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8 A PLEA FOR THE HAWKERS TH*5 EVIL. EFFECTS OF A CITV ORDINANCE. An Entire Class Deprived of a Liveli hood and the Public Inconvenienced b, tho Enactment of a Law That Cannot Be Enforced A Policy- Adopted for the Protection of the Marie etmen. A News reporter was informed the other day of two important points, one that the captains of the steamers leaving hero could buy all their vegetables for their northward trip in the North cheaper than here, and second that tho street hawkers and huck sters were being driven off the streets by the action of the present ordinance regarding their licenses. The ordinance passed March 1., ISS4, nc’kes the license for huckster's of fruit and vegetables $lO per year. It gives them the additional privilege of securing a six months license, after July 1, and if purchased before Juiy 15, a 10 per cent, discount is allowed, making only £4.50 for the six months. Some two months ago a special effort was made to enforce this ordi nance. Some of tho green gincers ond sev eral of the inarketmen united their forces and brought all their influence to bear on this point and also to secure the passage of a mo-o stringent ordinance. One was intro duced but it failed to pass, aud the present one remained in force without any change. WHY IT IS OPPOSED. “Practically, it is a dead letter,” re marked one of the Aldermen yostorday of ternoon, “for it's absurd to think tho city could enforce it. For instance, you can t deprive a man of the right to sell his own productions, or the truits of his labor. Now, three-fourths of the fruit and vegeta ble hue Intel's on oil" streets are just this clftit-. They live within a few miles of the (city, and iupport themselves in tins mau- Wr. Tho city is powerless to restrict them in any way, and, I lielieve, also, there is a Ftete law that forbids any legislating against them.’’ • “What do you think of hawkersyourself, individually ? Do you favor their presence in the cityf' he was asked. “Most decidedly I do,” replied the Alder man. “And I can give you good reason* for my opinion. First people are bettor supplied with fruit and vegetables, espe cially the latter—and at very fair prices. Many of the people living at a distance from tho market cannot obtain fresh vege tables and other necessaries without these hawkers. There is generally no one to go to n distant market, and if the hawkers were driven off by high licenses these* people would lie deprived of a very essential pai-t of their living; second, u large class make their living out of this industry, who other wise might be made a charge on the com munity. A CORRECTIVE MEASURE. “Scores of negro boys can be seen em ployed as hawkers, wl. * otherwise would lie 'idle and dissolute. They thus learn to sup port themselves, and sometimes it starts them on the light way; third, the produce dealers are enabled frequently, by employ ing them, to sell out largo lots of tresh fruits and vegetables, which, if not disposed of quickly, would decay and thereby cause a loss to the dealer. Here they prove a double benefit, working for the dealer when he has a surplus on Lus hands, and also enabling the poorer classes to secure fresli vegetables and fruit at a reasonable price.” “Who object to them mostly f” “Well, the green grocers, and some of the inarketmen are always fighting them. To my mind, it is a mistake, for this elass do not injure them to any appreciable extent, and, as a rule, sell mostly to those who could not get to the market.” “Why not repeal the ordinance?” “It could be done, for I really lielieve there is a majority of the Council in favor of repealing it. But, of course, there is a strong opposition, and so it remains just where it is, like Mohammed’s coffin, betwixt heaven and earth, a law without any power. I am in favor of tho hawkers and am glad the Morning News ha- taken notice of the matter. For these people, in a measure, act as an equipoise to the inarketmen, and lx>- tween the two the prices are kept at a happy medium.” WHAT THE DEALERS THINK. Keeking out a prominent fruit firm, they were asked their opinion in the matter and also if the hucksters were being driven off the streets by the opposition they received. “I think they do a good work,” said the senior member of the concern. “It cannot be denied but that they soli a large amount of fruit and vegetables to those who would never purchase at the market or at the green-grocers’. Besides this, many a time we have an immense lot of fruit shipjied us at one time, which, if we could not dispose of in this manner would rot, causing us and our shippers loss. I regard them as indis pensible. They should not be taxed, nor can those lie who sell the products of their own places. But how can the city dis tinguish? To enforce such an ordinance would require a body of police triple tue size of our present force.” “Haven’t the hucksters boon less numer ous tho past month or so than usual f” “I can explain that. Usually every sum mer a large number of negroes, men.w omen and boys como in and buy fruit of us. es pecially poaches, and thou sell it by retail through the city. This reason fruit caiuc ill late and high priced. The darkeys tried it for a while but they lost so much that they became disgusted and quit going back nomo. It s only the jieach hucksters who left. I think there areas many of the others vet ixi the city as usual." HOW THE TRICES RUN. “Are the prices in the market as low as usual tiiis season(” “Yes,” he replied; “the prices for all kinds of vegetables are very reasonable, and compare with those of any city." In rogaid to a 'query regarding prices of melons in New York aud here, he showed a price eurrent just received. For instance, lan-y melons were selling in New York Tuesday for $20525 per hundred, re tailing at 40(<i5l l e. each. Here they wore wholesaling at sU(r%ls per joo, amt retailing at 16 to 25c. The melons quoted in New York at £l2 to sls per 100 could not be sold here at any price, espe claily when so much better oues were to lie had.” “Well, how is it übout the steamer Cap tains not purchasing their vegetables here for their Northern trips?” “I don’t believe that report. I know of line man in the market who sells a largo amount of vegetables and fruits to the out going steamers. Tho murkets hero com pete, and I am sure there's not a shadow of ti foundation for the report." Several other parties wore interviewed regarding the subject, but their ideus all coincided with those already given. The popular feeling seems to lie that the hawkers are necessary, and that they do a great deai of good, indirectly, by affording all a chance to purchase fruit and vege tables, and also in keeping down the prices at the market. Certainly those living on the outskirts of the city feel thut they are indispensable to them. Virginia Military Institutes. Tho forty-mo-h annual session of the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, Va., will begin on Sept. IS. This institution lias been well called tho “Southern West Point ” Under the euperintendenry of that vc .‘inn soldier and distingu died scholar, lien. Frank H. Smith, who has been in charge of it for many years, it has steuili’y grown i* favor as a place where the yo ith of the country ore instructed, not only in those studies usual in colleges, but in mate tero which tend to the development of die physical and moral quiU&os. There is nowhere in the !’juth an institution *<> dis til. lively H‘'thern a. t.v> V. M. 1., and no better preuepter of SuuUiirs youth tl.au lie*, Sui.'in. CENTRAL NOT TO BE SOLD. Gen. Aloxander Explains the New York Meeting. Gen. E. P. Alexander returned yesterday from New York, where he has lieen partic ipating in the conference which has been the cause of so much speculation and so many wild rumors. He wa-> asked what the object of the meeting was, and he re plied: “I have not seen tho Georgia papers since I have been away, but I understand that there has been a good deal of excitement over the meeting, anil I think the rumors have had less foundation than any that have lieen circulated liefore. AY e have had no meeting of the directors in New York The members of the syndicate met simply to discuss plans to be adopter! for holding the stock for a number of years. You see, when the majority of the stock was bought it was pooled for a year. That pool will expire Jan. 1, and wo desire to make arrangements to renew the pool for five years. This, of course, would be an agreement between individuals, and as individuals we met to talk over tho mat ter informally. I see one of the reports is that we were'discussing the sale of the road. That was never even ret end to: on the contrary, the purpose in pooling the stock for a number of years is to retain control so that we may look to the development of the road, ami there was never a thought of sell ing. •'YVas any conclusion reached?” “No, this was only a preliminary meet ing. It's no use to cross a bridge until you get to it, and we are a long way off from the first of the year. Nothing will be done until November, when the matter will tie settled up. Some of the directors are going abroad soon and they wanted to meet the itidiviilulls before going us they horn* to in terest foreign capital in the road. We want to make ourselves known abroad and estab lish our credit there, and the syndicate wishes to have some of the large capitalists interested in the new arrangements.'’ “Will the syndicate stock lie sold to these capitalists or” will they be furnished with outside stock?” “I don’t know about that. It rests with the individuals. If they want to sell some of their own stock they will do so, but I cannot say.” “YVas the conference limited to the dis cussion of this matter?” “No; we talked aliout the development of the road in a general way, but it was in formal. Some questions were asked about the extension to Birmingham, and there was some talk of building anew steamer.” Gen. Alexander again expressed his sur prise that there should have been so much excitement, and his regret that there was no really good sensation iu tho meeting for him to furnish. THE BATTLE OF MANASSAS. Tho Oglethorpe 9 Celebrate the 20th Anniversary. The Oglethorpe Light Infantry celebrated the twenty-sixth anniversary of the battle of Manassas yesterday afternoon at Green wich Park. Tho corps, under tho command of that veteran soldier, Lieut. YV. B. Mell, marched from its armory to Broughton street and emliarked aboard the cars for the park. After a short rest on arriving there the company was divided into four classes, and the mem bers took their places at the butts and the contest liecanie quite animated. The tar gets showed very fair marksmanship, hut not up to the usual average of the corps. The result was as follows; First Class —Prize, a silver-plated pitcher; Sergt. A. 11. Kahn; score til. Second Class-Private L. B. Endres; an elegant scarf pin; score 17. Third class—A silver match safe, Private' E. F. llartfelter; score IH. Honorary and Pay Members’ Prize —A sil ver-lieaded cane, Ex. Lieut. S. W. Branch; score Id. This prize was presented to the company by the veteran soldier who won it to lie shot for by those members who had scored less than 10, aud was won by Sergt R. L. YVylly, on a score of 11, in three shots. The company then fired by platoons and files at the targets, which resulted in each instance in the second platoon being tho winner. t The prizes were presented to the success ful contestants by Col. J. H. Estili, an honorary member. One of ttie features of the afternoon was the presentation of a china goose-egg to Veteran Charles Gassmau. It was rereived by that gentleman with that good humor that always characterized him in camp and field in “the days that tried men’s souls,” ami which still makes him ono of the most popular men in the old corps. The corps returned to the city about sun set and proceeded to the jiaradu ground, where the usual salute* was tired in front of tla* monument erected to the Confederate dead. From that point the Oglethoi'i>es re turned to their armory. Tho weather was very pleasant at Greenwich Park, as was the trip t here anil back, and the general verdict was that the anniversary had been a most enjoyable re-union. LEGAL LORE. Cason Disposed of Preparatory to Ad journment. Tho trial of YVilliam Dixon, Thomas Golden and Adam Matthews, who stand charged with stealing wine from the wine cellar of the Pulaski House, was continued until the next term of the Superior Court. Tho ground for the continuance was the absence, of the leading counsel, Mr. Mc- Alpin. Mr. dußignon opposed tho continu ance and Judge Adams resisted it. but a physician's certificate stating that Mr. Mc- Alpiti ought to remain at home, and tho fact tluit Mr. Charlton, who was next in tho case, was very unwell, stood ns legal grounds, and tin* continuance was granted. In the City Court tile motion for anew t rial in the cose of I. I). IciKorhe's Sons vs. F. X. Monsseau was overruled, and a simi lar motion was overruled in the case of A. A. Smith vs. tho Central Railroad and Banking Company. Members of the bar and petit jurors will find a notice of importance in another col umn. YVilliam Fogarty, brother of Thomas Fogarty, was arraigned for trial iu the City Court for assault and battery, but he plead ed guilty anil filed an exculpatory affidavit, w Inch set out that the cause of the assault was the feeling engendered by the prose cutor's part in the trial of Thomas Fogarty. Judge Harden let him off with a tine of £.50, the alternative two months in jail. , A nolle prosequi was entered in the case of the State vs. E. S. Gouldon, charged with cheating ond swindling. Tho cause was liefore the Superior Court. YY’lllio YVingurd will be sentenced by Judge Adams for the killing of lus stepfather, Ed ward E. Thomas, on Saturday. The Bethosda Union Picnic. The Bet lie* la Union gave its second an nual picnic for the benefit of the boys of (lie Union Society at Bcthcsda, ut Greenwich Park yesterday. There was a very good at tendance of young Indies and gentlemen, who spent the day in (lancing and other amusements. Quite a number of pleasure seekers of maturer years went to enjoy the cool breezes and also to show their uppreciu tio i of tne praiseworthy efforts of the nieiii liersof the organization whose princi(ial object is t' aid the orphan boys who are now inmates of an institution which once gave them is protection. The Brand on C*in was not more fearful than are the marks of strio diseases, and yet fir. Pierce's “Golden Medical Discovery” is a certain cure for nil of them. Blotches, pimples, eruptions, pos itili*s, scaly incrustations, lumps, inflamed j nit-lies, salt-rheum, tetter, Imils, carbun cles ulcers, old sores, are b.. its usu healed uioaiy slid |eiiiian--:<ij. THE MOK.NTNCx .NEWS: FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1857. SIFTINGS OF CITY NEWS. LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND SIDEWALK. Dashes Here and There by the News Reporters Yesterday’s Happenings Toid in Brief Paragraphs-Pickings at Police Headquarters. The jioiice made four arrests yesterday. The Morning News Harlv Fruit Bureau is indebted to Mrs. M. Ancrum for u basket of poaches and flowers, the product of her garden on Orange street, iu this city. N4. Ferst A Cos.. proprietors of the Savan nah Steam Bakery, have discontinued their afternoon trips of their bread delivery wagons owing to the heat. They will Is* resumed as soon as the weather is favorable. Richard Green, Cyrus Bald win, Eason Orif fflnand Horace Brueu, four sorry specimens of negro roughs,were before Justice Waring Russell yesterday afternoon for gambling. Chief YV. J. Shuman of the Carter swamp chain-gang arrested them. They were held in $:;u0 tsniits each. Green and Bruen gave bail but the others were sent to the jail. Henrietta Campbell and Dolly Styles were up for assault and battery and were placed under bonds for their apjiearaiico at the City Court. EXAMINATION DAY. Anxious Teachers in the Inquisitorial Chair. Yesterilayan examination of lady teach ers of the second grade was held at the Chatham Academy to fill a vacancy at the Barnard street school. It was held under the supervision of a committee of throe, consisting of Col. George A. Mercer, presi dent, J. R. Saussy, Esq., and Supt. YY . H. Baker. Eight applicants were present, five front the Barnard Street school, two from the Massie school, and one from tho Chatham Academy. The examinations were written and covered the entire curriculum of the granuuar school. It was very thorough, and the anxious fair ones could forcibly realize how their pupils felt whan before them for examination. The committee met last night to examine th* papers and will make a recommendation to the Hoard of Education, which is equiva lent to an election. The position has a salary of £725 per year, and being in the line of promotion there is some rivalry to secure it The diplomas for the scholars who earned them during the last year are ready, but after consulting with the Superintendent and President of the Board, it was decided, as the schools were all closed and the schol ars scattered, to defer giving out the diplo mas till tho fall opening, when they will lie delivered by the President, to the ones who so w ell won them, in Hunter’s Ilall. YVEATHER GOSSIP. What Other People Enjoyed Yester day, and To-Day’s Indications. Yesterday was very warm in the fore noon, but a refreshing breeze started up early, which made the temperature far more pleasant than the day before. The maximum temperature here was W4.3*; tho minimum 77. U, and the average HI. V. In the Cottoii States tile temperature was higher yester day than the day before, Jesup anil YVaycross each reporting 100\ Rain is reported from a majority of the stations in the cotton district, the average being small, only .10. The average maximum temperature for this cotton regi< >n was ffti and the minimum 74 . Rain was reported in every" cotton region district, save Galveston, Tex., which rev eled in a temperature of OH°. r,ast night's reports stated a rain storm centre was cen treing in the Ohio Valley , and at 11 o’clock it was raining quite heavily throughout that section. Charlotte, N. C., reiiortsa heavy rain in the afternoon, 1.24 inches falling be tween 2 o’clock and 10. The indications are that tho temperature will Is* medium low here and stationary, with fair weather to day. Rain is threat . oning, but baldly strong enough to visit this city. REPLENISHING THE TREASURY. Tax Payers Hurrying in to Save Their Ten Per Cent. The first sixteen days of this ljionth were busy ones at City Treasurer Hardee’s office. On Saturday the last day of grace expired for securing tho 10 per cent, discount allowed, and tho way tho proi>orty holders rushed in their taxes was a caution. Fully £II,OOO were received that day, mid in the first sixteen days of the month over $57,000 were collected. It made an immense amount of work for the office, as the amounts varied from $2 up to £250, and a deal of clerical yvork was re quired to keep it idl in the accurate manner that characterizes this office. Of the water tax, over five-sixths of tho entire amount has been collected. W. Preston Dixon’s Funeral. Tho fufieral of Mr. YV. Preston Dixon took place yesterday from the residence of his mother, corner of Alters, orn and Gwin nett streets. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. T. T. Christian, of Trinity Methodist church. Palestine Conunandery No. 7, Knights Templar, under the com mand of Gen. li. li. Anderson, Eminent Commander, accompanied the remains to their last resting place, and buried them with Templar honors. The funeral yvas one of the largest that has been known in this city for some years. The deceased was yvell known iu the city and was on the streets but a feyv hours before his death. The announcement of Ins sudden death in yesterday’s Morning News yvas a shock to many. Disorderly Longshoremen. About 11 o’clock yesterday morning a gang of negro roughs wont aboard of the schooner Annie C. Grace, lying at the Savannah, Florida and YVostorn Railway Company’s wharf loading luni lier. They attacked tho negro longshoremen engaged in loading tho vessel Olid two of them were pretty badly lieuten up. A message for a squad of iMiliee to Is* sent to the vessel for the pur pose of making some arrests was telephoned to tho jsffic * barracks. This is a renewal of the ill-feelmg engendered by the strike. The Cassidy-Smlth Matter. Nothing of any interest occurred in this case vest rday. A uumlier of idle rumors were afloat, ns usual, but nothing of any consequence came up. Public curiosity is übout worn out, and thread-bare yarns are no longer of interest. Cassidy's record is Rung looked up by the |> <qwi- cartn-s, and when the case conic* to trial very important pants, now unsuspected, will Is brought up. "Bucliu-Paibn.” Quick, complete cure, all annoying kid ncy, bladder and urinary diseases. sl. At druggists. “Rough on Bilo" Pills. Small granules, *-jiall dose, big results, pleasant in operation, don’t disturb tho stomach. 10c. and 25c. "Rough on Dirt.” Ask for “Rough on Dirt." A perfect washing powder found at last! A harmless xtrn fine Al article, pure and clean, sweet ens. freshens, bleaches and whitens without slightest injury to finest fabric. Unequal*.**! for fine linens and laces, general household, kitchen and laundry use. Softens water, ! sues lalxir and soup. Added to starch pre vents yellowing. 5c., 10c., 2V\ at grocers. The liest 45 rent Undershirt in the city at I Apj-c4 A Seim ill’s. THE MARY CLAYBORNE CASE. Additional Facts Furnished by the Dead Woman's Mother. Mary Ann Clemmons, mother of Mary Clemmons, whose sudden death was noted yesterday, came in from YVaycross yester day morning. She made, in substance, the following statement; The woman's real name was Mary Clay borne, but she parted from her husband three veal's ago. She then went to Jesup to live, and there it seems lived with a white man. The grand jury then took up the case and rendered a true bill against one, or both, the exact facts of which could not be learned. Four moutlis ago tho woman went to her mother’s home in YVaycross, and there she gave birth to a child. Letters be gan arriving shortly after, some signed with a name, others anonymous, urging leave YVaycross and go to Savannah, saying the grand jury had found a true bill against her and that a certain man mentioned in the letters would be troubled also. There were several of these lettere, evidently all written by one person, but in a disguised band. Mary became frightened and finally, some two months ago, came to this city and took the lodgings where she was found dead. She told the landlord that a “friend” of hers would lie on and settle the bills. The party mentioned in the letters was here twice and called to see her. She always had money after bis visit, and paid her debts. She often complained of a fluttering of her heart. She was shot some four or five years ago in the breast, and the wcund always troubled her. This and the fear and worry incident to being obliged to run off, caused, it is thought, her sudden death. A dispatch was sent to the party alluded to in the let ter-, aud he replied that it was none of his business, and to send for her mother. The woman’ll mother is greatly worried over the affair, especially as the babe is left on her hands, and she says she will take steps to make the father support tho child. THE BAY STREET DEAL. Holders of Property, Protest Against the Councils Action. Yesterday afternoon a tout a dozen citi zens assembled at the office of Maj. A. L. Hartridge, among whom were A. L. Hart ridge, Capt. John Flannery, A. B. Bend heim of Bendheini Bros., J. It. Saussy,Esq., and Capt. John F. Wheaton. They met to protest against tin* action of Council in relation to the land west of tin; City Exchange. The gentlemen present repre sented considerable property and business interests in the neighborhood. There was some little di.scus.sion and Mr. Saussy per tinently remarked that while he had heard of private domain being taken for public use he had never hi ard of public domain be ing taken for private or individual use. They were unanimous in their opposi tion to the action of Council, and Ma j. Hartridge was authorized by the meeting to write to one of the representatives in the Legislature to ascertain if any bill had already been presented to that body author izing the city to disfxe,* of that domain, or if one was in contemplation or would lie introduced, so that these citi zens would be enabled to protest iiefore the Assembly against the passage of such a bill. Maj. Hartridge accordingly wrote Capt. YY*. YV. Gordon last, night. Nothing further will be done until his reply is received. It is claimed that the land in question is public domain and that the city has no right to dispose of the property in t lie way contemplated by tho city authori ties. Charleston Notes. At the tilt of the Light Dragoons, at Pleasure Grove, St. Andrews, YVednesday, Sergt. C. R. Gaillard won the monthly modal. The South Carolina railway will sell ex cursion tickets to Charleston from all points on tho road on Juiy 25, at the rate of 2c. a mile for the round trip; tickets good to re turn until July 30, inclusive. A meeting of citizens was held at the office of Messrs. JSuist & Buist YVednesday for the purpose of taking into consideration the building of a public bathing house. After considerable discussion a committee of five was appointed to get up a stock conmany for the purpose of erecting a bathing house and to consider the plans, sites, etc. No lit tle interest and enthusiasm was manifested in tlio project by those present and there is good ground for the belief that by next season, at the latest. Charleston will have a public tlathing house, so constructed as to enable every ono to indulge in natatorial pastimes. The committee consists of Messrs. Theodore I). Jervoy, Jr., Caspar Chisholm, C. Rutledge Holmes, Capt. Thomas Young and Mr. J. A. Smyth. Mr. Frederick Augermann, who for the past thirteen or fourteen years has been connected with the restaurant business of this city, dii*d suddenly YVednesday, at Meyer’s restaurant. Mr. Angennann had Ik*cii suffering very much during the dav, up to about:! p. m., the time of his death, from lxith mental depression and physical exhaustion. He was last observed sitting in the restaurant part of the building, and to all outward appearances was only ordi narily affected by the heat. A few mo ments later he was seen to collapse into a stujior, out of which it was impossible to arouse him. Medical assistance was imme diately summoned, aiidlsith D". Kellers and Dr. Carn, of the City Hospital, answered the summons. It was too late, however, and Mr. Angennann died in about three-quarters of an hour after the attack. Dr. Kellers said that the cause of the death was heart disease, which was hastened by the effects of the oppressive heat. Mr. Ca hotin C. Bolgcr, also died very suddenly that afternoon. The Old Folks at Home Or elsewhere need a tonic now and then to sus tain them under growing Infirmities. No safer or more thorough invigorant for age and tho delicate can lie found than Hostctter's Stomach Bitters, a seasonable medicine in those ailments of commonest occurrence liver complaint, in digestion and bowel disorders; a pare botanic safeguard against malaria, and a reliable means of counteracting rheumatism. To the conva lescent* it is a valuable aid in the recovery of strength, and to Hie debilitatod, nervous invalid it yields tranquil slumber ami renewed apjietlte i wo prime fartoin In the restoration of vigor. Being of purely Imtanie origin, it is five from those objections urged against mineral remedii s difficult or impossil U* of assimilation by the sis tem, and which impair the tone of the stomach, which tho Bitters, mi tlie contrary, strengthens and regulate . It is indorsed and prescribed by tho medical fraternity. From Ex-Gov. Bloxham, of Florida. Tallahanske, Fla., March 5, 1887. Mr. A. K. Iluu'kr .*, Atlanta, (la.: Dkar Slit—l have thoroughly tested the glasses von fitted to my eyes some time ago and have found them to possess a softness of vision which surpasses anything of the kind I have worn; in tact they aro the best glass es 1 have over 11-iM. iUwpectfully, YV. D. Bloxham, Ex-Governor Florida. Bnlbriggan Underwear in all grades at Appel & Sebaul's, One l'rico Clothiers. Cull uml look at the elegant Pongee Coats ami Vests at Ap|s*l <v* Si haul’s. Call and see the newest shades in Pongee Coats and Vests ut Apjiel & Sebaul's. At the Harnett House, Savannah, Ga., you get all the comforts of the high-priced hotels, and save from £1 to $2 per day. Try it and lie convinced.— Huston Home Jour not. For the Comfort of Stout Mon. YY'e have YV hits' Shirts, open front, with Collars and Cuffs attached, sizes 17, 17b,, IS, 1 *£ 1 y, Iff, made to order and not called for, which will lie sold low, by the Famous New York Clothing House, 140 Congress street. For tho Benefit of the Clergy. YY'e have on hand Clergymen's Black Alpaca (.'outs, to lie sold low, by the Famous New York Clollung House, 140 Congress stivot LOSES. Hungrier Gives the' Game Away by Dropping in the Seventh Inning. Charleston, 8. C., July 21. —Charleston dropped a game to New Orleans to-day and falls down to third place again. Hungler and Childs held the points for the locals, while Geiss and McVey did the honors for the visitors. Up to the seventh inning Charleston had the game won, the score standing 5 to 3 in her favor. In this fatal inning Hungler went to pieces. He allowed the visitors to bit him hard and fill the bases and then let in four runs on four wild pitches. The game was otherwise uneventful. Smith, of Charleston, umpired and gave no satisfac tion to either side, both sides charging him with trying to rob them. The following is the score by imiings and the summary: Charleston........ 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0— 5 New Orleans 00300050 x— T Earned nun -Charleston 1. Base hits-Charleston 11. New Orleans 13. Errors—Charleston 5. New Orleans 4. Left on bases—Charleston 3, New Orleans 7. Stolen l>asss—Charleston 3. Struck out—By Hungler 3, Geiss 2. Double play—Glenn and Corcoran. Batter nit—By Hungler 1. Geiss 1. Wild pitches- Hungler and Geiss 1. Passed Sails—Childs 2, McVey 2. Time—Two hours. The Championship Games. The Amateurs aud Orientals will pjny their second game for the championship of tlie city at the base ball park this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock sharp. Both clubs are com posed of the best amateur players of the city, and the games thev have heretofore played wore as good exhibitions of ball play ing as the citizens have witnessed this sea son. The amateur clubs of this city desire to say that if they only get the citizens to patronize them, they will get clubs from all over the State to come here and play. Nothing will be more satisfactory to them than playing two games a week with visit ing clubs, but they must be supported to en able them to give good clubs guarantees. The teams are arranged as follows: Amateurs. Positions. Orientate. Ham Catch : Lovett Butler Bitch Scaulan Caulay ..First Base Furlong,R Oppenheimcr ~ Second Base Quinley Youngblood Third Base Brown Dawson Short Stop O'Connor Ennis I .eft Field Murphy Mercer Centre Field Schreek bioodworth Right Field Buckley Games Elsewhere. At Philadelphia—Rain to-day caused a postponement of the Athletic-Clevelaud, and Philadelphia- Pittsburg ball games. At Baltimore— Baltimore 00 200 7 00 0— 9 Cincinnati 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0— 3 Base hits—Baltimore 14, Cincinnati 9. Errors —Baltimore 3, Cincinnati 5. At New York— Brooklyn 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 B—6 Louisville 001001000—2 Base hits Brooklyn 14, Louisville 7. Errors —Brooklyn 4, Louisville 5. At Washington— Washington . 1 0000000 0— 1 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—o Base hits—Washington 5, Detroit fi. Errors Washington 2. Detroit 1. Batteries—Gilmore and Mack, Getzein and Ganzel. At Boston— Boston 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0-2 Chicago 0 0 000100 0— 1 Base hits—Boston 14, Chicago 9. Errors— Boston 1. Chicago 3. Batteries—Conway and Tate, Baldwin and Daily. At Birmingham— Birmingham 344100 3 1 o—l 6 Nashville 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 o—6 Base hits Birmingham 26, Nashville 13. Er rors Birmingham 3, Nashville 5. Batteries— Nashville, Masran and Nicholas; Birmingham, Weber and Smith. GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS. Matters of Money and Management About Various Lines. At a meeting of the stockholders of the Rome railroad held Wednesday, Dr. Ehen Hillyer was re-elected President and James A. Smith General Freight and Passenger Agent. The road is in a prosperous condi tion. Atlanta Journal: A surveying party, lo cating the route of the Birmingham, Macon and Savannah railroad, is now out near the late place of Jeremiah Hollis. Wo under stand that the prices for the right of way through the property of Messrs. Lawton, Huff, Harris, Whitehead and others have been made and mailed to the head office for acceptance or rejection. Saturday afternoon six suits were filed in the office of the Clerk of the Griffin Su perior Court by Messrs. Stewart & Daniel, attorneys for various parties. The plaintiffs claim tuat much damage was done to their property by the deep excavation on New Orleans street made by the Georgia Midland and Gulf railroad. The following is a list of those who have brought suit for dam ages: B. P. Blanton, Mr. Upshaw, Mrs. T. H. Bray, Mrs. James E. Hawk, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. E. Dickenson. Tuesday Sheriff Don nell served the necessary papers on Presi dent Grantland and E. M. Word. The six suits aggregate about $((,000. The suits are returnable to the August term and will stand for trial at the February term, 1888. The stockholders of the Columbus South ern Railroad held their first meeting in Columbus on Friday. The meeting was largely attended, representatives from all the counties along the proposed line of road being present. It was presided over by Mayor C. B. Grimes, and was held for the purpose of organization by the election of a hoard of directors. The election was held and resulted in the choice of nine directors, as follows: Muscogee county, T. E. Blanchard, T. J. Pearce. James A. Lewis C. B. Grimes, S. A. Carter and J. E. Kyle. From Chattahoochee county, John Stephens. From Terrell county, J. W. Flowery. From Dougherty county, Nelson Tift. The meet ing then ad journed, and the board of direc tors immediately elected the following offi cers: President T. J. Pearce; Vice-President, Nelson Tift, Secretary and Treasurer, C. B. Grimes. Local Personal. Mr. Isidore Collat, of Darien, has taken charge of the business of the firm of Collat Bros, in this city. The member of the firm who formerly managed it is now in charge of the New York branch. Among the arrivals at the rulnski House were P. B. Thornton, Chicago: J. L Adams, Jnok.iouville; James A. Beal, Orlando. Fla ; ,1. W. Beasley. Boston; R. G. Gray, Colum bus, Ga.; J. W. Craig, S. Cohen,' Charles ton. S. C. At the I*craven House were Thomas B. Slade, Columbus; W. B. Thomas, Tennille; Benjamin Shreve, New York; Uriah B. Hnrrold, Americus; Miss Annie J. Chapin, Augusta; U. L. Pierce, Thomasviljo; V.. J. Farrell. Miss DcMcrritt, Jacksonville; J. J. Mosos, A. Goetter. Cincinnati, O.; William Donovan. Wadley, Ga.; L. Johnson, S. A. Crosby, Graham. At the Marshall House were C M. Martin and wife. Now York; U. P. Askew, Phila delphia; V. 11. Martin, Baltimore; L. B. Keoton and wife, Troy, N. Y.; W. A. Cason. W. J. Smith, Waycross; J. B. Gossett, Ryan, Mich.; Col. C. Edtnondston, U. S. Army: A. H. Love, Thomasville; J. C. Gail'S, Americus; W. B. Hurd, New Or leans; R. S. Watson, Philadelphia; W. H. Durant. Palatka, Fla.; J. G. Hyatt. At lanta; George C. Nornmnd, Eastman; John Slaid, Macon, Miss.; Edward Glavin, Wil mington, N. C.; John A. Cromartis, Hazle hurst; G. A. Powell, Blakelv; A. A. Ellen wood, J. W. Ryan and wife, Wockshear; R. L. Hicks. Doctortown. At the Harnett House were W. H. Mc- Nulty, Belleview, Fla. ;• I. C. Worden and wife, Lynn. Mass.: E. K. Eustace, Boston. Mass.; \V. M. Burbank, New York; Daniel A. Horn, Boston, Ga.; James Jones, Ca milla, Ga.; S. Bloch and wife. Mobile, Ala.; L. S. Price, J. H. Price, J. O. Kitts, Miss Mary E. Price, Johnston’s Station, Ga.; C. E. Lang, Walthourville, Ga.; E. J. Hopiier, W. E. Shield, Elkhart, Ind., Mix J. B. Snell, Bartow, Fla: MissC. O. Price, John Kton's Station, Ga.; H. S Case, Macon: H. I. Payne, Atlanta; it. fc>. Th.cpen, Stock ton Cu. "MEG’S DIVERSIONS.” The Forda Make Another Hit in Their New Play. The weather was warm last night but it did not keep the Fords from drawing a good house to witness “Meg’s Diversions,” which was put on for the tirst time. Savannah’s darlings have grown immensely in popular favor during the present season, for their work has been up to a standard that would do great credit to a professional company, and the play last night was one of their best efforts. The piece is a pastoral comedy drama in which the daughters of Farmer "Crow” and the two “ITageon” brothers play the principal tarts. “Jasper Pidecon" is deeply in love with “Meg,” who, at the instigation of her father anti sister, makes “Jasper’’ think that she will marry him in order that her father may borrow from him money enough to raise a mortgage on his farm, though she believes that, her flirtation is only a “diversion” and does not know that there is anything mercenary in the promoting of her father and sister. ■Jasper” discovers her deception aud is heartbroken. His brother, “Roland” also secs it, and determines to bo revenged, so he makes “Meg’’ fall in love with him, but he is enamored of her sister, “Cor nelia.” Whon “Meg” discovers that he has only been punishing her for her treatment of “Jasper,” she appreciates “Jasper’s” suffering, and it is at this point that Cal deron’s famous picture, “Broken Vows,” is realized. The tableau is oue of the most beautifid that Ims ever been sot on the Savannah stage, and it met with the heartiest of applause. The conclusion is, of course, that “Jas per” and “Meg” aro married, and “Roland” and “Cornelia'’ likewise, and they all forget the misery they have caused each other. Woven in with this general idea are a number of excellent characters that were artistically portrayed. Miss Clara Baker, as "Margaret Crow,” known as “Meg,” was at her best. This is her original creation and her work in that difficult part was highly creditable. Mr. Thomas McCabe met with unusual approbation as “Jasper Pidgeon,” and he played with the natural ease and grace that has won him so much favor. Mr. Lawrence Hanley as “Roland Pidgeon” had a difficult role to master, hut he was equal to it in every' particular. Miss Maude White sustained the part of “Cor nelia Crow” admirably, ana Miss Mollio Maeder as the “Widow Netwell” was just such a widow aS Mr. Weller cautioned Samuel against. 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