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8 FLAMES ON THE SYLVIA. FIRE BREAKS OUT IN IHE STEAM ER’S FORWARD HOLD. Seven Hundred and Fifty Bales of Cot ton Damaged Th'e Vessel’s Decks Heated Red, and the Firemen Work at a Disadvantage—Plenty of Theo ries, But No Knowledge as to the Fire’s Origin. Another cotton fire occurred last night, aboard a British steamer that was nearly loaded, and, like the others, its origin is a mystery. It was in the cargo of the steam er Sylvia, which was lying outside the Coronilla, at the Lower Hydraulic Press wharf, loading for Reval. She has been taking her cargo there, and had 4,128 bales on board, needing only 500 bales to finish. All of the vessel’s compartments were filled except the forward one, and the hatch was empty, but there were forty-seven bales in a storeroom forward of No. 1 hatch. Work was stopped on the vessel at 5:45 o’clock Saturday after noon. The hatches were put on aud they remained closed until last night, when they were opened to give access to the fire. The fire must have been burning when the hatches were put on, but there was no smoke and no odor by which it could lie de tected. Everything seemed ail right at t! o’clork last night when the officers and all the crew except three came ashore. DISCOVERING THE FIRE. Allen Swan, a seaman left on board as a watchman and the two other sailors were sitting in the forecastle talking. About B:3d o’clock Swan smelled burning cotton, and he and his companions went out on deck to see what it was. As they stepped out of the forecastle, they saw smoke issuing from the forward scuttle. Swan rau aboard the Coronilla and called to attract the attention of someone. A policeman answered him, and on being tola that the vessel was on fire the officer ran to box thirty-seven and turned in the alarm. Engines Nos. 1, 2 ami 3 responded. Assistant Chief George Mouro was in charge of the department, as Chief Fernandez is sick. The engines were placed upon the wharf, and as soon as lines of hose could be run aboard they began pouring streams of water into the scuttle. At first they seemed to check the tire, but it was soon seen that the water was not reaching the right S| x >t. No. 1 hatch was then opened ami the streams turned in there, but for a time the fire bin ned unaffected by the water that was poured into the compartment. The deck near the forecastle was heated until it was red, and looking down the hatchway the red glow that betokens a hot lire could be seen when the smoke was not so dense as to be impenetrable. THE VESSEL LISTED. The ship was aground and was listed slightly outward, and when the water was poured in, it ran to the lower side, causing her to heel a good deal more. The water, of course, sought the lower side as soon as it fell, and the cot ton on the starboard side was loft high and dry, ready food for the flames. A ladder was procured and lowered into the hold, and several firemen went below to locate the fire. At first they were unsuccessful, for the smoke was so thick that it was im possible for them to see, and the only effect of their attempts was to half suffocate them and bring tears to their eyes, but repeated trials eventually resulted in the discovery that the fire was up near the deck, and forward of the hatchway. When this was learned, ropes were tied to the pipes, and they were lowered down the hatchway below the level of the decks, and there they were held. By this means the firemen were enabled to throw the streams directly upon the blazes, and soon they began to lessen. The tug Republic steamed alongside and offered her services, but Capt. Vasey, of the Sylvia, concluded that the department could con trol the flames, and did not accept her. SAILORS AFTER THEIR EFFECTS. The sailors rushed through the smoke and over the heated decks into the forecastle to secure their dunnage, and when they got their bags they ran the muck again and placed their effects in the wheelhouse, after which they looked more oalmly upon the fire. In the mean time Acting Chief Mouro had sent out a second alarm, and engine No. 4 and Protection Hose Company went down. After the fire was reached by letting down the hose, there was nothing to do but to hold the pipes in place and let the water pour in, and that was done. About 11 o’clock the fire seemed to be all out, and the volumes of smoke were greatly decreased. THE VESSEL’S CARSO. There were only 750 bales in the first compartment, aud they with the 47 bales in the store-room forward of that were all that were known to have been damaged last night. The vessel had Iron decks, but the bulkhead between the first and second com partments was of wood and it was feared it would give away and let the smoke and water into the second compartment where 1,400 bales were stowed. So P. Powers got, together a force of men and went to work to break out the cotton in this compartment and save it from damage. He worked at it ail night and as far as he had gone up to 1 o’clock all that was taken out was unin- jured. The vessel is owned by Mr. Graham, ship builder of West Hartlepool, and her agents here are Wilder & Cos. She was loading for Reval, and would have started on her voyage in a few days had it not been for the accident. She is 1,306 tons register. The loss on the cotton will be about $30,- 000, and to this will be added from $3,000 to $4,000 expenses. _ As the fire occurred on Sundajr night it gave numbers ot' people an opportunity to be on hand, and there were hundred* trying to get on the wharves, but were kept back by the police. Not a few of those who composed the crowds were women, and they made more strenuous efforts than the men to get to a position where they would see one of those occurrences which have been the sub • ject of so much discussion, and the causes of snch great losses of late. Not many suc ceeded, however, for the police kept the wharf cleared, and ran all those who had no business on the vessel ashore in order to give the firemen plenty of room in which to work. ORIGIN* OK THE FIRE UNKNOWN. Capt. Vasey was asked if he had any idea how the fire stalled, and he said that he could not account for it. He left the ship early in the evening and went to church and was just on his wav to the vessel when he heard the alarm. There were no indications of a fire prior to the hour of his leaving, and as the hatches had Isien closed for thirty hours prior to his leaving lie could not see what can have caused it. Alien Swan, who dis covered the Hi e, was just as ignorant of its origin as tile captain. It was another of those mysterious, inexplicable fires that seems to wait until a vessel is nearly loaded before it makes its appearance. The fire could hurdly have come from lightered cotton, as only a few bales were taken from lighters, and these were in the early part of the week. The cargo was being received direct from the Lower Press. NURSES FOB TAMPA. The Stricken City’s Appeal for People to Care for the Sick. Dr. Duncan received a telegram yester day from Dr. King Wyliy, President of the Florida Health Protective Association, re questing that Rix female, and four male nurse's be furnished for duty at Tampa at once. Those wishing to go, are requested to report at the City Dispensary to-day at 1 P. in., when the required number will be I selected. No parties noea apply unless they have had yellow fever or are acclimated. The cleansing, antiseptic and healing qualities of Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy are unequalled. THROUGH THE CITY. ■ Items Gathered Horo and There by the News ReDortera. DeKatb Lodge No. 0, I. O. O. F., meets this evening. Georgia Tent, order of Reehabites will meet to-night. Caiantlie Lodge K. of P., will hold a regular meeting to-night. There were two arrests for fighting, one interfering with an officer, and six for dis orderly conduct yesterday. The annual meeting of the Young Men's i Christian Association will tie held next Hun day, probably at the Baptist Church. The Savannah Floral and Art Associa tion will meet to-night at Armory Hall, to arange its fall exhibition, which will take place next mouth. A negro named Alfred Murray was arrested last night for assaulting Jacob Hendricks with a hatchet on Sept. 19. Mur ray lias not been seen in tq>vn since the assault. Bishop A. M. Wayman of the African M. E. Church, is in Savannah, aud preached at St. James church yesterday morning, and at St. Phillips on New street last night. Bishop Wayman has been in Florida, and is on his way North, to his homo in Balti more. A nuisance has been reported on Little Jones street, west of West Broad. A dead cat has been lying there for several days. The scavenger, a resident of the neighbor hood stutes, has passed at least a dozen times, and though his attention has been called to it, the carcass is still there, to the annoyance and discomfort of the neighbors and passers-by. The services in many of the churches, particularly among the colored congrega tions, were considerably disturbed last night by the alarm sounded for the tire on the steamship Sylvia A part of the con gregation at St. Phillip’s Africun Methodist Episcopal church, where Bishop Wayman was preaching, left the service and hurried out of doors. The pastor assured the con gregation that there was no danger, that the fire was a long ways off, but tli6 major ity wanted to see for themselves, and left the preacher in the middle of his sermon. FOUND IN A CATTLE GUARD. The Body of a White Infant Hidden in a Ditch. Justice Molina, acting Coroner in the ab sence of Capt. Dixon, was called yesterday to investigate the finding of the body of a dead infant under a cattle guard on the Sa vunnah, Florida and Western railway, in the southeastern part of the city. James Thomas, a colored lad, was walk ing along the track near the crossing south of Riesling's nursery, and saw a paper i>ox lying under the crossties. He got down to see what it contained, and found the body of a newly-born white child, wrapped in some pieces of cloth, evidently oast off clothing. He reported the matter, and Justice Molina and Dr. R. B. Harris, who accompanied the Aoting Coroner by his request, went out to the spot where the body was found, and made au investigation. The body had evidently been placed under the track some tirno during Saturday night or early yesterday morning. It. might have been thrown from a passing train, or it might have been put there by parties think ing that it would not bo found, and if it was, that it would look as though it had been thrown from a train. There was no mark on the clothing and nothing to iden tify the infaut. The only clue was the mark, “London Plain Balmoral,” on the end of the box in which the body was found. The box was a shoe box, and had a dealer’s private ipark on one end of it. It was taken charge of by the Acting Coroner, aud may furnish a clew to the parentage of the child. An inquest was decided un necessary, and Justice Molina issued a certificate and directed the burial of the body. THE ABBOTT EPISODE. Rev. T. T. Christian Reads Bishop McTyeire’s Letter to Rev. Candler in Church. The announcement that Rev. T. T. Chris tian would take up the Enuna Abbott sen sation that stirred Nashville a few Sundays ago drew others than the members of the congregation to Trinity church yesterday morning, expecting to hern - something on the sensational order from Mr. Christian, but they were disappointed. Mr. Christian preached a regular sermon, in which he urged the necessity of a regular attendance at church, and at the conclusion of his ser mon picked np a newspuper and said that it contained the sermon of Rev. Mr. Candler, also the reply of Emma Abbott, the Bishop’s letter and tho resolutions which were passed by the congregation of McKendree church in support of the action of its pastor. Mr. Christian road the resolutions and some extracts from the letter of the Bishop in which “honest Emma's” indict ment by the grand jury for disturbing religious worship was urged. Mr. Christian then expressed his warm approval of Mr. Candler’s sermon, saying that he was sorry he could not read it to his congregation, but at some future time he might read it instead of preaching one of his own, and in conclu sion he expressed the opinion that theatres were harmful and ought not to be attended by members of the church. THE TRAVEL TO MACON. More Tickets Sold Yesterday Than on the First Day of the Piedmont. The State Fail- will open at Macon to-day. Tho sale of excursion tickets by the Central ami the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor gia railroads began yesterday, and the morning trains earried up a good crowd. Tho Central sold more tickets yesterday for Macon than it did for Atlanta on the open ing day of the exposition there, and the number of inquiries points to a big travel during the week. Last night's train went out with three sleepers, of which two were Pullmans. The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia also runs Pullmans on all its Macon trains, ■Savannah is interested in the success of tho State Fair, and will be well represented. Its exhibits will not make much of a show ing, but its visitors will. Tho veterans will go up to-morrow, and also the Chatham Gun Club in event the Atlanta club accepts its challenge to shoot for the inter-Htate medal, on Wednesday, which it probably will. The guu club contest will be one of the features of tho fair. MORE COLD WEATHER. Snow in the West, and Mercury Very Near Zero. The coldest weather of the season was reported in the Northwest last night. Sev eral important stations in the signal service report lyere missing, and it is impossible to tell just what the weather was. St. Vincent repot ted a temperature of 8’ aliove zero, and snow storms were reported over the I,nke region. The barometer in the Northwest was almve 30.50, which will produce decidedly cooler weather here about Wednesday, The mean temperature for Savannah yesterday was 84’, which has been the average for the post fifteen years; 73’ was. the highest'.and .50" was the lowest produced yesterday. The indications sent out from Washington at midnight for to-day's weather are: Fair, with colder fresh to brisk easterly winds, becoming southwesterly. Skinny Men. Wells’ “Health Pionewor” restores health and vigor, cures dyspepslH, Impotence, ner vous debility. For weak men, delicate worn en. $l. Welle’ Hair Balsam. If gray, restores to original color. An elegant dressing, softens and beautifies. No oil or grease. Atonic Restorative. Ships heir coming out; strengthens, clounses, In.,' " >—>! >. 50c. THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, OCTOBER 24. 1887. POINTS ABOUT POSTAGE. The New Regulations Still Causing Much Confusion. The recent rulings of the Post Office De partment in regard to second, third and fourth-class mail matter are still causing a good deal of confusion. The Morning News some time ago printed the substance of the new regulations, but there is a good deal of misconception yet in regard to them. The Department’s rulings in full are given below, and will inform those inter ested as to the action taken by postmasters concerning the matter: On second and fourth class matter the depart mint has ruled that, in addition to the super scription, no printing or writing other than what is s|iecificaliy permitted by sections 368, 371 and 372 can be allowed, except an ordinary return request or some equivalent form of re quest and the word “patented ” with the date of patent, if the envelope, wrapper, label, tag or case, used In transmitting the matter be a patented article. Any other printing or writing on such matter will subject it to the letter rutes of postage. To save the owners of envelopes, etc . the loss of such of them as have been already prepared for use in transmitting second or fourth class mutter and which bear impermissible printing, the department will consent to admit such articles to the mails without subjecting the mat ter iu them to other than the regular rate of postage; provided, that all unauthorized print ing lie completely obliterated with a pen or in some other effective matter. Third-class matter may contain no writing other than that specifically allowed by section 367 of the postal regulations, hut it may bear any printing that the sender chooses to place upon it, not in the nature of personal corre spondence, not prohibited by the second para graph of section 307, and not of such character as to render the matter unmailable regardless of its class, such, for example, as relates to lotte y business, or is obscene, etc. Return requests may be either in the form of a direct request to return, or a request to the postmaster to hold until return postage can be sent The busiuess or occupation of the sender must be excluded from the return request Second paragraph of section 367 reads: The words “please send out" or “post up," or other similar directions or requests not part of the address, nor necessary to delivery, cannot be written or printed upox the wrapper of a pack age of third-class matter without subjecting it to tirst-class rates, as prescribed in section 376. The words “personal" or “to he called for” and let urn requests or other directions as to deliv ery, forwarding or return, are deemed part of the address and permissible. Section 371, regarding fourth-class matter, says the sender may write or print his own name and address on such matter preceded by the word “fromalso the number and names of articles contained in said package, and also may write, print, mark, name, letter, label or tug said package, but only in such a manner that it will enable him to identify it. CHARLESTON’S DAY’S DOINGS. Events and Occurences in South Carolina’s Oity by the Bea. Arrangements have been jverfocted for the re-opening services of Bethel church. Rev. C. S. Vedder, pastor of the Hugue not Church, has returned from a tour of Europe. The iuncr buoy, (rod) that went adrift from South Bar, Charleston harbor, has been replaced. The Phosphate Commission of the South Carolina Legislature has partially finished its inspection of the fields and works at Charleston, aud is now at Beaufort. They will return to Charleston in a day or two. Four hundred and seventy-two bales of cotton, a part of the cargo of the British steamship Bothal, damaged by fire on Oct. 14, were sold at auction Saturday. The bidding was spirited. The lot was sold for an aggregate of $9,089, an average of $l9 25 per bale. A party of colored brethren and sisters on their way home from “class meeting,’’passed Bt. Miehaeil’s church the other night while the church choir was practicing. When they reached the shadow of the ancient portico a long deep musical peal rolled out suddenly on the still night air from the organ within the church. It bore a wonder ful resemblance to the distant moan of an approaching earth tremor, and the party in the street, mistaking it for such, made a break for the middle of the road way, calling out to each other that Judg ment Day was upon them. When the organ preludo was at an end, and the choir began to sing they ceased their lamentations and resumed their way in solemn but very thankful silence, The Lover’s Lane Shooting. Nothing more was learned yesterday of the shooting, that occurred in Lover’s Lane, and the identity of both the victim and his assailant is yet undiscovered. The in juries of the man who was hurt were pro bably not very serious, as he was able to drive home from the scene of the affray. If ho had been dangerously wounded it is iikle}' that something morewould have been heard of it yesterday. To Escort the Veterans. The Savannah Cadets will tender their services as an escort to the Confederate Veterans’ Association on the occasion of the departure of the latter for Macon to-mor row night. Gen. McLaws, President of the association, has accepted the courtesy. The Cadets are a veteran organization itself, having been one of the companies compos ing the old 54th Georgia regiment. To Welcome Its New Secretary. The Ladies’ Auxiliary Committee of the Young Men’s Christian Association will lender the association’s new General Secre tary, Mr. David A. Gordon, and Mrs. Gor don, a reception on Tuesday evening, at the association rooms. The members and friends of the association are invited to be present. Local Personal. Mis? Addie Wilson returned yesterday from the North, where she has been spend ing the summer. Miss Georgia Weymouth returned from the North yesterday, and will reopen her school for drawing on Wednesday. The Beau Ideal of a Family Medicine. 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A Negro’s Unprovoked Assault Upon A Nine-Year Old Boy Shot With His Own Gun—The Lad’s Wounds Like ly to Prove Fatal Officers After Days. David Days, a colored man, shot Sam Robinson, a little 9-year-old colored boy in the face with a shot gun loaded with No. 9 shot at Brommell’s place on Big Buzzard Is land Saturday afternoon. The shots entered both eyes and the left eye will be per manently injured. The boy’s face was badly disfigured. No cause or provocation for the shooting was refiorted. From the boy’s statement aud that of his sister Alary, who witnessed it, the shooting was simply a wanton act. STORY OF THE SHOOTING. The circumstances attending the case, as related by tho boy and his sister, are these: The parents of the children had gone to an other island on a visit, leaving the three children, Sam, Mary and Crissie, in charge of the place. They cautioned them not to allow auybody on the place except to get water, and that intruders must leave ussoou as they got the water. Days was in a boat with a white man named Edward King. The boat was anchored off the island and Days went ashore, ostensibly for water. The boy, Robinson, met him with a shotgun and told him that his father did not allow any poaching on the place, and that if he wanted water ho could get it, but he must leave tho place as soon as he couJd. WANTED TO SEE THE GUN. Days asked the boy to let him see the gun, aud the boy handed it over to him. About this time some boys on another part of the place began squealing, and young Sam started off to find out, the cause, when Days remarked that he would take sight. The boy, being a few steps from him, stopped and turned half way around, when Days filled. The boy received the full charge in his face, and fell on his knees and face. His assailant claimed that the tx>y shot himself, which the latter denied, aud his sister cor roborated bis denial. RETURNED TO HIS BOAT. After the shooting, Days went back aboard the boat and started for the Cattle Park, near Montgomery. Crissie Robinson, tiie sister, rowed down to Green Island for help, and the boy was brought into the city yesterday in a wagon, aud taken to the City dispensary, where a physician was called to dress his wounds. He was afterward sent to tlie Georgia Infirmary. His attending physician says that the boy’s wounds are very serious, and may prove fatal. An ante-mortem affidavit was taken by Justice Molina, and a warrant will be issued this morning, and an officer will be sent out to arrest Days. GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS. Matters of Money and Management About Various Lines. Chief Euginoer Simmons, for the German bondholders of the Brunswick and Western road, has written a letter stating that the bondholders have agreed to expend $500,000 in improving the road aud equipping it with needed rolling stock. It was further stated that the money would be available at once, and that Mr. Simmons would be in Brunswick at an early day to inaugurate the work of improvement with as little de lay as possible. President Williamson says that no de cision lias been made in regard to the award ing of the contract for the building of the Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus railroad. The bids have all been forwarded to New York, and a decision will be rendered early this week. It is intended to have the entire line from Chattanooga via Rome, Cedar town and Tallapoosa to Bowdon, under con tract within the next few days, aud it is ex pected to have the line from Bowdon to Columbus under contract in a short time. WIGS AND GOWNS. Peculiarities of Legal Practice in Eu ropean Countries. From, the Washington Star. At the nineteenth annual opeuing of the law college of National University, Mr. Thomas Wilson delivered an address be fore the students on the “Peculiarities of Law and Practice in Some of the European Countries.” The English judges, he said, wear black silk gowns similar to those worn by our Supreme Court Judges. They wear huge white-horse wigs, curled and full bottomed. The lawyers wear a similar gown and wig, except the latter finishes in a queue. The judges and lawyers of France and Belgium wear a similar dress, except the higher courts of France, in which the rap and gown are scarlet. A courtroom in Holland was described, and the executioner’s swords, one of which is now in the National Mu seum. Mr. Wilson described the manner of execution in France and the setting up and working of the guillotine. He showed how a criminal trial was conducted in France, particularly the interrrogation of the ac cused by the president of the oourt. He ar gued against the secret examination of the accused made by the judge d' instruct ion, and the public interrogation by the presi dent. But he also argued against the American system of shielding %he accused from any examination. He advocated a middle course as best calculated to convict the guilty aud clear the innocent —to com pel the accused to give testirnoney in public before the magistrate or Police Court im mediately upon his arrest, and also on his trial, the examination to be conducted by the District Attorney. He said our law is too tender toward the criminal. Certainty rather than severity, hut celerity with either was desired. Why not take the best evidence to elicit the truth! Who knows better than the accused whether he be guilty or innocent! Then why not examine him as a witness! If he is innocent he will be glad to testify; if he is guilty why should he not be compelled to? If the law lias any right to punish the guiity, why should it not have the right to examine him as witness against himself! The prohibition was orig inated to prevent the torture of criminals to force a confession. Times have changed since then. There is no danger now. Mr. Wilson gave descriptions of notaries, marriage contracts, assaults, duels and lot teries, and finished with a comparison of European and Cm ted States systems of law education. “Hello! there, Charles, what's the matter? You look a little changed in some way or other. I have never seen you look so well in my life.” “Oh. nothing much, only I have been to the out fitting establishment of Appel A Sohaul the popular young Clothiers, and got rigged up, that’s all.” Extra sizes in Shirts, Hats, Underwear, < 'loth ing, etc., at Appel & Schaul’s, One Price Cloth iers. Come in large size men aud look at them. Oak, Pine and Lightwood, For sale by R. B. Cassels, corner Taylor and East Broad streets. Telephone No. 77. Ixvok at those beautiful Premium Gift Frame Pictures at Appel & Schaul's, One Price Cloth iers. Umbrellas. Gloria, weni-s better than silk, for $2 50, silver-tip $3, gold-tip #3 50, Ginghams from $1 upward, all selling low to show our patrons that wo have moved to the north taunt corner of Congress and Whitaker streets. The largest variety of Children’s, Boys’ and Men's Hats in the city at Apitel & Schaul's, One Price (.'lotbiers. Oak, Pine and Lightwood, For sale by R. R. Cassels, corner Taylor ar.tl East Broad -tve-; Telr>For.e No. 77. THE STORY OF THE AMYKOS. How Long Must the Vessel Remain at Quarantine? Savannah, Oct. : li.—Editor Morning News: What is going on below the city, at quarantine? Let us review the situation, from time to time, and see how carefully the commerce of the city is being cared for by our Sanitary Hoard. The Amykos, now at quarantine, has lain there with another healthy crew —the un happy healthy crews —for forty-four days. Hoes it strike you that that is fast getting on to two months? The Amykos, with a cargo of rum and cocoanuts, left St. Jago de Cuba August 5, 1887—mark the month —and arrived at quarantine Sept. 8, 1887. Thirty-four days on her passage, a little over one month. She hud a clean bill of health. Her crew is, and has been in good health. She came (tried to comei into this port in distress. Think of it. Recklessly plunging into the jaws of the Savannah quarantine in dis tress, Alas! Alas! The captains of the different vessels who have their homes at our quarantine have visited her freely. Those same captains have been allowed to come up to the city, and some are with us now. But what of the Amykos, and her captain and her crew i In response to an inquiry as to when the ship would be allowed to come up to the city, the Mayor, under date of Sept. 18, 1887, replies: “1 refer you to the last clause of section 9, and to section 11 of the quar antine ordinance. ” Therefore there is little hope of the Amykos’ coming up until Nov. 1, or it may be until frost. She has been at quarantine already forty four days. One would think that long enough, but she may have to remain until Nov. I, or perhaps frost or, in other words, she must lie at the mouth of our river three to four months. Is it not a shame to call that quarantine ? Is it quarantine i Is it not blockade t Is it not commercial de struction and compiercial annihilation to thus treat vessels visiting our port ! Can we, with impunity, continue to keep vessels with healthy crews waiting at the mouth of the river three or four months 1 Is there any other port that dares to trifle with her shipping interests in that way i The writer makes bold to answer none, Fair Play. Japanese Railway Statistics. From the London Times. According to the report of the Japanese Railway Department the total mileage of railways constructed and brought into working order since March, 1869, is 870, of which 209 miles are government property and 161 miles belong to private companies. The total sum actually expended on the lines in operation amounts to $21,8.87,084, of which $16,897,104 were spent in govern ment lines, and $4,557,229 in private lines. The net profit obtained on the former was 6.2 and upon the latter 10.26 per cent. In both cases’ the working expenses are the same, viz.: 45.3 per cent, of the gross earn ings. The cause of the better result obtained in respect of private linos is that, these have been constructed at much smaller expense than the government roads. The average cost per mile in the latter was $79,935; that in private roads, $26,519. In both cases the roads were constructed by the Railway De partment, the private company supplying the funds until the line is in working order. The cost of construction of the two earliest Japanese railways averaged $146,820 per mile, while the cost of the latest line was only $20,239 per mile. The Minister points out that this is partly due to unavoidable initial expenditure in connection with any enterprise. Railway work in Japan is now being carried on by Japanese engineers wholly without foreign assistance. During the three years ending 1886 the rate of con struction was sixty-one miles annually, and during the three years prior to 1888 it was thirty-six miles; before 1880 it was only five miles, and before 1677 nine miles per annum, showing enormously increased activity since 1880. BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES. A Rare Opportunity— Consultation, Ex amination and Advice Free of Charge. lII'. W hitehead has opened an office in Sa vannah, and offers to give a free consulta tion to all cases of rheumatism, scrofula, syphilis, old sores, skin eruptions, malarial jx>isons, and all conditions arising from an impure condition of the blood. Dr. Whitehead has made this claas of dis eases a special study for years, and has a remedy which he has used in thousands of cases with remarkable success. He has letters and certificates from responsible peo ple he has cured throughout the South. The doctor makes no ridiculous claim as to Indian secrets, or the Hoodoo medicine arts, he simply offers his remedy as a com bination of the best known vegetable altera tives and tonics (Prickly-Ash, Poke-Root Queen’s Delight, Sarsaparilla, and Gentian) and that it contains that matchless blood Eunfier, the lodide of Potassium. If you ave any blood disease call aud see the doc tor and lie will examine aud prescribe for you free of charge. Dr. Whitehead has many valuable remedies he uses in the local treatment of old sores, ulcers, skin erup tions, etc., in connection with his Blood Purifier. Office in New Odd Fellows' Building, corner State and Barnard streets. Office horn's Ba. m. to 6p. in.; Sundays Ba. m. to 12 m. P. S.—Letters frgm a distance answered and advice given free of charge. 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 n 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. J AS. S. Silva & Son. The Art of Dressing Well. Eternal vigilance is the price of other things besides liberty. It is part of the price we have paid for our success as Cloth iers. We make your wants our daily study; to meet them fully, cheaply and promptly our daily task, to uvoid other clothiers’ mis takes our daily endeavor. The result of this combined labor and study is a stock of just such Clothing as you want, at just such prices as you want to pay, and in just such assortment as you’ll want to select from. It is self-evident, that our methods suit the good people of this city. Buyers have plain sailing here, and the boy or child is just as safe as the best expert in the city. Our sole aim is to hold the high place in the public estimation that we have at tained by a conservative system 'of fair dealing. We don’t ask you to believe any thing. “The building speaks for the builder.'’ We only ask a careful survey of our Clothing—Overcoats, Underwear, Neck wear, stylish fall Hats and Furnishings. Every inspection is a sale; it can’t be other wise with the tangible evidences presented. Simon Mitchell, The Golden Arm, 159 Broughton street. Fall Clothing Beginning to arrive. Ready to show a nice selection for early fall weur, also fall Over coats. They are nicer and prices lower than ever, to show our customers that we have removed to the northeast corner Con gress and Whitaker streets. The Famous New York Clothing House manufacture all the clothing they sell, dealing direct with the consumer. We save every one who buys of us at least 25 per cent. American Natural Wool Sanitary Underwear, recommended by all physicians, at Appel & Schanl’s Weather Indications. Special indications for Georgia FAIR Eastern Florida and Western _____ Florida: Fair weather, preceded by rain in northern Georgia, cooler, fresh to brisk easterly winds, becoming southwesterly. Comoarlson of mean temperature at Savan nah, Oct. 23. 1887, and the mean of same day for fifteen years. . j Departure | Total Mean Temperature from the Departure i Meau j Since for 15 years Oct. 523, ’tT -'-or Jan. 1,1887. - 518.0 Comparative rainfall statement: I , , Departure Total Mean Daily Amount £r( * tu the Departure Amount for for Jlt , aa | £j nce lb Years. Oct. 21, 87. J or _ jj an . 1, 1517. 12 j. 00 ! l-2 I —12524 Maximum, temperature 73. minimum tem perature E 0 The height of the river at Augusta at 1:33 o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time) was 7 0 feet—a fall of 0.0 durmg the past twenty-four nours. Cotton Region Bulletin for 24 hours end ing 6p. m., Oct. 23 1887. 75th Meridian time. Districts. I Average. | N " o 0f Max.! Min. Ram- INAME ’ tious | Temp .Temp fall. 1. Atlanta 11 ‘‘*4 46 T* 2. Aufrusta 1- TO 42 .00 3. Charleston 8 72 ft) 00 4. Galveston 18 80 04 T* 5. Little Hook 8 U 58 T* 6. Memphis 10 72 52 01 7. Mobile 7 74 48 .00 8. Montgomery 8 74 52 I .00 9. New Orleans 4 78 bO i oo 10. Savannah 11 78 4S 11. Vicksburg 4 70 58 T* 12. Wilmington 8 68 40 .00 Averages | *T denotes trace of rainfall. Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. Savannah, Oct. 23. 9:86 p. m . city time. | Temperature. —, Direction. 5 I 5 I Velocity J P Rainfall. Name or Stations. Portland . 431 S j..l Cloudy. Boston 46. 8 IClear. Block Island 56 VV Pair. Now York city ... MS Fair. Philadelphia 56 S .. Fair. Detroit 46 NW .04 Cloudy. Fort Buford. I— ].. —! '.... St. Vincent 8 MVi T* Cltyir i Washington city.. 58 1 8IV .; .. ICloudy. Norfolk 58 8 10 ... Clear. Charlotte 60 S ' 6 Cloudy. Hatteras 66| S 12 Fair. Titusville 72! E 1 6 Clear. Wilmington 64 S W 6 . Fair. Charleston 66jS E ...... iClear. Augusta 62] S E Cloudy. Savannah 64 E Clear. Jacksonville 68j E I Clear. Cedar Keys 72 E I 8| Clear. Key West 78 N E 141 .OliClear. Atlanta.... 62 ! 8 E 8| ...ICloudy. Pensacola <2S E;. Fair. Mobile 88|SE|..| Clear. Montgomery .... 68 S E ! Cloudy. Vicksburg 68!S Kj.. | .04]Raining. New Orleans 68 S E].. j iClear. Shreveport 70 S j.. Cloudy. Fort Smith 56 N E . Fair. Galveston 74] S 6| ... Clear. Corpus Christ!— 76! S 121 Cloudy. Palestine 72 S 6 ...Cloudy. Brownesville 76, S T(V Fair. RioGrande ' j. . j j Knoxville 61 W Clear Memphis 64SW| .44 Cloudy. Nashville 62 S |..i ,0C Raining. Indianapolis 42 W .02Cloudy. Cincinnati 54 SW ..J 06 Raining. Pittsburg 68, W .. T* Cloudy. Buffalo 52 S !.. 34jRaining. Cleveland 56jSW!..j T* Fair. Marquette 30 N .28 Fair. Chicago 86 W ]..!.. 1 Cloudy. Duluth 34 NW Clear. St. Paul 32 W;..} CloudV. Davenport 38 NW Cloudy. Cairo 54 N j..! .12Cloudy. St. Louis 11 N W Clear. Leavenworth... 38 NW!. Clear. Omaha 34|NW|..; Clear. Bismarck 24 NW !.... Clear. Deadwood I |.. ] Cheyenne 22 N E 04 Snowing. North Platte 24; N . j Cloudy. Dodge City 36 N E . |....'Clear. Santa Fa. 16 S K. .| Clear. *T denotes tract; of rainfall. G. N. Salisbury Signal Corps. 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, Queen’s Relight and Sarsaparilla, with the lodide of Potas sium added. It is not a tea, but is made by the percolation process, and is a certain cure for rheumatism, scrofula, skin diseases and all conditions of the system requiring a powerful tonic and blood purifier. A Eig Crop of Weddings. Reliable rumor predicts a greater than usual number of weddings during the fail 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 Silver and Plated Ware suitahle for wedding presents, rare Vases, elegant Clocks, handsome Statuary, and bric-a-brac generally. Our line of bronze ornaments is brilliant ip 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 famoos "Tiffany's” can outrival tis in beauty and careful selection of our stock Prices have been made to suit the times, and we offer our representative stock on its merit*, 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. Boys’ Blue Hats for 25c. “The Famous” has removed to I+4 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 4to 111, for 50c. to 75c., Suits, 4to 18, for $2 50. Also a reduc tion iu 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 bo convinced that we can sell any grade suit wanted at a saving of $2 so'to $.5 00, as we manufacture our clothing, and sell them at prices our competitors buy them at. At the Harnett House. Savannah, Ga., you get all the comforts of the high-priced ho els, and save from $1 to $:l per day. Try it and bo convinced.—Boston, llomc Jour nal Gents Crushed Hats, all colors, .We., r.vc,, S.V., SI and $1 S.i, at Appel & Sehaul's, One Price Clothiers. SALMON. malmon' ONE CARLOAD SALMON FOR SALK BY C. M GILBERT & CO., WHOLESALE GROCERS. CONDENSED MILK. Highland Brand Condensed Milk. A runs Milk condensed to a syrupy consistency. FOR SALE AT STRONG b DRUG STORE, Corner Bull and Perrv tre< r | na BAKING POWDER. fiplf Absolutely Pure. This Powder never varies. A marvel of Purity, Strength and Wholesomeness. More economy cal than the ordinary kind, and cannot he sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. Royal Baking Powder Cos., 10S Wall street, New York. U'DUEN * HATES S. M. H Brass Goods N State or Weather. Brass Inkstands. Brass Match Safes. Brass Cuff Boxes. Brass Baskets. Brass Easels. Brass Toilet Sets. Brass Smoker Sets. Brass Paper Weights. Brass Card Receivers. Brass Candlesticks. Brass Plaques. Photograph Albums Scrap Albums. Autograph Albums. lew Ctoics Artistic Goods. L.&B.S.M.H. FURNISHING GOODS. LaFAR, Hatter & Furnisher. DUNLAP'S FINE HATS. NASCIMENTO'B FLF. ABLE H Af3, MEN'S, BOYS’ AND CHIL DREN’S HATS AND CAPS. Sanitary Uudeewear of Pure Camel's Hair. Buckskin Vests for Weak Lungs. Lambs’ Wool Underwear. Cotton Flannel Underwear. Merino Half Hose. All Wool Socks. Rubber Coats and Leggins. Hunting Boots and Hats. Dusters for Cotton Men, only $1 each. Wea them and save your clothes from ink. Fine Silk Hats at $3 B 0 each. Cheap! Silk and Gloria Cloth Umbrellas. DENT'S Celebrated Kid Gloves, the best men's gloves made. Driving Gloves, Evening Gloves and Scarfs. Buggy Robes, new patterns. Linen or Wool. Fine Clothing to Order from Measure. TRV A SUIT. New Scarfs and Fancy Handkerchiefs. AT La FAR’S, 29 Bull Street. TV PE-WRITERS. ASK YOUR STATIONER FOR IT. ff v feWwhtf Si H f-fj. g .Jr^IVl ] ’\ v**-JS> J *y/">ijjKrtS[ feai&iktow lines the w ork of one costing SIOO. Indorse! by LEADING BUSINESS MEN. GEO. BECKER ft CO., 30 Great Jones St., New York City. Send for Circular i URNIi’U M E AND CARPETS. CHEAPER than the CHEAPEST ! For quality and price we can do better thaa any ol her concern in the South. Our goods are all specially the most renowned manufacturers, and embrace everything in the Furniture and Carpet trade. Our terms are most liberal, and all goods ar* just as represented. A personal inspeotion will convince you that we can sell you much CHEAPER than the CHEAPEST. A. J. Miller & Co.’s FURNITURE AND Carpet Emporium, ITS, 150 and 152 BROUGHTON ST. "We want in erory city and town. BIG COMMISSIONS.