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2 RIDING ON TiIKELEVATED BUCOLIC VISITORS THUNDER STRUCK BY THE SYSTEM. Half a Million People Carried Every Day in the Year Some Amusing Experiences Pay of the Employes and How They Get Their Positions— The Railroad Lawyer. New York. July 16. Nothing about New York more interests the stranger on his first visit to the metropolis than the wonderful system of elevated railroads. And nothing more completely confuses him. It is difficult for him to understand which side of the mid he must ascend in order to get the train he wants. A prominent "Western real estate man, on his first visit to New York recently, ascended the stairs of the western track of the Sixth avenue line at Park place Go take a train for an up town hotel. ‘‘This is the down.train track; you’ll have to go down stairs and come up on the other side,” said the gentleman. The stranger went down one flight of stairs, crossed the street and ascended another flight. He found himself at the same station that he had just left. He tried to cross the track but was restrained from doing so. He was so confused that a guard finally con ducted him Mow, directed him to the prop er stairs and instructed him that he must always turn his face in the direction lie desired to go and then take the left hand track. He gained the right station, hut tried to gain the platform through the exit gate. He was turned back, took his place m a long lino of passengers who were buy ing their tickets with great alacrity. If ho had been observant he would have seen that each had a nickel ready. He thrust a dollar bill in at the window. It took him a minute to gather up his iiandful of change. While he was doing this a score of pa. sengers were trying to struggle past him, hut they were uiianle to do so. The stranger ■finally gained the platform and heaved a sigh of relief. He heard someone shout “Ticket, sir!” but he paid no heed, for he had bought his ticket. Then the train rushed up, and the stranger made a dash to get aboard, but the gateman caught his arm and directed him to drop his ticket in the receptacle with a sort of pump lever that stands at the entrance to the platform. When the stranger had finally deposited his ticket he made a mad rush for the train, but the guard slammed the gate of the platform and would not, to the man’s intense disgust, admit him. He looked doleful, but his grief gave way to surprise when two minutes later another tram came along. Ho in structed the guard to let him off at Thirty third street. The guards on elevated trains have no time to look after each passenger. If they open and close the platform gates and announce each station as a train stops and give the name of the next station as it starts they have done their duty. Home of them have a confidential way of calling out the stops in very unintelligible speech that would provoke the envy of the avej-age brakeman on a Western railroad. When the train started from the Twenty-third street station the guard shouted “Thirty third street next!" The words “Thirty-third street,” were in a loud tone. The next was almost unintelligible. The stranger, think ing that he was being carried away from Thirty-third street, made a desiierate effort ‘to get off, but the platform gate restrained him. Finally he reached Thirty-third street, descended to the ground and walked to his hotel perplexed, hut after ail pleased with the wonderful elevated railway system of New York. He had lieen accustomed to traveling on lines whose passengers got atioard and disembarked with exasperating deliberation. It pleased hitn to observe with what rapidity, as compared with Western lines of travel, the passenger traffic of- the great elevated system is handled. There are some features about the management of "L” roads unlike the con duct of any other linos in America. Every day an “unusual occurrence” report is made out and laid before the General Manager. It reports, for example, that an intoxicated man tried to get aboard at one station and had to be put down st airs, that a man with an unmuzzled dog in his arms got aboard at Fourteenth street, and that another man with another unmuzzled dog followed in his wake and tried to go aboard, but was turned back by the eeemitric gateman, although the ticket seller insisted that he should he admitted. There was a brief war of words between the ticket seller and the gatemau, but the latter triumphed and the man hail to go and buy a muzzle for his dog before the man at the gate would let turn pass. One of the most unusual occurrences of recent date was the ease of an old and some tv hut exhilarated countryman who took the Fifty-eighth street train for Harlem. This is a train on the Sixth avenue line which leaves the road leading to Harlem and ends at the southern end of Central l'ark. The old ntan went to the terminus of the Fifty eighth street line, found out his mistake, went down stairs anil upstairs again, took a return train, was carried by where ho ought to have changed cars, and finally be came so confused that lie berated the guard, who put him off at the first station. He crossed over the line once more, took an up town train and amused himself by calling out at every station in a cynical, revengeful tone “change for Harlem!” The cry made one nervous woman not acquainted with the route rush out and leave the train which •was bound for Harlem. At one Hundred unri Twenty-fifth street more strangers were confused by the old man’s call of “change for Harlem!” and again he was compelled to leave the train, with the result that he did not reach Harlem until the next (lay, but when he got there lie was a wiser mid more sober man. There are thirty-two miles of double track, or sixty-four miles in all in the ele vated railway system of New York. Every day track hands walk over it anil another set walk under it, craning their necks as they look up for any defect in the line. At One Hundred and Tenth street the Ninth avenue track is, at points, more than 60 feet high, and the inspectors above have a dizzy walk, while those on the surface crook their neck out of shape in gazing up at the trestle. The ride over this high section of the line makes many nervous persons very timid, but the track is so securely guarded with heavy guard timber that it w ould tie almost impossible for a train to leave the rails. In one or two instances axles have broken, but no train lias ever left the track. If a com plete derailment should occur at One Hund red and Tenth street, and a train should fall Upon the rocks below, few pnssangers Would survive the accident. The thirty two miles of elevated roads on Manhattan Island is divided into four lines. As ull roads wen- said to lard to Home, so all “L” roads in New York lead to South Kerry, at, the southern end of the island. There are a confusing number of cross lines and branches which seem to lead almost anywhere, tint platform men,with strong lungs and ;tienm that knows no wearing out, stand at every junction and tell people where to go. Thu system carries daily naif a million passen rroec G fJVI a . ... . * m , . J ’ —” " | UA.-VW-I i gors. i odo this ; 1,500 trains aro run,4,500 employes kept busy, 870 cars and 355 loco motives used. (1,000 stiiiks made each day by the trains, and iso different stations passed. Each, train which consists of four or five coaches and looks as long and large as a passenger train on a surface railroad, will seat on the average 350 persons, but during the busy hours in the morning and evening they are crowded to suffocation, and a train with 500 jiassengers aboard is no rarity. Your New York business man is not a gal lant when ladies come aboard a crowdid car, and it rarely occurs that a man arises nuii gives his seat to a woman. The trains run at hii average-speed of 12 miles an hour. Two express trains, that. *ton at few stations, rundown from-Harlem to South Ferry in the morning over the Ninth a/entte line; the road on the westerly tide of the city and fAo similar trains run up at night,. The most extensively patronized line in the Third Avenue on the east side, where trains run during the busy hours at only one uiinute iuter vals. It is patronized by a democratic crowd, largely composed of working people, while the Sixth avenue line carries, as a majority of ih- passengers, well-dressed busi ness men and clerks and great numbers of shop girls. At midnight the traffic begins to subside and the Sixth and Third avenue lines, which are the only ones running all night, have trains every fifteen or twenty minutes. Never for an hour in the year is the rattle of trains on these lines silenced. At midnight jieople returning from parties make the cars attractive. Two hours later, men, some of them the worse for wear, going home from clubs and late libations, render the coaches anything hut alluring. At 4 o’clock the ruddy fared marketmen and buxom marketwomen going to Wash ington or Fulton Market and newsdealers going for the jiapers are a bout, the only passengers aboard. Thus every hour in the day the character of passengers carried varies. The business of this immense system is controlled from one office anil a rather small office it is, tbo. It is on Hector street, almost within the shadow of the trees of Trinity churchyard, and Col. Hain, the General Manager of the system, sit.s there receiving the hundreds of applicants for positions, the reports of the secret service men who watch the employes and the mountains of communications from passen gers. He is a believer in civil service, and a placard on his wall reads os follows: “All accepted applicants arc appointed to the position of gateman or ear cleaner and are m line of promotion. Promotions are made to the ranks of platform men, station agents, guards anil firemen in accordance with civil service rules. “Applicants for employment, must be over 21 and under 4-5. They must lx at least five feet six inches iu height. They must be in the full possession of every faculty and sound iD every member. They must, be ex amined by the company’s surgeon, lie able to read and write the English language and know all the points of interest and terminals of the surface roads in the city.” A gateman gets #1 25 per day the first year, and 81 50 per day thereafter. The wagea of a guard range from *1 50 per day she first to 81 85 the fourth year. Conduc tors get from 82 to 82 GO per day and engi neers $3 50. Amos J. Cummings. 11. One of the most curious developments of practical life in New York is the phrase of the legal profession known as the railroad or financial lawyer. The traditional bar rister of the old English style, wizened and withered by the study of parchments by the midnight oil, is very far from the vigorous, generous and practical character that wields so much direct influence in the great movement of affairs in New York city to-day. The fact is that the develop ment of our railroad system has risjuirml and produced anew sjiocios of legal advisers who are familiar with their professional specialty and who are otherwise capable of suggesting origiual means and methods to their clients. In this way they become interested parties, as well as counsel, iu the schemes promoted by financiers of the day. Talking with some of the parties interested in the recent Pucific Railroad Investigation, I was told of an incident in Mr. Edward L. Andrews’ career which at once illustrates his peculiar kind of capacity and at the same time exhibits the wonderful shrewd ness of Jay Gould in picking out men. It seems that Mr. Andrews, who is one of the most prominent lawyers in town, had brought a foreclosure suit for some English clients against the Kansas Pacific at a time when Gould was also fighting that concern. Gould saw the pa]iers in that suit, admired the wav they were drawn, and then obtained from Mr. Andrews an opinion on the validity of the income mortgage. The result was the famous purchase by Gould of two millions and a half of the Kansas Pacific income bomis at about ten <;ents on the dol lar. Gould retained Mr. Andrews, prose cuted the suit, and, in the end, acquired the control of that great, highway. The hold ers of the lionds had not thought very highly of their security, but Jay Gould, backed by an able lawyer, soon brought them to a different frame of mind. In another 1 " case a big railroad wanted to extend its line to some Western point, several hundred miles distant, and was about to construct that mileage at a heavy cost. Mr. Andrews suggested to them an alternative presenting an enormous saving. He showed them on the map where the purchase of the depreciated bonds of several defaulted roads would give them control of the greater part of the distance, requiring the construction of only u small mileage to make their through connection. The versatility and readiness of this class of men is remarkable. A few weeks ago the executive authorities of the city of New York obtained an opinion from the Corpo ration Counsel that the statutes of New York prohibited the sale of wines with meals on Sundays to guests of fiotals. The proprietors of the Brunswick wont to their lawyer one evening and asked him for a post-prandial opinion on their rights. They said that tho question involved an income of 8150,IKK) a a year to the hotels of New York city. Mr. Andrews read tho opinion of Judge La combe, and penciled off on the spur of the moment an opposing view of the question. A few duvs afterwards tho committee of the hotel-keepers had it printed and cir eulated. It was published in the daily papers. and some of them were inclined to jioke fun at what they deemed an over-re fined construction of the law. However, the hotel association backed up their counsol, and the result was a unanimous opinion of the General Term of the Su preme Court sustaining his interpretation of the law. Guests of the hotel now rejoice in a glass of wine with their dinner after the deprivation of it for several successive Sundays. Just now a well-known New York lawyer is engaged in an enterprise of a public and national character. He purposes to bring about a settlement of State liabilities and is backed in the undertaking by a powerful syndicate of liankers, with the wealthy house of Morton, Bliss & Cos. at their head. The wonderful advance of the prosperity of the Southern States has indicated that the present is an opportune time for the efficient handling of this subject. Modern times have brought anew devel opment of legal talent. From men of this character many of our leading railroad presidents are taken, James F. Day, of the Michigan Central; John M. Walker, of the Illinois Central; Franklin R. Gowen, of the Heading railroad, mid last, hut not least, Chauncy M. Repew, were all practic ing railroad lawyers before they presided over our great system of railroad transpor tation. The railroad lawyer is a man of enormous influence in the business world. Blakely Hall. Their Business Booming, Probably no one thing has caused such a general revival of trade at Lippman Bros. Drug Store as t heir giving away to t heir customers of so many fri>e trial bottles of I)r. King's New Discovery for Consumption. Their trade is simply enormous in this very valuable article front the fact that it always cures and never disappoints. Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis. Croups and all throat and lung diseases quickly cured. You can test it before buying by getting a trial bottle free, large size #l. Every bottle warranted. At the Harnett House. Savannah, Ga., you get all the comforts of the high-priced hotels, and save from 81 to $2 per day. Try it and l>o convinced.— Boston Home Jour tuil. Balhriggan Underwear in all grades at Appel & Schaul's. One Price Clothiers. Novelties in thin Coats and Vesta just re ceived at Appel & Schaul’s, One Price Clothiers. For the Comfort of Stout Men. We have White Shirts, open front, with Collars and Cuff* attached, sizes 17. 17%, 18, 18k, 19, made to order and not called for, which will he sold low, hv tbe Famous New York Clothing House, 140 Congress street. THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, JULY 17, 1887. NEVER HEARD OF IT. The Plot to Assassinate Hon. Jefferson Davis News to Gen. Pryor and Gov. Curtin. From the ImiifviUe Courier-Journal. New York, July 12. —Gen. Roger A. Pryor, who was a member of the Confede rate Congress, spoke to a Herald reporter yesterday of the dispatch in which Jefferson Davis was represented as charging that a plot was laid by Northern officials during the war to assassinate the President of the Confederacy. Gen. Pryor denounced the story of the alleged assassination as “ridic ulous on its very face,” “Did you ever hear of any such attempt?’ was asked. “I never heard of the circumstances here detailed.” “Do you believe them to be true?” “No;" because I do not believe anv person holding n responsible position in the North would niro an assassin to comedown and kill Mr. Davis, and because I have no evi dence that Mr. Davis made these state ments. ” “If he did make them would you believe them ?” “No, I should lielieve he was mistaken in supposing an attempt was made to assassi nate him.” “Were you in a position at the time re ferred to to have heard of such an at tempt?"’ “Yes, I was in Richmond as a member of tho Confederate Congri*ss. The narrative docs not sound like Mr. Davis. He was not a boastful man, and there is a tone of brag gadocio in it that is not characteristic of him. An attempt to assassinate the Presi dent of tho Confederacy would have been heard of and would have shocked the whole Confederacy.” Weather Indications. Special indications for Georgia: FAIR hair weather, southerly winds in Jthe eastern ]Kirtion, westerly winds iu the western portion, stationary t unperature. Comparison of mean temperature at Savan nah. July I<> 1887, and the mean of same day for fifteen years. 1 leparture I Total Mean Temperature from the Departure for 15 years July 16. ’(T.! or Jan. 1,1887. 85.0 | 83.7 | 1.8 I —413.9 ComjMiratlve rainfall statement: Mean Daily! Amom7 1 ~ A mount for! for tr ""\ * ho | Departure Hi Years. . July .6 ‘B7.j jjg*. 0.17 j .00 i —Ol7 j .925 Maximum temperature 95.3, minimum tem perature 75 8. The height of the river at Augusta at 1:83 o’clock p. in. yesterday (Augusta time) was 5.8 feet—a fall of 0.3 during the past twenty-four hours. Cotton Region Bulletin for 34 h<*rs end ing tip. m., July Iti. 1887, 75th Meridian time. Districts. Avt-kaoe. Name f Max. Min. Rain lions Temp Tempi fall. ’ | 1. Wilmington 10 101 75 ! .00 2. Charleston 8 100 76 ! .02 3. Augusta 12 102 70 I .00 4. Savannah 12 98 78 I .03 5. Atlanta 18 98 73 .00 6. Montgomery 8 97 74 ! .00 7. Mobile.. 9 98 72 j .00 8. New Orleans 12 98 72 ! 00 9. Galveston 21 96 75 .06 10. Vicksburg 5 96 75 i 11. Little Hock 12 98 70 . > 12. Memphis 19 96 72 00 Averages 98,2 73.6 i .01 Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. Savannah, July 16, 9:36 r. m.. city time. Temperature. Direction. • < Velocity. J P j RainfalL Name or Stations. Norfolk 861 l(Clear. Charlotte 88 .... . j Clear. Rotteras 80SW12, Clear. Wilmington H;SW .Clear. Charleston 82 8 W 6 Clear. Augusta HI E Clear. Savannah 78SW 6 Clear. Jacksonville 80 E 7 Clear Titusville 80 S E li Clear. Key West 82; E 8 08 Clear. Atlanta | 84 W 0.. (Clear. Pensacola 82 NW (Clear. Mobile 1 78 W ..j 08 Clear. Montgomery 84 j ■.... j Fair. New Orleans f 81 Clear. Galveston | 84 S 10 Clear. Corpus Christ! | 82 SE 10 (Clear. Palestine I 82! 8 9 Clear. Brownesville | 80 S E .. Clear. RioGrandc H 4( E 9, Clear. G. N. Salisbury Signal Corps, U.S. Army. Charleston Notes. John H. Grimes, a young man 18 years of age, employed on the tug John C. Mal lonoe, fell from a lighter near Drum Island yesterday afternoon and was drowned. Grace church, which was so badly dam aged by the earthquake in August last, lias been thoroughly repaired and will lie openod this morning for dirim services, it is now one of the most beautiful church buildings in tlie city. The bids for furnishing corn and oats for the city stables were opened yesterday. Burmester & Cos. agreed to furnish seventy five bushels of white corn at file, per bushel, and D. Rohde agreed to furnish 4.VJ bushels of fine white oats at 44c. pier bushel. These beiug the lowest bids, they were accepted. Hon. G. F. Phillips, of Washington, for twelve consecutive years, up to the present Administration, Solicitor General of the United States, is in Charleston. He is ac companied by Hon. M. S. Hopkins, of Washington. These gentlemen are engaged before Mr. E. M. Seabrook, Clerk of the United State's District Court, taking deposi tions in the ease of the Fernoline Chemical Company, of New York, against the Caro lina Oil and Creosote Company, of Wil mington, N. C., for infringement of patent rights. Fiddling it Out. From the Buena t'iata (da.) Patriot. A certain doctor in town was once called to set a patient's leg which had been broken in some way. The patient was one of those kind of men who considered it morally wrong to pay a doctor’s bill, and he owed the physician already quite a sum. After setting the leg of I lie fellow and oinking him as comfortable ns possible, the patient turned to the doctor with a sort of thankful do’t-care-whether-you-ever-get-your-pay-or not expression, and said: “Doctor, I never feltso comfortable in all mv life.” Yho doctor, knowing the character of the man as a paymaster, looked around and spied a violin sitting in the corner of the room. “Con you play the fiddle'” queried the doctor. “Yes,” he replied. “Then take this violin and play until I tell you to stop," said the doctor, “as I never could get anything else out of you.” After playing for about two hours the doctor said lie had enough and he receipted tlie mail's account and Ixiwed himself out. The Brand on Cain Was not more fearful than are the marks of skin diseases, and yet Dr. Pierce’s "Golden Medical Discovery” is a certain cure for all of them. Blotches, pimples, eruptions, pus tules, scaly incrustations, lumps, inflamed patches, salt rheum, tetter, boils, carbuncles, ulcers, old sores, are by its use healed quickly and permanently. Our great success in thin Coals and Vests so far this season, compelled us to telegraph our New York buyer to purchase anew stock of them, which he has done, and now we ciui ihow the prettiest styles in the city. Appel & Schatyl. THE INTERSTATE LEAGUE. What the Base Ball Boys are Doing in the Matter. A meeting of the organizers of the Inter state Base Ball League was held in this city a few days ago and views interchanged re garding the matter. After some discussion resolutions were adopted to the following effect: 1. Any person playing in this league shall have been a resident of his respective city for two years previous to his engage ment." 2. One-half of the franchise money shall be awarded the club winning the pennant The Secretary, William P. Bailey, was directed to forward copies of the resolutions to the several clubs, as follows: Atlanta, Columbus, Charleston, Macon, Augusta, Columbia and Jacksonville, and also to cor respond with them in regard to the matter. As soon as the eight cities notified inform the organizers here of their decision, a meet ing will probably be called in Macon or Sa vannah to perfect the league organization. The members to compose the Savannah club will be selected from the general clubs in this city. It may as well lie stated in this connection, that the players here are being watehed carefully as to their qualifications; so they may take warning from this and do their best, if they expect to secure positions in the League team. Tlje players will re ceive a regular salary from the club, of course. This scheme is certainly a good one, and should be encouraged by all lovers of baseball. The success of this Interstate League will be the means of giving “home talent” a chance to expand, and also will keep the money that has lieen expended on forejgn players at home. Besides greater interest will be taken in this league, composed of clutwof this section, as it were, and the various contests between the different cities in the league would prove very productive of sport, and attract hundreds who would never attend a foreign clubs games. The Managers request the papers in the cities enumerated to place this matter before their readers. Mr. William P. Bailey is the Secretary here, to W’hom all communications can lie addressed. BASE BALL FIREWORKS. Nashville Bats Somers all Over the Field and Wins Easily. Nashville, July 16. —For four innings there was a grand display of fireworks to day at tho ball park. The Nashville’s got onto Somers’ delivery at the beginning of the game, and sent the hall flying all over the field, earning six runs in the fourth inning. Powell then came in to pitch, after which only three hits were made. Masran was very effective, keeping the visitors down to eight scattering hits. Burks, Geiss and Fuller carried off the honors in tho field, and Campau and Hogan did the best base running. Campau was presented with a basket of fruit when he came to the bat in the first inning and acknowledged it by making a two-bagger. The New Orleans club leaves to-night for Charleston and the Nashvilles for Birming ham. The score by innings was: Nashville 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 1— 9 New 0r1ean5...... 000 1 0 1 00 0— 2 Batteries—For Nashville, Masran and Nich olas; for New Orleans, Somers and Powell and McVey. Base hits—Nashville 13, New Orleans 8. Er rors—Nashville 5, New Orleans 3. Birmingham Whitewashed. Memphis, Temn., July 16.—A crowd of about 500 gathered this afternoon and wit nessed tho fourth successive defeat of Bir mingham at the hands of Memphis. The game was void of special features. The local club outbatted the visitors and played an errorless game. Tho McKeogh brothers were the battery for Memphis and Weber and Snyder for Birmingham. The score by innings was ns follows: Memphis 0 0 1 2 3 ,5 1 0 I—l3 Birmingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0— 0 Base hits -Memphis 13, Birmingham 11. Errors—Memphis 0, Birmingham 7. Games Elsewhere. At Louisville — Louisville 10031010 3 —9 Baltimore 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 Base hits—Louisville 18, Baltimore 10. Errors -Louisville 9, Baltimore 4. At Cleveland — Cleveland 40004 1 00 I—lo Metropolitans.... 10 0 00000 0— 1 Base hits Metropolitans 11. Cleveland 10, Errors— Metropolitans 7. Cleveland 3, At Washington— Washington 1 o*l 1 0 2 0 0 0— 5 Pittsburg 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0— 3 Base hits—Washington 11, Pittsburg 11. Errors —Washington 2, Pittsburg 4. Batteries—Whit ney and Mack, McCormick and Fields. At Philadelphia— Philadelphia 3 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 2—lo Detroit 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2—4 Base hits—Philadelphia 16, Detroit 10. Errors Philadelphia 4. Detroit 4. Batteries -Buf fington and Gunning, Baldwin and Ganzel. At Cincinnati — Cincinnati 000 1 001 00—2 Brooklyn 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0— 6 Base hits—Brooklyn 11, Cincinnati 13. Errors —Brooklyn 3. Cincinnati 5. At New York— Chicago 0 3 0 1 4 1 0 0 0— 9 New York 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0— 4 Base hits—Chicago 9, New York 12. Errors— Chicago 2, New York 5. Batteries—Van Hal tren and Daly, George and Brown. At Boston— Boston 4000000 1 I—6 Indianapolis 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0— 1 Base hits—Boston 14, Indianapolis 8. Errors —Boston 0, Indianapolis 6. At St. Louis— St. Louis 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4—9 Athletic 000 10001 o—2 Base hits—St. Louis 15, Athletic 9. Errors— St. Louis 2. Athletic 8. State or Weather. Local Personal. Among the arrivals at the Pulaski House were Charles B. Wallace, Atlanta: R. J. White and wife, Philadelphia; C. V. Grant, James G. Holmes, Richmond; A. B. Apple ton, Baltimore;. N. Merry, iS. H. Bodkins, B. E. Paniels, W. Fitzgerald, J. Jefferson, 11. Maeder, New York; Mat Jacob, T. D. Perry, T. McQuade, Washington, D. C. At the Marshall House were J. W. Down ing, Macon; P. R. Young, W. 1,. Johnson, Atlanta; J. M. Richards, New- York; Ed. Glavin, W. R. Savage, Wilmington, N. C.; G. P. Bussy, Chaunoey; Dr. A. Olmner,Wil mington Island; S. Aehoff, Florida: John C. Dell. Sylvania; R. M. Rousan, A. J. Bran, Mobile, Ala.: Marshall Cohen, Atwater, Tenn.; B. I’. Sanders, William R. Pounds, Philadelphia, Pa. At the Harnett House were T. ,T. Byrd, D. MeNamee, Patterson: P. E. Roughen, Darien; J. R. Kessler, R. E. Comstock, Franklin, Pa.; W. G. Trumbull, Buffalo, N. Y.; R. S. Brad well, Miss Lizzie Bradwell, Sumter, S. C.; Capt. S. D. Bradwell Miss May Bell Bradwell, Hinesville; E. E. \Vil eox and wife. Boston: Judge A. P. Perbam and son, Quitman; B. Powell, V. White, Sanford, Fla.; ,T. W. Barnett, Lake City, Fla.: W. S. Crosby, Baltimore; S. S. Case, Macon; 1,. G. Kirby, Atlanta. At the Screven House were: S. W. Pear son, Alabama; J. Sehloss, Baltimore; Thus. Peters, Vtlanta; George Churchman, Wil mington, Del.; Joseph H. Williams, East man, Ga.: A. Paul Spencer, Isadora Israel, George Seckemlorf, I). Moses, Charleston; J amt's W. Pegrani, Richmond, Vn.; J. V. Mutter, New York. Embroideries and Laces. This week we will put on sale, besides the balance of other stock, all the Embroideries and laces which were saved at the fire. We promise to give such bargains as will com mand a ready purchase, ns we are very anx ious to clost' out the entire stock at the earliest possible moment. Please bear this in mind and lie certain to examine our stock of Embroideries and We also offer excellent liurgains in Children's and Gents’ Fine Hosiery, Kid, Silk and Thread Gloves ' David Weisbein, 165 Congress street, next door to Solomons’ drug store. A complete line of Percale Shirts at Appel & Schaul’s. Night Shirts at 75c. at Belsinzer's, 24 Whita ker street. GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS. Matters of Money and Management About Various Lines. The Columbus Street Railway Company contemplate running their cars by steam or electricity. Gude & Burehell, of this city, have re ceived the contract to build the Columbia (Ala.) extension of the Central railroad, previously reported. The South Florida Railroad Company and the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West Railway Company, (office Jacksonville) will build a union depot at Sanford. The directors of the Central railroad have officially determined to fextend the Buena Vista road to Upatoieon the Southwestern railroad. No subscriptions will be asked of the people. C. R. Nagles has been appointed master of trains on the East Tennessee road, with headquarters at Atlanta. He succeeds J. J. Kress, who has gone into the wholesale fruit and commission business. The first meeting of the stockholders of the Columbus Southern railroad was held in Columbus Friday. Directors were elected and an organization perfected, and the indi cations are that work on the road will be commenced at an early day. The Georgia Pacific railroad made its an nual returns to the Comptroller General Friday. The road was returned at an amount which averaged only about SIO,OOO per mile. Two or three years ago the road was returned by arbitrators at abdut that figure per mile. Since then it has been completed through to Columbus, and runs solid trains from one end to the other. Being a part of a great system it does an immense business, both in freight and pas senger traffic, and Comptroller Wright feels that it should pay the same valuation that roads of a like description make. This val uation would increase the returns of the Georgia Pacific about $4,000 per mile. The returns were sent back for correction. If the road refuses to accept them, the matter will have to be adjusted by arbitrators, the rood selecting one, the Comptroller the other, and these two choosing a third. One of the Oldest and Most Popular Institutions In Atlanta. The human race is scourged by many ter rible diseases, some of them hereditary, some arising from carelessness or exposure, and not a few are the result of the indul gence of baleful habits, which, like on armed man, take possession of their victims body and soul. Prominent among the latter are opium-eating and the intemperate use of alcoholic stimulants. But of the two the former is infinitely more debasing and dele terious. The habit of opium eating, or the use of narcotics in some other form, is the more insidious and hurtful from the fact that it .s almost universally practiced in secret. The writer had once a life-long friend, and true gentleman and Christian, whom he did not even suspect of indulging in this per nicious habit until he confessed it within a few months of his decease. It was the same old story. His medical adviser had pre scribed it as a remedy for neuralgia, and the fascinating drag, which banished pain and steeped the senses in a delicious lethargy, nad at length overmastered him. How many similar instances might be recounted. To Dr. B. M. Woolley, of Atlanta, Ga., is due the merit of discovering a remedy and antidote for this terrible malady which is sweeping hecatombs of victims annually into untimely graves. The doctor is a native of Alabama, but for a long period has re sided in Georgia’s capital. A graduate of an Allopathic college, and skilled practitioner of medicine, like the great Calhoun, he was induced to make the cure of the opium haoit a specialty, as the former did the dis eases of the eye and ear, because of its fear ful ravages in society. With this view, af ter much study and long continued experi ment, he finally succeeded in discovering a certain remedy and line of treatment, which has made him famous, and proved an inestimable benefaction to mankind. This is not the work of a charla tan or unprincipled impostor. On the con trary, his treatment of this disease—for dis ease it certainly is—has had the unqualified indorsement of such members of the faculty as have tested its merits both at home and abroad. A single instance out of many that might be cited, that of a professional brother, P. H. Pendleton, A. 8., M. D., late resident physician to Louisville (Ky.) City Hospital will suffice for the candid reader. It is in substance as fol lows: The doctor had sufiferred from a very acute attack of articular rheumatism in 187fi, and was compelled to resort to mor phine for relief, But the disease refused to yield to medical treatment, and he was forced to continue the use of the narcotic in increased doses to obtain any ease. This went on for ten years until the amount of the deadly drug administered daily either internally or hypodermically, reached almost fabulous proportions. "Hear what he has to say. “On July 21, 1885, I had taken thirty grains of morphine. On the morning of July 22 I began with your medicine, and to my great surprise and gratification found that. I could quit off the opiate at once.” * * * “My rest at night was sweet and refreshing, ‘which it had never been under the use of morphine. My appetite increased, and I gained in weight notably in a few months." The doctor goes on to say that by December he was able to discontinue the antidote, and felt like one to whom “anew lease of life had been granted.” Certificates like the above might be multiplied by the hundred, and indeed are in print and duly authenticated. But the Woolley treatment and remedies for the cure both of the opium and whisky habits are so well known and established that further evidence is wholly unnecessary. Read what that sterling religious journal, the Christian lnde.r , lias to say on the sub ject: “These have proven to'be infallible remedies and made Air. Woolley a benefac tor to his race. * * * We know of their good effects. Let the afflicted give them a trial.” Dr. Woolley’s fame has crossed the At lantic, and numerous orders have been re ceived for his medicines from London and other parts of Europe. The Atlanta . Con stitution, Evening Journal, Athens Ban ner, New Orleans Times-Democrat, South ern A ryus, New Orleans i'icayune, and scores of other influential journals have borne no equivocal testimony to the virtue and value of his remedies. Of late, consid erable solicitude has been expressed by the friends and patrons of Dr. Woolley lest the seeret of Ins cures, in case of his de mise, should perish with him. But we are glad to state that in that event the busi ness would still be continued by his son. Dr. Vasser Woolley, who was graduated with distinction several years ago from the At lanta Medical College, and is associated in practice with his father. In conclusion, the writer, after a former business association and intimacy of several years with Dr. Woolley, would cheerfully indorse all that has I icon said concerning his personal stand ing and the great value of his opium and whisky cures. Broken Rest. When one tries to gain n good night's rest that is the time their Tetter, Ringworm or other itch worries them worse, should they be possessor of one of these troubles. Tetterine will stop the itching almost, at once, and will entirely cure the disease in a very short time. Ground Itch cured in one night. Fifty cents per box, at all druggists. J. T. Shuftrine & Bro., Savannah, Ga. Umbrellas for Bun and Rain. Silver and Gold Handled Gloria Umbrel las for three dollars and throe-llfty, and every other grade down to one dollar, for sale by the Famous New York Clothing House, 140 Congress street. Just received, au entire new lineof Pongee Coats and Vests at Appel & Schaul’s. FUNERAL INVITATIONS. BOX.—The friends and acquaintance of Miss Mary E. Box. and of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Folker, are invited to attend the funeral service* of the former at 4:.10 o'clock THIS AFTERNOON at residence, No. 23 Broughton street. ~~ DEATHS. McLAUGHUN.-Died, in Savannah, July lltb. Willy Joseph, aged 6 months, infant son of the late William J. McLaughlin. “Is it thy will? My father, say, must this net lamb be given? Oh. thou hast many such, dear Lord, in heaven; And a soft voice said. 'Yes. he must be given,' But peace, be still. “Oh! how I wept, And clasptsl him to my bosom with a wild And yearning love—my lamb, my sweet, sweet child; Him, too, I gave. The little darling smiled And slept.” Mamma. ROTHSCHILD.—Died, at Darien, Ga., Friday, July Bth, 1887, aged 7 years and 10 months, Solo mon, only son of Charles and Jennie Rothschild. “There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And with a sickle keen. He reaps the bearded grain at a breath. And the flowers that grow between. “ 'Twas not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day: 'Twas an angel visited the green earth And took the flower away. ” D. KlNG.— Died, on the 7th of July, 1887, at Bar rington Hall, Roswell, Ga., in her Mih year, Mrs. Catherine M. Kino, wife of the late Bar rington King. WARD.—Died, in Tallahassee, Fla., on the 31st of May, Georoe R., elder son of the late Col. George T. Ward, of that city, aged 38 years. SPECIAL NOTICES. SPECIAL NOTICE ” ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING ASSOCIA TION, ST. LOUIS, MO. AMERICAS FAVORITE AND LARGEST BREWERY. ORIGINAL BUDWEISEB FAUST. SOLE AGENTS: GEO. MEYER, Savannah, Ga F. W. JESSEN, Charleston, S. C. GEO. MEYER & CO., Jacksonville, Fla ROBERT W. SIMMS, Sanford, Fla. J. H. MARTIN & CO., Ocala, Fla. The above houses are the offshoot of the parent house established by the undersigned in this city three years since, and this grand showing speaks wonders for the purity and honest value of our famous Lager Beer. Respectfully, GEO. MEYER. IRISH JASPER GREENS’ PICNIC. Members and guests of the Corps are hereby notified that the train will leave Coast I ine Railroad Junction for Thunderbolt on TUES DAY MORNING, July 19th, at 8:30 o'clock. Steamer POPE CATLIN will leave wbarf foot of Lincoln street at 7:15 o'clock sharp. Baskets can be sent to the boat up to time of leaving, and will be cared for by Committee. Steamer will leave Thunderbolt for Warsaw at 9 o'clock! E. J. KENNEDY, Chairman of Committee. NOTICE OF REMOVAL. The office of VALE ROYAL MANUFACTUR ING COMPANY has been removed from Kelly s Building, Bay street, to their Warehouses on West Broad Street, head of Broughton. T. C. BRYAN, Secretary and Treasurer. NO GOGGLES! TOWNSEND'S EYES ARE WIDE OPEN ! No occupation is so crowded that those at the top w-ill not prosper. He has contracted for more material. He wants more trade, BINDING, PRINTING AND RULING UN EQUALED. No “Dead" Workmen Employed. TOWNSEND, Fine Printer and Binder, 86 and 88 Bryan street, Savannah, Ga. “TEILEPHONE 341," LOST. On Monday, a Pug Dog; answers to the name of Beauty. Suitable reward will be paid if re turned to Gaston and Abercorn streets. LOST. On Saturday, a Pug Dog; answers to the name of Grover. Suitable reward will be paid if re turned to ('has. F. Graham. 119 Congress street. NOTICE TO TAILORS. CITY OF SAVANNAH, I Office Clerk of Council, V July 12th, 1887. t Bids will he received at the offlce of the Clerk of Council until 12 o'clock m, MONDAY, 2r,th inst., for furnishing the police force with 'Vin ter Uniforms in accordance with specifications to be seen at this offlce. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids by order of the COMMITTEE ON POLICE. Frank E. Rebarer, Clerk of Council. dk. nmv > folding, DENTIST, Office corner .Tones anil Drayton streets. irfrftrciCMß fgl £ s®sn&gp-'vjg 3 BVLI. STKEET, O'er 'V. I!. Telegraph Offlce, SAVANNAH. GA. COAL AND WOOD. COAL AND WOOD, OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES, PROMPTLY DELIVERED BY D. R. THOMAS. 11l Bay street, anil West Broad St. Wharves. ” OT I CE. ANN'S RESTAURANT will be cloned for the summer months on SUNDAY, July the 17th. at 18 o'clock r. “ AMUSEMENTS. I SAVANNAH THEATRE Thnrsday and Friday, July 21 and 22. Success Follows Success! AGAIN TRIUMPHANT! THE FORDS In H. T. Craven's Beautiful Comedy Drama, Meg’s Diversion Miss CLARA RAKER in her original creation of MEG. Stroug Cast, New Scenery, etc. Prices 75c., 50c. and 25c. Reserved Seats on sale at Davis Bros.' without extra charge. T TZ X A N AT THUNDERBOLT, MONDAY, JULY 18, 1887. THE TROTTING RACE for Texas Horses J advertised to come off over the Thunder bolt Park Course on the above date for a purse of SSO, divided—s2s to first, sls to second, $lO to third horse—closed with the following entries: Zack Cade enters s. g. White Stockings. J aim's Dorsey enters br. m. Betsy. John Burney enters b. m. Nelly Dennack. Jim Smith enters b. m. No Name. E. D. Campbell enters b. rn. Rosa Moore. Charley Levy enters s. m. Fanny. This is a splendid field of Horses, evenly matched in size and speed. Owners, Drivers and Horses all amateurs. Best Horse will win. The race will commence at 3:30 p. m. Mr. W. B. Brown has the bar privileges. Pools, will be sold on the grounds by experts. The best of order guaranteed. M. J. DOYLE, Proprietor Thunderbolt Course. SECOND ANNUAL PICNIC OF THE BETHESDA UNION GREENWICH PARK, Thursday, July 21,1887, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BETHESDA ORPHANS. WHOLE TICKETS, 50 CENTS. Cars leave Junction at 2,8, 4,5, 7:30 p. m. Returning, leave Park 6:15, 7:30, 9, 11 p. m. Committee reserve right k> reject holder of any ticket. The Peak Family and Opera WILL BE REPEATED BY REQUEST ON Tuesday Evening, July 19, AT— ST. JOHN'S PARISH HALL, Commencing at 8:15 o'clock. ADMISSION 25 CENTS, EXCURSIONS. Excursion to Warsaw" —TO-DAY— SUNDAY, JULY 17. Cars leave Coast Line Junction at 9:30, 10:30, connecting at Thunderbolt with steamer POPE CATLIN for Warsaw. Music by UNION CORNET BAND. FARE FOR. THE ROUND TRIP, 50 CENTS. Charleston and Savannah Ry. Reduction in Rates —TO— NEW YORK. 'T'HIS company has now on sale tickets J 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 and Saturday, arriving at New York on following evenings. Meals and state room on steamships included. Passengers should take train 78 leaving Savan nah at 8:23 p. m. on days previous to those men tioned above. This route affords a delightful sea trip, avoid ing Cape Hatteras. Pullman accommodations and elegant state rooms secured on application to wm. Bren, T. A., 22 Bull street, or j. B. Ohveros, T. A., Depot. E. P. McSWINEY, Gen. Pass Agent. TYBEE RAILROAD. SAVANNAH AM) TYBEE RAILWAY. Standard Time. Commencing Saturday, July le. 1887, the following schedule will be in effect: No. 3. No. 1. No. 5. No. 7.* Lv. Savan nah .. 10:30 am 3:00 pm 6:00 pm 9:50 pm Ar. Tybee.4:ls pm 11:45 a m 7:00 p m 11:05 pm No. 2. No. 4. No. 6. No. B.* Lv. Tybee.7:oo a m 4:05 pm 9:15 pm 8:00 pm Ar. Savan nah 8:15 am 5:20 p m 10:25 p m 9:10 pm Trains 7 and 8 Sundays only. Ail trains leave Savannah from Savannah and Tybee depot, in S., F. and W. yard, east of pas senger depot. Leave Tybee from Ocean House. Tickets on sale at depot ticket office, and at Fernandez's Cigar Store, corner Bull and Broughton streets. C. O. HAINES, Supt. Savannah, July 15, 1887. CLOTHING. OCR STOCK al all limes containing the apparel of correct and seasonable taste is now complete with an assortment of goods which will be found especially interesting for those preparing for the country. Particular attention is invited to our line of DUSTERS, NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, Bathing Suits, House and Lounging Coats, NEGLIGEE CAPS, POJA M A S , Ar.d the many little fixings which add so materially to comfort and appearance during an Outimj. We are also showing several novelties in SUMMER WEAR, which arc delightfully cool and of the styles and fabrics used in fashionable centres, "e will consider it a pleasure to show any ouo through our stock. A. FALK & ‘SON.