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CHARITY’S GREAT BALL.
feIULLIANT SCENE AT THE
GUARDS ARMORY.
%be St. JuipiA’i InOnnarf Itnll a Great
6uccen—The Armory Thronged with
W'J littncen Klegant Co*t umei nd
Ittuh Dpcorntiong-The Arr^njft*m#*nf*
Perfect and Admirably Carried Out —A
HandftomeSum Realized.
The St. Joseph’s Infirmary ball at the
Guards’ armory last night was a bril
liant success. There were no doubts that
it would be so, but the result exceeded
*ll expectations. The attendance was
iarger even than it was last year. Societv
turned out en masse, and rendered by the
presence ot its fairest representatives the
assistance without which the social fea
ture of the affair must have resulted in
Failure.
Everybody was there. The managers
%ere omnipresent, and if there was the
lightest cause for complaint It certainly
•Was not their fault. Linder their skillful
direction everything worked with clock
like regularity. Asa rule large commit
tees are cumbersome and unwieldy, but
In this instance the work was so divided
that in no instance did the many sub
committees come In conflict with each
Other.
The interior of the armory needs very
little decoration to add to iis architectu
ral beauty. It is splendidly appointed
throughout, and when illuminated little
an be done to heighten the effect. It
was in very good taste, therefore, that
the committee In charge of the decora
mtrained from making such addi-
destroy the very effect it
was be produced. The only
attempt atueooratinn in the dancing hail
Was the flower booth and the lemonade
well, which were built uuder the specta
tors’ balcony.
In the suuper room the decorations
Were elaborate. The chandeliers
were twfned with moss and ivy, studded
With roses and red and white japonicas.
3u the arch betweeu the supper rooms
Was the most elaborate decoration. A
leavy frame work covered with moss
represented the golden gates ajar. Above
tne gates, which were swung partly open,
•was a rustlo emblem. Upon the ne -
twork of branches were three doves with
■outstretched wings, representing Keith,
Hope and Charity. Under the central
xiove, which was represented in the act of
Hying, was the motto “And the Great
est of These is Charity,” worked in
green silk on a yellow satin banner. The
reflect was very beautiful, ibe decora
tion was designed and executed by Mr.
John J. Italy, the banner being the handi
work of tne Sisters in charge ot the in-*
iirmary. The tables filled both supper
rooms and were crowded during the en
tire evening.
Long before 9 o’clook people began to
Vour iuto the armory. The front seats in
the spectators’ balcony were quickly
taken, and many stood at the lobby. It
was lully 9:30 when the rush begau. The
grand march was announced for 9 o’clock,
tiut it was not started until half an hour
later. The Union Cornet Band gave its
services gratuitously until Geeks’ full
orchestra arrived Iro’ui the Theatre at 11
o’clock. The grand march was led by
Capt. M. J. Doyle and Miss Mamie
Hoyle. The fiist dance utter the maroh
Was the lancers, and tne floor was
.crowded. The programme of fiances was
as follows:
TART I.
3—Grand March. 6—Careers.
2—Lancers. 7—Waltz.
B—Waltz. B—Quadrille.
4—Quadrille. 9—l'oika.
A—Schottisohe.
Intermission.
. PART 11.
I—Lancers. 6—Lancers.
2—Waltz. 7—Quadrille. •
.B—Schottisohe. B—Waltz.
4— Quadrille. 9—Quadrille.
B—Polka. 10—Waltz.
The dancing lasted until 2 o’olock, and
each dance was livelier than the one that
preceded it. When the Good Night Waltz
was played and the musicians laid down
their instruments, there was not one in
the brillityt assemblage that did
not regret that the bail was
over. It was a brilliant scene that
the spectators looked down upon from tbe
the evening. There were
mm™ -ft oostuines. Diamonds glit
tered aTT3 silks swept the polished floor
over and over again.
The supper room was in charge of Mrs.
Simmons, Miss A. M. Robinson, Col.
Jte!llv and Messrs. Dub, Hodges,. Case,
31cLaugbliu, Dowling, William K. Reid,
J. Reid, L. Constantine and
[Robert Chariton, assisted by
fMrs. J. Lyons, Mrs. Hogan, Mrs. Mary
Symons, Mrs. 1\ Barrett, Mrs. W. F.
[Reid, Mrs. J. W. McArthur, Mrs. James
(McGrath, Airs. Sue Gaudry, Mrs. John
tUaudry, Mrs. Katie Sullivan, Mrs. E. A.
Silva, Mrs. Mary Kennedy, Alias Alamie
Nolan, -Miss Annie Robinson, Miss
Rate Habersham, Miss Mag
gie • O’Connor, Alias Alaggie
Kennedy, Miss Nellie Cooley, Miss Katie
Cooley, Miss Josie King, Alias M. Robin
eon, Alisa K. Robinson, Mrs, Tynan, Mrs.
J. J.Chapeau, Mrs.T.T. Chapeau and Mrs.
J. McLaughlin. Air. Dub, of the Screven
House, tendered the servicesof his corps
of hotel waiters, and the supper was ad
mirably served.
All the arrangements were oarefully
planned and executed, and there was
nothing to mar in any way the enjoyment
of those who were present. The ball was
voted by far the most successful that has
been given in behalf of tne Infirmary.
THROUGH THE CITY. *
Jtema Here and There by
• the Nows Reporters.
Ths Superior Court will not be in ses
sion to-day.
The annual prize drill of the Georgia
Hussars will be held to-night.
Zerubbabel Lodge, K. A. Al., will hold
• regular communication to-nignt.
The grand and petit jurors ot the City
Court will meet this morning at 10
o’olock.
The Savannah Mutual Loan Associa
tion will held its seventy-second monthly
meeting at Metropolitan Hall to-night.
Gilbert Harrington (oolorod) was con
victed in the Superior'Court yesterday ol
assault with intent to murder Alfred J.
Meadows. The verdiot was coupled to a ;
recommendation to mercy. Judge Adame.;
made the sentenoe seven years
penitentiary.
The Health Officer has given notice that 1
from and after this date, and until further
notice, ail vessels arriving at this port
Irom the port of New York will be re
quired to remain at the quarantine
station until inspected and passed by the
quarantine officer.
Mr. Andrew Keating, an old and wor
thy oilixeu, died yesterday in this city.
Tho funeral services will lie bcld al 9
o'clock this morning in 81. Patrick’s
* inircli. After the ceremonv ths remuins
will be placed ou the Central tram and
taken to Alaoon for iuterment.
*t® Will He Gone Two Years.
Eziali Armstrong was sentenced yes
terday by Judge Speer to one year in the
Albany county, N, Y., penitentiary.
Armstrong is the eoloreci boy who was
convicted on Monday in the United States
District Court of having mutilated a
mail bag. He had previously been
si niene-d to one vear for stealing a regia
ternd letter containing 60c. from the same
mail bag which he mutilated,
Best 60. Cigar in the city, at D. 15. Les
■ Ur’a.
BACK FROM WASHINGTON.
The Citizen's Committee and the
Senate—The Public Building Site.
All of the committee which went to
Washington last week in the interest of
an increased appropriation for the Savan
nah harbor improvement has returned
with the exception of Col. Screven, who
went on to New York. Gen. Jackson,
Major Lester and (Japt. Hull are back.
Alter wailing several days in Washing
ton the committee was at last given a
hearing. Senator Colquitt and Repre
sentative Norwood were present.
The Committee on Commerce is one of
the busiest committees in the Senate and
one before which it is exceedingly diffi
cult to obtain a hearing. The Savannah
committee was courteously received.
Gen. Jackson and Col. Screven urged the
necessity for an immediate appropriation
of the full amount asked for by the en
gineer to complete the work, and brought
to bear argument and statistics to show
why the appropriation should not bo de
layed.
The members of the committee, u pon
their return, speak hopefully of the result
of their mission, event the com
mittee does not recommend an increase
in the appropriation an effort will be
made to have ibe bill increased to the full
amuunt in the Senate before it goes back
to tbe House.
While in Washington some of the com
mittee talked with Mr. Norwood in regard
to the public building site. Capt. Hull
said yesterday that the Supervising Ar
chitecL he was assured, favors either
Reynolds square or a part of the barracks
lot. Mr. Norwood said that if the city
will give the Reynolds square property
the plans will be drawn at once, and the
building will be commenced.
It is pretty thoroughly understood
that the Supervising Architect will not
accept the Union Society site, aud that
tbe barracks lot is the next choice, unless
Reynolds square is obtainable. Capt.
Hull says he was informed that the
Treasury Department will send a special
agent to Savannah to select a site at once
and that the matter will probably be set
tled In a lew days.
AYAH LEE ACQUITTED.
A Verdict In Short Order This Time
Henry Sain Slips Up.
Wah Lee, the Chinaman whose trial
last week for stealing SB4 from a fellow
countryman resulted in a mistrial, was
tried again yesterday in the Superior
Court. There was no new evidence of
special importance introduced by either
tho State or the defense. Henry Sain re
told practically the story which he gave
on the first trial, and tho defendant re
peated his statemeut. The prosecutor
slipped up, however, on one or two
points. On his first trial ho testified that
he had worked two weeks for Sam Lee.
Sam was put on the stand yesterday and
he swore that his duqish oousin had never
worked either lor him or his brother Joe
Lee.
W. 8. Charles, the New York interpre
ter, translated the defendant’s statement
and gave it to the jury a sentence at a
time. Heury Sara’s brother took down
Wah Lee’s statement in Chinese hiero
glvpbics.
The defendant said that Sam was in
his laundry Dec. 27, and wanted to bor
row SSO, and upon being refused threat
ened to give him some trouble.
The impression created by Wall’s state
ment was that he was the victim of a put
up job. The jury was out about half an
hour and found a verdict otnoc guilty.
During the trial the court room was
crowded, and there was considerable
amusement. Several Chinamen were
present and watched the progress of the
trial with interest.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Contracts for Jail anil Convict Camp
Supplies Awarded.
The Board of Commissioners held its
regular monthly meeting yesterday,
Commissioners Walker, Casey and Law
ton being present.
Contracts for furnishing jail and con
vict camp supplies for the ensuing year
were Awarded as follows:
Fred Schwarz, bread at per pound.
D. R. Thomas, anthracite egg coal at
$5 per ton; oak wood, stick, $4 90 per
cord; pine wood, stick, $4 40 per cord.
S. Gardner, fresh beef, 3c per pound;
vegetables, 3c per bunob.
A petition lrom John Rutherford, Wil
liam Humbert aud others in regard to
excessive toll charges on the White
Bluff road was referred to tho Board’s
counsel.
A communication in reference to the
progress of the work on the new jail was
received as information, and the Clerk
was Instructed to telegraph tho architects
of special action of the court.
Applications lor liquor licenses and
county aid were referred to the appropri
ate committees.
Rills against the county amounting to
$11,944 16 were passed for payment,
Mr. E. J. Thomas, the County Engineer,
in his monthly report stated that Shu
man’s gang worked seventeen days in
January and finished 1,100 feet .of the
Casey canal. If the weather permits, this
canal will be completed by March, The
same gang worked three and one-fourth
days on Estill avenue. Hesser’s gang
workedeleven and one-hali days on Alinis’
canal and nine days on the Ogeoohee
road.
IN MR. WILSON'S MEMORY.
A Committee Appointed to Prepare
Suitable Resolutions.
A meeting of the members of the Sa
vannah bar was hold in the City Court
room yesterday afternoon to take action
upon the death of John W. Wilson, Esq.,
who died in Texas on Friday last.
Samuel B. Adams, Esq., was elected
chairman and W. W. Frazer, Esq., was
chosen secretary.
It was decided to appoint a committee
to report suitable resolutions of respect
to tbe deceased brother’s memory at a
meeting of the bar to be held on the first
day of the March term of tho superior
Court. The following gentlemen will
constitute the committee: S. B. Adams,
Esq., Cant. Robert Falligant, W. W.
Maokail, Esq., W. W. Fraser, Esq., and
M. A. O’Byrne, Esq.
A Devil of Fifth tired.
tbV7amustMumHaggioui, the # weli-known
FlSFiifd on exhibition at his stall
yesterday a specimen of the
devil fish. or ootopus. It was caught a
le w davs ago on tho black fish bunks off
Sapelo Island. It was captured by Capt.
F. Selveof tho Charleston fishing soboouer
F. A. Lefler, from whom it was purchased
by Mr. Masgioni along with the schoon
er’s entire cargo of fish. The octopus Is a
small one anil has seven tenacles or arms
measuriug about lour feet across. It
will be on exhibition again on Friday
next at bis stall in the market and is well
worth seeing.
V —SHE
Children
otten need some safe oalhurilo and tonic
to avert approaching sickness, or to re
lieve colic, headaohe, sick stomach, indi
gestion, dysentery und the complaints in
cideut to childhood. Let the children
take Simmons Liver Regulator ami keep
well, it is purely vegetable, not unpleas
ant to the taste and safe to take alone or
m connection with other medicine.
Choice Hams, 12><jC. per pound, at W.
G. Cooper’s.
Handsome Valentinos at low prices, at
A lnnareits.
&AVANNAH MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10,1887.
GOD'S INSTRUMENT.
Dr. Bacon Lectures Upon the New
Testament’s Canonicity.
Rev. Dr. Bacon gave the fourth of his
series of weekly lectures at the indepen
dent church lecture room last night.
This lecture was perhaps the mist in
teresting of the series. There was the
same aptitude In conveying exegetieal
information and tho same happy style of
going straight to tbe core and gisr of tbe
subject as formerly, with a charming
simplicity of language and clearness of i
enunciation superadded. The following I
is a brief synopsis:
“In my lastlecture I introduced you to
two words outof the scientific vocabulary
of the the Joeian—‘genuineness’ and
•authenticity,’ ~I now make you ac
quainted with a third technicality of
another meaning yet, “canonicity,’
or the right of any particular writing to a
place in tho volume which gives
us the rules of Christian
truth and duty. A writing may
be genuine but not authentic, and authen
tic but not genuine. It may be both
authentic and genuine but not canonical,
and canonical although neither genuine
nor authentic. Before we come to the in
teresting and important historical ques
tion, How does the Now Testament come
to be just what it is? let us ask ourselves
on what grounds we ourselves receive it
in the form in which it is found in all our
pulpits, all our homes, all our closets of
meditation, as being a book of divine
teaching and authority? 1 answer
tor myself that it Is, at the outset, by
force of tradition from those whom we
love and honor. Then, we And it, the
world over, ‘working the works of God,’
and so proving itself God’s instrument.
We look baca through the ages and find
it substantially tbe same, back to within
three generations of the days of the Apos
tles, and doing tbe like work. Thus we
receive the Bible from tbe church, the
communion of saints, and not (according
to the common I’rotestaat notion) the
church from the Bible. Only by the
church we mean ‘the communion of
saints,’ the whole communion ot ail the
saints.
“But is there no variation and diver
gence in this testimony of the church
to tbe Bible? Certainly there is. Some
books have been included in the early
days which we now exclude, and some
which we include were long in coming to
universal acceptance.
“But tbe variations are far less notablte
than the prevailing unanimity. The
common consent of Christian souls is un
mistakable.” The eloquent lecturer than
spoke of tbe Now Testament as an in
strument of the Holy Spirit in the world,
with its quickening power aud uplilting
force, shedding moral aud spiritual light
along the highway of the Christian pil
grimage. In conclusion he spoke of
the millions who have groped
tbeir way out of the night of
darkness and despair by tbe light from
its teachings alone, aud now walk in tbe
fellowship of all saints in the full day
light of jov and peace, which life only
holds wtien jorowned by a scriptural and
personal knowledge of the eeutral figure
illustrated in Us pages, Jesus Christ.
BITTERS AS A BEVERAGE.
The Government After the Internal
Revenue Tax.
B. J. Wise, of Worth county, was ac
quitted iu the United States District
Court yesterday on a charge of retailing
liquor without having paid the revenue
tax. Wise admitted that he had sold Dr.
Harter’s bitters but he claimed to have
always sold the preparation as medicine.
Although thore was testimony showing
that there had been at least one party
drunk in the defendant’s place of busi
ness from drinking the bitters, there was
no evidence connecting the defendant
with the sale.
Samuel P. Carr, Alfred J. Meadows,
Henry C. Odum, Josiah Odum and Sam
C. Harper, ot Tatnall county, were each
fined SIOO and sentenced to one year’s
imprisonment for retailing without a
revenue license but sentence was sus
pended.
The cases against J. B. Davis and J.L.
Ford, of Worth county, who were arrested
for selling the bitters and tonics as
beverages were uol. prossed.
FRAZER SENTENCED.
Fifteen Years in the Penitentiary
for Killing Richardson.
Sykes Frazer, the negro who plead
guilty on Tuesday to voluntary man
slaughter, was sentenced yesterday by
Judge Adams to fifteen years in the peni
tentiary. In passing sentence his honor
referred to the brutality ot Richardson’s
murder, aud reminded tho prisoner that
he had been a fugitive from justice for
seven years while his accomplice in the
crime had been serving his lile sentence
in the penitentiary. The judge said tnat
he had rend over the testimony of Way’s
trial, and he had uodoubt but that Frazer
would have been convicted. The maxi
mum term was tweuty years.
AT THE THEATRE. *
“Oh, YVliat a Night” lor Laughter
and Jollity.
The very funny Gus Williams kept a
large audienoe laughing heartily last
night at the farcical oomedy, “Oh, What
a Night I” The pieoe is in George Hoay’s
best veins, and the humor is ot the popu
lar style peculiar to bis plays. Absurd
situations, comioal songs and amusing
dialogue are the main features of the
piece, although there is a sort of plot
running through it. Williams is always
entertaining, und last night was as much
so as ever before. He gave a number of
songs, every one of which wns applauded
lustily. 80 well ploaseil was the audience
that no had to repeat nearly everything
ho sang. His recitations were capital.
The business which he introduced with
hie lines was original and droll.
The support was good, and the dresses
of .Miss Venn anil Miss Pierce were pret
ty. “Capt. Mishler” was billed for to
night, but owing to requests it was de
cided to repeat “Oh, What a Night,”
It Was Lucky He CnuKl Swim.
Considerable excitement was created
at tbe Exchange dock about 2 o’clock
yesterday by a constable firing off his
pistol at a fugitive. It appears that oue
of Magistrate Sheftall’s constables bad a
warrant for one of tbe crew of the steamer
Grace Pitt. While the officer was .trying
to make the arrest the negro who wns
wanted jumped overboard from the
steamer and swam down to tbe Drayton
street slip, where tbe oonstable over
hauled him.
The I’eiros Patent Building Stone.
The l’eiroo Patent, with the plant and
all the improvements on the lot at the
foot of William street, near the canal,
has been purchased by a syndloato of Wa
vunnab capitalists. The company will
erect sheds and other buildings lor the
manutaclureof a superior quality of arti
ficial stone for all purposes ami sidewalk
and building blocks of all kinds. Ceme
tery work will be made a spuoiulty. Tho
otticersof tho company will be announced
iu a lew days.
Choice llarllott Pears 26c. per can, at
D. B. Lester’s.
Canned ' orn, l’eas and Tomatoes, cheap
at W. G. Coeper’s.
Altmayer’s prices for Valentines are
llio lowest.
CITY FATHERS ON DECK.
ALiDEKMAN AVKMjS THE EAST
ONE TO UK SWORN i\.
The tltj'n Water Supp’y D!nrnMed~
An Unlimited Appropriation Voted
To Complete the ArteniHn (Veil (sys
tem—New Street* to lie L*tid Ou! in the
City Kxtension—New to Be
Created.
II the City Council had met at 8 o’clock
last night an adjournment would have
been reached not later than 9 o’clock. As
it was, the members were in caucus until
very nearly 9, and it lacked not many
minutes of 10 o’clock wuen Alderman
Thomas moved to adjourn.
Most of the business was of a routine
character. Alderman Wells, who was
abseut'at the first meeting of the board
after its election, was sworn in and
chose the same seat he occupied in ths
last Council.
The only matters of particular interest
that were discussed were Alderman
Thomas’ ordinance providing for the lay
ing out of the stieets in the city exten
sion so as to do way with lanes, and a
resolution by the Water Works Commit
tee authorizing the committee' to com
plete the artesian well system so as to se
cure an adequate artesian water supply
iu place of the present river water sup
ply.
THE CITY KXTENSION.
Alderman Thomas’ ordinance was in
troduced at the last meeting and was laid
over under the rules. It provides lor the
opening o( two streets,one on the east side
of the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway, to be known as Haines street,
and one on the west side, to he known as
Plant street. A square between Eighth
and Ninth and Montgomery and West
Broad streets,' to be known as Wells
square, is also provided lor. Alter some
slight amendment the ordinance was
passed.
THE CITY’S WATER SUPPLY.
The water supply question was brought
up by Alderman Wells, who is Chairman
of the Water Works Committee. The
resolution which the committee intro
duced provides for a continuance of the
work already begun until an adequate ar
tesian water supply is obtained, and then
to make such arrangements for supplying
the city as may be necessary.
Alderman Thomas wanted to know if
the work could be done without exceed
ing the appropriation for the water de
partment.
Alderman Wells replied that there was
no provison made in tho budget for the
improvement. Snpt. Miller, he said, esti
mates that the ost of the work will not
exceed $4,500. The Alderman put it at
SO,OOO.
NO LONGER AN EXPERIMENT.
The work is now partly completed. The
artesian well system is no longer an ex
periment. It has proven a success. There
is a demand for artesian water, and the
question is. shall the work be stopped now
or shall it be carried through to comple
tion? The Alderman, although he was
opposed to beginning the work, now that
it is begun, is in favoc of going ahead
with it.
Alderman Thomas is in favor of arte
sian wells and artesian water, but he
said that he could not vote for the resolu
tion because it calls for an outlay of
money that was not provided for. The
budget now exceeds the tax income by
$16,000, and where, he asked, is the money
comiug lrom?
A PUBLIC NECESSITY.
Alderman Bogart said that be is op
posed to exceeding the budget in any
particular, but the artesian water supply
be believes is a public necessity. The
cost ot the improvement, he said, can be
provided for by the sale of a portion of the
city’s land.
Alderman Schwarz agreed with Aider
man Bogart that artesian water is a public
necessity and as such the Council is justi
fied in the expenditure necessary to secure
it. When it came to a vote Alderman
Thomas called lor the ayes and nays. The
vote stood 10 ayes to "l nay, Alderman
Thomas’ vote being the only negative,
Alderman Myers being absent.
TO IMPROVE JOHNSON SQUARE.
A number of minor matters were dis
posed of. The City Surveyor was directed
to advertise for bids lor paving the walks
east and west through Telfair Place, and
also for bids for repairing and changing
the iron fencing around Johnson Square.
The idea is to widen Bryan and Congress
streets along the square.
Alderman Reid introduced an ordi
nance creating the office of Assistant
Clerk ot Market and prescribing .his
duties. The pay of the office was fixed at
SSO per month. Alderman Reid also in
troduced an ordinance regulating the
collection of Market fees. Both ordi
nances were laid over under the rules.
The liquor dealers south of Anderson
street petitioned for a reduction of the
tax on liquor in that section. The mat
ter was relerred to the Committee ou
Finance.
The Baltimore Steamship Company
called the attention of Council to the
formation of a shoal in the river opposite
the company’s wharf, and asked that
steps be taken to have it removed.
Bills against the city amounting to
$8,009 74 were ordered paid.
In the Plano and Organ Business.
Yes, wo are doiug a little something in
it. How much? Well, we can convince
you if you would like to know, that we
are doing enough to entitle us to your
careful attention should you contemplate
purchasing an instrument. It is no new
business with us, nor have we any new
or unknown or untried makes of
instruments to offer you. Right in
your midst, for 17 years past, we
have sold Pianos and Organs. Have
sold you instruments wnieh you have
liked so well that you have rtoora
mended our goods to your friends until
our business has grown and spnead out
over the sectiou of ibe country known as
the entire South. This enables us to sell
a great many instruments; also enables
us to purchase instruments in such quan
tities that the manufacturers whom we
represent are glad to ligure down very
close to actual cost.
And this enables us to sell you Pianos
and Orgaus lower than any other house
In the South can sell yoti. And right here
we want to remind you that you cau buy
a Piano or Organ ot us on V6ry easy
terms. But please bear in mind that we
sell atone price to all; that your neigh
bor, yourself und the party In Texas, or
any other section of our territory, buys at
one and the same price.
Wo also sell Musical Merchandise,
Sheet Music, Music B mka. Artists'M ate
rial, Fancy Goods and Stationery. You
will Und everything exactly as represent
ed. Honest goods ami honest prices. If
you cannot como and suo us write, and
we will send you full particulars. Lud
deu A Hates Southern Music House.
A. K. Altmayer & Cos. have now on db
play 500 White aiyl Keru Dress Robes
from $1 50 to sl2 00 each.
I bava reduces my 75u. io.t to 000. D.
B. Lestor.
California canned fruits, and cheap, at
W. G. Cooper’s.
Mitchell House, Tliouissville, Os.
The perlection of cl i may; for a health
and pleasuro resort. Table appointments
and service equal to any Northern hotel.
29 pounds llxlra C Sugar for $1 00, at
W. G. Cooper’s. ,
If you want to purchase Valentines go
to Allmuver’s.
RIVER AND HARBOR NEWS.
Gleanings Among tbe Shipping anil
Along the Wharves.
The handsome steam yacht Meteor, be
longing to Commodore Bateman or the
American Yacht Club, arrived here yes
terday morning from Fernandina with
tbe Commodore and party on board. She
will remain in port a few days before
proceeding North.
Messrs. Wilder & Cos. cleared yester
day the British steamship Lancaster for
Bremen, with 6,llsbales ot upland cotton,
weighing 2,897,049 pounds, valued at $263,-
746. This is the seoond cargo for the Lan
caster this season from this port, and she
carries in this cargo fifteen more bales
than she ever took out before lrom any
pon. She has had very quick dispatch,
and will sail for her destination this
morning.
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
,
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Linos.
The Morning News has received from
President J. W. Craig the proceedings of
the fourth annual eouvemion of the Road
masters Association ot America, held at
St. Louis last October.
The Central railroad will place on sale
next Tuesday, Feb. 15, special Mardi
Gras excursion tickets to New Orleans,
as already mentioned in lhe Mokning
News. The tickets will be good to re
turn until Feb. 28.
Fourteen of the cars purchased from
tbe South Florida railroad for the Ameri
cas, Preston and Lumpkin railroad have
arrived at Amerious and been put on the
road. The remainder of tho lot, thirty
five in uumber, are expected daily.
It is rumored that tbe road, the route
for which was surveyed from Millen to
Bianchville, S. C., some time ago, to con
nect with the contemplated road lrom
Millen to Jesup, shas begun operations,
and will no doubt be built.
51 aj. C. 8. Gadsden, Superintendent of
the Charleston and Savannah railway,
has just paseed through a critical illness,
unknown to many of his friends. Maj.
Gadsden has been suffering lor sometime
from the effects of a dangerous abscess,
for the relief of which an operation was
performed last Friday. It is very grati
fying to note that the operation has so
far proved successful and that Mr. Gads
den is now convalescing slowly.
Limited Tickets.
The Thomasvllle Enterprise says there
is a gentleman stopping at one of the
hotels there who came from New York
some weeks ago. At the time he left the
metropolis be was quite an invalid, aud
did not teel equal to the task of making
the entire trip without stop. In the first
place, he found great difficulty in getting
any information as to routes, rates, etc.
Finally, however, he found that he could
secure a limited through ticket via the
Atlantic Coast Line for $29 95. He could
not secure the same ticket by any other
route. An unlimited ticket by the
same route would have cost sp6 95.
As we have before stated, he
was not equal to the unbroken trip, and
to avoid the additional cost for an unlim
ited ticket, he bought a ticket to Wash
ington. Next he bought a ticket to Sa
vannah. and there he bought a ticket to
Tnomasvllle. By this means be was
enabled to stop over. The strangest part i
is that the tickets bought at local rates
cost in the aggregate precisely what he
had been asked for a limited ticket. It
nas been thought that the purchase of
limited tickets was in the nature of a long
aud unbroken haul, and gave reduced
rates, while unlimited tickets were based
on local charges.
Local Personal.
Mr. Collier, in advance of John T. Ray
mond, is in the citv. Raymond will ap
pear in the “Woman Hater” next
Wednesday night and in his old character
oi “Col. Mulberry Sellers.”
Among the arrivals at the Screven
House yesterday were F B Shepard, At
lanta; J H McKenzie, Waynesboro; C V
Morris, Fort Haines; B A Roger, Indian
apolis, Ind; F A Barroll, RM Neilson,
Baltimore; J F Cosoomb, Amoskeag, N
Y; O W Hicss, Richmond, Va; H U New
hall, Chicago; J H Rhodes and wife,
Rome; T 1’ Woods, J S Matthews,
Charleston, S C; F Newman and wife,
Millen; W B Thomas, Tenniile.
At the Pulaski House were J M Noble
and wife, St Louis; A 8 Page and wife,
Oswego, NY; J B Sueathen and wife,
Pittsburg, Pa; J W Keep and wile. Miss
B Hooker, Mrs M Whitaker, Mr and Mrs
M Braui, New York; IP Kghest, Buffalo:
F 8 Bosworth, Lawrence, Mass; J R
Williams, Evansville, Ga; II N Payne,
Atlanta) A L Hunt, J S Gillian, Rich
mond, \ a.
At the Harnett House were Capt T
W Willett, Beaufort, 8 O; W 1) Dobson,
Allendale, SO; C E Pierson, Charleston,
SC; D B O’Quiu, Mt Tabor, Fla; D B
Currier, Ha; C C Doke, Judson, Fla; B
V Holland. Liberty County; Harry
Booker, B MoDonough, C Swain, DeLoss
King, Mrs Henry Irving, New York; Jno
G Roberts, St Louis, Mo; B J Authony,
Waynesboro, Ga.
At the Marshall House were W W Gra
ham, Baxley; A M Ives, Jacksonville; J
R McDonald, Glenmore: C A Durham, S
P O’Brien, New York; F H Wyman,
James C Elms, E L IVortman, Boston,
Mass; J B Bates, Millett, S C; L H
Stokes, Augusta; C M Smith and wife,
Mid way, Mass; J W Henry, Ciuciunatl;
E C Stone, New York.
Base Ball Notes.
The Detroits have asked for dates here
on March 28, 29 and 30.
Manager Morton has been called from
Chicago to his home in Akron by the sud
den iliness of his little 1-year-old daugh
ter.
Manager Morton has signed Jaok
Peltz, manager of last year’s Macon
team, and one of the best bail players In
the South.
Summers, the well-known left handed
twirler, has been signed by Savannah.
Manager Morton writes that he will be a
daisy under the new rules.
Manager Morton has signed McAdams,
second baseman.who played with Guelph,
Gut., last season. He is said to be in
every way Hub Collins’ equal.
iiKAli AND I’HOm.
What Mr. George N. Nichols Thinks of
Our Kerosene Beaters.
Messrs, .tan. f
Dear Siks—The m heating stove
bought ot you works splendidly. It
Keeps my bath room comfortably warm in
the coldest weather. There is no smell
from it whatever, and I consider it a per
fect thing. George. N. Nichols,
Printer and Biuder.
Savannah, Jan. 22, 1887.
W'e have just received another ebip.
mont of these stoves and will be now able
to till all orders, the demand being so
groat wc were unable to do so before.
This make of heater is sold only by us.
Jah. 8. Silva A Son,
Crockery and Glassware, 140 Broughton
street.
100 I- Washing Machines Free.
To introduce them in Savannah. If you
want one send at once to Monarch Laun
dry Works, 89 Randolph street, Chicago,
111. •
Men’s business suits selling for $0 40 at
the‘’Famous,” 140 Congress street, three
doors Irom the corner ol Whitaker street.
Oak, Pine anil Light wooil.
For sale by It. B. Cassels, corner Taylor
und East Broad streets. Telephone No.
77.
Boys’ knee pants are selling for 650. at
the “Famous,” 140 Congress street, three
doors from Whitaker street..
Weather Indications.
Special imlieaUous for Georgia:
I Local rains, followed b 7 fair
weather, warmer.
For North Carolina, South
Carolina and Georgia: Local raius, fol
lowed by fair weather, warmer, variable
winds, generally southerly.
The heigat of the river at Augusta at
l:88o’oiook p. ra. yesterday (Augusta
time) was 7 4 feet —a fall of 0.1 foot dunng
the preceding 24 hours.
Comparative statement of temperature
at Savannah Feb. 9. 1886 and 1887:
1886.1 I*B7.
6:38 A.M 40j 8:38 A. M 61
3:86 P. M 84j 3:36 T. M 78
10:86 r.M 54 10:36 P. M 64
Maximum 641 Maximum 80
Minimum 38 Minimum 61
Mean temperature Moan temperature
of day 53 of day 68
Rainfall 0.00 Rainfall 0.00
Observations taken at tne same moment
oftline at all stations.
Savannah. Fell. 9. 9:30 p. M.. City time.
Temperature.
Direction. *
v.
Velocity. ?
Rainfall.
Sams
or
Stations.
Portland 24 N W .... Clear.
Boston 29 W 14 .... Clear.
Block Island.. SO SW 24 .... Clear.
New York 87 XE .... Clear.
Philadelphia. 42 W ... Clear.
Wasnington... 87 .... Clear.
Chincoteague . 41 S Hazy.
Norfolk 45 K Clear.
Charlotte 51 E .01 Cioudv.
Wilmington... 541 E 0 14 Cloudy.
Charleston 64 NE 6 —[Clear.
Augusta 62j ... .04iClear.
Savannah 641S W 7 ....[Clear,
Jacksonville... 64 ..... . ....[Clear.
Key West 72! E 10 ....[Clear.
Atlanta 63! 5W 6 .... Pair.
Pensacola 64 8 Clear.
Mobile 62 s 1J Fuggy.
Montgomery... 66 SE 6 ... Clear.
VicKsourg 69 8 Clear.
Few Orleans .. 66 8 [lO .... Foggy.
Shreveport ... 70 8 7 ... Clear.
Fort Smith 68 SE 11 Foggy.
Galveston 68 SE 12 .... Cloudy,
Corpus Cliristi 69 8 10 .... Clear.'
Palestine 68 SE .... Clear.
Brownsville... 72 8 11 .... Clear.
Rio Grande ... 52 Cloudy.
Knoxville 54 S Fair.
Memphis 56 SVV 0] Cloudy.
Nashville 47 8 Fair.
Louisville 42 SE Fair.
Indianapolis... 45 SE Clear.
Cincinnati 39 N Clear.
Pittsburg 28 SW S Clear.
Buffalo 35 SE 8 Clear.
Cleveland 19 S 7 Cloudy.
Maruuotto 40 8 13 .... Clear.
Chicago 12 NE 6 ... Light snow.
Duluth 23 K .... Fair.
St. Pam 41 8 14 Fair.
Davenport .... 64 S 9 Cloudy.
Cairo 67 8 11 . .. Fair.
St. Louis 51 S 9 Clear.
Leavenworth.. 44 S . .... Cloudy.
Omaha 17 XW 20 .02 Fair.
Yankton —l3 N 13 Cloudy.
Bismarck 3 N . ..... Clear.
North Platte .. 29 N 14 Fair.
Dodge City 58 SE Fair.
lndicates below zero.
G. N.SALISBITRr, Signal Corps, U. 9. A.
“Buchu-Paiba.”
Quick, complete cure, all annoying Kid
ney, Bladder and Urinary Diseases. $1
At DruggistS.
“Rough on Bile” Pills.
Small granules, small dose, big results,
pleasant in operation, don’t disturb the
stomach. 10c. and 25c.
•‘Rough on Dirt.”
Ask for “Rough on Dirt;” a perleot
washing powder found at last! A harm
less, extra fine A1 article, pure and
clean, sweetens, freshens, bleaches and
whitens without slightest injury to'finest
labric. Unequalled for fine linens aim
laces, general household, kitchen and
laundry use. Softens water, saves labor
and soap. Added to starch prevents yel
lowing. 50., 10c., 25c. at Grocers.
16 pounds Granulated Sugar for SIOO,
at W. G. Cooper’s.
I am offering to-day a choice lot of
Hams at 100. per pound. D. B. Lester.
Advice io Mothers.
Mrs, Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should
always be used when children are cutting
teeth, it relieves the little sufferer at
once; it produces natural, quiet sleep by
relieving the child from pain, and the
little cherub awakes as “bright as k
button.” It is very pleasant to taste. It
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the
bowels, and is the bestknown remedy for
diarrhma, whether arising from teething
o r other causes. 25 oents a bottle.
£.*> Ceut for 10 Cent*.
On Monday next, the 14th inst., and for
that day only, there will be put on sale at
the Popular Dry Goods House of David
Weisbein 100 dozen line Damask Towels,
45 Inches long, which are regarded cheap
at 25c. each, at the uniform price of 10c.
Bargain seekers will please make a note
ol it.
Good Investment Securities.
Now whou all interest making securities
are rapidly taken up by far-seeing people, we
beg to draw attention to a line of goods yield
ing a better return for the money than any
wo kuow of, tu-wlt:
Gents’ Dress Suits,
Gems’ Business Suits,
Boys' < lolhmg.
Boys' Overcoats.
Gents’ Dress and Business
Overcoats. Underwear,
Hosiery, Neckwear,
Hats, Gaps, Gloves,
nnd the famous
Silver aud Gold
Shirls,
Gents’ Full Dress Suit*
(Swallow tail),
Opera Hais, etc., etc.
Our winter stock
Must be run oIT,
And tbe low prices
Attached mean a big
Saving of money to all.
1(11 • lougress street,
B. 11. Levy & Bro.
llarnett House.
Concerning a popular i%ptel in Savan
nah. Ga., the Florida Tlmes-Uniou says:
‘•We note from the hotel arrivals as pub
lished in toe Savannah papers, that the
Harnett House still leads all the other
hotels in the city. in fact they havo as
many as the others combined. There
is agoodinstallineßtol Floridians always
registered there.”
Polo caps aro selling for 10c. at the
“Famous,” 140 Congress street, three
doors trom the corner of Whitaker street.
Oak, Pino and I.lghtwoocl
For sale by R. B. Cassels, corner Taylor
and Fast Broad streets. Telephone .No
77.
Bovs’ knee pants are selling for Olio, at
the “Famous,” 14d Congress street,<hree
doors from Whitaker street.
Overcoats at your own price, to close,
out, at the “Famous,” 140 Cougresa
street, three doors from the corner ol
Whitaker street. Any house who will
misrepresent their place as being the
“Famous” will misrepresent their goods,
and in order to com pete with us, will have
to sell you shoddy goods to bring their
price to the low level we sell our own
manulaotuled goods clothing at.
Gighteen-dollar suits selling for $l4 40
at the “Famous,” 140 Congress street,
threedoors from the corner of Whitaker.
L. A. McCarthy,
Successor to Chae. B, Wakelield.
Plumber, Gas and Steam Fitter,
48 Barnard street, SAVANNAH, GA.
Telcnbnue 373.
ffttUruva £lcr.iri>trt>.
OUR LITTLE GRAND CHILD
Cleansed, Purified and Beautified by
the Cuticura Kemedies.
It affords me pleasure to give you this re.
port of the cure of our little grandchild b
your Cuticuuaßkiiedik9. When six months
old his left baud began to swell and had ever*
appearance of a large boil. We poulticed it
but all to no purpose. About five months
after it became a running sore. Soon other
sores formed. He then had two of them on
each hand, and as his blood became more and
more impure it took less time for them to
break out. A sore came on the chin, beneath
the under lip, which was very offensive
His head was one solid scab, discharging j
great deal. This was his condition at a
months old, when I undertook the care of him
his mother having died when he was a littig
more than a year old, of consumption (scrofu.
la of course). He could walk a Uttie, but
could not get up if he fell down, and could
not move when in bed. having no use of his
hands. I immediately commenced with tha
Cuticura Rkmkuies, using the Cuticura
and Cuticura Soap freely, and when he had
taken one bottle of the Cuticura Risolvem,
his head was completely cured, and he Wat
improved in every way. We were very much
encouraged, and continued the use of th
Remedies for a year and a half. Onesors
afler another healed, a bony matter formica
in each one of these live deep ones just befora
healing, which would llnally grow loose and
were taken out; then they would heal rapidly.
One of these ugly bone formations I pre.
served. After taking a dozen and a halt
bottles he was completely cured, and is now,
at tin? age of 6 years, a strong and healtny
child. The scars on hie hands must alwavj
remain; liis hands are strong, though weouca
feared l e would newer he able to use them.
All that physicians did for him did him na
good. All who saw the child before using
the Cuticura Kemedies and see the child now
consider it a wonderful cure. If the above
facts are of any use to you. you are at liberty
to use them. Mrs. E. s. DRIGGS,
May 9. 18Si 612 E.Clayst.,Bloomington, lll
The child was really in a worse condition
than he appeared to his grandmother, who,
being witn him every day, beoame accus.
tomed to the disease.
MAGGIE HOPPING..)
Cuticura Rkmkdies are sold everywhere,
Cuticura, the great Skin Cure, 50 cts.; Ccti
cura Soap, an exquisite skin Beantifler. 25
cs.; Cuticura Resolvent, t lie new blood
Purifier. $l. Prepared bv the Potter Data
and Chemical Cos., Boston.
Send for “How to Core Skin Diseases. ’
ft ING, Scaly,Pimply and Oily Skin
S I Sibeautifled by Cuticura Soap.
OH ! MY BACK, MY BACK !
dja. Pain, Inflammation and Weaknen
the Kidneys, Hip and Side re-
ALfc Alieved in one minute by the Cutl-
YVxA-lcura Anti- Pain Plaster. New and
[ At druggists. 25c. Potter
rrn Drug and Chemical Cos., Boston.
State
or
Weather.
®rocrrtr
SI Iris.
Bartlett Pears,
Egg Plums,
White Cherries,
Greengages.
Pine Apples, Peaches, Etc.. Etc.
Try our Rio Coffees,
Try our Java Coffees,
Try our Mocha Coffees,
Buy our Teas. •
Best Qualities and Best Vaises.
STRAUSS BROS.,
22 and Barnard St.
— ..n ■ ,
IHiilmerq.
Mrs. KATE POWER,
No. 137 St. Julian St.,
UP STAIRS.
Nurses’ Aprons. Puree Silk,
Nurses’ Caps, Purse Rings.
Pillow Shams, Purse Fringe.
Umbrella Cases, Steel and Gilt Beads,
Cushion Molds, Crystal Beads,
Wash Silk, Wash Silk.
Felt Table Scarfs, 54 inches long, 18 inchei
wide, both cuds stamped, 50c.
Silk Mittens for Children,
Hats at Your Own Price.
Having no room to keep them, will sell at a
sacrifice.
Stamping at short notice.
Mrs. Kate Power,
187 ST, JULIAN STREET.
: _ '~s
Croat.
C O A Ia!
Scotch House Coal for par
lor grates, from Glasgow,
Scotland.
Price reasonable.
Dixon & Murphy,
Office 6 Drayton. Telephone 68.
|>eao, (Fir.
EARLY JUNE PEAS,
CANNED CORN,
CANNED ASPARAGUS,
CANNED SUCCOTASH.
CANNED LIMA BEANS,
CANNED STRING BEANS,
CONDENSED STEWED TOMATOS*-
F. L. GEORGE’S
CornerHtato and Wtiitaker hi,reel*.
i. i ■' ■■ 1 ■" ■■ —■
fflettric JJclto.
Tine bolt or regenera
ii sSQfcv. turn made expressi,
g?.- for tho cure nf do
¥ ZwCWfeEVEV.J 1 rangementa of th)
[J gonora ti ve organs. 1
Vtvcv\ WJv/,B£cJ J continuous stream o
FORME vetrleiiy permd
a v^P®n*i —. sting thro' the parti
D 'V .■ .1 must restore them '
ft D ? lA'C-rVI ,i(V healthy action.
IVIrM c g" 1 ; rfflwl 1 md confound IM
with Electric Belli
advertised lo cure ail ills; It is for the osl
specific purpose. For full Information a>H
dress CHEEVER ELECTRIC BEET CO , M
Wnshjnglon^L^CtncagruJdL^^^^^^^
girtevMiartan-
Savannah Veterinarj InllruntrTs
Office and stahi.es cor- <a
NER SOUTH BROAD AND YjggfS
RANDOLPH STREETS. Da.
GEORGE K. MATTHEWS, Vote- .Mi A JL
rinarv Surgeon, treats ail Diseases of llo„es
Cattle and Dogs. Mod cine* supplied for a(
diseases. Cal is promptly attendod to, any par
city or oouulv.
Prescriptions by mai l . On hand dav <**
l'ieht. Telephone No. 825