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A CHILD’S SAimiOWXI.NG
FALLING OVEKHOIKD itKKOlii;
ITS PATH mi’S I.VKS.
IVlllle Farquliarsou, the Twelve Year-
Old Sou of the Steward of the steam
ship William Crane, the Onfortuuate
—The Remains Recovered ana Taken
to Baltimore.
An unusually sad drowning occurred
yesterday afternoon at the Baltimore
srearasnip's wharf. The steamship Win.
Crane arrived about 2 o’clock. An hour
later, when the passengers had gone 00,
Mr. I. W. Farqubarson, the steward of the
Vessel, took his two iutlu Children, Willie
C.. a twelve-) - ear-old toy, and a ten-year
old daughter, outou the wharf. The fami
ly's home is and the children
came s>utA*Wptflp with their father to
bjsiudiglW™ t heir vacation, both having
until shortly betore too ship
jdl/ffr tome time the father watched the
YJhijdfen playing about the w harf, and he
Cautioned them nut to go near the edge.
was sitting on a bale of hay titty
feet from the river, and suddenly
"jtot to dozing. Directly he was
awakened by the frantic cries of Ins little
daughter, who was calling to her father.
Mr. Farquharson sprang up, but the child
•was so lorritied that the parent could not
understand her. Not seeing his other
child on the whan, he surmised the truth
and ran to the edge of the wharf. The
lad’s hut was floating down the river.
Two men iu a boat and in mid-stream
were rowing with all their strength to
ward the wharf, .loun W. Winn, the
diver, who happened to be on the wharf,
was overboard like a flash, but the child
must have been at once carried to the
bottom. Several persons were standing
in the stern of the Crane, and saw the boy
fall into the river, it was flood tide and
‘.here was 25 teet of water at the wnari.
Winn dived agaiu and again, but could
aot tind the body.
Grappling hooks were got out, and in
fifteen minutes after the lad tell over
board bis body was caught and pulled up
on the wharf. The child was rolled on a
barrel while a physician was sent for.
Dr. Dunn soou arrived, and he made
every effort to resuscitate the boy. A
feeble pulse was obtained once and It w as
thought the child's life would be saved.
Alter a lew beats the pulse ceased. The
doctor worked for forty-five minutes,
when he saw tuat there was no hooe. The
father was frantic with grief, and many
of those In the crowd could not keep back
the tears from their own eyes as the pa
rent, in his agony embraced the lifeless
body and called It by name.
Coroner Dixon was summoned, but he
did not hold an iuoucst. Mr. Farqubar
son left on the norlb-bouud train last
night tor Baltimore with uis daughter
atul his son’s Ixxiy. The mother, who is
at home, was notified by telegraph.
THE SENATORS 11 IP.
The First District Convention to
Meet at Eden To-Day.
The First District Senatorial Conven
tion will meet at Eden to-day. The Chat
ham delegates, Messrs. J. F. Brooks, J.
1\ Mclntyre, E. J. Keiffer, 11. A. McLeod,
M. M. Baker and C. I*. Kossignol, will go
Upon ibis morning’s tralu. The conven
tion will meet at 12 o’clock in the Central
railroad warehouse. Tue Bryan and
Etttaguuui delegates, It is understood,will
urge their claims to the Seuatorsbip
and will present the name of Hon. K. K.
C. Suiiih, of Bryan, us their candidate.
Cupt. Faliigaul’s name will also be before
the convention.
Chatham county having a majority vote
in the convention has the power to pass
the majority rule and nominate a candi
date. It is pretty generally understood,
however, that the two-thirds rule will be
adopted, as It has been the rule in former
conventions. In this event it will require
bc\eu votes to make a nomination.
The country counties will insist upon
theii right to the nomination, and it has
been stated that there is a disposition to
accede to 1 heir request and nominate a
candidate from one or the other of the two
counnes outside ot Chatham. The Chat
ham delegation selected at the mass meet
ing two weeks ago was chosen by a
Knights ot Labor voio.
A list of delegates, instructed to sup
port a candidate from either Bryan or
Effingham, was presented at tue mass
meeting. hut was voted down, and the
above delegation was chosen. Its status
is not fully known, but it is understood
lo be not ucdriotidly to the minority in
terests of the district.
Col. VYin. Garrard has been spoken of
in connection with the nomination.
John W. Wilson, Esq., whose name was
before tue convention two yoars ago, has
also been mentioned.
AN ALLEGED ICE * AMINE.
Charleston's Supply Short ami litiy
iiiji From Savannah.
Charleston is threatened with an ico
famine and lias been getting ice Irom Sa
vannah forever a week. Oa;e &. Cos., of
Charleston, have three vessels now at sea
loaded with Ice cousigned to them, which
were due there aoiae weeks aito, and are
weatherbound somewhere along the coast.
The lug Juno was sent out to search for
the delayed vessels. Her captain stated
upon his return that he had been informed
that there was a fleet of forty-eight, schoon
ers in ttie neighborhood of t 'ape Hatteras,
and eight vessels ort Frying Fail Snoals,
whitdi bad been delayed by contrary
winds and currents. To meet the de
mand* ol their customers tinge & Cos.
have had to get ice from Savannah bv rail
road for over a week. Henry Bayer ,fc
Son say that tuev have a large enough
supply to meet all demands for sometime
to come.
The Mosquito (Hub's Cruise.
The “Mosquito Club” ol this city re
(urned on Saturday after a week’s cruise
In Oalabogue Souud and off Tybee ou
board the pilot boat Odell, Capt.
Walter J. Thompson. Tho members
report having had the most un
lovable cruise they have had since
the duh was organized. The tune was
spent In lisping and the eaten was unu
sually good. Kvery one had all the whil
ing, croakers, blacklist), shrimps und
crabs ho could dispose 01, and frieß and
chowders were served ad libitum. A trip
to tho blacktish banka was rewarded bv a
catch of 27>0 lish. The weather was just
suited to such a cruise, the iew tain
storms and squalls only adding to the ex
citement and pleasure of tue occasion.
Nl* Inspector Yt.
Inspector Curran, of Baltimore, has
been expected to return here for two or
three days, la connection with the np
pointmeut of an Inspector of Hulls lor
tieorgia and Florida. Saturday’s Balti
more American stated that Collector
Johnson, of Savannah, will probably go to
Baltimore to meet Judge Emory Speer
ami Inspector Curtail.
Collector Johnson said yesterday that he
was not going to Baltimore, and, in his
opiulon. Judge Speer cannot vote for an
inspector, not having heard the examina
tion.
IORSFOItU’B AGIO CII Os J' II AT K
In Sleeplessness.
Dr. HenkyTuckrk, Brattleboro, VU,
eaya: “1 have used it in several cases of
aleeplessuess with very pleasing results.”
Puffs and Powder fluxes in many styles
and prices. Bruugbton Street Pharmacy.
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gut tiered Here and Tliero ly.
tlte News Keporters.
lie Kalb Lodge No.!), I.JO. O. E.. meets
; this evening.
The steamer Alice Clark took a large
j party to Tybee yesterday.
Georgia Tent No. 151,1. O. ol K., holds
! an important meeting this evening, and a
i full attendance is desired,
j The lighter Vale itoyal No. 3 arrived
i yesterday in tow of the John W. I.vnn
from Beaufort with 2(10,000 feet of timber
| for the Vale Uoyal mills.
Jim Cooper, a negro whose reputation
is not of the best, was arrested last night
by Officer Sheehan for an old olb use. Sev
eral weeks ago Cooper broke into Mrs.
Gibbons’ store at East Broad street and
Bay lane and stole a lot of goods. He
disappeared immediately afterwards, but
recently returned tothecity.
The negro who stabbed bis companion,
a colored fisherman named Buokhead, in
an allray at the isle ol Hope last Sunday,
was seen in the city on Saturday. He
passed by the court house in full view of
several officers. The wounded man was
brought into the city on Monday, and was
treated by Dr. Dunn. It appears that his
assailant has never been arrested, and it
is said that the cane was compromised by
paying the wounded man $5. Such affairs
as these will not cease until the offenders,
whether white or black, are arrested and
punished.
About 1 o’clock yesterday moruing four
or live young men were standing on the
corner of I’rlce and Hull streets. A well
known young man was passing along on
his way home when one ol the men
stepped out ami accosted him, and at the
same time asked him to take a
drink, which was refused. in a
second, the man wtio did the inviting
struck at the oilier with a knife. The
young tnan inclined his head in trying to
avoid the blow and received a gash just
uelow the chin and ou the unuersido of
the left jaw bone. If it had been held a
little lower down the knife would have
severed the wind pipe. Aa it was the
wound is a very ugly one. The young
man hurried to the office of Dr.
Stone, where Dr. Brady sewed
up and dressed the wound. The parly
who committed the cowardly assault, it
is said, is known and will be arrested, it
is tboiignt the men who were with him
belong to the same crowd which Studstill
and Turner, who committed a similar
assault on William Sullivan a short time
ago, were members of.
AN EVENTFUL VOYAGE.
Tlic Douglas Hovey Beset by Water
spouts and a Whirlwind.
The schooner Douglas Hovey, Capt.
Wright, arrived yosterday from i’hiladol
phia with a cargo of railroad Iron and
coal. The Captain reports a long and
eventful voyage. H# left Philadelphia
July 1, aud experienced heavy rain
squalls with southerly winds during the
eniiie passage. On leaving Philadelphia
he had light southerly winds to llatteras,
and was eight days beating
around Ifatteras with heavy
southerlies during that time. On
July 12, about fi o’clock in the evening,
three large waterspouts were sighted, the
largest a tremendous one. The Captain
says It was the largest he had ever seen.
It came close to the vessel, and the Cap
tain and crew began to feel very anxious
about it and got out all the guns and pis
tols on board. They iniended to tire into
the spout to break it by concussion, but it
passed by without coming nearer than 100
yards to the vessel. The sight lasted about
Id minuteg. There was a heavy north and
west wind blowing at the time, and as
the waterspouts appeared the vessel
barely escaped being torn up by an im
mense whirlwind which passed just across
the bow of the schooner. The vessel
was then twenty miles south southeast of
llatteras. The spouts and the whirlwind
passed to leewaru in 15 minutes and Im
mediately afterward a heavy rain squall
set iu. The Captain says it was a grand
sight to view, but just at that time he did
not like the close proximity of
the spouts aud whirlwind, and
the scene was not as enjoyable
as it might have been. After that he ex
perienced nothing but southerly winds
and rain squalls until he arrived off Ty
bee Saturday morning, when another very
largo waterspout was seen about 15 miles
northeast of Martin’s Industry ligntshtp.
it was too tar away Irotn the ship to
cause those on board any anxiety.
The Hovey arrived at Tybee Saturday
evening and came up to the city yester
day.
A FA lit DAY AT EAST.
No Probability of a Drought—Foul
Weather Approaching;.
After seventeen consecutive rainy days
yesterday was fair. Not a drop fell dur
ing the twenty-four hours. The spirits of
tho rloe and cotton planters, photograph
ers, base ballists and washerwomen rose
accordingly. The mercury In the ther
mometers that were exposed to the sun
also rose accordingly, in the shade the
mercury got no higher than the 88 deg.
mark, hut in the sunshine it went away
above 88 deg.
bast night the indications were not fa
vorable for a drought. A low barometer
wave followed by a heavy rain storm was
moving in this direction from the south
west. Yesterday tho rain advanced trout
Peusacola to Kastman, and foul weather
within the next twenty-four hours was
wired to Washington iast night as tho
probabilities at this station.
Never siuee this sigual station was es
tablished has there been such a continu
ous rainy spell. More rain has (alien at
tunes within a month, but ten or twelve
consecutive rainy days have been the most
generally, lu thirty-three days immedi
ately preceding last Saturday there were
thirty rainy days. Kioe and cotton fields
grew weedy, baseball players had a rest,
photographers could not get fair weather
enough to take pictures and washerwomen
hud to dry the clothes in their houses.
N >te from Up tint Ktver.
The steamers Katie and Ethel arrived
last evening from up the river. They
report the river rapidly falling, and it is
thought that there will ho very little wa
ter tor some time to come. It is the first
time lor about a year that tho water has
been as low as it now Is.
There is considerable complaint up the
river about the damage to the corn an cl
cotton orops along the river by the late
freshets. Crops at Beach Island are to
tally destroyed. There is no damage to
speak of to the growing rice.
The body of a negro who was drowned
about three weeks ago near Stokes’ Bluff
was found last Friday and buried.
The Katie had on board, besides her
other cargo, 41W bales of co’.tou from Au
gusta.
Sunday at the Academy,
Thirty or more persons visited the Tel
fair Academy yesterday afternoon. It
was the second Sunday the building has
been open to the public,and a number of
citlzeus and strangers availed themselves
of the opportunity to inspect the art col
lection. Many were the expressions ol
admiration at the gems by citizens, who
conlessed that they did not know Savan
nah possessed such a gallery.
Thu Historical Society’s library bad
considerably more visitors than the
Academy. Being convenient to the l’ark
many who were out for a walk dropped
into the library for a half hour or so.
Everything in tho drug line at the lowest
prices that can he afforded, an I of the best
uualltv. Broughton, one door cart of Isull.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. JULY 26. 1886.
nojtfb RUNS AND BASE HITS.
Notes Gathered in tho “Diamond”
Fields.
Savannah will play the third earned
the present Nashville-bavauuuh series
this alternoon.
Manager Goldsby, of the Nashvilles,
with a number of friends made au excur
sion to the salts yesterday.
It Is singular that the Atlanta papers
give so palpable an illustration ot the un
reliability of their alleged news as Is done
iu their base ball columns.
The most ridiculous attempt at bare
faced robbery in the annals of base ball
scoring is Atlanta’s subtraction of one
of Savannah's victories over Chata
nooga.
The Brennan Base Ball Club defeated
the Young Savannahs yesterday by the
one sided score of IS to ft. The game was
played near the one-mile post on the Cen
tral railroad. Both clubs are West Broad
streetxsrgauizations.
Of course Atlanta claimed to be first In
making up her summary yesterday. This
is only one of Atlanta’s far-fetched jokes.
People who want to get tho unvarnished
truth about the situation of course never
depend ou the Capital City scribes to fur
uisb it.
The question of playing off deferred
games should be settled at once, and not
be left undecided until the very end of the
season. Savannah has already taoro at
stake in Ibis respect than any other club
and should have the matter settled while
there is a reasonable chuuee of getting a
square deal.
Nine consecutive victories is the best
record made by any association club this
season. It was recently accomplished by
tho St. Louis Browns. The Loulsvilles
and the I’ittsburgs have each won seven
consecutive games. Savannah has won
tho greatest number ot games consecu
tively of uuy club in tho Southern League,
having won eignt straights.
The Philadelphia club thinks that it will
win the league pennant. It bases its
claim on the tact tnat tho players are in
perfect condition, wniie the two batteries
of the club, Casey and McGuire aud Fer
guson and Clements, cannot be equaled
anywhere. Further than this, McCor
mick, the Chicago pitcher, will be sent to
Hot Springs. Baldwin, the crack Detroit
pitcher, is weakening, and Welch, of the
New Yorks, has beeu batted freely lor a
month past.
The Pittsburg catcher, George Miller,
who had a romantic meeting with tus sup
posed sister recently in St. Louis, is il
lustrated in a late number of the Police
News. A young woman is repre
sented as throwing her arms
around the neck of a base
ball player and kissing him, after remark
ing: “Oh, George, you are too sweet for
anything.” A number of ball plovers—
supposed to be Glenn, Carroll and Galvin
—are standing by watching the proceed
ing with envious eyes.
The Macon club has secured J. 11.
Hines. He will report to the club in
Charleston, lliues will probably play at
third base, but he can do a good turn in
the box. He is a good batter and a con
scientious player. Jure Moore, who was
engaged to catch Chamberlin, owing to
some slight misunderstanding of arrange
ments, cannot be secured. Another good
catcher is being negotiated with, and ho
will probably be behind the bat with the
first games after the Charleston series.
Daniels will catch the lour games in
Charleston.
Atlanta will put up anew pitcher In
Tuesday’s game with Memphis, Charles
Morris, of the University nine. Morris
has a reputation as an amateur pitcher,
and with him in the box t.Ue ’Versify team
has proved invincible. It has beaten club
after club, and in tho past live gaiuesonly
six hits have been made off Morris. He
has never faced professionals In a game,
but has practiced with the Atlantas for
several days, and will go into tho box
Tuesday in good shape. Morris gradu
ated at the last week’s commencement
with honors, and took the degree of
bachelor of philosophy. Ho is a brilliant
scholar as well us athlete, and a large
crowd of Athenians and studeuts will be
on hand Tuesday to see tho champion of
the university face the professionals. It
Is the only time, perhaps, Morris will be
able to pitch, as ho is simply on a visit to
Atlanta.
The National Prague Kace.
The race in the National and American
Associations is becoming more interest
ng. In the National League Detroit
still leads with Chicago a close second.
New York dropped two games last week
but is still a good third. The following is
the record of games lost and won In each
association up to date.:
NATIONAL LK.AGUE.
Club). Won. Lon*. t'lubs, \Von. Loft*.
Detroits 51 HjHngton 25 37
Chicago 49 15 >t. Louis 20 4H
Now York... .42 211 Kansas City !4 45
Philadelphia.B6 23| Washington .11 47
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Club*. 1 Von. Lost j i 'loo*. IlCn. Lott
st Louis ... .52 27 Cincinnati. 4t> 41
Pittsburg ... .42 ill Athletic HI 39
Louisville 42 lltli Metropolitan. 27 43
Brooklyn. 39 34| Baltimore. ...27 44
Local Pt*r*uiml •
Among the arrivals at the Marshall
House yesterday were Theo. Collat, Louis
Oollat, K. O’Connell, New York; A. M.
Taylor, Capt, J. W. Fitzgerald, A. P.
Perry, J. B. Seckinger, H. U. Christian,
Jacksonville, Fla.; C.Overstreet, P. Rog
ers, Scrivon county; C. Zero, Beaulort,
8. C.
At the Screven house were L. J. Strong,
New Y’ork; U. \V. Douglas. Philadelphia,
Pa.; T. Barrow, George 11. Natz, B. li.
Moore. Baltimore, Md.; W. D. Strauss,
Now Y'ork; Frank W. Watkins, Detroit;
11. U. Thornton, Richmond, Va.; T. Ash
burner, Baltimore; George P. Morse, New
Y'ork; J. D. Cunningham, Philadelphia;
st. J. P. Moore, F. S. Roundhersoii
Louisville, Kv.; T. W. l’assalaigii,
Charleston, s. C.: L. Wright, Atlanta,Ga,
At the Harnett House were F. S.
Leighton and wife, J. Nelson Jones,
St. Augustine, Fla.; G. A. Bidwell, Pen
sacola, Fla.; James E. Folter, Seville,
Fla.; George Hirch, Orlando, Fla.; E. ll!
Tarrant, Columbia. S. C.; John H. Con
lon. L. J. Cahill, Charleston, S. C.; It. E.
11 vile, Itdloigb, N. C.; Alexander Farmer,
Thomas Farmer, Scriven county, Ga.;
J. F. Easterling, Brunswick, Ga.
Pitt’s Carminative will restore the sink
puny,fretful, teethiug child to health, flesh
and strength. It promotes digestion, and
cures alt drain from tho bowels. Sold by
druggists.
Received by steamer Tullabassee, this
week, 11. .Maillard’s line French Confec
tionery amt Chocolates. F. Cookbon,
Guards’ Arsenal Contectionery.— Adv.
A Grand Picnic
Will be given by the Famous New York
Clothing House, 110 Congress street, to
last two weeks, to all their patrons. No
tice particulars below.
Our $lO do rasstmere suits reduced to
$7 7)0. Our sl2 7io casslmere suits reduced
toslooo. Our sl7) 00 ca-slmere suits re
duced to sl2 7)0. Our $lB 00 dress suits re
duced to $17)00, Our $2llOO dress suits
reduced to sl7 00. Our s27> 00 dress suits
reduced to S2O 00. Our s.l 00 short pants
suits reduced to $2 00. Our $0 00 short
pants suits, blue, reduced to s.!f)o. Our
sti 00, $7 On, and $8 00 short punts suits,
odd lot, reduced to $4 00.
All of our stock not mentioned above
reduced at the same rate. The saving
on the purchase money on any of the
above suits will enable the purchaser to
take himself and family'to picnics, em
bracing Brunswick, < harlcston, Cumber
land island, Kbenezer, Montgomery,
Thunderbolt, BohueUuu Park, and Isle of
Hope.
IN THE RAILWAY WOULD.
Items Gathered Along the Track
aud Crossties.
A single locomotive recently drew 141
cars iu a single train across Louisiana at
an average rate of ten miles an hour.
_ It is stated that Contractor Dill, of the
East Georgia and Florida road, has sold
out bis contract and his interest iu the
road.
The <'nnada Pacific Railway Company
has fitted up a number of cars with baths
tor the use of travelers. It has been sug
gested that this kind of refreshment might
be Introduced with advantage ou Ameri
can railroads.
A railroad official who, for twenty-five
years, has kept a record ol accidents at
railroad crossings in this country states
that of thirty cases where accidents have
proved fatal, in twenty-two the parties
driving the teams run into were under the
influence of liquor at the time of the acci
dent.
A railroadjofficial who has kept a care
ful record of accidents on his road, states
that6o per cent, of tho wrecks of freight
trains on their road have been directly
traceable to overloading cars. But a lew
days ago a lreight car broke down and
wrecked a train, doing fully $1,500 dam
age to equipments, and investigation
showed that, although the car was rated
at 30,000 jiounds, the car when it broke
down was carrying 53,000 pounds.
English Hallway Stations.
One thing in whicn tho English rail
ways surpass the American is the sta
tions. The Grand Central depot in New
York is as fine as any of the stations in
English cities, and Byrn Mawr on the
Pennsylvania line is as pretty as any
country station; but these are exception
al in the Uniied States. In England
nearly every village has a comfortable
and picturesque little station, with ample
shelter audu tiled and graveled platform;
it is set in a garden which the station
master and his wife spend much loving
care upon: even the name ot the place is
often printed in flowers Between the
stations there are a few untidy fences.
Tho line runs between steep embank
ments, green from top to bottom, or be
tween dense hedges of hawthorn or laurel,
which prevent trespassing. In entering
or passing through cities it is either
tunneled nr carried above the surface
by viaducts; it is never in the pub
lic streets, as in the United States. The
stations in cities and large towns are
magnificent buildings, provided with re
freshment rooms, “iett luggage” offices,
iuquiry offices, book stalls and lavatories.
A charge of 2d. is made for the use of the
latter, including clean towels, soap, hot
water, and the services of an attendant.
Passengers going long distances are pro
vided with lunolieon baskets like those
used on the Washington limited express.
Each basket contains a nankin, knife and
fork, plate.glass, condiments, a portion ot
cold meat or poultry, bread and butter,
and a bottle of claret, ale or stout. The
basket and Its furniture are delivered to
one of the attendants at the end of the
route, and the charge made for the lunch
eon is 35., or 75e.
New Hoads in Florida.
The Orange City (Fla.) Times says: F.
C. Austin, W. E. Lankester and President
J. E. Titwing went to Sanlord July Ift by
appointment with Judge Foster, to make
application for the appointment of a re
ceiver for the B. S. O. C. and A. railroad
company. No friction was anticipated,
aud hencenoneol Jacksonville’s attorneys
came up, but left it in the hands of Mr.
Austin. An unexpected opposition was
organized and appeared at Santord lor the
purpose of defeating the prayer of the bill.
This opposition was completely thwarted
by an amendment which made the oppos
ing parties defendants to the bill. Judge
Foster then at once signed a decree ap
pointing Dexter Hunter of Jacksonville,
receiver, and fixed bis bond at $30,000.
Mr. Hunter will at once make a report
aud give bonds, after which tho gentle
men will move tor court certificates to
complete the road. Under the present ar
rangements the road will be completed as
soon as men and money can do it, and
there will be no pay days with no money,
for all arrangements are made for the
necessary funds, Tho receivership was
theonlv course to save the interests of
the company and the creditors from being
almost, if not wholly, sacrificed, but now
the creditors may reasonably hope to
finally receive their just dues. The ar
rangement does not include the DeLand
branch, as the parties who will furnish
the money decline putting anything into
that enterprise.
Benefit to Savannah's Young Actor.
The following correspondence explains
itself, aud will be read with interest by
tho theatre-going public:
■Savannah, July 15, ISBG.
Hr. f.'iicrftico Hinlry:
Bear Sir—We, the undersigned citizens of
Savannah, recognizing the value of your ser
vices to the cause of dramatic art in ibis city,
a well as the success of your efforts in aiding
the Ford Dramatic Association to cater to our
pleasure bv rational and elevating entertain
ments, and learning that such services and
efforts have been entirely gratuitous oh vour
part, desire to give you substantial evidence
of our appreciation, and, having ascertained
from its Advisory Board that Hie Ford Dra
matic Association \vi:i unite with us therein,
we hereby tender you a complimentary bene
fit, asking you to select the mne. place, and
programme, and we will endeavor to fill tne
house. Very truly yours.
It E Lester, ' M A O’Byrne,
F K ltobarer, Geo A Mercer,
M F Molina, James Douglass,
l'J O’Connor, BH R chardson,
W G Waller, K .1 Acosta, Jr,
P Manning, F X Douglass,
Lem J dyan, A 8 Delnnnoy,
Davis Bros, M J Doyle,
A M Bell, Win D Harden,
W A McCarthy, E It Nichols,
W II Ray, T Ballantyne,
Gazawav Ilartridge, George if stone,
Gustav Riesling, John Lyons,
K J Kennedy, Jas McGrath,
A Fernandez, G A Gregory,
U w Adams, Jr, Frank Weldon,
Itenrv Blun, D G Purse,
P W Mebirlm, Thos F Prendergast,
M Solomon, J A Einstein,
John Donovan, Frank A Einstein,
L G Armstrong, Geo F llutzlor,
II J lltesor, J M 51 areaiv,
V S siu ,er. Lewis ( ass,
J P McMahon, Win Kstfll,
Geo D Hodges. C F Whitcomb,
Thos West, W FI McCollum,
Geo H Wingfield, .5 A ller-chbacl),
W .1 Thompson, Peter tidily,
James Mcßride, C A II Umhach,
J 1) Miller, J H Helmken,
Warren Williams. G A Kossignol,
C A Grudot.
Savannah, Ga., July 24, Ifgfi.
Col. J. If. F*till % Frtnidtnt Ford Vranottic
A M utation :
My Deah Sir—Herewith I hund you n pe
tition, igned ly the citizens of Savannah, re
questing that I should have a hen**Hi. if it
meets with your approval 1 would name I ri
nnv, July 30, jm date of performance. “Tho
Mlvor King" hh play and Savannah Theatre
as place. Yours, very Btncerely,
t Lawkknck Hanley.
Savannah, Ga., .July 21, 18m;.
laiw retire finnley, Knq.:
My Deak sik—Your note of tin* date en
closing letter ftigned by a number of ynur
most promiucut tel o\V- Mii/.eii*, tendering
you n complimentary benefit. if- mi hand.
The in itUT ha* boon presented to Mu* Ad
visory Hoard, and 1 am requeued to state that
ll will afford the members of the Ford Dra
matic Association ureal pleasure toaai-at von
in making tho benefit performance entirumi
ing to your friends and the public, aud w c
oessfnl in other respects. The play, da'© ami
place designated in your letter are Milinfaelo
ry. .Mr. T . It. Thom psnn. Business .Mauu.er,
will arrange further details.
Hoping that the proposed benefit will be all ,
that you and your friends expect It tube. 1
aui, your* truly, ,1. H Kstill,
President Ford Dramatic Association.
Aloha Soap is the cake mat. gives satisfac
tion. No superior. 112 Broughton street.
Soaps of all kinds Irom 6 oents to 80 cents
a cake at a bantam. Price them at Porter’s.
SAM PATCH OUTDONE.
The “Newsboyj” Leaps from the
liritlge into Fame and Fortune.
In our dispatches yesterday was a short
account of the jump of Stephen Brodie
from the Brooklyn bridge and his subse
ciuent arrest on the charge of attempting
to commit suicide, and ot his subsequent
release on bail. The following is a fuller
account:
Stephen Brodie jumped from the Brook
lyn bridge Friday afternoon into the East
river. Shortly alter 2 o'clock a lumber wag
on was noticed passiug over the bridge
with twomeu riding on it. Something in
the air of cue of the men attracted the no
tice ot Police OUloer Lally, of the bridge
squad, and he watched the wagon as it
went on. VV hen about lUO feet east of the
New York tower and near the third lamp
post one of the men stood up and took his
coar off. He looked around carelessly
and said to the driver: “Well, here goes
lor luck.” He stepped from the
wagon to the rail, and with
out hesitating a second he jumped
off. Less than twenty people were tear
at the tinio. The man fell down straight
to the water sheer 120 feet, striking in a
bunch, but with his feet first. He sank
from sight,and reappeared a moment later
with both hands at his chest as it in pain.
A skiff which was hovering near with
some men iu it rapidly came up and took
ttie man in. The boat was pulled to the
foot of Dover street and lauded. In the
meantime three police officers of the
bridge squad had run around and down
to the pier. They arrested ttie man and
took him to the Oak street station. He
did not seem to be much injured by his
terrible tall, and walked along without
any assistance, followed by a inob of
cneering boys and men. At tbe station he
was asked bis name, and said it was
Stephen Brodie. On being asked his
residence he begau: “85,” and stopped.
He then said: "I reluse to give my ad
dress.”
As soon as possible Brodie was stripped
of bis wet clothes and some dry ones were
given him. He refused to answer any
questions. He began to shiver and com
plained of being cold. He asked for li
quor, which was given him, and alter this
several sporting men came in and shook
hands with him. To one of them he said:
“Didn’t Ido it nice, though? I said 1
could do It, and 1 did.” To a question us
to how he felt he saul: “Oh, I’m all right.”
He said that after he struck the water he
went down quite a distance. He was “a
little exhausted at first,” but was “all
right now.”
it was learned that Brodie was a boot
black in the Mills building, and for some
years he was a newsboy. Lately he has
been selling fruit. It is said that the leap
was the result ot a wager of SIOO with
some promiuent sports. He wagered
that he could do it without injury, and
they bet that ho would not accomplish it.
All the morning a party of sports were
noticed on the pier, seemingly lookingout
for somebody in tbe river. The boat was
also noticed, and one of the men was re
cognized by tbe police as a man named
Whalen. Brodie is 23 years o'd, dark
complexioned, and about 5 feet 6 inches
in height. He is known as a successful
competitor in walking matches, and
bears the nickname of ihe “Newsboy” pe
destrian. He is very much elated over
bis successful feat.
The tuue lrom the moment Brodie
jumped from the rail until he reached
the water was just three seconds, t here
was not a bruise on his body. When
asked if he would prefer to go to the hos
pital he said: “No; take me to the
l ambs.” This is the first time that any
one lias made the jump successtully.
Brodie, when he jumped, had on a gauze
undershirt, a pair ot dark striped punts
and a vest and drawers. Over the draw
ers he had a pair of red swimming tights.
Brodie was subsequently taken to the
Tombs police court. The news ot his feat
had spread rapidly through the Fourth
ward, and the route tnat the officers took
to the court was thronged with excited
individuals who frequently shouted:
“Hurrah for Steve!” Brodie responded
by waving his hat. He was very drunk,
and staggered considerably. He declared
many times that be could '"jump off any
d—d bridge they build.” in the court
room Brodie wiis hardly able to stand.
Frank Oliver, who has often appeared for
Brodie when charged with intoxication,
and lately when Brodie was accused of
abandoning his wife, looked alter the in
terests of the prisoner. Judge Ivilbreth
decided to wait until to-morrow for an ex
amination. on account of the condition of
Brodie. He was locked up.
Officer Tally, who made the complaint,
swore that "Brodie, while in a drunkeu
condition, did commit acts to endanger
his life.” Brodie’s only complaint is a
sore feeling on his right side, which
struck the water obliquely. He was not
much dazed until he drank several po
tions of brandy. When he reached the
new pier at the bridge tower Brodie dived
into the water again and swam to tbe
Dover street pier. Here he was arrested.
Brodie is said to have twice jumped lrom
High bridge.
lieck Sees the Mote in Manning’s
Bye.
From thfl Bouton Urrold.
Those who are familiar with the strong
personal characteristics of Senator Beck
will smile to learn that he didn’t like Sec
retary Manning at first because he was
‘•such a bluut man and so
obstinate.” “He used to make nte so
mad,” said the Senator, “that I seldom
left the Treasury Department without
swearing that 1 would never put my foot
within the doors again. He was so in
fernally set in bis opinion that one couldn’t
convince him with facts or arguments.
The more you talked to him the closer he
would slick, and you couldn’t, move him
an inch. If there is anything 1 despise,”
continued Mr. Beck, “it is these
obstinate, intolerant, pig-headed leilows,
who won’t be convinced on any subject,
and think they are always right and the
rest ol the world always wrong, and at
first i thought Mr. Manning was one ot
them but, alter I got acquainted with him,
1 began to like him, and the more 1 saw
of the man, the more respect 1 got for
him. 1 found be was the backbone of the
Cabinet, and had more sense than all the
rest of them. He and 1 got along very
w. il together, and 1 was willing to put
up with ms blunt wnjs, because i
saw it wns natural to him. and he didn’t
mean to tie oppressive.” A broad smile
passed over the lace of everybody in the
committee room, wuon Senator Beck was
telling this story, and when tie finished
there was a roar of laughter, at which
tiie Kentucky leader ooked very much
astonished. After awhile he wont to one
of the party, and asked in ttie most inno
cent way: “What in thunder and light
ning were you fellows laughing at when
1 toid about Manning’s ways this morn
ing?” “Only hi cause It reminded us all
of a man we know very well and resuect
very highly,” was the reply, and Senator
Beck looked more pu/.Med than ever.
A Beneficial Delay at Altniayer’s.
It most certainly prove a benefit to pur
chasers AHmayrr's annual stock taking de
ferred un’il July 31, thus affording the public
another ur at ogp irluuity to purchase every
thing kept in a first-class Dry Hoods, Millinery
mid auo store, at a irome'idoiis vucriiico.
During the pusulng two weeks they wnl oiler
nil goods in stock, especially Ileum,ants, Short
Lengths and Odds and rnUs of allkinds.nl
the most genuine bargains ever offered before
in Savannah.
The slock will and must be sob 1 regardless
ot cost. They .viii not carry goods over, hut
will commence the sea on with fresh, new
goods.
Intending purchasers should avail them
selves of tins, the lasi opportunity this season
to have their wonts supplied for less thun half
the amount they ii tiallv pkid. See adver
tisement on sixth page.
Fine imported English Tooth Bruuhtf, only
PDcents. Porter s. u Hronchtnn street.
Weather Indication*.
Special indications lor Georgia to-day:
Light local rains and stationary tem
perature.
For North Carolina and South Carolina
lair weather, followed by local rains, vari
able winds, generally easterly, and sta
tionary temperature.
For Georgia, .Eastern Florida, Western
Florida, Alabama and Mississippi light
local rains, stationary temperature and
variable winds, generally southerly.
The height of the river at Augusta at
1:S8 o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta
Ume) was 8.5 feet—no change dur
ing preceding 24 hours.
Comparative statement of temuerature
atSavannah July 35, ISBS and 1880:
18*5. | I*B6
5:36 a.m 79 6:3S A. M "4
i:BU p. M 86 2:86 r. M 84
19:36 p.u 81;10:8 r. a 77
gtilmum 90; Maximum SO
Minimum 70 Minimum 70
Mean temperature Mean temperature
of day 88 of Cay 79
RainfaU o.'o Rainfall .. .0 00
Cotton-region bulletin lor 24 hours end
ing Juiy 25. 1886, 6 p. m., Eastern time.
ills ri:TIT-l. | AVERAGE.
INumberj Ii
Namb. i of [Max. j Min. Rain
jStations Temp. Tenip.j fall.
Wilmington. 8 01 67
Charleston.... 8 89 69
Augusta 10 91 67
Savannah.... 11 90 72 .63
Atlanta 10 88 69
Montgomery.. 8 89 72 .05
Mobile 7 89 71 21
Now Orleans.. 11 87 71 09
Galveston 20 9(i | 76 01
Vicksburg 4 85 I 76 27
Little R00k... 14 8i 71 1.04
Memphis 19 91 I 69 09
Average 89 5 [7l 1 .21
Observations taken at the same moment
of time at all stations.
Savannah. July 25 9:30 p. m.. Cltv time.
Temiierature.
w"
I Direction. Z
I 2
Vinocity.
I Rainfall.
Namk
OP
STATIONS.
Portland 65 8 9 .... Clear.
Boston 67 8 8 .... Clear.
New York 70 S 9 .... Cloudy.
Philadelphia.. 68 SR Clear.
Washington... 72 8R . Clear.
Capo rteury... 73 E Clear.
Chincoteaglie . 72 SE . Clear.
Norfolk 72 Clear.
Charlotte 77 SE .... Clear.
Hatteras
Kitty Hawk
Port Macon.... ....
Smith vilie 78 R Clear.
Charleston 77 NR Clear.
Augusta. 75 K Clear.
Savannah 79 K Cidar.
Jacksonville... 78 E Cloudy.
Kcv West 81 E Cloudy.
Atlanta 76 SE 8 .... Clear.
Pensacola 76 06 (Rear.
Mobile 76 W 6 08! Fair.
Montgomery... 7a E 6 .... Cloudy.
Vicksburg ..... 79 SE .. [Cloudy.
NewtJrloans .. 81 SW .. .02iFair.
Shreveport— SO S [Clear.
Fort South ... 80 SE .11 cloudy.
Little Rock— 78 S 6! .01 [cloudy.
Galveston 82 S 19| — Pair.
Imlianota 81 S 16 Clear.
Palestine 83 S 9 .... Clear.
Brownsville ....
Rio Grande
Knoxville 77 SW Clear.
Memphis 78 SE 8 Fair.
Nashville 80 SE 6 .... Clear.
Louisville 82 8 Clear.
Indianapolis... 80 S Clear.
Cincinnati 82 SE dear.
Pittsburg 79 [ Clear.
Buffalo 74 SW 14 Cloudy,
Cleveland 8 S 18 Clear.
Marquette 63 SE .... Fair.
Chicago 75 NR 11 Clear.
Duluth 72 N W 9 .... Hazy.
St. Paul 71 XW 8 .. Clear.
Davenport 83 S Clear.
Cairo 81 S Cloudy.
St. Louis 86 SW 16 . .. Clear.
Leavenworth. 82 SE Clear.
Omaha. 75 N 6 Clear.
Yankton.
Bismarck 76 N W clear. .
Dead wood
Cheyenne .... 65 02 Clear.
North Platte .. 75 N Clear.
Dodge City ... 80 Cloudy.
Santa re .... 72 SE . ... Cloudy.
Rich’dGr a rim, Cori'l. Signal Corp-*, C.S. A.
The United States Business Directory
for ISS6 is now issued, containing classi
fied lists of manufacturers, merchants and
dealers in all lines of trade. This book
ranks next in importance to the best
Mercantile Agency Reference Books.
Prioe $lO. American Reporter Company,
05 Duane street. New York.— Adv.
A Sew Savings Institution,
People on the lookout for a receptacle for
their savings, and where they can rely on
getting an equitable interest, should not.
overlook B. 11. Levy & Bros.’ Palace nothing
House. Where the bargains offered will save
them a lot of money, and the reductions are
equal to a higher rate of interest than is
allowed liy any investment in this country.
Besides our Standard Summer, Drees and
Business Suits we are offering extravagant
Inducements in Thin Suits, such as Seer
suckers, Pongee- 1 , Alpacas, etc. Onr line of
Gents’ Sli aw flats is being slaughtered.
Underwear. Neckwear and Hosiery Depart
ments arc subject to merely nominal values,
and it will pay those who do not need any of
the articles enumerated to purchase and hold
them for us“ next season. There is no limit
to the cheapness of odd garments. They
must be ,-.dd regardless of value, as we won’t
carry them, or anything else that anybody
wants, over. Both i the buyer may value for
himself. We are determined to close out in
time for fall slock, and we can promise you
that big money can be saved by purchasing
now. Every attic e stylish an.l first-class.
B. H. Levy & Bito., 1(1! Congress street.
A full line of fine Perfumery cheap. 122
Broughton street.
I)e*perlM Remedies Not Required.
You have probably read of or heard of the
individual whose wardrobe was so scant that
he was compelled to go to bed whenever he
wanted his shirt washed. This little story
may or may not hold water, but it savors de
cidedly nr “chestnuts." This extremity cun
hardly roach anv man now-a-dajs, as for a
half dollar or fifty cent place we can soil you
an excellent Uulaundried shin, as good as
many that are sold for a dollar. This is not a
poorly made, cheap narmenl. but a limi-class
article that we are enabled to offer at about
one-half its value. Onr stock of dents'
Youths'and Bus’ .Summer Clothing has not
heenallowed in ruu down by anv m. ans, and
we ask attention to our suits an ! prie.es.
Come in and glance over onr display of real
Seersucker Suits, snk Pajamas, A pa.-as, etc.
If v.>uurc going io a summer re- i t veil’d
better provide yourself with Collars, Cuffs,
Shirts, etc., to last, you during your absence,
as wo will sell you better article for less
money than jou can gel abroad. It. member,
we have one price only, ami that the lowest.
A. Fai.K & son, -uceessors to l. 1,, falk &
Co.,Congress, Whitaker and St. Julian slice is.
Aloha Extract; nicest perfume on tho mar
ket. Broughton Street Pharmacy,
The f laruelt Douse "Always to the
Front.”
This popular hotel is crowded daily,
and it deserves to lie.— Cnutiiuial Bul
letin. One ruu always secure line meals
and courteous treatment. The Harnett
is the acknowledged leading hotel of Sa
vannah, us demonstrated by its daily
arrivals.
Toilet P iwdefs, a large variety nt lowest
prices. Cornu and see. Broughton Street
Pharmacy.
Atkinson's New Extracts—Treval and Apo
nogeton; queer but nice. Porter’s, 122
Broughton.
Hie People's Column.
The People’s or Cheap Advertising Col
uinn in the Morning News oilers the
best medium tor advertising wants, tor
sale, to let, lost, lound, rooms, boaid, and
small trade and business notices. The
charge is only onk cent a word for
each insertion.
We have a letter department lor the use
ol advnrtfsnra.
Past*.
KajS
jjgg)
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never vanes, a marvel
Purity, strength and wholesomeneas
economical taatlthe ordinary kinds, arnica,
not be sold in competition with the muliitn,
of low test, short woight alum or phosipii,
powders Sold only in raw. Koyai. B
Powptmt Cos. 106 Wall street. New York. *®
IfleDttitl.
The easy, elegant, ami effective
method of cleansing the system when
bilious or costive, aud of cuiiug h a .
bilnal constipation and kindred ills
is to use tlie
PLEASANT LIQUID FRUIT
REYIEDY,
SYRUP OF FIGS,
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP COY,
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
For Bftlo in 50c and $1 bottles by all the lead
ing retail druggists or the United Slates.
LIPPMAN BROS.,
AVliolesalc Agents at Savannah, Ga.
yuiit.
GE9.V.HECKER&CO,
176 Bay street,
SAVANNAH, - - * - GA,
Heckers’ Superlative Flour,
Heckers’ Self-raising Flour
HECKERS* OATMEAL.
Statu
op
WKATHKK.
Suaurbfcn XLtilutat).
City and Suburban R'y
savannah. Ga , June 22,1886.
OK And after MONDAY, 14tn inet., the
following schedule will he ruu ou the
Suburban Line:
LKA V E ARRIVE! I.KAVK | LF.AVK
CITY. CITY. | ISLE HOPE.! MO.N’OMKY
*+7:oo A M (1:50 A M 6:20 A M
10:25 A M *S :4 * a h 8:15 a m | 7:50 AH
3:25 PJi 2:00 pm 2:00 pM I 1:30 Pit
7:15 P M 0:10 p m 8:10 PM i 5:10 PM
’■There will be no early train from Isle ol
Hope on either Sunday or Monday morn
ings.
+ Eor Montgomery only. Passengers for Isle
of Hope can go via'Montgomcry by this traiu
without extra change.
3:23 p- m. is the last train from city Sunday
afternoon.
7:30 p. m. will be the last train from city
Saturday evening.
On Sundays an extra direct train will leave
city for Montgomery at 3 p. M. and returning
6 P. M. and 7 r. M.
Last train from Isle of Hone on Sunday 6:30
r. M. J. H. JOHNSTON,
President.
__ Coal.
COIL AND 10l
AT
REASONABLE PRICES.
DIION & MURPHY.
Office No. <i Drayton street. Telephone No.
68. Wharves Price and East Broad streets.
Plater Cooler*.
A New Invention.
Something to Keep Cool With.
A PRETTY, PORTABLE
ICK C( >OIaKB
for l lie bedroom, iu which a Hina I k piece of ire
put in on retiring w 1 1> keep ihe water cold a
night. Thin coiy Ic,e Cooler must bo been tu
be appreciated. Price $2 60 each.
—FOIt SALK UV—
LIPPNIAN PROS.
\V HOLKjSALK druggists,
Lippmun’g Block, Savannah, Georgia
imutcittai.
GUM CAMPHOR!
PURE INSECT POWDER,
MOTH W AX’-
—AT—
OSCEOLA BUTLER’S
Corn r Hull and Congress Sts
FRESH MACKEREL.
n/iA CASES One-Pound Fresh Mackerel
for salo by
C.M. GILBERT & CO.