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8 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 **? 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