The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, August 20, 1887, Page 8, Image 8
Rll’K FOR AX EPIDEMIC.
BILBO CANAL, AN EXCELLENT
BREEDING PLACE FOR ONE.
The Sewer in a Horrible and Offensive
Condition—The Strongest Disinfec
tants Cannot Kill the Stench—ln Spite
of Its Filth It is Used as a Bathing
Place by the Negroes.
Tlie Bilbo canal is a large open, sewage
canal,' starting at Bolton street, and run
ning thence to the river, being some two
miles long, and from fifteen to thirty feet
wide. Several complaints have been made
lately regarding the tilth in the canal, and
the fearful stench arising from the water.
Alderman Thomas wo* seen yesterday after
noon and he was asked if he had heard any
complaints regarding this matter.
“Yes, I have, and strong ones, too,” re
plied the Alderman. “I at once informed
the Mayor and Dr. Duncan regarding it.
Yesterday Dr. McFarland came to see me
about it, and said it was nothing; but, all
the same, he said some 1,500 pounds of cop
peras and a quantity of carbolic acid
would be put in tne canal at once.
It is a bad place, there is no
doubt and the high water increases the
trouble. But with the disinfectants so
freely used, I don’t think there need be any
alarm felt. Of course those living near
there naturally feel worried and alarmed,
but the Board of Health will see it is put
in safe condition. ”
AN INTERESTING CORRESPONDENT.
A visit was then paid to Dr. McFarland,
Health Officer, to ascertain if possible, what
steps had been taken in the matter. Tile
servant who answered the ring stated that
tlie doctor was up stairs in bed; would the
visitor write his message on the slate held
so suggestively before him. The following
message was written and sent up:
“Doctor, will you please inform the
Morning News regarding Bilbo canal, and
what steps, if any, have been taken in the
matter T'
In a few minutes the walking telephono
returned with the following brief message;
“Nothing unusual is, or has been, in the
condition of the Bilbo canal.
J. T. McFarland,
Health (IfHcer.”
Not being satisfied with this summary dis
posal of the case, another message of the fol
lowing import was written and sent up.
“Hew aoout the 1,500 pounds of copperas
and other disinfectants used! Is it in bad
condition! Complaints have been received
regarding the flltli in the canal, and the
■Stench arising from the water.”
In a few minutes the servant came down,
-and said the doctor said it was so dark ho
could not see to write, and “would the re
porter come back some other day.”
A DITCH TUAT NEEDS CLEANING.
The reporter thought not and started for
the scene of action, to give the premises a
personul inspection. Following out the con
tinuation of Perry street, the outlet of the
big main sewer, running under that street,
was reached. The sewer connects with the
canal by an open ditch, probably a quarter
of a mile long. The ditch is about eight
feet across at the top on an average, and
was then nearly fu'.l of water. Very little
scum or anything deleterious was observed
there, but the [■'; of grass and
weeds in the water nearly closed the
ditch, and prevented v Ve carrying off of the
.sewage freely. It jeouid lie cleaned out and
I kept clear, if the idea is for the sewage to
be thus carried the canal and thence to
the river. As the canal bank was ap
proached the odorifn.oui perfume of car
bolic acid filled the air. At the bridge a
glance into the water beneath
told the need of theso disin
fectants. It was the beginning of the ebb
tide and the water had fallen about two
feet. Oil the banks, the sides exposed lHire
a dirty, disagreeable look, reminding one
of an old, undeanod soap kettle, a black
sort of scum covering and mixing with the
mud.
OFFENSIVE TO THE OLFACTORIES.
The surface of the water was almost
entirely covered by this floating greenish
black “frog-scum,” as the boys used
to call it, and the stench from
it quite overpowered the stronger
odor of the carbolic acid. The water was
of a dirty, unhealthy color, and the appear
ance generally struck the observer as a first
class breeding place for im epidemic. The
same condition of things existed almost up
to Gwinnett street, and for a quarter of
■a mile on the northern side of the
bridge. The Health Department
teams were at the bridge, bestowing
littoral applications of the acid all along
the bank and water. The foreman of the
gang said that 2,400 jiounds or more of eop
had lieon thrown into the water at the
upper end of the canal. Yesterday four
barrels of carbolic acid were used, and to
day several more will be thrown in the
canal at different places. After sniffing the
fragrance from the bridge as long as possi
ble. a walk was taken along the canal bank
toward the river. All the way down, till
within a few hundnsl yards of the lower
bridge, this same scum was observed, and
the water boro the same dirty color. At
the bridge the river water was fresher, and
little was observed there.
RIPE FOR AN EPIDEMIC.
Conversing with several who had known
of the canal und the complaints made, the
Opinion seemed to be widespread that it was
a death-trap, and if an epidemie sprang up
here this place would lie the cause of it.
Now. when the river is so high, the tide does
not fall low enough to enable the canal to
la* drained or cleaned. The water at the
bridge and above becomes stagnant and
dead, and at times, on a hot day, it is
claimed that the stench would over
power all the odors of “Arnbly
the Blest.” Just above the tide
gate, they claim, too, that, the bottom
shoals, anil that, the tilth that, comes in from
ad the different sewers, is left in the ceu
trai and upper portion of the canal. The
residents near there all avow their fear of
tbe place and the owners of houses in that
•action speak of the great difficulty they
meet with in renting tiiem.
IT IS A SHAME.
bast evening another Alderman was seen
and the reporter told him of the condition
of the canal. “Yes; l know that,” he ex
claimed with emphasis, "and it'> a shame,
too. It’s nothing but a death trap now.
and there’s no knowing how many deaths
can be laid to its door. But how to"remedy
it is a question. It would cost too muc i to
cover it. My id'ia is to carry the sew ge
off in some other direction. It seems to me,
that can be done economically and thor
oughly. Anyway, the Board of Health
must see to it, aud use plenty of disinfec
tants. ”
a sufferer's opinion.
“Yiw, that’s a fair sample of the city’s
car*' for as." wrathfuliy remarked an east
end resident and property holder. "IVo
have to [y our full share of the taxes, but
we get very little attentiou to OUl* wants.
Now they are doing lota of work in
the western part,, where the rich people
live, but they emi t spare time to look out
for our health, if an epidemic should come
here such a place would give it. n long lea
Cl life here. Shouldn't it be attended tot
If an epidemic comes the rich folks ean go
off, but we would have to stay and face it.
We link at these things carefully, as we
are the ones vitally* interested, and we say
the city government has no right to neglect
us in this way.” (Several others standing
by* chimed in. and nil wore of the opinion
that t iie canal wus in a dangerous condition,
aud needed inline Hate attentiou.
How IT WAS FORMERLY FLUSHED.
When Bilbo Canal was built tide gates
wore placed near the river, and they were
usisf to flush this o)smi sewer. When the
tide was near the flood they were opened,
and the water was allowed to flow into the
canal. The gates were then closed, and
when the tide went out they were ojxjtied
again. The rush of water out flushed the
canal, and did a great den! toward
k's'iing it clean. Whether there was ■" '
objection to that method of flushing seems
uncertain, but, it is a fact that several years
ago the gate-keeper was dismissed, and since
that time the canal has been foul and offen
sive. Home days ago Dr, G. H. Stone sug
gested in the Morning News the boring of
artesian wells to give a supply of clean
water to flush the sewer. It is a certainty
that the combination of the artesian wells
and the water-gates would keep the canal
clean, and the expense would lie trifling,
compared with the immense benefit to lie
derived from the abolition of this pestilence
breeding sewer.
THE CANAL A BATHING PLACE.
One of the most disgusting sights that
can be imagined is that of the negro boys
bathing in this canal. They take a pole and
scrape the scum away, clearing a circle a
few feet in diameter, and in this space they
swim, surrounded by the foulest kind of
matter. Sometimes the slight movement
of tlie water will wash the filth down on
them, decreasing the circle. Then they will
kick their feet in the liveliest manner,
agitating the water and driving the
filthy matter back from them. The negroes
fish in the canal also, and eat the fisb that
they catch. Bilbo canal has been an offen
sive thing for years, and, while there have
lieen numbers t.o say that something ought
to be done for it, neither the Board of Ilcultli
nor the City Council have ever taken the
matter up,"but both medical men and pri
vate citizens agree that it is deleterious to
the health of the city, and that if the city
officials do their duty they will dispose of it
in some manner.
COOLER WEATHER.
A Falling Thormometer Foretells an
Approaching Cold Wave.
The maximum temperature yesterday was
DO’, which was 4° lower than tho previous
itay. The average temperature was 84",
being 3’ above the average for the last 15
years. The present hot spell has made up
the deficiency in temperature for this
month, there being now out 4° short of the
normal for this station. The temperature
in this cotton district fell slightly, but the
average was 98”, it being the highest re
ported in any of the cotton districts. Local
showers are reported from sub-stations
throughout the State, Waycross reporting
'.1.50 inches of rain and Albany 1.48 inches.
The average for the district was 44.
The temperature Is the highest in the Rio
Grande valley and lowest in the extreme
Northwest and the upper lake region, Mar
quette, Mich., reporting a temperature of
50” at 10 p. in. The cool wave is advancing
very slowly in this direction, and it is being
felt as far South as Virginia.
The barometric pressure is about the
normal in all districts except in the South
Atlantic States, where it is slightly below
the normal. Reports from the Florida
station were missing last night, as t here had
been an atmospheric disturbance of slight
energy in that section.
The indications for to-dav are for local
rains, with prospects of a slight fall in tho
temperature.
CATHERWOOD'S ACCOUNTS.
Tho Gas Company Awaiting the Ar
rival of an Expert to Go Over Them.
The expert who is to examine the books
of T. B. Catherwood is expected to arrive
in tho city to-day. The Gas Company is
letting his accounts stand as lie left them,
and proposes to use other books until the
expert has gone through ( atherwood’s ac
counts and made his statement. It will not
bo known until that time what action the
American Surety Company will take in tho
matter. There is no danger of Cather
wood's going elsewhere, and, therefore, the
company does not feel it necessary to place
any restrictions on his movements. The
matter is resting at present, and it will con
tinue quiet until the statement of accounts
is made up.
Charleston Briefleta.
Small change is getting scarce in the city,
owing to the demand for it at this season of
the year to pay off cotton-pickers in the
country.
The amusement season of 1887-88 will
open at the Academy of Music on Sept. 1!J,
with Barlow, Wilson and Rankin’s Min
sti-els.
The Ladies’ Memorial Association of
Charleston is earnestly engaged in the work
of raising subscriptions to erect a monu
ment to the Confederate dead at Johnson's
Island.
Mr. Georgo F. Hardwick, the baggage
muster. who was sent to the hospital, on
Tuesday morning last, to be treated for men
tal disorders, is now considered on a fair
way to a speedy recovery.
Tlie first bale of the new crop of cotton
grown in Sumter county has been sent by
Messrs. O’Donnell & Cos. to Messrs. A. J.
Suiiuas & Son, who have also received the
first bale grown in Colleton county from
Col. W. B. Utsey, of George's, and two bales
from Dr. W. B. Htoedly, ot Midway.
The Countess Alexina Leonetti, who has
for the past, two years been living at the
Pavilion Hotel, died suddenly on Wednes
day afternoon from a stroke of apoplexy.
The deceased countess was an adopted
daughter of the late Alexander Chisholm,
and met and married the Count Leonetti
while traveling in Europe about thirty
years ago. U|x>n the death of her adopted
father in Baltimore, several years since, she
moved to Charleston, and has been residing
there ever since, having long been separated
from her husband, who is still alive in Italy.
The funeral services were held Thursday at
Magnolia Cemetery.
There was no information obtainable at
police headquarters or elsewhere Thursday,
in addition to that which has already been
published. Hunter, the suspected witness, is
taking things as coolly as possible in jail,
but does not converse with his fellow-nris
oners in the same cell. He has not been
visited hy any friend or adviser since his
imprisonment.. There was a rumor that
another colored mail will lie arrested soon,
and will lie required to explain his where
abouts on Monday night. It is thought
that this other susiwct knows certain things
that will explain tun presence of the mys
terious boat which was noticed in the creek
on Sunday last.
An extra meeting of tho Merchants’ Ex
change was held Thursday to consider the
matter of railroad discriminations against
Charleston in freight rates. At tho request
of Capt. F. W. Wagoner tlie secretary read
a loiter from a correspondent at Chester to
the firm of F. W. Wagoner A Cos., culling to
their attention the unjust, discrimination in
freight rates which is now being operated
against Charleston, and showing the state
of affairs bv a comparison of the rates from
Charleston |and more distant competitive
point*. The importance of the subject was
Ht once recognized by all present, and on
motion was referred t o the committee on in
formation uml statistics to thoroughly can
vas-* the matter so that the members of the
Exchange might act more advisedly upon it
at u subsequent meeting.
Tha Last of the Old Crop.
The last of the old rice crop in the mills
in this city was pounded yesterday. The
mills are all in fine order, hut just now the
prospect of doing much for the next twelve
mouths is very slim. The acreage planted
on the Altanmtia, Hatilla and other rivers to
the south, and on the plantations on New
and other rivers in South Carolina, nearly
all of which send their rice to Savannah, is
much loss this year than usual, owing to the
planters having liecoine discouraged by
these continued misha|w. It is therefore
I pretty safe to assert that tho output of the
i rico millß iu this city during the coming
j season will be uot one-half as much as lust
j year.
In O orgian Vales
j The sweetest roses grow. Keep your breath
; fragrant us the perfumed gales of this on
j chanting lurid, and your tooth fair ui.d hw
j t roiis as the poarls'of the Drie.it by using
I HOZOJXJNT, that must charming and won
derful dentifrice, which no lady’s toilet
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1887.
SIFTINGS OF CITY NEWS.
LITTLE GOSSIP FROM THE BTREET
AND SIDEWALK.
Dashes Here and There by the News
Reporters Yesterday's Happening’s
Told in Brief Paragraphs-Pickings at
Police Headquarters.
The repairs on Turner’s Hall, formerly Bt.
Andrew’s Hall, have been completed. It
was condemned as unsafe soins time ago,
but has now been put in a safe condition.
William Simmons, a colored boy, was ar
rested last night for breaking into J. J.
Walsh’s bread-box. at tho Market. Five ar
rests, all for disorderly conduct, were re
ported by the police up to 1 o'clock this
morning.
The County Commissioners devoted an
hour yesterday afternoon to the considera
tion of matters connected with the new jail.
Mr. McDonald, the contractor, was present
and reported that the jail would be com
pleted in from thirty to forty-five days unless
something unforeseen should happen.
During the absence of the rector of St.
John’s, and until the return of the rector of
Christ church, the Rev. George W. E. Fisso
will l>e in charge of these parishes, and may
Isi found daily at the study, Macon stree’,
from 10 a. m. to 12 in., or word may bo left
witli the sexton of Christ church, at St.
John’s rectory, or at the Screven House.
The railroad to Tybee has carried about
20,000 passengers since it was openod a
month ago. '1 ho last train from the island
on Thursday night, when there was nothing
of special interest going on, consistered of
thirteen large passenger coaches, and they
were so crowned that gentlemen stood up
ill the aisles the whole way. The seaward
train last night consisted of eleven cars.
Messrs. Strachan&Co. cleared yesterday
the Spanish bark Aurora for Las Paiinos,
Grand Canary Islands, with 100 barrels of
flour, 1 barrels rosin, 100 bales of luiv and
1 cask of hams, all valued at SI ,OV*O, and
lti, 150 pieces of pitch pine lumber, measur
ing 283,890 feet, valued at §8,710. The total
valuation of the cargo is $4,800. The cargo
is by Messrs. Charles Green’s Sons & Cos.
The Lovell block on Broughton street,
which was badly injured by fire a couple of
months ago, wid soon tie retely for its for
mer tenants, Mr. 8. Krouskoff, the leading
wholesale milliner, Mr. David Weis
belli, the well known dry goods
merchant, and the old established
hardware house of E. Lovell & Sons. The
block will be much handsomer in appear
ance than it was before tho fire.
Henry Kral’t was arfested by Chief Fer
nandez, on Saturday last, for interfering
with him while in the performance of his
duty in extinguishing the fire occasioned by
the boiler explosion on the bay. Kraft was
fined $5 by the Mayor on Monday, lie has
now sworn out a warrant charging the offi
cial with assault and batters’. Chief Fer
nandez gave bond and thought no more of
the matter, attributing it so:oly to spite.
The New Street Railroad.
Editor Morning Nexus: The people who
have business with tho Ocean Steamship
Company’s wharves have some curiosity to
know what has become of the project to
build a street railroad in that direction.
Such a road has been needed for several
years, and it was hoped, when it was known
that one of our most energetic business men
had taken hold of it, that it was an enter
prise that would soon be an accomplished
fact, but nothing has been hoard
from it since tho application to tho Council
for permission to use certain streets. The
writer is not interested in the proposed rail
road, or any other street railroad, but be
has at heart the advancement of the city’s
prosperity, and if there is any section of
the city that requires a railroad, it is that
where it is proposed to build this new line.
Street railroads give employment to a large
number of men, and also contribute to
the city’s treasury in taxes. There
is also an absolute necessity for them in a
place with mo many unpaved streets as Sa
vannah has. It is currently reported that
the road wil. be built and in operation
within ninety days after permission to
use the streets is granted by Council, and'
from tho character of the gentleman who is
at its head there is little doubt that such will
be the ease. The road should be built in
time for the business season, when our peo
ple have to go to and from the Ocean Steam
ship Company’s wharves. N. T. O.
A Growl About tho Water Supply.
Savannah. Aug. 19. —Editor Morning
.Veto*.' Permit me to call the attention of the
City Fathens to the great < langer arising from
a decreased supply of water during this hot
spell, particularly to people living in rooms,
lu the first place, the water has not force
enough in many cases to reach higher
than the first door; und in every house with
modern improvements the liath aud closet
are either on the second or third floor. Now.
as the water is completely shut off from
lioth floors, the danger arising from foul
odors coming through certain pipes will be
great. Then, the deprivation to many on n
scorching day of indulging in the luxury of
a cool bath, which luxury would not lx*
missed two months hence, when "the capac
ity of the pump” could be increased just
as well, and m the interim all would
he quite satisfied with a supply of Jive mil
lion gallons, and 1 am sure tne business of
(Savannah would jog along just ns well too.
Even those connected witli tho water works
would feel much cooler without the anathe
mas that are now so heartily hurled against
their unthinking heads by both loving and
wratliy citizens. Kilkkl.
Electric Sparks.
Editor Morning Sews: In tho city of
Berlin, Germany, a contract to light the
street Under den Linden with 120 arc lights
has just been made for 20,000 marks yearly,
equal to Our city* is charged $255
per light for 100 arc lights, or more. Is it
not about time for tho City Council to
acquire a plant and do electric street light
ing on her own hook, save tho community
ail the money possible, aud give us a satis
factory light! The water question is now
settled, thanks to the energies of our Coun
cil, lx*t them tackle the street lighting,
and Council will find the amount now being
expended sufficient to give us daylight, not
alone on our main streets, but in every part
of our city. We can’t afford to |my the
enormous profits which enable the electric
eomiwny to water its stock and pay hand
some dividends on nail and water capital.
Wo ask Mayor Ixsstor and Chairman of
Council Schwarz to look this matter squ ire
in the face and act promptly. Now is the
time to prepare. A Tax-payer.
Dou.C from Sunstroke.
Rudolph N<\ierenboek, a grocer, living
on Margaret street, near the corner of
Furtn, died yesterday from the effects of a
sunstroke which he Imd on Tuesday. lie
was 45 years old, and leaves n wife but no
children. The funeral is net for Huiiday.
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CHARLESTON CRUSHED.
Memphis Wine a Game by Better Bat
ting and Fielding.
Memphis, Tens., Aug. 19.—Memphis and
Charleston played their first game of the
present series this afternoon in the presence
of an audience'numbering about 800. The
contest was exciting, and was won by the
locals on their merits. They outbatted and
outfielded the visitors. The features of the
game were the daring base running of the
locals, and a one-handed stop of the hot
test kind of a liner from
i’helan’s bat by Smith, Charleston’s pitcher.
The applause lasted fully a minute, and the
audience was not satisfied until Smith
tipjied his, cap in acknowledgement. The
score by innings follows:
Memphis 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 I—B
Charleston 3 1 0 0 a 1 0 0 o—s
batteries Charleston: Ki®lth and Hines.
Memphis: Smith and Crotty. Base hits
( harleston 0. Memphis 12. Errors—Memphis 5,
Charleston (i.
Games Elsewhere.
At Cleveland—
Cleveland 3 00 0 1 0 0 1 0— 5
Metropolitans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0— 2
Base hits- -Cleveland 10, Metropolitans 8. Er
rors- Cleveland 3. Metropolitans.
At Pittsburg—
(Thirteen innings)
Pittsburg 0 1 3 100000000 I—6
Chicago 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o—s
Bas s hits—Pittsburg 18, Chicago 11. Errors—
Pittsburg 4, Chicago 0.
At Cincinnati—
Cincinnati 801 01001 I—7
Brooklyn 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 I—4
Base hits -Cincinnati 14, Brooklyn 8. Errors
—Cincinnati 2. Brooklyn 2.
At Philadelphia
Philadelphia 1 4 0 1 02 00 0— 8
New York 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 0 x—lo
Base hits—Philadelphia 13, New York 11. Er
rors—Philadelphia 5, Ne .v York 3.
At Indianapolis—
Indianapolis... 100000000 3 4
Detroit 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0— 1
Base hits— Indianapolis 10, Detroit 11. Errors
—lndianapolis 3, Detroit 5.
At Boston—
Boston 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8 2—B
Washington 00 0 00000 0 — 6
Base bits - Boston 12, Washington 14. Errors
—Boston 2. Washington 2.
At' Louisville—
Louisville 0 1 0 030 02 1— 7
Baltimore 2 6 0 0 4 1 1 0 x— 8
Base bits—Louisville !8, Baltimore 12. Er
rors—Louisville 8, Baltimore 5.
At St. Louis—
3t. Louis 3 1 8 3 0 2 4 6 0—22
Athletics | (i o 0 0 0 0 0 I—B
Base hits- St. Louis 2!), Athletics 17. Errors—
St. Louis 5, Athletics 10.
Again the Victors.
The Cadets and the Jasper Greens were to
play a game of base ball yesterday after
noon, but in the absence of the latter’s full
nine a “scrub” nine of five Amateurs and
four Greens was picked up. The Cadets
beat by a score of 10 to 8.
Bulloch County Ahoad.
Tlie first bain of now cotton from Bulloch
county was received by Messrs. Parson &
Spann. It was raised and shipped by Mr.
Ben Waters, a fanner of Bulloch county.
Messrs. Pearson & Spann also received the
first bale to arrive by cart this season. It
also comes from Bulloch county, and was
raised and brought in by Mr. J. V. Sutton,
of that comity. Messrs. Waters and Sutton
are old and good farmers and are among the
first to have their cotton on the market.
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.
The Louisville and Nashville railway sys
tem comprises 2,028 miles of road.
The rumor of the Mallory steamships
coming into Jacksonville, Fla., is again re
vived.
The through Pullman car service between
Tampa, Fla., and Jersey City, was resumed
Thursday.
The Bt. John’s anil Halifax River railroad
bridge at Daytona, Fla., is one third of the
way across the river to the outside beach.
The Queen and Crescent system, of which
the Alabama Great Southern is one of the
princijml lines, comprises the following:
Cincinnati Southern, 336; Alabama Great
Southern, 299; New Orleans and North
Eastern, 1%; Vicksburg and Meridan, 142;
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas, 189.
Total 1,1(12.
Five hundred tons of steel rail are now on
the way via the East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia railroad for the Mobile and
Birmingham railroad, its point of destina
tion being Marion Junction. Track laying
will be commenced on this road in a day or
two, beginning at Marion Junction and
going toward Marlin station.
Sanford Argus: President J. E. Ingra
ham, of tho South Florida railroad, told
the Argus editor last Tuesday that there
are at present eleven locomotives and about
twenty passenger coaches of Ids road out of
commission, i bis, of course, is owing to
the dullness of business, and if the Railroad
Commissioners attempt to cut. down pas
senger rates there will lie still more idle
rolling stock. It is to be hoped
that the Railroad Coinmiisioners will
look at this matter just as it is—
take into consideration the numlier of miles
through whitdi Florida railroads pass w hich
do not contribute a farthing, from one
year's end to another, toward the support
of that mad, and the very few miles which
do contribute in freight and passenger busi
ness. It is at least to t>e supposed that the
men who pay for tho building of railroads,
and the men who operate them- roads, know
their business—know the supporting ca
pacity through which their respective lines
pass—much more thoroughly than the three
Railroad Commissioners, and it is to be
hoped that t he Commissioners will recognize
and fully appreciate facts.
At the Churches Sunday.
St, Johu’s Church, Madison square,—No
services m this cliureli to-morrow. The
congregation is cordially invited to worship
at Christ Church. Sunday school at sp. m.
Christ Church, Johnson square.—Divine
Service to-morrow, the Eleventh Sunday
after Trinity, as follows: 7:S)h. hi., the
Celebration of the Holy Eucharist; 11 a. in.,
Morning Prayer and sermon; (1 p. m.,
Evening Prayer. Sunday school at 5 p. m.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the As
cension, VV. S. Bowman, D. I>..pastor.—Di
vine service to-morrow at 11 a. m. ands. p,
in. Sabbath school at 4p. m. All uro in
vited.
Wesley Monumental Church, corner
Gordon und Alto room sir jet*—Preaching at
11 a. m. and at Bp. m. by the pastor. Sun
day school at sp. m Regular prayer meet
ing on Wednesday night, and Young Men’s
meeting on Friday night.
Trinity Methodist Church, Barnnrd street,
l>etwe. i York aud President, Rov, T. T.
Christian, pastor.—Prayer mooting at
10 a. m. in lecture room. Preaching
by the pastor at 11 am. and 8:15 p. m. Sun
day school at 4:80 p. m. The morning ser
vice w-ill be devoted to children and young
j>eople. Parents will request them to occu
py front pews.
Baptist Church.—Preaching by the pastor
at 11 a. in. Congregational prayer meeting
at Bp. in. Sunday school at 4:50 p. m.
New Houston Methodist Church, J. P.
Wardlew, pastor.—Preaching Sabbath 1!
a. in. and Bp. ni. by the pastor. Sabbath
school 4 ji. in. Prayer meeting Tuesday 8
p. in. Young mens' prayer meeting Friday
op. m.
Independent Presbyterian Church.—Ser
vico Sunday morning nt 11 o'clock. Sun
day school at 5:80 o'clock. No service at
■light. Scats free.
Anderson Street Presbyterian Church,
Rev. R. Q. Way, pastor.—Preaching by
the pastor on Sunday at 11a, in. and at
8:15 p. ni. Sunday school at 9:30 a. in.
Prayer meeting Wednesday nt 8:15 p. m.
All are invited
Wo will receive by Friday’s steamer
smokeduahnon, hulihut and mackerel, sau
sages, pickled salmon, etc, Pat ties desiring
will pl“es -• ; . ;tres.
Local Personal.
Among the passengers by the Chattahoo
chee tor New York, yesterday, were Capt.
J. F. Wheaton, Collector of Customs; Luke
Carson. Esq., Mr. K. A. Schreiner, and Mrs.
Fanny Way, wife of Col. C. H. Way, Con
sul General at St. Petersburg.
Mr. Jose Tuero y O’Donell arrived here
yesterday from Spain, to take the position
of Spanish Vice Consul, which has been con
sidered vacant by the Spanish government,
although Capt. L. Tropani has been filling
the position for fully u year with signal
ability, but Capt. Tropani being an Italian,
and not a Spanish, subject made the change
necessary.
Among the arrivals at the Pulaski House
were I. H. Haas, Atlanta; A. I lodge, New
York ; G. W. Campbell, Philadelphia; John
B. O’Neill, Baltimore; A. B. Campbell,
•Jacksonville; George W. Wilson, F. H.
Herring, Eden; C. Smith, T. H. Pemberton,
New York; Alex Fredrick, Orangeburg, S.
C. ; William Hopkins, Baltimore; 8. T.
Lord, Fredrick. Md.; Harry Walker,
Charleston; E. W. Pratt, Darlington, 8. C.;
P. H. Snowden. Baltimore; William Lang
ford, Trenton, N. J.; Arthur Griffin, New
York; William Hill, Boston.
At the Screven House were Charles Wag
ner, Hilton Head, S. C.; W. C. Wallace,
Louisville; J. E. Grannise, H. D. Warner,
J. Simons, E. W. Behrens, New York; J.
W. Green, W. D. Savage, Augusta; H R.
Maretis, Atlanta; Lot Ensey, J. H. Milli
ken, Jr., Baltimore; Mrs. G. A. Vincent, W.
M. Gill, W. J. Todd, Selma, Ala.
At the Harnett House were R. C. Court
ney, C. F. Friese, Baltimore; J. Godbred,
J. Jones, Camilla; J. Moore, Kingsville; J.
W. Kemp, Stockton; J. H. Bagiev, Jack
sonville; W. G. Lyman, Now Albany, Ind,;
H. Swansburg, R. H. Roslynand wife, S. F.
Taylor, J. H. Walsh and sister. New York;
W. B. Clanson, Columbus, O.; J. M. Oak
ford, Buffalo, N. Y.; W. R. Call, Goleid;
W. H. Mead, Way cross; W. H. Smith, So
cial Circle.
At the Marshall House were J. H. Red
ding, Greenville, Fla.; G. A. Powell, Blake
ly; T. E. Artope, Macon; John T Ellis,
Darien; F. B. Wilder, Plant City, Fla; J.
R. Slater, Valdosta; Mrs. S. F. Dorris, Or
lando, Fla,; A. Brarr, Montgomery; James
Walker, Darien; J. F. Thomson, Guyton;
W. Pack, Lawrencevillc; J. H. Pitt, Lum
ber City; P. R. Yotige, Atlanta.
A Terrible Fire
Arouses the apprehensions of a whole city.
And yet the wild havoc of disease startles
no one. Sad to relate, women suffer from
year to year with chronic diseases
and weakness peculiar to their sex, know
ing that they are growing worse every day,
and still take no measures for their own re
lief. Dr. Pierce’s “Favorite Prescription”
is the result of life-long and learned study
of female complaints. It is guaranteed to
cure.
Tybee’s Boom.
For several days there has been a general
rush for Tybee Beach, and the surf has been
fairly alive with human beings of all ages
and sexes seeking relief from the heat and
breathing the exhilarating salt air. The
crowds have numbered from 500 to 700 daily,
and the Ocean House has been stretched to
its utmost capacity to feed and lodge the
multitude. The latter it was impossible to
do, but none were allowed to go away hun
gry, and Mr. Hodges has exerted himself to
the utmost to accommodato his many
guests. A hotel five-fold the size of the
present structure could easily be filled.
Last night Savannah was represented by
a goodly share of the beauty and chivalry
of her people, and the gay dance, promen
ading on “the strand” and the luxury of a
sea bath at high water were in turn enjoyed
by hundreds of visitors.
The music is a great attraction, and the
new railroad works smoothly and runs regu
larly on time.
The Best and Cheapest College.
The Commercial College of Kentucky
University, received the highest honor and
gold medal at the World’s Exposition over
all other colleges for system of bookkeep
ing and business education. It is situated
in the beautiful, healthy and renowned city
of Lexington, Ky., accessible by the lean
ing railroads. Airange now to enter this
college, as students can enter at any time.
Among the hundreds in attendance from
twenty-one States are fifty-three from
Georgia, several from Atlanta, Savannah
and Macon. Read advertisement of this
college in another column and write for
particulars to its President, Wilbur R.
Smith, Lexington, Ky.
Interesting to Brokers and Investors.
Quite a line of Securities are advertised
for sale at auction to-day at o’clock by
C. H. Dorsett, auctioneer, at his office.
The sale will doubtless attract a crowd,
as there are some very popular stocks on the
list. Thero are others to be offered in which
the mercantile public feci an interest, and
are curious to know their value.
A New Feature.
Messrs. Appal & Sehaul, Congress street,
have established a Special Custom Depart
ment, and will place on exhibition Monday,
Aug. 22, an elegant line of samples of Fall
and Winter Goods. These goods will be
made up in the l>est manner and satisfaction
guaranteed, and at prices remarkably low.
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 beiore buying else
where. J. R. Withixoton, Agent.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars for
Asheville.
Passengei-s for Asheville can secure berths
in through Pullman Palace Sleeping Cara
at Bren's ticket office, No. 22 Bull street, or
at tho ticket office at the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway passenger station.
Trains for Asheville leave Savannah at
12:2(1 p. m., and arrive at AsUeville 7 a. m.
the next day.
$6 Boys' Suits Reduced to $2 50.
In moving to the northeast corner Con
gress and Whitaker streets, we have laid
one side, to dear out, 100 Boy’s Suits, every
one of them costing $5 and over. Have re
duced them down to If” 50 per suit. Como
and look at them at the Famous.
Pullman Palace Sleeping Cara 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
Western railway passenger station. Trains
leave Savannah at 7:115 p. hi,, and arrive at
Atlanta 7AM a. m. the next day.
At the Harnett House, Savannah, Ga.
vou get all lue eomforts of the hlgh-pt ieea
no els, and save froui *d to ft.’ per day. Try
it and be convinced. —Boston Home Jour
Ml
Home Again.
Back into our old quarters, and it feels
like borne. We've been {suit up loug enough
and feel like spreading ourselves. Come
and see us; we have u regular pulaoe, and
looks ns neat as a pm. We’ve prepared our
selves for this move with new and attractive
goods and are ready tor business. We shall
endeavor to retain the conildeutv our friends
and patrons have placed in us for selling
only th" llnost grades of Watches, Jewelry,
Silverware, etc., of which wo have ail at
tractive assortment. We always mriy the
largest line of first water Diamonds ill the
Slate, M. SrxHNeirpo,
Weather Indications.
Special indications for Georgia:
FAIR Fair weather, stationary teinpera
____ ture, light variable winds.
COi'nD.vrison of mean term**ranirf* at Savan
nah. Auk- lU, 1887. ““d the mean of same day for
fifteen years.
" [Departure j Total
Mean Temperature j from the Departure
- Mean | Since
for 15 years Aug. 10. 'B~. -'-or Jan. 1,1837.
_ SyO I 84.0 I -I- 3<* _l_ *39 0
Comparative rainfall statement:
~ I" . . Departure; Total
Mean Daily Amount , f r , >rn th e Departure
Amount for for ; Me;ln Since
It) Years. Aug. IS, 87c __ or _ ,lau. I, 1887.
,28 j .00 I —.W I— 5.08
Maximum, temperature 90.0, minimum tem
perature 77 0.
The height of the river at Augusta at
1:33 o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta timei
was 9fi feet—a rise of 0.3 during the past
twenty-four hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin for 34 hours end
ing (> p. m., Aug. 19 1587. 75th Meridian
time.
Districts. Average.
„ | N °' of Max. Min. ißain-
Nah E. jtions Temp Tempi fall.
1. Wilmington 31 .88 72 .47
2. Charleston 8 02 i4 .0i
3. Augusta 32 90 70 .52
4. Savannah 38 96 i2 .44
5. Atlanta 13 90 i0 17
6. Montgomery 7 92 72 *1
7. Mobile 9 04 70 ,li
8. New Orleans 14 92 and) .00
9. Galveston... 21 94 74 .08
10. Vicksburg 5 92 74 03
11. Little Rook. ’0 94 68 T
12. Memphis 18 90 68 00
Averages | I•• • •
*T denotes trace of rainfall.
Observations taken at the same moment
of time at all stations.
Savannah, Aug. 19, 9:36 p. m.. city time.
Temperature.
Direction. J f?
Velocity, j ? ‘
| Rainfall.
Name
or
Stations,
Portland 68; W IClear.
Boston 721 W (Clear.
Block Island 70 W .. .... (Clear.
New York city ... 74 SW (Clear.
Philadelphia 70; S Clear.
Detroit (Hi E Clear.
Fort Buford I
St. Vincent 541 Clear.
Washington city.. 74> Clear.
Norfolk 78 E Clear.
Charlotte 74 N\Y Fair.
Hatteras 80(NW 14 Cloudy.
Titusville |
Wilmington 80 N E 8 ..Fair.
Charleston 82 j N Clear.
Augusta 74 S .. .36 Cloudy.
Savannah 81 W Fair.
Jacksonville
Cedar Keys
Key West _
Atlanta, 74 8 W .. Fair.
Pensacola 82 NW Clear.
Mobile 7BjNW Clear.
Montgomery 82; K Clear.
Vicksburg 80INW (Clear.
New Orleans 78‘SW 8 (Clear.
Shreveport 84jS E (Clear.
Fort Smith 78 [Clear
Galveston 84 s S 8 [Clear.
Corpus Christ! 84'S E 14 T* Clear.
Palestine 84 S 6 (Hear.
Brownesville. 80 E Clear.
RloGrande 86|S E 12 Clear.
Knoxville 761 Clear.
Memphis 80 NW Clear.
Nashville 78lNW Clear.
Indianapolis 74 NW Clear.
Cincinnati 76 N E Clear.
Pittsburg 70 NW Clear.
Buffalo 62 W Clear.
Cleveland 62| E Clear.
Marquette 50; NW Clear.
Chicago 70; Clear
Duluth 1 62 NW j Clear.
St. Paul 00 02] Cloudy.
Davenport 70 E Clear.
Cairo 78 E Clear.
St. Louis 80 N (Clear.
Leavenworth. . . 70 (Clear.
Omaha 78 S Clear.
Yankton 76 S (Clear.
Bismarck 64 E Fair.
Deadwood 66 8 W (Clear.
Cheyenne 78 S .. Fair.
North Platte 72 E Clear.
Dodge City 74 8 E .... Clear.
Santa Fe 62' IT* Clear.
*T denotes trace of raiufa 1.
G. N. Salisbury Signal Corps, U.S. Army.
A Valuable Remedy.
Numerous testimonials prove beyond a
doubt that Allcock’s (Porous Plasters
cure paralysis, nervous debility and loss of
memory when applied to the spine. They
remove kidney difficulties when worn on the
small of the back; applied to the pit of the
stomach, dyspepsia and indigestion disap
pear. Colds, coughs anil asthma no longer
trouble the suffering patient when be uses
them on the chest. Ir you have a headache,
or want to sleep, put ari Allcock's Porous
Plaster on the nape of the neck—the work
is not only done, but well done.
Removal.
The Famous New York Clothing House
has removed to 144 Congress, northeast cor
ner of Whitaker street.
“Let Her Go’ Gallagher.”
Remaining stock of
gents’, youths’ and boys’
SUMMER CLOTHING,
NECKWEAR,
FURNISHINGS
Must go at anybody’s price to make room
for our
fashionable fall and winter stock.
NUF CED.
161 Congress Street.
B. 11. LEVY & BRO.
Removal.
The Famous Now York Clothing House
has removed to 144 Congress, northeast cor
ner of Whitaker street.
Reduced Prices on White Shirts.
11l moving we find that we have an over
stock of White Shirts, sizes from to 18,
therefore have reduced them in price to
clear out. A good opportunity for largo
men at the Famous, removed to the north
east cornel of Congress and Whitaker
streets.
Potatoes, apples, onions and lemons at
Strauss Bros.
Don’t forget our brands of flour are the
best. Strauss Bros.
Advice to Mothers.
Mr*. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always lie used when children are cutting
teeth. It relieves the little suffer at once; it
produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving
the child from pain and the little cherub
awakes as “bright us a button."
It is very pleasant, to taste. It soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain, re
lieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the
best known remedy for diarrhoea, whether
arising from teething or other causes, 25
cents a bottle.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS,
18. HULL,
Wholesale Grocer,
Flour, Hay, Grain mid Provision Denier,
'I,''RESII MEAL and GRITS In white sacks.
Ji Mill stuffs of nil kinds always on hand.
Georgia raised .SPANISH PEANUTS, also
PEAS; every variety
Special prices car load lot* H.VY anil GRAIN.
Prompt attention given all orders uud satis
faction guaranteed.
OFFICE, 83 BAY.
WAREHOUSE. No I WADI .KY STREET, on
line t’e. I ..dir • 1.
JJ'DDEN * BATES 8. M. H.
SHEET MUSIC, an immense stock, including
all the latest pieces published, at 1, & B
8. M. H.
r PAKING PRICES are those now offered, and
1 notwithstanding the hot weather, it makes
us laugh. L. & B. S. M. H.
OH, what a chance. Pictures being offered at
twenty-five per cent, below our regular
plainly marked prices. L. & B. S. M. H.
IJAPER and Envelopes of ail sizes, styles and
colors; tine correspondence Staliouery a
specialty. L. & B. S. M. H.
\XD don't forget to buy a package of those
Visiting Cards soiling now for onlv 15
cents. L. & B. S. M. H.
NO P by a jugful, we don t sell goods less
than cost, but buying and selling for cash
enables us to handle large quantities of goods
and enables us to oiler bottom prices. ’
L. & B. S. M. H.
DELAY'S are dangerous! Our Picture Sale
only lasts for few days longer: if you
desire to Lake advantage of present prices don’t
delay. . L. & B. 8. M. H.
BUT if you don't think you want to buv Pic
tures, bring in your old ones and have
thorn lieframed or Regilded. YVe can do it for
you cheaper now than later. L. &8.8. M. H.
FTSEFUL ARTICLES can be found in Brass
l 1 Goods, winch are ornamental and cost but
little. YVe carry a large stock.
L. & B. S. M. H.
\r Oil know what will suit you best, “possibly
Ia Pooketbook, Puree, Album. Scrap-Book
Cribhage Board, set of Dominoes, Backgammon
Board, a game of some kind, or we can supply
you with one of those Amateur Photographer's
Outfits, or materials for making Paper Flowers
in fact, with most anything you may want.”
Our store is cool, our arrangements for your
comfort many, and you are always welcome
LVfDDKN & BATES S. M. H.
CLOTHING.
State
or
Weather.
j APPEL & SCTI^TTL,
(CLOTHING, HATS, GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, ETC.
OTSTE PRICE THROTT GKHOTJT.
PLAIN FIGURES.
YOUR INTEREST! OUR INTEREST!
163 CONGRESS STREET.
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
DTTSTHRS,
IEGLIGEE SHIRTS,
Bathing Suits,
House and Lounging Coats,
NEGLIGEE CAPS,
POJAMAS,
And the 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 ono
through our stock.
A. FALK & SON.
HARDWARE.
EDWARD LOVELL 01,
HARDWARE,
Ivor and Turpentine Tools.
Oflice: Cor. State and Whitaker streets.
Warehouse: 1.18 and 140 State street.
DAVIS BKQ.
a irnsTS,
Professional mid Amato.
For thfcs week only we will close out, at half
price, our stock of Plain and Fancy Brass and
other Plaques, to make room for new and fresh
goods.
PLAQUES worth 73c. for 38c.
PLAQUES worth $1 for 50c.
PLAQUES w orth $1 25 for Mo.
PLAQUES worth 81 50 for 73a
PLAQUES worth #2 for Si.
Jn I>nu Panels for decorating, also at half
price.
A general reduction In this department far
this week only.
Davis nnoß..
42 and 4 Bull *~~t
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