urged him to come to Georgia. Mr. Sam. Small, of Atlanta, had also written to him, and he came and now he was here. At present his route was indefinite. He did not know what he would do. While he was here, however, he would endeavor to do all that was possible in this work. lie considered every man entitled to respect, and he had no right to abuse or villify any one who was engaged in lawful business. Some had said to him if they signed the pledge they would lose some of their friends. He knew what that feeling was; w’hen he signed the pledge he was afraid, to use a slang phrase,that some of his friends would 'go back on him.” He then proceeded to show that the contrary was the result; that friends instead of deserting had more respect for a total abstinence man, and instanced several cases in his own State where brilliant drinking men, men who had hosts of jovial, convivial companions, had signed the pledge, and bad afterwards been elected by the people to prominent posi tions—one to the Gubernatorial chair, who never would have been thus honored had he continued a drinking man. Another hard drinker and popular man, and strong Demo erst, a man of rare talent, had signed the pledge, and so thoroughly were his abilities ecognized, that despite his politics, he was appointed to a position on the Supreme Court bench of the State—a position that would never have been given had he been a drinking man. The friend who had signed the pledge with him had many boon companions. A year or so afterwards he (the speaker/ had asked him if he had lost any friends, to which he replied no, but that he had gained some. Several other such instances were related, and the speaker asserted that he did not believe any man would lose any thing by being a temperance mau; that the man who offered the best goods at the lowest prices would get the trade,and a man who had to take liquor into his business tacitly thereby acknowledge# his weakness. He was told this morning by Rev, Mr, Branch of a prominent groeeryman in Charleston, a member of tbe church, who had been urged to abandon the sale of liquor and declined, but was finally prevail ed on to do so for one year. At the end of that period his business had nearly doubled, and he has never sold liquor since. (Applause.) This was but one in stance; more might be cited. He had never heard of but one business that had beeu injured by temperance. In Portsmouth thepe h&d be P u 0- & r $hd temperance movement and one man wno was ssked about it said he would have to remove, that it had injured his business 20 per cent. Somewhat curious to know about it, he asked him what his business was, and the man replied that he was an undertaker (laughter); that his sale of coffins was hurt. That was the only business the speaker ever knew of being injured by temperance. One man had said to today, “Oh. it’s a weak man w*hq don’t know Alien he ? o gat jniGagh.’ 1 Now, he wouid asli that gcnt!eir«an, if he were present, one question—“Haveu’t you got enough when you haven’t got any ?” What would make one man drunk would have but little effect, apparently, on another. lie knew a church member who took two ordinary drinks of brandv, ^tnd a sijort tiiiie&ftei.'Vards was ^ig^gglng-un the street. He was brought up by the church and reprimanded, and yet another member who was present had taken liis six drinks and had walked in as straight as could be. (Laughter.) It was not a question with the public what a man can drink, but wW - an ue uZm. Aiie man who drinks the most may be considered a moderate drinker, whilst the n;an wbq drank but little was regarded as a drunkard. Was it any sign that because a man cannot drink much that he has a weak head ? He was willing that it should be considered that he had a weak head, but, thunk God, he had head enough to let the accursed stuff alone. In conclusion he urged upon every man, woman and child present who had not done so to Lome, fqrwar# apd 6ign tl;e plpdge. At this point a little girl about ten years of age stepped out and advanced up the aisle, when she was met by Mr. Drew, who took her name and said: “Thank you, little girl, but I would like to catch some of the big girls, and the boys too.” The ode “Pull for the Shcre” was given out anq sung, Mr. IJrew continuing his talk between the versea. At the close of the sieging, Mr. Drew said that personally it made no difference to him whether they signed the pledge .or not; he asked them to do for themselves what he firmly believed was for the good of humanity and perhaps of themselves. There were over fifty temperance men and women in this hall, and they must do their papt; he coaid not go on alone,and they might as,well understand it. They must work. All tkat was requisite was a little personal work; If he ha#: one humlred men and women ready and willing to work, he be- lieyed they would turn Savannah upside down. After some further appeals, “Pull for the Shore” was repeated, and the speaker said he hoped they would succeed in palling some down to the stand to sign the pledge. It could do them no harm, and might do them good. „ “Let the Lower Lights' be Burning” was then sang, followed by “Here’s the Pledge,” when Mr. Drew called on Rev. Mr. Heidt ence and endeavor to secure signers. After some minutes thus occupied, the singing being continued, Mr. Drew returned to the stand and said he was perplexed. He had heard something he could not understand. Several young men had., said to him that they would not sign now' but “might after Christmas.” If it was good after Christmas it ought to be before Christmas. Some ladies had also refused to sign. This was an important matter to their sex. He did not want to urge the signing of this pledge too much. He did not want any to sign it and forget it almost before they left the hall; didn’t want any hooray business—to go up like a rocket and come down like a stick; he wanted them not to act under excitement, but to come up and sign tbe pledge with the determination to keep it. He wanted the ladies to take part and endeavor to get signers. They might not be accustomed to this, and might consider it unladylike, but he did not see why they should, when the welfare of their sex was at heart. In Atlanta the ladies had worked hard, and 6ome had obtained more signatures than any man could have gotten. The cards were then called In, and the work of the day and night was announced, 56 signatures having been obtained, making a total of 30'5. Before closing, Mr. Drew appealed to each one to take a card, and endeavor during to day to secure some names and report at the meeting to-night. He felt confident at least one hundred signers could thus be ob tained. The meeting was then dismissed with the benediction by Rev. Mr. Heidt. There will be another meeting held to night at Armory Hall. THE SUPREME COURT. Decisions Rendered December 9. 1S79—Abridged for tbe “Morning News” by A. H. MacDonell, of tbe Savannah Bar. Tbe Farmer’s Monthly—A Good En dorsement. West Point, Ga., December 4, 1S79.—J. H. Estill, Eq.: Deak Sir—I enclose you money order for $9 80, in payment of my advertisement and year’s subscription to the Southern Farmer's Monthly. It gratifies me to be able say that., although advertising in some half dozen other periodicals, every correspondent referred to the Monthly. I do not mean that I am gratified that my other advertisements did no good, for they cost money, bat pleased to see the Monthly so popular. Very truly yours, decll-lm Jno. E. Roberts. Picquett vs. the City Council of Augusta et al. Injunction—from Richmond. Warner, C. J. The main object of complainant’s bill is to set aside the sale of a house and lot, levied on and sold under tax fi. fas. issued against him as his property. The bill does not allege that he ever was owner of the house and lot, or that he had any interest whatever in the same, either legal or equi table. It is a fundamental principle that a court of equity will not entertain a bill in favor of a party who shows no title or in terest in the subject matter for which he seeks relief. The complainant mast first get into court legitimately, by showing an interest in the subject matter of relief, be fore he can raise the question of defendant’s estoppel from denying that interest, by reason of its having levied upon and sold the house and lot as his property. Besides he did not offer to pay the taxes legally ad mitted to be due. There was no error in sustaining the demurrer to complainant’s bill. Judgment affirmed. Jackson, J., concurred. Bleckley, J., dissented. Bass vs. Glover. Certiorari—from Sumter. Bleckley, J. A railroad company completing the trans portation of freight begun by other com mon carriers connected with it by an in termediate lme or lines, may, for its own security, exact the production of the bill of lading before delivering the goods to the consignee. At all events, where the con signee has never had actual possession, he cannot obtain possession of them by posses sory warrant, without producing the bill of lading or showing that its nQn-production would not leave the company liable to bona fide assignee of the same. Judgment reversed. Cleveland vs. Chambers. Equity — from Crawford. Bleckley, J. 1. Where a question as to the sufficiency of the notice of a motion for new trial could have been but was not raised in the court below, nor ruled upon by the presiding Judge, the question is not here for review. Tbe amount of the donor’s liabilities as compared with his resources at the time be executed the conveyances (sought now to be set aside), being a vital point in the case, the allusion of the court to “bogus” debts or claims in charging the jury, in con nection with matter requested to be charged by complainant’s counsel, would seem ob jectionable : and a new trial having been granted below, the judgment granting it will not be reversed. Judgment affirmed. Richards & Bro. vs. Myers & Marcus. Rule —from McDuffie. Bleckley, J. A judgment rendered before a mortgage is recorded has a superior lien upon the pwperj ty, though at the time of the rendition of the judgment the mortgage has been fore closed, and the mortgage fi. fa. levied. Code, section 1957. The lieu cf thp mort gage is in the contract, and not in tke judg ment of foreclosure. Judgment affirmed. Miller vs. Augusta. Equity—from Rich mond. Bleckley, J. Though the corporation of Augusta, as proprietor of tbe Augusta canal, be not bound by express contract to supply a given head of water to a particular ihifr, nor to abstain from alterations which reduce the fall at such mijl and impede the aocustomed action of its wheels, yet it cannot caprici ously withhold a due supply of water, nor make alterations in the canal injurious to the efficient working of the mill unless needful and proper, and consistent with sound principles as applied to the nature of the enterprise and to the business relations and circumstances of the corporation to ward tbe various mills and manufactories situated along the canal and deriving water supply therefrom. Judgment reversed. Cohen & Kaplin vs. Duncan »fe Johnson. Complaint—from Burke. Jackson, J. Where defendants put in a plea that they bad been adjudicated bankrupts, and prayed that the suit against them on promissory notes be 6tayed a reasonable time to await the action of the United States District Court on the question of their final dis charge,and were ready to verify their plea by exemplification from said court legally cer tified, and the plea was stricken and finnl judgment rendered agaip;t them, '*• Held, that the proceedings in the State court should have been suspended, and that final judgment should not have been enter ed against defendants. Judgment reversed. Denham vs. Kirkpatrick. Complaint—from Richmond. Jackson, J. 1. An action for damages transferred from the County Coiirt to the &qperiov Court be cause the plaintiff’s title to the laud was in> volved, goes iu its entirety to the Superior Court, and will be fully and finally disposed of therin. 2. A deed tainted with usury is void as title, and if good as an equitable mortgage construed with bond to reconvey, it is good only to secure tbe principal debt. 3. Where the holder of such a deed, on the sale of the land by the Sheriff, states that he holds au equitable mor'_£CE£ toy $1,500 ami that p/qraha^r * will buy subjoqi. 1m tbqi* euifumbHOUJa, and because „ ^ T ^ T . . a bidder hirn*rif, with full knowledge that and CEMr.NTa Also LAND PLASTLR. *500 of the *1,500 is for Interest taken by .. No * ~ Dra >' ton 8tre ~ t * Savannah, Qa. himself for one year’s loan of $1,(KX1, and the land is knocked off to him, and another bidder who contested with him would have given him $500 more for the land had the mortgage been represented as to secure but $1,000, held that the equitable mortgagor is entitled in an action plainly and distinctly setting out the above stated facts, and Dr< ing them on the trial, to /epover Lom ’the buy er tge diReteiipe'at which 1 the Ian# was bid off and what it would have brought but for the misrepresentation, with interest up to the trial Judgment affirmed. Public Education—Is It an Extrava gance ? Editor Morning Sews: Without doubting the right of our teachers to payment for services rendered, it may not be amiss to inquire if these services cannot be materi ally curtailed, with profit to the community and the pupils. This subject Is now engag ing the serious attention or the press and the authorities in our larger cities.’. 'A num ber of common sense articles have recently been published, and the New York Sun, In reviewing the situation, concludes that the elementary schools “are the prime objects of concern In our school system;” that compared with them the high schools and colleges, for which the people pay so heavi ly, are of small importance.” Again, “In stead of directing the main force of the educational body to the training of the scholars in the essential branches of ele mentary instruction, in the things they must of necessity know, a large part of it is wasted in trying to polish up the boys and ? ;irls in fancy branches, or in fitting them or a superior education to follow.” In brief, the Sun demands that the course of instruction in the public schools be limited to the solid branches of an ordinary ele mentary education. A case lately came under this writer’s notice of a young man, fresh from one of those latter-day model schools. He would argue to the splitting olr a hair, and give an opinion “as was an opinion” on any sub ject, past, present or to come; knew “The reason of things. And why Indians wear rings In their red Aboriginal noses;” was familiar with Ksesar Kickero and other rechristened sages of old, but he spelled cottra, rosra, sAugar, and many other bad spells of familiar words. Nor is this by any means an isolated case. There are even highly vafnished young ladies, who have “taken” languages, living and dead,’ologies, ’onomles, polygon, polyglot and other pol- lles, and yet are not able to manage the orthography of a simple Informal note. Now “Ktesar” and “Kikero” are dead cocks in the pit; call them by any 6pell you like, and they will not come, but cotton, rosin and such are living issues, occurring constantly in every day life, and defective orthography in such cases becomes glaring ly apparent, and is without excuse. The fault rests with the preceptor rather than the pupil, too much attention being paid to veneer and varnish, while neglecting the ground work on which all the rest really depends. Probably not half the pupils In aDy of our schools take in half of what they are cram med for, aDd if they did it woufd be of no practical benefit in real life. If the St£te starts oat any child a fluent reader, able to 6tate clearly and readily his facts and ideas, if he has any, in writing, and familiar with the fundamental principles of figures, it is all that is required to make a good citizen. Whatever is beyond belongs to the fancy and luxurious part of education, or to what may be needful for some particular profes sion, with which the community has no concern. What have Algebraic equations to do with housekeeping ? or what Lave conic sections and isoceles triangles to do with selling su gar or tea, or cotton and rosin V or with the ordinary business ot the tradesman and me chanic ? All that can properly be required of the jublic is to place the child in position to Yecome a good and useful citizen; all print is open to him who can read, and if there is capacity for it, if the soil is fruitful, from these germs will come ail the rest. And if there is not capacity, it Is useless to cram for it. Most parents will probably admit that those ordinary children, over the way and round the corner, are not capable of comprehending, what is now the parrot routine of most public echool sys tems, and if there be cases of superior ability, let the parents put on the varnish at their own, cost just as they might put on purple, fine linen and jewelry, where good substantial clothing is all that the masses attain to, or that is required for health and comfort In any condition. Tbe multiplying of studies and text books seems to have but one object, to get from the public something for nothing, by selling useless books and making places for useless teachers. X. U«r QUmtistmtuts. 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A FULL SUPPLY- OF Hand-Made Saeks and Hoods FOR CHILDREN. Bergmann’s Worsted, IN ATT. SHADES. Stamping Done toltOrder. MRS. POWER, 168 BROUGHTON STREET. I mean what I say. This Pad is a positive and radical cure in every case where it is used in accordance '’with mp directions. I only re quire that instructions be followed. G. W. HOLMAN, Inventor. We have tried the Holman Pad with most thorough and beneficial results, and found it to be all that is claimed for it. We heartily com mend it. Wm. P. McKenna. Savannah. D. E. Betrez, Savannah. Paul Dgcker. Savannah. E. H. Nichols, Savannah. Gen. A. Austell. Atlanta, Ga. Judge James Jackson. Atlanta, Ga. Hon. J C. Freeman, Atlanta, Ga. Judge Wm. Ezzard. Col. G. W. Adair. Judge R. Maddox. Col. N. C. Barnett, James B. Low, Rev. Geo Macauley, all of Atlanta, Ga. Dr. E. W. Alfriend, Albany, Ga. Dr. J. C. Ha*ris. Columbus, Ga. Dr. Cropsley. Troy, Ala. Hon. David J. Bailey, CoL Feck, Griffin, Ga. Col. Dozier. Augusta. Gol. H. B. Troutman, Macon, Ga. Dr. Blue. Union Springs. Ga. Bear in mind that it is suicidal for invalids to De continually swallowing so-called “pills” and •‘bitters” with which the country is flooded, and are virtually “dosing yourself to death!” 8top it! None genuine but the Holman Liver Pad. All others are worthless imitations. Since the discovery of the Holman Pad 58 worthless Imi tations and cheap counterfeits have been im posed upon the public, owing to the great suc cess of the Holman Pad since its invention. Send for Dr. Fairchild’s famous Lecture on ‘NATURE’S LAWS,” containing hundreds of indorsements from celebrated people, physi cians, clergymen, journalists, politicians, law yers and planters. Sent free upon application. Regular Pad—$2; Incipient diseases, first stages chills and fever, etc. Special Pad—$3; Chronic Livey and Stomach Disorders and Malaria. Spleen Belt—$5; Enlarged Spleen and Liver snd Chill Cake. Infant Pad—SI 50; Preventive and core of Cholera Infantum, and preventive of Diph theria. Body Plasters—50c.; Auxiliaries for Nervous ness and Circulative Troubles, throwing off obstructions and removing pains. FootPlas- ler, pair 50c. Absorption Salt—Auxiliary for Colds, Sick Headache, Numbness of Extremities. Box, 25c.; 6 boxes. $1 25, etc. Pads and Plasters sent by mail on receipt of price, free of charge. Salt ia sent by express at the expense of purchaser. Consultation at our rooms, or by letter, free, and solicited. Wholesale orders promptly filled by SMYTH & CO., Southern Agents, 5? Whitehall street, Atlanta, Ga.. or W. N. JUDSON, M. D.. Savannah Agent, nov22-SAWlm 100 Broughton street. AUCTION SALE OF GLASSWARE. DRY ETC. C. H. DORSETT Will sell, commencing at II o'clock, at 156 Bay street. Black Walnut, Marble-Top, Side and Board Centre TABLES, handsome WARDROBE and BEDSTEADS. TABLES, SOFAS. PICTURES, MATTRESSES, an invoice of GOBLETS and TUMBLERS. HOSIERY. HANDKERCHIEFS. BOOTS and SHOES, KNIYES.SPOONS, 8AWS, BLACKING, Notions generally. Also, the remainder of the Gold and Silver MATCHES and RINGS not sold at last sale. dec21-lt SUNDRIES AT AUCTION. BY DANIEL R. KENNEDY. THIS DAY, at 11 o’clock, 174 Bay street, CLOTHING, HOSIERY. HANDKERCHIEFS POCKET KNIVES, SHIRTS. SAWS, RAZORS’ KNIVES and FORKS, PLATED WARE, 1 solid silver NAPKIN RING, 1 Gold BRACELET CLOCKS. TINWARE. GOBLETS. CASTORS^ TOWELS. MAGIC LANTERN in perfect order. OIL PAINTINGS, TOILET SOAP, Fancy PA PER and ENVELOPES, SHOES. Also, a lot of TO\ S, which must be sclcLcon- sisting of Boy's WAGONS. STEAMBOATS. LOCOMOTIVES. STOVES, with Utensils. RUB BER BALLS. CHINA TOVS, etc. dec24-lt TO SPECULATORS AND OTHERS. LOTS ON JONES STREET. RUNNING BACK TO SI3IS. CLOSE TO CENTRAL RAIL ROAD WORKSHOP. AND CONTIGUOUS TO THE COTTON FACTORY. BY jr. McLAUGIftLIN & SON. On WEDNESDAY', December 21th, 1879, at 1 - o'clock p. si. FOUR LOTS, with the improvements there on, in Choctaw ward. Nos. 64, 66, 63 and 69; fee simple; 30 feet by 105 feet. These are very valuable lots, and well situa ted for either building or business. The re opening of the Cotton Factory, with additional spindles wiR still further add to their value. dec22-3t gMirtfaro ffaug .future gags. EXECUTOR'S SALE OF VALUABLE AND DESIRABLE REAL ESTATE. BY GEO. W. LAMAR. The. following property will he sold at the Court House, during the usual hours of sale, at public outcry, on the FIRST TUES DAY INJANU ARY NEXT, I C ?5?"S' 0us . an ' 1 . 6ar.i) S ome BRICK ,, ELI.ING, three stones *on basement, with tUl nece»sary outbuildings, together with lot No. Jasper ward, north side of Jones, be- 5 u!i and Whitaker streets, on which It is situated. Also. Lot No. 16 west of and adjoining same, fenced° tS teet, the latter completely Also, eastern one-half of Lot No. 2 Decker ward, north side of Congress street, and im provements, consisting of two brick stores, fronting 30 feet on Congress street. Also, five acres, more or less, of land situated on north side of Anderson street, east of East broad street, and on both sides of the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad. This is most desirable property for invest ment. Terrs cash. JNO L. VILLALONGA. „ JAS. G. MILLS. Executors or the estate of N. B. Knapp, dec’d. declO-W,F&M3w<Ejanl,2,3,5£6 fuel. COAL, COAL! JgEST qualities of RED or WHITE ASH COAL delivered in the city at $5 to $6 per ton, as per size and quality, by Grantham I. Taggart, 121 octl-W,F&Mtf BAY STREET. COKE, COKE BY THE SU»HKL. UNDER 56 BUSHELS 12}4 CENTS OVER 50 BUSHELS 10 CENTS Apply at the GAS OFFICE, dec 17-W,F& 3I10t, Oak, Pine and Lightwoori A LL orders sent us through order boxes xA. postal cards c*r *o office will be prompth filled. R. 15. CAhSELS A BRO.. novll-if Taylor and East Broad street* &(. BREECH AND MUZZLE I*OA&ING GJ- XT 1ST S. pOCKT KNIVES. TABLE KNIVES. CRAWFORD & LOVELL. HARDWARE HOUSE. dec2>tf 153 BROUGHTON STREET. SHOT GUNS, PISTOLS AND AMMUNITION, OF EVERY DESCRIPTION AT LOWER RATES THAN EVER OFFERED BEFORE. Military Goods and Gun Material ALWAYS ON HAND AND FURNISHED Al LOW PRICES BY C. D. SACK. 179 CONGRESS STREET. 137“ Especial attention given to repairing. AI1 orders promptly attended to and satisfac tion guaranteed. novl-8,M<fcW2m fruit. RED BANANAS. JpLORIDA ORANGES. BALDWIN APPLES. DATES, FIGS, GRAPES. RAISINS. NUTS of all kinds. P. H. WARD & CO., 139 AND 141 BAY ST., SAVANNAH. dec!3-tf RECEIVER’S SALE. SAW MILL, MULES, TRUCKS, CARTS, ETC. Will be fold on FRIDAY', 2d January, 1880 at the mill ground of Coiley A Overstreet, in Emanuel county, Ga., 3y, milee from the terminus cf Wadley A Co. KaUroad. The SAW MILL and FIXTURES, in complete running order. 26 HEAD OF MULE?. TIM BEK, CARTS, TRUCKS. 1 HORSE CART, belonging to the firm of COLLEY A 0\ RRSTREET, for the purpose of effecting a settlement with the creditors of said firm. Terms made known on day of sale. An engine will leave No. 9 Central Railroad at 8 o clock a.m , 2d January, 1880, to convey parties who may wish to attend the sale. E. T. MALLORY, , Receiver for Colley A Overstreet. dec!5-M,^\ A I* td HOUSE AND LOT ON PULASKI SQUARE. A LARGE. ROOMY. ELEGANT DWELLING FOR SALE AT AUCTION. BY GEO. W. LAMAR. Before the Court House, during the usual hours of saie, on the FIRST TUESDAY' IN JANUARY NEXT, That desirably located DWELLING, with double piazza, roomy and well ventilated, hav ing all modern improvements for comfort and convenience, together with trust Lot No. 21, facing Puiaski square, between Macon and Chariton streets, on which it is situated. Lot fee simple. Terms half cash, balance twelve months time, with interest at rate of 7 per cent.; purchaser paying for papers. declO-W,Fd:M3w t tjanl.2,M,5A6 gfurtru, &c. n PLATED WARE, Sterling- Silverware, CL0CXS, DPERA GLASSES, ETC. ARE EXCEEDINGLY Handsome Christmas Presents. JJAVING determined to make our store the popular one in the city, we have in conse quence marked down our goods to such an ex tent that a goad article can be in the reach of everybody. No Fancy Prices at our store. All we ask is a living profit. Convince yourself and call at M. STERNBERG'S, THE LITE AND POPULAR JEWELER, 2 d t,J ARNARD STREET. A. L. DESBOUILLONS. DIAMONDS Z CHRISTMAS PRESENTS! FINE GOLD and SILVER WATCHES. CLOCKS. SOJJD GOLD JEWELRY, SILVER WARE, QUADRUPLE PLATED WARE. GOLD HEADED CANES. GOLD PENS and PEKCIL8. OPERA GLASSES, STAR SPECTACLE8Ta3 nt the lowest price. All the latest patterns in fine rolled plate JEWELRY'. 21 BULL STREET. Do You Want Specks ? T HE largest and best assortment of SPEC TACLES in the city. Single glasses to see near and far. My goods sui: all eyes and all pockets. P. LINDENSTRUTH, nctR-tf 22 Jefferson a* gafemt. JOHN Q < HI Of m FINE CONFECTIONERY. A M receiving orders for the HOLIDAYS. and am prepared to iurni-h anything in my line wi f h dispatch. 92 Broughton street, opt osite M rshau House. octJMj