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8 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 - N.N NTT . \ ll 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.