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NEW YORK’S HOSTELRIES
the bars relied on for most of
THE PROFIT.
Bonifaces Not Apt to Grow Rich Even
‘at $5 a Day Rates —Waiters Who
Stoop to a Species of Blackmail to
Obtain a Tip-A New Scheme for
Beating the Hotels.
New York, May 7.—lt seems to a hotel
man from a Western city that a man who
has money enough to start a hotel in New
York and pay the big rents that nile here is
pretty sure to make a handsome thing out
of it. In a measure this is true; but some
disastrous failures in the hotel business have
occurred in New York, and more are liable
to take place in the future unless the supply
Is kept down to the demand. At present a
serious drawback to the business is the en
forcement of the excise law, which makes a
difference of from SSOO to $2,500 a week in
the income of certain houses. Such a mar
vel as a temperance house is almost unknown
in New York, and landlords admit that they
rould not make a living profit without their
bars. There isn't a great margin of profit
on the food and lodging furnished the or
dinary guest at a hotel in New York. He
gets a room and four elaborate meals a day at
the principal hotels for $.5. A close buyer
could not purchase the food at that figure,
lie receives os good board as the guest who
pays $.50 a day for a room, and the margin
of profit on his $5 a -*y is so small that il be
drinks nothing at the hotel bar he isn't con
sidered the most desirable guest in the world.
Houses which furnish board and room on the
American plan at $3 a day make even less
money, for to maintain their reputation they
have to get about as choice food as the
huoii'i- nri.-o.il places and save themselves by
■■Kg' a smaller variety of viands and
llH>ensive service.
jHHHug . :-v i it may le mi ntimnsl
waiter now u'lmwt in:
New s'"i h lio|. Is. 11l ■ t loh. (in
.JEEps.’:;ar. i. i 'i' . has ingt do it'hrir
is i.ig than ci.!••!•••>I
and He
lieiloes :'’ yl lh.-in.avi
idgeui* especially m the
mßno'l'-ts' on the European pi.ui.
■■ ■■ chnig'd each item of
ea.'' in ]>oinl will illustrate: At
j2Hn|c leading hotel.-, a gir t refused to
falter Ht each meal. The servitor
JpESritterlv one of l>elm<>nie<'str,en. The
a hall lensj niul ot milk to--
coffee, and the waiter added
bill for it, after which fie went
. i groined ash told bis fellow
SBEmSow' he hml veil wit h Ins ei-iui.
waiter is usually in sympathy with
the landlord doesn’t court a
his help, and, a com plaint for such
an outrage as that above mentioned usually
brings about little else than a reprimand.
The evil, however, is less prevalent since
flft y-one of the hotel proprietors of the me
tropolis banded themselves together in the
strongest organization of its kind in the
world. Resistance on the part of the em
ployes means a fight against nearly all the
leading hotels of over seventy-five rooms ca
pacity. A house must have a transient trade
to belong to the organization, and only its
owner or active member is eligible to mem
bership,
Last week every hotel in the association
received notice that an engineer at one of
the houses hail been discharged for drunk
enness. This method of procedure is adopt
ed with every employe discharged fdl- gross
irregularities.
The next mail brought to each house the
description of a man who had gone off with-,
out pitying a board bill of $215. He bail
been very particular about having a choice
room ana expensive meals and wine in his
apartments, but went away leaving in his
quarters a limp satchel and a note saying
he would pay his bill as soon as he got his
remittance from abroad. The great number
of these hotel beats was the main matter
that called into existence the association
which secured for New York a law making
defrauding a hotel a misdemeanor. In
many Stares it is next to impossible to pun
ish a hotel beat, there being no law to reach
his cast*.
New York hotels suffer moet from cus
tomer's known to them, w ho have been good
[<ay, but lost ail tlieir money in dissipation
and go away without paying their bills. A
comparatively new method of Waiting hotels
is this: A .well dressed guest pompously re
gisters, throws down a chock and orders the
clerk to send for his baggage. He goes to
his room and the clerk reports that the bag
gage cannot lie found. The guest gets very
indignant, and the search for liis trunks is re
newed. The next morning, after having
had a dinner, a night’s lodging and break
fast,theguest goes a wav aiul leaves his check,
which itis found represents no baggage,
but was procured for the express purpose of
beating hotels. The New York hotel men
are now so well organized, however, that
out of the income from .50,000 guests a day
they lose less than 1 per cent, ot their profit
by reasons of beats.
Wealthy people on wedding tours, who
pay $-10 to $.50 a day for a suite of rooms,
are desirable guests, but Sara Bernhardt
and Patti arc more choice patrons. They
pay from $.50 to $7.5 a day for apartments,
and $25 a day or more meals. Bernhardt
lias the reputation of being the most easily
pleased of all high priced guests as to her
meals.
The effusive landlord who slaps every male
guest on the shoulder and invites him out to
drink, has gone out of fashion in the meti-o
polis. So has the high priced, gorgeous
hotel clerk at a salary of $.>.000 a year. The
Fifth Avenue Hotel m New York once paid
a clerk who was popular withuil the states
men that price, and the Grand Union ut
Saratoga gave a clerk $5,000 for one sum
mer’s work, but the average metropolitan
clerk gets übout $1.50 a month and his board
and washing. Amos J. Commings.
11.
A man of indubitable eminence in the
financial world, and u social factor of no
mean importance in New York, expressed
himself forcibly to a group of men in Dci
monico’s last night.
“The fact is,” he said, “we arc becoming
decidedly weary of the Irish. Not of the
Irish vve have with us, but of the Irish party
in the English Parliament. Why Ameri
cans should be condemmed to wade through
columns of Irish opinions on Irish afl’aii-s,
from Irish corresjiowleiits, via an Irish
cable, and tinctured by the spice of Hiber
nian headlines by Irisli night editors is not
exactly plain. The truth is that u species oi
Oltoiuunia has broken out over here, and
we are in danger of seeing our fashionable
young men wearing hat* ala HI. Patrick’s
day. coats with a green harp on their narrow
bucks, ami carrying canes m the shape of
a shiHalah. Or course it Isn't the fuult of
the Irish; they are no more responsible than
cockneys arc for the prevalent dialect of
society. We are ruled by the Irish in Now
York, from the cooks in the kitchens to the
aldermen in the City Hall. The Wist, that
the amiable and volatile natives of the Em
erald Isle could do would bo to give us a
slight respite from across tho water. The
papers are literally crowded with columns
of windy talk by loud-mouthed enthusiasts
shout wimt they intend to do at some future
day or other. In point of fa*-t, it is all tulk,
but the tiapers go right on printing it.
France and Germany have nearly 4,000,-
000 men tinder arms, und are doubtless on
the eve of a great war. The interest in
their doings is very great, but the news is
meagre. Their tremendous moves and dijv
loniatic mancrvei-K are crowded into a cor
ner of the paper. while an extra is issued
with six Nona columns by cubic of speech by
Mr. Healyor some other gi-eat man, an
nouncing that unless England does some
thing or other Ireland will do something else.
Ireland never does it, of course; she can’t in
her preaent badgered, poverty-ridden and
unhappy condition, but her champions go
an with their threats unceasingly.
Everyone udmitsaud admires the splendid
courage of the Irish people in the struggle
far freedom, but there is such a tiling us
having to much sentiment in our daily news.
The blind hero worship which tho press
seems to have fallen into concerning every
j thing Irish was never better illustrated than
<>n .Sunday-, when one of the papers had a
| three-column article about an Irish member
! of Parliament, who was compared to Bis
| uiarck. Napoleon and Ciesar. Yet his name
| is quite unknown on this side of the water,
and on reading tho article carefully, for
curiosity’s sake,l discovered that the man had
never been heard of till Parnell brought him
out from the obscurity of his tailoring es
tablishment and put him in the nice for Par
liament on account of a liberal money con
tribution. The gush about his greatness in
diplomacy and finance was invention pure
ami simple.
“The assumption that the whole world is
panting for Irish news is sometimes amus
ingly illustrated. The other morning a great
New York daily came out with the headline
' Mr.-Donovan Denies It!’ I asked everyone
I met thut morning who ‘Mr. Donovan’ was
and what he denied. No one knew. Then
I read the dispatch—a column and a half
long—and found that ‘Mr. Donovan’ was a
l>eck country member who denied in the
C< mmoiis that the Irish party was venal.
His denial consisted of exactly sixtren words
and was just about ns important as anyone
of the hundred thousand speeches on the
pension or river ami harbor bills in Con
gress by the insignificant and unknown
members from way back of the lakes.
These poor statesmen never get their names
in the papers at all. Imagine one of
them rising iu his seat as usual, remarking
that the Democratic or Republican party- is
not corrupt, and suddenly finding himself
eulogized in the greatest of London daily
jiapers under tho stunning caption; Mr. Hay
seed Denies It!
“I suggest on behalf of the few Ameri
cans who are interested in Eurojiean news
that France and Germany have a chance in
our local press.”
This was the opinion of a man of the
world who is an admirer of the American
press, but who has his grievance of course.
Blakely Hall.
A VETERAN FINANCIER.
A Man Who Has Had an Interesting
Career.
New York, May 7. —The fact that Sid
ney Dillon was one of the purchasers of
the Wheeling and Erie railroad some days
ago again calls attention to a financier who
has had an interesting career. He Is one of
the most popular of the moneyed powers
of this country. He traces his genealogy
back to tho Huguenots, if that is
a matter of any- particular importance in
these days of indifference to the isms of
sects. Borne of his ancestors were Irish, but
none of them hamiened to be kings in the
old days when toe harp of Erin shed the
soul of music in Tara’s halls. Sidney Dillon
is tall, well buiit, with snow-white hair and
whiskers, being now well advanced in years.
He used to be a water boy on the Mohawk
and Hudson railroad and worked for a $1
a week. In after years he rolled up a for
tune of $1.5,000,000, but he lost heavily by
the depreciation in the value of Union Paci
fic railroad stock. After working industri
ously as a boy, carrying a water pail to the
brawny laborers on the railroad for a num
ber of years and carefully saving his money,
as so few do, he was able to buy a horse and
cart, and tlien he carried water and sand
for the railroad. He was brought up in the
humblest circumstances in the village of
Northern New York where he was born,
and seeing the wealth and ease of the large
farmei-s in his native place he was filled
with a desire to emulate their comfortable
prosperity, and not only that but to far out
shine them in measures of gold. He worked
night and day-; lie lived frugally; he was a
genial fanatic, as bent on conquering the
avenues to wealth as Peter tho Hermit was on
despoiling the infidels of the Holy Land. He
was all energy and enterprise, never letting
a chance slip whereby his savings might be
augmented. In a few years lie found him
self able to hire or buy a nunihpr of horses
and carts,and there he struck out in larger en
terprises. He gradually secured railroad con
tracts, which proved very remunerative; and
in his Both year, when he married a very es
timable lady of Amherst, Mass., ho was in
prosperous circumstances. This lady greatly
aided bhn by- the influence of a very superior
nature; his domestic life was at, once a
source of moral strength and of encouraging
stimulus. When he came to New York he
devoted himself to railroad contracts; lie
built the Fourth avenue improvement tun
nel, at a cost of millions of dollars. He had
previously, however, superintended the
building of the Union Pacific railroad, and
in 1809 had assisted at the laying of the last
rail. His emoluments from this work had
laid a broader foundation for a successful
career in New York. Ho was at one time
President of the Union Pacific and was suc
ceeded by Charles Francis Adams. Ho has
been a director in the Union Pacific, Pacific
Mail, Western Union, Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, Delaware,Lackawanna and Western,
Texux Pacific, Manhattan Elevated and the
Mercantile Tnist Company. At one time he
lind registered in his own name 45,000 shares
of Union Pacific. 1.5,000 of Western Union
anil 10,000 of Lackawanna, not to mention his
holdings of other stocks. He has done valu
able service for Jay Gould, especially in
connection with the Union Pacific, -y ears
ago, and the “Little Magician” stands by
him to-day, though Mr. Dillon is not so
powerful financially as in former times.
Mr. Dillon’s career, nevertheless, illustrati-s
the amazing possibilities open to the poorest
ill this country
Oscar Willoughby Riggs.
TALES OF THE TURF.
A Run for 3,000 Guineas in a Jubilee
Race in England.
Nashville, May 7.—To-day’s races here
were as follows.
First Race- Three-quarters of a mile. Col.
Owens won, with Charley Marks second and
Kink third. Time 1:170a.
Second Race—One mile. Falls City won,
with Gold Fleas second and Hottentot third.
Time 1:45.
Third Race —Seven furlongs. Enchantress
won. with Queen Bess second and Hornpipe
third. Time 1:31%.
Fourth Race -one mile and a quarter. Elgin
won. with Bar Nail second and Irish Pat third.
Tune 2:1114.
LEXINGTON’S RACES.
Lexington, Ky., May 7.— To-day’s races
here were ns follows:
First Race—One and one-eighth miles,
Knight of Eficrslic tout Monocrnt in 2:0514,
Second Race—Five furlongs. Badge won,
with Amos second and Patton third. Time
I:<TW-
Third Race—One ami one-half miles. Mon
troie won. with Clarion second and Tom Nichols
third. Time 2:sotj.
Fourth Race Three-quarters of a mile.
Lie da Payne won. with Bfxley second and Put
Donovan third. Time 1:211-4.
JUBILEE STAKES.
London, May 7. —At the Kempton Park
jubilee meeting to-day the race for the
jubilee stakes of 3,000 guineas, was won by
11. T. Barclay’s aged brown horse Ber.digo,
with F. Douglas’ 3-year-old chestnut colt
Martley second, and J. Daly’s 4-year-old
chestnut colt Tyrone third. There were
eighteen starters.
The race for the Kempton Park groat
breeders produce stakes was won by Harpa
gon, with Yaa Diemau's Land second and
Nutshell third.
A Daily Occurrence.
Scarcely r. dev paws but what someone
hails as on the street with: '‘Hello, Simp
trine, I liavo 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 other remedies, and will
had yours with gratitude.”
Hold by all druggists, or sent by mail,
T-Oc. per box. J. T. Shuptkikb &' Bno.,
Havannab, (la.
Book bottom prices on Sugars, Bice, Soap,
Starch. St'wuss Bros.
•Vk'. will buy you a fancy colored shirt
with extra c< liars and cuffs, at Appel &
Helmut’*, One l’rice Clothiers,
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, MAY 8. 1887-TWELVE PAGES.
AN INTERESTING CASE.
New Faces Among the Counselors of
the Courts.
New York, May 7. —1 never go into one
of the court rooms in New York without
seeing among the counselors some new faces,
and it is often that of a man who has made
a name elsewhere, either in politics or at the
liar. As all roads used to lead to Rome, so
tho careers of ail great lawyers in the
United States seem finally to lead them to
New York. Looking in at Judge Law
rence's court the other day, I saw there a
very tall gentleman of military bearing,
pleasing address and pleasant speech, argu
ing that the Supremo Court had no juris
diction to appoint a receiver for an assess
ment life insurance company that had gone
into voluntary Inundation. I learned upon
inquiry that the lawyer was Col. Edward
C. Janies, the son of my old acquaintance,
Judge James, for many years Judge of the
Supreme Court for the Northern District of
New- York and afterwards member
of Congress from the and. strict so long
represented by William A. Wheeler.
Col. James lias had a brilliant career from
the day- he entered the army as one of the
youngest Colonels who took commands from
this State to the front in 18(1 L to the present
day, and the rapid strides he is making to
wiu-d a place ill the very front rank of New
York lawyers do not surprise those who
know him Lest.. He came to this city- badly
crippled, financially, after the failure of
Grant <fc Ward, witli whom he had on de
posit $100.0()U in cash, besides $90,000 fic
titious profits, ail of which was swept, a way
in a day. He disposed of his library and in
other ways provided for his liabilities and
then buckled down to hard work. His in
dustry is untiring, and is now reaping its
merited reward. He is counsel for the ele
vated railroad in its accident suits, for the
bondholders of the Wi.4. Tennessee railroad,
secured a reversal of the ease of Lee vs. the
Anchor Line at tiie last general term of the
Court of Common Pleas, and is counsel in
some of the most important litigations now
in progress in this city. Mr. Choate said of
him recently that in twenty-five years of
practice he never remembered being so
much hurried as by Col. James.
By the way, the case in which I heard
Col. James making an argument is one in
which hundreds of thousands of people in
every part of the country arc interested.
It was really- to determine the validity of
the act of the Legislature under which as
sessment life insurance companies are organ
ized. These companies, most readers under
stand, issue certificates on tho payment of a
small sum, say $5, whiclf entitles the heirs
of the holders of them, on the death of the
latter, to receive certain fixed amounts, or
the proceeds of a single assessment made
upon all the surviving memliers. This
method apparently offers an exceedingly
cheap form of insurance, and it would do
so, in fact, if the affairs of the companies
were always managed by- men who were
honest, skilled and experienced.
The Attorney General of the State
in this case was asking for the
appointment of a receiver for the late
and now defunct Mutual Trust Life
Insurance Company. This institution, as I
have already said, had gone into voluntary
liquidation, its officers declaring that the re
sult of their experience was that the assess
ment assurance was of no value to the in
sured. und advising its certificate holders to
reinsure In a stock company organized on
the old plan. If it should lie judicially de
termined, as Col. J nines contended, that the
Supreme Court has no jurisdiction over this
class of companies, it is difficult to tell how
far-reaching such a decision might be. It
would be unfortunate for anything to oocur
to shake confidence any farther in a class of
life insurance that so many people are in
terested in. The value of tho protection it
gives depends In great degree ui>on tho l>o
lief of those who hold its certificates in its
soundness. Any distrust makes members
slow to pay assessments, and if they stop in
surance becomes worthless. ►
Z. L. 'WIfITK.
DIXEY AND BARRETT. _
A Brilliant Ending for the DrktrdAtlc
Season In Now York.
. t
New York, May 7. — 1 doubt if the*
could Be found in the world two meiimdre
dissimilar in ali their characteristics than
Henry E. Dixey and Lawrence Barrett.
Both of them had what are technically
known as “first nights” on (Monday. Mr.
Barrett produced “Rienzi” for the first time
in New- York, and it was done in a manner
befitting the reputation that the actor has
recently gained for thoroughness, industry
and elaborate historical research in the pro
duction of old plays. Mr. Dixey, who, de
spite the usual amount of carping that may
always be depended upon to assail the name
of a successful man, is unquestionably the
most popular actor in America
to-day, returned to the theater
where lio made liis fame, and with
the burlesque that he already played
here so many hundred times. Oil one hand
was Barrett with anew play and a capable
company, and on the other hand Dixey with
an old play- and the old company at tho old
stand. According to all the rules of the
dramatic profession, and even in accordance
with the ideas of theatrical speculators, the
new show should have made the greater hit.
But it was Dixey that sot the town talking
and all of his old triumphs were renewed
in a single night. He is once more a familiar
figure on Broadway- and Fifth avenue. He
is not only a boy- iii years, but one in looks
too. To-day I saw him strolling along the
sunny side of Fifth avenue with his hand
on the collar of an enormous dog, his hat
pushed slightly back on his forehead and his
hand in his pocket.
He looked like a young collegian on Ills
way to the bull ground. Dixey's plans
are ambitious. Ho will make the Ihjou,
in which ho now owns an interest, the
home of burlesque in New York.
“Rienzi” is ns great a spectacular success
ns anything recently done here. It is com
pared favorably with Irving's productions,
and very projierly, too, for it is brought for
ward on a scale of magnificence that has
seldom been equaled on the American stage.
It has been the dream of many an actor to
produce a tragedy on the same scale as some
of the great Niblo spectacular pieces, but
Mr. Barrett was the first to carry it into exe
cution. There are hundreds of men in the
company, and the supernumeraries and un
important actors liave received as much care
as though every man occupied us important
u position us tho star.
Still another notable ojieiiiiig was that of
the Lyceum Theatre. Manager Daniel
Froh.nan, who now has control of the Ly
ceum, ii credited with being the shrewdest
of New York managers. Jt is he who is
responsible for “Hazel Kirko” and all the
other wonderful success.* of the Madison
Square Theatre, and his verdict carries un
usual weight in tiie theatrical world. Now
that he has a theatre of his own, the public
is assured of a succession of new plays.
The first of these was “The Highest Bid
der,” a comedy originally written for the
late E. Hothern and played at the
Lyceum by his clever and talented son. The
play is admirably east and hits wore made
by J. \V. Pi got t and Mr. I*' Moyne, but
young Sothcrn easily carried off th<- honors.
It is by long odds the best work that he has
yet done in the course of two seasons of un
questionably arduous endeavor. His comedy
is original, polished,and, singularly enough,
funny.
Alter weeks and months of alisolute in
sipidity the tail end of the season is suddenly
brigliteued by three pronounced hits. Tho
vagaries of tho dramatic season defy pre
diction. Buolt Ham*
In a pianoforte tho very first and chief
requisite is refinement mid purity of tone.
The improved Pianos of the Mason & Ham
lin Organ and J'iano Company have this for
their prouimerc attraction, that tlieir tones
are ski pure in and fi oe from noise—sound with
out pitch. T n jiart, this comes fiom their
improved Method of fastening the strings by
met al Ct tenings instead of by mere pins
duyfu into wood, ns in the old way.
Have you been to Gutman's clearing salef
CAT3 CODDLED LIKE CHILDREN.
A Drug: Store Dcsvoted to the Sale of
Medicines for Felines.
There <s a cat doctor who runs a drug
store in Washington, who, it Lssaid, is doing
tiio most thriving practice of any alleviator
of the ills of the feline and canine races of
any man in his profession in the whole coun
try, says the Indianapolis Juurnal. This
physician has the highest das' of callers of
any professional man in the city, as only the
most aristocratic can afford to have an ex
pert wait upon their pets. At times as many
its three or four carriages, owned by the
most refined and wealthy people at the na
tional capital, are drawn up in front of the
drug store and office, anil liis business is so
large that customers with their patients
have to wait their turns like men in barber
shops. It is seldom that a man enters
the drug store or office for the purpose of
receiving a professional call from the
doctor. They are almost invariably
women.
The doctor was philosophizing yesterday
to some gentlemen on tlio general ails of
cats and dogs, during which ho stated that
more trouble came from a lack of fresh air
and exercise than anything else. He especi
ally deprecated the fact that these household
pets were guarded so closely in the house and
were not allowed to romp around like chil
dren.
“I could name,” he said, “families in this
city that guard as closely their pet cats and
flogs as they do their children Large num
bers of them have cribs and cradles and
lounges made for their pets, and cushioned
in the mast comfortable manner possible.
At one place I visited recently I found a.
fine old maltc.se cat reclining oil a pillow of
flown. When I asked for it lor the purpose
of making an examination, the lad)' of the
house lifted it as carefully as if it were a
tiny babe. She had delicat ■ spoons and
forceps and a douche to inject medicine into
the poor thing's cars. There was a swab ol’
silk and cotton to cleanse its throat, as it
had something like when I
spoke of a severe medicine as the only hope
for recovery she threw up her hands in
that same horror mothers do when extreme
measures are to be resorted to to save their
infants.
Weather Indications.
[ Special indications for Georgia:
RAIN jght local rains, accompanying
thunder storms, followed by warm
er, fair weather; variable winds,
generally southerly.
Comparison of mean temperature at Savan
nah, May 7, 1887, and the mean of same day for
fifteen years.
I Tot H.l
Mean Temperature Departure
— ■■ ■— hincc
for 15 years May 7, 1887. ' “ Jan. 1,1887.
72.6 j 72.9 -0 8 211.4
Comparative rainfall statement:
~ _ J . . ; Departure ! Total
.ilenn Daily| Amount i ( mnl t jj e Departure
A isS“v or Mav 7 r KW? ' Mean Since
16 \ ears. |May 7.1987.1 xor _ Jan j pay.
Toiltt j J) I- .098 5.4 V.
Maximum temperature 83.3, minimum*tem
perature (56.1.
Tbe height of the river at Augusta at
1:88 o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time)
was 8.5 feet —no change during the past
twenty-four hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin for 21 hours end
ing Op. in., May 7, 1887, 75th Meridian
time.
Districts. | Averaoe.
N 'P' of l MaxJ Min. IRain
* tion , Tem P Tempi fall.
J. Wilmington 11 83 63 .21
2. Charleston 8 87 64. 0
3. Augusta 7 87 63- .100
4. Savannah 13 89 61 0
5. Atlanta 12 81 57 .09
6. Montgomery 9 88 58 0
7. Mobile : 9 90 61 0
8. New Orleans 12 88 60 0
9. Galveston •.. 1 92 61 0
10. Vicksburg 4 ) 88 58 0
11. Little Rock 1 87 62 COO
12. Memphis 19 ! 85 ! 57 ' .06
Averages j j 87.2 | 00.2 | .03
♦Not sent,
tlnappreciable.
Observations taken at the seme moment
of time at all stations.
Savannah, May 7. 9:36 p. m.. city time.
Temperature.
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Direction. Zi
as
Velocity. ?
Ilainfall.
Name
or
Stations.
Norfolk CSS E 9i .01 Cloudy.
Charlotte 70SW Threatening
Wilmington 70'SW| 8 (Clear.
Charleston 72,84 V 8, (Clear.
Augusta 72 8 Wi.. Ii Clear,
Savannah 70 ! 8 j 71 (Clear.
Jacksonville 72 S E i 7 Fair.
Key 4Vest 70 E i 8 Fair.
Atlanta 70i8 Ej til (Cloudy.
Pensacola 72 8 W 0 Clear.
Mobile 70 S !.. Clear.
Mont ginnery 70! .. I Clear.
New Orleans 70 1 S ! G (Clear.
Galveston 74 8 E 13 Cloudy.
Corpus Christ! 74 8 E 19 iClear.
Palestine 70 N 15 Cloudy.
Brownesville 74! S ' HI (Cloudy.
Rio Grande 70|8 E|l2( (Clear.
U. N. Saumubt, Signal Corps, U. 8. Army.
Commander Brick. U. S. N. (going out to join
his ship I—There lias been a great deal of hazi
ness noticed around the banks recently, but I
hope It will clear away before your return
trip.
Mrs. P. Rarie (from Fond du Lae, 4Vis.)—Oh,
it don’t make any difference, Captain, .ill our
' iroperty is tucked away in Western land, you
know. —Tid Bits.
All the latest styles in Children’s, Boys’,
and Men's Straw Hats at Ap|**l & Sehaul’s.
Imported Swiss Cheese, French and Turkish
Prunes. Strauss Bros.
Call and examine those $7 50, $9 80, $9 90
and $lO 90 Suits at Appel & Schaul’s—per
fect tit guaranteed.
Chocolate only 35c. a pound. J. G. Nel
son & Cos.
Buy your graduating dress now. Go to
Gutman's, it will pay you, 141 Broughton
street.
Something: Nice.
Evaporated Bartlett Pears, Evaporated
Apples und Pitted Cherries at J. G. Nelson
£ Co.’s.
PHtajiseo Flour is the finest in the market.
Handled by J. G. Nelson & Cos.
Are You Going
To purchase Groceries this week? If so, don't
fall to drop in and see us. You will find plenty
good things, a large stock to select from, of the
best qu.Bity and very lowest prices. We know a
visit will repay you. and we shall be glad to see
every one or you. large buyers and small buyers.
Klninsb Bros., 22 und 221$ Barnard struct.
Harnett House.
Concerning a popular hotel in Savannah,
Ga., the Florida Tiines-Uuion says: “We
note from the hotel arrivals as published in
the Savannah papers, that the Harnett
House still lends uli the oilier hotels in the
city. In fact they have as many as the
others combined. There is a good install
ment of Floridians always register,si there.”
New Spring Butter. Strauss Brots.
Why Stolcas Will Never "Deal Faro
Again.
John W. D. Stokes sent for the pur
chase of a ticket in the Louisiana State Lot
tery iu the February drawing. He received
a iiftii of No. -10. 151, and when he learned
that it culled foe port of the f'oo,ooo prize he
resigned ;ln dealer hi a promui?iif gambling
house. The money arrived by express. He
is now enjoying a season of rest, mid is hav
ing his wife, who is nearly blind, treated for
her affliction. ,Stokes says he will never deal
fmo again.—Detroit {Mich.) Tribune Feb.
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.
Some prankish body played a wild joke on
an engineer on the Western Alabama rail
road last week. As the train was nearing
Auburn the engineer observed what he at
onee supposed to be the prostrate figure of a
man lying across the track. He reversed
his engine, whistled on brakes, hut it was
impossible to stop the train until the engine
and several coaches had passed over the ob
ject. As soon as the tram could be stopped
the trainmen went back, expecting to find
the mangled remains of some poor unfortu
nate. And what do you suppose they found l
Well, they found the inanimate form of a
rag-man. It was a man’s suit that had been
stuffed with cotton or other light material.
The railroad people think it was the work of
college students at Auburn.
A Flat Contradiction.
Someone has told you that your catarrh is
incurable. It is not so. Dr. Sage’s Catarrh
Remedy will cure it. It is pleasant to use
and it always does its work thoroughly. We
have yet to hear of a case in w hich it did
not accomplish a cure when faithfully used.
Catarrh is a disease which it is dangerous to
neglect. A certain remedy is at your com
mand. Avail yourself of it before the com
plaint assumes a more serious form. All
druggists.
A Great Remedy.
The P. P. P. Manufacturing Company
have been very busy of late filling orders for
their great Blood Purifier, P. P. P. A short
time ago this 1 remedy was comparatively
unknown, but since its real merit has been
discovered orders are pouring in from all
parts of the country. Undoubtedly P. P. P.
is a great remedy, and the thousands of tes
timonials on record at the office of the com
pany establish this fact beyond all contro
versy. Attention is directed to the adver
tisement in another column.
Ginger Snaps, the best made, only 10c., at
J. G. Nelson & Co.’s.
Ladies’ Muslin and Cambric Underwear
and Dressing Saeques, a large assortment at
cost. Come and be convinced. Seeing is
believing. F. Gutman, 141 Broughton street.
Rice, Coffee, Sugar and Tea at rock bot
tom prices at J. G. Nelson & Co.’s.
Go ft> Gutman’s clearing sale; it will pay
you. No old stock —all new and desirable
goods, at actual cost.
Messrs. M. F. Molina and Simon Gazan.
The two above well-known citizens have
kindly promised to manage the counting of
the jar of collar buttons on exhibition in
one of our windows, which will take place
in our store on Monday, the 9th, at 7:30
o’clock p. ni. The register will be closed on
Saturday, the 7th. All those desiring to
register can do so before that time, but no
one will tic allowed to guess on Monday.
All interested are cordially invited to call
and witness the counting. Appel &So haul,
One Price Clothiers.
Appel & Schaul have a White Pleated
Shirt at slls as good as bought elsewhere
for $1 50.
Buy our brands of flour. You will be satisfied.
Strauss Bros. '
Don’t fail to witness the counting of the
jar of collar buttons at Appel & Scliaul’s,
the One Price Clothiers.
Straw Hat3 Given Away
To every purchaser of a suit of our clothing.
To our $2 50 Knee Suit a nice straw hat is
given free which sells for 50c. To our finer
grade of Boys’ Suits a white Mackinaw is
given free which sells for 7.5 c. and sl. To
our $5 00 Men’s Suits, a white or mixed Hat
is given free; to our liner grades Men’s Suits
every purchaser will receive a straw hat
free of cost, correspond;ug 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 give their customers a benefit. These
hats are not a cheap lot bought for the pur
pose, but our regular assortment, purchased
lie fore any thought of their being given
away.
Come and get a Straw Hat free of cost of
the Famous New York Clothing House, 140
Congress street.
A fine assortment of Gentlemen’s Under
went Hosiery, Neckwear and Dress Shirts
always oil hand at reasonable prices.
Price our groceries before pm-chasing else
where. Strauss Bros.
Did you see those $1 90, $2 25 and $2 50
Spring Stiff Hata in light colors at Appel &
Schaul’s? ♦
Ladies’ Gents’ and Children’s Cotton, Lisle
Thread and Silk Hose at east to mako room
for improvements at Gutman’s, 141 Brough
ton street.
New Creamery Butter; try a pound, at J.
G. Nelson & Co.’s.
Children’s Mull Ca|>s, Lace and Linen Col
lars, White Embroidered Mull Fichus and
Scarfs, Handkerchiefs, Fans, Ribbons and
Gloves at cost. F. Gutman, 141 Broughton
street.
The nobbiest line of Gents’ Trousers in the
city at Appel & Schaul’s, One Price
Clothiers ;
Big drives in Teas and Coffees. Strauss Bros.,
22 and 2214 Barnard.
State
or
44’eather.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
POPE CATLI.VS WHEBl'tii
Grand Exrurnfon.
On SUNDAY, MAY Bth, 1887, steamer POPE
CATLIN will leave Kelly's wharf, foot of Bull
street, at 2 o'clock l*. m., for a trip to Tybee, re
turning via Warsaw, Thunderbolt, Bonaventure,
etc., affording an opportunity to enjoy a sea
breeze end view the several points of interest on
the route. Tickets for the trip 50c. Music and
refreshments on board.
FOR THE YACHT RACE.
On TUESDAY, MAY 10th, 1887, steamer POPE
CATLIN will leave Kelly's wharf, foot of Bull
street, at 8:39 am., following the yachts over
the course, giving a fine view of the race. Fare
round trip 50c. Music and refreshments on
board.
FAMILY EXCURSION.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11th. 1887, from Kelly's
wharf, at 2:30 p. m. Fare 50c. Children half
price.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Sealed proposals In duplicate will be received
for the erection of an office building for the
CENTRAL RAILROAD will be received by the
undersigned until WEDNESDAY. MAY 11th, at
noon.
Drawings and Specifications may be seen at
the offices of Fay & Eiehberg, No. 3 Bull street,
Savannah, and !ots South Brood street, Atlanta,
Go.
Bond and Security will be required for the
performance of the contract. Work to be com
pleted on or before SEPT. Ist, 1367, uuder for
feiture.
Bid* will be received either In whole, or for
separate parts of the work.
Y A EICHBKHG, Architects.
FUNERAL, INVITATIONS.
ROGGENTIN.—Friends and acquaintance of
Mr and Mrs. 11. P.oggentin, and of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Moessner and family, are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral of the former
front r Whitaker street, THIS (Sunday) AFTER
NOON at 3 o'clock.
FARR.—The friends and acquaintance of Mr.
and Mrs J. M. Far'! and family are invited to at
teud the funeral of the latter at 4 o'clock THIS
(Sunday) AFTERNOON at their residence, cor
ner of Barnard find Bolton streets.
LARKIN.—The friends and acquaintance of
H. J. Larkin an,l family are respectfully invited
to attend the funeral of their infant sox from
their resld nee on East Boundary, second door
from South Broad street, THIS (Sunday) AF
TERNOON at 3 o’clock.
M EETINGSL
( liIPIMAVA Tilim; NO. 4, I. O. R. M.
Savannah, Ga., May 8, 1887.
Committee and ail members are requested to
meet at their Hall THIS EVENING at 8 o’clock
for the purpose of completing arrangements for
receiving Great Council on May 10th.
By order of / TRIBE.
SAVANNAH CADETS.
Headquarters Savannah Cadets. )
Savannah, Ga., May 8, 1887. (
It is important that ail members of the •
Company who propose attending the com-Ju,
petitive drill at Macon should meet the un-Bfl
dersigned at the Armory on MONDAY 111
EVENING, 9th inst., at 8 o'clock.
R. P. LOVELL,
First Sergt. Savannah Cadets.
TYLER COTTON PRESS COMPANY.
The annual Stockholders’ Meeting of the Tyler
Cotton Press Chmpany will be held on MON
DAY, May 9th, at 12 m., In the Directors’ Room
of the Savannah Cotton Press Association. By
order of THE PRESIDENT.
TRAVELERS’ PROTECTIVE ASSOCIA
TION.
The Annual Convention of the Georgia State
Division of the Travelers’ Protective Association
will be held in Macon on MAY 23d and 24th next.
T. P. A.'s and all other traveling men are re
spectfully invited and cordially requested to at
tend. Reduced rates will be given from your
town.
Office of )
The Brush Electric Light and Power Cos., V
Savannah. Ga., May 4th, 1887. )
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Brush Electric Light and Power Company will
he he!d at Armory Hall (upper room) on WED
NESDAY EVENING, 11th Inst., at 8 o’clock.
SAMUEL P. HAMILTON, President.
S. S. Gccxenkeimer. Secretary.
SPEC IAL NOTICES.
~ TOWNSEND
Has a big stock of Fine Papers, Envelopes,
Cards and Binders’ Goods, and they
will be used for the benefit
of his customers.
These goods have been bought for cash and the
bills discounted.
He figures for no profit on these goods. He can
make money on the
PRINTING AND BINDING.
Nobody can bind a book in better style.
Merchants, look to your interest I
He has the cheapest rent in the city, and it is the
finest floor in the Southern States—
00x90—and plenty of light. La
bor unexcelled.
TOWNSEND,
FINE PRINTER AND BINDER,
88 Bryan Street, Savannah, Ga.
“Telephone 341,”
up and see the place.
SAVANNAH BONDS WANTED.
The Sinking Fund Commissioners desire to
purchase for cancellation city of Savannah 5 per
cent, bonds of the face value of $6,000, and in
vito scaled bids for supplying all or portions of
that amount. To be addressed to the under
signed up to 11 o’clock a. M., WEDNESDAY,
May 11th.
The right to reject any or all bids is reserved
in accordance with terms of city ordinance.
JOHN FLANNERY,
Chairman of S. F. Commission.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Important Notice.
On account of repairs now being made at
Chatham Academy, tue exercises in the Girls'
High School and in the two Primary grades oc
cupying rooms in the Eastern wing of the build
ing will not be resumed until MONDAY, May
16th. W. H. BAKER, Superintendent.
RAFFLE- OAVrUI
MAGGIE CLOUD.
Last opportunity for obtaining chances. To
bo raffled at Marshall House MONDAY NIGHT,
9th inst., at 9 o’clock. Parties holding tickets
arc requested to he punctual in.attendance.
WANTED.
ARCHITECTURAL DRAUGHTSMAN.
APPLY TO
W. T. COTTER,
SANFORD, FLA.
NOTICE.
All hills against the British Bark “Pohona,”
Jamison, Master, must be presented in dupli
cate at our ofilce before 12 o'clock noon on
MONDAY, the 9th inst., or payment will lie de
barred. HOLST & CO., Agents.
Savannah. Ga., May 8.1887.
FOR SALE.
120 Horse Power ENGINE for sale at a bar
gain. Cylinder 20x30. About new and in per
fect order. A. B. HART,
Lake City, Fla.
TWELFTH ANNUAL REGATTA
SAVANNAH YACHT CLUB,
At Thunderbolt, Tuesday, May 10, 1887.
Over Regular Thunderbolt Course.
Yachts will start at 11:30 o’clock a. m.
PRIZES- FIRST CLASS.
Cabin Yachts, 30 feet and over.
Ist Prize SIOO
3d Prize jo
THIRD C LASS.
Open Yachts, over 33 feet, and less than 27 feet.
Ist Prize Bioo
3d Prize 25
If more than two boats race in this class, the
second prize to be SSO.
FOURTH CLASS.
Open Yachts, Si feet and under—Prize S4O.
FIFTH CLASH.
Small Boats and Batteaux—Prize sao
Entrance fee 10 per cent, of first prize in each
class.
Entries to be made at office of the .Secretary
03 liny street. up to 11 :.J0 o’clock a. u.. on MON
DAY, May 9th.
All yachts must report to the Sailing Commit
tee at 11 a M. on day nl Regatta, for instruct ions.
the Sailing Committee reserves the privilege
to change anything on the programme as cir
cumstances or the weather may necessitate
Members are hereby notified that thefollow
ing rules of the Sailing Regulations will be car
ried out, viz:
Rule Yachts must be entered for a Regatta
at least twenty-four (*-!) hours before the hour of
starting.
Rule 13. A member of the Club shall be on
lioard each Yacht suiting for a prize, who shall
Is* accountable for the sailing of the Isjat
By order of WM HONE. Commodore.
Attest: W. D. Johnston, Secretary.
DR. HENRY n> COLDI.VCL *
DENTIST
Office corner Jones and Drayton streets.
ai.l OF Ot'B FLAN i>
Displayed at the Floral and Art Association's
Exhibition at the Coat hams' Arsenal, will be
offered for sale at auction on MONDAY, com
mencing at 11 a. m. A. C. OELBCHIG,
GEORGE WAGNER.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
THANKS. '
The Managers of the Episcopal Orphans'
Home return their grateful acknowledgements
to all friends who contributed toward the May
party and ball on the 4th inst.
M. W, CHARLTON, Secretary.
W& HP*
3 BULL STREET,
Over W. U. Telegraph Office,
SAVANNAH, GA.
PICNIC’S.
1 TlJfHAl]
A Mammoth Picnio
—UNDER THE AUSPICES—
BRANCH 38, C. I OF A.
—WILL BE GIVEN—
Wednesday, May 18, 1887.
AT MONTGOMERY,
FOR THE BENEFIT OF
ST. MARY’S HOME.
Tickets 25 and 50 cents. Can be purchased at
E. M. Connor’s. J. B. Fernandez’, W. F. Reid’s
P. B. Reid's, Henry Blun’s, M. Corley’s, Kehoe's
Iron Works, and from members of the Branch
Two bands of music will be in attendance. Rel
freshments on the ground.
Cars leave Anderson street at 9:30, 10:25, 18
2:25, 3:25, 4:80, 7. Leave Montgomery at 10-30
12, 1, 3:30, 6,7, 8.
ST. PARISH PICSIC !
Under the auspices of the
Ladies of St. John’s Rectory Society,
SCHUETZEN PARK,
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1887.
\\7 HOLE TICKETS, includjng street car, 50c •
“V half tickets 25c. Cars leave depot 9:30’
10:35, 3, 4 and 6. Returning, leave Park 6:15’
7:30 and 9:30 p. m. Tickets can be had from the
Committee, Davis Bros., and conductors oa
street cars.
COMMITTEE—S. B. Palmer, D. B. Lester, G.
H. Remshart, C. S. Connerat, W. do Bruyu Kops,
R. H. Cornwell, W. E. Guerard, Thomas GasL-,1
den, R. M. Gibbs.
EXCURSIONS.
Tenth Annual Excursion !
May 9th, 1887.
SAVANNAH, FLORIDA k WESTERN
—AND—
Charleston & Savannah
Railways Employes’ Mutual Relief Association.
St. John’s River by Moonlight on Steamers.
Palatka and Sanford by Rail or Steamer.
Sanford to Kissimmee and Tampa by RaiL
Beautiful lakes and Rivers on the route. Jack
sonville to Fernandina, Palatka to Gainesville by
The Ancient City of St. Augustine by Rail.
GO AND SEE THE INDIANS
Pablo Beach, uninterrupted drive for SO miles.
Handsomest Beach on the Atlantic Coast, only
17 miles from Jacksonville.
Arrangement made for board at hotels and
on steamers at reduced rates. Fine Band of
Music accompanies the excursion.
Tickets will not be sold to colored persons.
Nurses in charge of children only will be ad
mitted.
Price of Round Trip to Places Mentioned:
Savannah to Jacksonville $2 00
“ St. Augustine 300
“ Palatka 3 25
“ Sanford 4 50
“ Kissimmee : 575
“ “ Tampa 700
“ Gainesville 450
“ St. Augustine via Palatka. 425
“ “ Pablo Beach 250
Coupons for places beyond Jacksonville will
be furnished by Committee on train after leav
ing Saviuinah.
Children under 12 years of age half price.
Honorary Committer.— H. S. Ha.nes, Chair
man; H. B. Plant, Robert G. Fleming, W. S.
Chisholm. Charles D. Owens, J. W. Craig, W. P.
Hardee, William Duncan, R. LePage, William
Bren.
General Committee.— C. W. Keogh, Chair
man; James Bennett, J. E. Smith, Jr., B. P.
Lockwood, Joseph H. Bandy, H. Z. Harris.
Junior Committee.— Charles A. Gradot, Chair
man; John F. Glafigny, C. O. Haines, JobnJ.
Rogero, John F. Walsh.
Tickets for sale by the Committee, at William
Bren's Ticket Office; John F. Walsh, Savannah,
Florida and Western Ry. Freight Depot.
Trains leave Savannah at 7 a. m., standard
time. All Excursionists must leave on this
train, aqd be on the return train not later than
the p- n. train on SUNDAY, May 15.
_ F. EUGENE DUKBEC, President.
Charleston and Savannah Railway Cos.
UST ational
DRILL AND ENCAMPMENT
AT
WASHINGTON, D. C.,
May 22d to 27th.
SPECIAL EXCURSION RATE OF
sl2 05 PER CAPITA!
Savannah to Washington and Return.
Will 1* given to parties of TWENTY-FIVE OB
MORE traveling In a body on a solid ticket.
TICKETS ON SALE
MAY ißth TO MIDDAY MAY 22i
Good only when presented for passage on
day of sale. Not good after departure
of 12:15 p. m. train May 22d.
Good only TO RETURN when stamped and
signed by Ticket Agent Pennsylvania Railroad
at Washington.
|Sr EXTREME LIMIT JUNE SIXTH. -5*3
For Tickets and organization of parties, call
on WILLIAM BREN, Ticket Agent, Bull street.
E. P. McSWINEY,
General Passenger Agent.
GRAND TEMPERANCE EXCURSION
—ON THE
Steamer St. Nicholas to Tybee,
FRIDAY, May 13th.
Leaving foot of Lincoln street at 9 a. m.,
turning at 5 P. Jt.
In honor of the delegates attending the Stats
Convention of the Woman's Christian Temp l ~
auoe Union.
Tickets fiO cents: Children under 10 half price
Ice Cream, Lemonade, Soda Water. Coffer an
Sandwiches, may be procured on board at rea
sonable charges. _
Tickets for sale at Ludden & Bates, D
Bros, and ut the Boat,
PROPOSALS WANTED.
PROPOKA l>
A RE invited until May 14th for sinking an
A Artesian Well at Sanford, Fla., about
feet in. depth, including the furnishing ot au
materials. Address
AV. 9. SNKDEN,
Chief Engineer J.. T sod K. W. Bf
HavroaD. Fla