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A I? Oil KM IAN PARADISE. HOW PAFF”S PLACE AT NEW YORK BECAME FAMOUS. Hie King: of the Nomads of Newspaper dom the Man to Set the Teuton on the High Road to Fortune-Some of the Bright but Shiftless Geniuses Who Frequented the Place. New York, April 30.—One of the most notable landmarks in New York city is no more. It is Pfaff's place. If the reader doesn’t know I‘fuff it U evidence that he hasn't been a Bohemian or a friend of Bohe mians. More than thirty-two years ago Pfaff tv aS a waiter, in Basle, Switzerland. Next to France, Switzerland is noted for its waiters. He came to America and thought he had realized the ambition of his life when he opened a restaurant of his own under the old Stevens House. But fortune didn't smile on him there, and he removed to a place on Broadway above Amity street. One night un ordinary looking man called In at Pfaff's place after a very arduous late dinner and called for coffee. He had been drinking cognac, and to one who has cruci fied his appetite with cognac the best coffee tastes insipid. The guest cursed the coffee and declared that he would never again visit Pfaff's, but he did, and the next day, when he quaffed the Teuton’s coffee, it addressed itself so strongly to his palled palute that he was delighted. The individual nas Fitz James O’Brien, entitled “King of the Bohe iuiaro." In those days the happy-go-lucky Rohe mians were a great factor in the journal istic and literary world of New York. Mr. O'Brien went to the office and wrote a very interesting article about Pfaff's coffee and Pfaff's place. Other Bohemians, and people who were not Bohemians, read the article and dropped into Pfaff’s place to sample his coffee. The honest German suddenly found himself famous. It became the fashion to puff him and his coffee and veal cutlets and other culinary triumphs. He was wise enough to appreciate bis guests and adver tisers. He set apart a table for the "liter ary fellers." It was known as the Round Table. Among the merry men who sat at this circular board were Fitz James O'Brien. Henry Clapp, the prince of the wits of that time, Ned Wilkins, Ned House, George Ar nold, Frank Wood, Charles Dawson, Khan ley Cahill, Frank Belle w and others. Many a night they kept poor Pfnff up until the morning sun was peeping in at his win dows. He moved from 047 to (153 Broad way, but the crowd followed him. French refugees and artists reinforced the literary lights who frequented his famous place. One night the party would be flush, and again it would be without a cent, but Pfaff turned no man away hungry. Blerstadt, the artist, Martin, Homer and Hall were among his guests. The genial host and his soul-soothing coffee were always welcome. He never forgot, that he owed his success to the advertising newspaper men had given him. They were an unceremonious coterie of individuals, to whom time nnd money wore of no consequence. Time, with its re lentless changes ami cruel death, crept among them. He claimed the brightest of ttie company. The Bohemians matte a faint effort to maintain the oid institutions which they had enjoyed in the careless days of the past. At one of t heir dinners an impromptu poet of their numlier composed this rhyme: Here’s to Mcinheer l’faff’. Come, boys, let’s quaff; A book that's ripe and mellow; We ll sine to-night Is apt delight, Cacti gay ana happy fellow. The generous year is growing old. And liere within this cheerful fold We'll give c warm libation. Fill up the goblet once again. And sing a love song or refrain To maids in every station. Why grumble at our earthly lot! While here we know no liet ter spot •* in which to strive with fate. H? Bl ight hopes tike bubbles fade away, And hnnintt purposes decay. While death stands at the gate. f&j©ent.h stood nt the gate for many gay who joined in that chorus. The of the Bohemian were numbered, removed to No. 9 Twenty-fourth street, gUfcpntdte the Fifth Avenue Hotel, but the Md cpterie of wits and writers who had ippflAe him famous were no more. On Monday Pfaff’s place went under the I visited the veteran restau , 4fittteur, who came in, threw down his hat VPiih: on air of despair, greeted me with ■Kr. and began to talk about the guy PIiHSS of the past. Tears stood in his eyes as HHjalkil up the memory of the wits anil writers who used to thrust their feet under his generous table. Ptaff is a stocky man with a full gray beard, trimmer! in the Prince of Wales Style, and a kindly, intelligent face. He never has quite got used to the English language. He said that he was suddenly approached a few days ago by Mrs. Ben don, who owns Ihe place that he rents. Kite demanded an advance of SSOO jx*r year on his rent, making it $4,500. He was unable to meet the additional exjiense, and hence his til are will he sold at auction. He says that Ed Stokes is anxious to secure it us an annex to the Hoffman House. Pfuff will endeavor to secure cheaper quarters further up town and ojien anew resort, but, he can never expect to cull aliout him that same hapny-go-lucky crou and who lim'd to congre gate at his board. Amos J. Cummings. 11. It would lie difficult to discover an em ploye in New York outside of the big com mercial houses who will not accept a tip of one sort or another. Twenty roars ago the free-boni American citizen, Whether he was a waiter, barber or cabman, considered him self as good a mail as Ids patron, and refused to look for small brilics ami gratuities. It was the time when the barber talked us familiarly to ids customers as he did to his mate, and the cabinun regarded himself ns tirt and parcel of any racket or royster that happened to be going on. When the broker i topix.il his cab to go in and get a drink, the driver was invited to go in with him, and all men were one. But the proc ess of tipping drew a sharp line. No man tip* his equal, and hence the barber, the cabman, the porter, elevator hoy, waiter, clerk, small salesman, I luggage conductor, messenger Hn4 every other functionary who ran in any way' render n service to another is looked upon as a tit object for charity. It has got to a pretty advanced mage now. If you leave a hotel, the shat ):s loiter in your palh with an alert less that nothing can baffle. One mail helps offi ciously with your coat, another holds ojh-h the door with a meaning smile: u third wrests your satchel from you that he may carry it across the sidewalk, while a fourth opens the cub door and the driver beams down at you with a smile that means any thing from 10c. to 50c. over the regular (are. If you do not tip a waiter at a restaurant your dinner will lie spoifld by any one of Lhe thousand devices of which these clever caterers to hmnun happiness are capable. In fact, it is just aliout as liad in New York as it is In England. 1 am often reminded of the badgered American who stood on the dock at Queenstown before he sailed for home, and waving his hand at the whole British nation yelled, as he held a coin in the air: “If there is a single gol dam Englishman on this whole blessed island who hasn't had a shilling from me let him come forward. This is ins last and only chunce to get it. I’m going home.” There ore various ways of tipping in New York, but the tip direct will seldom offend. Not long ago I went -to a bootmaker's, where I was rather surprised at the amount of frigid dignity that |iervudiil the estab lishment. The proprietor liuhituully dines at Delmonioo's, where he ignores his cus tomers with unerring hauteur and exclu siveness. -He bowed stiffly to me when I entered his shop, and immediately retired Into a rosuamnd enclosure like a bunking office, where be sunk into uu oclsv chair and j regardfu l a corps of lowly slaves at his books ivith a stem and uncompromising eye. A i salesman came humbly forward, and I was j conducted up stairs to a handsomely car j petod room, where the shoemaker sat by a window reading a morning paper. He I didn’t make the shoes. He simply took the • measure. Ijists were ranged around the i room in showy cabinets like books in a focli j ionable library. My measure was taken amid u vast amoiuitof flummery uud detail The shoemaker was expensively dressed and very subservient. He informed me adroitly that it was in his power to make a good or bad shoe at will; that an incentive, etc. I tipped him, and he was very grateful. Then the clerk insinuated that, as he picked out the materials, and so on, it might fall in his way to aid me. Another tip. On the way out the formerly austere proprietor came forward, bowing and scraping sug gestively. I looked nt him a moment, flipped a coin in the air and he caught it deftly. “Drink my health,” I ‘aid shortly. “With pleasure, sir,” said the habitue of Delmonico's. “And,” I added, “be sure and have the shoes easy across the instep." “I shall give it my personal attention, sir. ” He burned ahead to open the door. The shoes were perfect. Hud it not been for the tipping they would doubtless have given as little satisfaction as those of a friend of mine who goes to tiie same place, and who is in a state of chronic revolt, lie never gives a fee, and lie suffers from a thousand slights and slurs because he is a martyr to principle. Blakely Hall. INTERESTING REAL ESTATE. Tenement Houses Which Increase by Hundreds Each Year. New York, April 30. —May 1 is a day of unusual commotion in New York. So many homes are exchanged through the real estate offices that without anew directory one would lose track of his friends. Many ro mances lurk in these real estate offices. The peculiar transactions that occasionally find their way to the light through the courts affords a glimpse of the methods sometimes employed. The crankiness and double dealing of rich men and the extraordinary schemes of lawyers are often illustrated by the subsequent exposures. The old building on the north corner of Broadway and Fulton streets has probably more owners than any other building in New York. The owners ran up into the hun dreds, and some own as little as a thous andth part. It was part of the estate of I’eter Lorillard the elder, and when he died he charged his real estate with the payment of certain annuities. This was many years ago. and as tiie annuities died, only enough of the real estate was continued under the trust to pay those who survived. Thus piece after piece was released until the Fulton street building is now the only one left under the trust. In the mean time the owners In the fee in the building have married mid died, and left wills and no wills and children atid grandchildren, and some have sold their rights until in a multi plicity of ways the ownership lias been di vided anil redivided. Miss Catherine Wolf owned the largest share, and Knox, the hal ter. who occupies the store, owns a good deal. The building brings in a very heavy income anil the site Ls one of the finest, in New York. There are numbers of other buildings ui New York held under the same circumstances. in running streets through the upper sec t ion of the city it sometimes happens that little sections of land are left isolated on the corners of blocks. There is on amusing case of the kind on the corner of Eighty first street and Lexington avenue. A man owned live feet on the end of the block run ning through to Eighty-second street. He wanted to build two houses, one on Eighty first street and the other on Eighty-second, and ho tried to buy a few feet of land from the adjoining mi ner. But the latter would not see. 11#. too, wanted to buy the five feet so as to have his side windows on the avenue. They could not agree and quar reled, and it elided by the inside man cover ing his property with buildings. The other put up two flve-foet buildings that have bow windows five feet wide on every story, so that the rooms are ten feet wide. Both houses are occupied, and it is said the beds have to be placed endwise in the rooms. Even then it must be crowded. Each year sees the erection of hundreds of new tenement houses in this city. The in crease of tiie supply has kept rente down to a living point. Thera is now a fair chance that rente will be greatly increased if Gov. Hill ’signs the new tenement house bill. It will make the erection of the tene ment houses an unprofitable investment for builders, as it allows them to cover only 05 per cent of their lots. At present tenements cover M 0 ixt cent, of the lots, and this gives much more room for apartments. The bill will improve the healthfutness of tene ments, but tenants prefer space to ventila tion, and will not j>ay for the latter. Another troublesome provision of the bill is that it requires a hall to run midway through the tenement from front to roar. With these restrictions builders will not build, nnd the present tenements will rise in value and more rent will lie asked. Blakely Hall. AN EXPLORER FROM FRANCE. Looking Into tho Manufactories of This Country. New York, April 30. —I have had an in teresting interview with a French mechani cian, Victor Delahay, who has just arrived in this country upon a special mission in be half of his government. He has been sent here by the Minister of the Interior, Lock roy, to examine tho iron works that con struct the machinery used in textile manu factures, with a view to the introduction of similar establishments in France upon a pe culiar system. The French government pro poses to erect these works itself, with funds drawn from the public treasury, and deliver them over to tho Society of Mechanicians, which shall run them on its own account aial derive such advantages a-, may accrue from them. If the report given by the official agent now in this country is favorable, the Minister will secure an appropriation of <1,000,000 francs for the prosi-outinii of tho scheme, and thus un ex tensive industry will be introduced into France under circumstances calculated to promote its development. Nearly all the machinery now used there in the textile manufactures is pureUnsel in Belgium and England, but it is lx'licved that there aro in ventions in use in this country which enable our iron works to turn uu machinery far superior to that procured from Belgium or England, and it is to examine tho facts of the case that Mr Delahay has Ixseu sent on liis mission. There are many Americans who will ridicule tiie idea of the govern ment assuming the direction of such an in dustrial project and putting it in j the hands of the skilled work men; but it must be remembered that the French government undertakes manv functions which arc regarded us l>e yond the pro vims' of ours, ami that French workmen nave within lab> years been mak ing imperative demands upon the Htate to extend its operations in the industrial line. The present Minister of the Interior favors these demands in a greater measure than any of his predecessors lias yet done. Beside the undertaking here referred to, lie will, us Mxin ns practicable, procure un appropria tion for the ertftbli.hnieiit of avast “Labor Exchange” in Baris, for the service of all the industries and all the workers of France; and it i-exp. rtod that thia will be complet ed Indore the great Exposition in 18X3. We hear a groat deal by cable about the aim ms at wnr in France, and the never j ending preparations for hostilities; but the important toots here given, which are but a few of those ooiimiuuicated tome by Mr. | Delahay, show that t he French government is not wholly absorbed with the Ixilligereut news, but is also striving to handle, in u large wav, the menacing question of indus try and social order. All this is in accord with tho versatile genius of the irrepressible French roue. John Swinton. THE MORNING NEWS:’ SUNDAY, MAY 1, 1887-TWELVE PAGES. CHARLESTON'S BIG WEEK. j The Last of the Visitors Gone—The New Brighton Hotel. Charleston, April 30.—The last ex ] cursionist left the city on the out-going trains to-day, ami Charleston will have nothing inure to offer her country cousins this season except a game or two of base ! 1..i1! when she lias succeeded in “strengthen ing’ her team. Tiie week has been an event . ful one, and in some respects a very success ful one. It l. of course, impossible to give ! even a close approximation or tiie number of ■ strangers who were in Cliarleston on Cal houn day, for tiie reason that they came in sections, so to speak. The crowd, however, was very large. I don’t suppose that there could have been less than 0.0. W strangers in the city at noon on the day of the unveiling of the monument. The retail merchants, hotel and boarding house keepers, lively stable men, restaurant and saloon keepei-s, bootblacks anil ice cream block people made big money. So diil tiie floral fair which opened on Tues day night, and so did the other entertain ments. principally church benefits, which were in progress. The crowd was composed largely of well to do people, who spent their money lilierally, and it may be safely esti mated that at least SIOO,OOO was put in cir culation. THE CALHOUN RECEPTION. The reception tendered to the Calhoun family took place on Tuesday night, and was one of the grandest, most elaborate, and magnificent, of swell receptions ever belli in Charleston. The extensive gardens of the Witte mansion were converted into fairy grounds by the lavish expenditure of money and electric lights. A half dozen are lights made the place as bright as day, while incandescent lights in the shape of monster 1 Lilies, roses, fuxchias, violets, punsies and other flowers were so deposed among the trees and shrubbery as to make the effect very striking. The foun tains, t<x>, were illuminated with electric light.colored, and reminded one of the great fountain at Kt. George’s Park, on Staten Island on a summer night. This, however, was not all. The wealth of the tropics was levied upon, and bunches of delicious ban anas, gojilr-n oranges and luscious pineap ph. litqfjtlly grew upon the trees and bushes in tagjp'Wen. while hundreds of bottles of Kuean'i Cabinet” and “Pomery Sec,” invited.lhoireveUcrs to eat, drink and be int 39HV lut tctiinding them that they migpr,4|jp.q>n the morrow. • t TRAMPS IN FORCE. Tb* rereiiwnies of unveiling the monu ineniS brought to the city a regular gung of tniuiJsSand thieves, who reaped a rich har vest m the crowd on Tuesday last. Numer ous cases of pocket-picking have been re ported, including the SI,OOO robbery already published in the Morning News. The rob bers have not yet been arrested. Mention was made in this correspondence some time ago of a sensation in the shape of the systematic robbery of the firm of H. Bischoff & Cos., wholesale rice dealers and commission merchants. A Pinkerton de tective was employed and ferreted out the thieves, who turned out to tie trusted em ployes of the firm. The matter was hushed up, however, and restitution to some extent was made. A result of the affair is the dis solution of the old firm, a mime elosely identified with the commercial history of Charleston for many years. The new firm is called Melchen & Cos. The reorganization is said to be one of the results of tho rob bery. The New Brighton Hotel, on Sullivan's Island, will probably pass into the hands of a homo company. The owner, J. F. Burn hum, having failed to get a purchaser for the hotel, lias determined to capitalize it at $40,000, and anew company' will be or ganized for its purchase and maintenance. The hotel and its fixtures cost originally nearly SIOO,OOO. It is expected that the house will be opened in June next. GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS. Matters of Money and Management About Various Lines. It is stated that the Orange Belt railroad is going to build from Oakland, Fla,, to Point.Pinellas. The Florida Railway and Navigation ticket office, a day or twuaao at Jacksonville, sold SSOO worth of ticket-? an tin' transportation of men for tho purpose of building that road. It is also a fai t flint three gangs of men are engaged in pushing the work. One gang is working from Oak land south, another from Dade City, uiltlcai other from Tanion Springs. t The laying ot tho iron on the Georgia Mid land railroad has been finished to Wixxibyry, anil will reach Flint river in a day or two, when there wifi be a suspension of track laying for ten days or two weeks to put to gether the iron bridge over tho river. The bridge is at the depot loaded on the ears and will bo hauled up to the river in a day or two. Everything is now ready and nothing is to lie done but to put the bridge together, when the track laying will bo resumed and rapidly pushed on to Griffin. Central’s Accounting Department. General Manager Belknap of the Georgia Central, has issued a circular giving the organization of the road's accounting de portment, which will go into effect to-day- The department will he in charge of tiie Comptroller, assisted by the Auditor of Disbursements, Auditor of Receipts and Traveling Auditor. He will have the charge and supervision of all the luniks and accounts, receipts and disbursements of the company’, and also all statistical records and report!. The Auditor of Disbursements will have immediate charge of all expense accounts and their distribution. He will be required to certify before payment to the correctness of all such accounts both as to form, amount and authority. . Tho Auditor of Receipts will have imme diate supervision of the collections and revenue. He will see that all amounts due the company are charged against the pro jx-r parties and are duly and promptly paid by them to the Treasurer. The Traveling Auditor will supervise the accounts of all agencies and disbursing offices on the various lines of the system, and mhi thnt the same are kept in accordance with established forms and regulations. The Treasurer will have the care and ilis bui-sement of all funds. Ho shall receive hll moneys collected by agents, conductors ami other officers of the company. The Paymaster will be considered as the disbursing agent of the Treasurer. The payment of duly audited and ap proved accounts will lie made by draft ot the Comptroller on tiie treasurer. The following appointments are announced in the circular; Mr. Edward Mclntyre, Comptroller;Mr. F. 11. Thomson, Auditor of Disbursements; Mr. J. <r. Robertson. Auditor of Receipts; Mr. Joseph Rosenhauin, Trav eling Auditor; <lentral Railroad Bunk. Treasurer; Mr. It. E. Mims, Paymaster. Appointed Chief Clerk. Mr. IV. B, Savage, formerly with the Louisville and Nashville railroad, lias ins'll appointed Chief Clerk to Mr. Belknap, the Central’s General Manager. Mr. Harry 1 im-se.wiu) was t he General Superintendents Chief Clerk, will remain in the service. It is understood that Mr. Savage will for the present attend to the greater part of tiie du ties of the Division Superintendent of tiie main stem. It is rumored that Levi Hedge, Superintendent of the South and North Division of the Louisville and Nashville, will be appointed to the place made vacant by Mr. Fonda's death. How Some Maine Fishermen Wero Punished. The holding of one-tenth of ticket 7d.057 in The Louisiana State Lottery, Marston, Jordan and others of this city, makes the second time that the capita 1 prize (1150,00(1) lets come to Portland within the past year. The goes! luck of tin* first syndicate who drew #15,00(1 induced Mai’s ton and his friends to form a combination and purchased ten ono-doliar, or one-tenth tickets. One of these tickets drew *15,000. Six or seven of the Marslou syndicate are fishermen or laborers in needy eircui nxtcnecM, mid the money comes very opportunely to them.— I'urlluiut (Ur.) t'.r i, iths. Man'll 3. CHURCH SERVICES. | Notices of services la other churches are pub lished by request on Saturday ] Christ Church, Johnson Square, Rev. Thomas Boone rector.—St. Phillip and Kt. Jam.se’ Day,and the third Sunday after Eas ter. Morning prayer, sermon and holy communion at 11 o'clock. Sunday school at 4 p. m. Evening service at 5 o'clock. There will he no services during the week, as the rector will be absent in attendance upon a meeting of the Savannah Convoca tion. St. John’s Church, Madison Square, Rev. Charles H. Strong rector. —The third Sun day after Easter. Morning service sermon and holy communion at 11 o'clock. Sunday school at 4:30 p. m. Evening service and sermon at 8 o'clock. Serviceon Wednesday at 5 p. m. First Presbyterian Church, Monterey Square, corner Bull and Taylor streets. Rev. J. W. Rogan, pastor. —Congregational prayer meeting at 10:30 a. in. Preaching at 11 a. m. and Bp. m. Reception of members at morning service. Sunday school at 4:30 p. in. Weekly prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. A cordial invitation extended to all. Independent Presbyterian Church, Pastors I. S. K. Axson, Leonard Woolsev Bacon.— At morning service will be celebrated the eighty-third anniversary of the founding of the Sunday school. At evening service Mr. Bacon will preach, by request, on the char acter of St. Paul, giving the first of a series of lectures on the later years of tiie Apostle's life. The Independent Ppresbyterian Sunday school will celebrate its eighty-third anni versary at 8 o’clock to-night. Christian Church, corner Bolton and Howard streets, Ilev. Thomas E. White pastor.—Services at 11 a. in. and 8 p. in. Sermons by the pastor. Sunday school 9:30 a. in. Seats free. All are invited. Young Men’s Christian Association —Bible study 9 to 9:30 a.m. Gospel service, for men only, 5:15 p. in., conducted by Rev. L, B. Mallory. All young men are invited. COLORED. St. Phillips’ A. M. E. ehnrch, S. 11. Rob ertson pastor. Sunday morning prayer meeting at 5 o’clock. Preaching 10:30 a. in. and baptism of converts. Regular monthly communion at 3p. m. Preaching at 7:40 p. m. and reception of candidates. Second Baptist church, Greene square, Houston street.—The pastor, Rev. A. Ellis, preaches at 11 a. m. and Bp. in. Sunday school at 3 o'clock. Young people's prayer meeting at 0:80 p.m. Morning subject: “This Tab ernacle.” Evening subject: “The Small Voice.” Strangers always welcome. Local Personal. Mr. John C. Calhoun, one of the Central's (New York) directors, is at the Screven House. Mr. J. K. Pannell, the new Supervising Inspector of Steam Vessels, paid Savannah an official visit yesterday. He found the office here in a perfectly satisfactory condi tion, he stated. Miss Minnie DuPree. who was with the Fords last summer, is the soubrette of the Maguire Comedy Company, and is getting Uattering press notices in the Northwest for her singing and dancing. Mr. Joseph Strauss and his two daughters left last evening for their home in New York. Mr. Strauss is a member of the firm of Mr. Ferst & Cos., and ho and his daugh ters have been here for several days, the guests of Mr. M. Ferst. Mr. Strauss was a resident of Georgia in years g< me by. Mr. Alfred Sully, of tiie Richmond and West Point Terminal railroad system, and who was at the head of tiie syndicate which recently attempted to form a gigantic deal embracing the Baltimore and Ohio and a number of otlu-r systems, is exjiectcd to nr rivo in the city this morning over the Charleston and Savannah. He is traveling in a private car with his family, and is on his way to Florida, lie will remain in Sa vannah to-day, and possibly a day or two longer. Among the arrivals at the Pulaski House yesterday were W. B. Holland, South Caro lina; John Morrissey, J. K. Ramils, Nor folk. Va.; P. J. Cutten, Brooklyn, N. Y.; F. M. Raymond and wife, Miss J, Murgers, Dnbliii; W. A. Post, Canton, O.; Edwin P. Frost, R. B. Whitehead, Charleston, K. C.; A. 8. Pendy, Eusti.s, Fla.; O. A. Stone, Augusta; Max Zairch, Laurens, S. C.; Mrs. Powell, Utica, N. Y.; Rev J. N. Mulford and wife, Troy, X. Y.; D. S. Blood, Florida; 11. Hodsgen, West Point. At the Screven House were R. B. Rood,Jacksonville: J. AY. Skidmore, Bridge port, Conn.; G. W. McAvoy, Jacksonville; Mrs. A. C. Parks, Keens, N. H.; John E. Thayor, Miss M. E. Thayor, Concord, N. H.; George F. Roach and wife, Boston; E. Metzger, Alex. Ford, Miss Julia Cal houn, Mrs. Kate Maxwell. New York; A. F. May, Detroit. Mich.; James F. Middle ton, U. P. Fulfill, Charleston; Mi’s. A. F. Odlin, Orlando; D. R. Kenyon and wife, Troy, N. Y.: L. Dahlman, New York. At the Marshall House were A. Stone, Bartow; John Y._l)oty, Palatka. Fla.; Geo. B. Hack, HacktoiT; C. B. Hook, Brunswick; J. W. Peacock, Doctortown: N. G. Veach, Ocala, Fla.; J. E. Coles, Winston, N. C.; Mrs. C. E. Arnold, Oxford ;M. J. Hughlund, E. H. Lynun, Michael Nugent, E. U. Chen ney, Connecticut; John 8. Vayes, Boston; L. H. Nash, Mrs. A. H. Archer, Mrs. Hutch ington, Brooklyn. At the Harnett House were H, C. Whit ney and wife, New Haven, Conn.; R. E. Briggs, Boston; L. C. Hess and wife. A. W. Kleekner, Reading, Pa.; A. K. Ball, W. J. Ackerly, Toledo, Ohio; A. I/. Crowley. Jonesport, Me.; R. F. C. Smith. Eden; V. 8. Joyner. Sandersville; L. C. Lane, J. A. Kan tina, Ga.; J. O’Donohue, Way cross; I). B. Wing, Jacob Hack, Apalachicola, Fla.; M. L. Finch. New York. BELLEJIEADE’3 BEAUTIES. Several Famous Lovers of Horseflesh Attend tho Sale. Nashville, April 30. Five crowded coaches left the Chattanooga depot at 9:30 o’clock this morning bound for Bellemeade, They were loaded with turfmen, merchants, bankers and a large number of ladies. Sev eral hundred people wont out in private conveyances. Among the prominent turf men present were Col. 8. I). Bruce, of tiie Turf, Field and Farm, of New York; Col. Williamson, of Mobile, Ala.: William Brown, of Georgia; Samuel Bryant, of Louisville, Ky.; C. D. Farrar, of Columbia, 8. C.; Jan ii .s Monroe, of Union, 8. C.; Philip Dwyer, of New York; J. B. Rich ardson, of "Lexington, Ky.; L. O. Appleby, of New York; R. T. Payne, of Knoxville; J. 11. Mackey and L. W. Shippy, of Cali fornia. At 11 o’clock 800 people hail as sembled on the grounds. Following were among the Ixwt prices realized: A dark Imy. cult folded May 5 bv Luke Blackburn, dum light by imp. Great Tom, sold to Dwyer Brothers, of New York for $1,000; a brown colt folded March 18 by Enquirer, dam Bonnie, by imp. Bonnie Scotland, sold to K. 8. Brown, of Pittsburg, Pa., for $3,000; a chestnut colt, a brother to Miss Ford and Zulika, by En quirer, dam Bryer, bv imp. Bonnie Knit land, sold to E live'\l Corrigan, of Kansas City, for $3,550. An Assignment at Louisville. Louisville, April 30. -Jaipes B. Riley, a Main street wholesale Ixxit and shoe dealer, made an assignment to-day. Ilis liabilities are $50,000. The uinourit of his assets is unknown. Carried Over the Falls. Putnam, Conn., April 30.—Mix 11. J.ur san. Hired 30, Peter Bruso, aged 13 years, and Sarah McEverly, aged 13, w hile rowing to-day were carried over Cargill falls and drowned. Death of a Clergyman. Memphis, April ;U).—Hev. George White, tvlio was rector of Calvary Episcopal church in [this city from ISSS to 1870, dust lids afternoon in the With year of hi*age. * * * * Delicate disease* in cit her sex, however induced, speedily cured. Book, 10 Wits in stamp*. /Uilrui, in confidence, World's Dispensary Medical Association, (jt>{ Main street. Buffalo. N. Y. Weather Indications. Special indications for Georgia: FAIR Tair weather in southern portion, _____ local rains in northern portion; stationary temperature; variable winds, generally from east to south. The height of the river at Augusta at I£B o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time) was 6.9 feet—a bill of O.’i foot during the past 34 hours. Comparative statement of temoerature at Savannah April 30, and 1887: 188;;. 6:36 a.m 63 3:30 p. if HO 9:30 p. a 60 Maximum 80 Minimum 59 Mean temperature of clay 67 Rainfall 0 00 Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. Savannah, April 30. 9:36 p. m., city time. TVmprature. Direction. C' V. Velocity. c Rainfall. Name op Stations. Norfolk 58 { Clear. Charlotte i 63 N 1 air. Wilmington (it 1 W . .. Clear. Charleston j (14 W [.. Clear. Augusta ! 68'N'W . Cloudy. Savannah ! 65 S 8 .... Fair. Jacksonville j (ifi;s E . .... Clear. Key West 7(1 N'W 13 .. Clear. Atlanta I 70 XW 7 .. . Fair. Pensacola 70 S W ... Clear. Mobile. 74 S 7 .... Clear. Montgomery 73 W. Fair. New Orleans 78 Sis.... Clear. Galveston 74 S 15 Clear. Corpus Christ! 7(1,S El 7 Clear. Palestine. 78 S E:IS ... . Clear. Browuesville 70 S 17 Clear. BioQrande 8o S ltl . .. clear. G. N. Salisbury. Signed Corps, U. S. Army. LEMON ELIXIR. A Pleasant Lemon Drink. Fifty cents and one dollar per bottle. Sold by druggists. Prepared by H. Mozley, M. D., Atlanta, Ga. For biliousness and constipation take Lemon Elixir. For indigestion and foul stomach tak9 Lemon Elixir. For sick and nervous headaches take Trent on Elixir. For sleeplessness and nervousness take Lemon Elixir. For loss of appetite and debility take Lemon Elixir. For fevers, chilis and malaria, take Lemon Elixir, all of wltich diseases arise from a tor pid or diseased liver. A Prominent Minister Writes. After ten years of great suffering from indigestion, with great nervous prostration, biliousness, disordered kidneys and constipa tion, 1 have been cured by four bottles of Dr. Mozley"s Legion Elixir; and am now a well man. Rev. C. C. Davis, Eld. M. E. Church South, No. 28 Tattnall street, Atlanta, Ga. Thirteen Two-Cant Postage Stamps for One Cent and a Quarter. A report was in circulation through the street the past few days that Appel & Schaul, the One Price Clothiers, were selling for an advertisement thirteen two-cent postage stamps for one cent and a quarter. The report being quite freely circulated a great number of people called at their store, inquiring for the thirteen stamps for the above mentioned price, at the same time laying down 2c. on the counter and asked how they were going to make the change, whereupon they were informed that they could not of heard exactly right as the One Price Clothiers do not object accommodat ing any one by selling them thirteen 2c. stamps for lc. and a quarter, not 1 Lc, but lc. and a quarter of a dollar, but what they do object t/> is for you to go elsewhere anil pay more money for anything in the Cloth ing, Hats, or Gents'Furnishing Goods line than they charge, especially when you get the benefit of getting as good a fit" as any garment made to order, as they have a first class tailor in the house for that purpose. To those who have not guessed at the collar buttons contained in a glass jar on exhibi tion at their store for a sls suit and a gold mounted silk umbrella, you tire invited to do so, as same will be counted by responsible parties on May 8. Appel, & Schaul, One Price Clothiers, 163 Congress street. Not So Wonderful After All. The question often asked as; Yon claim to sell cheaper and to give hotter Clothing for the money than other dealers; how do you doit? We answer: The Famous manufac tures all the Clothing they sell, selling di-eet to the consumer at a saving of twenty-five per rent. The Famous has no expensive establishment, hut a plain, presentable house to do business in, at a saving of tenner cent, more. The Famous is very choice in whom they credit their Clothing to, consequently save the expense of a bookkeeper and col lector, at a saving of ten per cent. The Famous New York Clothing House. 140 Congress street, lias this spring the prettiest line of Suitings in all shades anti colors. The low prices will astonish any one. Cobb County’s Affliction. Seven years’ itch is prevailing to an alarm ing extent in Cobb county, and the citizens of Atlanta are fearful that it may reach that city. If they will provide each cast 1 with a box of Tetterine, the antidote for all itching skin diseases, they need have no further fears. Thousands of people throughout the South, who have suffered with tetter, itch ing piles, eczema, ringworm, profuse dan druff, etc., have been amazed at the wonder ful success that. Tetterine has been. Price 50c. at druggists; sent by mail for that amount by J. T. Hhupthi.vk & Bko., Sa vannah. FLORAL EXHIBITIONS s AVAN N All FLORAL AND ART ASSOCIATION EXHIBITION Chatham Artillery Armory Hall, IVIA-Y 4ih, flh and 6th. I) CEE 13. All articles in every department 11 catered for competition must bedeuveredut the hall In-fore (i p. m on the n|>cuii:g evening. Articles simply for exhibition received at any “time. Kjierial prize offered by Mr. A. C. Oe'.schig re duced t> allow competition as follows; For the I lest 12 named Hybrid I'erpeiunls and (I named Tea Hoses A prize of :>i l’or first and 80 for second Assorted Hybrid anil Tea Hose pistils. I'lowers for competition must Is- In uniform baskets furnished by the association, which may be had at Jacob Gardner's or Jno. F. LuFars, Hull street. lioors open May 4th Rt 7 p. m., on May sth and 6th from 3 to li and 7 to li p. M Admission Adults 85c., children 15c. i is | i v \ | ICECREAM FESTIVAL£ENTERTAINMENT FOR THl£ BENEFIT or SAOIiKI) HEART' ( HITKCH At the PARISH HAIM,, Habersham street. South of Anderson street, - M SWEET OIL, For Family Trade. rtHGICE SWEET OIL, BOTTLED CIDER, V.J Choice FAMILY FI/OUR In half (hireels, (>J.I> GOVERNMENT JAVA. CHOICE TK \. FRED.M.HULL. 1887. 6:81 a.m 58 3:36 P.M 75 9:86 p.m 65 Maximum 80 Minimum 57 Mean temperature of day 66 . Rainfall 0.00 State op Weather. MARRIAGES. SMITH -Q UINLY. —Married, on the 27th of April, at the residence of Rev. Thomas Boone, Mr. Henry Smith and Miss Hattie E. Quinly, all of this city. No cards. HA'KRIS - OWENS.—Married, in this city, on the evening of April 81st, at New Houston Church Parsonage, by Rev. J. P. Wardlaw, Mr. Frank N. Harris and Miss Lilla Owens. DEATIIs. McNEILL.—Died, in this city yesterday, at the residence of T. H McMillan, Esq., Walter McNeill, aged 33. Interment in North Carolina. IN MK-MOKXAM. GREENE.—On Monday, the 85th day of April, issT, the spirit of' Robert McClelland, only sou of Captain and Mrs. B. D. Greene, gained entrance into that Heavenly rest pre pared by a loving father for such as are of the Kingdom of Heaven. Despite his tender years there had been de veloped in him a rare mind of phenomenal brightness and strength and a heart brimming over with love for humanity. Although he had seen little of life, that little sufficed ro show him that "life was earnest" and the world tilled with suffering, and he hail already devoted himself to the work of ministering to the unfortunate wherever 1 hev might be found. No cry for help ever failed to reach the ear strained to listen for it: no hand stretched out ever missed his help ing grasp. Heir to name and fortune, he loved to ]snider over the broad work he would do for suffering humanity, and with childhood's tints upon his fair, fresh face he love’d to dwell upon the good that , please God. he might do in his manhood for those who were weary and faint by tin* wayside. But God willed it other wise, and the devoted father and fond mother, crushed under tills heavy blow, must hold him in sacred memory as one who, pure and unde flled, passed from "darkness into light." Gifted and refined, his unselfish, courteous consideration of others drew closely- to Robin all who were associated with him, whether of high or low degree. Tender sympathies go out from this community to tin- bereaved parents, to the absent relatives and friends who mourn in their desolation over a loss irreparable. The mother's pathetic cry. "Where is Robin, lie never left me before; where do his little feet wander, out in this cruel storm all alone to-night?" will find full answer in the lines below: "What can I do for thee, lieloved, Whose feet a little while ago Trod the same wayside dust with mine. And now up paths I do not know Speed without sound or sigu? "What can I do? The perfect life, All fresh and fair and beautiful. Has opened its wide arms to thee; Thy cup is over-brimmed and full— Nothing remains for me. "I used to do so many things: Love thee, and chide thee, and caress; Brush little straws from off thy way. Tempering with my poor tenderness The neat of thy short day-. “Not much, hut very sweet to give; And it is grief of griefs to bear That ali these ministries artt o’er, And thou, so happy elsewhere, Dost need me nevermore. “Yet. when the day's work ends with day, And star-eyed evening stealing in Waves her cool hand to flying morn, And restless, surging thoughts begin, Line sad bells out of tune, “I'll pray, dear Lord, to whose great love Nor bound, nor limit-line is set, (five to my darling, I implore, Some new, sweet joy not tasted yet, For 1 can give no more. "And with the words my thoughts shall climb With following feet the heavenly stair, Up which thy feet so lately sped, And, seeing thee so happy there. Come back, half comforted!’’ —F. W. MEETINGS. SAW AW AH \ OI.IVI'EER GIA RDsl' HeadVns Bat. Sav'ii Volunteer Guards, ) Savannah, April 89th, 1887. ) General Order No. 83; , The Battalion is hereby ordered to assent- S j ble at the Arsenal on WEDNESDAY, the 4lbkji May, at 8:45 o'clock p. punctually, fully®™ uniformed, armed and equipped, to proceed!) f to the Schuetzen Park for target practice. IJ * Cars will leave Broughton and Bull streetsetki at 3 o'clock. A prize for the nnuniformed members will he offered in addition to the regular battalion prizes. By order of LIEUT. COL. AVM. GARRARD, Com’d'g. Wm. W. Williamson, First Lieut, and Adjt, TRAVELERS’ PROTECTIVE AMOCIA* THEY. The Annual Convention of the Georgia State Division of the Travelers’ Protective Association will Ik- held in Macon on MAY J3d anil 84th uext. T. I*. A. surd all other traveling men are re spectfully invited and cordially requested to at tend. Reduced rates w-iil be given from your towu. SPECIAL YOTICE. - Savannah. Ga., April 85th. 1887. An important meeting of the stockholders of tin- OGLETHORPE REAL ESTATE C< 'MPANY will Ik- held at the Supper Room of the Arsenal of the Savannah Volunteer Guards, on THURS DAY, May sth. prox.at 8:15 p. m.. to consider offers made with a view to the final disposition of the property for hotel purposes. By order of tin- Board of Directors. ED F. XEUFViLLK. Sec'y O, R. E. Cos. SPECIAL NOTICES. TWELFTH \ Wl AL REGATTA"" SAVANNAH YACIIT CLUB, At Thunderbolt, Tuesday, May 10. 1887. Over Regular Thunderbolt Course. Yachts will start at 11:30 o’clock a. m. PRIZES—FIRST CLASS. Cabin Yachts, 30 feet and over. Prize 50 THIRD CLASS. Open Yachts, over 85 feet, and less than 87 feet. Ist Prize SioO 2<l Prize 85 If more than two boats enter in this class, the second prize to be SSO. FOURTH CLASS. Open Yachts, 83 feet and under—Prize S4O. FIFTH CLASS. Small Boats and Batteaux—Prize SBO Entrance fee 10 per cent of first prize in each class. Entries to be made at office of the Secretary, 98 Bay street, up to 11:30 o'clock A M., on MON DAY, May iith. All yachts must report h the Sailing Commit tee at 11 a. m. on day oe Regatta, for instructions. The Sailing Committee reserves the privilege to change anything on the programme as clr eumstanres or the weather may necessitate MemlKTs are hereby notified that tin-follow ing rules of the Sailing Regulations will be cur ried out. viz: Rule ">. Yachts must be entered for a Regatta at least riven?* four (81) hours before the hour ol starting, Rule 13. A member of the Club shall lx- on board each Yacht stilling fora prize, who shall is- accountable for tin- sailing ot the boat. By order of WM. IH)NE, Commodore. Attesl: \v. D. Johnston. Secretary SPECIAL YOTH E. j The regular eveurnlon train of the CHATH \M ! ARTILLERY will leave Broughton and Bull streets MONDAY. May 81. at 9a. m. Guests do siring to come out later can (kiss free on laidges "f the CompAtri on tn ■ following trains, leaving li- )LT( IN" ,41'P.EET ut 10:33 A. M., 3 p. m., 4 p. .w , 5 t>. M.. 6:45 r. n. Cars will connect at Bonaveuture for the Sehm-tzeti Park. Baskets will Is- reeelved at Armory by the Committee until 10 o'clock a m. J. B. S A USSY, Chairman. O-PKCIIL YOTH K. Will be associated, from May Ist, wit LLOYD & ADAMS, successors to A. B. C'olllus I | A' Cos., where I will l h: pleased to see my old j friends and customers. Truly, a B. COLLIN*. DR. HKKRY * COLMM), SURGEON DENTIST, Office corner Jones and Drayton streets. Graduate Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. 3 BULL STREET, Over W I'. Telegraph nfflce, SAVANNAH GA. SPECIAL NOTICES. fAM '— —~ As usual, fully prepared to fill orders tor Printing, Binding and Blank Book,, At short notice, and being from long experience SOMEWHAT Familiar with the details of the business, I {<*, assured that I will not be considered much OF A PREVARICATOR When I say that I can give GOOD SATISFAC TION to all who will favor me w-ith their patron age, and as all work has the PERSONAL SUPER, VISION of MYSELF, My patrons are assured their orders will b, promptly and satisfactorily attended to. GEORGE N. NICHOLS, 93L Bay street. PASSENGER RATES REDUCED' Office , Merchants’ & Miners' Transportation Cos V Savannah, April 26, 1887 ' i On apd after WEDNESDAY, 87th inst. - the races of passage by this Company's steamships to Baltimore will prevail as follows: 1 FIRST CABIN , 2v SECOND CABIN .10 00 Including meals and stateroom berth JAMES B. WEST A CO., Agents. AMUSEMENTS." SAVANNAH THEATRE. One Week, and Wednesday and Saturday Matinees. Commencing Monday Evening, May £ Engagement of the Bright and Charming little Soubrette, CORA VAN TASSEL, and her excellent Dramatic Company, in l repertoire of popular successes. On Mondav evening. May 2, will bepresented the beautif,,') Domestic Drama Fanchon, The Cricket. A character in which Miss Van Tassel has ap peared over 500 times, and is conceded one nr her best efforts. There are hut two of the many Fanchnns who excel: they are Maggie Mitchell and Cora Van Tassel. —Elmira (N. Y.) Gazette. Entire change of Programme each evening People’s popular prices: 15c., 85e. and 50e during this engagement. Reserved seats now i ou sale at Davis Bros'. A MAY PARTY AND BALL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE EPISCOPAL ORPHANS’ HOI At GUARDS ARMORY, May 3. The May Party in the afternoon from 5 to 8 o'clock. The Ball beginning at 8:30 o’clock. Tickets for the afternoon Party 15c. each en titling the holder to vote for May Queen. Tickets for Ball sl, including refreshments. MANAGERS. Mrs. Joseph D. Weed. Mrs. Waiter G. Charlton, Mrs. \V. H. Daniel. Mrs. L. M. Warfield. Tickets can be had of any of the lady Man agers of the Home or at Davis Bros., Theus & Bro., Ludden & Bates S. M. H. and Osceola Butler's. Kr'URSIONS. ~ Tenth Annua! Excursion! May 9th, 1887. SAVANNAH, FLORIDA k WESTERN —AND— Charleston & Savannah Railwf ys Employes’ Mutual Relief Association St. John's River by Moonlight on Steamers. t u Palatka and Sanford by Rail or Steamer. Sanford to Kissimm. j and Tampa by Rail. Beautiful Lakes aud Rivers on the route. Jack sonville to Fernandina, Palatka to Gainesvdleb Rail. The Ancient City of St. Augustine by RaiL GO AND SEE THE INDIANS. Pablo Beach, uninterrupted drive for 30 miles. Handsomest Beach on the Atlantic Coast, only 17 miles from Jacksonville. Arrangement made for board at hotels and on steamers at reduced rated. Fine Baud of Music accompanies the excursion. Tickets will not be sold to colored persons. Nurses in charge of children only will be ad mitted. Price of Round Trip lo Places Mentioned: Savannah to Jacksonville $3 00 “ St. Augustine 300 “ “ Palatka 325 “ Sanford 450 _ “ “ Kissimmee : 575 “ “ Tampa 700 “ Gainesville 4 50 “ “ St. Augustine via Palatka... 485 “ “ Pablo Beach 350 Coupons for places beyond Jacksonville will be furnished by Committee on train after leav ing Savannah. Children under 12 years of age half priee. Honorary Committee.—H. 8. Haines. Chair man: 11. B. Plant. Koliert G. Fleming, W. 8. Chisholm, Charles D. Owens, J. W. Craig, W. P. Hardee, William Duncan, It. LePage, William Bren. General Committee.—C. W. Keogh, Chair man: James Bennett, J. E. Smith, Jr., B. P. Lockwood, Joseph 11. Bandy, H. Z. Harris. Junior Committee.—Charles A. Gradot, Chair man; John F. Olatignv, C. O. Haines, JoSmJ. Rogero, John F. Waisn. Tickets for sale by the Committee, at William Bren’s Ticket Office; John F. Walsh, Savannah, Florida and Western Ry. Freight Depot. Trains leave Savannah at A. M., standard time. All Excursionists must leave on this train, and lie on the return train not later that the P'm. traiu on SUNDAY. May 15. F. EUGENE DURBEC. President. Charleston and Savannah Railway Cos. IN" arbiom-al DRILL AND ENCAMPMENT AT WASHINGTON, D. C., May 22d to 27th. SPECIAL EXCURSION KATE OF sl2 05 PER CAPITA! Savannah to Washington and Return. Will he given to parties of TWENTY-FTS I MORE traveling in a body on a solid ticket. TICKETS ON BALK MAY 18th TO MIDDAY MAY 22i Good only when presented for passage on day of sale. Not good after departure of 13:15 r. m train May 23d. Good only TO RETURN when stamped and signed by Ticket Agent Pennsylvania Railroad ut Washington. EXTREME LIMIT JUNE SIXTH. For Tickets and organization of parties. <'* on WILLIAM BREN, Ticket Agent, Bull E. P. McSWINKY. Ganrnil Paw-w-nger Agent, MKKCIl -NTS, mutttlf--h ror*. weehank-a iiuc.su. 3 wfKfciur vp 4