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GLAD SONGS OF PRAISE.
CHILDREN’S DAY AT THE METHO
DIST CHURCHES
Interesting' Exercises at Trinity and
Wesley Monumental—Addresses by
the Pastors and Songs, Readings and
Recitations by the Children Miss
Smith at Masonic Hall.
Yesterday was observed os Children’s day
at the Methodist churches, and the services
Were arranged for their special benefit.
At the Wesiev Monumental church the
*xer< 'isos began at 11 o'clock and lasted
nearly two hours. Singing, responsive
readings and short addresses from the pas
tor and Miss Jennie Smith fully occupied
the time and kept the large gathering of
children deeply interested. One very af
fecting part of the service was the scene
when all the Sunday school teachers as
sembled around the altar and earnest prayer
was' offered for their guidance and assis
tance.
At 4 o’clock in the afternoon a children’s
praise service was held. Rev. Mr. Cum
mings. of Baltimore, and others, delivered
short addresses. In the evening Rev. Mr.
Wynn, the pastor, gave a very fatherly
and earnest address to the young people,
arcin'.: upon them the importance of start
ing early in the Christian life.
The morning and afternoon services at
Trinity church were also very interesting,
and the audiences were large. Rev. M. 0.
G. Mingledorff, of Springfield, spoke at
the morning session, in the afternoon Miss
Jennie Smith, Prof. Beardslee, the pastor
and others took part and delivered strong
addresses. Miss Jennie Smith’s words were
listened to with profound attention by all.
As the session closed six young people went
forward to unite with the church.
At the evening sendees the church was
crowded to its utmost capacity. Rev. Mr.
Wynn, Miss Jennie Smith and Prof. Beards
lee made short addresses. All the talks were
for the children and young people. Prof.
Beardslee made a strong plea to the
fathers and mothers to look after their sons
and daughters more carefully, and he laid
particular st ress upon the difficulty in break
ing bad habits when once they are fastened
upon the young. For their money, he said,
they wanted good security and high interest,
but they let their treasures, them sons and
daughters, go with anyone without asking
even for references, much less security.
“Watch vour treasures and care for them
tenderly, 1 ’ he added. “I have seen a mother
carrying a pet dog in her arms, while her
baby was off somewhere in the care
of an ignorant nurse, and yet you
wonder why your darlings turn out
sometimes to be a curse.” His remarks were
listened to with close interest, and many
moth ere nodded their approval of the truths
he uttered. Miss Smith made a strong per
sonal appeal in behalf of the young, and she
secured the close attention of her auditors
from the beginning. At the close of the
meeting, when signers of the pledge were
called for, scores or the Sunday school schol
ars and many older ones responded.
Mr. Wynn’s remarks were very timely
and were listened to with close attention.
The song by the wee ones of the infant class
was very pretty, and the little ones acquit
ted themselves with honor. Their sweet,
childish voices, ringing out through the
church, made music that commanded far
more attention than even one of Prof.
Beardslee,’s solas. The children did their
best. Their bright and happy faces formed
a pretty picture"
The decoration of the church were the
same as those at the Sunday school anniver
sary celebration last week, and were ex
tremely handsome. The main piece in the
pulpit recess was the same as that on last
Tuesday night. The front consisted of a
bank of evergreen and moss, some two
feet high, adorned with beautiful white
lilies, roses and other bright-hued flowers.
At the top and back of this were the walls
of the New Jerusalem, as pictured in
Revelations xxi:
“And the foundations of the wall of the
city were garnished with all manner of
precious stones. The first foundation was
josjier; the second, sapphire; the third, chal
cedony ; the fourth an emerald.
“The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius;
the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl;
the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, achrysoprasns;
the eleventh, a jacinth; the twefth, an ame
thyst.”
These varied and brilliant hued stones
were represented in a very striking manner,
and the effect was unique". The columns of
the temple rose on either side, and the
“Pearly Gatos” were opened wide, showing
beyond a beautiful white throne, surmounted
by a crown and cross. Two glittering pil
lars arose on either side, one crowded with
blazing stars, and from the summit of the
other a beautiful white dove was resting,
just ready to descend.
The idea of the design was to show the
Tabernacle of God in the New Jerusalem,
and the walls of the city, so graphically
described by St. John Revelations, xxi, xxii.
The services at Masonic Hall at 5 o’clock,
under the auspices of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union, were well attended, the
hall being fairly filled. After several of
Prof. Beardslee’s fine songs, Miss Jennie
Smith addressed the audience, making a
rnal religious and temperance plea for
“neglected classes,” us she called them,
“from the lawyer down.” The various
craftsmen and classes were mentioned, their
several peculiar forms of temptations
spoken or, and she urged her Christian
hearers to pay more attention to them.
Editors, reporters and printers were prayed
for especially.
Wesley Monumental Sunday School.
Wesley Monumental Sunday school will
celebrate its nineteenth anniversary on
Wednesday night. The exercises will con
sist of singing, recitation of the Creed hv
the school, Scripture reading by Rev. J. P.
Wardlaw, recitations by several of the
scholars, the Superintendent’s report, an
address by A. Pratt Adams. Jr., infant class
exercises."recitation by Josie Carr,-singing
of the anniversary anthem, a short address
by tho pastor. Rev. A. M. Wynn, recita
tions by Ruby George and Josie leard, the
whole 'interspersed with singing by the
school.
The present officers of the school are: H.
B. Adams, Superintendent; IV. D. Thomas,
Assistant Superintendent; D. C. Carson.
Secretary; W. K. Wilkinson, Treasurer; C.
V. Snedoke, Librarian. The anniversary
exercises are in charge of the 1 olio vying
committee: Mrs. A. M. Wynn, Mrs. A. Hi
MacDonell, Miss Hattie Ciirson, Mrs. J. M.
Winbornnnd Miss Marian Repjiard.
UNDER A COOL WAVE.
The Temperature Was Below the Aver
age at T his Season lor Fifteen Years.
A genuine cold wave struck Savannah
yesterday and the signal service men say
that it extends along the entire coast from
Jacksonville to Norfolk. The temperature
Inst night was 7* below what the average
mean temperature ha* been at this season
for the past fifteen years. The cool wave is
believed to be caused by the northeast
winds. .It does not come from the West.
The officer on duty at the signal
station when the last observa
tion was taken last night said
that there is likely to be a change to-day.
Rains were reported in Texas and as far east
as Mobile and Montgomery, Ala., yesterday,
and the signal men look for a hriiak in tiie
drought here. Last night’s cotton belt re
port showed a considerable rainfall at New
Orleans and also at Galveston. The storm
developed m that aection, and is moving in
this direction. The weather west of here is
warmer, the cool wave being oonflned to
s narrow section along the ooast. In
eastern North Carolina it was nearly cold
enough for a frost. The present low tem-
Kwture is very unusual at this season.
* year at this time mercury was up to
i and a year ago Saturday was. with one
•xeeption, tiie hottest day in Savannah for
ux years. The present season altogether
“J w*n remarkably cool, as it has beeu
THE KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Preparations for the Grand Lodge
Meeting To-Morrow.
The Knights of Pythias are busy arrang
ing for the Grand Lodge, which meets here
to-morrow, and for the prise drill. Augusta
and the upper part of the State will be well
represented.
The Augusta Uniform Division will leave
Augusta to-night, with the following
Knights: Capt John Neely, Lieuts. R. AV.
Hunt. W. H. Stoffel, H. M. Hair, M. F.
Renkl, W. B. Bridges, J. L. Bos worth, F.
W. Mover, J. B. Bottom, H. L. Rodgers,
W. S. Morse, S. Weeks, L. Mark waiter, W.
E. Platt, M. M. Hill, F. Peterson, T. E. Parr,
D. Slusky, S. T. Denning, G. W. Tommins,
J. B. Hyams, .1. W. Nichols, Otto Marshall,
W. H. Numberger, H. XV. Doseher, D.
Saneken, J. P. Cartwright, 0. P. Doolittle,
J. R. Kidwell, W E. Parker, Rev. E.
Barclay, J. C. Griffin, C. T. Hollinsworth,
George H. Howard, F. Thelan, N. Naek
man, C. Goetchius, A. F. Whitehead, J. H.
Hill, J. H. Mohrman, Charles Calvin, C. F.
Lombard.
Most of the visiting Knights will arrive
to-morrow morning. A meeting of the en
tertainment committees will be hold to-night
to complete the arrangements.
AT THE WATER WORKS.
Pushing the Work on the Artesian
Wells—Yesterday’s Visitors.
The water works authorities exjiect to
have the artesian well system in successful
operation this week. The present water
supply is partly artesian and partly river
water. The two wells which were not com
pleted when the connection was first marie
with the pumping works have since been
finished. One of them was connected with
the pumps on Saturday, and the others
will be connected to-day or to-mor
row. Two more wells will be sunk
as soon as possible to insure an ade
quate supply without using river water.
Superintendent Miller is pushing the work
as rapidly as possible, and hopes to have
everything in shape in a short time, so that
the system may be thoroughly tested. The
water works were visited by a large num
ber of people yesterday. Since work on the
artesian wells has been in progress it has
proven a great attraction for visitors, and
many drive and walk out every Sunday.
ONE OF THE CITY’S NEEDS.
A Chance for Some Wealthy Citizen to
Endow a Library.
Dr. Leonard XV. Bacon, in the course of his
sermon at the Independent Presbyterian
church last night, said that there is no
library in this city. He is about right, but
there is a pretty good prospect that the
Georgia Historical Society will have one in
the near future. It is moving energetically
in that direction. It is spending more
money for books now than it has at any
Crevious time, and a great deal more would
e spent if it had it. The society is cer
tainly doing all it can with the means at its
disposal. In what better way could some of
the rich men of the city do the public a ser
vice than by contributing some of their
wealth towards making the Historical
Society’s Library what it ought to be and
what its members would like to have it!
ANOTHER COMET.
Barnard Discovers His Tenth Wan
derer of the Skies.
Prof. E. E. Barnard has added another
comet to the long list of his wonderful dis
coveries. The new creature of the heavens
was discovered Thursday night while the
diligent student was working in that part
of the sky west of Scorpio. Clouds
and moonrise prevented any extended ob
servation of the comet, but sufficient time
was allowed to show that it was moving
slowly northeast and therefore, coming into
lietter position for observation from
this part of the country. Accurate
positions were secured by comparing it, with
an eighth magnitude star, near by, with the
ring micrometer on the six-inch’equatorial
telescope, nine cainparisons being obtained
before it was blotted out. Theo’oservations
placed the comet in right ascension la hours
10 minutes 46 seconds; south declination 30
decrees 36 minutes SO seconds, at 11 hours
10 minutes Nashville mean time. Thecotnot
is rather dim and hazy-looking without any
sensible nucleus or tail. It is about the
eleventh magnitude. Nothing can, as yet.
be known of its future path or brightness.
The only thing certainly known is that it is
outside the earth’s orbit. This makes the
third comet discovered here this vear, and
ten in all, to the credit of Nashville’s bril
liant and ambitious young astronomer.
The two others were Jan. 33 and Feb. 16,
which are, with the one just discovered, the
last three that have appeared in succession.
As soon as two other observations are se
cured the orbit and future bi-ightness of the
comet can be determined. There was at
first much uncertainty as to the cometary
nature of the object, but it was soon estab
lished and the fact of the discovery, to
getlier with the comet’s actual position, lias
been distributed by telegraph to the various
observatories. Tlie comet will receive close
attention, and within a week’s time, at
farthest, everything concerning it will be
known.
Local Personal.
Gen. and Mrs. G. M. Sorrel left for the
North yesterday on tho steamship City of
Augusta.
Prof. Beardslee, of Jacksonville, whose
singing was one of the attractions of the
temperance convention last week, returns
to his home this morning.
Miss Jennie Smith, National Superintend
ent of the Railwav Department of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, will
leave this morning for Waycross to conduct
a meeting there to-night. Returning to
Savannah to-morrow, she will take the Bal
timore steamer for home.
Mr. Frank Martin, the Washington cor
respondent of the Philadelphia iYe.ss, spent
yesterday in the city. Mr. Martin was with
the Interstate Commerce 'Commission while
they were in the South, and reported their
proceedings for his paix-r. He returned to
his post of duty, via Charleston, this morn
ing.
Capt. Branch mid Lieuts. Brooks and
Mell, who constituted the board of judges
at the Macon prize drill last week, are the
recipients of many complimentary notices
in regard to the manner in which they dis
charged their duties. Tho same officers will
act as judges at the Knights of Pythias drill
here this week.
Among the arrivals at the Pulaski House
yesterday wore Frank Giang, Cleveland, O.;
W. O. Billaiie, F. M. Gaff ray, New York;
S. II Phelan. 8. R. Shaddon, Atlanta; L.
J. Bolt, Huudon; P. XV. Iris, W. F. Owens,
Jacksonville; D. G. Morton, Mrs. R. Mor
ton, Baltimore; C. C. Tracv, wife and nurse,
Mrs. J. H. Chaplin, IVniterboro, 8. C.;
James Johouot and wife, Mr. and Mrs. XV.
E. D. Scott. Princeton, N. J.
At the Marshall House were Ray Tomp
kins, Georgia; George Martin, Philadelphia;
M. XV. Fleming and wife. Miss Mary Flem
ing, South Carolina; 11. R. Symons. Geor
gia: G. I). Howell, Atlanta; M. G. Wildan,
St. Louis; F. H. Marsh, Ohio; M. R. Pen
field, Jacksonville. Fla.; I). F. Shepherd,
Thoinasville• R. J. Baw, F. L. Baw, At
lanta; F. H. Kahili, Richmond, Va.: George
S. Huff, Gainesville, Fla ;S. M. Simmons,
New York.
At tho Harnett House were Charles F.
McKenzie, Augusta; J. M. Bunting, North
Carolina; J. G. Tanner, Atlanta; Jerry
Kline, Woodeliff; W. G. Richardson,
Pennyworth; Harry Linn. Williamsport,
Pa; M. Williams, W. Rolleston, St. Au
gustine, Fla.: Thomas Robinson, Pennsyl
vania; L. J. PUiUij*, XV. L. Strong, R. F.
Tnsker, Baltimore; D. J. Rourke, New
York; E. J. Walcott. Boston, Mass.; E. J.
Btowsill, Palatka, Fla.
At the Rcreveu House were J. V. Motler.
New York; C. F. Hoiser, Boston; Dr. F. C,).
Dibble, Now Haven, Conn.; William P.
Dawson, William H. Cozart, Augusta; D.
J. Gilisson, Baltimore,
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, MAY 16, 1887.
SIFTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.
Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters Yesterday’s Happenings
Told in Brief Paragraphs— Fiokinga at
Police Headquarters.
There were 25 deaths in the city last week,
12 whites and 13 colored.
Clinton Izvlge, F. A. M., will hold a regu
lar communication to-night.
The Railroad Loan Association will hold
its forty-fifth monthly meeting at Metro
politan Hall to-night,
Alex. Henderson, the escaped Florida con
vict, was started back to Live Oak last night
in charge of a Florida penitentiary guard!
The colored military will obsorve Thurs
day—theunnivorsary of the fifteenth amend
ment —by a general jiarade in the afternoon
and by entertainments at their armories in
the evening.
During the past two days the tides have
been very heavy, the' change of wind
having dfivien the water into the river. The
water a few miles below the city is very
brackish and salty.
Liberty Superior Court will convene to
day. Judge Adams, Solicitor General
dußignon and Messrs. Meldrim and Erwin
will go out this morning. XV. XV. Fraser,
Esq., went out yesterday afternoon.
There wore 167 failures in the United
States reported to BradstreeVs last week,
against 131 in the preceding week, and 156,
197,132 and 149 in the corresponding weeks
of 1886, 1885, 1884 and 1883 respectively.
Capt. Lozier, of the schooner Welcome R.
Beebe, starts out on liis ninety-ninth voyago
from this port to-day. Tlio Captain and
also his packet are old traders here, and his
friends, of whom there are many, wish him
as many more voyages as he has already
made.
The Rothschild counterfeiting case will
coine up before United States Commissioner
Wade again this morning. The Commis
sioner heard most of the evidence on Satu
day, but desires to hear the testimony of
William Ray. upon whom it was claimed
that Rothschild passed eleven counterfeit
dollars. Ray was not at the examination
on Saturday, but is expected to be present
this morning.
Sixteen arrests were made by the police
yesterday. Fourteen were “drunksaud disor
derlies."’ Alfred Miller, a sable-hued in
dividual, was arrested for larceny after
trust in sttealing $5 SO from Mollie Bird on
Saturday. William Lee and an unknown
companion, with a fondness for breakfast
bacon, stole two hogs from the market last
week and disposed of them for their joint
benefit. William will explain the matter
more fully to his honor this morning.
, GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.
Augusta is booming the Chattanooga Air
Line. Chattanooga groiloses to give, condi
tionally, $200,000 to the road.
Maj. J. D. Hollister, formerly General
Superintendent of the Florida Southern,
has been appointed General Manager of the
Orange Belt railway.
It is said that the citizens of Elbertou
have subscribed $15,000 toward the G., C.
and N. road, besides securing a right of way
through the town and county.
The Swint case against the Central rail
road, which has been in the courts for sev
eral years, has been settled. The railroad,
it is understood, paid 810,000 and the costs,
which is the amount of the first verdict ob
tained against the company.
There is a good deal of inquiry at the
ticket offices in regard to the Washington
cheap rates. Maj. Bren, of the Coast Line
office, has a number of parties made up.
Although there will be few combination
tickets sold, a good many will take advant
age of the individual rates.
The Augusta Steamboat Company is
going ahead to build its new steamers' for
the Augusta-Savaunah route. The com
pany says that it does not fear the Central
putting steamers on the river, and rather
seems to think that it will be a benefit The
damage from this line of steamers will be
greater, the Augusta directors say, to the
South Carolina than to the Central railroad.
New Express Service.
The change in the time schedules necessi
tates a change in the make up of express
shipments. The Southern Express Com
pany will hereafter ship by the Jesup ex
press, which leaves Savannah at 3:45 p. m.,
and runs as for as Jesup, returning the
next morning. Heretofore this has not
been an express train, and matter for Jesup
has been shipped by the Albany express,
which loft Savannah at 8:45 p. m.
The new arrangement will give
the people between here and
Jesup and at Jesup better accommodations
and a much quicker service. In order to
utilize the extra service shippers will have
to have their shipments made up earlier and
delivered at tho Express Company's office not
later than 2:30 o'clock. The company is
rapidly extending its service, and as soon as
the new schedule on the Central goes into
effect it will cover the Augusta fast train
and probably the Guyton “extra.”
The Augusta Fast Train.
The Augusta Chronicle , alluding to the
Savannah and Augusta fast train which
will bo put on next week, says: “For years
the two solid cities of Augusta and Savan
nah. though closely connected, have been
almost strangers on account of the schedule
that the railroads have run and the long de
lay that they suffered at Millrn both going
and coming. The schedule, however, that
is about to go into effect under the new ad
ministration begins Sunday week, and
will make our seaport city with our inland
metropolis but a few hours of each other,
and to either city the business man can go
and transact his bn-incss without tho great
loss of time and disagreeable delay that
thev have formerly been subjected to.”
The morning train will leave Augusta at
5 o’clock and arrive in Savannah at 9:30.
The evening train will leave Savannah at 5
o’clock and arrive in Augusta .at 9:3'). Leav
ing Savannah at 7 in the morning instead
of 10, the day train will reach Augusta in
the future at 1 instead of 6:15 as at present.
Across the Andes.
A railwny is to bo built across South
America from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Three years ago the Argentine go\"%ment
constructed a line of road, standard gauge,
from Buenos Ayres to the city of Mendosen,
In the Andes, on the boundary of Chili,
within ISO miles of Santiago, the capital
of the latter nation, which was
already connected with Valparaiso,
the greatest of the Pacific ports.
During tho summer season passengers
crossed the gap of 100 miles on rnulo buck,
and the journey is a delightful one, but the
snow storms makes the passage dangerous
in winter, and it is seldom attempted except
by mail couriers, who go hack and forth
every day. Borne lihgt freight passes that
war also, hut only such as can be carried on
mule hack. It is intended to extend this
road through the Andes and complete this
gap of li?0 miles, and thus Connecting
Buenos Avres and Valparaiso and forming a
lino from coast to coast. It docs not look
like a very groat enterprise to build 10
miles of railroad, but when the statement is
made that all the line runs through the
Andos, a chain of mountains 90,000 feet
high, it will l)e seen what a gigantic task
it IR.
The Specialist Prolongs His Stay.
Owing to the great number of cases under
treat ment by I)r. Freeman, he Has prolonged
his stay at comer Broughton and Drayton
streets, Morrison House, where he tuccsM
fully treat* catarrh, deafness, throat, lung
and bronchial diseases, also all chronic and
nervous affections. Consultation free.
A BASE BALL’S MAKE-UP.
Cutting Into the Sphere’s Core to Get
at Its True Inwardness.
Every spectator at a base ball game has
seen the umpire tear open a square box,
take out a ball and toss it to the pitcher,
but probably not one in a hundred knows
how a base ball is made, or what it is made
of. There are ten base ball Victories in the
United States. The National League alone
uses about 2,000 a year. Every ball used in
a league game must be officially sealed by
the Secretary of the league, and the box
must bear his signature. Before taking a
ball out of the box the umpire is required
to see that the signature and seal are all
right. Moreover, he must glance at the
hall itself, and unless he finds the Secre
tary’s name written on the horse-hide cover
he cannot put the ball into “play.”
In the very centre of the ball is the core.
That is v.hat gives the ball its elasticity;
that Is what makes it bound, either from a
bat or from the turf. It is by the core that
a ball's liveliness is regulated. Previous to
1866 the base hall had a core 2 1-2 inches in
diameter of Para or pure rubber. The
present core is only 1 inch in diameter.
From '6B to ’74 the ball kept growing deader
and dernier, until in the latter year the ex
treme was reached, the core of the ball
being merely a piece of vulcanized rubber,
possessing little, more elasticity than a piece
of wood. It was almost impossible to bat
such a ball out of the diamond. People like
batting and fielding, and it is a mistake to
use a sluggish bail. Whou the league came
into power the ball was gradually made
livelier, and the present ball is a very happy
medium between the two extremes.*
I league balls are all made by hand. Round
the rublier core workmen" wrap woolen
yam, drawing the threads tight and dis
tributing them evenly over the surface.
Near the cover is a thin layer of white stuff.
That is a coat of cement put on the ball by
dipping. It serves to hold the yarn firmly
in place, and to preserve the ball’s spheridity
under all circumstances. The cement makes
the ball so firm that it could be used without
much danger of destruction even before the
cover is put on. But after the cement
comes more woolen yam, and then a few
strands of cotton thread are wound round
the whole to make the surface smooth.
Finally the cover is put on. This is made of
carefidly selected horse hide, strongly sewn
with linen thread. This is all done by hand,
and so well done that league balls rarely rip
unless they come in contact with a wall or
fence or some other sharp-cornered object.
The cover of a ball is composed of two
pieces of identical shape and size.
Harry Wright’s Ideas.
Harry Wright thinks the Detroit Club is
going to win the league championship this
year. Still he is by no means sure of it.
“The clubs of the league,” he says, “are
more evenly matched this year than ever
before, but as the Detroit team is made up
entirely of its last vear’.s men, they all know
each other thoroughly, and are good players'
besides, and under these circumstances are
likely to do excellent playing. They are the
only club that has not met with difficulties
in the way of injured men.”
“How are the teams generally this year
as to ability!” he was asked.
“Better than ever before, or at least more
evenly matched than in any former season.”
“What club is likely to get second place!”
“Indications now point to the Bostons,
though, as I said before, the teams this year
are so evenly matched as to make the strug
gle probably a close one.”
Games Yesterday.
At Louisville—
Louisville 0 0 0 0 0 S 3 0 I—7
Baltimore 100204 3 1 5—16
At Cincinnati—
Cincinnati 4 1 1 1 120 1 2—13
• Brooklyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0— 4
Around the Bases.
The Savannah club will return home to
morrow morning.
Directors Haas and Hermann, of the Sa
vannah club, returned yesterday from
Charleston.
The American Association proposes to
chango the rule giving a base hit to a batter
who secured his base on balls, and oount it
as “not at the bat;” also to make three
strikes instead of four necessary to retire a
batter.
Charleston Happenings.
An unknown man was run over on the
Charleston and Savannah railway near
Askepoo depot on Friday. He was sup
posed to be a tramp on his way from Charles
ton to Savannah.
Avery neat and appropriate memorial of
the earthquake has been erected in St.
Philip’s church, Charleston. It is in the
shape of a ‘ ‘credence shelf of old mahogany,”
erected on thg north side of the chauceL
Over this is a triangular shaped plate of
brass, framed in elaborately carved mahog
any, and bearing the following inscription;
“A memorial of mercies received in the
earthquake of Aug. 31, A. D. 1886.”
Seemingly Eradicated,
With repeated and powerful doses of quinine,
chilis and fever, in someone of Its various forms,
springs into active existence again, often with
out the slightest apparent provocation. To ex
tinguish the smoldering embers of this obstinate
and recondite malady, no less than to subdue it
when it rages fiercely in the system, Hostetler s
Stomach flitter* is all sufficient. When every
resource of tn: pharmacopoeia has beeu ex
hausted against it ill vain, the Bitters conquer
i! —will remove every lingering vestige or it.
Nay. morn, l lie Bitters will protect those brought
within the influence of the atmospheric poison
that begets malarial disease, from its attacks.
Disorders of the stomach, liver and bowels, are
among the complaints to !x> apprehended from
the use of miasma-tainted water. These are
both cured and prevented by the Bitters.
Rheumatism, constipation and renal complaints
yield to its action.
At Estill’s Nows Depot.
Savannah Daily Morning News,
Young Ladies’Journal for June, Demorest’s
for June, The Sportsman (extra number, 40
pages). Illustrated Loudon News (reprint)
10c. edition. Reach's Base Ball Guide for
1887, Sporting Life, American Field, Har
per's Bazar, Sporting News, Sporting Tim. s,
reek’s Sun, Family Story Paper, Fireside
Companion, Saturday Night. New York
Ledger. New York Weekly, Banner Week
ly, Arkansaw Traveler, ’Merchant Trav
eler, Philadelphia Call, Boston Her
ald, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Times,
Phiidelphia Pi"*, Baltimore Sun,
Baltimore American, New York Herald,
World, Times, Star, Sun, Tribune, Graphic,
Florida Times-Unior. Nashville Union,
Jacksonville Morning News, New Orleans
Times-1 Lmoorat, New Orleans Picayune,
Macon Telegraph, Augusta Chronicle, Cin
cinnati Commercial Gazette, Charleston
News and Courier, Atlanta Constitution.
Harnett House.
Concerning a popular hotel in Savannah,
Ga., the Florida Tiimv+Unlon says: “We
note from the hotel arrivals as published in
the Savannah papers, that the Harnett
House still leads ail the other hotels in the
city. In fact they have as many as the
others combined. Tboro is a good install
ment of Floridians always registered therm”
SALE OF ODDS AND ENDS.
Lively Times at the Crockery House
of James S. Silva & Son.
We have iieetj so busy getting rid of odd
goods iast week that we were unable to show
all the Ixu-gaiti* wo have. This week, being
relieved of such a large lot, we will offer
greater inducements than ever. We are
glad to get rid of our odd stock, and our
customers are glad to get such bargains.
The odd chamber sets ore nearly all gone,
but we have a few dinner and tea sets which
we have cut down below cost. Ask to see
them.
Don’t stop at the cheap goods wo show
outside, hut. corns inside and set* the nice
golds. Odd Cut Glassware, Fancy Goods,
etc. James S. Silva & Son,
140 Broughton street
A TERRIBLE HAIL STORM.
Great Damage Done by Washington’s
Unwelcome Visitor.
From, the Washington (Go.) Chronicle.
On Wednesday afternoon, between 4 and
5 o’clock, Washington was visited By the
severest had storm ever seen here. While
many of us have seen larger hail stones, we
are yet to find the man who has seen a
severer storm or one lasting as long. The
wind and rain, accompanied by the hail,
played havoc with trees, fences, crops and
house tops. The direction of the storm was
from northwest to southeast during the
severest period. Later the wind
changed to northeast. The damage
in town was small compared
to that in the country. In Dublin the dam
age was greater than anywhere else in town,
so much so that one of her merchants said
that the devil was certainly after that part
of the town. The wind struck the store of
Irvin. Calian & Cos. on the northwest side
and tore the tin from the roof for a space
covering 65 by 40 feet. In other words,
2,600 square feet of tin was rolled up like a
carpet ready for shipment. The water
poured in and covered the floor.
Irvin, Calian & Cos. immediately put their
large force to work and removed their
goods to another portion of the store.
But few of their goods were damaged,
and those only slightly. It is said that one
of the clerks was so Wily frightened that
he tried to jump out of the window. An
other was heard to exclaim: “My God, Jim,
it has got us now; where shall we go t" The
parapet wall over Mr. Marsh Moore’s store
was blown down, together with several
rooms on that side of Gen. Heard’s ware
house. In ohe of the rooms was an old
crippled negro, but he managed to get to a
place of safety before any of the younger
ones who were sound and well.
The chimneys of Mrs. John Stephens, Mr.
B. F. Jordan and others were blown down.
One of the chimneys to Mr. T. C. Hogue’s
residence blew down, falling*on the house
and breaking the roof. The water came in
and badly damaged some handsome carpets
and furniture.
Mr. C. E. Irvin lost a half dozen or more
of those elegant shade trees in front of his
residence, and his cotton crop was badly in
jured. In many places there were nothing
but the bare stalks remaining, where a few
hours before had been a fine and almost per
fect stand of cotton.
We took a buggy and drove over the
country in which the storm was said to
have been worse. The sight was one to be
remembered. In places every vestige of
vegetation was wanting. Com "was riddled,
and it was hard to tell where the cotton
rows were. The greatest sufferers as far as
heard from were Messrs. C. E. Irvin, A. J.
Newsome, John Drinkard, E. Y. Hill, It. L.
Foreman and J. J. Crafton. Mr. Hill and
Mr. Newsome seemed to have been in
the centre disturbance. On these
places half of the wheat and oats were on
the ground and the other half looked like
someone had hit right under the head with
a stick. In this neighborhood the water and
hail together was knee deep in the public
road. In drifted places hail was banked up
for five or six feet. Mr. Mansfield, who
works for Mr. HiU, says the hail was six
inches deep on level ground, and that the
water carried off logs which afterward took
six good men to lift.
Mr. Foreman’s beautiful little farm suf
fered greatly. His terraces were broken,
and great gullies washed through the fields.
His magnificent field of corn is a thing of
the past.
Mr. Crafton had just finished chopping
100 acres of cotton, all of which is badly in
jured. Messrs. Newsome, Hill and others
will have to plant - their entire cotton crop
over. The corn, ,while beaten and broken
off, will in all probability come out again.
At Mr. A. J. Newsome’s the lightning tore
off the mantelpiece, and broke a clock all
to pieces which was upon it. No other
damage was done. Not a brick on the
chimney was disturbed, the plastering be
hind the clock was not even cracked. There
is no evidence going to show where the
lightning came from. Fortunately, the
family had just left the room
and were out on the porch look
ing at the storm. The losses are
variously estimated, some farmers
estimating theirs as heavy as $2,000. At
tins time it is hal’d to say what would be a
fair estimate of ali the losses. The track of
the stony seems to be about as follows: It
started near Mr. Oscar Booker’s, on the
Lexington road, passed through the back of
M. C. Dope’s place, thence through the
places of Messrs. Newsome, Hill, Grafton.
Alexander, and struck the Augusta road
about Mr. Jack Dyson’s place.
Weather Indications.
Special indications for Georgia:
FAIR Slightly warmer, fair weather, va-
Iriahle winds, generally easterly.
For Virginia and North Carolina:
Warmer, fair weather, light variable winds.
Comparison of mean temperature at Savan
nah, May 15, 1887, and the mean of same day for
fifteen years.
Departure Total
Mean Temperature from the Departure
Mean Since
for 15 years May 15, ’B7. -|- or Jan. 1,1887.
72.5 ! 65.0 ! - 7.5 213.6
Comparative raiufall statement:
Mean Daily j" Amount
Amount for for f u R
10 Years. ;May 14,’87.|
.098 1 .0 i .038 | 5.767
Maximum temperature 73.0, minimum tem
perature 56.0.
The height of the river at Augusta at
1:33 o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time)
was 7.7 feet —a fall of 0.4 feet during the past
twenty-four hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin for 24 hours end
ing (ip. m., May 15, 1837, 75th Meridian
time.
Districts. | Average.
Name Max.! Min. Rain-
UOM. Tem P,T-*mp ! fall.
1. Wilmington ! 10 “6 j 47
2. Charleston I 7 75 63
3. Augusta. 10 80 56
4. Savannah... 1? 84 63
6. Atlanta .. ..
6. Montgomery 7 84 ' 65 OR
7. Mobile 7 87 , 62 .18
8. New Orleans. 8 87 | 6'. 30
9. Galveston i 10 88 i 87 39
10. Vicksburg ! 4 88 64 .08
11. I.ittlo Roelk 1 88 08
12. Memphis* I 1R I 88 | 62 .01
A' sra 1 ! 83.0 i 00.7 I .08
Observations taken at the seme moment
of time at. all stations.
Savann-.m, r m., city time.
! Tempt*niture.
i Dii'ection. j
Vqtocttjr. |
Hainfall.
Name
or
Stations.
Norfolk 66 E 6 Clear.
Charlotte. 64 ; |..! Clear.
Wilmington 6.1 S S Clear.
Charleston 6;>i E i 6 (Tear.
Augusta . 61iNit! Clear.
Savaxnaii 04’ E .! {Clear.
Jacksonville 64 X E Clear.
Kov West 74 E 18 Fair.
Atlanta 70S E 6| ... Clear.
Pensacola 76 S I.. 1 I Clear.
Mobile 72;5W|,.i.... Cl”r.
Montgomery 76 E i..i dear.
New Orleans 70 S Ei.. .OFClear.
Galveston. . .... 78 S E 8, (Fair.
Corpus Christ! 76 E 113 Cloudy.
Palestine . . 66 E , .81 Cloudy.
BrowtussviUe 72 S E(. Clear.
Rio Grande .. . \
G. N. R tusaunr. Signal Corps, U.S. Army.
Dgdlcate Children, Nursing
Mother*, Overwork* ,! Men, anil for all dis
eases where the tissues are wasting away
from the inability to digest ordinary food,
or from overwork Of the brain or body, all
such should t;tk"Scott’s EkclsioN of Pure
Cod Liver Oil with liyixipliotphites. “1
used the Emulsion on a latly who was deli
cate and threatened with Bronchitis. It put
bar in such goo I limHh and Hathlhat 1 most
say it is tho beat Emulsion I over used.’’—
L. P. Waddell. M. D., Hughs’ Mills, S. C.
BAKING POWDER.
A QUESTION OF HEALTH
Bread, biscuit and cake, now generally made by the -I
of baking powder, enter so largely into our daily food tj
their debasement by the introduction of any injurious ]
deteriorating substance is a matter of serious concern to J
public health. What baking powder shall we use to av J
the lime and alum now found in so many leavening a ,, en *l
and to insure pure, sweet and wholesome bread, is a questi„J
therefore, of direct importance to every individual.
v It is an indisputable fact that all baking powders
the single exception of the “Royal” contain one or the oftl
of these adulterants—lime or alum—in quantities from five J
twenty per cent. Alum is poisonous. Lime reduces thj
strength not only but (aside from its injurious effects Ut) J
the system) by debasing our food with a useless substancJ
robs it of a portion of its nutritious qualities, thereby deprivmJ
our bodies of the full sustenance necessary to maintain t ! -J
bodily vigor requisite to protect us from disease.
The importance of this matter in its bearing upon t J
life and health of the public is much more fully realized J
England, where severe punishments, under stringent laws p J
hibiting the manufacture and sale of adulterated articles'J
food, are of frequent occurrence.
The “Royal” has been determined by the Government!
chemists and the most prominent food analysts to be the op!j|
baking powder made that is entirely free from lime, alum asi|
other impurities, and absolutely pure. It is made from creaul
of tartar refined for its exclusive use by patent processes byl
which the tartrate of lime is totally eliminated. No othgl
baking powder manufacturer uses chemically pure cream :|
tartar, and hence the adulteration of other brands. Tin I
“Royal” is, accordingly, the only baking powder that vl\
produce perfectly pure bread, biscuit, cake, pastry, etc.; sail
these articles are now pronounced more wholesome when raistil
by the Royal Baking Powder than when leavened by any othal
agent.
It is particularly a question of health, therefore, whsll
baking' pow r der we shall use; and those who appreciate ttal
miseries of dyspepsia and other ailments that follow the use oil
impure food will not hesitate to select the “ Royal.”
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 $5 00 Men s Suits, a white or mixed Hat
is given free; to our finer grades Men’s Suits
every purchaser will receive a straw hat
free of cost, corresponding to grade of suit
purchased. With our finest Suit' a fine $3
Mackinaw Hat or light color Derby is given.
The low prices on our own manufactured
clothing remain unchanged.
The above offer we make to induce a more
rapid sale of our Spring and Summer Cloth
ing. The‘ Famous’’ is always on the look
out to 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.
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
wear, Hosiery, Neckwear and Dress Shirts
always on hand at reasonable prices.
Does Man Want the Earth?
“Then since the time we have to live
In this world is so short, we’U strive
To make our best advantage of it,
And pay our losses with our profit."
“Our profit” consists in great part of the
money we save on our purchases at
“That mart of busy commerce”—
Generally known as the Clothing Palace. Extra
large and stout men find there something hith
erto hard to get, viz: A perfect fit in a great va
riety of Suits, Meu and hoys generally are able
to get of us the handsomest and most stylish
Suits. Underwear, Neckwear, Hosiery and Fur
nishings to be found in the city, anil we have
never yet failed to send away everv caller hap
pier and better dressed. Our Suits are really
custom-made goods, all the lending and most
fashionable faeries being utilized in giving va
riety and attractiveness to our stock. Can mer
chant tailor do more for you! Yes: He can
and will charge you more and give you no better
fit ami not near so big a line to select from. B.
H. Levy & Bro., 161 Congress street.
OFFICIAL MORTUARY REPORT
Of the City of Savannah for the Week End
ing Friday, May 13, IMB7.
~T Whites. ~ Blks&cW
Causes of Death I ° TPr Un- Over Un
causes oi ueatn. | lO 10 | derl()
jM.j F.iM.j F. M. F. M. F.
Bright's Disease j...j.j! 1...1
Canoor i. .. i ) . j ; j
Congestion, Lungs 1 ......
Consumption, Lungs lj ... y
Croup, Liphth.Month. .. j
Diarrhoea. Chronic... j j ...j
Diarrhoea, Undefined. . . L, i l.
Dropsy *. !...... ...1. 1 r it...
Enteritis I j...... j
Fever, Typhoid !... 1 ! I...
Fever,Typho Malarial ...!...j. 1 j
Uastro Enteritis ...j i|] jl .
Heart, Undefined j.i j!... -1.,. i
Marasmus ...i 1 .., j.. j"g
Measles ...1...] y.. J... j....... I.
Meningitis j .
Metrctis !.. .i i . j.
Undefined i jL]
Total $ 5 g i •: .( y 4
RECAPITULATION
Deaths in city—Whites, 13; blacks and col
ored, 18; total, 25. Exclusive of still births,
blacks and Colored, 4. Premature births, whites,
I.
Summary:
Whites. Colored. | H
Ages. i ; 2.
iM.j F. M. F. | £
Under 1 year I 3 j;i l J 6
Between 1 and 2 years 1 . •. j M
Between 2aud syoars 1 j... l i g
Bet,ween 5 and 10 years. ..J | |l \ j g
Bet ween 10 and 20 years j 1 1 2
Between 20 and 3) years... 1 ..... . jig
Between 80 anil 40 years j pj j 2
Between 40 and 50 years l j I j
Between 50 and 60 years . jj j! 8
Between tto and 70 years... j, | j 13
Between 70 aud HO years | 1 1 4
Between HO aud 30 years .. j.... j j p. I |
_Tottd _ _ _ #'i sl 8185
Population—Whiten. 23,675: blacks and col
ored, 13.111: total, 45.786.
Annual ratio per 1,000 population for week
Whites, 23.3; blacks and colored. 33.5.
a t McFarland, m. and.,
Health Officer.
Stats
or
We^thib.
LUDUEN A^BATESj^JLJI.I
Japanese Goods I
Are bright, pertty and cool, and I |
better still, are within the reach I i
of every one They make the I
borne fresh and cosy, and I
judging from the demands are I \j
just what is wanted for this I
warm climate.
OUR STOCK COMPRISES: I
Screens for Fire-places, Um
brellas, Fans, Parasols, Scrolls,
Napkins, Drapery, Dusters,
Figures.
We have a large and varied
stock of above, as well as
many new and attractive lines,
which are arriving by every
steamer.
Our prioes are low, and the
ladles trill find our store cool
and pleasant.
üb. ml
COAL AND WOOD.
Coal&Wood
AT
Reasonable Prices.
DIXON & MURPHY
< 68.
Office No. 6 Drayton street. Telephone S ■
Wharves Prloe and Habersham streets
~ II A RDWARE
SPECIAL ATTENTION.
t>UYF.RS. iKUh in rity and coiintrT;
> minded about our full ShPE I **? C jiOC5J
thing In HAitDWAKE,
fTIOTSmSH GOODS. CCTDEBV T&jYoW-
WiliLOW AND 'VfiODF.NWARE. Utd^ta,
wake, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT,
etc.
LOVELL & LATTIMORE.
155 and 157 Congress Street,
SAVANNAH, - ~ '
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