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COUNCIL'S LONG SESSION.
*W. B. ADAMS ELECTED POET WAR
DEN AFTER 36 BALLOTS.
The City to Sell the Remainder of the
Dillon Tract Next Week—Congress
Street to be Paved from Drayton to
West Broad—The Cotton OH Com
pany’s Petition —The City Charter
Amendments.
The City Counci Iliad about as hard a time
last night electing a Port Warden to succeed
Capt. Thomas H. Laird as the Florida Leg
islature is having to elect a successor to
Senator Jones.
There were ten candidates for the office.
On the thirty-seventh ballpt W. B. Adams
was elected by a bare majority over William
Proctor. The other candidates were Jona
than Stem, Peter Donelan, A. G. Ybanez.
William Cantwell, Anton Stamm,
W. L. Waithour, W. H. Patterson,
and George M Weymouth. The Council
entered into an election without having cau
cussed upon the candidates. Tiie result was
what might have been expected. Tho Al
dermen are unused to disposing of questions
in regard to which there is likely to be any
wide difference of opinion, without having
previously reached an agreement in caucus,
and tho election wa3 unwieldy iu their
hands.
BEGINNING TO BALLOT.
During the first eight ballots none of the
candidates received more than three votes.
Alderman Duncan suggested that the can
didate receiving the lowest vote be dropped
upon each ballot. Alderman Myers thought
it would be a good idea to postpone
the election, and Alderman Wells suggested
a recess of ten minutes, in which a caucus
might lie held. Neither suggestion, how
ever, was adopted and the balloting went
on.
STICKING TO THEIR CHOICE.
The twentieth ballot gave Proctor 6, and
tho vote then scattered. When the twenty
ninth ballot was reached the Mayor re
marked that the thirtieth ballot would lie
Sretty sure to result in an election, but it
idn’t. By this time an hour and a half
had lieeu spent in balloting end the
Aldermen were getting tired. The thirty -
second ballot resulted in a tie Viet ween
Proctor and Adams. It was pretty evi
dent that the election lay between these two.
Foui- more ballots were taken and on the
thirty-sixth Adams received a majority and
was declared elected.
THE COTTON OIL COMPANY.
Mr. Lew is W. Haskell, representing the
Southern Cotton Oil Company, petitioned
for exemption of the company from city
taxation in event it shall locate its proposed
oil mills within the western extended limits
of the city, which embrace nearly ell the land
fronting on the river as far as the water
works, and which, under the act of the Legis
lature of 1883, will be subject to city taxa
tion after six years, until the
city be extended bona fide over
the western extension. The company,
Mr. Haskell stated, has instructed him to
select a site for its mills either fronting on
the river west of the Central railroad
wliarves or on the railroad’s Vale Koval
property outside of the city limits, lie
esked that the petition be eoiwidered at the
Council's earliest convenience, as the com
pany desires to commence work at once.
The matter was referred to the Committee
on Assessments.
TO AMEND THE CHARTER.
Alderman Bogart’s resolutions providing
for an amendment to the city charter con -
ferring the veto power upon “the Mayor and
providing for the election of half of tho
Board of Aldermen every two years for a
term of four years, was taken up as a special
order. Alderman Bogart asked that the
resolutions be considered seriatim. The
first resolution, conferring upon tho Mayor
the veto power, was unanimously adopted.
The second, providing for a change in the
manner of electing Aldermen, was defeated
by a vote of (i to 5, only eleven members of
the board being present.
TO PAVE CONGRESS STREET.
Alderman Thomas’ resolution, approving
the Congress street property owners’petition
and authorizing the paving of Congress
street between Drayton and West Broad
streets, was taken from the table and unani
mously passed. The City Surveyor was
authorized to advertise for bids at once.
The kind of pavement to be used, whether
asphalt or stone, will be decided upon by
Council when the bids are in. The
petition to pave Congress street was
presented early in the winter, but it failed
to be upproved in time to get tho work (lone
this spring, and it will now have to go over
until fall. The Surveyor will advertise at
once for proposals to lay the paving, and
everything will hie in “readiness to begin
work iu November.
THE DILLON TRACT SALE.
Alderman Haines, cliairman of the Com
mittee on City Lote, offered a resolution, and
it was adopted, authorizing the sale of the
unsold portion of the Dillon tract which
w a offered last Tuesday, at unction in front
of the City Exchange,“next Tuesday, May
11. The remaining unsold blocks will lie
put up nt the same valuation tliat they were
offered at last Tuesday and the terms of the
sale will lx- the same as before.
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.
The Rec tory Society of St. John’s church
will give a picnic May 12.
Solomon's Lodge F. A. M. will hold a reg
ular communication to-night.
The City Council last night passed for
payment bills against the city amounting to
$12,079.
Mr. Thomas Battle waa better last night
than at any time since he was hurt on Sun
day, and ho will probably recover.
- Thomas Fogarty's re-trial lor shooting E.
J. Kieffer is assigned for to-day. Nearly
100 tales jurors have been summoned.
Tim Workman’s and Trader's Loan and
Building Association will hold its I’M
monthly meeting to-night at No. 118 Bryan
street.
Tile artesian wells were connected with
the water works yesterday, and at 10 o’clock
this morning artesian water will be turned
into tho city mains.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
Uioßruii Electric Light and Power Com
pany will be held at Armory Hull next
Wednesday at 8 p. m.
“Esmeralda” was given at the Theatre
las! night by the Com Van Tassel troujie,
and was wi ll received. To-night “Kathleen
Mavournern” will lie played.
RIVER AND HARBOR NEWS.
Gleanings Among the Shipping and
Along the Wharves.
The pilot boat Glynn arrived here Tues
day night, from Brunswick. Bbe will take
a party of excursionists over to Nassau,
N. P.
A. It. Sains & Cos. cleared yestor
daj tlie Norwegian bark Flora tor Pooteo
loff Harbor with 8,870 hairels of rosin,
weighing 1.528,010 pounds, valued at
91,380. Cargo by Messrs. Paterson, Down
ing & Cos.
The schooner Maggie J. Lawrence, re
cently damaged in a collision with tho
Tyber railroad bridge over Bt. Augustine
■ errek. finished her repain yesterday and
left in tow of the tug Samuel Winpenuy
for Darien.
In the improved Mason & Hamlin Pianos
t’’o strings are held by screws, and secured
diri ctly to the iron plate, each string being
hold by a separate screw. In pianos gener
ally tlie strings are held by tho friction of
w,rest-pins set in wood. The results of the
Mason <& llamlin improvements are remark
:iliW purity of tone, much leas liability of
getting out of tune or of being affected by
climatic changes. This improvement has
lies’ll pronounced tho greatest made iu pianos
for Jsn 1 * a century. — /loston Journal.
DROWNED AT COHEN 4 S BLUFF.
A Waiter on the Steamer Ethel Caught
by an Undertow.
John Judd {colored), a waiter on the
steamer Ethel, was drowned nt Cohen’s
' Bluff Tuesday night About fifteen
minutes after the steamer was tied up
at her landing, Judd and three deck hands
went into the river to bathe. Judd was said
to be a good swimmer, and struck out
across the river, but the current was
swift and it drifted him about 200 yards be
low’ where the steamer was lying. He had
got within about five feet of the Georgia
shore, when he sank in twenty-five feet
of water. A boat was launched from tiie
Ethel and every effort was made to
reach him, but he was out of sight before it
got there. The river was dragged for the
body, but it is presumed that the undercur
rent earned it out of reach. There were a
number of ladies on the deck of the Ethel
watching the lathers, and nothing was
thought of Judd's drifting, as he seemed at
home in thp water until he sank, when the
alarm was given. Judd was about 28 years
old, and bore a good reputation with the offi
cers of the boat. His family resides here.
GUARDS SHOOT FOR PRIZES.
The Battalion's Picnic and Rifle Con
test at Greenwich Park.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards held
their May picnic and shooting contest at
Greenwich Park yesterday afternoon.
The contest for the first battalion prize,
$25, was close and exciting. Sergt. W. B.
Hartridge, Company A; Sergt. George T.
Cann, of Coniininr C, and Sergt. F. C. Wil
son, of Company 18. tied on a score of 20.
The prize was finally won, however, by
Sergt. Hartridge, who also won the red
jilumeand the battalion medal, and the first
individual prize of Company A.
Sergt.. Cann won the second battalion
prize, $lO, and the first individual prize of
Company C.
Sergt. Wilson won Company B's first in
dividual prize.
The second individual prizes were won by
Private G. C. Allen, of Company A,
score IS. Private W. B.Baffin.of Company B,
score 19, and Private W. AY. Osborne, of
Company C, score 18.
Col. William Garrard and Lieut. J. M.
Bryan tied in the contest for the commis
sioned officers' prize on a score of IS, but the
prize was awarded to Lieut. Bryan under
the Creedmoor rules.
Honorary Memlier Joseph A. Cronk won
the prize in the contest among the usuiii
fonned members, his score being 19.
The picnic was well attended. Last night
Company B serenaded Capt. Hammond and
ex-Lieut. Cronk. During the summer the
shooting contests will be held at least once a
month.
TWO BRIGHT STARS IN MAY.
Saturn and Venus, and Where to Look
for Them.
Saturn is evening star. Though exceeded
in size and brilliancy by Venus and Jupiter,
we give him the place of honor on the plan
etary records for May, for after the passage
of this month his light will grow dim among
the brotherhood, owing to his near ap
proach to the great luminary’. Saturn also
figures in the most interesting planetary
event of the month. On the 30th, at noon
day, Saturn and Venus are in conjunction,
the ringed wonder of the skies lining at
times 2’ 15' south of the faii-est of tho stars.
A powerful telescope will bring out the
planets at the time of conjunction, or at
the moment when they are in
the same right ascension, but observers
with the unaided eye will find a love
ly picture paineea on the celestial
canvas on the evenings of the 29th and 30th.
On the former evening Saturn will be east
of Venus, and on the latter evening he will
tie west, of her. The meeting and passing of
two large planets is always a noteworthy
event. The moon on the day of her first
quarter will lend her silvery light to the
scene, and the two bright planets will hang
side by side in tiie western sky, coming into
view soon after sunset, and continuing to
adorn the firmament until after 10 o’clock.
It is as interesting to watch the approach of
the two planets as it is to observe them when
they are at the nearest point, and this may
be done on every evening during the month.
WANT FURTHER TIME.
The Hotel Syndicate Asks for a Refusal
of the Barracks Property.
A meeting of the new hotel syndicate was
heldwestorday, and it was decided to ask
the Real Estate Company for
the refusal of the barracks property for for
ty-five or sixty days longer. Home of the
gentlemen have been absent from tho city
recently, and they want a little more time
to think tiie matter over and decide upon
details lief ore going into the project. A let
ter received from Mr. H. B. Hollins, of New
York, states that he believes all oi the money
Heeded can be raised in that city.
The Hussars’ Picnic.
The Georgia Hussars will hold their May
picnic at Greenwich Park to-day. Momliei-s
and all guests will lie passed free over the
cars which will leave West Broad street at 11
o’clock. Those ears will connect with a
train leaving Bolton street at 11:80. There
will be a committee on each car to look after
packages. The Coast Line road will run a
special train out at Do’clock for the conve
nience of those who cannot go on the
train with the company. Cars will also
leave at 3, 4 and 5 j>. m. Tho shooting con
test will 1 login at 12 o’clock and all entries
will close ui 2:80. Active members will
shoot in fatigue uniform with white
helmets.
Two prizes will lie offered beside the rvini
pany medal for the active members, and
appropriate prizes will be offered for the
honorary memliei*. and the ladies contests.
Good Templar Entertainment.
Christian Temple Lodge No. 08, I. O. G.
TANARUS., organized a year ago with twenty char
ter members, and having a membership
now of seventy-seven, will give an enter
tainment to-night consisting of a lecture by
Rev. A. M. lVinn. to be followed {by songs,
recitations, etc. The recently elected officers
will also be installed. Savannah Lodge and
Georgia Tent, of lteohabitos have been in
vited to attend in a body. The installation
and lecture will lie delivered at the New
Houston Street Methodist church to which
the entire public are cordially invited. A
collation will lx> spread in Haglo’s hall im
mediately alter the exercises at tho church
to which, owing to the small size of the
lml), only the visiting temi>eraneo brethren
have been invited.
Union Society’s New Building.
The managers of tho Union B<x*iety, at
their meeting yesterday, adopted a plan for
and authorized the siierial committee having
charge of the matter, namely, President
Estill and Managers D. R. Thomas, T. M.
Cunningham and Rufus K. Ixwter, to pro
ceed with tin' oonstniction of a building on
the lot on tiie corner of Whitaker, State
and President streets. The plans will lie
ready to bo submitted to contractors for
estimates in about a month’s time. Tho
building is to lie a handsome three-story
structure, and will cost about 820,000.
Advice to Mothers.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should
always be used when children are cutting
teeth. It relieves the little suffer at once; it
produces natural, quiet sleep bv relieving
tip* child from pain and tho little cherub
awakes as “bright as a button.”
It, is very pleasant to taste. It soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain, re
lieves wind, regulutcs tho Ixiwels, nnd is the
liest known remedy for diarrhea, whether
arising from teething or other causes. 20
cents a Little. i
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1887.
BEATEN AGAIN AT NEW ORLEANS
The Home Club to Start for Savannah
To-Night—The Gapies Here.
Rain prevented the Charleston-Mobile
game at Mobile yesterday. The results of
the New Orleans and Memphis games were:
New Orleans 9, Savannah 4.
Nashville 14, Memphis 7.
The last games of the present will
be played to-day, and to-morrow the clubs
will swing around. Savannah will open
the season here on Saturday with Charles
ton, New Orleaus will go to {Memphis and
Mobile to Nashville. The Memphis and
Nashville managements have buried the
hatchet that was being swung very threats
eningly by the Memphians a day or two ago.
by transferring umpire Diestel to Savan
nah. The trouble now seems to liave ended,
and the remaining games of the series will
be played under umpires selected from the
opposing teams.
“Just Played With Savannah.”
New' Orleans, La., May 4.—New Or
leans just played with Savannah to-day.
The locals played carelessly until it was
necessary to save the game, and then they
went in, hatted hard, ran bases like quarter
horses, and fielder! like veterans. Dallas,
Reilly. Peltz and Durmeyer did the best
work for Savannah. Dallas and “Shorty”
Fuller were both hurt, in the latter part of
the game. The home team again gave
Hoffman a chance in the box and he was
very wild, but the rest of the team carried
him through successfully. Ed. Clark,
pitcher, and Forrest, outfielder, arrived to
day and will play with New’ Orleans to
morrow. It was ladies’ day, but the attend
ance fell off to about 1,200. The following
is the score:
SAVANNAH.
A.B. R. 18. P.O. A. E.
Peltz, C. f 5 0 1 1 0 0
Cauipau. 1. f 5 0 1 1 0 2
Brower, lb 4 1 1 12 1 0
Reilly, r. f 4 0 1 1 1 0
Hutchinson, s. s 4 1 2 0 4 3
Durmeyer, 2b 3 1 2 7 0 1
Emslie, p 4 1 0 0 3 0
Dallas, c 4 1 3 4 3 2
Murray, 3b 4 1 1 1 5 2
Totals 37 6 12 27 17 10
NEW ORLEANS.
A.B. R. 18. P.O. A. E.
Cartwright, lb 5 2 3 8 1 1
Giess, 2b 5 33 6 1 1
Brennan, c 5 1 3 6 5 2
Pujol. 3b and s.s 5 0 1 2 2 0
Powell, r.f 4 0 2 1 0 0
W. Fuller, s.s 2 0 0 2 2 1
Wells, 8b 2 0 0 0 0 1
H Fuller, e.f. 4 10 10 0
Murphy, l.f 4 1 0 0 0 0
Iloffman, p 4 1 0 1 5 1
Totals 40 9 12 27 16 7
INNINOS.
New Orleans 200 1 4 1 1 0 0— 9
Savannah 00 1 3000 1 I—6
Earned runs—New Orleans 2.
Hit by pitched balls—Hoffman 1.
Three-base hits—Pujol, Giess.
Total bases on hits—New Orleans 16, Savan
nah 12.
First base on errors— New Orleans 7, Savan
nah 3.
Le.ft on bases—New Orleans 4, Savannah 5.
Strack out - By Hoffman 1, Emslie 3.
Passed bails— Brennan 2. Dallas 1.
Wild pitches—Hoffman 3.
Balls called—On Hoffman 60, Emslie 50.
Strikes called—Off Hoffman 46, Emslie 40.
. Double plays—Reilly and Dallas.
First base on called balls—New Orleans 1, Sa
vannah 5.
Umpire -Tony Suck.
Time of game—Two hours.
Memphis Pacified.
Memphis, May A —The differences which
have existed for the past two days between
Memphis and Nashville were amicably ad
justed this morning in a conference between
President Morrow, who came from Nash
ville, and Kam T. Carnes, President of the
Memphis club. By mutual consent Mount
joy, one of the pitchers of the Nashville
team, was selected to umpire to-day’s game,
and a memlier of the Memphis team will
officiate to-morrow. Diestel, who has been
the bone of contention, left to-night
tor Savannah. Atkinson, one of ths regular
league umpires, will be here for Saturday's
fame between Memphis and New Orleans.
he game this afternoon was won
easily by Nashville. Sneed, Force
and Crotty, three of Memphis’ strongest
players, were absent, and their pieces were
filled by amateurs. Sneed has gong for new
material. The other two players are on the
disabled list. Tho visitors had no trouble
in winning. The umpiring of Mountjoy was
entirely satisfactory. The score by innings
was: •
Nashville 2 01 53 1 1 1 x—l 4
Memphis 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0— 7
The attendance was about 400.
Games Elsewhere.
At Washington—
Washington 10 3 01 200 I—B
New York 10014 3 00 x—9
At Philadelphia—
Philadelphia 1 2020142 o—l 2
Boston 000000000—0
At Pittsburg—
Pittsburg. .4020001 100 0— R
Detroit 0 141020000 I—9
Eleven innings.
At Indianapolis—
ladianapolis 501 10002 o—9
Chicago 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 o^-8
At Philadelphia—
Athletic 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 o—2
Baltimore 4 0 1 00 0 1 0 0— 6
At Staten Island—
Metropolitan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0— 3
Brooklyn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 x— 7
At Bt. Louis—
St. Louis 0 0 0 1 1 3—4
Louisville 1 0 0 0 0 0— 1
At Cleveland—
Cleveland 00 0 3 0001 2—6
Cincinnati 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 6 x—lo
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.
Maj. W. 8. Greene has just returned to
Columbus from a trip over the Georgia Mid
land railroad. He reports that two-thirds
of tho grading 1 sit ween Griffin and McDon
ough lias been done, and that the entire
grading will be completed by June 5.
The Columbusand Gulf Navigation Com
pany has made application for incorpora
tion. The papers have been filed with the
Clerk of the Bupcrkn* Court of Muscogee
county, and the Comptroller General in
Atlanta. The company is organized with
*25,000, with privilege of increasing to $50,-
000, at SIOO per shore. The incorporators
are Messrs. C. A. Klink. I. Joseph, Samuel
Eberhart and James T. Thweatt.of Musco
gee, and John E. Donaldson, of Bainbridge.
The above named gentlemen are also the
directors of tbe company.
Underground Wire in Great Britain.
Tho length of underground wire in the
United Kingdom is upward of 20,000 miles,
and the main trunk lines from Izindon are
carried underground to distances varying
from five miles to twenty-two miles from
t he* general [tost office. The principal am.
many of tiie smaller offices in London, 815
in all, are connected with tho central tele
graph office by underground wire. The em
ployment of the telephone is developing
rapidly in Berlin. The total length of wire
now in use is estimated at, 12,000
kilometers, or nearly the diameter of the
earth. The nine central office* have <I,OOO
calls under their control in Berlin alone,
through which about 100,000 messages daily
find their way. The furthest telephonic
connection with Berlin at present is wit.li
Hanover, a distance of 340 kilometers. In
the neighborhood the number of conversa
tions averages doily between 1.5(H) and
2,000. Tin Berlin telephone system employs
300 officials The telephone rate between
Tat is and Brussels is fixed at 8 francs for
five minutes'conversation; and. subject ton
deposit ot 00 francs and to tile adaptation of
the apparatus at his own expense, any
I’si'isinu already having a telephone can
communicate direct with Brussels,
New Hi H i '.utter, Strauss Bros.
AMID FLORA’S BEAUTIES
OPENING OF THE SPRING FLOWER
SHOW AT ARMORY HALL.
Fine Display of Roses, Plants ar.d Cut
Flowers—The Art and Fancy Goods
Exhibition- Some of the Exhibitors-
Mr. Brandt’s Works-A Large Crowd
in Attendance.
The Chatham Artillery armory last, night
was a spot to enchant fairies. The hall was
filled with beautiful exhibits of art, and the
yard outside was even lovelier, because iu it
were exhibited specimens of nature’s handi
work. Flowers, golden, red. blue, wliite
and of all intermediate shades breathed
forth a delicate odor freighting the air with
sweetness. Blooming plants struck two
senses at once h v their beauty and fragrance,
while the foliage plants attracted admira
tion through their stateliness or pure, deep
color.
To do justice to all that was to be seen ex
hausted the best vocabulary of adjectives
and synonyms before the visitor got half
way around. Only one opinion was heard,
and that was that the Savannah Floral and
Art Association s spring exhibition was high
ly creditable.
’ It is onlv the .second shew that the society
has held, but it was plain that there has
been a far deeper interest taken in this exhi
bition than in the first one last fall. Singu
larly the asso iation basl been unfortunate
on both occasions. The (test exhibition was
late, on : account of the earthquakes,
and the present one is late be
cause of the cold snaps early in
the spring. Had the show been three weeks
earlier the floral display would have been
much finer, as it would be three weeks
hence. However, it is very good as it is.
THE LEADING EXHIBITORS.
Mr. George Wagner, Messrs. Oelschig &
Meyers, and Mr. Tneo. Meves are the pro
fessional florists exhibiting, and their dis
play's are fine. Mr. Meves’ is the nearest of
these to the entrance. His specialty is
jialms and colmses. His display of coiiuses
embraces probably fifty varieties, and their
variegated leaves were much admired. The
ferns in this collection are noticeable, as is
also a pavonia wioti, which is something
rare.
Messrs. Oelschig & Meyers marie a specialty
of cut roses and geraniums in their exhibit.
They have nearly BUO varieties of cut roses,
some exquisitely beautiful. A single Mel
ville de Lyons seemed to reign as queen of
the display, its white petals being well
opened and strikingly handsome. Among
other-pretty roses in this display were her
majesty (new), American beauty, la bnl
liante, la roslere, jacq nes and marechal noils.
The foliage plants arc handsome.
ROSES BY THE HUNDRED.
Mr. George \V agner, who has the south
west corner of the yard, shows 43 varieties
of rdbos and a number of geraniums. In
roses he displays a beautiful Marechal Neil
climbing, and in his collection of cut blooms
he has, among the most handsome, a Sir
Garnett, Ib r Majesty, Baroness Roths
child, Magna Cnarta, Male. Moroe,
Jacqueminots and some William Allan
Richardsons, a small but beautiful rose. He
has also an apple geranium bearing seed
which wholesales for over SI,OOO a quart.
Mr. Wagner also has in his exhibit, among
other things, a number of silver leaf gerani
ums, maiden liair ferns and n Mikado
chrysanthemum, which was at the fall ex
hibition. This last mentioned flower, which
was blooming then, is blooming again, six
months ahead of time.
THE UNPROFESSIONAL FLORISTS.
Mr. J. F. LaFar has one of the largest
displays of any of the unprofessional
florists. He has fifteen varieties of gera
niums, some very beautiful, calla lilies,
double pink blooming ivy, mourning bride
and hanging baskets. In cut flowers he
shows pansies, holly hocks, lilies and
amayllis. Mr. 8. P. Hamilton, President of
the society, has a pretty exhibit of cut
roses, verlenas, magnolias, colinses, flower
ing begonias and other plants.
Mr. Thomas A. Ybanez shows a splendid
exhibited begonias, embracing forty varie
ties. He also exhibits a pretty asparagus
vine, some rare ferns, besides crotons,
abutilons and palms.
Mrs. J. Guerard Heyward has a table
beautifully set off with poppies, cut roses,
blooming pomegranates, pansies and other
annuals. Tiie exhibit embraces twenty va
rieties of cut roses. The tea roses and Mme.
Lombard were highly praised.
THE CUT FLOWER EXHIBIT.
The most beautiful exhibit of cut flowers
is made by Mrs. A. S. Nichols. Her basket
of cut flowers, containing lilies, iiansies,
verbenas, Sweet Williams, pinks,mignonette
and other lovely blooms, was the admired
of the admired.
Mr. A. N. Mills exhibits some pretty cut
roses and Mrs. J. G. Thomas displays fine
specimens of clematis and Johnsonii.'
Mr. F. M. Bliss displays four baskets of
large luscious-looking, tempting straw
berries.
In the middle of the yard Is a fountain,
around the base of which Mr. Wagner has
placed on attractive border of pansies and
daisies. Mr. L&Far exhibits an aquarium,
containing gold and silver fish and hybrids.
•£HE ART DISPLAY.
Mr. Carl Brandt, Director of the Telfair
Academy, superintended the hanging of the
pictures, and that is to say that it has been
done with tiie bwt possible artistic effect.
The Director has a space in one corner of
the hail where specimens of the work of his
art class axe, qxijjbited. Modeling and
painting can.. lie learned together,
he says, and his pupils have
sent some more than clever studies in clay.
Nearly every one of them in fact bears the
stamp of talent. The exhibit includes a
mask of Hermes, by Miss Olmstead; a head
of Laocoon, by Miss C. i\ Elliott; Venus de
Milo, a head, by Miss M. Lawton; a child’s
head, by Miss deßruyn Kods;
masks, by Miss Olmstead, Miss
Lawton, 'us. D. B. Hull; ears, by Mrs.
L>. B. Hull, Miss Elliott, Miss Lawton,
and Miss de Brnyn Kbps.. An ear hy the
last named is as good as any sculptor need
WMlttO make, remarked “Mr. Brar.dt. A
cuttimig bit of model iug 'i i a tiny ear by
little Miss Belle Brandt, “the Queen of the
May” at Tuesday's May party.
MR. BRANDT’S WORKS
Mr. Brandt exhibits a miniature head of
the great composer, Wagner, and it is said
to be really tiie best in existence. Some
roses and apple blossoms from nature,
pailitwl by Mr. Brand l, ure exquisite studies.
Each was painted at a single sitting. The
apple blossoms and the rose petals seem
transparent, and are remarkably natural.
Mr. Brandt exhibits also a face which is
much admired.
Mr. C. 8. Richmond has a large exhibit of
paintings and crayon work.
One of the best pieces on the walls is a
doroey done with crayon hy Miss Addie
Stone, and exceedingly ivell done, too. Miss
Clara Ktone, 14 years old, shows a free band
drawing of a ladder very well done.
A “Kettle and Potatoes,” by Miss Les
ter; “Yellow Jessamines and Mag
nolias,” liv Mrs. Yon mans; a
“Dog’s Head,” by Miss Clara Stone;
Some plaques by Miss Laura Palmer, and a
plaque by Miss Agnes Dillon are nil worthy
of especial mention.
THE FANCY WORK EXHIBIT.
The display of fancy work is large and ro
murkably tine. Mrs. C. E. Stulls has an
exhibit, every article in which is a piece of
art , showing exquisite taste in color and ef
fect. Among the most lieautiful specimens
of her work ore rich portiere curtains and
some lovely lambrequins.
Mrs. 8. T. Hamilton has a line exhibit
also of beautiful textile work and paintings.
Mrs. Kolb, a professional, has u case filled
with lovely fancy work.
Mrs. B. (7. Bivwinger, an old lady, displays
somooxtraoniirmry uwo work.
Ludden A Bates exhibited pianos and
artists’ materials, mid Davis Bros, display
pianos.
SOME OF THE EXHIBITORS.
The other exhibits are by the followimr-
Miss TANARUS,. Bov’tlv. •• 't'i ci-oss rock
Miss Campbell, paintings.
Mrs. Campbell, lace work.
Mrs. Merrit W. Dixon, silk quilt.
Miss Flossie Daffin, decorated mirror.
Episcopal Orphans' Home, an apron.
Miss Kate Goethe, pointings and pictures.
Mrs. J. Gorham, embroidery.
M rs. S. F. B. Gillespie, a basket of beau
tiful cut verbenas.
Miss Marie Hardee, paintings.
Mrs. Thomas Henderson, panel quilt and
needle work.
Miss Katie Collins, needle work.
Mrs. M. A. Luddington, needle work.
Miss Mattie Lyons, sofa, cushion and other
work.
Miss May Miller, table scarf.
A. R. Mayer, pictures.
Miss Motsinger, panel painting and other
work.
Miss Rosa Martin, a lambrequin.
Miss Lavinia F. Minis, panel-iustro paint
ing.
Miss Ida Platshek, fancy work.
Miss Laura Palmer, set painted china and
pictures.
Mrs. F. L. George, a chair.
Charles D. Russell, minature schooner.
Mrs. W. W. Rogers, Spanish work.
Miss Mamie Sehg, painting.
Miss Belle Spivy, screen.
Mrs. D. B. Tomlinson, fancy work and
embroideries.
Mrs. S. H. Tarver, table cover.
Miss Annie M. IVillink, plaque and paper
flowers.
Miss Weymouth, drawings.
Miss R. \Vebb, plants.
Mrs. Emile Newman exhibited a picture
and fern plaque both splendidly done.
Specimens of drawing bv E. Jett Howard,
Anna C Harmon, Lucfle Desbouillons, Miss
Norwood and Josephine Weed are credit
able.
More exhibits of flowers and fancy work
are expected to-day. The hall and yard
were lighted by the incandescent electric!
system, which is being introduced in the
city. It gave a soft, steady, quiet light,
which preserved the colors excellently. The
attendance last night was good, but it is
expected to be much larger to-night and to
morrow night.
Local Personal.
Rev. E. D. Mallory, of Boston, Mass.,
will preach at Trinity church at Bp. m.
John M. Brown, Esq., editor Bainbridge
Democrat, was in the city yesterday. He
reports the Oak City on a big boom.
Mr. J. R. Young, of the firm of Ellis,
Holt & Cos., was elected Vice President or
the Board of Trade yesterday to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Walter
McNeill.
Mr. J. C. Shaw, delegate from Savannah
Branch Ord°r of Iron Hall to the district
meeting of the order, which will be held in
Nashville on Saturday, left for there last
night. The district in which Nashville and
Savannah are included embraces Tennessee,
Kentucky, Georgia, Alaliama. Mississippi,
Arkansas, Louiaiana, Texas, Florida and
a part of Ohio. Savannah has one of the
youngest Branches in the South, and one of
the strongest.
Among the arrivals at the Screven House
yesterday were A. G. Hippisky, Baltimore;
W. R. Blood and wife, Boston; J. Younger,
A. B. Bixby and wife. Now York: 0. D.
Nathens, Philadelphia: K. Wells, Louisville;
T. A. S. Vaughan, Philadelphia; Mrs. E. C.
Butler, Miss Butler, W. TANARUS, Spalding, At
lanta; J. M. House, Chicago; Col. H. San
ders, Wesson, Miss.; P, E, Bovd, Leary, Ga.
At the Pulaski House are dames E. Wil
liams and wife, J. E. Browning and family,
New York; George H. Carter, J. Blake, Mrs,
M. S. Thompson. Miss Arnell, Mrs, M. C.
Ware, Miss M. Chandler, Miss A. Chandler,
Boston; L. H. Higgins, W. R. Emons, Mon
treal, Can.; St. John Cox, Miss Cox, Joseph
Price, South Carolina.
At the Marshall House were Alfred Har
rington, J. B. Fenser, Bascum Myrick, Geor
gia; L. C. Kinsler, Philadelphia; F. M.
Chapin, A. Evert, New' York; Mrs. E. Fray,
Miss A. Kent, Ohio; Frank Clarkson, Jack
sonville, Fla.; Erskin W. Fisher, New York;
J. B. Hack, Haekton; W. B. Willet, Geor
gia; D. F. Horn, Florida; Charles A. Babb
and wife, Belleview, Fla.; G. W. Felch, J.
Thomas. Boston.
At the Harnett. House were T. H. Kibber,
Summertown; J. J. Keith, Louisville; W.
B. Wiltet, O’Brien; w. L. Wood, wife and
three children, Blaekvillc, S. C.; D. J.
Birmans, Dupont; Capt. Wm. Hughes, B.
IV. Cubbedge, Liberty county; Rev. G. W.
Smith, Harrison; W. B. Norton, Stockton;
J. Beck. Grahamville, S. C.; Frank White,
South Carolina; W. Shaffner, Reading,Pa.:
A. N. Bloom, Waterloo, la.; 12. R. Reed and
wife, G. It. Gilman, E. J. Crocker, New
York; E. Mason, Cincinnati, O.; C. M. Need
ham, Boston; R. W. Needham, Rumford,
Me.; A. W. Owens, South Carolina; B. Wil
liams, Tillman, S. C.
A Daily Occurrence.
Scarcely a ilay passes but what someone
hails us on the street with: “Hello, Sliup
trine, I have used that ointment you call
Tetterine, and it is the best thing I ever saw
for tetter, ringworm, eczema, ground itch,
etc., etc. Just push it ahead; there are
thousands of sufferers who have worn them
selves out using other remedies, and will
hail vours with gratitude.”
Sold by all druggists, or sent by mail.
50c. per box. J. T. Shuptrine & Bno.,
Savannah, Ga.
Architects and Builders’ Edition for
May.
Contents: The Acropolis of Athens; Karls
ruhe Arch of Triumph; Architectural Ex
cellence; Building Construction in Winter;
Cement Buildings; New Way of Building
Cement Walls Under Water; Iron Ceilings;
A Courtly Church; Wesleyan Chapel; $5,000
Church; A Cottage After Enlargement;
Eastlake Cottage; Cottage of the Queen of
England; Bsaside Cottage; $2,000 Cottage;
s2,soo'Cottage; $8,500 Cottage; Raising the
Boston Court House; Built Up Doors; Dwell
ings of Moderate Cost; Water Back Explos
ions; Gate City Stone Filter; Ancient and
Modern Floors and Ceilings; Gelatine Moulds
for R(■production of Carving; Heating by
Hot Water Circulation; Heating by Warm
Air and Steam; Apartment Houses; Useful
Hints Relating to House Building; Double
House of Moderate Cost; Knotting and Its
Uses; Hotel at Mentone; Design for Local
Board dlices; Improved Variety Moulder;
Moulds for Romano-British Coinage; Re
moving Paint; Ready Mixed Paints; Paper
Roofs; Bursting of Lead Pipes; Planing Mill
Construction; Strength of Plaster of Paris;
Ponce de I/>on Hotel; Residence at Orange,
New Jersey; Reservoir with Automatic
Valve: Making Roads; Cold Room for Eggs,
etc: Rose-Covered Porches; Artificial
Rubies; New Ruler and Section Liner; Shop
Fronts; Imitation Stone; Shrinking of
Seamed Timber; Tin Roofing; Howto Grain
Walnut; Costs of Different kinds of Walls;
Wood Drying Experiments; Embossed
Wood; Hinv to Finish in Natural Wood;
Wood Staining; Architectural Wood Twin
ing. Price 25c. For sale at Estill’s News
Depot.
X. M. N.
The Summer Goods at the Crockery
Eouso of James S. Silva & Son, 140
Broughton.
There is no reason why every good citizen
should not keep cool this summer. The
above named firm have a cool store, where
they offer for sale the best makes of lee
Cream Freezers, Water Coolers, Ice Picks,
etc.
If the flvs liother you try the latest fly
fan. Picnic Baskets, the nicest in the city,
and hammocks, the best and cheapest, arc
for sale there. And one will find a world of
trouble wived by use of one of those little
Kerosene Htoves. All the little summer com
forts can lie found at. this complete establish
ment of James t\ Hilva & Bon.
$8 50 will buy for your Boys AH Wool
Kilt Bints, ono or two pieces. Mizes 2 1-2 to
0 yeuis. A. R. Altmayer & Cos.
liOVt.
The opportunity of your life, if you do not get
a fine tailor lining Boring Ault at R H. Levy &
Brn’s. nt half ’,*•"■• <
Weather Indications.
Special indications for Georgia:
Local rains, southeasterly winds,
veering to cooler southwesterly.
Comparison of mean temperature at Savan
nah. May 4,1887, and the mean of same day for
fifteen years.
Mean Temperature Departure
scion Since
for 15 years May 4,1687.: - ueau ' [Jan. 1,1887.
70.0 | 68.8 i —1.2 I —215.6
Comi>arative rainfall statement:
u r i Mean Since
15 Tears, j May 4. | x or Jan. 1,1887.
.098 j 0 | .008 | 5.259
Maximum temperature 78.6, minimum tem
perature 62.2.
The height of the river at Augusta at
1:33 o'clock p. m. Tuesday (Augusta time)
was 6.5 feet —a fall of 0.1 foot during the
past 24 hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin for 24 hours end
ing 6p. m., May 4, 1887, 75th Meridian
time.
Districts. Average.
X , ME Max.! Min. Rain
tion |Temp|Tenip| fall.
1. Wilmington 9 89 62 0
2. Charleston 7 84 58 0
8. Augusta 10 88 59 0
4. Savannah 13 85 62 0
5. Atlanta 12 81 62 0
6. Montgomery 8 83 62 .12
7. Mobile 9 83 64 1.17
8. New Orleans 11 75 58 .91
9. Galveston* 75 50 .22
10. Vicksburg 5 82 56 1.16
11. Little Rock 3 85 56 1.03
12. Memphis 16 80 61 .22
Averages 80.8 ! 59.2 ! .40
Observations taken at the same moment
of time at all stations.
Savannah, 9:36 p. m., city time.
Temperature.
t j
Direction. <
5
Velocity. s
Rainfall.
Name
or
Stations.
Norfolk I 74 E . Clear.
Charlotte | 72 S (6, Cloudj’.
Wilmington j 68SW..j Fair.
Charleston 70 S W Cloudy.
Augusta 72 S E j— ! Cloudy.
Savannah, 68 S !..! Fair.
Jacksonville 08 S E ..I [Fair.
lypy West 70 E 10!. . jFalr
Atlanta 74 S E 10 |Cloudy.
Pensacola 72SW16| .20 Light rain.
Mobile 68 SW .lOFuir.
Montgomery 74 S E, 7 Light rain.
New Orleans 66 W 8] Clear.
Galveston 70 SW; 6j |Clear.
Corpus Christ! 70S Ell ... Clear.
Palestine 64 XW.IS |Clear.
Brownesville 66 S ! 8 Clear.
RioGrande 74! S ! 8i |Clear.
U. N. Salisbury, Signal Corps, U. S. Army.
Thirteen Two-Cent 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 ouarter.
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 3c. on the counter and asked
how they were going to make the change,
whereupon they were informed that they
could not of heai-d 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 l/*c, but
lc. and a quarter of a dollar, but what they
do object to is for you to go elsewhere and
pay more money for anything in the Cloth
ing, Hats, or Gents’ Furnishing Goods line
than they charge, especially when you get
the benent of getting as goo and 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 $l5 suit and a gold
mounted silk umbrella, you are invited to
do so, as same will be counted by responsible
parties on May 8. Appel & Schaul, One
Price Clothiers, 16.3 Congress street.
Great bargains this week. Boys’ Long
Pants Suits, in Tweeds, Cassimeres, Cork
screws. Sizes 10 to 15 years; S.B 65, reduced
from $6. A. R. Altmayer & Cos.
Whose Eoy
Can go untidy or ill-dressed while B. H. Levy &
ro. lead in variety of Boys’ Suits and low prices?
In Dead Earnest.
A positive clearing out sale of Dress Goods,
White Goods, Parasols, Embroideries, Laces,
Fans, Sateens, Corsets, Scrims, Jerseys, Rib
bons, Children’s White Dresses, Ladies’ Che
mise and Skirts etc., is announced in the
columns of the News by the popular dry
goods man, David Weisbein. The bar gains
are positively genuine. No one will be rlis
apjiointed. Do sure to read the “ad.” and
give him a call.
Straw Hats Given Away
To every purchaser of a suit of our clothing.
To our $2 50 Knee Suit a nice straw hat is
civen free which sells for 50c. To our finer
vgradeof Boys’ Suits a white Mackinaw is
given free which sells for 75c. and sl. To
our $5 00 Men’s Suits, a white or mixed Hat
is given free; to our finer grades Men’s Suits
every purchaser will receive a straw hat
free of cost, corresponding to grade of suit
purchased. With our finest Suit a fine $3
Mackinaw Hat or light color Derby is given.
The low prices on our own manufactured
clothing remain unchanged.
The above offer we make to induce a more
rapid sale of our Spring and Summer Cloth
ing. The “Famous” is always on the look
out to git e their customers a benefit. These
hats are not a cheap lot bought for the pur
pose, but our regular assortment, purchased
before any thought of their beinjg given
away.
Come and get a Straw Hat free of cost of
the Famous New York Clothing House, 110
Congress street.
A fine assortment of Gentlemen’s Under
wear, Hosiery, Neckwear and Dress Shirts
always on hand at reasonable prices.
Artesian Water for All.
The artesian wells at the water works are
nearly completed, and lieforo many days
pure water will flow to all parts of the city.
Mr. R. T. Barbour, at his store, corner Hall
and Price streets, lias an elegant assortment
of pure Groceries, and invites especial atten
tion to his large supply of fresh Fancy
Crackers, consisting of Oswego, Alberts,
Chocolate Drops, Milk, Cream, Graham
Wafers, Wine, Fruit Biscuits, Butter Wa
fer*, Butter Biscuits, Sea Foam Wafers,
Wine, Beatrice, etc.
Price our groceries before purchasing else
where. Strauss Bros.
A Hole in Your Sock,
Replenish from B, H. Levy& Urn s seasonable
exhibit of Gents' Fine Hosiery, also Underwear,
Dress Shirts, etc.
Big drives In Teas and Coffee- Sir.w-s Bros..
32 and iißj Barnard.
Are You Going
To purchase Groceries this week* If so, don’t
fail to drop in and sot* us. You will find plenty
good things, a large stock to select from, of the
best quality and very lowest prices. We know a
visit will repay you, ami we shall he glad to mss
every one of you, large buyer* and small buyers.
Strauss Bros.. 23 and 22L. Barnard street.
Imported Swiss Cheese, French and Turkish
Prunes. Strauss Bros.
Rock bottom prices on Sugars, Hire, Soap,
Starch. Strauss Bros.
Buy our brand* of flour. You will be satisfied.
Tiro*
I.TODm * BATES S. J, y~l
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OIL PAINTINGS.
Pint siatl tail]
Pastels, Etchings, fc, | ( ,
Our display now complete and ourentif.w,
ing opened and Pictures hung and snre*i
whereon first floor. Gallery and rtann
room on second floor. 0 ,sr <
No Auction Goods,
Our stock bought to sell, and for the
we know and live among. Every Pi ct , p "
ofler is sold fully guaranteed, is delivered ft! **
charge at residence of purchasers in ci'v
securely boxed and shipped free of charge
parties reside outside of city. s le *
In case goods are not entirely satisfy—
when hung on walls at home, you car, !-
and money will be cheerfully refunded.
SEE OUR DISPLAY AT
Exhibition of (he Floral and Art Sow
NOW IN PROGRESS AT
CHATHAM ARTILLERY ARMORY.
A SPECIAL OFFER,
_______ *
We will, during the continuance of put
ance sale of Pictures. ofTer a large assort
ment of Indotints and Artotypes
At 40 Cents Each.
These Pictures when framed in a cheap
or oak frame are sometimes worked off oca*
uninitiated as fine Steel Engravings, and o ft*
bring quite an extraordinary price when sold bj
a quick-witted and talented auctioneer. ’
We offer over 300 styles of Moldings Iran
which to select frames for these Pictures, ul
furnish wire, screw-eyes and nail for haa^j,
WE DISCOUNT AUpTION PRICES OK STIR
ENGRAVINGS.
OIL PAINTINGS.
While not a first-rate year for Oil Paintings, v
are sellings a great many of those axis
gold frames, which contain a very
fair painting. We cannot
do better than $2 50 each on these, and asthj
are going fast, we suggest an early selection.
KEEP POSTER IT Pill
l. & fTs. m. h.
FRUIT AND GROCERIES.
m fiT~ m m
la, lea, lea, la
Stats
OF
Weather.
For one week every one
buying One Pound of 50a
Tea will receive a Tea Can
nister.
One lb. can Standard Cove Oysters. ..3 for Ik
One lb. can Standard Lobsters 15
One lb. can Standard Salmon *
One lb. Good Raisins a
One lb. Good Ground Rio 1!l
One lb. Best Roasted Rio ■*
SOAP, SOAP.
11 CAKES SOAP 25c.
STARCH,STARCH'
11 PACKAGES 25c.
K. POWER,
188 CONGRESS ST^
ONION S
BERMUDA ONIONS IN CRATES.
Potatoes, Oranges, Lemons, Peanuts.
““cX? 1 * PEAS'®
HAY AND GRAIN.
Special Prices on Car Lots. Eastern H&yi
Feed Merd, Bran, Corn, Oat*, Grits and Meal.
169 BAY STREET.
W. D. STMKINS&CO;
COAL AND WOOD.^^__
Coal & Wood
at
Reasonable Prices.
DIXON&MURPHY
k 63
Office No. 6 Drayton street. Telephone W
Wlinrv.w Price and Habershamstreeta^^
PRINTER AND BOOKBINDER—
Old in Years- Net old Fogy*
GEO. N. NICHOLS,
PRINTER AND BINDER-
To the Manor tom—full of year* and
enre-still young In energy and
all the accessories necessary to m ,
conduct the business to which be has g “
life. Grateful for past favors—hopeful 0
to come.