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8 CROOKEDNESS ALLEGED. GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST TREAS URER DANIEL, R. KENNEDY The Stockholders of the Jaeper Mu tual Loan Association Meet and Dis cuss the Situation—Kennedy Denies that He Stole, But Admits that He Used the Money—The Amount of the Deficit Not Known Avery excited meeting of the stock holders of the Jasper Mutual Loan Associa tion was held at the Secretary’s cilice last night, the rumored defalcation of Treasurer Daniel R. Kennedy being the loadstone to the anxious stockholders. Some twenty five had assembled when Director J. S. Wood called the meeting to order. A fever of restlessness prevail ed but they managed to restrain it till the ordinary business was transacted. All were on the ijiii fire when finally Mr. J. ft. Wood arose and, in a grave voice, said he had bad news for the members. He then gave the following information. About a month ago, from some feeling of insecurity regarding the treasurer's work, be inserted the following “want” in the Morning News: AII*ANTED. Loan Association stock. Call * 1 during forenoon at our office, ”4 Bay atreet. J. 8. WOOD & BKO. A STATEMENT DEMANDED. He received n few answers to this, and wa enable,! to ascertain that certain parties thought they owned more stock than was credited to them. To determine who were the stockholders he then asked for such a statement from Kennedy. Failing to get it in a day or two he renewed the request, and then not securing it Secretary Woolen served a written order on him to make out a full list of ail the stockholders and their standing. This he promised to do, but put it off from day to day. Final ly’ Mr. Wood went to his otliee and was told that Kennedy was m the country. After ward he found nut that Kennedy had been to Baltimore. These delays caused their suspicions to increase, and they finally de manded his resignation, which was given, and Mr. Charles N. Wood was appointed in his place. The following circular was then sent out, which attracts I some attention at the time and caused some of the members of the association to fee! somewhat agitated over their prosjiective gains: THE AGITATING CIRCULAR. Jasfer Mutual Loan Association, I Savannah, Ga., Aug. 4, 1887. f Dear Sin—l have the honor to inform you that 1 have this day tmen elected Treasurer of the Jasper Mutual Loan Association to till the vacancy occasioned bv the retirement of Mr. L> K Kennedy, late Treasurer. The Board of Directors instruct me to inform you that ihose sections of the constitution and by-laws relating to payment of dues and the penalty of fines and i.vterest. no- to lx* rigidly enforced hereafter Th* v further instruct me to report at the next meeting, Friday evening, Aug 12, the names of all delinquents, to the end that such accounts m v lie turned over to the solicitor for collec t.Oll Thpy further instruct me to savthat hereafter all dues to this association must be paid to me at the office of •/. N. Wood A: Cos.. 74 Bay street, on Monday forenoon next preceding the monthly meeting of this association. Please bring all receipts for previous pay ments for inspection next Monday. Very re spectfully yours. Charles S. Wood, Treasurer. NO ACCOUNTS KEPT. The new treasurer then demanded the books, which were turned over without trouble. They were found iu a territde plight, no work having been done on them since Jan. 1 last. Mr. J. S. Wood then be gan the examination, and for the last ten days has been engaged upon it. To go over all the numberless accounts was a vast work, but it was partially done, and the report he had to give was the result of his lalxirs The stock hook was all right and the cash in bank seemod to agree with the balances of cash and cheek Ixxiks. In looking over these matters other things attracted his attention and new clues were developed. Receipts were shown him for interest paid on advanced payments, but no credit for such payments oould be found. Altogether he discovered about SIO,OOO of these [iay meute that they thought Kennedy luid stolen. A NEATLY CONTRIVED SYSTEM. AVhileon this search he stumbled on another plan of Kennedy’s, so tie reported, which showed a carefully contrived system of fraud. All the shares of a loan association on which loans liave lieen made are called “cancelled” stock, to distinguish it from those on which no loans have been made. Kennedy’s plan, as Mr. Wood explained, was this: Some member would lie desirous of borrowing more money than his ownership of shares would allow. He would then go to Kennedy und ask him ulmut buying, ami he would fix a price a trifle lower than the ruling rute and agree to buy them for him. The pro spective borrower would then go to tho meeting and in the amount his full stock would entitle him to. Then going to the solicitor of the association his securities were examined, and, if found correct, lutssed upon and a draft given him on the Treasurer for the amount due him. Ho then went to the Treasurer, who deducted the price of his supposed purchase from the amount and gave him his private check for the differ ence, pocketing the amount charged for the “invisible” now stock he (Kennedy) had promised to purchase. HOW THE SCHEME WORKED. As tip* borrowers gave their stock over to the Treasurer to cancel when they secured the money, they never asked to see the stock be was supposed to have bought for them. thus allowing tho swindle to be perpetrated for a long while. For instance, if a borrower hod $ll5O net ooming to him, and he had agreed to pay Kennedy $250, say for new stock, he re ceived s4iXl, the alert Treasurer picketing the neat trifle of $250. As the certificates were all kept by the Treasurer, it is easy to see how this could tie done. In this way, it is claimed, he “issued” or received pny for fifty-nine alleged shares, at a loss to the association of some $lB,OOO. Bs*H;di“s this they claim lie borrowed some SI4,tXX) net from the asso ciation on his twenty four share* of stock, and that he never jmid any installments thereon, being now greatly iii arrears. The report concluded by having that all the books were in a great tangle and though that was all found so lar, yet there might be other leaks discovered lieforo the commit tee was through with them. A MOTION TO PROHKCL’TK. A long drawn sigh was heard when the report was concluded, nn 1 a dozen spoke at once. mUd| ft* dated i re purling the def icit, which the Chairman patiently and fully gave. To nu*>t this deficit they had his two houses on Ferry street, worth SI2, (XX) or SIS,(XXI, now already mortgaged to the association und Kennedy's shares and the salary due him. The bailatvc due by Mill was thought to be from $lO,OOO to $17,1X)0. On motion it was decide I that the directors should employ an expert to go over the book* of the association from the beginning and rep ut fully. Boon thereafter Mr. G. O. Fenton threw a bombshell on the floor by a motion to prose cute Kenned\ and compel him to make restitution. Jdr. F. G. Miller jumps! up and said no, in emphatic terms. lie tie n raid Kennedy wus willing to do all In his power to undo tiie wrong lie had done, and was willing to surrender every cant and help the association straight en matters. He depicted the young mail's struggle* anil trials and sir ike sarcastically of the great work accomplished by the com mittee who investigated bis accounts la*t year. THE DIRECTORS EXCORIATED. “The directors,” he said, “are us much to blame a* Kennedy.” [“Arrest and prose cute theni,” a voice remarked sotto voos.J “They left the certificates in his poHsemion uud left tho door wide open. I don’t wish to excuse TCens-wly, but oolv desire to cell St f ”nt’c to the carelessness of the directors regard ing their work, as shown by the report tnaile to-night. If certainly is a pretty bad showing for them that this could be going on for six months or over, and they not tw come cognizant of it.” The language was quite warm at times, mid Mr. Miller was interrupted frequently a number of the members taking port and all speaking of the general loose ness that characterized the so-called exami nations. It was finally decided to leave the matter in the Hands of the directors, it be ing understood that Kennedy gave up all his property and assisted the investigating committee in getting matters into shape. It was decide* 1 to have a stockhold er's meeting at Metropolitan Hall, as soon as tin* export's report was ready. After ] some further business the stockholders’ ' meeting adjourned, a meeting of the direc j tors being liehl immediately after. WHAT KENNEDY SAYS. Mr. Kennedy was seen early in the even ing, but not having heard of the full charges against him he had little to say then, simply denying nil the I allegations. After the meeting of the i stockholders he was visited again. He was then in a very excited condition and com pletely prostrated. A physician had been railed in and Mr. Kennedy was lving on a cane sofa with ice bandaged on Ids nead. He very pleasantly responded to the re porter’s greeting, and asked what charges had been brought against him He was told and it excited him greatly, so much so as to interfere with a coherent statement, He was questioned regarding the several charges made, but his mind was not in a condition to reply calmly or ration ally. He said he was the victim of mis placed confidence and was not as black as bis enemies painted him. In regard to the fifty-nine illegally issued shares he claimed the Association “owed” for nineteen and be for forty of them. When asked if he had taken £IO,OOO of advance installments, he exclaimed with strong emphasis, “No, not a cent! I swear to God I never got a cent of it.” HE MAKES A CONFESSION. Regarding his jiosition, he finally admitted “using” the monev paid in for the extra shares, and said, in extenuation, that a former business associate lind robbed him outright and nearly ruined him. He had to meet the paper endorsed by his partner, and in his endeavor to honorably pay off these debts, he was led into “borrowing” from the association’s funds. He was “hard up,” “but if things hat! been kept quiet I would have come out oil right,” said he. He said he desired to settle up and had ulready assigned a house oil Berrien street, valued at $2,5(X), to the association. Continuing, he said his two houses on Perry street and his stock would fully settle up oil claims if he was treated fairly. Contra dicting the statement that he hail paid noth ing on his shares, he said he had paid $12,000 and the books would show it. Further, re garding the condition of tlte books, he said lie only made an annual statement, and there was no need of posting the books till then. M r. Kennedy was very much wrought up over the matter, and his statement wan not ns concise and clear as desired. He seems to think, in his present state of mind, that he is a victim of misplaced friendship, and inveighs harshly against several whom he says ure trying to “down him.” The busi ness prominence of Mr. Kennedy and tho nature of the case made it the talk of the town last night. HIS FIRST FALSE STEP. Mr. Kennedy is a native of this city, and liy close at tent ion to business worker! him self up to a good position In business circles. He has ahva-s teen regarded as the soul of honor, and his life up to this time has been most exemplary. He was exceedingly in dustrials and energetic, but he has had some unfortunate business connections, which are supposed to be the indirect cause of cramping him financially and which led him to the questionable means of bridging over Ins shortage in funds by abusing the trust reposed in him. Those who know him best were loath to believe the reports about him until it was officially stated that he acknowledged that he had made use of his position to give the receipts of the Loan Association for money which he put in his pocket. The amount of the deficit is not yet |>oitively ascertained, hut ap parently his friends figure it up in the neighborhood of SIO,(XX). His bondsmen are J. H. Est.il! $l,OOO, AY. B. Mell $1,500, J. B. Howard $2,500. THE ASSOCIATION’S OFFICERS. The Jasper Mutual 1 s win Association was organized in 1882, with P. A\ r . Meldrim, Esu., President; D. R. Kennedy, Treasurer, amt -I. E. AV'ooten, Esq., Secretary. Charles S. AVood is now Secretary, and the direc tors are J. S. AVood, J. C. Rowland, Herman Mvers, George Turner, R. B. Rep purd and Titos. Daniels. It is probable that the future business of the association will be conducted on strictly business principles, and that the rejiorts will all lie made promptly and fully. The following notice was also ordered in serted in this morning's paper: All stockholders in the Jasper Mutual Loan Association holding ttucanceled stock are di rected to present their scrip to me at the office of ,1. S. Wood A Bro., 74 Bay street, for regis tration. By order of the Board of Directors. CHAS. 8. WOOD, Treasurer. Savannah, Ga., Aug. IT, 1887. THROUGH THE CITY. Items Gathered Here and There by the News Reoorters. An excursion train will leave the city for Augusta at 8:20 o’clock on the Central rail road. These excursions have become very popular, and lieing both cheap and pleasant they are well patronized. At a meeting of the State’ convention of tlie Ancient Order of Hibernians held here last night, the following officers were elected. State Delegate, William F. Curry; State Secretary, T. J. O'Brien; State Treasurer, J. O'Brien. At tho Churches Sunday. Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension, W. S. Bowman, D. I)., pistor.— Divine service to-morrow at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sabbath school at 4 p. in. All are invited. AVosloy Monumental Church. Abereorn and Gordon streets. Rev. A. M. Wynn, pastor —Class meeting at 10 a. in. Preaching at 11 a. m. and at 8 p, m. by the pastor. Sub ject in the morning. “Thy Kingdom Come;” at night, • ‘Young Men of the Bible,” con tinued. Sunday school at 5 p.m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday night. Young Men's meeting on Friday night. Baptist Church.—Preaching by the pastor at 11 a. m. Congregational prayer meeting at 8:15 p.m. Sunday school ut 4:110 p. m. A cordial invitation to all. Independent Presbyterian Church.—Morn ing service at 11 o'clock. Seats fine and cordial invitation extended. Sunday school at 5:80 o’clock No service at night. The UMtal prayer meeting service at 5:30 o'clock Thtirenay afternoon. Gospel meeting, Young Men's Christian Association, for men only, Sunday ufter noon from 3:15 to 4:15. Tho Game To Day. Tho Amateurs and Plnrnix will cross bats this afternoon ut Base Ball Park. The Plncnix nine is eompisod of the Bay street club and tho infield ot Athens’ oraok college team The Athens boys will strengthen the Buy Street* and make it a formidable club to meet. Delicate jiersons, und all whose system have become debilitated, should bear in ] mind that Simmons Liver Regulator is not i a drustic, purging medicine, doei not weaken • or deplete the system as other purgatives do, I but acts gently. It will invigorate like a I glass of wine, but i no intoxicating bever [ age to loud to lutemperauce; will promote digestion, dissipate headache, and generally tone up the system. Hon. Alex. H. Stephens, of Ga., says: “Simmon* Liver Regulator is mild and o’:* *s i ’t-'r tlvm more active remedies.” THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, AUGUST 13, 1887. THE FLOOD SUBSIDING. WHAT THE PLANTERS THINK OF THE SITUATION. The Outlook for a Second Crop Very Unfavorable—But Little Chance of Saving What is in the Fields—An In teresting Letter from Mr. J. B. Hey ward on the Subject. Mr. Joseph C'iay stated yesterday after noon that the water had fallen six inches at his place. His banks had been greatly strengthened, and he thought they were all sufficiently strong now to resist the present flood and the expected freshet. He was en deavoring to procure some more bags here for the purpose of filling them with dirt, and placing them on the weaker portions of his hanks, but he said the market seemed high and the supply scan*. There has been a great demand the last few days, and the sup ply pretty well exhausted. Mr. Henry Taylor was seen in the afternoon and asked regard ing the situation up the river, prospects, “AVell,” said he, with a smile, “I don’t see that there is much to add to the Morning News’ very complete account. It gave the exact state of affairs. The situation is a very dismal one, certainly, and the planters generally look on the worst side. We hope that a little may he saved, but that is a hope almost against our convictions. We never had such an expe rience before and no one knows the amount of damage it will cause. Rice is a very hardy plant, but it is very doubtful if it will come through this and the coming freshet with any life in it. The very hour that rice is under water, when in the later stages, its becomes damaged and the longer it is submerged the more damage is caused. So you see there dosn’t seem much hope for saving any portion of the crop. As for the second crop, when the water subsides, the iong rice stalks will fall down and he mixed up in one inextricable tangle, and it is a question in my mind whether or no the second growth would sprout and grow under such circum stances. After the usual rice harvest a second crop starts up but then the field is all open and clean and the young growth has a chance to live. Therefore, while I hope for the l>est, I really consider the crop a total loss. And on ton of that comes the repair item, which will amount to a con siderable sum if the river keeps tearing our banks away much longer.” The following letter from Mr. James B. Heyward gives some very interesting infor mation concerning the flood: Ano VLB Island, Aug. 12, Noon. I hope that the immense interests at stake in the Savannah river bottoms wid tie sufficient apology for writing you a few lines about this and other freshets. This is our fifth day of submersion. As usual in freshets of thirty feet and over the highest point at my house is reached on the ninth day, beginning to count from the time the river reaches t wenty-five feet at Augusta. As usual also, it continued to rise three days, then commenced to fall, t'p to date it has fallen ten inches. So far, then, the behavior of this de structive bod}’ of water has been iu no way unlike other such bodies beyond the fact that the highest IKiint reached was seventeen inches higher than that of either of the other thirteen fresh ets that I have seen cover this plantation. The latest period of the season that I have ever wit nessed the submersion of the rice plant as long as seven days was by the freshet of July 10, 1656. All planters know that my ‘‘old rice” must have ln-en in the‘‘hollow joint." I savod fifty acres of that crop, and it yielded thirty bushels of good rice per acre. It may be pertinent just here to state that that fifty acres had beeu sub merged for eight ilavs in April, again for ten days in June, and for the third time for seven days in July. With all this, twenty-five days of complete, but not consecutive, submersion, I do not think that the harvest was retarded over twenty days. The balance of my crop was a total loss from other causes, but the outcome of this fifty acres proved to my mind the im mense vitality of the rice plant upon land suf ficiently fertile to develope its recuperative powers. It is with this experience that I venture the opinion that the young rice may be saved. I have carefully examined mine to-day, and it is full of life vet. My old rice is commencing to sprout, so that of this three-fourths of my crop the only hope Is for it to form anew head. This is possible. James B. Heyward. Local Personal. Mr. AV. H. McCloud left yesterday for New York via the Central. Mr. F. X. Douglass and wife left for Ashe ville via tho Charleston and Savannah. D. B. Hull, Esq., was among the passen gers who arrived yesterday on the steam ship City of Savannah from New York. Mr. C. I). Owens, traffic manager of the Savannah, Florida and AVestern, startedfor New York on the Atlantic Coast Line. Mrs. Neal, the mother of Jim Neal, the actor, left for New York, accompanied by her son and daughter, on the Old Dominion line. Among the passengers on the steamship Naeoochee, which sailed yesterday for New York, were Messrs. C. D. Owens and AV. F. Shellmau. Mr. H. L. Schreiner returned yesterday from Europe, where he hits been since last April. Ho attended the great Leipsic fair, where the manufacturers of continental Europe gather annually and take orders for their goods. Maj. John It. Tebeau, County Surveyor, who was sunstruck last May while attend ing to his duty in making surveys for the county map, and who has lieen confined to his home in Springfield since that time, was in town yesterday. Mr Frank M. Readiek, a member of the Ford Dramatic Association, has gone to Ijeavemvorth to join the Eunice Goodrich Dramatic Company, which has been playing in the A Vest since last August, during which time it has never closed. K. P. Hamilton, Esq., returned yesterday from a trip North, which embraced Mon treal, Niagara Falls, AA'hite Mountains, Saratoga, and other places of interest. He left Mr. Hamilton, his eldest son, and his two daughters, who accompanied him on the trip, at Saratoga, whore they will spend the summer. Among the arrivals at the Screven House were F. \\ r . Mitchell, Col. A. Proudfit, J. Dunnenberg, J. H. Hertz, AV. J. Julian. J. li. AVillianis, Macon, Ga; Daniel Mayer, Albany : Charles E. Strauss, New York; J. F. B. fllilhouse, Memphis; J. T. Hightower, M. C. Carroway, Atlanta; J. N Cobh, Bal timore; J. AVamut Adione, Boston; Mrs Thomas Spalding, William C. AVylly, Darien ; M. A. Fuller and wife, Jackson ville; H. B. Felilhans, Louisville. At tho Pulaski House were Charles Lewis, S. li. Gate, D. J. MacFadyn, 1). C. Town send,New York; F. X. Profurin, Columbus, Ga.; 11. T. Johnson, E. M. Johnson, H, B. Ermenger, R. H. Flanders, H. L. Schreiner, Macon; \A. (’. Robinson, Mrs. C. H. Robin son and child, Atlanta; Charles V. Gray, Philadelphia; J. Carpenter, Richmond. Va.; S. N. Thoiiipton, East Point, Fla. At the Marshall House were AV. A. Pren tice ami wife IngersoU, Conn.; Mis Lizzie F. Smith, Miss M. M. Emitt, Richmond, Ya.; B. L. Fill man, Jacksonville; AV. R. Pittman, Tifton; S. C. Parker, St. Louis; H. Schofield, Now York; J. P. Swindle, Jesup; J. J. AVileox, Doetortown; L. Strouse, Richmond, Va.; S. P. Settle, AVay cross; Dr. J. A. A\'. Wegvforth, Quarantine Station. At the Harnett House were: H. G. Pow ell, wife ami children, Valdosta; F. P. Lee, Han dle; C. L. Simms, Boston; C. H. Frey er, A. J. Hams'll, Atlanta; O. H. Tildan, Gainesville, Fin.: J. H. Bone and wife, Lake Weir. Fin.; Mrs Leech and two sons, To ronto, Can.; T. P. Settle, Way cross; S. J. Curtis, Beloit, \Vis.; E. W. Damhorst, A. Renekwrt and son, St. Louis; C. F. Travis and wife, AV. H. Parkinson, New London, Conn.; J. E. AA’atsnn, Reading, Pa. The Engadtne Bouquet. Atkinson's new jierfume. This superb e xt illa tion sweetly recalls fragrant Swiss fl Bright jewels in u setting of per ••• ■: THE DARIEN SHORT LINE. It i3 Being Pushed Forward Ener getically. Darien, Ga., Aug. 12.—For many years past “railroad” has been a subject of con versation in social and business circles in Darien, and a railroad has been a much felt need. Nothing definite, however, was done in the matter pointing to its being built. Home time during the summer of 1885, when Mr. R K. Walker, one of our native citi zens. having taken the matter in hand, ap plied to the legislature of that year arid secured a charter for the same. Having done so ho began the work of developing the scheme. The charter provided for the course of the road—beginning at Darien and intercepting the Savannah, Florida and Western railway at some con venient point, thence penetrating Liberty for a considerable distance, and thence northward through several counties to a convenient point —Milieu, I believe. Mr. Walker has devoted much personal time and means to this enterprise and deserves great credit in the matter. He is now in New York city in the interest of his road, nego tiating for money, sale of bonds, purchase of iron, etc., and reports everything work ing satisfactorily and well. Before leaving here for the North, Mr. Walker put a force of hands imnn the lino of survey between here and WalthourvUle, the point on the Sa vannah, Florida and Western selected, for clearing the right of way and preparing for the grading. Tins force has been kept busily at work ever since, hut as yet only a small force is at work. The distance from Darien to Wnlthourville is nearly forty miles. Exactly how much has been graded and is now ready for ties I am not in a position to say, hut from such sources as I find at hand I understand about eighteen miles have been graded. The grad ing will be quickly completed, however, as soon as Mr. Walker (the President of the road) returns. The road is an’assured thing, and we hope to see it running trains by January next. It is unnecessary for me to comment on the ail vantages this road will give our people, the development of re sources in Mclntosh it will bring, or the safeness of the enterprise as a paying invest ment. ,The importance of the pine timber trade is too well known to need any com ment, and as this road will pass through the very heart of the pine forest region of the State, that trade must, as a matter of course, lie greatly increased and many other valuable interests, heretofore dominant for want of transporting facilities, will become operative ana wealth productive, and by means of this same road we anticipate the forging of new links in the already long chain of social relations which binds Darien and Savannah so firmly now. R. W. G. Games Yesterday. At Indianapolis— Indianapolis . . 1202 3 0 1 2 3—17 Pittsburg 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 I—s Base hits—lndianapolis 22, Pittsburg 10. Errors —lndianapolis 4, Pittsburg 7. At St. Louis— St. Ixmls 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0— S Louisville 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0— 5 Base hits -St. Louis 13, Louisville 9. Errors —St. Louis 3, Louisville 7. At Baltimore — *** Brooklyn 1 2 0 *2 1 0 0 0 0— 6 Baltimore 00 3 02100 1— 7 Base hits Baltimore 16, Brooklyn 16. Er rors—Baltimore 5. Brooklyn 5. At Staten Island- Metropolitan 0 0 0 3 3 6 Athletics 0 4 0 0 3—7 Rain—Base hits—Metropolitan, 14, Athletics 9. Errors—Metropolitans o, Athletics 4, At Cincinnati — Cincinnati 1 0020000 0— 3 Cleveland 00000004 x— 4 Base hits—Cincinnati 11. Cleveland 5. Er rors—Cincinnati 5, Cleveland 3. Weather Indications. I Special indications for Georgia: FAIR Fair weather, light variable winds, [stationary temperature. Comparison of mean temperature at Savan nah, Aug. 12, 1887, and tho mean of same day for fifteen years. Departure 1 Total Mean Temperature ! from the Departure — Mean Since for 15 years Aug. 12, 'B*. i --or Jan. 1,1887. 30 0 ! 80.0 j 0.0 443.0 Comparative rainfall statement: .. i, i. Departure Total Amountfor ! 16 Years. Aug. 12. ’87.1 _ M £"_ : jjg*. 3*6 : .00 1 .26 I -3.240 Maximum temperature 69.0, minimum tem perature 69.0. The height of the river at Augusta at 1:33 o’clock p. m.yesteniay (Augusta time) was 15 7 feet—a fail of 4.3 during the past twenty-four hours. Cotton Region Bulletin for 24 hours end ing ti p. m., Aug. 12 1837. 75th Meridian time. Districts. j Average. Max. Min. !Rain itions. Temp Temp fall. 1. Wilmington | 11 94 70 .00 2. Charleston J 8 92 68 .00 3. Augusta. 12 92 66 00 4. Savannah 13 92 68 .00 5. Atlanta 13 92 66 00 6. Montgomery 0 92 68 00 7. Mobile 9 96 70 00 8. New Orleans 12 94 74 00 9. Galveston 21 94 74 03 10. Vicksburg 4 94 74 00 11. Little Rock 1 15 96 70 00 12. Memphis 19 98 70 00 Averages | | | Observations talent at the same moment of time at all stations. Savannah, Aug. ML 5:66 n. M.. city time. Temperature. Direction. \ j; Velocity. P Rainfall. Name or Stations. Portland 64 N Clear. Boston 68 N Clear. Block Island '6 NAV Fair. New York city . .. 72 N Clear. Philadelphia I 74] N I Clear. Detroit 6V E Clear. Fort Buford fiii IV OS Hai ling. S! Vincent. 64 S E Fair. Washington city.. SO N Cloudy. Norfolk H 6 S W Clear. Charlotte HO M W Clear. Hatteras ] 78SAV 12|.... Clear Titusville. ! 7s N E 6 . (Hear. Wilmington 78 AV Clear. Charleston St) S AV Clear. Augusta So . clear. Savannah 7H s o clear. Jacksomdto ; 76 E .. i.... Clear. Cedar Keys H 2 E 8,.... Clear. Key West Atlanta Hit NW Clear. Pensacola Ho \V ..(.... Clear. Mobile HO 6 W Clear. Montgomery So S Clear. Vicksburg ...| 81 .. Clear. New Orleans ... HO 8 b 0 .... Clear, Shreveport Ht 8 Clear. Fort Smith 88 s I . . . Clear. Galveston j 82 K Clear. Corpus Christ i. . 81 K 8 (Tear. Palestine I 80 8 lit! Clear Brownesvillo 7(1 E 8 It.’lear. RloUmndo 8i 8 E clear. Knoxville Nil 8] . Clear. Memphis M ' Tear. Nashville 86 i . !Foir. Indianapolis. 7:: N E ~ Clear. Cincinnati. ... H 4 N E I . Clear. Pittsburg. 70 N'V Clear. Buffalo 01 N ...Clear. Cleveland 70 N E . (Tear. Marquette o>’ W . . Clear. Chicago 60 N E Clear. Duluth 62 E | I Ojt ilainlng. Bt. Paul O' E l Cloudy. I taveiiport i 74 E ...... Clear. Cairo 76 N ~ .28 Cloudy. St. Ixiois : 82 N E .! ... Clear. Leavenworth.. . TVS EL.].... Clear. Omaha 78 8 Cloudy. Yankton I 61 E I. .66,Fair. Bismarck I 52 8 Clear. Dendtvood. I ;.. j Cheyenne 018 E | Fair. North Platte TV 8 E 'Fair. Dodge City. flh 8 Fair. Santa Fe 64 8 W Clear. G. N. Salisbury Signal Corpn. U.S. Army. For a good artie r .■ Flour buy Strauss Bros’b'n vl , : . t-d street.. SWIMMING. How People Should be Taught to Imi tate the Frog. “How is swimming taught?’ asked a Brooklyn Eayle writer of an instructor in that useful art. . “By going in the water with them, take the little ones on your back, and amuse them in different ways. After awhilo they get to like it, and, having full confidence in t heir protector, they do as they are told. The leg motion is the first thing to teach, and afterward they should be instructed in the use of their arms. They should be held by putting one hand on their breast and the other on their back. This does not interfere with their arms in any way, arid, having full sense of security, they commence to make strokes, and finding themselves success ful the balance is easy The action of the frog is neither handsome nor quick, and I disagree with some of the authorities who recommend it. because to me it is not de sirable. Children from 5 years of age up ward should be taught to propel themselves through the water with one hand only, or one foot, or with both hands or feet alone. This knowledge is extremely useful in case of cramps, for the limb that is attacked can be rested, while its mate will bring the swim mer safe to shore, where a vigorous rubbing of the muscles will make matters all right. Delicate women who are advised by physi cians to learn the art of swimming, become fatigued at first, but after swimming awhile they can make the element subject to their will, and when once under their control the accomplishment will never tie forgotten. In proof of this assertion, it may be said that a Miss Wright, who is a near relative of Miss Booth, of Harper's Weekly, was taught by her father to float when a child. For many years the lady did not enter the water, and it might be supposed she would forget how to rest upon its surface, but she did not, as upon a very dark night, when walking a plank from one steamboat to an other on the Mississippi river, she slipped and fell into twelve feet of water. The young lady could not swim a stroke, but with great presence of mind, she turned on her back and remained motionless while floating for one hour, and was rescued after a painful suspense on the part of her friends. A num ber of instances of this kind, where a knowl edge of floating, even by those who could not swim, saved their lives, could be related, and it can be said, without fear of success ful contradiction, that if the women on the Mystery knew how to float, every one of them would have been saved and there would not have been so many desolate homes to-day?’ “How long will it take to make a pupil a good swimmer!” “That depends entirely on the age of the person whom the teacher has to deal with. A grown man or woman can be taught in four lessons to take care ot themselves in the water, but with children it is different. Their confidence must first be won by kind ness, and after they gain faith in them selves there will be no further trouble. Grammai', geography and other necessary school exercises are good in their way, but no matter how well verted a person may be in all that makes the scholar, not a single thing learned at school will save one’s life when in danger, but a thorough knowledge of swimming and floating will; therefore, I repeat that the children in the public and private schools should lie taught the art.” “Are there any laws regulating the time for bathing?” “No person should enter the water less than an hour before or two hours after eat ing a hearty meal. Do not bathe while feeling fatigued or in any way chilled. The feet should never be allowed to become cold before going in to swim, for in that case one is liable to cramps. Do not stay too long in the water.” DRAWING FOR WOMEN. Experience of a Woman in Gaining a Beautiful Accomplishment. From the Chicago Herald. I can substantiate Ruskin’s argument from actual experience. He tells us how he has “never met with a person who could not learn to draw,” and that no one “need fear to be unable to get on for want of special talent,” anil any one willing to give these 150 hours of careful practice, “dispos ing of them in whatever way convenient, wul be able to draw faithfully whatever is wished, and to have good judgment, up to a certain point, of other people’s work.” Good judgment! Think of the value to any one, no matter what his or her pursuit, in the world, of being a good art critic. That alone is worth the time. You will have to join no class, seek no master, need not stay in a stuffy room to work, but may sit out in the beautiful day, under some old trees or shady veranda, only being strong enough to plod on steadily at the work, letting no dreamy accord with nature steal over you. I have found such hours pass more swiftly because a congenial companion started with me in the race, and that the momentslost by the “wagging of our tongues” were more than made up by the spirit of rivalry which possessed us aiid the value of two critical opinions. Wo learned of old that “Two heads are better than one, though one be a cabbage head.” Can any other accomplishment Vie obtained**! quickly and so pleasantly? In Ruskin’s own words I reply: “To acquire even ordinary command over the keys offa piano it takes three or four years of practice, giving three or four hours a day.” Tlmt means two or three or four thousand hours. I remember once lieing enticed by an advertisement something like this: “Guitar lessons given; sl2 a term; a tune taught at every lesson.” I took the bait and was taught twenty tune? in twenty lessons for sl2. But it was one thing to lie taught and another to learn. To have learned to play rapidly and correctly those twenty tunes in the ten weeks any person of ordi nary ability must have practiced six hours a day. As for me, I never learned the first one really' well. Stats or W rather. Rough on Rats,” Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ante, bedbugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack rab bits, sparrows, gophers. 15c. At druggists. “Rough on Corns.” Ask for A\ r ells’ “Rough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete cure. Corns, warts, bun ions. 15c. "Rough on Itch.” “Rough on Itch” cures skin humors, erup tions, ring-worm, tatter, salt rheum, frosted feet, chilblains, itch, ivy poison, barber’s itch. 50c. jars. “Rough on Catarrh” Corrects offensive odors at once. Complete cure of worst chronic canes; also unequaled as gargle for diphtheria, sore throat, foul breath. 50c. Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars for Asheville. Passengers for Asheville can secure berths in through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars at Bren’s ticket office, No. 22 Bull street, or at tho t icket office at the Savannah, Florida and AVestorn railway passenger station. Trains for Asheville leave Savannah at 12:28 p. m , and arrive at. Asheville 7 a. m. the next day. Pullman Palace Bleeping Oars for Atlanta. The Savannah, Florida and Western rail way and the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad have put on Pullman Pal ace Sleeping Cars between Savannah and Atlanta. Berths can be secured at Bren’s ticket office, No. 22 Bull street, or at the ticket office at the Savannah, Florida and AVest.cn railway passenger station. Trains leave Savannah at 7:35 p. m., and arrive at Atlanta f :20 a. in. the next day. Removal. The Famous Note York Clothing House has removed to 144 Congress, northeast cor iv-i of AVI •a’:r ■‘.■■•vt. Charleston Newsographs. The work on the new engine houses has ceased for the want of bricks. The brick yard in Augusta, which furnishes the bricks, is said to be under water. Edward Mitchell, a white man about 35 years of age, who has been tramping around the citv for sometime, was run over and killed by an engine on the South Carolina railway shortly after 12 o'clock Wednesday night. The annual meeting of the trustees of the German Academy, of which Prof. Berg niann is the principal, was held Wednesday afternoon. The reports showed that the school is in a flourishing condition. This is the only German high school in the South. The water of the old artesian well in Wentworth street has l>eeu turned into the “pagoda” now situated between the two new engine houses, and rheumatic and dys peptic citizens who have faith in its cura tive powers can fill their demijohns without trouble. The Charleston club left for Charlotte Wednesday morning, but will just be able to play two games with the North Caro linians, .is, according to the new schedule, they will have to open the next series at Birmingham on the loth. It was decided by the meeting to play two more series, one of four games in each city and the other of three games, which will extend the season to Oct. 10. Contents of the August Number of the Architects’ and Builders’ Edition of the Scientific American. Mud Architecture in Persia, Artificial Asphalt, Basswood, Improved Bevel, Blis tering, Temporary Bridges, A Confec tioner’s Building, A Woodjiecker’s Sugar Bush, Selection of Carved Work from the New Hotel de Ville Paris, How Lamp Chim neys Are Made, Laddering a Tall Chimney, Seven-foot-four Circulars, The Cogswell Polytechnic College, San Francisco; Conti nental Cottage, The Tomb of Col. Herbin ger. Mont Parmasse Cemetery, Paris; The College of the City of New York, Plumbers’ Trap, Naval Architecture During the Last Half Century, Cottages at Moderate Cost, The Largest Vase in the World, The Court House and Post Office at Montpelier, Vt., A $1,200 House, Decorations for Bedrooms, Decorations for the Household, $4,500 Dwellings, Best Effects on Paper, Engine Room at Ferguslie Mills, Paisley; National Agricultural Exposition, Marble Design for a Fireplace, Ancient and Modern Floors and Ceilings, Hydrofuge Floors, An Ameri can Gift Jubilee, Stained Glass, Window Glass, $1,200 Double House, English Double House, House in New York, An English Laundry, Carnegie Free Library, Passenger Lift for the Eiffel Tower, Apparatus for Testing Lime and Cement, Staining Marble, Home of Milton, Painted Plate Glass Mir rors, Notes and Queries, About Kerosene Oil, Adamant Wail Plaster, A Waterproofing Process for Stone, The Chinese Wall, A $4,000 Residence at Flushing, N. Y., Sand on Plaster, Portable Scaffolding, Slate Roofing, One Safe Theatre, Tyrotoxieon, An Austrian Villa, A French Villa at Eng hienles-Baines, France, How to Increase Your Wages, Good Water Promotes Good Health, Staining and Finishing Common Woods. Price 25c. For Sale at Estill’s News Depot, 28 Bull street. The President Has not decided to come to Savannah, but all the housekeepers have decided that the Mutual Co-operative Association is the place to buy the best goods at the lowest market prices. Give us a call and compare our goods and prices before buying else where. J. R. AVithington, Agent. Personal. Mr. B. H. Levy, the well-known senior of the firm of B. H. Levy & Bro., was heartily greeted yesterday by his numerous friends on his return from Europe, after an absence of several months. Mr. Levy not only derived great benefit from his vaca tion, but also embraced the opportunity oi purchasing a large stock of the latest foreign novelties in Gents' Clothing in the principal European markets, which will shortly be spread before his customers and the public. Reduced Prices on White Shirts. In moving we find that we have an over stock of White Shirts, sizes from It'd 7 to 18, therefore have reduced them in price to clear out. A good opportunity for large men at the Famous, removed to the north east corner of Congress and Whitaker streets. It is Fatiguing. You can generally size a man up by the fit of his clothes, and if there is anything that will make one tired, oh! so tired, it is the sight of a man wliose garments hang on him like “a skirt on a handspike.” Nothing is easier than to get decently fitted—if yon will only go to the right place. AVe make a specialty of correct fits; in lact, our reputa tion depends on it, and we would rather lose a sale than send out into the world n suit that would bring us into ridicule. AVe are getting ready for our fall and winter stock, and will positively sacrifice, every ar ticle of summer wear henceforth. The high-class clothing Underwear, Neckwear, Hosiery anil Gents’ Furnishings —handled by us must cro at buyers’ figures AVe liave made up our minds to lose—as we always do at the end of the season—and will pocket our losses gracefully. B. H. Levy & Bro., Itil Congress street. Toilet Soaps! Toilet Soap3l We have some unprecedented bargains. Strauss Bros’, 22 and 22>j Barnard street. Removal. The Famous New’ York Clothing House has removed to 144 Congress, northeast cor ner of AVhitaker street. Best Butter 2>e per pound; Cooking But ter 20c. per pound. Strauss Bros’, 22 and 22,Vj Barnard street. Removal. The Famous New York Clothing House has removed to 14-1 Congress, northeast cor ner of AVhitaker street. Homo Again. Bad: into our old quarters, and it feels like home. We’ve been pent up long enough and feel like spreading ourselves. Come nud see us; wo have a regular palace, and looks ns neat as a pin. AVe’ve prepared our selves for this move with new and attractive goods and are ready for business. We shall endeavor to retain the confidence our friends and iiatrons liave placed in us for selling only the finest grades of Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, etc., of which we have an at tractive assortment. AVo always carry the largest line of first water Diamonds iii the State- M. Sternberg, 157 Broughton street. $5 Boys’ Suits Reduced to $2 50. In moving to the northeast corner Con gress and AVhitaker streets, we have laid one side, to clear out, 100 Boy’s Knit*, every one of them costing $5 and over, liave re duced them down to $2 50 per suit. Como and look at them at the Famous. Hams and Strips at lowest market prices. Strauss Bros’, 22 and 22 Barnard street. Notwithstanding the warm weather Strauss Bros’, 22 and 22J* Barnard street, are still to the front and offering groceries at lock-bottom prices. Purchasers will do well to give them a call. Goods de livered promptly. At the Barnett House, Savannah, Ga., vou get all the comfort', of tho high-priced ho els, and save from $1 to $2 per day. Try it and be convinced.—Boston Home Jour nal For good value in Teas mid Coffees go to Strauss Bros’, 22 and 2: _ BI DDEN <fc BATES S. M. H. FOR THE ASKI NG YI”HII.E OUR TEMPLE OF MUSIC AND A ART proves a satisfaction to us in every "■ay that a well regulated business venture can to those who are interested, we desire that the public fully know what can be obtained from our immense stock. Those who ask, or even read as they run. know that we sell all goods offered at prices which compete with the oldest and best known houses in the United States. Rut as many of our friends greet us with the expression: “That they have for years bought our Pianos, Organs, Musical Instruments, Band Music, Music Rooks and Bheet Music of you but I did not know you now dealt in so many pretty and useful articles.” Now that the go,*! people living outside, of Savannah might know the glad tidings we have prepared extensive and handsome Catalogues of our fourteen different departments, and have sent them broadcast throughout the length and breadth of the South and to any who may have been slighted or any who may desire a Catalogue of any of our different departments we say, “for the asking we will gladly furnish.” To those who reside in Savannah we say come andfeoe us. You are welcome, and we wilt do all in our power to make your visit a pleasant and profitable one Asa feature, we are at present engaged in a special sale or Framed Pictures, this to enable us to make room for new goods now on their way. Among some of the new goods already received our Ajuateur Photographer's outfit is selling well ana very fair pictures can soon be made by any 10-year-old child. Tissue Paper seems to sell well, and wo have an immense stoek and are selling retail at wholesale prices. Our stock of fine Stationery continues to create quite a breeze, and well it may, as no such as sortment has ever been shown before in the South. Another feature of our business which seems to please the public is our cosy Waiting Room in the front of our store. Our Sheet Music customers especially find this a great con venience, as the magnificent Pianos afford ample and luxurious opportun.ty of trying new pieces, and we never decline to show a customer just how a piece sounds when they express a desire to have us run it over for them. In fact, "for the asking” we will do most any and every thing that our customers can desire, excepting sell for anything but cash ("excepting, of course. Pianos and Organs, they can be bought on easy terms”) and change our price, this being impossible, as we always sell at the low est prices known aud at one price to all. Try cs L. & B. S. M. H. CLOTHING. OUR STOCK at all times containing the apparel of correct and seasonable taste is now complete with an assortment of goods which will be found especially interesting for those preparing for the country. Particular attention is invited to our line of DUSTERS, NEGLIGEE SHIRTS, Bathing Suits, House and Lounging Coats, NEGLIGEE CAPS, POJA M A S , And tho many little fixings which add so materially to comfort and appearance during an Outing. We are also showing several novelties in SUMMER WEAR, which are delightfully cool and of the styles and fabrics used in fashionable centres. We will consider it a pleasure to show any one through our stock. A. FALK & SON. FRUIT AND GROCERIES. jTeTmt zrww. Cabbages, Potatoes, Onions. 30,000 bushels CORN. 15,000 bushels OATS, HAY, BRAN, GRITS, MEAL, STOCK FEED. Grain and Hay in carload a specialty. COW PEAS, all varieties. RUST PROOF OATS. Our STOCK FEED is prepared with great care and is just the thing for Horses and Mules in this weather. Try it. T. P. BOND & CO., 155 Bay Street. hyiujpT^ 50 BARRELS CHOICE SYRUP JUST RE CEIVED BY C. M. GILBERT & CO. WHOLESALE GROCERS. STOVES. Spear's Fire Place Heaters And Hot Air Furnaces. A\fE have placed these goods in a numher of ' dwellings, to the satisfaction of al) con cerned,’ and can highly recommend them to our friends. Confer with ns and get our estimate. LOVELL & LATTIiORE, HARDWARE AND STOVES, SAVANNAH, - - GA, m rp' n m IlidiisCoolSk AA/’E HAVE RECEIVED the agency for this * * popular Stove (over 100,000 in use), and hike pleasure in offering them to our customers' It is heavy, durable, and took iirst prize at Pennsylvania State Fair for baking. It has all the latest improvements, including ventilated oven. CORNWELL & CHIPMAN, Odd Fellows’ Building. DAVIS BROS. dialogue FOR PRIVATE FAMILY. A Persecuted Man; or, Too Much Mother-in-law. A Tragic Comedy for 1 Male and 1 Female. Character**— Mr. Juniah Spriggins (son-in-law); Mrs. Aminidab Mather (motuer-in law). Scene I.—Sitting room; Mr. S. seated at table, right; cuLr Mi’s Aminidab Mather, left, sleeves rolled up. gr.i: ping business end of roiling pin. Mrs. M. How now, Josiah, does ray daughter, your wife. g*t the piano so long talked about, or dots she not (wildly gesticulating with rolling pin.) Mr. S. My dear mother, do— Mrs. M. ihastily interrupting)—Don’t you dare to dear mother me; the same old story. Take nn that lien there and order from DA>la HHOS.’ Piano and Groan Dealers, Savannah. Hu., any one of their elegant pianos; they sell tin* Knahe. Ktanich & Bach, Bans and Estey Pianos ami the Eatey Organs, for 1 saw em there, and they sell em cheaper and on eawej terms tlian anybtxly eiw*, 'cause I looked and priced everywhere, and know what I’m chimin about. Mr. 8. Thmnks.ru do so now. I've been thulkin' and wonderin’ who to order from, ana I know any firm that you recommend ore all O. K. lExit Mrs. M. with widespread smile of contentment from ear to ear.) Note by the Editor— Piano duly ordered aud received: general satisfaction and contentna*n • i hi* 111'lrV.