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STATING THKIR CLAIMS.
NAVAL STORKS l*li< >DDCKUS AND
THK FACTORS.
She Waycron* Committee to Hold a Con
ference With the Tactor* To-Day—The
Manufacturer* Will Push the Co-Ope
rmtlre Association Unless They Get
Satisfaction.
The committee appointed at the meet
ing of the naval stores manufacturers,
held at Wavcross last week, to call upon
the Savannah factors, did not put in an
appearance yesterday, which was the day
set for the conference. The committee is
composed of Messrs. A. P. Brantley.
Blackshear; 1). G. Newton, No. 1 Central
railroad; J. M. Purdom, Glenmore; L.
Johnson, Graham; W. E. Burbage,
Brunswick.
Only one member, Mr. Newton,came to
the city. After he got here he lea ned
that the other members could not come
until to-day. Air. Newton called upon
two or three firms and talked over the
grievances of the manufacturers inform
ally. One point which he made was that
the factors are largely responsible for the
overproduction which causes the low
prices.
ADVANCKS TO PRODUCKRB.
In arguing that point he suggested that
the factors should not advance more
money to a manufacturer tuan the manu
facturer’s unincumbered property is
worth. In other words, a factor should
not loan more than $l,OOO to a manufact
urer who is worth only $l,OOO.
The objection is that a manufacturer
who has good credit will do a larger busi
ness than another manufacturer who has
as much property, but not so good credit.
It often happens that a manufacturer
worth $5,000 has worse credit than an
other manufacturer that is not worth
©vers2,soo. Another complaint Mr. Now
ton made was on the matter of rebates
allowed factors by merchants on supplies
purchased for manufacturers. The charge
is made that the factors have influenced
the merchants so that a manufacturer
cannot get the advantage of a discount
on purchases.
THK COST OK SUPPLIES.
Asa rule a manufacturer, when he
wants supplies, sends an order to bis fac
tor. The factor sends the order to a mer
chant, who fills It and ships the goods to
the manufacturer, and sends his bill to
the factor. These bills are settled at the
end of every month by the factor, who is
allowed by most merchants a rebate of
from one to two-and-a-balf percent. The
factor charges the manufacturer the
amount of the face of the bill. The ractor
claims that the discount is a matter be
tween himself and the merohant, who
will not sell direct to the manufacturer
any cheaper than he will through the
tactor. Neither by direct purchase, nor
through bis tactor does the manufacturer
get the benefit of a rebate.
The manutacturers go further, and de
clare that the factors injure their credit
with the merchants. A case like the fol
lowing is cited in illustration: Mr. A., a
manufacturer, sends an order to a mer
chant with a draft on a factor. The mer
chant Alls the order ana presents his bill
to A.’s tactor. The latter declines to pay
it, thereby damaging the manufacturer’s
credit with the merohant. The next time
the order is sent to the factor, who has it
Ailed,and collects from the manufacturer.
producers’ many grievances.
One of the manutacturers who has been
agitating the co-operative scheme said
yesterday that he was surprised to fiud so
many manufacturers wno have grievances
as be saw at the Waycross meeting.
Nearly every one bad some grievance, and
the objectof appointing a committee to
talk with the factors was to see if the lac
tors would agree to grant certaiu re
dresses. The same manufacturer said
that be had been informed that the factors
have decided to make no concessions. In
case the committee does not get any satis
faction, the manulacturer added, the co
operative association will certainly be
formed. The members aro expected in
Savannah to-day.
SHE SOUGHT KEVK.VGE.
A Colored Washerwoman Vents Her
Spite on a Steam Laundry man.
Mary Murcheson Is a “oullud lady” or
an Amazonian build, who makes her
living by removing the dirt from soiled
linen. She depends mainly for work upon
the vessels which come into port, and
which generally have a good-sized pile of
boiled clothes on board. A few days aro
Air. Thompson, of the Savannah Steam
Laundry, went on hoard a vessel whose
washing Mary bad been in the habit ol
doing, and engaged to do all there wus
needed in his line at a considerably less
figure than Maty was accustomed to
charge, lie got the job, aud Alary learn
ingofit, went around to the laundry
and began to abuse Mr. Thompson
in the true virago style. Mr. Thomp
son ordered her away and sue left, hut
returned again yesterday and took up the
House, winding up by inviting Air.
Thompson out lor a rough and tumble on
the sidewalk. The offer was declined
with taanks, aud in order to get rid of the
woman he went before Magistrate El
eingor and had h peace warrant taken
out. The woman followed him to the
Magistrate's oflice, keeping up all the
time a torrent ol vile and abusive lan
guage, and alter Air. Thompson had got
Inside ol the oflice repeated her invitation
to him to come out and settle the matter a
iu John 1.. Sullivan.
Alary w ill hereafter have to conduct
hersell in a proper mauner or reside in
confinement.
Tunernl of Airs. Gullaudet.
The funeral of the lat • Mrs. Gallaudet
took place yesterday from Cbunst church
at 3:JO o’clock, and was largely attended
by relatives and friends. The services
were conducted l-y llcv. Thomas Boone
and were very impressive. The floral
Tributes, consisting of wreatus and
crosses, wete numerous and beautitul.
Alter the sorvicos at the church the pro
cession took up its march to Hotiaventure
Cemetery, whore the last rites were per
formed, and the remains wore laid away
to rest.
Mrs. Gallaudet was 84 years of age.
She was the widow of the late James
Gallaudet, and wus the mother ol' Airs. (’.
s. Harden and grandmother ol U. u.
Erwin, Eq., both of tuis city.
hunt U|> for Trtul,
Air. J. E. Dowling, a butcher in the
market, has for some time been missing
various articles from his stall. Mesas,
pected a negro by the name of Adolphus
Kimball, who was working for him, ol
being the guilty party. Yesterday lie
missed a tine pair of scales, and, upon
making inquiry, he was convinced mat
Kimball was the tied. He bud him ar
rested and taken be I ore Magistrate Snef
tall, wno, upon hearing tte evidence, sunt
him to jail to await trial heioro me City
Court.
Meeting of Jury Commissioners.
Mr. E. F. Bryan wns appointed a Jury
Commissioner yesterday by J udge Adams
in placo of Air. Alarmaduke Hamilton,
resigned. The commissioners will meet
this afternoon at 3:80 at the court house
to make the final examination of the books
and to IllMlHs tktlf work. The < a*
mlsslnuers began Ike work of revising me
. ury list* August 2. The lists now con
tain about if, ikjo names. When the last
lists wore prepared In 1884 thorn were but
LOCO names put on.
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here aud There by
the News Reporters.
To-morrow will be return day for equity
i cases in the Superior Court.
Landrum Lodge, F. A. M., will hold a
j regular communication to-night aud will
j cooler degrees.
Four patipnts were received at the Sa
-1 vannab Hospital yesterday and five at St.
Josenh's Infirmary.
rtie Savannah Cadets wore out last,
night witu the Union Cornet Band and
serenaded Lieut. R. S. Mell, who was re
cently married.
Eighty-six patients were treated at the
1 utted States Marine Hospital Surgeon’s
office last mouth and seventy sailors were
treated at St. Jos.ipu’s Infirmary.
James Tyler died at the St. Joseph’s In
firmary yesterday of paralysis. A jury
bad been summoned and was to meet this
morningat the Ordinary’s offloe to inquire
into the deceased’s sanity.
The city water supply will be shut off
st 9 o’clock to-uiorrow morning between
Jones, Roberts, West Broad and West
Boundary streets for the purpose of con
necting the extension on Factory street.
RIVER ANii) HARBOR NEWS.
; Gleanings Among; the Shipping anil
Along the Wharves.
The Norwegian bark Saron, from Ham
burg, with a cargo ol katnit, got ashore
j yesterday on the oyster beds. She will
! probably come oil'on this morning’s tide,
j Tbe steamship Gale City while going
I down tbe river yesterday afternoon on
her way tu Boston got aground on the
Harden Yanks, where sbe remained dur
ing tbe evening and all night. She was
probably floated on this morning's tide.
She was drawing 18 feet ol water.
Tbe schooner Samuel H. Crawford, from
Baltimore, while coming up tbe river
1 w'ithout a pilot got aground ou Pumpkin
1 shoal, a short distance below Veuus,
I Point, where she has been lor the past two
days. A lighter was sent down to her !
yesterday afternoon, and a portion ol her
cargo will be lightered to enable her to
come off.
Messrs. A. K. Salas & Cos. cleared yes
terday the Norwegian bark ltnperator for
Buenos Ayres with 2,000 barrels rosin,
weighing MM,Blft pounds, valued at $7,700,
and 1,000 casks ol spirits toroenilne,
measuring 10,000 gallons, valued at $3,400,
and 8,238 pieces pitch pine lumber, meas
uring 162,077 leet, valued at $2,129 08.
Total valuation of cargo $13,220 08.
A survey was held yesterday on the
British steamship Amaryllis by Messrs.
James T. Stewart, Lloyds’agent, Henry
T. Bolts, undarwriters’ agent, and Capt.
Vasey, of the British steamship Sylvia.
Tbe bftard found the repairs recommended
by a previous survey completed and very
satisfactory, and tne vessel was pro
nounced seaworthy It was recom
mended that she commence loading her
cargo, and ou account of her having
grounded that when she arrives in Eng
land that she be docked tor examination'.
THE NEW JAIL.
An Examination of the Work Being
Made —The Injunction Case.
Under direction ot the County Commis
sioners, Messrs. DeWitt Bruyn, archi
tect, and Benjamin K. Armstrong, master
mason,.have been tor two days past en
gaged in a thorough and critical examina
tion ot the brick, stone and iron work of
the new jail so far as completed. To-day
they will make a written report of the
results of their Inspection, and it is stated
that their report will in the mala be satis
factory. the few changes and alterations
required under the contract beiug easily
complied with.
The contractor has put ou a large ad
ditional force and steady progress is now
promised. The iron work of the first tier
of cells was put in position some weeks
ago and the brick partition walls are now
being pushed forward rapidly.
Tliejail injunction case was argued in
the Supreme Court on Saturday and the
Judges will render their decision next
j Tuesday.
!>:*wth of >lrn. M. A. O’Byrne.
Mrs. AI. A- O’Byrne died at 11 o’clock
yesterday morning atthe tamiiy residence,
No. 204 South Broad street, after an ill
ness of seven weeks, of typhoid malarial
fever, contracted through exposure wniie
camping out during the earthquakes.
Throughout her long ami painful illness
skilled physicians rendered every atten
tion. Up to a week ago hopes were enter
tained of her recovery. Alter that she
sank rapidly. Her death is peculiarly
sad.
The deceased was tfio wife of M. A.
O’Byrne, Esq. Eight months ago the
Cathedral witnessed the brilliant celebra
tion of tnelr nuptials. A life ot happi
ness was hardly begun before the de
stroyer. Death, cast his shadow over thoir
path, and the loving wi e is taken away.
The husband and family have the deep
sympathy of a wide circle of friends iu
their great bereavement. Airs. O’Byrne
was 21 years ot age. Blio was the daugh
ter of the late Capt. Janies li. Reilly, and
a niece of Col. Peter Reilly. Her slater,
Mrs. James F. Lynch, of Atlanta,
was witu her during the last
week of her illness. An elder
sister,Agnes, known in religion as Sister
Alary Gertrude, is at tho Convent of Yisi
tHLion in West Virginia, and was tele
graphed the sad news last night. i'he
deceased was a most estimable lady and
a devoted wile und companion. She was
educated ntNotre Dame, I ml., and it was
while there upon a visit to his uuughler
thayCapt. Reilly died.
Her death Is a great blow to her hus
band and mother and to those with whom
she whs intimately associated. The
funeral will take pluoe from tho Cathe
dral nt B bid o'clock this atteruoou. The
interment will be ill the Cathedral Ceme
tery,
The S. 11, anil XV. Injunction Case.
The application for an injunction
against the Savannah and Dublin Rail
road Company and for the appointment
of a permanent receiver, is assigned lor a
hearing at 10 o’clock this morning before
Judge Adams’ sitting in chambers. Too
on so nas been postponed four or five
times. Ferguson A Cos., contractors, are
the petitioners.
NoUrlim I’uliilC |>|oiitt*.Hl.
Judge Adams yesterday appointed A.
C. Wright, Esq., ami Mr. Nut Harrison
Commercial Notaries Public, und recom
missioned Air. J. li. I*. Carr, the Deputy
Clerk of the Superior Court.
Sorwiioil’s Horn#* County.
The returns from Bulloch county for
Tuesday’s election give Norwood 778
votes, the largest of any county iu the
district vet heard Irotn. Semen count;
gave Norwood 68 votes.
Kins IhiriiN and Carriages.
Savannah has always had a reputation
for its line stock. Perhaps no finer stock
can be found in the livery stables of any
city in the country us here. There will
be some very tine Horses and a few very
elegant Carriages and Buggies sold to
day at public outcry, to the highest, bill,
do, at tils siulile on York street between
J buy ton and Abemorn streets. T here are
I.OIII'* reallv desirable horses und inures
! in tins lot. Persons wishing to pureoase
have in this a favorable opportunity.
T here will aleu he a few good Mules sold.
Large > r small buyer* ol Wood, buy
your Wood Dorn C. H. SOcftall, Tel*,
phone 279.
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 5,188 b.
IN GRADING COTTON.
The Exchange to Adopt Standard
Types for Guidance of Quotation
Committee.
Ibe savannah Cotton Exchange at its
annual meeting last night decided to es
tablish a set of standard types for the
guidance of the Quotation Committee.
Air. C. Aienelas brought the matter up by
offering a resolution authorizing such a
step. He remarked that every ractor in
this market has his own type and that it
may happen that no two factors have the
same. There are types at the Exchange,
hut they have never been adopted by the
Exchange und no one goes by tnera. If a
planter w ants to see the standard type of
this market he is disappointed for there
is none.
Between the Savannah and New York
or Savannah aud Atlanta grades there is
always an important difference and it is
generally admitted that Savannah
classes her cotton too high.
What Is graded middling here would be
classed low middling in Atlanta end New
York. Asa result, Atlanta can get stje.
perhaps lor low middling, wniie middling
brings only lhat in Savannah. There is
actually no difference in the quality of
the cotton, but this market grades higher.
On that Atlanta bases a claim that prices
are better there than in Savannah, saying
that they give as much tor low middling
as Savannah does for middling.
Trie trouble here has been that every
factor chose an arbitrary set of types.
Being at liberty to do that he could also
change them wnen so disposed, and it is
charged that some fac.ors have classed
their cotton by one set of types when the
market was good and by another set when
it was low.
The substitute which Air. Karo w offered,
arm which was adopted, was as follows:
/.v* Ir,'/, Turn this meeting recommend to
the incoming Hoard of Directors that anew
set of types be prepared to be known ns tho
Savannah standard Types, for ttie guidance
of the Quotation Committee in quoting the
daily market.
AT THE THEATRE.
Louise liuifc in “Uagmar” the Re
mainder of the Week.
Miss Louise Balfe will open the legiti
mate dramatic season to-night with the
comedy drama "Dnginar.” Miss Balfe is
a niece of Michael Balfe, England’s great
composer, who comes here indorsed by
the metropolitan press. The editor ol
the Richmond State, who was present at
all ol tbe performanoes recently given by
Miss Balfe in that city, wrote personal
letters to newspapers In his vicinity, stat
ing that not enough could be said of her
ability. The lady Is not overrated. Of
tbe character of “Dagn.ar” tbe New York
Mirror says: “A beautiful, noble, loving
woman, pursued by a lashlonable liber
tine, neglected in her hour of need by her
husband, surrounded by degrading vices,
falsely accused ot a dreadful crime,
shunned by society, doubted by the man
lor whose good opinion she would have
laid down her very life, yet rising su
perb r to all, and by true courage aud
womanly purity winning the victory in
her single-handed fight with oruel fate.
This is not only ‘Dagtnar,’ it is pretty,
affable Louise Balfe.”
Miss Balfe has received the highest
praise wherever she has appeared in
the South, and probably has been given
the most tlattarlug notices of any actress
that has been here this season. The sale
of seats indicates a good audience to
night.
Sir. U. B. Cline, business manager for
Flora Moore and ’’The Bunch of Keys”
company, is in the city arranging for 'the
appearance here ot Miss Moore on Nov.
12 aud 13.
“An Agi-il Pioneer Woman Gone.”
Airs. Alary Almond died at Clyde, Ohio,
on Oct. 27. The deceased was 82 years of
age, and was a sister ol the late Messrs.
Robert and Oatnes Lachlison, Seniors, of
this city, and had a large family connec
tion in ibis State.
The Clyde Enterprise, under the head
ing that is at the top of this article, savs:
“Airs. Almond was a native of England,
bom at. Chorley, Lancashire, April 10,
1805, the third of a family of eleven chU
dreu. Early in 1829 she was married to
Thomas Almond, a tanner of the town of
Croston, Lancashire. Leaving England
for America in April, 1831, by sailing ves
sel, with her husband and one child, the
tamiiy landed at New York in June, and
went at once to Paterson, N. J.,
where Air. Almond worked in
the locomotive shops of Thomas
Rogers, the pioneer works of that kind in
the United States. The parents of Mrs.
Almond, three brothers, one married sis
ter. with her husband, and one unmarried
sister had come before them to I’aterson,
three sisters accompanied them, and the
remaining members of the family fol
lowed later. Mrs. Almond has survived
them all excepting two younger sisters,
Airs. Ann Salisbury, of Paterson, N. J.,
aud Airs. Ruth Foster, of Darien, (la.,
the latter of whom came here in Septem
ber on a visit, and has remained with
her sister to the end of her life.
In May, 18.T7, Air. Almond brought
his wile and four Children toOhio, settling
on a farm just over the line, iu Adams
township, Senooacounty, four miles south
of Clyde, now owned by Frank Crockett,
her son-in-law. It was a wild country
lie-re when tiiev came, and they did as all
pioneers had to do, work hard "and endure
privations. Five more children were
Imrn on this farm, making a family 4n all
of four eons and five daughters. Besides
her own children, several others, orphans
of deceased relatives, found at different
times, some of tnetn for years, a home iu
the family of Mrs. Almond and motherly
care at her hands.”
I,ocal Personal.
T. I’. Kavenel, Esq., of tho firm of
Lieier .t Kavenel, left last night to attend
the supreme Court at Atlanta.
Air. Paul E. Seabrook, of this city, left
lust night lor omuhu, Neb., where he
will enter upon the practice of his pro
lusion. Mr. Seabrook was a law student
with the well-known law firm of Lester
A Kavenel, am! was admitted to the bar at
tho last term of the Superior Court. He is
a clever and talented gentleman, uud
combines with these qualifications integ
rity, energy and industry, all the requi
sites to make a man successful iu life.
The Morning Nkws extends its best
wishes to him in his Dew home.
Among tho arrivals at the Pulaski
House yesterday wore 11. C. Ferris, Au
gusta; \V. Dearborn, Boston; I). F. Aic-
Diitlle, Sandersviile; Q. 11. Butland, Lon
don, Eng.; li. \V. Furr, George Martin,
Jr., William J. Prioe, William L. Smith,
Aiiss E. Price, Phi uUclpbiu.
At the Marshall House were Mrs.Coles,
J. M. Richards, New York; W. C. Smith,
J. W. Hudson, Bartow; G. W. Peacock,
Ten nil ic; J. L. Beach, Brunswick; A.
Reynolds, Macon; W. H.Blltch, Biltob.
At the Screven House were A. W. Alar
tin, Baltimore: Ai. W. Rhodes, Macon; F.
B. Shepard. Atlanta; J.S. Gaffney, New
York; Thomas .Martin aud family. Bluff'-
ton, S. C.; Perkins Kills, Itienmonil, Va.;
A. P. Taylor, Ttioinasvilie; J. D. Unskill,
Salisbury. N. Al. L. Miller, Chicago.
At the Harnett House were W. C. Pow
ell, Eastman; J. F. Griuer, Aluthews
Bluff, s. t .; E. 11. Forrester, Brunson, s.
C. K. P>. Haight, Now York: J. A. Tay
lor, Jr., Frank M.Cox. South Carolina;
S. C. Knjr, Atlanta: K. D. Thompson,
Jacksonville, Fla.; E. E. Clark, Way
cross; J. D. Harrison, Tarver; W. T.
( oebran, K. J. Barr. Puilsdnlpbts.
A lull line of Fall Neck Wear, and Four
n-11 u mis a specialty, at Iklaioger’i, 24
Whitaker street.
Send your orders tor Wood to C. U.
Sbsftail. Tel# phone 279.
;COTTON’S BIG SHOWING.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SA
VANNAH EXCHANGE.
President Comer’s Annual Report—A
Net Increase in Receipts of 75.000
Rates During the Past Tear—The Rail
roads Still Discriminating Against
Local Business—Tbe Uandling of Coin
pressed Cott'ii —No Keduction iu
Charges for Stowing—The New Ex
change Building.
The annual meeting of the Savannah
Cotton Exchange was held last night.
The attendance was very large. H. M. Co
mer. Esq., President of the Exchange,
piesided. The minutes of tne several
meetings held since the last annual as
sembly were read bv Sunt. E. F. Bryan,
Secretary, aud were confirmed. The re
ports of the several standing committees,
all of which were quite brief hut very
satisfactory, were also read and
adopted. There was no discussion
in regard to any of the
reports, but Messrs. K a row and Menelas
made pertinent remarks upon the subject
of establishing types by which to grade
cotton, wheu the report of the Committee
on Quotations was presented.
President Comer read his report. It
met w ith general approval, and Mr. Comer
received the applause of his fellow mem
bers at the conclusion of the reading and
their congratulations alter adjournment.
The report is as follows:
PRESIDENT'S REPORT.
To the Member* of the 07 faunah Cotton K*-
change :
Gentlemen— I Tne reports ol your standing
committees all show tl at we have hud an
other year of reasonably prosperous business,
and lhat the same good feeling note'! in the
last annual reports has continued to prevail.
The report of the Committee on Finance
shows that our expenditures have been with
in the estimates submitted at the lust annual
'meeting, and that our receipts haying been
somewhat larger wo have something more
than SI,OOO to carry over to next year.
We have upon the rolls ope hundred and
thirty full members, five absent members and
eight attorneys, being a loss during tho year
of four full members, four absent members,
and a gain of one attorney.
The table at foot, complied by our Superin
tendent from the National Cotton Exchange
reports, shows that our net receipts of cotton
for the past year increased ,6.272 1 idea overthe
preceding year, and that we received 12 3-10
percent, of the total crop.
INCREASE IN RECEIPTS.
That our receipts do not show a larger pro
portion of the crop than the preceding year
is owing to Ihe fact that the increas' and yield
east of the Mississippi was much less than
that west. The increase of net receipts atsa
vannah was more than at all the other Atlan
tic ports combined
This speaks well for the facilities for doing
business here, as well as for the enterprise of
our transportation lines.
What appears to be discrimination against
local business, and whicii was mentioned in
the last annual report of the Board, exists
still to some extent. The special committee
having this matter in charge have endeavored
to got it enirely corrected, but
without success. While the discrimination
is admitted by the railroads, it is claimed
that under the sharp competition of rival
lines having their termini at other ports,cer
tain facilities have to be given to through i
business which, under the laws of the State. ,
cannot be extended to local business except ,
at such a sacrifice that cannot be afforded, j
This is certainly an anomalous condition of
affairs, and is a sinking illus'ration of the
fact that legislation to control trade and
commerce is always dangerous and often
hurtful.
COMPRESSED COTTON.
Satisfactory arranvements have been made
for buying and selliug compressed cotton,
but the discrimination before referred to pre
vents more than a limited amount of this bus
iness being dune.
ft is exceed ngly gratifying to note the re
ductiou in the charge for compressing, the
beneficial effects of which are already ap
parent, and which must result greailv to the
interest of the country tributary to us as well
aB to the advantage of our port.
There has been no reduction in the ehargo
for stowing cotton in vessels—indeed no spe
cial effort has been made in this direction,
though it seems a matter of importance.
It is difficult to realize the fuirness of tho
high charges for this work when it is remem
bered that (hey arc even more now than tliev
were fifteen years ago, when within that
time cotton itsell has shrunk more than 50
percent, in vaiue. and nearly all other ex
penses attending the handling of it have been
proportionately reduced. It docs seem that
if a proper representation of the facts count
be made to the organizations controlling this
matter that it would lie considered and dealt
with by them iu a liberal manner.
THE NEW EXCHANGE BUILDING.
By consent of the City Council, and in ac
cordance with resolutions adopted at a (special
meeting ot the Exchange, we have begun the
erection of an Exchange building in the slip
at the foot of Drayton street. The work lias
not progre-sed as rapidly as the committee
having it in charge expected, but it has neon
done well, and it is believed when completed
we will have rooms of which wc will all he
proud, and a building that will beau orna
ment to the city.
The general improvement and growth of tbe
city noted lu the last report continues.
Tbe crops in the districts tributary to us
promise, as a whole, to be fully up to the aver
age. Tne yield of cotton maybe somewhat
less in quantity, hut the quality Is exception
ally good, and tne harvest of provisions, espe
cially oi corn and rice, has tieeu quite satis
factory.
Our railroad lines are eontiniiiug to open
up new fields for business and enterprise.
VS ithin the past year further extensions have
been made into Horida, and in connection
with the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way a Iri-week y line f handsomely equipped
paaseuger anil freight steamers ha- been es
tablished between Tampa and Havana, bring
ing us w ithin close and quick communication
with Key West, and less than thirty-six
hours ol Havana, the second port of commer
cial Importance in Hit new w orld.
This has also given ns what is very highly
appreciated, a last and reliable man service
with the .North and East.
CENTRAL RAILROAD’S EXTENSIONS.
I Tiie Central railroad, having completed its
extensions in south Carol ina, opening up to
us tiie best sections of me Piedmont region, is
now extending its lines Into the rich mineral
[ fields ot Alabama, where a connect.ou will be
made with the Kaunas City. Memphis and
Birmingham railroad, giving a di
rect and almust air-lme connection
with Memphis, the InrgcHt interior cotton
market in the south, and Kansas City, a place
destined to be, it not already, one of the
largest markets iu tho country ior tne nr,,,
dllle ef the vast and fertile reg.on of the
Northwest. The lino referred to brings all
j | onus ou it nearer io us than they are to anv
I elner Atlantic pert.
1 Owing to tiie diok of funds necessary fo
prosecute to completion works of improve
nient a ready begun, we have no - renter
depth of wider in our river uud harbor than
i was reported lasi, year. The appropriation
| m ale by toe la-i Congress, however is now
available, and work has been resumed wc
nope not to be again interrupted.
THE RIVER AND HARBOR,
In accordance with an act of (Jongroas tlie
Knguiecr iu charge will noon bogln a survey oi
the river and Harbor lor the purpose of sub
nuttingestimates tor deepening the channel
to tweiity-eigtit feet at mean high tide h
has been asserUMl by skillful engineers that
this isetitirdy practicable, and • lint, when
once obtained, the depth can he preserved at
coin para vciy small cost.
Tim i i.miiiii v of our city from aggravated
forms of malarial diseases during tin* year,
and for h number of years, gives confluence
in ti e unitary work that has been do.ie, and
is still being prosecuted, in and around the
city,
it is then apparent from the advantages
mentioned, and others well known, and or
hardly less imporiauce, that the future of our
city slid the country tributary to us is bright,
mid that when uiticd by the intelligent, con
servative enterprise of oar people, p mint
indeed be croaking to predict other than an
abundant measure of proapcritv. Ih**pect.
fully submitted, 11. M. * omkk,
I'resldeiit,
NET 111 T,tf*T * 4T TIIK POItTB I**<4*Ss AMi ISH.VkIi
ItMift-'sH. IsNt'tH. Itnr'se. |>o<’ac
t.alvesiou,. :tM2 4M,4nt
N. Orleans, i.nu.ib.t i.'di* 1 3 '.4.1
Mobile. Jin. lo t j.i7,0Tl 11 .OBJ
Navain-aU. sod. 7i< o 7 76,213
( baric- nil, 4 "U.l7* 21 lit!4
Wldiiiiigt'ii JOi.Pad W*,o4 7,411-1
Norfolk lAil.iHi b*t.4l i pi.prj .
New York. GS.UB 99,200 34.C5!
Boston . 124.126 8 . 470 43.056
l’tulad'rhia 05,033 51,175 0,878
All other _ „„
Ports 422,410 430.209 7.793
Total Net
Receipts. 5.358,431 t,773,541 514,890
Crop total 1885- 6,573,091
“ “ 1894-’SS 5,700. !95
Increase last year over year previous. 869,520
Or 15V 4 ' per cent.
Savannah received gross 809,199, it being
12 3-10 per cent, tiie total crop.
The increane of net receipts at the ports
was 11-42 cent. Savannah’s mcrease In
receipts "net” being 10-33 per cent, greater
than previous year.
Texas’ crop being unusually large, Galves
ton and the overland movement show the
greatest gains.
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
of Various Dines.
The surveying corps of the Chester,
i Green wood ami Abbeville railroad, after
i surveying several lines, think they have
finally found a aood line vvnich makes the
distance lrom Charleston to Greenwood
about thirteen and a half miles.
Jay Gould, in a recent interview in the
New York Tribune, predicts a season of
prosperity for all the railroads; that Mis
souri I'acilic is doing an extraordinarily
large business, requiring the investment
of some $8,000,000 additional new equip
ments. He thinks that the business boom
will last two or three years longer.
I'he other day a wnite dove perched on
the cab of Engineer Staggers’ locomotive
on an Ohio railroad, and atterward (lew
back and forth in trout of the window
several times. A few moments later the
locomotive was thrown from the track,
and Staggers was killed. The fireman,
who was slightly hurt, tells the tale.
The great Hudson river bridge to be
built at Poughkeepsie will contain the
longest truss spans and largest cantile
vers in the world, and the height to which
the structure will be taken is unexam
pled except in a few isolated cases where
chasms or canyons have been spanned,
without the necessitv tor intermediate
construction from the depths below.
A yufcr Btitlou.
In the early days of the Great Western
railway, says the Railway News, a hollow
oak tree temporarily served as the station
houeeat Moreton, Herefordshire. It stood
near the platform, aud fifteen people could
stand In the interior at one time. This
tree was unfortunately blown down in
1848 Another primitive railway station
we remember to have seen was on tbe
Bangor seotion of the Belfast and County
Down railway. This was the body of an
old railway oarriage deposited by tbe side
of the line.
First Time in Her Life.
The Chicago News tells an amusing
story of an old maid of Chicago who re
cently traveled from there to Detroit and
took her first ride in a sleeping car. She
was obliged to take an upper birth, and
retired early, in the middle of the night
she startled the whole car by a series of
fortissimo shrieks. The porter came to
her assistance, and in answer to his in
quiry as to her distress she replied that
there was a man under her bed. Alter
40 years of patient waiting her worst
fears were realized.
The Hr uns wick and Western.
During Manager Gaddis’ absence, the
Brunswick Appeal says, he has not been
idle, but has been bending all his ener
gies to build up his road. He asked at
the bands of the owners money enough to
purchase seventy-five milles of steel rails,
buy two new engines, build a passenger
depot in the city,” build more cars, etc.—
in all $250,000 —and feels quite confident
he will get what he asks lor. The Selig
maus are agreeable, and all that now re
mains is to hear lroui the German bond
holders. If Mr. Gaddis gets what he
asks for he will put the road in as good
order as any road in the State.
HORSFOKO’S ACID PHOSPHATE,
lit.wnre of limitations,
Imitations and counterfeits have again
appeared. Be sure that the word “Hors
foru’s” is on the wrapper. None are gen
uine without it.
Republican Victories
Do not seem to be very alarming; in fact,
the “grand old party” seems to be getting
just about the same kiud of a black eye
that prices are getting with us, only we
are making a positively clean sweep, re
ducing the prices on our Accordions,
Violins, Guitars, Hanjos, Frames and
Picture*.
You ask why this slaughter* Well, we
did not intend to give it away, but as’ we
are working lor your own benefit as well
as our own profit, we might as well tuke
you in on the ground floor and make a
clean breast of the whole thing. Tbe
truth is, our buyer has just returned from
the Eastern markets and has succeeded
in closing some of the best and biggest
bargains we have ever made, and has on
the way and daily arriving the most
magnificent line of Faucy Goods, consist
ing, in part, of ail the latest novelties in
Albums, Dressing Cases. Bronzes, Vases,
Statues. Inkstands, Fancy and Orna
mental Clocks, Thermometer*, Progres
sive Euchre Sets and Prizes Screen*. Mu
sic Hacks, Easels,Sconces, Mirrors, Fine
Cabinet Frames, Wall Pockets, Brush
and Comb Sots, Toy Books, Fine Station
ery, Placques, Artists’ Maierlal, put up
in boxes for presents, Japanese Goods,
consisting, in part, of Screens, Umbrel
las, Fans, Scrolls, Drapery, and in tact
everything that is new, brignt and pretty
in Music, Art and Fancy Goods iu New
York, our friends and patrons can rest
assured wo ore going to have for them
here in Savannah. As we buy and sell
for cash we do not have to tell you that
we otter you the benefit of the lowest
orices, nor do you wonder that we want
to. in fact must sell you tbe stock
we have now on hand. Not
shop-vvoru or out of style, but
we offer you good goods, all bought dur
ing tne past year at greatly reduced
prices, for no other reason than that we
inust have room ior the largest and finest
stock of goods we have ever brought to
Savannah.
They are coming in daily, and wo shall
bo pl< ased to have you see them as fast as
we get them opened up. Come and see.
We will have more to soy to you later.
I.t'lHiKN & IIATKS
Southern Music House.
ilttrmtr flotn-t'.
Concerning a popular hotel in Savan
nah, Ga., the Florida Times-lluion says:
“We note from the hotel arrivals as pub
lished in toe Savannah papers, to at the
Harnett House still leads all the other
hotels in the city. In tact they have as
many ns the others combined. There
is a good installment of Floridians always
registered there.”
.Storekeeper, it will be to your interest |
to give C. 11. Sheftall your orders for j
Wood; try hi in once and you will noire- j
gret it. Telephone27ll.
Open Front Shirts a specialty, at Bel- j
linger’*, 24 Whitaker street.
Red, blue and green double-faced Um
brellas at $!, at Beisinger’s, 24 Whitaker
street.
Just received, a full line white and col
niwl bordered Handkerchiefs, at Beising
er’s, 24 Whitaker street.
Linden Bloom, something new In per.
funic. Gel u sample ires at strong’s
Drug Store,
Ail Hie latest style* in Fall Hate, at j
Bulsluger’e. 24 Wliltakor street.
Weather Indications
Special Indications for Georgia to-day:
Fair weather and slightly wanner.
For Georgia and Eastern Florida:
Fair weather, slightly warmer, variable
winds, generally southwesterly.
Observations taken at the same moment
eftiiue at all stations.
Savannah. Nov. 4.9:38 P. M.. City time.
Temperatnre.
Direction. '
ir
| Velocity. ?
j Rainfall.
Nams
or
STATIONS.
Portland 42 W Clear,
i Boston 45 W 10 .... Clear.
j New York 4 \Y j .j j Clear.
Philadelphia 4ft S ! | . ..j Clear.
: Wasninetou .. 41 NE 14 clear.
Cape Henry... 65 8 clear.
| Chincoieaguo . 53 N Hi Clear.
i Norfolk 63 NE 18
Charlotte ... 55 S Clear.
Kittv Hawk til E Clear.
Smitnvtim 61 n .... Clear.
Wilm ngton... 68 SE 5*
Charleston 63 . Clear.
Augusta 51 NW .. clear.
Savannah cs SE .... Clear.
Jacksonville... 66
Cedar Keys . . 74 Clear.
Atlanta 5* NE 4 .... Cloudy.
Pensacola fit N .. j
Mobile fifi W I
Montgomery... to W | Clear.
Viessourg .... 61 7 —] Clear,
New Orleans .. *>s S j— ! clear.
Shreveport 61; SW Clear,
Fort Smith .. M S
Little Rock— 55! s Clear.
Q&lver-ton 70 I Clear.
Palestine. . .. 65j SE jClear.
Brownsville...! 72! S Clear.
Rio Grande— | J E ~j .. j
Knoxville I s!i 6i .Clear.
Memphis SW j
Nashville I 61 Tf li Clear.
Louisville | 48' s 6; Iciear.
Indianapolis.. 47 s jelear.
Cincinnati ! 44 SC : 'clear.
Pittsburg 40; W Clear.
Buffalo 45 8W ji'air.
Cleveland i 451 S ..! |Clear.
Marquette ..I fi! j Cloudy.
Chicago 51; s ...
Dulutn 4!: SW G'loudv.
St. Pam 43 VV 10 I Cloudy.
Davenport r.ttSW 10 . Iciear.
Cairo 54 N ■ Clear.
Bt. corns 00 S 4 Clear.
I.eaveuworth. SS NW'IS .... Clear.
Omaha 55 N 2n Clear.
Yankton. ; 47 W jl z j Clear.
Bismarck...... 31 N is Clear.
Cheyenne i .. NE 124! . Cioudv.
North Platte ~ I I |
Dodge City ... 521 If. Clear.
Santa re 401 SE I 81 Clear.
G. N. SALISBURY, Signal Corps, U.S. A.
The Best 'Are t liaapest.
Use the following stoves: Black Acorn,
Nue Loyal! Acorn, Harvest, Iron Acorn,
Golden Harvest, Farmer Girl, I’rize
Acorn, Calumet, Palmetto, and South
Planter. For Ranges, select the Belmont,
Othello, Now Record, New Lighthouse,
Brunswick, or Novel Acorn. Lovell A
Lattiuiore, hardware and stoves, Savan
nah, Ga.
THE IYBKE RAILROAD,
Grand Results—Magnificent Hotel.
The completion of the Tybee Railroad is
now an assured sucres*, thanks to the inde
fatigable perseverance of its President, 1). G.
Purse. Esq. The work is carried on vigor
ously. and several hundred men are kept
busily employed The Savannah station lias
been determined upon, aud in the course of a
verv few mouths a Hue hotel will be erected
at Tybee that will be worthy of the place
The purchase of the Hue hotel on Sullivan's
Island, which cost Burnham 588,000, has been
consummated, and arrangements are in pro
gress to have It taken down in sections and
shipped direct to the Island. Appel & Schaul,
the Gnu Price Clothiers. 163 Congress street,
opposite the Market, are satisfied that tbe
completion of this railway will bring to Sa
vannah an immense volume of trade.of which
they arein hope or receiving a portion. Their
stock is complete, embracing all the latest
novelties in T weeds,Cassi me res, Mel ton,Cor a
- etc., for Children, B ysandMeu The
one-price system which they have adopted is
sure to meet with the favor of ali.
Those in need of auything iu this lino will
flnu it to their luterest to give them a trial.
As Tybee is certain to he a successful ven
ture, we hope the investors will reap the ben
efit of the enterprise.
WINTRY WORDS.
A Cold Weather Ad. from Jas. S.
tsilva V Sou.
We are now ready to show a large stock
of Fire Sets, shovels and tongs, pokers,
coal hods and blower stands, in brass,
bronze or iron, fancy or plain.
FENDERS,
tall and low, spark guards, coal vases,
coal 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 few give entire satisfac
tion. See our ad. in the “Times.”
Jas. S. Silva A Sox,
140 Broughton street.
What Are You After?
When in search oi 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
lor. Good, reliable Clothing that we can
guarantee (as we are the manufacturers),
which you can buy without having to pay
the fancy prices prevailing elsewhere.
“Have you any money to throw away ? ’
Then go and pay $5 more for a Suit or
Overcoat than we will sell it to you for.
SPECIAL BARGAINS THIS WEEK:
Men’s and (Youths’ Overcoats from $5
to $25.
Men’s and Youths’ Suits from $5 to $25.
Boys’ and Children’s Overcoats from
$2 50 to $lO.
Bovs’ and Children’s Suits from $2 50
to $lO.
Dress Shirts, Underwear, Neckwear,
Suspenders, Collars, Cuffs and H its, all
at lowest reduced prices. The Famous
New York Clothing House, 140 Congress
street.
f rrtutiero.
William Ravenel, rreaident.
gI'OXO PHOSPHATE COMPANY
CHARLES T ON, S. y.
Established 1870.
HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS.
BOLU RLE GU ANO( highly ammouiated).
DISSOLVED BONE.
ACID PHOSPHATE.
AMI ELEMENT.
FLOATS.
GERMAN KA IN IT.
HIGH GRADE RICE FERTILIZER.
COTTON SLED MEAL.
COTTON SEED HULL ASHES.
Office, Vanhkkiiokst’s Wharf.
All orders promptly tilled.
R. M. MEANS, Treasurer.
|)rrfumrri|.
Lozell’s Choice Extracts!
/ tAI-WKI.L, HAZARD A lO.’S (... gi,
' ni Toilet Water*. i’Mr 1 r
Water, Genuine <•erinsii < nlngue No. 4.711. at
OSCEOLA BUTLEK’S,
I nr*r Ifull ami Cnn/re*. 11* r** tr.
ffabteg pfijeSfr.
llPf
Ip
POWDER
Absokstefv Pure,
Thi* owner v*?le. A ..
Purity, strength and wholssnmenea, h
economics! than its ordinary kind, aarl r ’
not be sold in competition with the iniim**'
oflow tost,-short weight alum or pho.Bk.l'
powders Sold only >n amt. Royai n,, **
fowma fo. 106 Wall .'treet. New fore 1 ' 1
Stowe 5.
WE HAVK THE LARGEST LINK op"’
COOKIE mm &BASSES
To select from in this city.
The celebrated Cotton Plant
Ranges in live different styles.
Iron King, Southern Girl
and Farmer’s Friend, the
best Cooking Stoves in the
market.
State
ok
Weather.
Lamps, Crockery,
and Glassware.
Prices considerably re
duced. Call on us before pur
chasing elsewhere. Mail or
ders promptly attended to.
John A. Dougiass SCo„
HR Broughton St,
Savannah, - - (in.
itlrZural.
The universal demand for
a Pleasant and Effective Lax
ative, Gentle in its Action,
and Truly Beneficial in Effect,
led to the production of the
now Famous Liquid Fruit
Reined v,
SUP OF FIGS,
Which has given flitch general satisfaction
that it das* become (he most popular larnilr
remedy f the age* It ts the most *■''
taken and the most pleasantly effective
remedv known to cure Habitual Constipa
tion. Indigestion, etc., and to cleanse tbo
system w hen Bilious or Costive.
MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE
California Fig Syrup Cos.,
SAN FRANCISCO., CAL.
Forsa'e by all the leading druggists of ih6
United States, in £oc. and $1 bottles.
LBPPMAN BROS.
Wholesale ‘Agents at davannah. Ga.
Tippfifirs PYMFUBE,
The Urea! Chill and Fever lure.
LIFPMaN BROS., Wholesale Druggist*.
Pkopkietors savannah, Ga.
OR ALL the various Malarial Disorders
i that so many are subject to. It prompt!?
cures and eradicates Fever and Ague, or in
termittent Fever, Chills ami Kevei, Dnin)
Ague. Malarial Fever, nud a'l diseases arising
fmm Malarial Poisoning. Prieefa o. ner ott "-
This medicine is a sure cure for Vanina an '
( hills and Fever, ami has been kept before tne
public twenty-one years bv its
prietors Every store in the States ot leor
gia. Florida, Smith Carolina and Aiaiuim/i,
more or less, has told LIPPMAN s i * K **
FtJGK, and it lias always given yati^cpon.^
TiamD* _
ASK YOUR GROCER FOi
IND BREAKFAST DACON
I'T O Isj k: O U J>J UX N E
JNLEOS MARINO OUN PATCMTIO TRAD*-MARKS, A
MfTALLIO DIAL, ATTACHED TO TM| TRiN9. ANO
Thft STRIPED OAftfVAS, AA IN THE tT.
lUaitlfl*-
To Itulldori—*avaanali Hots'-
OKALKD proposals will l>r ri.“ -| r , "j " n '!j
m oil Nuvembor lb, (nr the * ,, **lj*. "jj " „
in- work of any hoi- (rails, for bull'll*# * ' n,
liru-k llottil. I‘lani and •pootl'i'otl'iM "'* ( ,
► "•■ii In iiiiplylug 10 < i11,..!. 11.
ili-iit, M VVlnuki-r lrm*t, Sm Muiiah, • *
ini*til, will l>o hi i ah. Ill'll from rol ' oa #
amt rnllablr mroliaulm ooljr lovltS'
ri*tu i* rosertoil l reject auv or •",
J. AVWOOn, a row's™,
7* Chambers Strc’t, We* *°