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8 ! i-ESSES PRODIVTION. S4VAL STORES PRODUCERS MEET FOR THAT PURPOSE. •flfecy Propose to Cut Only One-Fourth as Many Boxes as East Year The Question of Wages Discussed-A Con ference with the Factors Results in Breaking Up the Meeting-The Fac tors Do Not Favor the Scheme The Mutual Naval Stores Producers. As it ion held its second meeting at the Marchs! House yesterday. the main pur pose being to devise a plan to reduce the product of rosin and spirits- of turpentine jn order todispose of the large storks that have <nit down prices below the ocot of pro duction. T resident Johnson said that at tn present prices the operators are J-ssing monv on everything the sell. and that the association is desirous of limiting the pro duction d.iring the --oming year by reducing the number of new hoi s cut. The prices of labor, he said, are too high, and some net* ought to be taken to r.-duce them. He was -ure tb matter <sjuld be remedied if the produ-ers wouJd unite, and he saw no reas - why they eonld not. It is done in the North! be added. The Standard Oil Company ba control of the oil business Because all the variou* companies unites), arid iate.’y a whisky pool has been formed, and he could not -♦ why the South could not do the same thing with her industries. LACK or UNITY. Maj. William Letford -aid that the pro ducers did not seem to w ant to come to gether. They could control the market if tbev would. In New England even the manufacture of pins and tacks is controlled by pods, and when the production is greater than the demand, the product cm ceases un til tb d“tnand increases, and thus prices are maintained. Hcould not understand why the producers of naval store- could not do the same thing when they sc*- that they lutve glutted the market until they have ruined prices. The operators of (ienrgia hold in thehollow of their hands absolute control of an article that, is a necessity to the world. Twice hetore this the turpentine men have found that they were making no money. In 1K77 they laid it at the door of the railroads; in |kk;i 'they charged it to the high price of labor, and now they charge it to the commission merchants, but in his opinion, if labor cost nothing, the rail roads haul it an i the factors sell it without charge they will get nothing for it as long as they continued to produce all they can when there is no one to buy it. PRESERVE THE FORESTS. Concluding, Maj. Letford said; “Shall wo exhaust- the finest, fore-ts in the world and get nothing for them? When we are in a position to demand higher prices we will tie our own masters, and if we resolve to cut no new boxes next year, no matter what our neighbors may cut, then we will realize on the crop now in the country for specula tion will take hold, and then we will make our just profits, and the exhaustion of our forests will not mean ruin to us.” Mr. A. E. Wishart, of I lodge county, sug gested that a committee be appointed to secure the signatures of all the oiierators in Georgia to an agreement not to cut any new boxes. He also advocated the adopt ion of uniform rates of wages, though he ad mitted that turpentine men would never keep to agreements ui>on the matter of wages. Mr. D. M. Pierson, of South Carolina, concurred in the opinion expressed and urged that a committee he appointed to attend a meeting to he called in Charleston. He suggested that a committee of South Carolina oiierators be appointed and requested to call a meeting in Charleston, ana Ben Gregg. B. S. Brown. D. M. Pierson, F. R. Edwards and Dr. J. M. McCoy were selected for that purpose. TO REDUCE THE CROP. Maj. f/etford then offered the following resolution: WHERE**, We, the naval stores producers, realizing the fact that we have produced mere naval stores than the necessities of the world require; therefore lie |t tv- /?. Thai we recommend to the pro ducers of na'al store-, in the Stales of Georgia, South Carolina. North Carolina and Alaliama that they join with us in eulting short the crop of new boxes the incoming year 75 per cent, on the basis of the crop of issl . Col. E, H Bird thought the plan sug gested was all right, but it did not reach the factors, who often had a surplus of money with which to start new- men, who would not he bound by the obligations that re stricted the memhers of the association. Mr. Pierson said the only way to deal with the factors was to make them sign an agreement not to start new men, and if any one of them breaks it boycott him. He then offered an addition to the resolution, which suggested that the wages should lie F Iff a month of four weeks and rations to clip|*rs. and lc. per foot for cutting boxes. The resolution and addition was then adopted. THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY. Maj. Letford said that he understood that the (Standard Oil Company controlled the cutting in Alabama, and a serious question to be considered wax w-hether the stopping of -xitting boxes by the Georgia operators would not, stimulate the (Standard Oil Com pany to increase the output of Alabama, and take Georgia labor to doit. He noticed a representative of the Standard Oil Com pany present, and he would like to hear from him. Mr Carey B. Townsend said that he was not authorized to speak for his company; that he was not present ax a representative of the Standard Oil Company, but as a na val stores producer. He did know, how ever, that the producers of Alabama were self sustaining, and not being borrowers, 1 bey cut more or less, as they saw fit. As far as he knew the Standard Oil Company was not advancing one dollar to operators, and that being the case, it could not control i be out-put. CONFERENCE WITH THE FACTORS. A committee was then appointed to call U)>on the factors and ask them to meet the association at 3;:{0 o'clock, and an adjourn ment was taken until that hour. When the meeting was called to order there were present Messrs. J. P Williams, F. I). Blood worth, of W. VV. Gordon &, Cos.; P. Hobart-, of C. Ij. Joni-s & Cos.; Charles Baldwin, if Peacock, Hunt & Cos.; Maj. Withers, of Chisholm & Cos.; J. R. Young, of Ellis, Young & Cos., and E. T. Roberts. Mr. Baldwin addressed the meeting, and said that the only way to reduce the pro duction wax to cut fewer boxes. As to prices, he never saw a meeting of turpentine men who would not agree to anything in the wav of prices, and go right home and break the agreement. No uniform rates of wages could be established, for operatives living near towns could hire lalior cheaper than those living a distance away. Maj. Letford said the only thing for the fa rtors to do was to promise to aid the oper ators in reducing the output. He had heard that Peacock, Hunt. & Cos. had men in the field looking for new land. Mr. Baldwin said that Peacock, Hunt Jb f o. had no one in the field, that within the last week they bad refused two applications lor money to’start stills. He thought it use less to start new stills now, for it only de stroyed timber without making money. NO MONEY IN THE BImiNKSH. Mr. J P. Williams thought the resolution that had been adopted ill the morning was very unwise. There is no money in naval stores at the present prices, and, therefore, it is certain that the crop will he smaller. He <sid the factors were alive to one thing, and that was that they would have to put out money very cautiously during the next year. He suggested that the operators all sign an agreement not to cut new boxes and make those who break the agreement pay a forfeit Mr. E. T. Roliert* said he did not see -vhat the turpentine men wanted to meet, tor. They had been meeting since lstWand had never done anything yet. The truth is that they cannot- do anything because the factors have more money than they know what t i do with, and they would lend it and they knew it. Mr. Hotart. “Roberts, sit down. * n u Ought to know tattei than to talk that way.” and amid the laughter that followed Mr. Hobert moved that the meeting ad journ. GETTING READY TO ADJOURN. Maj. Letford said that Mr. Hobert was a guest of th association and he did not see how he could choke off its proceedings by adjourning it. Mr. Hobert. “I was invited by you to come up and jnrti opiate in the meeting.” Maj. Letford. “1 didn’t invite you.” Mr. Townsend, “I think that the gentle man i.- only one of our guest*, and I ao not see by what right he makes such a motion. To viy the least he lias no right to do It." Mr." Hobert —“Are you there, Careyf Well, if I had known you were present" I never would have tnude the motion. 1 withdraw it.” Maj. tatford then offered the following resolution: Ktmlmt That the factor* of Savannah and Brunswick are request/*d and invited to aid the oper*i< .re in reducing the cut during tjie coming year. FACTORS EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS. The factors, each in turn, were asked their views concerning the resolution and >be necessities of the occasion. They unani mously declared that there was no money in naval stores, and there would not ta until the crop is redui'ed, lmt they could suggest no means of reducing the crop. They thought that the difficulties would ail just themselves, as in all other lines of busi ness. that low prices would cut down the output and the reduced crop would then advance pri'-es. They all said that they /■ould not pledge th©tnselvm not to lend money to men because they /•ould not foresee what eases would arise, and they could not pledge away their freedom of action in indi vidual cases. After hearing them the resolution wa~ adopted, and Mr. Young said that he would see that a meeting of all the factors is /allied to (Ilv uss the matter and see what action can be taken. NOT INCLINED TO JOIN THE MOVEMENT. By this time the meeting had dwindle/I down to almost nothing The oi/erators had seen that the factors were not dispose/I to join them, at least some of them, and some, too, did all they could to turn the meeting into a commercial comedy, and they succeeded in jiart. But few of them seemed to take the matter seriously. Presi dent Johnson mad© arrangements with Maj. tatford to remain over to-morrow and draw up by-laws, and upon motion of Mr. Hobert, the meeting adjourned. The next meeting will ta held here the first Monday in March. The Naval Stores Manufacturers’ Protective Association, Capt. L. Johnson, President, will hold a meeting in either Waycross or Jesup, be tween Nov. 1 and 10. THROUGH THE CITY. Items Gathered Here and There by the News Reporters. Kavannah Lodge K. of H. will meet to night. Forest City Lodge held its first meet ing in the new Pythian Hall last night. There were three arrests yesterday for disorderly conduct and one for simple lar ceny. “The Acme A. D. Com[iany,” a colored dramatic dub, under the management of E. 11. Istonard, played “Messmates” at the Theatre last night. H. Levison and Constable Jim Burke were fined $lO each in the Mayor’s Court vesterdav morning for the fight in which they were engaged on Sunday afternoon. Milton S. Hamlet, son of the late John R. Hamlet, died at St. Joseph's Infirmary yes terday morning. His funeral will take place from the Baptist Church at 10 o'clock this morning. m The German American Mutual Loan and Building Association will hold its thirteenth monthly meeting and first annual meeting to-night, at the Secretary’s office, No. 107 Bay street. The Treasurer will make his annual report, and officers for the ensuing year will ta elected. J. S. Collins and J. W. Williams were up before Acting Mayor Schwarz yesterday morning charged with stealing a row from Police Officer Fahey The testimony showed that Williams had sold the hide to Merhrtens, ami 1 'oilins sold the carcass to the market. They were held for the Su perior Court. The cow which was stolen was the one that was seized and hurtled by the Clerk of the Market, who pronounced the meat unwholesome, and Collins will ta in court again this morning to answer the /•barge of selling unwholesome meat in the Market. FIGHT AT A “SITTING UP.* A Would-be Mourner Starts a Row and Winds Up in Jail. Floyd Wade was sent to jail for thirty days by Acting Mayor Schwarz yesterday. Wade is colored, and on Saturday night he got drunk, but his misconduct did not stop there. A nogro man had /tied on Poplar street ami his friends were having a “sitting up.” Wade went into the house and he was Inclined to be one of the mourners at first, hut his maudlin disposition could not /•ling to that sad sentiment long, and he became fighting mad. He made an attack on (’icsar Butler, and he would have made a corpse of him, t/s>, if the party C resent had not joined forces and ejected ini. He was turned over to a policeman and taken to the barracks, where he could not disturb the mourners or make things disagreeable around the corpse. THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. Thirty-five Now Volumes Added to the Library. The Georgia Historical (Society held its October meeting last night. In the absence qf the President and Vice Presidents, Mr. W. S. Bogart presided. The attendance was small ami very little business of impor tance was transacted. Mr. W. L. Bird was elected a resident member. The Library Committee’s report, recommending the pur chase of thirty-five volumes as the October addition to the library, at an outlay of $6l. was adopted. Mr. R. W. Habersham presented to the society a life size portrait of Maj. John Habersham in Continental uniform, |>ainted from an original portrait in the residence of the late Robert llatarsham The painting will be hung in the society’s library. LocaL Personal. John W. Akin, Esq., of Oartersville, one of 1 roorgia’s most prominent young lawyers, was in the city yesterday. Kupt. R. E. Cobb, of the Coast Line rail road, and wife, will leave to-day for a month’s trip North. They will go to their former home in Middleboro, Mass. J. R. Saussv, Esq., Maj. T. L. Kinsey, and Mr. Herbert A. Palmer leave for the North to-day. They are as good a trio to represent Kavannah as can ta found within the city’s boundaries. Dug Out of a Swamp. A fossil has lieen exhumed in digging the Harmon Swamp canal which is evidently the head of an animal or reptile belonging to the early formation of the earth. It was dug out of the blue mud strata about six feet below the surface of the swamp. The fossil is about three inches each way in size, and looks something like the head of a diminutive goat. The curious in such matters can examine it at The Morning News counting room. Standard Club's Officers. The Standard Club held a meeting Sunday evening, and elected the following officers: A. M. tatfler, Pi-esident; H. M. Boley, Vice President; D. Robinson, Secretary and Treasurer. Board of Stewards: D. S. Ein stein, A. S. Eichtargand VV. S. Byck. Toe club’s first hop of the season will take place about Oct. I ft. THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. OCTOBER 4, 1887 THE POST OTPICE SITE. PURCHASE OF THE OGLETHORPE 3ARRACKBPROPERTY. The Price to be Paid s49,soo—Business Men Not Pleased With the Location— The Cotton Exchange to Express Its Opinion To-Day—History of the Prop erty. The location of the new public building is at last settled. Capt. D. G. Purse, who lias been negotiating with the Treasury Depart ment for some time past, was advised yes terday that the government has accepted his offer to sell a part of barracks prr>iierty for that purpose. The part pur chased is the Western, or Bull street, half of the block, extending 1110 feet on Liberty street and SJ3O feet or. Bull street from Liberty south to Harris. The price paid is ataut $49,500, the exact amount depending upon wtat there is on hand in the Treasury to the credit of the Savannah public building fund after the supervising architects’ expenses are paii TAI.K ABOUT THE SITE. The site is not where the business interests of the city would like to have it. The pur chase was the gossip of the afternoon on the Bay. Bay street business men don’t like the location, because they say it is too far from the business centre of the city This was the general expression at the Cotton Exchange. The present location suits Ray street houses well enough, and they do not want it changed. “'Hie post office ought not to go south of Broughton street, any way,’’ remarked a prominent cotton merchant. WHAT BUSINESS MEN SAY. A Morning News reporter talked with a dozen or more retail merchants on Brough ton an l Congress streets. -‘lt’s too far out,” they said. “South Broad was far enough We didn’t kick at that, but when it comes to sending out to Liberty street for our mail why that s too* much. There is some satis faction anyway in knowing that the matte! is finally settled.’’ These are some of the expressions that were heard. A general meeting of the Cotton Exchange will ta held this morning for the purjtose of obtaining an expression of opinion from its members in regard to the location. THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. The barracks property was originally purchased from the government at public sale at the minimum price fixed by the War Department, by 100 gentlemen, each of whom pledged himself to pay one-hundredth part of the amount necessary, which in round figures was put at $67,000. An effort was made to raise an amount sufficient to erect a first-class wooden hotel on the site, ami numberless schemes were suggested to accomplish that object,, but without success. A company was then chartered and organized under the name of the Oglethorpe Real Estate Company to hold the property. Nearly all the subscribers of the orignal purchase money joined the organization and accepted stock in the oomttany for their subscriptions, seven shares o' $lOO each being given for the $O7O jiaid in. THE HOTEL SCHEME. After this organization was perfected further efforts were made looking to the building of the new hotel, the last one being a published offer, advertised throughout the country, offering to sell the entire property to any person or com pany that would guarantee to erect a suitable building. The failure of these various ©(Toils to carryout the original pur pose for which the barracks was bought caused many of the holders to dispose of their stock, some of which is said to have been sold for oOc. on the dollar. MADE BY THE DEAL. There arc several large individual hold ings, ranging from twenty eight to ninety two shares, which were bought or represent much less than the tiar value of the stock, and which will realize a very hand some margin of profit to the holders . A l>(-uliar feature, however, in the history of the entire transaction is that with all the c hanges in the slock, there is the name of but one person on the list now, that, was not on the original lust of purchasers, showing that what stock was offered for sale was bought by those inside of the organization. THE GUARDS’ DRILL TEAM. How it Will be Selected and Officered Its Purpose. The Savannah Volunteer Guard* propose to organize a crack drill team. From bat talion and company drills tha men will ta selected until the officers have chosen twenty four privates and two guides. The company will then begin to drill twice a week until it shall become one of the best teams in the country. It will be officered by Col. Garrard, who will act as Captain, and by Second Lieutenant*/ C. S. Wood, Company A; T. D. Rockwell, Company B, and W. U’. Rogers, Jr., Company C. The guards now have a complete armory. perfect equipments and well filled and drilled companies but. they want a crack team that can take part in prize drills, and win for Savannah the laurels that are now going elsewhere. There are some excellent men in the Guards and tha best will be selected for the teem. The officer* are all good drill masters, and doubtless in a short while the team w ill be displaying emblems of victories won on the bloodless fields of competitive drills. CITY COURT TO CONVENE. Judge Harden to Return at Once— Court. To-Morrow. A telegram from Judge Harden announced that he would return at once, ami would open the City ' 'ourt on Wednesday. Ac cording to the instructions contained in the disiitch Deputy Clerk Nathans opened court yesterday and adjourned it until Wednesday. The first cases that will he considered will be jail cases in order that the crowd in jaii may he somewhat lessened. Proved an Alibi. Joe Johnson, Joe Byrnes and Henry Pollard (all colored), who were brought down from Pooler, eharged with stealing a steer from B. Rothwell, were given an examination ta fore Justice Waring Russell yesterday morn ing. Byrnes and Pollard were charged with the crime by Johnson, in whose |issession the steer was found and who said that they had stolen it and given it to him to sell. They proved, however, by their employer, that they wore at a turpentine still eleven miles away at 7:30 o’clock, while Johnson said that it was not later than rt o'clock when they gave him the steer. They were both discharged, but he was held for the Superior Court. Adjudged Insane. The examination of the mental condition of James Heyward and Alexander Smith was heh 1 by J udge Ferrill yesterday after noon, ami they were both found to be fit subjects of the lunatic asylum. Heyward is a Savannah negro and is violently insane, while Smith is idiotic. He is olso'a negro and he was brought into Savannah from the country. An Accident to the Gate City. The steamer Gate City, which sailed from Boston for Savannah on Sunday, returned to Boston yesterday, having broken the high pressure valve of her forward engine. She will repair in Boston and be ready for sea in a week. Dyspepsia for Sixteen Years. M. P. Holland, Postmaster, Rockaway Reach, Long Island, N. Y., was entirely cure I of dyspepsia and rheumatism of six- P i yens’ standing by taking two Bran 'K .rrt' Fills every ’night for a month. During ; is mouth ho took them he gained eight pounds in weiirht. GOING OVEK THE BOOKS Deputy Postmaster Anderson’s Ac counts Being Investigated. Of late a coolness has arisen between Postmaster lamar and hi.-> assistant. Col. ; Clifford }V. Anderson. The books of the office have been found to be in a tangle, and it was thought that there was a shortage. Poetoffice Inspector Williamson was here on business, and he was instructed by the Post master General to go over the accounts and find out whether there is any deficit. The tangled accounts were the cause of the breach between Capt tamar and Col. Anderson. Capt. Lamar said t hat Col. An derson had charge of the accounts, and if there was anything wrong it was his fault. Col. Anderson said that Capt. Lamar was to blame, and thus the two fell out. There was quite a stormy scene between them a few days ago, and thev have been distant ever since. CoL Anderson had the key to the vault, and he was asked to give it up but he re fused to do so. He said there had been rascality in the office and he would not sur reuder the key until the Ins|>actor ha/1 gone over the accounts. He was advised by his friends to give it up but he said he would not do it. The Inspector* could send him to jail if they wished to make an example of him but he would not give up the keys. Neither Capt. Lamar, Col. Anderson nor Capt. Williamson will have much to say about the affair, but Col. Anderson saiil last night that he had made a proposition that if after the examination has been com pleted the accounts are found to ta one cent short then the presidents of five tanks, including Messrs. Hammond and Flannery, should sit an/1 hear the case and decide whether he or Cant. Uniar is morally and legally responsible. He says it is hot a question of #3OO or £lOO, but of character and he means to have the thing sifted. It is not known whether there is any shortage at all, in fact, what has been found already points to the contrary. The ac counts showed a bank balance of $303, but when the bank was called upon for a state nent, it showed a credit to the post office of #4lO 67. The Inspector is busy with the accounts, but last night he had not footed up the debits and had not begun on the credits, so he cannot make a statement. ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED. A Notorious Jail-Bird Run Down in Charleston. Norris Thompson, a notorious negro jail birds who escaped from Schuman'-s convict '-amp on Sept. 7, was captured in Charles ton Sunday night, and will be held for the Georgia authorities. Thompson is a desperate character. He was sen tenced in July to twelve months on the cbi> ; n gang for larceny, and a war rant is out for him. /'barging him with as sault with intent to murder. After serving two months of his sentence Thompson, wearied of his confinement and hard labor, laid his plans to escape. On Sept. 7 he made the attempt and succeeded. The guards discovered him and fired on him. Several shots, as it was afterward ascer tained, taking effect, but Thompson got away. He staid away a week or two and then bewail visiting his old haunts in the city. Several plans were laid to trap him, but all of them failed. One night lie visited his wife’s house and with a razor < ut her clothing into shreds. He then changed his abode to South Caro lina. Sheriff Ronan lias been on his track for some time, and Sunday night Sheriff Ferguson, of ( 'harleston. got hold of Thomp son. A requisition was applied for yester day, and as soon as it is received the fugi five will be brought back to bis old stamp ing ground. RIVER AND HARBOR NEWS. Gleanings Among the Shipping and Along the Wharves. A colored longshoreman called “Dick’ walked overboard from the steamship Reso lute last night. He .could not swim, but a rope was promptly thrown to him which he grasped, and was fished out. Messrs. A. It. Salas A Cos. cleared yes terday the Italian bark Roma, for Cai tha gena. with 8,860 piece' of pitch pine Inintar, measuring f!50,1474 feet, valued at S4,WE! !.t: cargo by Messrs. Butler ft Stevens. The British steamship Napier, which was aground opposite Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Company's wharves, came off on yesterday morning’s tide anil proceeded to sea. The German bark Elena is still ashore, the tug being unable to pull her off on the present tides. When she conies off she will probably have a survey called upon her to determine whether she has sustained any damage. The British steamship Resolute was floated yesterday morning, enough cotton having been taken out of her hold to Hoat her. She was pumped out and taken to the Upper Press wharf, at the foot of Mont gomery street, where the work of discharg ing again resumed last night. Up to mid night about 3,000 bales had been taken out. Tlie cotton now coming out is pretty well soaked, and the tales are very heavy and unwieldly. About Silt) o’clock a second survey was held on the steam ship Dessoug yesterday. The examination showed very little damage to the ship, the principal injury being between decks, and she was pronounced seaworthy to make the voyage to Philadelphia. She will take in cargo immediately and sail to-morrow morning on her return trip. The cargo was not quite discharge/! last night , and she is still at the wharf between Bull an/1 Dray ton streets. The “Belle Hooper” Quarantine Case. Editor Morning News: Will the Health Officer kindly state what effect heproj/osed to produce on the bedding, clothing, etc., of the Barbados crew, which was all put out in Philadelphia, by fumi gating the Philadelphia crew and bedding at Savannah, none of the latter having been near Barbados! It is not th© regula tion, which prescribes vessels coming from West India, etc., rt'/i a Northern port of the United States, that is objected to, ’ but it is the fact that the quarantine officer does not appear to know thedifferonca tat wean aves sel coming via an intermediate port, i. e. as a part, of one voyage, and with the same crew and cargo, or ballast, and a vessel which, arriving at a port like Philadelphia. disehaiges there her*\Vest India crew, their clothing and bedding, her cargo and ballast, and taking on board an innocent cargo of coal, and a home crew with betiding and clothing, comes to this port on a domestic voyage pure and simple. It is the fact that the quarantine officer fumigated the wrong men, at a needless detention and cost to the vessel, and detriment of this port, of which complaint is made by Mastkr “Belle Hooper” A Bryan County Burglar. Sheriff Morgan, of Bryan county, came into Savannah Last night with Henry Ed ward George, a colored prisoner charged with burglary. George broke into Morri son’s store at Bryan Neck. He was cap tured yesterday, and brought to the jail here for safe keeping. Closed on Account of Death. Mr M. H. Solmul, of the firm of Appel & Sc haul, has gone to New York to attend the funeral of his father, which will takp place there to day. In consequence of this the store here will be closed from 1 to 3 o’clock p. m. What Lovell & Lattimore Say. An important matter to decide on for house-keepers, is what kind qf a range to replace the worn-out one with. Lots of now designs are constantly tafore the public, but few to be entirely relied on. Ranges that are a I ways on hand and have been ex tensively sold, are the only kind to recog nize, because it will always be a matter of difficulty to keep jn order obscure Stoves. The pieces can’t lie had when wanted. There will be no difficulty in overhauling Lovell & Lattimore’s introductions in them. Go to D. B. taster, the Grocer. WITH BOOKS AND SLATES SCHOOL CHILDREN BEGIN ANOTH ER YEAR’S WORK. Large Increase in Attendance on Open ing Day - All the Class Rooms Crowd ed The Overf ow of the Colored Schools—The Rush at the Boole Stores. Savannah's public schools reopened yes terday with a larger attendance than they hare ever had. Over 2,000 pupils regis tered in the white schools and 1,100 in the colored schools. The Jewish Feast of Tabernacle, which is being celebrated this week, prevents the attendance of the Jewish children. There were last year between 500 and TOO Hebrew children iu the schools and these, with the other white children which will register during the week, will swell the attendance to over 4,000. “The school* have never lief ore started off so auspiciously,” said Superintendent Baker last night. “‘All the old teachers are in their place* and several new ones have been elected. F.verytbing starts off finely and by the end of the week we will he in shape for the year's work." The number of pu pils registered in the white schools yesterday were: Boys' High School 60 <;irl*'Higb School 96 ('batham Academy, Grammar School 630 Barnard Street School 381 Massie School 316 Cathedral School .. . 390 St. Patrick's School 341 Total in white schools 3,043 West Broad Street Colored School 040 East Broad Street Colored School 490 Total in colored schools 1,030 The increase over last year on opening day is something over 300. The colored school* are crowded to their utmost capac ity Between 300 and 400 children were turned away from the West Broad Street School, and as many more from' Kast Broad Street. Every desk and bench is occupied, and the teachers are cramped for room to manage the classes. The new High School buildings are all occupied, and they greatly facilitate the High School and Grammar School work. The district school buildings were put in shape during the summer vacation Yes terday was occupied with the registration and classification of pupils, issuiug lists of new books, etc. Most of the schools held short sessions and closed at 1 o’clock. About the same programme will he gone through with to-dav. New pupil* will he coming in all the week, and not until next week will the schools be in smooth running order. By that time, though the classes will all have been formed, the children will have gotten used to their new books, and every body will be settled for the year's work. The country schooLs also reopened yes terday, but no reports will be had from them Itefore the end of the week. There are nine white and twenty colored schools in the county outside of the city. Supt. Baker said last night that the white schools would probably ojien with an average at tendanee of thirty pupils, and the colored schools with an average of seventy, making over 1,500 pupil* in the country schools. The school book dealers had a busy day of it. The rush for books began a little after noon, hut it was not at its height until bet ween 3 and 6 o’clock. Then it was al most impossible to get inside the book stores where school I sinks are kept. Davis Bros., Connor's, Schreiner's, VVylly & Clarke’s pla-es were jammed. The dealers all said last night that the ts-ade this year has been greater than ever before. It will keep up for several days yet, and probably through the week. Major Crowther's School for Boys and the Savannah Academy also opened yester day for the fall term with full classes. The School for Boys has received an addition of 111 new punils*. and this number, with the old boys that return, leaves but few vacan cies in the school. Just Out of Bond. I). B. liCster has some very fine 3-year-old Rye and Corn Whiskies he is offering at $3, and they are well worth the money. Don’t Buy Your Groceries Until you get D. B. lister’s prices, and see his large stock of new Preserves, Canned Fruits, etc. High Class Bronze Statuary, Etc. Our senior is back from New York. Our citizens who appreciate handsome and ar tistic effects in Bronze, are cordially invited to visit our warerooms and inspect the grandest display of most beautiful de signs in ornamental and decorated art ever placed before the Savannah public. Faust and Marguerite, in companion pieces, in re fir ro. are gems worthy of the poetic interest that attaches to the weird and mystic. Be sides we are receiving, almost daily, invoices of beautiful objects of virtu in the latest and most novel conceits. Our display of tine Silverware is unapproachable in quality and quantity and variety. In Dia monds we, of course, lead, and our stock of Fine Jewelry merits attention. Our aim to be the Jewelry Palace of this city will, we think, be established by this season’s dis play, ami we request the public to favor us with a visit <>f inspection regardless of a de sire to purchase. M. Sternberg, 157 Broughton street. Finest Virginia* Claret, only $3 50 per case. J. G. Nelson & Cos. Fall Clothing Beginning to arrive. Ready to show a nice selection for early fall wear, also fall Over coats. They are nicer and prices lower than ever, to show our customers that we have removed to the northeast corner Con gress and Whitaker streets. The Famous New York Clothing House manufacture all the clothing they sell, dealing direct with the consumer. We save every one who buys of us at least 35 per cent. The Fly and Spiders Scarf Pin at Bel singer's, 24 Whitaker street. If you want a dress for evening wear, the largest assortment of oriental and Platte Valeu cienne bare Flouncing, anil all over nets to match: a nice line of Colored Nets, two yards w ide, is at Gutman’s. Try D. B. I .ester'* 800. and Mb, Tea. No Hard Times When you buy from D. B. I/ester. Umbrellas. Gloria, wears better thun silk, for *2 50, silver-tip * i, gold-tip $3 50, Ginghams from $1 upward, all selling low to show our patrons that we have moved to the north east corner of Congress and Whitaker streets. At the Harnett House, Savannah, Ga., you get all the comforts of the high priced bo els, and save from $1 to #3 per day. Try it and be convinced, ---JSoston Home Jour nal Oak, Pine and Ligrhtwood, For sale by It. B. Casscls, corner Taylor and East Broad streets. Telephone No. 77. Pure old Scuppemotig Wine at lister's. Try D. B. Lester's lt)c. and 15c. Candy. Edam, Pineapple and Swiss Cheese at Lester's. Don't wait for the rush, but buy your winter underwear now. icubes', gents' and children's Merino Underwear and Children's Union Suits; ladle* gents' and children s Wool Unseat popu lar prices. K. Gutman, 141 Broughton street. That 50c. Mixed Tea at Strauss Bros.’is excellent. Oak, Pine and Ligrhtwood, For sale by R. B. Cassels, corner Taylor and East Broad streets. Telephone No. 77. Weather Indications. I Special indications for Georgia: I FAIR Fair weather, cooler, light to fresh I I w esterly winds, becoming north erly. (Bemoan,on of mean temperature at Savan nah, Oct. 3.1887, and the mean of same day for fifteen years. i Departure Total Mux TsursHi iCRE from the ; Departure _ i Mean Since for 15 year* Ovt.3, TT. j-- or | Jan. 1,1887. GO j - - 1.0~~! - 569 0 Comparative rainfall statement: ~~ _., , Departure 1 Total Mean Daily Amount f ror) ( Departure Amount for for Mean Since lb Nears. | Oct. 3, -87. J _ _ or _ Jan , jgg* i 00 | .12 1-- 11 Maximum temperature 85. minimum tem perature 63. The height of the river at Augusta at 1:33 o'clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta timei was 7.2 feet—a fall of 0.7 during the past twenty-four nours. Cotton Region Bulletin for 34 hours end ing b p. m., Oct. 3 ISB7. 73th Meridian time. Districts. I Average. .. N ." " f Max. ' Min. Rain- NiME - t jjJ£ Temp Temp falL TAtlanta TP ft! , | no 8. Augusta. 13 . M 38 .on 8. Charleston | 8 jB6 56 .00 4. Galveston i 19 | 86 < 64 OO 5. Little Rock ! U 84 ! 64 oO 6. Memphis j 19 ; ft! ; HO j .00 7. MobifeP 9 SO S3 i*T 8. Montgomery j 7 | S3 i S8 j*T 9. New Orleans IlCj SO 63 no 10. Savannah 13 I *6 60 .00 11. Vicksburg | 4 88 62 *T 12. Wilmington j 9 184 62 iOO Averages — I *T denotes trace of rainfall. Observations taken at the seme moment of time at all stations. Savannah. Oct. 3. 9:36 p. M.. city time. Temperature, j Direction. f?' / ' Velocity ? Rainfall. Name or Stations. Portland I 56 S 06 Cloudy. Boston 1 56 S 04 Cloudy. Block Island ... 62 S W *T Flit- New York city .. 60 W Clear. Philadelphia , 62 W Clear. Detroit j 54 W Clear. Fort Buford St. Vincent.. 30 N clear. Washington city. 60 XW Clear. Norfolk 68 W j !0 Raining. Charlotte 66 NW 6 Fair. Halt eras , Tilusville .8 S Cloudy. Wilmington 74 SW r, . Clear. Charleston 74 SW 8 Fair. Augusta 74 SW Cloudy. Savannah 74 W < Clear. Jacksonville .... 76 N 6 Cloudy. Cedar Keys 78 W Cloudy. Key West 82 NE 32 01 Cloudy. Atlanta 68 NW 8 Clear. Pensacola I 76 S W Clear. Mobile. j 74 SW 6... Fair. Montgomery I 76 SW ...... Fair. Vicksburg ! New Orleans 76 s E Fair. Shreveport 76 SW (Tear. Fori Smith (l * Cloudy. Galveston ! 16 . Clear. Corpus Christi— 80' E 10 Fair. Palestine ir S in. Clear. Rrownesville. 76 E 04 Clear. KioGrande Knoxville 6' s j ..clear Memphis 66 NW Clear. Nashville 62 W Clear. Indianapolis. 60 S W Clear. Cincinnati | 61 w Fair. Pittsburg I 64 NW Cloudv. Buffalo j 54 SW | .04 Fair. Cleveland 60, w *T Raining Marquette 48 NW Cloudy. Chicago 56 W Clear. Duluth 42 S , Raining St. Paul 48 w Clear. Daveuport 58 NW .. Clear. Cairo i 601 W . . Clear. St. Louis j 64! W j..dear. Leavenworth... 5S .Clear. Omaha j 481 .. Clear. Yankton 54 NW Fair. Bismarck 1 .... 1 .. I ... j Deadwood 50, W Clear. Cheyenne North Flat te 58 S E .Clear. Dodge ('ity 60 H t Bear. Santa Fe j 62; E .. Clear. *T denotes trace of rainfall. G. N. Salisburt Signal Corps. Stiff Hats just out at Belsinger’s, 24 Whitaker street. Our 50-eent Tea is as good as ever, and the sales increase daily. Try a pound and you won t regret it. J. G. Nelson & Cos. If you are going to make anew dress, or trim your old one over, come to us for your trim mings. You will find a large assortment to se led from, and all the latest novelties Having enlarged our store and added all the latest im prowpments, we can now serve our frionds with convenience to ourselves and a pleasure tothem. F. Gutman, 141 Broughton street. Stringless Beaus and Sweet Sifted Peas at I Best Imported Gin ever brought to Savan nah at D. B. Lester's. Broadway Silk Hats just out at Belsin ger’s, 34 Whitaker street. Novelties in veilings, jewelry, pocket-books, ribbons, card cases, buttons, niching, bustles, handkerchiefs, hair ornaments, misses aprons, children's white dresses, lace scarfs and tlschus, collars and cuffs, and cashmere shawls at Gut man's, 141 Broughton street Fine Evaporated and Dried Apples at J. G. Nelson & Co.’s. New fat Mackerel, very fine, at J. G. Nel son & Co.’s. Manor Malt Whisky is the best brand of malt made, and sold by D. B. Lester. Old Hennpssy and Martel Brandies at Lester’s. Try our Mixed Coffee: only 30c. a pound. J. G. Nelson & Cos. French Turkish Prunes at Strauss Bros’. We are selling ladies’all wool Jerseys at $1; better quality, pleated fronts, only $1 50 A large assortment of braided Jerseys and a fine quality in brown: children's plain and fancy Jerseys at Gutman's. 141 Broughton street. Try our five-button, scalloped top, embroid ered-back Kid Gloves for Si, warranted; and sole agent in Savannah for the celebrated < en temeri Kid Gloves. F. Gutman, 111 Broughton street. Catawba and Port Wine, only $1 per gal lon. J. G. Nelson & Go. English Dairy. Pineapple and Cream Cheese at J. G. Nelson & Co.’s. Before buying Hams or Breakfast Bacon price those at Strauss Bros.’ Anything needed for Men’s wear at Bet si nger's, 34 Whitaker street. 12!.jc. for Breakfast Strips at Strauss Bros’. Fiue California Brandy for sale low by J. G. Nelson & Cos. Boye’ Blue Hats for 25c. “The Famous” has removed to 141 Con gress street, northeast corner of Whitaker. In order to call attention to the removal will sell a nice Boy's Blue Hat or Polo Cap’ for 25c., Knee Pants, age 4 to 13, for .50c. to <sc., Suits, 4to 13, for 4-i 50. Also a reduc tion in prices on all our Men’s and Youths' Clothing. Get the prices of any of our competitors, then come to see us, and you will he convinced that we can sell any grade suit wanted at a saving of $2.50"t0 *5 oil. as we manufacture our clothing, and sell them at prices our competitors buy them at. LUDDEN A BATES S. M. H Our Stationery Department. NEW ARRIVALS. GAA BOXES, with handsome Lithograph *n 01/vF cover, containing 24 sheets good Note and 24 Barronial Envelopes. Price only 10c“u's 900 Boxes, with handsome Lithograph nq cover, containing 21 sheets Letter Paper and 44 letter Envelopes. Only 15 cents. 1,000 Boxes Fine .stationery contents 24 sheer* Paper, 24 Envelopes. 1 L. & fe. S. M. H Inserted Rubber Niekle-Tipped Lead Pencil. 2 L A B s M. H. Steel Pens, l Penholder, 1 Blotting Pad! 35 cents each. 1,000 Boxes Elite Correspondence Stationery 21 sheets Paper, 24 Envelopes. 45 cents, ' 500 Boxes Regent Cards, handsome Lithograph Top Box. 34 tin.- Bristol Cards and Envelopes to match. 25 cents. 501 Boxes Mourning Stationery, contains 21 sheets Mourning Paper and 21 Mourning ) - velopes. 40 cents. l.'Wo Reams of L. A B. S. M. H. Fine Writ in* Paper in Notes, Congress. letter. Fools ty,,” Legal t ap and Bell < 'up. Price 20 cents a pound 500 Gross .Steel Pens at 75c, gross, 10c. dojem Special Notice to the Public. Above goods represent some of the styles known a* popular lines of Box- Taper. Ordinary Writing i’aiier and popular styles of Steel Pens While the quantities mentioned may sern large, we have the exact quantities of each article mentioned, and they comprise but a small pan of our stock of correspondence sta tionery. We have all the latest styles of Papers, and our assortment comprises in variety choice selections and popular prices with the stocks carried in the larger Eastern and Western cities How can we do ity Carry such a stock, sim ply by supplying the consumers of fine Station cry in every section of the South. We get up sample hooks and price lists and make it easy for jteople to buy good goods through the mail, thus enabling us to handle large quantities of the goods and give all the benefit of low prices which we are enabled to offer by making large and frequent purchases. Tj. & F3. S. JVI. 11. FURNITURE AND CARPET*. A. J. Miller & Co.’s FURNITURE AND Carpet Emporium, OCCUPIES A SPACE OF OVER 30,000 SQUARE FEET, And is filled with the ('hoicest Line of Goods to he found anywhere. The advantages to be oh tained by having such an immense and complete stock to select from will be appreciated by tnose who have never bought of us. and who have been obliged to confine their selections to only a limited assortment. guying as we do by the CARLOAD and tor CASH, we are enabled to undersell any one in the South. Our workmen ar* skilled mechanics, and otir salesmen ihe most polit* # A. J. MILLER & CO. m 150 HDd 152 BROrGHTftN ST. STATIONERY , TOY'S, ETC’. it Mil. Pine's EngJ ish Cream Lairi Notes Pirie's Irish Linen Notes. Pirie's Overland Mail Notea Pirie’s Standard Notes, Pirie's Azure Notea Pirie’s Vellum Notea Pirie’s Bank Notes. Pirie's Mourning Notes. Envelopes Square or Long to Match. I >APET FRIES.—34 sheets of Paper and 24 1 Envelopes from 10c. up. Box Rafters in Leather, Plush and Bilk; ele gant for presents. ('ards Ie Correspondence, plain and mourning. Visiting Cards, latest styles, at Sch re i ner’s. DOORS, SASH, ETC. ANDREW HANLEY, DEALER IN Doors, Sashes, Blinds. Mouldings. Etc. All of the above are Best Kiln Dried White Pin* ALSO DEALER IS Builders’ Hardware, Slate, Iron and Mantels, Grates, Stair work, Terracotta, Sewer Pipe, Etc., Etc. Paints, Oils, Railroad, Steamboat and Mill Supplies, Glass, Putty, Etc. Lime, Plaster, Cement and Hair. Plain and Decorative Wall Paper. House and Siffn Paint ins given personal atten tion and finished in the best manner. ANDREW HANLEY. DAVIS BROS. GRAMM DEPOT FOR SCHOOL BOOKS AND SCHOOL SUNDRIES. We have furnished all of the Teachers with printer! lists of the BOOKS that will be used in their room*. For the benefit of all we have ale lachetl the exact coat of each Book On all of Ihe new BOOKS that v ill bo introduced Busses, season, we have arranged to buy the old BOOKS. This will reduce the cost to our many cus tomers for BOOKS to a very low figure. Send nil of the little folks to us, as we nave stooll enough to furnish the town. DAVIS BROS, 42 and 44 Bull Street. SCHOOL BOOKS, Stats or Weather.