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8 IS THE YOexam SAFE) REV. NEANDEP. WOODS' SERMON UPON ABSALOM’S LIFE. ' " ► Lack of Parental Fidelity the Great Evil- Some Characteristics of King David’s Handsome But • Wayward Son The Causes that Led to His Fall Leading the Young Men of To-Day to tlio Same End. Rev. Neaudcr Woo ls preached to a large congregation at the First !Teshvlorian church last night. His text was from 2 Samuel xviii: 29: "is tho, young man Ab salom safer The sermon was to parents. Tlie solici tude for the welfare of one's own children is the first dictate of the parental heart, the preacher began. Parents who are devoid of this solicitude are called inhuman. Wo rarely find a father and mother who have no real concern for their children, but in thousands of cases the solicitude comes too late. If was but natural that David, standing by the gate of Mu hanaiin. and watching the army tiling out by hundreds and thousands to battle against hisrebolious son. should say,to all of his generals: “Deal gently, for my sake, with the young man Absalom,” as if to say: “While crashing this treacherous revolt, spare my son.” DAVID'S PITY FOR BIS SON. Those touching words were but the breathings of a father’s pity. Equally na tural was David's eager inquiry of the”fleet footed courier from tlie battlefield, "Is the young man. Absalom, safe!” But natural as this tender solicitude was. it came too late. Absalom was dead and his mutilated body lay in a pit under a pile of stones. He was gone to where parental pity could never reach him. The inexpressibly sad feature was that David, like thousands of good men at this day, began to feel solicitous for his son twenty or thirty years too late. The time for concern was when Absalom was a child. ABSALOM'S AWFUL END. The preacher’s first conclusion was that a course of sin prepared the way for Absa lom’s awful end. The young man’s wicked ness made the result inevitable. He v.-as a man of vanity and love of display. He was handsome, was much admired for his beauty Snd was what to-day would perhaps have been called a “stunning,” fast young man. If he had lived in Savannah he would have been at, the head of all Ihe fashionable elul>s. He was as ambitious a lteinugoguc as ever lived. For four years he practiced demagoguery and won the peo ple s hearts. STAINED WITH BASF. CRIMES. His life was stained by the basest crimes a man ever commits * He murdered his half brother Amnon alter nursing his revenge for two years, and conspired to de throne and destroy his own father. If all this vanity, sell'-coneeit, ingratitude, ambi tion. malice and cruelty would not, land a man in hell then we may conclude that (Joel has abdicated his throne. But. the preacher went on, it was not AhsalOm s sins alone that had to do with his disastrous end. The sins of his father, David, were partly the cause. All through the boy's life Dai id indulged him in his fol lies and failed to rebuke his sins. MORE AIRS THAN THE KING. Instead of restraining his vanity he in Bulged it and allowed him to put, on more airs than the King himself. By the law death was the penalty he deserved for mur dering Amnon, but after three years’ ab sence David pardoned him absolutely. Fatherly feelings triumphed over kingly duty and Absalom was siiared. The preacher referred to David's crimes in the matterof Bathsbehaand her husband. The King's own wickcdneoß was utterly in excusable, base and contemptible. THE RESULTS OF SIN. Having shown that Absalom's awful end Wag the necessary result of the sins of him self and his father, he noted the various ele ments of bitterness which David found mingled in his cup of sorrow. First, of course, there was that ordinary sorrow which a father experiences at. 'the death ei en of a bad son. No matter how manv rejoiced over it, David could but weep and groan. Over and above that ordinary sorrow there were some most nmi!' g circumstances. Absalom was not. sk. ..ghting on the Bold of battle, but was flying in dismay The enterprise ♦bat, h was engaged in had not one single noble feature. It was a selfish, ungrateful, cruel and useless rebellion against a kind and | .diligent father. £ BURIED IN A PIT. 1 He was not even accorded a decent burial, Btit was covered up in everlasting disgrace ■) a pit. But worse than all, Absalom per Spued for eternity. David had ruined his ptvn son. “Can a father be guiltless who ■eglectshis children?” “We hear various minions,” th • preacher said in closing, "as what is the greatest evil. “Some say that it is corruption of our political life, bribery, •tv; some say that it is infidelity and irreligiot: .ness among the educated; some say that it is the liquor truffle: and its train <>l iniquities. These are all great evils, but they are not the worst. What is it then, h asked, and he answered, luck of parental fidelity. Parent! Is the young mnu safe? - THE SERVICES THIS WEEK. The sermon was one of the most eloquent and at the same time practical and forcible that Mr. Woods has delivered. At its con clusion the pastor, Rev. J. W. Bogan. an nounced that the meetings that have been m progress will be continued through the week daily at, 0 o’clock a. m. and 8 p. ni. This morning Mr. AVoods will preach on the duty of confessing Christ. The Services at Trinity. Sam Small was unable to preach at the j o'clock service at Trinity yesterday. He has not, yet, fully recovered from the severe sickness which prostrated him in Atlanta, and the strain of I wo sermons a day and the other services which lu* attends is telling upon him. lu his absonra the service was conducted by the pastor, Rev. T. T. Christian. Rev. Dr. Hinton,- Presiding Elder of the Savannah district, was present. The pastor read the tenth chapter of Romans, and spoke for half an hour upon th" consequences of delay in seeking sal VHtion. At the close of his talk he asked all those who wanted the prayers of Christians to help them lead anew life to stand up. Ouitea number arise. Prof. Max well led the singing, which K one of gieit features of the service. 1 ,<u-t night the church was crowded. A deep interest is taken in all the meetings and numbers liave prof cases I conversion. Police Court Casas. G. B. Taylor, who was arrested Monday night for stealing ail ovens sit. was turned over to the City Court by Mayor leister yes terday. Frank Ferrill (colored) got fn or (en days for disturbing n festival in Sturtcvant's Hall at ! :30 o clock yesterday morning. Joseph Bird (coleivd) was lined £5 for gambling in Battery Park. Jerry Abner was fined <S” and Don Beasly 810 fer fighting in tho street Monday night. Both at e colored. Savannah Gus Light Company. 9’iie annual election for officers and direc tors of tin- Savannah Gas Light Compuny was held yesterday, And reunited as follow : President and Treasurer—A. G. (turnin', pluectora--Georg*-' h Co]c, J. H. M. •Clinch, 11, H. Gilmer, H. M. Green, A. 1,. Hart ridge. John M, Guornrd, John C. Rotv loisl, WiUuun M. It Meetings. The City Council will meet to night. Istudinim Lodge, K. uud A. M , will meet to night. A regulnr meeting of Magnolia Em-amp nit nt iff tJdti Fellows will lie lirld toi night A PREMONITION OF DEATH. Superintendent Fonda the Third Mem ber of a Club Who Was Killed. Too news of the shooting on Sunday of ! Superintendent Frank M. Fonda east a dark ! gloom over his home in Nashville. Few men were letter known in tho Tennessee capital than Frank Fonda. It is n strange coincidence that lie is the third member of I the gun club to which tho lamented A1 Robinson an l Ex-Mayor Homier Phillips belong'‘d. The former was killed in a rail road accident Inst fall. Another one of the club. Dr. Dickson, came very near lieing killed near Gallatin. Tenn., by lieing shot in the head, but recovered. Supt. Fonda was with Phillips when the latter was killed in Dakota last summer. It may have been the other two accidents that made the impression on his mind, but at any rate he became impressed that his end was near, and so expressed himself to a friend a short time ago. Mr. Fonda was born in Louisville. His parents removed to Oakland, f’ah,where they live, now. They were among the wealthiest people of Louisville. Frank l>e gan his railroad career as a conductor. He was soon promoted to the jiosition of train dispatcher, and in that capacity first went to Nashville, a number of years ago. After wards he was made master of transporta tion and subsequently assistant superinton dent of the St. Louis division. The pleasant little incident just liefore his departure for Savannah of the gathering of unundierof his friends and those who had worked under him to present tokens of their esteem and to express their holies that the bright future which seemed liefore him would be realized, was called vividly to mind when the news of liis death was re ceived. RUN OVER AND KILLED. James Flannigan'e Fatßl Step Under a Locomotive’s Wheels. James Fiannigon, a watchman, was run over by a switch engine and killed on the track running from the Savannah, Florida & Western wharves to the Baltimore steamships’ wharves. He was employed at the railroad wharves and at Ii o’clock left to go home. Ho was walking up the plank road tow ard Randolph street when he met some drays going down to the wharves. He stepped on the track to get out of the way and had not noticed an engine which was coming up behind him. Those on the en gine saw hirn and called to him, but ho did not have time to get off the track. The tender st ruck him, knocked him down aud passed over his legs, cutting both off. He died in about ten minutes. The body was taken to his home on East Boundary between South Broad and Wheaton. Coro ner Dixon will hold an inquest this morning at !) o'clock at the deceased's house. Mr. Flannigan was 65 years old. The engine was in charge of (F. Baugh. Riding on the tender were .1. 11. Benken, Moses Baker and Joseph Harris, two of whom are switchmen. WEDDED TWENTY YEARS. Lieutenant and Mrs. George P. Walker Celebrate Their China Wedding. Mr. and Mix. George P. Walker enter tained a number of invited guests at Mr. Walker's residence on Henry street last night. It was the occasion of their china wedding, the twentieth anniversary* of their marriage. The Chatoam Artillery, of which Mr. Walker is First Lieutenant, sere naded the happy bride and groom of t weut.y years and was royally entertained. The corps presented them with an elegant china dinner set and its congratulations and best wishes for long years of wedded happiness yet to conic. Lieut. Walker’ghonoi-edfntherand mother not long ago celebrated tbeir golden wed ding. and the corps expressed the wish that its hosts may celebrate the fiftieth anni versary of their marriage, and that the Chathams may be present upon that oc casion. Aside from that of the artillery. Mr. and Mrs. Walker were the recipients of many beautiful gifts, remembrances of their first wedding two decades ago. and of the hqjpy years that intervened between then ami tow. BACK PROM WASHINGTON. Gen. Lawton to Leave for Austria About the Middle of May. Gen. A. R Lawton returned home vaster day morning from New York and was the recipient, of congratulations which poured in upon him from friends all day. He is allowed thirty days in which to make pre parations to leave for Vienna, and he will consequently not have to go until the mid dle of May. Being leading counsel for the Central Railroad and Ranking Company consideralile time i\i!l lie needed to get everything in shape for his departure. AVhile he was in Washington in attend ance upon the Supreme Court, Gen. Lawton called upon President Cleveland who, in the course of the conversation. suggested that he should call on Secretary Bayard. The la* ter informed Gen. Lawton when they met that the President hail decided to till the Austrian mission, and at, once tendered him the place, which, later on, was accepted. THROUGH THE CITY. Items Gathered Here and There by the News Reporters. The Savannah Rifle Association will cele brnto its twelfth anniversary at the Schuet zen Park to-morrow. The ejectment suit of Fleming vs. Men del. which was begun iu t he Superior Could on Monday, was not concluded yesterday. Yesterday was the third day of the hear ing before Judge Siirer on the petition of Bernheim, Bauer & (V and others for a re straining order against Max Birnbnum and othera. The case was not concluded and was continued until 10-dav. I The new steamboat building for Cant. VV T. Gibson across the river, near Kinsey's mill, a description of which was given in the Mormni i News some time ago, is very nearly ready for her engines. The hull was launched yesterday morning, and as soon us the* machinery Is put in, which will he ! completes 1 in a couple of months, she will ! he ready for business. Mr. George Bartels, instruetrrof gymnas tics in the Savannah gymnasium, gave very interesting exhibition at the gyiiina slum hall last night The class drill was tallowed by general gymnastic exercises, , and was witnessed by the friends of the memlx'rs who were present by invitation Mr. Bartels is one of the best gymnasts in the city, and is an excellent uiuf capable in structor. Happenings Over in Charleston. Postmaster Movvry is turning things nlsnit in the Charleston post otfliv, and pro poses to ms- wlinf, run lie done toward gi\ ing u I tetter postal srrv ice there, Charlestonians ain going to have “Pina fore” next month by amateur talent. It will !>c given by what is known there as the Fusilier Pinafore Troupe of the Freund schnftstmnd. The Hou Bradish Johnson, <if New Or leans, who recovered tile Powers statue of Caihoun, which had lieen sunk f ,i New York harbor, has Isen spsually in\it<sl to attend the unveiling ceremonies in Charleston on April '-;ii, Mr. Johnson was at the tunc in New York Imidior in hiaprhitte yacht, and at Ins own ex pen: recovi rtsl tie' statue and took it to Cimrleston, where ha rrreived an ovation from thn citfiteus. The celehnil ! i I '.ituc w.e. remote I from its nlaisi in lit, ; City Hall to Columbia during tile war. Ii ! was there destroyed by Hhei'in iu, necording I Ii .Southern authorities. and by Hampton, according to Bherman, Hum In s School How m l ami oils r matin (net urers of war history. The EngruPno Bouquet, Atkinson's mw lierfutne. Thin ' superb disliliafion sw , tty '■••••nil. fragrant ! H*i fl.'Wer-.. Bright jev*< Is IU a selling of I INTied ttal snow. THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20. 1887. SONGS AND TABLEAUX. Charming Entertainment at Masonic Hall Last Night. The ladie3 of the Savannah Baptist church gave a pretty entertainment last night to an audience which filled Masonic Hall. Tab leaux, music and mutations composed the programme, all of the parts of which were well given. Refreshments were served after the entertainment. The proceeds are to) lie used in furnishing the new Baptist church at Aliercorn and Duffy streets. The num bers on the programme were as follows: Tableau “Fairy Scene.” Directed by Mrs. Ellis. Music "Woodland Whispers.” By the ama teur orchestra. Tableau - “The Flower of the Family.” Di rected by Mrs. ,\. 51. West. Recitation “The Shadow on the Blind.” Miss Mamie Proctor. Tableau "The Interrupted Tete-a-Tete." Di rected by 51iss Janie (instill. Sony "Anchored." Mr. Frierson. Tableau-" Three Little Maids from School.” Directed by Mrs. Laura l’icrce. Song—" Glide. Gondola, Glide.” By Mrs. Wade. Piano Duet—“ Midsummer Night's Dream.” Mrs. H. T. Moore and Miss Kchirm. Tableau "A Presentation at the Court of Henry IV. of France.'' Directed by Mr. A. J. Gustm. Trio- "Oh Restless Sea.” .Mrs Wade and Messrs. Readiek and Frierson. Recitation—" The Little Sufferer.” Miss Lila Rabun. Reading—“ John Pelham at Fredericksburg.” Mr. Larcombe. Tableau—" His Favorite Flower.”. Directed by Mrs. Ryals. Piano Solo - "Nineteenth Century March.” Mr. Middleton. Humorous Recitation—“ The Bugler.” Mr. Larcombe (by request!. Tableau “Hiawatha's Wooing.” Directed by Mrs. Ryals. Song --“Dreamland Faces.” By Mr. Readiek. Tahl -au "The Art fiallery.” Directed by Miss Mary Howard. Mrs. E. H. Gustin, organist of the Baptist church, presided over the musical part of the programme and accompanied the sing el's. BEATEN BY ONE RUN. The Home Team Gives the Memphians a Close Call. Memphis, Tenn., April 19.—There was a better attendance to-day at Citizens’ Park to witness the third set-to between Savannah and the home team, in which the latter won by a score of IS to 12. The con test was a slugging match rather than a game. Nearly all of the runs made by both sides were earned, and a good many errors not noted ire the official score were made by the playws. Memphis began batting heavily in the first inning and kept it up with telling effect until the third. Savannah also opened by taking deadly aim at the ball, and sent four men around the bases. Memphis mauled out another in the fourth, and Savannah did likewise. The visitors added one more run in the fifth, and from this time on began to gain upon the locals. In the eighth inning Savannah was only one run behind Memphis and was passing them. The ninth inning proved to be the most interesting jiortion of the game. The home team was put out in short order and the visit oils, with a good batting crowd, stood liefore Gorman for their last, inning only one behind their adversaries. It was only a matter of a few moments, however, before “the conqueror received the cheers of the multitude.” Tho game was not distin guished by any particular brilliant features. The score by innings was: MEMPHIS. I B. R. B.H P.O. A. E. Boyle, 3b 6 1 il 1 3 1 Andrews. 1b (i 2 3 13 0 l Force, s.s ti 2 3 0 t 0 McAleer, If 6 2 2 I) 0 0 Gorman, |> 5 4 0 2 2 0 I >tty, c 5 2 4 6 3 0 Black, c.f 5 0 110 2 Phelan, 2b 5 0 33 4 2 Smith, r.f 5 0 0 0 0 0 Total* iu pi is 99 is t SAVANNAH. A.B. n. B.H P.O. A. E. PeltZ, C. f 5 2 1 1 0 0 ('Homan. I. f 5 2 2 1 0 1 Reilly, m. h 5 2 3 1 1 2 Somers, r. f 5 1 2 1 0 0 Hutchinson, 1. f .5 0 0 3 1 0 Brower. II) 5 1 3 7 0 0 McAdams, 2b ...5 1 3 5 4 ] McArthur, p 5 2 o 0 ti 0 Parker, c 4 1 2 3 2 0 Totals 11 12 IS 27 14 4 BY INNINGS. Memphis 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 o—l3 Savannah 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 3 o—l 2 Earned runs Memphis 7. Savannah 2. Struck out -By McArthur 4. Three base hits—Grotty. Two Lise hits Phelan, Force, Black, Andrews, C'ampnu and Parker. New Orleans Lays out Mobile. New Orleans, April 19.—New Orleans won its third straight to-day with ease. Mobile started off sluggiug Rittenhouse as if it meant to w in, but he soon improved. Both sides batted hard, but the locals hit more timely. Both sides also fielded loosely, but New (lrleans played better at, critical points. Duffle, win. played short for Mobile was away off. Vaughan, New Orleans’ catcher, discovered in the Ohio backwoods, played brilliantly, but Hays, Powell and Brennan did the best fielding. The score by innings was: New Orleans... 0 0 5 2 4 0 2 0 2 -15 Mobile 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-4 Earned runs New Orleans 10, Mobile 3. Two-base hits-Brennan 3, McVey, Flynn, Long. Tiiree-lm.se bits -Klush man, Pu jol Total bases on hits New Orleans 4. Mobile 21. First base mi errors New Orleans 4. Mobile ti. left, on bases New Orleans 7, Mobile 11. Struck out By Mas-on 2, by Rittenhouse 5. Passed twills -Lang 2. Wild pilches- Alaseon 1 Balls called On Kitlenhouse 52, on Jlaseon SR. Strikes called—Off Rittenhouse 00, off Matron 40 First, base on called balls—New Orleans 4, Mobile 3. Hit by pitch":' Beeham. Umpire Atkinson Nashville Beats Charleston. Nashville, Tenn., April PJ —Tim game to-day was one of a particularly interesting nature, lieing u 1 tattle of batters. Both sides knocked the ltall all over the field, and the fieldei-s were kept busy throughout the game. The heavy slugging was the feature of tlie game, each side scoring a home run - McLaughlin for Charleston and Firle for Nashville. A purse was raised for Firle. Tim hattor.i s were Corcoran uud Nicholas fr Nashville, and “Billy” Ta'lor and Grady for Charleston. "Billy” Taylor has on a clean uniform for the first time Ixtfore a Nusbville audience. Tho score by in nings win: Nashville 2 5 (1 1 0 0 1 (1 J—lo ('bailcston .1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 I—B Games Elsewhere. At Baltimore—The Baltimore Athletic gamo w as ]x>s!poned on account of rain. At Cincinnati— Cincinnati 0 2 3 0 1 2-t I o—l3 Cleveland 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1-8 At Louisville si. Loui* 0004001! -9 Louisville.. .. 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 o—7 Around tho Bases. Memphis hus released WiogruflV, pitcher, Lloyd ami C, N. Smith. This is what the Nashville I'nion now aya of the Charlestons in last Saturday's jr •tin*: “Tim cyclonic combination was I.'pie-eiit and ill file jxiints by Smith and Graily. It i- not n star battery by at;v pmuiis. Smith Ira* considerable spcssi'aml fair < octroi of tlm I sill,bill he pnvo evidence of weakening at critical moment*. Grady moved al o.it like a .mall and could hardly hold Hit s,vfn delivery of Ilia pitcher. Ti e v i-itoi s me a fail I ail ting to am, but do nol II lla . w ■'! as ,he locals Glenn. Williams and (‘ill c a Is-es I'.•((, sell, tail the isila a ■ •• Dm lam iip2iai toi mote like " aag'iUN TJieiv Mem un> ninu)M*r of l" 'l!ini p'aif and tie < ouUiat him close AX AIMED BY JEALOUSY. A NEGRO KNOCKS HIS WIFE vUs’D BABE IN THE HEAD. Shocking Attempt at Murder in Yama craw—William Emory Tries to Kill His Wife and Child and then Surren ders to the Police- Jealousy the Cause of the Crime. A brutal attempt at murder was made early yesterday morning by William Emory, a mulatto, on his wife and child. The family lived at No. IMS Bay street, formerly Joachim street, a few doora east of Farm on the north side of the street. Emory is a man probably ;>5 years old. His wife is n comely looking young colored woman of 25. They had one child J years old. Tlie husband and wife have not lived peaceably, and on Monday night the wife said she would leave the house in the morn ing. That exasperated the husband who, about 3 o'clock in the morning, tried to brain his wife and child with an ax. BLOWS MEANT TO KILL. They were lying in bed and were most likely” asleep, although Emory says that they were awake, lie struck the woman three blows on her head with tho fiat side of tho ax. The child he struck once on the head and once on the face, closing up an eye. Neither was heard to scream, which indicates that they were struck while asleep and stunned. Emory went direct to the police barrack.; and gave himself up to Sergt. Lingg. who was on duty. “I have killed my wife and child and I w-ant to surrender.” Emory said. AT THE POLICE BARRACKS. “What did you kill them tor?” asked the Kergeant, who could baldly believe that Emory was telling the truth. “My wife gain she was going to leave me, sir, and I thought I would rather kill her and the baby and let the law do with me whatever it chooses than have her separate from me,” tho man eooly explained. He was perfectly calm After being searched he was locked up. Officer Sheehan was spnt to the house to see if a murder hail been committed. When he got to the place he found the front door unlocked. Tho neighbors were not astir and there was not the slightest sign that a crime had been committed. BED SPATTERED WITH BLOOD. Upon entering the house the policeman found the wife and child lying in bed. Both were covered with blood, aad the bed cloth ing and the mattress were saturated with gore. Dr. Boyd, city physician, was summoned. and later the vic tims were removed to the Georgia Infirmary. The next-door neighbors did not know anything of what had taken place until about, 5 o'clock. The mother and child were unconscious when discovered. The physicians found upon closely examining them that both were dangerously wounded. None of the wounds had been made with the blade and the skull of neither appeared to Vie broken. REMOVED FROM THE HOSPITAL. In the afternoon the woman's aunt got permission from Dr. Myers to have both victims taken to her Immo on Berrien street near Jefferson. The physicians seemed to think that, the mother's chances of recovery were not vert favorable. She remained m a comatose suite all day. The child is not, so seriously injured, although it, is not out of danger. The family’s neighbor say that the hus band and wife fnquently quarreled. Last, Buuday they had fu>s over Mrs. Emory’s sister, wlk> lived in the house. Emory ob jected to her living there and sh" moved away. Once or twice he and his wife have parted. He worked for Messrs. .Smith & Kell) - , and is said to have a Wife in South Carolina. Another wife died a year or two ago. NAVAL STORES FOR EUROPE. Big Shipments of Rosin for England and the Continent. S. Fatman, Esq., cleared yesterday the German bark Elena tor Rotterdam, with 5,047 barrels of rosin, weighing 2,205. Kt 15 pounds, valued at $8,853. Cargo by Messrs. Paterson, Downing & Cos. The Swedish bark Sandviek was cleared by Messrs. Holst & Cos. for Pooteeloff Har bor, wit h 3.9:V) barrels of rosin, weighing I. pounds, valued at *8,077. Cargo by Messrs. Paterson. Downing & C'o. The British Lark Evangeline was cleared f"r Garston dock, with 2,200 barrels of rosin, weighing 963,185 pounds, valued at *5,010. Vessel and cargo by Messrs. Pater son, Downing & Cos. Local Personal. J. E. Van Doren, Esq., of New York, spent yesterday in the city. Mr. Van Doren is the representative and advertising agent of u number of prominent Southern newspapers. Capt. Ed Dugas and his bride, nee Miss Came Tennant, are at the Screven House on their bridal tour, and will spend several days in our city. Capt. Dugas is a well known and popular <ondu<'tor on the Geor gia railroad, and his wife one of Georgia's handsomest daughters. They are both of Augusta. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred E. Mills are in New York on their way to Europe. In landing . from the Savannah steamer in New York Mrs. Mills left a small satchel! containing her diamonds and other jewelry on a barrel near the end of the pier. After going a couple of blocks she remem bered her jewels and started hack with her husband to find them. hut. the satchel had disappeared. The matter was reported to Henry Yonge. agent of the steamship com pany. who at once offered a reward of $l5O for the recovery of the property: Among the arrivals at the Pulaski House yesterday w re I. S. Ford and wife, Mi.-s A. M. Ford, Chicago; Mrs. McCrug and wife, Canton, O.; Airs. Corning, Miss Corning, Hartford, Conn.: K. Mosher and wife. Hol yoke. M iss.; Charles C. Birdseye and wife, Miss K. Birdseye, Ni w \ork: H. Ileviuan, Cincinnati: I. T. Randolph. Boston: \V. H. Fisher, D. Hedges, Boston. At the Marshall House were Frank R. Stone, Bk simile Id, N. J.; J. U Moore, House Cre-k: 1. H. Aiken. Darien: E. Blodgett, Charleston, S. C.; John Tmuett, J. J. Chisolm. Hampton, N. C.; B. E. Fitz simons, t'vtnius 11 ill and wife, I*. S. Byrene, New York: R. <). Ketham and wife, Rocfiesicr, N. Y.; D. Moore end wife, Geneva, N. V.; Mrs. George R. Whittaker, John T. Whittaker, New Jersey; J. H. Me- Keenan. Blue kali eur; T. W. Oliver, Hvlva nia. At the Harnett House were W. F. New comb and wife, East Saginaw, Mich.; \V. H. Noble and wife, t 'iiu innati; J. E. ('rock er. R. U. Hillman, Mrs. M. (\ iiosch, Miss Maggie B. Howh, Mrs. A.B. Bosit, New York; E. J. Felgeinake'- mid wife, Buffalo, N. Y.; F. A. GodJiu, Malden, Mass,; Tlios. J. Diffenbrtiv, Baltimore; Frank II Wells, Boston; M. D. Andes, Bristol, Term.: W. S. Harrison, llinesvdie: Horace Anderson, Richlund, Flu.; Joint H. Pape, C. J. I’m/, Beaufort, N. c. ‘‘Rough on Pllos." Wliv suffer piles! Immediate relief and complete <'urc guaranteed. Ask for "Bough oil File'. Sure cure tor Itching, p/otrud ing, tilfs|ing (,)• any form of Piles. .'A))'. At druggists or iimiksl. Bklnny Men. Well,’ "Hi'mlHi Jtcriewer" restorsw henlHi and vig'i- . . urcs and i .|',eia. fiiiixiteins', m-r. vous debility. For vn-ukmen,delicate worn en. ft, VVidle’ Hair Be:sum if (toe net .si • to la'igmaj color. An elcgatfi .1, mg, , Ulld Is'autifies No •Ml nor )• • . A tonic roetoraUie Ktoaw luir ismung out; cteauan', ie uis i wcmip 50". IN A POOL OF VITRIOL. Jolin Rapp’s Awful Experience in a Chemical Factory. From the Cincinnati Enquirer. At the chemical works of E. Grassell & Cos., John Rapp, a man about if? years of age, is employed as a helper to the engineer. There are two large vats on the first floor of the establishment. One division was about KHJ feet long, and the other about 20 feet in length. The width was 313 feet, and the depth 22. The vats are made of sheet lead. The liquid vitriol is poured into these large receptacles, preparatory to being used. Fre quently tha lead springs a leak, which can only be stopped by plastering the sp it with white lead. Recently the workmen have had considerable trouble of this kind, and yesterday there were two serious breaks. The first occurred early in the afternoon, and caused great excitement among the em ployes, . Rapp, with more presence of mind than the rest, hurried to the leaking cham ber and stopped the hole with white lead. About o:o0 another and more serious break was discovered. The workmen shouted to Rapp, who came running immediately to the rescue. The acid was running over the floor. At the time there was only two or three inches of vitriol in the larger vat, hut the smaller one contained about 2 feet. The f wo vats were separated by a low lead fence. Rapp hurriedly put on wooden shoes and climbed down into the big vat. He found that it would be impossible t< > stop the leak in the usual way, so he shouted for an axe, which was let down to him. He made his way to the small fence, his inten tion being to cut it. He had made only one or two slashes when his foot slipped. The ax slipped from his hand and was thrown into the big pool of acid. Rapp had fallen over on the led fence, and, as the vitriol splashed, a large quantity struck him full in the face and breast. As he was working around the hot furnace he wore a woollen shirt, and this was unbuttoned and opened. His face, body and uncovered arms were deluged with the burning fluid. The acid blinded him, and, falling on his knees, he began to crawl along the bottom of the big vat to the steps at the upper end. The vitriol had in the meantime eaten off his wooden shoes, and as he crawled his hands were, buried in the fiery fluid and his clothing burned off wherever it came in con tact with the liquid. He groped his way to the place of exit; where he was assisted by his fellow workmen. Rapp’s agony was frightful when he was taken out of the vat. He rolled about the floor, 'and, crazed with pain, begged for someone to hit him in the head and kill him. The workmen, with unpardonable indifference, allowed the Minded man to go out alone and grope his way to his home, which is not far distant. A young doctor from the Marine Hospital was called, and covered the scalded man with oil and saturated cloths. When seen by a reporter last night Rapp was in a fearful condition. His eyes were swollen and closed, and it is very doubtful whether lie will ever svf- out of them again. His lace, neck, hands and arms were horribly blis tered, and his chest one mass of burned flesh. The pain had somewhat, subsided, but he was still enduring indescribable tor time. Between his groans from pain he de scribed with difficulty his terrible expe rience in the vat, and harshly blamed liis fellow workmen for the way they had treat ed him after he had been rescued. Johnny’s Composition on Medicine. “There Is two kinds of medicine besides tlm kind you Rub On and the first kind is the Soft Kind which you take with a spoon while A man holds your Head and you kick and Riggle some because it Tastes so and the other kind is the Hard kind which is called Pills and it is the Hardest of the whole be cause it is sc. Hard t<< go Down but it does not make any Difference which kind you Take when you get it Took you wish you Had not for it makes quite a Row in your Stomach and Riots Around.” Evidently Johnny’s experience in medi eine does not include Dr. Pierce’s “Pleasant Purgative Pellets,” which are easy to take and do their work quietly and calmly. Neither does it include m the wav of “Soft Medicine” Dr. Pierce's “Golden Medical Dis covery.” which though powerful to cure all chrome derangements of the liver and blood, is pleasant to the taste and agreeable in its effects. IJnequaled as a remedy for all scrof ulous diseases. pimples, blotches, eruptions, ulcers, swelled glands, goitre or thick neck, fever sores and nip-joint disease. Leaving Many Friends. After a season of most remarkable fea tures, Yellowstone Kit, the prince of medi cine sellers, and a lavish distributor of money and patronage, departed from Jack sonville this week, leaving behind him many stanch friends and many people who were greatly benefited by his treatment and cures. He certainly reaped a bountiful har vest, but he has certainly disbursed as many hundreds of dollars in our midst. It seems a very babyish and foolish act on the part of a few merchants who raises 1 an outcry against this man's appearance and sales in our city. The /Vco/c Journal representative knows it to lie a fact that in the purchase of trunks, clothing, jewelry, printing, advertising, hotel hills, salaries that were reepetit in the main by his people among our merchants, and in rental for his stand, license mid the many little things that go to make up a large aggregate, Kil disbursed ovei SI,OOO in four weeks. It was not like a circus that boaids its own people, stops one day and carries aw ay a great deal of money.' The beauty of it was that Kit paid promptly every bill presented. Such- visitors deserve courteous remembrances. Hundreds of let ters of thanks for cures, and not an ill feel ing on the pert of patients treated, speak volumes for the powers of both Kit ami his remedies. He is also a gentleman by birth, a stanch friend and a man of abilities that are natural. Ho is quoted by mercantile agencies as worth the, millions of dollars, and our local bankers speak kindly of him and his manager, Mr. John Waller. Kit will buy a large tract of rich land of one of our leading real estate houses, two sites be ing now looked at, and he intends to found a city to lie called Kit’s Town, as well as build sanitariums and a hotel there. Good luck to Kit. X. M. N. The Summer Goods at the Crockery House of James S. Silva & Sou, 140 Broughton. There is no reason why every good citizen should not keep cool this summer. The above named firm have a cool store, where they offer for sale the best makes of Ice tTeam Freezers, Water Coolers, Ice I’icks, etc. If the ttys liother von try the latest fly fan. Fn-nic Rasketa, the nicest in the city, and hammocks, the first mid cheapest, am for sale there. And one will find a world of trouble saved by use of one of those little Kerosene Stoves. All the lift |e summer com forts can lie found nt this completeestablilll ment of James H. Silva A. Son. A Complete Surpriao. It is unquestionably a fact that must re jnire every housekeeper to read the new “ad. "of the popular dry good* merchant, Mr. David Weisliein, which appears in tbizissue. The bargaiiiH which he offers this w nek arc positively marvelous. Nothing in the an imiJh of dry goods iraife hem or elsewhere can lo' coiiipariMin. \iti* a well known fact thiil he ul ways eouu's up to Id*adver tisements, It leaved no doubt of the genuine UONN of fie *e Isngain-. As tlie “ad.” s[*itks for itecif w e t heref ore refer our waiters to it. Your Money Will be Ueftmdod To re-neve* an finjireasje’i pr* dli nt willing mu.iy ,n ii*-* w* itewee I o nay ejiipijaiieajjy line |i> intn le,. lictjgltf nt t|- itii,J jimt’lii* on suit factory ft reliiraeil ei gotsl i eiitlilitiit tthii MI s n nunik- lieu-, mil he tnU • me/ ot, 1 u mount pm id or null U ii. Ia Hi u , thl i •msrr.e. Ii Weather Indications. FAIR Special indications for Georgia: Fair weather, light, variable winds. M . Tbe height of the river at Augusta at 1 iliJ o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time) was 6,'J feet—a rise of 0.1 foot during the past 24 hours. Comparative statement of temperature at Savannah April lit, 1880, and 1887: 1887. r> ; :s6 A.M 59 2:36 p.M 76 9:36p.m.... 65 Maximum 77 Minimum 58 Mean temperature of day 67 Rainfall 0.00 1886.] 6:36 A.M 68 2:36 p.M '6; 0:36 p.M 61 Maximum '1 Minimum 60 Mean temperature of (lav fiti Rainfall 0.01; Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. Savannah, April 19, 9:36 p. M., city time. Direction. Velocity. _ P Rainfall. Name OF Stations. Norfolk 42:N 1fij..... ■ Clear. Charlotte ."'4 E j .Clear. Wilmington 51 E i 7..... Clear. Charleston 64 Ni 6 Clear. Augusta. 66 WLi Clear. Savannah 65j W i..1. .. Clear. Jacksonville 68 ...... (Clear. Key West 78lN E.. I (Clear. Atlanta 5B N4V| 7.. (Clear. Pensacola 05 S W...... Clear. Mobile 6fi| W ..(.... | Clear. Montgomery 63 W I Clear. New Orleans i 66| S j 7 .... Clear. Galveston 70;S Ej B—dear. Corpus Christi i 73! E (IS .... Clear. Palestine 65| E C Clear. Brownesville. ..... 72 E ......Clear. Kio Grande ! 78! E |lO Clear, G. N. Salisbury. Signal Cor)is, US. Army. In General Debility, Emaciation, Consumption and Wasting in Children, Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites is a most valuable food and medicine. It creates an appetite for food, strengthens the nervous system and builds up the body. Please read: “I tried Scott’s Emulsion on a young man whom physicians at times gave up hope. Since he began using the Emulsion his cough lias ceased, gained flesh and strength, and from all appear ances his life will be prolonged many years.” —John Sullivan, Hospital Steward, Mor ganza, Pa. • Mr. Strang Strangely Wins a Fortune. Joseph Strang, a former Auburnian, liv ing at Smith Falls, Out., is the lucky man who drew one-tenth part of the first capital prize of $150,000 in the Louisiana State Lot tery. at its last drawing. To a reporter he said that he sent money by express to M. A. Dauphin, at New Orleans, for tickets. For the one-tenth ticket, No. 73,987. he paid on® dollar. About six days after the drawing he learned that he had drawn $15,000. He came to Auburn and ordered the money sent to the banking house of William It. Seward & Cos. The $15,000 was forwarded in gold. He and his wife will reside in this city.— Auburn (.V. 1.) Advertiser , March 11. _ Spring and Summer Suits. Onr Spring and Summer Saits for Gents. Youths and Bovs is being heavily drawn op. Early callers will'nave the ad .aui.ige of early selection. Prices the lowest. B. H. Levy A Bro., 161 Congress street. A Hard Man to Fit. Gentlemen who have hitherto been unable to get fitted in ready-made Clothing will now find in our stock extra and special sizes in suits and separate garments adapted to any figure, re gardless nr height, breaatli or thickness. B. H. Levy & Bro.. 161 Congress. Harnett Houee. Concerning a popular hotel in Savannah, Ga., the Florida Times-Union says: “We note from the hotel arrivals as published in the Savannah papers, that the Harnett House still leads all the other hotels i:i the city. In fact they have as many as the others combined. There is ,i"'wi,l install ment of Floridians always registered there.” Boys’ Suits In great variety. Hats, Shirt Waists, best ma terials. no “Cheap John" work, but perfect fif ting Clothing nt lowest prices. B. H. Ixvy A Bro., 161 Congress street. MILM.VERY, 138 Broughton Street. Princely Binfet of Values v D This Week ! j PIECES 81, \< K TWIIzLKDSILK PARA- I SOLS only <•;<*). 300 pifH'PM Ladies light and dark pattern Satin? Parasols at 50c., 5c., Si; worth rally 50 per cent. more. i's pieces Indies’ £Mnch tin? Sal in Coaching Paraaois. long handles, only SI 50; worth else where $*J. 50 piwes Indies' 30-inch Black Satin Parasols, Silk lacm trimmed anti lined, all colons, thus wwk tally, $2. 900 (children's Satine Parasols at 35c., 50c., 75c.; worth exactly double. 85 > other styles of T’arasols f*r Ladies and Children in Pongee, Pekin, Bayadere Stripes, (Combination Checks and covered at prices guaranteed positively lowest in the ell 3*. Ladies' anti f’liiltii’en's Neikwear. NX) Children's large 'Vhite K/jyptfan Lace Col lars only 10c,; iiKtonishinff value oven for ‘Jfn\ •100 Lad’en' wide White liiwfi Tiw. Embroidery and Lao** ends, grand bargains. at I*k\. 15c., sfc>o. tXX) sets IjKflieK* White TJnen (Caf**> (Villain nnd CulTs only Km-.: to match them coßt2se. elsewhere. \JSO l.adlen 8-ply Linen, lorur bosom (Temi.‘utte fronts, with high elerical KnajK* Col lar. in e’l i/es. only 15c. eeeii; cornjK’titoi-scall t hem a bargain at itv. Al*o tiie hugest line White, i 'ulored and Mourning Collars and CulTs at 90c. a set. \h\\\m\m for Millinery. At 10c . 15c., 35c.,'1n- we ofTeran elej.; .it line Boys’ liars; to match them cost |mr cent. more elsewhere. At ‘Joe. we offer Liuli**?;' nml Clilldren’s Black. White and Tan Straw Shapes: cheap for .*kV. M -Vk*. v r offer’ the liuntlsonicMl line of nuali* lies ami Hhapos in Barlies’ and Misses’ Straw Hats: worth fully 7.V At9se. we place on wile this week dozen ?lis;es Broiul !?iin Mixed Straw Sailor . trimmed with twit In Band: gront- value e-.en tor 50c. At ***c. wi* offer Hr* largest and prettiest line of Mis* •*' Trimmed Huts in fbCeiiy. Pull stocks of Hiblvnm. How rs. Feathers, Safin*. Surah* and 'iverythlng r* rtainlng to a (irst-class Millinery Ktoiv at populur price.;. Bodies' Trimmed Hats in grand variety. I’ S ('omitry orders promptly and carefully attended to. I CURE FITS! Wtof! I Hi * I I- I. I m**f) Wbif'r l*i •''** ''*M f* t Lib* l<>4 Il ii I t'. i’in ii-t'iru Mftl'l. tli mit X I*4 |I • t|r. I • • m'l* !*• lit*, utl Jtr 9Y or fAtll a ieiCM(WI * ln *e>f I Al r *ui or t mi- n *' o ' •*• l •! to I*o !••*•'# tor to'/l UOO imrmmUig h. lmi hun if (i*ttM x 4 4 Kir In - * mm ttf.-lttll* ri-not < • ll fi t I'telUlx II • /w II adt • Hfj, <s, xai<Mln o i or, %n fMn ft . T*rT*no 6* \ Htif I iiiimkl Its fri •.* .... If b4VitnlAH WLEhI.V M-.VVB, U only l<*u il 66 fur m i*( baki\<; pmv„ ER Absolutely Pure. This Powder never varies. A marvel of p tnt . Strength and Wbolesotneness. .More eeiinnmi cal than the. ordinary kinds, and cannot be in competition with tbe multitude of low short weight eliiiii or phosphate povtders onlq in cans. Royal Baking Powder Or,* ,J 2 tVal! street, New York. ™ H'BDKV <fc BA TES S. M. H. Artist Mills! Winclgor and Newton’s Tubes, 00, ecab. American Manufacture Tubes, 7c, each. Stretchers madewith Shattoeks Kev on Comers—lsc. to $5 each. Canvas and Placques of ali kinds. Brushes'— an elegant assortment Prices range from 6c. up. Oils and Varnish. China Painting Material. Bronzes and Liquids. Moist Water Colors. Coutes’ French Crayonr. Monochromatic Boards. Genuine Kteinbach’s Paper. ['rawing Materials. French Woitc Bristol Boards. Blank Drawing Books. Cherry Wood T Squares. Thumb Tacks. Etching Ink. Art Publications. Flower Studies. Extra Large Sheet Wax. ('m ered Wire. Silver. Iron and Copper vVtrn Moulding Tools. Steel Curling Pins. Gilt Leaf Moulds. Tin Flower Cutters. French Tissue Paper. Tools for RcpotiflHßfiflfe Steel Palette Knives; Brass Placques ffif* Palnifing. English Dra i:i^Peqci^. Our complete Cataiogne' f above goods furnished on appltrat! in Otir prices will alwa vs be fotmd low, and our stock completie an 4 ti er L. 8l B, S. M. H, MANTELS Ajfii GRATES. il EAD(H)IRTEB MARBJjEI®D jA Ji .. J. jS —AND— Fine Grates. largest line to from in this city. TIN ROOFING Agents for the Kicbardson fc Boynton To. I Celebrated T7.JA3STC3-ES, HOT AIR FURNACES -ANP- Baltimore Heaters. John A. Mas & Gk u • 161 BROUGHTON STREET. SWANNUI. - > a t A: MEDICAL. __ xpilE universal demand for a Pleasant 1 Effective Isixattve, Gentle In ito Action, and Truly llonrllci.il in Effect, led to the pr|> dilution of tbo now Famoua Liquid Fnn SYRUP OF FIGS, Which Inc. given general '^y ii h. s Ihc.iiic the tt.-i-i •popular |jbJ of iho age It is 111 os! easily taken: *n n .1 pic anil:. ■ rrctivc Ha'.dt uil Constipation, Indigestion,-fte . cleanse the system when Bilious or Losti c. MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE California \\ Syrup Cos, Han F’mnciHCO, Cal t or sale by all the leading druggist* of United Staten, In 60c. and $7 bottle*. XjipX>mau XV holesel.' Agents MILES FOR SALE, six mulns la first uISMS eondlte*. DIXON& MURPHY State of AVeather. S