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2 SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN MEETING OF GEORGIA’S SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. The Convention the Fourteenth in Its History -R. B. Reppard Unanimously Re-Elected President Interesting Statistics of the Sunday School At tendance-List of the Committees Ap pointed. Americus, Ga., April 27. —The fourteenth animal convention of the Georgia Sunday School Association convened here this morn iug. The delegates Ix-gau to arrive yester day. The convention met for organization at the Methodist church at 10 o'clock this morning. R. B. Reppard, President of the association. presided. The invocation service was conducted by J. C. Courtuay, of Atlanta. After Jack son's "Te Deum” liad been sung by the united choirs of the city, Mr. Courtnay read comments on Psalm cxlviii, Deuteronomy vi, Romans xii. , The convention was called to order by the President, who introduced Rev. A. M. Wil liams, pastor of the Americus Methodist church, who welcomed the delegates in an address expressing the sympathy and good will of the citizens in welcoming a body of laymen who had come together from all de nominations to do noble Christian work. They had come from the farm, shop, office and bank, laying aside false notions of differences, to plan the best methods for carrying on the work in which all could unite. God called, not only Paul but Pris cilla. Mr. Williams stioke of the various booms that hud at various times swept, over the country, each leaving its impression on the city. Americus needed another boom— a religious boom. He expected her to get it from the convention. MR. REFPARD’S RESPONSE. Mr. R. B. Reppard responded to the wel come in behalf of the delegates. He made a short address and in well chosen words as sured Rev. Williams and the people of Americus of the gratitude the delegates felt for their reception and entertainment, and promised that, if the convention could give the needed boom Americus should have it. A committee composed of M. Callaway of Sumter, Thomas Moore of Fulton, and J. L. Fulcher of Burke county, was elected to choose the nominating committee. While the committee whs out Mr. Court r.ay nominated Assistant Secretary W. L. Glessner, of Americus, as Recorder, and as Railroad Secretary Lott Warren, of Anier icus. The Committee on Credentials appointed by the President were W. M. Sessions,“of ,<*>bh county, T. W. Dimmock, of Carroll, and G, X. West, of Baker. Mr. Reppard then read his report as President. The report of the Executive Committee was called for, but Ur- chairman had not arrived and it wa#> aot given. TNTKREBTJN , STATISTICS. J. C. Coartnay, 'Secretary of the State Association, read an interesting report, most of which was tabulated statistics show ing the Sitmlny school strength of the dif ferent denominations, white and colored. He stated ' hat while the association did no work among the negroes he always gathered statistics tfom them us a matter of interest and comparison. It was impossible to get, exact figures from any denomination except, the Methodist. All the others were care fully made estimates which nearly approxi mated what the exact figures would be. From this report we gather the following number, 1 of schools in the State: 3,014 white; 1,077 colored; officers and teachers, 22.071 white; 7.020 colored; scholars, 18(5,035 white; 0i,370 colored. Comparing the number of Sunday school scholars with the number enrolled in the public schools, the school population is 508,(23. The actual number enrolled in the public schools is 300,504 and in the Sunday schools 314,311. While a large proportion of the citizens of the State belonged to some religious organi zation the number in the Sunday schools was disproportionately smull. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE. The following were named as the nominat ing committee: F. W. Fleming. J. W. Sim mons, George T. Seig, Thomas J. Arline, W. D. Carswell, J. L. Biggars, R. D. Clan oey, R. T. Bethune, F. if Traylor, A. O. Blalock, G. Q. Livingston, J. C. Kimball, E. S. Roberts, W. L. Sessions, L. L. Bishop, R. Bafford, W. S. Branch. The afternoon session opened at 3 o’clock with devotional exercises. J. IV. Stanford, of Cuthbert. of the Credentials Committee, reported the following counties represented: Appling, Balter, Baldwin, Bibb. Burke, Cal houn. Clayton, Carrol. Cobb, Coffee, Chat ham, Dougherty', DeKulb, Douglass, Fayette, Fulton, Gilmer, Glasscock, Harris, Monroe, Muscogee, Newton, Quitman, Randolph, Richmond, Schley, Stewart. Sumter, Tay lor, Terrell, Upson and Worth. The Resolutions Committee appointed con sists of C. li. Crawford, of Baldwin; G. Q. Livingston, of Newton; J. W. Stanford, of Randolph. PRESIDENT REPPARD RE-ELECTED. The nominating committee placed in nomination the name of It. B. Reppard for i (resident of the association for next year, iis election was made unanimous by a rising vote. The chair called for reports from the su perintendents and secretaries of districts, which were given verbally and written. These were followed by reports from the county organizations. Tin 1 re ports vein interesting and showed the Sunday school work growing rapidly. The people am awakening to its ini|x>rtunce. I'he convention adjourned to meet to-night at S o'clock. The night session opened with a short Bible reading by C. H. Williams, of Thom nsville. The rest of the evening was taken up with discussion of the religious training of children among the Jew., conducted by Rev. Julius McGrath, of Oxford. Mr. Mc- Grath is the well known converted Hebrew End is now az alous Christian. This was the most interesting topic on the programme. The convention adjourned to assemble at 0 o’clock Thursday morning. AUBUF.NDALE3 ADVANTAGES. The Florida Southern’s Extension to Greatly Benefit tho Place. AuburndalK; Fla., April lir. — 1< is a hard matter now-a-dny* to keep track of tho new railroads building: ami in cnntcmpla tion iu (South Florida. The deni//'as of tin's ■ pine woods grow e.\ -ited over rumors of tlie intentions ot the Florida Soutl irn Company to build rvavad to (ill tie; gup from l’enilierton Ferry to Bartow, or nmiv i>ri;KTlv i nmi soin • 11V at Hie a-. st end Lake Harris, nar isvsburg, to “urtow. It is now generally known tiint tliat part of the Florida Southern road lroin i'eiidiertou Fsrry via. Ijukclaml to Bartow is contrailed by the South Flore la Company end is likely to be for seine time to collie. This wid compel the former company to build the above gap to connect their not t'.tvrn division with the Charlotte Uarlsir division. By building this gap tie road will !*• very greatly shortened and u more direct route will Is- hie I to (dhurlotn ■burbor. It will pass trough the boa the most ls-autiful region of lulls un-1 lake in the State. (Striking tlie large croup of lakes ten miles north of Aubur.idale, the road will likely mu ou the old original Mir vay to this phiee, when- it will cross tlie South Florida railroad The country through this region is known as the most pieturi wpie in all Florida's dixpluv of lake scenar)'. Tlie mad, if built through on tins route, will |sue for miles along the lunik* of JPi clear-water hikes, bring tu plum view of more than on. Ink- at one tune. An In.rndule will Is- in many is-sjss-ts thereby mmle a most ilesirnble hsat.-m. Tlie locu (list l high mid dry, it i 1.1 ifui; u is Unlit i fill mid lots u may - oil ></, Inge front age, slid will grow rupidl. i< u toun grent attl-WtiOlM. 11l Iny i | will 1.11 Col the l,pinuu|Mti ouli -£(i wry rwvuUy tad mss FLORIDA’S LAWMAKERS. Rumors That an Attempt Will be Made to Outrun the Caucus. Tallahassee, Fla, April 27.—The Son et" today unanimously passed the bill creat ing Lea county from the northern portion of Monroe. The Public Printing Committee reported a substitute bill abolishing the State Printer and giving the State printing to the low—t bidder, under direction of a board of super visors. The bill creating a mechanic's lien was discussed at, length. The minority report of the Railroad Com mittee was made, suggesting increasing the salaries of tii,e connin.vsiouu's and allowing appeal to Circuit Courts and relaxing the inflexible nature of the lines imjio.seii for trilling violations. The House to-dav passed the bills incor porating DeLand University at DeLand, and exempting from taxation the property used by it lor educational purposes, and abolish ing tho powers of circuit judges. ANOTHER BALLOT. Both 'houses assembled in joint session at noon and took another formal ballot for United State Senator. It resulted: Perry 23 Bloxham 11l Pasco hi Goodrich 18 W. K. Barnes 4 Finley „„„ 3 McWhorter 2 Miller 2 The joint session was adjourned to noon to-morrow. Rumors that an attempt will Vie made to elect in joint session regardless olfthe caucus seem unfounded, as tho vote taken is mereljtformaj. Tie- Senate to-day confirmed Moses Brown as Collector and l):m Smith as Assessor of Taxes for Duval county. MR. DAVIDSON’S VICTOR V. The seating of James Wood Davidson as the duly elected member of the House of i Representatives from Dade county was ex- I pected, as the contestant made a very strong I case and the contestee depended only on j technical points for his retention. The ! House, however, declined to consider the formal omissions of notice, etc., to the con- I testis' and went at once into the merits of the case on the principle that complete jus tice should be done the parties under the constitutional provision that each house shall judge of the election of its members, regardless of the form of contesting seats prescribed by former Legislatures. The seating of Mr. Davidson gives Gov. Perry one more vote for United States Senator. THE lIAILRi)AD COMMISSION BILL. Ttya.jwjf.. committee of the two houses, after via 'jqrjtte consideration, reporter! to the LpgrtettJro Senator MeKinne's bill for •i t-u, lib, 1 -nt of a railroad commission. This trill #<is carefully framed and was the first Bill Introduced in either house this ses sion. While it was very arbitrary in its pro visions it was considered, even by the rail road men who were consulted by the joint committee, as the best of the many pre sented to both branches of tho Legislature. It is based on the Georgia bill, with a few modifications suggested by the practical test to which the Georgia measure has been subjected. The bill will probably become the law on this subject quite soon, ence will be given the bill to advance it to final passage. TRYING TO MAKE PROGRESS. Both houses are trying to accomplish a large amount of work now that balloting in caucus for United States Senator has been suspended to Monday night. One bal lot will have to be taken each day in joint session in order to comply with the law, but it Is understood that the votes will be so cast as to prevent an election. Nothing but an accident or a breach of faith could bring about an election during this formal balloting each day, and it is earnestly hoped for the good of the Democratic party that no attempt will be made to break the dead lock in oixm session by the use of Repub lican votes. The delay in choosing in caucus is irritating, but An election without first deciding within party line who shall bo the nominee, would be outrageous and wholly unpardonable. The Republicans insist that they will vote solid for their nominee to the end, but all factious of the Democrats watch them with suspicion. FLORIDA’S METROPOLIS. The Cherokee Aground Burning of a Steamer—A Pleasure Party. Jacksonville, Fla., April 27.—The steamship Cherokee, of the Clyde line, di rect from New York, while rounding into her pier this afternoon at two o’clock ran hard aground near the southern shore of the river at Grassy Point. She carried about forty passengers and a large cargo of mis cellaneous freight. Prompt aid was lent her by other craft, but notwithstanding the most strenuous efforts to pull her off she sticks fast. The passengers were safely transferred to the shore and lighteix are now at work removing the freight. No damage is reported to her hull. The officers say she will probably get otf to-night with the tide. The steamboat Captain Miller, which formerly plied the St. John’s river under command (.'apt. \Y. H. Mclntyre, and which left here about a year ago for Phila delphia, was burned on April 24 nearCen treville, Md. Judgment was recently ren dered in the United States Court here against the Miller for #1,400 in a action for libel brought by the steamer Manatee, with which she came in collision near Orange Park previous to her departure. A gay party of excursionists from Bruns wick and St. Simon’s, Gu.. have been ‘•doing", this eitv to-day as special guests of Capt. Norman Dodge, of the extensive lum ber shipping firm of Dodge, Meigs & C0.,0f Ht. Simon* and New York. The party came over on the steamer Hessie, takiiig in Dungeness and Fernandiua on route, and thence come here on a special train. The following were of the party: Mrs. T. G. Stacy. Mrs. J. B. Wright. Mrs. G. G. Hooper, Mrs. E. Dudley, Mix. 1). \V. Winn. Mix. A. Wenz. Mix. W. H. Gowan, Miss Ada Bigelow, Miss Ida Moore, Miss Hattie Pliiilips, Miss Eugie Itohinson, Miss Grace Cutter, Miss Louiua Fuller, Miss Fan nie Demerret, Miss Minnie Young, Messix. Norman Dodge. W. A. Fuller, J. 11 Whel mire, J. 11. Wright, B. A. Hancock, B. Pidlli))s, W. B. Cook, T. G, Stacy, A. Wenz, and Capt. Duncan IVright. Tlii‘ Chemkee was floated* late to-night and is now ut her pier. Belloview Briefs. BF.LLF.vrEW, Fla.. April Quite *an interest is lieing <levelojK*il in the raising of uolnnd rice. Mixsts. Keeler & Brooks have obligated themselves to put in the machinery ne:x*isary lor getting out the rice and the fanners have obligated themselves to put in at least eighty acres, l'robnbly more tiiau (hat will lie raised this year, and if the ex pcrinieut proves n success the acreage will no doubt be largely increased another year. Rice can lie rais'd just alsiul ils easily as corn, and if the ligures given are correct, will prove twice as profitable. The standard of fanning is not yet up to what it should 1\ and it is very encouraging for the future of the State tint there is an increasing de termination on tlie part of agriculturalists to dis.'sivr wlwt crops can lie ruised with most profit. There seems to Is 1 mi increasing deform! - nation on the pai lof the leading spirits in tuv, n t' ► make lids a home for Nortll**t*n poo ple, and tint -m*ei-,s is likeiv to crown tti**ir j i ifoit is manifest from the fstiuiotiials aim wt invari'iiiiy volu.ite *i*rd liy N 1 them \ |x ople who stop with Us long euinigli to Is com * acquainted with the iiivautig* of j tol' plan*. Leaped From the Bridpe. New York,April If. .1. Dalton, :Jo* sirs old, ji!iii|msl I loin I lie Urooklyu 111 ll g;.. tp* lifts’ ii''ii. The voting man auk pick*-I up by h ligliUn . I'olicc are witching for the lighter In laud so lh.it he c m li* hit it la u..t kir avawla tii ■•* li uln lured or nut. •> 4 * ♦ Mail, weuk'iisv, and lira nf |SiW*l ,>SM| '4l, ' l|' I*l. i‘cMike, |U iwttls ill Hlrniip, tViSld's Mistical \--*, tesi, hw pain slr<n|. ikihaio, it. V THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1887. BIT OFF THEIR OWN NOSES. Troy Molders Find the Foundries Closed Against Them. Troy. N Y.. April 27.—The stove molders have 1 x-n out tw< t days. They decided yes terday to return work this morning and handle any patterns that were given them. Th ■ molders went to the foundries this in >rning to work, but found them dosed. The nuinuf; tutvis ln-t. night decided to keep their foundries closed until the diffi culty at St. Louis is settled. THE PATTERN'S ACCEPTED. Detroit, April 27. —Eight “scab” pat terns were put into the sand in the stove factory tin morning. The men went to work without protest. Boycotting Beer. Wilkksbaruk. 1 J A., April 27. —A commit tee of the Knights of Labor visited Hazle ton to-day. Tuny called on all the hotel, sa loon and restaurant keepers, requesting them to abstain from handling beer made by a certain brewing company of Philadel phia. All the keepers agreed. The same request is to be made by the committee in all the towns und cities in Luz> rn i county. Teasers and Mixers Strike. Pittsburg, April 27.—The teasers and mixers in all the window glass factories of this district struck to-day for an increase of wages averaging 10 tier cent. Fourteen fac tories have clo-et down and nearly 1.000 men are idle. The manufacturers say they will resume operations as soon as they can secure enough men to run tlie factories. ON THE RACE TRACK. Results of the Day’s Events at Memphis Winning 2,000 Guineas. Memphis. April 27. — To-day’s racing events here were as follows: First Race— Three-quarters of a mile. Elgin won, with Editor second and Wary third. Timo 1:17*4. Second Rack— One and one-eighth miles. Wahoo won, with Rio Grande second and Tax gatherer third. Time 1:45y.p THino Rack One-half mile. Connie B, won. with Merci second and Blue Garter third. Time 52. Fourth Rack—One ana one-quarter miles. Phil Ism won, with Luke Alexander second and Hindoo Rose third. Time 8:17. Finn Rack -One mile. St. Valentine won, with Clay Sexton second and Visit third. Time 1 I ‘i RACING FOR 810,000. ' London, April 27. —The race for the 2,000- guinea stakes for three-year-olds to-day at Newmarket, was won by Douglas Baird’s chestnut colt Enterprise, with H. T. Fen wick’s bay colt Phil second and O. Perkins’ chestnut colt Eglamore third. There were eight starters. Lake Weir Waifs. Lake Weir, Fla., April :.’7. —There is a fair prospect for a lemon crop. Orange trees are putting on their second growth. Florida oranges will be scarce next season unless there will lie a general June bloom. There is a small lime tree near the lake that has met with several misfortunes. When one year old it was burned to the ground. In January, 188 C. the hard freeze killed the stock. Last August the tree was broken and wrapped with domestic. This was left on until the tree was so nearly cut in two that it fell. It was raised, supported by stakes, and a sprout inarched. This spring the tree put on a good growth, bloomed and has a few limes as large as marbles. In this community there is very little politics. The jieople are generally for tem perance, a fish law, a no fence law, the present administration, old Ireland and a railroad commission. MANGLED BY A BOMBSHELL. Six Terribly Wounded by the Explo sion of an Old War Relic. Baltimore, April 85.—A special to the American to-night from Harper’s Ferry gives the particulars of a terrific explosion of an old shell with serious results to six people. The shell was an army relic. It had been standing for twenty-three years on the side of Bolivar Heights, * one of the most beautiful of the elevations over looking Harjier’s Ferry. Yesterday after noon Frank Willis and Jesse Jones probed the old shell with an iron rod, their intention being to get what powder out of it they could. A crowd of fifteen or twenty people congregated around the place to witness the operation. Everything went all right until the iron set tire to the shell and caused the explosion. The effect was indescribable. The crowd was knocked down ami scattered and the fol lowing pe< >ple received serious injuries: Miss Agnes Willis, aged 14 years, had her right leg blown off below the knee and is not ex pected to live. Her brother, George Willis, aged li years, had his left leg broken. Frank Willis, the father of the two children and one of the men who were working until the shell, was badly burned about the face. Jesse Jones had his hand broken; William Turner’s foot was blown off, arid Edward Polk's leg and jaw bone were broken and lie sustained other wounds about the head which will probably cause his death. The force of the exploding shell was very great. Pieces of it passeed through the house owned by Albert Cockrlll and tore away windows and plastering, and another piece went through the dwelling of Edward Pales, which was over 100 yards distance. The noise of the ex plosion was very loud and attracted many people from the town. The victims are.suf fering greatly, but have good medical at tention. There are other old shells around Harper’s Ferry, but they will be let severely alone in the future. A Genuine Creole Fight. From rl Xvtv Orlrttna Lett ft. The recent singular killing of a young New Orleans creole in a friendly drunken fencing bout in a club room recalls a more tragic anil remarkable episode that occurred in that city long before it pass- si from the control of the French. The incident is men tioned in Meek's “Romantic and Picturesque in the History of Louisiana,” and in Clai borne’s‘’History of Mississippi.’’ Six young creoles, lieate 1 with wine, were returning tram a dance on a starlight night when one of them exclaimed: “\Vhat a lovely night! and what ail excellent place for sword-play “Yes. suppose we take a turn with the Va pid ,|| replied another one. Then the two who hail sjKikeu drew their rapid's, or short swords (which were regularly carried by French gentlemen of the liettor class in those days), ami prooeixli-d to fence vigor ously, ns il engaged in actual light. “Why should the rest of us stand here idled" ex claimed a third man, drawing a rapier. Tlii-n they all drew and proceeded to fence, disnu-od m t.hixxi pairs. A pavsis-by came along early the next morning and found the six young men stretched upon tho ground, five of them dead and the sixth one Mor tally wounded. Tlm survivor gave a full act-mnt of the occurrence and died a few hours later. Oh! Those Thrifty German Fiddlers! /Vein 1 1 -- L’mii i, i i'ruih At the close of one of the iveent “Monday Fops." at which one of tho most distin guish! 1 violinists appeared, [What! Joachim!] two ladies, ciHle.ivoriltg to ;:„m their enrriage, were accidentally hustlvd into the violinist m brougham, and ;t was not. until some time had elapsed mid they notiei i the coachman driving in the write., dii-tivii that the niisiuke won and ts-ov.-ie.l. Tle-y immediately h-cl fie- brougham sto|>|svl ami informed the coachman of tlie bhimler lit was a hired rehn-icl. and, ltav ill/ given him a little for Ids own mini.- diah-i-oinlort, they Imihsl th- first i-thand drove home. Their own eoai ltiimti, having vviiitcvl n 1 St. -liitiii--' II ill for h ill an i.on in vam, very w: .-ly drove his l ets t - ill ■ t.:bl--s. (If eiurNM th" next Ml'‘l’ll fig the tv-Isdl.-s - uiM4d"isd it their ttr-t ihiryto —mimi - xplanete*u amt a]s>h .yy Jo tl- “M. I* Y It is hois-v-itil • to d-vrils- their ii-KmiiJinirtit wii. n th-- |---tiTi.il- brought a hater, on w tii-h they found * hill tor tbu eon of tlie iM'Hlglmill U'-Unag elau! THE PRESIDENT IN 1888. MR. DORSHEIMER MAKES A SIGNIF ICANT STATEMENT. Last January Mr. Cleveland Told Him He Was Thinking of Making- a Pub lic Declaration That Would Take Him Out of the Political Field Next Year. New York, April 20.--The following will appear in the editorial c Amms of the Star to-day: “In view of the report* which have been sent out by the Washington correspondents of some Western newspapers, I think it pro|>cr to make the following statement: In January last the President said to me that he had Iwen contemplating the making of a public declaration which would take him out of the. field as a can liilate in 1888. He said that he was led to this conclusion not only by personal considerations, but because he thought that such a course would relieve liiin from imputations which were daily cast upon him, and which interfered with his usefulness in office. MR. DORSHEIMER PERSUADED HIM NOT TO. “After listening to the President’s ob servations and supposing that he wished an expression of my opinion, I told him that l thought such a declaration would be very unwise, and that it won!:! increase his per plexities rather than diminish them. I also said it was not for him to say whether he would be a candidate for re-election or not; that that was n matter to lie decided by the Democracy, who had honored him greatly, and who liad a right to his services if they desired them. I also urged that no tradi tion would be broken by his candidacy fora second term, and that it might be most im portant to his party ami the country that he should bo re-elected. HE DID NOT SEE THE LETTER. “After a long conversation upon this sub ject, the effect of which was as I have stated, the matter was dropjied and has not since been alluded to except in a casual manner. I have never had in my [mssession a letter from the President w.tli reference to a sec ond term, nor have I ever seen such a letter or the draft of one. “I have not been in Washington since April 4. If the President lias arrived at the determination suggested in his conversation with me last January I do not know it. But knowing well his character I am con fident, that if he thinks it his duty to decline a renomination he will make his intention public in a way which will render a misun derstanding of it impossible. “In common with other personal friends, and, as I believe, with the great body of the Democracy and a large part of the Indepen dent and Republican voters, I sincerely hope that Mr. Cleveland will accept the nomina tion which, according to present appear ances, will be tendered to him without seri ous dissent. William Dorsheimer. “iVetc York, April 25, 1887.” TOLD TO A ROCHESTER COLONEL, ALSO. Buffalo, April 25. —' The Commercial Advertiser to-day says: " A prominent Democratic politician of Rochester, Col. of Mr. Cleveland and knew him well when he was plain Lawyer Cleveland, of Buffalo, visited Washington recently to talk over the Rochester post office appointment with the President. The gentleman was one of the most enthusiastic boomers for Cleveland in Western New York during his campaigns for Governor and President. Mr. Cleveland received him most cordially and spent an hour with him in general conversation after the immediate business in hand had been disposed of. They talked over old tunes, and a variety of topics came up. Finally the Rochester man rose to withdraw, and remarked to the President that he hail not been in Washington for twenty years and did not care to come again, ‘unless,’ he added, ‘I should come down to see you in augurated for a second term.’ “The President immediately replied with great emphasis and apparent sincerity: ‘My dear Colonel, if you wait for that event you will never come.’ “The Rochester man protested, but the President, putting his hand on his visitor’s arm, said: ‘No earthly consideration could induce me to accept another term. When I finish my present term of office I expect to retire from public life.’ “The visitor says that lie left the Presi dent’s presence fully impressed with Mr. Cleveland's sincerity and seriousness iu what he said. The conversation was repeated to a Buffalo friend who happened to be iu Ro chester one day last week. ” GOV. GORDON AT AUGUSTA. Extracts From His Memorial Day Ora tion. For want of space yesterday the Morning News was unable to give but a brief refer ence to Gov. Gordon’s eloquent oration at Augusta on Tue.xlay. The following ex tracts from it will be read with interest: With a multitude of reflections crowding upon me, it is not easy to select between the various subjects which suggest themselves. Perhaps I could not do better than to im press upon your minds and hearts one thought, which tills my own with anxious apprehensions. That thought is this: There is danger that the South may lie inade quately represented, or wholly misrepre sented in the future history of this country Misrepresentation threatens the conquered always—the conqueror never. As re marked by me on another occasion, in the average estimation of mankind, victory Vindicates, while defeat dooms to misjudg ment and thoughtless condemnation. There is in tins truth a philosophy as plain and profound as the laws of human nature, in volving consequences so calamitous that every lover of his people should unite to avert them. Should such misfortune bet'all us. it requires no prophet to foret* li thechar actcr and extent of those consequences. First, there would follow a decrease of our appreciation of tiiis section and of its is>- plo. Hecoiul, as an inevitable (•onsequencp, a diminution of our own self-respect; next, gradual but certain retrogression and im pairment of our manhoxl; an 1, finally, the loss of those distinct! vo clinraoteriatios wiiic.li aro the traditional, reco fiiizisl, chief sources of this jieople's greatness. No more import ant serviii' could is- rendered tiiis country— not only tlr* South, but the whole country— than to clearly v ii’Lirehend these dangers and erect firm and immovable barriers, mountain high, against those {sjssible conse- quences. Let u do our part in their erection here tiiis morning. Let tw strengthen the foun dations of our future manhood ami charac ter by enlmncing the sell-resmigt of (Southern youtii. 1s tus ground that sell-respect on Ilie facts, not on the lici t \. of our history. In order to contribute to this essentially pa triotic end I call your attention, briefly, to some of tlie many reasons which s.oulu for ever si' ;tre for the Mouth a mcasurn of lull ju tieo, it not <4 cMumuiidhig primacy in American history. ill disi'umii’g uds subject 1 shall indulge ill no criticisms of other sections. if 1 know tlie spirit of this people, or my own, we love our country--our nhole country— Hon ill" simple fact Unit it is our country. W ' Mould strengthen and w wea, n ibe L" ids#' cordial rei|Ks't mid fraternity t':l bind it to. :nor iii ii |s'ip:'Uiaj union o' |. mid isjimi Hiite,. i elmd utter no I .lily wiou i. eulogitiiufi, nor even indulge iti c.i.iUiie;i 111 ,oni of uu* Mouth, other than fnoe which are nro- I’.o.laced bv Uu* hist I. ic I'lS‘l nils nf tile Ims I. I snail not iglSN'e* tlie fat lu.it tin- ,c a Miuve-laildiilg section, mid that Win 111 but iimlleof slilV'iry oil ll.e Nol'l,l V||l"l'|||ll eo'lt ilH'Jlt. il.lt ill till' lltt fell of truth, m till' mb rest Ol Mnutiicfoi youth, ill the lofi'i'ixf of the whole republ c wliidl ino-t file, if bwnit sli. i.l t i off t on*, Hie dei'iitioii iiid li'i'Uii : i.umlessf ol all J(- soils n flic fulcriMf nf ad tfi - 1 slialJ in nisi that. however w *•• the evils (and they wore luinyi ol mgro slavery, II Ma- til, ut y fa* flout is mg su tin util ,it s| evil. |,i .i id liy pi.iaii I thropists, denounce*! by politicians, ex aggerated by the uninformed, these evils have been discussed, and the arguments against that institution poured into the pub lic ear, through books, in magazines, from platforms and pulpits, until the truth has been obscured, the very elect deceived, and the faith of our children m the justice and humanity of their fathers seriously threat ened. I hold in my hand now a magazine article, full ol the grossest injustice to the past of the Southern States. For over fifty years the record of these evils, and these adverse arguments have been con spicuously placed upon one side of the balance sheet. It is a remarkable fact that the beneficent results from that institution have rarely, if ever, been fully and lairiy presented upon the other. With every page of American history brimful of these benefi cent results, we nave been too tardy in emphasizing them to our children and to those who have ignorantly assailed us. Of course, in the brief remarks I shall be able to make this morning, I can only pre sent a few of those beneficial results, ami with the hope that such imperfect presenta tion may induce others to undertake the patriotic task. In the first place, it will be admitted perhaps—but whether admitted or not it is tmo —that no age nor country has ever pro ducts! a civilization of a nobler type than that which was bom in the Southern plan tation home, and which drew its nutriment and inspiration from the rural life of the Southern people. It was a civilization where personal courage, personal independ ence, personal dignity, persona! honor and the manliest virtues were nurtured; where feminine refinement, feminine purity, feminine culture, delicacy and gen tleness expressed themselves in models of rarest loveliness and perfection, anil where, in the language of n great Georgian, “hospi tality was as tree and boundless as the vi talizing air around us.” $ 4 * & * * * We cannout without self-stulification and abasement forget the men who fell in our defense in the late sectional conflict. To fail to cherish their memories in our heart of- hearts to the latest generation would lie to trample self-respect, manhood and honor under our feet. Nor can we lose one of those peculiar characteristics of our former civilization without lowering the high order of Southern character atul manhood. The great problem of our future is not how to secure material prosperity. That seems already assured; but no amount of such successes, however general and brilliant, could compensate for the loss of our hitherto high standard of private and public integrity. Nor is our political status, however vital to our future, the question to us of deepest significance. No,but the great problem is now to hold to the characteristics of our old civilization, when that civilization itself is gone; how to send the current which so enriched and purified the old, coursing forever through the new life before us; how to relight the old fires upon the new altars. The more we shall be enabled to incorporate into the South's new life the chief characteristics developed by the old, the better, the higher and the purer will that new life become. But patriotism itself demands that we shall cherish these associations with our past, and the reason of this demand is, that a self-respecting patriot is a braver, truer, grander man than one who has lost his self respect. If the education of the youth of the country, North and South, were guided by some such patriotic purpose, it would be well for the future of this republic. It was my melancholy pleasure to take part in the funeral honors paid to the North’s greatest hero, Gen. U. S. Grant. Every soldier and citizen who took part in that greatest pageant of modern times; every child who, with loving hands, placed flowers upon his bier, and every stone that shall hereafter be placed in the monument to his memory, will but add to Northern manhood and Northern character. So, on the other hand, the almost equally great demonstration in the South one year ago, over the living President of the dead Con federacy, was jxitential in the formation of Southern charaet*a\ Every bonfire that blazed on the streets of Montgomery, every cannon shot that shook its hills, every rocket that flew on fiery wing through the mid night air, every tear-drop that stole down the cheeks of patriotic Southern women, was a contribution to the relf-respect, the character and the manhood of Southern youth. If, therefore, an injunction could be laid upon this people which could not be disre garded, that injunction should be to culti vate the self-respect by stimulating the pride of Southern youth, in the past of this people. Let the proverbial respect for woman never grow less in this section, but let her purity and exalted characterVommand now and always your chivalrous courtesy and manly deference. Let persona! probity, in tellectual ability and unselfish devotion to the public weal be the sole passports to your confidence and the price of your supj)ort to public office. Finally, let the great body of our citizens, private and offi cial, let your teachers anil your preachers, and above all your public press, unite to create and support a public opinion which shall be enlightened and inexorable, and whose resistless fiat shall forever bar the doors of this section against all commercial methods in polities, and shall make impos sible among this people the triumph of mere wealth over personal, intellectual and moral worth. The Art of Pleasing:. From the Buffalo Courier. “Why is Slookerson such a social success and is invited everywhere !" asked Bowker son of Jowkerson yesterday. “The answer is easy.’" replied Jowkerson. “Slookerson confided his secret to ine, with instructions to convey it to none but worthy chaps look ins; for legitimate advancement. He reads everything that he can lay Isis hands on likely to no pleasant, and cultivates both large and small talk. He talks to none longer than he is certain that, he is affording interest. The moment interest lags he goes. His visits are short and animated, and lie makes for home the instant that his fund of material shows signs of running out. lie is one of the earliest to leave at parties. He seeks to piease, and distributes his attentions among young and old, thus making all like him, and when he goes all are sorry that they did not have a longer experience with him. When ho goes to see his best girl—she is worth #IOO.OOO, and he has only his salary—he is only long enough in her company to make her wish that an hour could be spun out into a week. Her father regards him as a model of good hours, and smiles every time he sc *s him cross the threshold. He economizes himself, in fact lb • isn't lavish of his gift C of sociability or culture, but makes himself appreciated by knowing when to go early in the game. Everybody wishes he would stay longer, and so when he returns lie is gladly wel comed.” “Would tiiat there were more ISlookersons!"groaned old man Howkerson, whose gas bill has made him tired ever since his daughter Emily began to bo courted by young Mowkcrson. MIM-INEttY. NEW COODSL NEW GOOfS.' fans. Cans, and Sun Bonnds. *■ i ■ Ni riiininly Cft|M, Niir.-n" f|, Kilim-1 Gunlivt Binii.'tO, lju-'- Kmlirol lorivi B hiuU, !• t -h'iJ c|, Ciinlirlr Uouneu, ri'liw IlniiHrta, Kmrh t '.i;*, liu:U'l liounot*, *1 i'll'ajiw, Itnwrtloa i 'onfall, Uoiiuri* in u> to nr>li*r. I*J Ht yl*H t> M< ll'om, M 1 *r*. Iv. I *n\vi r, Wt, 11/ b' Julian stuj Bull MEETINGS. ZKRUBIJABEL LODGE NO. 15, F.& A.M. A regular communication of this Lodge A will be held THIS (Thursday) INOat Bo'clock. /Sr\ The F. C. Degree will be conferred. Members of sister Lodges and transient breth ren are fraternally invited to meet with ns. By order of A. C. HARMON, W. M. Frank V, - . Dasher. Sec’y. SPECIAL NOTICE. Savannah. Ga., April 25th, 1887. An important meeting of the stockholders of the I >GLETH< IK PE REAL ESTATE COMPANY will be held at the Supper Room of the Arsenal of the Savannah Volunteer Guards, on THURS DAY, May sth. prox., at 8:17) r. m., to consider offers made with a view to the final disposition of the property for hotel purposes. By order of the Board of Directors. ED F. NKCFYILLK. Sec'y O. R. E. Cos. SPECIAL NOT ICES. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The annual public examination of these schools will take place on FRIDAY, 29th hist., between the hours of 9 a. m. and 2 p. m. Friends of education and the public generally are invited to attend. W. H. BAKER. Superintendent. SPECIAL NOTICE. Will be associated, from May Ist, with Messrs. LLOYD & ADAMS, successors to A. B. Collins & Cos., where I will be pleased to see my old friends and customers. Truly, _ A. B. COLLINS. ANOTHER INVOICE OF WHITE STRAW' HATS By last New York steamer just opened, at JAUDON’S, 180 St. Julian street. QUARANTINE NOTICE. Office Health Officer, 1 Savannah. Ga.. April 28, 1887. f From and after MAY Ist. 1887, the city ordi nance which specifies the Quarantine require ments to lie observed at the port of Savannah, Georgia, for period of time (annually) from May Ist to November Ist, will be most rigidly en forced. Merchants and all other parties interested will be supplied with printed copies of the Quar antine Ordinance upon application to office of Health Officer. J. T. McKARLAXD. M. 1> . Health Officer, STEAMER POPE CATLIN Will leave Steamer Katie's wharf on EVERY THURSDAY, Not earlier than 4 o'clock p. m., for Doboy, Darien, Brunswick, And all landings on the SATILLA RIVER. Freight and passage as low as by any other line. Special rates to excursionists. For further information apply to J. G MEDLOCK, Office Steamer Katie. PASSENGER RATES REDUCED. Office 1 Merchants’ & Miners' Transportation Cos. \ Savannah, April 26, 1887. ) On and after WEDNESDAY, 27th inst., the rates of passage by this Company’s steamships to Baltimore will prevail as follows: FIRST CABIN sl2 50 SECOND CABIN 10 00 Including meals and stateroom berth. JAMES B. WEST & C’O., Agents, DIVIDEND NO. 6. Office Mutual Gas Light Company, i Savannah, Ga., April 18th, 1887. f A Dividend of ONE AND ONE-HALF PER CENTUM has THIS DAY been declared from earnings of last quarter, payable at this office on and after MAY 16th next, to stockholders of record this day. LEWIS C. LILLIE, Secretary. DR. HENRY 8 COLDIXG, SURGEON DENTIST, Office corner Jones and Drayton streets. Graduate Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. ULMER:- Ll\ ER CORRECTOR. This vegetable preparation is invaluable for the restoration of tone and strength to the sys tem. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other ills, caused by a disordered liver, it cannot be excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul mer’s Liver Corrector and take no other. $2 00 a bottle. Freight paid to any address. B. F. ULMER, M. D., Pharmacist, Savannah, Ga. OFFIC 1 ,\ L. Notice to Occupants of Houses and Stores City op Savannah, 1 Office Clerk of Cocncil, ;■ April 23, 1887. I / AC'CUPANTS of houses are requested to pay " / strict attention to the condition of their yards, and especially during the summer to keep the same, as well as their cellars, clean and in a sanitary condition. Storekeepers are also en joined to look to the condition of the cellars be ueath their stores, that the same may be regu larly ventilated, anil are requested to lie especial ly careful that nothing is placed therein caleu latial to become offensive or anywise likely to affect the public health, it is the determination of the health authorities that everything shall be done to keep the eity in a clean aiid sanitary condition, and the inspecting officers have been instructed to be vigilant and careful in their in spections. and to place on the Information Docket all parties failing to keep their premises clean, or in any way violating the ordinances governing the public health. By order of the Mayor. FRANK E. REBARER, Clerk of Council. PROPOSALS WANTED. TO BRIDGE BIILDERI """ Office of Comm’ers and Ex-Officio Judges ) Chatham County, Georgia. v Savannah, Ga.. April 13, 1887. j SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this office until 2 o'clock i>. m. on TUESDAY, May 10th, pros, for building abridge on the Isle of Hope causeway, ana for keeping the same in repair under terms of the law; section 071 Code of Georgia. Items and specifications to lie seen in this offii • and in the office of the County Engineer, third lloor. City Exchange. The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. By order id ('■ mimlsHionersof ('fiathain Countv JXO. K. DILLON, Clerk C. C. C. DRUGS AND MEDIC INKS. Don’t Do it! Don’t Do Hat ? \V r HY don't walk our tony street* with that . nice fli *s:; or unit of dothes on with Stnirm or (i. mm* in. to which tin* Savannah dunt ttld:s "doner tlian .1 brother,” when Japanese Cleansing Cream will take them out dean an anew pin. 85c. a bottle. 'lade only by J. R. HALTIW ANGER, At li.h L>ni,x KtotfM. llr. >ti~bton and Drayton, Whititkor n id Way in* ntnvtu. row B ux To Hewspper PoDliste. HA 1.1'., ii ]|i>‘ :: Uwvolution (‘ylimlrr I'i'i-n.i, tl<i lit Hy 4*4 Juki tUa mai'lilnn for u fii'w|j*r n|tjlrinir * ilutt will turn out a Ini") iiliii' khr t at lli ml* of I.VK) to V<k fa r hour It l Ilia fnatnat i.lnirli- <•>ln.-l- r I'l—# Ilia 1" 44 ill In- oM nt a tiuiiin Alai a I OMIII4 Mia 1,111" ifVu tillil, J Ak M/tM* S**ami*ii '**. DRY GOODS (Mfllli SUCCESSORS TO B. F. McKenna & Cos. 137 BROUGHTON STREET, SAVANNAH, GEORq,^ DEALERS IN FIRST-CLASS Reliable Dry Goods, The latest Novelties in Foreign and Do meKi( , DRESS GOODS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER. Black and Colored Silks, Black Cashmem —AND— Silk Warp Henriettas BLACK NUNS’ VEILING, SUITABLE FOB MOURNING VEILS. Mourning Goods a Specialty. ENGLISH CRAPES AND CRAPE VEILS. EMBROIDERIES AND LACES. Housekeepers’ Goods. TRISII TABLE DAMASKS, Napkins and Tow. A els of the best manufacture, and selected especially with view to durability. Counter panes and Table Spreads, Cotton Sheetings. Shirtings and Pillow Casings in all the bea brands. HOSIERY. GLOVES, HANDKERCHIEFS - Regularly made French and English Hosiery for Ladies and Children. Balbriggan Hosiery Gen tlemen’s and Boys’ Half Hose; Ladies’’ Black Silk Hosiery. Lubes' and Gentlemen's Linen Handkerchiefs in a great variety of fancy prints, and full lines of hemstitched and plain hemmed White Hand kerchiefs. Gentlemen's Laundried and Unlaundried Shirts. Boys’ Shirts, Gentlemen’s Collars and Cuffs, Ladies’ Collars and Cuffs. CORSETS.—lmported and Domestic, in great variety, and in the most graceful and health approved shapes. VESTS.—Ladies’, Gentlemen's and Children'! Vests, in Spring and Summer weights. PARASOLS.—The latest novelties in Plain and Trimmed Parasols. ORDERS.—AII orders carefully and promptly executed, and the same care and attention given to the smallest as to the largest commission. Samples sent free of charge, and goods guaran teed to be fully up to the quality shown in samples. Sole Agents for McCall’s Celebrated BAZAR GLOVE-FITTING PATTERNS. Any Pattern sent post free on receipt of price and measure. Telephone No. 401. Note the Following Will offer on MONDAY a special sale of All Wool Albatross In Newest Shades, also Cream and White, at So per yard. Black and Mourning Goods A SPECIALTY. r pHIS stock will be found to contain a large Jl assortment of the newest fabrics and latest styles in SILK and WOOL. I call attention to my extra quality of HEN RIETTA CLOTH at $1 50 per yard. COURTAULD’S ENGLISH CREPE all grades 42-inch WIDOWS' CREPE VEILING. Will arrive by to-day's steamer anew supplj of CHECK and STRfPED LAWNS at 12ty The remaining stock of 4-Button Black and Colored KID GLOVES I will offer at $1 per pu to close. These Gloves have been sold at II and give general satisfaction. AT GERMAINE’S, 132 Broughton Street, next Furber s, CLOTHING. Our Elegant and Handsome Lim —OF— Clothing —FORr- Spring Wear IS NOW HEADY AND ON EXHIBITION. r pHE public are cordially invited 1 inspect it whether to purchase orwmp see the styles that will prevail the ensuing Our samples from which to make selection* for Garments to Order have been pronounced perfect in and will be shown with pleasure. THOROUGH AND ENTIRE SATISFACTION I> ASSI TO ALL CUSTOMEBS. 1 FALK el I \EU PI BLI< AT IONS' NEW BOOKS —AT— E still's News Depot, hull strkkt.^ jx He • * Witches' Head Dawn , ■■ 5 King Bolnin<>n s Mines Sabins ZemMn S3 Elizabeth's Fortune . ** him H Kmiiin \ A Rival J. Girl's Heart Hprimtoareu ml Why Soil ••■■■ n Wu addbkbh all ottt> ! KH 1 WTT.T.TAM KSTttJj rjS'll I I j ‘Skidr '*** H'hUMu'r <