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2 RESCUED FROM SHAME. AN OFFICER’S GALLANT AND EFFICIENT WORK. Railroad Taxes Paid Effort on Behalf of Leggett—An Interesting Tax Case Murderous Moonshiners—Failure of an Insurance Company and Interest ing Points at Issue. Atlanta, Ga., June S.—Several days ago Jennie Ransom, a handsome 16-year-oltl girl, ran away from her family here, and went to Griffin. The matter was reported to Chief Connelly, who located the girl at a diiepntahle house in Griffin and dispatched Officer George Hamilton to that point this afternoon with instructions to bring her home. When the officer got to the house and explained his mis sion, Jennie jumped out of a window, followed by Hamilton. Two men helped the girl over the fence ami started off with her. but Hamilton ran them down and captured the girl, bringing her to Atlanta on the midnight, train. The men offered no resistance, but Hamilton was informed that certain Griffin policemen conspired with the men to aid the girl in getting away from him. but he wqs too quick for them. The girl was lodged sat, ly at her home on Dairy street in this city alt r midnight. A GUARANTY FUND COMPANY FAILS. According to a statement received by the Comptroller to-day, from the members of the association, the Guaranty Fund and Mutual Aid So ciety. of Augusta, has failed and issued n circular to the membership that it would consolidate with the Chicago Guaranty Fund and Life Society. The charter of the Augusta company provides for a dejx>sit fund, called a saf'etv fund, which is to go with this consolidation. A gentleman writing to the Comptroller, understands that this fund cannot be touched to turn over to any party except its members, who desire it distributed among themselves. Ho wants to know the law touching the management of failed companies and the Comptrollers powers. The Comptroller replied that noth ing in the charter of the Augusta company authorizes the management, after a failure, to transfer the funds. They must remain in the hands of the legally appointed trustee of the company until their disposition is settled by the courts. The Augusta com pany was one of those shut out in March for their failure to make the semi-annual re turns, but were reinstated because they had complied with the spirit of the law. RAILROAD TAXES. The Central railroad filed returns of prop erty and income for taxation to-day. The aggregate property subject to taxes, leased lines, was $4,849,921 9(), a decrease from last return of $28,443 89. This does not in clude the Southwestern nor the Savannah division. Income tax: receipts, South western, $813,099 49; expenses, $(50,830 net earnings, $204,573 87; on which the tax is $1,022 00, an increase over last year of $2Ol 14; receipts. Central, $1,802,280 32; expenses, $1,045,833 44; net income of $810,806 88; on which the tax is $4,084 4!i; last year it was $3,555 13. INTERESTING CASE. The estate of the late Richard Tubman, of Augusta, is devised, after the death at his wife, to the trustees of the academy of Richmond county, to found and maintain a poor house. The im-ome has been on the tax income digest of Richmond county. The Comptroller is asked to instruct tUe Tax Receiver to leave it off the digest this year, because it is a public charity and ex empt. They cite the Georgia constitution in the case of the l<srst Methodist church vs. the Mayor and Council of Atlanta, and the wardens and ' vestrymen of St. Mark’s church vs. the city of Brunswick. The Comptroller's opinion is favorable, but ho will submit it to the Attorney General. REWARD OFFERED. Mrs. William Wilson, of Folk comity, was criminally assaulted May 21. Richard Lewis, a negro, was suspected. An Kxeeu tive reward was offered to-day of S2OO for Lewis, or the guilty party. NEW CORONER. T. J. Holhnan is commissioned Coroner of Crawford county, vice S. Bond, deceased. A CHANCE FOR LEGGETT. William Clifton, of Savannah, who ob tained n respite for Joseph I .eggett, now to hang at Reidsville on June 17, has asked a bearing of the Governor Saturday or Mon day, to commute the sentence.' The im pression here is that the case is hojioless. CONFESSES THE MURDER OF ECHOLS. Charlie Edwards, a negro, has been in Clarksville jail suspectedof assassinating'Wil liam R. Echols, murdered on the night of May 31, near Rabun Junction. A reftort to day says that he confessed the crime last uight. He says a white woman, with whom he and Echols were intimate, wanted to get rid of Echols and persuaded him to assas sinate him. MURDEROUS MOONSHINERS. Haralson county has become noted for the desperate character of its moonshiners. For n long time they have been wreaking ven geance upon the citizens who were suspect ed of giving information against them. The house of H. T. Cornell, an old man living near Tallajioosa, has three times been iind into. The last time Deputy Marshal Rowe was there, but no one was injured. Rowe’s house was also burned a short time ago and other lawless acts were perpetrated. An investigation has been in progress for some time, and ns a result a warrant has lieen issued for Ebenezer Mc- Whorter, charging him with distilling, eon bpiraey und obstructing an officer. It was placed in the hands of Deputy Marshal Mc- Donald, who arrested McWhorter this morn ing and brought him to Atlanta. He was axumined before Commissioner Haight and the bail fixed at SSOO. In default he was commitled to the Fulton county jail. YESTERDAY’S RAGES. Events at Jerome Park and St. X^ouis Course. New York, June 8.- -The following were the events nt Jerome Park to-day: First Race Half mile. Magnetizer won. with Miss Nellie, filly, second, and FI Ita way third. Time The lietting was fifteen to one against the winner. The mutuals tiaid s7l •-. BECONO Race— Three-quarters of a mile. Salis bury won easy, with Harry Russell second. Time 1:17. The betting was twelve lo one against the winner. The mutuals paid Slid. Third Race One mile. Richmond won, with Minority, colt, second, and Bess third. Time t:44V4 Fourth Race Thirteen sixteenths of a mile. Stunelike won, with Kerens second and Ten Booker third. Time Fifth Rack Five furlongs. Choctaw won. with King Arthur second and Adonis third. Time 1 :QBkp Hixm Race Steeplechase over the full course. Shamrock won, with Disturbance second and Ecuador third. Time 4:3B}^. ON THE ST. LOUIS COURSE. Ht. Louis. June 8. —The following were the events to-day: First Race—One mile. Mamie Hay won, with Mary Curl second and Baratl third. Time 1:47V, Second Rack tine and one-quarter miles. Aolante won, with Fpstograve second and Wi- Bette t hird. Time 3:18. , Thiris Rack -One undone sixteenth miles. Biddy Bowling won. with Alfred second and Mary Kllis third. Time 1:01%. Focrtii Race- Three-quarters of a mile. Minn won, with Ocean wave second and Jack Cocks third. Time 1: MW. Fifth Hack -One and one miarter miles. Fos teral won, w ith Alamo second and Rebel Scout third. Timet: 15. Sixth Ra<ti- Seven fiirlonea. Dynamite won, with Fred /.erliig second and Luke Alexander third. Time l.tijsc AT ASCOT HEATH. IxiNDON, Jnuo B—At Ascot Heath to-day the race for the j\*y*l hunting cup was won . bv Jhanton’s four-year-old iwy colt, Hay Hermit, with l<ord Hastings' five year-old brown horse. Pearl Dover, second luiii Kir W. Jo.inslou's four-year-old hav colt,, Candle mu . thine Therayvere sixteen starters. GROVER’S POOR LUCK. Fish Are Shy at Biting, But the Files Make Up the Deficiency. Prospect House, N. Y., June B. —The President’s last fishing day in the Adiron daoks was a delightful one. He started off with Dr. Rosman alxmt 9 o’clock this morn ing, leaving Col. Lament to enjoy a day of idleness, and to pay some attention to the needful restorations of his sunburned, fly bitten and swollen countenance. The Presi dent trolled industriously, stopping only for a lunch until sunset, but caught only one three pound fish and missed a “strike” that “promised” to result in the killing of the biggest ilsh he lias yet taken. Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Lament in one boat, and Mrs. Rosman in another, went out just before sunset and met the pnaty about three miles from the landing. The four boats were puddled back abreast., and with little clouds of attending black flies hovering over them. On his arrival the President was presented with a twelve-pound trout caught in Long pond by Mr. Cruikshank, a veteran visitor to the lakes and mountains. The fish will lie taken by the President to Albany and presented to his friend, Dr. Ward. The arrangements for their departure are about as decided u[N>n yesterday. The only variation to be made will be an earlier start so as to give the party some rest anil a comfortable dinner at Paul Smith’s before taking the second stage of the nine miles in the buekboards. The ride to the station is twenty-six miles long, and will be accomplished in three hours. The stay in Albany, which will be reached early Friday morning, will be one of eight hours only, the President’s pro gramme allowing him only sufficient tune to breakfast with Gov. Hill before re suming his journey to Washington. CANADIAN COMPETITION. Our China Trade in Great Danger of Passing Into Other Hands. Kan Francisco, June 8. — The Canadian Pacific Railroad Company has Liken meas ures to compete with its American rivals for the Chinese trade in tea and silk and other commodities, anil is now bidding to se cure the subsidy offered by the New Zealand government for the transportation of the mail matter through to England. The con tract is now held bv the Oceanic Steamship Company. The Canadian Pacific Company offers to run the steamers and the connecting trains at such a rate of sixxxl that the mails will reach their destination in thirty days, a reduction of forty-eight hours. JOSIAH PRINGLE’S SNAKE. As Big Around as a Bar’l and as Long as Over to the Meeting House. From the New York Sun. Lake Linden, Mich., June2.—When the forest fires in this vicinity were at their worst old Josiah Pringle moved out of his cabin in the woods, and made a camp on the railroad right of way as near the track ns it was possible for him to get without 1 icing in danger. The clearing at that point on one side of the track was wide, whereas on the other the timber came within a few feet of the rails, and st/xxl thick and heavy, with a dense under growth, then as dry as tinder, fringing the margin. Josiah imagined that he had found a refuge from the flames, for the fire was then on the timbered side of the track, and if it came up on the cleared side he was confident thut he would be able to get out of the way by taking to the track and “leg ging it like the devil,” as he expressed it. Just at dark one evening when the weath er was hottest, the smoke most dense, and the fires were raging with unexampled fury in all directions, Josiah came into town on a keen jump, fairly reeking with perspira tion. and iiis weather-beaten face ablaze with excitement. “All you fellers that want to see a snake more’n a mile long, just come with me I” he veiled, darting off. Seeing that nobody was following him, and hearing the cries of the boys bidding him to hold on, Josiah re turned, and was made to explain t hings. “Now, I’ll toll you what it is,” he gasped. “Last night when I turned in there was a sight of five over to the east of me, and I thought to myself that like's not I’d have to move before morning, but I never dreanipt that it would be a snake that’d do it. Well, some time along in the night, about morning, I guess, I rolled over anil felt something hot like a coal on ray face, and all along the side of me, and jumping up, I says to myself the fires has come up to me anil I must be a gitting. Well, it only took me about three seconds to pick up mv things, hot and smoky as it was, nut when 1 looked out of my tent my eyes lit on the all- Hredest snake that man ever see in this State. It was bigger than anything that the old timers used to tell about on the Tittabowo.-si—a regular boa constrictor, with a tail and rattles, anil shining along his back like a peeloil hom lix-k. Hot as it was, it turned me cold in a minute. Id heard of fires driving the rep tiles out of the forest to the clearings, but this one was a whale, with stripes on him, lying there alongside of us, and hissing like a tug boat at Kaginaw. Now, maybe you think I didn’t climb. T could smell my clothes and hair burning, and the tout Was in flames, and it wan’t more’n a minute before I was humping it for town at a seven-mile gait. Justus I got outof the fire a little, anil had time to breathe without sucking in flame, I looked back to the place that I had left and I could see the snake through the fire and smoko up the track like lightning. He’s bigger around than a salt barrel and as long as from here to the meeting house yonder. You don’t want to lie going down there hunting him unless you’ve got a cannon or something. That’s what I came up for.” When the old man finished his story the Ixiys laughed and persuaded him that as the tires were so dangerous it would lit- folly to go out until th-y had subsided. Once as sured that there would be a grand snake hunt as soon as the burning had stoppod, Josiah contented himself for n week with the narration of his remarkable adventure. At the end of that time several of the boys shouldered their guns anil set out with Josiah for his camp. When they arrived there they found a construction gang at work replacing the warped rails with straight ones, and it became evident to everybody but the old man that the snake he had seen through the flame and smoke was made up of about a dozen lengths of rail which had Ih'i*u warped into various fantastic shajies by the intense heat to which they wore exposed, and which though he was more remote front it, came very near cliok ing hint alive. At first lie would not accept this explanation, but a man who saw him yesteruay at his cabin, which was not burned, says the old fellow is now con vinced of his error, and is feeling verv sore about it. “If it had been a snake,” Jottiah said, “I’d have made my everlasting for tune with it in a side show in the copper camps.” WHAT THE VASSAR GIRLS EAT. ICnormous Quantities of Clams, Oranges and Buckwheat Cakes. Poughkeepsie, June 0. —The hotels of the city tire lilied with people fiimi uhi-oad, who have come to attend class day exorcises and commencement nt Vussur College. The annual meeting of the Board of Trustees will occur to-morrow, when it is expected that an announcement will lie matte t-lmt the entire sum ncoessiiry for a -new gymna sium for the college has been raised? The annual report of Treasurer Dean shows that there is a surplus on hand of SIO,OOO. It also shows that the young ladies hat e eaten during the past, year, among other tilings, M.OOO iwunds ot fresh meats, 8,000 ]xnmds of smoked meats, nearly 5,000 pounds of turkeys, over 4,000 pounds of chickens, nearly 4,ooo'pounds of fish, 03,(XX) clams, , 141 gallons of oysters, 380 barrels of flour. 14,000 pounds of hutter, 05,000 quarts of j milk, 35,000 pounds of sugar, 30,000 oranges and lemons, 10,000 bananas, over 1,000 j bushels of potatoes, and 100,000 buckwheat 1 cakes. j THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1887. FOR THE “OLD SOUTH.” Lieut.-Gen. D. H. Hill Addresses the Confederate Society. From the Sew York Times. Baltimore, Md., June (s. —Lieut. Gen. D. H. Hill delivered an address on the “Old South" before the Confederate Society, at Ford’s Opera House to-night. The house was crowded, and the applause was hearty and frequent. The concluding portion of the ad dress was upon the effects of the war, and was as follows: I would place first of those the general dif fusion of love, for the constitution of the United States. Time was when the South hating phi lanthropists denounced it as “a covenant with death .mil a league with hell,” gotten np by the slave power in the interests of slavery. Butin isiil ihe philanthropists experienced a change of heart and over since have talked of the con stitution as that “sacred instrument,” that “bulwark of freedom.” that “palladium of lib erty.” etc. lam glad of their conversion, sus piciously sudden though it was. and I hope they will never fall from grace. Asa stalwart Pres byterian I believe in the preservation of the saints. The philanthropists used to tell of the cruelty and brutality of slaveholders to their slaves, and said that they bad reduced the negroes to the lowest state of ignorance, barbarism and bestial ity. But in the reconstruction period the phi lanthropists underwent a radical change of views, and discovered that these negroes, whom they had described as more savage and degraded than the barbarians on the Congo, were uot merely enlightened and civilized enough to be freemen anil voters, but to he United States Senators and Congressmen, Foreign Ministers, Consuls and Marshals, Governors of States, Judges, members of State Cabinets, etc. lam glad that the philanthropists found out that the Old South hail trained its slaves so carefully far these high and responsible duties. No other masters in the world's history ever gave such training to their slaves. The thirteenth, four teenth and fifteenth amendments to the consti tution of the United States are the, grandest pos sible eulogies to the Old South But there was one great error in this training. The simple hearted, confiding Southern masters, al ways careless of their own money, did not teach their slaves to be cautious about their invest ments, and tens of %ousauds of these credulous erestnres put their money in a bank in Wash ington established by the philanthropists and lost it all. 1 love to near the praises of the won derful deeds of McClellan, Grant, Meade and Hancock, for if they were such great warriors for crashing with their massive columns the thin lines of ragged rebels, what must be said of Lie, the two Johnstons, Beauregard and Jack son, who held millions at bay for four years with their fragments of shadowy armies. Pile up huge pedestals and .surmount them with bronze horses and riders in bronze. All the Union monuments are eloquent of the prowess of the ragged rebel.-, and their leaders. Suppose the tables had been turned and that either of the live Southerners named above had been superior to his antagonists in all the appli ances and inventions of war, ami had been given, moreover, an excess of 2,000,1100 men over them, how many statues, think ye, my countrymen, would there he of bronze warriors and prancing chargeix? The Congressmen for the old South hare voted liberally for all legiti mate pension bills for Union veterans, for they know what a tough job it was for the 2,855i,1!& Union soldiers, with their magnificent outfit, to overcome the 700,000 rebels, poorly fed, poorly clothed, and poorly equipped. Tliene pension hills are splendid tributes to the pluck, patience, perseverance auil fortitude of the chivalry of the I >ld South. I love to hear the philanthropists praise Mr. Lincoln and call him the second Washington, for 1 remember that lie was born in Kentucky and was from first to last, as the Atlantic .Ifni th]y truly said: “A Southern man in all his characteristics.” I love to hear them say that George H. Thomas was the stoutest fighter in the Union army, for 1 remember thut be was born in Virginia, When the old lady of the old South hears the eulogies upon these men she pushes back her spectacles that six' may have a better view of the eulogist and says: “These were my children.” Then the old lady adds: "I have another son born in Kentucky, and he is not a stepson, nor did I raise him to die on a sour apple tree.” TRAVELING WITH THEIR GAME. Bunco Swindlers Fleecing Pennsylva nia Farmers at Their Own Doors. From the New York Sun. Harrisburg, June 4. —lnstead of wait ing, in the old way, to pick up in the cities stray victims from the rural districts, a number of expert bunco swindlers have adopted the bold tactics of entering the ru ral districts themselves and selecting their victinis directly from the farms. Three of these sharpers are now working Pennsylva nia counties, ami, according to the returns thus far received, they have succeeded in jxxiketing no loss than SB,OOO in two or three counties within the past ton days. Their method of working is the same in every case. They obtain information as to farmers who have farms to sell, and who can readily command snug sums of ready money, ami then proceed according to the following instance: John Hummed is a rich farmer, living in Snyder county, across the river from Sun bury. He had advertised a farm for sale. Last week he received a letter signed by C. H. Baxter, M. D., who wanted to buy a farm, and who made an engagement by letter to call and see Hummell’s property. A couple of days later two well-dressed, substantial-looking men drove up to Hum mell’s farm house. One of them introduced himself to the farmer as his correspondent, Dr. Baxter, and then presented his com panion ns W. 11. Morton, Esq., his lawyer. Hummed showed the visitor over the farm. It was entirely satisfactory, and the three leaned over the farmer’s front fence trying to come to satisfactory terms for the pur chase of the property: As they were talk ing, another well-dressed stranger drove up and stopped. He told Farmer Hummed that he was contracting for the use of barn doors anil fences to paint advertisements on, and after talking with him awhile, the third stranger produced a small satchel. Opening it he displayed a number of envelopes, which he slid contained prizes ranging from $5 to $(>,000, and if any of the party de sired to take their chances on making a lit tle fortune, the investment of $5 would give the chance. This scheme seemed to interest Dr. Bax ter's lawyer, Mr. Morton, and, after several inquiries as to the modus operandi of tin* drawing, he paid $5 for a chance. He drew and drew a blank. He invested another $5, however, and drew $lO. Another $5 brought him SSO. By this time Farmer Hummell was interested. He put in $5 and drew $5. His next draw was a blank, but, directed by Lawyer Morton, he bought an other chance and an envelope marked “$(1,000, conditionally." The man in the wagon explained that the conditions were that the drawer of the prize must pav over to the owner of the game $3,000 and then receive the $(>.000. Dr. Baxter and Lawyer Morton warmly congratulated Farmer Hub- Mi on bis good luck, and lio|hsl lie could fu.fill the conditions. He said ho could do that easy enough if he had a couple of hours’ time. The nmu in the wagon said it, was usually spit, cash with him, but as he would like to have the farmer’s influence in the vicinity in getting him advertising privileges, whicn were worth r great deal of money to him, he would give him two hours’ time. The farmer went to Hunbury and drew f;},(XKi from his deposit in the bank there. He hur ried back home, and counted out to the tnan in the wagon thirty SIOO bills. The nmu coolly folded the money, put it in his pocket, and giving his horse a cut with the whip, dash'd away, and before the farmer re covered front his astonishment was out of sight. Dr. Baxter and Lawyer Morton were profit*" in'their sympathy, and telling the fanner they would call again and render him all the assistance they could in captur ing the impudent thief, they drove away in an opposite direction from tnat taken by the man with the money. That was the lust seen or henni of the three sharpers. Hum mel) was formerly a Kish Commissioner of the State, und he boasts tlifl he spends no money for newspapers. In n similar manner the same persons, ac cording to tile description, robbed Emanuel Devinney, of York county, of # 1,000, Win. Light,foot, of Cutnlierland county, of $3,000, and Samuel Gunn, of Adatns, of $3,000. A Complete Pocket Cyclopedia Of Boston (illustratedi is Issu'd by th" United States Hotel Company, of that which is the most perfect thins: of the kind we have ever seen. Kver one should order it of them by in- t in stump*. THE CODE IN NEW MEXICO. It was the Slickest Bit of Shooting Ever Seen in Those Parts. From the New York Sun. Kingston, N. M., June I.—A typical Southwestern duel occurred here a day or two ago between Con Ryan and Jim Burke. The latter has lieen known for several years as the Terror of the Black Range. He gave himself the title, but as a desperate and, in many respects, a sneaking villain, be had come to be known and feared by many. He and Ryan had ha/1 many quarrels, but had not come to blows. On the night preceding the duel they had ha/1 more than the ordi nary amount of trouble, and it was thought strange by most people that a resort to weapons was not had sooner. • About daylight, when nearly all the tiger games had closed, Ryan and Burke were on the main street together, when the latter said: “Come, now, let us fight this thing out like men. You and I have carried blowing far enough. Either you’ll drop or I will. I’ll give you two minutes to draw.” Ryan responded by saying that he was willing to fight; but that he hail no gun, and that Burke know it. Burke’s reply to this was that Ryan was a liar. “But, come on,” he yelled, “and I will get you a gun.” As both men moved off in the direction of Burke’s place the crowd followed at a respectful distance, determined to see the fun. On the way a policeman was encoun tered, and, after a short explanation, he pricked up his ears and joined the throng. When the mob arrived at Burke’s house that worthy entered alone, and presently came out with two 45-calibre revolvers, oue in each hand. As he approached the crowd he threw one weapon on the ground at Ryan’s feet, and said savagely: “There’s your gun I” Ryan looked at the revolver and at Burke, and throwing out both hands by way of ex postulation said: “That's no way to do. You can shoot me while lam picking up the gun. Besides that, I don’t know that it is loaded.” Burke began to swear, and was saying that he never could get a good fight when he wanted one, when tiie crowd clamor ously declared that Ryan was right. It was not a fair show to make him pick up a gun that was lying on the ground. Much dis putation followed, and at one time it looked ns though, if there was to be a fight at all, it would be a free one, but it was finally settled by Burke agreeing to put his gun on the ground also. Both were then to pick up their weapons and go at it. Ryan ac cepted the conditions just as the sun was coming up, and the crowd fell back in order to give the shooters full play. At a word from Burke both men sprang forward. The Terror of the Black Range was noisy, swaggering and defiant, while Ryan was pale, rather nervous and silent. Ryan got his gun first, hut for some reason did not fire untij after Burke had sent two bullets whizzing past his head. Everybody expected to see Ryan drop. His antagonist lmd the reputation of being a dead shot, and his failure to hit his mark after two times trying disconcerted him as much as it sur prised the spectators. After the second shot Burke stood in silence for a moment with his weapon outstretched, evidently making a desperate attempt to put the next shot where it would count. While he was thus surveying the man who confronted him there was a click and a crash followed like lightning by another from the same weapon, that weapon being Ryan’s, and when the eyes of the .murderer could move from the place where he stood the spot where Burke should have been they fell on the prostrate form of the man who ha/1 pro voked an/1 suggested tho duel. The Terror of the Black Range was stone dead. The first shot had finished him in the twinkling of an eye, and the second bullot, dispatched almost simultaneously on the same course did not find him there. He dropped like a log at the instant of the first shot, and when examined was found with his revolver clutched in his hand and with a bullet hole in his head, entering to the left of the nos/' and coming out at the rear on a straight line. This point determined, not much re mained to he done. Ryan appeared before a justice later m the day and gave bonds, but the loss will never hurt him any. It is the verdict of the crowd that the job was the slickest that was ever done in this town, particularly at tljat time of day. SHE WEAKENED. A Good Matron Yields to the Seduc tiveness of Polcer. From Chicago Letter to the Cincinnati En quirer. Poker playing is fast becoming the fash ionable game here, and is slowly creeping into even church circles. The other after noon a half dozen ladies, all church mem bers of the highest moral type, were seated around a table in a private parlor. Their faces wore flushed—some with excitement and some with a tinge of conscience that would not be entirely conquered. “Do you know,” said a little blonde, as she went “ton bettor” on a “flush” hand, “I wouldn’t have my mother know I would play for nionev'Tor anything in the world. What would she say f” And on comparing notes it. seemed as if each lady present had a relative she was trying to dodge, as well as her own conscience. POKER IS A MOST SEDUCTIVE Game, and finally overcomes some of the most scrupulous. For example, the other evening, in a fashionable homo on Michigan avenue, an elderly lady, with two of her daughters and tlieii’ # husbands, were enter taining a few friends. Finally the gentle men proposed a game of poker “Now, daughters, you know’ I don’t ap prove of it,” expostulated the oltPlady. “Why. mamma, it’s getting to lie the game,” answered the daughter. No amount of persuading could induce the mother to take a seat at the table. How ever, she sat by the side of her daughter and watched the progress of the game. Asher daughter carried off stake after stake, and the game rose in excitement, the old lady, who prided herself as an extra whist-player, could hold out no longer. Springing up, she exclaimed; “I tell you what I will do. I’ll take a hand, but 1 will give every cent l win to the church. ’’ The Telephone of 1Q65. Chtjs. R. Hrainarrl. in Sorth American Review. “There is nothing new under the sun,” not even the telephone. Permit ini’ to state that in the year lflfiS there was published in England a liook with the title of “Mieo graphio.” The author was Dr. Robert Hooke, a celebrated scientist, mathema tician and philosopher, who was bom in the Isle of Wight iii MJB, and educated at Ox ford. The work referred to contains various philosophical descriptions of minute bodies, made by magnifying glasses, as indicated in the title. together with “Olieervatintis and Inquiries" on them. In the preface, the learned scientist asserts that the lowest whispers, by certain means (which he does not make public), tnay lie heard at a distance of a furlong: that, he knew a way by which it is easy to hear any one s|H’ak through a wall three feet and that by means of an sound may lie conveyed to a very Rough on deal’s out rats, mice, ants, lx*llmgs, lieelles, insets, sijpßK? jack rab bits, sparrows, gopheix. 15c At druggists. "Rough on Corns.” Ask for Wells’ “Rough on Coras.” Quick relief, complete cure. Corns, warts, bun ions. 15c. "Rough on Itch.” "Rough on Itch" cures skin humors, eruje tions, ring-worm, tetter, salt rheum, frost**! feet, chilblains, Itch, ivy poison, barber’s itch. 50c. jars. "Rough on Catarrh” Corrects offensive odors at once. Complete cure of worst chronic cases; also tinequaled as gargle for diphtheria, sore throat, foul breath. 50c. FUNERAL INVITATIONS. DALEY.—The friends and acquaintance of Mr. and Mrs. Danikl Daley are resjxiotfullv re quested to attend the funeral of the former from his late residence, corner of Nickerson.and Mer cer streets, at 1 o'clock THIS AFTERNOON. FITZGERALD.—The relatives and friends of David, Daniel, Thomas and Capt. John litzger ald. are respectfully requested to attend the funeral of the former from the residence of the j latter, on Habersham, near Broughton street, at j 4:30 o’clock THIS AFTERNOON. DEVEAUX.—Died, on Wednesday, June#, ! IHB7. Anna E., drjxrhterof Mr. and Mrs. John H. Deveaux, aged 13 years. Funeral from. nt . | Stephen's Episcopal • Church at 4:30 o clock 1 THIS AFTERNOON. ‘ MEETINGS. ZRRllii*ML LOME NO. 15, P. 4 A.M. I A regular communication of this Lodge A will he held THIS (Thursdav) EVEN - ING at 8 o’clock. The M. M. Degree will be conferred. Members of sister Lodges and transient breth ren are fraternally invited to meet with ns. By order of A. C. HARMON, W. M. Frank W. Dasher. Sec’y. PIONEER STEAM BRICK COMPANY. An adjourned meeting of the above company will be held on FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 10th inst., at 4 o'clock, at the office of Messrs. Lester & Ravenel, 3 Whitaker street. A full attend ance of stockholders is desired, as the report of the Committee on By-Laws and Officers will be submitted. SAVANNAH MITTAL LOAN ASSOCIA TION. The seventy-sixth regular monthly meeting of the Savannah Mutual Loan Association will be held THIS (Thursday) EVENING at 8 o'clock at Metropolitan Hall. GEORGE N. NICHOLS, President. H. C. Cunningham, Secretary. SPECIAL NOTIC ES. MELONS! MELONS’ * Will sell THIS MORNING in S. F. & W Ry. Cotton Yard and Store ONE CARLOAD OF FINE MELONS, In lots to suit and cheap. J. S. COLLINS & CO. BANANAS! HAVANAS! ONIONS! ONIONS! Just received, a choice lot of Red Bananas. Also a fine lot of Bermuda Onions and Messina Lemons. Always cheap at J, S. COLLINS & CO.'S. NOTICE. The LONDON ASSURANCE CORPORATION, hitherto represented in this city by Mr, C. G. FALLIGANT, is now in the hands of Col. R. J. DAVANT, who will be glad to serve the patrons of the Corporation and the public generally. Office 104 Buy street. DIVIDEND NO. 19. Augusta and Savannah Railroad, I Savannah, Ga., June 7, 1887. f On and after THIS DATE a Dividend of THREE DOLLARS AND A HALF per share will be paid to the Stockholders of the Augusta and Savannah Railroad, at the banking house of CHARLES H. OLMSTEAD & CO., between the hours of 10 a. M. and 1 p. i. W. S. LAWTON, President. SPECIAL NOTICE. From this date and until further notice the STEAMER KATIE will be withdrawn from the Savannah river, for the purpose of general over hauling. Due notice will be given of the re sumption of her route. JOHN LAWTON, Manager. SPECIAL NOTICE. The Savannah Fire and .Marine Insurance Company. A call is hereby made upon stockholders, in accordance with the charter, for an installment of TWENTY-FIVE (25) DOLLARS per share of the capital stock of this Company, lx-ing the balance due on said stock, payable at the offlee of the Company, No. 93 Bay street, Savannah, Georgia, to the Secretary, on or before the 15th JUNE, 1887. By direction of the Board of Directors. W. H. DANIEL, Secretary. DIVIDEND NO. 38. A dividend of THREE DOLLARS AND A HALF per share has been declared by the Directors of the Citizens' Mutual Loan Company, payable on and after THURSDAY, JUNE 9th, at the office of the Company. GEO. C. FREEMAN, Treasurer. DR. HENRY 8 FOLDING, DENTIST, Office corner Jones and Drayton streets. ULMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR. This vegetable preparation is invaluable for the restoration of tone and strength to the sys tem. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other ills, caused by a disordered liver, it cannot be excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul mer’s Liver Corrector and take no other. $1 00 a bottle. Freight paid to any address. B. F. ULMER, M. D., Pharmacist. Savannah, Ga. I)RY GOODS. New Goods By Steamer Chattahoochee. NEW LAWNS, NEW ORGANDIES, NEW CRINKLE* SEERSUCKERS, \ COMPLETE LINE of Ladies' Children's and Gents' Summer Undershirts A full assortment of Empire State Shirts, size from 18 to 17)4- Roys' Shirts, front 12 to hi 14. 1 Childre%'s Lisle Thread Hose, in black and colored. Gents' Lisle thread and Balbriggan Half Hose in plain and fancy coloi-s. Gents' Collar* and CulTs, with a complete line of Klaek and Second Mourning Goods, compris ing everything new and desirable. GERMAINE’S, Next FnrberV. DY KS. LADIES I nO your own Dyeing, at home, with PEER LESS I>Y!jK. They will dye everything. They are sold everywhere. Price 10c. a package —4ocolors. They have no equal for strength, brightness. amount in packages, or for fastness of color, or non-fading qualities. They do not crock orßinut. For sale by B. F. Uutca, M. t)., Pharmacist, corner Broughton and Houston streets: P. B. Reid, Druggist and Apotha carv. corner Jones and Aberoorn streets; Eowaso J. Kiarvas. Druggist, corner West Broad and Slum ar| street*. amusements. SAVANNAH THEATRE. THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, JUNE 9& 10 OPENING OF THE NINTH REGULAR SEASON The Fords! In a magnificent production of the Grand Realistic Play, THE MARBLE HEART. Miss Clara Baker as Marco Miss Maude White as Marie Miss Mollie Maeder. as Clementine Miss T. Farres ... ... .as Madam Dithatlet Mr. Thomas F. McCabs olage —AND — Mr. Lawrence Kanley as Raphael, Together with the Leading Members of the Assoeiation. Beautiful costumes, fine scenery. mu3ic. etc., etc. Tickets 75c.. 50c. and 25c. Reserved seats on sale at Davis' Bros, without extra charge. Box sheet open Tuesday. FOR ST. r.lii'K'S CHTRCR ANNUAL PICNIC UNDER THE AUSPICES OF The St. Patrick’s T. A. & B. Society, THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1887, AT MONTGOMERY! For the Benefit of St. Patrick's Church. Tickets 25c. and 50c., for sale by members of the Society and at Fernandez Cigar Store and Connor’s Book Store. MILLINER'S . Unmerciful! Will we cut the prices down until the bulk is cleared out of our MILLINERY —and — PARASOLS! PLATSHEK’S, 138 Broughton Street, Offers the following bran new elegant goods, with view of closing them out, at prices less than any house in this city: 1 KAB ODDS and Ends Ladies' Hats at sc. I,OUH each. 300 Misses' well trimmed School Hats at 25c. each. 500 Ladies’ and Misses' $1 Straw Shapes re duced to 50c. each. 400 Ladies' and Misses' elegant Novelty and Plain Straw Shapes reduced from $1 50 to 75c. each. 600 Misses' Handsome Trimmed Hats at 50c. each; our former $1 goods. Artificial Flower Bunches, Os trich Tips, Ribbons and Silks will be uniformly slaughtered. 1 lot Larses' 22-inch .Sateen Coaching Para sols. light patterns, down to oOe. and 75c.; regu lar $1 50 value. 1 lot Ladies' 20-inch Satin Parasols, lined in white colors, down to sl, $l 25, $1 50; our for mer prices $2. *2 50. S3. 1 lot Children's Sateen Parasols, light and dark patterns, down to 50c. and Toe.; was $l, $1 50. Over 500 pieces Twilled Silk Parasols in 20, 22, 24, 25 and 28-inch lengths, with Natural, Ebony, White Celluloid, Silver and Gold Handles, at greatly reduced prices. Also our entire line of novelties in Parasols (which we have not space to mention) will be sold at nearly your own price. We have them, the prices are clown, and at such prices they will go fast. P. S.—Country orders promptly filled. tssmsss lu-i'ijLjj i STEAM LAUNDRY. SAVANNAH STEAM LAUNDRY, 131 Congress Street Blankets ai Lacs Curtains Cleaned as Good as New. SEE OUR NEW REDUCED PRICE LIST. Work Called fbrand Delivered. HOTELS. WASHINGTON HOTEL 7th and Chestnut Streets, PHILADELPHIA, PA. JOHN TRACY, PROPRIETOR. RATES, 50 PER DAY. Centrally located, only a short walk from renn'a and Reading Depots. New Passenger Elevator, Electric Dells. New Dining Room and all modern Improvements. Polite attendance and unsurpassed table. KITSELL'S PRIVATE HOTEL 91 FIFTH AVENUE, NEAR 17th STREET, NEW YORK. VMERICAN and European plans. Location most central. Rooms en suite or singly. First-class board and accommodations. Prices reasonable ns a boarding house. JAMES KITSELL, . Proprietor. NEW HOTEL TOGNI, St. Mark's.! Newnati Street, near Bay, Jacksonville, Fla. r pHE MOST central House in the city. Near I Post Office, Street Cars and all Ferries. New nnd Elegant Furniture. Electric Bells, Baths, Etc. S2 50 to $8 per day. JOHN It. TOGNI, Proprietor, s. A, UPSON, Manager. MARSHALL IKH SE. SAVANNAH, - - GA. / ' F.O. I). IlOl< IKK. Proprietor. Formerly of \ I rh“ Metropolitan Hotel, New York, and the Grand Union. Saratoga Springs. Location cen tral. All parts of the city and places of inter est accessible by s'reet cars constantly passing the doors. Rpedal inducements to those visit ing the city for business or pleasure. DUB’S SCREVEN HOUSE. r PHIS POPULAR Hotel Is now provided with 1 a Passenger Elevator (the only one in the oityland has been remodeled and newly fur nished. The proprietor, who bv recent purchase is also the owner of the establishment, spare* neither pains nor expense in the entertainment ot his guests. The patronage 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 caii afford. THE MORRISON HOUSE. ’ One of the Largest Boarding Houses lu the South. VFFORDS pleasant South rooms, good board with pure Artesian Water, at prices to suit thorn wishing table, regular or transient accom modations. Northeast corner Broughton and , Drayton streets, opposite Marsh'.ll House. SUMMER RESORTS WAM SPRINGS, Meriwether County, Ga, WILL BE OPEN JUNE Ist., with first class 11 accommodations at reasonable rates 54 Warm Springs are on the north side of p,— Mountains. 1,500 feet above sea level and e * rounded by beautiful and romantic scenerv SUr The climate is delightfully cool and dr/' v mosquitoes, dust or mud. J ' The Spring one of Nature's wonders Sc™ 1.44X1 gallons of water ;90 degrees temperatSS per minute, affording the ™ FINEST BATHING in America. The baths are six large nonl feet square, two to five deep with Cl F it? FRESH, WARM WATER unlimited. AR - This water is a sure cure for Dyspepsia ana most cases of Rheumatism, Skin and Ki<w Diseases. There is also here a fine Chalvl/,,1 Spring. yDeat Amusements of all kinds provided p Livery Stable, Bar and Billiard Saloon Band of Music for Ball room and Lawn ’ M The Georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad now running two daily trains from Columbus to Warm Springs, will, on the 15th of June U completed to Griffin, connecting there with th Central Railroad for all points North and Fast Two daily mails and Telegraph. For further information address r CHARLES L. DAVIS, Proprietor The Niagara, of the SoiiE TALLULAH, FALLS, GA, ON the Piedmont Air Line, in the Blue Rid™ CLIFF HOUSE AND COTTAGES, Open from June to November. For full par. ticulars address 1 F. H. & F. B. SCOFIELD. Proprietors Late of Hotel Kaatuskill. Catskill Mountains N. Y., and Leland Hotel, Chicago. * MONWALE SPRING^’ Blount County, - Tennessee. • THIS Health Resort will be open May Ist. 1887 The most celebrated Dyspeptic Water known. Elegant Hotel and Grounds. Excellent Table. Telephone connection with Knoxville Rates: $1 per day: $25 per month for May and June; $2 per day, $lO and sl2 per week, $35 and S4O per month for July and August! Half rates for children. J. C. ENGEL, Prop. THE WHITE SULPHUR SPRING^ GREENBRIER COUNTY, W. VA. The most celebrated of all the Mountain Resorts, and one of the oldest and most popular of American Watering places, will open for the season June 1 Elevation above tide-water, 2,000 feet; surrounding mountains, 3,500 feet. Send for pamphlet describing hygienic advaa tages. B. F. EAKLE, Sup’t. CLARENDON HOTEU Saratoga, Springs, NJ. Y, OPENS JUNE 25th. Popular rates $3 00 per day I. STEINFELD, Proprietor. POPULAR PRICES. ’ Congress Hall. SARATOGA SPRINT G-S, Accommodates 1,000 persons. Rates, $1 per day for rooms, except those on parlor and first floors. Open from June 18 to Oct. 1. CLEMENT & COX, Proprietors. H. S. CLEMENT, Manager. THE KENSINGTON. Union Avenue, opposite Congress Springs Park, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. OPENS SATURDAY, JUNE 18th. For particulars: -ori-ss 229 Broadway, Room 18, N. V., or 430 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. PAUL C. GRENIXG. Proprietor. Montgomery White Sulphur Springs, VIRGINIA. —SEASON 1887. OPEN JUNE Ist. First class in ali its equip ments. Terms reasonable. Special rates for families and large parties. For particulars address GEORGE W. FAGG & CO.. Montgomery Springs P. 0., Montgomery county. Va. LONG BRANCH, N. J. United States Hotel, A Select Family and Transient Hotel. OPENS JUNE 25, 1887. I. A. I R D VAN C I.KAK. pAPON SPRINGS AND BATHS, Alkaline v Lithia and Superior Iron Waters, Harajv shire comity, W. Va. This celebrated mountain ruaort for health and pleasure; Baths of any temperature; a summer climate unsurpassed; a ehanniug summer home with its many improve ments, accommodating 800 guests, opens June Ist. Send for circular and rate sheet (for medi cal and other testimony). WM. H. SALE, Pro piietor. -PHK WATAUGA HOTEL, Blowing Rock, N. I C. In the mountains of North Carolina. 4.000 feet alxn e the sea. Easily accessible. Mo®- cal graduate on the promises. Terms the low est in North Carolina. Ojiened June Ist for tM season, /or information address WATAUGA HOTEL CO., Blowing Rock, N. ('• BUTCHER HOUSE. TTAWLING, N. Y., on the Harlem railroad: a 1 large brick structure, first class in every particular. Sow open. Terms reasonable. Sen* for circulars. WM. H. BURROUGHS, Proprietor. 'T'HOUSAND ISLANDS.- Westminster Hotel. 1 Westminster Park, Alexandria Bay, ' > " “Unquestionably the finest location in t®' Thousand Islauds."— Harper'* MaqaiiMi ®SP£r 1881. Send for descriptive pamphlet. R- r - INGLEHART, Proprietor. INSURANCE. The Savannah Fire k Marine Ins. Ca CAPITAL $200,000. OFFICE 03 BAY STREET. WM. GARRARI), LEWIS KAYTON, President. Vice President W. H. DANIEL, Secretary. DIRECTORS JNO. L. HAMMOND, HERMAN MYERS, GEORGE J. BALDWIN, SAMUEL MEINHAaW J. H. ESTILL, L. KAYTON, WM. GARRARD, I. G. HAAS, W H. DANIEL, ANDREW HANLEY. J. B. DUCKWORTH, DAVID WELLS. C. R. WOODS. Noth. On July Ist the office of the c ' >n will be at 97 Bay street, the building now 01 >ied as the Cotton Exchange, EDUCATIONAL. The Park Collegiate School (Family and da.vl for a limited number of fO* l B 8 EAST j#Tn STREET, NEW YORK CITV (Near Central Park.) ,j.t!(lc This School prepares for Collepv ScJ®* Schools and Business: is progressive an-. ougb, employing only experienced teoewjp*; i||(l the appointments are excellent .In auaiw > jn chan leal Instruction aud practice an’ s' Drawing, Free Hand and Meehan 1 cal and trial Maud-work Circulars or other infoG'i mav be received by addressing the ny ,1 , EVELYN OOLI LT'OR YOUNG WOMEN, Princeton- * v Prospectus, full particulars. miration to J. It MotT.VAiNt-