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SALE OF STEAMSHIP LINE
THE BOSTON AM) SAVANNAH
LINE CHANGES HANDS.
The Centra) Railroad Gets Control anil
Obtain* a Netv Hold on the Eastern
Tfdt-Mrairi. llicliardaon & Gurnard
Dispose or their Interest in tlio Hint n
and Savannah Stearnalilp Cuuuiiaaj
H :w Ib. Dual Wat Made.
It has been rumored for some time that
egotiatlon9 have been in progress lor
the purchase by the Central railroad of
the Boston and Savannah Steamship line.
Jtis understood that the matter has been
consummated and that the Central will
run the Boston liuein conjunction with
the Ocean Steamship lines to l’hiladolpliia
and New York.
Messrs. Ricbardson & Barnard, agents
of the Boston line here, have been in Bos
ton since last week. The annual meeting
of the company was held on Monday,
when it is understood the Central ob
tained a controlling interest in the stock
througn Messrs. Hiobardson & Barnard,
who own 1,200 of the 1,500 shares.
THE CAPITAL STOCK.
The capital stock of tbe company is
$150,000. A News reporter called at the
company’s office yesterday, but was un
able to obtain any satisfactory informa
tion in regard to the >-a;e. It "as stated
that Air. Barnard will leave Boston to
morrow, and will be here on Sunday. Tbe
Central officials were not inclined to talk
about the matter. It was learned, how
ever, irom a reliable source that the deal
has been made, and that as soon as mat
ters can be arranged Gen. Sorrel, agent
of the Philadelphia and New York lines,
will assume euarge of tbe Boston
line. Messrs. Richardson & Barnard
it is understood will become agents ol
the company in Boston but will continue
their business here. The company will
for the present continue to be known as
tbe Boston and Savauuah Steamship Com
pany.
ANXIOUS TO GET IT.
Tbe Central has for a long time
Vieen anxious to control the Bos
ton line to run in connection with
tbe New York and Philadelphia lines.
Messrs. F. YV. Nickerson fc Cos., who fail
ed last March, were the Boston agents tor
the company and owned a controlling in
terest in the stock. Alter their failure
their stock became a part of their assetis
and was turned over to tbe assignee to be
used as Jar as it would go in the liquida
tion ol claims.
BOUGHT A CONTROLLING INTEREST.
Messrs. Richardson & Barnard owned
several hundred shares and it is under
stood that m behalf of the Central railroad
they bought the Nickersons interest. Mr.
Barnard has been elected President of the
company.
The Central sold the steamers Gate
L ity aid City of Macon to the Boston
company several years ago, and hold
mortgages on both ships. The line is doing
a large business, and its acquisition will
greatly increase the ocean freight and
passenger facilities which tbe railroad
now controls throughthe Ocean Steamship
Company.
HEATING the quarantine.
City Officials After a Ship Chand
ler’s Kunner.
The British steamer Amaryllis and the
runners of some of the ship chandler
houses are liable to have a little trouble.
The Amaryllis came m at quarantine sta
tioti Oct. 29, and it is alleged that a run
ner for a ship chandler house boarded her
before the quarantine officer did, aud that
he bid in the vessel when the quarantine
officer came on board. The city authori
ties, through the Health Department, are
after this individual runner, and
the chances are that they
will get him. The boarding
of a vessel before the quarantine officer
has given permission to do so by the re
moval of bis flag is an ofleuse that is pun
ishable by a fine of SIOO or both fine and
imprisonment. Tbe authorities have long
wauled to make an example ot some ol
those who persistently aud knowingly
violate the quarantine regulations, ami
it would not be surprising from all ae
counts if tuey succeeded in doing so in
this case. The runners of the ship
chandler bouses, it is said, give the quAr
antine officer a good deal of trouble, and
he doesn’t propose to oontinue to en
dure it.
THU ORPHANS HOME.
The Plan Proposed for the New
Building— lts Cost.
Mr. J. J. N'evitt has completed the draw
tbg of a plan for the new Episcopal Or
phans’ Home, to bs built on tno corner of
Jefferson and Liberty streets, an 1 it has
been approved by the committed of geu
tlemen who were appointed to look alter
Ibis part of the work. Before its adoption,
however, it has to be submitted to tbe
ladies wuobavein charge the management
ot tbe Home.
if built upon this plan, the building
will be o wood, about 80 by 07 feet in di
mensions, two stories on a basement, with
a handsome mansard roof.
Tbe old buildings on the lot will be sold
to-morrow, w ith the understanding that
they are to be torn down nuil removed
witnin thirty days. As soon as this is
done, work will be communced on the
new building, whtoti will be completed ns
rapidly as possible. If built according to
the plan above mentioned, which it prob
ably will be, it will cost about .*IO,OOO.
THE JhiWlß I ORPHAN HOME.
Appointment of the Committee to
Canvass for funds.
As mentioned in yesterday's Xtvvs, K.
A. Weil, Esq., was, on Monday night, ap
pointed chairman of a cominitleeoi six,
who will canvass the oitv to raise a fund
for the building of the B’nai B'rith Or
phan Home. Mr. M .1. Solomons, atier
conferring with Mr. Weil, yesterday ap
pointed the following gentlemen on the
oommiltee: B. U. Levy. I. G. Hans,
David Weisoein, Herman Myers and M.
J. Solomons.
The committee met yesterday after
noon at the office of Mr. Weil, and alter
discussing tu mailer, decided not to
commence canvassing until tbe im.
portance of the work contemplate’!
is better understood by the people.
Messrs. Aaron Haas. Jacob Haas, Jo
seph Hlrscband David Kaulinan,the coin
mUtee who came dowu Irom Atlanta in
tbe interest of the Hume, returned time
last night.
Death of Mrs. Janie* A kin*.
Mrs. Atkins, wife ol James Atkins,
Esq., ot this city, died yesterlay in
Brooklyn, N. Y„ whither she had /one tor
treatment. Mrs. Afkins was a daughter
of Judge Lester King, of Ohio. She had
been an invalid lor several morphs. Mr.
Atkins was in Atlanta attending me
Supreme Court when news ol her death
was received.
Datecllvea Hu.ittuu Kwidance.
Two New York detectives have been in
Savannah for the past ten days on the
lookout for evidence U> be jsed In a suit
for divorce. They were successful in
their mission aud started Lack yesterday.
Cfa.r lou 11. Way, ftr.>k**r, l.tr.
It will lie seen by Ijt card that C’oi.
Charlton H. Way has opened an office at
11$ Congress street, where ho will carry
ho sn unction, brokerage end real estate
busLite**. lie aolloiT/, tue orders of tils
isudi sod the public.
THROUGH THE Oil's
j Items G.n’ier.d Here and There liy
the News Reporters.
The City Ccuncil will bold its regular
I meeting to-night.
The Republican Blues will bold their
quarterly m '(.ting to-night.
Georgia Chapter, Royal Arch Masons,
will hold a regular convocation to-night.
'The Savannah Cotton Exchange will
hold its annual meeting to-morrow night.
Six patients were received at St.
Jo-eph’s Infirmary yesterday and seven
at the Savannah Uospittal.
Henry Green was arrested yesterday
for stealing a coat from tbe wharf of the
Ocean Steamship Company.
The pastor of the Evangelic* 1 Lutheran
church being absent at synod, there will
he no service this afternoon.
The Knights of Labor will hold their
first meeting in their new hall, at Bull
and Broughton streets, to-uight,
The funds loaned last night by the
German-American Loan and Building
Association were disposed of at per
cent.
The Equitable Loan and Building Asso
ciation will nold its second regular
monthly meeting at tbe Secretary’s office,
No. 118 Bryan st eet, to-night.
A horse attached to one of Mr. D. W.
Thomas’ coal carts was badly injured
yesterday by Doing caught between two
cars in tbe Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway yards.
A longshoreman by the name of Mnr
riasev received a painful wound yesterday
morning. He was coming on shore from
a vessel, when he slipped on the gangway
and dislocated his right knee. The in
jured man was at once taken to St.
Joseph’s Infirmary and was given all
needed attention. The injury, while not
serious, is quite painful and will necessi
tate several weeks’ confinement.
ASHORE IN THE FOG.
Vessels Run Aground In the River—
General ship News.
The steamship Chattahoochee, Irom
New York, went ashore Monday night
while coming up the river iu a fog a short
distance above Fort Oglethorpe. She re
mained there all yesterday. Two lighters
were sent down to her, and the lightening
ot her cargo was commenced in the after
noon, so as to get her off on iastnignt’s
tide. The tug John W . Lynn took down
the barge Fortuna, to which tbe pas
sengers were transferred and brought up
to the Ocean Steamship Company’s
wharves about 6 o’clock, a’ler beimr
aboard the vessel all night and tbe best
part of yesterday.
Tbs steamer Seminole, from Beaufort,
was piled up on the wityg jetty, opposite
the Merchants’ and Miners’ steamship
wharf, while coming tip the river in a
dense fog Monday night. She remained
there uutil nigh tide ft midday yesterday,
whan she floated off' without damage, ami
left lor Beaufort on her return trip last
night.
The British steamship Lancaster,which
has been undergoing repairs, under the
supervision of Mr. John Rourke, finished
repairing yesterday. A board of survey,
consisting of Messrs. James T. Stewart,
Lloyds’ agent, H. T. Bolts, underwriters’
agent, J. U. Laird, Burt Warden, Capt.
Biacklow, ol the British steamship Hay
Green, and Capt. Sherburne and tbe en
glueer of the British steamship Bos
ton Citr, made an examination
and prortouneed the work iu every way
satisfactory, it being done in a workman
like manner, and that the vessel was per
fectly seaworthy, and recommend mat
she commence loading a cargo and pro
ceed Vo her destination. She was trans
ferred to the wharf near the grain ele
vator. where she formerly loaded, and
will take on cargo to-day.
The pilots reported an unknown loaded
bark aud schooner arriving at Tybee
y istenlay, and another bark in ballast off,
bound in. It was too hazy to make out
any names.
The steamship William Lawrence has
been transferred to the Providence end ot
the Merchants’ and Miners’ Transporta
tion Line, and the steamship Johns Hop
kins. a much larger vessel, has been put
on the Savannah line. The business of the
line has increased so largely that a
larger vessel beoame necessary. The
Johns Hopkins arrived yesterday.
Abram Minis, E„q., attorney for agents
of the steamship Mozart, filed a cross
libel in the United StaiesCourt yesterday
j for SIu.OOO against tno schooner Margaret
A. May which was in collision witn the
Mozart on Monday.
AT THE OPERA.
The Bijou Comp iiiy’s Production of
“ l lie Bridal Trap.”
The Bijou Opera Company produced
‘•The Bridal Trap,” a version of Andrau’s
“Seement d’Amour,” before a line au
dience at tho Theatre last night. The
opera is not up to some of the popular
comic operas. The plot is more pretty
and picturesque than interesting, humor,
ous or even amusing, giving opportunity,'
as it does, none tor the display of charm
ing rural scenes aud the sports ol morrv
country lads and lasses than for overflow
ing w it or startling situations.
Tue plot turns on the usual Gallio
themes ol love aud iutrigue. “Rosetta,” a
pretty peasant girl, has won the love ol
"Count do Flavignac.” Tho “-Marquise
de la IlaAtle Garonne,” the uohleinan's
aunt, has determined that he suali wed
a wealthy heiress, uud to separata the
lovers si/e brings about a fictitious mar
riage between “Grivoliu,” a rustic
suitor, and "Rosetta.” Tire sohomo proves
a failure, whereupon tbe Marquise
undertakes to have the pair united
in good earnest. Unluckily “lloutelard.”
her major dome and confidante, reveals,
while in a state ot inebriety, his mistress’
Intentions, and a Ineud ot “Rosetta’s,”
“Marlon” by name, marries “Grlvolln”
uud loaves “Rosetta” free to become
“Countess de Flavignac.” All tnis is
not bkacUy novel or startling, but it
makes up a piot of average worth, and
little else is looked lor in the libretto of a
com c opyra.
The iiidsic is the best that has come
from Aimruu since “Olivette,” smooth,
graoelul and Hosing, aud full of chaim
ins melodies. Miss Adelaide Randall, as
“KoseUil,” acted and sang charmingly,
and Mins Clara Randall, as “Marion,”
tbe sovightly maiden iu love wim
“Gridotm,” won the lavor of the
audienue. All ol tbe parts were sung and
acted tvell. Miss Dixie us tho "Mar
quise,” and Mr. Dixie us “Foutslard,”
were frequently applauded. Mr. Tom*
as “Unvuliu,” was good, and Mr. Waldo
as the “Count,’’ snug well.
Tbi afternoon the company will pro.
duce the "Mikado.” ami to-night will
dose its engagement with “I'nc i’nnoess
ol Trebizoudo.”
Charleston's Artesian Well.
Charleston’s new artesian well is down
over 1,000 faet. The well is cased in 12.
moh tubing. It was the original In ten
lion to insert the 12-inch tubing to a depth
ol only 1,000 (eet. As no difficulty has been
experienced In getting it dowu, bowover,
if mil be sunk as much farther us uosai
file, probably to a depth ol 1,100 feet. The
lan her the 12-lncb lull tig can be driven,
tue less difficulty will there ho in making
tho well large at tile bottom. The con
tract requires that the bottom of lie well
■hall l>c at least 6 mem s hi diameter,
making it not only tbh largest artesian
w> li In Charleston, but also th largest
lu the world.
Osli, Vine *,MI I,lglll t* nod,
I* or rale by It, B. Cusaels, corner Taylor
and Eu*t Broad sirecu. Telephone No.
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SA \ ANN All MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1886.
FIRST DISTRICT’S VOTE.
HON. T. M. NORWOOD RE-ELECT
ED WITHOUT OPPOSITION.
Tlie quietfat Congretsli nl Election
Evht K- own in the Dlsl rlct—Chatham
I’/.lls 404 Votes—lie! urns from the
Lower Counties—ScemiM About the
Volts In the City.
Tbe Congressional election, held in the
First district of Georgia yesterday, was
one cf the quietest ever kinown in this
part of the State. Ron. Thomas M. Nor
wood bad no opposition at all, and, as
there bad really not been ft campaign, a
great many voters were surprised when
they read in the Morning News that it
was election day. The dny was bright
and pleasant. Returns from the several
counties show that the day passed off
quietly everywhere in tbe district.
in Buvantiah the balloting was light all
day. At no time wus there ft crowd about
the court houf-e, and tbe only excitement
was mat which resulted from the man
agers o( tbe election, each trying to get the
most votes in his box. For it long time the
box on tbe President street side of the
lobby ran a few votes ahead. Late in the
alt moon tbe York street box got ahead,
but when tbe pot Is closed both boxes con
tained tbe same number of ballots. It
was very different from tbe scenes of
eighteen years ago when a desperate and
bloody riot occurred on the same spot.
It Illustrated, however, the changed con
dition of afl'airs and the perfection of the
s'steiu of a Democratic-republican gov
ernment, when free from that feeling
engendered by political demagogulsm.
The managers, list sheet keepers and
tally sheet keepers were:
Managers.—W. Russell, J. P., and J. 8.
Tyson, J. and J. 8. Collins, James
Doolan. E. J. KLeffer and E. C. Paoetti,
free holders.
List Shoet Keepers—W. H. Patterson,
R. A. Pollard. J. A. Santina, N. F. Frier
son, G. YT. Tltcowb and G. S. Bartbel
mess.
Tally Bbeef Keepers—C. P. White, E.
A. Silvtv, W. Cantwell and W. J. Clem
ents.
Tbe May street men dropped in and
voted cfn their way to and Irom dinner.
The counting of the ballots was quickly
done. Tbe total number of votes cast
was 4?4, ot which Hori. Thomas M. Nor
wood received 488. The other six votes
were scattering.
APPLING.
Bjxi.kv, Ga., Nov. 2. —Tbe election
was very quiet here to day. Nobody was
in ifom the country, and, in tact, very lew
people were aware that an election was
being held to-day. The total vote polled
wins 13, ail for Norwood.
GLYNN.
Brunswick, Nov. 2.—Twohundred and
twenfiy-tive votes were cast here for Nor
wood. The polls were not opened at St.
Slmos’s. Nothing has been heard from
the other precincts.
PIRRCfC.
Bi.ackshkar, Ga., Nov. 2.—A remark
ably small vote was polled in Pi-roe
cou 4 tv to-day. So far as heard from Nor
wood received 51 votes.
’ WARE.
YF AYCROSB, Ga., Nov. 2.—Very little in
terest was mauifested in the Congres
sional eleotion held here to-day, and a
small vote was cast. Hon. T. M. Norwood
received 138. No other precincts have
been heard from, and it is believed that no
other was opened in the county.
WAYNE.
Jesup, Ga., Nov. 2.—Hon. T. M. Nor
wood received 62 votos at the polls here
to-day. No other precincts have been
hoard from, but the vote will be small in
the county.
THE NAVAL ST >HES BUSINESS.
What. Charleston Factors Say About
the Co-operative Plan.
A News and Courier reporter has been
interviewing tbe naval stores men in
Oharlestou about the Co-operative Asso
ciation proposed by the Wayooss meet
ing last week. They say that tbe scheme
is equally ridiculous and impracticable.
They admit that there is an over-produc
kion, tending to keep down prioes, but for
this the (actors are not responsible. The
demand for advances, notwithstanding
this over-production, the News and
Courier says, is as great as ever. And It
says further: “A factor, for instance,
could not well refuse to make advanoes
when the producer found it profitable to
continue his business. As to any griev
! ances between the factors and the pro
ducers in South Carolina, there are none.
In Cuarleston there are naval stores firms
enough to allow the producer to make
the most convenient terms, aud conse
quently without a combination against
i him, aud if uc did not tiud tue business
1 profitable it Is his own lault. It is gen
j erally tnougtit by the factors here that if
! the Georgia association is ever organized
it is bound to collapse, inasmuch as the
factors do not believe tuai me naval stores
business can be conducted In any other
way than that whioh now exists.”
corin’ HOUSK SALES.
liiihlins Slow and Not Much Prop
erty Sold.
Ttio court bouse sales yesterday were
not large. The following were by D. It.
Kennedy: Lot No. 10 Bartow ward, and
Improvements, the improvements oonsist
ol three new two-story trains bouses, for
$8,860; lot No. 4!). Wuite ward, and Im
provements, for $1,026; a farm of twenty
three acres and improvements, on tbe
White Bluff road, known as the Jones
plane, for SOOO.
f. 1). LaKoche & Sons sold the two
story brink dwelling and store on tbe cor
ner of Harrison and St. Oaul streets for
$l,lOO.
A three-story brick residence on Bolton
street, between Barnard aud Jefferson,
was sold by C. H. Dorsett lor SB,OOO.
Bidding was not at all lively and seve
ral desirable pieces of property were
withdrawn and others were not put up,
owing to the soaruity ol buyers.
The Unit'd SfiAtffSM Court,
United States Marshal Wade and Mar
ion Krwiti, clerk of the United States Dis
trict Court, returned from Maoon yester
day. The United States Court there will
probabiy a ijourn to-day or to-morrow.
Judge Emory Speer is expected back to
open court hereon Monday, fne Novem
ber term of the United States Circuit
Court lor the eastern division oi toe South
ern district begins to-morrow and the
court will be opened and adjourned from
day to (lay until Judge Sueur is present.
Tile United Stales District Court convenes
next Tuesday.
Marshal Wade slated that he believed
bis successor, Col. L. M. Lamar, was
about to qualify, and he will very likely
be iu attendance at court here noxl week.
Messrs. Wru. S. Kimball & Cos. have pro
duced a Cigarette that has long beeu de
sired. It is delicately perfumed, just
enough to destroy the odor ol ibe hurtling
paper, and changes the smoke to an in
cense so entirely different from the ordi
nal y < igarulte, that no one oau object to
ns use, U is innoxious and universally
liked.
IT you want your Wood oruers filled
promptly send them to C. 11. bhefial),
Telephone "Til.
• isli. Tills slid I Ightwoud,
Tor sale by It. 11. Cassela, corner Taylor
and East Broad streets. TsJsufcuns No
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OCTOBER'S DRY DAYS.
Some Features of tlte Weather Dur
injf A utiunn’s second Month.
The month of October just passed was
remarkable for its extreme dryness, the
rainfall being the lowest on record at. this
statiou. In 18TG ten times as much rain
fell (luring October as has lallen the past
tnootb This drought was general
throughout the Souih as will be seen
irom the table of mean temperatures aud
rainlall.
Tbe weather throughout Georgia was
uniformly pleasant, not a single severe
storm having passed over the State.
Areas of high barometer have uniformly
prevailed, all the low barometer,or storm
areas, having passed to westward or
northward ol here. The storm, which
on the 13th and 14th was so destructive
to life and property at Sabine i’aos and
Galveston, Tex., and caused some uneasi
ness here, originated in the West Indies
| on the 10th and passed entirely about this
| locality, taking a circuitous route
j across the Gulf to Galveston, and
j Irom thence up the Mississippi
valley and down the St. Lawrence Dasin.
I On tbe 28th aud 2!)t.b a high barometer
or cold area swept, down the Mississippi
valley to tbe Gulf, and thence passed
I eastward to the Atlantic; coast, causing
trusts throughout the cotton belt and the
cool weather that has lately been had in
Savannah. On the 22d two earthquake
shocks were felt in this city, corning ap
parently from the northeast: the first at 0
a. in., lasting ten seconds, the second at
2:20 p. m., lasting eight seconds. Neither
were severe.
Items of interest will he found in the
following tables of mean temperature
and rainfall for October, 1886:
Teuipe- Rainfall,
nature. Inches.
Savanunab 66 0.9
Atlanta sn o.a
Augusta 02 0.1
Charlotte. 60 0.3
Wilmington 04 0.5
Norfolk Hi 1.8
Charleston oo 0.01
Jacksonville 09 2.5
Key West 7 8.8
Pensacola us* 0.2
Montgomery oo 0.0
Mobile 67 0.1
New Orleans 70 0.2
Galveston 72 1.9
Brownsville 78 0.0
The highest temperature at any time
during the month was 83 degs. on Oct. 1.
The lowest was 4! degs. on Oct. 30. The
highest velocity of tho wind was 27 miles
from tbe east on Oct. 19; the total move
ment was 4,743 miles.
BASE BALL NEWS,
Jottings Picked Up Irom All of tlie
League Fields.
Baltimore has signed Shrove, of last
year’s Savauuahs, and Daniels, or the ;
Macons.
Barney Graham, one of Chattanooga’s
best men, died iu Mobile last week of in.
Humiliation ot the bowels.
During the season just closed the
American Association clubs signed 164
men and released 44, the League 168 men
aud released 35.
“Tug” Arundel has signed with the St.
Louis League team. Giilen will probably
sign witu Detroit. Jim Field has signed
with the Athletics.
The Baltimore American says: “If the
signing of now players means anything,
McGinnis and Dolan, Manning, Muldoon,
Macullar, Purcell ami Sowders will be
hunttug for jobs.”
The Louisville olub is experiencing
some difficulty in re-signing its players
for next year. Tnere i- a general demand
for m increase of salaries, and some ol
tbe best players declare their intention ol
retiriug from the diamond unless they
are paid more liberally.
The annual meeting of the Charleston
Base Ball Club was held Tuesday. Tbe
following officers were elected ior tue
ensuing year: President, C. F. Hard;
Vice President, William Kalman; Direc
tors, W. K. Sieedman, D. J. Touhey, L. N.
Cbrisholm, John Brannen, E. C. Wil
liams, Jr.
There wasn’t much kicking at Dundon,
the deaf mute pitcher, when he umpired
a game in Mobile a few days ago. He
used the fingers ol the right baud to indi
cate strikes, the fingers ol the left hand
to indicate balls, a shake of the head de
clared a man “not out,” and a wave of
the hand meant “out.”
The receipts of the six games in the
world series are announced as follows: I
In Chicago—Monday, $2,002; Tuesday, j
$2,831 75; Wednesday, $1,720 50. In st. I
Louis— Tnursday, $2,481 65; Friday, *2,- i
884 20; Saturday, $2,601 85. Total $13,. '
922 45. This makes the average ol $2,320 ;
60 to the game. Bt. Louis is said to havo j
received $6,000 to divide among them- >
selves.
President Wikoff, of the Association, |
has approved the following contracts so !
far: With Baltimore, Sommer, Tiott,
Griffin, Tucker, Knouff, Greenwood; with
Pntohurg, VV. It. Bishop, Fred Mann, j
Arthur Whitney, John J. Fields; vv.th
Athletic, James Field, Roxburu, Seward;
with Louisville, Woll, Kerins, Recoins,
Cross, Veucb, Ramsey, Werrick; with
Cincinnati, \Y. Watson.
isocal P^raoutil.
Mayor Rufus E. Lester arrived from
Atlanta last night.
Judge Adams returned from Bryan
County Superior Court last night.
Rev. W. 8. Bowman left last night by
the Central railroad to atteud the State
Synod of the Lutheran Church which
meets at Oglethorpe to-day.
H. P. Smart, Esq., President of the Vale
Royal Manufacturing Company, who Uas
been absent tor tbe past six weens, during
wuiob time tie visited the Northwest
ern and Northeastern States, returned to
the city a few days since,
Capt. Joseph Hilton, of New York, who
has been spending several davs with his
old Blends In this city, left yesterday lor
Dariou. lu a notice ot his presence in
the oity yesterday it was stated thut he
was Hen. John B. Gordon’s Adjutant
General. This was not correct. Capt.
Hilton was at one lime Adjutant General
ol Gen. Gordon’s old division, then com
manded by Gen. Evans.
Dr. Leonard W. Bacon, accompanied
by his wife and three daughters, arrived
yesterday afternoon by the steamer
Chattahoochee,and is stopping at -Vlr.s. p,
Goodwin’s, on Gaston street, A recep
tion will be given Dr. Bacon this evening
In the Sunday school rooms by the mem
bers of the Independent Presbyterian
church. He will fill the pulpit ol that
uhuicb on next Sunday.
Among tbe arrlvuls at the Pulaski
House yesterday were F. A. Lewis, Cbi
oago; Samuel L. Trick, Mrs. W. Sauclit-js,
New York; O. P. Megabati, Columbus; I.
R. Bovd. W. A. West aud wile, Atueri
cus; C. 1. Wingate, Maine; W. A. Cooke.
11. C. la lib. Atlanta; A. A. Cordsou, Now
York; W. D-urborne. Beaufort.
At tuc Harnett House were Capt. J.
Wilder, Brunswick; Dr. C. W. Suiter aud
wile, Bartow; J. W. Johnston, Jr.,
8 wains boro; W. O. Summerlin, Darien;
James steeie, Jesup; G. W. Simons, Go
shen, N. Y.; J. D. I millions, W. s. Motel,
Effingham c uuty; James M. Graham ami
lumlly, Eik Garden, W. Yu.: K. W. Moss
man. William 11. Tappen, Railway, N. J,
At Die Marshall House were S. \V. Bow.
man, Philadelphia; W. H. Smith, S. Put
nam, New York; Dr. R. It. Saxon, Yal
dost a; J. S. Ellis, Darien; T. . Wulkms,
Jesuit j C. W. Vickers, Thoinssvllle; 11.
U.,Simmons, Brunswick; J. L. Lauo aud
s uv, Jacksonville,
At the Screven House were W, W.
/.app, K. 8. Woldridge, C. M, Hopkins,
New York; K A Kaiser, Milwaukee; J.
i Williams, Baltimore; C. Churchman,
V> llmlnaton; K I*. Mescreau and wit-i,
I's'slka S' I h • V II I -Kilaf I- llelsilll.
, HAILS WASTED EARLIER.
THE MORNING DELIVERY TOO
LONG DELAYED.
Citizens Complain that they I>o Not Get
their Postal Mailer Until Neariy Neon
’.peci-it As-ntn Surprised that the
Otttoe Has N ■ Force Kuough til Do
the Work Properly.
A lew days ago a special agent, from the
! Rost Office Department visited Savannah
to inspect the office aud its workings. It
his report describes tbe* true state of
1 things, as it no doubt will, it will make
interesting reading for the people of this
city. Although guarded in what he said
generally, he dropped one remark to the
effect that tbe .Savannah office is the most
inconveniently arranged and the Savan
nah public is the worst served of any of
equal importance in tbe country. The
state of things is not a reflection on the
Postmaster,but the result of parsimonious
treatment on the part ot the department
at Washington. For years the Savannah
office has been conducted without au in
crease of force, all hough the business has
largely increased from year to year. It
Is a tact notoriously to thq discredit of
the most important ' port and
greatest commercial city between
Baltimore and New Orleans that there is
not a delivery of mail by carriers through
tbree-tourths of the city between 5:3l p.
m. and 11 to 11:30 a. m. It is further
more notorious that it takes from two to
three hours longer to deliver a letter to
an address half a mile away from the Sa
vannah office than it does to deliver a let
ter three miles trotn the New York, Pnila
delpbia or Chicago post offices. A letter
dropped in the office at 6 p. m., addressed
to a citizen on Charlton street, will be
delivered about 11 o’clock the next day.
One received at the office at Bor 9 a. m. i
will be delivered at the same time.
THE FORCE TOO SMALL.
The first delivery is intended to be
a morning delivery and for the con
venience of trades people and all oth
ers. On account ot the small force of
carriers the morning mail and the South
ern and Northern mails ol the night be
iore are not delivered at a point as near
tho post office as Liberty and East Broad
streets until nearly noon. Tbe peoplec m
plnin daily, but they understand that
it is not the fault ot tbe authorities here,
who do all they can. Savannah is allow
ed but nine carriers and tbe Superintend
ent bas no assistant. Asa result, the
Superintendent of carriers has no time to
attend to tbe duties expected of a super
intendent, but he has to work from 6
o’clock in the morning until 9 or later as
hard as be can distributing the three
morning mails and two night mails. He
bas to assist him no one but tbe general
delivery clerk, whose time is required
every few minutes at the general delivery
window. While these mails are being
distributed the carriers are out collect
ing or making up tbe mail ior their dis
tricts from what has been distributed.
Atlanta. Charleston and other offices ot
that class have an assistant superintend
ent and also a mgnt clerk The night
clerk distributes tbe night mails and the
assistant superintemlentot carriers helps
distribute the morning mail. That en
ables those cities to hare au early de
livery.
OTHER CITIES’ ADVANTAGES.
Atlanta has seventeen carriers, almost
twice as many as Savannah has. Some
of the carriers here have such large dis
tricts that they have to make three trips
from the office to carry out all tbe matter.
With tne necessary lorceeach man would
have a smaller district, and be could take
out all the letters and packages the first
trip. There is an early delivery in a
small district, which covers the leading
business section, but people hall a mile
trotn the office do not know what au early
delivery is.
Some time in May or June an assurance
was reoeived from the department that an
additional appropriation would be avail,
able for the Savannah office after July 1.
Instead ot that tbe appropriation was cut
down S2OO on Oct. 1.
A lew months ago the Postmaster’s
salary was Increased from $3,100 to $3,200
a year. The inference from that was that
the department had recognized that the
business of the Savannah office bad in
creased. In the face ot that natural con
clusion,however, the appropriation fortbe
workings ot the office, with a largely In
creased business, was reduced S2OO and it
wus taken off of tbe salaries ot some of
tbe clerks.
LOW SALARIES HERE.
A comparison of salaries in the Atlanta
post office with toe salaries paid in the
Savannah office shows a vast difference in
favor of the former. The registry letter
clerk in Atlanta is said to receive $2,200 a
year. The same clerk in Savannah gets
SO6O. Atlanta is allowed $3,200 for her
money order clerks. Savannah gets only
$1,330. The Atlanta Postmaster gets
$3,300 a year. Why Savaunah cannot
get tho " necessary force to run
the post office so that it
would bo n convenience to the citizens
is a question the answer to which has to
be guessed. Even all of the lurniture
in the office does not belong to the gov
ernment, and the department has been
slow to give Savannah anything. Tne
tuel has to be kept in a box in the hall,
for there is no cellar in which to store it.
The mailing and carriers' department is
scarcely large enough, and when the
stove was put up a table which was
needed had to he taken out.
Application has been made repeatedly
for a telephone in the office, but no notion
is taken of the requests. Whenever a
tram is lute a messenger bus to be sent to
the railroads, and valuable time is lost.
It often Happens that all the n 1 received
at night cannot be sent off un. 'he next
morning. The business men on the Bay
send out thousands of circulars and card's
containing quotations. It is highly im
portant that such matter should be for
warded on the first trains, but it is Impos
sible to get all the matter off that is re
ceived up t the hour oi closing.
FIVE MORE MEN WANTED.
Special Agent Anstett of the Treasury
Department, who was here in regard to a
she for tho new post office, said that he
was greatly surpiised to bud Savannah
had such a poorly equipped office, and he
added itiat he thought that if the wants I
weie properly presented to the depart
ment allowance would bo made. Ex-
Posliuasier Wilson repeatedly requested
the department to give him more loroe,
and Capt. Lamar has done the same
thing. I‘ostma-ter Lamar savs that be
needs three more carriers, an assieiaut
superintendent of camera and au extra
mailing clerk. With that force he says
that he can get the mails off promptly, tie-
Hvt r the morning mall at a reasonable
time and keep the men busy too. As it is
now three or lour men are on duty fllieeii
hours, and have to sleep in tho iiuilding
so mat they will be there to commence
work early In the morning.
ttcuvencr. of Importance.
Next to the bowels, or rather In conjunction
with tin m. the kidneys anil bladder arc the
m st Important scavengers of the system.
They purify the blood and carry off In ie.
in o preventing > hcnmansin. droi*y, bright'*
disease and Uluueie. by their autD e cleansing
work. li staller’s Mouiuoh ' hitlers. whu
110 kidneysevluce a tendency to r isx me
activity of ihetr hupurtsul lnncilon, renews
it, .lU l lints avert- renal inaludie-, ihc most
diikuult to ( Ops with, and which superinduce
a ingulf I Ins- of bodily u-siie, s.ainina and
111 sh Win n the renal orxuna exhibit Hit
slightest -ymptoins of iniciiou, they should
al once receive the needful stimulus fr- ns ill
sute-l. surest and pleasantest of diruelic-,
(.hit and fever, dyspepsia. cousDpaoon. liver
complaiut and debility are a.So remedied by it.
Largo or tinail buyoitoi Wood, buy
your Wood from C. U.bheftaJl, Tele
ifhnni '! it<
GENERAL railway news.
Matters of Money anti Management
About Various Lines.
The Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West railroad are making arrangements
to scoop all the Indian river orange
freight this season.
The order of the Southern Passenger
Association to discontinue the payment
to ticket agents of a commission on tick
ets sold went into effect Monday.
Mr. G. D. Hodges, of the Marshall
House, got back yesterday (rom Jack-on
nille, where be went on business con
nected with the Savanuah, Florida and
Western Railway Company. It i9 re
ported that the company intends to
establish a number of r-stauranls along
its line between Savannah and Tampa.
The books of subscription to the capital
stock of the Florence Railroad Company
were opened in c'harlestqp on Tuesday.
The Florence Railroad Company w as in
corporated by the South Carolina Legis
lature in 1562, when there was so much
talk about building a road from Wilson.
N. C., to Florence, in order to shorten the
route North via the Atlantic Coast Line.
The new road was to run from Wilson, a
station on the Wilmington and Weldon
railroad, to Florence, ami would shorten
the route North by about Hixty miles. The
road has been built from Wilson to Fay
etteville. but no lartber, although tbe line
can be completed under tbe charter ol the
Florence Railroad Company.
PHvnrfttle to K*lroad Building.
A season more tavorable to railway
building than that of the. past few montt s
was never known in the West. There
has been but litte rain and work has been
pushed on thousands of miles of lines
almost continuously. On one road iu
lowa for example, it is stated that the
men have worked ninety-four consecutive
days without losing an hour. Every
thing now indicates that the mileage
added in 1880 will much exceed that
anticipated early in the year.
Rtissiau-chiuese iuiiwav,
Late Russian advices are to tue effect
that the government of Russia proposes
to build a gigantio railway connecting
that country with China, even penetrating
to the very capital of the Celestial empire.
Russian engineers have already surveyed
the route. Count Iguatieff, Governor
General of Eastern Siberia, and Baron
Korf, Governor General of the Amour re
gion, have been summoned to St. Peters
burg in order to assist the imperial govern
ment in selecting the best line.
Without Kflf.ri'iire to K. nhq nukes.
The certainty of the success of Southern
enterprises is shown by the regularity
whicn has characterized the Graud
Monthly Drawing of the Louisiana State
Lottery—the 198tb of which events will
take place on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 18S6—with
out any reference to earthquakes or other
interferences. Gens. G. T. Beauregard,of
Louisiana, aud Juba! A. Early, ot Vir
ginia, will scatter some $295,500 all about
the earth. For any information apply to
M. A. Dauphin, New Orleans, La. Do not
forget the day.
A Word from the Stove Headquarter*.
During our long career as stove deal
ers, It has never been our pleasure to offer
the public a more justly and deservedly
popular Stove than the celebrated Farm
er Girl. Its reputation having been
ahlv built up before our taking tbe
agency, we find It, withoutexception, one
of the foremost and best known stoves in
this market. Lovell <fe Lattimore, hard
ware aud stoves, Savannah, Ga.
We care litue how strong the hold of
friendship or personal ties, our matchless
tel tale prices will make their indeiible im
pression upon every man who is a judge of
values, and jealous of his reputation as a good
purchaser. Upon the battle field ss young
merchant-, we shall tire at short range >.nd
make quick, final aud deadly work, which
means teat profits must be smad. rapid, but
absolutely os tain. Success we mu-t make.
But howv By following old-time fogy mer
chants’' Oil, no. lit intend to sell double
the quantity of good 9 at one-half the profile.
We treat every customer alike, ani don’t
charge one. man acertain price fora suit of
clothes aud ihe next more or less money lor
the same article. We have one price only,
everything marked in plain United stale
-11 gurus. No private marks. Being nt<o li
ner* and the only one-price clothing hon.-e iu
the city that mark every article in plain
figures, we certainly cannot charge any lanr.y
prices, but guarantee every article marked as
lowas they can he// n*s'/g sold for, All we
ask is a trial, our stock is complete, and what
more, all new fresh goods. Wo guarantee a
fit in every instance, as we have our own tail
oring department on second floor for the free
use ol our patrons.
The latest novelties in Gents’. Bovs’ "and
Children’s tailor-made garments.
Give us a call and inspect the prices, aud
convince yourself.
Aitkl & ScniiL,
One Price Clothiers, ma t digress street.
Opposite the Market
WINTRY WORDS.
A Cold Weather Ad. from Jas. S.
MI v a A Sou.
We are now ready to show a large stock
of Fire Sets, shovels and tongs, pokers,
coal hods ami blower stands, in brass,
bronze or iron, fancy or plain.
FENDERS,
tall and low, spark guards, coal vases,
ooal sieves, and the very best
KEROSENE HEATING STOVES.
These stoves are a great convenience in
rooms with no fireplaces. Not many in
use yet, but the lew give entire satisfac
tion. See our ad. in the “Times.”
Jas. S. Silva & Son,
140 Broughton street.
What Are You Afier?
When in search of a place to buy Cloth
ing—not jingoism, but “good goods;” not
bragging on paper, “but low prices in
fact” —here, at “the Famous,” you will
find all that any reasonable being can ask
tor. Good, reliable Clothing that we can
guarantee (as we are the manufacturers),
wuicu you can buy without having to pay
the fancy prices prevailing elsewhere.
“Have yon any money to throw awuv ? ’
Then go and pay $u more for a Suitor
Overcoat than we will soil it to you for.
SPECIAL R AUG AI NS THIS WEEK!
Men’s and 'Youths’ Overcoats from to
to $26.
Men’s and Youths’ Suits from $6 to $25.
Boys’ and Children’s Overcoats from
$2 SO io $lO.
Boys' and Children’s Suits from $2 CO
to $lO.
Dress Shirts, l!nderwnar, Npckwear,
Suspenders, Collars, Cuffs and Hats, ail
at lowest reduced prices. Tho Famous
New York Clothing House, 140 Congress
street.
If you want Wood of any kind, ring up
C. H. hhettall, the wood dealer, ano give
him an order, and see how quickly your
order will be filled. Telephone No. 279.
H*riftttt fioiiMM.
Concerning n popular hotel In Savan
nah, (in., the Florida Timcs-Unlon says:
“Wo note from tho hotel ai rivals as pub
lished in tne Savannah papers, that the
llarnett House still leads all the oilier
hotels in the city. 11l fact they have as
many as the others combined. Thorn
is a good Installment of Floridians always
registered there.”
If you have uover tried C. H. Mieftall,
the wood dealer, give him your next or
der for Wood, and you will be pleased,
Telephone 273.
Hlorekecpcr, it will bo to your interest
io givo C. H. hUellall your nrdeis lor
Wood; try him once and you will noire
vrsi it Tatlt’ftHnn* •f'W
gafatna gaatsrr,
i 151
Absol ? itely Pu
Tils powder never vanes, a b ,i
purity, strength and wholesomeness
economical tn >n Iks ordinary kinds, and •!’
not be sold in competition with the multitn?’
of low test, short weight alum or phoanki.2
powders Sold only in emu. Kotal BigiM
Powd Cos. 100 Wall street. New Yorfc 11,9
stoea.
WE HAVE THE"LAUGKStTjne OF "
COOKING STOVES & RANGES
To select from in this city.
The celebrated Cotton Plant
Ranges in five dilferent styles.
Iron King, Southern Girl
and Farmer’s Friend, the
best Cooking Stoves in the
market.
Lamps, Crockery,
and Glassware.
Prices considerably re
duced. Call on us before pur
chasing elsewhere. Mail or
ders promptly attended to.
John fi. Douglass &Cos„
1(>1 Broughton St.,
Savannah, - - (hi.
fWeDital.
The universal demand for
a Pleasant and Effective Lax
ative, Gentle in its Action,
and Truly Beneficial in Effect,
led to the product ion of the
i now Famous Liquid Fruit
Reined v,
SIRUP OF FIGS.
Which has given such general haunfucioii
ihat it has become the most | opular family
remedy of the age. It is the mo-t eisily
laken and the most pleasantly effective
emedv mown to cure Habitual Constipa
tion. Indigestion, etc., aud to cleanse the
system when Bilious or Costive.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE
California Fiir Syrup Cos.,
SAN FRANCISCO., CAL.
l’ovsa’o by all the leading druggists of the
I United States, in SOc. and $1 bottles.
LIPPMAN EROS.
Wholesale Agents at Savannah, Ga
lIPPIVtSW'S PYRftFUGE,
Tlif (>rcat Chill and Fever Cure.
LIPPM AN BROS., Wholesale Druggists,
Fkopkiktors Savannah, Ga .
i;OK ALL the various Malaria Disorder*
l 1 that so many arc subject to. It promptly
cures and eradicates Fever and Ague, or In
termittent F* -ver, Chills and Fevei, Dumb
Ague. Malaria’ Fever, and a'l disease* 4 armug
from Malarial Poisoning, PriCfSrc. per iotti**-
This medicine is a sure cure for Malnria
( hills and Fever, and has i*eeu kept before the
public twenty-one years bv if* present pro
prietors f* very store in the $a o° Geor
gia, Florida, South Carolina and Manama,
more or less, has sold FJPPMAV* I*i Kv-
FC'GK. and it, ha* always given satbfrtion.
(Ktfttt*
“Mllm Coal”
FOR
I’ARLOIt GRATES,
FROM GLASGOW, SCOTLAND.
Pr ice Reasonable.
DIXON & MURPHY.
Telephone 8 Office (I Drayton street.
11! noD.
Wood! Wood! Wood!
C. H. SHEFTALL,
n EAGER In Wood of nil kinds— Scamnf'J
Oak, Green Oak, Black da k.
ad he-t Georgia Yellow I’mo and L'ffi*,?"'!
Kindling. Yard at the corner of William
and W e.t Boundary streets, ou the canal.
Wood fcawod any Length,
To .tilt tho smallest stove*, grate, or lb'
1 Prompt ntteniion given to nil order. OB' l
satisfaction guaranleod. TELEI Hong
|>UK>hltVE Ylll'lt KYKrt.-lt i
1 wonderful, me reputation Hawke*
i.icle-au i K o Glaric. have attained throng
out the United Mialc.; they are kno.uiroii
the Atlantic to ihe Pacific., and their rep#
lion i. luilli ii|inii real merit, Te tun 0 *
from tho roost niument men uf Ihe o "G
are given, who h.vo Usd their sight loicr”
by lheir u.e. All eie. Iltled a tfie Hrugrirw
j o, lluimr, navannuli. Every pair "**