The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, May 08, 1887, Page 4, Image 4

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4 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. -* 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