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LONGSHOREMEN TO QUIT.
STEVEDORES NOTIFIED OF A DE
MAND FOR HIGHER WAGES.
Lumber Handlers Want An Advance
of Ten Cents An Hour-The Demand
to be Made To-Day—The Men Quiet
But Determined to Stand Out for the
Advance—The Situation Laet Night.
The lumber longshoremen last night re
moved the doubt existing in the minds of
the stevedores regarding their proposed
strike by notifying them that their demand
for higher wages will be made this morning,
and unless the stevedores accede to their de
mand they will stop work. They have been
receiving 15e. and 200. per hour, and they
now want 35c. and 30.
This is the decision that their association
has come to, and although the men refuse
to say anything about, what, they intend
doing further than to strike for higher
wages, it is evident that they propose to
stand out for the advance and refuse to
move a piece of lumber unless they get it.
NO DEMAND YET MADE.
The stevedores do not yet know what the
longshoremen want, as the latter have not
made their demand, but have merely an
nounced that it will be made. The steve
dores have, therefore, taken no action in the
matter, but are waiting to hear from the
men whether anything more than the higher
wages is wanted So far as they are con
cerned the} - are perfectly willing to pay 2fic.
and 30c. an hour if the ships will make a
proportionate increase in the sum paid them,
but. as shown in the Morning News some
days ago, to increase the wages while their
remuneration remains the same would entail
upon them a loss of $0 per day. It can
therefore be seen that unless the longshore
men make some additional advance the
whole matter will rest upon the willingness
or unwillingness of the vessels to advance
port charges.
A SHORTENING OF HOURS.
It is probable that the longshoremen will
also demand that eight and one-half hours,
instead of ten, constitute a day's work.
Nothing has lx>en said to lead to the belief
that they will demand a shortening of
hours, but when they insisted upon the ad
vance from Mr. James McAlpin, a few days
ago, they then refused to work more than
eight aiid one-half hours. Should they
desire so much as an increase of wages and
a shortening of houi-s also, they will proba
bly be opposed by both the stevedores and
the vessels.
No work was done yesterday, as the rail
roads did not bring in any' lumber, but
there are five vessels at the Gulf wharves
now to be loaded. Two of them will be
finished to-day if the lumber arrives and the
men work, hut the other three have not yet
been touched. Unless the matter is speedily
settled these vessels will be seriously incon
venienced, and should a protracted strike
occur the lumber interests of the entire port
will suffer.
AT REST IN LAUREL GROVE.
Obsequies of the Late Mrs. Leonard
Woolsey Bacon.
The obsequies of the late Mrs. Leonard
■Woolsey Bacon, wife of Dr. Bacon, pastor
of the Independent Presbyterian church,
were attended the church lecture room at
4:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon. The re
mains rested in front of the pulpit in a plain
cloth-covered casket. The pulpit was hid
den underneath a mass of flowers, and upon
the casket were rich floral offerings, placed
by loving hands.
'The lecture room was thronged by mem
bers of the church and congregation. Nearly
all of the pastors in the city were present.
It was a sad assemblage. Mrs. Bacon
was known to nearly every one present , and
during her short life here she had endeared
herself to the church people by her loving
works and a deep, untiring interest in
church affairs Dr. Bacon, with his son,
Rev. Theodore. Bacon, sat during the ser
vice by the side of the casket.
Rev. Dr. I. S. K. Arson, pastor emeritus
of the church, officiated. After a brief
prayer the choir sang “How Gentle God's
Commands.” Dr. Axsonsjpoko briefly but in
a feeling manner of the Christian’s abiding
faith and of the future life.
The closing hymn was:
Hail, tranquil hour of closing day!
Begone, disturbing care!
And look, iny soul, from earth away
To Him who heareth prayer.
After the benediction the casket was
borne to the hearse. The pall-bearers were
Col. Charles H. Olmstead, Gen. A. R. Law
tou. Dr. J. P. 8. Houstoun, Mr. George J.
Mills, Mr. William Wakelee, Mr. James L.
Rankin. Mr. George C. Freeman, Mr. R. D.
Munford, and Dr. W. H. El'iott.
The remains were temporarily placed in a
vault in Laurel Grove until they are taken
North to Mrs. Bacon’s former home for iu
terment. At the cemetery the services
were very short. Dr. Ajsori offered a brief
prayer, and the solo “Asleep in Jesus” was
sung by one of the church choir.
JAIL BIRD CAUGHT.
An Escaped Florida Convict Captured
in Savannah.
Isaac Williams, an escaped convict from
the Florida penitentiary at Live Oak, was
captured in Savannah yesterday by Detec
tive Wetherhorn and was committed to jail
by Justice Waring Russell, Jr., for safe
keeping until the arrival of the Florida au
thorities.
Williams is a thick-set negro, about 36
years old. He was convicted of cattle steal
ing and was sent up from Jacksonville in
January, 1836, for two years. After serving
six luontlis he escaped, three days before
Alex Hendei-sou, who was arrested here
two weeks ago. A reward of SSO was offer
ed for his capture. Offlcer Wetherhorn got
track of the fugitive several days ago and
shadowed him until he was satisfied that he
was the man he was after. Yesterduy
morning he nabbed him ami turned him over
to the Chatham county authorities for sale
keeping.
Williams did not attempt to conceal his
identity, but made a clean breast of his
escape. He said that he came to Savannah
as soon as lie got out of prison, but the
officers say that tliis is not so, that he has
been here only a short time. Detective
Wetherhorn at once wired the Live Oak
authorities, and a guard is expected here
to-night to take the tugitive back to Florida.
ATTACKING CONSUMPTION.
Dr. R. B. Harris Gives the Gas Treat
ment a Trial.
The new treatment for consumption by
means of sulphurated hydrogen and carbolic
tcid gas lias been attracting the attention of
physicians for some time. The general tes
timony appears to lie greatly in its favor.
The gas is administered by rectal enema, and
in most cases the results are immediate and
satisfactory. The new treatment has been
iliaciueed by the physicians of this city, and
nne of them, Dr. Harris, was so much im
pressed with it that he determined to give it
a trial. He sent for the necessary apparatus
and yesterday made a trial ol the treatment.
He was very much gratified with the result.
T*ie patient at once showed signs of having
been benefited. The doctor is inclined to
lave a good deal of faith in the new cure.
Special Weekly hiet cure ions.
Attention is called to the News’ adver
tising column, where will be found full
Information relating to the above weekly
excursions to be inaugurated on Saturday
next by the Savannah, Florida and Western
railway. It is saldon that such low rates
are offered the Morning News readers to
visit this city, and on opportunity is also
|iven to visit Jacksonville and Pablo Beach,
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.
There was only one arrest by the police
yesterday, and that was for disorderly con
duct.
Mr. John D. Robinson, No. 100 South
Broad street, lias sent to the Morning News
Fruit Bureau several choice full grown figs
grown in his garden on South Broad street.
The Savannah Yacht Club will meet at
the Fords’ Opera House to-day to arrange
for “Lailies’ day.” and to decide upon the
date and direction of the club’s annual
cruise.
HALF A CENTURY OLD.
The German Friendly Society’s Semi-
Centennial Anniversary.
The German Friendly Society will cele
brate its semi-centennial at Greenwich
Park to-day. The society was or
ganized in 1837, and is one of the oldest
German institutions in the South. Its or
ganization is in some respects similar to that
of the Hibernian Society, which celebrated
its seventy-fifth anniversary in March. All
of the German societies of Savannah will
participate in the celebration.
The street parade will take plat* at 10
o'clock this morning. The societies will form
in line on Broughton street between Bar
nard and Jefferson. Ex-President Charles
Gassman, of the German Friendly Society,
will act as Chief Marshal, with Maj. John
Schwarz,of the German Volunteers ;ex-Capt.
Martin Heltnken, of Teutonia division,
Knight of Pythias; Herr Gustave Fox, of
the Savannah Turn Verein, and Herr
Charles Seiler, of Teutonia Lodge, Knights
of Pythias as aids.
The line of march will be through
Broughton, Abercorn, Bay, Bull, St. Julian.
Whitaker, South Broad. Drayton and
Liberty streets to Habersham, where street
cars will lx- in waiting. Trains will leave
Bolton street at 11:30 a. m., and beginning
at 1 o’clock will leave hourly until 6 o'clock,
the last outgoing train leaving at 5 o’clock.
Incoming trains will leave the jiark at 6:15,
7:30, 8:45 and 10 o’clock in the evening.
Upon tbo arrival of the members of the
society and its guests at the park a lunch
will be spread, and at 3 o'clock the anuiver
eary dinner will be served in the pavilion.
Plates will be laid for 500.
Hon. Philip M. Ilussel, who is the oldest
member of the society firing in Savannah,
will deliver the anniversary address. His
subject will be a review of’the society's his
tory during the half century of its existence.
Among the invited guests to the dinner
are Mayor Lester, Hon. Emory Speer,
Judge of the United States Court; Hon. A.
P. Adams, Judge of the Superior Court;
Hon. Hamilton L. Ferrill, Judge of the
Court of Ordinary; Hon. P. W. Meldrini,
President of the Hibernian Society; Maj. J.
T. Stewart, President of the St. Andrew’s
Society; Alderman Herman Meyers, Mr.
David Weisbein, Maj. John Schwarz and
Gen. R. H. Anderson. Mr. Aaron Sibley,
of Meriwether county, the only one of tile
five charter members of the society now
living, was invited as a special guest, but
owing to his extreme old ago, 87 years, ho
will be unable to attend.
One of the features of the celebration will
be the annual prize shooting contest of the
German Volunteers, which will take place
at 3 o’clock. The ladies’ rifle contest is also
expected to be very interesting. Ten prizes
have iioen offered. The committee having
the arrangements for the celebration in
charge, consists of Herr George A. Gemun
den. Chairman; Herr H. G. Kuckuck, Sec
rotary. and Herren C. A. H. Umbach. Wil
liam Scheihing, J. H. Helmken, C. H.
Harms, G. Maelier. A. Krieger, Adam Kes
sel, Kugen Labiche, Otto Vogel, Jacob Lutz,
Jacob Kraft. The Honorary Committee is
composed of Capt. H. Blun, Charles Gassman,
Theodore Gassman, George C. Gemtmden,
A. Heller, P. M. Russell, V. S. Studer, E. L.
Neidlinger and Joseph Roos.
THE COTTON OIL MILL.
Manager Oliver Says That Work Will
Begin Here Next Week.
Manager Fred Oliver, of the Southern
Cotton Oil Company, in a reeeut interview
at Columbia, S. C., where the company is
erecting a mill, said in regard to the *com
pany’s other mills in the South:
“Our mills in New Orleans and Atlanta
are probably being roofed now, and the ma
chinery for them has been ordered and sent
on. The mills in Montgomery, Little Rock,
Memphis and Houston are about half com
pleted. AVe will begin work on the Colum
bia aud Savannah mills within ten days.
That is what we are doing, the Oil Trust
papers to the contrary notwithstanding.”
“What will be the capacity of these mills,”
he was asked.
“The New Orleans and Houston mills will
each have a capacity of 300 tons of cotton
seed a day. The Atlanta, Montgomery,
Memphis and Little Rock mills will have an
initial capacity of 300 tons each. The
Columbia and Savannah mills will each lie
built so as to hold machinery sufficient to
consume 300 tons a day, but we are afraid
that we can only get enough machinery
this year to give them a starting capacity of
100 tons each. This is bused upon what the
machinery men say. We have given them
such heavy orders’ that they do not think
they can fill them in time, still we hojie that
we will get enough machinery to fill those
mills by Nov. 1.”
“What will the mills cost?”
“They will average $125,000 apiece. The
New Orleans and Houston mills will proba
bly cost S2OO,(XX) each, but the smaller cost
of the others will reduce the uvorage to
what I have stated."’
In reply to a question as to how the com
pany is getting on financially, Mr. Oliver
said:
“Capitally. The capital stock of $4,000,000
was apportioned among the corporators,
who were to offer a certain percentage of
their holdings for sale to Southern farmers
and business men. Well, we have found
that, the Southern people don’t want to in
vest. I don’t think we have placed half a
million in the South and most, of the bids
were for such small quantities that we
didn’t have time to wait for them to aggre
gate an adequate amount. Fortunately we
nave been able to dispose of stock very
readily in the North and it is now all taken. ”
“Will you put up any more than eight
mills this year:”
“No, we can’t get the machinery. It is
all tho manufacturers cau do to fill the
orders we have already given. Next year
we will build more mills if we find that it
will be profitable.”
Mr. Oliver is expected here in a few days
to oonfer with the company’s Savannah
representative, Mr. L. W. Haskell, in re
gard to the location of the site for the null
here and to arrange for beginning work.
THE “MARIE" LAUNCHED.
A Trim Vessel for Savannah's Racing
Fleet.
Anew yacht christened the Marie was
launched from the Merchants’ and Miners’
Transportation Company's wharf yesterday.
She was built by Mr. Bernard Larkin, who
is also her owner, in the rear of his residence
at Taylor Hnd Price streets. She is said to
be a perfect model of yacht architecture
and reflects great credit on Mr. Larkin's
skill as a yacht builder. It is believed that
she will show up well in the coming re
gattus of the Savannah aud Isle of Hope
Yacht Clubs and is backed us a winner, us
she is thought to be very speedy.
Tybee’a Hotel Leased.
The Ocean House at Tybee will open
about June 35. The company that has
it in hand is now putting it in first-class
condition, and is making arrangements to
have it fitted up completely with new furni
ture. A force of men is iit work cleaning
up the beach and clearing the underbrush
from the island. Mr. George I). Hodges, of
the Marsliail House, will run the hotel.
The raffle of gold watch and chain for or
phans of St. Mary ’s Home takes place to
night at Fernandez’.
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1887.
BEETLES KILLING TREES.
Park Keeper Meves’ Fight With tho
Ugrly Paste.
Many trees in Forsyth Park have died
recently, and when they were felled their
bark dropped off and left the heart naked.
Mr. Theodore Meves, keeper of the park,
began an investigation, and he found that
the trouble was due to beetles, which seem
to infest the ground as well as the trees.
When tho stumps were removed, beneath
them were found round balls of mud and
small pieces of wood, making a compact
mass. These were broken open and within
them were found beetles in every state of
formation from the larvae to the fully
matured insect ready to burst forth and go
on its mission of propagation.
There are several varieties of these Insects,
but the ones that have been doing the most
damage are the ordinary beetles of the
scarabeaus family. Their birth, life iu one
form, metamorphose and death make quite
an interesting history. The female beetle
deposits her eggs in the rough part of a tree,
between tho bark and the heart. The eggs
hatch out and produce a small white worm
that finds sustenance in the wood into which
it bores and drills. Starting from its birth
place it will eat around and around the tree,
between the bark and the heart, rising
nearer the top with every circuit, and when
the tree is thoroughly infested with them
they soon loosen the bark completely .from
the wood and tho fall of the tree to the
ground rids it of every vestage of u cover
ing. When these worms have fully matured
they return to the roots of tho tree aud
there build these cocoons of dirt and small
pieces of roots, lie on the inside of
them and All the aperture through which
they entered from the inside, and iu there
they make the change from worm to beetle.
a curious development.
Rome of the larvae were found, and it was
difficult at the first glance to tell what they
were, for in color they were perfectly white
and strongly resembled the grub worm. A
closer investigation showed the pincers, legs
and wings of the beetle, so small as to be
scarcely distinguishable, yet when exam
ined with a glass distinct and unmistakable.
Another was of older growth. Its form was
complete, but its body was white and its
wings were of a light brown color. A third
was fully grown, ready for its release. It
was of a dark brown, almost black, and its
wings and shield were hard.
The cocoons are found immediately under
the roots of the trees, though they are un
earthed as deep as six feet from the surface,
yet out of the cocoons and six feet of solid
soil these pests work their way to fly for a
time under the sun, woo and mate, deposit
one nest of eggs in another tree and die.
The length of the lives of beetles is not a
matter of chance, as with some living
t hings, but its time is set before its birth.
Tho length of life varies with every varity.
The time from incubation to death
is either three, five or seven years, and most
of that time is spent in wormhood in the
occupation of destroying trees. The seara
beaus are of an ancient family; their fam
ily tree has many branches, or did until
they lopped them off one by one. but they
have been known from time out of mind for
their destructivity. The coat-of-arms is a
pair of pincers rampant, and a child’s finger
pendant between, and the motto is “Chil
dren, tie ware of pinch bugs.” But though
there is one branch of the family of no
mean distinction, it is evident that it does
not come direct from the main stem, for it
lms not representation iu the*coat-of-arms.
If it did there would be a saw visible.
THE BRAZILIAN BEETLE’S COUSIN.
It is a first cousin to the variegated beetle
Of Brazil, and though it is never distin
guished by being set in gold and worn as a
scarf-pin, it is much more effective than its
more beautiful relation. Ordinarily it is a
dead black in color, but it comes out of its
hole when the sun is hot and lies flat on a
limb of a tree, and the rays of sunlight are
reflected from its hard, shining back. They
assume the most delicate as well as bril
liant tints. Yet while tliis innocent looking
little insect is lying there, and his wings are
shining so beautifully, he is doing a deed
that will haunt him to the grave, He has a
pernicious habit of running out of the un
der side of his head, a hard, sharp, saw
like instrument, and with it he works away
at the limb until he has worked as deep as
he can in one place; then he moves a little to
the side and works again, and he goes round
and round the limb in that manner, and by
degrees cuts it off as cleanly as a carpenter
would with a saw.
This scarabeaus, is never like the Irish
man who rested his ladder against the part
of the beam he was sawing off, either, for
the beetle does not want to go down with
the debris, as the Irishman did. He sits
quietly on the remaining part of the
branch, and with a smile of grim satisfac
tion watches the bough fall as he sharpens
his saw with his right fore foot, preparing
for another job.
FIGHTING OTHER DESTROYERS.
In addition to the beetles the trees iu the
Park have suffered also from moths. They
attack tho pine trees principally and lay
their eggs between the needles at their base.
Another little worm hatches out and it eats
its way to the centre of the needle and on
through it to the point where it emerges,
mid from thence it moves to attack another.
An idea of the diminutive size of these little
pests and the difficulties that lie in the way
of destroying them may be had from the
statement that they burrow their way
through the centra of the pine needles. They
attack a tree by thousands, and in the course
of time they kill it. After each of these
worms has grown it also retires to its chry. al is
to come forth a full-fledged moth and spend
the sunny summer in spi idling winter clot hes.
The spiders, too, have been giving trou
ble. They weave their webs' around the
tender leaves of the tree and lie snugly
t here, sucking the sap that should nourish
the leaf instead of the spider. After a time
they collect a lot of these leaves they have
killed, and binding them together with their
glutinous threads they finally construct a
hollow ball into which they retreat to nest.
Mr. Meves has begun wholesale war on the
insects, aud his weapon is a mixture of
kerosene and whale oil soap. He is confi
dent that close attention anil frequent ap
plications of tho mixture will save ail the
trees tliat have not already been ruined.
Local Personal.
Among the arrivals at the I’ulaski House
yesterday were A. J. Smith, Montgomery;
E. Y. Clarice, Atlanta; Norman Merry,
New York: W. Walton, St. Augustine; E.
Overman, Mrs. Ovorman, Mis-, Overman,
Hillsboro, O.; C. A. Williams, South Caro
lina; J.S. Mays, Augusta; B. T. Hudson,
Macon.
At tiie Screven House were F. Whire, Al
bany-F. L. Blanchard, O. L. Richards,
New York; S. P. Vauderslicc. Ocala, Fla.;
A. J. Roberts. Springfield. Mass.; George
E. Mitchell. Lowell, Mass.: Mrs. J. H. Say -
ers, Miss Sayers, Tavares, Fla,; J. G. Me-
Devitt, H. Zeigmr, Philadelphia; D. I). Pax
ton, ThomasvTile.
At. the Maixliall House were W. 8. Mal
lard, Darien; J. B. Brawn, Miss L. Grey,
Florida: E. J. Baker, Baker’s Mill, Fla.; W.
S. Lang, Palatini. Fia , \V. S. Swain, Den
ver, Col.; C. H. Beckwith, Glenmoro; J. \V.
Walsh, Augusta; C. B. Tounsend and wife,
Georgia; Mrs. R. Brinson, Mrs, C. Parker,
Parker, Milieu; J. R. Wheatley, Ger
trude, l la.; I). C. Bigelaw and wile, Miss
Bigelaw, Florida.
At the Harnett House were A. P. Tracy
anil wife, Springfield, Mus-..; C. L. Fair
banks, Boston, Mass.; H. H. Bacon, wife
and two daughters, Sim Mateo, Fla.; B. L.
Holland, Di-Luud, Fla.; J. G. Arnold and
wile, Tarnra, Fla.; C. E. Weber and wife,
Jacksonville, Fla.; I). M. Drury, Haverhill,
Mass.; A. W. Topping, Syracuse* N' Y. ;G.
11. Ayres and wife. E. C.'stephenson. Phil
adelphia; tV. H. Cornwell, New York; S.
G. Pfaff, D. K. Milbank. Knoxville, Teim.;
F. Lowry, Newark, N, J.
* * * * Decline of man or woman,
prematurely induced by excesses or bad
practices, sjKHxiily and radically cured.
Book (illustrated), 10 cents in stumps. Con
sultation tree. World’s Dispensary Medical
Association. Buffalo, N. Y.
PLAYED VERY BAD BALL.
MCARTHUR’S WILD PITCHING DE
FEATS THE HOME TEAM.
New Orleans Turns the Tables on
Savannah and Reverses Wednesday’s
Score—Charleston Defeats the Mem
phians and Goes Wild—The Last
Game With the Pelicans To-Day.
The New Orleans team turned the tables
on Savannah yesterday, and won by exactly
the same score that the home team won on
Wednesday. The visitors’ heavy battiug
aud sujierior fielding, with McArthur's in
effective battery work and the locals’ costly
errors, gave tho Pelicans the game. It was
an easy rictoiy.
Alter haring played two strong games,
tho locals broke up, and went entirely to
pieces. Campau’s three-bagger, and Reilly,
Durmever and Brower’s two-banc hits
were the redeeming features of the home
team’s playing. McArthur's battery record
is six men given bases on balls, one for
being hit w ith tho ball and two wild pitches.
Powell, the New Orleans boxman, was very
effective. Although the home team rapped
him for three two daggers and one three
bagger, he yielded altogether but seven
clean hits. The visitors ran bases at will,
the scorer’s summary giving them a total of
eight stolen bases.
The two teams will play the last game of
the present series to-day, uuil the visitors
will start for home to-night, to lay off until
June 4. The following is the score:
SAVANNAH.
AS. R. B.H. P.O. A. E.
PeltZ, C.f 3 0 0 3 U 0
Campau, l.f 4 X l 2 1 1
Brower, lb 4 0 2 7 0 0
Reilly, 3b 4 0 1 8 2 1
Hutchinson, s.s 4 1 1 2 j 3
bunneyer. 2b 4 0 1 3 2 2
Emslie, r.f 4 0 0 1 0 0
McArthur, p 4 0 1 0 4 0
Pike, c 8 1 1 33 1
Somers 2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals ...35 3 8 24 14 0
NEW ORLEANS.
A.B. R. B.H. P.O. A. E.
Cartwright, 3b 5 1 1 0 l 0
Cieiss. 2b 5 1 2 2 4 0
Powell, p 5 2 3 0 5 1
Pujol, r.f 5 13 4 10
Vaughan, C 5 1 14 0 0
W. Fuller, ss 4 1 2 0 3 1
H. Fuller, c.f 3 2 1 1 0 0
Murphy, l.f 4 0 3 4 0 0
Wells, lb 4 1 0 12 1 0
Totals 40 10 18 27 15 2
BY INNINGS.
12345 6 7 8 9
Savannah 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0— 3
New Orleans 10011340 x—lo
SUMMARY.
Rims earned—Savannah 2, New Orleans I.
Two base hits—Reilly, Durmeyer, Brower.
Three-base hits—Campau.
Double plays—McArthur, Reilly and Brower,
Bases on balls— By McArthur 6.’Powell 1.
Bases given for hitting man with ball— Mc-
Arthur 1.
Passed balls—Pike 2.
Wild pitches—McArthur 2.
Struck out—By McArthur 2, Powell 1.
Bases stolen—Reilly, Hutchinson. Pike Cart
wright, Powell, Pujoi. W. Fuller, H. Fuller, 2,
Murphy.
Time of game—2 hours anil 15 minutes.
Umpire—Suck.
To-morrow will begin anew scries, with
Memphis in Savannah and Nashville at
Charleston. Birmingham is getting things
in shape as rapidly as possible, and will
have a team in the field next week ready to
play Charleston on June 1.
SNEED'S MEN KNOCKED OUT.
The Carolinians Give Them Something
to . hink Over.
Charleston, May 25.—A1l Charleston is
wild to-night with the victory over Mem
phis. The game was a battle between the
pitchers, Smith officiating for Charleston
and Black for the visitors. Memphis only
scored in the fifth inning, when Smith hail
already struck out three men. The last
man, however, got his first on a passed ball
and a couple of iucky hits did the balance.
In the ninth inning the visitors were rattled
and the Charleston sluggers rapped three
runs out of Black. The Memphis team
confined its kicking within bounds and thus
prevented a row. The following is the
summary and score by inniugs:
Charleston 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 3 9
Memphis 00003000 o—3
Base hits—Charleston 13. Memphis 6.
Two base hits—Williams, Smith, Doyle and
Andrews.
Total base hits -Charleston 15, Memphis 8.
Left on bases -Charleston 4. Mem ill: is 4.
Stolen bases—Charleston 5, Memphis 2.
Struck out —By Smith 5, Black 3.
Bases or: halls -Charleston 4, Memphis 2.
Errors—Charleston 2. Memphis 5.
Games Elsewhere.
At Cincinnati—
Cincinnati 00001 1 20 0— 4
Athletic 00003010 I—s
Base hits—Cincinnati 6, Athletic 6. Errors—
Cincinnati 3, Athletic 3.
At Louisville—
liouisvillc Of 0000200 2 5
Brooklyn 010001100 I—4
Base hits—Louisville 13, Brooklyn 5. Errors-
Louisville 5, Brooklyn 1.
At St. Louis —
St. Louis 1 1440000 o—lo
Metropolitan 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 o—3
Base hits—St. Louis 20, Metropolitans 7. Errors
—St. Louis 7, Metropolitans (i.
At Washington tho Washington and Pitts
barg game was postponed on account of rain.
At Boston—
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2—4
Chicago 0 000 0 002 0— 2
Base hits—Boston R. Chicago 12. Errors—
Boston 3, Chicago 5. Batteries— Rabourne and
Dally, Clarkson and Flint.
At Cleveland—
Cleveland 1 1001 1 ID (V— 7
Baltimore 3 40021 08 x—l3
Base hits-Cleveland 17. BaJtimore 16. Errors
—Cleveland 7, Baltimore 7.
Batters for the Southern League.
Birmingham, Ala., May 35.—President
Morrow, of the Southern League, arrived iu
the city to-day, and will remain over to
morrow. Eleven players have been signed
by the Birmingham Association, and the
tickets to Charleston will be sent them to
morrow. Hayes, Duff: e and Drestell are
the only Southern League men signed Oth
ers are oil good men from tiie National
League and Association. Two good batter
ies have been secured.
The United States Court.
In the United States Court the argument
of tho defendants on the motion for anew
trial in tho rase of Williams, dol'd & Cos.
vs. John Barfield was heard yesterday. No
decision was rendered. A similar argument
wus heard from the defendants in the case
of Winchester & Parker vs. Isaac Aiken,
and the motion was overruled.
Warm Springs, Ga.
One of the most deservedly popular slim
mer resorts in tho South is tho celebrated
Warm Springs, Meriwether county, Ga.
Situated 1,500 feet above the sea, on the
north side of Pine Mount&iu, the springs are
surrouuded by lienutilul and romantic scen
ery and tho climate is very drv ami 0001,
with no insects, mud or dust The accom
modations are strictly lirst-dmu And the
rates very reasonable. Since last season the
Georgia Midland has lxx-n extended to the
springs, a:;il in a short "time will reach
Griffin, on the Central railroad, where di
rect connections will be made to and from
Savannah. There are now two daily mails
and a telegraph office at the springs.
Savannah Academy.
Students on roll of honor for tho ninth
scholastic month:
Auvergne l' Antignao, Neble Jnnes,
George (joint, William Eckstein,
Alfred D. Maiden, Mongfti Nichols,
John PatiN mi. Arthur Holoinon,
John R. Jordan, P.mehal Strung,
Wm. (J. Cooper, Joseph Taylor,
Max Leftler, Rufus Richards.
•Tntrv T ' ~r * "fhi’.i-i. Principal.
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.
Mr. C. 0. Parker, recently superintendent
of the Evansville division of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad, Is in charge of the
survey for the Central's Savannah and
Griffin extension toward Decatur.
Gen. Alexander’s argument in behalf of
the Central railroad before the Inter-State
Commerce Commission in Atlanta has been
printed in a pamphlet of twenty pages. It
is one of the ablest and clearest arguments
made before the commission and is an ex
haustive and comprehensive statement of
the rate question in the South.
MEXICAN NATIONAL’S SALE.
Capt. W. G. Raoul’s Company Makes a
$9,722,000 Purchase.
The Mexican National railway was sold
in the City of Mexico on Monday to the
Mexican National F.ailroad Company, of
which Capt. W. G Raoul, of this city, is
President, for $9,722,000. Capt. Raoul was
present at the sale. The purchasing com
mittee will return to New York as soon as
the transfer is made, which will be in a few
days, and a mortgage will be recorded.
Work will be begun in June on the gap in
tho main line, 3(54 miles in length, and as the
rainy season will be favorable to the work
at the northern part of the gap, and also for
fifty miles at the southern part, there will be
no obstacle to the speedy completion of the
road, which, it is anticipated, will lie fin
ished in one year from the date of beginning
work. The Mexican government is very
friendly to the corporation and is disposed
to facilitate the matter.
T he business of the road will be continued
for the present without change of officers.
Capt. Raoul is expected in Savannah
about June 10. Mr. J. Florence Minis and
Mr. George O. Wadley, who accompanied
Capt. Raoul to Mexico and who went with
him over the country through which the
uncompleted part of'the road is to be built,
are now on their way and will probably
reach here some time next week.
From Port Royal to the West.
A conference of the directors of the At
lantic, Greenville and Western railroad, and
the representatives of Susong & Cos., the
construction compimy which has undertaken
the building of a railroad from Port Royal
to Knoxville, Tenn., via Augusta and
Greenville, was held at Greenville. S. C.,
Monday, and resulted in the adoption by the
directors of a resolution favoring the amal
gamation of the Atlantic. Greenville
and Western with the through line.
The distance from Augusta to Knox
ville by the proposed line is 257 miles. Of
this, IIH) miles, from the Savannah river at
Augusta to the line of Oak Lawn township,
Greenville county, is graded and ready for
the crossties. One hundred and eight miles
has been surveyed from the North Carolina
line to Knoxville, leaving a gap of forty
nine miles between the Oak Lawn line and
the North Carolina line, all in Greenville
county, not surveyed or graded. Transyl
vania and Heyward counties, in North
Carolina, through which the liue runs, will
give, it is said, $175,000 toward the grading.
In Knoxville a subscription of $300,000 is
promised. One construction company is
ready to undertake the completion of the
road as s(sm as Greenville provides for fill
ing the gap through her territory.
Rough on Piles.”
Why suffer piles? Immediate relief and
complete cure guaranteed. Ask for “Rough
on Piles.’’ Sure cure for itching, protrud
ing, bleeding or any form of Piles. 50c. At
druggists or mailed.
Skinny M6n.
Wells’ “Health Renewer” restores health
and vigor, cures dyspepsia, impotence, ner
vous debility. For weak men, delicate worn
en. sl.
Wells’ Hair Balsam.
If gray, restores to original color. An
elegant dressing, softens and beautifies. No
oil or grease. A tonic Restorative. Stops
hair coming out; strengthens, cleanses,
heals scalp. 50c.
A Comparison Drawn.
There is certainly no lack of style in stoves
and ranges. Some are very fine, others
fair, another kind shoddy and a fourth mis
erably made, in answer to a call for cheap
ones. Only when alongside of other goods
in each of these above mentioned classes
(with the exception of tho last, which its
founders do not produce) does the Acorn
Line show its advantages. One million in
use ot them means something, and the
manufacturers’ success for fifty years sub
stantiate it. Lovell A Lattimoro, Congress
street, Savannah, Ga.
The Soiree Musicale.
The box sheet for the grand musicale in
aid of the Bt thesda Orphans’ Horae is now
open at Davis Bros., and seats should be re
served at once, as the demand for tickets
has been very great. The musicale prom
ises to be very fine, and those who attend
will be sure to enjpy themselves. The
tickets are only 50c., and there is ut> charge
for reserved seats.
The Leaders
still in the Iced. The firm J. G. Nelson &
Cos. continue to cut on staple articles, and
are doing a rushing business. They guaran
tee all goods to be first-class in every respect
or money will be refunded to purchaser.
Entire stock of Parasols reduced to cost
at Altmayor’s.
At Estill’s News Depot.
Savannah Daily Morning News,
Savannah Weekly News,Le Ron Ton for
June, Puck, The Judge, Harper’s Weekly,
Leslie’s Weekly, American Agriculturist for
June, Notes on Earthquakes (No. 00 Hum
boldt Library), Eclectic for June, Popular
Soil nice Monthly for June, Light for
Thinkers, Truth-Seeker, Christian Herald,
Sunny South, Horseman, German week
lies, Boston Herald, Boston Globe,
Philadelphia Times. Philadelphia Press,
Baltimore Sun, Baltimore American,
New York Herald, World, Times, Star, Sun,
Tribune, Graphic, Florida Time-Union,
Nashville Union, Jacksonville Morning
News, New (irieans Tiines-Democrat, New
Orleans Picayune, Macon Telegraph, Au
gusta Chronicle, Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette. Charleston News and Courier, At
lanta Constitution.
Children’s carriage parasol covers, mull
caps, linen and lace collars and eating bibs;
save money aud go to Gutman's.
Fresh Ginger Snaps only 10c, a pound at
J. G. Nelson <4 Cos.
Our entire stock of Oriental, Egyptian
and fancy laces on ourcentre table Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. F. Gutman.
Another Drop.
Rest Creamery Butter only 25c. a pound.
J. G. Nelson & Cos.
Go to Gutman’s before it is too late. No
drives; everything at urtnul cost.
Only a short l ime left to secure goods at
actual cost. F. Gutman.
Call soon and try our loaders: Rice. Sugar,
Grist, Coffee, Butter and Lard. J. G. Nelson
<Sf Cos.
Gentlemen in mod of underwear, socks,
hnndkoivhiefs, collars and cuff’s will save
nioneyut Gutman’s, 141. Broughton street.
Belt', pocket-books, hand-bags, jewelry,
fans, gloves, mitts, corsets, ribbons and
niching at cost only a short time loncer at
Gutman's,
Weather Indications.
Special indications for Georgia:
RAIN Local ruins, nearly stationary tetn-
perature.
North Carolina, South Carolina
and Georgia, variable winds, generally
westerly.
East Florida and West Florida, generally
fair weather, nearly stationary tempera
ture, light variable winds.
Comparison of mean temperature at Savan
nah, Slay 25, 1887, and the mean of same day for
fifteen years.
i Departure Total
Mean Temperature ! from the Departure
— Mean Since
for 15 years May 25, ’B7. --or Jan. 1,1887.
"76 6 I 763 | - 1.3 - 230.2
Comparative rainfall statement:
, . . | Departure Total
Mean Daily Amount ; f rom the Departure
Amount for tor Mean Since
lb A ears. May 2c, 87.1 or _ Jan. 1,1887.
.098 | .020 'j .078 5.777
Maximum temperature 89.0, minimum tem
perature 67.7.
The height of the river at Augusta at
1 :?>:! o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time)
was 6.5 feet—no 'change during the past
twenty-four hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin for 24 hours end
ing 6p. m., May 25, 1887, 75th Meridian
time.
Districts. Average.
Max.) Mi”- Rain
* lions Temp Temp fall.
1. Wilmington 11 87 64 .31
2. Charleston 8 90 66
3. Augusta 12 90 64
4. Savannah 12 90 66 .09
6. Atlanta 13 87 61 .12
6. Montgomery 7 88 61 .10
7. Mobile 9 88 64 .20
8. New Orleans 14 93 70
9. Galveston 20 91 69
10. Vicksburg 5 91 69 .12
11. Little Rock 4 81 64 .06
12. Memphis 19 85 62 .21
Averages 87.7 i 64. 2 JO
Observations taken at the seine moment
of time at all stations.
Savannah, May 25, 9:36 p. M., city t] m e.
Temperature.
Direction. 5
Velocity. ? j
Rainfall.
Name
OF
Stations.
Norfolk 681 E i Clear. .
Charlotte 68j S .. .05 Fair.
Wilmington 74 N .34 Fair.
Charleston 78|SW 9 Threatening
Augusta. 72.5 W Cloudy.
Savannah. 68; W 13 .02 Th’nd rSt’nj
Jacksonville 78S W 18 Cloudy.
Key West 7'6jNWj.. j.... Clear.
Atlanta 66; W |llj .01 Clear.
Pensacola 78l W i 14!... . Clear.
Mobile TSiSWi 7j .... [Clear.
Montgomery 78iNW|.., 1 Clear.
New Orleans 721S W . Clear.
Galveston 78 s ll Clear.
Corpus Christi...'. 78|S E 171 [Clear.
Palestine 78 Sj 9 | Cloudy.
BrownesviUe 76 S 12' IClear.
Rio Grande 70| S 110 Cloudy.
G. N. Salisbury, Signal Corps. U.S. Army.
SALE OF ODDS AND ENDS.
Lively Times at the Crockery House
of James S. Silva & Son.
We have been so busy getting rid of odd
goods last week that we were unable to show
all the bargains we have. This week, being
relieved of such a largo 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 are 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 we show'
outside, but come inside and see the nice
goods. Odd Cut Glassware, Fancy Goods,
etc. James S. Silva & Sox,
140 Broughton street.
Here’s a Go!
You must read the new “ad.” of the
popular dry goods house of David Weis
bein in its entirety, to lie able to fully
appreciate the grand bargains which
he offers. They are wonderful in
deed, and in fact it is not at all surpris
ing to find his house crowded with custom
ers at, all horn's of the day. But who can
help but go thereto shop, when attractions
are offered by the thousand. It is almost
superfluous to advise oiir people to go there
for their dry goods, as his efforts are already
appreciated to its fullest extent.
When in need of good tea try our 50c.
Mixture. It is fine. J. G. Nelson & Cos.
Ladies’, gents’ and children’s silk lisle
thread and cotton hose at actual cost, to re
duce stock before enlarging our store. F.
Gutman.
100 dozen fancy border hemstitched Hand
kerchiefs at sc. each, worth 10c., at Alt
mayer’s.
Straw Hats Given Away.
For ten days loader we v.'ill give a straw
hat free of cost, in grade corresponding
to price suits purchased. Our competitors
may sneer at the offer, but wo challenge
them to show the quality of goods we give
for the low prices. Best clothing for the
least money can only be had of the Famous,
140 Congress street.
Jet ornaments, headings, passimeteries,
colored beaded sets and headings to match,
and all-over beaded net, at Gutman’s.
The finest blend of Mocha, Java and Rio
Coffee only 25c. a pound; equal to any at 3oc.
J. G. Nelson & Co’s.
Boys’ Sailor Suits for 75c.
The Famous, 140 Congress street, has just
received a lot of blue flannel sailor suits,
w’hieh are selling for 75e.
Now is tlie t ime to secure bargains by call
ing on J. G. Nelson & Cos. You will be sat
isfied and benefited by your call.
The largest assortment of lace flouncings,
43 inches wide, and all-overs to match, at
actual cost, is at Gutman’s.
Individuality.
Tho Famous, 140 Congress street, in man
ufacturing their own clothing, besides mak
ing a saving in the price to purchasers,
avoid handling the same colors and styles of
goods which the other houses show, who
buy their clothing of the manufacturer.
Torchon, Medina, Eseuriel, French and
Spanish ginpure laces; a largo selection at ac
tual east, F. Gutman, 141 Broughton
street. *
We only advertise the truth. To save mon
ey aud buy desirable gocxls before it is too
late go to Gunman’s.
Seersuoker Conte for $1
At the Famous New York Clothing
House, 140 Congress street.
French, Nainsook and Hamburg embroid
eries, all-overs and flouncings at cost at Gut
man’s, 141 Broughton street.
Advice to Mothers.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should
always be used when children are cutting
teeth. It relieves tho little suffer ut once; it
produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving
the child from pain mid the little chemo
awakes as “bright as a button.”
It is very pleasant to taste. It soothes the
child, softens the gum:., allays ail pain, re
lieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the
beet known remedy for diarrhueu, whether
wising from teething or other causes. 25
cents a bottle.
LUDDEN & BATES S . M. r \|
Cash System 1
AND
LOW PRICES. I
Sheet Music I
at 2 cents a copy. Sells first rate,
and the way it is selling don’t gi™
us much time to keep cool.
L., & B. S. M. H.
Accordeons
are now so cheap that we sell them
in the place of Jews Harps, and if a I
man wants a violin or a young lady a ■
Guitar, "why, we have got ’em" and ’ I
are almost ready to give ’em away. '■
L. & B. S. M. H. ’
Stationery J
“Don’t say a word;” we are con- -I
vineed that a good article is what ■
you want, and weean give you.orwill
come so nSar it by the low prices w
will offer, that you need never again
try to keep your pen from going
clear through your paper. The ' I
Pens, Inks and Paper we sell y ou I
are first-class, and we show you the
largest assortment of fine correspon- I
denee Stationery this side of New
York. L. & B. S. M. H.
Money Sayefl is iafle. I
REMOVALS. '■
NICHOLAS LANiI
HAS | I
removed!
TO THE OLD STAND,
No. 19 Barnard Street,]
Where he will be pleased to serve liis friends ail I
patrons from a full line of
Staple and Fancy Grorail
Table Delicacies, Etc. I
Choice Wines & Liquors.l
NICHOLAS LANG,
19 BARNARD STREET. |
~ IC E.
Country Buyers, Attention!
Reduction in Price.
ICE !
ICE PACKED FOR SHIPMENT.
100 to 500 POUNDS
Seventy-five Cents,
COMMENCING JUNE’ Ist.
Special rates for larger packages. Write for
particulars.
RHICKEEBOCSER ICE Cl.
14-A BAY ST.
AND WOOD.
Coal &Wood
AT
Reasonable Prices.
DIXON&MURPHY
Office No. 6 Drayton street. Telephone No. 61
Wharves Price and Habersham streets.
STOVES.
CONGRESS STREET FOR STOVES
WE CAN SHOW ALMOST ANY STYLE AND
KIND OF
Stove or Range
At prices below the reach of competition.
LOVELL & LUTINSORE,
Hardware and Rtove Dealers, Savannah,
EDUCATIONAL.
The Park Collegiate School.
(Family and day) for a limited number of Bojl,
63 EAST 69th STREET, NEW YORK CITY.
(Near Central Park.)
This School prepares for College. SdentMC
Schools and Business; Is progressive and tno
ougb, employing only experienced teachers,
the appointments are excellent. In udditlou 1
rimniciU instruction and practice are
Drawing. Free I land and Mechanical and [“
trial Hand-work Circulars or other information
may be recelved^.^ln^thej^.^^
EVELYN'cOLLTXtK-
T.xm YOUNG WOMEN. Princeton, to £
I Prospectus, full particulars. sont on "p
pi cation to J- H. McILVAINK.
STEAM LAI NDRY•
SIMM STM LAUNDRY,
I
131 Congress Street
Blankets aufl Lace Curtains
Cleaned as Good as New.
SEE OUR NEW REDUCED PRICE LIST.
WorkCnUed fbrand
State
or
Weather.