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8 FOR VISITING LADIES. HOW THE WIVES OF THE ODD FEL LOWS WILL BE ENTERTAINED. Preparations for the Meeting of the Grand Lodge and Grand Encamp ment-Visits to be Paid to the Water Works. Bona venture, Thunderbolt, Tybeo and Elsewhere. The Oild Fellows who are to attend tho annual meeting of the Grand Ixxlge and Grand Encampment on Wednesday, will mo*' of them arrive in the city to-day, accompanied by their wivesand lady friends, who take advantage of the opportunity to pay a visit to this city Tho programme of the proceedings of tho Grand Lodge and Gnmd Encampment has already been given. It will embrace no other public cer emonies than the reception of the visitors at the hall qn Wednesday morning. At that time they will bo addressed by lion. Hufus E. Loiter who, as Mayor, will welcome them to the city, and by J. K Saussy, Esq., on the part of the local order. The committee that has in charge the en tertainment of the ladles who will lie pres ent have arranged its programme for the whole time except to-morrow. On Wed nesday morning at 11 o’clock they will visit the Telfair Art Academy to view there tho works of art in oil and stone. Some time will he spout, there, but after the visit is over the ladies will join the gentlemen in a trip to Tybee, where they will partake of a fish dinner and try a dip in the sea. They will return that night by such train as may suit their convenience. On Thursday morn ing the ladies will lie driven in carriages to tho Ocean Steamship wharf and by the water works. They will be shown the artesian wells and the grounds of the water works when half a dozen wells are pouring out their water. The fish pond and all the beauties of that site will lie shown them. In tho afternoon they will take the train and go to Bonaventure and Thunderbolt. They will view the grand old oaks of the cemetery and go into raptures over them, as every one else does who sees them. At 9 o’clock Thursday night a visit will be paid to the Morning News office, where the ladies will be shown the workings of the various de partments of the paper. The headquarters of the Ladies’ Entertainment Committee will be the parlors of the Marshall House. The committee of arrangements has an nounced that local Odd Fellows must pur chase their tickets to Tybee from the com mittees of their reejiective lodges. Visiting brethren will tie supplied by the chairman of the general committee. A RATHER WARM SUNDAY. How the People Sought Cool Places During the Heat of the Day. The weather has been so eool and com fortable for some time past that when thermometer inse to 93" yesterday the people began to think it was hot and started off for some cool place in which to enjoy themselves, which was a good thing for the suburban railroads and livery men. The highest the tbeimometer reached was 99°, but there was n good breeze nearly all day. It was not a very agreeable day for foot-racing or exorcises of that character, but work ing a jialrn leaf fun was light exercise, that instead of heating kept one cool and in a condition to enjoy tho summer weather in Savannah. Still*there were those who boarded the trains for Tybee, Thunderbolt, Isle of Hope and Mont gomery or who ran up a bill at the livery stable for a horse and buggy to get out of the city until tho sun went down. Some who diil not desire tho trouble of going to such u distance indulged in a stroll through the 000 l and shady pork. The park was the only lively place Within the city yesterday. It was thronged from morning until night with people of all ages from li months to 00 years. Savannah was one of tho coolest places in the cotton licit yesterday, and Smithvillc was the wannest, topping the record with 190”. Quitman came next with 97” and Eastman stoixi third at 90’. It was thought that a cyclouo was forming in the gulf, but the late report last night showed no traces of it. THE FLOOD SUBSIDING. But It is Rumored Tlint the Others are Coming Down. There was but little change in the condi tion of the overflowed plantations yester day, and the planters hail not much to say except that the water was slowly subsiding. The flood is running out, but the fall in the river is slight and not qpough to have an appreciable effect upon the situation. The current is still swift enough to continue its destruction of the bank, and the erosion is still going on where the water rushes through the breaks. The fall of the water does not excite any hopes of saving any of the crops, for they have been under water so long that it is thought they are now entirely destroyed, because the water caught them ut a time wliert they should have been dry. Some of the planters have made investigations simi lar to that reported yesterday, and they have found that the rice in the heads is so soft that it cannot mature. It was reported last night that the second and third floods were coming down th river. They have not reached the plantations yet, however, and as the water is finding outlets in New river, South Carolina, and other places it is hoped that the drainage will be so great that the volume of water will run off above here. SHOT WHILE HUNTING. Fred Leonard Shoots Himself in the Arm With Hia Own Gun. Between 5 and ti o'clock yesterday evoning Fred Leonard, a youth about 15 years of age, was out shooting across the canal with several other cotnpiauions and shot himself accidentally in the right arm. It is sup posed that tho gun was cocked and he dragged it along after him, when tho hammer caught in some of the weeds or brushwood which caused the gun to explode, lodging the whole charge in the fleshy part of tho right anil below tlio elbow, tearing tho flesh away from the bone. lie walked about a quarter of a mile with tho wound bleeding pro fusely, arriving at the drug store of T)r. Pars'ms, corner of Montgomery and Lib erty street**. Dr. Parsons tiaudafod and dressed up tlie wound temporarily to stop the bleeding, he then went home where Dr. Stone, the family physician, was sent for. A short time ago while at work in the job department of the Morning News he had the misfortune to have several of his fingers cut off tiy a paper cutter. TOM ALEXANDER DEAD. Tha First Victim of Saturday’s Boiler Explosion. Tom Alexaiid-r (colored), who wits in jured by the explosion of the boiler on tho Exchange dock, died at the Georgia In flrmary yesterday morning. Alexander was a Savannah man and lie hud been work ing around the docks for some time. He was standing in the door of the shod when the explosion occurred and he was Ihi own twenty l’oet away by its force. In addition to a severe scaldin'! he was struck in the face nud on the bony by a muntier of small particle* of the matter that was blown about. He suffered intensely from the lime his injuries were received until he died. No inquest will Is* held, as he dusl while under the care of a physician. Guy Grimke and William Bennett, the others who were hurt, are in a critical condition. There is but a slight chance for Grimke’* recovery, and it HMins almost certain that Bennett will die, hi* initiriu* are so severe. THROUGHJTHE CITY. I Items Gathered Here and There by the News Reporters. Georgia Tent No. 161, I. O. K., will hold a I regular session this evening. DeKalb Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. F., meets | this evening, when tho iniatory degree j will be conferred. The regular meeting of the Railroad 1/ian ] Association will lie held at Metropolitan ! Hall this evening at 8 o'clock. Clinton Lodge No. 54, F. and A. M., will ; hold a regular communication at the Ma- I sonic Temple this evening at 8 o’clock. There were two arrests for disorderly con duct yesterday, two negro women were taken in for fighting and cue small boy was locked up for stealing #•? from his father. The work of laying new tiles in the Inde pendent Presbyterian church will lie begun this morning. The tiles are of Georgia mar ble and they will add a great deal to the at tractiveness of the interior of tho church. Pilots and river men report that tho river water runs out almost to the sea buoy. The red line fnarking the course of the river water can be observed from Tybee a con siderable distance out to sea, and they have fresh water ut the qaruntine station*. The city will begin dredging at the Quar antine Station this morning. It is thought that all the dredging that will be necessary can ho done in about six days. No dredg ing has lie n done at the station for five or six years, and the anchorage has shoaled considerably. Health Officer Dr. McFarland, w ho was at Quarantine Station for over a week, acting as quarantine officer in place of Dr. AVoge farth who has been sick, returned to tin; city yesterday. Dr. AVegefarth, who has recovered his health, returned to his post of duty yesterday. Messrs. John G. Butler nnd Bernard Goode were out sailing Saturday night at the north eml of Tybee. They caught n large Stingaree. It was six feet one inch long from the tip end of its nose to the end of its tail, and three feet in width. It can be seen on a log in front of Lovell’s bath house, on Tylioe. Local Personal. Dr. ,T. P. 8. Houstoun returned home on the steamship Tallahassee, which arrived yesterday from New York, Mrs. Charles Gass man and his two daugh ter, Misses Mamie and Dora, were passen gers on the steamship City of Savannah, which sailed yostorday for New York. Major T I). Bortody, Taylor Walthour and I). I'. Mverson and family returned from the-North on tho steamship TalLalias s *c, which arrived yesterday morning from New York. Mr. Clement Saussy, the auditor at tho custom house, and Miss Winona Saussy were passengers on the steamship City of Savannah for New York. Mr. Saussy will lie absent on a two weeks’ vacation. Among the arrivals at the Screven House were W. C. Bass, S. A. Charpoot, Macon; F. W. Stanbrough, Frank E. Knight, Wil liam Hanline, A. Friedman, New York; Moulton Emory, John C. Malload, Charles ton; Charles C. Korin, Cincinnati; li. 11. Sams, Allendale, 8. C.; M. A. Dzralynski, Jacksonville. At the Harnett House were Mrs. Prim, Macon; G. H. Cox well, Whitehall, 8. C.; S. It. Attn wav, J, O. Applewhite, AVaynes lioro; Ira E. Kaufman, Sanford, Fla.; J. C. Anderson, Osborne, S. CL ; G. S. Hand man, I). J. Creighton, Lynchburg, Vu.; J. At wood, Atlanta; A. llenckert and son, St. Louis; C. F. Travis, New London, Conn.; J. E. Matson, Reading, Pa.; C. W. Gun ther, Sharon, N. Y. At the Pulaski House were George AV. Plummer, New York ;AV. L. Price, Boston; H. Chawrnnt, New York; B. 11. Neal, Louisville; A. Rosenthal. New York; I’. L. Hall, Macon; C. W. Townsend, Charleston; A. G. Hawes, Birmingham; M. B. Mayer, AV. 1,. Wilfein, Philadelphia; E. 1L Smith, Oliver; J. li. Motto, Charleston; O. D. Mondy, Richmond, Va.; I. 11. Burner, At lanta; IV. F. Fisher, Boston; George AV. Wilson, Richmond, Va.; P. S. Gilmey, East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia rail road; A. Ayer. New York; John AV. Brown, Mac m; R. Daniels, Atlanta. At the Marshall House were L. Levy, M. Meyer, Charleston; A. Roberts, Ogeochee; H. H. (.’hance, Sylvania; A. E. Burney, Milieu; C. B. Morrison, Florida Southern railway; F.. F. Pace, Augusta; H. L. Oaten, Milieu; L. W. Aston, Detroit; E. E. Water man, Charleston; F. 11. McMillan. Gaines ville, Fla.; Robert Martin, Martins, S. C., AV. R. Spank and wife, Orlando; A\ T . C. Roberts, Alapaha; J. M. Simmons. Florida Southern railway. A CLOSE GAME AT MEMPHIS. New Orleans Wins by One Run In the Last Inning. Memphis, Tesn., Aug. 14. —Fully 3,000 people were present this afternoon to witness the second game of the series between Mem phis and New Orleans. It was the finest Sunday game that had been played here for years and was played in defiance of the city ami State authorities. In all probability a nominal tine will lie imposed by the Police Judge to-morrow, and if an indictment follows in the Criminal Court it will tie treated ns an ordinary misdemeanor. The game was exciting throughout, and was not won by New Orleans until the ninth inning. The features were the heavy lint ting of both clubs and long run ning catches made by left Beiders Campau and McAleer. In the eighth inning, billy Smith, of the locals, knocked a ball over the centre Held fence, which was the longest hit ever made on the grounds. The excitement was intense when in the ninth inning the locals led by one run, hut Cart wright and Geiss, of the visitors, scored in their half of the inning, which won them the game. The score bv innings was: New Orleans 0030 2 a 10 2—lo Memphis 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 B—9 Batteries Black and Grotty for Memphis, Powell and AloVey for New Orleans. Base hits Memphis Jfl, New Orleans 16. Errors—Memphis ti, New Orleans 3. Games Elsewhere. At Brooklyn— Brooklyn 000 00000 0-0 Metropolitans. 1 00001 000—2 Base hits Brooklyn 7. Metropolitans 8. Er rors Brooklyn 11, Melro(xilitaiis 2. At Cincinnati— Cincinnati 1 0 o o 0 1 on l— 6 Louisville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-- 1 Base lots Cincinnati 10. Louisville 6. Er ror-- ' 'inciitnati .1, l-ouisvillo s. At Bt. Louis— St. Lents 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 3—B Cleveland.. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 o—l Base hits- St. Louis 12, Cleveland 7. Errors St. Louis i, Cleveland 4. 8 innings. The Fight lor tho Pennants. Including the gaums of Friday the record of the League huso hill clubs stands: De troit, won 51, lost HO, with a percentage of .H3o;Chieago, won 48, lost 2.1, with .000; Now York, won 4(i, lost.'lT, with .55(1; Bos ton won 44,105 t itli, with ..V>o; Philadelphia, won 43, lost 30, with .524; Washington, won 32. lost 43, with .420; Pittsburg, won 32, lost •is, with .40<>: and lndiiitia(x>li.s, won 2a, lost all, with : W. Counting the games played Friday for Association honore, St. Louis Ims won OH, lost 20, with a percentage of .742; Louisville has won 52, lost Oil, with .571; Baltimore has won 40. lost 37, with .570; Cincinnati has won 50, lost 43, with .5:13; Brooklyn has won 44, lost 14, with .500; Athletic has won 41, lost 43. with . Oil; Metropolitan hus won ;!0, lost .Vi, witu .30.1. and Cleveland lias won 23, lost 05, with .201. Tiic uncertainties of base ball wore fully exemplified bv the result, of the game Satur day lietwt>eii the Metropolitans and Athlef ics, the lormcr won the gnnio from the Atli letii-s on a score of 13 to 11, the Athletics making 21 base hits and the Motrojiolitans only H. In the error column tho Metr>|>oli tacs had ‘23 lna' ks against them, mid the Athletics only 8. * * * * Premature decline of manly powers, nervnu-. d'-’.idity and kindred <L cases, radically cured. Consultation ire. Book pi cenu m stu.upr. Addle.-!, confi dentially, Worlds Dispensary Medical As sociafiou. Buffalo, N. V. THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, AUGUST 15, lftß7. GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS. Matters of Money and Management About Various Lines. The people living in the section of Georgia traversed by the survey of the Augusta and Chattanooga railroad have refused to pay their subscription until dirt is broken in their own countips. The directors have made a demand of 10per cent., and are pay ing lawyers .‘t per cent, to collect the same. The subscribers refuse to pay this, and have themselves employed lawyers to defend them. Not before dirt is broken in Ogle thorpe, Madison and Jackßon will the sub scribers in those counties pay a dollar. The amount of money necessary to rescue tho right of way for the C. B. and C. rail road into Chattanooga has been reduced to SB,OCX), and of this $4,000 have been sub scribed by citizens. The committee who have been at work on this matter say they would give only one more flay to it, and that was yesterday. AVbat success they have bail wo have not learned. The delay in this matter at the Chattanooga end may cause operations to iiegin at Rome. It is understood Mr. Williams refuses to jiqy one cent for the right of way into Chattanooga. Speaking of the Georgia Midland, Maj. AV. S. Green, chief engineer, said: “The rains compel led tlie track laying force to hold up lor two weeks. Now the lied is in perfect condition and we expect to reach McDonough in twelve days or loss, and we expect to run a regular schedule through to McDonough by Sept. 1. AVe expect to make satisfactory and easy terms with the East Tennessee road, which will make us virtually a through lino to Norfolk. Our line to Atlanta will only lx* three miles longer than the Central, But tlint is a dif ference that will lie easily overcome.” For four days past, the Georgia railroad has been unable to send any trains through to Augusta on account of a washout on the road at Richland creek. A large number of hands were put to work to repair tlie damage, and yesterday morning the order was given to put all trains on regular sched ule time. Richland crook is about forty miles from Atlanta, nnd all the sidetracks lietwcen tlie two points were occupied with freight trains that had been sent out from Atlanta during tlie four days of blockade. As soon as the washout was repaired all of these trains were started at one time, and the freight agont and clerks in Augusta will have their I lands full for the next two or three days. Twenty-one trains of twenty live loadtsl cars each were started towards Augusta. The total number of ears was 525. If placed near together in a straight line they would extend over a distance of nearly jive miles. As it was, the trains fol lowed; each other about a mile apart, thereby covering twenty-one miles. After tlie trains were ail started yesterday, a car on one of the trains was derailed on account of a broken axje. This delayed the procession a little, Imt in a few hours it was moving again. This rush of business, caused by only a few days’ blockade, indicates the large amount of freight handled by the Georgia Road. The (ieorgia Midland, completed to Griffin, has been compelled to transfer by wagon all freight for Columbus and points along their road. Tlie cause of this is that the Midland and Central authorities have not been able to come to any satisfactory terms. Yester day Maj. Belknap, General Munagor of the Central, arrived in Griffin in his special car. He was met by Mr. G. Gunby Jordan, President of the Georgia Midland and Con struction Company, and the two were in private conference for several hours. Imme diately after the conference Mr. Jordan was asked if he and Mr. Belknap had come to anv satisfactory conclusion as to the mat ter of freight transfers and side tracks. Mr. Jordan replied: ‘‘l came to Orillia at tlie solicitation of Mr. Belknap to discuss the matter of side tracks for transfer purposes. AVe talked the matter over and decided that it was llest not to takea definite action until the city council of Griffin had given their p-rmit for tho construction of the track. AVe are already privileged to run our line through the streets, but we wish a sjiecial action in this ease to avoid any possible luw suits.” Continuing, Air. Jordan said, “AVe shall petition tho Council before taking any steps whatever outside of a preliminary survey, and then govern our actions accordingly.” This is in substance the result of a conference lasting several hours. The surveyors will lie put in the field next week to locate the most practi cable route. Until then and the meeting of the City Council matters stand just as be fore the conference. Mr. Michael Cleary Dead. Mr. Michael Cleary, who was an old resi dent of this city, died at the Savannah Hospital at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon of cancer of the tongue. Mr. Cleary was a native of Ireland, but he had spent most of the sixty years of his life in Savannah. He had been in the dry goods business, and for the last few years he had been connected with the firm of Gray & O’Brien. Painless Regulation. It is no longer a question of doubt—although the contrary was once believed- that medicines which produce violent effects are unsuited to other i hmi desperate emergencies. In other words, that super-potent remedies are calcula ted to weaken and injure the system rather than reform its irregularities. Among medicines of debilitating effect are cathartics and chola go gin's which copiously and abruptly evacuate the bowels. Because it din s not do tills, Hostet ter's Stomach Bitters is preferable to the drenching class of purge! ires. Painless in its effects, it insufficiently active to remedy chronic constipation. II relieves tiy invigorating the in testines. and enables, not forces, them to per form tho duty imposed upon them by nature. Promoting the secret ion of bile in normal quart titles by its healthfully stimulating effect upon the liver, it is eminently conducive to digestion, and contributes in no small degree t o keep the bowels regular. At Eatlll’a News Depot. Savannah Daix.y Morning News, Tho Standard, London News, (reprint), Shoppell’s Modern Houses, (10c edition), Spirit of the Times, Forest and Stream, French and German Papers and Libraries, Tho Season for September, Peterson's for September, Sporting Life, American Field, Harper’s Bazar, Spoiling Nows, Sporting Times, Peck's Sun, Family Story Paper, Fireside Companion, Saturday Night, Now York Ledger, New York Weekly, Banner Weekly, Arkansaw Traveler. Merchant Traveler, Philadelphia l'all. Boston Herald, Boston Glolie, Philadelphia Times, Philu delphia Press, Baltimore Sun. Bal timore American, New York Her ald, World, Titties, Star, Sun, Even ing Post, Tribune, Graphic, Florida Tiines-Uuion, Jacksonville Morning News, New Orleans Times -Democrat, New Orleans Picayune, Macon Telegraph, Au gusta Chronicle, Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, Charleston News and Courier. Reduced Prices on White Shirts. In moving we find that we have an over stock of White Shirts, sizes from 1111$ to IS, therefore have reduced them in (trice to clear out. A good opportunity for large men at the Famous, removed to the north east corner of Congress and Whitaker streets. Home Again. Rack into our old quarters, and it feels like home. We've been |teiit up long enough and feel like spreading ourselves. Come and see us; we lmve u regulur palace, and looks as neat as a pin. We’ve prepared our selves for this move with new and attractive goods and are ready for business. We shall endeavor to retain t ho confidence our friends and patrons have placed in us for selling only ih' l finest grades of Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, etc., of which we huve an at tractive assortment. We always carry the largest line of linst water Diamonds in tho State. M. Stern hero, 1.57 Broughton street. Removal. The P 'oiotw New York Clothing House has rent' 1 ! to 144 Congress, norlbeast coi'- uer of W i . T treet SPUN BY A RARE OLD SALT. The Yarn of the Dying Pirate and His Revelation. FVoro the Lewiston Journal. There are still some rare old salts surviv ing. They are not all dead who can spin forecastle yarns until ghosts troop out of the twilight. Now and then a Journal re porter finds one of these genial old sea gods, whose heart seems never to have got sm mg the breakers. Encountering whom, at tho felicitous after-supper hour, when the smoke of the ancient manner’s pipe curls around his weather-beaten summit, the re porter never fails to find the open sesame to whole realms of lieguiling legends, full of talented ghosts and witches. A day or two since, a Journal reporter, addicted to sea-coast superstitions, encoun tered a venerable old sinner, in the midst of his cod lines and dory, swinging in tho tide anil smoking. His hair was unkempt and his beard shaggy. A low forehead projected over two small eyes, in whose immediate vicinity a nose thrust itself out like a ridge pole. Prominent jaws, bow logs and an oil cloth suit completed his more salient fea tures. This odd specimen of humanity had just returned in his frail skiff from a six mile voyage out into the open sea—a skiff evidently designed to produce a drowning tragedy. But this old salt was not born to be drowned. He belongs to an alien race. Possibly the Jumblies are his kith and kin. Far away, far away. Are the lands where the Jumblies live; Their heads are green and their hands are blue. Anil they went to sea in a sieve Gradually our old salt kindled into con versation, and as his memory was moved upon he tiegan to unroll his budget of yarns, one of which has a local flavor and will be of interest to our readers. "It is now many years agone,” said the old man, "when I was at a Western Indian port taking a cargo. I was on shore one day when a man came to me and said: ‘There is an old feller a-dying down in that loft, anil he’s rent for you—ho says he wants to see you very much. ’ Of course I was dumbfounded to think a (lyin’ man should want to have a sweatin' old cuss like me a-ministerin’ at his dyin’ piller; but you bet I wouldn’t refuse to co, and I was curious, too, you may be sartin, to know just what it all meant. The messenger took me up a crazy old set o’ stairs and opened a door into what seemed to lie a hay ioft full of litter. In one corner of tho room, on a pile o’ straw, laid the dyin’ man. AVadll, I went up close to his side, and the feller who had led me to him told him I was tho man ho wanted. The dyin’man stretched out his arm, i inti o’ clammy like, and motioned me to kneel down by him I began to feel kinder queer, for I was afraid he wanted me to do some prayin', and my hand had been out for many a year. "I can do a’most anything,” says I, “but pray.” "I don’t want no praying,” replied the man in a husky whisper. “I’ve a secret I want to confide to you.” My curiosity was now* at its height. “Well,” says I, “go on.” “I bent down close to his face, and thus the dying man continnered: ‘I was for many years a pirate, and I was the terror of tho New England coast. I heard thero was a vessel here from Boothliay, and I told this man to send rne one of her crew as soon as he could. He has brought you here as I requested ’ Here the pirate’s breath grew so short that I was afeard he wouldn’t bo able to continuer—but after a few moments his eyes again opened, and ho thus began: “Of course if you are from Boothbay you know Squirrel Island?” “You bet all your old boots, I do,” says I. “Do you know tho old Southwest Cove}” asked the pirate. “Many’s the time I’ve filled my barrels wit h water there,” savs I. “Yes,” continued the pirate, “there’s as fine a livin’ spring of water there as ever run down hill. Now, I’m a-coming to the pint. Within a stone’s throw of that spring there is a (line tree, or there was twenty-five years ago. It’s many a year since I’ve been there, and now the tree may begone; but if its gone perhaps there's u stump there to mark it—” The pirate’s breath again failed him, and ho stopped once mure and closed bis cy es. I waited still a moment, but I could see he had not passed in his checks, for his breast heaved, now and then, a leotleshade. I let the poor wretch take his time, and after per haps ten minutes he continued: “Let me see—l was talkin’ of that pine tree. AV ell, it was a stone’s throw, sou'-sou’- east of that spring. Perhaps you may think this is all a dyin’ man’s dream, but I tell you my mind is jest as clear as the water in that Spring Cove.” The dying man, with almost preternatu ral force, here almost arose in his tied and beckoned me nearer, clutching the straw with his hands, ho almost shrieked out these words: “Under that old stump is a pot o’ money. Take it and keep it for vour own. It was stolen from the hard working people of the coast, and it should go to their descendants!” With these words the old pirate fell back on the straw. His breath grew shorter anil shorter, and in a few moments the old wreck went to pieci*s agin tlie breakers o’ the world to come." The old tar here pulled away at his pipe with great diligenf, and looked out of his two little round eyes, as if he was himself a highly endowed pagan—a blood relation of the Centaur of Pemaquid. “Well,” at length tho reporter interrupted —“what came of it?” “It all went up in smoke,” replied the Kraken, exhausting a tremendous volume out of his pijie. “1 came home, and just for the fun of it I thought I would go down to Squrrel Island and find the pot o' money. I found the stump just where the old pirate said I should, and with ax and shovel and crowbar I went ut it. I dug—anil dug—and dug—till I spoiled the finest stump there ever was on Squirrel Island, but I have had to keen on fishing ever since. I didn’t even find tin* pot, not to sjieuk o' the money. When I first liegen touig I expecusl to hear the doubloons rattle; but m_v faith slipped up more and more, the more I dug. It was a wet spring morning, and I was mud from head to foot Lit fore I got through. At last 1 got discourged, but I never fairly got the idea out o' my old pate that thero is still a pot o’ money somewhere near that old stump.” A DECOY IN WEEDS. The Ingenious Device by Which a San Franciscan Was Robbed. From Ih? San Fi-anrinra Chroniclr. A gentleman living on Van Ness avenue was made the victim ou Tuesday night of the most daring and cleverly executed high way robbery ever committed in San Fran cisco. He was returning home about 10:30 o'clock along Van .os avenue, and. when near the corner of Vallejo street, was at tracted by the burl i*xl footsteps of a woman behind him. He turned and was ncc>s!ed by a woman wit b a nee. vy veil over her face. Site asked the gentleman's protection, say ing thut two men bud been following her for the lust ten minutes. Ho looked iqi and down the street, but could not nee any one. He told his companion, who appeared very nervous, that he would be glad to be of ser vice to her. “1 live tm this stivet,” she said, “just above here. I've frequently noticed you passing our house,” They walked on in silence, and he en deavored to discern the face of the stranger, hut she was determined that lie should not get a glimpse, and kept pulling her veil down. Her escort not iced that she was well dressed and hud nil air of rufiuoment about her. Diamonds dangled from her cars, ami on her linger glittcrisl a brilliant. Twice she looktsi Imck as if in terror of her pur sucre. and her cemirt also turned, but fulled to discover any one. On arriving before a house which was dark and seemed to l> deserted the woman halted and said: “I live here. Many thanks for your kind ness. You don’t know how grateful I feel for tour protection." While she si ole "‘cared to lie fum hling in her pocket for a key. She did not relinquish her escort’s arm and led him in through the gate into a dark corner under the stoop, where the door was. The gentle man attributed this to her nervousness, thinking that she did not want him to leave her until she was in the house. The woman, however, suddenly drew her arm from his, and, turning swiftly, disap peared through the gate. Almost simulta neously be was confronted by two men. While one of them crowded close up to him and took hold of his coat collar, the other demanded what he was doing there. The gentleman opened his mouth to explain, but before he could do so he received a blow on the side of the head which nearly stunned him. He tottered and fell against the wall, and when he picked himself up the men were gone. So was the woman, his gold watch and chain and #23 in money. The house where the robbery occurred was uninhabited, and had been selected by the robbers as the place where they could do their work undisturbed. It all happened so quick that the victim, oven ome with surprise, could not make an outcry. He was so confused when attacked by the men that he did not know what to say, in fact, they did not give him time to do or say anything. W hile they were hold ing h m” one of them discovered the watch and chain and the money in the other pock* t. They then dealt, him a blow, and at the same time relieved hi n of his money and valuables and dis ippeared, like the woman, who evidently waited somewhere in safety after having led her game into a trap. Weather Indications. Special indications for Georgia, Al- FAIR rbarna, South Carolina, and West lern Florida: Fair weather, sta tionary temperature, winds gen erally from south to west. Comparison of mean temperature at Savan nah. Aug. 14. 1887, and the mean of same day for fifteen years. 1 Depart ure 1 Total Mkan Temperatpkk from the Departure Mean Since for 15 years Aug. 14. 'B7. -1- or Jan. 1,1887. 81 0 | 81.0 0.0 443.0 Comparative rainfall statement: Mean Daily Amount Deprtire Amount for for Meau Since lb Aeai-s. Aug. 14 87. or _ j an . i, 1887. .26 ! .00 .26 8.760 Maximum, temperature 92.0, minimum tem perature 78 0. The height of the river at Augusta at 1:33 o'clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time) was 10 H feet—-a fall of 1.8 during the past twenty-four horn's. Cotton Region Bulletin for 24 hours end ing Op. rn., Aug. 14 1887. 75th Meridian time. Districts. | Average. j N Jb of Max.! Min. Rain lions.[Temp Temp fall. 1. Wilmington 10 88 70 .34 2. Charleston 5 92 70 .22 3. Augusta IS 94 70 .05 4. Savannah 9 04 70 ID 5. Atlanta 0 94 70 00 6. Montgomery 7 94 68 00 7. Mobile 7 98 68 .00 8. New Orleans 10 94 72 .00 9. Galveston 21 36 76 .00 10. Vicksburg 2 94 74 00 11. Little Hock i2 98 70 00 12. Memphis 19 96 72 00 Averages Observations taken at the seme moment of time at all stations. Savannah, Aug. 14, 9:36 p. M.. city time. Temporal ure. | Direction. 5| Velocity. F j | Rainfall. Name or Stations. Portland 64 W [ Clear. Boston I 64; S 4VI Clear. Block Island 66 SW Clear. New York city ... 70:SW iCloudy. Philadelphia 70 S j Cloudy. Detroit 68 S {Cloudy. Fort Buford 64 NK .. . 14jFair. St. Vincent 60 28[Fair. Washington city.. 70S E [Cloudy. Norfolk 74 E ( Clear. Charlotte 78 8 Fair Hatteras 74 E 8 .... Clear. Titusville 80J E 8 .... [Clear. Wilmington 70[S W|..l [Clear. Charleston 78|S W;. J [Clear. Augusta 80; E 8 [Cloudy. Savannah 78jS E 6 .... [Clear. Jacksonville....... 7KjS E; 6... .Clear. Cedar Keys 84[ E >74 (Clear Key West.... 81 fE 1 ... Clear. Atlanta 64 SW, 6 . Clear. Pensacola 82; W ' Clear. Mobile 82 S W Clear. Montgomery 82 S [Clear. Vicksburg 82 S W Clear. New Orleans 80S E| 6|... .[Clear. Shreveport BG[S E[..j. Clear. Fort Smith ]||[ Galveston 84 S [l2! Fair. Corpus Christ! 88 S E; Hi.... [Clear. Palestine 84 S E[l2[ Clear. Brownesville 78 S K Clear. KioGrando .... | | Knoxville 78 N E Clear. Memphis 82[SWj..i [Clear. Nashville 80 S Fair. Indianapolis 76 S ..[ 01 Cloudy. Cincinnati SO.NEL.j 01 Raining. Pittsburg 72;NE;..| [Clear Buffalo 68[ W |. [Cloudy. Cleveland 6s S E Cloudy. Marquette 60 NW .. 01 Raining. Chicago 68 N E j ... Cloudy. Duluth 62 N E ~ Cloudy. SI. Paul 62'.... . .. Cloudy. Davenport 74 N K Clear. Cairo 84 S W Clear. St. Louis 86; W : Clear. Leavenworth... . 76 W ; Clear. Omaha 74 N K (Clear. Yankton 72 N K [Cloudy. Bismarck 66 E .. Clear. Dcadwood SOjNEj.. 20 (tuning. Cheyenne .. 56 NW .. .OiClear. North Platte 74; E [ 10 Cloudy. Dodge City SOI 8 I . ... Fair. Santa Fe 36; ..(..{.... Fair. G. N. Salisbury Signal Corps, U.S. Army. "‘Buchu-Paiba.” Quick, complete cure, all annoying kid ncy, bladder and urinary diseases. sl. At druggists. "Rough on Bile" Pills. Small granules, small dose, big results, pleasant in operation, don’t disturb the stomach. 10c. and 25c. "Rough on Dirt." Ask for “Rough on Dirt.” A perfect washing powder found at last! A harmless extra tine At article, pure and clean, sweet ens, Mfwhens, bleaches and whitens without slightest injury to finest fabric. Fuequaled for fine linens and laces, general household, kitchen and laundry use. Softens water, saves lalsir and soap. Added to starch pre vents yellowing. 5c., lOe., 25e. at grocer s Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars for Atlanta. The Savannah, Florida and Western rail way and the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad have put on Pullman Pal n<'o Sleeping Cars between Savannah and Atlanta. Berths can be secured at Bren’s ticket ofiioe, No. 22 Bull street, or at the ticket office at the Savannah, Florida and Western railway passenger station. Trains leave Savannah at 7:35 p. m., mid arrive at Atlanta 7:20 a. m. the next day. $5 Boys' Suits Reduced to $2 50. In moving to the northeast corner Con gress and Whitaker streets, we huve laid one sid", to dear out, 100 Boy’s Suits, every one of them costing *5 and over. Have re duced them down to $2 50 per suit. Come and look at them at the Famous. At tlio Harnett Hons*:, Savannah, Oa., you get all the comforts of the high-priced no els. uud save from 81 to ti! per day. Try it and bo convinced.—Boston Horn* Jour lift/ Removal. The Famous New York Clothing House has removed to 141 Congress, northeast cor ner of Whitaker street. BAKING POWDER. Aialjii in Ml Mite “ Royal,” only, found free from lime, alum, and phospliatic acid, and absolutely pure. Under the direction of the New York State Board of Health, eighty-four different kinds of baking powders, embracing all the brands that could be found for sale in the State, were submitted to examination and analysis by Prof. C. F. Chandler, a mem ber of the State Board and President of the New York City Board of Health, assisted by Prof. Edward G. Love, the well known United States Government chemist. The official report shows that a large number of the powders examined were found to contain alum or lime; many of them to such an extent as to render them seriously objectionable for use in the preparation of human food. Alum was found in twenty-nine samples. This drug is em ployed in baking powders to cheapen their cost. The presence of lime is attributed to the impure cream of tartar of com merce used in their manufacture. Such cream of tartar was also analyzed and found to contain lime and other impurities, in some samples to the extent of 93 per cent of their entire weight. All the baking powders of the market, with the single excep tion of “Royal ” (not including the alum and phosphate powders, which were long since discarded as unsafe or inefficient by pru dent housekeepers), are made from the impure cream of tartar of commerce, and consequently contain lime to a corresponding extent. The only baking powder yet found by chemical analysis to be entirely free from lime and absolutely pure is the “Royal.* This perfect purity results from the exclusive use of cream of tartar specially refined and prepared by patent processes, which totally remove the tartrate of lime and other impurities. The cost of this chemically pure cream of tartar is much greater than any other, and it is used in no baking powder but the “ Royal.” t Prof. Love, who made the analyses of baking powders for the New York State Board of Health, as well as for the Government, says of the purity and wholesomeness of “ Royal”: “ I have tested a package of ‘ Royal Baking Powder ’ which I purchased in the open market, and find it composed of pure and wholesome ingredients. It is a cream of tartar powder of a high degree of merit, and does not contain either alum or phosphates or any injurious substances. “ E. G. LOVE, Ph.D.” State or Weather. OFFICIAL MORTUARY REPORT Or the City of Savannah for the Week End ing Friday, Aug. 12, IHh7. Whites. I •Bl'ks&CTd ranspß nf Death ° v, ' r Uu- I Over lUn Causes or Death. 10 derlo | lO de ,. 10 M. F. M. F. M l F.: M. jF. Brain, water on 1 ... Catarrh.intest,.ffastro 1 Childbirth { 1 1 Cholera infantum 8, 1 Chi ilera morims 1 ...! , Consumption, Innas j 1 , 3 Erysipelas j 1 ... I Fever, malarial 1 Gastritis . 1 Heart disease 1 ;|...|. ..j... ... Heart, mitral insuf’y 1 ... j. Intestinal obstruction 1 . . ... Marasmus. 2 Rheumatic irout 1, ! Undefined L.l .. 1 3 Total 1 3 It: 4'... 16 8 4 RECAPITULATION. Deaths in city—Whites, 13; blacks and col oretl, 13; total. 26. Exclusive of accidental drowninx, 1 male adult. SUMMARY. Whites. [Colored. H Ages. —i 3- M. jF. M. IF. Under 1 year 2 2 4 Between 1 and 2 years 2 li 13 Between 2 and 5 years 1 12 Between 5 and Id years < 1 1 Between 10 and 20 years 1 .... 2 8 Between it) and 30 years 1 1 Between 90 and 40 years.. . | 2 13 Between 40 and 50 years. ; 1 ! 1 2 Between'si and 00 years.. 1.... 1 1 ... 1 1 2 Between HO and 70years | l li lj 3 Between 70 and years 2 2 Total ! 7 1 6,| s| 10 20 Population—Whites. 20,075; blacks and col ored. 10,1 1 1; total, 45,760. Annual ratio per 1.0.10 population for week— Whites, 25.3; blacks and colored. .35.5. j. t. McFarland, m. n„ Health Officer. “Let Her Go’ Galluarher." Remaining stock of 9ENTS’, YOUTHS’ AND BOYS* SUMMER CLOTHING, NECKWEAR, FURNISHINGS Must go at anybody's price to make room for our FASHIONABLE FALL ANI) WINTEIt STOCK. NUF CED. 101 Congress Street, B. H. LEVY & RRO. Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars for Asheville. Passengers for Asheville can secure berths in ttirough Pullman Palace Bleeping Cars nt Bren’s ticket office, No. 88 Bull street, or at the ticket office at the Savannah, Florida and Western railway jsissenger station. Trains lor Asheville leave Savannah at 12:8i! p. in., and arrive at Asheville 7 a. in. the next day. Removal. The Famous New York Clothing House has removed to 144 Congress, northeast cor ner of Whitaker street. U'DDEV BATES 9. M. H. FO RTH E ASK IN G VtrHILR OUR TEMPLE OF MUSIC AND ART proves a satisfaction to us in every way 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 evca road as they run. know that we sell all goods offered at prices which compete with the oldest and best kiiowd houses in the United States. But as many of our friends greet us with the expression: “That they have for years bought our Pianos. Organs, Musical Instrumepta, Band Music, Music Books ami Sheet Music of you, but I did not know you now dealt in so many pretty and useful articles." Now that the good people living outside of Savannah might knovf the glad tiding* we have prepared extensive and handsome Catalogues of our fourteen different departments, ami 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 askino we w ill gladly furnish." To those who reside in Kavannah we say come and see us. You are welcome, and wo will do all in our power to make your visit a pleasant and profitable one. Asa feature, we an* at present enraged in a special s and * of Framed Pictures, this to enable us to make room for now goods now on their way. Among some of the new goods already received our Amateur Photographer’s outfit is selling well and very f.w pictures can soon be made by any 10 year-old child. Tissue Paper seems to sell weo, and we have an immense stoek and are selling retail at wholesale prices. • lur stock of tine Stationery continues to create Quite a bree/e, 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 < f our store. Our Sheet Music custom* rx especially find this a groat con* venienee, os the magnificent Pianos afford ample and luxurious opportmi ty of trying new piece®, and we never nccl.'ue t*> show a customer ju# h**w a pi**ce sounds when they express a desifJ to have us run it over for them. In fact, “fo.i thf. aski mi” wo will do mud any and ©very* 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 wo always sell at the low est prices known and at one price to all. Try us. I— &. B- S- M. H. FOOD PRODUCTS. FOREST CITY MILLS. Prepared Stock Food foi Horses, Mules, Milch Cows and Oxen. Made out of pure grain. Guaranteed Sweet and Nutritious. Bond,Haynes&Eltoi] LUMBER! LUMBER] r pilE undersigned ig now prepared to furuigi 1 Lumber of nil description*, accuralelj sawed to fifty feet in length. Orders earnestlj soikluxl. l'ruinutnesK giinnwteod. Mill •>, A., I* uuil L. luulroad, thirteen miles treu Americus. On. J. W HA ILKY, Job. Kuniter county. On.