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THE PRESIDENT’S BRIDE.
SALK AB'UT THE APPROAI H
ING WUIIK HOLBK WfciDUING.
I Ik* Y nuns l aily Whom it is Said
the President is to Marry in .luno
—Now in Italy, hut to Upturn in
May—A Portlier Romantic Eh
fjagfment that was Broken.
From the .Yew York Sun,
Buffalo, April 16.—The statement ol
the Rev. Win. Cleveland, brother ot the
President, that the latter will marry Mi*
Frances Folsom, the lovely daughter ot
tne late Oscar Folsom, together with
snm<‘ additional information gleaned to
day, leaves no doubt of the fact that the
Wuite House wedding will take place.
There has been a romantic episode in
Mi-'* Folsom’s life which Is worth nar
rating, not only on account of its inter
est, but because it shows h<r rare good
•ommon sense on a trying occasion.
Miss Folsom’s father was killed
In 187 ft on Grand Island by being
thrown from a buggy in a ruu
* way accident. Bhe was at that time
only 11 years of age, and her hrst appear
anee in public was some lour years later.
Meanwhile she had been taken by ner
mother to an uncle’s at Ransomville,
where Mrs. Folsom attended to her daugh
ter's preliminary education. This step
was made necessary by the confused con
dition of Oscar Folsom’s ail’airs, which
were In such an eutangled condition at
the time ol his sudden death that Mr.
Cleveland, who took charge of the affairs,
thought Mrs. Folsom and her daughter,
for a time at h ast, had better discontinue
their residence at the Tifft house.
The appearance of Miss Folsom referred
to was at the celebrated authors’carnival,
held in 18714 in the Pearl street rink, and
which was one of the brilliant and re
splendent affairs of the kind of which the
moride ot this city have any recollection.
Miss Folsom w as an attendant at a Robert
Burns booth, and wore the character cos
tume ot a Highland lassie, with plaid
dress, kilt, and all the accessories. Her
rare beauty and amiability made her a
tremendous favorite with everybody, and
in a contest of beauty, in which all the
belles participated, Miss Folsom was a
first prize winner. About 1.‘>,000 bal
lots were cast in this competition,
and the fatherless beauty had a large
ipluiality, her vote nearly equalling that
of ail the other beauties put together.
*<*splte her youth and modest, retiring,
iiittd sensitive disposition, Miss Folsom
went more and more in society, butdid not
‘ neglect her studies. She was able to pass
the Regent's examination about this
time, and spent two years in the Central
High School in preparation for the tour
years’ course, which subsequently took
in Wells College at Auiora, where she
was graduated last year, the star in the
class. In the Central School Miss Fol
som did not display any brilliancy of tal
ent, but she possessed a remarkable abil
ity to thoroughly imbibe instruction, re
taining what sne learned, anil under
standing it hotter than some pupils who
seemed more bright but whose attain
ments were more ephemeral.
was while she was n student at the
Central School that Miss Folsom's lirst
romance occurred. She and ner mother
were devout attendants at the religious
services and prayer meetings ol the North
Presbyterian church. Theie Frankie, as
she was known by her friends, became
acquainted with,Charles Townsend, a son
of wealthy parents and a fascinating
gallant, who was, however, impulsive,
capricious, and changeable, bole in so
ciety and business affairs. Air. Townsend
had tried his talents in several Helds, but
tired ot them rapidly, and seemed never
likely to settle down permanently in any
sphere ol life. He was a newspaper re
porter, a clerk in a drug store.au em
bryo lawyer, and a railroad clerk. Miss
Folsom was, as now, a lovely and a
lovable girl, and as she was impression
able the attentions ol Mr. Townsend were
received with pleasing fervor. The '
Folsoms resided in an unpre
tentious brick house on Niagara street,
near Morgan, and there her first
courtship was held. An engagement soon
resulted. Soon alter ward young Townsend
concluded to study theology, and, w ith
that object in view, went to Auburn and
attended the l’resln terian seminary mere.
A banker’s daughter there, w ho possessed
the same qualities of heart, mind and lace
that Aliss Folsom was noted lor, became
acquainted with him, and the present I
belle soon shattered the absent idol of the |
youth’s adoration, lie dually wrote a i
loiter to Frankie, in whieh he told her,
with a tinge of sonow, that he believed
he could never love her as she deserved to
be loved, that he thought he ha.l proved
biinsell unwortb. ot her allectn ns, and.
in short, that she nad best dismiss him
from her mind. Tuis was a trying time
for Frankie, but sb promptly wrot, ■ back
that she was perfectly satisfied, and
was rather glad to have him express
bis views so traukly. I’nut
was all there was of it. This, however,
was not the good fortune of the Auburn
girl to whom Air. Townsend became en
gaged. He came to the conclusion that
be was too poor to marry, and told her so
In a letter, which she received w hile mak
ing arrangements for her bridal clothes.
The effect on her was the opposite of
what it had been on Miss Folsom, and ner
lather, who took me letter from Iter buml
bolure-tie iiaii r-u tore-1 from her faiiu- ,
mg -P 11. hardly b-* re-trained from j
liitiicting corpora! pun siiiiu-nl on tlt** |
man vtlio bad tr.tl il vtifli her all c ions. 1
Fiank tirat lot r Is now the K t
U.- uUs Tow attend, a p qiular clergyman
•I I. iii-ihglmigb, who is married to an es
ttuiah ~ j ii i- do iu go ■(! wrs in
tii in- i it wuicii he finally efioae to
spend I.)- I He.
’I n- I!-v. Mr.Townsend i* a brother of
Mi. I ( 'r.u. • iuWßeud, tiie law er of
4 city, and their sister i* the wile of
A cm* lani I'uitml rita.e* D.suict Attor
ney Wcliiiigti.il. Tne hi .tii. i- a
y--linger .taught-.- oat been v. it! i. Mr.
Wellington • Troy, and It I- a’l-g...it’iai 1
Mr* lowiiseiii: a the lady tvli, e.-ivi-U ;
the lettc fr-.tn -lisa Folsom u:.n uineieg
h r engagemei t. to the I’, -ad.-ut, l*.-l
•pitc the clergymans action n the pa-t.
Miss Folsom - iut-ens with ti,i> Town,
sends c .iitiiiu- to be intimav and pleas
ant, and Mr- Fawns.-mi regard .1 li-r
witti iiiotn v ui'eetiob. tviucu was
strongly trk •* u* dina-.poiuiui nt hUc
felt ttnen bo o -lid not m-.We Frankie
bis wife. Mr. 1.. Corning Town- ud l
authority lor me Mtateracnt that the let.ier
cxints, aud be says positively that lie has
seen It.
A*-i-tant United states Diatrlet Attor
ney Wellington was in Buffalo to-day, and
■aid that his wife had not received anv
letter of this description from Miss Fol
som, but he had seen ~u.-h u left i. and
there was not the slightest doubt but that
it via* geUtliUO. The slorv that bit win
bad received it probably arose, he said,
from the faet that she formerly lived in
Btiflal'waud that sbe wn- an intimate ae.
quaiutJmee of Miss Folsom. The wed-
J- ■ it was sail, would be of tbe most
quiet character possible, *iid it was to be
solemnized In toe White House In June.
Theft* will not be a dozen person* present,
tnd. If it is possible, tne lime ot iu occur
rence will be kept secret until alter the
ceremony. Mi* Folsom I* modest, retir
ing and sensitive, and her wishes are that
there shall he no display. In this it is
understood the President concur*.
About a year ago gome newspapers
printed* poor picture ol Miss Folsom,
whieh so displeased her that she employ
ed a detective to fix the responsibility for
Its .apiiearunne, but after considerable
effort It was found to be impossible to
trace tbe source of the publication. Her
Intention was to prosecute the originator
oi what she tei mod au outrage, bulb
eivilly and ciuGni.ljy, if it was possible.
It was reported at |he clubs that the
; only Buffalo man likely to be present at
the ceremony is Air. \V llson 8. Bisseil.the
President’s robust former partner, wbo
1 will be the groom’s “best man.” Ml'.
! Bissell has maintained a discreet silence,
I but has. it is said,practically admitted to
some ot I- friends that this is ao. As
, Air. Bissell is a very sensitive man about
such thin :s as w- ridings, bis acquaint
ances have avoided questioning him
much about it. In society cir
cles It is said that one of
the bridesmaids will be Aliss Ida Gregg,
the beautiful ami accomplished daughter
ot Dr. Rolan R. Gregg, the well known
physician. She is an lntimnte Iriend of
the bride prospective, who has visited
much at her home, and is credited with
knowing all about Aliss Folsom’s engage
ment. Tiie Sun correspondent called at
Dr. Gregg’s residence to see Aliss Gregg,
but she was not at borne. In the family
album were six cabinet photographs of
All s Folsoiu, representing her in differ
ent attitudes which were models of grace
and beauty, these were placed in tne
album by the young lady herself. Dr. and
Airs. Gregg said they knew nothing about
tne engagement but they seemed to be
lieve ihaL too story was tine. This con
versation occurred before ttie positive iu
formation given in the preceding para
graphs bad been obtained.
Air. Joseph 0. Fckley is a retired mer
chant, living at 23 Allen street, ills wite
is a cousin of Airs. Folsom, and Frankie
calls her “Auntie.” Just before Mrs.
Folsom, her daughter, and their cousin,
Mr. Benjamin Folsom, the lawyer, sailed
for Europe they visited at Air. Eckley’s
house, lie said that they had received no
direct information by letter from the
travelers, but that he believed the en
gagement was true as reported. He said
this wqtb some degree of positiveness,
and probably knows more about it. He
disliked newspaper publicity, not so
much on bis own account, but because
be knew how Miss Folsom felt about
the pictures and articles printed last year.
The Folsoms, according to recent let
ters, are in Genoa, Italy, and their re
turn is expected about May 2. They will
probably come to Buffalo before going to
Washington. There is some talk that the
wedding will not beheld at the White
House it there are indications of too much
publicity, but that the event will be
quietly celebrated at the home of Secre
tary Whitney or some other friend of the
President.
IRISH TENANTS.
The Land Purchase Bill Denounced at a
MetiitK at IvlMynart.
Dublin, April 18.—At a meeting of
tenant farmers at Kifdysart to-day the
land purchase bill was denounced as
simply a measure tor the relief of land
lords. It was declared that ifthe farmers
got their holdings on the basis of four
years rental their position would be very
little improved, as they are without the
necessary capital with which
to obtain a start. A resolution
was adopted asking the l’arnellite mem
bers of Parliament to oppose the bill.
Four hundred tenants of Karl Bessbor
ough's Kilkenny estate held a meeting
to-day to consider the Earl’s offer of a re
duction of from 10 to 20 per cent, in rents.
The tenants had asked for a reduction ol
33 per cent. At to-day’s meeting 335 of
toe lenaiits voted in favor of accepting
the Earl’s terms.
SOME GEORGIA SKETCHES.
Asa Correspondent Sees Senator Col
quitt. and Congressman Barues.
From the Philadelphia Record.
Washington, April 16. —Alany stran
gers visiting the Senate galleries are sur
prised to learn that Senator Alfred Holt
Colquitt, of Georgia, is not a preacher.
He is the very picture of an old-iasbioned
Southern clergyman, and is almost inva
riably taken for one. But he is not and
never has been, although he is a great
temperance orator and iay exorter in the
Methodist church. Colquitt would have
made a splendid clergyman; he has all
the necessary qualifications. But he very
naturally followed his father into poliiies,
until he has now followed him into the
United States Senate. He does not pro
pose to stop there. You notice,of course,
that while Colquitt seldom speaks in the
Senate he seldom lets a week pass with
out addressing a temperance meeting
somewhere. Now. it the Prohibition party
ever gets strong enough he will he elected
I’resident of *the Unit'd states. Mean
while. what Southern man (he may sav
to himself) is so available for the Vice
President’s place on the Democratic Pres
idential ticket as he who would bring to
its support the Prohibitionists of the coun
try.
The largest man iu the House of Rep
resentatives is George Taliaferro Barnes,
• f Georgia, commonly and Irreverently
known as “Brer Tarrypin.” He weighs
360 pounds, and is 5 feet 5 iuenes each
wav. He is very proud aud very fond of
his Uesh. He says he would not lose a
pound of it for SI,OOO. When he was 21
years of age he weighed but 100 pounds,
and his fi lends feared he would blow
away in the next high wind. But by
laughing continually he has grown con
tinually fatter, until, at 53, he rivals Alaj,
Ben: I’erlev Poore. -Judge Barnes is a
jollv old soul. He is an excellent lawyer
and a natural diplomat, anil withal a
brilliant wit. Tam is his first winter In
Washington, but everybody knows him
and iikes him already
E| COAST M liVI Y >INKCLUES.
Hew tiie GoveriJiu.ii. .supports a Crowd
ol Kig-Saltirled Idlers.
r r ... the Veto York World.
Washington, April 16.—The Coast
Sui vt-y, wuicii recently underw. nt an in
vest gat ion resulting in tbe removal of
*u|d. iidgard and otu “i- high officials, is
again ;n trouble. Mr. Kagan, Die account
ing clerk, lift j been before lue Committee
on Appropriations several tunes this
Wei k. and under a severe examination
conducted by .Mr. Randall tbe committee
discovered why it required so much
■ : >re> to accomplish such small results.
Tne number of sinecures brought to light
s simply app.illine to one not tamiliHr
yy r inemc hods which have prevailed
in this bureau. There is a corps oi 60
ii-s, slants, supposed to spend part ol their
tune i:i t.-e field and theremuiuder in pro
pai ins.- maim and chart* from their field
note . Out of the 6uemployed.the account,
lug clerk stated mat 22 were at their
Homes doio: nothin . nnd 22 more were
loafing irouiid the survey building, like
' wise doing nothing. The remaining 16
! were actually employed in the line of
duty.
A great show was made in the esti
mates at cutting down field expense*, but
Fagan maintains there is au African in
tbe woodpile. When the appropriation
tor rieldexpenses isexbuiuted, the assist
ants simply quit work until the next ap
propriation is made, their salaries going
on in the meantime. Reducing me field
expenses Is merely keeping the men idle
nt a salary. The committee will cut
down the number of assistants from t'-n to
16. There are also a number of “consult
ing” astronomers, ete., professor* In
Eastern colleges, who occupy merely an
advisory relation to the survey, ami
draw salaries of 64,000, rendering no se'r
vice whatever. These will be cut off
uiso. It is probable that the working
force of the survey will be cut down at
least two-thirds.
< HllMilft'* li|f M I
in the seven years I com IH7B to IASS the
railway mileage ol Canada increased
from 6.864 to in. 11D miles, tin* train mile
age from 10,000,000 to 30.623.000. the total
buss bar of passenger* min led from 6,448,-
000 to 0,072,-'>oo, an I llu-tons of lieighL
from 7,*43,000 to 14,670,106 This shows
encouraging growth.
SAVANNAH MOKJNING NEWS: MONDAY, APRIL 19* 1886.
IN TE REST INO TARE EAUX,
Which Drew tho Fashionable People of
New York to the Metropolitan Opera
House.
New York, April 17.—The tableaux
lately given in this city under the
lead of Air. Harry Cannon, man
of fashion and artist, ( known among art
ists as La Petit Pistoltl , also as Harry
Popgun) were very tine, A gold frame
was erected across a generous stage in the
hinall room of the ball room at the Aletro
politan Opera House, which was danger
ously overcrowded.
The first picture was “Wine, Women
and Song,” by li. Schneider. Miss Jean
ne Borrowe, a very young, pretty girl,
was the woman, siie was dressed in a
flowing robe of yellow satin and brown
velvet, in her right hand a golden goblet,
and in her lap a guitar—signified wine
aud song
Second picture. “Medea.” N. Sieoel,
Miss Edith Draper, a beauty. Her dress,
a white robe of mornie cloth, classically
arranged at the neck,anu with a deep gar
net sash. Her bare arms were very fine.
A dagger in her right baud and the other
arm extended betrayed a study of Story’s
famous stai tie.
Third. “Duchess of Devonshire,” by
Gainsborough, Miss Fanny Walker,
about to be married to Mr. J. Howard
Wainwrigbt, presented ibis beautiful
picture in a gray brocaded dress, with
pink roses, over a pale yellow skirt, which
was “killed up to the knee.” A white
powdered wig and black hat surmounted
her pretty lace.
Fourth tableau, Aliss Julia Van Duzer,
as “Madame Roland, the East Days of
Captivity.” Goupil.
11 Mine. Roland was one-half as well
j dressed as Miss Van Duzer we suspect it
was not in her East Days of Captivity. A
gray polonaise, over a skirt of red and
while satin,betrayed modern Paris rather
that the East Days ot Captivity. The
“Marseillaise” was played; a wooden
tatde, tin cup and chair gave this picture
a certain reality. Aliss Van Duzer’s tine
flowing light hair hung over her hare
neck.a ml she looked very handsome,more
like Mrs. Langtry, however, than like the
powerfully logical Roland.
Filth. The Sibyl. F. S. Church.
Airs. Frank Worth White is a beautyof
the Second Empire. She has been the
great rival oi Airs. James Brown Potter
in private theatricals. She is not so dis
tinguished or aristocratic a beauty as
Mrs. Potter, whe is one of the handsomest
women in tne world, but still she is a red
and white “peaehblow” beauty, dressed
in pale Nile green crape. She leaned
forward consulting a figure of a sphinx,
behind whom burned incense, (why?)
With her hair half falling from a knot, a
wreath of oak leaves and arms bare, she
made a beautiful picture of a pretty wom
an, but it might have been Flora or
Euphrosyneor anybody but a Sibyl. She
was not a figure to prophesy,but to inspire
valentines.
sixth. Was a Fewer Alarket. Hugo
Solomon, Miss .Marie Reed and Aliss Susie
Day interpreted this pretty picture. The
latter, in the simple gray of a poor Paris
ian soubrette, with cap and apron, was a
line foil to the pompadour beauty iu pink
brocade,who bought her violets and roses.
The musical accompaniment was “Du
Bist Nie Eine Illume.”
Seventh. “Peasants Crossing a Field.”
Breton. This was the best of all, inter
preting the tine style of Breton, his sim
plicity and his coloring well. Miss Lena
Post, a majestic figure, Misses Alartha
and Alary Otis, witn a background ol the
field floppies and wheat fields which Bre
ton loves, their coarse blouses, wooden
sabots and fresh, ingenuous faces, repro
duced the picture with wonderful accur
acy. The music was “The Peasant’s Wed
ding march.”
Eighth. The Ladies Waldegrave, by Sir
Joshua Reynold. Tuis picture brought
out Airs. Richard Irvin,the tine aristocrat
ic granddaughter of Beverly Johnson, of
Baltimore, whose daughters were a
“dream o| fair women.” Aliss Edith Par
sons and Miss Eflie Borrowe supported
her. They were all in powder, arid the
dresses the color of spring flowers, pale
yellow and pink and a heavenly blue, re
called the style of the prince of portrait
painters. They are winding silks ior
embroideries, these pretty Waldegraves.
The music was a pretty old-fashioned
minuet. Altogether this was a charm
ing and idyllic thing. Easy to produce
also.
Ninth. “Uarda,” the daughter of an
Egyptian King. This was a very fine
co.iy of Sickel’s picture, and an admira
ble reproduction of the beautiful dumb
girl oi Ebers’ fascinating romance. Airs.
H enry Eggleston, a magnificent brunette,
one of the married belles of the winter,
was dressed in gold clotb and pale green.
She wore a deep yellow turban, and a
diamond snake In her dark hair.
?he was apparently going up the steps of
the throne. Alusic, Turkish march,
which was near to Egypt, geographically,
as it was possible to get, and very ap
propriate in local coloring. This was an
orientally rich tableau, with much to
commend it.
Tenth. Portrait by Titian. Alias Julia
Appleton, now Mrs.* McKim, has always
made people talk ot the old masters, sue
is a splendid beauty, “massive,” very
large and very gorgeous, and see has been
painted by Porter, which is tbe modern
immortality of a great beauty. She dress
ed lor the Vanderbilt Lall as Berengaria,
and a noble figure she looked now in
brown and green, a robe embrodered with
jewels, and her whole person sparkling
with jewels. Her really Titianesque red
bair and tine complexion made ibis a
great success. She as a trifle too large
lor the frame, and looked out of drawing.
But the music played “I Duo Foscari,”
and wc seemed to see Venice.
Eleventh, “Louise,'’ by Richter. Aliss
Lizzie Lawrence, sister of Airs. F. Worth
Whue, waa a splendid reproduction of the
tjueen of Prussia. She is going down a
stately staircase. The dress, a white
sat;n, with crimson imperial mantle, a
curious sort of cap tied under the chin, a
diamond star in tbe hair, one band press
ed to tbe breast, tbe other holdiug her
mantle. She looked the pa:tof that lovely
ljueen whom the Prussians worship who
said to Napoleon when he offered her a
rose. "Yes, your Majesty, but this is not
Magdeburg.”
Twelfth. Portrait. Court of Philip X.
Valasquez. This was a piece of heroism
on the pari of Miss Georgia Kemseu who
made herself ugly to be correct to the pic
ture.
Thirteenth. \ intage Festival. Alma-
Tadema. The new sensation of tbe winter
ha* betn Mias Mabel Wright, who step
ped from East Nineteenth street into fame
as a blonde beauty one ball night. A
vineyard and a pretty wornau always go
well together, a large i-ak wreath on oer
head,a long robe fell from her shoulders to
me grousd. Miss Duer, the excellent
young amateur actress, the descendant
of Judge Duer and Mrs. Frank While,
each supported Hits maid, with stringed
instillments In their hands. This was
the lust and not the luast good of the
tableaux.
The “March of the Priests” from
“Atbulle” wa* then played,and the very
, iashionablc group of spectators went
borne. Mr*. Richard Irwin entertained
Ii lie performers ut supper afterward*.
All the fashion was present, Mrs.
| MeK'-ever, Mrs. Henry i’artsh, Jr.,
! Mrs, Clews, Mrs. I)e l.ancey Kane, Mrs.
| Eliot dohnstou, t wbomi house occurred
| the “War of the Roses,” Mrs. Griswold
j Gray, Mis. Coleman Drayton. Mrs. Eliot
Roosevelt, Mrs. Hoffman Miller, the
! Misses Webb, Creighton Webb, lady
killer; Elisha Dyer. William Mur Miller,
j Henry Kgleston, the Misses Van Auken,
1 Mrs. Orino W ilson, Mrs. Wooleey, Mrs.
.1 affray, Mr. Huckboest Cutting, Mr*,
j Davies, Mrs. I’r.rsons, Mrs. Lawrence
| Hopkins, Gould lle.linoud, Mrs. Victor
I Newcomb, and other* ot the now and old
1 set* now t'ommingiiug in New York like
tho ingredients of a well-constructed
punch bowl.
These good artists,Carr il Beckwith and
William M. Chan -, assi- ed Mr. Harry
Cannon in the production f these artistic
pictures, which were a veritable success,
unlike the halt educated tableaux which
have been seen before, and which, gotten
up in parlors, have merely made people
laugh at anachronisms.
Mr. Cannon is true to the canons of good
taste always. c. E. H.
CHARLTON COUNTY ITEMS.
A Few Good Hugpestioti* from the Wire-
Krais Keglim.
Rackpond, Gy., April 17. —Though
the great revivali(ts are doing a mighty
work in tbe largf cities, both of the Old
and the New Wiyld, we who are com
pelled by force of circumstances to live
in tbe wiregrass and back woods, and
whose hunger andlthirst is as great as
our city brethren, Ivould derive no benefit
at all from this work were it not lor the
popular press. Thouvu hundreds of
miles may intervene between us and
Chicago, on receiving our Savannah
W highly' News w were kept acquainted
with the doings an| sayings of the earn
est. though sometimes erratic. Rev. Sam
Jones during his Htyy in the great West
ern city by the lake.
With what pleasure to do we take up
our Savannah Wkkkly News. A fea
ture of it that particular .> attracts us is
the sermons ot Talmage, ,( ie great Brook
lyn divine. The “Marriage Ring” series
of Dr. Talmage’s sermon- has gone into
thousands of homes through the instru
mentality of the News.
Mr. J. Rawls, the well known turpen
tine man of .Moonshine in this county,
has just had built one ■ the best little
churches it has been our lot to see in
the wire-grass. Beautifully situated
between Moonshine and Race i’ond,
on tbe Savannah, Fieri la and West
ern railway, it can be seen from
the four cardinal points o; the compass.
Though never before have the people had
the beuetit ot a church, they appear to
fully appreciate the present advantages,
lor they come for miles around.
This section has always been considered
a stronghold of the I'rimitive Baptists,
who stoutly objeet to Sunday schools, but
here there is a very flourishing Sunday
school.
Tbe point we wish to make is, that it u
our duty to use every talent we have to
the turtheranee of the weilare and happi
ness ol our fellow man. There are many
ways of doing this. Some conduct newt
papers for that object, some build
churches, while others preach and teach,
in fact there is a place for all
in the vineyard it they will
but accept, We know many places that
make great pretensions ot being towns,
while they have not a church or school
house iu the place. If it be true that the
best index to a people’s character is the
condition of its churches and school
houses, the inquiring mind would form
rather an unfavorable pinion of the
public spirit aud enterprise of the inhabi
tants of these towns.
We are sending missionaries abroad to
convert the heathen, while of a truth we
have them at our very doer, it is the duty
of every citizen who de-ires the moral
elevation of the people t act upon tbe
Georgia State Sunday School Association
motto. The tide is floving favorably.
Never before have we had a religious re
vival so general and so permanent. Do
not let our beldved Stsfs be in the back
ground—not even in the wiregrass.
ZULA.
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD,
Georgia's Suit Against the Pullman Car
Company.
Several days ago Onptroller General
Wright placed in tbe hands of the Sheriff
of Fulton fi. fas against the Pullman Car
Company amounting to $5,760, and in
structed the Sheriff to sake a levy on the
property of the company to satisfy the
claim, which is for b k taxes. Saturday
the Sheriff levied on the office furniture of
tbe company, and ir. addition upon the
buffet car “Patinos.”
The company has iued an injunction
upou the Comptroller to prevent him from
selliug the property 1 vied upon, and tiled
a replevy bond.
TUe Comptroller b Ids that the money
paid the Pullman Car Company by the
railroad for hauling their cars in this
State is subject to taxation, and the at
torney of the Pullmans meets this by say
ing that the revenue' arising from mile
age paid by the railroads to tbe Pullman
Car Company ia,not subject.as the money
is not paid to anyagtmtol the company in
Georgia, but is forwarded to the general
office of the Pullmans at Chicago.
•V mtlKir maioKtiuaa.
SpecialiuJicatlon- for Georgia to-day:
Fair weather at Atlanta and Augusta,
local rain at Savannah and stationary
temperature.
For the Sruth A'lantic States to-dav:
Fair weather, preceded in southern por
tion by loco! rains, winds generally north
easterly, nearly stationary temperature.
The beignt of the fiver at Augusta at
1:88 o'clock n. to. vesterdav ( Augusta
time) was D.7 feet—t fall of 0.3 feet dur
ing the preceding 21 hours.
Cos nparative stare nent of temperature
atSavannau April 18, 1885 and 1886:
4**s. i 1886
5:38 a.a •># 6:36 a. m 62
2:66 P. a 61 2:36 P.M 70
10:36 r. M 57 10:36 P. u 63
M*'. union 63; Maximum 60
Minimum 66 Minim inn. 60
vfen vemperatar* ! Mean temperature
Of day 60 of day.. 66
Rainfall ... o Oil Rainfall 0 15
Cotlon-recion bulletin tor 24 hours end
ing April 'B. T4<6, 6 p. m., Eastern time
distrlctl. r Tvekagk.
tiii tn her I j
Name. of Max. I Min. Rain
Stations Temp. Temp. fall.
Wilmington. 6 71-67 .02
Charleston.... I 73 68 ,04
Augusta tfi 73 68 01
Savannah. ... 8 75 60 07
AMauta t> 72 55 01
klontgomery.. 7 74 66 ,8s
Mobile T 72 65 .30
New Orleans.. 7 74 54
Galveston 18 82 68 ....
Vicksburg 4 74 66
Little lioek... 3 < | 65 .01
Memphis 18 75 5(1 .16
Average I 73 4 5.5 ,12
Kli„ Beau."
What a futjv name for a medicine!
Nevertheless , Is very significant as ap
plied to tbe ar iele. Bile,according to Web
ster, is a “yellowish bitter, viscid nnusce
oils fluid, sec (ted by the liver.” When
ever the livei does not act properly this
fluid is retau id In tho blood and poisons
the whole v;tem, and sallowness and
misery is the esult. Smith'* Biußiaxi
is a sure cum for biliousness and liver
complaint. I’ricc 2ft cents per bottle
For sale b' Uppman Bros., Savannah,
Ga, ’
Jrr yi’f.uu, (Mr.
New Confectionery and
Ice Cream Parlor,
UNDER THE GU A It IIS' ARSEN AL.
r |’ IIANK9. We appreciate the success given
1 io our Ojiihimg; It snrpiuinod our most
sanguine e x petit lions, and we will endeavor
to k cp up tie expressions give* by the pub-
Fincif Mils and Richest Creams
tliui cub ha made. CALL and WEE an 1
siltl-tv Miurs' ive- that we have all wo claim,
Isilh in a stock of choices! good* and pleasant
sirmnndlngs.
When lirrl drop into our ICE CREAM
I’AKLUK, “resl and r. fredi yourself.”
* COOKSON.
funeral
HEDRICK.—Died, lnthlsrity, on the 18th
in*t., Mr. Georoe W. Hedrick, in the sixty
eighth year ol his age. The funeral services
will be held at the Wesley Monumental
Church THIS AFTERNOON atß:3o o’clock.
The friends and acquaintance of the family
are respectfully invited to attend.
TENBROECK.-The funeral of ( apt. John
D. Tun Broker will take place at 10 o’clock
THIS MORNING from his late residence, 150
State street, near Whitaker. The friends of
the deceased and of his family; of Mrs Sarah
R. Dorsett and family, and of F. G. Fraser,
are respectfully invited to attend the funeral.
BERNHARDT.—The friends and acouaint
ance of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. M. BERNHARDT
are invited to attend the funeral of their son,
( iiaki.es Wiiliam, from their residence. No.
52 Reynold street, THIS (Monday) MORNING
at 11 o’clock. *
Jflrrttttge.
Clinton Lodge No. 51, F. A. M.
A regular communication of this ik
Lodge will be held at Masonic Tern pie.
THIS (Monday) EVENING, April W,\/\
1886. at 8 o'clock. r ■w \
The M. M. Degree will be conferred.
Members of sister Lodges and transient
brethren cordially Invited.
By order of
HENRY BARTLETT, W.M.
L. W. Wortsman, secretary. __
DeKalb Lodge No. 9, I. 0. O. F.
A regular meeting will be held THIS (Mon
day) EVENING, at 8 o'clock.
There wil be an initiation.
Members of other Lodges ami visiting
brothers are cordially invited to attend.
By order A. B. BROOKS, N. G,
JonN Riley, Secretary.
Solomon’s Lodge No. 1, F. and A. M.
An extra communication of Solo- A
moil’s Lodge, F. and A. M., will
field THIS AFTERNOON at S o’clock /W\
it) pay the last tribute of respect to our' ~ '
deceased brother, G, W. Hedrick.
Brethren of other lodges are invited to unite
with us.
By order of J. R. BAUSSY, W. M.
Thos. if. Laird, Secretary.
Live Oak Lodge No. 3, I. O. 0. F,
The officer* and members of this Lodge will
assemble at Lodge Room at 2:30 o’clock THIS
AFTERNOON to attend the funeral of our
deceased brother, George W. Hedrick.
Members of sister Lodges are invited to at
tend. By order of
THF.O. BASCH, N. G.
Attest: J. P. Collins, Sec’y.
Republican Blues.
Headquarters Republican Blues.)
Savannah, April 19. j
You are ordered to appear at your Armory
TlffS DAY, at 2:30 p. m., in full uniform, to
pay the last tribute of respect to Honorary
Member G. W. Hedrick.
Veteran, Honorary and Exempt members
are invited to attend.
GEO. A. MERCER,
Captain Commanding.
F. P. H aupt, O. Serg’t.
Armenia Lodge No. 19710, G. C. O.
of O. F.
You are hereby sum moned to appear at your
Lodge room THIS AFTERNOON, at 1 o’clock,
to pay the last tribute of respect to your de
ceased brother, Daniel S Yeoumaus.
Sister Lodges cordially invited.
C. M. ROBERTS, N. F.
Attest: M. F. Gibson. P. S.
Attention, Chatham Light Infantry.
You are hereby summoned toappearat your
Armory at 2 o'clock THIS AFTERNOON,
corner Gwinnett and Montgomery streets,
fully uniformed, armed and equipped, to bury
your deceased Captain, Daniel S. Yeoumaus.
By order of
FIRST LIEUT. JUT.UTS MAXWELL.
A. N. Thomas, Orderly Sergeant.
Railroad Loan Association.
The 32d regular monthly meeting will be
held at Metropolitan Hall, at 8 o’clock, THIS
(Monday; EVENING. By order of
WM. ROGERS, President.
If. C. Cunningham. Secretary.
Savannah Female Orphan Asylnm.
The anniversary meeting of the Savannah
Female Orphan Asylum will be held on
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, April 21, at
4 o’clock.
The Clergy and ail interested are invited
to attend.
Sppriul Iloiicra.
Notice to Consignees.
Savannah, Ga., April 19, 1886.
Brig Robert Dillon, from New York, will
commence discharging this day, at Duck
worth's wharf. All goods left on wharf after
6 o'clock at owners’ risk
FENIMORE & JOHNSON, Agents,
104 Bay street.
Notice,
Office Savannah Gas Light Cos., )
Savannah, Ga.. Aj>ril 17, 1886.|
An Election for President and Treasurer
and Eight Directors to manage the affairs of
this company for the ensuing year, will be
held on TUESDAY, the 20th inst., from 11 to
1 o’clock. A. G. GUERARD,
President and Treasurer
Notice.
DR. DUNCAN will be absent from the city
until TUESDAY. April 27.
DR. CHARLTON
Will be absent from the city until
the first of May.
Dividend No. 2.
Office Mutual Gas Light Cos.. )
Savannah, Ga., April 16, 1*86.i
A dividend of one and one-hatf percentum
ha* this day been declared from earnings of
last quarter, payable at this office on and
arter May 15th next to stockholder* ot record
this day. LEWIS C. LILLIE,
Secretary.
Notice.
Softh Florida Railroad, ,
Office of Gen’i. Freight* Ticket Agent,!
Sanford, Fla., April 5. I*B6. S
Owing to quarantine regulations whicn will
take effect on May 1, the steamers of ihe
Morgan Line will make their last trip for the
season, leaving Tampa for Kev West and
Havana, April 17. and for New Orleans
April 24. FREDERIC 11. RAND,
General Freight and Ticket Agent.
ULMER’* LIVER CORRECTOR.
This reliable Preparation is purely vegeta
ble, scientifically made.and warranted to keep
in any climate.
Silver Medal and Diploma awarded over
competitors, and indorsed by eminent medi
cal men.
51 a bottle; freight paid to any address.
B. F. ULMER. M. D„
, Pharmacist, Sava*nah, Ga,
KteflVr’s Liver S|ieclllc,
An Infallible remedy for all BLOOD DIS
EASES, or Disorder* arising from Torpidity
of the Liver, Dyspepsia, Bilious Headache,
UoMtiveness, Sour stomach, Jaundice, Heart
burn, Nervousness, Restlessness, and Iu Af
fections of the Kidney* aud Bladder, Famale
Lump amts, etc.
Prepared by
, EDWARD J. KIEFFER,
Dttt'OniST,
Comer West Broad and Stewart streets,
Savannah. Ga.
Jltmtormettt*.
SAVANNAH THEATRE.
One week commencing MONDAY’, APRIL 19,
Matinees Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons at 2:30 o’clock,
ZERA SEMON
The original ZERA, together with Bell's
ORIGINAL ROYAL MARIONETTES,
In Magic Minstrel and the Pantomime
HUMPTY DUMPTY.
-inn Besides this entertainment ele- Iftfl
II gant aud valuable Presents will ||| ;
J. U U be given away at each show. lUU
People’s Popular Prices—lsc, 25c, and 35c.
Hear Prof. 0. S. Fowler,
The Great New York Phre-
V> \ A* nologist,
) V 1 LECTUR E
IN
FORDS’ OPERA HOUSE.
THURSDAY', APRIL 22, 8 r. M.—Phrenol
ogy: Its Proofs and Uses.
FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 8 p. M.—Love and
Marriage.
MONDAY, APRIL 26, 2:30 P. M.-Female
Health aud Bloom Restored; to ladies only.
MONDAY. APRIL 26, 8 p. t.—Manhood
Analyzed and Restored: to males only.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 8 P M.—Success
and Failure in Life; to both sexes.
First two lectures free; the others, admis
sion 15c, reserved seats 25c. Consultations as
to your own and Children’s Phrenology, best
Business, Health, etc., at the Pulaski Hotel
every day and evening from 9 x. M. to 9 P. M.,
from April 22 to May 2, inclusive.
Now or never. Farewell tour.
BASEBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!
CHATTANOOGA
VS.
SAVANNAH,
THURSDAY. April 15th.
FRIDAY', April 16th.
SATURDAY, April 17th.
MONDAY, April 19th.
l Ladies 25c
ADMISSION (Gentlemen —26 c
(Children 15c
GR\n Stikd (Gentlemen 10c
GRAND STAND j Ladies Free
Tickets at Heidt’sand Fernandez’s; also, at
the Park. Play begins at 4:00 sharp.
(untie,
THE TELEPHONE.
There are now nearly 350 sub
scribers to the Navannah Telephone
Exchange, Each one of these has in
stantaneous communication at will
with any of the others, by the best
system of Central office service
known, at an expense of only a few
cents per day.
THERE is to some extent an erroneous im
pression that no difference in the quality
of telephone service is possible. Subscribers
and the public should umierstand that the
word TELEPHONE conveys no more positive
indication of the kind or quality of SERV'D :E
than the word “•mat” does the kind or quality
of cloth and pattern involved. It is possible to
furnish an arrangement of wires and instru
ments requiring much less outlay for plant
and operating expenses than is provided by
tills Exchange, but we consider the best sys
tem is worth more than any difference in
price, and wc aim to furnish only the best,
viz: The “Law system,” with single'wires and
perpetual hours. The price of this system of
service in New York is 6*lo per year. Our rates
are much less, amounting to only a few cents
per day You cannot afford to be without a
telephone. Call on the .Manager or send him
a postal card and he will call on you.
B. F. DILLON, Manager,
No. 1 Bull street.
JOHN D. EASTERLIN. Dist. Supt.
Irurt, Gti.
Hay Ainu grain.
O Potatoes, Turnips,
R Apples, Peanuts,
A Black Eye Peas,
\ C lay Peas,
G Speckled Peas,
K Cow Peas.
S Hay and Grain.
& Bran Byes,
Ij Peed Meal,
K Etc., Etc., Etc., Btc,
M AT
O BOTTOM PRICES.
N ’
8 160 Bay Street,
&c. W. D. SIM KIN'S & CO.
(figar*.
PARK & WORD'S CIGARS
AT
A. M. & C. W. WEST’S.
L. Carvajal, Panetelas,
Henry Clay, Panetelas,
Flor de Y nclan, Conchas,
Flor de Trespalacions, Operas,
Flor de T. aud F„ Conchas Especial,
Nuevo Mundo, Operas.
Suburban Ratlntati.
City and Suburban R'y.
Savannah, Ga.. Nov. JO, 1886.
ON and after WEDNESDAY, the 11th la
slant. the following schedule will be ob
served on tbe Suburban lone:
IiKAVIIAHIIVt I.KA VK L LA VIE
CITY, CITY. ISLE HOPE. MON’OM’RY
10:26 AM j 8:40 A M 8:15 a M 7:45 A M
6:25 p w I 2:80 pm 1:56 P M I ::m r *
On Saturdays and Sunday* there will be an
afternoon train leaving city at 3:26 r. M., and
returning leave Montgomery at 5 r. s. and
isle of Hope at 5:30 r. M.
Saturday nights last train will leave city at
7 r. m ~ and on Sunday last train leaving city
8:26 r.M.
J. H. JOHNSTON, President.
(f lULu turraHiy Uotirr*.
Copartnership Notice.
r |MIK undersigned have this day formed a
I copartnership under the firm name and
style ot LAUNKY .1 GOEBEL, and will con
tinue the photographic business at 141 and 143
Broughton street, heretofore conducted by
Mr, O. P. Haven*. ARTHUR R. LA UNF.Y.
GEORGE C. GOEBEL.
SAVANNAH, GA , April 14th. 1886.
IDrttlieti'ii.
DENTAL OFFICE.
t
Drs.J.W.&T. S. Daniel,
Congress street, near H blinker.
Jtlillinern.
mam
138 Broughton Street
EASTERWEEK!
Special Offerings!
Easter Sunday, the day always looked
forward to by tbe fair sex for the dispia*
of their new Spring Bonnets and Dresses
will be upon us in the short space of i
week. Those whose purse is ample, as
well as others that wish a dollar to g 0 ,
long ways, we advise a careful perusal of
this column of quotations.
Millinery, Millinery!
Ladies’ untrimmed shapes in Black ana Cn i
ored Straw, the latest styles, aJ 25c.
Ladies’untrimmed shapes in Black Whit,
and Colored Straws at 83c; worth 60c aid
Ladies’untrimmed White and Colored Mik.
Straws at 5Uc; worth fully 75c. a
Ladies’ untrimmed shapes in this seasoi’,
richest novelties, as fine Milans, Tuscans
Tramway. Leghorn, Novelty shades, at dod.’
ular low prices.
Girls’ trimmed Sailors in Brown, Navy Gin
net, White and Mixed at 25c.
Girls’ trimmed Hats in broad Sailors and nu
merous shapes at 50c.
Girls' trimmed Hats in fine Novelty Straws at
75c. These goods are worth elsewhere fl.
Girls’ trimmed Hats in every style now worn
at similar low prices.
Trimmed Millinery!
Our order department is under the super,
vision of experienced hands, aud we guaran
tee to give entire satisfaction to all leaving
their orders for Trimmed Millinery. Bring
in your orders at once and avoid the rush
which lajiabitual Easter week.
Boys’ Hats, Boys’ Hats.
This is one of our leading specialties. Every
lady knows that PLATSHEK sells the best
quality Boys’ Hats for the money.
Boys’ Indian Panama liats at. sc
Boys’ Indian Panama Hats, bound and
band 100
Boys’ Rice Straw Hats, bound and band.. 150
Boys’ fine Canton Straws, with band 250
Colors Mixed, White and Tan.
Boys’ fine Straws with band— 35c
Colors Mixed, White and Tan.
Boyß’ fine Straw Hats, with band, 50c, in
White, Mixed and Tan; better grades at
equally low prices.
Ribbons! Ribbons!
Ask to see our all Silk, Satin aud G. Q. Rib
bons at 10c per yard.
Ask to see our all Silk Novelty Ribbons at 10a
per yard.
Ask to see our all Silk Picot Ribbons.
Ask to see our all Silk 7-mch Sash Ribbons hi
50c per yard.
Artificial Flowers.
In tremendous assortment no house in thil
eity can duplicate the variety:
Sprays sc. 10c, 16c and 26c; worth double.
Magnificent Bunches at 50c, 590 and 63e;
worth fully 75c, 85c and 61.
Wreaths in new designs at 25c, 35c and 50c,
that would repay you to purchase.
Full line Roses, Daisies, Violets, etc., etc.
Sateens! Sateens!
The balance of those well-known bargain
lot Sateens will be closed out at the follow
ing figures. If you want a dress no such
chance will come* perhaps, again in a life
time:
One lot New Pattern Sateen, fine quality, 15c
a yard; worth 220.
One lot New Pattern Sateen, fine quality, 20c
a yard; sold elsewhere at 27c.
One lot New Pattern Sateen, fine quality,22c
a yard; eo'd elsewhere at 35c.
1214 c Dress Ginghams THIS WEEK only 8’- •
Full line inducements in Nansook, Checks.
Victoria Lawns, Colored Persian Lawns and
Mulls, Spanish Work, White Novelties, Ba
tistes, and handsome Stripes and Plaids in
White Good*.
EMBROIDERED DRESS ROBES
A stock second to none at exceedingly low
prices. These suit* run full twelve yards ma
terial and nine yards trimming:
White Swiss Embroidered Robes at J3 Ml
worth fully 64 50.
White Swiss Embroidered Robes at 54; cheap
even at 66.
Colored Embroidered Robes at 64 and 55; gen
uine bargains. .
Also, finer grades Embroidered Robes at bar
gain prices.
Ladies’ Summer Wraps.
Ladies’ fancy Black Cloth Wraps, Chenille
trimmed, at 65.
Ladles' Black Brocade Satin Wraps, Chcnme
trimmed, at 68. _
Ladte*’ Black Brocade Silk Velvet Wraps,
Chenille trimmed, at6B 60,
Headquarters Parasols.
Full line Twilled Silk, Colored Satin Coach
ing with Canopy and “Mikado” effects. lon
gees. Sateen. High Colored Novelties so
Trimmed Lace Parasols for Ladies’, MisW*
and Children, at price* that undersell >
others.
You will also Want
New Ruchlngs, new Handkerchiefs,
Linen Collars, new Veilings, new Nairn
lars, new I,aces (colored and wllltei. new
Cornet*, new Kmhrtdderio* and Allovers.ui
Hosiery,new Muslin Underwear.
Silk Gloves, Silk Mils, Lisle filotW*
for Lathes'* Misses* and Cliilih’eii-
P. 9.—Country orders for Trimmed
n*ry, or any or the above specials, will recn
our prompt attention.
PLATSHEK 7 S. nr :.?,:.'