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flames on a lighter.
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE BRITISH
STEAMSHIP ASHDELL.
Two Hundred and Thirteen Bales of
Cotton Burned in Midstream The
Estimated Loss $7,000 -Theories as
to the Origin of the Fire-A Survey
Called on the Ashdell-Another Fire.
Another was added to the already long
list of cotton tires that have occurred with
alarming frequency at this ]>ort during the
past mont!.. At 2:4.1 o'clock yesterday
afternoon an alarm was turned in from box
12, at Bay and Jefferson streets. Being at
Such an early hour in the afternoon the
alarm brought out an immense crowd of
people. The fire proved to be in a cotton
laden lighter lying on the outside of the
British steamship Ashdell, which is moored
bo the wharf of t'rw upper press, at the foot
f Montgomery streets, loading for Reval.
BURNING FOR SOME TIME.
The fire was burning forsometime before
it was discovered. The crew' of the Ashdell
noticed the smoke, and were at a loss to lo
cate the fire, thinking all the time that it
was aboard the ship, until the flames rose
above her guards. There was a brisk north
east wind blowing at the time, which fanned
the Are,and the entire lighterload of 213 bales
was soon enveloped in flames, and burning
rapidly. The tug Constitution came upon
the scene very promptly and with some dif
ficulty got the burning lighter in tow, at
the same time turning in streams of water
on the cotton. The lighter after being
towed from her mooring drifted slowly
down the river and was finally moored to
the Propeller Tow Boat Company’s wharf.
The tug Forest City steamed alongside and
played on the burning cotton the remainder
of the afternoon At ti o’clock the fire was
extinguished and a gang of laborers was put
to work rolling the cotton on shore.
OUT OF THE FIREMEN’S REACH.
The fire department arrived at the wharf
where the lighter was lying soon after the
fire broke out, but owing to its location on
the outside of the steamers, were unable to
get at the fire. At one time there was grave
apprehensions for the Ashdell. The heat
from the mas 6of burning cotton was in
tense, and on the starboard side of the ship
the paint peeled off in great flakes and
dropped into the river. Her sides were hot,
but other than th >** of her paint no dam
age was done to the vessel. The cotton on
the lighter was shipped by the Central Rail
road Company for A. Norden &
Cos., of Charleston, and was marked
as follows: I P P 61 bales, E L P 30 bales, L
Y S 26 bales, P W K 9 bales, B V T 27 bales,
JPV 29 bales, YOR 23 bales. It was all
insured.
The origin of the fire is unknown. A
shore time before it broke out a small steam
launch passed by, emitting a shower of
sparks, and the supposition is that some of
them lodged in the ootton. Another thing
which obtained general indorsement is that
one of the sailors aboard of the Ashdell was
smoking and that unthinkingly he dumped
the ashes from his pipe over tne side of the
vessel upon the cotton.
THE LIGHTER UNCOVERED.
TnaJighter was put alongside of the Ash
dell, Saturday forenoon. It was then cov
ered with tarpaulins, but it was uncovered
yesterday morning to count the cotton, and
was left uncovered and cxjioeed during the
day. The less will approximate $7,000, be
sides the damage to the lighter and the
Ashdell. The captain of the steamship
called a survey on his vessel last night, but
the report was not made known.
A portion of the damaged cotton from the
lighter Brierly Hill, whioh had been dis
charged on the wharf at the lower press
again burst into flames yesterday morning,
and considerable difficulty was had in ex
tinguishing the fire. The damage was
slight, however.
Charleston, which has been, with one
or two exceptions, without a fire, is falling
into line with Savannah, though the fires
reported from there are not extensive. Fol
lowing the fire on the Bothal last Friday, a
warehouse fire was reported on Saturday at
Robertson, Taylor & Co.’s warehouse, and
also a fire on the steamship Newcastle.
Neither fire was serious, however, and the
loss is comparatively small.
THROUOH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.
DeKalb Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. F., meets
this evening.
There were nine arrests for disorderly
conduct yesterday.
Clinton Lodge F. and A. M. will hold
a regular communication to-night.
The Railroad Loan Association will hold
its fiftieth monthly meeting at Metropolitan
Hall to-night
Mr. George Cooper, of tnis city, died in
Athens on Friday of catarrh in the stom
ach. He was buried in Athens yesterday.
The renewed seat sale for Keene’s engage
ment at the Theatre and for Andre’s Alpine
Choir will begin at Davis Bros.’ this morn
ing.
Six hundred bales of damaged cotton
from the steamship Naples will be sold at
auction on Thursday, ana seventy-five bales
from the Resolute will be sold to-day.
John Clark and John Miller, two negro
tramps, were caught smoking on the wharf,
between Lincoln and Abereorn streets last
night, and were taken to the barracks.
The Savannah Cadets will hold their last
drill to-night before going ta Atlanta. Most
of the companies will meet to-night for
drill and to arrange for the trip to-morrow.
A little negro girl was run over by a car
riage on the White Bluff road yesterday,
and considerably bruised. She was brought
into the city, and was attended by Dr.
Nichols. Her wounds were not serious.
There were 190 failures in the United
States reported to Bradst reef’s last week,
against 134 in the preceding week, and 149,
179, 213 and 106 in the corresponding weeks
of 1886, 1885, 1884 and 1888, respectively.
The Confederate veterans expect to take
a good crowd up to Macon on Oct. 26.
Already quite a number have handed in
their names as among those who will go. A
special meeting of the association will lie
held on Friday night to arrange the details
of the trip.
yjfH joint office of tho two lines hitherto
HpjnwVf ms the Great Southern Freight Lines
via Charleston and Savannah has been dis
anntiuued. The name of the Savannah
line has been changed to the Savannah Fast
Freight and Passenger Line. The New
York and interior business of the Savannah
line has bo placed in charge of Mr. W. H.
Rhett, General Agent.
Local Personal.
Lieut. O. M. Carter returned yesterday
from the North.
Dr. W. W. Owens was a passenger on the
Nacoochee from New York yesterday.
Mr. H. D. Headman, United States In
spector of Boilers, and Capt. T. H. laird,
U nited States Inspector or Hulls for this
district, who were reported as quarantined
In Florida, returned to Savannah yesterday.
Maj. William Bren, Bull street ticket
agent of the Savannah, Florida and West
ern and Charleston nnd Savannah railways,
has returned from his vacation, which lie
spent mostly with friends in Boston, much
improved in health
A Handsome Residence.
Mr. J. C. Thompson has just completed a
handsome residence at Hall and Hatio<-sham
streets. It was built by contractor Thomas
Wakefield, and cost in the vicinity of
$5,000. On the east side of Haber
sham street and facing south, it is
one of the finest located residences
in that part .of the city. The house con
tains twelve rooms and is filled with all the
modern improvements. The finishing is
handsomely done. Mr. Thompson will oc
cupy his new residence at once.
TWO BROTHERS FALL OUT.
One of Them Wipes the Ground With
the Other, and Both in Jail.
A dark-brown darkey and a saddle-col
ored mulatto were taken to the barracks
last night because they had been breaking
the peace la their endeavors to break each
other’s heads. They were folio wed by two
or three negroes who would have made the
shades of Erebus look (Milo enough to blush.
The dark one was wiping away the blood
that trickled down from the side of his nose.
The light one held a handkerchief over a
bump on his forehead in the center of whicli
was a long gash. Both hung their arms
over the railing in front of Sergt. Kil
lourhy’s desk.
“Get off that railing,” commanded the
Sergeant. Nobody hail stuck them with
pins, but one would have thought so from
the way they jumped.
“What’s your name!” asked the Sergeant
of the dark one.
“My name’s Tom Porter, sah. That yal
ler feller, he’s my brother.”
“What, he is your brother?”
“Yes, Sargeaiit. I’se sorry to say it, but
he is my brother, but I don’t want to have
nothing to do with ’im.”
“What’s your name?”
“Wilyum Porter.”
Henry Harris was a witness and he told
how he had answered Tom’s knock when he
came to the door of the house in South
Broad street lane, near East Broad, where
the row occurred, and how he hal called
William when Tom said ho wanted to see
him.
“Well, Tom, what have you got to say for
yourself! Get off that railing I” After mak
ing another jump as if the Sergeant had
hit him he saul:
“Well, Sarjint, I wont up to my brother’s
house an’ lef’ a cabbage an’ $3. I seen his
wife an' made it all right wid bar. They
warn’t no hard feeiin’ ua nothin’, but my
brother warn’t home. I went down de
street an' come back an’ knock at de do’.
Jes’ so [knocking on the railing], an’ de gen
tlernia what made de testimony jes’ now”—
‘ 1 What' gentleman!”
“Wba\ don’t you know do gentleman
what stated ’bout coinin’ to de do’ jes' now!”
“No, I don’t.”
“Dis one here, Mr. Harris.”
“Oh, he is not a gentleman.”
“Oh, well dis nigger. He come and say
what I want. I tola him I come to see my
brother Wilyum, an’he call up stairs an’
tell Wilyum to come down. I wait at de
do’, and when Wilyum come he ojten de do’
and hit me—bang! in the eye wid a chair.
You see how de lef’ eye’s swellin’!” placing
his finger on his right eye.
“I)ia he hit you before you said anything
to him?” asked the Sergeant.
“Oh, Lordy, yes. He hit me befo’ 1
could say brother or sister, or A or O, or T
or I, or anything."
"Is that all you have to say?”
“Yes. I ain’t got nothin’ to add to what
I zemplifled ill dis case.*
“Get off that railing!” and Tom made
another frightened jump.
“Well, William, do you want to say any
thing?”
“Well, Sarjint, as I ’marked befo, I’se
sorry to say he’s my brother, but he’s a
rowdy sort o’ nigger, an’ I don’t have nothin’
to do wid ’im. Ho come to my house an’
leave a cabbage an’ $3 with my wife I tole
my wife befo not to keep nothin’ for him,
an’ when Mr. Harris call me an’ tell me he
was at de do’, I wont down an’ tolo him to
go ’way. He say he cornin’ in, an’ he push
liisself right into de house. He was goin’
by me, air I cotch him an’ hole on to nim.
I had to hole on to him, ’cause he’d a gone
in if I hadn’t, an’ he up an’ hits me in de
head. I dunno what ho hit me with, but he
made dis bump. He’s a rowdy nigger, an’
it won’t do for him to come ’rouu’ my
house.”
“Take them both down,” said the Ser
geant.
The officer started down with William,
and another began to search Tom.
“I ain’t got no ’cealed woapin, cause I
don’t carry ’em. I got some money in my
shoe, but I wants it cause I might want to
buy somethin’.”
“Leave that here or someone might steal
it from you in the cell,” said the officer.
“Ain’t you goin' to give me a cell to my
self? Well, eunyhow, the won’t nobody
steal dis money from me. No, I reckon I
won’t loave it here, ’cause I might go out
to de chain gang, an’ if I does. I wants it.
Well, Ise much obleeged, Sarjint,” and
with that he went on down to his cell.
NO DANGER IN THE COTTON.
Experts Render an Opinion in Regard
to Shipping Damaged Cargoes.
The Captains of the steamships Resolute
and Naples called upon Drs. Reid and Dun
can on Saturday for an opinion as to
whether it would endanger the lives of their
crews to carry forward the cotton damaged
by the recent fires Both physicians paid a
visit to the wharves yesterday and ex
amined the cotton, and gave a certificate in
which they stated that, while they had uo
data upon which to base an opinion, th.iy
had no apprehension that the transporting of
the ootton would cause any sickness
among thasailors. In speaking of the mat
ter they said that the sailors hud been sleep
ing on board the vessel, and they might
have fever from that. If the vessels gn to
sea with the damaged cotton, and sickness
breaks out among the sailors, It might lie
attributed to the cargoes, but in their opin
ions it would be due, not to the cotton, but
to the malaria brought on by sleeping on
the riven
OVER IN CHARLESTON.
What is Going on in South Carolina’s
Chief Seaport.
The Charleston Presbytery will meet in
Walterboro’ on Oct. 19.
The South Carolina Medical College
opened it* fifty-ninth session on Friday.
F. W. Schlefegrel has decided to .be a
candidate for Alderman from the Twelfth
ward.
Under the heading “How we are Slan
dered,’’the News ana Courier quotes the As
sociated Press report concerning a possible
earthquake in Charleston on Friday night,
and adds: “Such dispatches are very an
noying. They are as stupid as they are
damaging, why the whole continent should
be stirred up over a little fire at a railroad
crossing, and the Associated Press should
talk about ‘atmospheric and terrestrial dis
turbances’ is a mystery."
John Lowlow Coming.
A letter from that well-known showman
and inimitable clown, Mr. John Lowlow,
who, by the way, is a native of Savannah,
announces that he proposes making a tour
of the larger Southern cities this winter
with the best circus ever seen in this part of
the country. The price of admission will
be only 25c. and a first-class performance is
guaranteed. The circus will be here
some time in November. This
is Johnny Lowlow’s first trip as
a proprietor and manager, and if he is as
good in business matters as he is in the
circus ring, there can be no doubt as to the
success of liis venture. His coming will lie
looked forward to with considerable interest
by his hosts of friends in Savannah, and he
can depend upon it that he will have a
“full house” as long as he remains in the
city.
Y. M. C. A. Notes.
The gymnasium class will be resumed un
der Prof. Bartel’s leadership, this evening
at 8 o’clock, in the gymnasium hall. The
boys’ classes will he resumed this afternoon
at 3:30 o’clock. Members are requested to
have their gymnasium tickets with them.
The classes will be continued on Mondays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, in the afterpoon
for the boys in the evening for the young
men.
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THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1887.
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters or Money and Management
About Various Lines.
The railroads are expecting a heavy
travel to Atlanta this week.
The Blackville and Newberry fS. C.)
Railway Company have ordered 1,500 tons
of steel rails.
Florida travel is heavy, in spite of the
yellow fever. Savannah, Florida and West
ern south-bound trains go out crowded
evefy morning.
The Marietta and North Georgia railroad
is steadily pushing its wav toward Murphy,
with surprising alacrity considering tne
limited number of laborers.
A telegram from B. W. Wrenu, of the
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia rail
road, received by the Morning News last
night states that Pullman palace cars will
leave Savannah every night at 7:35 o'clock
via Jesup, arriving in Atlanta at 7:20
o’clock next morning.
There has been much said of late about
the building of the Gainesville and
Dahlonega railroad. It is rumored that
magnificent and very extensve beds of iron
ore have lieen fouud near Dahlonega, and
near the line of the proposed road, and that
a company of capitalists has bought twenty
or more thousands of acres of land, on which
this ore is found, and that arrangements
have already or soon will lie made to finish
up the road, and within the next twelve
months have the mines opened.
The Rev. W. 11. Heard will leave Charles
ton to-day for Washington, D. C., where
he will appear before the Interstate Kail
road Commission as prosecutor in the case
of W. H. Heard vs. the Georgia Railroad
Company. It will lie remembered that the
ease originated in the ejectment of Mr.
Heard from the first-class coach to the
second-class coach while he held a first-class
ticket. The case will be investigated this
week, and Mr. Heard has retained as his
counsel J. W. Cromwell, a well known col
ored lawyer,of Washington, who is editor of
the People's Advocate.
President J. D. Williamson, of the Chat
tanooga, Rome and Columbus Construction
Company, is very much pleased with the
progress lieing made on the road, and is
sanguine of its early completion. The steel
rail has been ordered, and a shipment suffi
ciently large to lay the first twenty miles
was foawarded from the mills on Oct. 5.
Track laying will commence immediately
after it arrives, and be continued until the
first twenty miles is all laid. On Oct. 18 the
bids for the remaining 100 miles of the road
will be opened, and the contract awarded.
Shortly after the letting of the contract for
the remaining 100 miles the bridges, cul
verts, etc., will be let, and then there will
be humming all along the line.
TWELVE THOUSAND A YEAR.
Savannah’s Port Charges and Who
Has to Pay Them.
Editor Morning News: Any interest, or
community of interests, which cannot pay
its current expenses, is in a l>ad way. It is
the real estate and iixod interests that must
pay municipal expenses, and any attempt
to charge these upon floating or transient
interests must surely react on the authors
For many years the continuity of railway
lines was broken at every important place,
in order that the inhabitants might levy
tribute on travel and merchandise, but
eventually some live cities gave through
connection, and at once the broken route
towns were left desolate. Now they all
boast of “through route, without change.”
Some time ago we published to the world
that all persons coming into our
waters between May and November
were liable to sickness, and this entailed
a charge for shipkeepers and boarding
crews on shore equal to 30c. a thousand on
all lumber exported from Savannah, and
the ship-owner added it to his freight rate,
and the producer has it to pay, Isjcause he
must compete with Charleston, Brunswick
and Fernandina, where no such charge is
made. In New York wharf-owners at
tempt to make the ship pay wharfage on
cargo landed, but the ship-owner quietly
adds it to his freight, and the current rate
on lumber to New York to-day is gfl, but if
free of wharfage it is $5 75. Vessels will
take cargoes to the farthest windward
island, or even to the Spanish main, at as
low or lesser rate than to the island of
Cuba (not half so far) liecause of the exces
sive jiort charges at these latter ports, and
thus the Cubans themselves pay the tax
which they fondly suppose is being levied
on free shipping.
The city of Savannah levies a duty of
$1:1,000 as harbor dues on our shipping
under the delusive idea that it is so much
clear gain, but every dollar of such charges
is counted in by the ship owner, and as com
pared with Charleston, Brunswick and Fer
nandina, where those duos are not exacted,
the shipiier of cotton, rosin and lumber has
to pay this $12,000. No luw of nature is
more fixed than is this, that all free agents
and interests will avoid or select those
places of trade which do or do not attempt
to saddle their own expenses on others who
are free to come into the trap or not as may
be best for themselves.
It takes a long time to lift the circumlo
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must some time rise from the dead past to
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along better if he read a good paper ? Of
course you do. Then get him to subscribe
for the Weekly News; $1 25 will pay for
it for a year.
Fall Clothing
Beginning to arrive. Ready to show a nice
selection for early fall wear, also fall Over
coats. They are nicer and priees 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 clotting they sell, dealing direct with
the cot. inter. We save every one who
bit vs of us Ml, least 25 per cent.
LIGHTS STILL NEGLECTED
INSPECTOR LAMBERTON’S REPORT
OF HIS INVESTIGATION.
He Fails to Correct the Negligence of
the Keepers- Some Matters Which
He Did Not Get to the Bottom Of—
How Some of the Keepfrs Celebrate
Pay-Day—A Chance Yet for Reform.
On Aug. 14 the Morning News pub
lished an article upon the inefficiency of the
light-keeping service in the Savannah river,
giving instances of neglect, and also calling
attention to the necessity for a perfect ser
vice. The chairman of the Lighthouse
Board sent the article to Commander Lam
berton, at Charleston, who has charge of
this district, with instructions to investi
gate the charges. Mr. Lamberton came
over to Savannah, talked with a number of
people, and made the following report:
INSPECTOR LAMRERTON’S REPORT.
Office U. 8. L. 11. Inspector, Sixth District 1
Charleston, S. C., Sept. 16, 1887. (
To the Chairman of the Light House Hoard,
Washington, l). C.:
Sir—lu reply to the B> .aril's letter of the kith
August, 188i, directing an investigation into
certain charges against the Keepers of the Sa
vannah river lights. Georgia, as published in the
Savannah Morning News, Aug. 14, 1887, I have
the honor to report as follows, viz.:
“The pilots and river men have had a great
deal of trouble. ***** Many times the
lights, at various points, have not been lit,”
etc., etc.
I called upon Messrs W. J. Thompson, W. F.
Benet, J. S. Bliss, William Proctor and W. H.
Spencer, all Savannah river pilots, who have
Ix-en running on the river ever since the lights
were originally lighted, and each one stated that
he had never, on any occasion, seen a light out
at night, when it should have been lighted.
Capt. made an exception of one night,
that of Aug. 9. 1887, when, in passing the Port
Jackson range, both lights were out. and that
was the only instance that he could recall.
The General Manager of the Ocean Steamship
Company, G. M Sorrel, Esq., has vvritten me
stating that no complaint has ever lieen made
to him by any of the captains of his line of any
of the lights on the river being out. The steam
ers of t his company are the only ones that run
the river regularly at nights.
Frederick Dixon has charge of the front light
of the Fig Island range and not of the range.
His beacon is about two miles below the city of
Savannah, to which he pulls in a boat, am. he
is not furnished with quarters No complaint
lias ever been sent to this office regarding his
light. Flis station boat, which he is obliged to
keep at the city, has on several occasions been
turned adrift by malicious persons, the last
time on May 3, 1887, it was carried off and not
found again until Jime 1 -l. when it was dis
covered up the river under a dock with a hole
bored through the bottom.
Mr. Samuel 8. McFall, and not Robertson, is
the keeper of the Fort Jnckson range lights.
His lights are on a rice field about four miles
below the city, and consist of eight signal lan
terns hoisted on iron beacons. There is no
dwelling for the keeper and no one could live in
such a locality. On July 25, 1887, after the
lights had lieen lighted and! hoisted, some un
know n parties visited the lights, lot the front
lantern come down with a run, in
juring the lantern, broke the lens of
the rear lantern in order to put out
the light, cut away and carried off the halliards.
I was obliged to supply the stations with two
new lanterns and new halliards. The boat at
this station has also been turned adrift on three
occasions during the past three months, not
withstanding it w as chained and locked.
The charge against Mr. John Johnson, keeper
of the Tybee knoll cut range and two long
island beacons does him great injustice, and is
without a particle of truth.
1 beg to inclose a letter from C’apt. T. H.
laird, Jr. remanding the United States
Engineer’s launch Angler, and also a clipping
from the Morning News of Savannah, Ga.,
relating to Mr. Johnson.
Mr. Campbell, who has charge of Venus Point
range does not, live on Tybee Island, and does
not employ negroes about the station.
Mr. .lane's Feeley, keeper of Elba island
range is addicted to drink. His lights have
been well attended, bit he is no credit to the
service. He was referred to, as being at Tybee
on Aug. 9. I would respectfully recommend
that his appointment be revoked.
“The matter has been reported to Inspector
Lamberton. at Charleston but,” etc.
No delinquencies on the part of any of the
keepers of the Savannah river lights have ever
been reported to me.
Tho copy of the article from the Savannah
Morning News is herewith returned as directed.
lam sir, very respectfully, your obedient serv
ant, U. P Lamberton.
Com. U. S. N., and L. H. lnsptr.
THEIR BOATS STOLEN.
Inspector Lamberton says that Dixon's
boat nas been stolen on several occasions.
Dixon’s boat would not be interfered with
if he would lock it, but he lends it to every
one and anyone who wants it, and Dixon
knows that it is used at pleasure and with
out asking his permission by all sorts of
people along the wharves. But that is not
all against Dixon In the first place he bears
a bad reputation, and of this Inspector
Lamberton has been informed. He has
been in the Police Court since he has been in
the service, tho last time for drunkenness,
cursing, abusing and resisting an officer.
As to his neglect of duty; the regulations re
quire that tne lights shall be lighted by sun
set On Oct. 0 the sun set at 5:39 o’clock.
Dixon was in a saloon on River street until
5:48 when he started to his boat. He had
then to pull down to his lights, two miles be
fore he could light them. The next evening,
Oct. 7, he sent a boy down to the lights,
while he remained in the same saloon drink
ing. Inspector Lamberton’s defense of
Dixon does not explain why lie so often
sends a boy to the lights instead of going
himself. *
Samuel S. McFall is another victim of
boat thieves, and his boat is turned adrift,
“notwithstanding it was chained and
locked.” Inspector Lamberton does not
seem to think it strange that those two
lightkeepers, who need an explanation for
their negligence, should have their boats
stolen when other people along tho wharves
seldom lose a boat that is chained.
DOES NOT USE A BOAT.
Asa matter of fact, McFall does not lock
his boat, but leaves it loose at the Savan
nah, Florida and Western railway wharves,
and another fact is, that it is very
rarely the case that McFall uses his
boat to go to his lights. Ho lives four miles
out on the Augusta road, and goes to his
lights by land, unless the tides are so that
he can go down on an ebb and come back
conveniently on a flood without working at
the oars. Inspector Lamberton explains
why the lights were out oti July 25, but they
were not lit on another night. The last
Saturday in August, or the first in Septem
ber, they were not lighted, and the
tug Levi Davis, coming up the river witli
two scows, ran over the buoy and very
nearly destroyed it. Inspector Lamberton
has made no report of this occurrence that
has been heard of. He says Campbell does
not live on Tybee, and does not employ ne
groes. Campbell’s family lives at Tvbee,
and he siiends a good deal of his time there,
and if he does not employ the negroes, then
he gets work out of them for nothing.
NOT EXPECTED TO BE ANGELS.
When Inspector Lamberton was conduct
ing his investigation lie made the startling
announcement that “you couldn't expect
light keepers to be little brass angels on
wneels, and he did not care a if they
did get drunk so long as they attended to
their lights.” Yet, lie says in his report that
although Feeley’s lights have been well at
tended to he is addicted to drink, and is no
credit to the service, and therefore he rec
ommends that his appointment be revoked.
Reilly, who is the principal ligbtkeeper
on Tybee, is said to have a negro wife and
daughter, the latter a grown mulatto girl,
but they are supposed to be spirited away
whenever the Inspector visits the island.
When Inspector Lamberton was conducting
his recent investigation he asked a gentle
man who livps on Tybee if it was
true that Reilly hand a negro wife
and daughter. “What’s the use in your
asking me that?” was the reply, “you
know more about it than I do.” ‘‘No I
don't replied the Inspector, “for I don't
know anything about it.” "You do,” an
swered the gentleman, “for you were in
troduced to the daughter, and I saw you
shake hands with her. She asked you to
send her anew library, as the one they had
at the lighthouse was worn out, and you
sent it.”
KEEPER FEKLT’S REMOVAL.
Inspector lamberton does not touch on
I the charges of drnnkennossexceptby rocom
mending Feeley’s removal on the heels of
his very positive statement that he did not
care a if the keepers did get drunk so
long as they attended to their lights. Up
to the date of this report Dixon had cele
brated his pay days for months past with a
two or three days’ jamboree. He did not
get drunk when he received his pay on the
first of this month, but it was the first time
in a long while that he has let the occasion
slip by, and ho probably did so this time
only because of the “investigation" which
had been recently held.
REAPED THE WHIRLWIND.
A Wanderer Returns Home Only to
Blow Out Hia Brains.
From the America# (oa.) Republican.
A man who looked to be 45 years old
stood on the corner of the streets of one of
the prettiest little cities of the South, one
bright, balmy spring morning, looking
down the thoroughfare. His eyes were
illled witli tears, hut they also had an eager
hopeful look in them. People passing looked
lon the stranger, and wondered why he
wept, and for whom he seemed to be look
ing. An old man whose locks were white,
sauntered up, and looking at the stranger
asked:
“Well, stranger, ghat’s the matter with
you V'
“Sir, it is nearly impossible to tel). It is
a long time since 1 was in this town; but
will you tell me how long you have lived
here?’ The old man said fifty-five years or
mom
“Ah, then you know Allen White? Where
is he?"
“Dead, thirty years,” said the old man,
“and his wife preceded him five years. His
last son died about five years ago, and his
two daughters have married and left this
■place.” While the old man spoke the
stranger wept aloud, and had to sit down on
the curbstone. He then sobbed out, “But
he had an elder son.”
“Ah,” said the old man, “that other son
brought him all his misery. But why do
you speak of Nim White. He robbed his
father and left here forty years ago. He
broke his mother’s heart, and brought his
gray-haired father to the grave.”
The strange man had jumped to his feet
when the old citizen said he had robbed his
tathor, fiercely saying: “It, is false!” but as
the old man kept on he dropped on the curb
stone, groaning in the deepest misery. After
awhile he looked up and said: “Who are
you, sir?” and the old man said: “I was the
neighbor of Allen White when his son Nim
ran away forty years ago, and live in the
same place. Nim was always a bad boy.
His father chastised him the day before he
left, and he was then 15 years old. To-day
he would be your ape, stranger.”
“Aye, to-day he is just my age, Mr. Sav
age, for I know you now; but that I robbed
the old man is false. I did not take a cent
from him, and left what money jl had
with him to pay for the offense
I committed and for which ho pun
ished me. If I had known that he
had been robbed, I wouldjhavo returned
immediately. There were two men on this
corner when I left home that night and one
of them cursed me. He saw me leave home
through the front door, and knew that it
was not locked. He is the man that robbed
my home, and brought my par
ents in sorrow to the grave,
for I had engaged to leave here
with a man who was going to Europe, and
told him I was an orpan boy. Mr. Savage.
I have suffered much, been through scenes
that would stop the throb of your heart to
hear of, much less be in; and as surely as
the sun shines in the heaven above, I am
telling the truth about that robljery. But
for forty years it has been on my shoulders
and blackened my good name where most I
wanted it pure and bright, with father,
mother, sister and brother, but they died
thinking and believing me an outcast and
thief, and lam here alone, dishonored in
the home of my birthand again he sobbed
as if his heart would break. “Will you tell
me how to clear myself of this unjust
charge at this late date?”
Tlie old man shook his head. “No, I can-
not tell you, and you cannot do it. No one
knows who you are here, except a few very
old people, and your schoolmates. All of
them will remember your name when it is
told, and remember the crime attached to it,
and you cannot change that opinion at this
late day. As you sowed, you have reaped.
There is not a friendly hand in this place
that will be extended to you; not a word of
love nor an eye that will beam in kindness
on you when you say: ‘I am Nim White.’
You have been dead here for forty years,
and should have stayed so. Here is a man
who was your playtellow. Tell him your
name and see if he will recognize you,” and
pushing forward a man of the same age, he
continued.
“Sam, here is Nim White!”
“Sam Wierman,” said White, with an
eager look and an outstretched hand, “don’t
you know me?”
But Sam didn’t stretch out a hand, and
simply said: “The boy who robbed his pa
rents.”
The poor fellow dropped on the curb
again at this greeting, saying, “I didn’t do
it!”
“Call back your dead father and mother
and prove it, said Sam, “then I’ll believe
it. They believed it.”
“Oh, God, this is too much.” said White.
“I was wild and reckless, but as God is
above me, I did not take anything from
them ” A harsh laugh greeted this, but no
one spoke. White got up and said: “I
went to Europe and stayed there ten years
in all the deviltry and meanness a man
could devise. I went to Africa, to California,
Brazil, Australia, and come back home to
give my parents a fortune. I have
money enough to buy this towu;but I never
took one cent from my parents. If there is
no one to love and respect me, there is no
one to own my property. Last night I
came into town in ray private conveyance.
A mile or two out I buried all my posses
sions, thinking I would go back in a week
and give it to my people; but it will stay
there. Yonder is my horses and wagon.
They will pay my burial expenses.” Then
looking at all who had gathered he started
over to the wagon, and turning back said:
“Mr. Savage have me buried,’" and at the
same time a pistol shot broke the inornmg
air, and Nim White had entered the un
known world. He had reaped as he had
sown.
Chronic nasal catarrh—guaranteed cure—
Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy,
LAMPS AND CHINA
At Crockery House of Jas. S. Silva &
Son.
Gas is good, and electricity is good, but
for reading and sewing there is no light so
pleasant to the eye as that from a good oil
lamp. We have now in store a complete
line of Lamps of every description; our
Parlor Hanging and Stand Lamps are un
usually pretty, at reasonable prices.
CHINA AND HOUSEKEEPING GOODS.
Dinner, Breakfast and Tea Sets, small,
large, and also in separate pieces. The
decorated ware is very low priced this sea
son. Granite Iron Pots, Pans and Kettles,
Shovel and Tongs. Coal Hods and Vases,
Fenders and Fire Dogs. Come and see us.
Jas. 8. Silva & Son.
Umbrellas.
Gloria, wears better than silk, for $2 50,
silver-tip $3, gold-tip $8 50, Ginghams from
81 upward, all selling low to show our
patrons that we have moved to the north
east corner of Congress and Whitaker
streets.
Oak, Pine and Llghtwood,
For sale by R. B. Cftssels, corner Taylor
and East Broad streets. Telephone No. 77.
At the Harnett House, Savannah, Ga.,
you get all the comforts of the high-priced
no els, and save from 81 to 42 per day. Try
it and be convinced. —Boston Home Jour
nal
Oak, Pine and Lightwood,
For sale by R. B. Cossets, corner Taylor and
East Broad ntrwts. Telephone No. 77.
Weather Indications.
Special indications for Georgia:
FAIR Warmer, fair weather, light to
I fresh easterly winds.
Comparison of mean temperature at Savan
nah, Oct. 16 1887, and the mean of same day for
fifteen years.
Departure Total
Mean Temperature from the Departure
Mean Since
for 15 years,Oct. 16, 'BT. --or Jan. 1,1887.
36.0 ! 64 P 2.0 _ 588.0
Comparative rainfall statement:
“ Z 7, I , „ ] Departure I Total
Mean Daily Amount from thu ; Departure
Amount fort for Meau Since
16 Years. jOct. 15, 'B7. or _ |j an 1837.
I n"o j - .11 -
The height of the river at Augusta at
1:38 o’clock p. m. vesterday (Augusta time)
was 5.7 feet—a fall of 0.2 during the past
twenty-four nours.
Cotton Region Bulletin for 34 hours end
ing ti p. in., Oct. 16. 1887. 75th Meridian
time.
Districts. Average.
.. No.°f t Max. I Min. Rain-
Temp Temp fall.
1. Atlanta 9 70 46 .00
2. Augusta 12 |0 42 .00
3. Charleston 0 72 46 .00
4. Galveston 18 70 44 .00
5. Little Rock 7 80 44 T*
6. Memphis 18 < 6 46 .00
7. Mobile 5 74 50 .04
8. Montgomery 5 72 54 .08
9. New Orleans 3 76 54 .37
10. Savannah 9 72 54 T*
11. Vicksburg 5 76 42 T*
12. Wilmington 10 70 44 .00
Averages
*T denotes trace of rainfall.
A Lively Whirl.
It takes live methods to succeed in any
thing. Business doesn't come to the mer
chant who waits. We don’t propose to
wait. For weeks we have been busy get
ting in a large stock of our usua fine grades
of tailor-made suits. Wo didn’t buy it to
keep, but to sell, and now we want to sell it.
You may not be ready to buy yet, yet
many are buying their fall and winter suits
now. The early buyer has many advan
tages over the late one—full lines, large as
sortment and great variety in fabrics—yet
we aim to keep our lines full at all times.
In some cases it can’t be done, hence we sug
gest the advantage of early buyers. You
have no idea how well we can serve you;
variety in colors, fabrics and low prices are
our inducements. We assure perfect fits.
What more can you ask? Come and go
over our stock with us; your eyes will be
opened. Parents can clothe their boys with
us at a great saving. In a word, if we can’t
give you the finest assortment, the snuggest
fit and the greatest general satisfaction we
don't want your order.
Simon Mitchell,
The Golden Arm, 159 Broughton street.
Boys’ Blue Hats for 26c.
“The Famous’’ has removed to 144 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 IS, for 50c. to
75c., Suits, 4to 18, for #2 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 be convinced
that we can sell any grade suit
wanted at a saving of $2 50 to $5 00, as we
manufacture our clothing, mid sell them at
prices our competitors buy them at
A Big Crop of Weddings.
Reliable rumor predicts a greater than usual
number of weddings during the fall and winter
season, an indication of prosperity surely. We
are in proper trim for just such occasions, and
would ask personal inspection of the multitudi
nous articles, ornamental and decorative, with
which our storerooms are crowded. We point
with pleasure to our immense array of Solid
Silier and Plated Ware suitable for wedding
presents rare Vases, elegant Clocks, handsome
Statuary, and bric-a-broe generally. Our line
of bronze ornaments is brilliant in itself, and
throughout may be found a thousand valuable
novelties suitable and appropriate as souvenirs
and keepsakes. In Diamonds, Jewelry and
Watches, it is impossible in limited space to
speak intelligibly. Suffice it to say that not
even the famous "Tiffany's” can outrival us in
beauty and careful selection of our stock. Triees
have been made to suit the times, and we offer
our representative stock on its merits, and stake
our reputation on the result. Our engraving
department is carefully conducted, and all work
in this line is artistically executed. We are
always pleased to snow visitors through our
stock, even though they may not be ready to
buy, as we feel that our establishment is one of
the “sights" of the city, and it is always "exhi
bition day" to the public Respectfully,
M. Sternberg, 157 Broughton street.
MILLINERY.
OUR
GRAND
PALL
OPENING
—OB’
lifcrjiijMs
TAKES PLACE
Monday & Tuesday, Oct 24 & 25.
Great Creations!
Marvels of Fashion!
And the latest productions of
London, Paris, and our own
Metropolitan Centres.
WATCH THE DATES AND BE
SURE TO VISIT.
NEVER WILL SUCH A SIGHT
BE SEEN AGAIN.
PLATSHEK’S,
138 Broughton Street.
BSP- Watch local columns this week for
further annouucements.
BAKING POWDER.
pHi
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This Powder never varies. A marvp] 0 f Purity
Strength and Wholesomeness. More economy
cal than the ordinary kind, and cannot be sold
in competition with the multitude of low test
short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold
only in cans. Royal Baking Powder Cos. 106
Wall street, New York.
LUDDKN A BATES S. M. H
Educated, Accomplished, Polished!
WHAT
fli\li\Ti “ RIP!
l/UiulliU hunting LllLLi,
New Goods, Every Steamer, Low Prices.
ST ATIONERY for fine correspondence.
Art Material for all kinds fancy
work, handsome goods for Presents. In
vitations for Balls, Weddings or Societies,
Calling Cards, Engraved or Printed;
Games for the Young or Old, New Pic
tures, New Frames, New Patterns in
Mouldings, Handsome Pocketbooks,
Card Cases, Shopping Bags, Tablets, etc.
Music Boxes, Guitars, Banjos, Musi
cal Albums, Folios, Rolls, and every
thing that is musical, artistic, hand
some, useful, attractive.
Our counter of Terra Cotta Goods
especially attractive, you will find with
the Pictures in the Gallery.
Lots of New Piano Stools, also Hand
some Covers and Scarfs, just received.
DON'T FORGET OUR LEADERS!
Low Prices,
Honest Goods,
Immense Stock,
One Price to All.
CASH !
HIDDEN k BATES S. M. H,
FURNISHING GOODS.
SHOOT THAT BIT!
The Straw Hat, We Mean.
FOR OUR
NEW FALL HATS
ARE NOW OPEN,
\\7T. offer the best Derby Hat ever shown for
IT the price. Only s2and s2soeach.
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
colors, at 25c.
Gloria Cloth Umbrellas, outwear the silk.
Boys’ Cloth I lan and Polo Caps, Valises,
Satchels, Sleeve or Collar Buttons.
Night Shirts In variety, 75c. upwards.
Fine Dress Shirts, and the elegant “Diamond”
Shirts, at ?1, of Wamsutta goods.
Rubber Coats, Rubber Leggings, Rubber Pil
lows, and Fancy Notions of all kinds for men.
REMEMBER, now is the chance to get a good
Derby Hat for $2, at.
L aßar’s,
29 BULL STREET.
FOOD PRODUCTS.
id Cilj Ills.
■yy ; T E are making an extra quality of GRITS
and MEAL, and can recommend it to the trade
as superior to any in this market. Would ba
pleased to give special pi-ices on application.
We have on hand a choice lot of EMPTY
SACKS, which we are selling cheap.
BOND, HAYNES & ELTON.
FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
CHEAPER
THAN THin
CHEAPEST !
Fop quality and price we can do better than
any other concern in the South.
Our goods are all specially selected'from th*
most renowned manufacturers, and embrace
everything in the Furniture and Carpet trade.
Our terms are most liberal, and all goods are
just- iiH represented.
A personal inspeotion will convince you that
we can sell you much CHEAPER than tba
CHEAPEST.
A.* J. Miller & Co.’s
FURNITURE
AND—
Carpet Emporium,
liS, 150 and 152 BROUGHTON SI.