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8 THE BEAULIEU MYSTERY. THE MURDERER AND HIS VICTIM THOUGHT TO BE DISCOVERED. I White Woman and Hot Nejji'o Hus band Apr oar and Disappear Myste riously They are Traced to Within a Mile of the Scene of the Tragedy- The Result of a Thorough Investigation. The people in the vicinity of Beaulieu nre very curious concerning the mysterious murder which was committed there some time ago, and all the white inhabitants of that section are doing what they can to discover who the murderer and his victim are. Dr. Stephen F. Dupon has heen inter rogating some of the negroes around there, and he has apparently struck the trail that will lead to the detection of the criminal. To obtain any information from the negroes is, how ever, a difficult thing, for they are par ticularly reticent, thereby creating the sus picion that they know more about the af fair than they are willing to tell. Those who will speak at all, do so only after a promise .that no harm shall come to them. This was the first thing to turn suspicion toward the negroes, but j>e.r sisten t inquiries have, and are drawing from them facts that when put together form a well connected story. SHE DENIED BEING WHITE. It seems that on Sunday, Aug. ill, a while woman arrived at Isle of Ho|>e and asked for work. She was considered white by all the negroes, but she herself elaimod-to be a bright mulatto. She was given washing by two families of negroes, and worked half a day for each. At night she went to the house of Virginia Harris, a ilegress of hail character, wiio lived With her grandmother, Diana Thompson. Virginia said that She knew- the woman; that she had known her in Savannah. When asked her name she said it was Annie, and that she came from Charleston. She said that she was running away from “her man," who ill-treated her. She remained in the house all night, and next morning a tall, black negro with a lump over his eye calk'd at the house and saw her. Annie seemed to be frightened when she saw the mam but they talked to gether for a while, and finally their quarrel was made up. Diana Thompson, knowing the woman was white, asked her what she had to do with that negro, and Annie re plied that he was her husband. Diana then began a round abuse of her, a white woman married to a negro, and Annie stoutly de nied being a Caucasian. A WEI.L REMEMBERED PAIR. She and her alleged husband remained in the house all night, and next morning they left together. They started down the road in the direction of Bethesda. The sight of a white woman walking with a negro at tracted the attention of all the negroes who saw them, and they nre well remembered. Jim Thompson, son of Diana Thompson, saw them at his mother’s house and saw them start down the road together. Peter Grant was hauling wood on the Bethesda road and he saw them sitting by the spring, half a mile this side of Isle of Hojie. Edmond Jones saw them pass his house, on the Bethesda road, and was so much astonished by the sight that he ran to the front of the house and watched them. When returning from a trip with a load Peter Grant met them again at the head of the road. Mr. Fergu son, a gentleman who lives in the vicinity, saw them about a mile from Bethesda and the point at which he saw them was just about a mile from the spot where the mur dered woman was found. Henry Ship, a eon-in law of Diana Thompson, saw them at Diana’s, and also saw them when they passed his house on Tuesday morning, the morning on which they were seen by the others. After Mr. Ferguson saw them they were not seen together again. Rome of the negroes sav that the man was seen on the road between Bethesda"and Savannah the next day, but the woman was not with him. An effort is now being made to find someone who saw him at that time. DIANA WAS OCT. A Morning News reporter accompanied Dr. Dupon to the residences of the various people who saw the pair, and from them the story given above. Diana Thompson, however, contradicted flatly a statement she made to the doctor on a previous day. Dr. Dupon went to her house on Sunday and called out Virginia Harris. He qustioned her about the woman who stayer! at the house, hut she positively denjed that any such woman had ever been thera She said that she had never seen or heard of Annie from Charleston, and that nobody had slept in the house except those who lived there. While she was talking Diana walked out and asked her grandchild what was the use in lying. She then went on to tell the story credited to her anove. giving the de detail* of how she interrogated Annie about ■whether she was white or a mu latto. She said that Annie had light brown hair, which she had plaited and rolled up. and that she wore a colored basque anti a light skirt. Yesterday, when the doctor and the reporter rode up, Diana was sitting in the vnrd, near a fire. It was after dark and she did not recognize the doctor, who is known to everyone in the neighborhood. Dr. Dupon called to her and asked if Diana was there. She quickly re sponded, “No, she’s gone out.” “Oh no, she has not,” said the doctor. “Come out here, Diana, I want to talk to you.” Finding out. who it was. the old woman shambled out to the gate and tho doctor be gan to question her. CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS. At once she became excited, and began a statement that was diametrically opposed to the one she had made on the previous day. She did not refer to any other points but, those made in the first statement, and touched on them only to contradict them. She said that the woman was a mulatto, and she hail never thought her anything else; that she did not wear a colored bodice, but a black one and that her hair was black. These statements were not prompted by questions, but they were volunteered, and every time she contradicted her previous statement before making her new one. It soon became evident that the old woman had been made aware of the necessity of throwing the investigatorsofT the track and doubtless thinking that her new story was believed she stuck to it persistently, and even went no far as to say that the man who came to the house was not “coal black,” but brown, and that he had no wen over his eye. Virginia Harris had disappeared. Rho was not at the house, and her grandmother professed ignorance of her whereabouts. It is the desire of all the white people of the neighborhood that she should be sent to jail, for they believe that she could tell more of the story than she would admit, but they all foar that she has now •scaped. . THE LIE NAILED. Diana tried to deny that the woman, Annio, was a stronger in th nejghborhisid hvasserting that she hail worked for several months with Mrs. Moll, and that, she was a servant in the house of Mrs. Heyward for some time. Mrs. Mali, however, said that the woman who worked for her left two months ago and had gone back to her home in Liberty county, anil Mrs. Heyward had never had such a servant. The bid woman failed to obliterate the remembrance of her first story though she is now under the im pression that she has done so and thus avert ed suspicion from her household, Hhig, her son-in-law, does not hear her out in her new story but tells frankly the nue he first told. He positively assort* that the nian and woman were at. Diana's and that thoy went down the Bethesda road together Edmond Jones states that the woman had light brown hair, rathm sandy looking, mid that it was rolled up on her bead lie say* that she wore a light, straw nat whan she naased hi* house. He stated that her die.* wa all of one color, but it i evident that he is Wtistakan is that, for all the others who mw the pair disagree with him. The only thing needed to connect these two with the mys tery is a musket, and something In that direction may tie proved yet, though at the present time the gentlemen who nre inter ested in working up the case do not deem it advisable to make any statement concerning the information they have on that jwint. It may not I*' sucu a diflieult mutter as it is supposed to locate anrl arrest the murder er. Dr. Dupon has in his employment a ne gro man named John Robertson who worked last year with H. G. Ward, the build er of this city, and Robertson says that he remembers a negro carjmnter here who answers the description of the man who wa- seen with the woman supposed to he the victim in the murderous affair. He is tail, very black, and he has a lump or wen over his eye. A search was made fast night, hut no carpenter answering that description could be found. Robertson, however, is jiositive that there is such a one in tho city, and if there is he will be found easily. The people of Isle of Hojie, Beaulieu and the vicinity feel a very great interest in the affair and they are sparing themselves no trouble in following up the clues that they obtain. The story given above is not one that was brought to light in a casual conversation or by a few hours’ search. It is the result of an un told amount of work done by the. white people of that section in the time interven ing between the finding of the body and yesterday. They have questioned almost every negro in the locality, and it was only by putting together small facts that were obtained from different sources that they succeeded in bringing out the statements given above. Dr. Dtipon is leading the investigation, and he says that, he and his neighbors do not intend to drop the matter until the murderer receives his just reward. From one or two remarks that were made yesterday it was judged that if the murderer is ever caught in that part of the county the court will not he troubled with Jiini. The action of the County Commissioners in de claring their willingness to appropriate money from the county funds to pay the ex js-nses of a county officer in pursuing and arresting criminals met with the hearty and loudly expressed approval of the people of t hat section, and they say that the only thing now needed is for the county Com misioners to send someone to unravel the mytsery of Beaulieu. HOMEWARD BOUND. Cubans who Have Seen the Sights, Returning to Fair Cuba. The southbound West India fast mail train arriving hero at H :41 ypsterday morn ing, had an extra Pullman Buffet sleeping car (the Tagus) for Tampa. The cause for this extra car was the return to Havana of a party of Culvans who have been spending the summer at the various northern resorts. There were twenty ladies in the party and ten gentlemen, all of whom seemed to be in excellent humor and well pleased with their trip. They were to take one of the splendid vessels of the Plant Steamship Line at Tampa last night, and will arrive at Havana early this morn ing, making the quick trip of 1,315 miles by land and 410 by water in the short space of eighty-one hours. The through car be tewoen New York and Tampa is the longest in the world, and the run of 1,315 miles is made in forty eight hours. Some of the more prominent members of the party were Kenor F. Heydrieh, the owner of the Matanzas water works; Dr. Domingo F. de (iihas. Professor in the Havana Uni versity of Medicine; Senor Evoriosto y Duatp, Auditor of the Cienfuegos and Santa Clara railroad; Senor Manuel Alvaro, Chief of tile Engineer Corps at Havana; Senor Andreas Lima. This latter gentleman is accompanied hv his wife, Senor Alvaro by his daughter and Dr. deCubas by his family. All of the party belong to the almost un approachable* of Huvana society, and are of the bluest strain. On the same train was Mr. R. O. Curry, who is a millionaire of Key West, Fia. He is accompanied by his wife and sister. A SUCCESSFUL TEST. Chief Fernandez Delighted With the New Engine’s Work. The new IjiFrance Piston fire engine was tested yesterday morning at Reynolds’ Square, St. Jttljan and Abercorn streets. A large number of citizens witnessed the trial and expressed themselves as well pleased. Sixty pounds of steam was raised in five minutes, front cold water. With a nozzle a stream was thrown up St. Julian street for a distance of 807 feet and 8 inches. With a lW inch nozzle, 301 feet and 1 inch was thrown in the same direc tion. Two streams were then thrown 334 feet each with a 1-inch nozzle. The average steam pressure carried during the test was 115 pounds. The engine is a lieautiful piece of mechan ism and contains all the latest improve ments. It is full nickel-plated and mounted on full platform springs. Chief Fernandez was asked last night how he liked the engine and whether the trial was satis factory to him, “Oh, she’s a daisy,” re turned he enthusiastically. “It is a magni ficent engine in every way. The test was a good one in all respects and I am well satis fied. She is easy to run, makes steam quickly and throws a powerful stream .a good distance, and certainly the depart ment will have a valuable help in No. 1, as she will be called.” TELEPHONE IMPROVEMENTS. How Manager Bishop Proposes to Better the Service. Manager Bishop, of the Telephone Com pany, says he proposes to have one of the best services in the South. He has dismissed the old and ineflicient operators and has now oiior from Charleston. The inspectors now make a general monthly rouud of all the boxes, to inspect and repair. Every morning they call up forty or fifty of the subscrib ers, mid inquire if there is anything wrong. This, many times, enables them to detect cross wires and other troubles very soon. Mr. Bishop requests subscribers to call him up, No. t>. whenever there is the least cause for complaint. In this way lie will be en abled to remedy matters at once. Speaking of the waiting sometimes experienced, after calling for connection, he said to always call the numbers wanted slowly and distinctly. If someone else is hoard on the line when a connection is asked for, just wait a moment, and call as soon ns the other has finished. Two or more calling at the same instant more or less confuse the oper ator, and cause mistakes. The Ha van n.eh Yacht Club now lias its private wire down to Thunderlolt, four miles. The Telephone company put it up, running it along the dirt road, arid has leased it to the club for three years. A QUESTION OF VERACITY. Mr. Bardett Denies Employing Mr. M. J. O’Connor as His Attorney. Mr. Charles Bardett, whose legal entan glements have lieen made the subject of so much go*ip recently, sent in the following (•nrd to the News last night, and asked its publication; A CARD. Having noticed in a recent issue of the News Mr. M. J. O’Connor’s publication of hisconnection with Mrs. Barnwell and Mr. Bardett, to the effect that his connection with Mrs. Barnwell was merely having drafted foe her one or more legal documents, and with Mr. Bardett us his attorney to de fend him in a case before the City Court, and that he has been paid his fee by Mr. Bardett, and receipted for same, I am, in justice to myself, compelled to ‘iy,while not wishing t<. fist miriMMMriljt any npflecUom upon Mr. O’Coauor's professional character, or bis veracity as a gentleman, that his statement* are wholly erroneous and with out tli# slightest shadow of foundation, as wili, I am oowMant, be made more fully to appear, at tha pixsper time ami pi ace mni the matter will, 1 truat. bo fullv in••e-uga tod. On aiums Bardett. THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1887. THROUGH THE CITY. Items Gathered Here and There by tho News Reporters. A huge bald eagle was killed at Isle of Hope the other day by Mr. Frank Thomp son with a Winchester- rifle. A. A. Solomons, Esq., has been appointed by Gov. Gordon a lielegate to the Phila delphia Constitutional Centennial. It is a mistake to suppose that a business can become well known without adver tising in the newspapers. — S. It. Miles in the Boston Advertiser, The James Sullivan who was assaulted Sunday night oil the Tybee railroad car was a young son of Mr. John Sullivan and not Officer Janies Sullivan. The Mayor’s Court yesterday was quite well attended. The fines amounted to $34. Two small boys were let off to be punished by their parents, and three eases were dis missed. It is intimated that there will be an in vestigation to discover how a bill of $45 45 could be run up by Trial Justice Stoll, who held J. B. Warner, the Savannah safe blower, for two days. Warner got hut two meals a day, and slept on the bare floor in Stoll’s office, yet the Justice ehargod $45 45, and claimed the money Warner had us due him for extras. Elick Dawson, a young colored boy, was brought before Justice Sheftall yesterday afternoon, on two charges of assault. The Justice held him for trial and later on he was hailed out. The youngster had been wanted for some time, and yesterday he was pointed out to Police Officer Sullivan. The boy darted off as soon as he saw he was observed, but the officer was too much for him in strategy and he was captured in a bogey field close to the Central railroad yard. W. H. Pfiefer, who was arrested Sunday night, charged with having violently as saulted James Sullivan, the nine-year-old son of Mr. John Sullivan, was arraigned be fore a .Justice yesterday and held for trial. He gave bond for his appearance and was released. The lad's friends say a most vio lent assault was made on the boy, and that he came near being thrown out of the car window-. Another report was that the boys sung loud and coarse 6ongs, and would not stop when requested. DOWNING THE CLYDE LINE. Inauguration of a Fierce Bteamship War—Florida Only Affected. On the 10th the new through rate of first class freight of the Ocean Steamship and Mallory Companies went into effect with reference to Florida freights inward and outward. The news was given by wire a few days ago from New York of the in tended reduction (50 per cent.) in Florida rates on freight. Gen. Sorrel, General Manager of the Ocean Steamship Company, was seen, but said there was nothing further to give. The order emanated from New York, and as their company was the northern connec tion of the Savannah, Florida and Western systAn, they, of course, coincided. The General was shown what Col. F. B. Papy, of the Savannah, Florida and Western, said, and after reading it over carefully he said it about described the situation. Maj. Hardee, General Passenger agent of the Savannah, Florida and Western railway, was out of the city, but an official of the road said that the only thing they Knew of it was the reception of the order from New York, and they transmitted it to Florida. The rates affected are to and from Florida, but not freights from Savannah North. Ever since the Clyde line began business in Florida there has been a slashing of rates, to secure a |K>rtion of the business that tho older lines had si'cured there. First they had the Flor ida Railway and Navigation Company sys tem to aid them, by extending facili ties that their competitor, the Mal lory line, could not oblain. The courts finally* put a stop to this but the competition has been close and aggres sive all the while. The rate on first-class freight from Jacksonville to New York was fiOc. per hundred at first. It was then re duced to 50c. by the Clydes. Afterward it was lowered again and how is to be reduced to 35c. Mr. Leslie, agent of the Clyde line at Jacksonville. Fla., says it is an organized effort to “punish” their line for first making the reduction. But, he said, they cannot “bulldoze” us so easily. Col. F. B. Papy.of the Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad, expressed his views in regard to the great reduction in freights from New York in an interview in a Jack sonville paper as follows: “Colonel Papv, as you represent the Sa vannah, Florida and Western Railroad in I>art, can you exDlnin the reasons for the re duction?” was asked. “1 was not surprised to read the announce ment. The Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad and Ocean Steamship Company have made several attempts to reach agree ments with the lines out of New York, by which questionable methods of obtaining business might be discontinued.” “What do you mean by questionable methods?” “I mean the purchase of business by means of rebates either in freights or pas sengers. Such methods are in violation of the law and contrary to good policy. Each line should depend upon its merits. And again it is not to the interest of the lines practicing it or to the community that is supposed will reap the benefit of it.” “Wliat do you mean by your statement not to the benefit of the community, etc. ?” “I mean that the condition of things which the Clyde liue has forced, cannot be confined to any locality, their practices like the influence which the St. John’s river ex erts in the matter of rates ramifies and ex tends far into the interior as well as to river points.” “Did vou carefully read what Mr. Leslie said?" “Yes, sir. Mr. Leslie is an elegant gen tleman. lam sorry that he was not better advised of the reasons—had he been I am sure that he would not, as he did, suppose that it was un attempt to bulldoze. He ought to have credited it to a failure on the part, of the Ocean Steamship Company to obtain a meeting, even, at which a definite agreement might be dismissed.” “Jacksonville, being (he basingpoint, cer tainly should lie benefited, and other points only to the extent that Jacksonville is?” “Just there is where you are mistaken— but I have but little tiifie; I am on my way to Atlanta. Mr. Leslie or the Clyde lane can perhaps give a much more satisfactory reply to your question than I can. The Sa vannah, Fiorina and Western railroad sim ply desires to do business upon business principles. It is not what the rale shall lie, whether 35c. or 55c. t hat they wish. They wish it to be one that will pay tile lilies in interest, but whatever it be, let it be an agreed rate, not to lie departed from by any system of rebates, reduction of freight or passage. To the free pass and rebate sys tem communities, ns well as transportation lines, must charge the misfortunes which follow rate wars. Good-hy." Funeral of Mr. James Nolan. The funeral of Mr. James Nolan, w ho died on Saturday last, took place yesterday morning from St. Patrick’s church, and was largely attended, the Ht. Patrick’s T. A. B. Society, of which he was a member, attending in a body. “Be wise tiwdny; ’tin madness to defer.” Don’t, neglect your coughs. If you do, your fate may Iks that of the counties* thousands who have done likewise, and who to-day (111 consumptives’ graves. Night-sweats, spit ting of idood, weak lungs, nnd consumption itself, if taken in time, can be cured bv the use of Dr Pu ree's “Golden Medical Discov ery." This wonderful preparation ha* no equal a* a remedy for lung and throat dis eases. Alt druggist* New Fat Mackerel, new Tomatoes, new fViehe* Codfish, Breakfast Strips. Hams, Hams, Ham*. Mixed Tea at 50c , worth 1 1 hi raus* Bros’., 33 and 33; * Bar nard street SUPT. BAKER'S REPORT. THE PAST YEAR’S WORK IN THE SCHOOLS Moral Suasion vs the Rod—Colored Teachers Favor Whipping -The Bar nard Street School Vacancy—New Text Books-Chanpre in Grading- Drawing in the Schools. Messrs. Re-d, Blun, Saussy, Walker, Tatt nall and Estill wore present last night at the meeting of the Board of Public Education, and Dr. James B. Rear!. Vice President, pre sided. The large attendance demonstrated that a number of the members lielong to the “Can’t-get-away,” or ‘‘Wont-stay-away” club. THE SCHOOL PROSPEROUS. Supt. Baker submitted the twenty-second annual report of the public schools, covering about twenty-five pages of fools cap paper. The following is a brief synopsis of it; It showed that the work accom plished during the past year was more than usually successful. The school accommodations in the city had been largely increased and quite an addition made to the number of schools in the county. There are now 7 white schools in the city and 10 in the country, and 3 colored in the city and 30 in the country. The total number of scholars in all the schools is 5,530. The aggregate increase in the year is 393. MORAL SUASION VS. THE ROD. In the matter of discipline, according to the superintendents report, there are wide differences of opinion among the teachers, some reporting that the rule abolishing cor poral punishment hod lieen fruitful of good results, while others favored the re turn to the old method, the rod and strap. Supt Baker stated that, as far as his obser vation extended, he was constrained to say that the discipline of the schools had not suffered from the rule prohibiting corporal punishment, hut on the contrary he believed there was an improvement in that respect. The Superintendent stated that in a few years corporal punishment would be abolished by all boards of edu cation. COLORED TEACHERS ADVOCATE WHIPPING. The teachers in the colored schools, it ap peared from the report, were unanimously in favor of returning to the “rod and strap." THE BARNARD STREET SCHOOL. The report of the committee on the examination of applicant#, to fill the vacan cies in the Barnard Street School was road and received. Later on in the evening a motion prevailed postponing the election to fill the vacancy until the next regular meeting. The Committee on Accounts submitted its report, which was adopted. TWO COLORED TEACHERS RESIGN. Miss Lizzie C. Dunbar of the West Broad street colored school, and Miss C. M. Deveaux of the East Broad street colored school, tendered their resignations, which were accepted. NEW TEXT BOOKS. The Superintendent submitted sample books of the “Eclectic System of Industrial and Perspective Drawing.” They were re ferred to the Committee on Text Books. This is the .first move toward drawing lee sons in the public schools. The system can be taught by regular teachers. New text books in other studies were also referred to the committee, CHANGE OF GRADING. The Superintendent recommended a change in the system of grading teachers and classes, so as to make the first class that of the first year and lowest class, and so on through the several grades, the eighth grade being the highest. Action on the recom mendation was deferred until the next meeting. It was resolved thuf the vacancies in the Woet Broad and East Broad street colored schools be filled by promotion in all grades, and an examination was ordered to fill the place of assistant teachers in these schools. The Committee on School Buildings was instructed to have the Cathedral and West Broad street school buildings repaired. After reading the report of the Treasurer the Board’adjourned. LocaJ Personal. Among the arrivals at the Harnett House yesterday were C. B. Lyle, Cedar Keys, Fla.; 8. P. Williams, Eustis, Fla.; J. F. Brown, Fort Mason, Fla.; E. W. Clark, Tallahassee, Fla.; T. A. Edwards, White Spring, Fla.; C. M. Williams,T. T. Gibson, Georgia; F. C. Hinson, Lancaster, S. C.; R. D. Sharpe, Sylvania; S. T. Humphries, C. Dougherty, J. W. Evans, Halcyondalo; E. H. Parsons, Niles, Mich.; W, J. Beckett, Seneca Falls, N. Y.; R. F. C. Smith, Eden; T. F. Mogher, Macon; J Marsden, A. J. McMaster, Philadelphia. i ’At the Screven House were: D. A. Tomp kins, Charlotte, N. C.; W. B. Thomas, Ten nille, Ga.; Frank Srnythe, Augusta; Charles F. Schaale, Chicago; H. H. flannesbery, New York; J. M. Edenfleld, Milieu; L. L. Rogers, Nashville; Joseph Lee, Philadel phia; S. M. Lederor, M. C Nicholson, New York; J. E. Wad ley, Wadley, Ga.; Dr. P. C. Remondino and wife, San Diego, Cal. At the Marshall House were William Wheelwright, Richmond, Vn.; William Peterson, Tennille; S. J. Ramsey, T. J. Parker, F. L. James, Leopold Greenwood, Macon: Henry Collat, Boston, Mass.; ft. W. Pluck ley, Columbia, S. C.: George P. Oanna, and son, Sanderson, Fla.; Wiliam Pitcberson, T. H. Haddison and 8. J. Meadows, Ti'iinille: T. P. Haddock, Lynch burg, Vh. ; W. G. Allen wife and child. Mexico; J. A. Onpehart, Burminghatn, Ala.; R. H. Henderson, Atlanta ;Heury Daugherty, San Francisco, Cal.; P. W. Reid, Detroit, Mich.; R. K. Powers, Columbia. S. C.;G. W. Ires, Boston, Mass.; J. W. Saxton, Philadelphia; R. S. Putman, Chicago, 111. At the Pulaski House were L. J. Bosnian, Columbus; I. B. Hall, Philadelphia; Tho-. W. W. Moyan, Cardiff, Eng.; J. M. K. Grover, Btislon, Eng.; J. H. Murphy, At lanta; J. A. Montague, Hot Springs; J. C\ King and wife, Miss Annie King, Hoboken, N. J, A. B. Phillips. John Harrison, H. B. Nogbit, Philadelphia; H. T. Smith, New York: L. B. Robinson. Providence, R. I.; Flint Harrison. Richmond, Vu.; H. T. Mus sirk, Philadelphia; Walter Smith. Charles ton, S. C.; Andrew Nesbit, Philadelphia. GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS. Matters of Money and Management About Various Lines. On. the 19th, Monday, the Switchman’s Mutual Aid Association hold their annual meeting in Indianapolis. Tin* National Association of General Pas senger and Ticket Agents hold their annual meeting at Ht. Paul, Minn., Sept. 30, Oil the 14th, Wednesday, the Master Cal ami IxH'omotive Painters' Association have their annual meeting in New York city. The Jacksonville and Mandarin Railroad Company has lieeii incorporated at Jackson ville, Fla., by J. J. Daniel, J. C. Greeley, Dexter Hunter, E. M. Cheney, Lindsay Bury and Joseph M. Mead. Personal Comeliness I* greatly enhanced by a fine sot of teeth. On the other Imnd, not hing so detracts from the effect of pleasing features, fine eyes and a graceful figure as yellow teeth. That popular toilet article SOZODONT checks their decay and renders them as white as snow. New line of fall teak puff and plait Scarf* at Belsiuger’ii, 34 Whitaker street. German Dill Pickles. Loos* Chow-Chow, Olive*, etc. Strauss Bros’ ,33 and 33’.j Bar nard street. Staff Hat# just out at Behringer's, 34 Whitaker street, That W. Mixed Tea at Htrams Bras. ’ is •fltfhitlt AN OBSTINATE FIRE. Debrie in a Wood Yard at the Central Brinffs Out the Entinea. Fire was discovered Friday in the debris of an old wood yard, on the embankment of the Central railroad, just at the yard limits. It burned underneath the ground and attracted little attention till Saturday and Sunday. The efforts of the railroad men proved unavailing, and as the wind veered around in the afternoon, yesterday, so as to menace the wood yard adjoining, a tele phone message was sent to Chief Fernandez. He responded with engine No. 3 and stationed it in the yard, just below the pas senger depot. He soon ascertained that more hose was needed and endeavored to telephone to the companies, but could not get the connection. An alarm was then sounded from box 23, mid engine No. 2 and hose cart responded. Two taps were then given, which brought out trie other hose carts. Two thousand two hun dred feet of hose was then laid, and with a /Siamese coupling two streams were soon playing on the Are, being fully 500 feet apart. The streams thrown were good ones, and two or three hours' work drowned out the fire, though it is very likely coals may smouldor away for days under the surface. The debris, consisting of chips, bits of w ood, bark, etc., is some two or three feet deep, and a Hro once well in is very hard to extin guish entirely. Wesleyan Female College-Industrial Education. The addition of stenography, typewriting and telegraphy to the curriculum of Wes leyan Female College, mentioned some time ago in these columns, has been made and the teachers in these departments secured. Miss Annie Hyar, of Oxford, but more recently of Atlanta, will be in charge of the stenography and typewriting depart ment. Miss Lizzie W. Russ, of Butler, will have charge of the telegraphy department. Miss Emily Alien will continue in charge of the bookkeeping department. These young ladies come to the college with the strongest indorsement of their competency. The college term begins Oct. 5, and the prospects are exceedingly bright for a larger attendance than ever before. Below will be found a card from Dr. W. C. Bass on this subject: The management of the Wesleyan Female College have for a year been agitating the sub ject of industrial education for girls, by which they may be fitted for useful and remunerative positions. It is with great satisfaction that we are en abled to announce that suitable teachers have been secured, and that a beginning will be made in October in several important branches of practical education. An accomplished lady will continue to give instruction in bookkeeping, that branch of study having lieen taught in the college for sev eral years. The single and double entry systems will be taught according to the best methods, so that a faithful student may be qualified to take charge of a set of books after one year's course of training. The services of an intelligent and accom plished lady have been secured for the depart ment of stenography and typewriting. This lady' has had experience in an office, ana has the intelligence and skill to make her a successful teacher of this now important branch of prac tical education. The art of telegraphy will also be introduced, and we are happy to state that we have been fortunate in securing the servioes of an accom plished young lonian who has been a practical operator in the service of the Western Union Telegraph Company, and who has the cordial indorsement of the officers of that great organi zation. We expect to make a beginning and a good beginning, and we hope to meet with encour agement in this effort, to aid our girls to become self-supporting and independent. The cost will lie merely nominal, not sufficient to meet our expense unless the patronage is liberal. Not more than one-fourth the usual charges for such instruction to pupils pursuing college studies. We are glad to see that other schools for girls are moving in the same direction, and we trust, the time is near at hand when the, practical arts suitable for girls will form a part, of the cur ricula of every female college The Wesleyan, as the oldest, aims to be the youngest ill vigorous and progressive methods, and our aim will be to make her as distinguished In practical education as she has al ways been in science and letters. The girls of Macon will enjoy a rare oppor tunity of beginning studies which will be or rare advantage to them in life. No girl can forecast sufficiently to tell her future needs, but the his tory of hundreds of Southern women, born to wealth, but now poor, and struggling for their daily bread in the humblest modes of toil, is a warning to every girl, w batever her present prospect in life, to make provision for exigen cies that may arise. Every girl that comes to the college, who is suitably qualified, may have the opiHirtimity in a year to acquire sufficient knowledge in some piiticular art, which may prove an invaluable help to her in the future. We write these lines simply to give information to the public that we will be prepared to furnish at the most economical rates good advantages in liookkeeping, stenography, typewriting and telegraphy. Of course, in the other departments of higher education, it is not necessary to add a word. Fifty years of successful work hundreds of splendid women educated here would he an in dorsement of all that might be written. W. C. Bass, President. Macon, Ga., Sept. 0, 1887. Thirty Tons Pressure is given to every cake of Colgate & Co.'s Cash mere Bouquet toilet soap. It wears away verv siowly. French and Turkish Prunes at Strauss Bros’. Anything needed for Men's wear at Bel singer’s, 2-1 Whitaker street. Hats for the Fall. The Famous has received the latest styles Hats for full, selling them cheap in order to call attention to their removal to the northeast comer of Congress and Whitaker streets. The Fly and Spiders Scarf Pin at Bel singer’s, 24 Whitaker street. Umbrellas. Gloria, wears 1 letter than silk, for $2 50, silver-tip $3, gold-tip #3 50, Ginghams from ? 1 upward, all selling low to show our ]iations that we have moved to the north east corner of Congress and Whitaker streets. Broadway Silk Huts just out at Belsin ger's, 24 Whitaker street. Home Again. Back into our old quaiters, and it feels likr home. We've been pent up long enough and leal like spreading ourselves. Come and see us; we have a regular palace, and looks as neat as a pm. We've prepared our selves for this move with new and attractive goods and are ready for business. We shall endeavor to retain the confidence our friends and patrons have placed in us for selling only the finest grades of Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, etc., of which we have an at tractive assortment. We always carry the largest line of first water Diamonds in the State. M. Bternbeko, • 157 Broughton street. Boys’ Knoe Pants lor 25c. Iren-clad pants, ages 4 to 12, the Famous New York Clothing House is selling for 25c. a pair in order to show the boys their new store, northeast corner Congress and Whit aker streets. Collars and Hosiery for gents at surpris ing prices, to clear out, at B. H. Levy & Bro6'. The Jaeger System. Underwear and Overshirta exhibited by us have no superiors in quality and are offered at reasonable priees. B. H. Levy & Bras., hit Congress. Neckwear in great variety, but getting out of season, low down at H. H. Levy & Bros.’ After Summer Comes a Fall. That's why wa are slaughtering (tents' | Mumuigr Suits and Furnish mgs. B. H. Levy j Charleston Ripples. Arrangements are in progress for the con struction of an immense reservoir in the neighborhood of the new artesian well in the northeastern part of the city. Work has been resumerf on the new well, and the water works company are already making preparations for adding to the permanent supply and distribution of water. Upon the completion of the new well and reser voir Charleston ought to have as good a water supply, for every purpose, as any city in the United States. Mgr. Quigley, pastor of St. Patrick's, in tends to go to "Rome in a short time to at tend the Pope's Jubilee held in honor ol the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination .and at which the distinguished representatives of the Roman Catholic Church, and the meet important dignitaries are expected to he present. Mgr. Quigley says that he had i:o as yet fully determined to go: but he spoke, at the same time, ns if there was very little doubt that he would be able to attend the festival. He intends to leave Charleston about Oct. 15, ulthough the Pope's Jubil. e does not take place till December, liecause he intends to visit several other places be sides the Eternal City. The following is the return of deaths within the citv of Charleston for the week ending Sept. 15, 1887: Whites 9, blacks and colored 23; total 32—excluding 5 stillborns, colored; 2 accident, 1 white, 1 colored. Under 1 year of age, 1 white, 7 colored; be tween 1 and ft years of age, 3 w hite, 5 col ored; between 10 and 20 years of age, 3 col ored; between 20 and 30 years of age, 2 col ored; between 30 and 40 years of age, 1 white, 2 colored; between 40and 50 years of age, 2 white, 3 colored; between 50 and 00 years of age, 1 white, I colored; between 70 and 80 years of age, 1 white; between 80 and 90 years of age, I colored. Annual death rate per 1,000, white, for past week 10.64. Immediately after the return of the Sum ter Guards from their trip to the mountains they held a meeting and resolved to send the Greenville Guards a testimonial of their ap preciation of that company’s marked hospi tality to them during their stay in the Moun tain City. The testimonial, which consists of an elegant gold medal, has just beencom gleted, and was sent to the Greenville Guards unday by express. It is a fac-simile of the Sumter Guards’ company medal, only larger. The pendant represents a shield, with a gamecock, the well-known device of the company, perched on top of it. The face of the pendant is engraved with a palmetto tree, beneath which is the name of the com pany and the date of the organization —J 837. The’reverse side bears the following incrip tion: “Presented to the Greenville Guards by the Sumter Guards, of Charleston, S. C., August 7, 1887.” The last is the date of the trip. The shield is suspended from a gold bar and pin inscribed with the company motto, “In stations nostra parati.” The souvenir is intended as a company medal for the Greenville Guards, to be retained by them as a prize in their annual shooting or drilling contest. Weather Indications. (Special indications for Georgia: FAIR Fair weather, nearly stationary I temperaturei light to fresh winds, generally southeasterly. Comparison of mean temperature at Savan nah, Sept. 12, 1887, and the mean of same day for fifteen years. ] Departure j Total Mean Temperature j from the Ik-part ore Mean ! Since for 15 years Sept. 12,’87.j - -or— jJan. 1,1887. 78.0 , 77 0 | -|- 1.0 1 - 499 0_ Comparative rainfall statement: 16 Years. jSept.l2, 87. or _ Jan . 1,1887. .18 I .00 I— 18 10.21 Maximum temperature 84 0. minimum tem perature 71.0. The height of the river at Augusta at 1:33 o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time) was 6.5 feet —-a fall of 0.1 during the past twenty-four hours. Cotton Region Bulletin for 24 hours end ing 6 p. m., Sept. 12, 1887. 75th Meridian time. Districts. Average. Name ! N s ° t £ f Max. I Min. Rain tions. TempjTemp fall 1. Wilmington 11 68 64 j .00 2. Charleston 7 88 62 | .00 3. Augusta 12 00 64 ; .00 4. Savannah.. 13 92 66 .02 5. Atlanta 13 90 66 | .00 6. Montgomery 9 92 70 .00 7. Mobile 9 96 63 \ *T 8. New Orleans 13 94 72 , .11 9. Galveston 18 94 72 .00 10. Vicksburg 4I 96 76 | .01 11. Little Rock I 12 j 98 68 *T 12. Memphis : 19 | 96 j 70 j .00 Averages * . j *T denote® trace of rainfali. Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. Savannah, Sept. 12, 9:36 p. m., city time. | Temperature. Direction, j < I 5! Velocity. J F‘ Rainfall. Name or Stations, Portland 52) N j .30 Cloudy. Boston. 581 E .. 08iCloudy. Block Island 62)S El.. 46 Raining. New York city ... 58i N .. .01 Cloudy. Philadelphia 68,N EI.. (Cloudy. Detroit 64 8 EL. .ODlKaining. Fort Buford -I- W |.. .28 Cloudy. St. Vincent 60 8 ODjlliining. Washington city. 70 E 1.. j .01'Cloudy. Norfolk 74 5WL1....1 Clear. Charlotte | 74 8 Wj. \ . Clear. Hatteraa 14 S 8, Clear. Titusville. !. .. | Wilmington T2jSW ... |... (Clear. Charleston 78j 8 | C ! Clear. Augusta. 76 E J.. 1 I Clear. Savannah 76'8 El..] (Clear. Jacksonville 78|N E|..l (Clear. Cedar Keys 78' W 1..! .21 Raining. Key West 82| E (8;... I Fair. Atlanta.... 78;S El 6 Clear. Pensacola 82 8 S Clear. Mobile 82 8 E.lO 1 Clear. Montgomery 821 K .. Clear. Vicksburg 801 8 I 1 IClear. New Orleans TOR El • ... Clear. Shreveport 84 8 E .Clear Fort Smith j 68 S 1..! ... Clear. Galveston , 82 Si 11)!.... Clear. Corpus Christ! j 841s E 14! 'Cloudy. Palestine I 80 8 Clear. BrownesvlUe 78 E fl ... clear. RioOrande 84 P E 10| . Clear. Knoxville 7818 W .{.... (Clear. Memphis 86 BE.. I Clear. Nashville 82 S Clear. Indianapolis 80S E . .Clear. Cincinnati 78 8 E I. Cloudy Pittsburg 76!....!..| OljCloudy. Buffalo 62 8 EL.I Clear/ Cleveland ! 66:KEl..|T* Raining. Marquette I 58 R K 14 Halnmg. Chicago 76 8 E l . .j.... Clear. Duluth I 60 N E ' 04 Raining. SI- Paul ! 64 E j .02 Fair. Davenport 82 BW.. . . clear Cairo | sx S Clear. St, Louis 86 ; 8 . ,|.... Clear. Leavenworth... ,| 8J s , , Omaha 76(8 W T* Raining. Yankton 66 NW clear Bismarck* j 46 NW 04 Raining Dead wood [44 8 W ,24 Clour “ Cheyenne 1 hNW Clear North Platte 58 NW ).,,. Dodge City 78 N Clear. SantaFe j 581 y |J ...’Fair. *T denotes trace of raiufaTT G. N. Samsbuhv Signal Corps. Straw Ha to and Summer Neckwear going a begging at B. H. la'vv a Bra#,, i<;i Congra 1 strati 13'Ye. for Breakfast Strips at Strauss Jsros, Hava an Eye Open for surprises in our approaching fashion* hie Fall Suits and Gent*' Furnishing* In the nunii Ulll* summer goods are almost free. B H. J#irjr A Bros., lfll Cong rum. dfcMp it 14 IL J.UDDEN ,fc BATES S. M. H. r' PRETTY GIRLS "j not come to Savannah, but we have succeeded in se curing 200 Pictures of each of them, and we offer for the next few days in fuil panel size at the extremely low price of 'OMsEad Hebrew New Year Cards. Immense stock and low prices. Early selection secures choicest goods. Tissue Paper. Special packages containing DO sheets, assorted colors, just in, sell for 20 cents a package. Only 1 cent a sheet. Hope to see you. Ludden & Bates S. M. H. FURNITURE AND CARPETS. We are now displaying the most , magnificent line of Furniture and Carpets ever offered to the people of Savannah, and warrant prices equal to same grade in New York. Our stock is larger and better se lected than can be found anywhere in the South. A large invoice of fresh, new, stylish and perfectly elegant Carpets, Oil Cloths, Lace Curtains, etc., im ported direct from the best English manufacturers. Just think of it, genuine English Tapestries at 60 cents. We have them in stock, and the prices of all our goods are in pro portion. We are the regulators of low prices, and a visit to our extensive warerooms will convince you, A.J.MILLER & CO., IIS, 150 and 152 Broughton St GROCERIES. READ! READ! READ EVERY WORD! D. B. Lester IS SELLING NEW PACK TOM.fTOES CHEAP. CHOICE LOBSTERS 15c. per can. GOOD AMERICAN SARDINES 6c per box. TEN LARGE CAKES OK SOAP for 26c. GOOD TEA 35c., 50c. and 75c. per pound. A PURE TABLE WINE Si per gallon. NEW SWISS CHEESE CHEAP. A PURE MIXED CANDY 15c. per pound. BEST ENGLISH TABLETS 25c. per pound. I am offering GREAT BARGAINS in FINE OLD SHERRY and PORT WINES. 21 Whitaker Street. " INKS AND LIQUORS. FO R S AL E. B Select Whisky $4 00 Baker Whisky 4 00 Imperial Whisky 3 00 Pineapple Whisky 2 Oil North Carolina Corn Whisky 2 00 Old Kye It hisky . 1 50 Rum—New England and Jamaica. . $1 50 to 3 00 Rye and Holland Gin 1 50 to 3 0J Brandy—Domestic and Cognac 1 50 to 0 Of WINES. Catawba Wine $1 no to 81 50 Blackberry Wine 1 00 to 1 U Madeira, Ports and Sherrys. 1 80 to 3K PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL. A. H. CHAMPION, 154 CONGRESS STREET. KAVIs BROS. Hi shaikh BXJT Solid Facts! Our MR. L. E. DAVIS ban just returned from the Northern market*, where he purchased an miUKiially choice line of goods. Newstyleaand tihapes In WRITING PAPERS AND ENVELOPES, Gold Pens and Pencils, SCHOOL BOOKS, Also Home ELEGANT PIANOS, In new *ud Attnii’tlve rail and w- in*. DAVIS BROS. State or Weather.