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2 ATHENS UNIVERSITY. Opening: of the Fall Session Under Auspicious Circumstances. Athens, Ga., Oct. s.—Notwithstanding Vie frequent attacks upon the University of Georgia,by her many enemies,the fall session of the iust itntiou opened t< >-day under the most flattering auspices. For several duvs past students have been constantly arriving, and the trains to-day have tieen literally packed. In conversation with one of the }trofessors this evening he said that the attendance would tie much larger than last year. So far Ida students have registered, though there is a great many more who will register to morrow. The old dormitories on the cam pus have been slightly repaired. There is ■till room, however, for improvement. Prof, and Mrs. 11. C. White, who have been spending several months traveling in Europe, returned home last night. Prof. White will still fill the chair of chemistry in the University. FLORIDA’S METROPOLIS. Lower Rates on Passenger and Freight Traffic in the State. Jacksonville, Oct. 5. —J. M. Lamar, a member of the dry goods firm of Martin, Lamar & Cos., of Jacksonville, was to night married to Miss Althea Hawkins, of Raleigh, N. C. The bridegroom is a cousin of Secretary I amar, and the bride is Un accomplished daughter of Dr. William B. Hawkius, of Raleigh, whose family is one of the most aristocratic in North Carolina. All day Ein-t Moran, of the Jacksonville. Tampa and Key West road, anil the C eral Passenger Agents of the Savannah. Florida and Western, Florida Railway and Navigation, South Florida, and Florida Southern railroads have been in secret ses sion devising ways and means for bringing immigration to the State. It is stated on good authority that the Railroad Commis sion has determined to reduce railroad traveling to 3c. per mile. This afternoon the Brunswick, Ga.. and Orlando, Fla.. Knights of Pythias returned to their respective homes, after the installa tion of the Jacksonville branch last night. A special meeting of the Executive Com mittee of the Florida Immigration Associa tion will take place to-morrow to decide on some plan of action to induce immigration to Florida. MARI ANN Y ME 'f ■'( > 4. Death of th: Coon - nudee—The Farm er i Alba -ce. Mariaxn', Ft ' . Oct. s.—George F. Baltzell, died at 'i s home in Marianna on Oct 4. He wa; County Judge of Jackson i-ounty. Di. Baltzell has for several years p>ast been venerate- 1 as Marianna's oldest surviving citizen His death occurred at the ad van A age of 78, after an illness of less than on* uav. Delegates front the Farmers’ Alliance t hroughout the State met hero yesterday and organized a State Alliance, with Us wald Wilson ns President.. This Alliance movement was introduced into Florida by Mr. Wilson, who came from Texas and began work at Marianna last July. The farmers outer into it most enthusiastically so much so that the membership in Florida is now said to tie 2,000. The alliance has purchased the IFesf Florida Knqniirr , and will run it in the interest of the order. Ye-terday a meeting of the West Florida lmmigra ion’Association was held here and a constitution adopted and other important business transacted The object of the association is to thoroughly advocate West Florida. A large edition of a pamphlet descriptive of the resources of this portion of the State will lie printed and distributed throughout the North and West. TOBACCO IN GADSDEN. Articles of Incorporation for a New Company Filed. Quincy, Fla., Oct. s.—On Saturday evening Messrs. Storm. Oppenheiiner & Miller filed for record the articles of agree ments incorporating the “Florida Tobacco and Producing Company," with the right to Sgrow tobacco, erect warehouses, storehouses end trade in tobacco in the counties of C-aisdcn and Columbia They have a capi tai stock of $100,00). and through their agents, Messrs. Krctschniar and L'orrv, have bought and put tip forfeits on 0.000 aeres of land in this county, paying from ?2 to $4 iter aero for them. They have also imught several hundred cases of this season's crop of to l*<vo, paying from lac. to 31c. per pound lor it, and the farmers are all very much pleased with the result, as they can grow from 400 to *OO pounds per acre. Messrs. Vogt <V Son, of Sew York, are also buying very largely, and after one year s exper.euiv they s.iv tint Gadsden comity can and will lie u large tactor in tne leaf tobacco trade. They bought forty or fifty cases last- season and are very much pleased w ith their sales of the same. In addition to these gentleinen there will ho three more buyers here tiie last, of the week, showing conclusively that our tohacco industry lias attracted more than a passing notice in the New York tobacco mat kit. Before the war this county marketed from 4,000 to 3,000 cases of tobacco annu ally, and received from 40c. Pi iOc. per pound for it: the cases contained about 100 jiouuds each. You can readily see tho amount of cash that was put afloat here After the war, our old “Florida leaf to bacco” could not li sold m tlie markets of the North or in Germany, and the result was the tobacco industry was dropjied. Now . thougii. we And that we can grow as fine an article as they can upon the island ot Tuba, provided we get ;he projier kind of seed, which we have done. Mr. H. R DuVal, Receiver of the Florida Railway and Navigation Railroad Company, has tieen a prominent factor in developing this industry, and the citizens of Gadsden county are very grateful to him. H. L. Kay, Mayor of Quincy. Failures at Eatonton. Eatonton, Ga., Oct. 5. —Three failures occurred here to-day. R D. Stubbs, dealer in dry goods and groceries, made an assignment late venter - dy. Dr. John Ledbetter Was appoint* and assignee. His assets are aland $54.01)0, aid his liabilities are $22,000. Tho creditors are preferred. U. M. Patterson & Cos., and ,1. H. Web ster, also failed, but their liabilities ami assets are not vet known. A New Priest for Darien. Darien. Ga., Oct. s.—lt is rumored that Rev. YY. A. McCarthy, a talented .uid popu lar young priest of the Roman Catholic church, is soon to be stationed at. Darien as {■actor of tlmt beautiful little edifice known its the “Ridge Catholic Chapel.'’ It is -ei tainly an agreeable surprise to the Cntholi- s here, to know that they will soon have him among them. They have lor him both re spect and love. Pensacola Pointers. Pensacola. Fla., Oct. s.—At a meeting of the Board of City Commissioners for this municipality to-day Coi. IV. D. Cnipiey was elected president. Ed. Gale Quniu has been H.pjointecl by Gov. Perry a member of tie- Board of County Commissioners, vice T. W. Hutchin son resigned. Lower Freight Ratos Leesburg, Fla., Oct. 5. Private Talla hassee advices are to the effect that the Rail road Commission has lowered passenger rates to 3c. per mile, and made a 20 percent, reduction on freight tariff. Foundered With all Hands. Goodrich, Ont.. Oct. 3. —Capt. McDon ald, of tlie wrecked schooner Kalf ige, reports seeing a three-masted vessel f under, with all liunds, off Thunder Bay in toe recent gale. He was Unable to render any assistance. LABOR SORRY FOR ERIN Michael Davitt Speaks at the Minnea polis Convention. Minneapolis, Minn., Oct. s.—Tho <Gen eral Assembly of the Knights of Labor met at 9:15 o'clock this morning, with General Master Workman Powderly, in the chair. The wrangle over seats was resumed, and continued for some time without result. During the morning Michael Davitt. was introduced. He addr *B*l the Assembly at some length, referring to the struggle of tlie Irish tor home rule, and expressing Un belief that the sympathies of the working men of America were with tho people of Ireland. At the con clusion of Mr. DavittV speech, Mr. Powderly introduced resolutions w hich were received with enthusiasm, expressing hearty sympathy tor tlie Irish people and condemn ing the oppressive laws by which Ireland is governed and the coercive acts of the Eng lish government. After the reading of the resolutions live minute addresses were made by delegates, nil being favorable to the adoption of the resolutions. Tii - whole afternoon session was spent in considering protest cases, which hav e occu pied much of its time since yesterday morn ing. Upon the call to order at 2 o'clock the case of Joseph K. Buchanan, .of District Assembly SO, of Denver, was again taken up and continued in active discussion till 4:30 o’clock, when it was decided by a tolerably large majority that he could not lie admitted. This vote is announced ns being strictly on the question • ■flaw. Buehatian Local Assembly No. 2.237, having been suspended for non payment of duei, was not entitled to representation, and he himself was, with his assembly, a suspended member. Several other cases of protest were taken up and acted upon, and after the appoint ment of a press committee the assembly ad journed. Ys soon as the remaining protest eases are disposed of, the regular routine business will move forward, and the first thing to be considered will be Mr. Powde-- ly’s address, which will probably be read to-morrow. SUPREME COURT CASES. 1,119 on the Docket The Telephone Decisions. Washington, Oct. 5. —Tho United States Supreme Court will convene at noon on Tuesday next. Tho number of cases on the docket to-day is 1,11!), an increase of thirty seven as compared with the same date last year. Sixteen cases in which argument had been heard were left without decision when the court adjourned for the summer in May last, the most important of them being tho telephone cases. It is probable that the court, in accordance with its usual custom, will adjourn on the first day of the term after hearing motions and act ing upon applications for admission to the bar, and decisions in pending cases can, therefore, hardly be expected before Mon day, Oct. 17. The decision in the telephone cases will not be rendered, it is thought, before November. MANNING RESIGNS. He Will Bo a Candidate for the United States Senate. Washington, Oct. 5. —Judge Thomas C. Manning, our Minister to Mexico, has re signed. His resignation will be accepted, and Thomas B. Connery, now Secretary of Legation at Mexico, will probably be pro moted to be Minister. Judge Manning was confirmed last winter only upon the express understanding that hi- would resign. The account of his intoxication in Mexico hav ing prejudiced the Senate against him it is uudei-stood that he is a candidate for the United States S.inate before tho next Louisi ana Legislature which elects successors to Senators Gibson and Eustis. Mr. Eustis, it is said, will tie re-elected, and Editor E. A. Burke, of the New Orleans Times-Demo crat, will, it is said, succeed Mr. Gibson. Mrs. Strong Dead. YV'asmngtON, Oct. 5 —Mrs. Rachel Strong, wile of Hon. YY’illiam Strong. Jus tice of the Supreme Court of the United States, on the retired list, died at her resi dence in this city shortly after 12 o’clock last night, of consumption, aged 07 years. Mrs. Strong had been an invalid for years, and had been very ill all summer and tail. The funeral services will occur at 5 o’clock to-morrow, at Judge Strong’s resi dence. 1411 H street. They will be con ducted by Rev. Dr. T. S. Hamlin, pastor of the Church of tin- Covenant, (Presbyterian) of which Mrs. Strong was a member, and her husband is a ruling elder. The mem bers of the Supreme Court will be the pall bearers. The remains will lie removed to Reading, Pa., tlie former home of Mrs. Strong, to-morrow, for interment on Fri day. Larger Offerings of Bonds. AY’ vshingtoN, Oct, s.—The total amount of bonds offered to the government to-day was $1,744,200. of which $1,1157.100 were four and a half per cents and #87,100 four percent., making the total to date #12,079,- 850. The increased offering-; to-day en couraged the Treasury officials in the belief that the balance required for the sinking fund will lie obtained within the next two days. Tendered the Secretaryship. Washington, Oct. s.—Before leaving for tlie YY’est the President offered the As sistant Secretaryship of State to Judge E. D. YY'hite of New Orleans, who has been pressed for the vacancy for the United States Supreme bench. Judge YYjhito de clined it. A Frightful Disaster Averted. Chicago, Oct. 3.- The .Yen:*’ St. Louis sin-rial says; “A diabolical attempt was made yesterday to wreck a passenger train mi the Illinois and St. Lotus railroad, about a mile and half from Belleville, 111. A special train of five ears, filled witli excur s onists from St. Iziuis, was approaching Bel e. file at the rate of twenty mill.* an hour, when tho t ain rushed int < an open switch nearly a mile long and had gone half ’ in- length of the switch In-fore the engineer c *ii fl stop the train. A quarter ot a mile tutther on a switch rail had been adjust- and so as to plunge the train down a steep em bankment. A frightful disaster was nai rin I v avoided, as the occupants of the conchas were mostly women an children.” Louisville and Nashville’s Officers. Louisville, Oct. 5. —At a meeting of the stockholders of the liouisviile and Nashville railroad here to-day the old board was re elected. At time, after the shareholders’ meeting, the* lireetors met in Vice President Smith’s room and nroeesded t > the election of officers, fie officers elected wer . Pres ident . Eckstein Non on, of Ne-v York: Vice I’l'e-idttnt. I. 11. Ninth: S.-'oml Vice Preri dent. A. M. Quarricr; Third Vice PreOjilent, K. B Ntnhiinnn, of Nashville; Treasurer, W, W. Thomson. Killed by an Explosion. Amanda, 0., Oct. s.—By tlie exjiiosioa of a boiler to-night in David Young’s saw mdl, three miles from here, George Lti|ie, Pr. v Lapc, Biinon Young atul Amos Young were instantly killed, and Mr-. Bim in Young, who was at the time *,'<Hi yard- from tor mill, was seriously injured. Tne cause of the explosion is unlcnowu, as every one at the mill was killed. Nebraska’s Republicans. Lincoln, Ner., Oct. 5. —Tiie Republican Stare ro'ivenliou met at Funk’s O.ieru Ho mi this evening. A committee of thirteen Was ;qtpo'iire ! oil resolutions. The conven tion then renominated for Judge of the Supreme Court Judge Samuel Maxwell. Dynamiter Mooney Crazy. New York, Oct. .1.- Thomas J. Mooney, the dynamite crank,who threw an explosive on the steamship Oueen two months ago, was ioiiud insane to-day and sent liy Judge Gil ." sb-ev s Jto the Poughkeepsie Stale lunatic asylum. THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY. OCTOBER fi, 1887, EX-GOV. WASHBURN DEAD. He Expires While Addressing the For eisrn Missions Board. Springfield, Mass., Oct. 3. — Ex-Gov. William B. Washburn dropp' and dead on tlie platform at the morning session of tho Board of Foreign Missions to-day. A SKETCH or HIS LIKE. Boston, Oct. .i.—Hon. William Barrett Washburn, ex-Goveriior of Massachusetts and ex-Senator of the United States, who fell dead at Springfield this morning, was horn in Windom, Mass., m I*2o. He graduated from Yale College in 1844. He entered the Slate Senate in I*3o, and was identified with the Republican party from its organization. In I*o2 ho went to Con gross, being returned every successive term until he wa- made Governor in 1871. He was re-elected in 1872 and 1813, and in i*74 was chosen to till the unexpired term of Charles Sumner in the United States Senate. He continued in the Senate until 1*75. serving on important committee*. He had iieen a trustee of Yale College, Smith College, and was a member ol ttn- Board of Overseers of Amherst College. Harvard gave him the degree of LL. D. in 1872. FIRE RECORD. An Oat Meal Mill Burned at Cedar Rapids, lowa. Cedar Rai-ids, la., Oct. s.—Douglas & Stewart’s oat meal mill was burned at 10 o’clock to-day. The loss is $ 125,000 and the insurance SBO,OOO. EIRE IN A LUMBER DISTRICT. Detroit, Oct. 5. —A special to the Free /icss from Menominee, Mich., says: “Fire broke out late last night in the lumber dis trict, and before it was extingus’ued, had burned over 0,000,000 feet of valuable lum ber in the yard and docks. The loss is SIOO,- 000, and the insurance $22,000. KIRK STATISTICS. New York, Oct. s.— The Cotniaercial- Hitllrlin'x lire record for Bepte niier shows 132 fires in the United States and in Canada, where the loss was SIOO,OOO and over. The losses by the-e, together witli smaller ones not enumerated, amount as near as may be estimated to $7,037,H1M), against $0,300.0)0 in September, 1880. total for tlie first nine months of the current year is thus brought up to $03,1*5,500, against $83,400,- 000 for corresponding period of 1880. “GOD KNOWS I’M INNOCENT.’’ A Negro Stabs Himself In a Court Room After Conviction. Chattanooga, Oct. 5. —A thrilling tragedy was enacted in tho Circuit Court room this morning. Samuel Branch, a colored man, was on trial for larceny. As the jury filed into the court room lie was noticed to tremble, and turn terribly pale. “What is your verdict?” asked the Judge. “Guilty of grand larceny,” replied the foreman. “What is the sentence?” “Five years in the penitentiary.” As these words were uttered bv tlie fore man, Branch exclaimed, “God knows I’m innocent,” and pulling a large knife from his pocket thrust- it into his throat. The blood spurted over the jury box,and Judge’s desk, and the negro was dead ill thirty min utes, A BIG DEAL IN TOBACCO. One Buyer Purchases 782 Hogsheads in a Single Day. Louisville, Ky., Oct. 5. —Two remark able deals in the tobacco “breaks” of this city w ere reported yesterday, and, as con summated to-day, they surpass any previ ous single operations known to the market house. M. D. Barker, supposed to lie representing Liggett & Myers, s great manufacturing firm of St. Louis, purchased from Henry P. Thompson, of this State, 500 hogsheads of hurley to bacco at an average price of S2O per 100 pounds, the amount lieing $135,000. The same buyer purchased 2*2 hogsheads at a Ninth street house for $75,000. This brought th- sum of the two transactions up to $210,- 000, a remarkable record for a single-day. The total sales of the day reached 1,374 hogsheads. LATONIA AND JEROME PARK. Results of the Day’s Races on the Two Tracks. Cincinnati, Oct. s.—This was the fourth day of the La coma Jockey Club meeting. There was a good track, fine weather and a large attendance. The events were as fol lows : First Rack—One mile. Glenhall took the lead and kept it within fifty yards of the wire. Then Alamo passed him and won by half u length, with Glenhall second and .Mineral third Time I :43V>j. Second Race—Six furlongs. Big Three won u a whipping finish, with Drumsticks half a length beuiud for second anil False Alarm third. Time 1: IS. The post odds on Big three were ten to one. Tamil Race - Wary won, with Valuable second and Calcutta third. Time 1:80. ’ Focistu Race -One mile and seventy yards Totecu nun, with Paragon second and Bankrupt third Time LIT. Fifth Rack—Zoo Zoo stakes, six furlongs. Amelia P. won, with Huntress second and Kitty Gunn third. Time 1:11*4. AT JEROME PARK. New York, Oct. 5. — The crowd at Jerome Park to-day was not as large as yesterday. The track was much improved. The fields were not large, and the favorites won the first four events A summary follows: First Race-Three year-olds ami upwards; tlilve quarters of a mile. Stuyiesant won, with Sa:n Harper, Jr. second and Rio and Or third. Ti.uo !: 1N ; 4 Second Rack - selling for two year olds; three quarters of a mile. Oroalsor won. with King Idle s-cond and Charmer third. Time bit). ’I Hum Race—Free handicap sweepstakes fir all ages; one and uiie-eigiith miles Bon V! vv„u, itb Lebogos second and Arundel thiru Tim ■ ‘3:01. Fourth Race—Handicap: one aid a halt miles. Linden won, by -ix lengths, with I'en Booker second an I -Monte t'risto third. Time 3: <4. 1-I pth Race Selling: seven-eighths of a mile. Phi! Lei won, ••vir.i Grenadier second ami Ne.lie B. third. Time J: l.’w Sixth Race-Weller haiidicap: five furlongs, liui'iy ift-- !l wen. wifti I'noelaw second fife Luminary third. Tunc I :03 q. He Misayprop; iated City Funds. Cincinnati. Oct. a.-- Judge Hunter to day sentenced Charles Dell, ex-ineuiber of the Board of Public Works of Citleinuati. to two years in the penitent a v upon con viction of having misapplied city funds in the purchase of a lot of horses in Illinois for the city's use. To Meet, at Indianapolis. New York, Oct. ■>. —The American N. wspup r Publishers’ Ass ici.i ion w !i iiold its next a i r.i and meeting m indi oiapuds. The carving of the inscriptions on the pedes tal of the national monument to Uauibetta, in the Place du Carrousel. I’arU, opposite the Louvre, has been pi l --ct-Ui. i r fiir -ume da vs post. The woids will l•: "Fre-iciinie i, raise your s mis mid you. resolutions to the height of the peril* which weigh on the Fatherland, it >e. vunieuds upon you to show to tbe universe a spectacle of a great iieopie that w ilt not perish. 1 ' Cramps of tiie Muscles Cured. Jolm I. Wood, of Stratford, Out,, was cured of cramps in the legs by wearing Allcock’s Porous Plasters. Mr. Wood says. Nome three months ago 1 was taken very sick with severe pain in the small of my back over the kidneys. The pain was ox -1 erucmtmg. 1 applied an Aiu.cvick s Po rous Plaster over the affected reglou and had relief almost within an hour. At tile s ttii" time, in conjunction with this trouble, I had very great nervous disturbance, af fecting my legs with cranijis so 1 could scarcely sleep. Meeting with such success with my back I applied a planter under the lints o i ouch leg. ami in three (lays wa j eouii)l;te!y tire I, and have never been I troubled in either wav since. BIRMINGHAM HARD TO BEAT. The League Babies Play a Fine Game at New Orleans. • New Orleans, Oct. A—Birmingham played a tine game to-day and was hard to beat. Masran ami Widner both pitched well, hut were hit hard at times, each side earning three run* Stallings caught a greatly improved game. Cartwright played magnificently all around, and sprained his ankle in a daring and successful slide to second. He retired, McVey going to first and Vaugn playing centre. Y one-handed jumping catch by Harry Fuller, some fly captures by Clinton, Campu, Cartwright and Shorty Fuller were the features. The game was Well con tested and full of brilliant plays, and New Orleans won by taking desperate chances and using good judgment. Irnffee made a home run, and Burk* and Carnpau also drove the ball into the seat*. The attendance was small. The score by innings follows: New Orleans ...... 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 o —s Binning .am i 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 o—3 Batteries—Masran and Stallings, Widner and \S ells. Base hits- -New Orleans 11. Birmingham 0. Stolen bases— New* Orleans id. Birmingham 2. Errors—-New Orleans 2. Birmingham 3. Charleston Wins Again. Charleston, S. C\, Oct. 5. —The game this afternoon was uninteresting. Charles ton won by a score of oto 1. Childs, the local catcher, umpired very fairly. Follow ing is a summary: Charleston 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 o—6 Memphis o 0 o o 0 1 0 0 0 1 Errors— ('harleston 1. Memphis 1. Base hit.- Charleston IS. Memphis 8. Doubles- Charleston 2. Memphis 1. Total base hits—t'darlexbhi IS, Memphis 9, Earned runs—Charleston 2. Memphis 1. Leftcn bases—Charleston 8. Mempcis 8. Stolen oases--Charleston Memphis 3. Struck out By Smith 7. McKeough 0. Phantoms Charleston 8. Time—One hour and forty-five minutes. Games Elsewhere. At Louisville— Louisville 0 1 *2 1 0 3 t 0 0—- 7 St. Louis 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 o—6 Base hits—Louisville 10, St. Louis 13. Errors - Louisville 3, St. Louis 5. At Pittsburg— Pittsburg 0 33 1 0 1 1 0-8 Chicago 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 o—s Base hits—Pittsburg 18, Chicago 9. Errors— Pittsburg 1. Chicago 4. At Washington— Washington 0 0 0 1 8 3 0 1 o—l3 Boston 3 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 o—9 Base hits—Washington 16, Boston 14. Errors —Washington 6, Boston 3. At New York— Brooklyn 0 0 0 0 1 0 o—l Metropolitan 1 0 0 0 0 1 1— 3 Base hits —Brooklyn 6. Metropolitans 5. Errors—Brooklyn 8, Metropolitan 1. At Philadelphia— Baltimore 0 33 0 3 0 1 0 7—16 Athletic 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 o—3 B is- hits—Baltimore 19, Athletics 7. Errors — Baltimore 3, Athletics 8. .11, Ae.v York— New York 0 00 0 00 00 0-0 Philadelphia 00 0 001 00 x— 1 Base hits—New York 6. Philadelphia 5. Errors New York 3, Philadelphia 1. At Indianapolis— Indianapolis 43000302 o—lo Deiroit 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 I—s Base hits— Indianapolis 16, Detroit 15. Errors -Indianapolis 4. Detroit 4. GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS. Matters of Money and Management About Various Lines. J. S. Sing, of Florence, has been ap pointed roadmaster of the Northeastern railroad in place of Capt. G. B. Newcomb, who has been transferred to the Wilming ton and Weldon division of the Atlantic Coast Line. J. W. Craig, roadmaster of the Charles ton and Savannah railway, has gone to Cleveland, 0., to attend a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Road masters' Association, of which Mr. Craig had the distinction of being elected President at the last annual meeting. A Newly Projected Florida Road A correspondent of the Morning News, writing from I-iee, Madison county, Florida, says; “My attention has been drawn of late to the line of construction for the railway between Valdosta and Roadman's Bay, and when the importance of that line is duly considered, it, b comes a matter of interest to every one devoted to trade or other in dustries. The road, from what J can learn, is already graded to Rossiter’s Ferry, on the VVithlacoochee river, which is immediately north of the flourishing town of Lee, situ ated between Madison and Ellaville, on ihe Florida Central and Western railway, from whence it is nearly an air-line route to Dead man's Bay, the deviation being only about seven miles in the whole distance between the termini, a desideratum in construction that no company, however extensive its means, can overlook with pro priety. The writer has conversed with persons who are intimate with the en tire route and their estimate is that the road can be e instructed on this line and cost less by .<>o,ooo or $40,000 than by running it elsewhere, as very little cutting will be re quired from tue level and solid condition of soil over which it would pass: no trestle work will be required, and only two or three small bridges, at a comparatively trif ling cost, will lie needed. My land unfortu nately would not lie immediately on the route, or the right of way would be cheer fully accorded, and I doubt not, that all men will be possessed with that spirit of liberality so as to give every assistance in their power to an enterprise so much needed and which confers a benefit upon the entire community. Work on the New Road. Work on the eastern end of the Dublin and Western railroad will begin next week. Mr. Carpenter, of Carpenter, Grant & M unity, the contractors m charge of the wfilt. returned yesterday morning from the North. Tin road, he said, is now graded up to within ton miles of the city. Next week a force of men will be started at work at the Savannah, Florida and Western crossing, and will work westward. The contractors say that tl,ev will have the gap graded in about forty days. MLLE. AIM E DEAD. The Career of a Bright and Popular Comedienne Sadly Ended. h'rom the ffeic \'ork World. Paris. Oct. d.--Mile. Aimee, the singer, died from the effects of a surgical operation in this city to-day. The aunotiiicjinent of Aimee’s death wit! lie read with sincere sorrow by American play-goers, who had long since learned to appreciate hoi high qualities as an artist, even is* voxel the merry, sauev ways that first made her pomiar on the stage. She made tier first appearance in America .. do*iii years ago in Fix? no i opera bouttV, aud for several seasons held an uadis puted place in a line in which she bits -iu.’.e had many imitators, but no e iuals. In “La Grand Duchesse," in "La Belle Helene,” in “Girofie-Girofla,’’ “ Marj<d une" and “Le Petit Due” she dis played a brilliancy an r wit and a true power i. comedy uncommon even among singers Oi her own race, She never had much voice, but she sang withexquisiteskill. tike danced wcK, dressed weil and acted well, and was altogether one of the brightest figures on our stage. AViiou her voice failed she took to come ty, and plave l for two or th ee seasons in a deligntfnlly broken English. Her last p; •nrnuce were in “Divo. cons” and in "Jlan’seile.” At the "lose of last season she returned to France, and little had been heard of her Jill the announc ing her death. HoxgHTKAUEits are rushing into the wilderness near Benign. Mich., at a rapid rate to take up pne and farming lands recently taken away from ari ir ail com: at iv by a ruling ot the in re •or Itepnrt unit. l'he fuels comprise gjs.uou ae • i mi.vl H-bst and mihiip.ned mineral, Dine. hard vie si mid t >■ - ing lands Weather Indications. Special indications for Georgia: FAIR Slightly cooler, followed by warrn ler fair weather, light to fresh varia ble winds. Comparison of mean temperature at Savan nah. Oct. 5. 1887, ami the mean of same day for fifteen years. Departure | Total 'lsa" t-v-ihi rt.wß from the i Departure for 15 years Oct.s. 'if. | —or Jan. 1,1837. 7S o m 0 I #.O 315 0 Comparative raiufah statement: ~ ' Departure 1 Total Mean Daily Amount f rom the Departure Amount for for I Mean Since 1# Yearn. Oct.s K. __ or „ Jan. 1, 1887. oil ; 00 | ~ ti | ttll Maximum temperature 70. minimum tem perature 58. The height of the river at Augusta at I:3d o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time) was 0.7 feet—a fall of 0.0 during the past twenty-four hours. Cotton Region Bulletin for 34 hours end ing op. m., Oct. 5 1887. 75th Meridian time. Districts. Average. „ Max. Min. Rain tions. Ten ‘P Tem l > faU ' 1. Atlanta : J* jJ* 52 M 2. Augusta 12 ; -ni ; 48 j .00 3. Charleston i 8 i 6 j 48 : .00 4. Galveston 20 64 .00 6. Little Kook 14 H 4 j 56 iX) C. Memphis 18 50 j .00 7. Mobile 9 82 ;48| *T 8. Montgomery 8 80 52 .00 9. New Orleans. .. . H 86 j 64 • .02 10. Savannah 4 7S | 52 j .00 11. Vicksburg j 5 81 62 j .20 12. Wilmington 1C 72 j 48 j .00 Averages ! ; —i *T denotes trace of rainfall. Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. Savannah, Oct 5. 3:38 r. dtytima Temjieratiiiv. Direction. | p Velocity. j P Rainfall. Name op Stations. Portland ! 52 Cloudy. Boston. i 54’SW Clear. Block Island .. 56 SIV Fair. New York city .. 51 V.V Clear. Philadelphia ' 57 NW Fair. Detroit 1 46 SW Cloudy. Fort Buford 51 W .. Cloudy. St. Vincent 40 W Clear. Washington city j 50 NW Clear. Norfolk ! 58 N ... Clear. Charlotte 50 X R .... Clear. llatteras : *>' NW 10 . Clear. Titusville i 70j X .... Clear. Wilmington 50! N Clear. Charleston 64'N E 6 Clear. Augusta 58 Clear. Savannah l NW Clear. Jacksonville 8 IV .... Clear. Cedar Keys 72 NW 10; Clear. Key West 78 E ... Clear. Atlanta. I 58 NW 8.. Clear. Pensacola 70j W j, Clear. Mobile 72 E .. i.. Clear. Montgomery a X E . . Clear. Vicksburg ! 72 ... 1.. Clear. New Orleans I 74 S E 6 . ... Cloudy. Shreveport 74 S Clear. Port Smith 72 S E Clear. Galveston 78 S 8 Clear. Corpus Christi— 78 S H 12 Fair. Palestine 78 S E 6 Clear. Brownesville 76 E G ’Cloudy. RioGrande i . ... j Knoxville 54 . .. Clear. Memphis ! Ci NW Clear. Nashville 60 ......; Clear. Indianapolis 46 8 E'. Clear. (incintiati 50 S E ' Clear. Pittsburg 5i NW .. j i Cloudy. Buffalo 48 \V .. .. Cloudy. Cleveland 44.5 W.. .1 Cloudy. Marquette 44 S j. |T* Raining. Chicago 52 S .. .... Clear. • Duluth ! 44 N E .. Cloudy. St. Paul I 56 E . Cloud}'. Davenport 54 S E . , Clear. Cairo j 58 E Clear. St. Louis 60 S E .. Clear. Leavenworth... . 52 S . . Clea*. Omaha 70; N Clear. Yankton i..i Bismarck I 46 N>V ; Clear Deadwood. I 52 W . . Fair. Cheyenne 54 E Clear. North Platte 62 N E 1 tear. Podge City 74 S Clear. Santa Fe 62 S K .... Clear. *T denotes trace of rainfall. G. N. Sausuury Signal Corps. Senator Sherman, it is said, expects—or, rather, hopes—to get 300 delegates to the Re publican National Convention from the Soutli and Ohio. Sleeplessness. 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WANTED Lace Curtains, Collars, Cuffs and Shirts TO DO UP LIKE NEW, SAVANNAH STEAM LAUNDRY, 131 Congress Street. |3P“ All goods are insured against loss by fire. Show c asks. SHOW CASES CASES AUTISTIC STORE FIXTURES CABINET WORK, CEDAR CHEST. State Wants. Ask for Pamphlet Andress TERRY SHOW CASE CO., Nashville, Tenn. I’IUNTKK AND BOOKBINDER. Old in Years—Not Old Fogy. GEO. N. NICHOLS, PRINTER AND BINDER. To the Manor bom -full of years and experi ence—still young in energy and ability—with all the accessories neeesssrv to satisfactorily conduct the business to which be lias given Ills life. Grateful for past far ore-hopeful of other, to come. ( ONDENMKD MILK. Highland (rand Condensed Milk. A Pure Milk condensed to a syrupy c msistenev. FOR SAT.F AT STRONG .-TORE, Corner Bull ..no i wi*r a lii. MARRIAGES. dIJSH' 'EM -4 T iTTER -Married. Sent. 27, at Bloomingdale, by the Rev. J. P. Wardlaw, Dr. T. B. Chisholm and Mrs. Anna B. Cotter, no cards. FUNERAL INVITATIONS. ROWLAND,—The relatives and friends of E. F. Tattnall Rowland, and of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Whatley, him invited to attend Ihe funeial of the former from the family residence, In Henry street, THIS (Thursday! AFTERNOON at 4 o’clock. MEETIM.'. SOI.OMOYS LODGE XO. I. R. * 4 M. A regular communication will lie held a at Masonic Temple THIS Thursday) EVENING, Oct. 6th. 5887, at 8 o'clock. TtjK Visiting and transient brethren fra- ' ▼ ' ternally and cordially invited. By order J. R. BAUSSY, W. M. Thomas H. Laird. Secretary. GRAND LODGE. F. AXD A. M. Office of Guano Secretary. 1 Macon, Ga., Oct. 1, 1887. I Grand Ixidge of F. and A. M. for the state of Georgia, will assemble in annual communica tion on TUESDAY', the 25th inst .at 10 o'clock A. M., in the Grand Lodge Temple in the city of Macon. Officers and delegates will take due notice and govern themselves accordingly. A. 51. WOLIHIN. Grand Secretary. BURGLAR ALARM AND DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COMPANY. An adjourned meeting of the stockholders of the above eumpany will be held at Metropolitan Hall on TUESDAY EVENING, Oct, 11, 1887, at 8 o'clock. J. H. ESTILL, Chairman. I. G. Haas, Secretary. SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisementa inserted under “Special Notices" will be charyed $1 00 a Square each insertion. " wanted' A white man to sleep on our premises and to look after our stock, and otherwise make him self generally useful; also five men for driving coal carts. Y’early employment to the proper men. DIXON A MURPHY. SPECIAL NOTICE. All bills against the Italian hark ESIILIA CIASIPA must be presented at our office by 12 o'clock FRIDAY’ NEXT, or payment will be de barred. A. R. SALAS & CO., Agents. SPECIAL NOTICE. All bills against the British steamship ASH BROOKE, Wilson, Master, and the Spanish steamship PEDRO, Oartez, Master, must lie presented at our office before 12 o'clock TO DAY’, or payment will be debarred. STRA (7H ANjfc CO._ DISSOLUTION. The firm heretofore known as OWEN & RICE is this day dissolved by mutual consent. R. A. OWEN, W. D. RICE, Savannah, Ga., Oct. 6, 1887. SPECIAL NOTICE. The GREAT SOUTHERN’ PORTRAIT COSI PAXY, Office at Davis Bros., 42 and 44 Bull street, extends a most cordial invitation to the citizens of Savannah and vicinity, to call and in spect some Portraits in water color and India inks. L. B. DAVIS, Sect'y. and Manager. NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES. Ocean Steamship Company. Consignees per steamship DESSOUG are re quested to call at tbis office aud make deposit, account general average and remove their freight from wharf. C. G. ANDERSON, Agt Savannah, Oct. 3, 1887. TO RENT, Statb or • Weather. From Nov. 1, stores in the Odd Fellows' Hall. Also rooms in second floor. Possession given at once. Apply to A. R. FAWCETT. Secretary, Market Square. MISS J. THOMPSON, DRESSMAKER, Has removed to 99 Liberty street, Third door east of Drayton street. •NOTICE. J. T. FRASER, Veterinary Surgeon, Has removed his residence and office to West side of West Broad street. Three doors south of Bay street. TELEPHONE 390. DR. HENRY S COLDINU, DENTIST, Office corner Jones and Drayton streets. NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS. CITY TREASURER’S OFFICE, t Savannah. Ga.. Oct. 1, 1887. i The following tuxes arc now due: Itl'.Al, ESTATE. Tim'd Quarter. 1887. STOCK IN TRADE. Third O lai'ier, 1887 FURNITURE. KT< . 'Our i Q larter. 1887. MONEY. SOLVENT DEBTS. ETC., Third Quarter. 1887. Also GROUND RENTS in arrears for two or more quarters. A discount of TEN PER CENT, will be al lowed upon all of the above (except Ground Rents' if paid teithm fifteen dans after Oct. 1. c. S, HARDEE, ( It v Treasurer. ELMERS 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 lie excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in dorsed by eminent medical men. 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