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PH4TOMS.
As oft one catches Injphild's pure face,
Borne faint rose in blunt to on** loved and dear,
And feels tt strong to draw more uear,
And ton* b caressing inclose embrace
Tbar ot her which we siwithin its eyes;
Or bear, perchance, in hgiiig, happy voice.
Borne tender note wicli makes the heart
rejoice,
In echoes, lingering th>ugh sweet memories;
So I behold irthe t'air tßkot Youth,
And hear in her bright gHsome laugh and tone,
A phantom gnrlisii face ad voice—my own'
And seeing this res -mblajt- clear, in truth,
It is this foolish fancy u i,-‘ ( ,,, me
Makes loved and dear eat girlish face I see,
-August de Bubna.
WON DERFULAV ALTER.
A Criminal Whose Exploits Have
Eclipsed Jacfchoptid.
A letter from Chicago to tAe Cincinnati
Enquirer says: The otter night a well
known representative of IthoPiukerton Na
tional Detective Agency miked leisurely
into the rotunda of the Paln?r House, and,
after purchasing a select Coeha, tank into
one of the commodious uairs that are
placed so plentifully abou, with the set
purpose of giving himselihp to a few mo
ments’ rumination over to fumes of his
fragrant cigar. He ha< just finished
reading an account, ii the evening
papers, of McGarigle’s enge to Sheriff
Matsoa and the Windy C’it, and was con
templating the whereaboui of that festive
boodler.
While thus engrossed i this intricate
problem, and perfectly olivious to things
mundane, his reverie was suddenly dissi
pated by tlie appearance if a bumptious
Enquirer correspondent, vho immediately
lassoed him with liis quey rope, and un
relentingly clung to him uitil he was fain
to pay a ransom for hii release, in the
way of an excellent accouit of ote of the
most
MIRACULOUS P lUSON ESCAPES
on record. “Some escapes,” sai* he, “have
Isxmi wonderful indeed, but in most cases
they have been exjredited by thoajish use of
money,nndmuuyof the most mstai ious jail
breaks have been exploited thpugli bribery
and the connivance of the gauds. Take,
for instance, Red Leary’s tcapades, and
those of the Coniacker, Pee McCartney.
Their escapes were startling rtd apparently
hazardous, but in nearly eery successful
attempt the potency of goli effected their
purpose, and especially wa this the case
with the latter. Imagine aman locked up
in a secure jail, declaring to lie Prosecuting
Attorney, who was visiting Imat the time,
that ho would call on him firing the night
at his residence! Fancy tb attorney’s sur
prise and amazement who his door was
suddenly opened, and the man stood con
fessed, true to his declartion. This was
one of Pete’s exploits, but it subsequently
leaked out that he had billed one of the
guards, and ins egress washus mode a mat
ter of the sheerest simpliity, although the
incredulous outside worl stood gaping at
eacli other in blank bewilderment regard
ing the prank in the flat of an impossi
bility.”
Hero the detective bepn to flag in his re
cital, but the Enquirerman was not to be
denied, so giving liis la*o an extra pull, he
ventured, in his blandes manner, to elicit
liis opinion of the most remarkable escape
he had ever heard of.
“Well,” resumed the complacent officer,
“I have read of the rthor apocryphal de
vices of Jack Sheparr to gain his liberty,
but the escapes I am Lout to tell you not
only transcend his foitemerity and hazard
ous undertaking, bui are devoid of that
tinge of fiction tha' are associated with
Jack Shepard’s a ventures; moreover,
what gives a mon marvelous savor to
the forthcoming circumstances, is the
fact that both jail Peaks were made from
the
SAME PRISON ATD BY THE SAME MAN.
In Shepard’s (lavskey was all that was re
quired to make a luceessful break, while in
these days there las only been one case suc
cessfully executed in the last ten years by
that means. Tie modern switch bar, as
used for some time in the various peniten
tiaries of this destroysthe utility of
all keys, and thdy are seldom resorted to.
But to my story:
“On Nov. So, 1881, William Walter, alias
William Schnidt, was sentenced from Ed
wardsville, Madison county, 111., for five
years, having been convicted on the charge
of burglary. Quito a number of local
thieves were sottlod about the same time for
terms not exceeding two years, but as Wal
ter was not a local thief (being previously
unknown to the authorities), and as his sen
tence was much in excess of that given to
his fellow convicts, ho regarded it in the light
of a persecution, especially as all the rest
had been tried oa the same charge—
burglary.
“Feeling that his sentence was unreason
ably severe he made a statement to the
Judge to that effect, and deliberately told
liis honor that he would never stay in con
finement for that leigth of time. Of course
his assertion was scouted as the vaporings
of an embittered miud, and little thought
was given to it.
“On the day of bis convict ion and sentence
hi was at once taken to the Southern Illinois
Penitentiary at blester. As ho gave his
trade as that of a mechanic, he was placed
in tho construction department and put to
work on the sower, which was just aliout
finishing at that time. It was while at
work here that he gleaned a thorough
knowledge of the workings of the sewer and
of the various ducts that led to the main
one. The sewer divides the prison build
ings proper from thoquarry, and runs from
the eastern extremity of the grounds into
the Mississippi river, a distance of 1,280
feet. Waiter had contemplated making a bid
for liberty for some time, and as his brain
was actively engaged in fathoming some
practical outlet, the facilities offered by tho
sewer struck him as the bestmeuns he could
then devise.
“On May 19, 1882, six months after his in
carceration, the declaration he hud madelie
forc the J mlge ot tho Madison county court
was fully realized.
“There was no opportunity for him to
make
THE ATTEMPT AT NIGHT,
as the convicts were all securely locked up
at dark in tho cell-house, so lie determined
to make the effort while at work in the
morning. On tho foregoing morning he
was assigned to a placo in the machine
shops for tho puritose of fitting several
pieces of iron into some stone-work. It was
while at work hore that he constructed a
rough-made saw for the purpise of severing
any bars that stood between him and liberty.
As ho had the run of the yard, ho was not
missed until about 11 o’clock a. in., when a
search was instituted for him in the
boiler house, where he was supposed to lie
working.
“It seems that sometime during the early
Part of tho morning ho crept into a duct
lending to the main sewer back of the
Warden’s house, and crawled a distance of
200 yards before liis progress was impeded
by an obstruction in tho form of several
iron bars, placed across tho sower to pre
clude the escape of-any prisoners who had
the rashness to seek freedom by that means.
To gam this point he had to draw himself
on his hands and knees through excrement
and offal of the foulest nature, and tho noi
some odor that was exhaled from this litth
wits almost stifling. However, that did not
retard his course, and he soon fell to work
on the iron Carriers with liis improvised
saw. Tim bars were one and a half inches
thick, but their presumed impregnability
w'us soon surmounted, and after he had
sawed liis way through ho proceeded on a
distance of 1.390 feet until he floated safely
into tlie Mississippi river. Ones* breathing
the frnsh air of tho outside world, and feel
ing the exuberance of his freedom, he struck
out with a vim, and swain to a place named
Koekwood, eight, miles Inflow Chester.
In ids hurry tiroscapo ho had left bis coat
at tho entrance of the duct he first entered,
and when this was found by the guards
it left no possible doubt tliat ho had
crawled through tho sower into tho Missis
•ippi river.
“I went down into the sower, and found to
my utter astonishment that, he had severed
the heav ji li"u bars, hut how he was able t>
uve the tcqgtti of time be must have been j
there inhaling those nauseous gases was
something I could not comprehend. Scour
ing paf ies were then sent out to pick him
up at sone point along the river, but this
Proved Unsuccessful. Postal cards, giving
his doscijition, etc, were then mailed to the
various sheriffs in the adjacent counties,
and theeoat last bore fruitful results.
“On Miy :io, just eleven days after his es
capo, Walter was
RUN lows AT CHARLESTON, MO.,
by Sheriff voeliran. That officer was riding
along cornpacently with a shotgun at his
side when he suddenly ran upon what
he suppostd was a wild man hid
den in a dunp of hushes. He drew a bead
on the stranjer and told him to come out,
and as the Utter did so he displayed the
number “so <u Ins breast, which betrayed
to the offieei that he had run up with an
escaped convet. He brought his man back
into town, folowed by a mob of curious peo
ple, who deriled the prisoner asa wild man,
nis hair being matted together and frowzy,
his face begnned with dirt, his hare feet
bleeding and lis clothes almost torn off his
body. Whenthe Sheriff reached the jail ho
dismounted, aid, as he turned his back to
go up tho jai steps, Walter (for it was
none other thm he) made a gallant effort to
get astride of ihe horse, but before he could
di > so the mob lad closed in on him, shutting
off all avenues t>f escni>e.
He was subsequently sent back to Chester,
and as soon as le arrived I wanted to put
him into the shtedejiartment, as I feared, if
he got to workngain in the oiien air, it was
only a matter fa short time before he
would attempt i second escape. However,
as he had proved himself such uu exceellent
mechanic, the superintendent of the con
struction department insisted that he be
placed to work for him. This brought him
back to the sane work he was engaged at
prior to his firs; escape, but to insure against
any further breaks a heavy ball and chain
was put on hislegs and a guard placed over
him from the time he went to work in the
morning until he was locked up at night.
At this time the prison authorities were
constructing some new ducts to the main
sewer, and as Walter had shown himself to
be invaluable bn masonry work he was set
to work at once placing the key stones to
the arches. .Todo his plumbing lie was fur
nished with a chalkline, from which he stole
very small pieces from day to day and hid
them in his cell.
He was compelled to steal a very small
length at a time to avoid detection, but
from May 30, until July 31, he had accumu
lated enough of these stolen pieces to make
a line 40 feet long. This he accomplished
by tying the numerous pieces in short knots
for the purpose of making it strong enough
to sustain his own weight, and to do this he
must have used up about 90 feet of
chalk line. How he had managed to secure
such a long line without the knowledge
of the guard who stood over him all day
was
A MYSTERY THAT COULD NEVER BE SOLVED.
Contrary to the usual wish of prisoners at
Chester, Walter desired no cell mate, and
this request was granted from the fact that
he was a man over 0 feet high and weighed ISO
pounds, and took up a great dual of room in
one of the small cells allotted to the convicts.
This isolation gave him the means he so
greatly coveted, as he could work on the
bars of his cell without being observed by
his fellow prisoners.
The lunges of his cell door were three
inches thick, and these he had sawed com
pletely through by the time he was ready to
make the final coup.
At 3:40 every morning, atChester, a detail
of convicts are aroused quietly and taken to
the Warden’s house to do the cooking and
janitor work, and the keeper who conducts
these men to this place is the only man who
could an escaping convict at this time
in the morning, as. none of the guards go on
duty until (5 a. m. Walter, fully appreciat
ing that fact, decided that this was the
most opportune hour for him to make his
break.
Accordingly at this time, on the morning
of July 31, as the keeper was taking his con
tingent to the Warden’s house, Walter
(having both hinges of his cell completely
sawed through) jumped against his cell door
with a superhuman effort, and the massive
structure fell with a resounding crash that
reverberated through the prison with a de
tonation as loud as that produced by the
firing of a dozan cannons. The guard who
had the prisoners below in charge conducted
them hastily to tho Warden’s house and
then raised a general alarm. Walter knew
that he had just about flvo minutes to con
summate his egress, so he hurriedly left liis
cell, which is on the third floor, and ascend
ed tho cell block to where the duct that
leads into the ventilator is situated. This
is a brick and stone structure, arched over,
and to gain an entrance he was compelled
to use the heels of his shoes, which he com
pletely destroyed, and were rendered use
less. He was accordingly compelled to pro
ceed on the rest of big journey barefooted.
After he had
GOT INTO THE DUCT
through the hole just made, ho crawled a
distance of 300 feet to the ventilator, which
he ascended to the roof. He then slid down
the sloping roof to the chimney, which was
a distance of 90 feet from the ground.
Hastily tying his fragile string around tlie
chimney, he descended on it hand over
hand until ho reached the end, which
brought him to within 20 feet of the ground,
but, nothing daunted, ho let go and struck
the earth uninjured, scurrying as fast as he
could to the woods near by.
In the mean time I had responded to the
alarm, and, seeing what had taken place, at
once divined that he had made his exit
through the roof. Taking a trusted prisoner
with me, I produced a lantern and ascend
ed the cell block to the duct leading to tho
ventilator. I entered through the hole he
had made, and finally got to the roof, but,
seeing no one there, I slid down to the
chimney, followed by the trusted convict,
when wo were not long in discovering the
true mode of his escape.
How a man of his immense avoirdupois
could have gone down on a string ns thin ns
the one he used was something remarkable
to contemplate. The convict who accom
panied me laughed at my incredulity, and
boasted that he could descend on it. Not
being able to stand the banter I proniisod to
secure his pardon if he did so. Grabbing
the string hastily, he gave it a strong pull,
but shook liis head dubiously, and frankly
acknowledged that he would not attempt to
descend on it for all the pardons in the
world. Where on earth Walter lmd pro
cured his saw was something that baffled all
our most rigid investigations, and at last wo
gave it up as an inscrutable task.
After we had discovered his means of
exit,guards were hastily detailed to scour the
woods. One of them caught up with thoflying
fugitive about7o’clock in the morning, in a
cornfield, and leveling his gun at the ap
parently terrified convict, commanded him
to come on the outside of the fence. Having
token such desperate chances at liberty,
Walter determined to
SELL HIS LIFE DEARLY,
and on the impulse of the moment attempt
ed the sympathy dodge, which proved suc
cessful to tlie soft-hearted and unsuspecting
guard. The fugitive, assuming a piteous
expression of countenance, told tho guard
that be coaid go no farther, as his feet were
bleeding nnd maimed. To prove this asser
tion he raised one of tho ensanguined mem
bers over the fence, and whenthe chari
table guard had dronjiod his gun and was ap
proaching the subtle convict to give it a
closer inspection. Walker, wheeled alx nit
suddenly nnd disappeared in the tall corn
stalks, with two or three bullets from
the guard’s gun whizzing past his oars.
From ttiat time on he was not heard of for
years.
I'reeently received n letter from Capt.
Boland, of tho Chester penitentiary, in
which he stated that Walter had been ar
rested in California for burglary and sen
tenced for a term of years in the State,
prison at Folsom, and that since his incar
ceration there he has made several dos|x*rate,
but unsueccssful, attempts to escape, tho
last, time almost killing the keeper of the
cell house in his frantic bid for liberty.
Taking an interest, in tho matter, I wrote to
the authorities at Fohom in regard to the
man. and received a letter from them the
other tiay.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1887.
In tho letter they stated that Schmidt (the
name ho is known by there), had made six
unsuccessful attempts to gain his liberty,
the last scheme for liberation being the
most ingenious ever attempted in their
prison. He had been placed in the solitary
cell for previous attempts at escape, and it
was thought that this punishment would
forever convince him that the prison offi
cials were not to be trilled with. On Sun
day it is the custom of the members of the
board to visit the prison, hospitals and all
convicts in solitary confinement. When the
directors got to Schmidt's cell they noticed
smoke emanating from it. and, peering in,
saw the stalwart convict almost naked, with
his arms clasped behind. His skin was
bleached from lone confinement in the dark
cell, but his rugged frame was perfect. The
smoke was mane by burning pnjier in a pan
to give the guard the idea that he was
smoking, and the dust whicu was afterward
discovered came from cement dug out from
between ftie stone blocks in small quantities.
He had cut out large blocks of granite which
lav indiscriminately aliout the floor, having
hid nearly all tlie dust beneath the blankets
of ilia bed. He was begrimed with dirt and
bathed in sweat when discovered, and looked
like a giant. Ho had taken a piece of wire
from the bale of his bucket and sharpened it
on tho wail.
WITH THIS LITTLE IMPLEMENT
he had cut out the cement and removed nil
the courses of blocks until only one more
impeded his progress, and he had succeeded
in removing nearly all of that. When tlie
guards searched his cell they found two
pieces of wire sharpened as keen ns a razor
and formed in the shape of a dagger. With
this he had intended to creep along the cor
ridor, sneak up behind the captain of the
guard, stab him suddenly, and then take his
pistols and fight for liberty. He intended
to commit murder, and if captured it would
necessitate his being taken to Sacramento for
trial, and from tho jail at that place ho
could effect a comparatively easy escape.
When Schmidt was discovered at this work
he was token to amJther cell and doubly
manacled, and a watch put over him. F’or
two years he was busily engaged at burglary
in San Francisco and Sacramento, and for
a long time the police could not overtake
him. His modus operandi consisted simply
of a ladder, which he generally stole from a
convenient place in the neighborhood
mapped out for his burglaries, arid with this
he would march boldly along the street to
the point of his operation, where ho would
put it against a window and ascend to the
second story.
Such is the history of a man whose escape
from Chester prison I consider eclipses any,
thing I over heard of in criminal annals.
AVhile at Chester he was a peculiar prisoner.
We could never learn anything about him
from the time he entered until he escaped.
He was always ail enigma. His extraor
dinary reticence —disinclination to curry
favor with any one—and his unqualified
aversion to his fellow convicts were some of
his peculiar idiosyncrasies. He was non
communicative at all times, and every ruse
essayed to draw him into a talkative mood
signally faffed. We could never ascertain
his nationality, but he claimed to be a na
tive of Riga, Russia. He spoke English rather
brokenly. I afterward heard that he had
relatives living in Cincinnati by the name
of Brownstein or Berenstein, engaged in tho
clothing business there.
A Gem Bonanza.
From the Orlando (Fla.) Reporter.
Mr. 8. A. Robinson returned a few days
ago from a two months’ sojourn in the Adi
rondack region of New York. It was
known to many of our citizens that Mr.
Robinson was spending some time there, but
as that is a well known resort for pleasure
seekers, and busy men who seek recreation,
no one thought for a moment that our
townsman was doing more than taking a
rest. Ho was in the Adirodacks last sea
son. But it seems there was method in his
pleasure seeking, both then and now.
Mr. Robinson, who is quite a geologist,
last season discovered in a remote region of
the Adirondacks, something which lie be
lieved to be valuable. He obtained speci
mens which were carefully analyzed and
proven to be brown tourmaline. His next
step was to associate himself with one of the
best geologists in the North, and together
they secured the ground upon which the
find was located. Then they waited for tho
opening of the present season, when Mr.
Robinson went North, procured the neces
sary outfit and the necessary assistance,
and proceeded to develop his find. Ho
quietly, but assiduously labored for two
months, blasting out and removing hun
dreds of tons of nx'k, and obtaining many
specimens of the stone.
Tourmaline is found, thus far, in but two
portions of the world. It varies in color,
sometimes being rod, sometimes green, and
black, and rarer, still, brown. It is valued
by jewelers as a gem stone, for the reason
that it possesses two rare qualities. It has
the power of polarizing light, and for this
reason cannot be imitated. And when
heated it develops polar electricity.
Of the specimens token out of the vein by
Mr. Robinson, ho lias had several cut, and,
while not as brilliant as a diamond or an
ametlij’st, they possess a subdued richness,
winch should make them great favorites
with those who prefer solid value to gaudy
display.
These specimens will be the first of the
brown tourmaline offered to jewelers, and
for this reason the discovery of Mr. Robin
son is one of peculiar scientific interest.
Their value as gem stones is to bo tested by
experts and their report will be looked for
with much interest. Mr. Robinson believes
the discovery will prove a fortune, and
those’who know him will certainly rejoice
with him if those hoprs are realized.
Whether valuable or not, a prettier stone
would be hard to find.
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Board and Tuition i**r year, S3OO.
Studies will be resumed September 7,1887.
For further particulars apply to
Rev. THOMAS J. CAMPBELL, 8. J.,
President.
WESLEYAN
FEMALE COLLEGE,
Macon, Ga.
THE FIFTIETH ANNUAL SESSION BEGINS
OCT. 5, 1887.
Location beautiful. Lift* home-like. Educn
tion thorough. Health, Manners aud Morals
carefully guarded.
The best instruction in Literature, Music, Sci
ence and Art. Twenty experienced officers and
teachers. Low rates. Apply for Catalogue to
W. C. BASS, President,
orO, W smith. Secretary
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL,
Petersburgi
r |MIK 23d Annual Session of this School for
1 Boys begins the first Monday in October.
Thorough preparations for University of Vir
ginia, leading Engineering School and United
States Military and Naval Academies, highly
recommended by Faculty of University of Vir
ginia: full staff of instructors; situation health
fill. Early application advised, as number of
boarders is strictly limited. For catalogue ad
dress W. GORDON McCABE, Head Master.
Lucy Cobb Institute,
ATHENS, GEOHGIA.
'TMIE Exercises of this School will he resumed
L SEPT. 7, 1887.
M. RUTHERFORD Principal.
Rome Female College.
(Under the control of the Synod of Georgia.)
Rome, Ga.
Rev. J. M. M. CALDWELL, President.
r |MIIRTY-FIRBT year begins Monday, Sept. 5,
L 1887. For circulars and information address
8. C. CALDWELL,
Rome. Ua.
|AIB |h|f% A S#*inary for Young Ladle*. Are*
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VI 11 mm Splendid t..ithr%. l\rou*'l t.jr
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 11 *"n ol literal minds in all (Ihur h*:. ,
Ample room for eicri isc.with city advantagui. Amni-vrcU- '■
rUn S' hool.wlrtl best .lids to religion The ton** and value ol
the School shown ty its sut < rst 1 .ectures on many sublec tj.
French simkra at tables. The dining Kflf m Ms v*h
rontn i r . the nmst elegant in the build fw. Kg 6 K
ing. I <’r i aUP'/ue address at nr.e, WW
Ur W li. WAKD, Nashville, Tern.
VIRGINIA FEMALE INSTITUTE,
STAUNTON, VA.
Mrr. Gen. J. E. B. STUART, Principal.
'T'HE FALL SESSION opens Sept. ISth, 18H7.
I willi efficient teachers In every department
and superior advantages. Terms reasonable.
Send for cat logue ami apply early.
GORDON INSTITUTE.
THE BF.BT HCTIOOI, IN THE STATE.
TNSTRUCTION Is the most thorough. It* pu
-1 ptlsarethe best prepared for nusiness or
college. Take the honors at the universities.
FREE TUITION. Send for (a I alosue to CHAH.
E. LAMBDIN, President, liarnesviiie, Ga.
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ILITARY ACADEMY,
Near ATLANTA, Oa. < 'has. M. Neel, Hupt.
PAN TO PS ACADEMY,
nkah CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
For Boy ami'Young Men. Send for Catalogue.
Jt)HN R SAMPSON, A. M., Principal.
Rev. EDO a R WOODS, Ph. D.. AflßOciata.
NOTRE IMM OF MAHVU.M).
pIOLLBGIATK INSTITUTE for Young Yndl*s
V and Preparatory School for IJttle (iirln,
KtutJu P. 0., three mil*# from Baltimore, Md.
Conducted by tho Slaters Of Notre Dame. Send
for catalogue.
SOUTHERN HOME "sCHOOLIoOm
015 and 917 N. (jharlMStrwt, Raltiinorc.
Mrh. W. M. C’Aity, i EstubliHhed 184 J. French the
MikhCarv S language of the Scbool.
4 SHEVILLE MILITARY ACADEMY. North
J\ Carolina. S. F. VENAHLF. Principal; W.
PINCKNEY M ASON, Commander of Uauetxaml
Anaoeiate Principal, for information and Cata
logue address either Principal or AHaoclatu Prin
cipal.
PKUPOMALH WANTED.
Proposals for Paving.
City ok Savannah, Ga., )
Omci ok toe City Si kvkyor, >
July iiW.h, 18M7. )
PROPOSALS will be received until WEDNES
DAY, AiigiiMt 24th , at 8 o’clock p. m.,
directed to Mr. K. E. Kebarer. Clerk of Council
of the city of Savannah, (la., for the paving of
that portion of CongnNM tr*t hi nuid city lying
between the east property line of West Brouu
hi reel and the west property line of Drayton
htre<;t; alno, that portion of Bull street in wiki
city lying between the south line of Congress
and the north line of* State street, being
a total area of about eight thousand square
y arris.
The nropoKalu may be for granite, grawack*
nr AJipnalt blocks or for sheet uephalt, the spoci-
Ilcations of which will te the siune as given by
the Engineer Departmeut of the District of Co
luinhiu ill their report for JHHd. .
Any person desiring to hid upon the above
work, but use different specifications from those
enumerated above, may do ho provided that a
copy of the specifications upon which they bid
is enclosed with their hid.
All bids for grnwacke, granite or asphalt
blocks must Ih* aeeotnpauieii by a specimen of
the blocks ini ended to lie used.
Separate bids will also lie received for the fur
nishing and laying of about thirty-five hundred
running feet of curbstone, of either blue stone
or granite of th** following dimension*: four
inches broad, sixteen inches deep, and in lengths
of not less than five feet. The curbing to bo
dressed on the ton ten inches from the top on
the front face ana four inches from the top on
the rear fuee; to bo perfectly straight and
tsiuurc on the ends.
The right to reject any or all bids is reserved.
For further information address
J. MfSRUYN KOFB, Jr.. 0. R..
Acting City liurvwvor.
DRY GOODS, ETC. _
Exceptional Reductions
IN
Summer Goods
AT
(Mian & tar’s,
SUCCESSORS TO
B. F. McKenna & Cos.,
137 BROUGHTON STREET.
FIGURED BATISTE CLOTHS.
\I7E will close out the remainder of our stock
M of theae fine goods, formerly sold at 18c.
a yard, now reduced to 12Bje.
25 pieces Figured Lawns. 33 inches wide, regu
lar price 12L*c. a yard; now
73 pieces FigureJ choice styles, at
60 pieces Wide Width Lawns, regular price
10c*. a yard; now O^c.
One lot Crinkled Seersuckers, regular price
15c. and 17c. a yard; now 12*4c.
One lot of Dress Ginghams, choice styles,
regular price 12V£c. a yard; now lUe.
30 Imported Marseilles Quilts, slightly soiled,
formerly wold at $3. Wo will close the lot out
at $1 85 each.
Hosiery and Underwear.
100 dozen Unbleached Black and Colored Hose,
regular price 121*e.; now 9c. a jwiir.
A mixed lot <f Misses' Fine English Hose.
Ribbed, Plain and Silk-Clocked, regular price of
these goods from 2.V. to 50c. Wo will close the
lot out at. 17c. a pair.
50 dozen I .adieu' Gauze Undervests, regular
prices 25c. ami 85c.; now 10c. each.
35 dozen ladles’ extra tine quality Gauze Un
dervest.s, regular prices 50c., 65c., 73c. aud 85c.’
We will offer the lot ut the extraordinary low 1
price of 47c. each.
Onr $1 Inlaundried Shirts Reduced to 90c.;
75 dn7,on Gentlemen'* Unlaundrled Shirts, re
inforeed hack ami bosoms, the best $1 Shirt
manufactured. In order to reduce cur
stock wo will offer them at DOc. each.
r noil AN & POOXFX
GROCERIES.
APPLES
Northern Apples, Cabbage, Potatoes,
Red and Yellow Onions, Lemons, Lemons,
Eastern Hay, Western Hay,
Corn, Oats, Bran, Eyes, Feed Meal,
Field Seed, Feed and Table Peas.
Get our carload prices on GRAIN and HAY.
169 BAY ST,
W.D. SIMKINS&CO.
CONTRACTORS.
P. J. FALLON,
BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR,
IS DRAYTON STREET, SAVANNAH.
IJ'STI MATES promptly flgMabed for building
J of nny clam.
OFFICIAL.
ORDINANCE.
anordinancb— Toamend the I’ollco rules and
regulations nnd to relieve Private E. F. Davis
from tbe operation of the rule amended.
Section 1, Be it ordained by the Mayor and Al
dermen of the city of Suvannah.in Council assem
bled, that Rule n3 of t|je police rules and regu
lations adopted on the the 17th lUiy of March,
IMHO. be so amended as to read as follows:
Policemen Wounded or disabled whilst in the
performance of duty, or made ill by unusual ex
posure nr service, will receive t heir pay for the
jioriod thus lost. In nnhnutT cases of sicknesß
It shall be discretionary with the Chief of P<M
lice, whether or not to recommend ttay for thej
time thus lost, and bis recommendation for such 1
payment shall secure the same if the recom
mendation is concurred In bv the Police Corn- 1
mlttee. but not otherwise ’Time lost in every,
caste shall Is- so stated on the i>ay roll.
OB'. !i, Be it further orilalned that tbe sum of.
twelve dollars and ninety-six cents, deducted!
from the pay of Policeman E. F. Davis, shall be
refunded to nlm.
8m:. 8, Tliat nil ordinances, niles and regula-J
lions in conflict with this ordinance are hereby'
repealed.
Ordinance passed in Council August 10th. 1887.
ItCHTS E. LESTER. Mayor.
Attest: Frank E. Kk.hahkh, Clerk of Council.'
QIiARANTIXI NOTICE.
Ofticr llkai.th urrtcxa, I.
Bavannau. <*A., May 1, 1887. f
From and after MAY Ist. 1887. the city orjir
nance which specifies the Quarantine require*!
menta to Ist olssTved at the |>ort of Havunnuh,.
Cleortfiu, for period of time (annually) from Maw 1
Ist to November Ist, will be most rigidly on.
forced.
Merchants and all other parties Interested
will Ist supplied with printed copies of the Quar
ant me ordinance upon application to ofHoa at
Health Officer.
From and after this date and until further no
tice all steamhlis and vessels from South
America, Central America, Mexico, West
Sicily, ports of Italy south of 40 degs. North/
hint ude. and coast of Africa beween
10 clegs. North and 14 degs. South latitude,
direct, or via American (tort will be sub
jected to close Quarantine and be required
to report at the Quarantine Station mid be
treated ns being from infected or suspected
ports or localities. CJaptains of these vessels
Will have to remain at Quarantine Station until
their vessels are relieved.
All steamers and vessels front foreign porta
not Included above direct or via American
ports, whether seeking, chartered or otherwise,
will tie required to remain in quarantine until
bourded and passed by the Quarantine Officer.
Neither the COntaine nor any one on board of
*u< It retst-lt will be alUnvtd to come to die city
until the remtehi are impeded and patted by the
Quarantine Officer.
As ports or localities not herein enumerated
are reported unhealthy to the Sanitary Authori
ties, Quarantine restrictions against same will
be enforced without further publication.
The quarantine regulation requiring the flying
of the quarantine flay on rettebi subjected to
detention or inspection will be. rigidly enforced.'
J. T. -McFAKLAND. M. p.. Health Officer.
QUARANTINE NOTICE.
Orvick Hkalth Omctt. I ,
Savannah. April sth, 1887. f J
Notice is hereby given tbat tbe Qua ran tin!
Officer is instructed pot to deliver letters to veej
sets which are not subjected to quarantine dej
• tent ion. unless tbe namo of consignee and state/
liient. that the vessel is ordered to some otbet
port appears upon the face of the envelope
This order Ls made necessary in consequenoe of
the enormous bulk of drumming letters sent 14
the station for vessels which ore to arrive.
j. t. McFarland, m and..
Health Officer.
QUA It A NTINE NOTICE. *
Orrtct Health Omm,
Savannah. March asth. 1887. t
Pilots of the port of Savannah are informed
that the Hairdo Quarantine Station will be opeiy
ed on APRIL Ist, IRS 7.
bjiecial attention of the PUota In directed U
sections Nos. ikl and 14th, Quarantine ReguUi
lions.
Most rigid enforcement of quarantine regula
lions will be maintained by tbe Health author;
tio j. t. McFarland, m and., .
Huakh UflhMtSb
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