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8 FOKEST CITY'S HEALTH. BUT LITTLE SICKNESS HERE AMONG THE NATIVES. The Druggists Look to Tourists for Their Profit The Summer Business Will Not Pay tho Rent- A Compari son of Months and What it Shows. Them is a class of people who wear a mel ancholy look during the summer months, though they are never hilarious atony time; but now they arc walking about with a de jected air that plainly tells they are not happy. They are the druggists, and they are feeling very sick just now, simply be cause no one else feels that way. If a man wants to know what it is to have a princely reception, let him walk into a drug store and ask to have a prescription filled. Ho will be stared at just as hard as would a real live prince and then he will be waited on like a Jay Gould. That gives an idea why the druggists have such a sad expression just now. Prescriptions are scarce, and when one does come in it is joyfully" receiv ed. The prescription case has almost been relegated to class B, while the soda water fountain has gone up to the head of class A. A DRUGOIST AND A DOCTOR. A physician walked into a drug store yes terday to purchase some small articles, and while the clerk was getting them be and the proprietor fell into a chat. Presently the druggist asked! “How’s business with you, doctor!” “Poor, poor, very poor!” was the reply. “So it is witfi me. 1 declare, peo ple are so exceedingly healthy now adays that there’s no money in the business!” remarked the druggist as a shade of sadness overspread nis coun tenance. It's about true, too. At least the members of the cruft all say so. They say that thp summer business will not pay the rent, and it would lie cheaper to close up the store and go North for the sum mer, than to stay here and try to make a living off of rich people. There are several reasons for it, and one is that Savannah is a healthy city all the year round, and ev'en when all its people are at home there is not a heavy busi ness to lie done. Another reason is that so many leave the city, and if they are sick some other druggist gets the benefit of it. Still another is that there are no tourists hen- during the summer. WHERE THE PROFIT COMES FROM. The sick people who come south for their health during the winter are a profitable source of revenue to the druggist, and they are missed when blushing spring drives these migratory birds to colder climes. The residents of this city just about pay the ex penses of the drug stores, so the druggists say, and the travelers deposit a few stray dimes that go to make up the profits. That is a very healthy showing for the city, though it is somewhat hard on the drug gists. Still, taking it all the year round, they manage to moke a living, at least. THE MONTHLY COMPARISON. A comparison of the number of prescrip tions put up in the different months 1 tears out the statement of the druggists and shows that the amount of sickness in the city is small all the year around, but very niueh smaller in the months when there are no travelers here. The number of prescriptions begins to swell about October. In November it increases, and in December it is still larger. Through January and February it continuei at the top notch, and in March it begins to decrease. From May to October there is but little doing in the prescription line and it is then that the druggist and doctor begin to counsel each other and to talk together over their common trouble. THF. WEATHER DRUGGISTS LIKE. One noticeable thing about the character of the prescriptions is that during the “tour ists’ months” pro]Mirations for relieving throat and lung troubles form a very large part of the business, thus again showing that it is to the traveler, not the native, that the druggist must look for his ducats, for thev are people from the North who want the throat and lung treatment, and it is because of these trouble* that they have come to Savannah, to enjoy the benefit of a mild wiiiir, a healthful atmosphere and a delightfin city. Ask a druggist what kind of weather he prefers ami he will say that he thinks the cold weather is far preferable; it is more invigorating, and one can move around more briskly without experiencing tlie discomforts of the summer But hock of that, there is another rea.-ou. There is a still small voice that cries “business" in his ear, and that has something to do with bis choice of seasous, and not a little. A COSTLY MEAL. A Five Cent Dinner Leads to a Free and-Easy Scrimmage. A negro woman named Emma Cummings lathe proud proprietress of a “hash” res taurant in Charlton street lane. Joseph Jackson, also of a darkish cast of counte nance, has lots of pride and but little money. He felt the pangs of hunger gnaw ing at his vituls yesterday afternoon, and went into Emma’s restaurant to have a feast. He invested of his available capital to the extent of sc. ami called for fish, hash, and other luxuries with a loud and lordly air Emma’s sensitive spirit was distilrhoi and she informed the fsnnpous Joseph that he waR only a "common niggati anyway,” and that she didn't “pcrmist” any low fellows in her establish meat. The record* are dumb as to Joseph's resjxmse, but it is fair to presume his spirited answer aroused Emma's pugnacity, as the next phase of the situation revealed the irate proprietress playing a tattoo on Joseph's skull with a big iron poker. He responded by using his fists freely, and a general rough and tumble free fight was in dulged in. The uproar brought out a bjg ring of spectators, and also a blue-coat, ■who collared the ungallant Joseph ami placed him in limbo. GAMBLERS RAIDED. Four Negroes Captured and the Gang Dispersed. Officers Spann and Novie of the city po lice made a raid upon a party of negro gamblers yesterday on Broughton street lane, between Barnard and Whitaker streets, and secured four of them. The gang con sisted of seven or eight negroes, and all were busily engaged in an interesting game of “skin” when the officers hove in sight. There was an instantaneous break-up or the coxy iiarty and the flying heels could hardly be seen for the dust. The officers made a leap after the fleeting gam biers anil caught four, a very good haul con sidering. They begged for mercy and asked to be released, hut despite their resistance they were landed safely liehind tho bars. It is said there is a com bination regularly urranged among the “profeesionai” negro sports to systematically fleece the country negroes who flock to the city. They have "ste*rers” who "run in” the unsophisticated country fellows, and under the guise of showing them the sights, greedily fall to and fleece them. It is said that about a doasa “pro fessionals” reap a big harvest fleecing their country cousins in this way'. A Row In a Bagnio. Samuel J. Nathans, a Hay street clerk, got into a quarrel with a woman in a house on Price street last night, nnd threatened to kill her. She screamed for help, and made eucli u noise that she drew all the loungers in the neighborhood around the house. A policeman went with them, and entered the house He was going to arrest Nathans, but the latter jumped out of an open window, ami mode good bis escape. THROUGH THE CITY. Items Gathered Here and There by the News Reporters. DeKalb Lodgo No. 9, I. O. O. F., meets this evening. Georgia Tent, No. 151, I. O. R., will hold an important meeting this evening. Forest City Lodge, No. 1, K. of P., will hold a special convention this evening. The news agent at Yemassoe dropped dead yesterday afternoon as the train for Savannah arrived at that point. The pas sengers brought tho news, but they did not know the man’s name. Nine arrests were reported by the police | barracks up to 1 o’clock this morning, and 1 all were for disorderly conduct. There will i be some twenty-five cases before his Honor, I the Mayor, this morning, but none of great 1 importance. PLENTY OF WATER. The New Pump to Be Working To- Day—7,500,000 Gallons of Water Daily. To-day the water troubles will be at an end, and bathers, water drinkers and tho fire department will have all the water they want. The pieces that were needed for the new pump ends arrived yesterday morning, and Superintendent Miller started to work at once completing the task of increasing the pump’s capacity. It is doubtful if tlie work will be finished before this morning, but by that time it certainly will lie, and when the big pistoiiß do begin to work they will send water through tho mains at the rate of 7,5(10,000 gallons per twenty four hours. Tills seems like a good deal, and it is. There are said to be übout 20,000 people in the city who use water from the water works, and upon that basis tlie new pump will furnish 375 gallons per day, or 15% gallon per hour to each of them. This will give a more than ample quantity to everyone, nnd will prevent all further trouble arising from an insufficient supply. Another advantage will tie that the pressure will be so much increased that the water will rise much higher thau before, and even in the highest buildings there will be a constant flow. The work of increasing the capacity of the pump has been no small job, and had it not been that Mr. Miller worked his force night and day it would not have been per formed so quickly. It was necessary to re move tlie old |iump from its position and take out tho masonry that formed the foun dation on which it stood. Then a new foundation had to be built and the new pump put together. It is ail very easy to talk about, but when it conies to doing the work it is more difficult. Ttio moving, tak ing apart and putting together iimehinory that weighs tons is not a work to be per formed in a day, and only energetic efforts have enabled Mr. Miller to do it in the time in which it has been done THE COOL WAVE’S ARRIVAL. Sudden But Agreeable Changes in the Weather. Yesterday was cool and comfortable, and all the Savannabians enjoyed it to the ut most. The breeze which prevailed nearly all day was very cool, and the relief experi enced by the collapse of the hot spell was certainly great. The maximum tom perature here yesterday was 77” and the average 72”. which was T below the normal. This city was the coolest of any place in this cotton district. Thomasville re ported a maximum temperature of 93” mid a minimum of OB’, a difference of 28” in twenty-four hours. Josup rojmrtod 92’, and several other places equally high tempera tores. Last night the warmest section of the country was Texas, the ther mometer there ranging in tho eighties. The lowest was Cheyenne, which reported 54”. Pennsylvania and Maryland were the coolest States. Last night a low barometric area was reported over Dakota, with a high temperature. This indicates a warm wave for the North ern States. This section will probably en joy its minimum temperature this morning, and the period this cool wave will remain here will depend on the rapidity with which the Dakota low area moves eastward. It will probably be cool for from thirty-six to forty-eight hours, and then warm ivouther will sot in again. Very slight rains were reported yesterday from any of the district*. About .07 inches fell in Savannah, and an average of .01 is reported from the district. The indications for tiiis section to-day are: Fair weather, preceded on the coast by local rains; variable winds; stationary tem perature, except in northern portions slightly warmer. The Fire Insurance Association of England. In to-day’s issue will be found the report of the Fire Insurance Association of Eng land (of which Maj. Henry T. Botts is man ager of its Southern Department.) to the Govornor of the State. This company does a large and constantly increasing line of business, and is a favorite among in surers. It is one of the few foreign com panies having a distinct Southern Depart inent, imd the only one enjoying t hat honor in Georgia. Its semi-annual statement will be read with interest by those who have placed risks in the company. Local Personal. Oapt. W. IV. Gordon was at his home yesterday and returned to Atlanta to attend to his legislative duties last night. Dr. Samuel A. White left lost night for Old Point Comfort to attend the meeting of the Southern Dental Association. Among the arrivuls at the Pulaski House yesterday were Win. Ellessin, Richmond; Dr. \V. W Van Ness, New York; A. E. King, Jas. T. Prince, Columbia; C. V. Grant, R. W. Long, Philadelphia; C. E. Murter, New York; J. 8. Hutchison, Bos ton; Jas. R. Richards, Baltimore; C. J. Jatho, Charleston; S. C. Boylston, Palatka; O. P. W. Williams, Charleston; Marshall Morris, Louisville, Ky.; C. W. Stewart. New York; J. C. Carpenter, B. W. Crump, S. T. Ayres, Richmond, Va. ■ Allen Hay ward, Charlotte, N. C.; I. R. Motte, Charles ton. At the Screven House were IV. A. Fergu son, Ilawkinsville; J. J. Simmons, R. F. Lyon, Macon; R. E. Vigal, George F. .Moul ton, H. T. Sinclaire, Frederick IV. Cohen, C. H. Hannah, New York; Andrew J. Gra ham, Augusta; George M. Brinson, Still more. At the Harnett House were J. E. Burgess, Atlunta; Otto IV. Hoillmann, Gainesville, Fla.; F. W. Simpson, Rock Ledge, Fla.; K. J. Chenev, Evansville, Ind.; B. f>. Seunide sen and wife, G. C. Carter, T. G. Evans, Charleston; M. L. Meredith, J B. Scott, Like Butler, Fla.; Ed Hartnett, Charleston; C. E. Pierson, Atlanta; 11. T. Hartman and wife, Crystal River, Fla.; D. J. Creedon, Jacksonville; T. A. Leonard and wife, Greenville, Mich.; B. F. Whitehurst, Tar boro, N. C. At the Marshall House were C. R. Ashley, IV. I). Peeples, Valdosta; IV. T. Brieley, Baltimore; P. R. Yonge, Atlanta, IV. P. McKeon anil wife, Augusta; H, P. Green wood, Macon; S. G. Solomons, Hamilton, 8. C,; J. C. Turner. Chariest in; N. E H. Dopher, Beaufort; R. IV. Doane, Beford, S. C.; R. S. Clash, Ocala, Fla.; C. J. Gains ville, Minnesota; C. J. Owen, Gainesville; J. T. Theus. steamer Ethel; S. K. Hardee, Valdosta; V. L. Starr, New York; Henry T. Mathews, Milieu; 8. B. Bruce, New ' York; J. FI. Wesley, Charleston; H. Strick land, Valdosta; B. J Simmons, Dupont; J. M. Denton, Denton; I). W. Johnson, Gra ham ; A. Legdel, Fernandina. Reduced Prices on|Whtte Shirts. In moving we find that we have an over stock of White Shirts, sizes from to 18, therefore have reduced them In pric i to clear out. A good opportunity for ltrge men at the Famous, removed to the north east corner of Congress and IViuUker streets. THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, AUGUST 29, 1887. 8,000 AT A BALA. PARK. Enthueiaatic Pelicans Watch Two Closely Contested Games. New Orleans, Aug. 28. —Eight thousand people saw the two games at Sportsiqan's Park to-day, and in the afternoon even ladies were compelled to stand. Both games were magnificent contests, each side mak ing a total of three errors. In the morning Aydelotte and Smith were hit about even, but good luck and timely hitting helped New Orleans to win. Charleston narrowly escaped a shut out, Glenn scoring in the seventh by a small margin on two hits and good running. W edner had the tiest of the pitching in the evening, Hungler not proving the terror of the day before. Charleston hail a still narrower escape from a shut-out, Carl hitting a home run. In the eighth Powell, of New Orleans, was hurt be fore the game, but played, and his general work was a feature. Cartwright and Powell played a great first base, Geiss a magnificent second, and Campau did wonderful work. Berkery, the new umpire, suited Charleston very well, as he gave the visitors the benefit of everything. Both teams loft to-night for Charleston. Games Elsewhere. At St. Louis— St. Louis 0 1 0 0 5 1 1 0 I—9 Metropolitan 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 I—2 Base hits—St. Louis 16, Metropolitan 10. Er rors—St. Louis 3. Metropolitan 8. At Louisville— Louisville 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 I—ll Brooklyn 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 I—9 Base hits—Louisville 20, Brooklyn 13. Errors— Louisville 4. Brooklyn 0. At Cincinnati*— Cincinnati 000 10000 o—l Baltimore 1 o 1 1 2 0 0 0 x—s Base hits—Cincinnati 8, Baltimore 9. Er rors—Cincinnati 4, Baltimore 8. The Base Ball Summary. Including t’le games played Friday, De troit has won 56 games, lost 35, with a per centage of .615. Chicago has won 52, lost 26, with .591; Philadelphia has won 52, lost 41, with .559; New York has won 51, lost 41, with ..554; Boston has won 48, lost 40, with .540; Pittsburg has won 37, lost 51, with .420; Washington has won 35, lost 52, with .402, and Indfanatiolis has won 28, lost 63, with .308. Thursday’s league losers won Friday, as Chicago, Detroit and Indianapolis turned the tables on New York, Philadelphia and Washington respectively. Boston and Pittsburg didn’t play. The Association record is as follows: Counting the games played Friday, St. Louis has won 74 games, lost 26, with a per centage of .740; Louisville has won 57, lost 44, with .564; Cincinnati has won 58, lost 46, with .557; Balimore has won 53, lost 45, with .540; Brooklyn has won 49, lost 51, with .490; Athletic has won 49, lost 51, with .490; the “Mets” have won 34, lost 64, with .346, and Cleveland has won 27, lost 74, with .268. The “Mots’’were defeated by fit. Louis Friday, and Brooklyn was “Chicagoed’’ by Louisville. At Cleveland, Friday, the Athletics were triumphant, and so was Baltimore at Cin cinnati. GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS. Matters of Money and Management About Various Lines. The report of the locomotive department of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad shows that the cost of running the loco motives of the company averaged 17.49 cents per mile, and that the averago rim to a ton of coal was 28bj miles. A strong movement is being made throughout Canada to diminish Sunday rail way work. An association formed for the purpose is securing thousands of signatures to petitions which will bo presented to Par liament urging action in tills resfiect. Report says the Alabama Midland is to build a line from Montgomery, Ala., south ward to a connection with one of the larger Florida railroad systems. It is proposed to concentrate over oue line running north from tho vicinity of Jacksonville or St. Au gustine all the freight and passenger busi ness of the various Florida railroads. For some time pist everything has been quiet about the Macon aud Athens railroad. During the wet spell work was suspended hut it has lieen resumed again. Tho road is tie hind five payments, but the contractors were promised to be paid up in full last Tuesday, when work will lie pushed right ahead. A route is being surveyed by High Shoals to Athens, and it is said to be prob able that the roe. 1 will go by that place rather than com this way. “If the road is completed anv further than Madison we will bo shrpnsed,’’ says the Watkinsville limes. Augusta Chronicle: An important meet ing of the rate committee and also of the otecutive committee of the Southern Railway and Htoauisbin Association will Vie held next, week. There are a num ber of important matters that will be brought before the meeting. The interstate commerce bill lias caused a numlier of com plications which will lie considered and de cided upon. The meeting will be well at tended, a large number having lieen kept away from the last sitting of the board in consequence of tho high waters and heavy rains. It is thought that the rate on do mestics will lie definitely settled, aud that they will lie loft in tho 6th class. The stockholders of the Atlantic, Green ville and Western railroad met at Ninety six, S. C., Thursday. After ratifying the nrtioles of consolidation of the Carolina, Knoxville and Western Railroad Com pany with the Atlantic, Greenville ami Western Railway Company, under the name of tho Carolina, Knoxville nnrl West - ern Rnilwav Company, the following direc tors wore elected: Lieut. Gov. IV. S. Maul din nnd J. IV. McCullough, of Greenville; J. B. Humbert, of Laurens; F". A. Conner and G. L. Jackson, of Abbeville, anil H. N. Sloan, of Edgefield. The report of the com mittees which visited Knoxville in the in terest of tlie road was very encouraging. The road will be built. For several months it has been undecided as to whether or not tlie Atlanta ami Haw kinsville railroad would go by wav of Bamesville oil to Fort Vulley 'The Barnes ville route was considered out of the ques tion by many, hut Barnesville, undaunted by carping criticism, went to work in earn est to secure the road. A proposition was finally made to her that if she would raise *50,000 she should have the road. To many this seemed an impossibility, lint, her citi zens said, “We will have tho road," and in a short time the money was raised. The directors of the construction company then asked that Bartlesville, in addition to (lie $50,000, give the right of wav free of cost to the company. To many this looked like a hardship, hut the plucky little city said “if that will settle the question nnd give us the road, it shall be done.” This was all tlmt the directors asked, and Friday Barnes ville, through a delegation of her nest citi zens. who came to Atlanta for the purpose, made good the $50,000 and guaranteed the right of way as far as the company stipu late!. Tlie construction company, through its 1m ihrd of directors, voted unanimously to go to Bnrnesville nnd thus settle the ques tion. Consumption, Wanting Diseases, And general debility. Doctors disagree as to the relative value of Cod Liver Oil and Hy popliospliiten; tlie one supplying strength anil flesh, the other giving nerve jiower, ami acting as a tonic to the digestive and entire system. But in Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hviiophosphltea the two an* combined, anil the effect is wonderful. Thousands who have derived no permanent benefit from other preparations have lieen cured by this. Scott's Emul sion is iierfeotly palatable and is easily di gested by those who cannot tolerate plain Coil Liver Oil. At the Harnett House, Savannah, G*., you got all tho comfort* of tho high priced ho cL, an I save from $1 to $3 |>er day. Try it and Ui convinced.— Boston Home Jour nal ARTESIAN WELLS. Why Tfccße Located Hear tho Coast Are Affected By Tides. The question of why tlie flow of water from artesian wells near tlie coast increases as the tide advances, and Wscsift as it recedes, has been lately a subject for discussion by several contributors to the Richmond Dis patch. As there are perhaps a hundred ar tesian wells in this portion of Georgia, in all of which this peculiarity has lieen observed, tlie following dear statement of the causes for it. from an article by Professor C. H. IVtnston, will doubtless prove interesting: To clear tho way I may say a word as to artesian wells generally. What is an arte sian well! I would answer, with no attempt at precision, a deep well (generally very deep, and usually hored, and of small diameter,) in which the water rises, of its own accord, up to or above the surface. What are the conditions necessary for such a well ! As usually given, they’ are these: There must be under tho point where the w’eli is to be bored three strata, parallel to each other, and having the following characteristics: 1. They must all be concave or bowl shaped ; and the point for the well must be somewhere in the hollow of the bowl, but at a much lower elevation than the upper edges of the bowl. The upper stratum, which we will call No 1, and the lowest, which wo will call No. 3, must both bo impervious, or able to hold water. Between these two impervious strata must lie one of sand or gravel, or a loose-textured rock, into nnd through which water can somewhat freely pass. Call this No. 2. These strata may be a few miles or hundreds of miles in extent, and may be a few feet or thousands of feet in thickness, and may have much irregularity of thickness, form and structure, etc., but must lie substantially as I have stated. Nor must it be thought that such special arrangement of strata must necessarily be rare; for we have here in Richmond many alternate pervious and im pervious strata', and to this alternation all our springs are due. Now as the rain falls on the exposed edge or outcrop of No. 2 (which edge all around may be hundreds of square miles in extent), it settles down between No. 1 and No. 3 (neither of which will permit it to pass), and fills up and saturates completely the porous No. 2, with veins and channels here and there perhaps. Suppose, now, someone living in the hollow of this double-bottomed bowl bores down till he gets through the hard No. 1, and strikes the porous No. 2, it is clear that the pressure of the water, which fills up the bowl to its edges, will force up a stream through the boring as high (theo retically) as those edges themselves are; just as the fountain on the square might be ex pected to rise as high us the level of the res ervoir. Permit me to give an illustration that I have often used: Take a basin or deep plate—this is No. 3: fill even full with sand—this is No. 2; press far down into the sand a deep saucer of earth -this is No. 1. Pour water on the exposed edges of tlie sand till it is saturated. Now, imagine a hole bored through the earth in the saucer, but not through tho saucer; that would lie an ordinary well. But let the hole go down through the saucer, anil tliat would tie an artesian well, and if piped tlie water should rise in it nearly up to the height of the sand. But to our problem, “Why do the West Point wells ebli and flow with the tide U I suppose these wells aud others on the Atlan tic coast are bored, not on three bowl-shaped strata, hut on strata tiiat simply incline to wards the ocean, and that the ocean itself forms the western side of the bowl. Our Richmond granite may lie the No. 3to bold the water for tlie West Point wells, and the rain falling on this flows slowly down it into the ocean (under some No. 1), discharging itself, perhaps at a great depth, and flowing only by the difference of level between its starting point at tlie upper edge of the stratum and level of the ocean. We must have the idea then, of the water bearing stratum No. 2, abutting deep down aguinst the ocean, into which it slowly pours its waters, while more water comes in stead ily from the higher part of the slope on the oast ; and that at West Point there is an up ward pressure on the overlying No. 1 due to the combined effect of the height of the water in No. 2on the east and the level of tlie ocean on the west. This pressure causes the water to rise in the West Point wells. Now let the ocean level rise—say four feet with the tido; tho upward pressure at West Point and elsewhere rises also, and more water flows from the wells, and rice versa as the tide recedes. To illustrate further, take a U-shaped tube and let one leg—say tlie right—he flexible. Bore a hole in the hollow of the U and insert a fine glass tube as a gauge. Let water run in the right side to keep it full while it runs out of the right flexible side. Now raise and lower this flexible side (or hotter, let the flexible tube dip into a cup of water, and then raise and lower this cup), and tho water will rise and fall in the gauge tube accordingly. The application is easy: The left leg is the sloping No. 2 entubed between 1 aiiil 3. Tho small gauge tube is the well; and the right flexible leg (or the cup of water) the ocean. Tho raising and lowering of this leg (or the cun) answer to the tides, and tli.- rising and falling of the level in the gauge is tlie ebbing mid flowing of the wells, which respond to thorn. He Sold Off the Horses. F>om the Canton ( Ga .) Ad tvmce. A few weeks ugo Mrs. Sarah Withers filed a suit for alimony in the Superior Court of this county against E. A. Withers; also a suit for divorce. The petition for alimony was argued before Judge Hrown in cham bers on Aug. 12. His decision was that Mr. Wit hers should turn over the peaceable pos session of the plantation near Canton, together with the crop now on it, to Mi's. Withers for the use of herself and children until all pending suits are family settl and, or else he pay to Mrs. Withers the su a of sls per month from June 10,1887, to Aug. 12, 1887, and from the latter date to the final settlement of nil pending suits the sum of MO per month for herself and children, pro vided all the children remain with her, pay ments to he made at the end of each mont h. The ten days in which Mr. Withers had to decide expired last Monday, and he elected to turn over the peaces tile possession of the farm to Mix. Withers. Before doing so, how ever, he sold off thive horses and the wagons and buggies. Mrs. Withers and the children are now upon the farm and Mr. Withers is in Marietta. Decatur’s Wonderful Spider. /'Vniii the Decatur (Oft.) Chronicle. The great and wonderful spider spoken of in our l ist, still lives, and continues to write in a strange and heretofore unknown man ner. He seems to have a smattering of English, however, and his words can be read. In the evening ho undoes the work of the day, and the next morning find:: him diligently la‘ oring to sjiell out new words. Scores of people have visited his workshop during the week, and all have come awav amazed. This spider is the largest we have ever seen and in weaving his letters he makes them very large and plain. Last Saturday he spelt out the word “Saturday." Sunday he commenced anew, und when his day’s work was done he bad in silken letters “war.” Monday he got his letters mixed up, and, while what he bud written could not he read, several letters of the alphabet were easily distinguished. In all seriousness, this is n most wonderful phenomenon. For more than a week this spider has been working diligently, and has distinctly written several words. The first word written was “uews," his last was “war.” “Rough on Pilos." Why suffer piles? Immediate relief and complete cure guaranteed. Ask for “Rough on Piles.” Httre cure for Itching, protrud ing, bleeding or any form of Piles. 50c. At druggists or inailra. Removal. The Famous New York Clothing House has removed to I+l Congress, northeast cor ner of Whitaker atre't, Weather Indications. Special indications for Georgia: FAIR Fair weather, proceeded on coast by I local rains, variable winds, general ly easterly, stationary teinjierature, ex pt in northern portion slight!y warmer. Comparison of mean temperature at Savan nah. Aug. 28, 1887, and the mean of same day for fifteen years. Departure [ Total Mean Temperatuke from the | Departure .— Mean ; Since for 15years Aug. 28. 'if. - -or— [Jan. 1,1887. Tii 0 r 2 0 7.0 I— 119.0 Comparative rainfall statement: rs , * I Dtpartnre Total Mean Daily Amount f rom the Departure Amount for tor j Mean Since 16 Years. iAug. 28 S,. __ or _ jan. 1, 1887. ~26 j M ' 2O -7.38 Maximum temperature 77.0, minimum tem perature 66.0. The height of the river at Augusta at 1:38 o’clock p. in. yesterday (Augusta time) was 8 0 feet —a fall of 0.3 during the past twenty-four horn's. Cotton Region Bulletin for 34 hours end ing 6p. in., Aug. 28. 1887. 75th Meridian time. Districts. ! Average. .. Max. I Min. Rain '' AME - thms Temp Temp fall. 1. Wilmington 8 76 62 .03 2. Charleston 4 82 68 .03 8. Augusta 12 76 64 *T 4. Savannah 0 88 70 I .01 5. Atlanta 9 80 64 *T 6. Montgomery 7 84 06 00 7. Mobile j 9 80 02 .00 8. New Orleans 1 9 MS 84 00 9. Galveston 18 88 68 16 10. Vicksburg 5 88 70 *T 11. Little Rock 11 84 52 *T 12. Memphis 17 84 58 .00 Averages *T denotes trace of rainfall. Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. Savannah. Aug. 28. 3:36 p. M.. city time. Temperature. Direction, j J ! I 5 ] Velocity J ® j j Rainfall. Nark or Stations. Port land . 58 NW .. .. .j Cloudy. Boston 68 8 W ...... i Cloudy. Bloc k Island 60 S ...... I Clear. New York city ... 64 N Cloudy- Philadelphia 62 NW ..(.... Clear. Detroit 00 K .. —| Clear. Fort Bn ford 60 E .. |.... Clear. St. Vincent j 62 S .. |Cloudy. Washington city.. j 58 (Clear. Norfolk ! 66, N ...... (Clear. Charlotte ! 0-*; N. .J [Fair. Hatteras ! I Titusville I Wilmington 68 N E 6j. .. iClear. Charleston 72;NK 8| [Cloudy. Augusta TONE Cloudy. Savannah 72,NE 0 ! Cloudy. Jacksonville 74 N E 96 Cloudy. Cedar Keys SO 8 ElO .18 Cloudy. Key West 81; E I Clear. Atlanta j 70! 6 EjlO T* Fair. Pensacola 80 N j Clear. Mobile 76[ N 6 .... Clear. Montgomery 7-4 N j Clear. Vicksburg 74 N 1 Fair. New Orleans j BONE; 8 Clear. Shreveport THIS E; Clear. Fort Smith j 78-S E, Clear. Galvoston.i 82, E! 8 ... f Clear. Corpus Christ!.... 82; E 18 (Fair. Palestine 76 E 8 Clear. BrownesviUe 84 8 E [Clear. Bio Grande 81 ;S E 8 Fair. Knoxville 68 N E Clear. Memphis 72jNW Clear. Nashville 72|N E Clear. Indianapolis 64NE Clear. Cincinnati 66 [ E Clear. Pittsburg 60i W Clear. Buffalo 62 Clear. Cleveland 58 E Clear Marquette [ 5Sj W Clear. Chicago | 62 N E [Clear. Duluth I 02 N E [Cloudy. St. Paul j 60S E T* | Cloudy. Davenport 1 *66 E 62 Raining. Cairo 72 E Clear. St. Louis 74'8 E ; Clear. Leavenworth... . 70 S Clear. Omaha 72 S ! Clear. Yankton 701 S Fair. Bismarck 72 S E Clear. I)ea<lwood >BW< Clear. Cheyenne 54; N .. 08[Fair. North Platte 70 S E[ Clear. Dodge City 72 8 El I Clear. Santa Fe I 58 ! NE1 08 Clear. *T denotes trace of rainfall. G. N. Salisbury Signal Corps. ANNUAL SPECIAL EDITION —OF THE— Savannah Morning News —AND THE— Savannah Weekly News, —TO BE I£S<ED OX SEPTEMBER 3d, 1887. The Annual Special Edition of the Daily and Weekly Nis will be issued Sept. 3. It will contain a complete and comprehensive review of the trade of the city for the past year, and will show the progress the city has made in everything that helps to make up its wealth and that contribute* to its prosperity. The facta relating to cotton, naval stores and the different branches of the city's wholesale trade will lie so presented as to give a clear idea of the city's business for the year ending Sept. 1. The business men of Savannah cannot make a better Investment than by buying copies of the Mousing News Annual Special Edition and sending them to their friends and correspon dents. A newspaper like this Special Edition, containing an accurate account of Ihe business of this city, is the best advertisement of the energy and activity of the people of Savannah. Every citizen, whether he is a capitalist, mer chant, manufacturer, mechanic ora man of leis lire, should feel a pride in the progress the city is making, and in presenting to the world the inducements which it offers to those who are seeking homes in the South. This Sfiecial Edition wdll be sent to all sub scritiers of the Daily and Weekly News, and a lurgo number of extra copies will bo mailed, thoroughly covering the territory tributary to Savannah. Advertisers will find this Special Edition of great value, and space in Its column* can be ob tafted upon application to the Business Office. Removal. The Famous New York Clothing House hns removed to 144 Congress, northeast cor ner of Whitaker street. Notice. We take great plensuro in announcing to our friends, and the public in general, that we have opened a (Special Custom Depart ment, which will la, conducted under our own |Kin>onnl supervision. We are now ready, and have on Imnd a full line of Full and Winter Samples, to which wo call spe cial attention, particularly to style*, fabrics and prioes. This will enable such parties that wear extra and odd sizes to have their clothing made to measure with very little extra cost. We guarantee (it in every in stance or no sale. To those who intend hav ing their fall and winter clothing made by us, wo would respectfully ask them to place their orders early. Wry respectfully, Appel & Schacl, One price Clothiers, 163 Congress street, opposite market. Removal. The Famous New York Clothing House bas removed to 144Congreas, northeast cor ner of Whitaker street. BAKING POWDER. The Royal Balling Powder Declared Superior to all others. The fact that Royal Baking For, do;- is. in all respects, the best baking powder offered to the public has been established beyond question. Prof. H. A. Mott, when employed by the U. S. Govern ment to analyze the various baking powders of the market to determine which was the best and most economical, after an extended investigation, reported in favor of the Royal, and it was adopted for government use. Prof. Mott has continued his examinations of baking powders sold at the present day, and now affirms it as his deliberate judgment, arrived at after most thorough research and a careful examination of the principal brands of the t market, that the Royal is undoubtedly the purest and most reliable baking powder offered to the public. Prof. Mott, in his recent report, says: © “The Royal Baking Powder is absolutely pure, for 1 have so found it in many tests mads both for that comnanv and the U. S. Government. “ I will go still further ana state mat, Decause oi tm facilities that company have for obtaining perfectly pure cream of tartar, and for other reasons dependent upon the proper proportions of the same, and the method of its preparation, the Royal Baking Powder is undoubtedly the purest and most reliable baking powder offered to the public. Dr. HENRY A. MOTT, Ph.D.” Liit* U. 8. Government Chemist. Statu of Weather. OFFICIAL MORTUARY REPORT Or the 4'hy of Savannah for the Week End ing Friday, Aug. 26, 1887. Whites. [Bl’ks&CTd Over Un- Over Un- Causes of Death. J 0 (ler in j|) derlO M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Brain, congestion of.. 1 Cholera infantum 1 2 Consumption, bowels . 1 Consumption, lungs. J 1 1 Convulsions, infantile 1 Convulsions.puerp’r’l I ... 1 Dropsy, general | 1 Fever, congestive — 1 Fever, continued 1 ..j Fever, malarial remit j 1 Gastritis 1 Gastro Enteretis 1 Heart hypertrophy .. 1 Inanition 1 ... Meningitis 1 Placenta Previa 1 Spasm 6 1 Spleeuitis 1 Teething I 11... Undefined j 1|...| 1 Total 5 1 1 i 3; 4 3 6 RECAPITULATION. Deaths in city—Whites, 8; blacks and col ored, 10; total. 24. Exclusive of stillbirths, blacks and colored. 2. Scald from boiler explosion, 1 colored male adult Accidental drowning, 1 white male adult. ____ SUMMARY. Whites. Colored.!H Ages. I M. F. |M. F. i t Under 1 year 1 2 411 Between 1 and 2 years 1 i 1 Between sand 10years 1 ... 2 3 Between 10 and 2ii years 1 12 Between 20 and 30 years . 2 1 1 1i 5 Between 30 and 40 years 2 13 Between 50 and 80 years . 1! 1 13 Total ! 6' 2 e|_10.24 Population—Whites, 26,075; blacks and col ored, 19,111: total, 45.786. Annual ratio per 1,000 population for week— Whites, 15.5; blacks and colored, 43.1. j. x. McFarland, m. and.. Health Officer. Hurry Up, People! Only a short timo left to avail yourselves of the bargains in Gents’, Youths’ and Boys’ Summer Clothing, Gents’ Furnishings —and — Hats for a Song. We intend to sell out everything that can be sold at any price to get room for Fall Stock. The leaders of the fashionable clothing trade. Examine our line of imported Jaeger’s System Underwear and Overshirts. 161 Congress street, B. H. Levy & Bro. $5 Boys’ Suits Reduced to $2 50. In moving to tho northeast corner Con gress and Whitaker streets, vve have laid one side, to dear out, 100 Boy’s Suits, every one of them costing |3 and over. Have re duced thorn down to oO yier suit. Come and look at them at tho Famous. Sanitary Woolen Underclothing. SPECIAL. Our attention has bsea directed to adver tisements in the public papers regarding “Imitations” of Dr. Jaeger's Sanitary Underclothing. We beg to state that we aro one of the largest manufacturers of these, goods in Germany, and we guarantee that our underclothing is quite equal in quality, mid all other respects, to those pro duced by other manufacturers anil sup plied to Hr. Jaeger's Company. We spe cially request that you advertise our man ufactures accordingly, on our responsi bility. Gebruder Loeb, 96 Reinsburg Strasse, Stuttgart, Germany. N. B.—Our goods, as above, are for sale by Messrs. B. H. Levy & Bro., 161 Congress street. Savannah, Ga. Home Again. Back into our old quarters, and it feels like home. We’ve lieen pent up long enough and feel like spreading ourselves. Como and see us; we have a regular palace, and looks as neat as a pin. We’ve prepared our selves for this move wit h new ami attractive goods and are ready for business. We shall endeavor to retain the confidence our friends mul putrons have pluced in us for selling only the Invest grades of Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, etc., of which we have an at tractive assortment. We always carry tho largest line of first water Diamonds in the State. M. Btisknbf.ro, 15" Broiigb'ou stre-t. LUIJDEN * BATES S. M. H. The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothin? But the Truth U IS what we mean to tell in our advertisements, and generally we succeed, but once in a while a printer's error, or our unreadable copy, floors us and makes us deviate like any other IARE. So. when in a late “adv” we offered FINE PIANOS at only SSO, SOO, $75, S9O to SIOO we told a whopper. Of course, FINE PIANOS can t be sold at such ridiculously low prices, and we didn't mean to so deceive our patrons. We meant to have said PAIR PIANOS And there we are solid. We can sell a pretty FAIR PIANO at SSO. Old style, of course, but with case i-epolished and works renovated. AU in good order and good for years of hard ser vice. Just the thing for practice and far better than no Piano at all. FOR $75 TO SIOO We will give you a really good Piano, sweet tone and very satisfactory, while for $125 to $l5O we can astonish you. For those not able, or quite ready to purchase new Pianos, our closing out sale of Seoond- He.nrt Pianos presents a rare Opportunity. We represent these instruments precisely as they are, and buyers can depend upon getting a bar gain when we tell them so. No risk In buying one. We look after and tune Second-Hand Pianos free for one year just the same as new Pianos, and also give Stool, Cover and Instructor. L. & B. S. M. H. FURNISHING GOODS. (Jo to hFar’s New Store AND SEE HOW CHEAP HE SELLS Summer Hats. I \ AVE your measure taken .\ T the some time, and T 1- RY a set of his excellent Shirts made to order. (St WHILE THERE INSPECT HIS LINE OF L NLAUNDRIED SHIRTB, Monarch dress shirts, Boston garters in silk and cotton. Rubber garments of all kinds. Embroidered night shirt& Linen handkerchiefs at all prices. Lisle thread underwear. A fine assortment of scarfs. c OHAWL STRAPS AND HAND SATCHELS, Anew line of HAMMOCKS, with PILLOWS and SPREADERS, just in; also a lot of NEW BATHING SUITS, at L a Far’s, 29 BULL STREET. ELECTRIC BELTS. Klectrio Bolt Free. r po INTRODUCE it and obtain Agent* we w:!l I for the next sixty days give away free of charge, In each county in the United States a limited number of our German Electro Galvanic Snueusory Bolts—price. $5. A positive and un failing cure for Nervous Debility, Varicocele. Emissions, linpotoncy, Etc. SSOO reward paid if every Belt we manufacture does not geneiat > a ;;enulno electric current. Address at ouou ELECTRIC BELT AGENCY P. O. Box 178. Brooklyn, N. Y. SEEDS. Buist’s Reliable Cabbage and Turnip SEEDS, JUST RECEIVED FRESH AT owe.’ KOLA BUTLERS