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CHARLESTON’S STATUE.
CALHOUN’S MEMORABLE FUNER
AL 37 YEARS AGO.
the Reinterment During the War
When tne Fall of Charleston wa3 Xnx
minent—The Movement Which Re
sulted in the Monument—A Brief Out
line of the Groat Statesman’s Career.
CHARLESTON, S. C., April 25.-To-morrow
will be a groat day in this city. The prepa
rations for tho unveiling of the statue of
John C. Calhoun are upon the most exten
sive scale. With tho life and public services
of Mr. Calhoun the readers of the Morning
News are familiar. His funeral took place
in Charleston just thirty-seven years ago,
and it was tho grandest civic and military
pageant that has ever been seen in this city.
The remains, which were inclosed in a tne
tallio coffin so constructed as to fit the form
of the liody, were interred in the cemetery
of St. Philip's church iu a brick vault,
which was covered with a plain marble slab
bearing the simple name Calhoun.
There it remained until, when the war
was at its height and sectional strife had
reached tho bitterest point, the fall of
Charleston seemed imminent, and it was
feared, unhappily with too good reason,
that the bones of the great representative
Southerner would be a chosen object of in
sult and indignity. To avoid such a possi
bility a few gentlemen in Charleston deter
mined to remove the body from its tomb
by night, and secretly inter it in another
spot. One who was present thus describes
the scene:
I was mysteriously summoned at night from
the camp, where we were watching the sea line,
ht Ist. Philip s church. At the porch a few men
were assembled. We were told that the coffin
was already disinterred and was in the church.
] shall never forget the scene as we entered.
One candle showed the black coffin placed
in the vestibule with two or three men standing
near. In profound silence it was lifted and
carried down the middle aisle and through the
aorth door to the churchyard, the single light
borne before it just bringing out the white
salient points of the architecture amidst the
black shadows, and making the familiar scene
as strange a:; the face of the corpse of a friend.
But to us who had seen the almost apotheosis
of the great statesman in that very temple, noth
eloquent words, and rolling music, and the
nroud wail of Carolina for her dead son, it
seemed as if we heard the sigh of the gods tak
ing their departure from the doomed city.
THE COFFIN DISINTERRED.
Shortly alter the war the coffin wasdisin
terred and quietly replaced in the tomb.
In 1881) the Legislature appropriated the
sum of $3,000 for the erection of the sarcoph
agus which now incloses the remains.
Tne marble slab which covered the tomb
was taken into the vestibule of St. Philip’s
church and leaned against the wall. In tne
great earthquake of last August it was
thrown down and broken in two iust above
the inscription. The vestry of the church
have recently had it placed against the
north wall of the churchyard, near the
spot where Mr. Calhoun’s remains w ere in
terred during tho war, with an appropriate
inscription.
JOHN C. WIXHOCW.
HTien the last solemn rites had been per
formed, aud all the honors tliat affection
mid reverence could suggest had been paid
to the mortal remains of the great states
nian, the thoughts of the people turned to
tlie means of preserving his memory in
wine Enduring form, so that future genera
tions might have constantly before them a
n minder of his virtues and of the principles
lor which he lived.
PLANS FOH A MONUMENT.
\ an'ous plans wore set on foot for the
erection of a monument that should be wor
rli "!**.• Charleston ati association
®, . military and tire department* was
organized and progressed so successfully
tuat m ls.:; a charter wits obtained, so ns to
put the association on a permanent basis;
otber organizations were formed for tho
same purpose, and made some progress in
ne work But it was reserved fi.r the
'omen of Carolina, who in all her Jiistory
'e not ouly inspired her sons tin
"their best and bravest deeds, hut have
K ‘ f -' n , ready themselves to strive with
and and heart for her honor, to undertake
id accomplish this sacred duty, never for
their noble purpose ‘through the
P*hng days of peace, the terrors of war aud
ite greater evils of the years that followed,
' ? ow ’ wl ien , the clouds have nearly
tmm7tk'i Vay , a, Y i ho l )0 begins to shine again
eL ■ 1 ta o land, they unveil to the world with
wing pageantry their finished work.
The CALHOUN MONUMENT ASSOCIATION.
a.® Calhoun Monument Associa
-2 or P ! nnzewl Jan. 23, 1854. The
dtoi?M? r *, W ? roJ & m Esther Monk, Presi-
Jobn M. Flurid and Mrs. Henry
CmLl “''e Scents; B. Cheesc-
i nc s ‘ ;h anrl Miss 1.. S. Porter, Correspond
lC-,‘,wr* eta o 1< * : * ,lss Cheesehorougli,
Secretary, and Miss M. A. Yates,
Mrs. Snowden,) Treasurer. Mrs.
moms', e, “ , from Charleston a few
bcy*ai|... Vjtcr, and Mrs. IJeorge Kobertaon
to * Resident, and has held that office
were ~L ,resf ! nt A number of luilies
!•*!* r.'*"* 1 J’i'ccti-asses, who were
top or i 1 ***e general conduct of theaf
, "Oi the asKociatior, nnd with the special
w„; ;j ’ ‘'‘’taming contributions and x
-?*" the membership.
Te,t',Tl!* l, their efforts was immediate
lla, l ■ übstantial success. A
btl'i f ciulneiit gentlemen were*.-
I mwaireii,™ t VU ’ l i a ii l ,' lill t!u ’ l*liot in the
fca o 'i'Lm! i 'h 1 ’hn' affair*, mid in 18,58
ll, “I ,! ’ n HWtxdutiOa might
luent, .... , erection of a menu
the )r) , Tito corner-stone of
S-. won accordingly laid with
Til, -.’e ' W CIUOUHW on Juue 2tj, 1858.
tti" , " 'l"i''inmplislied.tlie membereof
hit !,,, I l >°’“ lelnx their efforts.
Or,,i.; v n n sT‘ by their aiiceem |iretwcil vig
(i vI . V * I‘iiiM hi *l <*;ttiinnhv< tiis
orl< was'eTA' " 'be war broke out the
-i, the eve of accomplishment.
Wl AKTEII TUB AVAIL
•ik-li i, ’ ,VI " over It wan found th.it.
Mbl m j*'‘ ,k| '*c , l<U'of the investment*
..i, ’• " M " wa* without, value. Of
*,, r„(, ' ' '(da d'irtug tile war were in
h wrri. , Wl all of the somiri
Juui,i,'„.i v 'l' preoiatod, | m t, them still
I'via t , actually available stif
tltl|*|, • *•/ tllo Imjuo tbit the plllTKjSe
. A11,., n j,'*™** wiigtit Is, oarnul out.
he HsMH'UitJ,m WM iwJJad
*" * '•d IKSXII WHS IMssnolsd. Of
juw ii tfimiiiM i#*
(il ~ "tw bail died fur hi,
h-M t.u,., ; I*"" woman win, I wet o.isvu
f*ls „ u”, ** tbs Mos'leiioii many
’l'** ,J JrJ wan -sit by thaw*
** Hi* lltlm | 'J? “'t ' Mev iuki etidu, l, MSI),
usj u„ ifi **wi bwi n<,j,is,|Jßi |u
• MS* U.JUK* uud
points of the country, and all were bereft of
the mean* or further contributing to their
object. Put those who remained did not
waver in their purpose.
It was found that the assets or the associ
ation amounted to about *3.5,000, due to the
fact that many of lue securities, which at
the close of the war were almost valueless,
had increased in value, and also to the in
terest accrued. At this time, 1874, tho prop
osition was made, aud met with favor in
iiiauy quarters, that tho fund in their hands
should be used iu the endowment of an edu
cational institution for the young men or
young women of the State, appropriately
dedicated to the memory of Mr. Calhoun.
A MONUMENT DECIDED UPON.
It seemed to many to be almost a mockery
to expend this large sum on a mere orna
mental monument when thousauds of the
people he loved so well were unablo to give
their children even the rudiments of educa
tion. But there was a serious difficulty in
the way. Very many of the original sub
scribers to the fund, among them some of
the largest contributors, were dead,
many hail removed from the State
and were inaccessible, and it would
have been assuming a very grave responsi
bility for the comparatively small number
that could be brought together to divert the
fund even to so laudable a purpose. A
monument therefore was finally decided
u P° n u A general meeting was held on March
18, lkiii, when it was agreed that the general
design of the monument should be a bronze
statue of Mr. Calhoun upon a pedestal of
native granite.
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SARCOPHAGUS IN WHICH THE REMAINS OF
CALHOUN ARE INTERRED, ST. PHILIP’S
CHURCHYARD.
A committee of gentlemen, with Maj.
Henry E. Young as chairman, opened a
wide correspondence with the view of ob
taining an artist to execute the statue and
design the base of the monument, and in
1879 they recommended to the Association
Mr. Albert E. Harnisch, a young artist,
a native of Philadelphia, but residing
and carrying on his profession in Rome,
Mr. Harnisch came to Charleston and sub
mitted several designs, one of which, with
some modifications suggested by the asso
ciation, was accepted, and a contract was
made with Mr. Harnisch for a bronze statue
of Calhoun on a pedestal of Carolina gran
ite, and four allegorical figures, represent
ing, Truth, Justice, the Constitution and
History, for the sum of $44,000.
CALHOUN’S BIRTHPLACE.
The old district of Abbeville, associated
with the names of Cheves and McDuffie,
Petigru and the Ward laws, and others who
have held aud who still hold high rank in
the State and the nation, has also the dis
tinction of having been the birthplace of
him who, at home and abroad, among
friends and foes, was recognized as the
great Carolinian. John Caldwell Calhoun
was born at the “Calhoun settlement,” on
Long Cane Creek, Abbeville district, on
March 18, 1782.
He came of a worthy parentage. His
grandfather, James Calhoun, emigrated
from Ireland aud settled in Pennsylvania iu
1783, his son Patrick being then 6 years old.
Some years later the family removed to
Western Virginia, and on the breaking up
of the community there, by the result of
Braddock’s defeat, Patrick Calhoun, with
four families of his friends, came on to
South Carolina aud founded the settlement
which bore his name. The country was
then a wilderness, and in addition to the
usual hardships of pioneers the settlers were
exposed to constant incursions from the
neighboring tribe of Cherokee Indians.
In 1770 Patrick Calhoun married Miss
Mal tha Caldwell, of Charlotte county, Va.,
u member of a family distinguished for
their services and their sufferings in the
war of the revolution. The fourth son of
this marriage was given the name of his
uncle, Maj. John Caldwell, who laid been
murdered by the Tories. Born just as the
independence of the colonies was about to
bo accomplished, Mr. Calhoun may literally
be said to have grown up with the Union,
and from his early manhood until his death,
at almost tho allotted three score
aud ten years, there was no great
event in the liistory of the country in which
ho did not appear a prominent figure. He
had no advantages of early education l>e
yond the rudiments taught him by his pa
rents or at a country scnool, but ho lived
among men who, though unlettered, had
the experience of the seven years’ struggle
for freedom, aud were vitallv interested in
the problems involved in tJie commence
ment of the great experiment in govern
ment, and to a mind such as his the lessons
learned from them wore doubtless of more
value than the ordinary routine of school
work would have been.
lIE JINNINfi HIS EDUCATION.
At the age of 13 he was placoil under the
charge of the Rev. Dr. Waddell, an accom
plished instructor, hut tho death of his
father a short time after necessitated his re
turn home: there, while doing his part in
the duties of the household and the farm, he
availed himself of all the means of acquir
ing knowledge at his command, and de
voted himself so assiduously to the study of
the few works on history and nctuphysics
he could procure as seriously to impair his
health. In his 19th year his elder brother,
recognizing his übUitj, proposed that he
should receive an education at college.
He entered the junior class at Yale Col
lege. From that institution he was gradu
ated with distinction in 1804.
After his graduation Mr. Calhoun studied
law at tho law school of Litchfield, Conn.,
and in the office of Chancellor DcSaussure,
in Charleston. On his admission to the bnr
lie engaged in the practice of his profession
in his native district with immediate suc
cess.
IIIS PUBLIC CAREKU.
Ho was soon after elected to the Legis
lature, and served until his election to the
House of Representatives of the United
Hlntes. lie took his seat in that laxly
on Nov. 4, 1811, Congress hav
ing been called together by the
President's proclamation a little earlier than
the usual time of nketiug. In the spring of
that year he married his cousin. Miss Florida
Calhoun, or Colhouii, as that branch of the
family spelled the name, aud through heroe
qiiired a considerable estate. His residence at
Bath, on tlie S ivauiuih river, about ten year*
later, Mrs. Calhoun Innerited; Fort Hill, a
beautiful place In Pendleton distriet, is still
retained in the family, an<l here lie hastened
for ltest mid relaxation in his brief intervals
of relief from the labors uud cares of offioe.
From tlie time of In-, entrance Into tlie
i I oil se of Representatives until his death the
story of Mr. t alliotin s lif is written in tlie
logos of .Viiu-nmn hu.t,,ry.
In the Presidential eanvosaof IHUS he was
uomifuiUsl by tho large aud influential
Huu> of Peunsylvaiita for the Pruaiduucv,
but wiUairew in favor of Oen. Jackson. He ,
was ttieu iioiuniatssJ as Vine Prasih'iil, wa |
elis tod by a large niapeity, and bark
bis aMt 0* IVosidant of til* Henate
The r t,t ton for Prisidout having 1
las-ti in roe n into the House is |
It** ra*itaU||MMli||l in tils * le,.* s of ]
Mr .-ULous mim - • • not iu Bl
ow, 4 with fe, L a* |*vfMty rn
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, APRIL 2(1, 1887.
mitted, opposed the administration. Four
years later ho was re-elected Vice President
under Gee. Jackson. In this administration
political opposition between the President
and the Vice President was embittered by
personal and social differences, through
which Mr. Calhoun bore himself with the
characteristic dignity raid courage of his
nature.
Gen. Havne, having been elected Governor
of South Carolina, resigned his scat in the
Senate, and Mr. Calhoun, giviug up the
Vice Presidency—and with that act sacrifi
cing forever his prospect of elevation to tho
Presidency—took his place ns Senator. South
Carolina passed the Ordinance of Nullifica
tion aud was at open issue with the govern
ment, but the compromise measure, intro
duced by Mi-. Clay in February, 1888, and
agreed to by Mr. Calhoun, led to an adjust
ment of the tariff aud the rescinding of that
ordinance.
Mr. Calhoun remained in the Senate un
til March 4, 1833, when he retired to pri
vate life. In the spring of 1844 he was ap
pointed Secretary of State by Mr. Tyler,
and during his service in that capacity
effected the annexation of Texas.
Again he sought retirement and repose,
but in vain. When the Oregon question
threatened a needless and perilous war with
Great Britain he responded again to the
call of his people, and returned to the Sen
ate to spend tne rest of life in their ser
vice.
HIS DECLINE AND DEATH.
During his last term in the Senate a pul
monary affliction had made serious inroads
on his health, and when in the beginning of
the year 1850 this was complicated with dis
ease of tho heart it was evident that his
days were numbered.
On March 4 he appeared in his place with
a speech oil the admission of California
into the Union committed to writing. He
was too feeble to deliver it, and it was read
for him by his friend, Mr. Mason, of Vir
ginia. Alter that day he entered the Senate
chamber but two or three tiinas. On March
13 he exerted himself to make some brief
replies to Mr. Webster and Mr. Cass, then
fell back into his seat exhausted and was
taken to his lodgings, where he expired
tranquilly ou Sunday morning, March 31,
surrounded by his family and friends.
When the nows of Mr. Calhoun’s death
reached South Carolina the whole State was
thrown into profound gloom. A committee
of twenty-five proceeded to Washington,
and on April 22 the remains, under the
charge of Robert Beale, Sergeant-at-Arms,
were received at the east front of the capital
and the journey homeward begun. The
body, inclosed in an iron case, partially
shaped to the form, was then borne by the
guard of honor (clad in deep mourning with
white silk scarfs across the shoulder) from
the boat to the magnificent funeral ear
drawn up to receive it.
The pail-bearers, composed of twelve ex-
Governors and Lieutenant Governors of the
State, arranged themselves at the sides of
the car, and the procession advanced, pre
cediAl by a military escort of the three com
panies, the German Fusiliers, Washington
Light Infantry and Marion Artillery, under
the command of Cant. Manigauit. The
various committees and family of the de
ceased followed in carriages, the drivers and
footmen clad in mourning with hat bauds
and scarfs of white crape. In this order the
funeral train slowly moved forward to the
sound of muffled' drums to the Citadel
square, where it was arranged that the
committee of the Senate should give up
their charge to the Executive of South
Carolina.
J|r f"' * —.*!> Sr-—;
■—--joi- u
TITU MONUMENT TO BE UNVEILED TO-DAY.
At the conclusion of the funeral cere
monies a procession was formed and pro
ceeded from the Citadel square down
Boundary (now Calhoun) to King street,
through King, Ha.sel and Meeting streets to
the Battery, and thence up East Bav to
Broad street. Arriving at the City Hall
tho body was deposited in a magnificent
catafalque, where it remained in state until
the next day, under charge of the guard
of honor. The next morning at
10 o’clock a civic procession was
formed under the direction of tho
marshals, and tho body borne on a
bier by the guard of honor to St. Philip’s
church, where, after the singing of an
anthem, the burial service was read by the
Rt. Rcw. Dr. Gadsden, Bishop of the dio
cese, and an eloquent funeral discourse
preached by tho Rev. James W. Miles.
The body was then borne to a tomb of ma
sonry, lined with cedar, erected in the west
em churchyard, in which it was deposited
and covered with a massive marble slat),
simply inscribed with the name of “Cal
houn.”
Calhoun.
IIV MARGARET 8. I'RESTO.V.
[Written by request, for the unveiling of the
statue of John C. Calhoun, at Charleston, 8. C.,
April 28, 1887. J
Stand forth, stern patriot' calm, severe,
As in thine hour s supreme elation,
When eager Senates thruueed to hear,
The voice that thrilled a listening nation.
Step from thy civic chair; receive
Tne homage which thy jieople render.
The best that grateful hearts can give
To keep thy memory fresh and tender.
Our City by the Sea. while yet
Disaster lays its grasp upon her,
Remembers ner inviolate debt
Of pride and reverence, love and honor.
Her spires may rock, her towers may fall—■
Her ceuturied.grandeur sink ami perish;
Her homes be ravaged, roof and wall.
And ruin blast wliat most she cherished—
Yet while one spot stands firm and fair.
Safe from the elemental riot,
We ll place our patriot-winder there,
Sublime iu his majestic quid.
Through life his watch knew no surcease;
What then. If in the far Klyahui,
Through I he clear atmosphere of peace,
lie holds us still iu vatic vision;
The eye so keen to note the wrong,—
The voice so line h r law aud order;—
Khali we not own their guldauee strong,
From mnmitum civst to Ocean border.
it b reverence for the power that led
Ills mind to each profound conviction,
We bow beneath Ills band outspread,
And here receive his benediction!
Truth/ with her mirror, at 111* feet,
(lives hack, w it bout a wane of glory,
His whole consistent life, complete
As souio deal page of classic story.
Stem Ji stick vows, by sword and shield,—
Her robe* of regal state upon her.
Tlait she, as soon her scutes could yield,
As lie his Carolina a honor!
And iu lie| sovereign mnjoal y.
The < lonaiiwTiON. wild tier tokea
hpread open Oil her taunted knee,
Not oM of all tier fasee* broken—
Igarka up Ui bin i, winsw giant thruet
Hlill kepi at ii mooh fffig lotwnaa;
lU'.. ii u, die- if die he must
“f*rc I'll hut grand as any Roniagl
Bee ’ Jiisioai take* her diaiinaal pen.
To I race with cdiiuiew mtUuieeiuwl
r lie tom abegi n u Ugines IS, the base of the
Mvsio'nrm lewswiii Iraki, / sail Ii lAa Cha>
ddahvN ami Uittmn, i
From first to last, his life- -for when
Was statesman's lift so purely fashioned?
So tireless in its aim to wage
The war of splendid word and action;—
So stanch amid the rant and rags
Of envious and ignoble faction;
So like a lighthouse on a rock,
When fast the surges swirl and faster;
Still warning those who did but mock.
Of tempest, shipwreck, wrench, disaster!
Yet. ere the onset, doomed to die’
Disdaining place onJ fame and favor;
—'My country!"— still his latest sigh
“/ to onUi have staked my life to s are her!"
Y r ea, —when the stress of peril came.
And war's wild ravage sore bestead them,
He would have lev! her hosts through flame
Of battle, even as Hampton led them!
He would have died like gallant Ree
As if a martyr's crown had crowned him.
To guard his State's dear sovereignty,
With her Palmetto flag around him!
Fair Carolina 1 Mid the names
That blazon thy heroic pages,
Whose record all our reverence claims -
Whose words go soundiug down the ages—
Place first, place foremost, proudest, best,
The name hermeut. whose splendid story.
Blown iiencewaB —North, Hast, South and
West- T
Remains your heritage of glory!
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five-room cottage, garden, etc. Apply to CIIAS.
HICKS, Dublin. _
yOR SALE, two shares German American
JC Loan Association (Book, seven installment*
paid in. Address 11. J. M., News office.
( lUT ROSES In any quantity,
V Nm series, Lover* lane, and in tho Market at
N. MUM MS stand.
l ’ capacity, 2,850 bushela rice, in complete
order, as she now lies in Chariest on, S. Price
$1,400. *
yt)R SALE, at A. F KUHLSI VN’R, a lot <4
I Tmnka, Bags and Traveling Hatchels, No.
ITB Congress street, Havammh, Ga.
PAIR foil P. DOI'IIIJ ENGINES cheap*
I OEO. It. IXIMHARD A CXI.. Align
LtEAM YACin I'd; SALE likeachooocir
O i iggeil Htoe.in yacht ( ilinax, now lying off
Savannah, la for sale at a bargain; length over
all 4A feet, istatu ti feet, draught 3 feet 8 inches;
built nt Pceksklll, N. ’ . hi liv'd, and Is in first
class condition and fully equipped for cruising.
For full particulars address w. W LFF. Karan
rial’, (In. Satisfactory reason* for selling.
\ \ • ' I-' - HELLING slig
'* Humes-., Trunks and Bag* very cheap.
Imported English Kaddlea at half price. NEID
LINUkIR t RAMt N.
BALK, lalhs. Shingles. Flooring, felling,
* Weatle-riasitsliug and Krtuniug jAirnher.
< mice and \ ant Taj lor and Kaat tlroad streets
Telephone No. 211. KEPPARD A 00.
('ARDEN Hi ME at pic. per foot. Four and
1 eight arm Lawn Kprinkiers, floor Keels
Mystic, Magic, Inwell. Neptune, I tow Plain ami
reels .H-x N..//.1.-S, for sol# cheap. MJCIDMN
-11 Kit A RABUN.
I AMT.
I rnday u-joalng, iUaok Leather
I A I-s-keltsaA .. utilising a won of mmuiy
I iwb-r suiutdy rewardwl by nrtmnGqg u> .gft—
of Morwing New *
I.
Mi H 4 J*m***> Ml !•s*(.. .
cimAvrf> on \•** um*
I
BOARBISe.
V'li'n.'r FURNISHED board:
. ' also, table boarders whiuted. Mrs. ELKINS,
Barnard and York, streets.
PHOTOGRAPHY.
SPECIAL NOTICE- PHOTOGR APHY Prions
‘ ’ reduced. lvtites Si .VI, Cords Cabinet
$6 per dozen, and larger work in the some pro
portion.
J. N. WILSON,
dl Bull street.
Mist I.LI.AN KOI s.
COIREE.. TROF. SHERWOOD will close Ills
O evening class for the season on Thursday
evening, April V w ti l . with a soiree, commencing
at s o’clock. Tickets, admitting gentleman and
ladies, $l, for sale by members of the class. The
Misses’ and Masters' Class nil) close on Tuesday
evening, May Bd, with a Grand May Pull. Tickets
of admission 50c., for sale by members of that
class.
\\7ANTED, every party to know, that 1 will
have large quantities of Out Roses at X.
MOM M'S Market stand for Decoration day. A.
C. OELSCHIG, Florist.
id RETURN TUBULAR BOILERS and En
I‘ ' gines cheap and good. GEO. R. LOM
BARD A CO., Augusta, tla.
I AON’T fail to call and see our Children's Cor
* riages. Our goods art' bought direct
from factories and it enables us to sell them
lower than you can buv at any public sale. We
also carry a complete Hue of bouse furnishing
goods at NATH AN BROS., 186 Cougress street.
TA H. 11.I 1 . RETURN TUBULAR BOILER for
llr sale cheap. GEO. R. LOMBARD A CO.,
AugUSta, (ill.
\a iM)s:\ Sato 8. m. U.
L & B. S. M. H.
Eighteen Years in Your Midst,
I"\ UR TNG wbii-h lim< w* havi* bad the pli'as
* lire of making ibous&ni'M of homrs happy,
and vet we are not suiisileJ. Therefore, we
hav* defi'Tinined tu let the good work go on and
to renin in
Always With You
watching over nnd protecting the interests of
the public, maintaining as in the past our ays
tom of square dealing, to which our icrand suc
cess is due.
ONE PRICK TO ALL
insures to each and every purchaser full value
for every dollar invested, and is the grand old
rock upon which our immense business was
established.
100
beautiful Pianos and Organs now in stock.
Makes that have held their own against the
crucial testß of time and which stand prime
favorite a, and in greater demaud than ever
before.
CHICKERING. MASON A HAMLIN, MATHU
-BHKK, BENT A CO., and ARION PIANOS
MASON A HAMLIN, PACKARD ORCHES
TRAL and BAY STATE ORGANS.
All on exhibition in our magnificent warerooms.
Call, see and hear these choice instruments. We
extend a general invitation. It matters not
whether yon wish to purchase, we shall be glad
to see you all the same. If you do wish to pur
chase we will furnish a better instrument from
#25 TO $lOO
lower in price than you can get anywhere In
America). This is no Idle tKiast, but means real
bwiineMi. Then again our long experience, both
in manufacturing and selling, enables ns to
render you invaluable service with a view to
judicious selections. We are at your service.
CALL EARLY AND OFTEN.
Ludden & Bates Southern Music House,
Savannah, <3l a.
PIANOS MOVED.
SHIPPING, Packing or Unpacking by expo
rienced New York Piano Movers Work
done safely, quickly and without damage to
premises or instruments and at low prices.
PIANOS TUNED.
BY the vear or single tunings, and when we
lake charge of instruments by the year we
make no ailditionul charge for strings or slight
regulation of actions. There is economy in em
ploying good tuners. Mr. H. N. MOO HE still
looLs after this branch of our business.
Hi. 33- S, :MI. 3E31.
AUCTION SALES FUTURE DAYS.
RECEIVER’S SALE
SIMM's Bridgeton and Florida
AT AUCTION.
BY J. McLVIUNU\ A SON,!
On THURSDAY, the 28th April, 1887, at the
Custom House. in the City of Savannah, at 12
o'clock, I will sell
THE STEAMER CITY OF BRIDGETON as
she now lies at I leorgia and Florida Inland
Steamboat Company's Wharf, Savannah.
■l9O 15-100 tons burden, condensing twain engine,
40 inches cylinder and 10-foot stroke; cylindri
cal boiler 14 5-12 feet In length and 12 feet di
ameter, of lawful iron; length of hull 171 7-10
feet; depth 8 2-10 feet; breadth, 29 8-10 feet; 47
state rooms, with all the fittings ami appurte
nances belonging to a steamer of her size as per
inventory.
—AI.SO-
After above sale, THE STEAMER FLORIDA,
of the Ohio river style of passenger and freight
boats; built at Pittsburg, by Roes, in 1880 ; 487
08-100 lons burden: 50 feet wide over guards; 30
feet width of hull; 188 feet length: 9 feet depth;
feet draft of water. She has two high pres
sure engines; cylinders 24 inches diameter, 8 feet
stroke; 1 steam tire pump; 2 hand fire pumos; I
doctor pump for feeding imiter; I donkey briber;
43 Staterooms, together with all the furijiture
and equipments for a steamer of her r apacity,
as Ist inventory. Iter engine is one of the finest
ever turned out at l’ittsburg or elsewhere, and
no expesae vm spared in tbe uo—tmotfcm of
the ixiat.
The Florida lies at her wharf In Jacksonville.
Fla., where she may be inspected. Further par
tioulavs can is l had by application to mein
Jacksonville. Fla,, C. Williams, Agent at Savan
nah for Florida Railway and Navigation Com
pany,or at tbe office of J. McLaughlin <S Son,
savannah, fia., where inventories can be seen.
Terms at sale.
H. R DUVAL
Receiver Florida Railway and Navigation Cos.
Administrator’s Sale.
BY J. .Mel, 11 till LI N A MOV.
TUESDAY, May <kl, before the ( ourt House,
/ tKOKGIA, Chatham Cocsty, Will be sold
\ l under au order of the Court of Ordinary of
Effingham county, at the Court Mouse door of
Chatham county, lu Ibe city of Muvannnb, on
the FIRST TUESDAY IN MAY NEXT, within
the legal hours of sale, for cush, the following
property to wit; One tract of land In < 'hatham
county, Georgia, containing four hundred and
fort v.four (itli acres, more or lens, known ns
the,’Bales land, and bounded on the west by
lends of Marshall, east by Cloud and south by
Farmer. Purchaser laying for panel-*. Hold as
(he property of Annie E. Jaudnn. late of Effing
ham county. dooaaed, for the benefit of the
hell's and creditom.
For further Information apply at the office of
J. McLaughlin & Bon, where plat ran be seen.
TERMS CAHH.
Anm. 4, 1887.
WILLIAM A, JAUDON, Jb .
Administrator.
ADMINIHTKAT*>H'H MALE,
I, It. UHOt'HIDt Ktnia, Yaetlonerrs.
By virtue of an order arrwtilnd by lbs Honorable
Hampton L EsrrtU. i>rdtnary of Chatham
rouiily, we will sell before tee Court lbiae
,|/m,r during tie legal hours of sale, i.e TANARUS( KM
DAY. May the fltf, Taw/
All that tract or parcel of land known as lot
Mv. 4 White ward, twine a *ul*lii4oo of lot Mo
t Wlnle ward. centelulna a frontage <m 0u
neti of ihlnyose fast sari Ji h„ h.-. ,l
will fut ysfsetit 1 8 deht* *ud dls* rilsjt 84,
AAMsMBtf etur agtebe uf & aso tUM we
AUCTION SALES TO-DAY.
Clocks, Witches, Show Cases, Etc.
By .1. MrLALGHLIV A- SON.
THIS DAY, at II o'clock, at the store SRttjJeflfer
sou jit reel, corner Broughton street lane.
Clocks. Watches. Jewelry, Show Ckutes, Fine
Cooking Stove wit h Utonsilr., Lamps, Etc., Etc.
No reserve.
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\[ CTION 81XK8 FI TI EE DB.
Vatai Beal Estate
At Auction.
IMMKI, n. KUYNKDY, Auctioneer.
TUESDAY, May Mrd, at 11 o'clock, at Court
House, I will sell that very desirable property
known as
Lot No. 43 Jasper ward, situated on the south
east corner of Whitaker and Charlton streets,
together with the improvement*, which consist
of a brick dwelling, u brick store, and three
frame houses, all under a good rental. Avery
successful business has been carried on in the
store for it uuntleer of years, and the location is
first class. Size of lot 100 feet, on Whitaker
and 00 feet on Charlton. Can l>o treated for at
private sale.
Three Tenements
At Auction,
DANIEL R. KENNEDY, Auctioneer.
TUESDAY", May 3rd, at II o'clock, at Court
House, I will sell
Six frame houses and lot situated on the
northeast corner of Gwinnett and Cemetery
streets. There is a store attached to this prop
erty which is a good stand for business. This
property pays a big interest
fm PROPERTY
AT AUCTION.
DANIEL R. KENNEDY, AUCTIONEER
AND REAL ESTATE DEALER.
MAY" 3d, at Court House, if not disposed of
previously, I will sell
Lot number 21 Warren ward, size6oby 90feet,
and improvements, which consist of a large
double frame dwelling in good repair, and a
Rtore, whleh is separate and on the corner.
This lot faces east on Price street nnd runs book
on St. Julian and Congress DO feet. The dwelling
faces north on St. Julian street; large yard and
plenty of room for additional buildings. This
piece of property offers extra inducements as
an investment.
Farm and Improvements at Auction.
DANIEL It. KENNEDY. Auctioneer.
At Court House, May 3d, at 11 o'clock,
A well located farm situated six ami three
quart"!' miles from the city on the White Bluff
road, this side and adjoining the church prop
erty, containing twenty-three acres of good
land, with a very nice two story frame dwelling
in good order.
- also —
A one-story frame store, good water and a
good stand for business. The land is adapted
to most any crop. A
WAREHOUSE AT AUCTION.
By ROBERT 11. TATKM, Auctioneer.
Will be sold before the Court House on TIJF.S
-DAY", May 3d, at 11 o'clock,
The brick warehouse Nos. 19(1 and 198 north
side Bay, between Barnard and Jefferson streets.
The building fronts on BAy street 45 feet and
runs back 75 feet. It has three floors and all
accessible to drays.
Terms < aeh, purchasers paying for titles.
Church Building al Auction.
By ROBERT H. TATEYf, Auctioneer.
Will be sold before the Court House on TUES
DAY', May Bd, at 11 o’clock.
The building known as the Seaman's Bethel,
situated ou the corner of Congress and Mont
goinety streets.
The lot Is 110x90 and fee simple. This build
ing will suit for a branch church, mission
school or a library, or for public hall for socle
ti'-s.
Terms one-half cash: balance in one and two
years, with interest at 7 per cent. Purcbuaer
paying for 11 ties.
BUILDING LOT AT AUCTION. "
By ROBERT 11. TATEM, Auctioneer.
Will bn sold before the Court House on TUES
DAY. May 3d, at 11 o’clock.
Lot No. 21 Choctaw wrfrd, on the eouthwert
corner Little Jones and West Boundary struts.
building" lot at auction.
Ily ROBERT 11. TATEM, Auctioneer-
Will be sold before the Court Mouse on TUES
DAY, May Bd, at 11 o'clock.
Lot No. 8 Duffy street, between Drayton and
Abe corn. This has a south front, is tloxlOft fee
simple, and a choice lot for a residence.
VALUABLE PROPERTY
A t Auction.
I. D. I.aROCIIK'S MONK, Auctioneer*.
On TUESDAY, the 3d usy of May, 1887. we will
si-11, during the legal hours of sulc. Wore the
Court House door (unless previously disposed
of at private side),
T<ot No. 1 Middle Oglethorpe ward, bounded
on tbe north by Orange street, on the east by
Ann street, on the south by Zuidy street, on tbe
west by lot No. 2. together with all the Improve
liients thereon, namely: >
Brick Store and Dwelling on Ann aud Ziibl.v
street*.
Siiuill lloure oil Ann street,
Storeend Dwelling on Ann and Orange streets.
Two Dwellings on i 'range hi reel.
The above liuprovemeuls are now iiuder gisvl
rental lost me* sums 91 feet by II feet, more
or lea*.
Terms at sale.
ADMINIHTRATOH'H BALE.
I. 11. LaHOt llH'e NOTH, Auctioneers.
By virtue of an order granted by the Honorable
Ilia Court of Ordinary of CvvaHiam count y,
wo will is-ll in front of the Court House door,
■luring the k-gxl hour* of salr, on TUESDAY,
tl>e Al day of stay, 1487:
WouGwaateni part of lot Mo. 31 Jackson word
Booth pari or Ini No 22 Jackson ward, an 1
imurovemanu l hereon
nut jiari of lot No 2| Jackson word, aud
M bid la be If of us No ss Curry t/twn ward
16 Hi lmi| oft |bfl* V(ifti<if) dvof HuiUMMfi
\4'U}\nrmurr 4. V 0 ? 6* • trf
laiise. ua*b. uurvhM mt tatjjMlUk
U. H. DORSETT’S COLUMN.
VERY DESIRABLE" RKSmS
—IN THE—
Eastern Portion of the City,
V. 11. DORftETT. Auctioneer.
Will offer at the Court House, during the usuo?
hours of vale, or TUESDAY, May sth, 1887,
if not sold previously at private sale,
Two residences, either separately or together
situated on the southwestern corow of York
and Habersham btrecto, fronting on Columbia
hqusjro. Each house contains nine rooms, bath
room, numerous closoto and usual convenience#,
Terms can bo mad# easy if purchaser desires
to obtain time on a portion of the puiThast
moue; Further {Articular# if needed can N
obtained from t he auctioneer
Tie Ilea! Estate Met
Continues Good.
My sales for March and thus far la April
have been exceedingly good.
The number of transactions compares favor,
ably with any month of the one hundred and
twenty-five that I have boon in the business.
I expect to sell more during April, May and
JumMl). V.) than I have ever done before.
The people of Savannah continue to show an
abiding faith in her future.
Try aud make your selections from the list bat
low.
If you are very particular and cannot, let me
know what you want and 1 will Hud it for you<
C. H. DORSETT,
Real Estate Dealer.
Dwellings, Etc.
Two-story residence on basement, hoauttfuUy
located, on Gordon street, near Drayton street!
The location of this property, the size of tH
house, its surroundings and convenience* all
unite to make it a desirable purchase.
Brick residence on Jones street, east of White
aker, suitable for a small family. The location
is admirable, and the terms of payment as easy
as can be desired.
Three fine residences, prices ranging from
812,000 to 835,000. Location and particular,
given privately to hona fide inquirers.
Brick residence on Taylor street. Fineiihaait#
for a home. Three bedrooms, bath, two mujjjgfpt
back piazza, dining-room, kitchen.
room, and brick outbuilding Renting
dollars per month. The location, brtwflefcwlHij
car lines, near the churches, schools audfflVA
convenience of arrangement and price MeMtw
mend this to those who desire to buy a
well as to investors. .-
Avery convenient residence in the .
part of the city, fronting on a rouare iMjjHH
ately upon near line. Every eoi i vonienre, (MW
large and convenient, neighborhood goo.J,
Another snug residence, price Si,loo, onjjhHM
jusl west of West Broad; party leaving ttteifflKi-
Avery neat and convenient
quite n large yard, on Second avenue. iieartVHi
street. This is a "nice” place, in a
is increasing in popularity every day and
a short time increase largely in value. jM||H
Four new two story cottages, with hath
in each, in Ihe eastern part of the citympJßj
the place for those employed in that
the city. Snug and comfortable. A good!HtVMRI
ment. where the choice of tenants sboMfiPXle
possible.
A capital three story residence near tlCjMfe.
k-t MI lii" conveniences, large rimnil, 'ytUS
halls, hath room on each floor. PropdMMp ,
good order. ; IP
A commodlo-jr. and well arranged wardHftft
one story on the Bay level and one story On
River street level. Well adapted to cotton,
heavy groceries or other merchandise. The ess
tension of the River Street railroad (C. R. R. ex/
tension) will bring cars up to this property.
The very valuable property adjoining tin
Pulaski House known as the Pulaski Stablest
This property- rents readily at a rate which will
pay a good Interest on the investment. Such
ellgthly located property. In the centre of th
business circle, is sldoin offered, and the care*
fill attention of investors is directed to it.
Building Sites.
The finest building lot In the Wooden District
on the market to-day and ih- cheapest is than
on the corner of Hall aud Barnard streets.
Another very desirable site for a dwelling, ha
ing several feet higher than tbe land on the a*f
side of the park, is on the south side of Hall
street, uear Hip residence recently purchased by
Mr. Randolph Axson. This lot is 41x180 feet.
On Jonesi street, facing south, near Lincoln, k
huve a lot tiOxluO, with two small bouses on the
rear. This Is a'splendid location for one or two
brick residences.
Gwinnett street, in view of the possibility
having an asphalt pavement at an early day)
lias grown wonderfully in popularity. I have
just sold the last improved property that I bad
on this street, but have one lot on this street
which is wonderfully low, southern front, 82x18th
A limited number of lots on the hill on Gwim
nett and West Broad hare been placed In my
hands for sale. These lota toe 40x100 and will
only be sold to approved purchasers, but will ba
sold at low prices to secure a good neighbor*
hood
An examination of the plat at my office wilt
demons! rate the low prices we have put upo
this property.
Avery cheap lot (secured by a payment of on*
hundred dollars) is that on New Houston street,
near Burroughs.
The rat/- at which this section Is being da
veloped is truly wonderful.
The people seem just to have realised that
this Is one of the hlplv-st points in the city.
A line class of real deuces, neat, comfortabi*
and sightly, but not pretentious, are being
erected all over this section until it is scarcely
recognisable.
A fine corner lot near tbe line of Burroughs
street. Just beyond Anderson this is an Invest/
meiit that is bound to i>ay a profit to the
buyer.
A Charming Residence at Marlow, Ga.
On ai count of the removal from the State by
tbe owner 1 am allowed In offer one of the neat*
•al. must complete and attractive home* on the
Una of the Georgia central
It is located at Mark)*, twenty six miles from
But am mil The house c/mlaUis four room*,
■ lining room and kitchen, with dairy, barn and
stable*. Th" ground*, two acres In extent, are
Imantlfclly shaded and planted with Nutt tree*
of different kind, neat, garden and uplandt4
water.
*IM2
Deiacbwt fi/uu the ivafck-Uu* and ground* are
two acre* of garden land, famed, and purualig
planted >
The ullage of Marin* I, no* of the pk /*a*tw*4
hi esery sea/fi of this city Them I* n-o*
Imaiifaier son it* ;u iiaoiisijt* Sir noted lor vtwdf
hfpßattiy aud wsaabbay
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