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2 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. — jL. — —. . 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. 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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. 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