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nine years in a dream.
Singular Effect of a Bullet Wound on
*the Head.
A letter from Hullowell, Me., to the Bos
ton Herald says: Nodding gently to the
zephyrs that ruffle up the surface of tho
Kennebec river in this city there lies a
staunch looking sloop, with her prow point
ing toward the old town landing. At her
helm, watching the blue wreaths of smoke
ascend heavenwardly from a briarwood
pipe, sits a man past tho summer of life.
He has a half-soldier, half-sailor api>ear
iinee, a keen eye and an intelligent counte
nance. His hair is long and hangs nearly to
shoulders, curling at the ends. It is yel
lowish gray in color, and very thick. A
moustache and goatee give him the appear
ance of a veteran of Napoleon’s Old Guard,
while brass, eagle-emblazoned buttons on
his waistcoat and silver badge inlaid with
various colored stones, inform one that he
was once a soldier in Uncle Sam’s army,
and once listened to the ominous zip of the
minnio bullets as they chanted their san
guinary songs on the tleld of carnage.
The name of this man is Lieut. J. N.
Coffin. He was born nt Portsmouth, N. 11.
in 1820. His life and adventures would fill
volumes, and a story of his hairbreadth
escapes and thrilling adventures would
make scores of juvenile Indian slayers ami
embryo Buffalo Bills. When he became old
enough his mother sent him to school, and
he scarcely missed a day during that period
of his life until ho graduated at the Ports
mouth High School.
California had a fascination for him. and
thither ho went and studied law. While in
the Golden State war broke out witli Mex
ico, and he shouldered his musket, like many
of his New England brethren, to do battle
in his country’s cause. Ho was at the storm
ing of Chepultenec, and entered the Mexi
can fortress and made prisoner of the com
mander before the colors were pulled down.
For this meritorious conduct he was
HAM A SERGEANT.
This hardy sou of the Granite State fol
lowed the ever-varying fortunes of the war.
and, at its close, he, with a company of
twenty live men, headed by his old Captain
in the'Mexican war, John 11. Jackson, who
was a Colonel in the late war and
who is now, or was recently, employed in
the Boston custom house,' started from
Panama in a dugout for the city of San
Francisco.
Lieut. Coffin left the party in Mazatlan
and shipped before the mast on a French
whaler, and was wrecked in Mazatlan har
bor by a tornado. Only nineteen out of a
crew of sixty-eight survived. Lieut. Coffin
being one of four tiiat reached the shore by
swimming. The rest were rescued by the
British man-of-war Champion.
After spending many years in California
he returned to his native State, and when
the war lietween the Stab's broke out heen
listed as lieutenant in the Thirteenth New
Hampshire regiment. While stationed near
tho Portsmouth (Va.) navy yard, a stray
stiot from the enemy grazed the top of his
head. This wound had a most singular ef
fect upon his memory. For nine years he
lived as one in a dream, and all the events
of the war were almost entirely forgotten.
He was sent to the hospital' attached to
the quartermaster’s department in Alexan
dria, Va., and was afterwords transferred
to Lincoln Hospital in Washington, I). C.
His general health was good, and he had the
use of tools in the quartermaster’s depart
ment, to which the hospital was attached.
Having learned the carpenters’ trade in
Portsmouth, N. H., when a boy, the old
knack of handling the plane and chisel
soon returned to him. All that he did was
in a sort of mechanical way. His memory
was so fickle that he was obliged to make a
note of everything that he wished to re
member. If he went down town for a
]>oundof nails or anything else without a
memorandum of what he wasufter he never
could remember what errand he started on.
In 1870 ; when Capt. Hull obtained a com
mission lor an Arctic expedition, a friend
procured Lieut. Coffin the office of ship’s
carpenter on board the Polaris, thinking
that a
CHANGE OF CLIMATE
might be of benefit to hint. Little he
thought of the consequences, and the pecu
liarities that were to arise.
The Polaris started on her ever-memora-
We cruise, and Lieut. Coffin gave entire sat
isfaction. Hs still adhered to his habit of
making nobs:find, fortunately he did,for he
would have had no history of nis life fix mi the
time he was struck by the stray bullet until
the return of his memory, nine years later.
It may be remembered that the Polaris
that season penetrated farther north than
any vessel ever had been before, passing
several degrees beyond the supposed “open
sea" of Dr. Kane, proving that navigator’s
theory a myth.
After putting the Polaris in winter quar
ters, Capt. Hall made a dog-sledge journey
of several weeks toward the north pole He
reached latitude 82° 16 , which was the
highest point ever reached by any white
Mian. On his return, from great' exhaus
tion, ho was taken sick and died. It was
Lieut. Coffin's sail privilege to make his
casket, in which he was placed, and follow
his remains to the grave, hundreds of miles
further north than any other Christian
npulture.
On the death of Capt. Hall the command
of the Polaris devolved on Capt. Buding
ton. It was his intention, as soon as the
ship was released from the ice, to push on ns
far as he could tho ensuing season. The
ship had been so jammed by the ice in her
winter quarters as to make her leak very
badly, and in a place which could not bo
reached to be repaired.
It was so late in the season before she was
released from tile ice, and the difficulties of
proceeding further north in her crippled
condition so great that it was thought la st
to return home. Accordingly the ship’s
head was pointed toward the south and the
return voyage begun. The Polaris had not
proceeded far when she became embedded
m the ice again and drifted south, attached
to a large floe, all the time exposed to the
danger of lieing crushed to pieces. During
a severe gale of wind the ship was in great
danger, and preparations were made to
abandon her.
Provisions were placed on Die floe, and
the crew left the ship to trust their livos to
the precarious chances of being picker! up
some hundreds of miles further south. This
was partly accomplished, about liulf of the
men being on tho ice when the violence of
the gnjc broke the ship's fastenings and
whirled her away, and soon the parties were
OUT OK SIGHT OK EACH OTHER.
The ship was in a sinking condition, but
ny gl oat exertions she whs finally ran on
shore.
Lieut. Coffin was one of the seven men
who landed from the ship. They built a
shod, or tent, from lumber and old canvas
obtained from tho Polaris, in which to pass
the winter. While settled in this inhospi
table climate the strangest incident in Lieut.
Collin’s life took place.
For yeu.-s alter being wounded in Virginia
be had heon subject to severe headaches,
and at divers times was threatened with
brain fever. One day when the mercury
cuddled down in the vicinity of SO' below
i*ro he left the shanty for a short walk on
the ico. The pains iii his head were exoru
ciatte*, and he longed for relief, iround
the ship was a place kept, clear of ico, and
by a misstep he fell into the chilling water.
With remarkable activity for one dressed
for an arctic winter he scrambled out and
succeeded in getting hack to the hut, which
fortunately was near at hand, before being
frozen to death. With the help of his com
panions ho removed his clothes and turned
How long he slept ho knew not, but when
be awoke Ids memory had returned.
‘■Springing from his hunk, he looked wildly
around, and erlel out to his companions:
“Where is my regiment! Where is the
Thirteenth >Vw Hampshire? Am Ia pris
oner?”
It seemed but five minutes since he was
struck down by the enemy’s shot on the
green turf of old Virginia, lliscompanions
looked ut him in am i,lenient, and began to
whisper and shake their heads. Tile cold
hath, they thought, had fixed him.
It oartainly hud. Ouce more he could re
member the cries of battle and the sound
of shot and shell, as they sped on their ei
ra: and ol death. He put his hand to his
heal and thought it strange that no blood
came off with it. He aslted nis companions
who had taken him prisoner; who liad won
the fight, and how it was done. They only
looked upon him with charitable commis
eration, and assured him that he would
soon be ail right. This seemed stranger
still, and he
THOUGHT THEM ALL LUNATICS.
Finally Capt. Budington, who was on
board the Polaris, and who had been in
formed of the carpenter’s strange actions,
sent for him.
Imagine Lieut. Coffin’s surprise when, on
opening the door of the hut to follow the
guidance of the man who delivered Capt.
Burling ton’s message, he saw ’(literally) for
the first time the towering mountains of ice
and the miles upon miles of perpetual
snow.
This, indeed, was strange. It seemed but
a few moments since he was inhaling the
fragrant, flower-scented air of old Virginia
und saw the green raiment of summer on
every hand. Now all was changed, and
he could not understand it. Had the bullet
killed him, and was this a part of the other
world? It certainly reminded him of a
scene from Dante's “Inferno,” yet- he
seemed the same flesh and blood as he was
before being stricken down by the death
dealing bullet.
He looked and wondered, and the heaven
kissing peaks of snow and ice returned his
gaze in solemn silence.
Arriving before Capt. Budington that
gentleman said: “Well, carpenter, they tell
me you are a little off; how is it?”
“To tell you the truth, Captain, I’m be
ginning to think so myself,” replied Lieut.
Coffin. “I was wounded about live minutes
ago right here on my ”
“That’s all right. Coffin; that’s all right;
you just go and turn in anil get a good sleep;
perhaps that will do you good.” And so ho
left the Captain with his head full of strange
thoughts.
It was useless for him to try to explain
anything to his messmates, for they all
thought him daft, and when he began to
tell how he was wounded, the rest of the
men exchanged sly winks, and tapped their
heads knowinglv.
It was not till after Lieut. Coffin had read
the entries made in his note-book for many
years back that it began to dawn upon him
that he had lived for years in dreamland.
He ceased trying to explain things to the
ship’s crew, and after a while the affair was
forgotten.
After many weary months’ waiting for
the spring, Lieut. Coffin, with the assistance
of First Engineer J. W. Booth and the chief
mate, constructed two boats, by which they
finally made their way under many dangers
to the northern point of Melville buy. about
twenty miles below Cape York, where they
were finally rescued by a whaler.
When Lieut Coffin returned to this coun
try he went before the board of medical ex
aminers. The old wound on his head was
found. He applied for a pension, and by a
special act of the Forty-eighth Congress it
was granted. He first went to the Togus
National Home, but tiring of a life of in
activity, he purchased a sloop and now
makes his home aboard of her. He is as
proud of his boat .as Den. Paine is of the
Volunteer, and on any fine day a passer-by
on Water street may soe him sitting near
the helm enjoying the luxuries of an after
noon smoke or fixing something about his
much loved sloop.
THE VICTIM OF CIGARETTES.
They are Largely to Blame for the
Death of Young Knevals.
From the New York World.
When Russell H. Knevals, the medical
student, was found dead in bed Thursday
at the house of his father, tho late President
Arthur’s Conner law jiartnnr, at No. 62 East
Fifty eighth street, groundless rumors of
suicide and opium poisoning were circu
lated. He was more the victim of tobacco
in the shape of cigarettes than of anything
else. Yesterday Coroner M. J. B. Messemer
made an autopsy, rather against the
wishes of Sirs. Knevals, and last
evening he gave the results of it as fol
lows to a reporter: “I found the heart
flabby and fattv and a decided enlargement
of the liver ami spleen—both the results of
the tobacco habit,” be said. “The stomach
and kidneys were normal, but the brain was
congested. I should say that death ensued
from congestion of the brain, aggravated
by ‘tobacco heart' and accompanied by a
congestive chill. The chill resulted from
malaria caused by sewer gas, as the 6treet
has been tom up; but as the deceased was a
great cigarette smoker I think the habit re
sulted in congestion of the brain.
“You see it is not every man who can
smoke with impunity, and although Mr.
Knevals was 28 years old ami a stout man,
it resulted in his death. There is nicotine
in tobacco, whether manufactured into
cigars, cigarettes, chewing or smoking to
bacco, and the result is always tho same
poison. Stout, dark and sallow people are
not as apt to be poisoned as thin, liglit
coinplexioned persons—at least that is tho
result of my observations at Mount Sinai
Hospital, where I have had many
internal nervous diseases under
my charge. I noticed that nervous
men and boys were troubled with inter
mittent heart pulsations in greater propor
tion to women and girls. In most cases tho
males used tobacco and the females did not.
The pulsations of the heart would be regu
lar in tone and note.say for eight or ton pul
sations, and then there would be an inter
mission or suspension of two pulsations.
The Germans call this ‘tabackhcrz,’ or to
bacco heart. Tobacco contains two deadly
poisons, nicotine, and empyreumatic oil,
lhe antidotes for which are tannin and caf
feine, or strong coffee. One drop of nico
tine, in a state of concentrated solution,
would immediately destroy a dog, and birds
perish at the approach of a tube containing
the fluid, the mere smell killing them. To
bacco moderately taken in any form quiets
restlessness, calms mental anil corporal in
quietude, and produces a general languor or
repose which has great < harms to those
habituated to the impression it creates. A
liberal use of the narcotic gives rise to con
fusion of the head, vertigo, stupor, faintness,
nausea, vomiting and a general depression
of the nervous and circulatory functions
which, if increased, eventuates in alurmiug
and even fatal protraf ion, as was the caso
with young Knevals. Tho symptoms of its
excessive use and notion are severe retching,
distressing and continued nausea, a feeble
pulse, coolness of the skin, fainting and con
vuisions. The symptoms of tobacco heart are
a coated tongue, a sluggish pulse and heart,
an anxious, haggard expression, heavy
bleared eyes with the whites discolored to
saffron, and worst of all, the intermittent
heart pulsations.
“Manufactured tobacco contains more
nicotine than the raw material, and combus
tion while smoking always increases the
quantity. I believe that a pipe which al
lows the partial evaporation or absorption of
nicotine the best—or rather the least harm
less—smoko. The cigar, which allows some
evaporation by its wrapper, is far less in
jurious than tlie paper-wrapped cigarette,
ns the pnp;r neither alisorhs nor permits the
evaporation of nicotine. I smoke perhapi
ten cigars a day without harm, but I should
never think of smoking ten cigarettes,
(•rant smoked vast quantities of strong
cigars, which only affected liis throat and
not his heart, hut few men could have done
it Young Knevals is said to have smoked
sixty cigarettes a day. That’s a fearful
dose. ”
The remains of Mr. Knevals were interred
at Woodlawn yesterday.
“Hope on, hope ever.” How many
delicate ladies there are who, while they at
tend to their daily duties, do so with ach
ing beads, a sense of fullness, pain in the
back and depressed spirits, who are “only
keeping about,” as the phrase is. Some day
they “go into a decline,” aud leave tiieir
chi id) on motherless. To such wu would say,
“Cheer up.” Timely use of Dr. Pierce’s
“Favorite Prescription” corrects all female
irregularities, weaknesses, and kindred uf
fecuons duuly, pleasantly and quickly.
THE MORNING NEWSt SATURDAY. AUGUST 13, 1887.
CHEAP ADVERTISING.
ONE CENTA WORD.
A D VEH TISKMEXTS, 15 IVords or
more, in this column inserted for ONE
CENT .4 WORD, Cash in Advance, each
insertion.
Everybody who has any want to supply,
anything to buy or sell, any business or
accommodations to secure; indeed,any wish
to gratify, should advertise in this column.
HELP WANTED.
\\7 ANTED, at once, two colored women for
YY housework ami waiting upon table; good
wages to persons bringing suitable recommenda
tions. Apply at SIX) South Broad street.
\I7 ANTED. servant to go to Florida as gen-
YY eral help for small family; good wages to
the right party. Apply to S. GARDNER, Har
ris and Tattnall streets.
YJITANTED. Operator (night), by the Southern
YY Bell Telephone Company; pensioner pre
ferred. Apply personally to W. L. BISHOP,
Manager.
■\\7 ANTED, a good cook: one that understands
YY milking a cow; must be neat and honest.
158 Gwinnett street.
YX7 ANTED, an experienced salesman of good
Y Y appearance anil pleasing address for a
first-class dry goods and clothing house in Pa
lestine, Texas; must have experience in the
handling and selling of fine dry goods to ladies;
only first-class salesmen, with best of references,
need apply, stating salary expected, references
and age, addressing to MICHAEL ASH, care E.
S. Jaffray & Cos., New York city.
A V”ANTED, six good carpenters: gpod men
Y Y good wages. P. J. FALLON <£ CO., 22
Drayton street, Savannah. Ga.
EM PI.OY.M ENT WANTED.
\ YOUNG LADY desires a situation ns
nursery governess or companion to lady;
experienced in the cure of children; excellent
references. Address A. S., office of this paper.
417 ANTED, an engagement by an experi-
Y V cnced male teacher of piano, violin, French,
I>atin ami thorough English: school or family.
PROFESSOR R. DEKRVANNA, Aiken, 8. C.
117 ANTED, a situation as seamstress. Ad-
YY dress A. J., News office.
\ GENTLEMAN wishes a position ns teacher.
1-atin, Greek, French. Mathematics and the
English branches taught. Best references
given if desired. Address TEACHER, this office.
Ml.St ELL YNEOUS WANTS.
Ay ANTED TO RENT, in neighborhood of eg.
Y Y tension, north and south aspect; house
must have four bedrooms. Address, stating
rent and situation, W., News office.
Ty ANTED, on or before October Ist. a 5 or 6-
YY room house in good location and must be
in good repair; rent not to exceed $250 per an
num. Address TEN \ NT. this office.
Vy ANTED, estimates for moving and raising
Y Y the dwelling house at Greenwich Park.
Specifications can be seen at the office of the
undersigned. The right to reject any bid re
served. GEO. W. OWENS.
HOUSES AND STORES FOR RENT.
IT'OR RENT OR LEASE, a good business
T stand, near Central railroad passenger
depot Apply to JOSEPH MANXION, 57 West
Broad street.
I DOR RF.NT. for one year from Nov. Ist, Vouse
1 on Duffy street, third west from Bull: nine
rooms, modern conveniences; twenty-five dol
lars per month. Apply H. F. TRAIN. New
Houston and Bull streets.
IDOR RF.NT. that desirable store 185 Brough
-1 ton street, corner Jefferson; possession Oct.
Ist. C. P. MILLER.
rpwo STORES for rent. 78. and 73)4 Bay
A street, three floors and a cellar. No. 73 has
a good engine, boiler, and shalting. J. H.
UUWE.
IDOR RENT—That desirable residence, 105
J"' York street, with modern conveniences.
Possession Oct. Ist. C. P. MILLF.It.
I DOR RENT, HO Hull, on northwest corner of
Whitaker. Apply to Dr. PURSE, 140 Liberty
street.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE, a well established barber shop.
with hath room complete, doing a good
business; the owner wishing to remove from
here. Address BARBER, at this office.
IDOR SALE, barroom doing a good business;
I owner wishing to change business. Ad
dress BAR, Morning News.
I DOR SALE. Milk, Cream, Curds, Clabber and
fresh Butter, at Oglethorpe Barracks, Bull
street. W. BARNWELL.
FpOR SALE, a lot 80x200 on Tybee Island front
-1 ing thebeach. C. IT. DORSETT.
IDOR SALE. Laths, Shingles, Flooring, Ceiling,
Weatherboarding and Framing Lumber.
Office end yard Taylor and East Broad streets.
Telephone No. ML' RKITARD & CO.
I DOB SALK. TEXAS HOlffiTO LergWt and
best lot Texas Horses ever brought here;
1-lW.and 17W hands high; all gentle stock. At
COX'S STABLES.
IDOR SALE.- ROSEDF.W Lota, 60 feet on
i Front street along the river and 500 feet
deep, at $125. payable $25 cash and sl2 50 every
six mouths.with interest. FIVE-ACRE Lots in trio
TOWN OF ROSEDEW, with river privileges, at
$ 100. payable S2O cash and $5 every three months,
with interest. Apply to Dr. FALLIGANT, 151
South Broad street, <5 to 10 a. m. dally.
LOST.
IOST, Red Setter Pup; answers to name of
a “Nan." Finder will be rewarded by leav
ing her at R. It. DANCY’S, Bolton and Howard.
I’JIOTOf I R A I’ll Y.
SPECIAL NOTICE PHOTOGRAPHY—Prices
i’ reduced Petltes $1 50, Cards $2, Cabinet
$3 per dozen, and larger work in the same pro
portion.
J. N. WILSON,
21 Bqll street.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MOTHERS recommend “Boracine” Toilet
Powder because it prevents chafing and
giving relief to baby.
TO EXCURSIONISTS—Steamer Pope Catlln
can he chartered for excursions hy apply
ing to the Captain on board or at the Golden
Anchor, corner Drayton and Broughton streets.
DUTCHESS and Bartlett leois. a few boskets
of choice selections, at HEIDT S DRUG
STORE
IUST RECEIVED fresh all Sugar Candy nt
r) 25 cents a pound by (I. M. HEIBT & CO.
MULES FROM TEXAS—Fine lot two and
three year old Mules at COX’S STABLES.
DRV GOODS.
CLEARING OUT SALE.
To Make Room for Fall Stock,
I will offer Special Inducements in
MY ENTIRE STOCK,
With exception of my Empire State Shirt.
r pHK following goods will ho sold cheaper than
1 ever offered in Savannah:
Summer and India Silks.
Cream, White nml Light Shades of Albatross.
Colored and Black all Wool Dross Hoods
Slack Camel's llulr Grenadines at 85c.; dd Inch
wide.
Printed Linen lawns at less than cost.
Leal Scotch Ginghams at loss t han cost.
Hl.ck Henriettas ut $1 40 and $! 73; sold at
}2 and £5.
Ladies' srr! Children's Silk and Lisle Thread
Hose in black ami colored.
I,allies' mid Children's Undervests; best goods
in the market
I.men Sheet .HZ and Pillow-Case Linen.
( ream slid White Tabli Damask.
H-4 White Dnmnsk at 81: former price 91 50.
Napkins and Doylies in cream and white.
Linen Damask Towels in white and colored
bordered.
IJneii itnck in white and colored liordered.
l’ont.ry ('rash Doylies at great reduction.
The above goods will be offered at prices to
insure quick sab-
J. P. GERMAINE,
Nhi W Furb*r', ISW ihougbtva street.
LUDDEN <fc BATES S. M. 11.
L .& B. S.U
The Longest Pole
Knocks the Persimmons
WTV, OFFER BETTER INSTRUMENTS,
VY LOWER PRICES ami EASIER TERMS
than can lie offered by any other house in our
line, and in consequence we arc floodml with
orders and correspondence requiring
Knights of Labor
AND
Days of Toil
to keen up with the rush. Can it be possihle t hat
in this hot weather, with the thermometer so
high as to emlanprer its safety, that people are
really purchasing Pianos uua Organsr
YEA. VERILY YEA!
If you have any doubts as to this, call in and
let us show you indisputable proofs of what we
say, and convince you that orders at home and
from abroad are ACTUALLY CROWDING US.
We offer you a superb line from which to
select.
Chickering,
Mason & Hamlin,
Mathushek,
Bent & Cos.,
ami Arion Pianos.
Mason & Hamlin, Packard and
Bay State Organs.
nsriEJ-w
Organs $24, Pianos $2lO
Second Hand Pianos and Organs
Almost Given Away, to Make
Room for New Stock.
BIG BARGAINS
AT
Ludden 4 Rates Southern Music House,
SAVANNAH, GA.
CLOTHING.
APPEL & SCHAUL,
CLOTHING, HATS, GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, ETC.
PRICE THROUGHOUT.
PLAIN FIGURES.
YOUR INTEREST! OUR INTEREST!
163 CONGRESS STREET.
ICE !
Now is the time when every
body wants ICE, and we
want to sell it.
PRICES REASONABLE!
20 Tickets, good for 100 Pounds, 75c.
140 Tickets, good for 700 Pounds, $5.
200 Tickets, good for 1,000 Pounds, $7.
50 Pounds at one delivery 30c.
Lower prices to large buyers
I O E
Packed for shipment at, reduced rates. Careful
and polite service. Full and liberal weight.
KNICKERBOCKER ICE CO.
144 HA "i ST.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
X IB HULL,
Wholesale Grocer,
Flour, Hay, Grain and Provision Dealer.
IDREBH MEAL and GRITS In white racks.
I Mill stuffs of nil kinds always on hand.
Georgia ruined SPANISH PEANUTS, also
PKAS: every variety
Special prices car load lots HAY and GRAIN.
Prompt attention given all orders und satis
faction guaranteed.
OFFICE, WTIAY.
WAREHOUSE, No. 1 WAD LEY STREET, on
line Central Railroad.
I HON' I*l PE.
RUSTLESS IRON PIPE.
byUAL TO GALVAMX.KD PIPE, at
MUCH LKKK PRICE.
Weed & Cornwell.
UN DERTA k er.
W. L) . Dixb IST,
U N DERTAKER
Uk.AI.EA IS AJX KINDK OF
COFFINS AND CASKETS,
43 hull street. Residence 59 Liberty street.
bAVANNAU, GEORGIA.
DRY GOODS, ETC.
Exceptional Reductions
IN
Summer Goods
at
'Man 4 Iw’s,
SUCCESSORS TO
B. F. McKenna & Cos.,
137 BROUGHTON STREET,
FIGURED BATISTE CLOTHS.
AVK will close out the remainder of our slock
At of those fine ffoo< Is. formerly sold at lHc.
a yard, now reduced to li^yc.
25 pieces Figured Lawim, ;|8 inches wide, regu
lar price 12Hc. a yard; now B*sc.
75 pieces Figured Lawns, choice styles, at
50 pieces Wide Width Lawns, lvgular price
10c. a yard; now Hl\jc.
One lot (Vinkled Seersuckers, regular price
15c. and 17c. a yard; now 12L,c.
One lot of Inoss Ginghams, choice styles,
regular price a yard; now t(V.
W Imported Marseilles Quilts, slightly soiled,
formerly sold at $3. Wo will close the lot out
at $1 85 each.
7.5 10 4 Honeycomb Qui ts, goo.i value at 00c.
each. We have marked them down to 35c.
Hosiery ami Underwear.
V
100 dozen Unbleached Black and Colored Hose,
regular price 12U<\; now i><\ a pair.
A mixed lot of Misses' Fine English
nih?*ed. Plain and Silk Clocked, regular price! of
these goods from 25c. to 50c. We will close the
lot out at 17c. a pair.
50 ilozen Indies' (idiize Undervests, regular
prices 25c. and 85c.; now 19c. each.
3.5 dozen ladies' extra line quality Gauze Un
derwits, regular prices 50c, Cse., 75c. and 85c.
We will offer the lot at the extraordinary low
pri<?e of 47c. each.
Our SI Unlaasdricd Skirts Reduced to 90c.
75 dozen Gentlemen's Unlaundried Shirts, rn.
inforced hack and bosoms, the Ixjst ?1 Shirt
manufactured. In order to reduce our large
stock wo will offer them ut 90e. each.
(-ROHAN & 1)00Mi It.
(OTTON SEED WANTED,
COTTON SEED WANTED
THE SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO.,
CAPITAL s£>,ooo,ooo,
HAS lust constructed eight new Cotton Seed
Oil Mills, located at the following points,
each having tho capacity per day indicated.
Columbia, S. C., - 100 Tons.
Savannah, Ga., - - 100 “
Atlanta, Ga., - - 200 “
Montgomery, Ala., ■* 200 “
Memphis, Tenn., - 200 “
Little Rock, Ark., - 200 “
New Orleans, La., - 300
Houston, Texas, - 300 “
CORUESrON-DENCE SOLICITED. Address,
at nearest Mill.
Southern Cotton Oil Cos.
PROPOSAL* WANTKI).
Proposals for Paving.
City of Savannah, (a., )
Office of thm ( 'itv Surveyor, -
JuJv £ith. iwr. )
1 PROPOSALS will Ik* recelml until VVI’.DNSS
DAY, August 24th, at H o'clock p. m.,
directed to Mr. F. K. Rubaivr. (M.*rk of Council
of the city of Savaunali. <a., for the paving of
that portion of ('ongruN* street in said c ity lying
between the wist propei ty line of West lhoa<l
streel and the west projicrty line of Drayton
street; also, that portion of Hull ntreof in said
city lying between the south line of Congress
street and the north line of St it j street, being
a total area of about eight thousand wpiare
yarrls.
Tho proposals may be for granite, grawacke
or aapunlt blocks or for sheet asphalt, the s|**ei
flcatioiciof which will he the snme as given by
the Engineer Depart fnent of the District of Co
lumbia in their report for ISMd.
Any person desiring to bid upon the above
work, hut use different, specification* from those
enumerated above, may do so provided that a
copy of the specifications upon which they bid
is unclosed w ith their bid.
All lids for grawrteke. granite or asphalt
blocks muHt he accompanied by a specimen of
the blocks Intended to be used.
Sepamte bids will also is* received for the fur
nlshingand layingof about thirty-ilvo hundred
running foot <*f curbstone, of eittier blue stone
or granite of the following dimensions: four
inches broad, sixteen inches deep, and in lengths
of not lens than five feet. The curbing to lx?
dressed on the top ten inches from the top on
the front face anu four inches from the top on
the rear face: to U? |s:riectly straight and
smum* on the ♦•inis.
The right to reject any or all bids is reserved,
h or further information address
J. deRUUYN KOPS, Jr., C. L.,
Acting City Survey ,r.
PAINTS ANI) OII>.
JOHN G. BUTLER,
\\7TIITE I.KAIIH, r.'LoKS. OIKS, CLANK,
>V VAUNISII ET<' : KKADY MIXED
PAINTS: KAIi.K'IAD. DTEA.MEIt AND XIIU.
BUPPMKS, WASHES, HOOKS, HUM'S AND
BUILDHR.S’ HARDWARE. Solo Aj-.-nt for
OEOKUIA I.IMK, CALCINED PLASTER CE
MENT, IIAH: and LAND PI,ASTER
6 Whitaker Street, Savannah, Georgia,
1865. CM Ml.lll’llV, M
House, Sign and Ornamental Painting
1 EXECUTED NEATLY and with dispatch.
j Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes, W indow
Olaf-HH,. etc., etc. Estimates furnished on ap
plication.
CSOKNEK CO NO HESS AND DRAYTON STS.,
0 Roar of Cbrint Church.
BAY Ill'll,
Imported Bay Bum,
A FINE ARTICLE,
AT STRONG'S DRUG STORE,
Corner Bull and IVrrv stret lane.
I.KOAI. NOTICES.
NOTICE TO DEBT*)RX AND CREDITORS.
\I.I, persons havln.r demand- iii'uinst tic
estate or AKABKLLF V. SWEAT, lulu of
Chatham oouutj. ilm-red, nre hency uotiflid
to render in their demand* to the uudci-HlgnH
according to law; ui. l all ponton* indebted to
raid estate are required to make ImaiodluUi
payment. WM. V. HARDEE,
Administrator Arabclle V. Sweat, deceased.
AIWUT JB, 198 V,
LOTTERY.
|a e |
CAPITAL PRIZE, $150,000.
“HV do hereby certify that we supervise ths
arrangements /or all the Monthly and Semi
Ann wit Drawings of the Louisiana State Jjot
tern (ompany, and in jierson manage and con
trol the Drawings them wires, and that the sains
are coiulucted wi*h honesty, fairness, and Pi
good faith tousird all parties, and we authorise
the < ompany to use this certijioat o, with /• ic
itniites of our signatures attached, m its adver
tisements."
Commissioners.
TfV the undcrutipifd Punk, aiut Banker , will
jot;/ nil Pritcs drawn in tlic Ixmisiana Stair Lot
In-in. which mat/he presented at onr counters.
J. H. OGLESBY Pres Louisiana Nat’l Bank.
PIERRE LANAUX. Pres State Nat'l Bank.
A BALDWIN, Pres. New Orleans Nat'l Bank.
CARL KOHN, Pres. Union National Bank.
UNPRECEDENTED
L Over Half a Million Distributed.
LOUISIANA STATE LOTTERY COMPANY.
Incorporated in 1808 fr 2.5 years hv the Tzc.gls
laturo for Kducational and (’baritfthle purj>osos
—with a capital of ! ,000,(500- to which a rtworvo
fund of over 0 Inis since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its fran
chise .vos made a jvirt of tie* present State con*
Kliturion. adoj t.d December *Jd, A. D. 18" J.
Tin only l.ottery ever voted on and indorsed
by the people, of any State.
It never scales or postpones.
It* Grand single Number Drawing* lake
place monthly, mul the Kctui-Annual Draw
ing* regularly every *i.t inoutlu (June and
December).
\ SPLENDID OI'POHTIMTY TO WIN
A FOHTINK. NINTH GRAND DU A WING,
CLASS I, IN Till-: ACADEMY OK MUSIC,
NKW ORLEANS. TUESDAY. September IJ,
IH*7 20Hib Monthly Druvvlug.
Capital Prize, $150,000.
t3T“ Notice.-Tickets are Ten Dollars only.
Halves, $5; Fifths, $2; Tenths, sl.
UHT or PRIZES.
1 PAUrrAT, PRIZE OF $1511.000... .$150,000
1 OKANI> PRIZE OF 80,000. . 00.00,1
1 (IRANI) PRIZE OF 80,000.... 80,000
8 I.AHOE PRIZES OF 10,000... 80.000
4 I.A ROE PRIZES OF 0,000.... 80,000
80 PRIZES OF 1,000... 80,000
00 PRIZES OF 000.... 85.000
100 PRIZES OP ."00 .. 30,1)00
800 PRIZES OF 800. .. 40,000
COO PRIZES OF 100 ... 80,000
APPIIOXIMATION PRIZES.
100 Approximation Prizes of snnn s3o.non
100 “ •• 800. ... 80,000
100 “ “ 100 10,000
1.000 Terminal “ 50. .. 80,000
2,1 TANARUS!) Prizes, amountin C to $5%),000
ApplieHLion for rules to eluhs sliould he made
only to tlie office of tho Company in New Or
leans.
For further information write ctearly, jrlvlng
full address, POSTAL NOTES, Express
Money Orders, or New York Exchange In orrli
uarv letter. Currency by Exjiresstat our expense)
addressed M. A. MAUPfIIN,
New Orleuna, l,u.
or 31. A. I>\l PIITY.
\\ ushington, n.
Address Registered Letters in
•NEW Oil LEANS NATIONAL IIANK,
New Orient)*, La.
RFMFMRFR Tl,ftt lhr i ,rftw * nrwof G,'n
rV C IVI lL ivl L>L- r\ e ,. a [ H Beauregard and
Early, who ore in charge of the drawing*, is a
guarantee of absolute fairness and integrity,
that the cbunces are all equal, and that no one
can possibly divine what number will draw a
Prize.
ft EWE WISKII that the payment of all Prizes
is Gl \lt WIELD 111 Pbn< WIIONVL
111 NKW of New Orleans, and the Tickets are
signed Ly tiie President of an Institution w hoso
chartered rights art; recognized in the highest
Courts; therefore, beware of any imitation* or
anonymous schemes.
SHOES.
W. L. DOUGLAS
$3 SHOE.
The only SEAMLESS 1
Shoe in lh(* world. I J
Flneit Calf, perfect ftt, nnd / EBtW
warranted. < ongrese, Hutton vJ ktmLM t-R
and I,ace, all styles toe. Ah J3r </> A
stylish and durable as m
those costing or s*>. BLfl —j&’n
H. L. DOtTCILAS /O J
4*2.50 SHOE excels J sS*
tin* Hhoen ad vet - Jr J
(Name and price stumped on bottom ef <varii
Shoe.]
Hoys nil voartho W.L. DOUGLAS #2 *l!OK.
If yimrdmler doon not keep them, wild your
name on postal to VV. L. iiOIULAH, Brock
ton, Mnw.
FOR SALK BY
EYCK xmos.
SOLE AGENTS,
Haviuinah - - Ga,
CHIMNEYS.
HOUSEWIVES
FARMERS
STUDENTS
F. T f AND ALL OTHERS SHOULD USI
m I MACBETH & CO’S
M arcthatwe \ Fh 1 M2||r
ff KXACruaiLISON ] W V''i (J
£?■ cacmchimnctas U U*>i)T MH mHi ■ U<a# u
l ASfffliysA \ IF vou DON’T WANT t(
B a bo * S,,OYE O byConUnl
t wpjjppy 7 BBEAKin( * °F CHIMNEYS
\ BEST CHIWiIEY WADE.
f, <,a - > Tor Sale Every whore,
mr
EftAidACßc HI feci FROM RIT.HOIYOXE StMIKARI
We ’ lw> r.arly <3OOI thret
‘■at,T ".tM.crf iyitfwHie. hundred liitht, every cverf
.rated PEARL TOP CB&Uti
tugmrnt is that we would rather tay a dollar o dozen
r them than fifty cents a dozen for any other Chim*
ywe have evar uted, IH. PORTER. Btorqrd.
PSA9.
VIRGINIA BLACK PEAS.
NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT.
rOK HALE MY
G.S.HCALPIN
172 BAY STREET.
MUSICAL.
Tho WASHBURN AMERICAN CUITARS
AND Mawnnnutß
fgpmass&aaG 1 }
Filin g toned, moct, J
durable, end (xstroMH tho only
abeolutely Huale. Warranted
to lUnd in any climate. Ask your dealer lor them.
Oalalotfiio wailed free by the Manufacture!*.
LYON <k HEAL V, 108 StMW t.. OhHMUM.
C. H. DOKSETT’S COLUMN.
REAL ESTATE
OFFERINGS.
SOME GOOD CORNERS.
At private salo 1 am offering some very
good corner places, suitable for business or
for residences.
One on West Rroad and Hull, near the
unices of the Georgia Central Railroad.
This is an excellent location for a boarding
house, anti unsurpassed for retail business.
The house is roomy and the lot large,
tiOxOO, with much of tho space unoccupied,
A splendid stand for business in the im
mediate vicinity of the S., F. & TV. Ry, just
on the thoroughfare leading into the ware
house and offices. This consists of a large
dwelling, with storo attached, well built and
convenient. Its proximity to tho Depot
gives special value to this property for em
ployes, or for persons desiring the patronage
of cm ploy 03.
A West Broad and Jones street corner is
tho last on the list. This is among the best
of West Rroad comers. Particulars can be
had at my office.
A Few Residences
A double house in the eastern portion of
the city, near tho Bay. This is an exceed
ingly pleasant location, facing a square. It
will he an admirable home for persons doing
business in that section.
A two-story dwelling on Bryan street,
near Farm. In this locality homes always
rent well. This Is particularly rettom-*
mended to persons desiring a small, snug
investment, and thusa drawn in Loan Ass<v
ciations.
A neat and comfortable cottage In the
southwestern portion of the city. This la
just the place in which to commence house,
keeping life.
ON SALT WATER.
I have for sale the most complete prop*
erty of this, description in this vicinity.
Good water and air, cool breezes, fertile
land, plenty of shade, abundance of fruit,
fish In abundance, all within an hour’s rid#
\
of the city.
C. H. Dorsett,
REAL ESTATE DEALER.
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