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NEW YORK'S HAWKERS.
PECULIAR SOUNDS BT WHICH THEY
ATTRACT ATTENTION. y
Theatrical Gossip-A Number of New
Theatres Projected—New York Be
coming’ the Rival of Paris in a Musi
cal Way--A Strong Dramatic Combi
nation.
Hew York, May 28.—The streets
Traffic of New York has grown
to great proportions. Five thousands
peddlers are daily patrolling the
thoroughfares selling all kinds of wares and 1
doings all kinds of work. They pay a dollar
• year to the city for the privilege of sel
ling goods on the streets and harassing late
sleepers and nervous people with their cries.
The first cries in the morning nre those of
the newsboys. In Western cities w here the
features of bullentin boards has not been
developed the newsboys call out the name of
thetr papers and announce their mast start
ling piece of new. A few moments before
the paper comes out the city editor sends
down to the publication office a cry for the
newsboys. The man in charge of the base
ment room where a hundred or two news
boys are waiting, then calls them up and
gives them the cry. One day the shout in
one of the Western newspapers offices was:
•‘All about the murder of Smith!” Peter
Smith had been a very wealthy, aristocratic
man. The newsboys were coached and
sh' mted the call several times in vociferous
concert while waiting for their papers.
Some of them, as Is usually the case, did
not learn the call correctly, and when they
began calling their iiaper on the street the
friends of Mr. Smith were horrified to hear
them shout: “Allabout the murderer, Peter
Smith,” ,
The New Y ork newsboy merely calls the
names of the (>apers. He gives the names
a peculiar inflection, and if the edition is an
extra he shouts, "Hextra, just out!” a cry
sure to sell papers, for the public knows that
something extraordinary must have hap
pened to warrent an extra.
Before the newsboy selling morning papers
has subsided, the people in flats and board
ing houses, who are trying to take their final
morning nap, are arouses! by the peculiar
whoops that sound like “Y—) —p! Y—o—
b—oo?” It is the call of the milkmen with
their peculiarly fasliioned red wagon. In
Washington the milkmen announce their
coming by ringing great gongs attached to
the dashboards of their wagons, and in
Western cities they ring dinner-bells, hut
no New York milkman is allowed to ring a
bell. His cry is peculiar and no other ven
dor attempts to imitate it.
When the milkmen have gone a man
comes along the streets yelling what sounds
like, “Glass pudding!” He happens along
at the hour when the chaniliermaids are
cleaning the windows and his call means:
“Glass put in!” Following him are men,
one on each side of the street, for they, like
many branches of street traffickers, usually
travel in pairs, yelling in peculiar nasal
tones, ‘' Rag son-bot-telm!” They are the
rag or bottle buyers. New York lias be
come a great beer drinking city, and bottled
beer for table use is so extensively used that
these bottle buyers gather great numbers of
bottles. The consumer of bottled l>ear gets
a rebate by returning the empty bottles to
the beer merchant, but he usually doesn't
care to bother with them and gives the ser
vants the proceeds of their sale. The rags
and bottles man is the particular friend of
the domestics.
At 8 o’clock in the morning a great army
of fruit and vegetable vendors begin to make
the streets anything but melodious. One
shouts “Pot-eight pot-eight, pot-eight-oos!"
Anothryell: “Sparrow-grees! Thirteen cents
a bunch!” The former is the vendor of new
potatoes just from Bermuda, and the latter
of asparagus. Some of these vegetable
dealers have wagons loaded with all kinds
of produce—poi-table green groceries, in
fact. Everv dealer has an ambitions to own
a wagon. The privilege of running a wagon
costs him $5 a year for the find year and
50c. a year thereafter. If he is too poor to
own a horse and wagon he gets a push-cart,
but the lisence for this vehicle costs him as
much as for the horse and wagon. There
are 5,000 lisenced meix-handi.se wagons in
New York, ranging from the little cart con
taining an ice cream freezer, from which an
Italian sells a cent’s worth of ice cream on
a piece of brown paper to a newsboy, to the
eleborate green grocery wagon drawn by a
handsome noi-so. Every day at this season
an Italian wheels a cart to the north end of
the post office and announces “Kap-o-dillo.”
The s&padillo is the only fruit that must be
nearly rotten to suit the epicure, who de
scribes its taste as a combination of apple,
pineapple and banana.
About 'll o'clock men drive along the
streets In the tenement districts, screaming:
“Go—way!” Get near enough to the con
tents of their wagons and you will find that
they are selling coat Tin'majority of the
licensed wagons in New York are those from
which coal and ice are sold. The yell “red
disbees!” blends with tile coalman's call.
Five cents a bunch for five radishes is the
ruling price. The vicinity of the great fac
tories is a good field for the radish vendor
about noon, for the workman esteems the
radish with bis luncheon and beer.
At the crowded street corners frequented
by shoppers one hears thecall: “Lie—likes!
Just cut! Five—cents—a—bunch!” Lilacs
arc very popular for table ornamentation
and the vendors make a good living by then
sale.
A man with a musical voice perambulates
the street on the lower west side of the city
singing:
“Any penknives or sissors, or carvers to
gr— l—ud?“
Another dealer, whose voice sound like a
chant at church service, goes through the
tenement-lined streets on tne east side sing
ing:
“Tin—warhar to ine—hend! Was—to—hubs,
tin pal— hols, boil—hers and pa— hans!”
The poet of the craft is a clam vendor who
sings out:
“Oh, clams, oh, clams, fresh clams to day.
They've lately arrived from Hookaway.
They’re good for to eat and they’re good for to
fry,
They're good for to make a clam potpie!”
The broom peddlers have a peculiar cry,
which sounds “A-tvhooli! a tvhoo!” and no
one would understand the shout “Ap-hpm,
tenre a—wliatcr po,—hel,” means apples 10c.
a water pail.
The Chinese quarter is seldom invaded by
sticet vendors; the Italian quarter is thick
with them, but they do not cry their wares.
The bread women tire in the majority. They
crunch on the sidewalk, near the curbs,
with great loaves of shiny black bread laid
out on big coffee sacks on the walk. V reel
ing pedestrian sometimes steps on their goods
and only on ouch occasions do they lift up
their voices.
The shout of the bootblack bus almost
been silenced in New York, und the Italian:;
are mainly responsible for it. The trade
has become a regular business, controlled by
Italian men with street chain;and footrests,
richly ornamented with brass, but no
stand owner ever emits the cry of his trade
or asks a customer to have a shine.
Amos J. Cummings.
IL
Theatrical gossip is rampant lust now.
Every man and his bosom friend is building
a theatre, and thq, number and variety of
such structures wliic h have Won
projected, elaboratel, ad vert Led and
boomed bids fair to make New
York the rival of Paris in an amuse
ment way. There is oulv one little feature
that has cast gentle shade over the fu
ture,and t.hatls the deep-seated con viction In
the heart of everybody interested in amuse
ments that not more than one of the fifteen
projected theatres will ever lie built. Mr.
Yliner i* to bnve anew theatre devoted en
tirely to comedy; J. M. Hill is understood
to lint? his eye upon an |>-town site;
Messrs, AbCPy. Hchreffel und f rau have the
Htar Theatre, the newer house nt Thirtieth
street, and are projecting a third theatre
it inch is to bo situated bouicniioro in the
1 vicinity of Seventh avenue, Broadwav and
Thirty-first street: T. Henrv French. Frank
Sanger and Count-Zabron .sky have matured
! plans for the erection of a rival to the
j Casino; Hoyt and Thomas are understood to
! have their weather eyes fixed
on Broadway, be:we n Thir.y
sevouth and Thirty-ninth st ire's,
I for the exclusive production of their farci-
I <-al <xmiedics. Overtures ba'-e been made
to K. G. Gilmore to take charge of the new
1 theatre, which will soon occupy the space
now taken up by Madison Square Garden,
and soon indefinitely. The magnitude of
some of tl:<-se transactions in theatrical
properties may be judged from the fact
that a few days ago a lot was bought by a
theatrical manager who announces that he
will erect upon his lot what will unques
tionably be the most beautiful theatre in
America. It will cost in the neighborhood
of *350.000. Thus far he has the lot. The
price of the lot was $60,000. Eight hun
dred dollars was ]>aid down and the trifling
balance goes on bond and mortgage.
It seems somewhat strange in view of the
past season that there should be such a
widespread and effusive desire to erect thea
tres in New York. The fact is that the
theatres already here havfe been by no
means well patroniz 1, and at the present
time, although it is perfect theatre-going
weather, two of them,. Harrigan’s and the
Fifth Avenue, are closed up as though it
were the middle of summer. There is more
gossip about Abbey, Sehoeffel and Grau
than any other firm of theatrical managers.
It is unquestionably the strongest dramatic
combination that has ever been made. Next
year these gentlemen will run AVallack’s
Theatre, the Star Theatre and the Boston
Theatre and direct the touis? of Mme. Bern
hardt and Mme. Patti, besides having anew
theatre of their own up town. The trans
fer of Wallack’s Theatre to Mr. Abbey is
not without its pathetic side, for, now that
the facts have become known, it is seen that
Mr. Wallack owns absolutely nothing in the
down-town house' where he achieved so
many triumphs and made so much fame,
and that his interest in the upper house is
one of name only. Theodore Moss, who
was once hired as an office boy in Wal
lack 's at #8 a week, has acquired both of the
theatres, and, indeed, all but Wallack's
name, and the foremost actor and manager
in America is retired absolutely from the
control of -cither of his theatres, while Ab
bey takes charge for a period of ten years.
A pension has been granted to Mr. Wal
lack for the use of his name. Mr. Wal
lack has always attended to the artistic side
of his theatres, while Moss attended to the
business end. The success which has at
tend'd Mr. Moss is somewhat impressive. It
is said that his name was Moses once.
As the theatrical season stands now. there
is a general surprise for the wiseacres in the
success of “The Highest Bidder.” It has
taken the town by storm. Originally put
on as a light and airy trifle of small pre
tensions but pleasing texture with which to
close the season, it has bloomed into the big
gest and most substantial kind of a success,
and is the talk of the town. E H. Sothorn,
the son of a distinguished and brilliant
father, has achieved a success in it which
has surprised even the men who have
watched him closely. Every one knew he
was a clever and painstaking actor, but no
one looked for the exhibition of skill, force,
artistic finish and high comedy ability
which he has shown in this piece. The scats
are Linked far in advance, and it is almost
impossible to accommodate the crowds at.
the theatre. So pronounced has boen the
hit that a firm of theatrical managers has
made overtures to Miss Duuvrav for the re
lease of Mr. Sothem, who had a contract
with the actress for next season. They
have, lam told, already offered $2,(¥10 for
feit if Mrs. Dauvray will release Mr.
Sothem so he can be taken on a starring
tour at once, but the actress! still holds firm.
Possibly she is waiting for “The Highest
Bidder,” though it is the general impression
that she will not stand in the way of the
success which Mr. Sothem can achieve at
once if his hands are unfettered.
Blakely Hall.
THE CHURCH FIGHT STILL ON.
The Contest Over the Central Fire
Station—New Buildings Erected.
Charleston, May 38.—The seceders
and the regulars (Episcopal) still keep up
the fight on the negro in Diocesan Conven
tion in the newspapers. A distinguished
Baptist divine has taken a hand in the con
troversy, and it is expected that Presbyteri
ans, Methodists, Luthrans and others will
soon be involved. The only denomination
that has not yet appeared on the surface is,
strange to say, the Reformed Epis
cojial church, which is com
posed entirely of negroes, at
least in this State, and of which the Rt.
Rev. P. F. Stevens is the Bishop. Some of
the seceding brethren contend that St.
Mark’s church—the Line ot' contention—
should go to that church; but St. Mark’s, it
must be remembered, is composed of the
elite of the light-colored element in the com
munity, and moreover is one of the heaviest
contributors to the diocesan funds. While
the Reformed Episcopalians are, viewed
from Kt. Murk’s standpoint, u very common
lot of the black population.
A NEW FIRE STATION PROPOSED.
Public interest in the tight, however, lias
been fffimewhat swallowed up in certain mu
nicipal matters, in which the City Council
and a very respectable minority of property
lioldei-s are engaged at loggerheads. Among
otlier improvements decided upon by the
City Council since the earthquake is the
building of a central fire stat ion for the use
of the file department. The site selected
for the building is the lot on which stood the
first artesian well ever bored in Charleston,
and which lias been used for a year or two
as a public park. The people who own
proiiorty in that vicinity, strange
to say, aro bitterly opiwsod to the
location of the fire department
there. The park itself is no park at all. It
is almost 100 fret square und is the resort at
night of black t ramps and vagabonds of the
most disreputable character. The city pro
poses to erect a handsome building on the
site, and to station four or five of its steam
ers there, having two branch stations, one
in the upiier and one in the lower wards. As
is well known, the fire department of
Charleston is not a large body of volunteer
firemen, who would make night
noisy with their carousals. On
the contrary, it is u compacts
well-trained and disciplined tarty of men
numbering less than ltK) all told, in the nay
of the c-ity and governed by veteran fire
men. Their presence in any locality would
never be known except in case o'f a lire
when it would be very welcome to the neigh
lMirhood. How the owners of property
in the vicinity can object to the
new building, there is ‘ difficult, to
understand, and vet, they are making
a very vigorous and bitter tight against it,
even to the extent of threatening to carry
the question into the courts. The Mayor,
however, has set his heart upon the matter
and has u majority of the Council with him,
und MayorCourtcnav. as everyone knows
who has watched his official ctu-eer, is a
good fighter. The work of cleaning up the
lirk has already lieen finished and by the
time tlie potitionere get a standing in court
—if they ever get it—the new building will
be well under way, if not completed.
BETTER FACILITIES DEMANDED.
The mercantile portion of the community
ix alxmt to make u break in the way of im
proving the commercial facilities of the city.
A meeting of mere!iunt.s was held a day or
two ago and a committee apjiointcd to in
terview the railroad oHioinl* \\ ltli a view of
petting them to build a union depot.
The _project is a pet scheme of (.'apt.
!•’. W . Wagener, Wh.it is complained or is
the cost in the handling of produce and pro
visions, grain, otc. tvhat is wanted ts a
dejxit or warehouse situated near the water
where a merchant who gets a half dozen
carloads of grain or haron or lnovisiotj* ean
have it stored and draw on Ins hill of'laden
or sell and rexhip it without being put to
the expense, ax he ,x now, of
dlaying or carting it from the railroad to
hi* store and tiack again to the i nilroad or
to the wharf. This, it is claimed, has been
one of the moat serious obstacle* to tUccom
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1887-TWELVE PAGES.
mcrcial advancement of Charleston, and
hopes are entertained that the railroads will
yield to the pressure and establish a union
depot in time for the fall trade.
NEW BUILDINGS.
It is very cheering to the old city to not*
that.in spite of the earthquake it continues
to grow. Tne official figures show that since
Oct. 1, 1880 permits have been issued for the
erection of 103 new buildings at a cost of
$153,535. As it is a matter of history that
comparatively few buildings were entirely
destroyed in the earthquake, although very
few without serious damage, these
figures may be taken to represent the actual
growth of the city, and to show that the
people have still an unshaken faith in its fu
ture. They do not include the new city and
government buildings now in course of con
struction, and which involve a cost of per
haps S(SOO,(XK) in round numbers.
A PHOSPHATE ROCK SYNDICATE.
Rumors prevail in commercial circle that
a syndicate Is about to be formed to control
the price of erode phosphate rock which is
used extensively in New York. Baltimore 1 !
Philadelphia and elsewhere in the manufac
ture of fertilizers. It is said that all the
principal mining companies both of land and
river rock have entered the syndicate. The
terms are that the entire product of the
mines is to be placed in the hands of a gen
eral manager, who will be empowered to
make all the sales and to regulate the price.
Such a combination existed here in 1884J>,
but it embraced only the land companies
and fell through in 1885 owing to the fact
that the river companies undersold the
others. The present arrangement will em
brace both land and river companies. The
annual production of phosphate rock here
amounts to -100,000 tons, valued at about
#2,000,000. The present prices range from
$4 to pi per ton. The syndicate proposes to
run up prices. David' Roberta, a woll
known phosphate king, it is said, will be the
general manager of the syndicate. Large
blocks of phosphate mining and manufactur
ing stock are owned in New York and Balti
more.
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.
Arrangements have been made by the
Charleston and Savannah railway for the
steamer St. Helena to run in connection with
the trains to and from its Young’s Island
terminus on and after to-morrow.
A loan of $3,000,000 5 per rent, fifty-year
bonds of the Mobile and Birmingham Rail
way Company of Alabama has just lieen
placed in London. The Mobile and Birming
ham bonds are guaranteed principal and in
terest by the East Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia railroad. The line is now approach
ing completion, and will furnish the East
Tennessee system with its outlet to the Gulf
and valuable terminal facilities at Mobile.
Restoring Old Rates.
The Rate Committee of the Southern
Railway and Steamship Association, which
met in St. Louis last week,
restored rates to what is known as
the Ohio river basis. The making
of rates by the Southern lines only to and
from the river was in force for a long time,
hut more recently through rates have been
made by lines north of the river on traffic
originating at points north of the river and
destined to Southern territory, and vice
versa. There will be in the future no pro
rating, but, as stated, rates will be made
only to and from the river. This change
will in no wise conflict with the provisions
of the interstate commerce law, but it will
be of little or no benefit to shippers.
Alabama's Railroads.
The State Board of Equalization and As
sessment has concluded the work of assess
ing the property of the railroads now owned
and operated in Alabama. These facts and
figures as to the assessed value of some of
the leading railroads in the State will give
an insight to the amount and valuation of
the railroad property in Alabama. The
total value of all the property
of all the railroads in tho State
is assessed at #27,939,771 2(1. The following
tabular statement shows the increase of
assessments and taxes for this year, as com
parevwith last, also the increase of mileage
np to Bee. 31, 1880, date of report:
Total value for 1887 $ 27.989,77! 20
Total value for 1880 23,688,431 01
Increased assessment $ 4,251,340 25
Tax on $27,939,771 20 at 55 cents on
SIOO $ 153,668 74
Tax on $23,088,431 01 at 60 cents on
the SIOO 142.130 58
Increase of taxes .$ 11,538 10
Miles reported ill 1886 2,068 94
Miles reported in 1887 2,135 32
CHURCH SERVICES.
(Notices of services in other churches are pub
lished by request on Saturday.]
Christ Church, Johnson Square, Rev.
Thomas Boone, rector. —Whitsunday ser
vices to-day by Rev. George IV. E. Fisse.
Holy communion at 7;30 a. m. Full even
ing service at 7p. m. Sunday school at 5
o'clock.
St. John’s Church. Madison square, Rev.
Charles H. Strong rector. —Whitsunday
morning service,sermon, holy communion at
11 o'clock. Sunday school at 4:30 p. m. Even
ing service and sermon at 8 oclock. On
Monday and Tuesday in Whitsun week
there will lie service at 0 p. m.
Christian Church, corner Bolton and How
ard streets. —Services at 11 a. m. and 8 p.
in. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Rev. T. E.
White, pastor. All are welcome.
COLORED.
Second Baptist Church, Greene square,
Houston street.—The pastor, Rev. A. Ellis,
preaches at 11 a. in. and Bp. m. Sunday school
at 3p. m. Young people’s prayer meet
ing at 0:30 p. in. Morning subject: “Chris
tian Faithfulness.” Evening subject; “A
Big Boaster.” Strangers always welcome
A Chestnut Worth Re telling’.
From the Southern Evangelist.
In one of our colleges a professor who
made himself very friendly with the stu
dents was walking out with an intelligent
scholar, when they saw an old man hoeing
in a cornfield. Ho was advancing in ins
work toward the road, by the sidd'of which
lay his shties. As it was near sunset, the
student proposed to play the old man a joke.
“I will hide his shoos; we will conceal our
selves behind the bushes and see what ho
will do.”
“No,” said the prolensur, “it would not
lie right. You have money enough; just
put a dollar in the old man’s shoes, then wo
will hide behind tho bushes and see what he
will do.”
The student agreed to the proposal, and
they concealed themselves Becomingly.
When the laborer had finished his row of
corn he came out of the field to go home.
He put on one shoe, felt something hard,
took it off and found the dollar. He looked
around him, but saw no one and looked up
gratefully toward heaven. Ho then put on
the other shoe and found another dollar. He
looked at it, and looked all-around him, hut
saw no one. He then knelt upon the ground
and returned thanks to God for the blessings
which l::id been conferred upon him. The
listeners learned from the prayer that the
eld man’s wife and one of his children were
sick, and that they were very poor; so that
the two dollars were a great relief sent to
them from heaven.
“There,” said the Professor, “how much
1 etter this is than to have hidden tho old
man’s shoes.”
Delicate Childron, Nursing
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eases where the ti.u<*s are wasting away
from the inability to digest, ordinary food.
or from overwork of the brain or body, all
such should take Scott's EmclsioX <>r Pure
Ccxl Liver Oil with Hypopliosphitn. “1
used the Emulsion on a ‘lady who was deli
fat*' and threatened with Bronchitis. It put
her in such good health and flesh that I must
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RIVER AND HARBOR NEWS.
Gleanings Among the Shipping and
Along the Wharves.
The tug Cambria took the lighter Brierly
Hill in tow yesterday with 600 barrels of
spirits of turpentine for Brunswick.
The steamer Florida arrived here yester
day from Jacksonville in tow of the tug
Seth Low. Her engines will be taken out
ami she will be converted into a lighter to
carry phosphate between Port Royal and
this port.
C'apt. Rockingham, of the pilot boat
Glynn, which arrived up yesterday morning
from quarantine and landed the tourist
party previously mentioned in the News,
rejiorts that they passed a schooner, appar
ently American, of about 150 or 300 tons
burthen in on the breakers of one of the
Bahama islands and saw several wreckers
going toward her.
There have been no lights placed on the
end of the river jetties lor sometime and
the Captains of the several steamers
complain of narrow escai>es from
running on them while coming up
the river at night. There seems
to lie no settled understanding whose duty it
is to place lights on the jetties, but the gen
eral impression is that the Lighthouse
Board should have it attended to. Some, of
the lights in the river have also been out at
various times because the parties having
them in charge have been away from their
posts and left others to attend to that duty.
Local Personal.
Vicar General Cafferty, of the Cathedral
parish, will sail from Now York this week
to Rpend the summer at his old home in Ire
land. He was presented, before his depart
ure from Savannah, with a purse of #2soby
members of the Cathedral congregation.
Father Cafferty is greatly beloved by the
members of his church, and during his ab
sence he will have the best wishes of his peo
ple at home.
Among the arrivals at the Pulaski House
yesterday were H. Wilcox, Milwaukee; P.
Howard, Boston; L. Belladdock, South
Carolina; J. R. Parker, C. A. Peterson, St.
Louis; L. M. Lain, Virginia; S. Kallman,
New York; C. W. Bacholdor, B. M. Wilson
and wife, Chicago; John Wilson and wife,
Pittsburg; H. Hill and wife, Atlanta;R. G.
Gamble, Tallahassee, Fla.; A. B. Bowen,
O. R. Dubee, Charleston, S. C.
At the Marshall House were J. H. Lee,
Philadelphia; J. M. Brown, New York;
George 15. Hack, Hacktnn; J. C. I’render
grass, Waycross; J. P. Lockwood, Charles
ton; John Brown, Poboy; B. E. Wilkins,
Graham ville, S. C.. G. P. Baker, J. L. Beil,
Florida; E. L. Gibson, New York; W. L.
Fish and wife, William Daniels, Springfield,
Mass.; B. W. Winburn, S. T. Wilson, St.
Louis
At the Harnett House were P. E. Pehler
and wife, J. L. Jacques, William H. Battle,
Joseph Webster, Philadelphia; J. A. Sin
clair and wife, F. D. Fiske, Boston; J. B.
Thome and wife, St. Augustine, Fla.; D.
Townsend, Chicago; S. W. Fuller, E. Bach
man, New York: J. 11. Ragan, James H.
Clair, S. A. Brockton, Walter Brockton;
Brunswick.
At the Screven House were Samuel
Joseph, Cincinnati; W. H. Howze, T. Det
teure, New York; J. R. Abbott, Reedsville,
N. C.; E. B, Tippett, Louisville, Ky.: J. A.
Lambert, Galveston; Miss Ida Maseley, S.
W. Page, Valdosta; Mrs. H. C. Robins, Miss
Cobb, H. R. Bunill, T. N. Bunill and wife,
Washington.
Weather Indications.
(Special indications for Georgia:
FAIR Fair weather in northwest portion,
I local rains in southeast portion,
nearly stationary temperature,
light variable winds.
Comparison of mean temperature at Savan
nah, May 28, 1887, and the mean of same day for
fifteen years.
j Departure Total
Mean Tekpfrati iie J from the Departure
— l—l -i—| Mean Since
for 15 years May 28, ’B7. -|- or Jan. 1,1887.
76_7 1 72 3 |— 4 4 235.6
Comparative rainfall statement:
Mean Daily! Amount | lv , To !? 1
Amount for for ; from t he | Departure
16 Years. May 28, W.| jJ^
.098 | .0 j .098 i— 5.851
Maximum temperature 81.5, minimum tem
perature 64.9.
The height of the river at Augusta at
I:3S o’clock p. in. yesterday (Augusta time)
was 6.2 feet—a fall of 0.3 foot during the past
twenty-four hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin for 24 hours end
ing 6p. m., May 28,1887, 75th Meridian
time.
Districts. | Average.
Vase ! Mrr. ' Min. Rain
tions. Temp Temp: fall.
1. Wilmington 11 SI 66
2. Charleston..!...'... 8 85 00 .01
3. Augusta 12 85 50
4. Savannah IS 80 65 .08
5. Atlanta IS 82 55
0. Montgomery 9 85 01
7. Mobile 9 87 63 .08
8. New Orleans. 12 86 66 il
9. Galveston 16 88 69 .04
10. Vicksburg .. 5 ! 80 01 .01
11. Little Rock 4 83 63 .08
12. Memphis 18 j 84 60
i_ 1
_ Averages I 84.8 | 61.8 | .04
Observation! taken at the same moment
of time at all stations,
Si\ ann' ah, May 08, 9:30 p. city time.
| Temperature. ;
I Direction. C'
! •/ ,
! Velocity. 9
| Rainfall
Kane
OF
Stations.
Norfolk 64 N Clear.
Charlotte tso!NW;. .j 1 Clear.
Hatteras 60 N I 8 Clear.
Wilmington 68 Clear.
Charleston 76 N |.. | Clear.
Augusta 72 L.| Clear.
Savannah 72 StV, 6 . Clear.
Jacksonville 72 . 1 clear.
Key West 80 NI. I . Clear.
Atlanta 70 NW 7 ... Clear.
Pensacola 76! W 1 .. j .... | Fair.
Mobile 74 W j i . cloudy.
Montgomery 70 . i Fair.
New Orleans 76!h El 0, .. I Cloudy.
Galveston 78'S E . 15 Th’.id'rSt'm
Corpus Christi... j 78 E 17 1 .... Cloudy.
Palestine | 71:8 El 7 .... Threatening
Brownesville 78 E Cloudy.
Rio Grande 84 s io Clear.
G. N. Salisbury, Signal Corps, U.S. Army.
Eight Suspected Train Robbers.
Austin, Tex., May 98.—Charles Buckley,
another suspected member of the gang that
robbed the Missouri Pacific train near Mc-
Neill, was brought here to-day. He was
arrested near tiding. This makes eight
suspects thus far jailed.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
REMOVAL. '
PR. B. 8. PURSE
lias removed Ids office and residence to 140
liberty, between Whitaker and Hull streets,
FOR SALE.
120 Horse Power ENGINE for sale m a hnr
caia. Cylinder 20x30. About new mid in per
fect order. a H. HART,
Lake City, Fla.
DR. HENRY K COLDIAG,
DENTIST,
Office corner Jones and Pravton streets.
S ;
3 BULL STREET.
Over W. U. Telegraph OfEca,
bAVANNAIL UA. |
MARRIAGES.
"* CJCrVeau'-CROWLEYc—MarriedT'on'Aprii
: 2">th. by ihe Rev. T. A. McCon villa. at tile Cathe
dral parish. Mr., F. Cervkau ar.d Miss Annie
! Crowley, both of this city.
- ....
~ FI N KRAL INVITATIONS.
L GRAUL.—The relatives and friends of L.
i Graul and t ’hades Schierenleck amt family are
; invited to attend the funeral of the former from
his late residence, Whitaker and First avenue,
THIS AFTERNOON at 4 o'clock,
MEETING'S.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
The Savannah Turn Verein requests the mem
bers of the German Friendly Society and Ger
man Volunteers to meet at Turner Hall THIS
AFTERNOON, 2:30 o'clock, to attend the
funeral of Mr. L. Graul.
JOHN WOHANKA. President.
Emil J Rall, Secretary.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
The members of Teutonia Lodge No. 7, K. of
P., are invited to assemble at the Turner Hall,
2:30 p. M., THIS DAY, to attend the funeral of
Mr. L. Graul.
J. H. H. ENTELMAN, C. C.
TEUTONIA DIVISION NO. 3, U. R. K. OFP.
By request of Savannah Turn Verein you are
summoned to appear THIS (Sunday) AFTER
NOON at 2 o'clock, at Turner Hall, In citizen's
dress, to pay the last tribute of respect to Tur
ner L Graul. By order
JOHN JUCHTER, S. K. C.
Emil J. Rall, S. K. R.
SAVANNAH TURN VEREIN.
Attention Turners!
You are hereby ordered to appear at your
hall THIS AFTF7RNOON, 2:30 o'clock, in full
uniform, for the purpose of paying the last
tribute of respect to deceased brother L. Graul.
JOHN WOHANKA, President.
Emil J. Rall, Secretary.
GERMAN FRIENDLY SOCIETY.
Members are respectfully invited to partici
pate with the Savannah Turn Verein in paying
the last tribute of respect to their deceased
member, L. Graul, THIS (Sunday) AFTER
NOON at 3 o'clock, from his late residence,
Whitaker street, south of Anderson.
W SCHEMING, President.
A. Heller, Secretary.
GERMAN VOLUNTEERS.
You are hereby summoned to appear at your
armory THIS DAY (May 29th) at 2 o’clock p. m..
in fatigue uniform, without side arms, to attend
the funeral of Mr. Louis Graul, by request of
the Savannah Turn Verein.
JOHN DERST, Capt. Com'd’g.
Attest: M. G. llelmken, O. S.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Don’t pay tw-o prices for inferior goods when
you can get the famous
FAUST BEER
at every grocer’s at the lowest price. The
undersigned guarantees that this Fine Beer
costs more in bulk than any other in America,
and the reason that it is so cheap is because it is
bottled in this city, thus saving all middle
charges to consumers. Respectfully, *
GEORGE MEYER,
MASONIC TEMPLE.
TUESDAY, MAY 31st.
GRAND ENTERTAINMENT.
MUSIC AND TABLEAUX
For the benefit of the Cathedral Choir. Doors
open 7:30. Admission 25c.
WHERE DID HE GET IT i
During the past few months TOWNSEND laid
out several .thousand dollars getting the odds
and ends to fill out a first-class Bindery. You
wifi have books made during the summer
months, and TOWNSEND wants a chance at
them. If the Ruling, Binding and Finishing is
not as good or better than you had before it will
not be TOWNSEND'S fault. He has an outfit
tetter in every respect than some widely-adver
tised Western offices. TOWNSEND is a first-class
Printer, and while a journeyman worked in a
dozen of the best offices in the l* ;ed States,
and was never ‘'bounced.” Come up and see
the place.
"Telephone 341,”
TOWNSEND,
FINE PRINTER AND BINDER,
_ 86 and 88 Bryan Street. Savannah, Ga.
AS TO CYCLOPEDIAS
Edward Evjcrett Hale, the distinguished
scholar and writer, says: "I could get more in
formation from my Cyclopedia than any man
ran acquire of facts by a four years’ course in
any college.”
We can sell you the latest and most compre
hensive Cyclopedia now iu the American mar
ket at such a price and on such terms of payment
as to make its purchase an easy matter to any
one earning fair wages. We mean just what we
say. We have the test all-round, ready refer
ence Cyclopedia a man ever put on his shelves,
and we intend that every trustworthy man who
wants it shall have it complete, at onee, even if
we. h." eto wait a year after he gets it for the
pay. n’e intend that a man shall no longer have
to lie worth a small fortune before he can afford
to have a first-class Cyclopedia. For proof of
what we say address.
The Standard Subscription Book Company.
> P. O. Box 150, .Savannah, Ga.
NOTICE.
We, the undersigned ('lothing Merchants of
this city, hereby promise to close our places of
business nt7 o’clock p. m., commencing from
June Ist to September Ist, Ik'd , excluding from
the Ist to the Bth of each month.
SIMON MITCHELL,
B. H. LEVY & BRO.
A. FALK* SON,
E. H. ABRAHAMS,
APPEI. & SCIIAUL,
E. A. WEIL,
Assignee t’ur M. Bimbaum,
lIYMES. BRO. & CO.,
MAX T. BROWN.
WESI.BY SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC
Will be held at MONTGOMERY TUESDAY,
MAY 81st. Trains will leave Anderson street at
9:30 a. M., sun time. Tickets can lie bad from
the officers of tiie School, at the School next
Sunday and at the train. Whole tickets, 40c.;
half tickets, 20c.
State
OF
Weather.
TO THE ITALIC.
Wo. the. undersigned dry goods and millinery
merchants, do hereby agree to close our respect -
Ive places of business at fi:HO 1-. si.. prompt, from
June Ist to Sept. Ist., Saturday excepted:
A. R. Altntayer & Cos.. Crohan .V Dooner,
J. P. Germaine. Gustave Eckstein & Cos.,
I. Dasher & Cos., D. Hogan.
Jacob Cohen. F. Gutman,
David Weisbein, *> Gollnsky,
L. Fried, #ray & (I'Erien,
K. Platshek, FT J. Golden,
8. Krouakoff, L. E. Byek ft Kon.
Ladies will kindly co-operate with us in this
movement and make their purchases earlier in
the afternoon.
CITV TAXES.
City Jlabmul's Owns, I
Savannah, May :17th, I HUT. f
The real estate of all persons in on-ears for
City Taxes for 18Srt has been levied on. and will
lie advertised for sale on the 7th day- of JUNE
next. Titles will be made to purchuen the <loy
after tho sale, or os soon thereafter as con
venient. ROBERT J. WADE.
City Murbhol.
AMUSEMENTS.
SAVANNAH THEATRE.'
MONDAY, MAY 30th, 1887.
! SOIREE MUSIC ALE
—FOE THE BENEFIT OF—
BETHESDA ORPHANS’ HOME,
BY
MAD. ST. ROQUES-PLAYTER
Aud her Pupils, assisted by Distinguished Musi
cal Talent of Savannah.
PROGRAMME:
PART I.
1. O' e -lure Zampa
Misses Boley, Tupppr, George and Hershbacli.
2. ‘‘Swallows Homeward” Piano Solo
Lilia Exley.
3. ‘‘Robert for que Jamie” Song
Miss Isabella Sternheimer.
4. Musical Box Twelve Hands
Misses N. Cohen, Sternheimer, Cutner,
O'Connor. Samuels, Master Sullivan.
5. “Lucretia Borgia” Piano Solo
Miss Boley.
6. “Pilot Brave” Duet Vocal
Messrs. McDonough.
7. Song Mr. Rebarer
8. Piano and Violin Master and Miss Perlinski
9. “Norma” (two pianos) Double Solo
Misses Georz.
10. Scotch Medley Six hands
Misses Weisbein and Cohens.
11. “Salut de Pesth” Solo
Master Krouskoff.
Recitation Misses Cohen
PART 11.
1. Battle March, “Priests of Athalia"
Eight hands
Master Krouskoff. Misses Georzs and
Hershbach.
2. “Only Thee” Vocal Duet
Messrs. McDonough and Miss Sternheimer.
3. “Rigolette”.. Liszt
Miss Perlinski.
4. Song Mr. Rebarer
5. "Murmuring Fountains” Miss Deitseh
6. "Fra Diavolo” Six hands
Misses Roos, Cohen, Exley.
7. “Watch and Wait” Song
Miss Sternheimer.
8. “Galop Chromatigue” Liszt
Miss Tupper.
9. Song Mr. Readiclc
10. "Home Sweet Home’’ Double Solo
Master Sullivan and Miss Muhlberg.
Reserved seats at Davis Bros. Box Sheet now
open. Admission 50c. No extra charge for
reserved seats.
Tickets for sale at Davis Bros.', Wm. Estill’s
and Ludden & Bates'.
Excr rsToxs.
Grand • Sunday Excursion!
Steamer Pope Catlin
Will leave Kelly's wharf, foot of Bull street, on
SUNDAY, MAY 29, 1887, at 2:30 o’clock,
FOR a trip around TYBEE BELL BUOY, re
turning via LAZARETTO CHEEK, THUN
DERBOLT and BONAVENTURE.
Music and refreshments on board.
FARE ROUND TRIP, 50c.
This steamer can be chartered for excursions
by applying to the Captain on board or at the
GOLDEN ANCHOR, corner Broughton and
Drayton streets,
PICNICS.
FOR SWEET IHARITY S SAKE!
Sf. John the. Baptist T. A. and B. Society's
ANNUAL PICNIC
FOR THE BENEFIT OF
THE ORPHAN BOYS,
Will be given on THURSDAY, June 16th. at
M O IST T Gr O M E R Y.
INSURANCE. i
The Savanna!] Fire k Marine Ins. Cos.
CAPITAL $200,000.
OFFICE 93 BAY STREET.
WM. GARRARD, LEWIS KAYTON,
President. Vice President.
W. 11. DANIEL, Secretary.
DIRECTORS.
JNO. S. HAMMOND, HERMAN MYERS,
GEORGE J. BALDWIN, SAMUEL MEINHARD,
J. H. ESTILL, L. KAYTON,
WM. GARRARD, I. G. HAAS,
W. H. DANIEL, ANDREW HANLEY,
J. B. DUCKWORTH, DAVID WELLS,
C. R. WOODS.
Note.—On July Ist the office of the company
will be at 97 Bay street, the building now occu
pied as the Cotton Exchange,
H OTELS.
WASHINGTON' lloi'KL
7th and Chestnut Streets,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
JOHN TRACY, PROPRIETOR.
RATES, 82 50 PER DAY.
Centrally located, only a short walk from
Penn'a aud Reading Depots. New’ Passenger
Elevator, Electric Bells, New Dining Room and
all modern improvements. Polite attendance
and unsurpassed table.
NEW HOTEL TOGNI,
(Formerly St. Mark’s.)
Newman Street, near Bay, Jacksonville, Fla.
r UHF, MOST central House In the city. Near
1 Post Office, Street Cars and all Ferries.
New and Elegant Furniture. Electric Bells,
Baths, Etc. $2 50 to 83 per day.
JOHN 15. TOGNI, Proprietor.
S. A. UPSON, Manager.
MARSHALL HOUSE,
SAVANNAH, - - GA.
D. HODGES, Proprietor. Formerly of
VJS the Metropolitan Hotel. New York, and the
Grand Union, Saratoga Springs. Location cen
tral. All parts of the city and places of inter
est accessible bystreet cars constantly passing
the doors Special inducements to those visit
ing the city for business or pleasure.
DUB’S SCREVEN HOUSE.
r CHIS POPULAR Hotel Ik now provided with
1 a Passenger Elevator (the only one in the
city) and lias been remodeled and newly fur
nished. The proprietor, who by recent purchase
is also the owner of the establishment, spares
neither pains nor expense in the entertainment
of his guests. The iiatronage of Florida visit
ors is earnestly invited. The table of the
Screven House is supplied with every luxury
that the markets at home or abroad can ailoru.
— 1 1 .
SUMMER RESORTS.
pROSPKCT PARK HOTEL,' CatskluTirV
I Season of 1887 opens June first. First class
summer resort, of easy access, on the banks of
the Hudson. UfiO feet above the river, command
ing u view of the river in front for miles north
and south and t ln- grand old mountains In the
luickground; lieaufiful park, a)acres in oxtent;
terms moderate. Kordescriptlon, circulars, etc ,
addmts PROSPECT PARK HOTEL CO., tW
NJORTHERN HlLLß.—Boarders received at
lx "Brookside Farm." a pleasant resort among
the celebrated Berkshire Hills; 1,800 feet above
sea level: good roads, beautiful drives and ram
bles; good table; terms from S to $ per week.
Address J. A. ROYCE, Lonesboro, Berkshire
county, .Mass.
THK WATAUGA itOTET.,7 Blowing'Rock, V.
I C. In the mountains of North Carolina.
4.IWU feet above the sea. Easily accessible. >b-di
cal graduate on the premises. Terms the low
est in North Carolina, opened Juno Ist for the
season. For Information address WATAUGA
lb >TKI, ii b. Blowing Rock, v. (J.
Mountain lake, gileVcounty, vX
Elevation 4,000 feet. Pure, cool air nml
water. No hay fever or mosquitoes. Grand
scenery. Unequoled attractions. Rates per
month 840 to $.Vj. Write for pamphlet. Ad
dress MANAGER
SUMMER RESORTS.
WARM SPRINGS,
Meriwether County, Ga.
VyiLL BE OPEN JUNE Ist . w,th first class
v v accommodations at reasonable rates
Warm Springs are on the north side of' PS,-
Mountains. 1,500 feet above sea level and ami
rounded by beautiful and romantic scenery
The climate is delightfully cool and drv \-
mosquitoes, dust or mud. ‘' *
The Spring one of Nature's wonders Hr,™
1.400 gallons of water (90 degrees knSraS
per minute, affording the 1
FINEST BATHING
•in America. The baths are six large pooh ...
fee. square, two to five deep wither Fvp
FRESH, WARM WATER unlimited.
This water is a sure cure for Dyspensin an a
most eases of Rheumatism, Skin ami Kiduev
Diseases. There is also here a fine Chalybeate
Spring. J w
Amusements of all kinds provided Good
Livery Stable, Bar and Billiard Saloon Fin.
Band of Music for Ball room and Lawn ’ * ln *
The Georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad now
running two daily trains from Columbus to
Mann Springs, will, on the 15th of June i,
completed to Griffin, connecting there with
Central Railroad for all points North and Fash
Two daily mails and Telegraph. For furtheJ
iutormution address
CIIARLLS L. DAVIS, Proprietor.
MALE SPRINGS;
Blount County, - Tennessee.
THIS Health Resort will be open May Ist, 188)
The most celebrated Dyspeptic Water
known. Elegant Hotel and Grounds. Excellent
Table. Telephone connection with Knoxville
Bates: $1 per day; 825 per month for Mavand
June: 82 per day. $lO and sl2 per weak, $33 and
S4O per month for July and August. Half rates
for children. J. C. ENGEL. Prop.
SI Sfriij m
AUSTELL, GA.
THUS New Resort Hotel, especially adapted
1 for families, has reduced Its rates to $7 per
week. The accommodations are first-class ia
every respect. For further information ad
dress T. J. MAY, Proprietor,
Austell, Ga.
NEW HOLLAND SPRINGS,
Gainesville, Hall County, Ga.
The Queen City of the Mountains.
This celebrated and ever-popular watering
place will be open for the reception of guest*
from
JUNE Ist to OCTOBER Ist.
The entire establishment has been entirelj
refitted throughout, and the service and cuisint
will be unsurpassed.
Rates according to length of stay and location
of rooms.
Send for circulars giving full particulars.
BARNES, EVANS & CO. AND CAMP BROS.,
Lessees and Proprietors.
F. J. WHITEHEAD, Manager.
S U MMER BOARD.
GLENBURNIE,
MARIETTA, GEORGIA.
JJOUSE of fifteen rooms. Four blocks from
depot. Grounds two acres in extent. Tabla
supplied with the best meats, vegetables, fruits,
poultry, Jersey milk and butter. Water drawn
from a well blasted fifty feet in the solid rock.
Tatt and Salt Springs water on draught. Ad
dress Mrs. MARY J. WRIGHT. Marietta, Ga.
The Niagara of the South,
TALLULAH, FALLS, GA„
ON the Piedmont Air Line, in the Blue Ridge
Mountains, 2,000 feet above sea level.
CLIFF HOUSE
AND COTTAGES,
Open from June to November. For full par
ticulars address
F. H. & F. B. SCOFIELD, Proprietors.
Late of Hotel Ivaatuskill, Catskill Mountains,
N. Y., and Leland Hotel, Chicago.
The “Mentone” Villa,
Sea Cliff, Long Island, N. Y.,
IS now open for the reception of guests. Terms
$lO to sls a week. All appointments strictly
first-class. This is an exceptional place for
Southern families to spend a pleasant summer
at. A. SPEED. _
YVrHERE are you going this summer with
t V your family? For comfort, pleasure,
grand and picturesque scenery, delightful, cod
ciftoate and powerfully tonic waters, try the
SWEET SPRINGS. WEST VIRGINIA,
accommodating comfortably 800 visitors. Hot
and Cold Baths; Water; Gents' and Ladies
Swimming Pools; a fine Brass and String Band.
Board per day. $2 50; per week. sls; per month,
SSO. For pamphlet address J. WATKINS LEE,
Manager.
CATSKILL MOU NT AI NS,
GLENWOOD HOTEL,
rj’IIE finest and healthiest place in the moun
tains. All kinds of amusements. Board $9.
Send for circular. . _
V. BRAMSON, Catskill, N. Y.
LONG BRANCH, N J.
United States Hotel,
A FIRST-CLASS FAMILY HOTEL,
OPENS JUNE 25, 1887.
LAIRD Ac VANT CLEAE
CLAFLIN HOUSE
, Among the “Berkshire Hills."
BECKET, MASS.
Twelve Hundred Feet above the sea. Savan
nah reference Address
A. O. CROSS. Proprietor.^
THE WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS,
GREENBRIER COUNTY, W. VA.
The most celebrated of all the Mountain
Resorts, and one of the oldest and most P°P U “
of American Watering places, will open tor in
season June 1. Elevation above tide-water,
2,000 feet; surrounding mountains, 3,500 reev-
Send for pamphlet describing
THE COLUMBIAN,
SARATOGA SPRINGS,
THE FAVORITE HOTEL OF BAVANNAIHAN9
Opens June 25th.
JAMES M. CASE, Proprietor;
CLARENDON HOTEL,
Sax'atojga Springs. IN', "i •
OPENS JUNE 25th- ...
Popular rates JSOOwrday
P ' BTElN^ri^
DI TCHER HOUSE.
PAWLING, K. Y„ on the Harlem J a ‘ 1 rl r °t;; r y
large brick structure, first class u* .
particular. Now open. Terms reasonabl.
lor circulars. WM. H. BURKgUGHB^