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CHARLESTON'S ODDITIES.
THIS CITY COUNCIL APPARENTLY
VERY PECULIAR.
▲U Efforts to Undermine the Gas
Monopoly Defeated by Refusals to
Allow Mains to bo Laid An Attempt
iO Prevent the Erection of a New
Building- A Base Ball Romance.
Charleston. July 2.—Human nature is
•aid to lie the same the world over—except
in Charleston, where human nature seems
to have nothing in common with the ordi
nary common, every day nature that jt
vades the rest of the world. This statement
at first sight would seem to lx* a little queer,
but in reality it is not half as queer as a
great, many things that occur in Charleston
to bear it out. People have been called
ewil-minded, and envious, and malicious,
and wicked, for saying that Charleston is
surrounded by a Chinese wall, whose height
and impregnability are ns far beyond the
article which shuts out flat Celestials front
the rest of the world ns the moon is altove
and beyond a cake of green cheese; but
every now ami then something occurs in
Charleston which proves that these state
ments have at least some foundation.
THE STRUGGLE AGAINST THE GAS MO
NOPOLY.
For instance, the readers of the Morning
News are familiar with the struggle of the
people of Charleston against the huge gas
inonoixtiy that has been gouging and crush
ing them almost from time immemorial.
They will remember that after the gas com
pany had crushed out several other ga
companies and one electric light company,
anew electric light company at length got
a foothold in the city. Soon as it lit its
lamps, the gas company applied to the City
Council for permission to erect j wills in the
streets to furnish electric light, and got it
at once—no questions asked. Then the elec
tric light company applied for per
mission to open the streets to
lay down gas mains—and did’nt
get it. The electric light men then went to
w'ork and got anew charter to furnish gas
and steam imwer and again applied for per
mission to fay down mains. This petit ion
hung fire for some time like the other, but
the electric people insisted, like Mr. Brass,
on having a categorical answer, and the an
swer was given at the last meeting of Conn
oil. The committee to whom it was referred
couldn’t sec their way to granting the per
ission. and yet having granted the gas
company's petition they couldn’t very well
sec- how to refuse it. Ho they compromised
wit h their consciences by recommending a
revocation of the permission granted to the
gas company and the refusal of the petition
of the electric light company. And the
City Council so ordained it, and not a man
iu the community said yea or nay.
It may be said here that some of the read
ers of the Morning News in Charleston
seem to be under the impression that this
correspondent has charged that the commit
tee of City Council have been influenc'd by
the money of the gas company. No such
statement was made, nor was any such in
sinuation intended. What was said in this
correspondence, and what is truo is that the
gas company by some means or other on
txreiy dominates the City Council. Political
and other influences are used and by these
means the gas octopus has managed therefor e
to keep away all opposition. The gas mo
nopoly does not spend money. It couldn't,
if it desired. It money could be used in
the way indicated the gas company would
not enjoy the monopoly it now has.
. OBSTRUCTING AN IMPROVEMENT.
Instance No. 2. A prominent dry goods
firm on King street, who invested £IOO.OOO
in business ant real estate two days after
the Charleston earthquake—thus showing
their faith in the future of the city—have
recently puller! down their old establish
ment and given out a contract for tin- huitil
ing of what promises to Ire one of the hand
somest stores in the South. The front is to
be entirely of iron and Fr ench plate-glass,
and is to cost alone something in the neigh
borhood of £20,000. The feature of
the store is intended to l>n
a solid plate-glnw bow window,
extending from the second floor to the root
of the building. An artist was brought
from Chicago to inspect the designs and to
construct the front, and the building itself
is half finished already. It would scarcely
he believed, but it is actually true, that a
|retition has been sent in to City Council
protesting against permission toiiig granted
to put up the building, and Council actually
received the petition and referred it to a
committee. Of a truth, there are some
queer people in Charleston.
MEI.RKK STILL ON DECK.
The McElree incident still continuosto ab
sorb a good deal of public- attention. There
is something uncanny in the fight that Me-
Elree js making against the Mayor and
Board of Fire Masters. A good many jieo
r>le, especially Charleston people, rather de
light in seeing somebody pitched into, and
are apt to loso sight of the main issue.
McElree has charged all sorts of things
against the Mayor and Aldermen, because
they have decided to use a piece of public
property for public uses. Mr. McElree has
bo worked up things that the public are
nearly losing sight of the fact that Mr. Mc-
Elree's objection to the now engine houses
arises from the fact that he owns some ad
jaoent property which he thinks wilt lie de
terionted in value if the engine houses are
built on the artesian lot. It is now rumored
that Mr. McElree is aliout to start anew
paper, in which to carry on his war against
Council, All of which goes to prove what
has already been said herein of the advant
ages of a 111 oral use of printers’ ink.
A IIASK BALL ROMANCE.
A romantic incident indirectly conneetc-d
with the national game is lieing extensively
discussed in certain social circles here. Last
year when Charleston had her first intro
duction to base ball the people went very
nearly crazy. The ladies especially were
carried away with the game and the favor
ite platens had baskets of roses and bon
iplots of exotics handed up to them every
time they stepps-d up to the bat. The play
ers were for a time simply lionized. The
admirers of Weyhing (now with Philadel
phia! presented him with a costly gold
watch and chain, and whenever a man
made a home run he was presented with a
purse.
Two of the most popular of the nine were
Gill man and McAleer. It was said that
they were both students, who played ball in
the summer as a recreation, and that Gill
man was u tutor foi McAleer. They were
very popular in a certain sot, and were
frioly invited out to certain houses, where
they were lionized, especially by
the ladies. This year McAleer
is playing with Memphis, and Gill
man with some Eastern dub; the relations
of tutor and student having evidently In-on
dissolved. The romance, which was nipp*d
in the bud, occurred a day or two since, but
has not yet found its wav into the newspa
pers. The story is that the festive Gillmiui
•‘made a mash’’as thev say, in the diamond.
The “mash” was a young lady of about
18 years of age, very wealthy, and
still at school. After the end of
the season of ISSIJ the lovers—for
they had become lovers—corresponded.
The correspondence led to a determina
tion to marry, and the arrangements were
made for the girl to elope. She was to go
to Now York, where the faithful centre
fielder was to meet her and the two were to
be united. The girl hail all her plans per
fected. Her trunk was packed and sent to
the depot and she was on her wav there her
self when her father got wind of the
intended elopement through the hack driver,
and succeeded in reaching the train in time
to stop his infatuated daughter. The trunk
was unpacked and the would be bride taken
home. Of course all possible effort was
made to Imsh up the matter, but it has
leaked out and the whole community is
gossiping over it.
"Do you rectify mistakes here*" asked a
gentleman, as he step|d into a drug store
“Yes, sir we do, if the patient is still alive,,’
replied the urbane clerk Exchange.
A SENSATION AT GRIFFIN.
! The Town Skinned by a Plausible
Stranger.
Griffin (Ga.) Special to Macon Telegraph.
j Our city is very’ much excited over the
j disappearance of H. O. Wood, who left this
! city nearly four weeks ago with the ex
j pressed intention of attending to a business
matter that had connection with the estab
lishment of the proposed Merchants Na
tional Bank, with which he was connected
us the alleged president. Tin* entire par
ticulars as learned by your correspondent
are as follows; In February, DWO, a gentle
man representing himself as'Maj.H.t). \\ ood,
a very wealthy lumber dealer of Boston,
and tlie owner of 40 |ier cent, of the Amos
keag mills, came to this place with W. H.
Moore, a former citizen of this place, whom
he met in Atlanta. From Moore he secured
S4OO on the representation that he had
bought the Georgia Hotel and paid $1,200
upon it and wanted Moore for a partner.
Wood then deposited £SOO in the City Na
tional Bank here, and, as an invalid who
had come South for his health, he was gen
erally received in a very hospitable maimer,
being a man of handsome style and appear
ance, and upon occasion very agreeable
manners. lie secured a note from a Indy at
the house where he was boarding, given liy
a local firm, for £I,OOO, representing toiler
that lie was about to start a bank and
would give her stock in the same. This he
hypothecated and used the proceeds, buying
an expensive horse and buggy and living in
elegant style. In July he was elected
Captain of the Spalding (treys, and the
same night gave a banquet at the armory,
at which many of the liest people of the c ity
were present, as was also a lady introduced
as his sister, of Boston.
About this time, ho bought four acres of
land at the south end of town and proceeded
to beautify it in good style and taste, and to
erect a small wooden cot tage on the same.
On Aug. 30 he was quietly married to the
only daughter of Capt. H. P. Hill, one of
the richest men of Griffin, and started off
for a Euroj >ean tour When he got to At
lanta he had his wife mortgage her bridal
present of 400 acres of the liert land in
Spalding county for $1,200, on which they
proceeded to Europe. On their return in
November 200 acres of land was
sold at £2O an acre, although S4O was
alleged as the consideration in the title. The
proceeds were used to nay the mortgage on
the land and to refund to Moore and the
lady referred to the money for which they
were liecoming anxious. Boon after the
other 200 acres were sold at the same price.
At the same time he exhibited to friends
here a bank book showing a deposit ot $20,-
OOoatthe Merchants’Bank of Atlanta, which
bank states he never had over £2,(WO depos
ited there at one time.
Early this spring Maj. Wood broached a
scheme to start another hank here. The
new tank was to lie called the Merchants’
National, and was to haveaeapital of £200,-
000, of which £50,000 was to ho furnished by
himself and other local capitalists, and
£150,000 bv Boston men. He was to to
President , W. E. 11. Searcy vice President,
and D. I). Peden, an experienced gentle
man, formerly in business here, was to lie
cashier. In pursuance of this scheme the
old hank building on Solomon street was
at once start'd to is- repaired, and
lias really been much improved in appear
ante. Not wishing, however, to unnecessa
rily antag nize an already estiblishol in
stitution, Mr. Wood then offered to buy out
th'Griffin Banking Company with its capi-
Ml it iek of £50.000 tor $75,000, paying $2,-
000 cash and giving his note for $73,000.
This b dug declined he approached Messrs.
Hcarry nml Peden and secured £2,(WO from
each of them, in order, as he said, to pay
£4,000 liorrowed on $20,000 of bonds in At
lanta, which bonds be wishisi to deposit for
the hank in Washington. Mr. Peden, how
ever, was too wary to he caught unprotect
ed and holds a receipt for his money
signed not only by Wood, as President of
the new hank, but by Mr. Searcy, as Vice
President. As Mr. Searcy is financially
responsible for that, amount, Mr. Peden will
not be a loser in any event, however it may
effect Mr. Searcy. It was with these funds
in his iiossession that Mr. Wood left for Cin
cinnati on June 7 ns above stated. More
than this, it is stated that a hank of this city
has received notice that a note for S4,(KW,
indorsed by Mrs. Wood, will to due and
payable here in July, such a note 1 icing, it is
strongly surmised, a quick and easy way
while in Atlanta to sorui-e more money for
the expense* of the Cincinnati trip.
Information from Washington is to tho
effis-t that no application has been made for
ii charter for n national bank. Neither the
wife of the absent tank president orauy one
else has hail any communication with him
whatever, save a telegram from Cincinnati
two days after his departure, stat ing that ho
was eallisl to New York on business con
nected with the vault that, had ln*on ordered
for his proposed bank front the Hall Safe
and Isx-k Company, of Cincinnati, by rea
son of a strike among.the employes of that
company. He is not expected tack by any
one. There are other rumors about him we
refrain from mentioning and that cannot be
established.
FARMERS PRAY FOR RAIN.
A Burning Drought In Portions of
niinois.
A special from Cambridge, 111., July 1, to
the New York Sun, says that for ten days
the fences along the country roads and the
dead walls of this village have been plas
tered with big red bills calling for public
prayers for rain. One of these meetings
was helil in the Congregational church on
Tuesday last. It was nearly noon before
the last farmer tied his horse in the shed
back of the church and joined the suppli
cants. Nearly all thp business houses in the
city were closed. The hot sun strained
through the open windows and made the
room uncomfortable. After a short address,
in which the Rev. Dr. Eldridgo spoke of
the object of the meeting, the horny bunded
and tanned men fell upon their knees while
the pastor offered up a most pitiful prayer.
During the supplication, which lasted
fully half an hour, then- was a constant
fusillade of “Anions"’ and “Glory to God”
from the kneeling farmers. The scene was
unlike anything ever seen here before. The
farms atnl homes of many gray-haired men
depended on the sptssly answering of this
prayer. When the sun went down on Tues
day night not a cloud obscured the sky, and
when the morning came the air was
as stifling and lifeless as it had
been at any time during the
drought. A prayer meeting was held
on the farm of Juloo Lippencott last night.
Farmers came from miles around, and wln n
all was ready men and women fell upon
their knees and, lifting their faces to the
stars, implored God to send rain. The meet
ing lasted until midnight. At that hour a
bank of ruin clouds crept slowly out of the
southwest and soon spread over the entire
western horizon. The prospect of deliver
ance from the drought drove many of the
men delirious with Joy, and (tie meeting
broke up with a dance and a prayer of
thanksgiving.
Bain did not come, however, and the at
mosphere to-night is suffocating. Fires are
burning in the woods, and pastures for
miles around are scorched. The farmers
have lost many cuttle in tlu-se fires. The
drinking water in many towns has been
pillule.!, and the dry beds of the creeks un
covered w-ith decaying fish. The effect of
the drought in McLean county is rather
strange. In former years, when rain fell
copiously during April and May, rattle
snakes were seldom round. This year, how
ever, the meadows and quarries are swarm
ing with tin- reptiles. While cutting grain
the other day three immense rattlesnakes
became entwined in the wheels of a reaper,
and one was hurled into the lap of a farmer.
The latter dispatched the reptile with a
whetstone, and continued his work. Chinch
bugs and all the pests of the garden are
more numerous tnun ever lief ore.
Pleasure Seekers
and tourists, visiting the White Mountains, the
Maine ci>asl. Nantucket and other seaside re
sorts. should s'"p at the United Slates lintel in
passing thrrugb Boston Here they will find
every comfort, careful attention und moderate
iharges, while Its convenient location to the
Western mid Southern railway stations saves all
carriage hire.
TIIE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. JULY 4, 1887.
BRAIN WORKERS.
Some of the Women Who Work for the
Newspapers.
New York, July 2. —Women newspaper
writers in New York and Brooklyn are a
bright and vivacious set, and ought to have
a press association of their own, as feminine
journalists in New- England do.
Mrs. Fannie B. Morrill, of the Graphic
is a vigorous, healthy looking woman, who
delights one by her overflowing vitality and
the quickness and decision of her sjiei-eh.
She is rosy-checked, brown-haired and dark
eyed, an impulsive woman, but a good deal
of a conservative too.
The musical critic of the Sun, Mi-s. M. A.
Bowman, sings with a voice of no little
sweetness and cultivated jiower. She is
rather a petite woman, understands tome
thing of gowns and is charming in her talk
and ways.
One of the ablest of the women jour
nalists is Mrs. Gertrude Garrison, a lithe,
slender blonde, pretty enough to attract
attention anywhere. She has been the
editor of the American Press Association
for some years.
Her second in command is Mrs. Eliza
Archard Conner, whose chatty New York
letters and sparkling stories are known to all
readers of Sunday editions.
Mrs. Laura C. Holloway, who has notalto
gether withdrawn from newspaper work,
though the two Chicago publications with
which she is connected, tne Woman's Ar
gosy and the Library Journal, keep her a
fortnight out of every month in that city, is
a slender woman of medium height, brown
haired, pretty and vivacious, and not afraid
of saying what she thinks.
Tiie Marquise I.anza, whose novels are
the fashion and who has also entered the
correspondence world of late, is a very
beautiful woman, tall and with soft rings
of golden hair such as one seldom sees except
on the heads of babies. She has big, bluish
gray eyes and a faultless profile. She
makes the cleanest copy that ever a typo de
lighted m.
Mrs. Florence Finch Kelly, who as Flo
rence Finch was known as a bright young
writer on tho Boston (/lobe n few years ago,
and who, as wife of the city editor of the
Ermine/ Sun, still finds time for newspaper
work, is slight, dark-haired and dark-eyed
and talks with much animation.
Tho literary editor of the Tribune, Miss E.
M. Hutchinson, is a slight woman, bright
and capable of caustic speech.
The famous cattle reporter of the Times,
Miss Middie Morgan, is the most delightful
woman who ever spoke the best of English,
Italian and German, with a hint of the
tongue of the Green Isle.
Mrs. G’roly, better known as “Jennie
June,” is of medium height, brown-haired
and pleasant looking. She is among the
kindest of all well-established workers to
beginners in journalistic work.
THE ORPHANS’ SCHOOL
Located at Washington, Ga. -Points
About the Recent Examination.
Editor Morning News: I fi-i-l it almost a
duty, as well as a great pleasure, to speak
through your columns of the annual exami
nation of the orphan boys at Washington,
Oa., which I attended on June 30. It is a
pleasure to express my astonishment—yes,
astonishment—at the excellent showing
made by a school of “orphan boys,” and a
duty I owe to those, who, like ‘.myself, have
given their mite, from time to time, to this
institution, but who were not so fortunate
as l in taing present to see how well our in
vestment is paying, considering our charity
in a business light. Certain I am, if those
who have ever given so much as a dime to
St. Joseph’s Orphanage, could know, as I do
now, how well it is expended tiiey would feel
proud that they had contributed the least
bit to build up so noble a charity.
The examination was held in a large, airy
school room, well fitted up with desks,
blackboards, maps and all school parapher
nalia. One blackboard was covered with
drawings illustrative of philosophy, excel
lently executed, This was the work of the
boys, and was to serve them in lieu of ap
paratus in the recitation of that study. Op
posite were large maps also drawn by the
pupils, which were really remarkable for
their execution and correctness.
l’roinptly at 0 o'clock the exercises began
with a class in catechism. Then followed
philosophy, arithmetic. United States his
tory . algebra, grammar, geography and
spoiling, and for three hours and a half tho
interest awakened by the fh-st excellent reci
tation never slackened. The bright-faced,
neatly-dressed hoys were so ready with their
answers, so quick and precise, so thoroughly
familiar with every lesson, that itwasareal
pleasure to watch them, as well as listen to
th-m.
The examples in arithmetic and algebra
were given them at random through the
portion of the Is mk over which they had
passed, and there was not a hesitancy in any
case, but quick, clear solution nnd analysis
of each example. The analysis given in a
manner that proved that the lioys were not
pieces of machinery wound up for the oc
casion, but well grounded, and thoroughly
at home in wbat they were doing.
The exercises were varied by poetical
recitations well delivered, and by the read
ing of two original compositions descriptive
of the boys’ frolics in winter and how they
spent Washington’s birthday. These were
quite interesting and amusing and let us
into the secret of their happy faces and
their zeal for study and work which was re
warded by such pleasant recreations.
Several handsome gold medals were given
to the lioys for proficiency in studies and
for good conduct, while they were all com
mended for their excellent deportment, their
honor and industry.
And these were orphan boys! Suggestive
to me, liefore 1 saw this school, of sad,
pinched faces and dull minds, but here were
lioys happy, healthy, intelligent, as well
grounded, as well trained as t lie very best
schools or colleces could produce. Here
were boys os well cared for ns if they paid
their ♦BOO a year. One thing that struck
me forcibly was the affectionate confidence
which the lioys showed toward their teach
ers, gentle-faced sisters of that noble hand
who sacrifice their lives for these poor little
oiu-s. Happy lioys to have such mothers,
such guides, such beautiful souls to guard
a lid care for them.
And whose was tho happiest, proudest
heart at the success of that-examination?
One whom t hey call father, and who in
very truth is father to them.
Rev. Father O’Brien, so proud of his
boys, so zealous for their welfare, and so
earnest in his efforts to effect what we saw
this day. Orphan lioys lifted out of the
comfortless, cheerless, routine life of the
typical orphan’s “home"’ into the utmos
pnere of a true home, where love of God
makes tender mothers of the black-roU.-d
sisters, places a generous, careful father at
the head of tho household and supplies the
gentle influences of a happy home-life. I
congratulate myself that I have seen all
this and I l>eg you to let others have tho
beneßt of my happy experience.
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OVER IN CHARLESTON.
What Is Going On in South Carolina’s
Metropolis.
The Sumter Guards held a meeting Satur-
I day. at which the invitation to take part in
j the State military encampment at Spartan
burg, next month, was discussed, but no
definite conclusion was reached.
At a meeting of the Charleston Light
Dragoons Saturday, arrangements yvere per
fected for the trip to Biuffton. The com
pany will send down a squad to tilt with the
Beaufort District Troop on Thursday next.
Tho impertinent letter of Samuel Logrand,
which recently resulted in his discharge os a
letter carrier, has been published in the
Charleston Recorder. Air. W. P. McGarey,
who hail been appointed superintendent of
the letter carriers by Postmaster Mowry,
sent Legrand a letter on June 13, saying:
“Night Mailing Clerk George H. Dantzman
reports you to postmaster as being one-half
hour late in bringing in your morning col
lection Sunday, June 12. This being your
first offense I will overlook it A repetition
of tho same will to a dismissal, excepting
sickness, accompanied by a doctor’s certifi
cate in good standing, be furnished.”
In reply to Air. McGarey’s warning
Legrand wrote as follows: “Sir: I am
pleased to inform you that I
recognize but one postmaster and a chief
clerk, who will be held strictly responsible
for proper execution of all work in this of
fice. Sections Sand 11: “All matter of re
port should be made to the chief clerk and
referred to the Postmaster,’ yvhose official
duty and sense demauds me to his office for
reprimand, and not yours. It is understood
that your appointment by Mr. A. 11. Mowry
as superintendent o\-er trio carriers is anew
one, m order to assist yourself and others to
leave the office at 7:30. lam thoroughly
acquainted with the regulations of the de
partment, and do not wish to hear anything
more from you.”
Postmaster Mowry then took a hand in
the affair, and on June Ki informed Legrand
that he was discharged for insutardinatiou.
Weather Indications.
Special indications for Georgia
RAIN and South Carolina: Stationary
I temperature, winds shifting to
east and south, fair weather, ex -
cept rain at coast stations.
Comparison of mean temperature at Savan
nah, July 3, 1897, and the mean of same day for
fifteen years.
j Departure j Total
Mean Temperature j from the Departure
Mean Since
for 15 years July 3,’87. j -1-or :Jan. 1,1887.
BL9 76 7 5.1 I- 358.8
Comparative rainfall statement:
~ j . . i Departure Total
Mean Daily Amount j rom the Departure
Amount for for j Mean Since
lb \ears. j July3, 87. or _ j an . 1, 1887.
.167 | 810 : -I- 673 —1.058
Maximum temperature 84.1, minimum tem
perature 69.1.
The height of tho river at Augusta at
1:33 o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time)
was 5.5 feet —a fall of 1.3 during the past
twenty-four hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin for 24 hours end
ing 6p. m., July 3, 1887, 75th Meridian
time.
Districts. I Average.
Max. Min. Rain-
turns Temp Temp fall.
1. Wilmington 9 65 67
2. Charleston 8 64 68 .26
3. Augusta 12 69 68 .05
4. Savannah 9 90 69 .13
5. Allnnta 80 69 .80
6. Montgomery 6 85 69 .72
7. Mobile 6 68 68 .65
8. New Orleans 9 88 69 .17
9. Galveston 20 92 71 .27
10. Vicksburg 4 89 70 02
11. Little Rock 13 88 69 05
12. Memphis jlB 86 69 .19
Averages | 87.0 68.9 1 .28
Observations taken at the same moment
of time at all stations.
Savannah, July 3, 9:36 p. m.. city time.
Temperature.
Direction.
v.
Velocity ?
Rainfall.
Naur
op
Stations.
Portland 72 S j.. Clear.
Boston. 70 S 12.... Fair.
Block Island 00 S W|2o[ j Fair.
New York city ... TGiSWUBI [Clear.
Philadelphia .... 76 S 12 [Clear.
Washington city. 70 SlO Clear.
Norfolk 7t>| S ;12 Cloudy.
Charlotte 7U| . I .00 Fair.
Hatterus I— i
Wilmington 70S K Ki Light rain.
Charleston 76 NW 7i 12 Fair.
Augusta 70 X E Fair.
Savannah 75, N 80 Fair.
Jacksonville 80 S E 12, Clear.
Key West 80[ E . i Fair.
Atlanta 78NW..1 Cloudy.
Pensacola 80 BW.. | Cloudy.
Mobile 78 S . [ Cloudy.
Montgomery 72[5E:..l 31 Cloudy.
Vicksburg 72 S 0 Fair.
New Orleans 7ti[ S j . 1 08 Cloudy.
Shreveport 78' S I Cloudy.
Fort Smith 80 SWF Clear.
Galveston. 80 S [ 6 .12iCloudy.
Corpus Christi 82SJ5 1S Cloudy.
Palestine 74 S TO 1 Cloudy.
Brownesville 80S E 0 ....[Clear.
RioOraude 80) S 12 Fair.
Knoxville 76 ... OTjCioudy.
Memphis 78 S E; ! Cloudy.
Nashville 70 S Ej. 85 Fair.
Louisville 72 sEI 6 OOiClear
Indianapolis 70 S E G 32 Fair,
Cincinnati... 72 S\V O-i Knir.
Pittsburg 86 S E 12; [Fair.
Buffalo 82 S Pair.
Cleveland 82 Clear.
Marquette on Oliciondy.
Chicago 72 S 10 20 Cloudy.
Bulutn 50 NE .. .00 Light rain.
St. Paul Ml W Cloudy.
Dnvonport 72: W ..I .02 Cloudy.
Cairo 701 S 7| .01|Cloudy.
St. Louis 70 S 7 11,Light rain.
Leavenworth.. 71 NW, [...Clear.
Omaha 70 NW, i Clear.
Yankton 60 NW| 6| .. [Fair.
Bismarck 70 | | (dear.
Deadwood 60 . ... Clear.
Cheyenne 78 S E ; KSlC'lear.
North Platte 70IN Kl 2 .... [Fair.
Podge City 70 N K I j Clear.
Santa Fe |..... |.. | |
U. N. Salisbury, Signal Corps, U S. Army.
Local Personal.
Hon. S. O. Mc[,endon, of Thomasville, is
at the Screven.
Among the arrivals at tho Screven House
yesterday were Oliver L. Jennings, Alliert
G Jennings, Brooklyn; Robert B. Johnston,
S. S. Litchfield, New York; Dr. C. Terry
and wife, Massachusetts; J. L. Pollaud, Co
lumbus; G. W. B. Walker, Augusta; C. F.
Shuro, Jacksonville, Fla.; O. M. Martin,
South Carolina; J. W. 1). Kemp, Philadel
phia ; Henry Brush, Florida.
At the Marshall House were W. J. Mul
herm, W. H. Wallace, John McCann and
son, Augusta; W. E. Sultan, Brunswick; L.
\\. Burton, Macon; E. N. Clark, Georgia;
Eugene Olierdorfer, Lake City, Fla.; C. E.
Evans, Marion, N C.; C. I-.' Lunieirs, Co
lumbia; T. S. Wiley, Darien: Isaac M Bow
man, George W. Jefferson, Charleston, 8. C;
T. G. Crawford, G. p, Wetheiington, Nay
lor; J. F. Finder, Stockton.
At tin- Harnett House were Leon Phillips,
Woyeross,;J. M. Sams, Wildwood, Fla.;
P- H. Pomar, Kt. Augustine, Fla.; J. N.
Newman, T. J. Sutherland, Jacksonville,
Fla.; E. C. Hemphill, Elizalx-tli, N. J.; T.
K Hale, Anilmy, N. J.; Georgs W. Kims,
I -11 Fayette, Pin.; John G. Van Pelt, 8. A.
Kendrick, Augusta. Gn ; W. H. Pm-khnlier,
H. H. PuekbaTier, J. C. Appiairtis, Charles
ton, 8. C. ; J. D. Simpkins, Fla.; A. J.
(rnikshank, Baltimore; W. C. Wasson,
New Orleans.
At the Pulaski House were A. E, Calhoun,
J. 1). Cheshire, S. R. Hhuddon, J. B. Carl
ton, Atlanta; Miss Nellie Mars, Miss Annie
Mars, Screven count v; 11. N. Colton. A. G.
Yancey, R. W. Williamson. C T. Hart, P.
A. JCarter, New York; G. 8. Black, W. R.
Turner. Philadelphia; B. O. Jackson. Boston.
Ninktv-pocm. , ab-iaokb and ddo pound
squashes hit referred to In Arreyn Grande,
(sal.,) papers as among the receut products of
that place.
FUNERAL INVITATIONS.
BLAKE WOOD. The friends an>l acquaint
ance of Thaddefk P. Blakewood and of J. A.
Blakewood are invited to attend the funeral of
the former from the residence of the latter. No.
25'4 William street, at ifl o'clock THIS MORN
ING.
MEETINGS.
~~ I>eK \LH LODGE NO. 9, I. O O F.
A regular meeting will be held THIS (Monday)
EVENING at 8 o'clock.
Installation of officers for the current term.
Members of other Lodgeeand visiting brothers
are cordially invited to attend.
By order of J. S. COLLINS, N. G.
Joh.v Riley, Secretary.
GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The repular monthly meeting of this society
will be held at Hodgson Hall THIS EVENING
at eight (8) o'clock.
CHARLES N. WEST,
Recording Secretary.
TATTNALL COUNCIL NO. *•, A. L. OF H.
Regular meeting will beheld THIS (Monday)
EVENING at 8 o’clock in the Encampment
Room at Odd Fellows' New Building.
G. O. WILSON, Commander.
John Henderson, Secretary.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
THE glorious FOURTH
Will be observed by a
GRAND FREE LUNCH,
AT 8 p. m. TO-NIGHT.
CHARLES KOLSHORN & BRO.,
170 Broughton street.
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.
City Treasurer's Office, I
Savannah, Ga , July 1, 1887. f
The following taxes are now- due:
REAL ESTATE, second quarter, 1887.
STOCK IN TRADE, second quarter, 1887.
FURNITURE, ETC., second quarter, 1887.
MONEY. SOLVENT DEBTS, ETC., second
quarter. 1887.
WATER RENTS, six months in advance, from
July 1, 1887, to Jan. 1, 1888.
GROUND RENTS, two or more quarters in
arrears.
A discount often percent, will be allowed
upon all of the above (except Ground Rents) if
paid within Fifteen Days after July Ist.
CHARLES S. HARDEE, City Treasurer.
NOTICE.
City Marshal's Office, )
Savannah, Ga,, July 2, 1887, j
This office will be open on MONDAY, .July 4,
from 9to 12 o'clock, for the convenience of all
who wish to pay their Real Estate Tax before
Salesday, which will be Tuesday, July 3. These
sales are open to all bidders.
ROBERT J. WADE,
City Marshal.
MADAME CHASTANET’S
SELECT GIRLS’ SCHOOL
HaviDg closed June 80, for the summer months
WILL REOPEN MONDAY, OCT. 3, 1387.
Mme. Chastanet will again have the efficient
aid of Miss Grady, and in special branches will
be assisted by other competent teacher;.
MARIETTA AND NORTH GEORGI A R. R.
Coupons on the bonds of the Marietta and
North Georgia Railroad, due July Ist, will be
paid on presentation at the office of James U.
Jackson, Augusta, Ga., or Boody, McLellan&
Cos., 57 Broadway, New York.
_______ R- M. PULSIFER, President.
DR. HENRY 8 COLDING,
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.
PROPOSALS \VANTED.
Proposals for Const ruction of Public limit] in gs.
Office of Ass’t Quartermaster, U. S. A., 1
No. 2 Peters St., West End, y
Atlanta. Ga., June 27th, 188"/.)
SEALED PROPOSALS in triplicate, subject to
usual conditions, will be received at this
office until 11 o’clock a. m. Friday, Aug. sth,
1887, central time, at which time and place they
will be opened in the presence of all attending
bidders, for the construction of the U. S. mili
tary reservation, near Atlanta, Ga., of the fol
lowing described public buildings, viz.:
Four (4) double sets of officers’ quarters.
Two (2) double sets of N. C. O. quarters.
One (1) stable.
One (1) quartermaster’s store house.
One (1) oil house.
The government reserves the right to reject
any or all bids, or parts thereof, and to waive
defects.
Blank proposals, plans and specifications and
instructions as to bidding, terms of contract,
payment, etc., will lie furnished on application
to this office.
Envelopes containing proposals must be
marked, "Proposals for Construction of Public
Buildings,’’ and addressed to the undersigned.
J. W. JACOBS,
Capt. and Ass't Quartermaster U. S. A.
EDIT A ITONAL.
AUGUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY,
STA.TT JV TO TV, VA.
Miss Mary J. Baldwin, Principal.
Opens Sept. Ist, INH7. Closes June, INBH.
XTNSURPASBED location, buildings, grounds
J nnd appointments. Full corps of teachers.
Unrivalled advantages in Musie. lAinguages,
Elocution, Art. Bookkeeping and Physical Cul
ture. Board, etc., etc., with full English Course
$2511 for the entire session of SI months. For full
particulars apply to the Principal for Catalogue.
”PUBLIC ATKINS.
CITY DELIVERY
OF THE
SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS.
Tbe undersigned is prepared to deliver the
Morning News (payable in advance) at the fol
lowing rates:
One Year $lO 00
Six Months 5 00
Three Months 2 50
WILLIAM ESTILL,
(EstiH's News Depot, No. 38 Bull street.)
BANKS.
KISSIMMEE CITY BANK,
Kissimmee City, Orange County, Fla.
CAPITAL - - - $50,000
r I TRANSACT a regular banking business, (live
I particular attention to Florida collections.
Correspondence solicited. Issue Exchange on
New York, New Orleans, Savannah and Jack
sonville, Fla. Resident Agents for Uoutta .V Cos.
and Melville, Evans & Cos., of London, England.
New York correspondent: The Seaboard
National Bank.
OMONs.
ONION©
50 CRATES BERMUDAS.
60 CRATES EGYPTIAN.
FOR SALE BY
C. M. & CO.
XTERCHANTS, manufacturers, mechanics,
i.l corporations, and all others In need of
printing, lithographing, and blank books can
have their orders promptly filled, at moderate
Eites at the MORNING NEWS PRINTING
OUSE, 3 W hiuker street.
State
op
Weather.
AMUSEMENTS.
FOURTH OF JULY, 1887.
G-x'a.xxcL HPioxi-io
OF THE
Catholic Library Association,
AT GREENWICH PARK.
Schedule—Cars leave Bolton street at 9:30,
10;35 and 11:45 a. m.. and 2,3, 4 and sp. M.
Tickets 50 cents, for sale by members of the
association and at Connor's and Fernandez's
stores.
Yacht and Horse Rack
U
AT
Thu iidei*l>olt
MONDAY, JULY 4th.
SPECIAL SCHEDULE FOR COAST LINE
RAILROAD.—Cars leave Bolton street 7:10,
9:30, 10:35, 11:45 am., 2,3,4,5,6:50 p.m. Re
turn, leave Thunderbolt 8, 10, 11, 12:20 A. M.,
2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 6:20, 7:30 p. si
R. E. COBB, Supt.
The Glorious Fourth at Thunderbolt!
r pHE Colt Race at Thunderbolt on Fourth
I July, purse SIOO, divided, closed with the
following entries:
Mike Kelly enters s. m. Maggie K.
George Baldridge enters g. g. Freddie B.
M. J. Doyle enters b. in. Maggie D.
James Mulligan enters... g. s. Geo. Washington.
The race, three in five in harness, will begin at
4 o'clock p. m.; will be trotted according to rule
and the best of order.
Mr. PHILIP SCHWARZ will manage the bar.
Pools will be sold on the grounds by experts.
Note special schedule Coast Line Railroad.
General good time guaranteed.
M. J. DOYLE,
Proprietor T. P. C.
BASE B A_e C
Savannahs vs. Warrens
JULY 4TII—
BASE BALL P-A.RK.
Admission 25c. Ladies free.
CLOTHING.
VERY THIN
COOL GARMENTS FOR GENTS.
Pongees, Alpacas, Flannels,
Seersuckers, Etc.
IN COATS AND VESTS.
Demand heavy, but will try and supply all.
Plenty of Summer Weight Woolen and Mixed
Goods in
DRESS SUITS,
BUSINESS SUITS,
SUMMER UNDERWEAR,
NECKWEAR AND HOSIERY
AT CUT PRICES.
STRAW HATS SACRIFICED.
Gents’ Fine Furnishing Goods
In greater variety and at lower prices than
elsewhere.
161 CONGRESS STREET.
B. 11. LEVY cSe BRO.
HARDWARE.
EDWARD HI ELL l SUNS,
HARDWARE,
Iron and Turpentine Tools.
Office: Cor. State and Whitaker streets*
Warehouse: 138 and 140 State street.
———————— mmm ■————————■———
BRICK.
Wm. P. Bailey & Cos.,
BRSCK MANUFACTURERS,
KEEP CONSTANTLY on HAND, in large
quantities, at their yard on the SPRING
FIELD PLANTATION, and will deliver the same
in any part of the city upon the shortest notice.
The I jest
Well Brick, Pressed Brick, Hard Brown Brick,
Gray Brick, Soft Brown Brick.
Office—Corner Bull and Broughton, at SI
MON GAZAN S CIGAR STORE, where all or
ders will receive prompt attention.
STRAWBERRY CORDIAL.
STHAWBEKKY COHUIAL.
A Small Quantity in a
Glass of Water Makes a
Delicious Drink.
IN QUART BOTTLES
A. jL & Off, WESTS,
PAINTS AND OILS.
JOHN G. BUTLER,
\\7TIITE LEADS, COLORS. OILS, GLASS,
' > VARNISH ETC.: READY MIXED
PAINTS; RAILROAD, STEAMER AND MILL
SUPPLIES, SASHES, DOORS, BLINDS AND
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE. Solo Agent for
GEORGIA LIME, CALCINED PLASTER, CE
MENT, HAIR anil LAND PLASTER.
6 Whitaker Street, Savannah, Georgia.
1865. CHM MURPHY, 1865.
House, Sign and Ornamental Painting
TAXECUTED NEATLY and with dispatch.
I J Paints, Oils, Varnighot, Brushes, Window
Glassos, etc., etc. Estimates furnished on ap
plication.
CORNER CONGRESS AND DRAYTON STS.,
Iteur of Chrint Church.
FOR s a Li;.
Fc>r S<* ih ‘ Cheap
c LOTIONS of STEAMER FLORIDA'S CABIN,
H entirely water proof, well suited for making
sheds; also, a tine lot of
FIRE WOOD.
Apply on Wharf, foot of Drayton street,
I I i.-G LASSES.
ptFcTf! h a w k es,
\V n r.‘ ., u, ""V.V r ’ *l*rt Oculist, Will lie at
▼ ▼ I .utter s PiiArnmcy for a few ria\ n whore
CIIYSTA I.LIZED he
hod All Eysh
BUTLER’S PHARMACY,
COR. BULL AND CONGRESS STREETS.
EXCURSIONS.
Charleston ISavannahßy.
lo! fori litis!
Through Pullman Service.
COMMENCING June 12th a through Pullman
Buffet service will bo rendered dally be
tween Savannah and Hot Spriugs, N. C. f via
Spartanburg and Ashville.
Ix*avo Savannah 12:26 pm
Charleston 4:55 pm
Columbia 10:20 p m
Arrive Spartanburg 2:20 a m
Arrive Asheville 7:00 a in
Arrive Hot Springs 9:00 am
EXCURSION RATES.
To SPARTANBURG &13 30
To ASHEVILLE 17 IS
To HOT SPRINGS 17 15
Sleeping car reservations and tickets good
until Oct. Slst, 1887, can be had at BREN'S
TICKET OFFICE, Bull street, and at depot.
E. P. MeSWINEY,
Gen. Pass. Agt.
Charleston and Savannah Ry.
Reduction in Rates
-TO
NEV YORK.
company has now on sale ticket*
1 at sls to New York via Atlantic Coast
Line and the magnificent steamships of
the Old Dominion S. S. Company, sailing from
Norfolk, Va., every Monday, Tuesday, Wednes
day. Thursday anil Saturday, arriving at New
Y’ork on follow ing evenings. Meals and stat
room on steamships ii •lulled.
Passengers should take train 78 leaving Savan
nah at 8:23 p. a. on days previous to those men
tioned above.
This route affords a delightful sea trip, avoid
ing Cape Hatteras.
Pullman accommodations and elegant stato.
rooms secured on application to Wm. Bren,
T. A., 22 Bull street, or J. B. Oliveros, T. A.,
Depot. E. P. MeSWINEY,
Gen. Pass Agent.
SUMMER RESORTS.
MONTYALE 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; S2 per day, $lO and sl2 per week, $35 and
S4O per month for July and August. Half rates
for children, J, C. ENGEL, Prop.
MOUNTAIN HO USE,
Cornwall Heights, New York,
ON slope of Storm King Mountain; elevation
I,BW feet. Now open for reception or
guests. Climate positive cure for malaria.
Healthiest summer resort in United States; lhj
hours from New York by West Shore railroad,
2V6 by Mary Powell. Dancing In grand pavilion
every night. Electric bells, new bowling alley,
billiard parlor, tennis court, horseback riding.
Refers to Austin R. My res, of editorial staff
Savannah Morning News. Address J. W.
MEAGHER.
BIEMAM’S HOTEL,
Walhalla, S. C.
SITUATED at foot of the Blue Rift ere Moufc
tains. Delightful summer resort. Good
elimate. Excellent water. Also, a direct hack
line to Highlands, N. C. Terms reasonable.
D. BIEMANN & SON,
Proprietors.
DAGGERS WHITE SULPHUR SPRING^
BOTETOURT COUNTY, VA.,
\\7ILL open JUNE 20. Circulars to be had
it at this office.
BEAN & TAYLOR,
Managers.
r pHK WATAUGA HOTEL, Blowing Rock, N.
A C. In the mountains of North Carohna.
4,000 feet abofe the sea. Easily accessible. Medi
cal graduate on the premises. Terms the low
est in North Carolina. Opened June Ist for tbs
season. For information address WATAUGA
HOTEL CO., Blowing Rook, N. C.
''I'HOUSAND ISLANDS.—Westminster Hotel,
1 Westminster Park, Alexandria Bay, N. Y
“Unquestionably the finest location in tha
Thousand Islands.”— Warper's Magazine, Sept.,
IBS'. Send for descriptive pamphlet. H. if.
INGLEHART, Proprietor.
HOTELS.
Fifth Avenue Hotel,
MADISON SQUARE, N. Y.
r J , HE largest, best appointed, and most liber
ally managed hotel in tho city, with the most
central and delightful location.
HITCHCOCK. DARLING & CO.
A. B. DARLING, formerly of the Battle lluus*
Mobile.
HIRAM HITCHCOCK, formerly of the St.
Charles Hotel, New (Orleans.
NEW HOTEL TOGNI,
(Formerly St. Mark's.)
Newnan Street, near Bay, Jacksonville, Fla.
WINTER AND SUMMER.
r |' , HE MOST central House in the city. Near
A Post Office, Street Cars and all Ferries.
New and Elegant Furniture. Electric Bells,
Baths, Etc. $2 50 to $3 per flay.
JOHN B. Tot INI, Proprietor.
DUB'S SCREVEN HOUSE!
r I' , HIS POPULAR Hotel Is now provided with
1 a Elevator (the only one in the
city'and has been remodeled and newly fur
nUshed. The proprietor, who by recent purohft—
is also tho owner of tho establishment,
neither pains nor ex[*nse In the entertainment
of bis guests. The patronage of Florida visit
ors is e.i nieatly invited. The table of tho
Screven J louse is suiiplied with every luxury
that the markets at home or abrond can afford.
MARSHALL HOUSE.
SAVANNAH, - - GA.
( ' EO. f>. lIODGKS. Proprietor. Formerly of
‘ T the Metropolitan Hotel. New York, and tho
Grand Union, Saratoga Springs. Location cen
tral. All parte of the city and places of inter
est accessible by street ears constantly passing
the doom. Special Imluceinents to those visit
ing tho city for business m- pleasure ___
THE MORRISON HOUSE.
One of the Largest Boarding House* hi the
South.
\FFOHnS pleasant South rooms, good hoard
. with pure Artesian Water, at price* to suit
those wishing table, regular or tramdent accom
modations. Northeast corner Broughton unu
Drayton streets, opposite Marshall House.
ELECTRIC BELTS.
Electric Belt Free.
INTK' iDUGE It and obtain Agents wo will
for tho next sixty days give* away, fro© of
charge, Ui each county in th© United State* •
limited nuvntier of our (f©rman Electro CMlvanio
Bui‘©naory Belt*—price, $5. A ijositlve And uip
fail!ilk' (Hire for Nervous Debility, Varicocele.
Emissions. I m potency, Etc. SSOO reward paid
if every Ilelt we manufacture does not generate
•.i u.io electric current. Addroe* At ono*
i.i i.CILUC BELT AGENCV. P- a- Box Im
Brooklyn. N. Y.