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8 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. "Rough on Catarrh” Corrects offensive odors at once. Complete cure of worst chronic cases; also unequaled a* gargle for diphtheria, sore throat, foul breath. 50c. 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 cution element which unfortunately domi nates this city out of its old routine, but it must some time rise from the dead past to the live present, ala bonne hewre! Ex. Rough on Rats,” Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, bedbugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack rab bits, sparrows, gophers. 15c. At druggists. “Rough on Itch." '"Rough on Itch” cures skin humors, erup tions, ring-worm, tetter, salt rheum, frosted feet, chilblains, itch, ivy poison, barber’s itch. 50c. jars. "Rough on Corns.” Ask for Wells’ “Rough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete cure. Corns, warts, bun ions. 15c. At Estill’s. Savannah Daily Morning News, Young Ladies’ Journal for November, Rail road Guide, Atnerieau Field. Forest and Stream, F.dith (new novel), Horseman, De lineator for November, Sunday Magazine for November, Le Bon Ton for October, Christian Herald, Truth-Seeker. Boston In vestigator, As In a Looking Glass. Town Topics, Arkansaw Traveler, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Philadelphia Press, Phila delphia Times, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore American, New York Herald, AVorld, Sun, Times, Tribune, Star, Atlauta Constitution, Augusta Chronicle, Macon Telegraph, Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville News- Herald, New Orleans Times-Demoer&t, New Orleans Picayune, Charleston Nows mid Courier, Cincinnati Commercial Ga zette. . What It Is. P. P. P. is the great remedy for all blood and skin diseases. It is a fine prepar ation, containing all the best known vege table Tonics and Blood Purifying Remedies, Prickly Ash, Poke Root, Quoon’s Delight and Sarsaparilla, with the lodide of Potas sium added. It is not a tea, but is made by the ilet-eolation process, and is a certain cure for rheumatism, scrofula, skin diseases and all conditions of the system requiring a powerful tonic nnd blood purifier. How About Your Neighbor? Don’t you think your neighbor would get 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.