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8 AMONG THE ARMENIANS. CUSTOMS AND HABITS OP THE DESCENDANTS OP HAIG. Jar. Gabrielian's L.ecture at the First Presbyterian Church Last Night—He Describes the Beauty of His Native Band -The Antiquity of Hi3 People— Where Noah's Ark Landed—The Growth of Protestantism in Armenia —The Armenians’ Firmness in Their Faith. At the Fii-st Presbyterian church a large congregation assembled last night to hear a lecture from Mr. Gabrielian upon Armenia. Jlr. Gabrielian is a native of Sivas, Ar menia, but is now at Princeton College, N. .T,, taking a theological course. When he has graduated there he will re turn to Armenia to take up ministerial duties. He y began his lecture by stating that Armenia lies between the Caspian and Black seas, and is a most beau tiful country. Mountains and plateaus and bills, innumerable streams and a multitude of lakes break its surface and make its scenery such that it is unsurpassed in beauty and grandeur. In/the cent re is a circle of moun tains, and within their bosom nestles a lake whose waters are crystal in their clearness. Ro grandly beautiful is the spot that he did not wonder many of the searchers after the lost past have located the Garden of Eden there. MOUNT ARARAT. It was on Mount Ararat that the Ark rested, but Mount Ararat is 17,000 feet above the level of the sea, and it is argued by some who do not believe the Bible that no one could live in such a place, the story of the flood, or at least the salvation of the inhabitants of the Ark, is untrue. But it is incorrect to speak of Mount Ararat. The mountains of Ararat exist in Armenia, and it was upon some of these that the Ark landed. Like all Oriental people, the Armenians trace their descent from a character men tioned in the Bible. They lielieve that their common ancestor was Togarmali, men tioned in Genesis x.,-3, and through his son Haig, and they speak of their country us Haig and themselves ns Ilaigans. The world calls them Armenians, because at one time a valiant warrior named Armen, arose among them and won many battles for them. In character they are sober, honest and industrious, and what in this country is called enterprising; so much so, in fact, that they have been denominated the Anglo-Sax ons of the East. There are many of them in Constantinople, and there they occupy honorable }Positions as lawyers, doctors, hankers anil merchants. Many of them, too, are artisans. THE ANCIENT PEOPLE. They have been a nation with their own language and customs since 2;000 years be fore Christ, and to many old customs they cling until this day. Their houses are built of stone or sun-dried brick, such as were used by the Egyptians, and the roofs are of poles laid across one another and covered with dirt, so the grass grew upon them, and it was of these that the disciples wrote when they referred to the grass growing upon the house-tops. They have not yet taken up the use of knives and forks, but dip into dishes of food with their hands or lingers. Their dress is still the loose garment, held with a broad girdle and belt, and in the girdle thev carry such things as they wish to have around their persons. As to marriages, thev are in advance of the lurks. They stilf keep their men and women separate, and a young man and woman know nothing of each other until they are brought together and married. Then they see and speak for the first, time. The Armenian women enjoy nearly all the rights and all the fredom of men. A CORRESPONDENCE WITH CHRIST. The Armenians, Mr. Gabrielian said, have been Christians from the time of Christ. If the church historian, Josephus, was correct, an Armenian Prince wrote to Christ and asked Him to visit Armenia to cure him of sickness and teach His religion. The Savior answered that he could not go, but that He would send His two disciple;,, who would make him well and teach His doctrines. Matthew and Bartholemew visited the country and cured the Prince, and the cure converted him and all his subjects. Trior to that the Armen ians had been idolaters. Seventeen cen turies before Christ the worship of the stars and planets had been introduced, then in the eighth century, B. C., magic was brought into the oountry Later on the Greeks taught them polytheism, so that by the time Christ came they had a mixed form of idol atry. After their adoption of Christianity they had many things to bear for their re ligion's sake. The Persians t ried to make them fire worshippers, but, though the Ar menians wei-e not a warlike people and never waged war for conquest, they fought nobly for their belief, and maintained it, though they lost many thousands of live*. When Moham med established his doctrine and tired his followers with enthusiasm, the Arabs, a hot-blooded people, tried to force it on the Arminians; but tho faith of Christ was a faith of gentleness and chastity, and the re ligion of Mohammed was one of sensuality and tyranny, and again the Armenians maintained their creed with a frightful loss. At the close of the fourth century the Armenians cut loose from the Greek and tho Roman churches and they were perse outed to return, but they remained to them selves and were much tR-day in their belief as they were then. A NEW ERA. In 1611 the American Board of Missions Was established, and they sent two mission aries to Palestine to preach the Gospei in the Holy Laud. It is tho custom for such Armenians as can to go to Jerusa lem once a year to visit the birth-place of the Savior, and while there some of them met these missionaries and invited them to go to Armenia to preach. The mission aries, finding them Christian men, and liking them, consented, and then protestanism was introduced into what Mr. Gabrielian calls tho Bible Land, or Armenia. One of the converts went to Constantinople, and with his Bible, entered a coffee house aud began to preach. The mm stopped him and he was so sorely grieved thut he Ih-juji to cry. One of them asked him why lie was crying, and he re plied that it was because they would not let him read the Bible to them and preach to them. The man then said to him that if ho would go to his house they would listen to him, so this native missionary took up his residence there, and in three weeks hail con verted twenty-five families. JESUITICAL PERSECUTION. These converts were at first much porsc ruicd by the Jesuits. They wereeuton from tln ir families, and their goods were taken froru them and they were driven out of tho city. Htill the Armenians are true to their belief and they suffered for their religion until they grew so strong that they could oppose their persecutors, Tho con versions were made there by giving the people Bibles to read. Every oneJ who read the Bible believed iii it. His father went once to < ’onstnntino pte, and whim he returned brought, with him a Bible. After his father had ln*eti reading iLotw fiiiy, he took it up nrirtj reading RevolatJoijß Jlu was enrhunUHi with it and exclaimed, “If the last is so beautiful, what must the Brat be?” Ho he muling tb New T*tameut, aiul before he was hal? way through it he became a believer ami to preach it, and then he was sent to this country to Ikj educated to take orders in the church. There are societies of women who go from house to house and road the Bible to tho*;* who cannot rend. Ana to show how earnest his ivople lie ernne when they hear it, Mr. Gabrielian stan-d that when they would read iov a while to old women <0 and so years of KB, Uio ola women would lieconie ho uiter ai In it and so dissatisfied with hearing it onlv from others, that they would begin A, R, Cs, and learn to read for themselves — it is, ho said, very easy to learn to road the language,—and though it would take them i fl vo minutes to read a verse, one could see on their faces their intense delight. A TURKISH GIRL’S CONVERSION. He related the case of a Turkish girl who was troubled with sore eyes and went to an Armenian woman to have them cured. While, as he puts it, the Armenian was opening her fleshy eyes she opened also her spiritual eyes, and so pleased was the girl with tiie teachings of Christianity that she forsook Mohammedanism. When she re turned to her parents they worn very angry at what they considered her apostaoy. They tried to force her to pray to Mohammed, but she refused, and her father was going to kill her, but the neighbors pleaded for her and finally in duced the father to spare her, and event ually she convert'd her family, though she would have (lied rather than return to Mohammedanism. These incidents he cited, showing how strong a hold Christianity t<K)k noon those jieoples when once they learned its beauties. AN APPEAL TO CHRISTIANS. Mr. Gabrielian then made an earnest ap peal to the Christians of this land to exert themselves to the utmost to carry to these , people, who were willing to receive it, the Gospel of Christ, and lead them from the awful horrors of Mohammedanism. The sword would never wipe from the earth that monster, he said; the only sword that could slay him is the Bible, and, in the name of Christ, he reminded the Christian world of His covenant: “Go ye into the world and preach the Gospel to every creature.” Referring to flic incident of the Turkish girls he said that the father of the family had absolute authority over the lives of his family, and it was nothing uncommon for a Turk to kill his daughter for disobedience. Owing to the many persecutions through ‘ which the Armenians had passed they were very poor and their churches were only the bare walls and roofs. There was no fur niture and in many cases no floors. THE FORM OK WORSHIP. The people sat, or rather squatted, on the ground for two or three hours every morn ing and evening and the priest conducted service in ancient Armenian, which is now almost a dead language, as none of the people and but few of the priests understand it. After the service the priest brought the Bible into the congregation for each to kiss, and “there was a mad rush to get to it and kiss it. Poor as the people are, there is a church and a school house in every village, but they belong to the Roman Catholics, and the Protestants were not allowed to use them. But they were building churches and school houses of their ovni. Forty years ago they had but one church and but thirty members, but now they have RIO churches, 8,000 members and a Protestant community of 30,000. Each nationality comprised within the Ottoman Empire in Europe—and them are nine—had its own school-houses and taught its own language and Turkish; and not only did each nationality, but each religious division thereof have its separate schools. The Roman Catholic Amiemans have theirs, and the Protestants now have 350 atid an attendance of 50,000 children. Education is becoming more generally diffused, and the more they learn the more readily and greedily they accept Christianity. Mr. Gabrielian spoke for nearly an hour, but so interesting and instructive was his discourse that it seemed but a few minutes. He speaks with a very strong foreign accent, but the English he uses is strikingly puro. KNIGHTS OF THE PUNCH. Savannah Division of Railway Con ductors Organized. The railway conductors had a busy day of it in Savannah yesterday. Upwards of fifty of them from Charleston, Augusta, Co lumbia, Macon, Atlanta and . Jacksonville were in the city. They came here to organ ize a division of the Order of Railway Con ductors. At 11 o’clock they met at Odd Fellows’ Hall, and with the exception of an hour for dinner they were in session until 6 o'clock last night. Asa result Savannah division No. 318 was organized with seven teen members. The Order of Railway Conductors came into existence in 1868 "as the Conductors’ Brotherhood. For a number of years its memiiership was small. In 1876 it was reor ganized under its present name, the Order of Railway Conductors. There are now 318 divisions of the order, scattered over the United States, Canada and Mexico, with a membership of over 12,000. The objects of the order are the social, mental and physical improvement and the advancement of the interest* of its mem lid's. It is indorsed almost without, excep tion by railroad officials, and some roads will not employ conductors who are not mem bei-s of the order. The principal Divisons in the South are at Atlanta, Macon and Augusta, Ga., Mont gomery, Ala., Charleston and Columbia, 8. C., and Jacksonville, Fla. Joseph H. Latimer, of Atlanta, Deputy Grand Chief Conductor, instituted the Savannah Divis ion, assist'd by: J. C. McMaster, Augusta, A. D. G. C. R. G. DeTreville, Atlanta, D. G S. andT. R. A. Broyler, Atlanta. D. G. 8. J. M. Adams, Dalton, I>. G. J. C. A. J. Howard. Atlanta, D. G. I. 8. A. J. Klatten, Adairsville, D. <l. Q. 8. T. H. Symmes, Charleston, D. G. M. After the division was opened the follow ing local officers were elected and installed: C. C.—J. H. Story. A. C. C.—J. H. Morgan. 8. and T.—C. T. DeGridlienreid. 8. C.—W. H. Salter. W J. C.—H. C. Morgan. I. B.—J. L. Branham. O. B.—A. M. Ennis. Although there was very little time yes terday for entertainment the day was eu i'oyably spent. The dinner at the Marshall louse was given by the Savannah conduc tors. The following are the visiting mem bers: Macon—W. T. Dillard, J. B. Reeves, A. N. Kendrick, A. H. Hightower, R. R. ltoid, W. H. Wright. Augusta—H. A. Williams, M. J. land. Columbia, 8. C. —T. J. Moore, J. C. M<‘- Master, 8. L. Malone, IV. B. Verdery, B. 8. Gaillard, J. A. Holms, J. C. Wages, J. Bell. T. 8. Clarkson, J. H. Jenkins, C. B. Boston, Frank Walden. A. A. Walden, it. A. La.v ton, VV. 11. Boston, J. B. Harris. Pensacola, Flu.—T. F. Kill well. Jacksonville, Fla.—J. R. Hawkins. Montgomery, Ala.—W. 11. Mahone. Charleston, 8. C. —J. W. Guy, Thomas H. Kvmmoij, John Lillian, W. T. Blanchard, W. H. Cansten, William Gaillard. Atlanta —J. 11. C. F. Morgan, C. T. Terrell, R. A. Boyle, A. J. Howard, J. M. Adams, I. G. Dunn,’ U. A. Flatten, R. G. DeTreville. The following Indies were also in the party —Mrs. R. A. Broyler, Mrs. Terrell, Miss Lot timer. Mis:, limit and Miss Howard. Most ot the visiting conductors left by lust night’s trains. Those who remained over will be entertained to-day by the mem bers of the new division. There are between fifty and sixty con ductors running out of hutvaunab, and the prospects for the division here are very flattering. The laws of the order do not permit the instituting a division with over twenty membein, Imt its membership nmy Is* increased afterwards without limit. The Charleston ami Augusta Divisions were recently organized, and are in very successful o]*rution. Macon, Atlanta, and Jacksonville, also terminal points of roads centring here, have successful divis ions. In fact, the oirler is in a flourishing condition wherever it exists. The new division will meet, in the encampment room of Odd Fellows’ Hall every two weeks. The day of meeting has not yet been determined, but will be in a few ilays. Railroad Clatter. The Onzi'tlr says that Darien needs a'•nil road worse than uny other town in Geor gia. Mclntosh citizens arc booming the Darien Snort Line. THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1887., THE INSURANCE MEN. Some Measures Adopted by the South eastern Tariff Association. The Southeastern Tariff Association, which met at Old Point Comfort last week, very important measures af fecting the insurance business iu the South. The association embraces the States of Alabama, Georgia. Florida and North and South Carolina. Over one hundred dele gate's were in attendance from nearly’every city in the South. This is the sixth annual convention and the third held at Old Point Comfort. The object of the convention is to exchange views and adopt regulations in tended to facilitate and improve the trans action of business in the territory covered by the association. President Knowles, of Atlanta, in his annual address reviewed the situation in the South as regards underwriting, and made some i>ertiiient suggestions for the consideration of the convention, the most important of which were the recommenda tiousof the repeal of the three-quarter loss clause and the reduction of insurance rates in towns and cities having good fire depart ments and ample water supply. Tin loss clause was repealed. Under its provisions the insured was obliged to bear one-fourth of the loss, whether total or par tial, while under the value clause hereafter to be used, the insured bears no part of the loss when the insurance is less than three fourths of the value of the property covered Neither of these clauses have been used ex cept on property in the country, or in towns without good fife departments or water supply. The repeal of the loss clause is considered a wise step on the part of the companies, as its operation in cases of partial losses had caused much adverse criticism from the press aud pro voked no little hostility. It is claimed by well informed under writers that this clause caused the introduction of the valued policy bill which came near passing iu the last Georgia Legislature. A resolution alsilishing the guarantee clause in cotton policies was also adopted. This clause is a condition inserted in policies on cotton where less than the storage capac ity of the compartment or warehouse is used and for which the insured get a reduction in rail's. .The President’s recommendation that some plan be adopted by which agency stock companies may be placed on the same footing with local stock companies, which promises dividends out of profits to tho in sured, brought about the adoption of a reso lution which declares that the rates made and promulgated by local Iwards and by authority of the association are intended and understood to be minimum rates not subject to dividends or rebates, payable before or after the expiration of policies, except by purely mutual companies, mid when any stock company elects to make such dividends or rebates, the executive com mittee shall adopt such measures as may be necessary to secure perfect equality andkair noss to all stock companies competent for the business. This action has caused something of a stir among insurance men, and especially among the officers and representatives of “the At lanta Home, who have notified the associa tion that, they will withdraw from it if the resolution is enforced. A protest has been made, but what the association will do is not yet known. POINTS ABOUT SNAKES. Their Habits and What to Do When Bitten by a “Rattler.” A gentleman who has had some experi ence with rattlesnakes, was speaking, a day or two ago aln >ut. the habits of the reptile. The conversation was brought about by a mention of the huge “rattler” that was caught some time ago, a short distance above the citv, and which was kept for a while in a box at the Pulaski House wine room and then sent North. “Few people,” said the gentleman, “un derstand file habits of rattlesnakes, conse quently there is a good deal of unnecessary rear regarding them. In the first place, a rattlesnake will not chase you, and in the second place it will not attack you unless you come upon it in such a way that it can not escape without attacking. If a rattlesnake is disturbed it, usually sounds its rattle and makes off, but if you come upon it suddenly and if; has to fight it will coil itself up, poise its head and strike at you downward. The fang is turned up under the upper jaw, and as it strikes this.is thrown out and cuts into the flesh. It is as sharp as a razor, anil goes through a thin boot like a steel blade. What is the best antidote? Whisky. The man who is bitten by a rattlesnake should have whisky poured into him until he is too drunk to stand, and he should lie kept, drunk for two or three days. The one poison counteracts the other. If ho can’t lie made drunk there is little hope for him. 1 have seen it stated that a bottle of turpentine turned up on the bite will draw the poison out in tho shape of a greenish cloud that will float up into the white fluid, but I have never seen a test made of that. Live flosh will also draw out the poison, it is said, and I know that in some places, when a person is bitten bv a rattlesnake, the first thing done is to kill a chicken, cut it in half, and while the flash is still quivering put it warm upon the bite.” THROWN FROM A TRUCK. Tillerman Steinberg Injured While Going to a Fire. A small fire started in a house on Barnard and Henry streets last night, the origin be ing a mosquito net. The damage was in-* considerable. On the way to the fire the hook and ladder truck broke down. The rear axle broke in two and Charles Stein lierg, the tillerman, was thrown some dis tance. His legs were badly bruised, but his injuries are not considered dangerous. He was taken to the Bavunnah Hospital, where his wounds were dressed, and ho was then conveyed to his homo. Savannahians at Darien. The Darien people were delighted with the concerts given by a party of Savannah ians there last week. The Darien Oazc.tlr gave a column report of the two concerts, one of which was given in Darien and the other at the Ridge. Speaking of tho first entertainment, it said: The hall was crowded to excess. It is doubtful whether such an audience ever gathered t here liefore. It is certain that a more excellent performance has never been given. The appreciation of the first night's per formance in town could not have nmnifeeted itself in a more pleasing manner than by the large and delighted audience which again greeted the artists on their appearance at the Ridge on Thursday night. Rev. Father McCarthy, for the lienotlt of whose church the concert was given, lias published a very pleasant letter thanking the jwii ficiiiaiits for the willing and gener ous manner iu which they contributed their £imo and talent. A Cherished Treasure. Tho elegant wreath—though now faded— which was presented to Capt. A merino, of the Montgomery Greys, by Mrs. Marie Kolb, after they received the prize at the Muy drill a year ago, is a conspicuous dec oration in (lie Captain’s tent, at Camp Sophia Bibb, at the Montgomery encamp ment. Tin- Captain regards it as one of his most cherished souvenirs. Primus Jones Heard From. Primus Jones says that ho never liefore had cotton so far advanced at this season of the year as at present. Last week, while out in his early cotton, he counted forty forms and blooms on one. stock. “This,’ aal i he, "i s something very unusual for this time of the year." Use the surest remedy for catarrh—Dr. Rage’s. SIFTINGS OF CITY NEWS. LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND SIDEWALK. Dashes Here and There by the News Reporters Yesterday’s Happenings Told in Brief Paragraphs—Pickings at Police Headquarters. DeKalb Lodge, No. 0, I. O. O. F., meets this evening. The-Board of Education will hold its June meeting tomight. The German Friendly Society will hold its June meeting to-night at Turners Hall. The Savannah Cadets will hold their an nual prize contests at Greenwich Park this afternoon. The Southern Mutual Loan Association. Series 8., will hold its eleventh monthly meeting at Metropolitan Hall to-night. A small fire broke out in Turner’s Hall at 6 o’clock last liiglit,, but was extinguished before any considerable damage was done. There were seven arrests for disorderly and one for larceny yesterday. Hugh Erwin was lodged in the barracks for disorderly conduct in striking Thomas Fitzgerald on the head with a file. There were 135 failures in the United StuU<s reported to FtrailstreeVs last week, against 110 in thjs preceding week, and 143, 163, 183 and 148 m the corresponding weeks of 1886, 1885, 1884 and 1883 respectively. The weather yesterday was much the same as it was the day liefore. Mercury kept in the vicinity of where it was on Saturday, and last night it went a little lower. The 11 o’clock observation at the signal station read 86*. The average high est temperature for the twelve cotton belt stations reporting to Savannah was 88*; the average lowest temperature was 65°, with a slight rainfall. The steamer Indian River, Capt. C. TANARUS, Fisher, with the steamer Haulover in tow, came up to Taggart’s coal wharf yesterday for the purpose of coaling up and getting a supply of provisions. The steamer is from Indian River via Jacksonville aud Mayport, Fla., on her way to New York to undergo a thorough overhauling and repairing. She came in by the inside route, and will depart for her destination to-day. COFFEE TO BE CHEAPER. Indications That the Boom in the Brown Berry is About Ended. The coffee “boom” which has made house keepers very sparing in their preparation of the favorite breakfast beverage for the past, two or three weeks is about on the eve of a collapse. The outlook, which two weeks ago was for a short coffee crop, proves to be for a greatly increased crop over last year. The Brazilian crop, which was expected to fall far short of that of 188li, is actually more than 503,000 bags larger. The crop year ends July 1, and good authorities say that the Brazilian yield this year will be 6,100,- 000 bags. The short crop is no longer a reason for the rise in prices. It is said that tho boom was originally engineered by a New York and Havre syndicate, who were wise enough to retire when they had cleared a profit of 7 1-2 c. a pound in April. Then the Brazilian syndicate took hold of the market, and have until recently had everything their own way. Tiie report of the increase of the crop, the decline in Havre, and the cautious action of the banks are thought by many to indicate the spee ly collapse of this gigantic speculation. Tiie prospect of a tall in prices will be gratifying news to consumers here and elsewhere over the country. RIVER AND HARBOR NEWS. Gleanings Among tho Shipping and Along the Wharves. The steamers Indian River and Haulover arrived here yesterday from Mayport, Fla. They came through by the inland route and were moored at Taggart’s coal wharves, and had coaled up and were ready to depart be fore the health officer was apprised of the fact. As soon as he received the news he went down and inspected the vessels and pronounced them all right. There were no passengers aboard, but some of the crew had been ashore. The Captain had hi* wife on board, and they spent the night on shore. After the vessel coaled she got as far as Fort Oglethorpe before she was overhauled and made to return. Local Personal. Commodore T. D. Wilson, U. 8. N., was a passenger on the steamship Naeoochee for New York yesterday. Among the arrivals a! the Pulaski House yesterday were P. L. Tiers, Roger Gregorv, Jr., Lewis Levin, Norman Merry, C. D. Mundy, New York; A. S. Pendleton, Phila delphia; Miss Ethel Dream, Mrs. J. 0. Hem ming and maid. Jacksonville; William A. Deam, Fayetteville, N.Y.; C. 8. Livingston, F. A. Brown, Philadelphia. At the Marshall House were: S. Reams, Boston, Mass.: J. 51. Lawton, Miss Sarah Lawton, IV. B. Flolks, Miss Stella Haw kins, Georgia: J. R. Hawkins, Jackson ville, Fla.; VY. H. Madam, Charleston, 8. C.; A. N. Kendrick, R. R. Reid, W. TANARUS, Dillou, Macon; A. H. Hightower, A. J. Slotton, Atlanta; George 8. Brown, Cin cinnati, O.; T. 8. Rogers and wife, J. B. Harris, Boston, Mass. At the Harnett House were Charles Fnl mnr. Wilmington. l);d.;C. R. Pegrani. New Castle, Del.; W. 11. Stallings, Florida; A. F. Flagg, G. W. Gallitan, New Yorn; J. 8. Waltman and wife, Philadelphia: Christo pher F. Fischer anil wife, Titusville, Fla.; J. A. Firmead and wife, E. S. Lewis, Jack sonville, Fla.; J. V. Manning and wife, Mil waukee, Win.; James Williams, Mobile, Ala.; E. J. Cranford, Tyrone; \V. T. Ran som, Lockport, N. J.; if. D. Johnston, La mar, Mo. At tho Screven House were: M. J. Rosen berg, C. Brunnoid, C. H. Cardozo, \Y. R, Water, C. 8. Adams, New York; W. M. Chase, Philadelphia; Harry Harris, Adams’ Run, 8. C.; K. Di egan and wife, R. 8. Rut ledge, Charleston, 8. C • C. F Spalding nn<l wife. Brooklyn, N. Y.; F. H. Hater, Liverixud. Fla.; G. Peterson, Sweden: IV. J. Bass, Nashville. Twin.; G. D. Forbes, Baltimore; \Y. 8. Brigham, New Haven, Conn.: E. A. Jackson and wife, Orlando, Fla.; E. A. McQueston, "lanChester, N. H.; Dr. P. 8. Bower, Miss Mattie Bower. Thoui usville, Ga. Information Wanted. Columbia, Ala., June is. —Editor .Morn ing News: I would like to ask naval stores producers through the Morning News if auy of them had any spirits tur pentine sold on May ~1 at JJOc. per gallon, and if so, to give the name of the house who sold for them. I have never been able to get the benefit of the high price, and I wish t<; know n any one had accounts sales ren dered on that date. E. Hilton. An Indolent Organ. When the liver is indolent, as ft must necessa rily be when it foils to secrete the bile in suf ficient quantities to meet the requirements of digestion and evacuation. I* should Is* set at work with Hostetler's Stomach Bitter*. The healthful stimulus to activity Imported by thin incom parable alterative, sp-e illy evlnceu itself in a dtipsmin' of the uncomfortable sensation in the runt silo; tn * nausea: fur upon the tongue; in digestion. and stol, houiiucho consequent upon Iniicilvity of the liver and'the diversion of the Idle from it,, proper channel. Irregularity of the bowels is always and painlessly reformat! by the corrective indioMod. which is infinitely to l>e preferred, both because it is safe and more efficacious to him* pill, calomel and drenching purgatives of every class. It cures and prevents fever and ague and rheumatism. Our great success in thin Coats aud Vests so far this season, compelled us to telegraph our New York buyer to purchase anew stock of them, which he has done, and now we can show the prettiest styles in the city. Appel <Sf tichuul. Ktraw Hats at absurdly low prices to ivduce our stock of them finest Mackinaws, etc. B. H. levy & fire . |tit '' street. THE BALL AND BAT. The Southern League Race Narrowing Down to Three Clubs. The race for the Southern League pen nant is even closer and more exciting now than it was one week ago. Nashville, hav ing dropped two games, one at New Orleans and one at Birmingham, is down to the sixties again, with Memphis, Charleston and New Orleans following close upon her heels in the order named. The Memphians ad vanced themselves somewhat by the capture of three games at Birinmghain. The record up to date is as follows: IVon. Lost. Played. Pr. Ct. Birmingham 18 6 .111 Charleston 34 14 38 .631 Memphis 32 13 34 .647 Nashville 20 3 3 . New Orleans 20 13 33 .606 The following are the games scheduled for this week: Memphis at New Orleans, Nashville at Birmingham, Monday and Tuesday. Charleston lays off. Charleston at Nashville, New Orleans at Birmingham, Thursday, Friday and Satur day. Memphis lays off. Rain at New Orleans. New Orleans, June 13.—A heavv rain fell here today, and this afternoon’s game was postponed. Base Ball. At Ridgewood Park— Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Cincinnati 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 Around the Bases. The Atiantics, of Robertsviile, defeated the Clugs from the Old Fort yesterday 14 to 12. Robertsviile boasts the champion team of the city. Manager Sneed will play no more in the Southern League. Goldsby, manager of the Topeka club, lias just bought his release from Memphis for S3OO. Davy Force has been made manager of the Memphis club. It cost Gilmore, of the Washingtons, SIOO to get married the other day. He quietly dropped over to Baltimore, had the knot tied and returned. When Manager Gaffney saw him Tuesday he remarked: “Gilmore, it will cost you SIOO for not reporting yes terday.” Gilmore explained, but it was useless. He Secured the Last Prize. There was a marriage ceremony per formed at Fayetteville Sunday before Jus tice Tumlin which was the culmination of a remarkable series of matrimonial ventures. The parties thereto were Nathan Starnes and Mrs. Eliza Hamby. In cozy farm houses onoppostie sides of the Jonesborough road,' nbar the Clayton county line, lived the two families of Hamby and Starnes. For thirty years they had been prominent citi zens of that section. To each came an in crease of family, equal)} - proportioned, save that the Hambys were all boys and the St arneses were girls. The children, ten In number, lived together almost as one family, and it was the most natural thing in tne world for the oldest Mr. Hamby and the first-born Miss Starnes to unite in wedlock. This marriage was followed by the next couple, and so on down to the fourth, when Mr. Sturm'S violently protested against letting the Hanbys have any more of his daughters. The marriage was permitted to take place, however, but with the permis sion was registered a vow that it should be the last tie between the families. F?Two weeks ago Hamby senior passed away, and during the period of mourning greater intimacy sprang up between the families. This was a fatal* step for Mr. Starnes, because, Friday night, he missed his youngest and only single daughter, only to learn that the youngest of the Hambys was also missing.' Then it was that the truth flashed upon his mind. Mounting his horse he rode over the neighborhood in search of the pair. When he struck the trail it was well on to daylight Saturday. Following it he reached the house of a jus tice of the peace near Jonesborough, and from that gentleman learned that he had married the young couple and that they could be found in town. The interview when lie found them was a stormy one, and he left them in a rage. Reaching home, he had his buggy hitched up and driven in front of the widow’s house. “Come, old Indy,” said he, “let us finish up this business. If the Hambys are to have the whole family I might as well know it at once.” The astonished widow did not know what to make of him. “Get in,”- said he, pushing her by the shoulder, “get in the buggy at once. There must tic no more fooling about, this matter.” Pushing her by main force into his buggy, Starnes took his seat by her side and. whip ping up his horse, was in Squire Tumlin s parlor before the widow knew what was the matter. “Marry us quick,” was Starnes' emphatic request. “I am going to put an end to this excitement around this place. I reckon the Hamby’s will bo satisfied then.” The couple are now established in the Starnes house, and people from far and near are calling upon them to congratulate them. SUMMER GOODS. Headquarters at the Crockery House of James S. Silva & Son. Keep cool; don’t worry about the hot weather. Know ye that we have a large lot of artistically decorated water coolers, both plain and porcelain lined, and the prices we put on them will not hurt your pocketbook. We keep the best ICE CREAM FREEZERS to lie had. Remember, Fly Fans, Ice Picks, Flv traps. If you want to be sure of the purity of your drinking water use the GATE CITT STONE FILTER. It is simply perfect. Come and let us show you one, explain the working and give you a glass of river water without the mud. James S. Silva A Son. N. B.—Our “Odds and Ends” Sale con tinues. The most complete line of thin Coats and Vest;; now to be had at Appel & Schaul’s, Weisboin's Great Sale. We bave disponed nf the bulk of the dam* aged goods. This week we will sell those goods which were not, or only very slightly, damaged. They consist in part of a large lot of Embroideries and Laces, Fine Hosiery, Handkerchiefs, Dress blood* Velvets, Dross Buttons, etc. Our intention is to close out tnWiitire stool;, if possible, in loss than two weeks; hence, to accomplish it, we have made such big reductions in our prices that wo must succeed in it. Our former store will not ho ready for oc cupancy untiyv.pt. 1, hence wo will be out of business tin then. respectfully invite you to secure these g bargains we now offer. David Weisbeix, MJS Congress st., next door to Solomon's w Drug Store. Attention is called to the advertisement of Mr. M. Sternberg, who has removed his Sil verware, Clocks, Jewelry, Knney floods, etc., damaged In - water at his late fire, to tlic store, In l-'J Broughton street, opposite Duddcn & Bates, where he proposes to sell all of these goof Is regardless of cost and vaine during the next font - weoks. The reputation Mr. Stern berg: lieai-s, and the tine lines of goods he sells, will, no doubt, insure hhn a speedy sale, ns be does not intend to carry back to his regular place of business any article, no matter how slightly damaged. The largest jiortion of his stock is only slightly soiled, anil here is a good opportu nity to buy first-class goods at your own price. Seersucker Coats for $1 At the Famous Now York Clothing House, 140 Congress street. DREAMING OF A MURDERER. A Police Lieutenant Recalls Valuable Clues About Duval While Asleep, Prom the Philadelphia Press. In a cozy room last night a prominent down-town police lieutenant told of a dream that revealed the movements of the fugitive murderer Duval, the colored man who wan tonly killed the barber Griffin some weeks ago, and who has so carefully hidden himself that the skill of the detectives so far has failed to discover the slightest trace. The story is a curious one. About three weeks ago the lieutenant in whose district the murder occurred, and who lias hunted far and wide for Duval, met with a strange accident. He was standing at Eighth and Lombard streets, with some friends, when a cry of murder came from down the street. He ran quickly down, and gtanding across the street, he saw two of his officers taking a drunken woman to the station-house. He did not cross the street. Two dogs were fighting and they ran directly through his legs and tumbled him over. A paiii shot through his hip when he got to his feet, but lie thought nothing of it. Hours’ afterward, when he got to the station-house, he found that he could scarcely walk. He did not call in tlie doctor, but on his way home in the morning he stopped at his physician's, who advised him to go directly home, say ing that perhaps he was badly hurt. For ten days he was compelled to stay in bed suffering agonies. The doctor to quiet him gave him a strong sleeping draught. While in bed he thought much of the murder. The last thing that he did nt the station house was to study a bad tintype of Duval and to puzzle over the question as to how and when he had seen the man, for he was certain that he knew him. This night he fell to sleep under the influ ence of the opiate worrying about the same question. While he slept his brain took up the thread of his waking thoughts, and like a flash it came to him that on a certain night in the summer, while he stood at Eighth and Lombard streets, he had had a dispute with the man about a colored band parading in the street. The Lieutenant then ordered them to dis perse, for pickpockets and thieves had fol lowed in their wake. The colored musi cians obeyed his orders, but Duval growled and complained that the Lieutenant ex ceeded his orders. “You shut up or I’ll take you in for in terfering,” was the reply. Then Duval stuttered a snarling answer, and this stutter, too, came to the dreamer. This is one of the chief clues given to the police who are searching unsuccessfully for Duval. All photographs and descriptions have made Duval a light-colored negro, but in the dream he was the very black gambler whom every officer in the district now re members as one of the regulars of noisy Lombard street. Other meetings, none of them of incident, followed in succession through the sleeper’s brain and made stronger the conviction that he would know the man should it ever be his good fortune to run across him. Morning came and he awoke. Every fact in the dream stood out to his waking eyes with startling realism. Restoration to health followed soon, and when he got to his desk again his first hunt was for the tintype of the fugitive. The flat nose and thick, under-hanging lower lip were strong points in the map of identity, and the sensual mouth seemed to twist and stammer as it had done a month before. There was no longer any puzzle to worry him save the fact that he hadn’t the murderer safe in his station house. * ‘lt’s a queer story, my bov,” said the genial Lieutenant between the puffs of ids Reina, “but it’s true, every word of it. A dream, of course, and I never believed in dreams before, but this one was strong enough to make a convert of me.” Collars, Cuffs, Umbrellas, Colored Shirts, and an hundred other articles fer gentlemen, at B. H. Levy & Bro's., 161 Congress street. Gents’ Underwear, in suits and single gar ments, marked down very low,and in attractive colors and plaiu, at B. 11. Izjvy & Bro’s., 161 Congress street. Novelties in thin Coats and Vents just re ceived at Appel A Schaul’s, One Price Clothiers. Boys’ Suits, Shirt Waists, Hats. Caps and Hosiery cheap, at B. H. Levy & Bro's. Call and look at the elegant Pongee Coats and Vests at Appel & Schaul's. Appel & Sohaul are selling their Straw Hats at remarkably low figures. Boys’ Kr.ee Pants for 25c. We have just received a lot of Boys’ Pants, ages 4to 13, which we will sell for 2oc. per pair. Every pair of them are worth three times the money. Real bargains can only be had of the “Famous,” 140 Congress street. Gents’ I.lght-weight Dress and Business Suits at B. 11. Levy A Bro's., 161 Congress. The nobbiest line of Straw Hats in the city to be seen at Appel & Scljuul's. Striking patterns in Summer Neckwear at B. H. Levy <S: Bro s., 161 Congress street. The flannel coats and vests at B. H. Levy & Bro's. are neat, nobby and cool. Boys’ Sailor Suits for 75c. Tilt' Famous, 140 Congress street, has just received a lot of blue flannel sailor suits, which are selling for .or. A complete line of Percale Shirts at Appel & Schaul’s. Greatest variety of tbin garments for gents in this city at B. H. Levy £ Pro's. The best 45 cent Undershirt in the city at Appel A.-Schaul's. Traveling Caps and Dusters nt B. H. Devy & Bro s., 161 Congress street. Balbriggan Underwear in all grades at Appel & Schaul’s, One Price Clothiers. Lounging Shirts at B. H. Levy & Bro’s.' Just the article for a maroon, country trip or to lay around in generally. Fine Dress Shirts at B. H. bevy <S Bro's Just received, an entire new lineof Pongee Coats and Vests at Appel & Schaul’s Call and see the newest shades in Pongee Coats and Vests at Appel A Schaul’s. An inspection of our thin Coats and Vests is earnestly requested before purchasing. Appel & Schatil, One Price Clothiers. Straw Hats Given Away. For ten days longer we will give a straw hat free of cost, in grade corresponding to price suits purchased. Our competitors may sneer at the otter, but we challenge thorn to show the quality of grvvL we give for the Yow prices. Best clothing for the least money can only be had of the Famous 140 Congress street. Harnett House. Concerning a popular hotel in Savannah, Gh., the Florida Times Union savs: “We note from the hotel arrival; aa published in the Savannah pu|>em, tint the Harnett House st ill leads all the other hotels in the city. In fact, they have as many as the others combined. There is a good install meut of Floridians always registered there.” A complete line of Seersucker Coats and Vests at Appel A Schaul’s. Do not fall to sue our Fancy Striped Suit of Underwear selling at $1 50 ]>er suit. Ap pel A Schaul, 188 Congress street. ~ £ c * t -iti>lataj Hiu* of Underwear at Appel tScliaiil k, 1M Congruw Ktreot, A few more ol thoee White Flannel Suits left ut Appel A Schaul’s. . ’lili Absolutely Pure. This Powder never varies. A marvel of Purit v Strength and Wholesomeness. More economi cal than the ordinary kinds, and cannot lie sold in competition with the multitude of low test short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. Royal Baking Powder Cos., 108 Wall street, New York. . ~ ~IJ'IJDRX & BATES S. M. H. ’ MIDSUMMER CLEARANCE SALE. Musical Instruments, Sheet Music, Art Goods, Artist Materials, Statu ary, Pictures, Frames, Stationery etc., are offered at prices better than snme class of goods can is? pur chased for in New York. Selling for cash enables us to do it, and our clear ance sale enables us to keep yp with the times, aud furnish our patrons new and fresh novelties in all the lines we handle. • Wo have many pretty goods now on hand that niust be sold, and the price will make them go. A NEW FEATURE. On and from June Ist we deliver all goods sold at purchaser’s nearest express or post office. This enables those living at a distance to take ad vantage of present low prices. * L it I!. S. 1.1 N. B.—Japanese Goods are selling well, especially Fans and Screens. These goods included in clearance sale. CLOTHING. t \UK STOCK at all times containing the " " apparel of correct and seasonable taste is now complete with an assortment of goods which w ill he found especially interesting for those preparing for the country. Particulu attention is invited to our line of DUSTERS, IEGLIGEE shirts, Bathing Suits, House and Lounging Coats, NEGLIGEE CAPS, POJA M A S , And the many little fixings which add so materially to comfort and apjiearanoe during an Outlay. We are also showing several novelties in SUMMER WEAR, which are delight fully cool and of the styles and fabrics used in fashionable centres. We will consider 6 a pleasure to show any one through our stock. A. 1'.11.1' .& SON. IC E ! Now is the time when every body wants ICE, and we want to soli it. PRICES REASONABLE! 20 Tickets, good for 100 Pounds, 75c- MO Tickets, good for 700 Pounds, $5. 200 Tickets, good for 1,000 Pounds, $7. 50 Pounds at one delivery 30c. Lower prices to large buyers. I o K Packed for shipment nt reduced rates. Careful and indite service. Full and liberal weight. IIIUSOCU ICE CD 11 1 BAY ST. GOAL AND WOOD. Coal&Wood at Reasonable Prices. DIXON 8c MU RPHY Office No. Drayton street. Telephone No. W* Wharves Trice and Habersham streeta.^^ Forth e teeth. ( \ HIENTAL TOOTH PASTE, Cherry Toff '/ Paste, Charcoal Tooth Paste, Shlflleld * Cream Dentifrice, Lycm*’ Tooth Tablet’s, Arnio* Tooth Soap, Thompson’* Tooth Soap. Oarboßo foot h Soap, Tooth I\over* and Washes all kin'll at STRONG S PKUU STORK, corner Bull J’errv street Uit..