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2 DYNAMITING A SCHOONER LIEUT. ZALiNSKI SMASHES UP A HULK WITH HIS LONG POPGUN. Secretary Whitney and Other Distin guished Men Afloat and Looking On —Two Shots Knock the Old Schoonor to Flinders. Frc n the .Vet/' York Sun. Lieut. Zalinski proved yesterday that it Is possible to throw dynamite a mile, from au air gun, and blow to pieces a hostile ship. Secretary Whitney Gen. Schofield, and other naval and martial men saw it done. For over a year there have been long tubes on stands at the southern end of Fort Lafayette with their noses pointed down the bay. They looked like old telescopes abandoned to rust in the rain. Occasionally they have lieon trie/1 at a mark to test the range and aim and the certainty of explo sion of the projectile. Inside the fort is an air compressor to furnish driving power for the magnified popguns. Years ago a young man out West thought out a scheme of using dynamite instead of gunpowder to charge shells. It would not do to shoot dynamite shells from an ordi nary cannon, because the jar of the concus sion would explode the shell in the gun. He conceived the i/lea of using compressed air instead of powder, and of sending the missile by a series of impulses instead of one impulse.' He set to work to put his idea into sbajie, and as soon as it had some form ho patented it. A company was formed to taka charge of the idea aiid to perfect the in vention. It was found that the idea was u good one, but that it needed to be improved. The thing was explained to the government, ana they gave up Fort Lafayette to the work, and Lieut. Zalinski took charge of the experiments. He and others ]>erfected the contr.vance ao that the dynamite would do no damage until the sheil hit something. He invented fuses adapted to a dynamite shell. O e was the ordinary percussion fuse, and the other was a contrivance by which the dyna mite could be set off bv contact with water. In the cap of each shell prepared in this way were put the materials for a minia ture electric battery without the fluid. Wetting this fuse makes an active batter}' of it, and the current developed heats a pla tinum wire. That explodes the primer of the dynamite shell. Other inventions were made for safety and accuracy, and the dv: samite gun was ready to lie fired. The government contributed an old worn out schooner, the Sillimau, for yesterday’s experiment. Lieut. Zalinski practised with the gun until ho could hit any spot in the bay within range, and he anchored buoys a little over a mile awev to get the range of the schooner. Yesterday the Sillimau was ready in the spot marked out by the buoys, and a fleet of vessels with native and for eign great men on board, went down the bay V> see the trial oi the gun, and find out whether it .'.as possible to use dynamite in warfare to blow up invading fleets. The little United States steamer Dispatch carried Secretary Whitney und the Naval Comm tteo of the House of Representatives. The Governor’s Island*boat had on it Gen Schofield, Gen. Curtis, ami the staff officers of the island. The Hazel Kirke carried President S. D. Schuyler, of the Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Companv, ex-Collector E. A. Merritt, and others of the directors of the company, Senator Hiseock, Gen. Fitzgerald, Gen. King, Marshal McMahon, Col. Miles, Nat McKay, and the Danish, German, Spanish, French, and Japanese naval officers, who were to witnos the exjieriniem. Besides the official craft th - 1 were steam yachts and a few sloop yachts, whose owners wanted to see the fun. Then there were a number of steam launches that were to go to the victim at he en/l of each round and see w hat damage had been done. The schooner thut was to lie practised on was anchored in Gravesend Bay. The tide was flowing out, and only its stem was pre sented to the gun. This made a narrow tar get about 25 feet wide. The two mhsts were stripped of sails, and had only the cordage that could not safely be removed. The hull was pretty low' and/ wn in the water, and as compared w h a fleet of war ships the doomed old ; nooner was like the bull’s-eye of a target. At ;t o'clock time was called and a white flag was waved from the fort as a signal for I everv one to get out of the way. The flotil la, filled with spectators, moved to one side and waited. There was a hissing noise, an explosion like the sound of escaping air from a gigantic popgun, and a rocket ivi s was seen hissing through the air. li plumped into the water about ten yai\ s astern, on the starboard quarter of the schooner, and sunk without an explosion. It was uot a dynamite shell, hut, only a blank, sent to get the range and try the wind. In a few minutes came another blank shot that fell a few yards nearer than the first. There wa a wait of a few minutes between each shot to get the air reservoir filled again to its original pressure. The pressure of these trial shots was 1100 pounds to the square inch, which, through the 00- foot 8-inch tube of the gun was sufficient to send the missiles a mile. The presuro was increased to 007 pounds, and a real shell was put in. These shells are shaped like huge rockets. There is the cap, with both an impact fuse and u battery fuse Behind the cap are ah pounds of nitro gelatine in u brass shell, and attached to tliat is a brass tail that makes the whole rocket five or six feet long. TI a. o was a louder hiss when the first loaded shell came, and a little w hite cloud of escaping air. The rocket hissed along for ten or twelve seconds and then plumped into the water a few yards off the starboard quarter of the schooner. As soon as it struck there was an explosion, and columns of water niul spray went 100 feet into the air, as if a giant whale hail just blown. The .schooner rocked in the water, and the mainmast tumbled over, breaking the top of the foremast, and carrying the bulwarks and cordage with it. The launches ran out to see what damage had been done, ami found that the schooner was leaking, and tliat the woodwork of her quarter had been smashed. The shel 1 had not struck the boat, but the force of the concussion was enough to wreck it. The air reservoir was charged again, and in a few minutes the second loaded shell came hissing along high enough in the air to clear the topmast of any boat that might have been in the way. It plum|>ed right under thertern of the schooner and explod ed. The old boat rose in the air with the mass of water, und came down a total wreck. It was broken to pieces, und the wreckage began to float away. The rater tank had been blown ifp from the hold, aud was on top of the deck. The forecastle was kindling wood und the foremast wus top pled over on the wreck,while the inaiimmst, that hn<l been knocked over by the first ahot, Is'gau to drift off. There were cheers at the success of the experiment, mid the whistles tooted ns they do at the end of a yacht race. Two other shots were fired to show the accuracy of the gun. The first of them •tru'-k the rigging of the foremast, and, ex ploding, smashed the wreckage more com pletely. The schooner was cut from its an chorage, and drifted on with the float ng pieces of wood from its wreck. 'I he tide carried it some twenty yards, and the last •hot ‘lid not hit It, but plumped into the water this side of it. Lieut. Zalinski went down in his launch to the Heeretary of the Navy, and everyone '■beered him and congratulated him on the Mlccem of the experiment. Measurements of the Thistle New Yokk. Hept. 854, —Tim following of ficial ine iMii i menu of the Scotch cutter Thistle, were usnt to Us- New York Yacht Club by the Measurer, John ilyalup, today: lasiglh tor tonnage, ;si r, fasti length over all, Tbe.h feet: length water line, Hfi 4*i fset, haam, WA feet; depth of hold, I' 111 feet lute, old measurement, 'Sih.ll 4-Ufi, is 14gIii lor Uitw aUowti! e, WJI feet. The Yoiuu U. allows the Tnistla fly* mutant J. STATE CAPITAL SIFTINGS. Strikers File Damage Suits Because They Were Arrested. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 22.—John W. ! Klarky and Andrew G. Lindholm to-day filed j damage suits of SI,OOO each against James iA. Anderson &Cos., clothiers. A few days 1 ago Klarky and Lmdholm, with other : Union tailors, struck on account of Ander son & Cos , employing a non-union tailor, ! named D. Hirschfield. Willie the strike was j in progress Anderson & Cos., had Klarky | and Lindholm arrested, charged with disor derly conduct. When tried the cases against them were dismissed. They think that they were unjustly treated, and tor this reason have instituted suits for damages. Torn Woolfolk has employed a Macon law yer to assist Frank \\ abler "in defending him airainst the charge of murder. The name of the Macon lawyer has not been made public. PAYING BACK TAXES. To-day the Central railroad, by check, paid into the State Treasury $21,500 44 for taxis for the yoar 1807. Mrs. J. L. Thomas /lied at her residence hero to-dav, from an attack of neuralgia of the heart. ’ She was taken sick at 11 o’clock, and a half hour later was a corpse. At a late hour last night Special Prohibi tion Detectives Osborne add Buchanan saw Barrel Banders and James .Sheppard, two popular young men of this city, coming out of a wine room, and thinking that, they liu/1 l/een buying whisky, or some other un lawful [leverage in the establishment, approached them and asked them to walk down to the police lieadquartars. The young men protested, claiming that they hau /lone nothing. The police insisted on their going, however, an/1 tliey went. When they reached the police liea/Izjuarters the police searched them an/1 found on Shepperd a flask of whisky, and a case was at once booked against John Connolly, the proprie tor of the wine room, and Bandera and Shepperd were put down as witnesses against him. Sanders claims that the whisky did not come out of the wine room, but was part of a package received by him from Augusta and given by him to Shep perd. ihe young men feci highly indignant at the treatment that, they received at the hands of the detectives, and public sentiment here puts the action of the officers down as an outrage. YVith such a state of allairs as now exists under the prohibition laws of Atlanta, any man, woman or child is sub ject to the grossest indignities, as the police seem to have full swing to do ns they please, anil are upheld in their action by Chief Connolly and the Board of Police Commis sioners. The Adjutant General has received from Washington the complete muster rolls of the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth regiments of Georgia volunteers, and the First battalion of Georgia sharpshooters. E. W. Green was to-day commissioned commissary, with the rank of First Lieuten ant, for the First battalion of Georgia vol unteers (colored), of Savannah. THE FIRE CHIEFS. The convention of fire chiefs held a short session to-night. The Committee onConsti tution made a report recommending several changes. The report was adopted. To-day Chief Joyner entertaiued tiie members of the association and their friends w’ith an ex cursion to Marietta and a barbecue at the foot of Kennesaw mountain. Four hundred people sat at the table, and an abundance of barbecued meats of every variety was served. The Marietta Fire Company and the citizens generally of that town turned out iu force aud entertained the visitors. An interesting feature of the day was a regular corn-shucking scene and break down song and /lance, iu which fifty cornfield negroes took part. They shucked corn, danced and sung uutii.the visitoi-s, who hail never witnessed such a sight before, came very near laugh ing themselves to pieces. A purse of $75 was raised and presented to the negroec. President Wheeler, of the Fabric Hose Company, voices the opinion of the visitors when he says, “I never liad more fun in my life. The whole of us have had a splendid time here, an/i|your chief, Mr. Joyner, is the prince of entertainers.” BONDURANT A WITNESS. Ha is Sanctimonious-Looking But Plied tho Lash. Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 22.—The convict in vestigation was continued to-day. The de fendants put in further documentary evi dence from the executive minutes. John W. Nelms, ex-Principal Keeper of the Peniten tiary, was sworn. His examinat ion covered the period of his administration from 1877 to 1885. His reports for that period were put in evidence. Mr. Nelms tes tified to their correctness. He was examined as to the Bon duraut Camp near Augusta in 1882, and the Lockett Camp in Dougherty very fully. He si>oke well of all the lessees. He asserted tnat the Georgia convict tares better in tho way of food, clothing and housing than free labor. He said it was impossible to manage the convicts without whipping them, and,discipline can only lie maintained by ceaseless vigilance and punishment. LIFE IN DANGER. Every man who goes near them is in dan ger of his life. The letter of Maj. Jackson to J. E. Scho field, explaining the money transaction with Cupt James, exonerating the fatter, which was rule lout yesterday, was omitted by consout. ■ Capt. Starnes, whipping-boss nt the Au gusta camp, was sworn. He said he was in charge of the convicts and was the only one authorized to whip them. Ho spoke well of Bondurant, but was down on Jop lin, whom he finally made leave the camp. J. P. Bondurant was examined at length this afternoon. He admitted not furnishing convicts shoes in summer. He said they did not need them in the brick yard. STARNES CALLED A THIEF. He nssertod that he hud always bought all the food, clothing and blankets asked for, but was informed and hail reason to lielieve that large quantities had been con verted to his own use by Starnes. He gave the court the names of a dozen wit nesses who could testify to the facts. Mr. Bondurant stated that nt ouo time during the sickness of Starnes, which 'lusted a month or more, lie was ap jKiinted temporary whipping-lmss and whipped the convicts iiNjen they needed it. Mr. Bondurant is rather sanctimonious looking, and is said to be a pillar in the church. The hearing was adjourned till to-morrow. Pensacola Pointers. Pensacola, Fla. , Sept. 83.—The Social Temperance Club of Milton, Fla., gave an excursion down the bay on the steamer Bessie M. to day. It was well attended. The British hark Lady Dufferin arrived in port to-day with a e rgo of railroad iron consigned to the Louisville and Nashville Kuilroud Conqiaiiy. Florida’s O. A. R. Men. Jackhonvillk, Fla., Sept. 88.—A large number of members of the Florida depart ment of the Brand Army Republic, will leave Jacksonville to-morrow for the Ht. Louis eucampmeut. Oil. Norwood at Washington. Washington, Sept. 88.—Congressman Norwood male a tour of the departments t >-day, looking after some minor erratic Is. Celebrating Emancipation Day. Jackson. Miss , Sept. 88.— Emancipa tion day was celebrated here by the colored pun>le to-day. Thera was a procession ft,UJO strong; inclu hug military and civic rsietic*. lion. John Met till, Mayor of Jack kt> male an addrew of welcome to the visitors. The emancipation proclajiMUoti or President Lincoln was read by ll.gi H P. Barrett (colored) of Mattson county, and Hon ./••,■* Bill, orator ot the day delivered an sloqoas'. and put lotm ai In ►, which waa h iiJ tiiy appialiiwu by the UioUsaaJs pru . rut, I THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1887. BUILDERS STRIKE, ! They Object to the Employment of Non-Union Plumbers. New York, Sept. 22 —About 200 men employed on forty buildings on Seventy third, Seventy-fifth aud Seventy-sixth streets, the Bouolvard anil Eleventh avenue struck this morning because of six or seven plumbers who are non-union :en, lieing ullowed to work after their discharge ha/1 been demanded. The walking delegate of the carpenters union, Bob Far rell, entered one of the buildings on Seventy-third street, and was arrested by a detective for trespassing. He was ! taken to the Ilorlem Police Comt and pa roled in custody of his counsel. Tie strikers claim to number 1,000, but last Saturday’s pay-roll does not show more than 1 1 suit 200 names. The strikers quit work assrpn as Mr. Fan ell was arrested. The bricklayers quit because they could not get material to go < on. There are about twenty-five tnen still i working on the buildings, some pf them union men. The contractors’ agreement provides for a strike, but he said lie would put on new men as seen as possible. NEXT YEAR’S LEAGUE Atlanta and Chattanooga Will Both Go into its Ranks. New Orleans, La., Sept. 22.—Secre tary Kaufman, of the local cluh, has just returned from a trip from Chattanooga und Atlanta, and reports that both will lie in the Southern League next year. Chatta nooga is very enthusiastic. Atlanta will come in with Messrs. Grady, Ryan, Knowles and the “Old Guard” at the head, provided Savannah is not admitted, owing to Savan nah's refusal to play the final series with Atlanta in 1886. The Charleston and New Orleans clubs aiTivod to-night ami will play to-morrow. Chi Hes ton's Rowell speaks bitterly of the trip, und says it is the most disastrous he and his tnen ever experienced. It is said lie will engage Shea for the rest of the season. Shea is tne crack local pitcher released by Kansas City. Games Yesterday. At Cincinnati— Cincinnati 12001 010 1— fi St. Louis 000000000—0 Base hits—Cincinnati 8, St. Louis 8. Errors --Cincinnati 1. St. Louis 11. At Baltimore— Metropolitans 1 0 1 1 0 o—3 Baltimore 0 4 1 1 0 x— 5 Base hits—Baltimore 8, Metropolitans 9, Errors—Baltimore 2, Metropolitans 0. At Louisville— Louisville 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 2 x— 6 Cleveland 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 o—4 Base hits—Louisville 11, Cleveland 10. Errors —Louisville 9. Cleveland 4. At Detroit —Eight innings. Detroit/* 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 0-9 New York 00000000-0 Base hits—Detroit HI, New York 4. Errors— Detroit 3, New York 4. At Chicago—Eight innings. Chicago 0001001 x— 2 Boston 0000 0 1 0 o—l Base hits—Chicago 4, Boston (j. Errors—Chi cago 3, Boston 3. At Indianapolis—Morning game Indianapolis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 o—2 Washington 00000 040 0— 4 Base hits —Indianaj/olis 9, Washington 7. Er rors—lndianapolis 2, Washington 2. Afternoon game— In/liunapolis 2 0000000 0— 2 Washington 0 3 000004 x— 7 Base hits—lndianapolis 7, Washington 7. Er rol’s— IndDnapolis 3, Washington 3. At Pittsburg— The Pliiladelphia-Pittsburg game was post poned on account of raiu. At Newburgh, N. Y.— Athletics 0 1 0 1 1 3 8 0 o—l 4 Brooklyn 021 3 0 2000—8 Base hits—Athletics 22, Brooklyn 17. Errors —Athletics 7, Brooklyn 2. RUNNING IN TWO CITIES Big Crowds Turn Out at Each Place- Fine Sport. New York, Sept. 22. —Despite the bleak anil threatening weather there was a large attendance at the Brooklyn Jockey Club track to-day. Although the fields were small the favorites fared badly. The events were as follows: Fikst Race—One mile. Arundel won, with Safe Ban second and Pasha third. Time 1:4244. Second Rack-One and one-sixteenth miles. Flageoltta won, with Favor second and Esqui mau third. Time 1:4944- Third Race— Emperor of Norfolk won, with Raceland second and Gallifet third. Time Fourth Rack- Mile and a quarter Kingston won. Daruna was the only other starter. Time 2:13. Fifth Rack—Three-quarters of a mile. George Oyster won, with King Crab second and Leo H. third. Time 1:10. Sixth Rack-Seven furlongs. Carey won. with Dia/lem second nu/1 Broughton third. Time 1:31%. LOUISVILLE’S FOURTH DAY. Louisville, Sept. 22.—This was the fourth /lay at Churchill Downs. There was a fine attendance, and excellent sport. Five hundred horses are ot the track, and con tinued good racing is a certainty. The events were as follows: First Rack—Three quarters of a mile. Little Minch won. with Tom Hood second and Fellow brook third. Time I:J6. Second Race—One mile. Bixley won, with Minnesota second and Comedie third. Time 1:4% Third Rack—One and one-quarter miles. Brookful won, with Wary second and Darkhali third. Time 2:124i. Fourth Race—One an/1 one-sixteenth miles. Deroclnnent won. with Big Three recond and Maeola third, Time 1:52. Fifth Rack—Five furlongs. Mirth won. Time 1:01. Street Car Drivers Compromtse. Chicago, Sept. 22.—Tho street car drivel's late last night accepted a compro mise of 210. per hour, with a guarantee of ten houi-s work (ht /lay. Beacon Stroet Fooled. FVom thr Ponton Heraifi. I find that cliquey Boston sustains its dig nified reputation wr.erever it goes, even in the summer tun-*, whon social codes are sup poseil to relax a little. A harmless hoax was played off on some of our well known townspeople staving nt ii imriuo resort not long since, which may Is* yet tricking them for aught I know to the contrary. If seems that among the guests at this well-known hotel were the usual preponderance of Bos tonians and a very Agreeable resident of Detroit. Now Detroit is in Michigan, and Michigan is a State not recognized in Bos ton's sociul geography nt first sight, so the "Westerner ' was ignored, an t no more no tice given her than the rest of the uniial lowed crowd from nowhere in particular. Time j>asse< 1. Blue blood preserved itselose corporation expression, while it read und embroidered and the "Wild West" looked on from a safe distance. One day a waggish little bird whispered iu the ear of the leader o' the Boston clique that a distinguished writer was among them, no less a per son than the author of that much read novel, “.Society in I said on." “Uood gracious! You don’t really mean it' Who is itf” Whereupon the waggish bird mentioned the sojourner from Detroit as being that person, and udded tliat she was one of the poweiv in her own city, a woman of great wealth, etc., und finished by ex pressing much surprise that the leader of the Boston clique hadn't discovered who she wus long ago' Tableau! In a few moments another Boston,un heard the tale reiieuted wit* effusion, the author of “Society in London,” you know, eh*., and before tea time every bogy wus anxious to Is* intro duced to tliat most lascinir.ing |wson from that dreadful Woatl The louder of the Bos ton clique Mil veil i lie situation liy introduc ing herself, und then aomelssly presented one of the geiiUi<meu ot the isirty, who turned rather ie.l when the fair uuitron said with a gracious smile, "I've not had the pleasure of s|leaking with you since vou diiMsl al my liou* with (h-norai ——men tiouinga possible future President. Tliat settlisiif But wliether Ik sip m will profit liy ti e limhiiu, or wlpit puuishmant awaits lire “llttio bird* who tokl a flb, it is as yet too msiii pi say. Money and Prices. Editor Morning News: The commercial part of the country has for some time been more or less disturbed by tho growing scarcity of money in financial circles. Various causes have been alleged for the stringency; the newspapers insist that the enormous surplus lying idle in the Treasury vaults is the principal factor. It has some influence, no doubt, and probably a good deal; but we must remember that these arguments are mostly for political effect. Too much railroad building is also urged, and likewise no iloubt with some justice, as an assisting cause. Another explana tion, an/1 one that is entitled to great weight, is the immense amount of money now out in the country, South and Vest, employed in harvesting and market ing the cotton, corn, wheat and other crops. And yet it seems to me that all these causes combined while they would reasonably cause activity and full rates in the money market, ought not of themselves to bring about a state of affairs such as now seems to exist. I bplieve the chief influence conies from another source, and one from which few people would be apt to expect such an influence to come. It is notorious that speculation in this county has been dormant for months. Now it is universally known that financial panics often arise from vast amounts of money being locked up in speculative ventures in stocks or produce in times of unusual activi ty. Is it not reasonable to conclude that a very similar effect may be produced by the other extreme, namely, the locking up of vast sums of money out of speculative ven tures? Speculation, whatever be its other effects, is the fly-wheel of the commercial engine— regulates it aud keeps it going. The truth is, the money is hoarded up, that portion of it which usually goes to maintain a normal state of speculative activity. The evil effect of this is two-fold; the pro duce and securities lieing deprived of this usual and necessary support become more and more depressed, and al'e forced to abnormally low levels of price: and next, the money centres do not receive the flow of money, also usuai, and which would have a signal effect in keeping the wheels of busi ness in motion. The n; influences, moreover, react upon themselves: the producer gets less for what he produces, there is less money value, and consequently less money in the country. The holder of 500 shares of stock, worth ordinarily *50,000, finds him self worth only $30,000 and naturally feels impoverished accordingly. There are a good many people who think, or pretend to think, that these are evils of speculation. They are wrong ; the contrary is the case. They are evils due to absence of specula tion. This being the case, I can see no grounds for serious alarm; the troubles will rectify themselves in due course of time. Our cot ion crop of say 6,750,000 bales, is being marketed unusually early, at a price low, it is true, but still better than many feared wpul/1 prevail. This will release many mil lions which can then be diverted to other channels, aud the same holds good to a cer tain extent with regal'd to the great crops of the West. Then before long the country will wake up and see that prices are too low; that wheat at 70c., corn at 40c. and cotton at flc., without excessive production of any, are not bringing as much as the articles are worth. There is plenty of money some where in the country, and when once a breeze of normal speculative activity fills the sails of commerce, the ship will move on, whether the United States Treasury vaults contain fifty or one hundred and fifty millions. Democritus. Thackeray at a Parisian Dinner Party. From Scribner's Magazine for July. Sunday morning. I passed the morning yesterday writing the scene of a play,so witty and diabolical that I shall be curious to know if it is goo/1; and went to the pictures again, and afterward to Lady Castlereagh and other polite persons, finishing the after noon dutifully at home, and with my aunt and cousins, whom you would like. At dinner at Gudin’s there was a great stupid com pany, aud I sat between one of the stupid est and handsomest women I ever saw in my life, and a lady to whom I made three observations which she answered with oui, monsieur, and non, monsieur, and then commenced a conversation over my liack with my handsome neighbor. If this is French manners, says I, civility be hanged, and so I ate my dinner; and did not say one word more to that woman. But there were some pleasant people in spite of her, a painter (portrait) with a leonine mane, Mr. Gigoux, that I took a liking to; an old General, jolly an/1 gentle manlike: a humorous Prince, agreeable and easy; and a wonderful old buck, who was my pleasure. The party disported them selves until pretty late, and we went up into a tower fitted up in the Arabian fashion and there smoked, which /lid not diminish the pleasure of tho even ing. Mrs. L., the engineer’s wife, brought me home in her brougham, the groat en gineer sitting bodkin an/1 his wife scolding me amiably, about Laura and Pendennis. A handsome woman this Mrs. L. must have been when her engineer married her, but not quite up to her present aggrandized fortune. BOTTOMRY. BOTTOMRY^ VLOAN of from $3,000 to SO,OOO is wanted (by consent of tile Italian Consulate Agent of this pul i ou bottomry and hypothecation of the Italian hark Emilia Oiunipa, her freight and cargo to pny far repairs and supplies necessary for the continuance of her intended voyage front tills port to Genoa, Italy, said loan reim bursable within three days after her arrival at port of iestinition. Sealed applications for making said loan, with rale of maritime inter est, to he left at our office, No. liitita Bay street, on FRIDAY, September B.*th, on or before t 8 M., when and where they will Ik* opened in the imwence of the applicants or their representa tives. For further information apply to A. R. SALAS A CO.. Agents Italian Bark Emilia Ciampa. GRAIN ,\NI> PROVISIONS. _A__ 13. HULL, Wholesale Grocer, Floor, Hay, Grain aud Provision Dealer. THRESH MEAL and GRITS In white sacks. JP .Mill st ilts of all kinds. Georgia raised SPANISH PEANUTS, also COW I’EAS every variety. Choice Texas K.-d Rust Proof Oats. Spei*ial prices car load lots HAY and GRAIN. Prompt a, rent ion given all orders and satis faction guaranteed. OFFICE, 3 ABERCORN STREET. WAREHOUSE, No 4 WADLEY STREET, on line Central Railroad. GRAIN AND KAY. Rust Proof Seed Oats COW Keystone Mixed Feed. HAY and GRAIN, by G.S.McALPIN IT BAY HTHEST. " 1 " - PI.U M HER. l. a. McCarthy, Huceeaaorto I'has. K. Wakefield. PLIMBEIUAS and STEAM FITTER, IS Barnard street, HAV ANNA'I. UA. Ta'aphoiw 371 FTTJTEBAL INVITATIONS. AXSON.—The friends and acquaintance of Dr. and Mbs. I. 8. K Axsox are invited to at tend the funeral services of the latter from the lecture room of the Independent Presbyterian Church at 4 o'clock THIS AFTERNOON, MEETINGS. ~ A CARD. To the Members of (lie Naval Stores Mutual Protective Association. A meeting of the Association is hereby called to assemble at the Marshall House, in Savannah, Go., on OCTOBER Ho. at 10 a. m. Important business in relation to the naval stores industry will be considered and efforts made to inaugurate some plans by which the objects of the Association may be advanced. A cordial invitation is extended to every oper ator to meet with us and unite with the Asso ciation. E. J. BAKER, Pres. Naval Stores Mutual Protective Ass'n. Jos. B. Fraser, Secretary. ” SPEC 1A L NOTICES. Advertisements inserted under “ Special Notices" will be cluiryed Si 00 a Sqvxireeaeh insertion. REMOVAL, We have removed our office to the new Cot ton Exchange. We now have a direct wire to our office, and receive constant quotations from Chicago and New York. Parties interested in the markets are invited to call and inspect our reports. WILLIAM T. WILLIAMS & CO. NOTICE. All persons are hereby cautioned against har boring or trusting any of the crew of the Brit ish barkentine EDINA, R. Roberts master, as no debts of their contracting will be paid by Mas ter, Owners or _ M. S. COSULICH & CO., Agents. NOTICE TO TEACHERS. An examination to fill positions as assistant teachers in the Public Schools (white and color ed) will be held at Chatham Academy on Tues day, September 27, between the hours of 9:30 a. m.. and 2p. m. Colored applicants will be ex amined in the north room. W. 11. BAKER, Superintendent. NOTICE. Neither the captain nor consignees of the British steamship “Naples.” whereof Rulffs is master, will be responsible for any debts contracted by the crew. A. MINIS & SONS, Consignees. NOTICE TO DELINQUENT WATER TAKERS. CITY TREASURER’S OFFICE, I Savannah, Ga., Sept. 14, 1387 j Unless your water rent, past due since July Ist, is paid without further delay, the supply of water will be shut off from your premises with out further notice. C. S. HARDEE, City Treasurer. TIIE MORNING NEWS STEAM PRINTING HOUSE, 3 Whitaker Street. The Job Department of the Morning News, embracing JOB AND BOOK PRINTING, LITHOGRAPHING AND ENGRAVING, BOOK BINDING AND ACCOUNT BOOK MANUFACTURING, is the most complete in the South. It is thorough ly equipped with the most improved machinery, employs a large force of competent workmen, and carries a full stock of papers of all descriptions. These facilities enable the establishment to execute orders for anything in the above lines at the shortest notice and the lowest prices con sistent with good work. Corporations, mer chants, manufacturers, mechanics and business men generally, societies and committees, are requested to get estimates from the MORNING NEWS STEAM PRINTING HOUSE before send ing their orders abroad. J. H. ESTILL. DR. HENRY Si HOLDING. DENTIST. Office corner Jones and Drayton streets. ULMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR. This vegetable preparation is invaluable for the restoration of tone and strength to the sys tem. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other ills, caused by a disordered liver, it cannot be excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul mer's Liver Corrector and take no other. $1 00 a bottle Freight paid to any address. B. F. ULMER, M. D., Pharmacist. Savannah, Ga COTTON SHEW WANTED. sTCENTi Bushel (>l4 per ton) paid for good COTI SEED Delivered in Carload Lots at Southern Cotton Oil Cos. Hills --AT— SAVANNAH, GA., ATLANTA, GA., COLUMBUS, GA. Price subject, to change unless notified of ac ceptance for certain quantity to be shipped by a future date. Address nearest mill as above. REAL ESTATE. WALTHOU R & RIVERS, AGENTS AND DEALERS IN 11 ea 1 Es tal ©. Special attentioncl ven to Collection of Kents, etc.; also Buying and Selling. OlKor : MAN PUBLIC vno\\ Delia 1 >le. Information concerning Klorida-lis resources, advantages, attraction*, ate., can lie ohtalned from ou-deecrlpi Ive pamphlet now in press. This lssik doesji-t paint Honda In the flowery language of the land speculator, Imt tells of things as they actually axial Price by mail, 10 cents: tier do*. >l. Ad Iress FLORIDA AGRI CL’LTI'RINT, DeLan-l, I !u IKON PIPE. RUSTLESS IRON PIPE, EQUAL TO GALVANIZED PIPE, AT MUCH LKHM PRICE J. D, WEED & CO. MILLINERY. PLATSHEKS, 138 Broughton Street. M Carnival Cut IN THE PRICES OF High Art Embroidery Materials. These prices will rema in the name throughout the season unless factory prices changes. Fasten Your Eyes Right Here ! 25 Skeins (1 bunch) of Corticelli, best skein Embroidery Silk, in every shade, for 15c. 12 Skeins (double length) Shaded Embroidery Silk for 20c. 12 Skeins Florence Filoselle Silk, every shade, for 24c. Florence Etching Silk, in every shade, at 3c. a spool. Florence Lest Knitting Silk, *4 ounce spools, for 33c. each. Best Quality Silk Arasene (18 yards to bunch), in every shade. 18c. a bunch. Superior Silk liibbonsene (18 yaras to bunch), In every shade, 25c. a bunch. Every shade Frosted Tinsel (Bhj yards *. batl) at t%c. each. No. 1 Silk Chenille (15 yards to bunch), in every shade, for 28c. a bunch. No. 2 Silk Chenille (15 yards to bunch), in every shade, for 18c. a bunch. Bergman’s Imported Berlin Zephyrs, in 2,4, 8 fold, at $1 per pound of 1(1 laps, or 7c. per lap; a line consisting of nearly I,UOu shades and con firmed the largest in the South. Shetland Floss and other Fancy AVools, giving the best weight in this country, at $1 per pound, or 7c. per ounce. None Can Touch Us. We have the largest and best detailed depart ment devoted to this purpose in this city. Get Rock Bottom Prices From us on 2-yard wide French Felts, in every shade. Lambrequin Ornaments, Chenille and Silk Cords, Canvasses of all kinds, 25-inch Plushes, Macreme Cord, Darning Cottons, Embroidery Cottons, Linen Floss and the host of such articles kept in a first-class department devoted to this use. Bargains throughout our entire lines of MILLINERY and FANCY GOODS. P. S.—Mail orders promptly attended to. NEWS DEPOT. 18657 ESTABLISHED' Estill’s News Depot, No. 3lt£ JBtFLI. STREET. WILLIAM ESTILL, DEALER IN Newspapers, Magazines, Stationery, Books, Etc. A FULL supply of all kinds of Reading Matter constantly on hand. Any Book, Magazine or Paper you may desire, which is not in stock, will be promptly procured for you by leaving your order. Special attention given to the de livery of the SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS. GROCERIES, Rust Proof Outs, Seed Rve, ■ V > APPLES, POTATOES, ONIONS, CABBAGES, And all kinds of VEGETABLES and FRUITS By every steamer. 25 Cars Oats, 25 Cars Hay, 50 Cars Corn. GRITS, MEAL, CORN EYE BEAN, PEAS, and feed of all kinds. 155 BAY' STREET. Warehouse in S., F. & W. R’y Yard. T. P. BOND & CO. GRAPE N. FINE GRAPES IN SMALL BASKETS Pears, Apples, Cabbages, Onions, Potatoes. Lemons. Florida Oranges. Seed Rye and Oats, OFRA-INT, HA.Y A.ND FEED. Large buyers are urged to get our prices be fore buying. 169 BA Y ST, W. D. SIMKINS & CO, A. M. & C. W. WEST, GROCERS, LIBERTY & WHITAKER STS. HAVE THETR USUAL LARGE AND COM PLETE STOCK OF Staple and Imported Groceries And Table Luxuries, and an* ready for the new season’s business Particular attention given to orders from families who live away from Savannah. tkttbrinkT As Good as Gold. MtiXEDoimuJt, Oa.. Aug. 12th, 1887. Mr. J. T. Shuptrine dt Bro.: GENTUCMv.tr -Enclosed you will find 3)1, for which pleas* send me 3Fs worth of your TKT TERINE. This makes five boxes of your most valuable remedy tbas 1 hav sent for, one only being for myself. 1 had the tetter as liad as any one ever did. I suffered uignt and day- until a friend told mo to send for your TETTERINE, and it would cure me. This I did, and was cured in u lea- days. The first box cured me and two of my friends. Mr. M. M. Johnson was suffering death with it: had been in lvl for sev eral days. I sent to you for two boxes, by hiR request, and one box cured him, and he gave the rest to a friend, who was also cured. This is for Mr..). M. Youngblood, who has the tetter so Iwd that be cannot get about to ilo anything, and requests me to send for two boxes. Your TETTERINE Is worth its weight in gold, and everybody might to know snip -tiling about its value 1 can and will recommend it to every body that suffers with totter or Itch. Respectfully, JESSE W, SCOTT. l*lt<) I*OBAI.S \Y A \ TEI). PLANT IMLOItvr COMPANY Omcx or Cmxr Knoixeek i am, OtsrrtAi, Manaokr. - Savannah, Ga., Sept. *l, jsht. j nIDS will lie It ••Wed at this office until 12 m . SEPTEMBER .Kith, btr the e*instruction of that iHirUun at th ■ TbonuiarlUe, Tallahassee ami Mont lectio railroad extending froinTnomaa vllle, Georgia, to the Florida Stale liuo. All clearing, grubbing, grading ami bridging will be let uiidvr one eoMiact Pi-, .files mu i l* exam ined and further information limy (s* ohuuned upon application ul the Chief Engineer's office. K. F ami W. lly . Savannah da , alter K-idetn borlAih. II if HAINES Clilof LngliiM' a id Gen Manager I* I C, FURNISHING GOODS. IITTMIIT! The Straw Hat, We Mean. FOR OUR NEW FALL HATS IRE ROW OPEN. YYTE offer the best Derby Hat ever shown for " the price. Only S2 and $2 50 each. A splendid assortment all sizes, in Black or Brown, DUNLAP NEW FALL HATS and NASCIMENTOS, comfortable, flexible hats, for which we are the sole agents in Savannah. Beautiful Scarfs, at 25c. to 50c. each. Fine Linen Handkerchiefs, plain, hemmed or stitched, at &3 per dozen. Regular made Half-Hose, in plain or fancy eoloiv at 25c. Gloria Cloth Umbrellas, outwear the silk. Boys’ Cloth Hats and Polo Caps, Valises. Satchels, Sleeve or Collar Buttons. Night Shirts in variety, 75c. upwards. Fine Dress Shirts, and the elegant -Diamond" Shirts, at sl, of Wamsutta goods. Rubber Coats, Rubber Leggings, Rubber Pil lows. and Fancy Nations of all kinds for men. REMEMBER, now is the chance to get a good Derby Hat for $2, at. I j aFar’s, 29 BULL STREET. hotejlsT NEW HOTEL TOGNI, (Formerly St. Mark’s.) Newnan Street, near Bay, Jacksonville, Fla. WINTER AND SUMMER. THE MOST central House in the city. Near Post Office, Street Cars and all Ferries. New and Elegant Furniture. Electric Bella Baths, Etc. 32 oO to $3 per day. JOHN B. TOG.NT, Proprietor. DUB’S SCREVEN HOUSE. TNIIS POPULAR Hotel Is now provided with J a Passenger Elevator (the only one in the city) and has been remodeled and newly fur nished. 'l he proprietor, who by recent purchase is also the owner of the establishment, spares neither pains nor expense in the entertainment of his guests. The patronage of Florida visit ors is earnestly invited. The table of the Screven House is supplied with every luxury that the markets at home or abroad can afford. ’ THE MORRISON HOUSE. ' One of the Largest Boarding Houses in the South. AFFORDS pleasant South rooms, good board with p-ire Artesian Water, at prices to suit those wishing table, regular or transient accom modations. Northeast corner Broughton and Drayton streets, opposite Marshall House. _ ICE. ICE ! Now is the time when every body wants ICE, and we want to sell it. PRICES REASONABLE! 20 Tickets, good for 100 Pounds, 75c. 140 Tickets, good for 700 Pounds, $5. 200 Tickets, good for 1,000 Pounds, $7. 50 Pounds at one delivery 30c. Lower prices to large buyers I O E Packed for shipment at reduced rates. Careful and polite service. Full and liberal weight. KNICKERBOCKER IGE CO. 144 BAI ST. PORTRAITS, Tiie Great Southern Portrait Company, SAVANNAH. GEORGIA. L. 13. DAVIS, Secretary and Manager of the Great South ern Portrait Company. \ N inspection of samples of our Portraits at 1 1 our office', with Davis Bros., 4a and 44 Bull street, will greatly interest those who contem plate having small pictures of themselves, tb**r friends, living and deceased, copied and enlarged in OIL, WATER COLOR, INDIA INK, PAS TELLE and (.'RAYON. We guarantee a per fect likeness and excellence of work. We have about TWENTY DIFFERENT STYLES AND GRADES IN SIZES OF ENLARGED POR TRAITS from Sx el to .’ox9l, and our prices are from $2 to $3lO each. EMPLOY FORTY ART ISTS: been twenty-six voars in the business; have a 6,0J0 candle-power ELECTRIC LIGHT, and are fulljr prepared with all proper expedi tion ami skill to execute all orders promptly and satisfactorily. We respectfully solicit your orders. L. [V. DAVIS, Secretary and Manager The Great Southern Portrait Cos, WHEAT GRANULES. ~~ A DELICIOUS BREAKFAST DISH HECKER’S Wheat Granules. in m ■■■hubim. PAINTS AND OILs. JOHN G. BUTLER, WHITE LE VPS, COLORS, OILS, GLASS, " VARNISH. ETC.; READY MIXED PAINTS: RAILROAD, STEAMER AND MILL SUPPLIES, SASHES, DOORS, BLINDS AND BUILDERS' HARDWARE. Sole Agent Ir GEORGIA LIME, CALCINED PLASTER, CE MENT. II AIR and LAND PLASTER 6 Whitaker Street, Savannah, Georgia. ISGS. CHRIS. MDEPHY, 1865. House, Sign and Ornamental Painting I7XECOTKD NEATLY and with dwuatch. I J Paints, Oil*. Vamiahea. Bnwhea, Window Gluhkch, etc., etc. Estimates furnished on ap plication. CORNER CONGRESS AND DRAYTON STS., Rear of Christ Church. SKIiDS. Buist’s Reliable Cabbage and Turnip SEEDS, JUST RECEIVED FRESH AT OHCEO/AA WUTLERB'