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H. i. YALLEAU MISSrNG.
A LETTER FOUND IS HIS I>ESK
GIVES THE REASON.
Telephone OfTtcUiti InvcßtlgNllne Hl *
Management of the Tslrphnna Ex
change— B. E. nillon Appoint*** Tem
porary Manager— The •
Book* State<t to li Correct— Oolp
About Bis Dlnuiipearouie
An unexpected visit of telephone offi
cials to the Savannah Exchange yester
day morning caused ihe discovery of the
disappearance of its manager, Mr, 11. J.
Talleau. The officials were Mr. 0. I.
Carson, General Superintendent of the
Bell Telephone Company and Air. J. H.
Easterlin, of Charleston, Division super
intendent.
The chief operator at the exchange sta
ted to tho gentlemen that Mr. Y alleau
left on Sunday, saying that he was or
dered to Brunswick by Superintendent
;T,slerlln to look after some business
there. As Mr. Easterliu had not sent any
such instructions he suspected that
everything was not as it should be. In
quiry at the manager's home on I resi
dent tract reveulect tiie fflet that hG ond
told hia wife that he had to po to Bruns
wick on business. A telegram to Brunn
wick brought the answer that Mr. \ al
leau has not been seen there this week.
The Inst seen of him in Savannah was at
the Savannah. Florida and Western rail
way depot about 1 o’clock Sunday after
noon. A locksmith was sent for by Mr.
Carson, and the manager's private desk
was opened. A sealed and stamped letter
addressed to a friend was found inside,
v. an a note pinned to it asking that it be
dropped in a mail box. The letter was
immediately delivered, and the party to
whom it was addressed said that Valleau
stated that h$ was going away from Sa
vannah. He intimated tbnt someone
would cause him trouble, both in busi
ness and his family if he remained here.
A note stated that his accounts would all
be found correct.
Being satisfied that the superintendent
had fltd, Air. Carson roque led Mr. B. F.
Dillon, Manager of the Western Union
Telegraph office, to take charge of the ex
change temporarily. Air. Dillon accepts
ed, and was appointed manager. Until
the telephone company makes other ar
rangements Mr. Dillon will superintend
both offices.
Mr. Carson stated to a News reporter
last night that “Valleau’s accounts ap
pear to be all right.” Although the books
were not overhauled carefully yesterday
it was believed that the manager is not a
delaulter, or if he is the laot has not bceu
discovered. He has not been traced out
of the city, but it is thought that he did
leave Sunday afternoon on a south-bound
train. Supt. Easterlin said that Valleau
was an effioient manager.
He is a young man of 34, well-known in
this city, and his disappearance was a
groat surprise to the most of his friends.
He is married, and leaves two small chil
dren. He Is a native of this city, and
worked his way up from a messenger boy.
He had charge of the Ty bee telegraph and
telephone lor several years, part of which
time he was also acting Signal Officer at
that station. His efficiency secured his
promotion to the poncion of manager of
the Telephone Exchange at Jacksonville.
From there he was again promoted, this
time to Augusta. Upon the position of
m&nagerof the Savannah Exchange be
coming vacant, Valleau was the favored
one, it being considered one of tbe
best in the gilt of the company. There
is considerable gossip to the effect that a
woman had something to do with his dis
appearance.
BEFORE A WOODEN UO.
Celestial Laundryineu Celebrate The
Chinese New Tears.
To-day will witness the last of the tbre.
days’ festivities in celebration of the Chi
nese new year. The twelfth anniversary
of the reign of the present Emperor of
Chinn occurred on Wednesday, as well as
the beginning of the 6,715 th year in the
Chinese calendar. It is more widely ob
served than any Christian holiday, for it
ta celebrated all over China, in India,
Australia, Cuba, South America, and the
United states.
There is scarcely a town in the United
States in which the day does not mark to
two or three persons the beginning of a
year differing by more than 4,000 years
from that of the Christian era, in almost
every town and hamlet in the country two
or three persons knelt before a wooden
god and muttered prayers, asked protec
tion from dragons and picked wooden
sticks out of a bowl lor good luck. Tue
festivities continue for three days and
will end to-night.
The Chinese colony in Savannah is not
very large, but every member of it re
membered the day, though In a quieter
way and with less eclat than do the Celes.
tials in the big cities.
COLD WAVE ON HAND.
Mercury Takas a Plunge Downward—
The Plumbers Tickled.
A cold wave traveling 20 miles an hour
(truck Savannah early last night, and the
plumbers sa w in their dreams delicious
visions of Lurst water pipes.
All over the country the skies were
clear at midnight, and the signal service
man said that he never saw tbe barome
tric readings average so high. The high
e-t temperature was reported at Key
West, where the mercury stood at 57.
Davenport, la., bad it 5 deg. below zero,
the coldest spot reported. Around the
lakes from Buffulo to Duluth tbe mercury
stood about zero, and varied only one or
two degrees above or below.
At Deadwood, Dak., it was 47. just 15
deg. warmer than Savannah, That indi
cated that a warm wave was following
close behind tbe cold one, but if it does
not move more than 20 miles an hour, it
will not get here much before spring.
The highest temperature here yesterday
Was 60 deg., and a drop of 28 deg. before
midnight was a sudden change, that lelt
even greater than it was.
WANT TO UK TI4OHKBI.
tight Candidate* lor the Craiumar
hiliool PrluclpitUklp.
Superintendent William 11. Baker, of
{be public schools, held an examination
yesterday (ora principal for tbe grammar
school of Chatham Academy. Eight can
didates were present—Messrs. J. B. Bond,
W. W. Realss, 8. B. Spencer, H. 8. -lone*,
J. B. Whatley, Hugo Platen, C. S. l’almer
and G. W. Lee.
The examination began at 10 a. m., nnd
at 3p. in. only three had Unislied. The
applicants were examined in geography,
English grammar, arithmetic, rending
and spelling They were requested to
stale where they received their education
and wbat experience, If any, they have
bad in teaching.
The following are specimen questions
picked from tbe examination paper:
Name tbe zones and give tbe width of
each in miles.
Wbat places on the eartb have no lati
tude and longitude!
IS am* and locals tbe capitals of Eng
land, Germany, Franee, Austria, and
Bpalo.
Wbat is the difference between tbe
grammatical and logical subject in a sen
tence!
Parse the words italicized in the follow
ing stanza:
Now earn* still evening >n, and twilight gray
Had in her sober4l very alt thtngt clad ;
hllsoce accompanied: Jnr beast and bird.
They to t heir grassy ooucb, tbeae to their neats.
Were eltialc. all but tbe wakeful nightingale;
aha all night tong, ber amorous attaint sung.
The latitude of Cambridge. England, is
6 min. 2 §§a, east, and Mobile, Ala., ot?
deg. 1 min. -9 sec. west. When it is 10 a.
m. ar Mobile, what time la it atCam
biidgo?
liuw much money must be invested in
stocks at. per cent, advance in order
to gain $520 by selling at 0 per cent, ad
vance ?
What is the difference between the true
and bunk discount of $1,500 for 90 days at
6 per cent.?
How long must $1,600 b on interest to
amount to $1,728 75, the rate being 6 per
cent. J
The papers will be examined to-morrow
night by t he committee announced in yes
terday’s Nkyvs, and the result will be an
nounced to the school board on Alonday
night.
TUKOCOH THE CITT.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporter*.
Landrum Lodge F. A. M. will hold a
regular communication to-night.
Seven arrests were reported at the po
lice barracks up to 12 o’clock last night.
Chatham Uniformed Degree Camp of
Odd Fellows will hold a regular meeting
to-night.
A motion for anew trial for Thomas
Johnson, the moonshiner, will probably
be argued before Judge Speer in the Uni
ted States CirouitCourt on Monday.
The Workman’s and Traders’ Loan and
Building Association met last night and
negotiated loans aggregating $3,000, as
folliiws: $l,OOO at percent, and $2,000
at 43Ji per cent, per annum.
Some time last week Reuben Jones, col
ored, stole a vest from E. Mublberg’s store
No. 187 Congress street. Tue theit was
reported at the police barracks. Jones
was arrested shortly after 0 o’oloek last
night by poliueinau llinoa and is held for
a hearing to-day.
The Swedish bark Emelie, while on her
way down the river yesterday, went
aground opposite the Savannah, Florida
and Western Railway wharf, where she
now lies. One of the braces to her rud
der was broken, and a portion of her cargo
will have to be discharged before she can
be repaired.
The Spanish schooner Fortuna is in an
inilortuuate condition. Her owners have
virtually abandoned her and refuse to ad
vance money for her repairs. It cannot
be raised on a bottomry bond, and tbe
marine insurance companies refuse to in
sure her. She will probably be condemned
next week and sold.
Judge Emory Speer and Hon. W. W.
Boat man, a prominent member of the bar
of Washington, D. C., returned yesterday
from Scriven county, where they have
been spending a few days in gunning.
They brought back 160 birds and report
the ’ shooting very fine. Mr. Hoarman
shipped about 100 birds to friends iu
Washington yesterday afternoon.
Kirk Garvin, a countryman, came to
tbe city yesterday from Cohen’s Bluff.
Last night he started out with something
over $26 in his pookets to take in the town.
About midnight he brought up in a gam
bling room near the Alarket and tried his
luck at poker. In half an hour he bad
dropped bis last dollar and left the
place penniless. He told his story to the
police, but was unable to recover his
money.
TOCNG BLACKWELL FOUND.
He Is Discovered on a Farm in Putnam
County and Refuses to Leave.
The Nkws announced eome days ago
the finding of Daniel Joseph Blackwell,
the lost orphan boy, on a farm in I’utnam
county.
The boy and his sister, who is now
in tho Female Orphan Asylum in
this oity, have been the subject or consid
erable ’controversy. Mr. George Nor
throp, o( Baltimore, the childrens’ half
brother, who claims to be their legal
guardian, made au effort last month
to secure possession of tbe girl.
Tho girl’s relatives resisted and
Mr. Northrop returned to Baltimore. Be
fore leaving Bavanuah he stated to a
News reporter that he had discovered
the boy’s whereabouts.
The boy, it seems, was taken from
the Methodist Orphan’s Home in
Macon by Air. J. W. Ainerson.
it had previously been stated
that the gentleman who took young
Blackwell from the Home was J. J. Am
erson, of Macon. Oil account of tbs fact
that bis name had been mentioned in con
nection with Black well’s. Mr. J. J. Am
ereou determined, if possible, to find tbe
boy. A lady informed him that she
thought Blackwell was in Putnam coun
ty. Last Saturday Mr. Amerson went to
Putnam county and found him on the
farm of a man named DuPree. He was
employed as a common day laiiorer. Mr.
Amerson told Biackwell that Mr.Northrop
was searching for him, and tried to in
duce the boy to return to Macon in order
that be might place himself in communi
cation with Mr. Northrop. By DuPree’s
advice, Blackwell refused to do as Mr.
Amerson urged him. I) iPrse told Black
well, according to the Alacoo Telegraph,
that he could obtain his fortune without
going either to Macon or to Baltimore.
‘•All you will have to do,” said DuPree,
•Ms to have a guardian appointed in Geor
gia, and he will force Northrop to give up
your property. You can then invest it as
you please.”
Mr. Amerson told Blackwell that he
would do well to place himself in commu
nication with .Mr. Northrop, but tbe boy,
whose reputation, it seems, is somewhat
unsavory, positively refused to take any
steps not indorsed by DuPree.
Air. Ainerson, It is stated, has written
to Mr. Northrop, informing him of tbe facts
as detailed. It is thought that Air. Nor
throp will arrive in Alacou in a lew days,
and, if necessary, take legal steps to ob
tain the custody of Blackwell.
Mr. Robert Hunt, a relative ot the
Ktackwell children, said last night that
Mr. Northrop bad abandoned tbe idea of
obtaining possession of the girl, who still
remains in the orphan asylum.
VIOLATED KKVENIIE LAWS.
A Brunswick Merchant, a Camden
County Pr-acher and a Sea Captain
Arrested.
Arnold Ivnigbt and Frank Frazer were
lodged in jail yesterday by United States
Deputy Marshal Harris. Both were ar
rested for selling liquor without a revenue
licenae, Knight is a colored merchant of
Brunswick, and Fra/er is a colored
preacher of Camden county. They were
given a hearing before United States Com
missioner K. J. Mahsey, of Brunswick,
and were committed to jail by him to
await the action of the Court.
Capt. E. A. Skybergseu ol tbe Russian
bark Oskar was also arrested by Deputy
Harris for tolling liquor at St. Simons.
Tbe Captain is alleged to have disposed ol
some loreign liquors he had ou board of
his Uip. Yesterday afternoon he wanted
to know how much he would have to pay
to be released. His vessel is loaded and
ready to sail, and the Captaiu wants to
pay his fine and go.
A I'lfMcd Crowd.
The sale of silverware, statuary, bronzes
and clocks attracted a large crowd at 116
Broughton street last night. The auc
tioneer was In a good humor and gave the
crowd good bargains, and a large lot of
goods were sold. Mr. Dorsett invites the
ladies to examine these beautiful goods
during the day, aiul lb* gentlemen to at
tend the sale to-night,— Adv.
Collat Bros, are sole agents for Knox’s
world renowned Hats, unequalled for
style, nuality and wear. Thev also carry
a full assortiuentor Stetson’s flats, and in
fact anything in the line of Hats you may
call tot.-Adv.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1886.
WRECK BURKED AT SEA.
THF. SCHOONER MARTHA BROW
ER GIVEN TO THE FLAMES.
Her Crew Taken Off by the British
Schooner Ferlmnd- Tha Schooner Fan
nie E. Woliton Misses Her Prize—Capt.
Marr’s Story or His Voyage, and Hit
Discovery of the Abandoned Vessel.
A Washington dispatch to the News
says that the Signal Corps at Smithville
reports that the derelict American
schooner Alartha Brower was set on fire
in the Gull stream southeast of Savannah
on Jan. 29. Tbe three men placed aboard
of her by the sohooner Fannie E. Wolston,
which arrived at Tybee on Thursday,
were taken off by the British schooner
Ferland, now off Cape Fear bar. The
Martha Brower is the vessel the revenue
cutter Boutwell was instructed to cruise
lor.
The Wolston arrived up’’from quaran
tine yesterday. Capt. Mart- reports a very
rough passage from Avis islund, during
which he encountered a succession of
heavy gales from tbe west southwest and
west northwest. The vessel rode out the
gale of Jan, 26 without damage. On Jan.
23, in lat. 27.61, lon. 75.12, she spoke the
schooner Pearl Nelson throe days out
from Charleston for Baracoa with all on
board well.
On Jan. 27, in lat. 30:57, long.
79:06, tho Wolston fell in with the
schooner Martha Brower, abandoned.
The Captain boarded her, and found her
mainmast, foremast and bowsprit all
right, but her mizzenmast gone 15 feet
below the crosstrees, with everything at
tached. Her mainsail and spanker were
blown away. Her foresail after some re
pairs was rebent for a mainsail, but her
forestavsail was badly used up. Her jib
was ail right. Compasses were found
aboard of her, but she had neither side
lights nor signal lights. These Capt.
Alarr supplied. He also put aboard of
her a small boat and other necessary
equipments. She was supplied with
plenty of provisions, water and oil.
After pumping out her hold, the mate,
James Petersen, and two seamen, YVm.
Smith and Christian GJeruldsea, of tbe
Wolston, was put aboard of her to work
her into port. ‘Capt. Alarr thought that it
would take from 10 to 15days to bring her
in, as she was poorly equipped .with' sails,
and the Wolston had none to give her.
She was then about 126 miles northwest
of Savannah.
The vessel, according to the dispatch
received last night, was fired two days
after she parted with the Faunie E. Wol
ston on Jan. 27th. On the day following,
Jan. 28, she was spoken by the steamer
Darwin, from Now Orleans to Liverpool,
and declined assistance.
WORK OF THE COURTS.
The Crowd that Waited for the Supe
rior Court to Convene.
The Superior Court officers were afford
ed some amusement yesterday morning
by a score or more of persons who do not
read the morning paper. When the hour
for opening court arrived there was pres
ent a respectably-sized audience. The
gallery had almost a quorum. All waited
patiently for Sheriff Ronau to call tbe
court to order. Helping the joke along,
tbe Sheriff stationed a bailiff at the door
of tbe jury room, and tbe spectators con
cluded that the jury in the llearn case
was still out. Alter waiting about an
hour someone made inquiry of tbe bailiff
about tbe delay in opening court, aud was
informed that court adjourned the night
before until this morning. When the
crowd fully caught on they slipped away
looking very tired.
The City Court.
Logau & Calder obtained a judgment
in the City Court yesterday against Mrs.
Leonora A. Penfield for $242 80 aud costs
of suit. An attachment case in which tbe
same partios are interested was continued
for the term.
Tne petit jurors were discharged until
10 o’clock next Tuesday morning. The
court adjourned until 10 o’olock Monday
morning, when the monthly criminal ses
sion will be held.
After the criminal session motions and
demurrers will be argued before tbe
court. The grand jurors will meet at 4
p. m., Monday.
Live Muck Insurance.
Large sums of money are invested in
horses, mules, and other live stock for
business purposes, and like any other in
vestnien t which is liable to a loss, should
be covered by insurance. Tbe People’s
Live Stock Insurance Company some time
since established an agency in this city
—Messrs. W. T. Seward A Cos., 100 Bay
street—lor tbe purpose ol affording pro
tection against loss to the owners of ani
mals, and have succeeded, as will be seen
by a notice in another column, in
securing as patrons many of our business
men. The question ot the value of such
fnsuranoe is well worthy of the attention
of owners ot live stock, aud the agents in
this oity will be glad to give any infor
mation asked for on the subject.
Local Fersoaa’.
Postal Inspector Charles E. Dasser, of
Atlanta, was at the Marshall house
yesterday.
8. H. Rand, Esq., General Freight and
Ticket Agent of the South Florida rail
road, was tn the city yeaterdav.
If I. Carson, Esq.. General Superin
tendent Southern Bel! Telephone and Tele
graph Company, New York, and J. D.
Easterlin, Ksq,, Division Superintendent
of the same company, Charleston, were
in town yesterday.
Among the arrivals at tbe Pulaski
house were T. M. Bourke, J. B. Sally,'
l’hiladelphia; J. W. Rich, Boston; j.
Bautley Squin, J. B. Bunin, Jr.; A. F.
Craenicr, H. C. Wost, New York; Wil.
Hutu Hoswlll. E. Backus, Brooklyn ; J.
Al. Elstner and wife. Atlanta.
At the Screven house were Ed. Kaine,
North Carolina; W. B. Crosby, Atlanta;
K. A. Isaacs, Alacon; Robert Lain. Hern
don; James H. Daniel, Millen; Mrs.
Henry Yonge, Brooklyn; Charles A.
Caldwell, New York; Henry Evans and
wife, E. A. Shlreeu, Baltimore; H. Bagat,
St. Louis.
Al tho Mnrsbull house were G. F. Read
W. F. Smith. M. Wilson, W. Brunelle
New York; Cbaa. E. Dasaur, Atlanta;
James Young, Rlitcb; J. li. Hampton.
Waycross; E. A. Nisbet, Macon; W. J.
Smith, Waycross; E. E. Bawsell, Jack
sonville.
At the Harnett house were Alex. Bes
sons, Graham; J. W.Calhoun, Arlington;
T. P. Jordon, Glenraore; C. L. Burnt,
GrabainVille. S. C.; T. L. Fuller and wile,
Baltimore; W. D. Haines, Brunson, S.
C.; Wm. Sanders, Jacksonville; Geo. U.
Craft, Richmond; G. D. Pittman, New
York; 9. W. Komier, Staunton, Va.; M.
K. Rawbou. Orlando, Fla.
A Frlzs.
The steadily Increasing demand for our
guaranteed $3 Shoes compels us to repeat
that we still continue to wnrrant then) to
be as good as anv $6 shoe in the market.
They are mads of best tannery calf, best
oka solo leather, and by a class of well
skilled workmen. By none that are not
stamped “Oollat Bros.’ $3 Shoe, warrant
ed.”—Add.
Travelers for all points In Florida, south
of Jacksonville, will find tbe Jacksonville,
Tampa and Key YY est ’•aiiway tbe short
est, best, and most desirable route In all
respects. Trains leave from Bavanr.ah,
Florida and Western railway station in
Jacksonville, avoiding all transfer there
by.
base ball prospects.
Augusta Not Likely to be In the League
—Ooeetp of the Game.
It looks as If Augusta is to drop base
bail this season. The outlook for the
game there ie, according to reports, ex
tremely gloomy. The Augusta directors
lack money. One of them is quoted
as saying that he did not believe
there would be any base ball played there
j this year. A meeting is to be called to
i definitely determine what will be done.
1 It Is proposed to run the club if possible,
j and if not, to sell out to Columbus or
! Knoxville, or anybody who will buy. Tbe
result Is waited for with a good deal of
interest In Savannah.
| Riley. Augusta’s new catober, is man
aging a billiard-room in Williamsport.
AlcDonald, of the Atiantas, put in the
winter teaching school In the Pennsylva
; nia coal regions,
Tbe Mets will not take an early South
ern trip. Manager Gifford prefers gym
nasium practice.
Manager Purcell, of the Atlanta olub,
has an application from a player who has
a fielding average of 1,800.
Manager Bryan, of the Charleston team,
went North last week in quest of talent.
Mat Kilroy, the Baltimore pitcher, has
a brother who is also quite a twlrler—
namely, Pete Kilroy, late of the Newarks.
He is wintering in Newark and is still
unsigned.
A movement is on foot to organize a
Gulf league in the South. This will In
elude Birmingham, Mobile and Montgom
ery, Ala.; Jackson and Vicksburg, Miss.,
and New Orleans. La.
Alanager Morton, of tbe Savannahs, has
ordered his uniforms from the Pittsburg
Fire Arms Company. They will bo blue
caps, shirts and pants, with old gold
stockings, belt and trimmings.
Among the latest contracts approved
are John Ware and George W. McVev
with Nashville. Barney Graham, cleve
land and Arundel with Chattanooga, and
Tom Lynch and John Shafer with At
lanta.
Macon has signed three new meu: Co
coran, third base, Horter. catcher, and
Walsh, shortstop. Secretary Brown
says that the five others required to make
the team are secured, but the contracts
have not been signed as vet, bat will be
next week.
A Card to the Public.
In order to establish beyond question
the fact that the charges made against
our house by the Musical Courier had no
foundation whatever in fact, we requested
three representative business gentlemen
of our city to investigate our business
methods and report for publication what
ever they might find for or against us. As
a result we present the following corre
spondence. L. & B. S. Al. H.
Savannah, Ga.. Feb. 2, 1886.
Messrs. C. U. Olmstead, J. U. HStill and
Marmaduke Hamilton: 1 '
GknTlkmbn—Certain charges of a dam
aging nature have been made against us
in the Music al Courier, of New York.
Such charges are either true or false.
If tMne. nnd we are actually employing
such disreputable business methods as
are alleged against us, then we certainly
deserve public exposure; and. moreover,
ought not to l>e allowed to continue in
business in this or auy other city..
If false, then tt is due U 9 that the fact
should be so clearly demonstrated as to
fully satisfy the public at large that we
are unjustly accused.
This issue we propose to meet squarely
and have the truth or falsity ot said
charges established beyond question right
here in Savannah, where concealment of
the facts in the case arc impossible.
To this end we would respectfully re
quest that you three representative busi
ness men of our city will do us the favor
of thoroughly investigating the charges
brought against us by the Musical. Courier
and making public, .through the daily
press, the result of your findings.
We do not in any way limit this investi
gation, but leave you free to look fully
into our business methods, toexainiueour
books, invoices, circulars, etc.—to call for
information on any point desired, and to
verify our statements in any manner you
may sea fit.
Trusting that you mffy consent to thus
serve us. we are, yours very respectfully,
Luddkn & Bates Southern Music
Housk.
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 3,1880.
Luddtn d? Hates Southern Music House,
.Savannah:
Gentlkmkn—ln reply to your commu
nication of Feb. 2, W’e would say that we
recognize your right to call upon your
fellow-citizens to investigate the correct
ness or incorrectness ofuharges involving
the Dusiuess integrity or your house. It
is due to you that such a request as you
have made of us should meet with a favor
able response, and, accordingly, we have
not hesitated to make the desired exami
nation.
After carefully considering the articles
against you, published In the Musical
Courier, of Kew York, it is our deliberate
opinion that buttwo ot tbe charges therein
involve In any way the reputation of the
boueo for fair and honorable dealing.
These are, rirst, that you have your
selves been selling what is known to the
trade as “Stencil Pianos,” at the same
time that your advertisements aud circu
lars have explicitly denied that such
pianos were offered for sale by the house;
and, second, that you have advertised the
“Ludden & Bates” piano as ot your own
manufacture when, in point of fact, such
was not tne oaae. To these charges alone
we have confined our investigation, be
lieving that nothing else in the artistes of
the Courier touches your business char
acter.
YVe are, perhaps, not sufficiently ac
quainted with the details of the piano
trade to give a specific definition of just
what a “Stencil Piano’’ is, but in general
we understand that the term applies to in
struments made by parties who do not
put their names upon them—instruments
that in themselves give the purchaser no
clue to their origin, and for whioh no
maker is reponsibk*--in a word, that
there is an elnincut of deception in tbm.
Now, tbe evidence placed before us by
your Mr. Bates satisfies our minds that
I “Tne Arlon” piano, the special object of
the attack of tbe Courier, cannot and does
not come in this category. “The Arlon”
Is the registered trade.mark of a piano
manufactured by J. P. Hale & C0.,0f New
York, and bearing the name of the maker
in plain letters. The Ludden A Bates
Southern Music House has the sole right to
sell this piano in the Southern Staten, and
we certainly are unable to eee the wrong
doing or want of integrity or fairness in
you selling your goods tor what they are
upon their own merits. YVe went through
; your warerooms and saw for ourselves
j that every “Arlon” bore tbe name J. P.
i Hale A Cos. as its mak£rjut over the key
board and below the word “Ariou,” where
i no purchaser could possibly tail to see It.
I A* lor tho charge of your wrongfully
, claiming to manufacture tho “Ludden A
Hates” piano, we have only to say that
sufficient documentary evidence was put
iu our hands to convince us that you did
manufacture those pianos, and have noth
ing to retract In the olairn.
In a word then, gentlemen, we are ss
i mred. as the result of this Investigation,
that tbe charges against you are without
weight, and need bo considered no more
by yourselves or by the community. YVe
may say, in conclusion, tbalevery facility
haa been given us to look into your affairs.
Your books, invoices, papers, instructions
to agent*, etc., have all been open to u*,
and we have seen nothing that you might
not publish to tbe world. Your* truly,
Chas. H. Olmstead,
J. H. Lstill,
— Adv. M. Hamilton.
NARROWING THE GAUGE.
WHAT IT AVILL COST THE PLANT
RAILWAY SYSTEM.
Tbe Change to be Made In Ten Hour* by
an Army of 9.600 Meu—o3oo,ooo the
Estimated Cost of the Change—Whet
was Accomplished at ths Atlanta Cou
veatloa.
Col. H. 8. Haines. General Manager of
tbe Plant Railway System, arrived home
yesterday morning from the Railroad
Convention at Atlanta. The convention
was one of the most important of railroad
officials ever held in tho South, for its
business was to arrange for a change in
the gauge of Southern railroads.
Although Col. Haines was opposed to
making the change he was chosen chair
man of the convention. He stated yester
day that on Wednesday, June 2, the
gauge or railroads all over the Soutb will
be virtually the same as the standard in
the East, North and YVest. Early
Tuesday morning. June 1, an ar
my of 2,000 or 2,400 men will
be distributed along tho 600 miles of track
controlled by the Plant Company. Three
or four men to cacti mile will draw the
spikes along one rail, shove the rail in
three inches closer to tho other one, aud
drive the spikes. As the rails are bolted
together, the work can be pushed very
rapidly, and by 4 o’clock 111 the afternoon
the company hopes t j start a train out of
Savannah and run it over the entire
length of the road.
The cost of moving tbe rails will be the
small item in tbe cost. Changing the
gauge of the oar wheels and locomotive
wheels will be the heavy expense. The
gauge will be 4 feet 9 inobes, % inch
wider than the standard gauge. * Some
roads have a gauge of 4 feet inches.
One wheel press will press on the wheels
of from 50 to 75 oars a day. For some
years axles have been turned oft in the
rear of the wheel seat in contemplation of
this change. A large number of cars
that are now running on dished face
wheels will be all right as soon as tbe
wheels are pressed back.
A report was adopted fixing the charge
for pressing on car wheels $3 per car. and
in the event taat it is lounil necessary to
turn tin tbe axles, $5 a car.
Mr. Huger, the Secretary of the meet
ing, estimated the entire cost of the
change at $750,000. Tbe cost ot the Plant
system alone may reach $200,000.
The convention will meet in Atlanta
again Feb. 16. The chairman appointed
the following oommittee to oommunloate
with the leading railways that are of a 4-
foot 8)4 inches, and 4-foot 9 inches gauee,
and agree upon a wheal gauge which will
be suitable to both gauges:
T. D. Kline, chairman; Reubin Wells,
J. F. Devine, James Mehan, R. D. YVade,
G. M. D. Rilay, W. H. Thomas, William
Kinvon, W. T. Newman, J. S. Gook, J. E.
Warwick. G. H. Gratniing, S. B. Hampt,
and G. W. Gates. This committee will
report at tbe next meeting.
The other committees appointed by the
chairman are as follows:
Com roittee on Date of Change of Gauge—
E. B. Thomas, chairman; J.T. Horroban,
C. H. Hudson, Wm. Rogers, H. R. Duval,
Henry Walters, It. G. Fleming, J. W.
Thomas, J. W. Green, J. H. Sands, R. A.
Andereom J. B. Peck, Cecil Gabbett, W.
It. Kline/
Committee on Transportation—J. F.
Devine, chairman; J. H. Averlll, D. E.
Maxwell, F. K. Huger, Peyton Randolph,
A. B. Andrews, Frank Coxe, V. K. Ale-
Bee, Frank Huger; C. S. Gadsden, W.W.
Starr, 1. Y. Sage, A. B. Bostwick, W. H.
Green, J. C. Gault.
Committee on Roadway—YV. W. Coe,
chairman; C. P. Hammond, M. H. Doolv,
YVm. Mims, H. YV. Reade. J. N. Brown,
R. Muilfort, Hamilton YVilkins, G. R. Tal
cott, C. M. Bolton, Thomas Bernard, B. R.
Dunn. R. Southirate. J. T. Alexander, R.
A. Bridges, J. YV. Craig, E. Bttrkley, B.
R. Swoop.
Committee on Al achlnery Reuben
YVelts, chairman; T. I). Kline, R. D.
Wade, S. H. Haupt, Joseph H. Greene, G.
AL D. Riley, J. S. Cook, M. L. Collier, YV.
H. Thomas. T. W. Gentry, G. YV. Gates,
J. K. Worswick, W.T. Newman.
The Savannah, Florida and YVestern
Company was represented by Col. Haines,
General Alanager; R. G. Fleming, Super
intendent; George Riley, Master Me
chanic, and G. M. D. Riley and H. YV.
Reed, Masters of Roadway.
The Charleston and Savannah was rep
resented by J. YV. Craie, Alnster of Road
wav and Master of Transportation, aud
C. S. Gadsden, Superintendent.
The representatives from the Central
were Wm. Rogers, General Superintend
ent; W. YV. Starr, Master of Transporta
tion; T. D. Kline, Superintendent South
western division.
The .Tekyl Purdhaae Abandoned.
The Jekyi Island Club has abandoned
the idea of buying the island. The price
asked for tbe property is said to have been
$130,000. The New Yorkers thought this
was too much money to invest for a few
months’ sport. It is believed that tbe
club has abandoned the idea of buying
nny property in the South. There are
many other magnificent sites on the
Islands and mainland along tbe coast
from Cape Fear to Florida that could be
secured as winter resorts where parties
may be able to agree upon prices.
The Meanest Man.
Burrows was an inveterate tobacco
chewer, but as his wife detested the prac
tice he always chewed when away during
the day, and declared that he had stopped
permanently. But one evening, drawing
out his handkerchief, he accidentally
pulled out his paper of tobacco, aud, with
out noticing It. lelt it lying on tbe floor.
YY’heu Burrows sat down to tea, bin wile
walked In with ths tobacco in her hand,
and looking Burrows firmly in the eye,
said: “Do you know who that belongs to?”
YVith great presence of mind Burrows
turned scowling to his oldest boy and
said, with a severe voice, “Immortal
Mars! Is it possible that yon have begun
to chew tobacco, you young reprobate?
Come here to me. or I’ll lear the jacket
ofl of you.” Then Burrows threw the
tobacco over the fence, where he went out
and got it In the morning, and enjoved it
(luring the day. “Merciful Alosesl” he
I exclaimed, when he told us about it,
“wbat should 1 have done if my children
: bad boon all girls?
Mokal: J. B. Fernandez will sell you
Spencer’s Calhoun at $1 50 per pound,
and neither your wife nor sweetheart will
object to Its use.— Adv.
Nam Janas,
The sermons of the celebrated revival
ist are published In tbe Cincinnati Com
j merctat-UateUe. I’rlce 5 cents. For sale
at EstiU's News Depot.— Adv.
Of Orest I'ubllti Interest.
The winter though fast wearing away,
1 I* by no moans done, amt heavy eeuson
l able Clothing will be useful for sometime
yet to come.
Scarcely a week passes that we do not
make some marked reduction In the price
| of Gents’, Youth*’ aud Hoys’ Clothing.
Yielding to tbe Increased demand Tor our
fine Clothing, and to meet an evident
want, we have now permanently located
on the premises our own tailor, who will
see that all garments fit, make needed
alterations, etc., without one cent extra cost
to the purchaser. YVo are sure tbe public
will appreciate our thoughtfulness and
enterprise, now that we are able to ac
complish everything that can he done in
any merchant tailoring establishment for
a great deal le.se money. YVe still tenderour
guarantee, and carry out our rule as to
prices, viz: One prloe—the lowest—to all.
Whitaker, Congress and St. Julian street*.
A. Falk & son, successors to I. L. Falk
A Co.— Adv.
Weather Indications.
For the South Atlantia States to-dav: i
Fair weather, winds generally northerly, |
stationary followed by slowly rising tem
perature except at Jaoksonvills, slightly
colder, followed by slowly rising tem
perature.
The height of the river at Augusta at
1:33 o’oiook p. m. yesterday (Augusta
time) was 10.5 feet—a rise of 0.5 feet dur
ing tbe preceding 24 hours.
Comparative statement of temperature
at Savannah Feb. 4, 1886 and 1886:
ISSS. | 1886
6:38 A.K i5 0 6:36 A. U 38 9
1:36 F, m 66 0 2:36 F. M 39 3
19:36 P.M .69.6:10:36 P. K 3*•#
Maximum ..66 o Maximum 60 9
Minimum 63 0 Minimum. 33 6
Viean temperature Mean temperature
of day 60.2 of <tay. 87.3
Rainfall 0 14 Rainfall . "-O’
Observations taken at tne same moment
of time at all stations.
,Savannah, Feb. 4. 1:36 r. m.. City time.
Temperature.
Direction. 5
5
Velocity. . c
K&inlitll.
Nisi
or
STATIONS.
Portland I S w n ... Clear.
Boston 2 N W 22 Clear.
Naw-York 0 N YV 29 Clear.
Philauelpiiia 4 N W 26 Clear.
Washington ... 9 N YV !5 Clear.
Cape Jdenrr...| IS NYV 44 06 Fair.
Chincoteague . 1! NW 37 .06 Clear.
Norfolk 12 N 16 Clear.
Charlotte 13 X W 14 Clear.
Kitty Hawk
Bmitnville 23 N 16 ... Fair.
Charleston 31 NE 12 1 ...Clear.
Augusta 22 N 14 .. Clear.
BAVANNAH 34 NYV 14 . Clear.
Jacksonville.. 41 N YV 12 Clear.
Key West.. . . 7 N ti . Cloudy.
Atlanta 14 N W 16 ..Clear.
Pensacola 31 NK 12 .... Clear.
Mobile N 18 Clear.
Montgomery. 22 N YV 18 Clear.
YTicasbnrg % NE 7 .... Clear.
Few Orleans .. 34 N 12 I clear.
Shreveport. .. 29 E . Iciear.
Fort Smith ... 14 8 . I . IClear.
Galveston 44 NK ! ... Clear.
Indianola 46 E . I. ~ Iciear.
Palestine 87 SE 6 —(Clear.
Brownsville... 46 N |. [Clear.
Rio Grande... 49 NE 6 ... Clear.
Knoxville 9 N 6 Clear.
Memphis 16 NE Clear.
Nashville 8 N YV 6 .... Clear.
Louisville 10 N W 8 Clear.
Indianapolis... 6 N Clear.
Cincinnati 6 NE 10 .. Clear.
Pittsburg 2 N YV s Clear.
Buffalo —3 N Yv 18 .... Clear-
Cleveland 0 N 10 Clear.
Marquette .—8 SE 8 ... Cloudy.
Chicago 10 SW . Clear.
Duluth 1 8 9 ... Clear.
St. Pant —3 SE 7 Cloudy.
Davenport 5 YV Clear.
Cairo 9 N 9 .... Clear.
Bt. Louis 9. . . . 0 .. Clear.
Leavenworth.. 8 S 7| Clear.
Omaha 1 S Cloudy.
Yankton 5 S 12 Clear.
Blamarok 8 S Clear.
Deadwood 47 SW . Fair.
Cheyenne 4t N 18 Clear.
North Platte. 11 S Clear.
Douce City — 10 SE 8 Clear.
Suala Fe 30 NK Clear.
—lndicates below zero.
B.C. Etf gay, Ssrgt. Signal Corps. U. S. A.
To the Owners of Live Stock.
People’s Mutual Live Stock Insurance
Association has established an agency in
Savannah lor tbetpurpose of supplying a
want long ielt to be necessary, viz: the
insurance of live stock. So many experi
ments have been started, and for want of
proper judgment and good management
have failed, that, we deem it necessary to
state to you briefly our plan of doing busi
ness, which has met with great success
both in this State and in adjoining ones.
The officers of this association realized
from the beginning that tbe principal
thing to bo guarded against was specula
tion, and have adopted the following dis
tinct principles or doing business:
“Our company cannot be used for the
purpose of speculation upon old, broken
down or diseased animals.
“YVe are determined to Uo a legitimate
business, thereby avoiding excessive cost
to the insured,’and giving protection to
honest policyholders who insure their
stock against actual loss. Every policy
holder in this company is interested in its
success, as it is tbe insured who must pay
its losses, and if the company allows over
valuation (which is speculation), the hon
est polioyholder* are taxed to pay for ani
mals not worth the amount of insurance
carried upon them.”
The rock ui>on which all live stock in
surance companies have loundered has
been over-valuation, or in other words
speculation, and hence we assert that no
live stock insurance company can be suc
cessfully conducted when the entire risk
is carried by the company; the owner
must have a monied interest in the ani
mal insured to make it a safe business.
Therefore we propose to insure animals
for three-fourths their actual value.
Tbe result ot our labors has been the is
suing of over 25,000 policies in this State,
and the payment to the ownersof deceased
animals of over $200,000, and at a cost of
less than half the rates charged by Eng
lish stock companies.
The following are a few of the patrons
of tbe company in Savannah:
L>ixon & Murphy, coal dealers.
Moll Jfc Harris, machine agents.
Joyce & Hunt, machine agents.
G. S. McAlpin, grain dealer.
Charles SeLer, beer bottling.
George YV. Haupt, lumber merchant.
J. C. Toshacb, beer bottling.
W. P. Pennington, merchant.
B. C. YVright, drayman, Bay street.
I>. G. Heldt. drayman.
11. Parsons & Cos., steam laundry.
J.F. YVneaton,insurance.
G. Dieter, butcher, etc.
E. A. Fultou, wood dealer.
R. Fogarty, drayman.
A. B. Hull, grain dealer.
S. C. Stewart, wood dealer.
Ptider A Downs, wood dealers.
B. B. Henderson, wood dealer.
G. Eberweiu, soda water, 232 Bay
street.
Bay & Quinan, Roda water.
McDonough A Cos., lumber, Bryan street.
YV. F. Chaplin, cotton.
R. F. Harmon, cotton sampler.
Gorrle loe Company, S. M, YVhitesides.
A. YV. Harmon, liveryman.
John Jeffrey, drayman.
Johu McGrath, drayman.
Dr. T. B. Chishoim.
YVlillam YV. Gnaun.
P. Schaffer, wood, etc., etc., etc.
YV. T. tkwahd & Cos.. Special Agents,
100 Bay street. Savannah. Ga.— Adv.
"Pmufim,”
The Clothing House ot Savannah play
ing a life engagement at 140 Congress
street. Theatre pf low prices, supported
by lead in sr men, walking gentlemen, old
men, juvenile men, and heavy men. Per
forming to crowded houses. Patronized
by the rich, poor, cultivated, and fashion
able classes. Progrsmnie lor the week:
Introducing a gorgeous transformation
spectacle in which thousands of men and
boys will take part. Presenting speciali
ties in elegant costumes that, will add to
the swelling scene. Everybody invited
to witness tbe great show of Men’s,
Youths’, and Hoys' Clothing, manufac
tured by tbe Famous, to replenish the
wardrobes of ail tbe actors who are play-
Inv parts on the stage of earthly exist
ence. Make your entrance with a small
sum of money and your exits wita a large
bundle of Clothing. Doore open at 7a.
m. Close at 7p. m. Saturday we drop
tbe curtain at 11 p. ni. Come! Famous
New Y ork Clothing House, 140 Congress
street.— Adv.
A Race.
YVe have a lot of broken size* in Hand
Sewed Gattere, which we deeire to clean
out; their regular price was $6, we offer
them to close at $4. Collat Bros.
Staking jtantarr.
BggM
IHf
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel ot
purity, strength and wholesomeness. Mors
economical than the ordinary kinds, and can
not be sold in competition with the multitude
of low test, short weight alum or phosphnts
powders Sold only in aim. Rotai. lUkinV
Powdir Cos.. 106 wall street. New York.
At wholesale in S ivannah by
HENRT SOLOMON A SON.
G.GUI KENHEIMEIt A SON.
M.IERST A CO.
jSJrDirtttal.
Envious Souls
Predicted defeat to the Banner with
NO CURE! NO PAY!
INSCRIBED THEREON.
The “King Bee” of a Monopolj
Aspiring Company
SAID that the people, after being cured,
would demand their money hack, and aaj
firm adopting the rule would fail.
But ptnuing our fath to the Universal Hon
esty of manhood and womanhood, with an
abiding faith In our ott-proved remedy, w
continued to float our banner with “No Cure!
No Pay 1” thereon, with unprecedented re*
suits.
We authorize merchants dealing ic
“GUINN’S PIONEER BLOOD RSNKWER"
to refund the money if it does not cure all
Blood and Skm Diseases, Rheumatism. Blood
PoisoD. Glandular Swellings. Scrofula, Ma
laria, and Female Complaints.
S
A PERFECT SPRING MEDICINE.
Essay on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed
fTee.
MACON MEDICINE COM
MACON, GA.
Wholesale by OSCEOLA BUTLER, SOLO
MONS A CO., LIPPMAN UKOS., L C.
STRONG and G. M. HEIDT A CO. Sold by
all druggists.
Jftamo.
ASK YOUR GROCER FOI
hr ATS
or
Wbathke.
and breakfast bacon.
I'T O IST B QENU INE
Mats* RlSSina ouk pat.ntio TR4Oe-Mns, usmt
•ktallio scal, attached to ths strino. and
TM STRIPED CANVAS, AS IN THE OUT.
JRtiort.
ASK FOR THE *
W. L. DOUCLAB
Boft material, perfect ft. *etia!s any $0 or96shoe
every
jrrsss. Button and Lace. of*?
li you canaot ret these I ejPHV
*hoes from dealers, send >-/
addreiv* on postal card #,/
to W. L. Douglas, Brock*
~u£m
prntifnrr.
HOLMES’SURE CURE
Mouth Wash and Dentifrioe
rilffiES Blooding Gums, Ulcers, Sore Mouth,
V Sure Throat, Cleanses the Teeth and Pu
riHos the Itrontb; used and recommended by
leading dentist*.
Prepared by Das. J. P. A YV. R. HOLMES,
Dentists, Macon, Ga. For sale by all drug
gists and dentists „
. . ' 1
Pentietri).
DENTAL NOTiCE.
H AVING located In the office occupied by
tbe late A; H. BUST, wo are prepared
to do work in that line in the best style at
reasonable rates.
4. W. AT. B. DANIEL
congress meet, near Whitaker.