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LEGALIZIN'!i HORNING.
THAT IS WHAT IT IS CLAIMED
BRANTLEY'S BILL DOES.
One of the Evils of the Naval Storc3
Trade Explained -Why There Should
be a Remedy How the Trade is
Affected by Horning lnteresting
Points About the Naval Stores
Business.
It seems that some of the naval stores peo
ple are not quite so willing to let the Brant
lev naval stores bil! go as it is, as (hey were
when they fii*st read it. They have not at
temptol to have any organized aetion taken
with regard to it, hut several protests and
letters bearing upon it have boon sent to
Senator Brantley, nt Atlanta They think
that if there is to be legislation it should aim
to prevent horning instead of to legalize it
as this Brantley bill does. Tho main com
plaint of the producers lias boon against
horning, and it seems funny, in their opin
ion, that Senator Brantley, who represents
them, should advocate a measure to legalize
that practice. Anyone who reads section ft
of the Brantley bill earefuily can see that
horning is made honorablo, and tho factors
are rather curious to kn iw what Senator
Brantley's purpose is in making it so. Tho
section in question reads as follows:
Sbc. 3. Be it further enueted by tho authority
aforesaid, That all buyers of rosin shall have
the right to erase or remove from the rosin bar
rels tho inspector's brand designating the grade
of said rosin, and to substitute therefor any
private device, sign or mark, provided always
that said private device, sign or mark so sub
stituted is not the same as any of those used by
the inspectors in this State to designate the
grade or quality of rosin.
LEGALIZING A SWINDLE.
Section 3 says that it shall not lie lawful
for anyone other than a sworn and bonded
inspector to erase or change any mark or
grade put ujxiu the barrels of rosin or tur
pontine l>y an inspector, yet section 5 per
mits the buyer to substitute a private mark
or hieroglyphic and aocompfish the sumo
purpose as if the grade mark had been
erased and another substituted. One of tho
leading factors said yesterday that the
Brantley bill would make lawful a swindle
that tlit factors mid a majority of the buy
ers bed been fighting for years. “For,”
said ha, “a dishonest man can buy a lot of
K rosin, nnd, after erasing tho grude, mark
it with the word ‘M—an,’ say, or if lie do
sires to raise it two grades he would prob
ably adopt the characters ‘N —X,’ which
would he thought to indicate ‘extra N,’ and
thus by a very simple means the law would
be evaded.”
“Is the system of homing extensively
carried on here?” was asked.
“Yes, but by a very small minority of tho
buyers, but by them it is made a regular
business and one or two of the buyers have
made almost u monopoly of the buying
business by the and isbouest horning practice. ”
HOW THEY AUK CAUGHT.
“How can they control tho business by tho
use of this system T'
"By underquoting everybody. For ex
ample, one buyer will offer a consumer a
lot of rosin of a specified grade at a certain
price. One of the dishonest buyers will
quote the same grade at 7to 10c. a barrel
less, and he will make the sale, uud here Is
where they are caught. Suppose the
sale is 1000 barrels of M rosin. Next day
the seller will bo in the market not for
M rosin, but for 1,000 liarrvls of K, or some
lower grade, and, of course, we all know
that he horns it and sends it out as M.
These homers net in collusion with certain
other buyers, and have thorn mark on tho
board at the Exchange fictitious sales at
prices to suit their purposes, and thus they
are frequently euabled to buy cheap grades
at prices to suit themselves, while they send
them out as lietter grades, and at the prices
of the grades they are represented to Vie.”
“Why don’t the customers discover those
tricks?”
“Some of them do and send in reclama
tions for the difference and the reclamations
are promptly paid. Never a word is said,
but by the next mail the eheck goes out, but
a homer can afford to do that for when one
man catches him three or four will be de
ceived, and whut is mode on
the latter more than compen
sates for what is lost on the former.
In many oas s rosin is unloaded from the
car or vessel and rolled Into a shed, where
it remains for months, perhaps, and then it
is taken out and used, but no particular at
tention is paid to the grade, and as the ques
tion is never raised, the seller makes his
profit.”
HOW IT IS WORKED.
“How can such a complete monopoly of
the rosin trade lie obtained by those men?”
“I should not say that they have a mo
nopoly of the business. They control tho
domestic trade, but not the foreign;
though, by their practices, they hamper tho
foreign trade so that they force down the
prices and expel healthy competition. This
Is the way they mauage their business. Be
fore the season begins they find out exactly
what stocks are in the hands of consumers
In New York, Boston, Philadelphia
and every point in this country,
and also' in Europe. They then
obtain the best possible estimate of whut the
supply will be. They make it a point to
sell the entire demand, anil they can do it,
because they can undersell everyone elfcn by
homing. The naval stores business is
conducted through buyers, and there are
Comparatively few of them iu tho whole
trade, so it is an easy matter for one firm to
handle them all when they are doing busi
ness in a way that will catch them.”
“Why do not tho consumers enlighten
themselves on the grading of rosin!”
“Bocause they are not experts themselves
and it is an expensive busiuoas to grade it.
Most of the consumers take it on faith,
hence it is that it is so easy to perpot rute
frauds upon them.”
“Why don’t the factors and honest buyers
combine against those firms!”
“Most or them are afraid. When a factor
approaches one of these firms and announces
that they are going to fight, the horner asks
‘Wei’, who will buy the factor’s rosin ’ ami
then there is a scared factor on hand,
mid tho buyer is in tho name ixwition. But
to come back to the* bill. Homing
has been in violation of tho Code
of Georgia for years. Sections 1507. lolls
and lftfifi mnko it uuluwful, and anyone who
is guilty of it may lie prosecuted; but the
statute is strangely worded, and on that ac
count the factors und honest buyers are
afraid to tako tho matter into court, for
judges and juries have such jieculiar ways
of looking at things that there luight no
some slip, nnd it would boa very unpleas
ant thing to institute the prosecution und
have it fail.”
TURPENTINE HORNING.
“Do these buyers born turpentine?”
“Yes, nnd carry the practice further. It
is not so easy to deceive the consumers of
spirits ns of rosin, because they can ti ll the
amount of the contents of the barrels by
gauging, and anylssly can do that, but the
consumer- of rosiu cannot tell the difference
I ict ween the grades of rosiu, and they mv
more easily cheated. Unless the shortage
in a barrel of spirits is very slight it
will lie discovered. Hull, spirits are
homed, and, us 1 said, tho swindle
is carried further. Only a few days ago a
linn of buyers was seen drawing a gallon of
turpentine from each barrel of u lot it hud
sold. Why was this? Simply because
tie prices had lieen cut to
iie-ze out everybody else, ami as
there would Imve fss*n a loss in shipping
lull lisrrels, a gallon was drawn from each
barrel to make np the difference. In doing
tllix there was not only a loss to the con
sumer, but the ins)lector's certificates were
falsified, for after the in-pe tor hud ganged
the barrels uiul delivered his certificates the
gallon was drawn from each barrel und
than the lot was shipped with the certifi
cates attached to the invoice with Uie hope
that these certificates would .prevent a dis
lovery.”
"You liavo spoken of the effect of horn
ing ivsiu upon the consumer; now whut is
the effect upon the producer I"
i “The producer is directly injured by
i horning, as it gives one or two buyers the
j monopoly of the business and tho control of
: prices, aiid deprives him of the Umeflts of
| an opan and fair competition which would
I result in higher prices for his product.”
ANOTHER OK ITS EVILS.
“In your opinion what would bo the im
mediate effects of a law against erasing the
symbols of classification.”
"Tlte effect would Ist to restore confidence
in our trade. Buyers would come in tho
market, take the surplus of rosin on specu
lation, anil under tin? influences of healthy
competition prices would advance.”
“But is there not an overproduction of
naval iftores?”
“Yes, but prices nro far below the cost of
production. In fact, much lower than they
j would lie wore it not for the hammering
process of the buyers who control the trade.
This is apparent to sjieeulators who, if they
saw they could come in and have an even
ehunce to fill the demands of consumers,
would buy up tile rosin because it is cheap.
With the other evils connected with horn
ing it shuts off speculation which is often
times a grout relief to a market."
“Do you believe there are any conditions
under which the buyers would tie injured by
lieing forbidden to erase the grade marks? ’
“No, sir; it can injure no buyer in deliv
ering his sales to have the grade mark re
main on the barrel.”
“What is tlio effect of horning upon the
standing of the market?”
“The effect is to lower tho standard, nnd
consumers being impressed with the belief
that they cannot receive justice if they
patronize this market, will send their orders
elsewhere, and as a result a very large pro
portion of the rosin which should bo sold di
rectly to consumers from this port, is
shippod to New York and delivered to tho
consumers from that place."
AN ERROR OK JUDGMENT.
“What do you think are Mr. Brantley’s
motives in introducing this bill iu its pres
ent form ?”
“I believe that Mr. Brantley is not con
versant with the real condition of affairs in
the naval stores trade, and 1 believe that ho
thought the bill in its present shape would
harmonize the discordant, factions and put a
strip to tho evils from which the trade is
suffering. As an evidence of the fact that ho
ikies not understand tho condition of affairs
he confounds the factor with tho buyer.
The factor receives his shipments from tho
producer and sells them to the buyers hero
who sell the trade away from here. The
factor does not fill the order of the con
sumers, us Mr. Brantley seems to think.
Giving Mr. Brantley credit for honest mo
tives, I can conceive no other explanation
of his introducing this bill than his ignor
ance of the relations existing between Uio
producer and the factor, the factor
and tho buyer, and the buyer and the con
sumer.’’
“Do factors—tho men who receive the
naval, stores from tho producers—ever prac
tice horning?”
“No, it is about impossible for them to <lo
anything of the kind. Mr. Brantley seems
to labor under tho impression that they do,
but if he will make inquiry of intelligent
men who understand the naval stores busi
ness he will quickly become convinced that
neither rosiu nor turpentine is ever horned
until it is sold and passes out of tho posses
sion of tile factors. Those who buy of tho
factors get a copy of the certificate of the
Inspector, and, besides, they are Phi well
acquainted with naval stores to be taken in
by horning.”
CARES NOT ANALAGOUS.
“Why is there any desire to permit hom
ing?”
“Our opponents say that we are no more
entitled Pi the benefit of our inspection thun
are the cotton factors, but the cases are dif
ferent. When cotton is shipp'd a sample
goes with it, and if the bal<‘ does not come
up to the sample it is rejected, but it is not
so with rosin. Then, too, middling cotton in
Haviumah is not middling in New York or
Liverpool, but tho shipper here knows what
Kaviinnah middling would grade in New
York or Liverpool, and he erases the Savan
nah grade and puts on it the Now York or
Liverpool grade, ms the case may he, si that
he really sells New York midiUmg in New
York, unifLiverpool middling in Liverpool.
In other words, he sells his cotton
according to tho classification of the
market to which it is going, but
there is only one grading of rosin through
out tho whole world, und if K rosin is
homed Pi M in Savannah it is not M in
New York or anywhere else. It is a swin
dle wherever it goee. Rosin is different
front lumber and rice also. When a plank
is taken out of a ship’s hold it shows for it
self, no matter what the inspection is, and
when a merchant receives a barrel gf rice
he puts in a trier and inspects it for him
self, but the consumer of rosin cannot in-
S|?ct his own goods and must take them
according to the inspection and grades,
which axe tho same everywhere.”
LEGISLATION NEEDED.
“Will the evil correct itself without logis
lntionl"
“No, sir; and for this reason I want
stringent legislation and that quickly. Two
years ago this subject of disregarding
Savannah inspection was fully discussed in
the Board of Trade from every standpoint.
I, in common with others, thought that con
sumers would become so much en
lightened upon this disreputable
practice that the dishonest buy
er would be forced to adopt square
dealihg In order to retain his trade. My
conclusions at that time were wrong, as my
observations since have fully proved to me.
The men who then were thriving at the ex
pense both of the producer and the con
sumer by underbidding their competitors
and delivering to the consumer something
of less x-alue than tliut which he bought,
have continued to thrive and grow in power,
until to-day they control the domestic trade
with as much confidence as they could if
they had millions to back them up in their
operations. Ho dictates prices to the factor
who is jiowerloss to help himself olid he
sells to the consumer at prices such os will
give him a handsome profit.
“Does it require a large amount of money
to monopolize the market in this way!”
“No, sir; $50,000 cash capital will control
the trade in rosin where buyers have the
nerve to fill the general demand for the for
ward months. The banks are lilieral in ad
vancing on yard receipts and it only takes
enough money to supply the hank with the
margins they require.
“Mr. Brantley has received some spicy let
ters from Savannah factors on the subject
of his bill, and we are laying quietly by to
s<v what the next, four or five davs will
bring forth, and if Ids bill is urged there
will be some lively work done oil the op
posing side.”
Tho New Court House.
The jury of award on the plans for tho
new court house met yesterday afternoon
iu the room of the County Commissioners.
Mr. IV, J. YV. Howe, Jr., in accordance
with instructions at a previous meeting,
submitted a preliminary sketch for erect ing
a building and utilizing the present
structure, fho sketch is to bo sent, with a
letter of instruction, to the architects who
sent the three best plans in the first couqic
tition, asking them to .submit new plans for
the proposed building, keeping in view tho
idea of utilizing the present court house, if
thut should be decided upon hy the jury of
award.
Tho Mayor’s Lovoe.
The following cases were tried and dis
jsised of by His Honor Muyor Lester yester
day morning:
Samuel Wright and John Harris, twocol
ored box s charged witli stealing a 11l from
11. .1. Connell, were discharged, the Mayor
directing the parents to properly correct the
xx a\ ward tend, mux's of tile boys.
T YV. Archie, charged with I icing drunk
and disorderly, and also for r<*sistiug the
officer who arrested him, was lined si> or
ten days.
John 1 tale xxm . lined $lO or fifteen days
for assaulting Mrs. C. K. B.irmvell and i xvo
of her daughter..
John Harris anil Hilbert Jones, charged
with disorderly conduct, wore dismissed. ’
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, JULY 20, ISS7.
CHURCH REPAIRS.
Elaborate Works at tho Indopendont
Presbyterian Church.
When finished, tho repairs now I>cing
made at the Independent Presbyterian
church, South Broad street, corner of Bull,
will make that almost anew structure, in
looks, and add vastly to its pleasant inte
rior. It has been thoroughly cleaned and
repainted inside and out. The pews, seats
and backs, will all be re-upholstered, the
material used being English damask of a
beautiful garnet shade.
The old gas fixtures have all boon re
moved and now an t later patterned ones
are being placed in position. They are of a
plain, but very tasty, style, and will add
materially to the appearance of the interior.
Besides gas, the electric light will be intro
duced and used both in the church and in
tho Sunday school room.
Avery attractive innovation was mode
bv taking out tho plain glass in the arch or
half circle, over the windows and substi
tuting therefor imported old gold rolled
glass, through which the light streams with
a very pleasing effect. The old floor tilings
will be taken up and replaced with Georgia
marble in tiles of about eighteen inches
square, laid in diamond pattern. A con
tract has just I icon entered into with Hutch
ings & Cos., of Boston, Mass., for one of
their well known pipe organs, to cost s.'>,ooo.
This company will take the one now in the
church, allowing tho corporation its value.
Altogether the repairs and additions, in
cluding the new organ, will cost from <13,-
000 to $13,000, and when completed will
effect a wonderful change in this old church.
Mr. Frederick M. Hull lias charge of the
work and is pressing it forward with all
speed. If nothing happens the church will
be occupied in October.
One curious feature is the high, old
fashioned pulpit in tlie edifice, and a clause
in a bequest to the church forbids any alter
ation or change in tho pulpit, on penalty of
lasing the entire legacy bequeathed them.
THE HAWKERS RETURNING.
Their- Familiar Forms Once More Seen
On the Streets.
Several flays ago the News had an article
regarding the city ordinance against hawk
ers and hucksters. The article plainly stated
that there was no law forbidding the truck
growers from selling the products of their
own farms, and giving the emphatic
opinion or a number of citizens
regarding the desirability of encouraging
this class. Already the good effects are
seen in the Increased number of fruit and
vegetable hawkers on tho streets, and
corresponding lower prices for the same. A
gentleman said yesterday that one of the
colored boys told him that they had been
run off by tho threats of outside parties.
They were told that if they didn’t leave the
streets, they would be arrested and sent to
the chain-gang. Much a threat caused
scores of them to stop selling.
Hut now they are slowly recovering conti
deiice, anti the groat advantage is clearly
noticeable in tho greater nbuudapco of fresh
fruit and vegetables, ami the reasonable
prices at which they are offered.
Tho larger portion of the resident citizens
are in favor of the hawkers, and will see
that they are not imposed on or scared olf
tho streots by idle threats. The people liv
ing in the outskirts of the city must have
vegetibles and fruit delivered at their doors,
anil at n reasonable price. In no other way
can they bo so well served as by these ped
dlers. They supply the people with cheap
food, enable the fruit and vegetable dealers
to dispose of their stock when they receive a
surplus, anti above all, while engaged in
this avocation they supiwrt themselves and
form habits of independence and thrift that
may In the future aid them greatly in pro
viding for themselves.
LIABILITY OF ESTATES.
Interesting Legal Points Regarding
Trustee Estates.
The case of J. Y. B. McCarthy vs. Chris
topher Murphy, trustee for the estate of his
three minor children, which was tried at
Justice Molina’s office yesterday afternoon,
promises to bring out some interesting legal
{mints. Mr. McCarthy entered suit at the
nst November term of the Justice’s Court,
for ♦•l7 45, being for the tuition, stationery,
etc., of two of the children. When tho case
came up for trial the defendant made no ap
pearance and judgment for the plaintiff
was entered up by default. To satisfy that
Judgment t he officers made a levy on thirty
five kegs of white lead as belonging to that
estate. Now Mr. Murphy, as trustee for
the estate, llles an affidavit of illegality in
the judgments and levy.
The point is that the trust estate belongs
to three children, and the judgment and
levy were for the tuition of two, thereby
iinucriling the interests of the third.
The plaintiff replied that us the defendant
was served personally, as trustee, and made
no defense, allowing tho judgment to be
taken by default, the affidavit was not the
right way to protect others interests. lie
should have stated, when the property was
levied upon, what the interests of the sev
eral children won' in it. The estate, fur
ther, was not divided, so no hardship was
inflicted on the innocent parties.
Justice Molina board the arguments of
counsel ami reserved his decision till to-day.
Messrs. dußiguon A Frazer and William
Clifton apnea red for tho plaintiff, and R.
R. Richards for the defendant.
BRAVERY REWARDED.
The British Government’s Testimonial
to Capt. W. J. Thompson.
Yesterday morning Capt. J. F. Wheaton,
collector of the port, received through the
Htute Department from her Britanic maj
esty's government a very handsome pair of
binocular marine glass's, accompanied by
a letter asking the collector to turn them
over to Capt,. W. J. Thompson, of tho pilot
l>at Mary Odell. The glasses are beauties,
elegantly mounted in silver, and with a
handsome ease and strap. They are adjust
able glasses and very powerful. Tbe fol
lowing is tho inscription on them:
Presented by the British (iovemment to Capt.
tV ,!. Thompson, of the pilot bout Mary t nlell,
of Savannah, tin, in acknowledgment of bis
humanity and kindness to the shipwrecked
Clew of iho steamship Hon Hope, of l.iverpool,
which was abandoned at sea on April VS, |N.s;.
Tho Captain, doubtless, will lj very
proud of tho testimonial, and his many
friends are phased to note tho appreciation
of his not by Great Britain.
THE CENTRAL’S JUNE STATEMENT.
An Increase in tho Koud’s Incomo and
a Decrease in Its Expenses.
The .June statement of the Central Rail
road Company shows a very material in
crease in the amount of the earnings and de
crease in the expenses of tho roud. The
comparative statement for tho last ten
months shows that similar favorable chan
ges have Ih cii occurring during that period,
lit view of the many rumors now alloat
concerning Central; tho statement will Lk*
road with interest.
Koit tiik month or jcne.
138(1. IWr. Changes,
Earnings. $3W.761 it J3.>1.7t1l wj I (js.oto mi
IX| smses 313,053 SI .'kri.Ottt S3 I) ) 3,3.541 HH
Net 311. H01 1| 01,00!) 53 1 61,307 57
roll TEN MONTHS KNDIKO JUNE 80.
itvsi. IHS7. Ch.vuros
EiimiT'"s. .$.5.3|n.3Ni $5.-) 4.1.3'H1 s7 lsl'l- n.'s ft
Expenses. 3.45 ). 4.01)7 3, Pit,s(ll 73 I) 111 ,Vc VI
Net .... I, 188, 881 IF 3,013,348 i| I 11)3,810 77
Fromnturoly Aged.
Many a woman is rohlted of those charms
whieli the gentler sex value so highly, ami
made old before her time bv functional ir
regularities. To such the bloom of youth
may Bo restoi-ed by tho two of n remedy
which lias good the test of time and widen
j- 1 ■ lav acknowledged u> Ihj without an
)■ |tmi is • ■ *m's (~r ui| female woukuossus—
Ih'. I’icri s "Favorite l’rcscriptiou.” By all
druggist*.
SIFTINGS OK CITY MAYS.
LITTLE GOS3IP FROM THE STREET
AND SIDEWALK.
Dashes Here and There by tho News
Reporters Yestorclay’s Happenings
Told In Brief Paragraphs— Pickings at
Police Headquarters.
Only one arrest was reported by the
police last night.
In Justice Shoftall’s court yesterday Mary
Cotton was held for trial at'tiie City Court
for assaulting .Sarah Coles.
Hon. diaries 11. Dorsett's artt'sian well
at Isle of Hope lias been completed. The
water flows sixteen feet above the surface,
ami is cool and pleasant.
In Wednesday’s Morning News it was
announced that James Guiler had been
committed to jail for assaulting one Antoine
SLaimii. It should have read Joseph Guiler
instead of Jumes Guiler.
Comptroller General Wright, in ac
knowledging the receipt of the tax digest
of Chatham county, compliments Receiver
of Tax Returns Dillon on tho neatness and
completeness of his work.
In Justice Russell’s court yesterday, Ben
Wilson was held for trial oil the charge of
assault and battery on Jordan Young.
Maria Kiser was committed to jail for uu
assault on Billy Williams.
The steamship Dessoug did not arrive here
from Philadelphia until yesterday morning.
The delay was occasioned by her making an
extra trip from Philadelphia to New York
with a cargo of lumber, 1(10,000 feet of which
were shipped from this port.
Mrs. James Sykes, living in the outskirts
of the city, missed a valuable gold watch
last week and reported the mattor to De
tective Wetherhorn. Yesterday it was re
turned to her, through his efforts, by John
nie Staugliton, an honest little chap of 8
years, who found it while playing in the
sand on Price street. Ho was given for
liis honesty.
It is expected that the new steamers to
lily between here and Augusta will bo ready
for business in a very short time. A meet
ing of a committee of the association was
held in Augusta for the purpose of selecting
captains to command the boats. They are
to land at the steamer Ethel’s wharf, and
Cant. W. T. Gibson is also negotiating for
additional wharf room besides.
THE TOBACCO THIEVES.
Four More Men Spotted—Seizure of
Goods Belonging to Monroe.
Some new evidence was secured yesterday
In the tobacco thieves’ prosecution and a
still hunt is going on vigorously for the ar
rest of the balance of the gang. Some very
important points were secured in the morn
ing, and tlio missing links in the chain of
evidence around tho principal parties
concerned are now pretty fully
supplied. Over SIOO worth of
merchandise, consisting of flour, liquor,
rice, canned goods, etc., the property of J.
F. Monroe, were seized by Officer Kauf
mann at the Gulf railroad yesterday after
noon on the attachments previously issued.
All of the attached goods will bo sold at
auction Tuesday next in front of the court
house. It was reported yesterday that a
Congress street grocery concern had some
tobacco stolen from their store last month,
and on searching for it found a large por
tion at Monroe’s store.
The case is the talk of all the merchants,
especially the tobacconists, and they all ex
press the hope that this band may be thor
oughly broken up and the principal ones
heavily punished. Hundreds of dollars are
being thus stolen every month and the busi
ness men nro beginning to realize fully the
cost that such a leak entails. Further de
velopments will be made known in a few
days.
THE TRIPLE BILL TO-NIGHT.
The Fords Will Give Their Last Regu
lar Performance This Evening.
To night the Fords will present tho triple
which was not played last night because of
tho sickness of some of the niemliers of the
company, but the caste is filled up now, and
the parts have all been so thoroughly re
hearsed that the play will go on ns smoothly
as if nothing hail happened. The play will
Vh- the second act or “Ingomar,” the third
of ‘'Virginius,” and “His Last. Legs.”
No finer bill has ever been presented by tho
company, nor have the parts ever been
more admirably suited to the players than
in this. Mr. McCabe will be “Ingomar”
and Miss Clara Baker will bo “Parthenia.”
Mr. Lawrence Hanley will take tho part of
“Virginias.” mid Mr. Larry Doyle will be
“O’Callughan” in “His Last, Legs.” All of
the mouthers of the Fords will appear, and
for that reason the play will lie more inter
esting than even the Fords' performances
usually are. The ruins have cooled the at
mosphere, and the theatre will bo about as
pleasant a place as any in tho city.
Confederate Veterans Association.
Considerable inquiries are lieing made re
garding the conditions of meniliership in
the Confederate Veterans Association, and
many persons are under the impression that
none but Georgians or those who served in
Georgia commands are admissible to moim
bership. Tliis is an error, as the const itiP
tion of the Confederate Veterans Associa
tion distinctly states that the privileges of
membership are open to all who served
honorably during the late war without re
gord to State lin* or branches of
the service. Applications for mem
bership must be in writing, accom
panied by the written recommendation
of at least two morn tiers of the association,
and the initiation feo of fifty cents. The
petition is refeiYed to a committee of three
for examination, and report at the next
meeting, whcthr a regular or called one.
The dues are fifty cents par quarter, payable
in advance. The benefits of meniliership are
weekly aid during siokna and financial
distress, and proper sepulture in case of
death. A detail will In- made to i>ay funeral
honors to dece used members.
The Cadets vs. the Guards.
Base ball dubs selected from the Savan
nah Cadets and the Ybilunh'or Guards
played a match gamo of bull at the park
yesterday, lUid the result was £J to li; in
favor of the Cadets. During the game the
Cadets liiivli' only Id errors, while the
Guards made lit. The Cadets made IN base
bits, four of which xvere two-baggers,
making a total of ‘SI. The Guards made
only 10 hits, with a total of 10.
Th' names of the players and their re
st >oetive positions were us follows;
Giffrts. Guard*.
YYright .fn*slier Stewnrt
Tnix-idy l’itchcr Bloxslwortli
Farr lsi base Thomas
Miller end base Cokn.-uh
West ... 3d I'uao Itliss
Mallcry Short --top Osborne
t’hlpmau heft fl,oo HnifriO™
Rogers Centre lield Holt
Tyson Right Held Damn
Charleston Pencilingrs.
Mr. Ihirrctt, a league umpire from Nexv
Orleans, lvpoited for duty Wednesday and
umpired the game flint day between the
locals and the Nasiivillcs.
A mud ilog was shot Wednesday after
nism. The dog liefore being killtsl severely
bit ii colored woman iinmcd Annie Williams
and a young child. The woman's wound*
xvere dressisi at the hospital.
Over ll.stio acres were plan ted in xvutcr
lnclons along the line of the South ('nriOimi
ruilrisid. In all probability I,'Jn” car loads
xx'ill be shipped (hung the season. List
wvisoii the acreage xvna'larger, but tho crop
was smaller.
Toilet Waters
impart a delightful coolness aud frngninee
to the luism mid bath. Colgate & Co.’s are
the standard.
THE MI3SINO HURRICANE.
Heavy Weather Yesterday—Plenty of
Wind, But no Cyclone.
The cyclone was anxiously looked for
yesterday, but it came not. Tlw day was
very pleasant, tho breeze and the low tem
perature combining agreeably. Tho maxi
mum temperature was 88°, the minimum
70.0*, and the average was 77.8’, being 5.7°
below the fifteen years’ average. Up to 10
o’clock last night .12 inch of rain had
fallen. All the stations in the cotton licit
report heavy rains. Quitman lirel a rain
fall of 1.25 inches; Eastman, Smithville ulid
Waycross 1 inch each.
The temperature was very low in the cot
ton regions all day. In the twelve stations
of the Atlanta district mi average of 2.01)
inches of rain was reported. Montgomery
district, nine stations, an average of 1.12
inches.
But the cyclone? Well, the Washington
authorities lost it entirely in the morning,
and supposed it hail died a natural death.
At 10 a. m. they ordered the storm signal
down here, But ail the while the sly cy
clone was putting in its work in the eastern
and central portions of Alaliuiiia. The
Chief Signal Officer secured another
grasp on it, arid at 1 p. m. ordered
up the precautionary southwest signals here
again. At 2 o’clock Savannah people began
to think it was a rial “live and kicking”
cyclone, with the wind whistling through
t he city at the rate of thirty miles per hour.
But it soon died down anil the balance of
tile afternoon was quite pleasant.
At 10 o'clock Inst night the cyclone was
quietly resting a short distance south of At
lanta evidently dismayed by the Legislature
then in session. If they do not frighten it,
there is a prospect of its subsiding into “inn
ocous duseutuile,” but if they startle it, then
there is a probability that it will come rush
ing up Savannah way in a very reckless
manner. No danger is apprehended, how
ever, and the prospects are good for it to
give the city the “go-by” completely.
One very peculiar feature last night was
the evenness of the tomperarure. At Key
West, Fla., it registered 82°, and at Bis
marck, Dak., 74 . The indications for to
day point to pleasant weather, a low tem
perature and westerly and southwesterly
winds.
Local Personal.
L. M. Warfield, Esq., was a passenger on
the steamship Gate City, which sailed yes
terday for Boston.
Among the passengers on the steamship
Gale City, which sailed yesterday foi’ Bos
ton, was Mrs. Linton Stephens.
Mr. W. W. Fraser, of dußignon & Fraser,
left yesterday morning for Atlanta, for a
week’s rest among the mountains.
F. G. dußignon, Esq., will leave this
morning for Atlanta. He will remain there
for a few days, and then return to Savnn
uah to take the steamer for New York. He
intends to spend about six woeks in jour
neying among the summer resorts of the
North.
Among the arrivals at the Screven House
were W. 11. Howes, Boston, Mass.; M. L.
Miller, Chicago; 11. W. Jordan, and wife,
T. 11. Rennie, wife and child, Langley, S.
C.; Ben Spiers, C. M. Winant, New York;
Mrs John Falconer, Florida; 11. B. Mae
donald, Detroit, Mich. ;E. A. Shiver, Colum
bus, Gu.; O. C. Harvey, Boston, Ga.; W. F.
Turnsley, Galveston, Tex.; Joseph Glover,
Jr., South Carolina; J. L. Sweat, Waycross,
Ga.; C. If. Whitaker, Princeton, N. J.; J.
S. Preston, J. S. Mayes, T. P. Branch,
Augusta; C. (). Whitmore, New York; D.
M. Hughes, Georgia.
At the Marshall House were David
Thomas, Valdosta, Ga,; George W. Noerett
and wife, Quitman, Ga.; N. E. Fry, Valdos
ta. Ga.; C. H. Beckwith, Glemnore, Ga.;
George B. Hack, Hackton, Ga.; R. G.
Hicks, Doctortown, Go.; Charles A. Bland,
Augusta,Ga.; Mrs. L. R. Massey. Mrs. L. C.
Massey, Orlando, Fla.; W. E. Perry, New'
York: John J. Carter, Charleston; Fret! 11.
Reed. Forest City, Fla.; R. F. liarn, Or
landa, Fla.
At the Pulaski House were John D. Milor,
Boston; W. T. Billups, A. West, William
Collins, Baltimore; J). P. Rice, Cincinnati;
E. H. Reed, Waycross; J. Pierce, New
York; J. ,1. Campion Louisville; George R
Cozzens, Philadelphia; E. P. MeSwoney,
Charleston; J. E. Montlgue, Hot Springs,
Ark.; G. H. Gilingworth, London, Eng.;
J. Davis. Providence. R. I.; R. White.
Brooklyn, N. Y.; E. W. Gould, Richmond,
Vn.
At the Harnett House were S. T.
Walker, Macon; Mrs. T. C. Cater, I’erry;
W. L. Walker, P. R. Hume. Augusta; C.
F. Cook and wife, New York; J. R. Mc-
Adam, Boston: J. S. Bozier, Glenmore; Dr.
R. Boyd, Atlanta; W. S. Morel, Oliver;
Hon. G. S. Rountree, Swaiusboro; B. F.
Newman and wife, New Haven, Conn.; J.
U. Gilmore, Watertown, N. Y.; J. A. Ivl
wan is, Malden, Mass.; John A. Robinson,
Tremont, N. H.: Miss 11. Whaley, Charles
ton, S. C.; A. V. Groom and wife, Read
ing, Ea.
Consumption, Scrofula, General De
bility Wanting Diseases of Children,
Chronic Coughs and Bronchitis, can be
cured by the ase of Scott’s Emulsion of
Pure Cod Liver Oil with Ilypophosphito*.
Prominent physicians use it and testify to
its great value. Please read the following:
“I used Scott’s Emulsion for an obstinate
Cough with Hemorrhage, Loss of Apnetite,
Emaciation. Sleeplessness, etc. Allot these
have now left, and I lxdieve your Emulsion
has saved a case of well ilevclo[K?d Consump
tion.”—^T. J. Findley, M. 1)., Lone Star,
Texas.
Fine Specialties.
Asa meat chopper there is undoubtedly
nothing in any market to equal the Enter
prise machine. It is one of the very best
and cheapest constructed articles in the
hardware trade, and as it is easily kept
clean and sharpens itself, it is abso
lutely perfect. l.oveil A Lattimoro hare
sold them to butchers and private families
with the best success.
An equally good invention of the same
manufacture, is their Fruit Press, also now
extensively used. Both the chopper and
press are heavily gnlvanizod, and duplicate
parts can be furnished.
Excursion to Beaufort.
The fine steamer Pope Cat lin will make
an excursion to Beaufort on Sunday, leav
ing wharf foot of Abercorn street at II
o’clock, affording a goo I op)>ortunity to
visit this beautiful town at a reasonable
price. Refreshments on board.
Limeade from the fruit, at Livingston’s.
Night shirts at Belsinger’s, 21 Whitaker
street.
Orange n la mode at Livingston’s.
Anything needed for men’s wear at Bel
singer's, 2) W lit taker street.
Very Flattering.
J. T. Shuptrino & Bi 0., the manufactu
rers of Tetterino, are receiving every day,
both by mail and by mouth, very flattering
reports concerning the success of Tetterine.
This remedy is u sure cure for all skin dis
eases, as its name denotes, and to know that
it does what is recommended, you have
only to give it a trial, or ask any who have
used it. 50c per box at drug stores.
Milk Julep at Livingston’s pharmacy.
All colors of overshirts at Belsingcr’s, 24
Whitaker sf reet.
Clearing Halo.
To save trouble of moving stock to our
new store, 141 Congress, corner of Whitaker
Ht., we have put the prices of our clothing,
hats and furnishing goods down to New
York cost of inuiiufueturing. A great sav-.
big cun be made bv laving in a supply now.
The "Famous,” Hj Congress St.
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.
A Columbus gentleman received a private
letter Tuesday from a friend connected
with the Buena Vista railroad, stating that
the extension of that road will tic made and
trains running over it into Columbus by the
first of next January.
The Central authorities aro putting in a
side track in their yard at Amoricus that
will extend from the depot out beyond the
guano factory, a mile distant, it will boa
great convenience both hi tho handling of
compressed cotton and guano.
Col. Whitehead, of the Central railroad,
met the directors of the Piedmont Exposi
tion Tuesday anil arranged the following low
rates for his road: “We have determined
to give you a lc. rate on all points on the
Central within a radius of 150 miles; on all
distances beyond that we will establish a
uniform ruto of 88 for the round trip.
That is, we will make a cent
rute for all points up to 150 miles, up to
which point a cent rate would mean 88 00
for a round trip. On all points beyond the
150 mile radius wo shall establish 88 00 as
maximum rate. This will really be a half
cent rate to many of the large cities. For
instance, a cent a mile to Savannah would
be 80 for tho round trip. We propose to
sell round trip tickets from Savannah to
Atlanta for 88, which is just half a cent a
mile, and it is at this point that I invite
Mr. Wrenn to ‘meet the Central,’ and I
hope he will do it. The rate from Enfaula
will be 88. from Albany 88, 88 from Colum
bus, and 88 from any and all points on the
road beyond 150 miles radius."
A Banner-Watchman reporter recently
met Mr. A. L. Hull and asked him the cause
of such an extendei l delay in locating the
line of the Georgia, Carolina and Northern
road between Athens and Atlanta, and if
there was anything tho matter. Mr. Hull
stated tbut it was the intention of
Gen. Hoke to get a first-class
line before he began work, and
to this end a corps of the best engineers to
bo had are running a number of different
linos, covering a broad strip of country,
with a view to get the shortest and best
route possible. The work was about com
pleted, and inside of thirty days the loca
tion of the line will begin, but liefore it is
lot out, Gen. Hoke intends to have the line
between Athens and Atlanta located, and
deeds to the right of way in his possession.
Ho is determined there shall bo no
after Double, as is the case with so
many railroads. When this is done he
will let out the entire distance to con
tractor, and then hasten grading as fast as
possible. Grading is now progressing right
uhaud on the Carolina end of the road, and
some fifteen or twenty miles will soon lie
ready for the cross ties. Tho survey be
tween Athens and Elberton will be resumed
so soon os the Atlanta end of the work is
done. The people in Atlanta have the great
est confidence m this road, and say it is cer
tain to be built, and that speedily.
Games Yesterday.
At Pittsburg—
Pittsburg 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 o—2
Philadelphia 0 0 0 4 0 0 ( 0 o—4
Base lute—Pittsburg 12, Phiiadephia it. Errors
—Pittsburg 3. Philadelphia 1. Batteries—Moi
ris and Carroll, Casey and McGuire.
At Chicago—
Boston 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 o—4
Chicago 1 5 0 0 0 200 x—lo
Base bits—Boston 11, Chicago 1!). Errors
Boston 4, Chicago 0. Batteries—Conway and
Tate, Claksou and Daly.
At Brooklyn—
Cincinnati 1 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 x— 8
Brooklyn 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 o—7
Base hits—Brooklyn 12, Cincinnati 11. Errors
—Brooklyn 7, Cincinnati 3.
At Baltimore—
Baltimore 00030000 4
St. Louis 01000120 I—s
Bose hits - Baltimore 7, St. Louis 12. Errors
—Baltimore 4, St. Louis 1. ,
At Staten Island —
Metropolitans..... 00100200 0— 3
Cleveland 20000100 I—4
Base bits—Metropolitans 9, Cleveland 0. Er
rors—Metropolitans 1, Cleveland 5.
At Philadelphia—
Athletic 1 20000000—3
Louisville... 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 x—4
Lii.se hits—Athletic 10, Louisville 10. Errors—
Athletic 3, Louisville o.
At Indianapolis—
Indianapolis ... 1 3302004 2—15
Washington 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0— 8
Base hits—lndianapolis 22, Washington 12.
Errors—lndianapolis 2, Washington 5. But
teries-Morrison, Foss and Hackett, Whitney,
Mack uud Dealy.
At Detroit—
Detroit 30001000 o—4
New York 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 I—s
Base bits—Detroit 12, Now York 17. Errors—
Detroit 2, New York 5. Batteries—Gruber and
Gansel, Keefe and (T Ron rice.
Thanks.
We have just completed taking stock for
our first year in business, which has been
more than gratifying to us.
We tire under many obligations to our
friends and the public at iurge for the liberal
patronage liestowe<l upon us, and we arc in
hopes by studying the wants of our custom
ers and continuing with our Strictly One
Price and Plain Figure Plan of meriting u
continuation of same. Although the sum
mer season is far advanced, wo have dupli
cated on a great number of goods, and tiro
fully prepared to servo those who are in
need of n nice seasonable suit. Hat or Fur
nishing Goods. Wo particularly cull atten
tion to our line of 48, 48 50. 411, jil 80, 410,
410 50 and $lO IK) .Suits, which took the
town by storm this season.
As the old saying goes “In time of peace
prepare for war,” consequently we are mak
ing preparations now for the Fall trade,
and aro daily studying the interest of our
patrons. Wo will in due time announce
Some special novelties of Interest.
Our tailor is still in the house to render
any alterations five of charge. Again
thanking our friends and the public at
largo for their liberal patronage. We aro
yours, very respectfully.
Appel & Rciiaul.
Pineapple Bon Bon ut Livingston’s phar
macy.
Prior to Removing .
from our present store, 140 Congress, to 144,
corner of Whitaker, we have, marked the
prioea-down on our entire stock of clothing,
furnishing goods, huts, trunks and umbrellas
to what they cost to manufacture in Now
York, iu order to clear thorn out to savo
moving. Now is the time to lay in a sup
ply of clothing whim it takes so little money
to buy them of the “Famous.”
Standard Nerve Fond. Sold everywhere.
Handkerchiefs, hosiery and neckwear at
Belsingor's, 24 Whitaker street.
Pongees
and gents’ thin garments and suits at close
figures to closu out remainder of stock.
Splendid lino
GENTS’ WOOLEN SHIRTS.
Slaughter of Nock and Underwear; liaks
nearly gratis. Full lino Boys' Suits and
Shirt Waists. Complete assortment Gents'
Business uml Dress Suits in light weights.
Vests, white and in patterns.
101 Congress Street.
B. li. LEVY A BUO.
Tho Gloria umbrella at Bolsinger’s, 24
Whitaker street.
Diamonds, Gold and Silver.
1 am looking forward shortly to be able
to move hack to my old quarters. It is now
my aim to reduce stock or to close it out as
far as possible, to mako tho moving a less
troublesome matter. To do this 1 have de
termined upon making sacrifices* This is
not a device to draw trade, hut a positive
lint. I i/ffor sterling silverware for wed
ding presents, watches, diamonds, etc., at
actual New York wholesale prices.
My present temporary quarter is Uo l {
Broughton street, directly opposite Ludduu
& Bates' music house. M. Htkuxbeui*. *
BAKING POWBKIL^
Br /royal
Mg!
I 111 0
A bsol u re.
This Powder never varies. A marvel of Purity,
Strength ami Wholesome ness. More economi
cal than tho ordinary kind, and cannot lie sold
in coni}M’Liiion with the milltftude of low test,
short weight alum or phosphate oowders. Sold
f ivly hi cans. Royal Raking PowdbrCo., 100
Wall street, New York.
HATES 8. M. H.
Just the Thing for the Boys.
A complete CAMERA and Outfit
for only $2 50. Simple and durable.
Any child of ordinary intelligence can
readily make any desired picture.
Amateur Photography is now all
the rage.
We supply outfits of all sizes, and
our prices will at all times be found
the lowest.
FRUIT JARS.
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tlilNs|
,
WOODBURY, OEM, MASON S, and other
approved FRUIT JARS, at JAS. S. SILVA &
SON’S.
MAC IIISKRY.
J. W. TYNAN,
ENGINEER and MACHINIST,
SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
Corner West Brood and Indian StreotJk
ALT, KINDS OF MACHINERY, BOILERS,
Etc., made and repaired. STEAM PUMPS,
Governors, injectors and steam
WATER FITI’INUSof all kinds for sale.
FOOD PRODUCTS.
MM CITY MILLS.
Prepared Stock Food for
Horses, Mules, Milcli Cows
and Oxen. Made out of pure
grain. G uaranteed Sweet and
Nutritious.
Boacl,llaynes&Eltoii
HARDWARE.
WMTMITW
HARDWARE,
In and Turpentine Took
Office: Cor. State and Whitaker .street*
\vi*Ahou!ie: 188 and 140 Stato street.
JAS. S. SILVA & SON