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CUPID A>'D HIS CATCHES.
OREGON’S TWO BELLES SAID TO BE
BTABBED TO THE HEART.
i New Orleans Journalist to be tbe
Son-In-Law of tbe Wealthy Dolpb—
Kiss Mitchell's Name Linked with
that of Sir Lionel SackviUe West.
Washtsgtov. April 30.—Wiiiisni A.
Kixem is a lucky journalist if e’er there
was one. Just now be is being congratu
lated on all niee on hi- engag -meet to M.-.-
Agnes N" Dolph. daughter of tbe millionaire
Senator from Oregon. Tee announcement
of the engagement is in ti e nature of a
surprise to most people in Washington, for
although the young people have been in
each other's company considerably for
several months, no one dreamed of any
thing more serious than rfti agreeable fnrn 1-
fhip. The feelings of the young people
were of a much deejer character, however,
are! have culminated in a f> >rmal request on ;
th* part of Mr Nixon that the Senator give
his consent to thru- marriage, which of
course was given The courtship started at
a Kirmet.. when Mr. Nixon turned tbe music
while Miss Dolph played a -companimrats
Senator Dolph - acquaintance with and ;n
qtune concerning the character of Mr
Fixoa have evoked sru L satisfactory rep.,—
that he is said to be mnch pieased
with his prospective son-in-law. and lias
Yk> rwrretß in the matter, even though
Miss Doiph could have married a man
worth l-S'.OOO/JMJ. Miss Doiph ha* a lite
rary turn of mind, and naturally
turned toward a literary man. Mr Nixon
is a ptet a* well a. a highly successful cor
rwendent. arsi hopes. *n to bring out a
volume of his poems His mother has writ- •
t. a very sweet and lady-like letter to Mrs
Dolpb. inclosing cue to her future daughter
in-law Mr. Nixon ha- a sister who is highly
educated and accomplished. Mias D.lpL at- ,
tractei ijuch attention last year in Europe.
where she was presented to Queen Victoria,
was given a dinner especially in her
ax Paris by United States'Minister
She is trie handsomest woman m
"W gton, is exceedingly clever and has
Wjm a belle for a year or two. The bride,
■Brt has teen in New York for a week with
mother, ahr a s -re te-L
- the trousseau Mr. Nixon also
the metropolis to porch are his wi
■g outfit. Tbe welding will be one of the
of tbe year at the capital. The
live in Washington nearly all the
around in an elegant mansion on 1.4
4k tte Park Mr Nixon is the Washing- '
H correspondent of a New Orleans pajsr.
* E ' : KISS MITCHELL AS A CATCH.
of a flutter has just been
Bisd in top-lofty society bv a rumor that
H> daughter of the other Senator from
Oregon is also soon to lie led to the altar -
Rumors are conflicting, liowever. as to the
Identity of tbe lucky suitor. Tbe story which
nr -t interests society here says tfiat the
tirospective bridegroran is no leas a ]-rsonage
than Sir Lionel SackviUe West, the British
Minister. Though the rumor receives th*-
Indorsement of many people who ought to In
in a position to know the truth of the matter,
the denial of its correctness comes from such
high source* that there fan lie
little doubt of its erroneousness;
in fact, official circles have never
regarded the story as being a very probable
one. The season lias been prolific of wild
ftwpil canards, and people in icinwquoncv
prepared to hear tbe newt improbable
Miss Mitchell Is, of course, one of
famous belles in Washington, and.
to her many charms of mind and
the fact tliat -}v will unqiiretional .1 v
jjHnit ssveral millions at her father's
and probably get a ■ liv k for a mil
'll' ho as a matrtage dowry, it can n-adi
.seen that she is an unusually go-sl
n much better one, in fact, than
generality of even the biggest
afloat on the edges of the
sea. Minister West is
“U enough to Is- Mi-s Mitchells
'Ber. his own three daughter*, with whom
is on tei-ms of close friendship. lieiug
her own age. iShe has at tend, si many
season's parties witli them under the
of tlieir father, has taken them
her under the ehaj lerouage of Mrs.
but it is highly improbable that
Hwill become their mother-in-law. Miss
is a favorite visitor among all the
legation families, and a more
story is that a strong attachment
between her and a young and ban 1-
French nobleman who is now in Paris,
Hr having spent the winter in Persia.
Bv the Senator will look upon such an
is, of course, uncertain, as
Ef is known to much prefer that
■ -m ighter should marry one of her ow n
as against a foreigner. The
West Hailed for England todiv It
but not ;xttilive. that Sir l.ioriei
Hi join them early in July. Mrs. and Miss
ll will sail for England next Satur-
and will probably join tile Misses West
Hi.
la-t grand rally of the social fore's
sfw)?] iva- at M'cdro-sd.uv's "pa|>er
for vvhHi Mr-. Whitiey omitted le-r
iS Wediu-sday reception, and Mrs.
was present in Mr. Hl<-k*r
carnage, uo-ompauict by Mias
K -
event of ‘h<- work just ojiminß will !•
arrival of the Queen of the Hawaiian
A|'iirln.- iit-have ts-cii taken n:
from Tuesday, by order of
(.'art* r, for Queen Kapiolum, her
Sj^By-in-waiting. Silino Kalam. tiie Crown
c-n. Doiriins, Coi. Ik .yd. Minister
and their attendants. The entire
know:. - the Chari,-- Hunuier Mouse.
several rooms in the main building,
. lieen reserved. Her majesty's private
JBe uull he the rooms which Hcnator Hi
oe‘ti],il during tie- ( ongi —-i .nal s.-a
THE HUMMER EXODUS.
tBltP hu inner exodus from Washington ha-s
commenced. Many of the diplo
i^Bic" families will sjiend the summer
id. aside from ’lie number who go home
The very expeuaivo and fash
Rummer resorts in tlii-s country
tiie choii*! of going abroad more and
wire a necessity. It is no doubt one reason
■r>r the yearly exodus of Americana to the
other aide, foreigners confess that it costa
leas money to go to Europe than to spend
a summer at watering places hen?,
and they get more comfort and, of course,
more pleasure, in return for money expend
ed in the foreign trip. Newport, Ixuiox.
Haratoga, Bar Harimr, Long Brandi auil
other like resorts are growing uway from
moderate means and modest tastes! In a
few years more only millionaires need apply
for board and lodging at those places.
Palatial villas have crowded out the old
time cottages and a man without bloods.l
norms, and fine carriages, coachman und
footman worth their weight in
Money, is a nobody at these
resorts. As to the matter of toilets,
there are no more simple inexpensive gowns
forsummor vacations and wishcd-for rest.
<>n the contrary, the expense of dressing a
family for tin- fashionable summer resort is
now positively appalling, for t hese reasons
a trip across the Atlantic is much cheaper
than a season at. any of the popular water
ing places in this country.
A HOC UK LORD.
Waahington has just tiecn victimised by
another iKigus lord, who signed himaelf in
public places "Lord’’ Neville, lie created n
sensation upon his very llrst np;wraiic
here. He is a young man of good appon
•noe, and he was arrayed in the most ultra
English fashion. His single eyeglass was as
large as two trade dollars, his trousers were
so loud that they could almost Ist heard, and
his hat* mid i-outs is ire the trade marks
of the leading London makers. Lord
Neville spoko with a drawl
which would have exasperated a man
in a hurry to catch a train, and walked iri a
manner that almost broke the legs of the
Washington dudes in their efforts to imitate.
Lord Neville put up at the Willard Hotel
and engaged the finest, suite of rooms in the
bouse, lit? did not have much Imggagc, but
explained this by saying that his luggage
was coming over on his private steam yacht,
whi'-k bad sailed ahead of him. hot had cot
yet Am cel. He draax champogae at break
fast. had &n the colored servants of the bote:
running at . - ixvk a:. ! call, and when
it tocin known that a real bye
lord was at tbe Wiliari
swelldom rushed. car-i in hand, for tbe hotel
like A:— for tfc- m jug. It was not
k-ng he' re he knew roost of the young m :.
in t vn wrfc-j have long purees and a small
amount o? iraro-. He gave them elaborate
o.iirj-r-. promised Th—ai all *r>rt* of offi ial
position* in the next Literai Ministry. and
inci-ieataliy borrowed a few hundred dollars
fr*sn each until an enormous remittan<-e
which was a its way "from home" had
oxne to hand.
My L -rl's reign —Utninatei a few days
ag. in a • ,::nax suffi .-lently disagreeable to
dt-gu-t any i> ■; *- Britisher like himself with
Amer: -a - proud Dvastof being a countrv of
freedom. An < sxs-r from Lynchburg, Vt,
arrived and arrested Lord Neville for forg
ery. It appears that the bogus nobleman
played a shutter game in that city and vic
tim.i-d some of the leading citizens. He
wound up by cashing a forged .-heck and
sfcppsd away with atexit $1.0l)J. The officer
re! urned with him to Lynchburg. Lord
Neville was very irriignant.
“I wiii cable Queen Victoria afoot this
outrage. 'be sL• ;vd. "Her royal highnes,
wifi order 3iv relcas* to-morrow, and make
you blavnced .Vmericaas suffer for this in
ilt.”
Lord Neville's real name is Pouiter C. F.
Blake, arid he is a niemtor of a respectable
EngiLsh fam.lv, who Is “doing’’ America in
his own fashion.
secretary eayard’s wats.
Secretary Bayard Ls unquestionably the
handsomest and ni -t robust man in the
present Cabinet The Secretary is tail,
straight n.- an arrow, full- nested, clear
ey.sl and ch-ar skinned, and walks with
a. rc •nan most men of half hi
y.ar. The Secretary's great good health
anl his fine pby -ique is tne wonder and ad
miration of .'varybody. His condition is
undoubtedly the result of hi* regular and
excellent hab.’s. Ttiose who are inclined to
an- Kc the S>- retaiy ar.d treat aarcasticallv
evi-iytliing smacking of Anglomania, say he
after the English style. If he does, it
is no fault, and hi* condition
would seem pretty good proof that the; .- i
sonie benefit to be derived from following
the example of life set by the British.
When Mr Bayard was m the Senate he be
gan his public work comparatively late in
tbe day He got to his committee room
about 11 or 12. and he alternated between
the room and his in the Senate from
that time until nearly 5. Then he put on
his light overcoat, and. with Sena
tor Pugh, Senator Pendleton and
four or five other Southern Senators.
t.*ik a br;->k walk down the avenue and
Isick. Pefiple who knew his regular habits
and hi* attachm-nt to them thought lie
1 regret hi_s enange from the S-nate
to the State Departinent and peisihly feel
Ihe.conflnement of the office, but they say
now he has only changed his methods a
little, and goes on in the new English round
of early work, exercise and late dinners as
regularly aail i-ontentedly a-sever. Under the
new order of things, however, the Secreta
ry riv-s a trifle earlier than formerly. He
i.s u ually at lils desk by !' o’clock. He
writes very little himself. Ordinary letters
and replies he dictates to his secretari(,
and drafts of diplomatic husinews he talks
over in the same way. All diplomatic dis
patches, according to the old custom of the
department, are written by the Assistant
Secretary, who at the present happens to be
Mr. Adee. He reads them to the .Secretary
for his approval, and the usual pjsitiou in
which visitors find him Ls leaning back in
his big office chair, with his feet on a stool,
listening and making suggestions as Mr
Adee g‘ies over the draft. He re
ceives visitors without suspending
the work, and the paper- and
evident dose conversation are supposed to
be sufficient indication that calls must lie
brief. He is easily aeiss*ible, answers raids
at once with an invitation to come in. an l
answers questions with a diplo
matic brevity which soon aiquainta
callers with the fact that time Ls valuable
and scarce. After a day of varied routine,
talk and business,* Mr. Bayard leaves for
home about 5 o’clock, and’ if the weather
permits goes out for a horseliack ride He
dines at 7 o’clock. If there are any vLsiting
fctatosmen of rank that a Cabinet officer
; may invite to his home, he asks them to
1 join him. Failing there, hejia- some U'a*h
ington gentlemen whose pisition is well
aHMir -d. Mr. Lamar, who likes a grsxl
dinner, is frequently at his table. The
company very rarely leave the dining
r'snn Is-fore !• o’clock. The balanra
of tbe evening Mr. Bayard regularly Hjs*nds
with his family. Visitors who call on busi
ness at the house are received in the parlor,
where they find the Secretary lookiug as
busy and preoccupied as at his office. When
lie decides to ojien his heart to them he
takes them up to the library, where one or
two questions start him off in the long
rambling, absent-minded discussions which
usually touch ’s every subject but the one
the visitor Ls interested in.
SOCIAL LIFE OF A CAPTAIN.
Some Points About Those Who Com
mand Great Steamships.
New York, April JJO. —The captain of a
first-class ocean steamer is always a social
success when he is in port , if he desires to be.
Of course, tnanv do not care for other dis
tinction than come* from being leader of the
little social world within their ships. The
captains of the Cunarders are nearly all
fond of society. Perhaps the most pro
nounced sucisrsM is tlie cuptain of the
Aurania His liainlsoine fa*s* and charming
manners have won him the rather imju-st
title of the "Luke of the Ocean." The sal
ary of a Cunard captain is about $-'5,500,
and he can make $5OO to $l,OOO a year extra
by renting his cabin, which is the finest and
handsomest on the vessel There are other
privileges. The day before sailing the cap
tain can give a dinner to
his friends, and it is always a
flood one. In this way he makes returns
or the social favors he receives. I bap
j*ened to meet the captain of the Aurania
shortly after his arrival here the other day,
and he found awaiting him about 100 letters
from leading people in New York and vi
cinity inviting him to dinner parties, thea
tre i*arties and so on. It was impossible, of
course, to accept them all, and where he
could not accept lie was sure to offend, so
that it requires a great deal of tart. In
tact, to is* u popular commander of a ves
sel, he tells me that it is necessary to lie
trained in diplomacy. Very often there
will lie a dozen ladies on board hLs vessel,
and he dare not show one more attention
ttian the other, and even with the
exercise of the greatest tact the cap
tain often makes matters very unpleasant
for himself. It is necessary to systematize
matters. It is the ambition ><f the majority
of the passengers to sit on the right hand of
the captain at the dinner table, and of
course it is f*>r him to say who the person
shall tx*. To avoid trouble, should any ladv
or gentleman have a title from the English
government he will select tin* one holding
toe highest rank; or utiou occasion the cour
tesy will 1* extended to some distinguished
American. In the absence of distinguished
persons lie selects the one who has been
across the ocean the greatest number of
times. On*' of these captains was tell
ing me about a trip that Christine
Nilsson inaili* with him. She was
the moat distinguished lady aboard, :uid
lie was [sissihly more considerate w ith her
than with any of theothers. A number of
lady passengers were highly indignant at
this and referred to Miss Nilsson in a very
unkind way. One lady, whose hiisliund
made his start’ as a saloon keeper, spoke of
her as "a common singer,” and claimed the !
social honors for herself. But, by it little
incident, they all were made to ucknowlisige
that >lii*> Niewon was entitled to superior
attention. One nigiit there was a terrible
gale and all the timid passengers thought
the good old ship would t artainly go down.
The captain, who during fair weather hail
spent a large port, of his time in a social
way, uow to>>k his pirns* on the bridge. The
waves swept over the vowel ami iiolwdy
but the officers of Lie bhm were allowed on
clock. It was necessary tor the captain to I
HIE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, MAY 2, 1987.
be *-trapped to the bridge, or be certainly
would Lav*: !*-en swept off his feel at any
jivkis at Mi-.- Nilsson ixs-uiksd the cap
taj'.’s cabin w’uk-h was directly under tne
br>:,-- .V few feet leiow it was a |xjrthole.
and Or -toopiiq*- down tbe captain 'oold
get h - • it witLhs a -fc rt distan -e of it. H
hs-i -v.i on ti.e bn-lge for seven hours and
everv one w .adered tliat b*-nadn>Ttsuc
f-umled thr>*ogh exhaus* on. W ail*-bv kept
iu- past many < f the hardship* of his trymg
positi a w-re relieved by Mis* Nilsson's
divine singing. The captain was pa.—
sjonately f*>nd of music, and
Mis- Ni -■* -at for hours with her fare to
tbe port.o *iv pouring out tier magnificent
* -in it-full p.wer 5... that the ca itain
m.gb; !.-ar her. The next u>.m.ag the
st<*r:n was ov*-r. At the brekfa-t table
every on* was hraping praise upon the cap
tain, when he said that bail it h- *t tevn foi-
Mire Ni— a’* -:nt.:g be could not have re
maineii so vng at his poet, and said that the
pa-*-et‘,-*-:s. o* ed to her as much as to any
on- el*? a v*<e **f thanks for their safety.
They appreciated it. and during tne rest of
tbe voyage by unanimous cotisvnt the Cap
tain was all . red to pay exclusive att.-ntioti
Vj the fair smger. ’ Harry
RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION.
Some Points About the Long and Short
Haul Clause.
Editor Morning Seres: The subject of
railway transportation is engaging tbs seri
ous tnought of the American people on a
larger scale at the present time than ever lie
fore in our history. It is one of the prob
lems which a wise and conservative -tates
manship ran solve, or which the unwise and
ambit> ai ran use to the incalculable hurt
of the country. , Bo tar as a
United States Commission, established
for the purpo* of i-irrecting the evils of
interstate Commerce is concerned, there
ought rnquestionably to be one. Barring sec
tion four Congress has. perhajis. made a
very g 1 *-! b gilining in paasinc the present
Law President Cleveland, however, has
*lone far better in apjjointing the Commis
sioners than the Congresi, did in enacting
the law. The Comnmuioner* are greater
than their office.
"Section four, so much talked of, provide*:
“Tliat it shall tie unlawful for an;- common
carrier subject to the provision* of this act
to charge or receive any greater compensa
tion in the aggregate for the transportation
of [<a--*engers. or of tike kind of j/ro]/ert>j.
(italic* are rmnei under substantially simi
lar circumstances or conditions, for a shorter
than for a longer distance over the same
line in tbe same direction, th*- shorter being
inc-hided in the longer distance,” etc.
Now, without pretending to any gift of
prophecy, and withciut even la;ing claim to
being a’ mind reader. I do not hesitate to
a.—rt that that section of the act will never
be enforced. When the present suspension
terminate- it will be still further su-js-ud
ed.aiul without ever tieing cai-ried into effect
will in the end lie abrogated or repealed, or
eL-e fall into “innocuous desuetude.'’ And
the reason is a- plain as though it were
written upui the heavens in cliaracters of
fire. This section undertakes to make dis
tance the basis of rate*. Except in the nar
rowest jxissible limits this Ls utterly imprac
ttable; nay more, it Ls utterly impossible.
Railroads have but two classes of busimws.
aljsolute and comjietitive. Tlie alisolute
business of a railroad i.s that which origi
nates along its line, and in fixing rates on
thLs business distance, whether the freight
is shipjied to some piint on or beyond the
initial road, enters into the que-tion of
rates and in perceptible measure de
termines the rate. All otter business i.s
competitive. For this railroads wage
against each other ceaseless warfare.
The traffic manager is au offi*** made ab
solutely necessary by this warfare, and to
fill this important station railroads employ
the brightest, quickest and best brain tliat
’ money ran secure. Every pound of freight
a road can get from territory beyond that
which is alisolutely its own Ls so niuch gain,
and it is just so much the better for its local
customers. If this is not true why does the
Western and Atlantic iaiirtSffA for
instance, or the t Jeorifial-
lower locals than the Brunswick and West
ern; Their through or competitive business
is so large, that these roads can well afford
to divide the benefits with tbe loqaj shifiycre
by giving them lower rates. But I hifi h
gf'wsmg a little. I have said that ftreHon
four will never be enforced, 1 ieeaa.se it
uml'-rtak'-s to make distance the basis of
rates. Our own Railroad Commission
turned this question loose with
commendable and precipitate liaste
and left it in less than sixty days after its
rates went into effect, ju-t where Judge
Coolev and his associates will have to leave
it. When our Georgia commission put its
rates into effect March 1, lNso, the charging
more for a shorter than a longer haul would
liave subjected the road making such charge
to all the penalties named in our law—a fine
of not exceeding (.>,OOO for each violation
of the statute. Theoretically, this
was just and fair, but the difference
between theoretical statesmanship and
practical statesmanship was soon discov
ered to lie very great. As soon at the com
missioner’s rates went into effect, these
being maximum rates, if a railroad reduced
a rate fiuiu one point it was obliged, in or
der to to avoid the penalties of tne law, to
make a <-orres[x>nding reduction on the
same class of freight from every other point.
Now as to the absolute business of a mud as
aliove explained this rule is eminently just
and reasonable. But let us see how
this rule worked in practice us to competi
tive business.
The South Carolina railroad runs from
Augusta to Charleston, and the Central
from Augusta to Savannah. Now, the
Carolina road, appreciating thi\bnndieap of
the Central, put its rates troni Augusta to
Charleston far enough below the rates al
lowed the Central by the commission from
Augusta to Savannah to practically com
pel all cotton to go to Charleston, 'fo meet
this the Central realized that whatever re
duction sin- made from Augusta would
have to apply to tier entire business. This
would, of i-ourse, have l*.en runinous, and
without relief from the commission she was
obliged to surrender her Augusta business
to the Carolina road. This crippled the
Central, it hui-t Savannah and ta-netlted the
Carolina road and the city of Charleston.
When these things wot made to appear to
our Commissioners they very wisely, on
April —. ISHO. pass.-1 order No, ti. The sub
suiihx? of that order was this, that whenever
a railroad lying wholly within the jurisdic
tion of the (teorgia commission came in
eom|M‘tition with any road without the ju
risdiction of our commission, the first rood
could make rates to meet this competition
without making a corresponding reduction
over iU whole. I have not this onlerNo.lt
before me, hut I have stated it fairly
and KUlwtantially, This order put mat
ters just where they stood before our
commission was .-teatel. The Central could
und con now under that order charge less
for cotton from Augusta to Savannah, lit!
mile*, than it charges from Milieu, an inter
mediate station, to Savannah, TO miles.
Here within tin? State our Coinnpssioners
have legalized the charging of more for a
shorter tliau a longer distance, the longer
including the shorter. This was not done
conspicuously, but simply in recognition of
the met that .competition is thegivatest mil
road commission on earth—one whose power
rests in the unwritten but inexorable laws
of commerce. Statutes may le hurl .si at
these laws, but they un? too subtle ami
lari.xl to l> grnsjs'd and controlled by en
actments issuing from tiie untrained legis
lative mind. Knowledge, full and accurate,
is essential to the administration of justice,
and this is the greatest roiuvin of govern-
ment. The wisest provision of
our interstate commerce law is tho
authority given tho Commissioners to sus
pend section four.
The government itself is a common car
rier, doing as such a business running high
tip iu tiie millions. It transjiorts letters,
paper*, dry goods, shrubbery, groceries ami
an infinite variety of articles through the
mints and vet its rate of transportation on
nothing is l>as<vi on distance. Two cents
will carry r letter three miles or thro
thousand miles. Truo the govern
ment does this as a matter
of grace. Other coinmoii carrior.s
must likewise igri >re distance, not
an a matter of choice, but of n- aty. That
inexorable aaihoritv, comrx-riuon. i-ompeis
the making of ratere w. 'ft reference to
lii-tane*. As one of the great t-dunathxial
agencies of the govern:: t ar.d at the same
*:me as an imje .rtant p'. the lute.-state
Commission will prove of _-r*a: value to the
country, but it will n’- ' enforce section
four exirept possibly wtt.i.a very circum
scribed limits.
Ati'-ther great factor in rate making is
found in the fact that in transportation
there are great tra-ie currents Kaiiroads
can ship in certain esta _-ic-l directions at
lower rates than they ca.i handle occa-sionai
shipmenm running at a:, angle with tine es
tablished current. Th- r-gular customer
will not complain, while ih shijmer whose
g'ots areseut crosswiv -.uli o',mplain loudly
of outrage and extortion, because he has to
[ay more according t - di-lance than
the man whose goods follow th< current.
Anl yet the different is r-et- nable and the
atiparexit div-nminat 1 r, by no m-an* ueju-t.
The great m&joritv of oxnplaints against
ra :roads could really be lu re cheaply and
satisfactorily answered by specific legisiz
tioti than by laws pa.-,-! ur*?n the genei-al
though undeclared t! -r>- that everything
they do is wrong. I : th** Florida Legis
lature is now consider:..; till- grave -iu—-
tion. It is to be hop*-!‘.fiat this body will
rise aliove mere '-opyi- r a:si from the great
masi cf laws on the que-t oa frame su -h a
commission as will :.ave as many ai
vantages and as few dis ivaataacs as pos
sible. CmZES.
April 30, 1987.
Weather Indications,
Special indi -atimis for Georgia:
Generally warmer, fair weather, in
creasing southerrly
Tne height of -£he r r at Augusta at
133 o'clock p. m. yesterday 'Augusta time'
>vns ti 7 feet—a fail of 0 2 foot during the
past 24 hours.
Comparative statem -. ’ of temperature at
Savannah Mav 1, ls~ and 1X97:
19*. 19fC.
6:39 A * 5C - V> a s 96
2:36 n to : V p * 79
:36p.m f-'l - 4iP.il 67
Maximum 7: Maximum 81
Minimum tel Minimum SO
JJean temperature Mean temperature
of <lav ft- of 'lav . . .70
Rainfall 0 00 Rainfall 0.00
Cotton Region Bui ri for 24 hours end
ing (i p. in , May 1, 1"7, 75th Meri'lian
time.
Districts. Average.
XlK _ Max Min. Rain
• A **‘ t ‘. ' Temp Temp faiil.
1. Wilmington 5 S3 56 0
2. Charleston 3 83 60 0
3. Augusta S ‘ SB 53 0
4. Savannah II 89 57 0
5. Atlanta 7 68 54 j 0
6. Montgomery. . 5 92 53 i O'
7. Mobile 6 . * 58 . 0
6. New Orleans.... 6 90 70 0
9. Calvesb.n . . 91 66 0
10. Vicksburg 1 91 68 I
11. Little Rock 3 *7 5 ......
12. Memphis 17 90 33 0
Average** 68.3 39.8
'lnappreciable.
Observations taken at the same moment
of time at all stations.
Savaxsah. May 1, 9: 85 p a., city time.
Temperature.
l>iivct ion. ! IT*
5
Velocity. I c
Rainfall.
Nave
op
Statioss.
Norfolk ... 59 S E Clear.
Charlotte i <e > E 6 Clear.
Wilmington * 'o S ... < 'lear.
< 'harleston ft* 8 E - ...... (Tear.
Augusta 72 S E Clear.
Savaskah "to 3 . Clear.
Jacksonville 89 E . Clear.
Key West 76 E 10 Cl.-ar.
Atlanta 76 S 9 1 lear.
Pensacola 74 S E 11 Clear.
Mpbile. 74 8 E 4 ... Fair.
Montgomery 76 S o . Fair
New (irleatis 74 S 13 Clear.
(Jalveston. 74 S 91.. Clear.
Corpus Cliristi.. 78,8'E :3 .. Fair
Palestine 7b S 10 fair.
Browne*ville. . . 76 S 15 Clear.
Rioiiranie 'MS 1* .Clear.
G. N. SAiasaniv, Signal Corps, U. S. Army.
Eastman Etchings.
Eastman, Ga., May L—Fire broke out on
County Road street. Cut it was extinguished
lefore any material damage was done. The
wind was high and the buildings in that
part of town are all wood, and if the flames
had once gotten under good headway not a
house on tiiat street could have been saved.
The mills of the A tnoskeag Lumber Com
pany had a narrow escape from fire yester
day. Most fortunately, however, only one
shanty was burned.
A protracted meeting at the Methodist
church ha* been ui progress this week, and
the services have Leu well attended. Mr.
L. M. Peacock and Mr. E. R. Carr unite*!
themselves with the church. Prof. Max
well lias aided wonderfully in the singing.
Theatre iwildimj promises to be quite active
in New York in the near juture. According to
Freund's Music and Drama, it has !>een defl
nitely decideil to erect three play houses there,
and all between Fortieth and Fifty-ninth streets
“Rough on Piles.”
Why suffer piles? Immediate relief and
complete cure guaranteed. Ask for “Rough
on Piles.” Sure cure for itching, protrud
ing, bleeding or any form of Piles. oOe. At
druggists or mailed.
Skinny Men.
Wells’ “Health Renewer" restores health
and vigor, cures dyspepsia, impotence, ner
vous debilit v. For weak men, delicate worn
en. #l.
Wells’ Hair Balsam.
If gray, restores to original color. An
elegant dressing, softens and lieautitles. No
oil nor grease. A tonic restorative. Stops
hair coming out; strengthens, cleanses, heals
scalp. 50c.
OFVICXA L.
OFFICIAL MOHTI AIIV ItKPOUT
Of the City of niinali fur the Week Knd
in Friday, April 29, ISH7.
! Whites. Blks&CTd
Carnes of IVath Over Ull ' Over Cn
lauaes or lx atb. , lel . , 0 * 10 derlO
M. r. M. V. M. F M., F.
Catarrh, Intestinal 1
Übotam Infantum ...1... i
Consumption. Lungs 2. 2 1,
Diurrbcra J. ..1...!.. 1
Diarrhcna. Chronic.,.!. I ] .......
Fever. Continued ii
Fever.Tyriho Malarial 1 .
Llvcr.lnilm'n Chrome 1 j I.
Pneumonia 11. i ..
Stomach, liifl'm'nof. 1 ..
Triamua Naxceutium . j ...
t mleflneU : *!.. .i
Total iali . s ■> :i
KECAPITU LATION.
Deaths in city Whites. !); blacks and col
ored. ID; lota!, ID. Exclusive of still births,
whites, 1; blacks and colored, 2. lTeinuture
births, 1.
1 r SUMMARY. ~
Whites. Colored. H
Ages. £
M. F. M. F. 1
Under i yew ii j j i
Between v and 3 years ] 2 8
Between fi aud lit yean 2 .1 j
Between 10 and 2D years... 1 l 2
Between DO and H 0 years... 1... p ..... j i
Bel * cen 3D and vi years. I 1 1 l id
Between -to and fit) years ,ii j i
Between to and T 9 years. , J 2 . 2
Total. ... 4 f,, .y r.do
Population AV jliesr*tt.BTs:' blacks and "rol
ored. 13.111; total. 45.TH6.
Aaouolratior'erl.OtW population for week
whites, fC.S; blacks ami colored, 27.8
j. t. McFarland, m. and..
Health Officer.
FUNERAL DfTITA'nOSS.
McIXTOSH —Tbe friends aud SWjUiirriUnre
of Mr and Mrs. Joes Mcln; *h. Sr . are re
spectfully in rited to far. 4 the funeral of Sri
Jjhx M.Lttosh from the Fn-w African Baptist
Church THIS Monday, AFTERNOON. a: 3
ociock.
M KEIIX4 -
Dr KALB LODGE NO. 0 J O. OF.
A regular n -eting will be held THIS Monday
E'TNISG a' o'clock.
Tnere will t* an Initiation.
S r. *-r- -f <-ii*r Lodges and vissting brothers
arc corrisaßv invited to attend.
Bt order of J. S. COLLINS. X. G.
John Enxr. Secretary.
SBHulu TENT. \O. 151. 1. O. OF B.
Attend a regular yvion of yocr Tent THIS
Otooday EVENING. at 8 t'cFel F ■ err mem
ber reui vexed to l>e present. As important busi
ness relating to meeting of High Tea: will te
brought up.
C. O. GODFREY, C. K-
Attest:
Thos. Hotves. Secretary
CBOBGIA HWTORICAL SOCIETY.
The regular Monthly Meeting of the S-d-**y
will be held at the liail THIS EVENING at *
o'clock.
At S o'clock Gen. Lafayette MeLaws wii: cite
ar. account of th- Batt> of Fre-!n-. ksbuig of
lidh Ladies arc invited to attend.
CHAS S. WEST|
Recording See;ary
T NTT\ NLL COIYCILXO. ad. A. L. OF H.
Regular meeting wdß be heir! THIS • Monday!
EVENING at * o'clock in the Encampment
Room at Udd Felloes' New Building.
(}. G. WlLre.>X. Commander.
JoH.t Hendcps v. Secretary
GEORGIA 110-NRS.
IlEADij'-AKTZRS GeOKOIA HrSSAR?. I_
Savanxah. Ga.. -May 2. 1V47. >
Oenertj! Order* No. 14; S ■
The Company will assemble at
their Hail TH IS Mor.day i EVEN- |KBjW
ING. at 8 o'clock, to receive the
By order of
W. NV. GORD*)!*. Cat't. Coiudg.
Geo. C. Gaillard. First Sergt.
I.NIOX MONO CO.
A meeting of Stockholders of Union Road Cos.
will be held at the office of Wm. Xeyle Haber
sham on SATURDAY NEXT, the 7th May. at 12
o'clock.
THOS. F. St REVE.V President.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Savannah, Ga.. April 25th. ISBT.
An important meeting of tk** stockholders of
tb* OfLETHORPE REAL ESTATE COMPANY
will be held at the Supper Room of the Arv-nal
ot the savannah Volunteer Guards, on THUR.S
I’AY. May sth. prox.. at $: 15 p. x . to consider
o!T-rs made with a view to the final disposition
of the property for hotel purposes.
By order of the Board of Directors.
ED F. NFUFVH.I.F. Sec y O. R. E. Cos.
NOTICE
To Druggists and Apothecaries.
That the next meeting of the GEORGIA
PHARMACEUTICAL EXAMINERS will take
place in Atlanta on TUESDAY. 17th May. to ex
•oid . • oand: kites and gra.:' lji>*us.*> to qualified
applicants. Physicians who are druggists must
liave a license from the present or previous
boards. Their diplomas are not sufiicieut to
continue the drug business.
ALL ARE NOTIFIED
That prosecutions will be instituted against all
unlicensed venders of drugs. See Pharmacy
Act. approved Sept. 29. lfWi.
EDW ARD BARRY, Chairman.
Johx I.voaias. Secretary.
'Ui( LA.L NOTICES.
ICE CREAM FESTIVAL AND ENTER
TAINMENT.
The Ladies of the Altar Society, assisted by
the St. Agnes Band, will give an entertainment
at Sacred Heart Church TUESDAY EVENING.
May .1. Some of the best musical talent of the
city will take part.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Tb* regular excursion train of the CHATHAM
ARTILLERd will leave Broughton and Bull
streets MONDAY. May 2d. at !la. ji. Guests de
siring to come out later can pass Tree . n iiadcs-s
nf tie* t ’i.mtiany on the following trains, leaviiig
BOLT* >N STREET at 10:35 A. x., 3p. it, Ip.
5 P M.. 0:45 p. x.
Cars will connect at Bonaventure for the
Schuetzen Park.
Baskets will be received at Armory by the
Committee until 10 o'clock a. m.
J. R. SAUSSY, Chairman.
State
or
5V EATHER.
DR. HENRY 8 COLD ING,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Office corner Jones and Drayton streets.
Graduate Baltimore College of Dental Surgery.
PASSENGER RATES REDUCED.
Office )
Merchants'& Miners' Transportation Cos. •
Savannah. April 26. ls*7. 1
On and after WEDNESDAY. 27th inst.. the
rates of passage by this Company's steamships
to Baltimore will prevail as follows:
FIRST CABIN <t!2 80
SECOND CABIN 10 00
Including meals and stateroom berth.
JAMES 11. WEST A ('* i . Agents.
NOTICE OF NEW ROAD.
Office of Commissioners and ex Officio i
Judges Chatham Cotxtv. Gecroia. -
Savannah. Ga.. April 9th. !*s7. 1
Whf.reas. applicalion has been made to the
Commissioners of Chatham Couutv and ox-
Officio Judges for n new road, extending lyrvcrs
Lane from Waters road eastward to the Skid
away Shell road, on the lamiidary line between
the land of Andrew McCormack and Herman
W. Struck, which application has been duly ap
proved, and said road marked out bvtbreeßoad
Commissioners, in conformity to law.
Now. then fore, this is to cite all person* that
the said new road will be formally granted on
the 1 Ith DAY OF MAY. 1887. if no lies c&lise is
shown to the contrary. By order of the Com
missioners Chatham County and ex-Offieio
Judges. JOHN R. DILLON, Clerk C. C. C.
ULMER'S LIVER COKRE4 1011.
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. $1 00
a bottle. Freight paid to any address.
B. F. ULMER, y. D„
Pharmacist. Savannah. Ga.
MII.MMKY.
NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS.
Caps, Caps, and San Bonnets.
Normandy Caps, Nurses' Caps,
Shirred Caps, Corded Bonnets,
Lace Caps, Embroidered Bonnets,
Embroidered Caps. Cambric Bonnets,
I’itjue Cajw, * Fiquu Bonnets,
French Caps, Ruffled Bonnets,
Mull Caps, Insertion Corded,
Bonnets made to order.
4:2 Styles t o Select from.
Mrs. Tv. Power,
No. 137 St. Julian and Buil
Need Rice*
TOO Bushels WHITE PEED.
FRED. M. HULIj.
a
DRY GOODS.
SUCCESSORS TO
B. F. McKenna & Cos.,
137 BROUGHTON STREET,
SAVANNAH, GEOKG-1.-V,
era Lins nr rigsr-ci-Aft-t
Reliable Dry Goods.
The Liter Novelties in Foreign and Domestic
DRESS GOODS
FUR SPRING AND SUMMER.
Blart aid Colored Silk Bla?k Ci?baerts
- ASU -
Silk Warp Henriettas
BLACK NUNS' VEILING, SUITABLE FOR
' MOURNING VEILS.
Mourning Goods a Specialty.
ENGLISH CRAPES AND CRAPE VEILS.
EMBROIDERIES AND LACES.
Ilousekeepeus’ Goods.
TRISH TABLE DAMASKS. Napkins and Tow
1 els of the manufacture. and selected
especially with view to durability. Counter
pane** arid Table Spreads, Cotton
and Pillow Casings in all the best
brar. is.
H* ‘SIERY. GLOVES, HANDKERCHIEFS -
Reknilarlv made French an 1 English Hosiery for
La lies and Children. Hosiery: ’Gen
tlemen's and Boys' Half Hose; Ladies'* Black
Silk Hosiery.
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Linen Handkerchiefs
ir a , reaf variety of fancy prints, and full lines
of hemstitched and plain hemmed White Hand
kerchiefs.
Gentlemans L&undried and Unlar.ndried
Shirts. Boys' Shirts. Gentlemen's Collars and
Cuffs. Ladies' Collars and Cuffs.
CORSETS.—lmported and Domestic, in er**at
variety, and in tae most graceful and health
approved snapes.
VESTS —Ladies', frentlemen's and Childrens
Vests, in Spring and Summer weights.
PARASOLS. Tne latest novelties in Plain
and Trimmed Pamela.
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 Roods guaran
teed to be fully up to the quality shown in
samples.
S*e Agents for McCall's Celebrated BAZAR
GLOVE-FITTING PATTERNS. Any Patterns
sent post free on receipt of price and measure.
Telephone No. 401.
C LOTH ING.
Our Elegant and Handsome Line
—OF—
Clothing
—FOR—
Spring We ar
IS NOW READY A-VD ON EXHIBITION.
r pHE public ar** cordially invited to call and
X inspect it whether to purolmse or simply to
see the styles that will prevail the ensuing sea
son.
Our samples from which to make selections
for
Garments to Order
Lave been pronounced perfect* in the extreme
and w ill be showu with pleasure.
THOROUGH AND ENTIRE SATISFACTION IS ASSURED
TO ALU CUSTOMERS.
1. fill I SOI
HITS! ffiTMi
LaFar’s lew Store,
20 BULL STREET.
Men’s Hilts, Youths’ Hats. Boys’ fiats,
Mackinaw Hats at 50c.
DUNLAP'S FINE H ATS. black and pear!
color. Xascimento'ft Flexible, ConuoiUt
ble Hats. Conductors' Caps. Military Caps.
Fine Dress Shirts, plain or pleated bosoms.
Men's Summer Undershirts and Drawers at
s*x* eaco.
Fin-? Half Hose. "Sic. Fine Linen Handker
chiefs. j)*r do/cu.
Hearts, beautiful patterns, 50c tosl per dozen.
Lawn Ties, in white and fancy patterns, 20c
per dozen.
Suspenders, Valises, Collars and Cuffs in
variety.
Elegant Yachting Shirts. Yachting and Ten
nis Shoes.
Silk and Gloria Cloth Umbrellas Fine
Men'* Garters, Patent Buttons, Studs nnd
Sir*, vi- Holderu Anything, from a nice Night
Shirt to a full Suit of Clothes to order, at
LaFar’s New Store,
g> dull K-rßnrr.
BUTTER.
New Spit Biller
U
—at
A. M.&C.W. West’s,
EVERY NglfifcLE< E,
IgOR YOUNG Bi ivt-rn. N. J.
X lTonpoctus, fill inwtMSiikirs. Kent on ap
li icaiion io K^BMcILVAIMK.
_ AMX'SEMJCrrs.
SAV ANN AH THEAT^r-
One Week ar. d Wednesday ir , a ..
Matinees. "
Coaifteißi Moad&j Evenin?. Xav
Engagement of the E-ight ai.fi r-W- *
little Soubrettc.
CORA VAX TASSE!
and her ex-'ellent Dramatic Cotr.te- r '
repertoire of poixiUir s,ucee-*e* .‘Tii A 1
eveouig. May 2 wU! be predated the' ael Tf ’
Domestic Drama _
Fanchon, The Cricket
A character in which JUss Van Tasse' L ’
ueared over Jmj times, and is conced&l “ A
her beat efforts. ** r *
There are but two of the many Fairhwr
excel: thev are Maggie Mitchell and t?
TaeseL—i’/mtio N V.i Gazette. Vii
Entire change of Programme each ev—
People s popular prices: lie.. 25c ac-~Y
Curing this ecearem -nt. Reserved see-- . '
ou sale at Davis Bros'. *“*
Y lO ALEX 111BITIO N
savannah’
FLORAL AND ART ASSOCIATION
EXHIBITION
Chatham Artillery Armory Ha 1
HAY 4th, sth anti oth.
TYULE 13.—A1! articies in everr fier>ar-"pt
IU entered f t competition must Tie J
the hall tefore op.m. on the opening -ve u .
Articles simply for exhibition received at an,
time. J
.Special prize offered by Mr A. C Oels-hiz ~
duc-efito allow competition as follows r-. o.
best 12 named Hybrid Perpetual* acj S nar A
Tea Hoses A prize of *1 for first and a
- Assorted Hybrid and Tea R.;e PUm- ’
Flowers for competition must be in uni -a
laskets furnished by the association, which
be had at Jacob Gardner's or Jno F LaFar/
Bull street. “A
Doors open May 4th at 7p. on MaT sth a-J
6th frcm 3 to 6 and 7 to 11 p. m.
Adtnissioai—Adults 25c.. children 15c.
millixeryl j
PLATSHEK’S,
138 Broughton Street.
GREAT CONSOLIDATION SALE/
F' ACH and every article mentioned below J
j are convinced are tne rarest bareaiiß -r
offered in this or any other market. \\> do 0
o ffer them as baits, nor limit each custone
purchase to lure you in. Our intention is 51
to show cn economizing public that these'
emplify the many inducements our estalli
ment is crowded with.
GRAND BARGAIN 1.
150 yards Cream White Egyptian Lace Flot
ings. worked. 45 inches deep, at the remark. 1
price 75c. per vard.
GRAND BARGAIN 2.
25 dozen Ladies' White 100-bone Corset. ■
earn model. 5-hook reinforced clasps and et 1
long, the best 75c. corset in the world.
GRAND BARGAIN 3.
50 dozen Children's Extra Brilliant I|.
Ribbed Hose, black and colored, all sizes, 1
per pair: regular value for 75c.
GRAND BARGAIN 4.
125 dozen Ladies' Fine White Linen Handl ■
chiefs, size 1 !>.. inches, genuine iyi a
hemstitch, only ltlc each; worth fully 25c. e.i l
GRAND BARGAIN 5.
75 dozen Gents 3, regular made Balbrigi 3
Undervests, sizes 34 to 44. oily $2 a box, Lfc duj,
wurth at gems' furnishers ts>’
GRAND BARGAIN 6.
1.000 yards elegant 27-inch wine. Check Na:
sv>ks and Novelty Lace Stripe M'hite Goods, 1 \
per yard; dry goods houses aask 26c. forsa|#
goods.
GRAND BARGAIN 7.
2iJl Wbire Swiss Etnhroidered Dress Rol*.
each containing 10 yards material and 9 yim
tiimming, at $2, {2 50, $3, it ; cheap at one thi.’
more.
GRAND BAHRAIN a
40 dozen Lailies’ Muslin Chemise, handsomej?
trunmed with Torchon lace and Cambric edgf;
the best 50c. article in the States.
GRAND BARGAIN 9.
120 dozen Ladies' Jersey-fitting Gauze fnder
vests, the best finished goods in Amer.ca.at 31c
and 50c. Give them a trial. %
GRAND BARGAIN 10.
*BOO sets Ladies' White Linen Collars and Cuff
at 15c.; conceded a bargain for 25c.
GRAND BARGAIN 11.
12 pieces 7-inch wide, all silk. White Bloc!
Pattern Sash Riobons, only 50c. yard: regular *1
value.
GRAND BARGAIN 12.
2iV> dozen Infant's Corded and Embroideret
Mull Cdps, in scull and Normandy styles, at 25c,
35e.. 50c. The richest novelties and
values in this city.
t a KAIN AND PROVISIO ' S.
fits Cora, Miiefl Cora,
OATS,
PLIS FOR PLANTING AND EATING
ALL VARIETIES.
Eating Potatoes, Florida Oranges, Messiiu
Oranges, Turdips and Onions.
Grain and Hay in Car Load Lot 9
AT LOW PRICES.
T. P. BOND & CO,
1.55 Tday Stroet. .
.A.. 18. HULL
WAREHOUSEMAN
AND
Commission Merchant
WHOLESALE GROCER,
FLOUR, HAY, GRAIN L PROVISION DEALER
THRESH MEAL and GRITS in white sacks, anc
I mill stuffs of all kinds always on liana.
Georgia raised SPANISH I'EANI TS. also Pr..va
anv variety. Special prices on large ''>ts- ,
Office. *1 Bay street. Warehouse. No. 4*•
ley street, on line C. R. R- Savannah,
sweet Oil.
For Family Trade.
f 'ITGICE SWEET OIL. BOTTLED CIDER
V Choi - FAMILY FI-OUR in half him™'
OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA; CHOIt E TEA.
fred.m.hull.
I*l.l MB KB.
l. a. McCarthy,
Successor to Chas. E. Wakefleld,
PLOIHER, GAS anil STEAM FITTER,
4S Barnard street, BAVANNAJI. GA.
Telephone 3*3.
UNDERTAKEB. . s
\V. 1) . i > I X<> Nj
U N DERTAKER
nr.si.fit IK AU. KlNOs of
COFFINS AND CASKE*-
43 Bull street. Residence 53 Liberty strt*
BAVANNAJL GEORGIA