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CRAWFORDCOMPROMISES
THE GOVERNMENT SAID TO HAVE
ACCEPTED $4,900.
The Accused One of the Bondsmen of
Collector Crenshaw-A Big Butch of
Decisions Handed Down by the
Supreme Court --McNally Still On
Georgia Soil.
Atlanta, Ga., May o.—The following
Supreme Court decisions were handed down
to-day:
McNaught & Serutchen vs. Mary E. An
derson; from DeKalb. Affirmed.
James McCoy vs. the State; from Walker.
Reversed.
Shiver vs. Bentley, administrator; from
Brooks. Reversed.
Jonas Loeb vs. Smith Bros. & Cos.; from
Decatur. Affirmed.
The same. Affirmed.
The same vs. H. Myers & Bro.; from De
catur. Affirmed.
Mrs. E. M. Watts, administrator, vs. B.
W. Baker, et al.; from Floyd. Reversed.
Gazan vs. Boyce & Cos.; from Brooks.
Reversed.
Graham vs. Roberson; from Appling.
Affirmed.
City Council of Augusta vs. E. T.
Murphy. Affirmed.
Boygess vs. LowTey; from Carrol.
Affirmed.
H. J. Lamar et al. vs. H. D. McDaniel,
Governor; from Butler. Reversed.
Cliarles Blackman vs. the State; from
Schly. Reversed.
John D. Page vs. J. J. Blackshear; from
Laurens. Reversed.
Fire Association of Pennsylvania vs.
Charlie A. Fleming; from Richmond. Re
versed.
Two of these decisions grant new trials to
murderers under sentence to hang. Janies
McCoy was convicted in Walker Superior
Court of the murder of Deputy United
States Marshal Kellett. Blackman, con
victed of murder in Schley, has been twice
convicted and twice sentenced to hang. The
court took a recess to June 13.
THE M'NALLY CASE.
J. P. M#Nally, of Augusta, was before the
Governor to-day, accompanied by Salem
Dutcher, his counsel,and C. Z. McCord, rep
resenting the prosecutor of McNally, in the
City Court. Upon the representations made
by these gentlemen it was established that
the prosecution of McNally was instituted
in good faith and it will be vigorously
pushed. Nothing was left for the Governor,
under section 15 of the Code, but to further
susiiend the warrant for McNally's delivery
to South Carolina, which was done.
John R. Towers, Principal Keeper of the
Penitentiary, is reported seriously ill at his
residence in Rome.
The injunction suit brought by the Singer
Sewing Machine Company against the
Comptroller General to restrain the latter
fr<>m collecting the sjxscial tax on the gr<>und
of uncoustitutionalitv, was taken up to-day
before Judge Newman, and is still pending.
CRAWFORD’S COMPROMISE.
One of the heaviest frauds against the
government was discovered some time ago
in a registered distillery in Clayton county,
run by I. D. Crawford, the frauds reaching
$7,000 or SB,(XJO. Mr. Crawford was on Col
lector Crenshaw's bond, and his arrest cre
ated a sensation in revenue circles. Per
sistent efforts have been made to compro
mise with the government, and to-day it is
reported that the case has been settled by
Mr. Crawford paying #4,000.
The Supreme Court to-day decid'd against
the State in the suit instituted under the
resolution of the Legislature to forfeit H. J.
Lamar’s lease of the Indian Spring reser
vation.
The Governor lias revoked all executive
rewards for fugitive criminals offered prior
to Jan. 1 last year.
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A $700,000 DEBT OF HONOR.
Banker Williams, of Charleston, S. C.,
Returns a Northern Trust.
Regarding the transitetion between Mr.
George Williams, of Charleston, and Mr.
Daniel Hand, of Guilford, Conn., already
mentioned in a dispatch to the Morning
News, n New Haven special to the New
York World says: The very extraordinary
financial transaction by 'which nearly
3700,0'J0 iuui been restored to a man who
had no legal claim to it, was concluded by
ex-Judge Luzon B. Morris. The parties to
the transaction were Daniel Hand, a wealthy
citizen of Guilford, a slow village near this
place, and George Williams, of Charleston,
H. C., a member of the banking firm of
Williams & Birney. The firm also have an
office in New York city.
Mr. Hand and Mr. Williams were in the
grocery business on a large scale in Augusta,
Ga., before the war, or rather Mr. Hand
was in business and Mr. Williams was his
bookkeeper, with a small interest in the
business. Mr. Hand had real estate in the
South worth alxiut $400,000 and was one of
the wealthiest citizens in that section. At
the outbreak of the war the grocery busi
ness was wound up and Mr. Hand deter
mined not to risk the fortunes of war in the
South, but to come to this State and settle.
Mr. Williams determined to take his chances
in the South. Mr. Hand was in a quandary
as to what to do with his real (state. He
thought that the war would wreck
the value of his property, and he
knew that if he attempted to take
the deeds of the property North with him
and should be searched on the way, the
deeds would be confiscated and turned over
to the Confederate government, which was
established ut that time. In fact, the’South
ern officials were oil the alert in his ease,
and they suspected that he was going to
take some property North with him that
would be valuable to the cause. He was
arrested und detained on suspicion, but he
found a way out of his difficulties by going
before a Southern magistrate and swearing
tiiat all his property belonged to his part
ner, Williams, and then he was allowed to
go his way.
Mr. Hand turned the property over to
young Williams, with the private under
standing that Williams would ret uni it to
him after peace hod been restored, if he had
it and felt so disposed. No actual obliga
tion* wore laid on Mr. Williams’ shoulders.
HU honor was ali that Hand could depend
uoon. The war went on apace, and as Mr.
Hand had partially foreseen, the property
was wrecked. Young Williams, in fact,
had lost it all, or nearly nil, in the year suc
ceeding the outbreak of the war. He after
wards prospered, got into the brokerage
business in Charleston and made money
rapidly.
Meanwhile Daniel Hand had lieen living
here on his place in Guilford. His departure
from the South had by no means resulted in
the destruction of his entire fortune. With
what money he had left ho made shrewd
investments, und, like his young book
keeper, lie made money. Home time ago he
endowed the Hand Academy in Mamson,
which he built, and he Is also said to have
Si veil a large sum of money to the Yale
ivinity school, in this city. Until about
lix years ago he did nothing towaixls recov
ering the property he had left in so peculiar
a manner with Mr. Williams. He regarded
it as totally lost, and did not worry much
about it. Six year* ago, however, he con
sulted with Judge Morris and explained to
him tiiat he did not want Mr. Williams
pressed for the money, hut if Sir. Williams
was w illing to restore the value of the prop
erty Mr. Hand would lie glad to get it.
Judge Morris advised his client Hurt h>
had no legal right* in the case. The Judge
ascertained Mr. William*' addrrex, and com
municated with him at once. Mr. Williams
wrote, acknowledged the obligation, und
promised to puy not only the .3400,000, hut
also the interest accruing since the time
when the property came into Ids possession.
The tone of his letters indicated that he
was entirely willing’and |>erhnps anxious to
do this, and be did not proposo to allow any
legal qmbbic to prevent him from redeuu
ing his trust and vindicating his honor. The
amount was paid upon largo installments,
and the total sum is given out as $050,0U0 or
•Hereabouts.
Mr. Williams is a very prominent man in
1 Charleston. He entertained Secretary lanrar
and other dignitaries at a mx-ption'giveu at
j the time the Calhoun monument was un
veiled, a short time ago. His residence was
one of the very few in Charleston that was
not at ail shaken up by the earthquake. His
daughter was recently manned to Mr. Rat
Calhoun, grandson of the statesman, and he
himself was once connected with a failure
on the New York Cotton Exchange that at
the time aroused much comment—that of
Williams, Birney & Cos.
WANTED TO SEE GROVER.
An Amateur Mesmerist Affords
Amusement to a Capital
From Wathington letter to the Chicago News.
There was a funny scene the other even
ing, which hus since been described at a
Cabinet meeting, and enjoyed by the Presi
dent and all concerned. Mr. W. A. Crof
fut, the editor of the Washington Post, is
nn amateur mesmerist, having cultivated
the faculty with the late Dr. Beard, of New
York, and others until he has become quite
proficient and can throw a subject into a
state of hypnotism as easily and well as
Carpenter or any other of the professionals.
He frequently exercises the power for the
amusement of his friends, and the other
evening invited Secretary and Mrs. Lamar,
Postmaster General and Mrs. Vilas, Gen.
and Mrs. Black, Gen. and Mrs. John C. Fre
mont and several others to witness a per
formance. The subjects were young men
from the neighborhood, all of whom were
known to the spectators, so there was no
chance of collusion. Mr. Croffut hypnotized
one of them, made him think lie was Queen
Victoria on a visit to Washington, and then
asked what she wanted to see first.
“Grover” was the prompt reply. Another
youth was mesmerized and made to imagine
himself the President of the United States.
“How de do* How de do, ma’am{” said
the President when he was presented to the
Queen. “Pm glad to see you in Washing
ton. How’s the Prince of Wales and the
Princess and the little Waleses? I hope you
left them all well.”
The Queen replied that they were all tol
erably comfortable, and asked after Mrs.
Cleveland, who, the President said, was as
well as usual, hut had gone to Red Top to
stay aw hile. The President congratulated
the Queen upon her jubilee and expressed
his surprise tiiat she should come to Ameri
ca just as tiie ceremonies were about to
take place. This seemed to fuddle her ma
j *<l3* a good deal,but she parried the inquiry
uy a cureless remark that the people of Aug
land didn't mind a little thing like that.
Then turning to the President she asked:
“Are you going to run for a second term?”
The President started to reply, but caught
himseif, and, turning to her majesty, said,
somewhat reproachfully: “Look here,
Queen, you are trying to interview me.
You want me to tell you whether I’m going
to run or not and then you’ll go out and tell
the newspaper fellers ? who will publish a lot
of stuff that the President told a gentleman
of prominence who called on him to-day.
Now, if you want to interview me, you go
ami see fian Lament. He does ail the talk-
ing for the family.”
The Queen repudiated the idea with a
show of righteous indignation and declared
tiiat tlie President must have a mighty poor
opinion of her if he thought she would give
him away. The President responded sooth
ingly, saying that he did not mean to reflect
upon her politeness, but he had been fooled
a good many times by people who drew
their ( bail's up close to him and talked as if
they hojxxl to die if they told, and rushed
out and gave the whole snap to the news
papers, just to get a little notoriety for
themselves. He said lie did not talk to any
one now. He let Dan Lament do all the
talking, and if the Queen wanted to know
bis views on the question of a second term
she could interview Daniel.
“By the way, Queen,” said the President,
“you ought not to go home without seeing
Daniel. He’s a daisy. He’s my running
mate."
After some further conversation the Queen
said she thought she must lx* going, and
started to take tier leave.
“You must excuse me, Queen, if I don’t
show you much attention while you are
here, for I never was much of a lady’s man
myself and have a heap now onfltimnd, but
I’ll get Whitney to do you up. He under
stands the business. You’ll like Whitney;
lie’s a d——l of a fellow. He’ll give you a
dinner party and take you to a paper hunt
and all t hat sort of thing. I don’t get out
much myself, but if you want to have a
good t ime I recommend you to catch on to
Whitney.” And with ibis parting advice
the President showed her majesty to the
door.
A Quail Shower in Nevada.
From the Y'irginia City Fn terpriee.
Sportsmen in this part of Nevada are
lamenting the great slaughter of quails made
by pot hunters on the Carson and other
places where the birds sought shelter during
the late big storm. Such slaughter is to be
deplored, but it may lie tiiat we shall have
anew stock of quail sent us. A few years
ago we lmd in this city a most remarkable
shower of quail. It was a reminder of the
great shower of quail we read of in the
Bible—tho shower that fell in the camp of
the Israelites when they begun howling
about the flesh pots they liad left behind in
Egypt- The irruption of quails occurred
about 4 o'clock in tlie evening in the fall of
the year. The flight of bints came from the
northward, as was supposed, as they settled
in the north end of the city. Where the
quail came from no one could imagine, as
they were of the large mountain variety,
anil perfect beauties. The fall of birds ex
tended from about Hutton avenue out north
to the Union shaft, reaching over three
quarters of a mile of ground. When thoy
tell they seemed to be completely exhausted.
People caught them by putting their hats
over them, or by simply [licking them up.
Everybody had quail.
Besides the birds that were kilt'd, alxiut
100 were caught alive and kept in cages and
pens in various parts of the town. A curi
ous tiling wus that those tiiat were caught
and caged seemed perfectly tame and at
home at once. There was at the time many
conflicting opiuioas about, this great, flight
of quails. The most proliable solution of
the phenomenon was that the birds had col
lected at some point iu the Sierras for the
pui |xise of migrating to the southward, lint
luui either mistaken their course or hail
Ins'll blown out of it, and so flew on and on
till they were obliged to come to the ground
through exhaustion. Night f omilig on soon
after the flight of tho birds fell, hundred*
roosted about tiie town, and next day boys
were catching and killing them up to 11 or
13 o’clock. By that time nearly all the
lx>wililered wanderers had scattered away
into tlie hills. There they doubtless re
mailed to breed and stock the country, as
it Is not known that they ever got together
agaiu to try a second flight.
John Stetson’s Only Pope.
From the Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Ed. Gilmore tells many a good story
alxiut John Htotson, lint none better than
his last one. He says tiiat not long ago
Mary Anderson was filling an engagement
in Chicago. Htotson hod negotiated for her
subsequent uppenmueoattho Globe Theatre
in Boston. He wanted her to open there
April 14, but Mary Anderson, who is a
devout Roman Catholic, telegraphed:
“I cannot appear April 14.”
Stetson was standing in the corridor of
the great Globe Theatre when he received
the telegram, and, turning in rage to the
nearest attache, he stormed:
‘•Why in tho thunder can’t Mary Ander
son appear April 14;”
“Tii Pope won’t lot her?’ returned the at
tache, clipping the “e” in "the.”
Stetson fumed around for awhile and
tln n telegraphed to Charley Pope in Chi
cago:
“Why won’t you lot Anderson appear
April 14.;”
In due time the answer came:
“I don’t care whether she appeal's or not.
What’s Auderson to me I Pope. ”
Stetson was overjoyed at tlie news and
immediately billed Miss Anderson for April
11. When the true facts were learned his
words were unrecordublo. •
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1887.
WASHINGTON SMILES.
Lieut. Cowles, of the Navy, Does the
Honors for Queen Kapiolani.
From Washington tetter to the New York Star.
Ail Washington is in a broad grin over
the ceremonies yesterday tendered Queen
Kapiolani of Hawaii. It appears the Queen
to invited to visit Mount Vernon to gaze
upon the tomb of Washington, and the Sec
retary of the Navy tendered the govern
ment noat, the Dispatch, to bear the royal
party to tiieir destination. TheDispateh is
commanded by a handsome and voluble offi
cer, Lieut. Cowles, who never liaving had
an opportunity to dance attendance on a
real queen, and not being able to
see another such chance in the immediate
future, concluded to make the most of
the occasion thus offered him. ' Accordingly
Cowles retired and concocted an address
that would do honor to the Lord High
Hcriditarv Bootjack of Pumpernickle, and
then, having committed this gem of oratory
to memory, he calmly hut feverishly await
ed destiny. Destiny came on schedule time
in the person of the oleaginous Kapiolani
and her suite, and Cowles then stepped for
ward, and after making the regulation
Sandwich salaam said:
“I ask your gracious majesty’s permis
sion to speak.”
Her gracious majesty winked, as one who
should say, “.Spiel out’” and Cowles, taking
two bounds forward and striking an atti
tude of reverence, continued:
“His excellency the Secretary of the
Navy begs that your majesty will accept
his respectful homage, and begs that your
majesty will accept of this vessel to convey
you to Mount Vernon, the resting place o’f
the illustrious founder of this country. The
Secretary is always glad to render any ser
vice to beautiful woman, and is doubly
pleased to-day in the fact that beautiful
woman is your gracious majesty, the wise
ruler of a nation near and friendly to the
United States.”
At the conclusion of this soulful outburst
the Queen looked greatly edified and re
marked to Assistant Secretary of State
Ailee, sotto voce, that although Hawaii pro
duced wonderful cro]>s of sugar, America
could heat it hollow on taffy. The question
to-day is whether Lieut. Cowles fired off all
tliis iot on his own account or whether the
whole story was set up bn him by the local
papers with a view to his discomfiture.
Queen Kapiolani is an elderly mulatto,
weighing nearly “00 pounds, and about
ns much like a beautiful woman as
Senator Evorts is like the famous Capt.
Land art. What induced Lieut. Cowles to
make this speech nobody pretends to know,
but that it lias caused an inordinate amount
of merriment and that it will linger long in
tlie Lieutenant’s memory are propositions re
quiring no elaboration. Cowles appears to
have proceeded systematically and with ref
erence to the severest forms of etiquette.
He besought her “gracious majesty’s per
missiou” on every occasion. If he wanted
to weigh anchor or cast anchor, to fire a
salute, or to raise steam, or to run up a flag,
or to cool Ills coppers, or to change his col
lar, he always wanted her “gracious majes
ty’s permission.” The whole programme of
the day was a tribute to American talent for
“catching on,” and it has furnished so re
freshing a sensation for this sultry spell
that the whole community from the Presi
dent down Is grateful to Cowles and
hundreds of lovely women are pining for
a lock of his hair and a copy of his book of
etiquette to press it in.
KID MILLER’S LAST VICTIM.
The Minister to Bogota Taken In.
Front the New York Times.
Dr. Valentine 0. King, a well-known
physician of Han Antonio, Tex., and the
present United States Minister to Bogota,
had a stirring experience with the skilled
and fascinating “Kid” Miller, the famous
“bunco steerer,” the former partqer, of
“Hungry Joe” and “Grand Central jfate.”
Dr. King is a very pleasant gentleman, 54
years old, and knows little about the toim-,
laid for unwary strangers hi GothWm. rl| He
is nl present on leave of absence Oft RW way
to Washington to report to the President.
He arrived here on Monday last oh Hie Pa
cific Mail steamship Colon, from Asp in wall,
and put up at the Giisey House. ' * .
•About 0 o’clix'k Wednesday morning,
while strolling past the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
he was accosted by “Kid” Miller, who
grasped him by the hand and appeared de
lighted to see him.
“How are you, Dr. King?” he said warm
ly. “It’s a long time since I met you.”
The doctor was surprised, yet pleased, at
the warmth of the greeting. “Kid” then
introduced himself as “Dick” Richardson, a
son of J. W. Richardson, of the firm of
Richardson & May, commission merchants,
doing business on Carondelet street. New
i Means. Dr. King and Richardson had
been friends for a long time, although they
had not met for fifteen years. The doctor
knew that Richardson lmd several sons, one
of whom lie was aware had settled in the
North afteu- the war, and therefore the dip
lomat was thrown off his guard, and, com
pletely deceived by the “Kid's” manner and
appearance, greeted him warmly as the son
of his old friend.
They had a drink together in a neighbor
ing barroom and then the “Kid,” having en
tirely gained his victim’s confidence, pro
ceeded to spread his net in the usual manner.
He had rare luck in drawing two prizes in
an art lottery and had won two tine sets of
Bancroft’s History of the United States,
Ho was on his way to get the prizes when
lie met the doctor. If the doctor would ac
company him he would lie gratified to make
him a present of one of the sets. Dr. King
said he had the books already in his library,
but he was induced to accompany his young
friend Richardson to 111 East Twentv-fifth
street. He was there introduced to Harry
Stetson, the manager of the establishment.
Stetson told the “Kid” that in addition to
the books he had won a cash prize of SSOO,
but lie could not get this money until he paid
in slllO for five tickets in the lottery. “Kid”
regretted that lie had come without money,
and, turning to I)r. King, borrowed 3100
from him. w hich he promised to repay as
soon as he got the prize cashed.
Then the “bunco” game was opened in
due form. “Kid” played and not only lost
the SSOO, but 3-100 more, at least so it was
made to appear to Dr. King. “Kid” tried
to Ixirrow S3OO more from the doctor, but in
this was unsuccessful. Then he slipped out
of the room, and when the doctor attempted
to follow him he was hindered by those in
the room, but he finally broke through the
obstructionists and gained the street. There
he met Miller in front of tho house and rated
him roundly as a thief and a scoundrel. The
“bunco” man took the rating good humor
edly, assured the doctor that lie was entirely
mistaken, and if he would accompany him
to tho Hturtevant House, where he was
stopping, he would return him the money
he lmd borrowed. They started for the
Hturtevant House, but on the way Mil
ler gave tlie old gentleman the slip and es
capod. *
The doctor did not report his experience
to the police, but in going alxiut the city
kept his eyes oix>n for his young friend.
Yesterday afternoon while tlie doctor was
in Tiffany’s lie saw Miller pass the store.
He immediately went outside. As soon as
Miller saw him he took to his heels, follow
ed by the doctor, a colored porter from Tif
fany's, and a crowd of excited pedestrians.
At Sixteenth street and Sixth avenue Mil
ler was captured and handed over to a
policeman. In his possession was found tlie
usual stock in trade of a bunco ste*orer—a
bank note) reporter, containing a list of ali
the bunk officers in the country. When
Miller was breught before Justice
G'Reillv, at the Jefferson Market Police
Court, lie said that Dr. King was mistaken,
and tliut, he hiui never seen that gentleman
before. The doctor was positive, however,
and Miller was committed for examination.
Tho magistrate was about to commit the
complainant to the house of detention to se
cure his apjXNirance al the examination
when the doctor disclosed who he was and
gave his promise to apiiear. Ho was al
lowed to go. He said tiiat ho hud wired
President Cleveland that ho would be iu
Washington Monday, but he would remain
in town to nroxecoto the swindler.
NEW WEATHER BULLETINS.
The Signal Bureau Statements of Cli
matic Influences.
Signal Observer Salisbury has been offi
cially notified by the Washington Bureau of
the issue of weekly bulletins to the press,
giving the climatic conditions which have
existed the previous week in the agricultural
regions of the country. The first bulletin
was given to the Associated Press on
Sunday, and was printed in
yesterday’s Morning News. Signal service
observers located at the principal commer
cial centres will aL*o be supplied with the
bulletin weekly, and, in addition, with care
fully prepared tables containing detailed
data. These bulletins will be received here
to-day, and will be jxe-ted at the Cotton Ex
change and Board of Trade and at the cus
tom house. If, after trial, the bulletin is
found to meet the wants of those interested
in crop productions, more detailed reports
will be furnished covering special localities
and applicable to special crops.
The Chief Signal Officer, in expressing his
desire to extend the usefulness of the service,
will Ixi pleased to receive suggestions from
those interested in the bulletin, with a view
to improving it, either as to • the character
of the information furnished or as to the
form in which the reports are presented.
Wliile it is recognized that temperature
and rainfall are not the only meteorological
elements which influence crop production,
they are, for most crops, by far the most
important, and serve to indicate the general
character of the season, whether favorable
.or unfavorable. It is proposed to add to
these element*, as soon as practicable, records
of average cloudiness for each week of the
growing season, from which the duration of
sunshine may bo closely approximated. It
appears important that statistics of this
character should be published for the benefit
of all interested in the staple crops of the
country, and while the bulletin must be
general in its nature, owing to the limited
number of stations from which reports arc
received, it will increase in value each sea
son with increase of stations, and will ulti
mately place in the hands of the general
public, as well as the farmers and dealers,
facts which will serve to indicate several
weeks in advance the probable yield, and,
therefore, the prolfctUe value of the various
crops.
Weather Indications.
Special indications for Georgia:
RAIN Threathening weather and light
I nearly stationary temperature.
Comparison of mean temperature at Savan
nah, May ii. 1887, and the mean of same day for
fifteen years.
Mean Temperature Departure
1 M,,n Since
for 15 years May 9, 1887.! ‘ lua - I.Jan. 1,1887.
72 2 70s -|- 1.6 | 209.4
Comparative rainfall statement:
Mean rMily, Amount r.epim're
Wi,® M.v o V Mean Since
10 Tears. May 9,1887. . or _ j.Jan. 1,1887.
.098 j .0 ~r- .098 j 5.639
Maximum temperature 80.0, minimum tem
perature 67.8.
The height of the river at Augusta at
1:33 o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time)
was 7.0 feet—a fall. if 0.2 foot during the past
twenty-four hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin for 21 hours end
ing Op. m., May !), 1887, 75th Meridian
time.
Districts. | Average.
Nakk Max. Min. Rain
j tion. Temp Temp fall.
1. Wilmington 10 i 84 63 j .33
2. Charleston 8 88 02 ! .02
8. Augusta 8 j 90 00 j
4. Savannah 13 92 01 ! .00
5. Atlanta 18 88 50 .01
0. Montgomery 9 91 02
7. Mobile 9 92 01
8. New Orleans 11 91 02 .02
9. Galveston 17 85 07 .20
10. Vicksburg 4 91 01
11. Little Rock 4 88 GO
12. Memphis 19 89 59
Averages J 89.1 t 02.2 ! .05
Observations taken at the same moment
of time at all stations.
Savannah, May 9, 9:36 p. m., city time.
Temperature.
Direction. <
Velocity. -
Rainfall.
Name
of
Stations.
Norfolk f 7-1; E I 8’ .03 Fair.
Charlotte j 62 ! . 341 Cloudy.
Wilmington i C 8 SW . j i Cloudy.
Charleston [74S W 8 jClear.
Augusta I 70: N 13' |Fair.
Savannah | W' 8 Clear.
Jacksonville [ 76! S 14! !Fair.
Key West j 70 E 8 Cloudy.
Atlanta 741 W Threatening
Pensacola 78i W 1 Clear.
Mobile 7 E Clear.
Montgomery 80, W Clear.
New Orleans 78|SW Clear.
Galveston..: 74 S .Clear.
Corpus Christ! 74 E '-V Clear.
Palestine 68 N E 6 .Is Pair.
Brownesville 74|S E 10 [Cloudy.
Rio Grande so E 11 . . . Clear.
G. N. Sausiu’by, Signal Corps, U. S. Army.
“Rough en Rats,”
Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants,
bedbugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack rab
bits, sparrows, gophers, 15c. At druggists.
“Rough on Corns.”
Askrfor Wells’ “Rougli on Corns.” Quick
relief, complete cure. Corns, warts, bun
ions. 150.
“Rough on Itch.”
“Rough on Itch” cures skin humors, erup
tions, ring-worm, tetter, salt rheum, frosted
feet, chilblains, itch, ivy poison, barber’s
itch. 50c. jai-s.
“Rough on Catarrh”
Corrects offensive odors at once. Complete
cure of worst chronic caves; also unoqualed
as gargle for diphtheria, sore throat, foul
breath. 50c.
"ODDS AND ENDS” SALE.
Raro Bargains Wb'ch the Early Shop
per Will Find at Crockery House of
James S. Silva & Son.
Preparatory to taking stock we intend to
make a clean sweep of odd patterns, rem
nants and all otherwise irregular goods in
our line. To this end we offer from this day
these goods at prices below cost. The lots
consists of:
Dinner Sets.
Tea Sets.
Chamber Seta,
Crockery.
Glass wal'd.
Lamps, etc.
As we cannot duplicate the prices, this
offers a rare opportunity for housekeepers to
pick up just what, they need at a nominal
cost. It will pav to come and see what we
have to offer. .Janies 8. Silva & Son, 140
Broughton street. *
A Daily Occurrence.
Scarcely a day passes but what someone
hails us on the street with: “Hello, Khup
trine, I have used that ointment you call
Tetterine, and it is the best thing 1 ever saw
for tetter, ringworm, eczema, ground itch,
etc., etc. Just push it ahead; there are
thousands of sufferers who have worn them
selves out using other remedies, and will
hail vours with gratitude.”
Sold by all druggists, or sent by mail.
oOr. per box. J. T. SIICPTIUNE & BhO.,
Savannah, <ia.
Harnett House.
Concerning a popular hotel in Savannah,
Un., the Florida Times-Union says; “\Ve
note from the hotel arrivals as published in
the Savannah papers, that, the Harnett
House still leads all the other hotels in the
city. In fact they have as many as the
others combined. There is n good install
of Floridian* always ivgUtered there.”
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
will hold its next annua! convention in Chi
cago in October.
General Manager Haines, of the Savan
nah, Florida and Western railway, returned
from Florida last night.
The sixth annual convention of the Asso
ciation of Railway Telegraph Superintend
ents takes place in Boston, commencing
Wednesday, July 13.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy rail
wav maintains at its shops at Aurora, 111.,
a chemical laboratory for the determination
of questions of interest to the co'.istructive
and other departments of the road.
J. C. Albrecht, of Columbus, master me
chanic of the Central railroad, has recently
patented a car axle box lid; ailso a locomo
tive smoke stack, designed with special
reference to returning all sparks to the Arc
box.
The twenty-four-hour system has been of
ficially adopted on the Intercolonial railway
of Canada, comprising 872 miles ol' lines,
and the next time-table will bo made on the
common-sense plan of numbering the horn’s
from 1 to 34, without the confusing interpo
lation of “a. m.’- ad “p. m.”
A movement is on foot among the mem
bership of the American Railway Conduc
tors’ Association looking to the establish
ment of their headquarters at Louisville,
Ky. The order, which now has some 13.000
members, contemplates erecting a building
to cost some $75,000, in which to locate busi
ness offices, and in which there will be a hall
to hold annual meet ings.
A well-known firm of Berlin engineers is
now making a device lor signaling the
passage of a train by means of mercury.
The deflection of one rail of the line caused
by the passing of a train is caused to press
upon the elastic diaphragm of a vessel fixed
under the rail and containing mercury. The
mercury is forced up a sid tube, so as to
complete an electric circuit an'd ring a bell
or some other indicator.
The Plant Improvement and Steamship
Company is reported to have put in a bid
for carrying the mads between Tampa and
Havana for the year beginning July 1 next,
at, a figure considerably in advance of that
it is now receiving for the service. The com
pany now receives $58,000 a year for trans
porting the mails between those two points
twice a week during the summer and three
times a week during the winter. The Post
Office Department in advertising for Bids for
next year's service specified that trips must
be made three times a week the whole year
round. The bills received provide for that
as well as for service on the present basis,
but the figures in both cases, the department
thinks, are much too high. New bids will
probably be called for.
Electric Railways.
Electric railways are now running, or
building, or under contract in New York
city, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston. San
Francisco, Detroit, Ansonia, Conn.; Mont
gomery, Ala.; Pittsburg, Los Angeles,
Cal.; Denver, Col.; Windsor, Can.; Scran
ton, Pa.; Carbondale, Pa.; Ithaca, N. Y.;
Binghamton, N. Y. : Lima, O.; Appleton,
Wis.; Orange, N. J.; Kansas City, St.
Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati. Some of
these places will soon have two or three
roads running. There are also scores of
places where roads are proposed, like New
ton, Mass.; Bangor, Me.; Selma, Ala.; Bir
mingham, Ala.; Sim Diego, Cal.; Atlanta,
Ga.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Reading, Pa.;
Brooklyn, N. Y., and Jersey City.
Big Year for Track Laying.
From Jan. 1 to May 1 there were laid in
the United States no less than 1,504 miles of
new main track, on sixty-five different lines,
in twenty-nine States and Territories. This
is an addition of 534 miles during the last
month, and shows a total which has never
before been equalled during the same period,
with the exception of the first four months
of 1883, when some 3,300 miles of new track
were reported. The total lengths of new
lines for that year—lßß2—was 11,568 miles,
by far the greatest mileage laid in any one
year. During the first four months of ISBO
the Railway .-Ir/r's reports showed only 066
miles of track laid, although the total mile
age for that year was about 8,200 miles.
There have already been laid this
year about three and one-third
times as much mileage as
was credited to the corresponding months of
last year, and more than one-half as much
as the new mileage for the entire year 1885.
While the effect which the interstate com
merce law will have upon new construction
is still a matter of some doubt we now feel
warranted, after taking a survey of the en
tire field and noticing the great number of
enterprises either in progress or projected,
in venturing the prediction that the com
plete record for the year 1887 will show an
addition of at least 10 000 miles of new rail
way, with the possibility that it may reach
12.000 or 15,000 miles. Indeed the probabil
ties now seem to indicate that the railway
building during 1887 will exceed that of
any previous year.
Straw Hats 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 75c. and sl. To
our 85 00 Men's Suits, a white or mixed Hat
is given free; to our finer grades Men’s Suits
every purchaser will receive a straw hat
free of cost, corresponding to grade of suit
purchased. With our finest Suit a fine $3
Mackinaw Hat or light color Derby is given.
The low prices on our own manufactured
clothing remain unchanged.
The above offer we make to induce a more
rapid sale ot' 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
before any thought of their being given
away.
Como 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
wear, Hosiery, Neckwear and Dress Shirts
always on hand at reasonable prices.
State
of
Weather.
Extraordinary Premiums.
From ami after this date you can got the fol
lowing articles wiith annexed purchases on
terms stipulated further on:
1. With each fashionable Gent's Suit, one block
of lots in the new extension.
4. With each stylish Hoys’ Suit, any corner lot
ami improvements on the market.
8. With each Mackinaw straw Hat, the capi
tal prize in the Louisiana State Ixrttery.
4. With each purchase of tine Summer Under
wear, in suits or separate garments, the entire
stock of the (Seorgia Central Railroad.
5. With every purchase of Neckwear from
our unrivaled display of Summer Styles, a round
trip ticket to Canada,
(f. Every stout gentleman who wants a perfect
fit in a Business or Dress Suit can get it of us,
and with It the Richmond amt West Point Ter
minal system.
7. With each hnlf-dozen pairs of dents’ tine
Hose or Half Hose, the suspension of ttuy four
clauses of the Interstate Commerce Bill.
8. All purchases made of us, and we guaran
tee our prices the lowest, will derive proportion
ate advantages.
To gel tin* prizes, add the Individual cost to
our prices on whatever you buy, an I there you
are, lot Cong!-essstreet, B. 11. Levy .< Bro,
FOB s- VUE.
To Neiwr MUm.
SALE, a lbs! ;; Revolution Cylinder
Press. Bed 88 by 4(\ Just the machine for a
newspaper requiring a press that will turn out a
handsome sheet at the rat® of 1,500 to 4,000
copies per hour. It is the fastest single cylinder
press made. Will lie sold at a bargain. Also a
Folding Machine (Forsaith).
J. 11. ESTiLL. Savannah, da. i
FUNERAL INVITATIONS^^
PRESTON. —Died, in Savannah, Ga., May 9th,
1887, Catharine H., youngest daughter of the
late Archibald S. BitUoch, and widow of Charles
F. Preston. The friends, and relatives of the
family are invited to attend the funeral from
the Independent Presbyterian Church THIS
I Tuesday i AFTERNOON af 4:30 o’clock.
CARSWELL.—Died, Monday, May 9th. 1887,
Chxki.es Albert, infant son of L. L. and M. A.
Carswell. Funeral will take place at residence,
No. 2 Stone street, TO-DAY (Tuesday) at 11
o’clock.
MEETINGS.
A NCI E NTL AN DM AK K LOUG E NO. 231,
F. A. M.
The regular monthly meeting of this A
Lodge will be held at Masonic Temple
THIS (Tuesday) EVENING at 8 o'clock.
Members of sister Lodges and transient ' ~ '
brethren are invited to attend.
W. S. ROCKWELL, W. M.
John S. Haines, Secretary.
Office of )
The Brush Electric Lic.ht and Power Cos., V
Savannah, Ga., May 4th, 1887. )
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Brush Electric Light and Power Company will
be held at Armory Hall (upper room) on WED
NESDAY EVENING, 11th lust., at 8 o'clock.
SAMUEL P. HAMILTON, President.
S. S. Guckenheimer, Secretary.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
POPE CATLIN'S SCHEDULE.
FOR THE YACHT RACE.
On TUESDAY, MAY 10th, 1887, steamer POPE
CATLIN will leave Kelly's wharf, foot of Bull
street, at 9:30 a. sl, following the yachts over
the course, giving a fine view of the race. Fare
round trip 50c. Music and refreshments on
board.
FAMILY EXCURSION.
On WEDNESDAY, MAY 11th, 1887, steamer
POPE CATLIN will leave Kelly's wharf, foot of
Bull street, at 2:80 o'clock p. m., for a trip to
Tybee, returning via Warsaw, Thunderbolt,
Bonaventure. etc., affording an opportunity to
enjoy a sea breeze and view the several points of
interest on the route. Tickets for the trip 50c.
Music and refreshments on board.
The POPE CATLIN leaves Savannah every
THURSDAY, not earlier than 4 o'clock p. m.,
from steamer Katie’s dock, for Doboy, Darien,
St. Simon's, Brunswick and Satiila river land
ings.
Freight and passage as lew as by any other
line. Special rates to excursionists.
THE NEW BRICK COMPANY.
Parties wishing to take stock in the
PIONEER STEAM BRICK COMPANY
will find the subscription list at
D. R. KENNEDY'S,
NOTICE.
The firm of HAM & HAAR has this day been
dissolved by mutual consent. MARTIN HAAR
assumes all liabilities.
E. Y. HAM,
MARTIN HAAR.
I thank my patrons for past trade, and solicit
the continuance of same. MARTIN HAAR.
FESTIVAL.
A Division of the King's Daughters will hold
a FESTIVAL at the Blues Hall THIS AFTER
NOON AND EVENING for the benefit of the
Jewish Orphan Asylum. All children are spe
cially invited in the afternoon.
TO BRIDGE BITLDKRS.
Office of Cowm'ers and Ex-Officio Judges )
Chatham County. Georgia. I
Savannah, Ga., April 13, 1887.)
CEAI.ED PROPOSALS will be received at this
O office until 2 o’clock p. m. on TUESDAY’,
May 10th, prox. for building a bridge on the
Isle of Hope causeway, and for keeping the
same in repair under terms of the law; section
671 Code of Georgia.
Items and specifications to be seen in this
office and in the office of the County Engineer,
third floor, City Exchange.
The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
By order of Commissioners of Chatham County
JNO. R. DILLON, Clerk C. C. C.
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.
DR. HENRY S FOLDING,
DENTIST,
Office corner Jones and Drayton streets.
ELMER'S LIVER CORRECTOR.
This vegetable preparation is invaluable for
the restoration of tone and strength to the sys
tem. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other
ills, caused by a disordered liver, it cannot be
excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in
dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul
mer's Liver Corrector and take no other. $1 00
a bottle. Freight paid to any address.
B. F. ULMER, M. D.,
Pharmacist, Savannah. Ga.
NEW PUBLIC ATIONS.
City Delivery
-OF THE—
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS.
The undersigned is prepared to deliver the
Morning News (payable in advance) at the fol
lowing rates:
One Year .510 00
Six Months 5 00
Three Months
One Month ’ j 00
WILLIAM LSTILL,
(Estill's News Depot, No. 23 Bull St.)
FLUID Hl'lt NEK.
A GREAT INVENTION
In the Interest of Ladles.
Tie Eighth Wonder of Ihc World!
BIDBISON'S FLUID BURNER,
Converting water into go.*. Call on MESSRS.
DUNWODY & SON, Special Agents, State
struct, near corner Hull, and see it In operation,
PL \\n w w in).
NOTICE TO ARCHITECTS
T HI: commissioner* of Chatham County,
I Georgia, invlr • Aivliftocta to Mubmit designs
ot a (Vurt Jlcmiko building to be located in the
city of Savannah.
The • iKvossful competitor will be charged
\urh the execution of the work at the usual foe
°1 •* l H *i' cent, oo cost for plana, specifications
jmd s’iintvision. The selection of a design will
Is* made under competent professional advice.
Full particulars may be nod by addressing
JOHN k. DILLON,
'l*rk 0. O. <!., Savannah, < k
BOA r.
®or Slwiving.
O EARS' HRAVING SOAP in stick and tablet,
1 Williams' Yankee Shoving Soap, Williams*
Travelers' Favorite Shaving Soup. Outicnra
Shaving Soup, (hierhdn'* Shaving Soap, Otter*
htfo a Shaving CreAm, lia/.ina Shaving Cream.
AT STRONGS DRUG STORE.
__ _ PICNICS.
ST. JOHN'S PARITTSi
Under the auspices of the '
Ladies of St. John’s Rectory 'Society
SCHUETZEN PARK
THURSDAY, MAY 12
WHOLE TICKETS, including street ATS 7 *
half tickets 25c. Cars leare ; s°°-;
10:85, 3, 4 and 6. Returning, leave
7:8(1 and 9:30 p. m Tickets can lie had frVl? :!3 ’
Committee, Davis Bros., and cnducUß
street cars. wr s on
COMMITTEE—S. B. Palmer, D. B Lest*,. „
H. Remshart, C. S. Connerat. W. de Bnren g Q ’
R. H. Cornwell. W. E. Guerard, Thornis &£*.
den, R. M. Gibbs. ’ lnomas G ds-
AM I'SE.ME NTS.
BASE BALL TO-DAY.
CHAR LESTON
vs.
SAVAN NAH.
Tickets at FERNANDEZ’S CIGAR STORB
and at the Park. “*
ADMISSIONS:
Adults „
Children T°
Grandstand '
Ladies will be admitted free to Grand Staid
Gram.e at 4- p. rq.
HOTELS.
THE' COLUMBIAN,
SARATOGA SPRINGS,
THE FAVORITE HOTEL OF SA VANNAHUjfg
Opens June Doth..
JAMES M. CA.SE, Proprietor,
POPU LAR PRICES. ‘
Congress Hall.
SARATOGA SPRINGS,
Accommodates 1,000 persons. Rates, S3 per da?
for rooms, except those on parlor and first floors
Open from June 18 to Oct. 1.
CLEMENT & COX, Proprietor),
H.S. CLEMENT, Manager.
THE KENSINGTON.
Union Avenue, opposite Congress Springs Part,
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
OPENS SATURDAY, JUNE 18th.
For particulars address 229 Broadway, Room
18, N. Y., or 420 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, N Y
PAUL C. GRENINQ, Proprietor,
Indian Harbor Hotelj
GREENWICH, CONN.
Will Open Saturday, June 18th,
Address WM. H. LEE,
Grand Hotel, 31st street and Broadway, New
York. ____
KITSELL’S PRIVATE HOTEC
91 Fifth avenue, near 17th street.
JJOOMS en suite or singly. First-class board
and accommodations. Special rates to families,
Prices reasonable as a boarding house.
JAMES KITSELL, Proprietor.
NEW HOTEL TOGNI,
(Formerly St. Mark's.)
Newnan Street, hear Bay, Jacksonville, Fla
r |''HE MOST central House in the city. Near
X Post Office, Street Cars apd all Ferries.
New and Elegant Furniture. Electric Beils,
Baths, Etc. $2 50 to $3 per day.
JOHN 8. TOGNI. Proprietor.
S. A. UPSON, Manager.
LEON HOTEL
TALLAHASSEE, • FLA.
M. L. OGLESBY, - - Manager,
Winter Uesort.
Open December to May. Daily Rates—
HOTEL SAN SALVADOR
ST. GEORGE STREET,
ST. AUGUSTINE, - - - FLA
IMP-ST-CLASS in all its appointments. Thil
I New ami Elegant Concrete Hotel is hand
somely furnished throughout, and has all th
modern improvements—Electric Bells, Gas
Baths and perfect Sanitary system. Rates: 82 M
to $3 per day. Special terms by the week ol
month. G. N. PAPY, Proprietor.
HOTEL VENDOME,
BROADWAY & FORTY-FIRST STREET
NEW YORK.
V MEXICAN PLAN. Centrally located All
the latest improvements. Cuisine ana ser
vice unexcelled.
Special rates to permanent guests.
I. STEINFELD, Manager.
DUB’S SCREVEN HOUSE.
THIS POPULAR Hotel is now provided with
a Passenger Elevator (the only one m the
city) and has been remodeled and newly fur
nished. The proprietor, who by recent purchase
is also the owner of the establishment, spares
neither pains nor expense in the entertainment
of his guests. The patronage of Florida visa
ors is earnestly invited. The table oft“ 9
Screven House is supplied with every
that the markets at home or abroad can an ora.
“THE " MORRISON HOUSE.
One of the Largest Boarding Houses in tbs
South.
VFFORDS pleasant South rooms, good board
with pure Artesian Water, at prices to s
those wishing table, regular or transient accota*
laudations. Northeast corner Broughton
Drayton street*, opposite Marshall Hqiisa^^
STEAM LAUNDRY.
SAVANNAH STEAM UUtt
131 Congress Street
Blankets anlLace Cnrlauis
Cleaned as Good as New.
SEE OUR NEW REDUCED PRICE LIST.
Work Called for unci
EDUCATION al.
The Park Collegjate Schoci
(Family ami day) for a.limited number of R”-'*’
03 EAST :>l)th STREET, NEW YORK tIT ■
(Near Central Park.)
This School prepares for College. S* <
Schools and Business; Is progressive lUM gad
ough, employing only experienced Wc“* n
the appointments are excellent. mi~ . „in
chanfeal instruction and practice are * )18 .
Drawing. Free Hand and Mechanical*! 1 mg*
trial Hand-work Circular* or other mi on.
may be
COUGH REMEDIES
\ VERS’ CHERRY PECTORAL
i\ peotorant, Hula's Honey ami J' a CL_ n * l , cur*
German Syrup, Bull's Cough Syrup, 1
BUTLER'S PHARMACY I
bull AND CONGRESS STREET*