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V THK MORNING NEWS, 1
1. v.. Dw, 6, 1883. 5r.2.1
. v market was quiet throughout
- 1 vhiluled a weakening ten
ay were reduced l-160. all
rp< general pressure to sell,
w ;th the demand the offer
-1 • - In the early part of 1 lie day
. doing, but on the decline a
n. and at tin- close quite a
had been accomplished.
: th< day footed up 2,413 bales,
ae 1- retained by a few far
•u.verity are free sellers at
VI. record of the day’s liusi
oige is as follows: The
. and easy, quotations un
sales At Ip. m. the mar
riees declining 1-ICc. for all
lialcs, closing at 4 pm.
r sab- of 527 bales. Be
th* official closing quota
- i.t-mah Cotton Exchange:
.. 10 3-16
. 10 1-16
J- Js
g
B ‘'
t ouiparallve Cotton Statement.
itKCKiPTs. Exports and Stock on u and December 6, 1888, and,
roit TUE RAMP TIM* I.ABT A'KAK.
Wf, iss*.
Sa I I S*a I
Inltiiu!. \ I'platul. luhltld. Cphi 111/.
B|is k on liniid Ncpteiulier 1. 11 4,136, 60 ,
Ite.civeil to-diiv 1 4,521 60
\ml |rt*vu>ufly
| ... , I .Hi 417.1G1 ; 1,889 1 lilt. 9911
1 '| Ml 14 I ,
-.—Transact-mm were very mod -
.• i lb* light offerings. The mar
un Arm. The tales were
as alinU quotations. We quote:
nominal.
:tt msi
i .line 33 (*34
34 (agl-A
. nominal.
\ rather firm tone i.~ maintained.
|UWt ith • liangos as price-.
ere 100 liarrel*. We quote:
t- - "i
n
I. ■ none 5' 4 om%
e nominal.
try lota I 9t>'<4l 00
I water 1 25 Hi tO
iivti STOWES.—The market for gpirtls
nine a- weak. There was a little
alsor 4*' to .v*i Parrels changing
it prices not made public, hut at the
highest hid for regulars was lil'.r.
1! n |-ort of the market is as fril
market opened steady at 32c. for
\i 1 p. m. It was unchanged, which
iio the clo-iup hour. Kotina—There
1 h animation, and the market re
iiangvd. The demaml is good,hut
• - arcity of de-irablo grades, no
-.il> -wi re effected. The re|xirt of
as follows: Tin- market opened
.i._ limitations: A, IS. C, D
► >1 irei 1 an. g $1 27'.. 11 f 1 :*,
- : Ml: nj, S ft .10*. w indow
. ater Idle 43 2-'. and • outinued
.m-i- of the day without further
I-ale- were ;->j barrels.
HtTU. STORKS STATEMENT.
Spirits. Rosin.
April 1. 1883 2.105 44,97 1
ft, : I-, lay 207 1.724
k . reviousiy ..116,781 393,837
Tu 119,693 440.632
f\ - o-dav 1,5.1 “ijBS
1 reviousiy 104,145 :!7.!.17S
TANARUS.; 105,645 374.51:1
-■ , 111 I and on shiplioard
a . it count .. . 13.f1' 66,119
K. . iic 'lav last year... 150 1,030
u. Money in good demand,
i. v. tnge—The hanks and liank
■:2 sight drafts at J 4 per
-oiling at •„ j*er cent, to
Kxelmnge— Market steady;
-. with lulls lading attached,
< : ,: e.iminen-ial ft 7V' 4 ; ninety
, f, 7>; French franks. $5 20 •
>- -The market is quiet, with a
: . at demand.
- * \: BUSDB. —City ininh.—Mar
-1 Atlanta 6 per cent., lu2 bid,
A full 7 per rent.. It's lei.
I mill ms 5 |>cr cent., si hid. s6
. 'I : |x-r cent., 103 hid. 106 asked;
IM reent.. '1 Mi 'l 1 j asked.
t -Market irregular. We
. . i.mmon. i-v-div., M bid, 93
• Vi - -,.* and Savannah 7 per cent.
. . 1 \-div-, 117 bid, 118 asked. Geor
. it-.* Iml, It’.*', asked. 8011th
s r cent, guaranteed, ex-div., 114
-I Central It.iiiroad 6 per cent.
- e\ i.v.. " 3 bid, 'J asked. At
• VV -t Point Kill mail stock, 101 hid,
Atlanta and West Point 6 per
tie-. td. I*7 asked-
C .**.—Market quiet. Atlantic
* • inortg. eousolid'd 7 per cent.,
f utry and July,maturity 1897,110'4
Atlantic Jt liulf indorsed city
. 7ix recnt., coupons January and
t] H9I.K lud, 100 asked. Coll
ated mortgage 7 |kjtcent..coupons
July, mat 11 rite 13*3, 112 hid, 113
■rma Railroad 6 i>er cent., 1897,
asked. Georgia Kail road it js-r
1 hid. 105 a-ke t. Mobile A
.mrigage indorsed 8 per cent, cou
> -ry and July, maturity lss9, 109
asked. Montgomery A Kufaula Ist
i-or cent. inl. by Central Kailroad,
a-keii. Charlotte, Columbia A Au
•• a-ke i. ( har
-111 lua A Augusta 2d mortgage, 98
aske l. Western Alabama 2d mort
i.-rsed, 8 per rent., ox-coupons, 110
■ 2 ask. i. south Georgia A Florida
t lit b.d. 115 asked; South Georgia
it la 2<i mortgage. 100 hid. 102 asked.
M VKKKTS BY TKI.KGKAI’H.
Nonn lioport.
FINANCIAL.
IHv.6—t out*'K 1003-10 for money;
: r account. -
< lOO'h for money; 1019-16 for
IN-.*. .—The weekly statement of
of France shows an increase of
train'- in gold ami a decrease of
* ‘ran. -in silver.
*. I Ns'. >.- The amount of hull ion
- ; England has decreased X 152,000
<- past week.
l"s. IN-.-, o.—stocgs opened steady,
st i'ti 1 , |wr cent, Exchange"—
-J. short, ft S4' 1 . st ile bonila .lull,
m. ul luuitt strong,
COTTON.
; hpooi.. rv-o. 6.—Cotton easier; mid
.■'..l*ois 3 U-Ud; middling Orleans
salt's 10,000 hales—for s|s'< illation and
1.C90 bales; receipts 20,600 bales—
' * an IS.7tX4 bales.
Uplands, low middling clause,
-r ami January ilclirery, 3 53-64d;
■> ami February, 5 35-61.1; February
M.irch. :> a 5 38-61.1; March an>l
' I. : 62 *•< 4SI-6t'i; April ami May, 6 2-64
1 -4.4*1; M:v aid June, 6 0-t'h'lN 5-64(4
4.1. Market eu;.
m.—G<l middling uplamls 6 1-16.1,
tig uplan.ls s r „and, low middling uplamls
good ordinary uplandss9-16d, ordinary
3 3-16.1; middling Orleans 6 1-16.1,
iing Orleans Sl-161, iwhl ordinary
- :• 13-Md. ordinary OfMM 5 7-Wa;
hue Texas 6* ,l. luiilttling Texas
medling Texas 3 T s 't, go.vl ordinary
. oiNlinarv Texas 3 7-lisi.
" - : -.lay included 7.100 l>alesof Ameri
* - Uplands low middling clause.
April delivery. 560-64.1.
• ■ m.—Futures: I plamls. low middling
A|>ril and Mav delivery, (Wl.
' 1 l.'Kg, ivc. <'>.—cotton o|a>ne.l dull;
- vc amis lo 9-16 c; middling Orleans
: sales 203 bales.
-: Market opened steady, with sales
er delivery, in 51c; .lanu
7c; Fcl.rnarv, 10 73c: March, 10 M*c;
' .•! Ole; May, 11 13c.
raorutoxs orockriis etc.
• "'L. I He. 6.—Lard, 41s. Long clear
N ' - \ • s*. her. 6.—Flour opened dull and
* Wh*'at letw active and ‘ 4 *'..<• lower.
’ . iw.-r; afterwards recovered and
.a 1 ,c. Fork firm: mess, fl 4 oo®
I-ard stronger at 8 S7' v c. Freights
4t lino.
* 'fek. Dec. 6.—Flour dull and un-
Howard street and Western snper
v extra, $3 75*4 73; family,
- 73; citv mills superfine. $3 00(43 75;
-.-v. 75: Rio brands. $5 77*®6 CO.
' ■cihera scarce and rtnnsr; Western
nactive: Southern, red ft ll®
> r 41 1141 fj; No. 1 Mary land, $1 12* 4
V.. 2 Western winter rei. on spot.
: Corn—Souuiem quiet ami
- •r ;;rmer but quiet; Southern.
157 c. yelio* ;s.<Mil>c.
NATAL STORKS.
* V 'kc. Dec. 6.—Swrtts turpentine
'* HK gpie. Uosiu $1 3oi y,.
r.vonius Iteport.
Financial.
S t ’ri.ran*. Dee. a.—Exchange—bank
'f.rlm*. Msl'4.
„ * loKt. Dec. 6.—Exchange, 54 SH4,
'7 . i*rcent. SuU-Troasurv balances
~ " > 13.736.000;currency. f5,:7.1.i.i. i-i.iv
- 11 hood* strong; four and a half |mt
■ '.lt; f.ur per cents, 1233: three ier
. bid. state bon.U quiet.
■rket tn-.lay was very irregular,
shares being Mixing and others weak,
''■on qiened firm, but before the first
■ cc—iire against Yillards was renwed
v ■-n Transcontinental sold down 1,
N rn Pacific 1, preferred Vf. and Oregou
- 'on 2 ! j jiercent. The general list at
1 was string for the Trunk lines and
_ *’ r '"r die I. rangers. Snl>sequently the
market improved under the leadership
IlT** ll * which sold up 2*,,perceut. In
hour's business, however. Grangers
' ! .ante w.-akened. and a general decline
■■ *- 1 ace. Northwest leading. The market
■nt-gwlar and weak. Compared with
-’ I sclosing Reading, Central Pacific,
v ‘ i-ackawanna, Louisville and Nash-
vllle, Lake Shore. New York Central, Erie,
the Omahaa, Pacific Mail, Manitoba, AVabash
preferred, and AA'cetera Cnion were
per cent, highet. while Northwcet, St. Paul
Bock Island, Delaware and Hudson. Michi
gan Centra!. Missouri Pacific, Texas Pacific
Wabash and A illurds were VJjsfl tier cent’
lower. Kansas and Texas, Canadian Pacific!
Denver, and l nion Pacific wen- uuchanged.
Salt-- H>i2.ooo slian-s, the market closing at the
following quotations:
Aia.classA,2to6. 8214 Manhattan Elev. 45
Ala. class A,small 83 Memphis it Char. 40
Ala.elassß,ss ...100 Metnqiolitan El.. 92
Ala.classC,.4s. 82'.' Michigan Central
Georgians 102 Mobile A Ohio 11'!
•• ,s. mortgage 10f.‘ Nash, tt Chatt'a 56
.s, gold 1161 N. J. Central 84
Louisiana consols 7414 New Orleans Pa-
N. Carolina, old. *3o eifle, Ist mort 90
, Dew *l6 N.Y. Central .... 116%
‘ funding .... 10 New York El . 105*
“ special tax *4'4 Norf. A AV. pref. 44 *4
So. Caro.(Brown) Nor. Pacific.com. 26*-
eonsols ,104'4 “ lire f 553/
Tennessee Gs.old. 39 OhioAMississippi 27C
A irginia fis :* Pacific Mail 43'4
ya consolidated *45 PittslAirg 133
Aa, defern-d—, 10 Quicksilver i'X
Adams Express 1:21 *• preferred .25
Am'can Express. 93 Reading .>•;
Ch |ieake A Ohio. 15‘4 Richm’dA Al’gh'y 5
Chicago A Alton l:tt‘ 4 Hiehm'd A Danv 57
Chi. .A N’rthw’nsll9Tn Kichm’d A W.Pt.
“ preferred 144*5 Terminal 32
Cine,.St.E.A NO. 83!4 Rock Island . 120 U
Consolnl’teil Coal 22 St.lxiuis A San F 26 "
Ih-U, lack. A W 118J4 “ o , )re f 44 IX
Den.AßioUrande *3 5 4 “ “ Ist pref 90 *
Eric :m' St. Paul 97%
E. Tennessee IM 6% “ preferred . 117 U
Vort Wayne IBSU Texas Pacific 2114
Hannibal & St. Jo 3-' ~ Union l’amfic ... 84%
Harlem 190 U. 8. Express ... 58
Houston A Texas. 52 Wabash Pacific 21'4
Illinois Central.. 133!4 - i,rcf s&£
I-ake Shore .. loti'4 Well A Fargo .. .116
I/ville A Nash 48% Western Ull ion .. 7837
'Bid. tAsked. $Ex dividend.
COTTON.
I.IVERPOOL, Dec. 6, 5 p. m.—Futures: Up
land-, low middling clause, January and Feb
ruary delivery. 5 56-640S 65-64d; March and
.April. 5 61-64. Market closed quiet.
nkw York, Dee. 6—Cotton easy; middling
uplands, 109-16 c; middling Orleans, 10 13- 16c;
-ale.- 252 bales; net receipts 2,052 bales, gross
7,696 bales.
Futures—Market closed firm, with sales of
hales, as follows: December delivery,
19 55c: January, lo (KXifiO 62e: February, 10 76
one 77c: March. 10 919510 92c: April, 11 05(3
11 MtU-; May. 11 18c; June. 11 309$U 31c; July,
11 41(<r. 11 42c; August. 1151@U 52c; September
11 ivitll 21c.
The /Ws cotton article savs: “Future de
liveries at the first call 10-t 1 : 100 c., and
then advanced 3-ICOc. for December amt for
the balance l-lo0(<52-100c. aliove yesterday's
quotations; but at the third call sales
were again made at a decline of l-100c. Jan
uary brought 10 57pi 10 58c. March 10 88c. April
11 Oac and May 1116 c. Futures closed quiet
but steady. 2-lOOc higher than yesterday.”
Galveston. Dec. 6.—Cotton steady: mid
dling 10c, low middling 9 11-lOc, good ordi
nary 9 3-16 c: net receipts 5,884 bales, gross
5.8 M; sales 3,277 bales; stock 108,466 bales; e\-
poi'ls coastwise 4,793 bales.
Norfolk. Dec. 6.—Cotton steady; middling
10c; net receipts 7,'iul bales, gross'7,6ol; stock
69.032 bales; sales 1,625 bales; exjiorUs coast
wise 3,105 bales.
Baltimore, Dec. 6.—Cotton quiet; mid
dling 10'4c, low middling 9%c, gisul ordinary
9' 4 e; net receipts none, gross 685 bales; sales
250 bales; stock 1',455 bales.
Boston, Dee. 6.—Cotton steady-; middling
1" low middling 10J 4 c. good ordinary 9-' H <-;
nei rt-ceipts 897 bales, gross 1,306; stock 6,135
bales; exports to Great Britain 558 bales.
Wilmington, Dee. 6.—Cotton dull; mid
dling loo; low middling 9 f, 4e; good ordinary
9c: net receipts s:!0 bales, gross 830; stock 20,091
bales.
Philadelphia. Dec. 6.—Cotton easy;
middling 10%c. low middling 10%c, good ordi
nary 934 c; net receipts none, gross 31 bales;
stock ll.soi bales.
New Orleans. Dec. 6.—Cotton quiet;
middling 10 3-lik;, low middling 9 13-16 c, good
ordinary 9'._,c: net receipts 8,054 hales, gross
9,540; sales 7,500 bales; stock 345,960 bales;
exports, to Great Britain 3,155 hales, to France
S;2-o bales.
Mobile, Dee. 6.—Cotton quiet but steady;
middling 10c; low middling 9%c; good ordi
nary 9' a c: net receipts 2,285 bales, gross 2,285;
sales l.ixx) bales; stock 52,493 bales; exiiorts.
coastwise l,:tKl bales.
.Memphis, liec. 6.—Cotton quiet; middling
9 ,r; low middling 9-%c; good ordinary ll.'p*;
net receipts :!.i7!l bales, gross 4,168; slnpinenls
2,27 ii bales; 5a1e54,550 l>;l)cs; stock 80,9.8*5 liales.
ArursTA, Dec. o.—Cotton dull; middling
9 11-16 c. low middliug 9; 2 r, ; receipts 933
bales; sales 950 bales.
Charleston, Dec. o.—Cotton quiet; lower
to -ell; middling 103- 16c; low middling 9 15-16;
g-sel ordinary 9%e; net receipts 3,235 bales,
gross 3,2:5; sales 390 bales; stock 78,589 bales;
f \ports coastwise 1.780 bales.
New York. Dee. 6.—Consolidated net re
ceipts for all cotton jiorts 35,359 bales; ex-
IH.ris, to Great Britain 8,571 bales, to France
B,2vi, to the continent 5,050.
PROVISIONS. GROCERIES. ETC.
New York, Dec. 6.—Flour, Southern closed
steady but quiet; common to fairextra 3 75<vo
4 90; good to choice ditto f5 00926 50 Wheat
opened 'jm."-,!- lower hut afterwards recov
ered, closing steady at above the in
side rates; ungraded spring, 93c; ungraded
rid. 91i itfl i0‘ 4 ; ungraded white, 41 08' 2 (i
i in; No. 2 red, Deeemln-r delivery, $1 10' ./a,
1 11' 4 . 1 orn,s|M>t lots ' higher; ungra'd
ed, 4i(n,64c; No. 2, 6i' 2 e. December delivery.
6>' ,(•. Oats openedbetter, but closed
with the advance partly lost; No. 2, 37'k(<f
9754 c. Coffee, fair Itio, on spot, dull atl2e;
No. 7 Rio, on s|>ot.lo3sc, December delivery
9 95941" ooe. Sugar less active but unchanged;
centrifugal, 6 7 5 (n.7c; Cnls-s, 6 7-16546 23-32 e;
Porto Rico, fi’se; Freneli and English island,
5 13-169$ s? h c; Manilla, 5 3-16 e; fair to
good refining. 6 3-:r<<s6 5-lGc; refined closed
firmer—C 6‘ s i96' 4 e. extra C '46%c, extra
white C 1 V%9j7e, yellow s%(atic, oil' A 7Vg®*%e,
mould A Be, standard A 7' 4'<s7 9-liie. confec
tioners A 7’>,(•, cut loaf and criisltcd 9c, jiow
dercil s|49*B''4c. granulated 8 l-16e, cubes S!4e.
Molasses—foreign dull; New Orleans weak
but fairly active at :'-B<tsoc. ltice quiet but
firm. Cotton seed oil, 41(5460. Hides firm;
trade quiet; wet salted New Orleans, select
ed, 50 to 60 pounds, 9@loc; Texas, selected,
5'.,9410c. Wool quiet and unchanged; domes
tic fleece, 32@45e: Texas, 14@27. Pork very
quiet but held firm; mess, on spot, fl 4 1214(01
14 25. Middles nominal; long clear, 7%c. Lartl
opened about 7 jioints higher; afterwards lost
the advance, Iml closing with more strength;
contract grade, on niiot, 8 90c; December de
livery, 8 80948 HJe. Freights to Liverpool dull;
cotton, per steam. 3-16*1; wheat, persteam. 4d.
Chicago, Dec. 6.—Flour unchanged. Wheat
—regular unsettled and irregular; the market
opened ! .oi' ~e lower but quickly advanced •%
(a, 7 „e; then ruletl unsettled, declined l%c, aiid
closed le lower than yesterday; regular, Dc
eemlier delivery, 95®96' 4 c; No. 2 Chicago
spring, 95ns95j„f; No. 2 red winter. 96'Ac.
t orn excited: the market advanced 549$ lCjJc
nlmve the opening figures, but later receded
:' 4 9Al' .<-, and closed under yesterday;
: for cash and December delivery.
Oats higher, with fair demand; Sl'o’ftsSl/TtC for
cash; 31' < 9t,:;r,i' for December delivery. Pork
unsettled; tin- market o]*cned 10(a;15c lower,
but gradually improved 159520 c; tlieu fluctu
ated, and closed tame; cash lots, old, |l2 95@
13 00: December delivery, sl3 00. Lard—Up
market opened 10@20 points higher, but the
advance was not sustained; cash lots, 8 55(t$
slide; ltecember delivery, 8 50@8 62J4c. Bulk
meats higher; shoulders, 5 90c: short rib, 7c;
short clear, 7 25c. Whisky steady. Sugarun
changod; standard A, 8c; cut loaf, 9@9J4c;
granulaled. s' 2 c.
New Orleans. Dec. 6. —Flour dull and low
er; family, $4 00@4 50; high grades, $4 90@
6 25. Corn in steady demand; white, 57c;
yellow, 58c. Oats steady at 39c. Pork scarce
and firm at sl3 50. Lard steady; refined, in
tierces. 8* 4 ®S%c; in kegs, 8 7 M c. Hulk
meats—shoulders firmer, 6c for packed.
Bacon—market bare. Hants, choice sugar
erred canvased dull and lower,
13c. Whisky steady. Coffee dull; Rio cargoes,
common to "prime, 104£®14c. Sugar in good
demand; fair to fully fair, s : !*®s"*c; yellow
clarified. (tV"7c. Mofasses scarce and firm;
centrifugal la®33c; fair 30®33c. Rice dull;
I. ordinary to choice, Cot
ton seed oil—prime crude. 35®36c; summer
vcllovv, 42@43c.
Cincinnati, Dec. 6.—Flour dull; family,
$1 3o.St so; fancy, $3 00®5 50. Wheat in good
demand; No. 2 red winter, $1 0il4(gl 05' i for
cash. Corn firm; No. 2 mixed.new, 52®52Lie;
new ear, 41<rt43c. Oats strong and higher. 33':,
faUd’-e. Provisions—Pork quiet at sl4 00(e
14 25. I,ard firm at 8 30c. Bulk meats in good
demand and firm; shoulders, sVic; clear rib,
t*' 4 c. Itacon scarce and firm; shoulders 6 1 jc;
clear rib *' 4 e; clear sides Whisky active
an.) firm at $1 13. Sugar easier but not quot
ablv lower; hards s' ..Ot'.C^c; New Orleans IV’7
0i1'.,. Hogs firm: cominon and light, $3 85®
5 lo; )>acking and butchers, $5 loot-". 60.
St. Lons, Dec. 6.—Flour weak and slow.
Wheat unsettled; market opened higher hut
closed dull and nominal; No. 2 red fall,
-.(.fl 01 l 4 for cash; 99 s „e for December delivery.
( orn unscltlcd. generally higher; No. 2 mix
ed. ts I .jC for cash; 4s ! ,os4SJlc for December
delivery. Oats higher; 30'_.c for cash. Whisky
steady "at slll. Provisions —Pork firm at
$1:1 50. Itulk meats dull; long clear, 650(4
6 s3c; short rib, 6 S3®6 90c; short clear, 7 15c.
Itacon firm: short rib, 8' ,f<sß> 4o; short clear.
s '„(i£s„c. Lard higher, B>4c.
itALTiMORG. Dec. 6. —Oats very dull but
firmer in tone; Southern, 38®44c;" Western,
white 40004 c, mixed 35030 c; Pennsylvania 38
01 41 c. Provisions dull: Mcsspork, sl4 50. Hulk
meats—shoulders and clear rib sides, packed,
o'.,e and Bc. Bacon—shoulders 7c, clear rib
sides 9c. Hams, l.ard, refined O' 4 c.
I'offee dull; Rio cargoes, ordinary to fair,
11. Sugar dull; A soft, Coiqier, re
fined. quiet at 14' 4 e. Whisky steady at $1 18
(1 I' 1 ... Freights unchanged.
lanisviLLK. Dee. 6.— Flour unchanged.
Wheat steady; No. 2 red winter, $lO2. Corn
steady; No 2 white 53>,£c; mixed 54!yc. Oats
steady; mixed Western, 3SJ4@33c. Provisions
easier hut not quotablv lower: Mess ]s>rk.
new, sll 50. Bulk meats—shoulders, s'jc;
clear rib, 7c; clear sides, 7J4c. Bacon —clear,
> ;l 4 c. llams, sugar cured, He. Lard easier
l.ut not quotablv lower; choice kettle ren
dered lOLjC. Whisky quiet.
NAVAL STORKS.
Liverpool, Dec. 6, 6:30 p.in.—Turpentine,
27s 6.1.
New York. Dec. 6.— Spirits turpentine
dull at 33'jc. Rosin dull.
Charleston. Dec. o.— Spirits turpentine
dull; sales Rosin quiet; strained and
goo.l strained, $1 15.
Wilwinoton, Dec. G.—Spirits turpentine
firm at 32'4c. Rosin unchanged; strained,
$1 15; good straiued, $1 20. Tar firm at $1 70.
Crude tur|ientine steady; $1 25 for hard and
42 15 for yellow dip aud virgin.
aToilrt 05ooDo.
LUNDBORG’S LATEST!
Edenia, Alplup Violet,
Marcehal Neil Rose,
Lily of the Valley.
a FULL line of FINE TOfLET REtfUl
i\ SITES and FANCY GOODS specially
suitable for presents at
C. M. HEIDT & CO.’S,
Comer Congress and Whitaker streets.
KIESLIXG’S NURSERY,
WHITE BLUFF ROAD.
T>LANTS. BOUQUETS, RESIGNS, CUT
JL FLOWERS, furnished to orde Leave
orders at Davis Bros’., comer Bull and York
streets. Telephone call 240.
Sitippitia
MINIATURE ALMANAC—THIS DAY:
Sunrises o^9
Sunsets " 4-54
Hioh Water at Ft Pulaski 12:32 am, 12:59pm
Friday", Dcccmlier 7, 1883.
ARRIA ED YESTERDAY.
Sehr Annie Bliss, O'Donnell, New Y"ork,
with general mdse to order; vessel to Dale, W
& Cj.
Steamer Mary Fisher, Gibson, Cohen’s Bluff
and way landings—Master.
ARRIA'ED AT TYBEE YESTERDAY.
Bark St Lawrence (Nor), Gerner. Apalachi
cola, for Fleetwood (see local)—Master.
CLEARED Y'ESTERDAYL
Steamship Gate City, Hedge, Boston—
Richardson & Barnard. *
Hark Arklow (Br), Liverpool —Wilder Jt
Cos.
•Schr Lady Bannermaun (Br), Curry. Green
Turtle Cay, Abaco—J B Reedy.
SAILED YESTERDAY.
Steamship Gate City. Boston.
Hark Maggie Dart (Hr), Huetios Ayres.
Sehr Antarctic (whaler) on a cruise.
Sclir Joel Cook, Brunswick.
Schr Henrietta Hill, Satilla.
MEMORANDA.
Tyliee. Dec C. 7:10 p m—Passed up, schr
Annie Bliss and one unknown.
Passed out. steamship Gate City, bark Mag
gie Dart (Br).
Out from anchor, scltrs Joel Cook and An
tarctic (whaler).
Came down and anchored, schrs Mary A
Hood and A'apor.
Arrived at anchor, hark St Lawrence (Nor).
\\ aiting, bark Ibis (Nor), and an unknown
Italian brig.
Wind NE, 28 miles: hazy.
New Y'ork, Dec 6—Arrived. France, Guyan
dotte, Scythia, Holland. Richmond.
Arrived out, steamers Pedro, Silesia, Uaps
burg, brig Czarina.
Homeward, barks Kate Cann, Amanda,
Osmo, Hannah, Maria.
Darien, Nov 30—Cleared, schr Fannie A
Gorham, AVeleh, New York; Dec 3, bark
Ocean Child (Br). Davies, Conway, AA’ales.
Deal. Dec 4—Arrived, steamship Harbinger
(Br), Portefes, Savannah, for Amsterdam.
Koval to Dec 4—Arrived, steamship James
Turpies (Br), Smith, Savannah via Shields.
Sables D’Olonnes, Nov 29—Sailed, bark Folk
efesten (Nor), Hadland. Tyliee.
Table Bay, C * * If, Oct 29—Sailed, Guisseppc
(Ital). Emize, Pensacola.
Philadelphia, Dec 4—Cleared, schr Menawa,
Alexander, Pensacola.
Wilmington, N C, Dec 3—Cleared, bark Ilol
geu (Nor), Evensen, Savannah.
MARITIME MISCELLANY.
Only about 70 tens of cargo remained on
bark Schamyl, from Savannah, when she
parted her anchor at East London, C G H, in
a gale on night of Oct 24, and drove ashore a
quarter of a mile E of the Buffalo mouth.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Washington. Dec 4—The Lighthouse Board
has ordered the construction of a large gas
beacon 011 a jetty of the Delaware river, near
Wilmington, Del.
RECEIPTS.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway,
Nov 6—38 bales cotlon, 4 cars empty Uhls, 200
sacks guano, 50 caddies tobacco, 12 boxes show
cases, 21 boxes tobacco, and mdse.
Per Savannah. Florida and Western Rail
way. Dec G—1,169 bales cotton, 14 cars lumber.
I,3B4bids rosin, 136 bills spirits turpentine, 1,502
lioxes oranges, 160 bills oranges, 4 cars wood,
6 bills syrup, 289 sacks rice, 101 sacks oats, 15
bales hides, and mdse.
Per steamer Mary Fisher, from Cohen’s Bluff
and way landings—o3 hales cotton, 1 mule, 2
•oops turkeys, 5 coops chickens, 3 bdls hides, 3
bids syrup, 11 sacks rice, 278 bbis rosin, 16
sheep, 2 pieces machinery, 6 eases eggs, 1 kit
butter, 2 kegs syrup, 1 bdl cane, 3 cows, 2 coop
hogs, 1 cord wood, 12 qrs beef, 1 lot game, 4
bags potatoes, 440 lulls shingles.
Per Central Kailroad, Dec 6—3,314 hales
cotton, 13 bids spirits turpentine, 155 bills rosin,
847 pieces bacon,39l sacks oats, 100 sacks flour,
137 trt wheels, 135 bbls flour, 50 1 sixes tobacco,
56 bales paper stock, 50 bbls cotton seed oil, 45
bales g s hides, 20 caddies tobacco, 20 kegs
(Mirk, 20 pkgs mdse, 20 pkgs furniture, 10
tierces lard, 27 bales yarns, 10 boxes terra
pins, 9 pkgs hardware, 9 boxes marble, 9 boxes
woodenware, 9 bales hides, 7 pkgs castings, 7
pkgs hollow ware, 6 bdls chairs, 6 bales rags,
7 lioxes cheese, 4 cases shoes, 3 crates letter
lioxes, 5 cases plaids, 2 lioxes bolts. 2 lioxes
sundries, 2 lulls paper, 2 boxes machinery, 2
bbls syrup, 1 case cigars, 1 bale shot bags, 2
burial cases, 5 fruit cars, 1 car machinery, 2
cars coal, 9 cars lumber, 20 pkgs mane.
EXPORTS.
i’er steamship Gate City, for Boston—
-899 bales cotton, 97 bales hides. 16 bales hemp,
26 bales domestics, 213 bbls spirits turpentine,
625 bbls rosin, 105 bbls rice, 58 bales g s hides,
60" sacks cotton seed meal, 1,102 pieces pig
iron, 75,000 feet lumber, 3,657 lioxes fruit, 80
pkgs sundries.
Per bark Arklow (Br), for Liverpool—2,6o4
bales upland cotton.weighing 1,227,876 pounds.
Per sclir Lady Bannermann (Br), forGrecn
Turtle Cay—B2 bbls flour, 25 bbls grist, 1 box
bacon, 500 feet lumber, 20,000 shingles, 6 bills
potatoes. 1 ease milk, 1 case oysters, 6 boxes
oread, 3 tierces lard, 1 case cotton dry goods,
I bill onions, 2 boxes soap, 3 boxes starch, 1 bbl
syrup, 2 cows, 1 sack coffee—J B Reedy.
PASSENGERS.
Per steamship Gate City, for Boston—
I> II Smith, O Cbadborn, G F l’resly, J Ames,
Mrs Geo Robertson, K M Capron, <* C Mid
dleton, AVm Y’oung, W S Thornton, S T AVil
liams, T Koeli, AV’ S O’Brien.
Per steamer Mary Fisher, from Cohen’s Bluff
and way landings—R Pope, C R Ifopktns, AV
H Young, I* P Morgan, M A Bernketnp, Miss
Alice Tulen, C F Clair, L Mixon. W II Law
ton, I> E ltieser, E Josephs, 1, W Hoop, J Iv
Manor, J I! Stokes, Miss It Roberts, M W
Barnhill, J M Powell, A II Mallory, J ATison,
Sr, J S Mason.
CONSIGNEES.
Per steamer Marv Fisher, from Cohen’s Bluff
and wav landings—A A Winn, W AV Gordon
& Cos, BAD, Peacock, II ,t Cos. AV I Miller,
J P Williams A Cos, K Roach A Bro,W W C A
Cos, Baldwin A Cos, C 1) Rogers. Order,
Garnett, S A Co,ll Myers A Tiros. J AV Snooks,
1. J Guilmartin A Cos. Rutherford A F, Rich A
M, AV C Jackson, Graham A 11.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railwav.
Doc 6—Fordg Office, K A Schwarz, Allen A L,
Chess, C'arley A Cos, Ludden AB, Lippmau
Bros, Paul Decker, II Myers A Bros. Lee Key
Myers, Geo AValter, -J Hart A Bro, J P AVif
liams A Cos, II M Comer A Cos, Garnett, S A
Cos.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western Rail
way, Dec 6—Fordg Office, Peacock. 11 A Cos,
Lee Roy Myers, Saussy, H A It, It IS Reppnrd,
II Myers A Bros, Dale, AV A Cos, It IS Cassels,
S H Zoncks, AV E Alexander A Soil, H Miller,
It Habersham’s Son A Cos, M Bolev A Son, A
M Cohen, S Guckcnhcitm-r A Son, J McLaugh
lin A Cos, Graham A H, F Holmes, J It Mays.
1> O’Connell, S Gazan, Lilicntlial AK, K T
Roberts, J P Williams A Co,Estes, McA A Cos,
Walker, C A Cos, AV McNeil, AA' C Jackson.
AV AV Gordon A Cos, L J Guilmartin A Cos. Jno
Flannery A Cos, Geo AValter. Garnett, S A Cos,
Butler A S. M Maclean. AVarren A A, Wood
bridge A 11, AVoods A Cos, It ltoach A ltro,
Chas Ellis, H M Comer A Co,II F Grant A Cos.
AVeld A 11, N A Hardee’s Son A Co,C C Hard
wick, A A AVinn, Baldwin A Cos, AV AV Chis
holm.
Per Centra! Railroad. Dec 6—Fordg Agt.
II M Comer A Cos, AA’ AV Gordon A Cos, I, J
Guilmartin A Cos, F M Farley, Baldwin A Cos,
Jno Flannery A Cos, If F Grant A Cos, M Mac
lean, A A Winn, It Roach A Bro, Geo AValter,
Rutherford A F, Garnett, S A Co,Bogart A 11,
R J Davant, Warren A A, AVoods A Cos, Muir,
I> A Cos, AA’arnock A S, J C Thompson, Order,
Tl’ Bond, A Haas A Bro. Gordon l’ress,
Holcombe, G A Cos, A H Champion, T N
Theus, Mrs S AVhite, II Dreyfus, J M Farr,
AV E Alexander A Son, Fretxvell A N. M Fcrst
A Cos. A J Miller A Cos. F Morgan A Cos, S K
Lewis, J McLaughlin A Son, .1 If Greavy, Mrs
H Cum tiling, I) I) Arden, Peacock, HA Cos,
Bcndhcim Bros A Cos, G S McAlpin, Haynes
A E, C H Carson, A Ehrlich. T M Cunning
ham, Mrs N .1 Jones, M Gnlmitz, H Goebel, W
l> Dixon, M Boley A Son, F Al Hull, A I*elfler,
Weed AC, Palmer Bros, AV F Shellman, r
James, Mohr Bros, J B ltcedy, D C Bacon A
Cos, H Myers A Bros.
Xrrial Itoticco.
NOTRE IN ADMIRALTY?™
LTNITED STATES OF AMERICA, East-
J ern Division of the Southern District of
Georgia. In admiralty.
Whereas, a libel in rent has lieen filed on the
21st day of November, instant, in the District
Court of the United States for the South
ern District of Georgia, bv the OCEAN
STEAMSHIP COMPANY’, "of Savannah,
against the Norwegian bark AURORA, her
tackle, apparel and furniture, now lying at
Savannah, in the said district, and against all
persons lawfully intervening for tlicir inter
ests therein, in a cause of collision, civil and
maritime, for reasons and causes in the said
iila-l mentioned, and praying the usual process
and monition iu that ochalf to be made; and
that all persons claiming any interest therein
may Ik- cited to appear itnd answer the
premises; and that the said Norwegian hark
AURORA, her tackle, apparel and furniture
may be condemned and sold to pay the de
mands of the libellant.
And whereas, a warrant of arrest has been
issued 011 the said 21st day of November, under
the seal of the said court, commanding me to
attach the said Norwegian hark AURORA*
lier tackle, apparel and furniture, and to give
due notice to all i>ers<iiis claiming the same to
appear and answer, and make claim thereto.
Now, therefore, l do hereby giA-epublic no
tice to all persons claiming the said Norwegian
bark AURORA, her tackle, apparel and furni
ture, or in any manner interested therein,
that they be arid appear at the Clerk's oflice
of the District Court of the United States, for
the Southern District of Georgia, in the city
of Savannah, on TUESDA Y r , the lltli day of
Deceuilior next. A. I>. 1883, at 10 o’clock in
the forenoon of that day, then and there to in
terpose their claims, arid to make their alle
gations in that behalf.
Dated at Savannah, Georgia, this 21st day
of November, A. D. 1883.
RICHARD D. LOCKE.
United States Marshal, Southern District of
Georgia.
Lawton & Cunningham, Proctors for Li
C GEORGIA, Chatham County.—Notice is
T hereby given to all persons having demands
against EMILY G. JOHNSTON, deceased,
to present them to us, projK-rly made out,
within the time prescrib'd by law, so as to
show their character and amount; and all
persons indebted to said deceased are hereby
required to majee immediate payment to us.
November 8, 1883. ......
EMILY G. WALLER,
JULIA T. JOHNSTON,
ELLA M. JOHNSTON,
Qualified Executrixes of the will of Emily G.
Johnston, deceased.
EOKGI.A, Chatham Counjy.— Notice is
vT hereby given to all persons having de
mands against MARY A. FKEDKRICK, de
ceased, to present them lo me, projK-fly made
out. within the time prescribed by law. so as
to show their character and amount; and all
Itersotki indebted to said deceased arc hereby
required to make immediate payment tome.
NoVKMBEa 8, 1883.
M. FREDERICK,
Administrator cum testamento attuexo estate
of- Mary A. Frederick, deceased.
JELLIES.”
Jarclen’s Jellies in Majolica Ware.
For sale by
c. If. GILBERT & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS.
CITY GOVERNMENT,
Official Proceedings of Council.
Savannah. Wednesday, Dec. 5. 1883.
Council met this evening at 8 o’clock.
Present—Hon. Rufus E. Lester, Mayor;
Alderman J. J. Chairman of Coun
cil: Alderman David AVells, A'ice Chairman
of Council; Aldermen Hamlet, Herat. Ham
ilton. Hanley, Thomas, Nichols O’Connor,
Mell, Green and Minis.
The minutes of the last regular meeting and
special meeting of November 26, were read
and confirmed.
ACCOUNTS.
The Committee on Accounts report thatthey
haveexamined and found correct bibs against
the city amounting to six thousand five hun
dred and seventy-three dollars and sixteen
cents, as per accompanying schedule, and re
commend that the same be passed for pay
ment. D. R. Thomas,
Chairman Committee on Accounts.
The report of the committee was adopted,
and the accounts, as per schedule annexed,
xvere passed for payment:
Board of Health —
Savannah Hospital.. 254 50
Janies Mulligan 5 80
Time of hands 181 25
John G. Butler 8 20
John G. Butler 25 20
Richard Fogarty 7 00
Richard Fogarty 198 00
John McGrath 198 00
Time of hands, disfgcorps. 224 00— 1,101 95
City Coitrt —
David Bailey 85 00
David Bailey 43 75
P. M. Russell 51 00— 179 75
City I.amp* —
Brush E. L. and P. Cos 1,020 12
City Pumjm —
A. Kent 166 67
Pry Culture —
Paul Campbell $ 15 00
Time of hands 121 12— 136 15
Fees —
Luke Carson 30 00
Fire P'jiartmerit —
E. A. Schwarz $ 1150
Puder A Downs 3 25
B. F. McKenna. 8 15
D. O’Connor 64 50
Washington*. F. E. Cos 12 50
F. E. Rebarer, C. C 46 10
A. llanlev 28 65
Pay roll for November. . 990 82
W. B. Mell A Cos 7 95
L. G. Tiliotson ACo .. 957 1,269 99
Incidentals —
Luke Carson 150 00
F. E. Rebarer, C. C 81 51— 231 51
Jail —
Salary guards, Nov 180 00
S. C. Stewart, agent 12 00
G. I. Taggart 6 00
Say. Gas Light Cos 11 52
A. Theime 2 00
AV. G. Bulloch 25 00
J. A. Hirschbach 13 50
A. Lefllcr 2 00
Edward AVarren. 15 00
AVaring Russell and deputy 283 33
S. Gardner 101 20
P. Lindeiistrulh 124 08 776 23
Laurel Groce Cemetery—
Time of bands 137 50
Market—
J. R. Hamlet 12 50
A. Hanley 5 00— 17 50
Parks and S'/uarcs —
Matthew Hogan 45 05
Time of hands 101 25
John McGrath 12 00
Cormack Hopkins 9 00— 167 30
Printing and Stationery —
AVilliam B. Moll A Cos 12 00
M. S Bvi-k 4 50
M. A. Cohen, Jr 100 00
Fret well A Nichols 10 00
AVarren Hill 5 00— 132 10
Quarantine —
F. Morgan A Cos 3 67
Salaries —
AV. H. Smith 25 00
Streets and Lanes—
Time of hands 478 50
Daniel O’Connor 02 25
AVilliam IJ. Mell A Cos 2 75
Time of teamsters 172 50
Smith A Kelly 100 50
John R. Hamlet 9 50— 874 40
Taxes ISS3 tSperifie) —
C. S. Hardee, C. T. 4 00
Water Works —
T. P. Bond 4 53
AVilliam B. Mell A Cos. 24 00
Isbinael Berrien 2 25
John McLean 63 (X)
•I. E. Bennett 50
Ocean Steamship Company' 1 92
Thomas Dillon 3 60
D. O’Connor 3 50
K. 11. Giles - 6 30
G. E. Mottwilder 165 75 275 35
Water Works Improvements — „
John Grant 21 00
Total $ 6,573 16
KKPOKTS OP COMMITTERS.
The Finance Committee, to whom was re
ferred the enclosed petition of sundry citi
zens asking a reduction of specific tax on
bakers, report adversely thereto.
Sami kl P. Hamilton,
Chairman Finance Committee.
Keimrt adopted.
The Finance Committee, to whom was re
ferred the petition of M. L. Harnett askiug
for reduction of specific tax, report adversely
on the same. Samuel P. H amilton,
Chairman Finance Committee.
Report adopted.
Tlte Fire Committee, to whom was referred
the petition of John M. llischoff for permis
sion to erect temporary shed, report adversely
to the petition. ’ E. M. Green,
Chairman Fire Committee.
Report adopted.
The Fire Committee, to whom was referred
the petition of R. J. Stewart for permission
to erect a steam engine, beg to report in fa
vor of same, provided, any structure or build
ing erected in connection with or on same lot
as the engine shall be in accordance with the
ordinances now existing. E. M. Gkken,
Chairman Fire Committee.
Report adopted.
The Committee on AVatcr AVorks, to whom
was referred the petition of R. D. Guerard,
asking extension of water main en Gwinnett
street to Habersham or Price street, report
favorably tosame. David AVells,
Chairman Committee on Water AVorks.
Report adopted.
The Committee 011 Streets and Lanes, to
Avhom xvas referred the petition of Wm. Solt et
al., relative to opening unnamed street, re
ported as follows:
The committee beg to refer Council to the
report of Hie committee of freeholders,
appointed by Council in connection with this
matter, in August, 1859. The committee con
sider the reasons given in said report for not
opening the street at that time to lie equally
applicable now, and recommend the petition
be pot granted. John It. Hamlet,
Chairman Committee on Streets and Lanes.
Report adopted.
The Committee on Health and Cemetery, to
whom was referred the petition of the Coro
ner of Chatham county asking that certain
furniture lie furnished for use at the
“Morgue,” report favorably upon the petition,
provided cost of said furniture does not exceed
fifteen dollars.
J. J. AA'ildeh,
Chairman Health and Cemetery Committee.
Report adopted.
The Committee on Gas, to whom was re
ferred the petition of Samuel Meinhard ask
ing that a lamp lie placcdoneast side of Cal
houn square, corner Wayne and Abcrcoru
streets, report favorably to the same.
John Derst,
Chairman Committee on Gas.
Report adopted.
The Special Committee, to whom yvas re
ferred the matter of opening, widening and
extending the streets 111 the western part of
the city, beg to report by resolution hereto at
tached". J. R. Hamlet,
David AVells,
D. U. Thomas,
AVm. B. Mell,
P. J. O’Connor,
Special Committee.
Report adopted. (See resolution.)
RE DC rt op city marshal.
City Marshal’s Office, j
Savannah, Decembers, 18183.4
Toths Honorable Mayor and Aldermen City of
Sarannah:
Gentlemen—l respectfully report that un
der tile ordinance passed in Council June 22,
I*BBl, I have served upon the following parties,
to wit: Lot letter I, southeast portion Decker
ward, property F. J. liuckert; lot No. 4, west
half Anson ward, property John Feeley; lot
No. 23, Washington ward, property John
Ryan, trustee, tiie notice to repair sidewalks
(original with return thereon being of file in
my otlice), and that the time for such repairs
expired on the 4th day of December, 1883,
without said repairs having been made.
L. L. Goodwin,
City Marshal.
Report received and the Marshal instructed
to repair sidewalks in accordance with exist
ing ordinances.
ORDINANCES.
The ordinance to combine the Police and
Fire Departments under one command, to
repeal fire ordinance of May 6. 1875, to pro
vide an adequate force for fire duties, and for
oilier purposes connected therewith, was read
a second time, placed upon its passage and
lost.
Ayes—Aldermen Green, Minis and Wilder
-3.
Nays—Aldermen Derst, Hamilton, Hamlet.
Hanley, Mell, Nichols, O’Connor, Thomas anil
Wells—9.
Ordinance on its first reading, and by unani
mous conseut of Council read a second time,
placed upon its passage and passed.
Bv Alderman Hamlet —
An ordinance to suspend the ordinance passed
in Council April 25,1883, relative to oltstruc
tion of sidewalks.
Be it ordained by the Mayor aiul Aldermen
of the city of Sarannah. in Council assembled,
audit is hereby ordained by the authority of the
same. That tuc ordinance passed in Council
April 25, 1883, relative to obstruction of side
walks by the displaying of dry goods, etc., be
suspended from the 10th day of December to
the 24th day of December, 1883, upon condition
that the space occupied by dealers in display
ing their goo*is shall not exceed three feet
from stores on sidewalks, and not exceed three
feet from curb towants street.
Ordinance on its first reading.
By Finance Committee —
An Orpin ance to assess and levy taxes and
raise revenue for the City of Savannah; for
the regulation of certain kinds of business
in said city; fixing penalties for the viola
tion of the revenue ordinances of said city,
and for other purposes connected with taxes
and revenue of said city.
SECTION I. the Mayor and Aldermen of the
City of Sarannah, in Council assembled, do
hereby ordain. That from and after t(ic first
day of January, 1884, the inhabitants of said
city, amt those who hold taxable property
wiiliin the same, aud those who transact, or
offer to transact business therein, except suclt
as are exempt from taxation by law, shall
pav toward the support of the government of
sai’il city, and for the safety, benefits, conve
nience and advantage of sa'id city, the taxes
hereinafter prescribed.
Bko. 11. Every person and corporation own
ing real property in said city, not ex
cepting property known as ground rent
lots; including improvements, shall pay
a tax to lie assessed by Council
upon the value of said property by the Ist day
of April, 1884, at the rate of per centum
of strch value, except on such property as may
be exempt from taxation under the’laws of
this State.
Sec. Iff. Every person or partnership en
gaged in business as a wholesale or retail, or
wholesale and retail dealer in goods, wares
and merchandise of any description what
soever, shall pay a tax of jter centum on
the value of such goods or merchandise as
they mav be possessed of on the first day of
January, 1884; and if anv person or partner
ship shall engage in business as a wholesale
or retail dealer, or wholosale and retail deal
er, in goods, wares or merchandise of any
description whatsoever, after the Ist day of
January, 1884, they shall pay a tax on the
value of such goods or merchandise as they
may Is- possessed of on the day of the date of
their beginning business in said city, which
tax shall ue such a proportion of said tax of
per centum, as the time left in said
year snail bear to the whole year, except such
as may be exempt from taxation by the laws
of this State.
Sec. IA". Every person and corporation own
ing household, ’kitchen, or office furniture,
Avatches, jewelry, plate, musical instruments,
billiard tables, stocks in money corporations,
bonds, notes aud other eviitences of debt,
money, solvent debts, and every other kind of
personal property whatsoever (not held for
sale or as stock in trade, and except vehicles
used for purposes of pleasure and convenience
and hereinafter otherwise taxed), shall pay a
tax of per centum on the value of such
personal property so owned on the first day of
January, 1884, except such as may lie exempt
from taxation br the laws of this State or of
the United States. The foregeing phrase
“stocks in money corporations,” shall not in
clude banks or banking associations organiz
ed under the authority of this State or of the
United States, and located within the City of
Savannah, whether the owner of such shares
reside iu the said city or elsewhere, but the
taxon such shares shall be three-tenths of
one percent, per annum, in accordance with
tax law of the State; but nothing in this or
any other section of this ordinance shall be
construed to require any lax upon the capital
of any hank orbankiug association organized
under the authority of this State or of the
United States, or to’require any tax upon the
shares of stockholders in any‘such bank or
banking association at any greater rate than
is required for other moneyed capital in the
hands of individual citizens'.
Sec. A’. Every person and corporation de
riving income or commission from his or its
business as a merchant, factor, auctioneer,
broker, forwarding, shipping or commission
merchant, keeper of a hotel or restaurant, or
from the pursuit of any profession, faculty,
trade, calling or business Avliatsoever. arid
every railway company operating its road by
steam, every street railroad oompany, gas
company, express company, cotton
press company, insurance com
pany, and every private banker and banking
association, and every corporation transact
ing business in this’ city, whether incorpo
rated by the laws of this State, or any for
eign State or country, and every agent car
rying on business for another, (except dealers,
traders, merchants or other persons taxed on
their stock in trade), shall pay a tax of
per centum on the amount of such net income
or commission above eight hundred dollars.
And every shipmaster, captain, supercargo,
agent or other officer of any ship or vessel,
or other person, who shall sell goods or arti
cles of any kind from any vessel or wtiarf, or
personally purchase cargo or collect freight,
shall he considered a commission merchant
and pay the tax herein prescribed,and also the
tax hereinafter prescribed for commission
merchants.
Sec. Vi. Every tiersou transacting or offer
ing to transact either of the kinds of business
hereinafter specified, shall pay the tax here
inafter prescribed, viz.:
Every auctioneer, one hundred dollars on
his auction business exclusively;
Every dealer iu goods, wares and mer
chandise, including dealers in drugs, etc. (in
addition to liquor license), as follows:
Every dealer, exclusively retail, twenty
five dollars;
Every retail dealer, also selling at whole
sale to Olliers than the trade, fifty dollars;
Every retail dealer, also selling at whole
sale to the trade, seventy-five dollars;
Every dealer, exclusively wholesale, one
hundred dollars;
Every banker or bank agent, or agents of
bankers engaged in buying or selling ex
change, including every insurance company
doing a banking business, one hundred aud
fifty dollars; every- bank three hundred dol
lars;
Every cotton broker, broker or dealer in
stocks and bonds, ship broker, money broker,
and every produce, grocery and naval stores
broker, exclusive or brokers iu liquor, fifty
dollars;
Every broker in liquor, one hundred dollars
and fees:
Every broker for the sale of horses and cat
tle, who keeps no stable for the sale of same,
twenty-live dollars;
Every pawnbroker, one hundred dollars;
Euery building aud loan association, one
hi.mired dollars;
Every loan association doing a banking
business, two hundred dollars;
Every insurance company doing business,
whether directly or through an agency, one
hundred dollars;
Every person who shall be sworn by the
Mayor (who is hereby authorized to admin
ister the oath for such purpose), as a public
weigher of any goods, wares or merchandise,
ten dollars;
Every local average or insurance adjuster,
other than agent of an insurance company,
twenty-five dollars;
Every keeper or keepers of a hotel, one hun
dred dollars;
Every sewing machine agent or agency fifty
dollars—tlie same for each and every agency;
Every dealer in sewing machines, fifty dol
lars;
Every dealer in coal, fifty dollars;
Every agent for, or dealer in fertilizers,
fifty dollars;
Every sailor boarding-house keeper.t weuty
fflve dollars;
Every runner for a sailor boarding-liousc,
twenty-five dollars;
Every OAVner or owners, lessee or lessees of
a cotton press establishment, three hundred
dollars; every hand cotton press, twenty-five
dollars;
Every the owner or owners, lessee or lessees
of a junk shop, or junk dealer, one hundred
and fifty dollars;
A cotton pickery, to be confined exclusively
to the purchase or sale of cotton, two hundred
dollars; and all buyers of loose cotton, who
buy from other than cotton merchants, two
hundred dollars;
Every the owner or owners of a steam cot
ton gin establishment, one hundred dollars;
Every commission merchant or factor, and
each and every individual member of a com
mission firm or partnership, fifty dollars;
Every stevedore, fifty dollars;
Every the owner or owners of a lumber
yard, fifty dollars;
Every the owner or owners of a wood vard,
twenty-five dollars;
Every the keeper or keepers of a warehouse
for the storage of cotton, merchandise, goods,
etc., for each Avarohouse, twenty-five dollars;
Every the owner or owners of a billiard
table used for hire, forty dollars for each
table; for every pool table, or table on which
pool is played, one hundred aud lift}- dollars;
Every the owner or owners of a bagatelle
tabic, ten dollars for each table;
Every the owner or owners of a ten pin allev,
thirty dollars for each alley;
Every the owner or OAvners of a saw mill or
planing mill, one hundred dollars; and on
each sash and blind factorv, twenty-five dol
lars;
Every manufacturer of confectionery,
twenty-five dollars;
011 the owner or owners of every steam en
gine used for hoisting purposes, or any other
business where steam is used, not regularly
taxed, as in this ordinance stated and enume
rated, twenty dollars;
Every cotton shipper or weigher, twenty
five dollars;
Every shoemaker, ten dollars;
Every merchant tailor, twenty-five dollars;
Each circuS for each and every day exhibit
ing in the city, two hundred dollars;
Every grinder of a hand organ, three dol
lars per month;
Every person or partnership, running a grist
mill worked liy steam, fifty dollars; if
worked by horse power, twenty-live dol
lars; every person running a flour mill, or
flour and grist mill driven by steam, one hun
dred dollars;
Every bread or cake bakery carried on by
means of steam machinery, seventy-live dol
lars; if carried on without steam, fifty dol
lars;
Every master builder, mason or mechanic,
and other mechanics not otherwise taxed,
taking contracts for work, architects, civil
engineers, surveyors, contractors, other than
builders, twenty-five dollars;
Real estate collectors and agents, and other
collectors aud agents, aud ticket agents,twen
ty-five dollars;
Every the keeper or keepers of an intelli
gence office, twenty-five dollars for each of
fice;
Every mercantile or commercial agency,
one hundred dollars;
Every daily newspaper printed by steam,
seventy-five dollars; every weekly br other
newspaper, twenty-five dollars; every daily
newspaper worked by baud, twenty-five dol
lars; and every weekly newpaper worked
by band, ten dollars;
Every job printing office, worked by steam,
fifty dollars; if worked without stoum, twen
ty-five dollars;
Every news depot, twenty-five dollars;
Every manufacturer of soda water, selling
from founts, twenty-five dollars, and manu
facturing and iKUtling soda water, fifty dol
lars; selling soda water from founts, ten dol
lars for each fount;
Every bottler of beer or ale, fifty dollars;
Every soap lioiler or tanner, for each estab
lishment, ten dollars;
Every barber shop, five dollars for each
chair used;
Every person engaged in the business of
gasfltting or plumbing, or both, fifty dollars;
but every plumber and gasfitter shall, on or
before the Ist day of January, 1884, make and
tile with the Clerk of Council a bond in the
sum of $2,000, with good and sufficient sure
ties, to be approved by the Mayor, conditioned
to answer over to said corporation for all
damages it may sustain by reason of the negli
gence or default of such plumber or gasfitter
in negligently closing excavations iu the pub
lic streets;
Every daguerrean artist, photographer and
ambrotyper, twenty-live dollars.
Every steamboat, vessel or other agency,
fifty dollars; every agency for ocean steam
ships, each agency,one hundred dollars;
Every cotton factory, 011 c hundred dollars;
Every paper raetorv, fifty dollars;
Every ice factory, fifty dollars;
Every wholesale dealer in ice, one hundred
dollars; every retail ilealer in Ice, ten dol
lars;
Each and every museum, twenty-five dol
lars;
Every gas company, five hundred dollars;
euery improved gas light company, one hun
dred dollars; (every electric light company,
five hundred dollars;
Every restaurant creating house, without
liquor license, twenty-live dollars;
Every rice pounding or cleaning mill, for
each mill, two hundred and fifty dollars;
Every fortuno teller or astrologer, fifty dol
lars;
Every telegraph compan r or agency, five
hundred dollars; each and every telephone
company or exchange, two dollars and fifty
cents for each connecting station; each inde
pendent telephone of two stations, two dol
lars and fifty cents;
Every street railroad company, one hun
dred and fifty dollars;
Every keejicr of n skating rink, twenty
five dollars;
Every undertaker or coffin warehouse,twen
ty-fivefdollars;
Every person engaged in loading or unload
ing vessels by horse power, twentv-eight dol
lars for each hoisting apparatus used;
Every express company, two hundred and
fifty dollars, and in addition thereto, as part
of same tax, twenty dollars for every one
horse baggage express wagon, and thirty dol
lars for every two-horsc baggage express
wagon employed by such company;
Every bill poster or distributor, ten dollars;
Every blacksmith shop, each forge, ten dol
lars;
Every cooper shop employing five hands and
under, ten dollars; and in addition fur every
hand employed in excess of five, per head, two
dollars;
Every carriage repository, fifty dollars;
every carriage shop for manufacturing or re
pairing, twenty-fiVe dollars;
Every cigar manufacturer atpl retailor,
tweuty-flve dollars;
Every dye house, thii ty dollars 1
Every dressmaking or millinery establish
ment, ten dollars;
Every gunsmith establishment, ten dollars;
Every foundry, fifty dollars; every machine
shop, fifty dollars; every foundry and machine
shop, one hundred dollars.
Every menagerie, fifty dollars per day;
Every marble and stone yard, fifty dollars;
Every oyster and fish dealer, twenty-five
dollars;
Every paint store, fifty dollars;
Every owner or owners of every phosphate
works or guano manufactory, one hundred
dollars:
Every shipping master, one hundred dollars;
Each and every shooting gallery one hun
dred dollars;
Every the owner or owners of every sales
stable, one hundred dollars;
Every the owner or owners of every green
grocery, one hundred dollars;
Every stencil cutter, ten dollars;
Every tailor, not registered as a merchant,
ten dollars;
Every wheelwright, twenty-five dollars;
Every person engaged in' the business of
transporting or carrying goods, wares, mer
chandise, passengers, or baggage, for hire, bv
means of wagons, drays, trucks, carts, omui
buses, or carriages of any description, or of
letting carriages or other vehicles for hire,
shull pay a tax according to the number and
character of the vehicles employed in such
business, viz: every person employing one
one-horse cart or wagon, eight dollars; every
person employing one one-horse drayortruck,
ten dollars; every person employing one one
horse cab, hack or buggy, ten dollars; every
person employing one two-horse cart, wagon,
dray or truck, eighteen dollars; every person
employing one two-lioree call, hack’, buggy,
omnibus or carriage of any description,
eighteen dollars; every person employing one
four-horse dray or truck, thirty-live dollars;
every person employing one four-horse omni
bus, forty dollars; every person employing
one brake wagon, thirty dollars; and the tax
to lie paid by any person employing more than
oue vehicle of the same or different kinds
shall he according to the number of vehicles
employed at the rates above specified.
Every keeper of a sale stable, one liuudred
dollars; every keeper of a public or livery
stable, one hundred dollars, and in addition
thereto, as part of the same tax, according to
the number and character of any vehicles em
ployed in such business, either by letting for
hire or in the transportation of goods, passen
gers and baggage, at the rates above specified
for taxes to be paid by persons engaged in the
business of transporting, etc., for hire.
Every person employing or using one or
more vehicles of any sort to be drawn by one
or more horses or mules in connection With
any business in which lie may lie engaged, for
the purpose of delivering goods sold bv him
or her, or in any other manner, shall
pay, in addition 10 the specific tax required
of him for such business and as part thereof,
a graduated tax similar to that here
inbefore required of persons engaged in the
business of transporting, etc., for hire, accord
ini' to the number and character of such
vehicles, and at tlie same rates;
Every huckster, including dealers in ice
cream, fruit, small paint shops, vendors of
small wares, and keeper of a cook stove or
cook shop, ten dollars;
Every street dealer in poultry, for which a
badge shall he issued, twenty-five dollars;
Every drummer, runner, or other persons
soliciting trade or orders, or business for an
other or for himself, whether resident or this
city or elsewhere, and having no fixed place
of business in this city, and every peddler and
itinerant transient trader, and every transient
person selling or offering to sell by sample,
shall pay the same tax required of’ resident
and stationary dealers in the saute articles,
and no officer of the city shall be authorized
to reduce, or ih an v wise change such tax so
required, nor shall such itinerant dealer be
allowed to sell lus wares under the license of
any auctioneer, or under the name of any fac
tor or commission merchant who lias paid his
tax as such, until he himself shall have paid
all taxes required of him by this ordinance.
Sue. VII. Every person keeping and using
one or more vehicles of any sort to be drawn
by oue or more horses or mules, for purposes
of pleasure or convenience, shall pav a tax
graduated according to the number and
character of such vehicles, at the rates above
prescribed for persons engaged in the busi
ness of transporting goods, etc., for hire, but
such vehicles shall not be otherwise taxed.
Sec. till. The occupant of any premises
where a goat or goats, dog or dogs, is or are
kept, shall pay for every goat so kept an
annual tax of fifty cents, and shall pav for
every dog so kept an annual tax of one dollar.
Upon payment of this tax a badge shall be
issued to the person paying the tax for the
dog; and every dog found runniug at large
without such badge shall be impounded, and
if not claimed within forty-eight hours shall
be disposed of.
Skc. IX. The value of real property to be
taxed under the second section of this ordi
nance shall be ascertained by means of the
assessments provided for by the ordinances of
the city on that subject, or any ordinance,
amendatory thereof; the value of personal
property to lie taxed under the third and
fourth sections of this ordinance,
the amount of net income and com
missions to be taxed under the fifth section
of this ordinance, the particulars and
character of the business for which a tax is
required under the sixth section of this ordi
nance. the number of vehicles used or kept,
and the number of goats or dogs kept, as pro
vided for in the seventh and eighth sections
of this ordinance, shall be ascertained by
means of the returns hereinafter prescribed.
sec. X. Every person and coriioration own
ing real property in said city on the first day
ol' January, 1881, shall make a return thereof
to the City Treasurer within sixty days after
that date. Every person and corporation
owning personal property in said city on the
first day of January, 1881, liable to be taxed
under the third and fourth sections of this or
dinance, except stocks in banks and banking
associations organized under the laws of this
State'orof the United States, shall make a
return thereof to the City Treasurer within
sixty days after that date; and it shall lie the
duty of the City Treasurer to cause a list of
all persons and corporations making such rc
turns, showing the amount returned bv each,
to be published in the official paper of the city
at the end of each month, as made; the Presi
dent or acting President of every such bank or
banking association located in said city shall,
within ten days after the first day of’Janu
ary, 1884, make a return to the City Treasurer
of all stockholders in such bank or
banking association holding stock therein on
the said firsfday of January, 1884, whether
resident or non-resident, with the place and
residence of and the number of shares held by
each, and showing the market value of such
shares. Every person liable to taxation un
der the sixth and seventh sections of this or
dinance shall make a return of the busi
ness in which lie is engaged, and of
the number and character of vehicles by
which his tax is to be graduated, to the City
Treasurer, within thirty days after the first
day of January, 1884; and every person com
mencing to carry on any of the said kinds of
business, or increasing the number of his ve
hicles, or commencing to keep and use ve
hicles after the first day of January, 1884,
shall make a return thereof within ten <ktyg
after so commencing or increasing. Every
person having it goat or goats, dog or dogs, oil
the first day of January, 1884, shall make a
return thereof to the City Treasurer within
ten days after that date, and every person
bringing a goat or goats, dog or dogs, into the
city after that date, to be kept here, shall
make a similar return within ten days after
so bringing in such goat or goats, dog or dogs.
And every person and corporation liable to
the tax provided for in the fifth section of
this ordinance, shall make his or her return
therefor quarterly—that is to say, within
ten days after the last days of March, June,
September and December, 1884.
Sec. XI. All such returns may be made
either in person or by agent or attornev, and
shall set forth the market valueof all property
liable to be taxed ad valorem, except real pro
perty, but shall be on oath or affirmation that
the return is true, and that the person for
whom the return is made is not liable to any
other tax, and lias no other property in said
city liable to taxation under this ordinance;
and it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to
require such oath or affirmation in every in
stance without exception—-the Treasurer be
ing hereby authorized, for the purpose of this
ordinance; to administer such oath or affirma
tion. Hut the return above required of the
President or acting President of a bank or
banking association shall be made bv such
President or acting President himself, and
need not state more than is required in the
tenth section of this ordinance. And if any
person, required to make any such return,
shall refuse or neglect to do so within the
time specified for the same, he or she shall, on
conviction thereof in the Police Court, lx l
fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or imprisoned not more than
thirty days, or both, in the discretion of
the court. And it shall further be the
duty of the Treasurer, in the event of unv
such refusal or neglect, to proceed forthwith
to make the return himself, from the best in
formation he can obtain, within ten days af
ter such return was due from the person from
whom it was required, and to assess a double
tax against suefi defaulter, according to the
nature of the tax, whether specific or ad
valorem, and to notify such defaulter thereof,
in writing, within ten days after assessing
such double tax; and, in the event of the neg
lect or refusal of a President or acting Presi
dent of a bank or banking association to make
the return required of him within the time
specified, or to afford to the City Treasurer
free access to the list of stockholders kopt iu
the office or place of business of said bank or
banking association, it shall be the duty of
the Treasurer to obtain from the Governor of
the State of Georgia, In tlio case of banks or
ganized under the laws of this State, or from
the Comptroller of the Currency of the United
States, in the ease of banks organized under
the laws of the United States, the last pre
ceding list of the stockholders of such bank,
and assess therefrom the taxes to be paid by
the stockholders thereof for their shares.
SEC. XII. All taxes hereby required for real
and personal property held on the first day
of January, 1884, and for business iu
which any person spall be engaged at that
date, and of personshaving vehicles, goats and
dogs in said city at that date, shall lie consid
ered as due on the last day allowed for the
making of returns thereof;'and all taxes re
quired of persons commencing to transact any
business, for which a tax is required, after the
first day of January, 1884, or commencing af
ter that date to use vehicles not thou in use,
or bringing any goat or goats, dog or dogs in
to said city, shall bo duo immediately upon
the making of the returns therefor; and ull
taxes for income and commissions shall be
due on the last day allowed for the return
thereof. And all taxes, of every kind, shall
be payable to the City Treasurer; provided,
nevertheless, that any tax upon property as
sessed for the whole year, may be paid quar
terly, at the option or the taxpayer, comput
ing from the first day of January, 1884. Hut
any person or firm, commencing business in
this eity after July 1, 1884, or running, after
that date, vehicles for the transportation of
goods, wares or merchandise, or keeping or
using for pleasure or convenience any vehicle
or vehicles, which wero not run borore that
date, upon making prompt return of the same
within ten days after such business has com
menced, or such vehicles have been run, he or
they shall be taxed one-half of the yearly tax
assessed by this ordinance, provided such tax
be paid within ten days after such return,
otherwise the entire tax shall be collected.
Sec. XIII. If any person or coritffration
shall refuse or neglcet to pay any tax required
of him or her by this ordinance, within thirty
days after the same shall lie due and payable
as above provided, or shall neglect or refuse
to pay any double tax assessed against him or
her as above provided, for twenty days after
notice published in the official paper of the
city of such assessment, the City Treasurer
Shall- issue execution therefor, and for the fur
ther sum of one dollar for eosts: at any time
within the calendar year for which such tax
was assessed, or three months afterwards;
and the City Marshal shall proceed with such
executions in the sanje maimer as a Sheriff
does under executions from the Superior
Courts of this State, subject to the provisions
of the act of the General Assembly of the
State of Georgia, passed February 27, 1877.
Every persou or corporation who shall pay his
or hor taxes on real or personal property, or
both, promptly within fifteen days after the
first of April, July, October and January, tlio
time hereinbefore syioeiilod for the payment
thereof, shall be entitled to a deduction of
per centum of the amount there
of (provided payment be made only
either in current funds or coupons of
bonds accepting the city’s offer of compro
mise, and so stamped in consideration of such
payment), and the City Treasurer is hereby
directed to make such deduction upon the re
ceipt of the tax.
Sec. XIV. Every person transacting or of
fcqng to transact either of the kinds of the
business hereinafter named, shall, within
thirty days after the first day of January, 1884,
take out a license therefor,"viz: Every auc
tioneer: every owner or lessee of a junk shop
or cotton pickery; every junk dealer: every
vendor of small "wares, huckster, hawker, in
cluding dealers in ice cream, fruit and 410111-
try. keeper of a cook stoveorcookshop, drum
mer, runner or sidicitor of a trade or orders,
without a fixed place of business: every ped
dler, itinerant or transient trader, and tran
sient persons selling or ofl'ering to sell bv sam
ples; and it is herebv declared to be the mean
ing of this ordinance, that the license granted
to an auctioneer shall uot authorize such auc
tioneer to sell for any transient dealer uuiess
such transient dealer has first paid all taxes
required of him by this ordinance. Every
licensed auctioneer'shall have the privilege of
appointing one assistant crier, whose name
shall be recorded in the Treasurer’s office, and
entered on the license issued. And no persou
shall be permitted to be an auctioneeror ven
due master until he shall have complied with
the conditions contained in section 1425 of the
Revised Code of Georgia, known
as the Code of 1872. And iu
every license taken out by the owner or les
see of a juuk shop or cotton pickery, or by a
junkdealer.it shall be distinctly ’expressed
that such jlink shop or cotton pickery, or junk
dealer, shall always be subject to the visita
tion of the police of the city, and that such
person shall not purchase froth any one under
the age of sixteen years; a duplicate of which
license, signed by the person or persons taking
out the same, and expressing his or their as
seut to such conditions, shall be retained bv
the Clerk of Council, aud on refusal to submit
at auy time to such visitation or on conviction
in the Police Court of having purchased from
any one under the age of sixteen years, sucii
license shall he revoked, and such junk shop
or cotton pickery shall immediately l>e closed
by the Mayor. And every such junk shop,
junk dealer or cotton pickery license shall be
subject to the farther condition that the same
shall be subject to the revocation bv the
Mayor, if, on examination before him iii the
Police Court, he shall be satisfied and shall so
pronounce that any city property,or any part
of any machinery, or anv appliance of any
railroad company or gas light company,
or the water works of .Savannah or
of the Savannah Fire Department is
found in any such junk shop, or iu the
possession of any junk dealer; and such con
dition shall be expressed in the license of
every such junk shop or dealer.
The licenses herein provided for shall be
issued by the Clerk of Council, and be signwl
by the Mayor, attested by the Clerk, and im
pressed with the seal of the city. Audit any
person transacting, or offering to transact, in
said city, either of the kimls of business in
this section specified, shall be found without
such license displayed iu a conspicuous man
ner in his, her or their place of business, lie or
she, shall oil conviction thereof in the Police
Court, be fined in a sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than
thirty days or both, in the discretion of the
court.
Sec. XV. On and after the first day of Jan
uary next, the price of a license to sell malt,
vinous or spirituous liquor at wholesale or re
tail for one year, shall be one hundred dollars
and fees, and tlio applicant shall be required
to submit as securities two responsible free
holders of this city as a pre-requisite to the
issue of said license; and no license for the
sale of malt, vinous or spirituous liquors,
shall cover any other business whatever than
the sale of malt, vinous or spirituous liquors,
and shall apply to hut one place for the sale
of said liquors, whether under one roof
or otherwise, under a penalty of not
moro than one hundred dollars.
And no barroom shall be licensed which has
not an entrance to it separate and distinct
from the entrance to the dwelling; and the
license shall be forfeited for a second violation
of any State law or city ordinance; and. in
the case of forfeiture, the license shall not be
renewed for the space of two t ears, except by
the permission of Council. And it shall lie
the duty of the Clerk of Council to publish
quarterly an alphabetical list of all persons
licensed to sell liquors as aforesaid. All such
licenses shall be taken out by persons already
engaged in business within thirty days after
the first day of January, 1882, and in the case
of persons wishing to commence business later
in the year, before • commencing business;
and arjy dealer in liquors as aforesaid, failing
or refusing to take out a license to sell liquors
as aforesaid, shall be liable to a penalty or not
moro than one hundred dollars for every day
any such person may sell without a license,
or to imnnsonment for thirty days, or both.
Sec. XVi. Every person transacting or
ofl’ering to transact the business of transport
ing or carrying goods, etc., passengers or
baggage, for hire, by means of wagons, drays,
trucks, or other vehicles; and every keeper of
a public or livery stable employing such ve
hicles in his busiuoss, and every other person
keeping and using vehicles in other kinds of
business, shall upon paying the tax herein
before prescribed, take out a badge, which
will be furnished by the Clerk of Council, at
the expense of the applicant, for each
vehicle to be employed in such business (the
number of vehicles to be employed to be stated
ou oath), which shall be placed iu a conspic
uous place ou such vehicle—except vehicles
kept by keepers of public or livery stables to
be let for hire, and vehicles used for pleasure
or convenience—and anv person using or em
ploying any vehicle on such business, without
such a badge affixed, except as aforesaid,
shall ou conviction thereof in tne Police Court,
be fined in a sum not exceeding one hundred
dollars, or imprisonment not more than thirty
days, or both, iu the discretion of the court.
Sec. XVII. The ordinance of November Hi,
1842, requiring badges to be taken out for dogs,
and prescribing other regulations for dogs, so
far as the provisions of the same are not in
consistent with this ordinance, is hereby re
ordained and declared to be in full force.
Sec. XVIII. It shall belawful for the Mayor
of said city, with the concurrence of the Fi
nance Committee, to appoint within thirty
days after the first day of January, 1884, a
competent person, whose duty it shall be to
report to the City Treasurer from time to time
all persons in said city required to make any
return or take out any license required by
this ordinance, who shall neglect or omit so
to do, aud all property subject to taxation,
hut not returned, and to assist the said Treas
urer in making returns for and assessing
taxes against such defaulters, as provided in
the 11th section of this ordinance, and to per
form such other duties iu connection with the
assessment and coliectiou of taxes as
may be required of him bv the
said Mayor aud Finance Committee.
And such person shall continue in the per
formance of his duties only so long as his
services shall be considered necessary by the
said Mayor and Finance Committee, and shall
receive such compensation as they shall
specify.
Sec. XIX. This ordinance shall be subject
to alteration and repeal, in whole or in part,
at any time during the year 1883, should it be
deemed advisable; and no such amendment
or repeal in any particular shall be construed
to impair the right of Council to assess and
levy a tax /or the whole of said year 1883
whenever made.
Sec. XX. All ordinances and parts of ordi
nances conllictiug with the provisions of this
ordinance are hereby repealed; provided,
nevertheless, that so much and such parts of
ordinances herctorore passed as provide for
the issuing and enforcement of executions for
any tax or assessment or part of a tax or as
sessment required by any such ordinance and
now remaining unpaid, shall continue and
remain of force so as to authorize the Treas
urer to issue such executions, and the Mar
shal to collect the same, until such taxes or
assessments shall be fully paid,
PETITIONS AND APPLICATIONS.
rctition of Commissioners of Chatham
county relative to site for new jail. Referred
to Committee on Public Sales and Citv Cots.
Petition of sundry citizens recommending
that the petition of the Commissioners of
Chatham county asking that the lots corner
Habersham street ana Perry street lane be
sold to the Commissioners for the purpose of
erecting new jail thereon, be granted. Re
ceived for information.
Petition of Emily G. Pepper et al. for sep
arate titles to lots 21 and 22 Jackson ward.
Referred to Committee on Public Sales ami
City Cots.
Petition of sundry merchants asking sus
pension of orrtinanee relative to displaying
goods, etc., from lotli to 24th December, iSB:i.
Granted by ordinance.
Petition of Mrs, C.T. King relative to house
almost destroyed by firemen and citizens on
October 81, 1883, to stay progress of lire, and
asking that same be repaired by city authori
ties. Referred to Committee on Fire.
Petition of Fraser A Wilson, attorneys for
J. A. Hrannan, for damages amounting to
s7l 50, resulting from overflow of cellar
caused by obstruction in street which pre
vented rain water from flowing into sewer.
Referred to Committee on Streets and Canes.
Application of John Nicolson, for permis
sion to make connection with Perry street
lane sewer from upper freight warehouse of
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway.
Referred to Committee on Streets and Canes,
with power to act.
Application of J. T. Shuptrinc, for permis
sion to make sewer connection with Barnard
street sewer from premises northeast corner
Holton and Montgomery streets. Referred to
Committee on Streets and Canes, with power
to act.
RESOLUTIONS. ,
Ily Special Committee—
Resolved, That the re]iort of the Freeholders
appointed by Council to assess the value of all
that area or portion of land necessary for the
extending, opening and widening of Joachim.
Indian. Canal, Ann and Water stroets in said
city, now of file in the office of the Clerk of
Council, be and the same is accepted and ap
proved, and the said streets, as opened, ex
tended ami widened by the ordinance passed
in Council the 15th day of November, 1883, are
hereby doolared to be streets of said city, and
that the special committee of Council hereto
fore charged with tlie consideration of this
matter, be and they are hereby instructed to
notify the owners of land necessary to lie
taken of the award of said Freeholders, and
that money awarded for said property be ten
dered to said owners. Adopted.
The following is the report covered by aliove
resolution:
To the Honorable the Mayor and Aldermen of
the city of Savannah: *
Gentlemen—Tlie undersigned Commission
ers, appointed by Council at their meeting
held on the 16th instant for the purpose of as
sessing damages resulting from the condem
nation of laud in opening and widening Ca
nal, Indian, Joachim, Water and Ann streets,
beg respectfully to submit the following re
port: •
For opening Canal street we award as fol
lows:
To the owner of the eastern liortion
of wharf lot No. 1, south of Canal
street $ 128 00
Middle portion of same lot, 48 ft 800 00
Western portion of same lot .. . 139 59
To the owner of the eastern part of
lot No. 2, 85 ft 255 00
To western portion of same lot, 85 ft.,
expense of removing tower included 405 00
To owner of lot No. a, 200 ft 520 00
To owner of lot No. 4 and cast half
No. 5 930 00
To owner western part of No. 5 and
east part of No. 6 378 00
To owner west part of No. 6 ami east
part of No. 7, 143 ft 452 00
To owner lot No. 5 McGuire street... 210 00
To owner lot No. 6 McGuire street... 4,950 0J
To owner eastern s . lot No. 8, known
as “Foundry Lo(’ J 3,550 00
To the awqepof Canal street lot No. 1 187 50
To the owner of Canal street lot No. 2 187 50
To the owner of Canal street lot No. 3 187 50
To the owner of Canal street lot No. 4 187 50
*12,965 50
For opening Water street we award as fol
lows:
To the owner of the remaining part
of lot No. 3 $ 150 00
To the owner of the remaining part
et lot No. 4 300 00
To the owner of Canal wharf lot _
*O-1 - 409 44
To the owner of Canal wharf lot 2
No.* Z 39136
To the owner of Canal wharf lot £
No. 8 2. 314 48
To the owner of Canal wharf lot 9
No. 4 J •
To the owner of lot No. 24 167 20
To the owner of lot No. 8 48 00
To the owner of lot No. 7 48 00
To the owner of lot No. 1 48 00
To the owner of lot No. 2 4s 00
To the owner of Canal wharf lot ®
No* 1 720 00
To the owner of Canal wharf lot g
No. 2 . a. 576 00
To the on ner of Canal wharf lot -r
No. 3 * 576 00
To the owner of Canal wharf lot g*
NO. 4 . J * 544 00
To the owner of the northern part of
the Scudder, Lachlison and Smets
lot 780 SO
To the owner of middle portion 456 80
To the owner of southern portion... 338 40
$ 5,916 48
For opening Ann street we award as fol
lows :
To the owner of lot No. 15 $ 160 00
To the owner of lot No. 4 200 00
$ 360 00
lor opening Indian street:
To the owner of the eastern % of lot
No. 8 . $ 3,292 00
To t lie owner of Canal wharf lot No. 4 1,003 20
To the owner of lot No. 3, 9 ft 162 00
„ $ 4,457 20
roropening Joachim street we award as
follows:
Lot known as “Stubbs’Warehouse”..* 1,200 00
To the owner of lots 7. K, 9 amt 10 40 50
To the owner of lots 31, 12, 13 and 14,
each *34 87 139 50
To the owner of the southern part of
Scudder, Lachlison ami Smets lot. 731 82
For strip right-of-way S. AO. Canal 144 00
* 2,255 82
RecapitnUition:
For opening Canal street $12,965 50
For opening Water street 5,916 48
For opening Ann street 360 00
For opening Indian street 4,457 20
For opening Joachim street 2,255 82
$25,955 00
Geo. W. Lamar, Ch’m’u.
J. J. Dale.
John Flannery.
Wm. w. Gordon.
I concur in all of the above valuations save
the valuation of the Canal wharf lots, which
I consider worth 10 cents per square foot, in
stead of 8 cents. Francis Blair.
Hy Alderman Thomas—
Resole,,/, 1. That tlie Keeper of City Clocks
la*, ami he is hereby instructed to set tlie clocks
of this city back thirty-six minutes at 12 in.
of Monday, Deeemlier Hi, and thereafter to
have them conform to standard railway time.
2. That after 12 in. of Monday, 10th iff De
cember, the employes of the city who have
heretofore labored from 7 a. 111. to (ip. in.,
shall commence at 6:30 a. ni. aud stop at 5:30
p. 111., and the offices of Clerk of Council ami
City Treasurer shall be open to the public
from 8:30 a. m. to 1:30 p. m.
3. TbatrllleNo.VllJ.be so amended that
hereafter all regular meetings of Council
shall he held at 7:30 p. m.
Adopted.
lty Alderman Thomas—
Whereas, Council did on November 15,
1883, by ordinance make it necessary for par
ties desiring to erect new buildings to first
obtain permission, and made it a duty of the
Chief Fireman ami Superintendent of the Fire
Alarm Telegraph to report violations.
Ami whereas. For obvious reasons it is de
sirable that a correct record be kept of all
buildings erected, and all substantial alter
ation and repairs of buildings;
Be it Respired , 1. That tlie Chief Fireman
shall procure and, with tlie assistance of the
Superintendent of Fire Alarm Telegraph,
keep a book with appropriate columns for all
buildings erected or materially repaired and
altered, name of owner, location by street
number (if not numbered, on what side and
between what cross streets), area covered,
height of building, material employed, use to
be made of building, ami for remarks perti
nent thereto.
2. That said book of record be at all times
open for inspection, and a transcript thereof
shall be delivered to the Clerk of Council
every Tuesday before each regular meeting of
Council, to bo kept on file for the information
of this Hoard.
Adopted.
Hy Alderman Wells—
Resolved, That the property west of the
canal, known as the McLeod’mill site, lying
south of the road, running through said place
and parallel to the savannah river, being
that portion of said tract which is not neces
sary or convenient for the use of the citv for
its water works, be offered for rent for three
years, beginning January Ist, 1884, at which
time the present lease terminates, and that
bids for the same be handed to the Clerk of
Council before the next meeting of Council.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
His Honor the Mayor appointed the follow
ing Committee 011 Assessments in accordance
with ordinance passed October 10. 1S83: Al
dermen Wells, Minis, llanley, Thomas and
Hamlet.
Hills of James G. West and W. Barnwell
for lease of city property on Hutchinson
Island on certain terms ami conditions were
read. On motion the matter was referred to
the Dry Culture Committee.
No further business, on motion, Council ad
journed to meet at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday, the
I2tli inst. Frank E. Rkbarkr,
Clerk of Council.
f Bttniro.
y £ NR*COLLt G ro
1 Lottery ■
$30,000 for $2.
A Regular Monthly Drawing will take
ft T|| place in the Masonic Hall, Masonic
ill I Temple Building, iu Louisville, Ky.,
THURSDAY, DEC. 27TH, 1883.
A Lawful Lottery and Fair Drawings,
chartered by the Legislature of Kentucky and
twice declared legal by the highest Court in
tlio State. Bond given to Henry county in the
sum of SIOO,OOO for the prompt payment of all
prizes sold.
A REVOLUTION IN SINGLE NUMBER
DRAWINGS.
Every ticket holder his own super
visor, can call out the number on his ticket
and see tlie corresponding numlier on tlie tag
placed in the wheel in bis presence. These
drawings will occur on the fast Thursday of
every month. Read the magnificent
December Scheme.
1 Prize $ 30,000
1 Prize 10,000
1 Prize 5,000
2 Prizes, $2,500 each 5,000
5 Prizes, 1,000 each 5,000
20 Prizes, 500 each 10,000
100 Prizes, 100 each *. 10,000
200 Prizes, 50 each 10,000
500 Prizes, 20 each 10,000
1,000 Prizes, 10 each 10,000
approximation prizes.
9 Prizes, S3OO each $2,700
9 Prizes, 200 each 1,800
9 Prizes, 100 each 900
I, Prizes *110,400
Whole Tickets, $2; Half Tickets, $1; 27
Tickets, SSO; St Tickets, SIOO.
Remit Money or Bank Draft in Letter, or
send by Express. DON’T SEND I!Y REGIS
TERED LETTER OR POST OFFICE OR
DER until further notice. Orders of $5 and
upward, hy Express,jean he sent at our ex
pense. Address all orders to J. J. DOUGLAS,
Louisville, Ky., or to JNO. B. FERNANDEZ
Savannah, Ga.
flour.
GEO.V.HECKER&CB
176 BAY STREET,
' HAVANNAII. GA.
Heeler’s Superlative Fleer.
Heeler’s Perfect Bakini Powder.
Heeler’s Self-Raising Fleer.
Ittart)uteri), (Pic.
J. W. TYNAN,
Engineer anil Machinist,
SAVANNAH, GA.
(Mice: 232 Hay Street.
A LL kinds of Machinery, Boilers, etc., made
1 1 and repaired. Steam Pumps, Governors,
Injectors, and Steam and Water Fittings of all
kinds tor sale.
Doltaic ttclto.
1
BEFORE. AFTER.
ELECTRO VOLTAIC BELT, and other Electric
Aiti.iavcrs. We will send on Thirty Pays’
Trial, TO MEN, YOUXO OR OLD, who are suffering
from Nervous Debility, Lost Vitality, and those
diseases of a Personal Nature resulting from
Abuses and Otheb Causes . Speedy relief and com
plete restoration to Health, Vioor and Manhood
Guaranteed. Send at unco for Illustrated Pamphlet
free. Address
Voltaic Belt Cos., Marshall, Mice
CITRA HOUSE,
Citra, Marion County, Florida.
IOCATED near the depot. A pleasant
j winter resort for tourists and invalids.
Cuisine and service first-class. Special rates
to families.
A. SIMOND * NOTHELFER,
Managers.
nnillM 1 WITHOUT PAIN OR DETEN
II rll ill TION FROM BUSINESS.
CURE GUARANTEED.
gj A I All communications strictly
iIHDI 1 confidential. For pamphlets
and certificates address
Plinrn GEO - A Bradford, l. p.,
.11 Kr 11 Druggist and Pharmacist,
U Ull VmU [Box 162. COLUMBUS, Ga.
Shipping.
OCEAK STEAMSHIP COMPANY
-FOB—
NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA.
Passage to New York.
CABIN. ISO
EXCURSION 82
steerage 10
Passage to Philadelphia.
CABIN .m
excursion ;;;
STKKHAOK £
CABIN TO NEW YORK, VIA PHiLA!
UkU’lllA 20
magnificent steamships of ting Com
pany are appointed to sail as follows:
TO NEW YORK.
NACOOCHEE, Captain F. Krmptok,
SATURDAY, Dec. 8, at 1:00 r. a.
TAI-I.AIIASSEE, Captain \V. 11. Fisher,
WEDNESDAY’, Dec. 12, at 4:30 r. m
CITY OF AUGUSTA, Captain K. S. Nick
erson. SATURDAY. Dec. 15. at 7:30 a. m.
CHATTAHOOCHEE, ( apt. E. 11. DAG
GETT. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, at 10:30 a. m.
TO PHILADELPHIA.
CITY OF SAVANNAH, Capt. .1. W. CATHA
RINE, SATURDAY, Dec. 8, at 12:30 p. m.
CITY OF MACON, Capt. S. 1,. Nickkhson,
SATURDAY', Dec. 15, at 7:00 \. M.
Through bills of lading given to Eastern and
Northwestern points and to ports of the United
Kingdom ami the Continent.
For freight or passage apply to
G. M. SORREL, Agent,
City Exchange Budding.
Merchants* and Miners’ Transporta
tion Company.
FOR BALTIMORE.
CABIN PASSAGE 215 00
SECOND CABIN 12 00
EXCURSION 25 00
rpllE steamships of this Company are ap-
A pointed to sail from Baltimore for Savan
nah EVERY’ WEDNESDAY and SATUR
DAY' at 3 o’clock p. m., and from Savannah
for Baltimore EVERY’TUESDAY and FRI
DAY’ as follows:
WM. CRANE, Captain ,T. C. Taylor, FRI
DAY, Dec. 7, at 12 >i.
GEO. APPOI.D, Captain 11. I). FOSTER,
TUESDAY’, Dec. 11, at 3 p. M.
WM. I.AWRENCE, Captain T. A. lloopku,
FRIDAY", December 14, at 8 a. m.
WM. CRANE, Captain ,1. c. Taylor,
TUESDAY’. Dec. IS. at 11 A. m.
Through bills lading given to all points
West, all the manufacturing towns in New
England, and to Liverpool and Bremen.
Through passenger tickets issued to Pittsburg,
Cincinnati, Chicago, and all points West and
Northwest.
JAS. 11. WEST & CO., Agents,
ll4 Bay street.
Boston and Savannah
STEAMSHIP CO.
FOR BOSTON DIRECT.
CABIN PASSAGE S2O 00
EXCURSION ... 35 00
STEERAGE 12 00
The first-class iron steamships of this com
pany are appointed to sail every Thursday
from Boston at 8 p. m.; from Savannah as fol
lows—standard time:
CITY OF COLUMBUS, THURSDAY’, De
cember 13, at 5:30 P. M.
GATE CITY, THURSDAY, December 20,
at 10:45 a. m.
CITY OF COLUMBUS, THURSDAY, De
cember 27, at 4:30 P. M.
npHKOUGH bills of lading given to New
A England manufacturing points and to
Liverpool.
The company’s wharves in both Savannah
and Boston are connected with all railroads
leading out of the two cities.
RICHARDSON A BARNARD, Agents,
Sea Island Route.
Fare to Jacksonville $5 00
“ “ “ and return 800
(Staterooms included).
STEAMERS CITY OF BRIDGETON
and ST. NICHOLAS
IEAVE Savannah DAILY as follows: St.
J Nicholas, as a day boat, on Monday, Wed
nesday and Friday at 8 Am.; City of Bridge
ton, as night boat, on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 4f.it. Close connection made at
Fernandina with trains for Jacksonville and
Cellar Keys. Connect at Jacksonville witli
trains for St. Augustine and steamers for all
points on tlie St. John’s river. AU rail tickets
to Florida accepted for passage.
STEAMER DAVID CLARK
For DARIEN, BRUNSWICK and WAY
LANDINGS on MONDAY and THURSDAY
at 4 o’clock P. m.. and for Satilla river semi
monthly on THURSDAY’S trip.
Freights npt receipted for after twenty-four
hours of arrival will he at risk of consignee.
WOOIIBKIDGK AII A Hitt M AN, J. A. MkKCIEK,
General Agents. Gnn. Pass. Agt.,
J, N. Hakiuman. Man. Bull A Congress sts.
For Augusta and Way landings.
ST EAM It] 14 KATIE,
Captain J. S. BEVILL,
AIT ILL leave EVERY TUESDAY, at 6
V t o’clock p. m., for Augusta and way land
ings.
Positively no freight received or receipted
for after 5 o’clock p. m.
AU freights payable by shippers.
JOHN LAWTON,
Manager.
SEMI-WEEKLY LINE ~
FOR COHEN’S BLUFF,
AND WAY LANDINGS.
TIIK steamer MARY FISHER, Captain W.
A T. Gibson, will leave for above every
FRIDAY, Sp.m. Returning, arrive SUNDAY
NIGHT. Leave TUESDAY, at 9A. M. Re
turning, arrive THURSDAY, at 11 A. M. For
inlormation, etc., apply to W. T. GIBSON,
Manager.
Wharf foot of Drayton street.
"new' YORK
—TO—
AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM.
The first-class, full lowered. Clyde-built
Dutc steamships of this line—AMSTERDAM,
ROTTERDAM, SCIIIKDAM, LEKRDAM,
ZAANDAM, I*. CA LA Ml, W. A. SCHOLTEN
MAAS—carrying the United States mail to
Netherlands, leave Company’s Pier, foot of
Sussex street, Jersey City, N. J., regularly
every Wednesday for Rotterdam aud Amster
dam, alternately.
First Cabin S7B, Second Cabin SSO, Steerage
$26.
For freight apply to Agents of OCEAN
STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
SAME RATES TO AMSTERDAM AND
ROTTERDAM.
H. CAZAUX, General Agent,
87 South William street- New Wwk.
gaferv’o Cocoa.
tGOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1878.
BAKER'S
Breakfast Cocoa.
Warranted absolutely pure
Cocoa, from which the excess of
Oil has been removed. It bos three
times the strength of Cocoa mixed
with Starch, Arrowroot orrfugar,
and is therefore more economi
cal. It Is dcHcious, nourishing,
strengthening, easily digested, and
admirably adapted for invalids as
well as for persons In health.
Sold by Grocers everywhere.
W, BAKER & CO., Dorchester, Mass.
JUtUH’CCO. _____
\ GOODRICH, Attorney at Law, 124
I tear born street, Chicago. Advice, free.
18 years’ experience. Business ouieti* sad
legally transacted