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8 DEFINING PROVIDENCE. OP DR. BACON, OF THE INDEPENDENT PRESBYTE RIAN CHURCH. A Popular Religious Error Confronted with a Scriptural Argument. Considering the weather, it was a fairly large assembly that gathered yesterday in the lecture-room of the Independent Presby terian Church for morning worship. The theme of Dr. Bacon’s sermon was the Misin terpretation of Providence, a subject mar ly akin to that of his discourse of a week ago. The sermon was as follows: Act* ii, S3. Him being delivered up by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of find, ye by the Itand of lawless men did crucify and day: whom God raised up. (R. V.) “Here we have set forth to the world in an implication that is stronger than any state ment could lie, a divine doctrine concerning the interpretation of Providence, to-wit : that the recognizing of an event as taking place in accordance with the Divine providence and purpose does not in the least imply any approval of the human acts or agents by which the event was brought about. Let me repeat this, for it is a scriptural teach ing or the greatest practical importance to your religious happiness and your stead fastness in the Christian faith. The fact that an event takes place in accordance With God’s providence and pur]mso, implies no approval of the human agency by which it is effected, and no censure of those who may have suffered from it; and further, when such an event is the result of a con flict between opix-sing human forces, the is sue mi]dies no divine adjudication of any question of right and wrong between the conflicting parties. This doctrine is taught so persistently, and with such impressive reiteration through Old Testament ami New, by book after book, in century after century, that it ought to be superfluous to argue it here before a peo ple conversant with the Bible, liut it is not superfluous. A MISCHIEF-MAKING ERROR. “The reason why this truth is so insisted on in the Scriptures, doubtless, is the persist ent tendency of human nature to err lrom it. It was an old and prevalent error as long ago as the dnvs of the book of Job. It was |>ersi.stent ami inveterate still in the time of Christ, notwitlistuuding the clear teaching of psalmists and prophets; and to day, notwithstanding the added teaching of Christ himself, in the plainest and clearest language, the same error which He refuted and rebuked is prevalent ami obstinate still even in Christ's own church And see the mischief that is wrought by this unscriptural delusion! Because of it, there are honest souls that go year after year under clouds of depression and needless per plexity. Some lose God out of the world, will not believe that He can really be the controller of events which fall out in a way which they think contrary to right anil equity. Some lose their grasp of the princi ples of right and wrong; and when tno un godly prosper in this world, they begin to reason that then ungodliness is right; and so their foolish heart isdarkeneil. Borne dwell in bitter retrospects of life, conceiving that to be the mark of God’s disfavor toward them which God himself begs us, with tender and importunate reiterations, to recognize as the highest proof of his fatherly affection. And finally, and worst of all, there are those, ami have been ever since the miserable comforters of Job sat down to convince him of his wrong—those who make censorious interpretation of providential facts, so breaking the law i>t Christ; who take calamity as an evidence of wrong in other men, and argue that the suf ferer must be proportionally' a sinner. O the streams of spiritual unhappiness and wrong-doing that have flowed in upon the world and the church from this one source of error in the interpretation of Providence! WRONG IS WRONG STILL. “And all the time we are utterly without excuse for such error. Two entire books of Holy Scripture are devoted to the refutation of it—the book of Job ami the book of Ecclesiastes—it is the theme of one of the greatest of the Psalms, the seventy-third—and from page to page of both the Testaments the di vine protest against it is renewed so often that I know not how to choosethe instance of it. What means this entreaty of David In the seventeenth Psalm. ‘Deliver my soul from the wicked which is Thy sword— from men which are Thy hand. O Lord— men of the world that have their portion in this lifef—what but that he sees that the present triumph of tho wrong and the wrongdoer, may lx> included in tho pur poses of God, but that for all that wrong is wrong, and the wrongdoer is wicked still? Have you ever token the senee of that wonderful prophecy in the tenth chapter of Isaiah in which the word of the Lord apostrophizes the conquering Assyrian as he sweep* along through the land of promise on his career of unobstructed victory? ‘Ho As syrian, the iskl of mine anger, the stuff in whose hand is my indignation! I win send liim. * * * I will give him a charge. * * * Howbeit, he meanetli not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy anil to cut off nations not a few.’ But ‘it shall come to pass that when the Lord hath per formed his whole work, * * * 1 will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the King of Assyria, anil the glory of his higii looks.’ “Does God give judgment on the issue be tween bis people and this insulting heathen |n the desolating campaign wlmh scorches into barrenness the sacred land? No; und yet the conqueror in his cruel work is the risl in God's hand, which when the work is done, according to God's purpose, he shall break asunder anil fling in scorn upon the heap, to lie fuel for fire. SINNERS ABOVE ALL OTHERS. “Turn to the New Testament. There was a multitude crowding aliout the Lord, listening to His teaching, when there came persons twinging news of one of those fierce and dreadful collisions between Hebrew zeal and Roman discipline, of which tho temple was the frequent scene. A party of worshipers from Galilee hail lxx-n set upm by Pilate’s soldiers, and (awful omen!) their sacrifices hail been defiled by their own blood. Do not think, says the Lonl (evi dently they were thinking it, according to that pertinacious blunder of mankind), do not think that these were the greatest sin ners because they were the greatest suf ferers. Why, even when calamity comes as if direct from the hand of God, without any admixture of man’s malice] it is not distributed according to any suell principle. You remember, he says the tower 111 Bilwii.ii. (I clearly ns-nil the village of which ho spoke; they < : ull it by the same name to-day, Kiloam- a hamlet outside the walls of Jerusalem, on the stop slope beyond the Kedroti, its foundations clinging piss si riously to the crumbling limestone of tln< Mount of Olives.) You remember, he says, how the tower of Bilwan fell, and iiglit.x-ii IM-rsnns were taken out dead from the ruins; and do you hold that liecaiise that was Go i’s providential act, therefore you may infer that these were sinners alto ve all others f 1 tell you nay; you may not so Judge your brother, lest God judge you. A CONSPIRACY OK WICKED MEN. “And fiassfng by other eases in which our bird warns us to beware of this iniainterpre tation of Providence, turn tothe*]ieoch of Bimon Peter on the day of Pentocoat, anil In the words in w’hich he’spoaks of the cru cifixion of his beloved Lots! you find a noble illustration of his I/urd's teaching. White, in all the events of human history, so wicked as the putting to death of God’s in docent Bon? Wlmt so like tho triumph of wrong over right, ‘of the hour and power 3f darkness,’ over the kingdom of God? What si umtit t/1 be .spoken of as the nr GOmplisbiug of a divine purpose, as this sonspirary of wicked men. of Herod and Pilate, of Judas anil the acrilie*? But see now tho clear insight into divine truth of this unlearned and ignorant man who has been a pupil In the school of Jesus. He is able to look buck on tliut hour of desolation. and defeat, and despair, ‘the hour and power of darkness,’ when his hopes and as pirations for his own people and for the cause of God on earth were extinguished in the bloody execution of his Lord and King, and can see how tho hands of wicked men, in wicked acts, have not defeated, have only accomplished, the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. GOD’S PURPOSE CONTROLLING. “It was a splendid triumph of Christian faith, and not faith only, but of Christian knowledge and understanding, when that company of Jerusalem disciples, a little Inter, harried by the persecutions alike of Jew and Gentile, could look back from the midst of terrors and tliEentenings and exult hi the universal government of God and the mighty power whereby lie is able t<i sulxiue all tilings unto himself, even the craft and violence of wicked men. They look out from their upper chamber upon the gathering storm; they look bock toward that day of anguish w hen tho shepherd was smitten anil the sheep were scattered abroad and break forth together into singing: ‘For of a truth against Thy holy child Jesus whom Thou didst anoint, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, were gathered together to do whatsoever thy hand and Thy counsel determinedjiefore to come to pass.’ There was no doubt in their minds at all, that God’s purpose hail been controlling for its own beneficent ends all that wide conspira cy of wrong-doing; and there was no fear at all that in recognizing thus the*ovorruling pur]mse of God. they might thereby be com promising themselves with the wrong, or implying a divine certificate that wrong was right. £ “My dear friends, is the doctrine of tho divine Scriptures on this subject clear to you—perfectly clear 1 or must I go on still further accumulating the examples of God's protest against the misin terpretation of His providence! If, indeed, you have apprehended His meaning in His word, that individual events in history, whether personal or national, are not to be construed as deciding moral questions, then I beg you hold on to it. As you value your clearness of mind and your comfort of eon science, never again allow yourself to bo confused or bewildered on this point, for it is pitiful to see how often Christian people, with the Bible in their hands, and with all the lights of history to read it by, will nevertheless drop down into the same miserable mistake with which tho friends of Job went moaning and maunder ing aliout his dunghill—tho mistake of supposing that God governs the world on the plan of measuring out every year so much suffering to so much sin, so that the greatest sufferer is always the greatest sinner. A COMMON ERROR. “Do you think this is not a common error in this time and region; Why, since I have ln-i-ii in t his town l have read a sermon, printed in full in the Southern l*rel>ytcrian, arguing that the earthquakes of last autumn were due to the neglect of discipline in tho Southern Presbyterian church! And I once knew the case of a Christian minister who hud ixhntod certain sufferers under great calamities, for their comfort, to the heavenly truth that even such calamities are compre hended in the tonofleent providence of God, and wao in consequence was stormed at day after day in the newspapers by angry anonymous writers who honestly no doubt, did not know any 1 sitter than to believe that, this implied that God had taken sides against (.lie sufferers, and had adjudi cate 1 certain moral, political, constitutional and historical questions in favor, of another part v! “Y\ r o have already seen something, in passing, of the mischiefs incident to this de lusion. Perhaps the worst perils are those which it brings to the prosperous and suc cessful and happy, tempted thus to plume themselves with self-complacency as if they were tho favorites of heaven, lint, tho pain which it brings is to the unhappy, the dis appointed, the afflicted. < )nee let this mistake get rooted in their minds, and, as they look buck on calamities that have fallen on them, what alternative is left to them f Either they must regard themselves as condemned of God, and give themselves over to painful searchings ot heart and dis tress of mind as to what tho sins are on which these afflictions are visited; or else they must lapse into tho dismal doubt whether there is any universal purpose of God controlling all events, and whether the events which they do not like are not really the work of fate, or of luck, orof the devil ; of some power that has got the totter of God and defeated him. MORAL MISCHIEFS. “Such arc some ot tho spiritual mischiefs that result. Think of the moral mischiefs. Can anyone estimate how much of the vi olence and cruelty with which the worldis filled, springs from this notion that ques lions of truth or falsehood, right or wrong, could ho settled by tho outward success or failure in a material conflict? There comes through the country roads one preaching an unpop ular doctrine—no matter what; |>erlmps he is a Christian missionary, perhaps he is a Mormon. He openly declares ‘I hold this to to true and that false; this to be right and the other wrong. ’ ‘Do you, indeedT answers the angry crowd; ‘we will settle that;’ and they proceed to settle these moral and religious questions—how? By a lynch court, by tar and feathers, or by a rope. And it is settled speedily. There is a poor wretch hiding in ignominy some where, away from the jeering of men; or a swinging corpse, with its anguished face turned sky ward; or a nameless and dishonored grave in the woods. And there is a triumph ant crowd straggling homeward with laughter and exultation. It is all settled now isn’t it? Surely there cannot to any further doubt on these ethical and doctrinal questions, after such a conclusive argument as this! And yet, there the questions are again, just as open as they were tofore, just as the questions which Stephen Imil argued with his executioners were open and un settled still when good men t/x>k up his mangled body and buried it with great la mentation. Young Saul, who kept the executioners’ clothes, thought it a conclusive demonstration, and rode on toward Damas cus to renew the argument there. But Saul presently confessed himself mistaken. AN OBSOLETE FOLLY. “So with that obsolete folly, a rolie, as long as it lusted, of the barbarous superstition of ordeal, tlmt questions of fact or of justice can to decided by tho flight of pistol baits. It was far more rational to refer them to the flight of birds or the throw of dice. Here is a question of veraei ty, a question of honor. No use arguing it; it must 1- decided by a higher appeal; it must to settled by that intelligent and august pixieoduro by which a tribe of African can uibals is accustomed to settle questions of witchcraft, and at the end of the ordeal— what? There is settled u question of target practice and a question of nervous tempera ment, and the questionsof honor and verac ity arc exactly where they were before. And so with the great arbitraments of in ternational war, like that which was enuii elated seventy years ago at Waterloo, a; most always, in so great a contlict., there is some great issue of principle totwcon the jmrt-ics, and there was there. It was an issue 1-tween prerogative and liberty prerogative represented by a conspiracy of kings, and liberty represented by an e\ hausted, desperate, infuriated js-oplu, struggling against I’O-euslavcmcnt to ab-.o lute tyranny. And you know which way the victory went. ' YY'hat did it decide? That tin- God of hosts had taken sides with oppression and against the rights of man? That prerogative was right and liberty was wrong? No, it settled only tho question of relative strength, and it declared, as it is so easy for us now to seo, the beneficent pur|>ose of God that then should lie peace—that blessed thirty years peace Unit gave to Eurolie not only prosperity, but by and by public litorty us well, so that, now we seo how God, working by ways we know not, was subduing all things to himself, making the wrath of man to praise him, giving to tho vanquished i-mis- ultimate triumph t hrough its own momentary defeat. Hut we should not he able to see this were it not for the perspective of two guneratious through tv'' hto rv ard it. THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY. JULY 11, 1887. A PRACTICAL RELIGIOUS TRUTH. “My friends, I have lalxired thus to set before you, in the light of God’s word and providence, and in its application to our selves, a religious doctrine of the highest practical value to every one of us—to our spiritual peace, to our moral duty. I earnestly hope that I have i-scaped that painful error into which I lately fell, of adverting by way of illustration, even t hough with terms of respect and honor to ward you, to events so full of agitating and distressing association to many hearts, that it was impossible that they should illustrate but could only distract. Ido not fear any prolonged misunderstanding on your part towards me, as if you could think me dlsre gurdful of broken hearts and wounded spir its. You cannot imagine me forgetful ot that strange and unaccountable kindness on your part towards me, an utter stranger, that sent to seek mo over a thousand miles of -pure, and over a wider interval of differing antecedents, and diverging convictions and prejudices, and that received me here with a wonderful in the name of the Lord Jesus whom 1 serve. Far less will it be possible for you who know me to imagine me callable of for getting the love that surrounded and upheld me when I was alone among you. but just now, in the last extremity of earth ly sorrow; the tender hands, as of mother or sister, that ministered to iny beloved in her mortal need, and the hearts t hat cherish her saintly mem ory and her unfinished work. Others may misconceive me- that in of little importance. You who know mo cannot believe ine capa ublo of requiting such loving-kindness with any wanton pain. “Whether the messenger shall be mis understood or rejected is a small matter. I put it wholly aside from tny caro anil thought. But beware as you value the light of a Christian faith anil the comfort of a‘reasonable, re ligious and holy hope’ lest you lose your grasp upon the divine truth of this message. Not m your prosperity alone, but most of all in your uttermost and most inexplicable disappointments and calamities, personal or public, hold fast your faith that God is Gov ernor, and is subduing everything to His ixsneficent purposes by ‘that, mighty power whereby He is able to subdue all things unto himself.’ ” A FAMOUS NAVIGATOR DEAD. Capt. Griffin, Who Found the Franklin Relics, Passes Away at Aspinwall. Tho New York World says: “Capt. Samuel P. Griflln, forme‘ly of the United States navy, died at Aspinwall, Isthmus of Panama, July -t, of paralysis. He was 01 years old. 11“ had been living in Aspinwall for four years superintending a large con tract on tho Panuma canal. He was born in Savannah, i la., in I*2o, and was graduated first in a class of sixty at Annapolis. He served throughout the Mexican war on the United States frigate Savannah, which then formed part of tho Pacific squadron, which took possession of California in that war In 1 xid he was assigned an extra hazardous duty in command of the United States brig Rescue, which, with the Ad vanee. under command of Lieut. De Haven, formed wiiat is called the first Grinneil or United States Arctic expedition in search of Sir John Franklin. This expedition se cured the first traces of the lost English ex plorer, and both Lieut. I)e Haven and Capt. Griflln were decorated by Queen Victoria for their services. On his return from the Arctic regions. Capt. Griffin was married to Miss Emily Edy, a daughter of Henry Edy, an old New York merchant. During the war he was detailed by Gen. Bunks to col lect a fleet for the Red river expedition. He soon afterward entered the employ of tho Pacific Mail Steamship Company, find com inandixl, as Commodore, successive steam ers of their fleet until 1882. Heoojnmaiuled the City of Pekin and the City of Tokio, and took tiie latter vessel around Cajx- Horn to San Francisco. His tnil, soldierly figure and intelligent face, fringed witli long beard, were familiar to thousands of New Yorkers. Ho was a membor of the New York Club and of Holland Lodge. Ilis wife, two daughters and two sons survive him. His remains will be brought North in November for interment." THROUGH THE CITY. Items Gathered Here and There by the News Reporters. There were five arrests for disorderly con duct lust night. The German Friendly Society will hold its July meeting to night. The Board of Education will hold its regu lar monthly meeting to-night. Oalanthe Lodge, Knights of Pythias, will meet to-night and install officers. DeKalb Lodge No. 9. 1. O. O. F., meets this evening. Amendments to the by-laws of the lodge will he acted upon. The steamer Pilot Boy arrived here yes terday afternoon, and will take out this morning a negro excursion for Beaufort. The steamship City of Augusta for New York yesterday carried 55,003 watermelons, 6,368 crates and 125 barrels of vegetables. The annual meeting of the Evergreen Cemetery Association will lie held at the office oi the Secretary, M. A. Cohen, Esq., No. 93 Bay street, tomorrow. The Savannah, Florida and Western and Charleston ntid K-ivaiinali Railway Em ployes’ Mutual Relief Association will hold its quarterly meeting to-night at the com pany’s general offices. There were 141 failures in the United States reported to Hrudstreet's last week, against 176 in tho preceding week, and 153, 192, 146 and 136 in the corresponding weeks of 1886, 1885, 1884 and 1883 respectively. A preliminary meeting of the officers of the various Savannah companies that fought in the war will lie held to-night at the Republican Blues’ hall, to consider tho organization of the proposed Confederate Veterans' Association. James Carney was held up on the street at 3 o'clock yesterduy morning by' a party of roughs, and relieved of a gold watch. The highwaymen made their escape, but Officer I.iglit body captured a man named C. Bacon, who he charged with toiug one of the party and lie was safely locked up in the barracks. Officers Dunham, Rogers and Sheehan raided a negro gambling den on Broughton street lane, tot ween Montgomery and West Broad streets, yesterday morning, and cap tured Yaron Patterson, Edward Gregory, Robert Washington, YY'illio Burns and Carl Foster, all negroes, who were lodged in jail under the charge of gambling. Railway Stenographers. Mr. William Allan, private secretary to General Manager Haines, of the Savannah, Florida and Western railway, has an inter esting articlo in tho last nutntor of the Jinihcay Aye on railway stenographers. The . 1 i/e in commenting editorially on the article says: “An ineoiii[*>tent stenographer is simply a nuisance which ought not to Is tolerated cejiecially when much depend cnce must Is- placed upon him. The plan which our corres|>ondeiit projM** i for ele vating the standard in railway offices is worth thinking of. It is in’ successful operation in some offices which have hereto fore accomplished much in the use of im proved methods of conducting business. A civil service examination among steuogra l’la-rs would solid thousands of them back to the grammar schools which they have deserted prematurely.” Manv People Refuse to Take Cod Liver Oil on account of its unpleasant taste. This difficulty has Is-en overcome in Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with llypophos phites. It being as palatable as milk, and tin- most valuable remedy known for the treatment of consumption, scrofula and bronchitis, general debility, wanting diseases of children, chronic coughs and colds, has caused physicians in all parts of tie- world to use it. Physicians reisirt our little pa t ion Is take it with pleasure. Try Scott's Emulsion and Is- cnnvftiewi The most complete line of thin Goats and V-ls tem to 1 ••* had ui Ahwl A Kehmd's Ul’ AMOXfI THE NINETIES. THE EXTREME HEAT CAUSED BY MOISTURE IN THE AIR- A Hot Day Throughout the Savannah Section of the Cotton Belt—Ninety- Two Degrees in Savannah—The Open. ing of the Tybee Steamer Line and the Route to the Sea Shore. It was not altogether the imagination that made people think it was hot yesterday. There have been hotter days when they complained less, but there have beeu few when the heat was more uncomfortable, It was a good day for Sunday excursions. Nearly everybody wanted to go somewhere. About 1,000 went to Tybee, and another 2,000 or 3,000 went somewhere else. Tlje Pope Catlin was crowded every trip, anil the last boat up last night was more than crowded. Tiie weather at tho beach was delightful and everylxxly who went enjoyed it. The bathing was lino anil in tho afternoon the beach in front of the Ocean House was lined with bathers. It was really the first opportunity that has lieen afforded this season for a dip in old ocean and hundreds availed themselves of it. A cool breeze swept in from tho sea, and tho sweltering crowd from the city enjoyed it to tho ut most. The last steamer reached tho city between 11 and 12 o’clock last night. In the city the weather was intensely hot. Tiie thermometer at the signal station reg istered I*2 , but it was not the high tempera ture alone that made the day uncomfortable. It was the humid condition of the atmos phere. The observer up in the top of the post office building said last night that the humidity was something startling for so high a temperature. Usually in high tem peratures the humidity is less than in low temperatures, but yesterday was an exception. The humidity was between 15 anil 20 per cent, above the mean for July, and it was this that made the weather so thick and heavy. The range of temperature for the day was 19’ The highest reached was 92°, about 1 o’clock. The drug store thermometers, some of them, went considerably higher. Savannah fared bettor though than most of tho stations in this section ot thocotton belt. Millen reported 97’, Jcsup 95°, Waycross 91°, Eastman 95" and Live Oak 90°. Albany and Alapaha reported the same tempera ture as -Savannah. Bainhridge was the cool est place and that reported 87”. The aver age for the entire section was 93°. The rainfall was very light and was only .04 of an inch altogether. Bainbridgo, Live Oak and Thomasvillo were the only stations where it ruined at all. There were tliroat cnings of rain here, and a few drops fell, but not enough to lx- appreciable. A sharp thunderstorm passed north of the city early in the afternoon and the lightning was very sharp here. A bolt struck Dasher’s store at. Broughton and Whitaker streets, anil knocked off a piece of the cornice and pret ty thoroughly shook tip people in the vi cinity, but further than that did no dam -igc. What the weather will tie to-day is hard to tell. The observer on duty at tiie signal station last night said that there is a storm disturbance in the lake region and falling barometer was reported from tho Ohio and Mississippi Valley stations and also from Atlanta, indicating its movement in this direction. If this is tho caso the next day or* two will he likely to bring bad weather. The indications from the chief signal office last night were; Southerly winds in eastern portion, westerly winds in western portion, stationary temperature and local rains. OVER IN CHARLESTON. What is Going on in South Carolina’s Metropolis. The members of tho Charleston City Council are expected to resign at tho next meeting. Charleston’s delegates to the International Sunday School Convention which was held at Chicago last month have just returned, and have prepared a report of the proceed ings and the part took by the Charleston delegation. In the report are incorporated brief extracts from the most striking speeches delivered in the convention, and a mass of interesting and valuable statistical information. There are 99,762 Sunday schools in the United States, with 8,034,478 pupils and 1,107,170 teachers—a total of 9,141,648 teachers and pupils in a population of 50,165,788 in the United States. Cicero Ciesar Smith, an humble colored citizen of Charleston, has written a letter to Mr. McElroe in regard to the Charleston police department, concerning which so much has iieen said. He wants the police force “regulated" so that the colored folks can havo a “show." In his letter ho says: “I want to feel that I can ‘holler’ ‘Rah swimpsl’at sa. in., and wake up all the sick and tired black people; I want to feel free to hit people with hack-handed strokes of my bat; to maul the hall over the mall and bawl at the ball as much as I please. I want to be free to sit on a mall bench with a dozen friends when other peo ple are working or sleeping, and sing and laugh and shout and scream until 3 o’clock a. in., or play the aceordeon and mouth organ, beat sticks and sing hymns 79 verses long." STABBED FIVE TIMES. One Negro Terribly Stabbed by An other on the Louisville Road. Jacob Wood, colored, was dangerously stabbed in a fight with Robert Porter in Woeltjells’ store, at the Louisville and Au gusta road junction, late Saturday night. He and Porter were scuffling and afterward got into a fight. Porter drew a knife and stabbed his antagonist in tho head, three times in tho back and once in the eye. He was brought into the city and Dr. S. C. Parsons dressed his wounds. The stab in tho eye hied profusely. The knife entered the left corner of the eye and struck the ball. After a careful dressing it was found that the eye could be perfectly restored. Tho other cuts though deep arc not tliougut to lie fatal. The Correct Number. The number of carloads of melons which (lie Savannah, Florida and Western railway has taken from South Georgia this season is 1,480, instead of 480, as was stated yester day. It is expected that the number which the railway will carry f before the season closes will reach 2,000. Breaking Down and Building Up. When a man breaks down in the matter of physical strength, the question of its recovery depends in a great inc isure upon the length of time he allows to elapse before adopting medic inal means to m-up-rate it. A tonic, which gives a |ieeily and powerful impulse to the pro cesses of digestion and assimilation, is the tost auxiliary lie can employ, aad lie should resort to it promptly The most reliable dependence of the feeble, the aged and tile nervous, hits ever proved to he Hostetler's Stomach flitters, an in vigorant of untional reputation and proven worth, comm n.led by medical men of uiatine tlou, not onl.i tor building up a broken down system, tail ns u remedy for dyspepsia, consti- I -alien, liver complaint, fever ana ague, and Idney trouble. While not eliiimed to lie a ina cea, it is a most useful and comprehensive household remedy. It is, moreover, cuilncully safe ns well ns effective. From Gov. 8. P. Hughes, of Arkansas. Having used A. K. Hawkes’ New Crystal lized Louses for sonic months, I have found them the linest glasses 1 have ever used. Simon P. Hughes, Governor of Arkansas. We enltotlention to the advertisement of School, Petersburg, Va., in an other column. The Twenth-third Annual Session of this School for Bovs liecins the first Monday in (Motor. For catalogue address W. Go- ' > ’>V. U-Ad Master. Local Personal. Ex-Gov. and Mrs. Bulloch were passen gerf on the steamer City of Augusta for New York yesterday. Among the arrivals at the Marshall Honse yesterday were J. C. H. Biscjjoff and wife, Miss Bischoff, Mrs. M. Meyer, Charleston, 8. C.; Mias C. Werner, Fernandina, Fla.; F. K. Younge, Atlanta; B. W. Furber. Au gusta ; L. M. Rountree, Port Royal, S. C.; A. J. Franz, Beaufort. S. C.; T. Ellsworth, Brunswick; B. Burnes, Ogeeohoe; J. H. Harrison, Beaufort, 8. C.; Frank Roberts, 8. B. Goodwin, B. H. Roberta, Valdosta: H. Cannon and wife, Wayeroes. At the Harnett House were .1, R. Massey, Wildwood, Fla.: Hans Anderson, Pierson, Fla.; J. L. Ferguson, Fernandina, Fla.; B. F. Dtifree. Lockport, N. Y.; James A. Ward and wife, Boston; T. B. Burrell and wife, E. 8. Dewey, Mrs. C. A. Biddings, New York; J. W. Swift, T. P. Ambrose, George C. Moorhead. Charleston, 8. C.: IV. B. Dutton, C. H. Dillinger, Boston; E. J. Finley, Lynn, Mass.; W. li. Luxford and wife, Baltimore; Cant. J. A. Dupong, Beaufort, S. C. At the Screven House were R. H. Grop pel, Baltimore: L. L. Rnuron, Atlanta; W B. Bridges, Athens; L. E. Gallaher, Macon; R. M. Samuel, Boston; W. W. Hart, B. Newman, New York: J. M. Crawford. E. L. Brown, R Daniel, Milieu; E. W. Whea ton, Philadelphia; E. Brautn, St. Louis; J. W. Putnam, New Orleans; E. T. Dunn, Pensacola. At the Pulaski House yesterday were Rufus B. Bullock, Mrs. and Miss Bullock, Miss Jones, Mrs. Douglass, Atlanta; C. R. Diamond, Jr., New York; J. Ransome, Macon; M. T. Lanigan, J. J. Horan, J. J. Small, Charleston, S. C.; M. Schemer, Eufauls, Ala.: J. G. Cameron, Philadelphia; A. H. Goode, W. Ross, Chicago; John Rich ardson, South Carolina; John A. Gee, Columbia. Railroad Clatter. The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company has a corps of engineers in the field surveying a line for the extension of its Mineral road to Tuscaloosa. It is reported that work on the extension will begin as soon as tho route is located and that trains will run to Tuscaloosa by the time the Huntsville extension is completed. The proposed extension will be of great benefit to Birmingham, and will no doubt be hailed with delight by the citizens of Tuscaloosa. Uames Yesterday. At Cincinnati — Cincinnati 0 0 S 0 3 2 6 1 I—2l Metropolitans 00002200 3 7 Base bits Cincinnati 20, Metropolitans 13. Er rors—Cincinnati 5, Metropolitans 13. At St. Louis — The St. Louis and Baltimore game was stopped by the police after the first inning: ball playing oh Sunday being in violation of the Sunday laws. At Louisville — Louisville . 7 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 I—l 4 Brooklyn 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 0-7 Base hits— Louisville 18, Brooklyn 15. Errors— Louisville 4, Brooklyn 6. “Buchu-Paiba.” Quick, complete cure, all annoying kid ney, bladder and urinary diseases. sl. At druggists. “Rough on Bile” Pills. Small granules, small dose, big results, pleasant in operation, don’t disturb the stomach. 10c. and 25c. “Rough on Dirt.” Ask for “Rough on Dirt.” A perfect washing powder found at last! A harmless extra tiny A1 article, pure and clean, sweet ens, tn shr#i, bleaches and whitens without slightest injury to finest fabric. Unequaled for lino linens and laces, general household, kitchen and laundry use. Softens water, saves labor and soap. Added to starch pre vents yellowing. 5c., 10c., 25c. at grocers. Georgia Bar Association. The official notice of the fourth annual meeting of the Georgia Bar Association, which will be held at Atlanta Aug. 3, next, will he found in another column. The pro gramme includes an address by Hon. Thomas M. Cooley: bv the President of the Association, Hon. Cliftord Anderson; papers by Messrs. I. E. Shumate, R. 8. Lanier, Julius Brown, H. E. \V. Palmer and John W. Akin; reports of standing committees, the chairmen of which are Messrs. J. C. C. Black. George A. Mercer, Win. M. Reese and W. R. Hammond. This, the fourth year of its existence, it may lie confidently said that the Georgia Bar Association has become one of the per manent institutions of the .State, and that it has a well-recognized field of usefulness, which th' work of the Association hitherto indicates, that it intends to occupy. The roll of membership shows a list of about 300 of the prominent lawyers of Georgia. The Association is working away at the subject of admission to the Bar, endeavoring to remedy the delays in the administration of justice, and generally to discuss important questions of interest to the profession and the public. Every good citizen, however remote may be his connection with the sub ject of litigation, may well f<-el that he is in terested in the objects and aims of this or ganization. At Estill’a Nows Depot. Savannah Daily Morning News, North American Review, for July, London News (10c. edition) No. 9, Sunny South, Christian Herald, Truth Seeker, Spirit of the Times, New York Post, Sportsman’s Referee, The Sportsman, Sporting Life, American Field, Harper's Bazar, Sporting News, Sporting Times, Peek’s Sun, Family Storv Paper, Fireside Companion, Satur day Night, New York Ledger, New York Weealy, Banner Weekly, Arkansaw Trav eler, Merchant Traveler, Philadelphia Call, Bixston Herald, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Times, Philadelphia Press, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore American, New York Herald, World, Times, Star, Sun, Tribune, Graphic, Florida Times-Union, Nashville Union, Jacksonville Morning News, New Orleans Times-Demoerat. New Orleans Picayune, Macon Telegraph, Au gusta Chronicle, Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, Charleston News and Courier. A complete line of Underwear at Appel A Solium's, 193 Congress street. The nobbiest lino of Stfllw Hats in the city to be seen at Appol A N-haul's. A complete line of Percale Shirts at Appel & dchaul’s. For tho Comfort of Stout Men. We have White Shirts, open front, with Collars and Cuffs attached, slze3 17, 17j<j, 18, lSfy, 19, made to order and not called for, which will U> sold low, by the Famous New York Clothing House, 140 Congress street. A few more of those White Flannel Suits left at Appel A Schaul’s. Embroideries and Lacos. This w*ek we will put on sale, hosides the Imlance of other stock, all the Embroideries and Dices which wore saved at tho fire. We promise to give such bargains as will com mand a ready purchase, as we are very anx ious to close out the entire stock at tho earliest, possible moment. Please hear this in mind and bo certain to examine our stock of Embroideries and laces. YVe also offer excellent bargains in Children's and Gents’ Fine Hosiery, Kid, Bilk and Thread Gloves. David Wkisbein, 106 Congress street, next door to Solomons’ drug store. For Warm Weather. YY'hite Linen Duck Suits, gray and cream color, Pongee Coots and Vests, Black Al tiucas, at all prices. Seersucker Coats and Vests, thin Coats for fifty cents; thin Under wear l<> close out, by the Famous New York Clothing House, 140 Congress street. Novelties in thin Couts and Vests just re ceived at Appel & Bchaul’s, One Price ('I tbiers. ! TRIED TO INVERVIEW CONKLING. Amusing Attempt of a Reporter to Pump the Famous Lawyer. A disj mL'h from Chicago to the New York World says: Roscoe Cockling arrived here to-day. In regard to the report that lie was to make a speech at the Grant Club Thurs day evening, he said: “I shall not make a speech to the club. I was invited to visit the club as a guest, and was distinctly told that no addresses would tie made. I certainly shall not speak. lain here on legal business.” The conversation turned upon Henry George and his theo ries, and Mr. Con tiling interviewed the in terviewer about the doctrines of the new party. “The United Labor party will probably fie an important factor in the next Presi dential election, will it not?” inquired tho reporter. “Does the Labor party intend to run a candidate for the Presidency !” Mr. Conk ling asked. “That is the understanding.” “Who will it name!” “Probably Henry George.” “Well, that of course, will show how far his land doctrines are received. I ask you the question about Henry George and his party because lam ignorant, Ido not pre tend to lx? posted about them. The law is a jealous mistress, and in this country, so vast and wide, if an attorney attends to the calls of his profession ho will find that his waking hours arc too much taken up with his busi ness to allow him to devote much attention to anything else. In England, which, leav ing out Wales, is about the size of New York State, a man can be in the House of Commons and still can practice law. But in America, where a New York lawyer is ex pected to do business not only in the many courts of that State, but in the neighboring States, and even in Illinois, Missouri and California, it is simply out of the question for a lawyer to meddle with politics or any thing else. For many years I ignored this, to the injury of my practice, but I assidu ously refrain from attending to anything else But my business now.” “Mr. Blaine will probably attempt the Presidential race once more?” said the reporter. “It would appear so.” replied Mr. Conkhng. “Is his health good enough to carry him through, do you think?” “I see no reason why it should not be. He is about 56 or 57, 1 should say, but a few years older than I, and ought to be good for fifteen or twenty years more of active life. But why do you ask me about politics? I do not know what the policy of the Repub lican leaders is. Ask those who are in the swim. I rarely see the men who have the supervision and direction of the party. When I see them I haven’t the time to find out the status of affairs, and very likely they w-ould not tell me, anyhow. Of course I have my ideas about the way things are going, but they are old-fashioned ideas, and, perhaps, not worth backing. However, then) is this that ought to be remembered: I can only hope that in the end all will come out well. One of the greatest proofs (if the divinity and authenticity of the Christian religion is its survival of hypoc risy within and the attacks upon its faith from without. 8o the strongest surety that our government will endure is, that no mat ter whether an administration makes griev ous blunders, as we sometimes think, all the losses are made up and disappear in the grand avalanche of prosperity. But why do you ask me about politics? It would be immodest for mo to attempt to talk about matters in business of which I know noth ing. It is as though I should give a long talk about the manufacture of glucose, when there are hundreds of men who know a thousand times as much as I do about it.” The United States Hotel, Boston, is located within five minutes' walk of the Western and Southern railway stations and steamboat lines, and in the midst of the great retail stores, places of amusement and interest. Horse cars passing the doors connect with all parts of the city. Dirge comfortable rooms, careful attention, moderate charges. Gents’ Clothing In summer weights and Thin Goods in undiininished variety. Bargains in Neck wear, Furnishings, etc. Hats sacrificed. The Clothing Palace. 161 Congress street. B. H. Levy & Bro. SUMMER GOODS. Headquarters at the Crockery House of James S. Silva & Son. Keep cool; don’t worry about tho hot weather. Know ye that wo have a large lot of artistically decorated water coolers, both plain and porcelain lined, and the prices wo put on them will not hurt your pockctbook. We keep the best ICE CREAM FREEZERS to be had. Remember, Fly Fans, Ice Picks, Fly traps. If you want to be sure of tho purity of your drinking water use the GATE CITY 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 & Son. N. B.—Our “Odds and Ends” Sale con tinues. Our great success in thin Coats and Vests so far tliis season, compelled us to telegraph our New’ York buver to purchase anew stock of them, which he has done, and now we can show the prettiest styles in the city. Appel & Behan 1. Balbriggan Underwear in all grades at Appel & Si haul’s, One Price Clothiers, The best 4-5 cent Undershirt in the city at Appel & Bcha ill's. For the Benefit of the Clergy. Wo have on hand Clergymen’s Black Alpaca Coats, to lie sold low, by the Famous New York Clothing House, i4O Congress street. Call and see the newest shades in Pongee Coats and Vests at Appel & Sehuul’s. Just received, an entire new line of Pongee Coats and Vasts at App"l <& Sc haul’s. Umbrellas for Sun and Rain. Silver and Gold Handled Gloria Umbrel las for three dollars and three-fifty, and every other grate down to one doiliir, for side by the Famous New York Clothing House, Mo Congress street. An inspection of our tldn Coute and Vests is earnestly requested before purchasing, Appel & Sehaul, One Price Clothiers. At the Harnett House, Savannah, Ga., you get all the comfort* of the high priced hotels, and save from #1 to ¥3 per day. Try it and lie convinced.— Bouton Home Jour nal. Diamonds, Gold and Silver. I mn looking forward shortly to be able to move liack to my old quarters. It is now my aim to reduce stock or to dose it out as far ns possible, to make the moving a less troublesome mutter. To do this I have de termined upon making sacrifice*. This is not a device to draw trade, but a positive fact. I otter sterling silverware for wed ding presents, watches, diamonds, etc,, ut actual New York wholesale priew. My present tctnisirary quarter is HO},' Broughton street. directly opposite Luddcn & Bates' music house. M. Hteunhekg. A complete line of Seersucker ConU and Vests at Appel dr Sc haul's. Call and look at the elegant Pongee Coat* ami Vests :.t A,’p.: oc SohaulV BAKING POWDER. ill POWDER Absolutely Pure. This Powder never varies. A marvel of Purity Strength ami Wholesomeness. More economi cal than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with*the multitude of low teat, short weight alum or phosphate powders. Hole l only in can*. Royal Baking Powder Cos., 100 Wall street. New York. Ll DDKN BATES s. M. 11. FULL tilt; We are busy, very busy; all departments crowded. This, in midsummer, rather astonishes us. We thought we would have a good trade, but it rather ex ceeds our utmost expectationa Orders coming in from Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mis sissippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Ken tucky and Virginia, and the rea son of their coming to us is, “ that price and fair dealing, to gether with prompt and careful attention to orders, will sell goods.” Our bargains in Stationery, Artist Materials, Pictures and Frames are still open to Savan nah buyers, and are well worth examination. L.&B.S.M.H. EDUCATIONAL. Mercer University, Macon, GLa. FACULTY. Classical. Scientific and Theological Courses. Location exception al Iv healthy. Fiftieth Session opens Sept. *JBth, closes June For further information np- Piy to A. J. BATTLE, President, Or W. Q MANLY, Secretary. KENSVIORE mGH V SCHOOL, NEAR AMHERST C. H„ VA. G* IXTI.FNTFI SESSION will begin Sent. Bth, kv I,SK. H. A. Strode (Mathematical Medalist, Univ. Va.), Principal; C. R. Harding, Ph. P. (Johns Hopkins IT ulv.;, in charge of Ancient Lan guages; (ieo. McK. Bain, M. A. (Univ. Va.), As sistant in Irfuiguages. For catalogue addresn the Principal. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL, Petersburg, Va. r I' , HK 23d Annual Session of this School to* 1 Boys begins the first Monday in October. Thorough preparations for University of Vir ginia, leading Engineering School and United Mates Military and Naval Academies; highly recommended by Faculty of University of Vir ginia: full staff of instructors; situation lM*alth f*ill. Early application advised, as unmoor of boarders is strict!v limited. For catalogue ad dress \V. GORDON McCADE, Head Master. HOLLINS INSTITUTE, VIRGINIA. r I > HE 45th SESSION will open on the. 14th OF SKITEMBER, 1887. Instruction given in Languages, Literature, Sciences, Music, Art, Bookkeeping, Penmanship. Elocution, Calis thenics, Etc., Etc., under high standards, by in structors of culture, character and large expe rience. Voting ladies who attend enjoy the ad* vantages of salubrious climate, mineral waters and lH*utiful mountain scenery. Tb* school is composed almost exclusively or boarding pupils, uud is intended for only 15<> young ladies. This Institute is finely equipped and employs over 25 officers and teachers. Apply at Hollins P. 0. t Va., to CHAK. IT. COOKE, Business Manager. WESLEYAN ’ FEMALE COLLEGE, Macon. Ga. THE FIFTIETH ANNUAL SESSION BEGINB OUT. 5, 1887. Location beautiful. Life home-like. Educa tion thorough. Health, Manners and Morals carefully guarded. The 1> —st. Instruction in Literature, Music, Sci ence and Art. Twenty experienced officers and teachers. Low rates. Apply for Catalogue to W. 0. BASS, President, or C. W. SMITH, Secretary. _____ AUGUSTA FEMALE SEMINARY, SIDYUN7TON7, “WV. Miss Mary J. Baldwin, Principal. Open* Nipt. Ist, IMH7. Closes June, IBBN. I r NBURPASSEI) location, buildings, grounds and ap[*>lntment*. Full corps of teachers. Unrivalled advantages in Music, Languages, Khxmtion, Ait, Bookkeeping and Physical Cul ture. Board, etc., etc . with full English Course for the entire session of 1) months. For full particulars apply to tho Priiici|ial for Catalogue, Rome Female College. (Under the control of the Synod of Georgia.) Rome, Ga. Rkv. J. M. M. CALDWELL, President. TMI!HTY- FIRST year begin* Monday, Sept. 5, 1. 1887. Fur circulars and information address B. C. CALDWELL, Rome, Ga. Lucy Cobb Institute, ATHENS, GEORGIA. r PH E Exercises of this School will be resumed I. BEIT. 7, 1887. M. RUTHERFORD. PuiNonvif,