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THE SYLYIA ? S FIRE OUT.
SHEDAMAGE NOT AS HEAVY AS
FIRST REPORTED.
•wenty-two Bales Scorched, the Rest
damaged by Water—A Part of the
Vessel’s Cargo to be Discharged-
Talk Among the Cotton and Insur
ance Men—Theories as to the Fire.
The fire on the British steamship Sylvia
was extinguished by 1 o'clock yesterday
morning, when the department stopped
throwing water. The ship's pumps were
Bet to work pumping the compartment
out, and were kept at work all yesterday
and last night. The compartments of both
batches (Nos. 1 and 2) w ere filled with water
clear tip to the engine room bulkheads,
thereby damaging the cotton in No. 2 hold
by water.
BREAKING OCT THE COTTON.
The stevedores at once began breaking
out tbe cotton and loading it on lighters.
Upon examination it was found that tho
tire was confined entirely to the starboard
bow of the vessel, and the damage was not
nearly so great as was expected. Only
twenty-two bales were burned and scorched,
and they were taken out and put on a
lighter and transferred to the wharf at the
foot of Drayton street. The rest of the car
go in the compartment was damaged by
Water.
The heat on the starboard bow of the
■vessel must have been intense, as the paint
on tbe outside of the plates is blistered. A
survey was held on the vessel yesterday
morning and the board ordered tho cargo in
Nos. 1 and 2 holds to be discharged as quick
ly as possible.
A VITAL QUESTION.
The subject of cotton fires has been
.brought up again for discussion by the
■burningof apart of the Sylvia’s cargo, ami
jt is now one of the most vital questions of
lhe day. The main object in all the diseus-
Bions and investigations is to determine the
cause of the frequent and mysterious dis
asters, but though theory after theory has
lieen canvassed and thrown aside, and taken
Up again and again, the solution seems to be
ns far away as ever. The fact,however, that
the conditions under which the fires occur
nre strikingly similar, in fact the same, in
■every case, and that these conditions are so
easily reconcilable with the theory of in
cendiarism, has made many converts to the
belief that they are the result of the crim
inal act of someone person or set of persons.
A similar epidemic of cotton fli t's occurred
at one time in New Orleans, and in the end
three fire-bugs were sent to the penitentiary
for twenty years, and since that time there
lmve been no more fires at New Orleans
than may be reasonably charged to acci
dent..
THE ACCIDENT THEORY.
But accident in at least four of the several
fires that- have occurred here seems almost
to he banished from the (xieribilities. Busi
ness men who are interested repeated again
yesterday tho peculiar conditions under
which the four steamer fires have occurred.
The vessels were all loaded or nearly loaded;
the fires were started in the last few bales
that were put in; none of them begun down
in the hold or under the decks, but
in or around the hatohways; all
of them were discovered after the
hatches had been closed, and none of them
while the loading had been going on, and the
rehearsal of t hese conditions brought out
again the old questions: ‘‘Why do fires not
start when a vessel is a half or a quarter
loaded!” “Why not down in the bottom tier
instead of always in the top!” “Why do
they never break out when the men are at
work on her, hut always under such condi
tions and at such times that the fire will
gain headway before it is discovered!”
‘•Why do they not occur when a vessel has
only 1,000 bales in her, and not always
when she has all, or nearly all, she can hold i”
These questions seem to narrow the discus
sion down to the two that logically follow,
viz: who sets fire to the ships, and what is
the motive! The answers would be joyfully
received.
ALWAYS IN TRAMP VESSELS.
Another curious feature is that the fires
occur always on board the tramp steamers,
generally British vessels. The Ocean Steam
ship Company has during the busy seasons
been carrying one cargo per week to Phila
delphia for seven years, three per week to
New York for ten years and one jxjr week
to Boston for two years; yet in all that time
they have had but three or four fires, while
four have occurred on British tramps within
the last few days.
It was thought that a clew had lieen ob
tained yesterday. The captain of a vessel
which was loading with cotton inspected
the bales very closely and thought that he
discovered oil stains upon several of them.
He rejected those bales and taking some of
the stained cotton and bagging brought it
to the office of his agent. A carefiU ex
amination was made, and it was found that
at one time while the cotton was being
tnoved about it had rubbed against some
fcaeon and what appeared to be oil stains
•was only bacon gi case.
THE UNDERWRITERS' ACTION.
The underwriters a"- 'unking a careful
Investigation, and they bn ,e written to their
agent, Mr. J. N. Johnson, asking for all the
facts connected with the fire that broKe out,
in a bale that was being hoisted on board
the Kate Fawcett, suggesting that a thor
ough investigation of that case might throw
some light lqion the matter. A number of
Bhip agents here were in cable correspond
ence with the owners of ships across the
water yesterday, and it was reported that
in one instance the owners cabled that they
■would send no more vessels to this port.
This rumor was positively denied by the
agent, who admitted, however, that the
owners were considering what the charter
rutes should be in such a hazardous port.
What action will be taken in the matter, if
any, is a question yet to be considered.
BUZZARD ISLAND’S SHOOTING.
The Assailant of Young Robinson Hid
ing from the Officers
The negro Days who shot Sam Robin
son at Buzzard Island on Saturday, is sup
posed to be in the city, but he has not been
arrested. The wounded boy's father went
out to Cattle Park yesterday morning with
a warrant for Days but upon his arrival
there he learned from the man King, who
was in the beat with him just before the
shooting occurred, that Days had gone
into the city. 'The boy’s father re
turned in the afternoon and re
ported to Justice Molina, who issued
the warrant. An officer was sent out and
Days will probably be arrested to-day.
Days claims that the shooting was acci
dental ; that lie shot at some hogs and the
boy dodged in front of tho gun just as he
lired. Robinson is lying at the Georgia In
firmary, and if he lives will probably lose
the sight of both eyes.
Masons Off for Macon.
The following gentlemen left last night
for Macon, to attend the annual communi
cation of the Grand Lodge of Free and Ac
cepted Masons: J. H. EstilJ, Junior Grand
Warden of the Grand Lodge: J. R. Haussy,
W. M. of Solomon's Lodge No. 1; J.
Bullock, of Zcrubhabel Lodge No. IS; F.
P. Blood worth, W. M. Landrum Lodge
No. 48; H. Bartlett, W. M. Clinton Lodge
No. 54; Thomas Ballantyne, P. M., proxy
for Ancient Landmark Lodge No. 331.
Got the Wrong Man.
Detective Mike Hanley went to Sanford,
Flu., some days ago to bring back, as he
thought, the man Powell, who is charged
with killing his wife on Gaston street übout
n year ago. He returnod yesterday with a
man in custody, hut when it came to a mat
ter of identifying him, the officer found to
n s chagrin tiiat he had the wrong bird, and
the prisoner was promptly released.
Go to Gutman* for your dress trim mini's.
DROWNED rFF A LIGHTER.
An Unknown Negro Lost at the Cen
tral Cotton Press Wharf.
An unknown negro was drowned early
yesterday morning from u lighter lying on
the outside of the British steamship Glen
Tanar, loading cotton at the wharf of the
Central Press for Antwerp. The negro had
taken the place of another negro named
Middleton, who is employed by Messrs.
Neil it Kelioe, to work out the day for him.
He was working on the western end of the
lighter, which was loaded with cotton for
the Glen Tanar. and was apparently green
at, the business, as, after attaching the
hooks to a bale of cotton which was to be
hauled aboard the steamship, he clutched
the bale and held ou to it and was partly
drawn up the side of the ship. Ho finally let
go his hold on the bale and fell backward
into the river. Avery strong current
was running down the river, and the body
must have been drawn under the lighter, as
it did not appear above the surface. The
negro’s cap was found some time afterward
floating on the water. Another lighter lay
just astern of the one from which lie fell, so
thnt if the body went under the first lighter
it was almost impossible, even if the man
could swim, for him to save himself.
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.
Chippewa Tribe of Rod Men will meet to
night.
Savannah Branch Order of Iron Hall will
meet to-night.
New brick sidewalk pavements are to lie
laid through Court House square.
The Travelers’ Protective Association will
meet this afternoon to arrange for its Macon
trip.
A negro named James Oliver was arrested
yesterday for selling fruit on the street
without a license.
An examination of applicants for the
assistant teachersbip in the Barnard street
school will bo held at Chatham Academy on
Saturday.
The Confederate Veterans’ Macon delega
tion will lie escorted to the Central depot
from the court house at 8:4.’ o’clock to
night by the Confederate Veterans’ Associa
tion and by the Savannah Cadets.
There were 195 failures in the United
States repoi-ted to liradatreeVa last week,
against 190 in the preceding week, and 198,
164, 284 and 180 in the corresponding weeks
of 188,6 1885, 1884 and 1888 resiiectively.
RIVER AND HARBOR NOTES.
Happenings Among the Shipping and
Along the Wharves.
The new moorings at the quarantine sta
tion will be completed this week.
The British brig Isabella was hauled out
on Willink’s marine railway yesterday for
repairs.
The tug Jacob Brandow arrived in port
Sunday night and yesterday took the
steamer City of Bridgeton in tow for
Charleston.
Messrs. Strachan & Cos. cleared yester
day the British steamship Lykus forJGeuoa,
with 8,192 bales of uplaud cotton, weighing
1,520,581 pounds, valued at $142,882.
The tug Victoria J. Peed cleaned out her
boilers and was examined yesterday by the
inspectors and pronounced fit to resume her
voyage With the schooner John R. Bergen
in tow to Boston. She left yesterday after
noon for quarantine where the Bergen is
lying. The schooner vai short-handed, owing
to the disabling of three of her crew who
are now in the hospital. The captain ship
ped three negroes in their Rtead. The tug
on her way down the river stopped at the
foot of Abercorn street to take the negroes
aboard. Two of them were very drank and
one took a header and went over the gun
wale of the boat into the river. He was
hauled out and having taken a great deal
of water, something foreign to his corpora
tion, he was rolled about the deck for
awhile and came to, somewhat sobered up.
The tug then proceeded on down to quaran
tine. The Bergen also shipped a second
mate a white mail. Both the schooner and
the tug cleared yesterday at the custom
house and will probably proceed to sea to
day.
MERCURY TO GO LOW.
A Big Cold Wave Swooping Down
from the Northwest.
The cold wave which was reported yes
terday morning, has advanced eastward as
far as Illinois, mid the midnight reports to
the Signal Service show temperatures in the
Northwest as low as zero, and growing
colder. The wave will reach this section
of the country by to-morrow, and the tem
peraturo will probably go down as low as
40 by Thursday. A comparison between
this cold wave and last year’s, shows the
present one to be 30" colder than any last
year until December.
Ruins aiv reported from Texas, Tennessee
and Virginia, and snow storms are raging
in Nebraska. The storm which has been
sweeping over the lake region for the past
few days passed off the New England coast
last night. The high area of pressure is
still ivntral over Kansas and Nebraska. The
highest temperature here yesterday was 80’
and the lowest 59°.
WITH SMALL PCX ON BOARD.
The Ceylon Ordered to the National
Quarantine Station.
The British ship Ceylon from Rio already
reported in the Morning News, and which
has been lying in the Tybeo Outer Roads
for several days with sickness on board, was
ordered to S(h>lo quarantine yesterday af
ternoon. The health authorities announced
yesterday that the vessel is infected with
small pox, having lost one man at sen, anil
two other cases having developed during
the voyage. The vessel did not com* into
tho quarantine station but anchored in the
Outer Roads whore she lay until ordered to
Sapelo.
The Opera Engagement.
The reserved seat sale for the MneColliu
Opera Coinique Company’s engagement will
begin this morning. It was announced to
begin on Saturday, but the box sheet has
not yet been opened. There was a big call
for seats yesterday and the said will most
likely open" with a rush. The company is
said to be one of the liest comic opora com
panies that has visited the South m several
years, with perhaps the Exception of the
Emma Abbott Company, and it will play
before largo audiences.
Local Personal.
A. A. Ackerman, United States Navy, is
at the Pulaski.
Mr. S. Guekenheiini r and C. E. Stults
went up to Mucon last night.
Mrs. J. M. Barnard returned yesterday
from Boston, on the City of Mucon.
James E. Tate, Vice President of the
Rubber Paint Company, of Baltimore, is in
the city.
M. A. O’Ryrne, Esq.. returned last night
from the North, with the family of Cupt. E.
A. Smith.
Mr. J. B. O’Hara, of the reixirtorial force
of the Rochester (N. Y.) Ibst-Express, is in
the city. He came down on the Chatta
hoochee, and will remain here some time,
lie is South for the benefit of his health.
Maj. G. M. Ryals left yesterduy for
Richmond, Va., to attend the unveiling of
the statue to Gen. R. E. Lee. The major
was specially invited by Gov. (Gen.) Fitz
hugh Lee, Oil whose staff lie served during
the war.
Ilese,-viu,; ot tonfldenre.—There is bo
article which so richly deserves the entire confi
dence of the community as Brown's Bronchial.
Troches. Those suffering from AMhmatie and
Bronchial Diseases, C'ougns and Colds, should
try them. Price •& cents.
Malaga Grapes 15c., Good Sardines tJljjc., Im
ported Sardines lie., a Pure Grape W ine for sl,
at D. B. Lester's.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25. 1887,
GEN. ALEXANDER SAYS NO.
He Contradicts the Rumor of a Deal
With the Richmond and Danville.
Gen. Alexander returned to Savannah
yesterday morning and he was asked
whether there is any truth in the reports
that the Central is trying to dispose of the
Port Royal and Western Carolina system.
There liave been rumors to the effect that
the Central was not altogether satisfied
with its Carolina roads, ami that as the
Richmond and Danville would consider
it a valuable acquisition, it was not improb
able that the latter would soon become pos
sessed of it. With this rumor comes the
news that the Central wants tbe Brunswick
road, which is controlled bv the
Fast Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
and that it would like to make a “swap."
Gen. Alexander left the city Saturday
night mid did not return until yesterday
morning, und his “flying trips" were taken
as intimations that something was in the
wind. In reply to these rumors, he said,
that there is no truth in the statement that
the Port Royal and Western Carolina sys
tem would go to the Richmond and Dan
ville. The Central has made no move in
that direction and is not considering the
matter.
“Is it not true that tho Richmond and
Danville has bought some of the Port Royal
und Western Carolina stock recently!” was
asked.
“I do not believe it is, though I cannot
say {xjsitively whether it lias or has not. I
do not see why it should, however. The
Central owns a controlling interest and the
Richmond and Danville cannot get more
than n minority interest, and I cannot see
why it should buy minority stock which is
non-dividend (laying.”
“Is there no truth in the report that the
Central wants to swap the Port Royal and
Western Carolina for the Brunswick road!”
Gen. Alexander laughed and said: “Don’t
you see that that is impossible. The Bruns
wick system is controlled by the East Ten
nessee Virginia and Georgia, and tho Port
Royal and Western Carolina would be of
no use to it, and certainsly wo could not
make the exchange by giving tho Rich
mond and Danville the Port Royal and
Western Carolina, and taking the Bruns
wick from tho East Tennessee Virginia and
Georgia. You do not think the East Ten
nessee Virginia and Georgia would consent
to that do you?”
“How about your flying trips, General?
Do they mean anything!”
“I have been in the city for three weeks
until Saturday, when I left to attend a
meeting of the Capitol Commission. I re
turned this morning, and I am going to
Atlanta to-night to attend a meeting of the
Southern Railroad and Steamship Associa
tion. Commissioner Powers wants a
younger man to take tho burden of Ills
work, and Mr. Ogden, the Vice Commis
sioner, has resigned to go into the iron busi
ness, We will meet to fill these vacancies.
That’s all there is in the flying visits.”
OFFICER COLLINS’ CAPTURE.
He Mysteriously Disappears for a
Week but Returns With a Prisoner.
Policeman James Collins was excused
from duty about- a week ago and he dis
appeared. No one knew whore he had gone
or what he was about, but tho general sup
position was that he was sick. He was the
lawyer and general adviser of the Grand
Tycoon Club, which is a mystic organiza
tion whose secrets are Known
only within the barracks’ walls,
but not a member of the club
knew what had become of Collins. The
boys were lieginmng to feel uneasy about
him, but Sunday night he walked in with
a sheepish sort of air, and sat down without
saying a word. Immediately his friends
gathered about him to learn the secret of
his long absence, and after blushing and
stammering for a while he
managed to make it known that
on Thursday morning last Officer
James Collins of Savannah anil Miss
Annie Burke, of New York, were united in
the bonds of matrimony at tho Cathedral
in this eity. The astonishment that over
came his friends when they learned how he
had slipped away and married without let
ting one of them have the slightest intinia
tion of it was overpowering. The Grand
Tycoons resolved that lie should suffer
for it, and they had map(ied out
a programme which was to have
been put into execution last night, but
Officer Collins came walking in with a box
of cigars under his arm and everything was
forgiven. There is not a man on the force
who does not emphatically declare that Col
lins lias made tho best capture that he has
made since ho has been a policeman.
~ NO FALL EXHIBITION.
The Autumn Flower Show Postponed
Until Next Spring.
A special meeting of the Savannah
Floral and Art Association was held last
niglit at Armory Hall to decide in regard
to the fall exhibition, which was announced
for Nov. 2, 8 and 4. The attendance was
not large. Tbe association decided, after
hearing tho report of its committee on
place for the display, to postpone the exhibi
tion until spring. It will bo held about the
middle of April probably in Armory Hall
and yard. The difficulty that the associa
tion had in connection with the fall exliibi
was tho securing of a suitable place to hold
it. Armory Hall was counted upon, but
it cannot lie secured on the dates desired,
nor at any time long enough to hold the ex
hibition. An effort was made to secure
some other place, but none available could
be lmd. Catholic Library Hall and the
Guards Armory were suggested, but were
not deemed suitable places. This fact, and
also the scarcity of flowers at the time of
holding the exhibition influenced its post
ponement.
The management will endeavor to make
the spring exhibition a greater success than
any which the Association has yet held.
The New Pulaski.
Mr. R. W. Powers, of Watson & Powers,
proprietors of the Pulaski House, returned
last night from the North. He has com
pleted arrangements with the following
firms for refurnishing Pulaski. Nelson,
Matter & Cos., furniture; F. A. Hall, bed
ding; Kniflin & Tooker, crockery; Reed &
Barton, silver; Arnold, Constable & Cos.,
linens and blankets; Haywood Bros., chairs;
J. &J. Dobson, carpets. The Pulaski will
be a first-class hotel in every respect. The
new firm starts off with the best wishes of
tho traveling public and the entire hotel
fraternity. The season promises to be one
of the best thnt has been hail for years, and
the Pulaski will take its place in the front
rank of Southern hotels.
At Estill’s.
Savannah Daily Morning News,
At the Mercy of Tiberius (Augusta Evan’s
last novel), The Great World, Puck’s Libra
ry, No. 4, Atlantic Monthly for November,
Railroad Guides, Tid Bits, Mer
chant, Traveler, Boston Globe. Boston
Herald, Philadelphia Press, Philadelphia
Times, Baltimore Hun, Baltimore Ameri
can, New York Herald, World, Hun,
Times, Tribune, Star, Atlanta Constitution,
Augusta Chronicle, Macon Telegraph,
Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville News
llerald, New Orleans Tiinos-Damocrat,
New Orleans Picayune, Charleston News
and Courier, Cincinnati Commercial Ga
zette.
:> all Clothing
Beginning to arrive. Ready to show a nice
selection for early fall wear, also fall Over
coats. They are nioer and prices lower
than ever, to show our customers that we
have removed to the northeast corner Con
gress ami 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.
Before buying y our dress trimmings look at
UUUlWlll b.
IN A PECK OF TROUBLE.
SODA WATER DEAI.ERS TO START
A CO-OPERATIVE FACTORY.
They Determine to Resist the Manu
facturers’ Advance In Prices—A Move
to Freeze Out the Old Monopoly—
Cheaper Drinks Promised.
The soda water men are in a peek of
trouble again, and just now they are some
what scared lest they may lose the trade
that has been so profitable for a long time
past.
The soda water makers, who are also the
manufacturers of sarsaparilla, ginger pop
and beverages of a similar brew, used to re
ceive 75c. per box of two dozen, but a coin
lie ti tor entered the field. He bought his
plant and started up his work
and pretty soon ho had a big
trade. His success was a mystery for a few
days, but the older houses began to investi
gate him, and they soon found, to their
surjiri.se and dismay, that the new manu
facturer was underselling them 25c. a box.
They were at a loss to know wlmt to do, but
they put their heads together, and finally
concluded that they would have to meet
the cut.
FREEZING COMPETITION OUT.
Possessing the advantage of having sup
plied their regular customers for years they,
of course, had no trouble in bringing them
back to thrirold love and leaving the new
man in th’lurch. The new man's business
waxed poorer anil poorer, and when he
thought, “good, easy man, full surely his
greatness was ripening” he found that his
fortune had lieen pulled when it was green
and would never ripen. All his newly
found customers deserted him and he had to
close up shop.
AN ADVANCE IN PRICES.
Having succeeded in driving him from
the field the old men let the 50g, rate run on
for a while, but published a notice yester
duy that on account of the enormous break
age and ioss of bottles, they would be forced
to advance the price to 75c. per box. This
sudden increase in the rate has roused the
liquor dealers, and they say they will not
permit it. They point to the new man who
was driven from tbe field, and say that he
was satisfied with the profit he was making at
60c. a box, and they don’t see why the old
men cannot be contented with tho same
thing. They say the old men killed the new
one, and now having driven competition
out of the field they w ill return to the enor
mous rate that was charged before.
TO KEEP PRICES DOWN.
They propose to take some action to pre
vent what they deem the imposition of ex
orbitant rates, and two or three of them
started out yesterday to mate the rounds of
tho leading saloons and find out whether
there was a strong enough opposition to the
increase of rates to assure concerted action.
They w'ere overjoyed at their success.
Finding everything ripe for the movement
they projKsseu that tho saloonkeepers should
operate mutual co-operative soda water
manufacturing works, and by getting 100
or more of the liquor dealers to sign ail
agreement to take soda water from none
other than the co-operative factory, secure
the success of the venture before starting
upon it.
TO START A NEW FACTORY.
It only takes about $3,000 to start a fac
tory, and two dealers offered to put up SSOO
each to set tho enterprise going, and now
the effort will be made to get a large num
ber of tho smaller dealers to put in $lO each,
and tints by having many interested to in
sure a large patronuge and the interest that
each would have in the works would make
them more careful of the bottles.
The price at which the waters will be sold
will be 50c. a box of two dozen, and as it
only costs sc. to make nil the water that
those two dozen 1 Kittles hold the new fac
tory will not only give cheaper supplies to
the retailers, but pay them a profit on their
investments. The readiness with which
those who were approached subscribed
makes it more than likely that the game of
freeze-out will begin soon.
OVER IN CHARLESTON.
What is Going On in South Carolina’s
Chief Seaport.
There were 38 deaths in Charleston last
week, 14 white, and 24 of colored people.
The I Go, Pride, Sophia, Amelia K, and
Frances Elizabeth will take part in the pilot
boat races during Gala Week. The IGo is
now at Pregnall s shipyard, where her hull
is being scraped in readiness for the occas
ion, and the other boats wdll each bo over
hauled in turn.
The colored people of Charleston are
about to establish a newspaper in the inter
est of the colored people of Charleston and
South Carolina. A meeting was held last
week to consider the matter. The Charles
ton Recorder says that “the business clone
was to the point,” and that “if the present
is an indication of what the future might
be, we have the assurance that the colored
people of Charleston will have a newspaper
and job printing office that will be equal to
any in the United States governed and con
trolled by negroes.” There are about 30,000
colored people in Charleston, and surely
these should tie able and willing to support
a weekly newspaper published f6r their ben
efit.
BLOOD AND SKIN DISEASES.
A Rare Opportunity—Consultation, Ex
amination and Advice Free of Charge.
Dr. Whitehead 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
poisons, and all conditions arising from an
impure condition of the blood.
Dr. Whitehead has made this class 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 ns
to Indian secrets, or the Hoodoo medicine
arts, he sltnply offers his remedy as a com
bination of the b’st known vegetable altera
tives and tonics (Prickly-Ash, Poke-Root
Queen’s Delight, Sarsaparilla, and Gentian)
and that it contains that mutchless blood
purifier, the lodide of Potassium. If you
nave any blood disease call and see the doc
tor and he will examine and prescribe for
you free ol charge. Dr. \\ hitehead 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
hours Sam. to fi p. m.; Sundays Bu. ni.
to 13 m.
P. S. —Letters from a distance answered
and advice given free of charge.
I). B. LESTER. THE tiROGER,
B-uvs for cash and sells cheap.
L-ooks after his customers’ interest.
E-mploys good and competent clerks.
S-ells nothing but first-class groceries.
T-ries to please everybody.
E-stablished Sept. Ist, IS<4.
K-epresents everything to be as it is.
T-ells people where to get bargains.
H-as a large stock of tine wines.
E-arnestly solicits your patronage.
G-ives value received every time.
R-etails tine candies very cheap.
O-ocupies store 21 Whitaker street.
C-an always meet competition.
B-conotnical housekeepers’ friend.
R-eady to rectify ull mistakes
Black, Nutt and Brown Stiff Hats, the
latest, at Belsinger’s, 34 Whitaker street.
If you want aC. P. A. laSirene Corset, in
white, black, drab, cardinal or blue, go to Gut
man'S.
100 $2 Washing Machines Free.
To introduce them. If you want one,
send at once to Monarch Laundry Works,
430 Wabash avenue, Chicago, Hi.
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money and Management
About Various Lines.
Mr. J. W. Craig, of the Charleston and
Savannah railway, was mi the city yester
day.
Steel rails have experienced a decline,
quotations being made as low as SB4 at East
ern mills and S3S at Chicago for spring de
livery.
The Winnipeg Hoard of Trade estimates
that 1,000 trains of twenty cars each will
1? required to haul the surplus crop of
Manitoba this year.
The city of Anderson, 8. C., has obtained
an order compelling the Richmond and
Danville railroad to erect substantial bridges
across their tracks in the city limits.
The great bridge of the Chicago, Milwau
kee and St. Paul railway over the Missouri
river at Kansas City has been completed
and the fii-st tr ain has passed over it. The
bridge is 1,208 feet long and the entire
length, including approaches, is 7,344 feet.
It cost SOOO,OOO.
Railways in Japan.
According to the report of the Japanese
Railway Department, the total mileage of
railways constructed and brought into
working order since March, 1869, is 370, of
which 209 miles are government property
and 101 miles belong to private companies.
The total sum actually expended on the
lines in operation amounts to $21,837,084, of
which $10,897,104 was spent in government
lines, and $4,.^57,229 in private lines. The
net profit obtained on the former was 6.2.
and upon the latter 10.20 per cent. In both
cases the working expenses are the same—
viss., 45.3 per cent, of the gross earnings.
Where to Run Sleepers.
The Chatsworth accident of a few weeks
ago was followed by a demand in some of
the papers that sleeping cars should be run
at the front instead of at the rear of trains,
the argument being that their great weight
and strength caused them to crush through
the lighter coaches in front in case of the
sudden stoppage of the train. The recent
disaster on the Chicago and Atlantic pre
sents an argument for exactly the opposite
theory. This was a rear collision, and it is
shown that the two heavy sleepers at the
end of the train acted as a buffer to the
tremendous shock of the colliding engine
and train, and not only withstood the blow
so that their passengers escaped without in
jury, but intervened so as to prevent more
complete destruction of the cars in front.
As there is no means of foretelling whether
an accident to a train will originate from
the front or rear, it is evidently jiot possible
to decide beforehand which is the safer posi
tion for the sleeping ears.
Danger in Electric Wires.
Several shocking and fatal accidents have
been reported recently through the country
as the result of touching wires charged
with the electric current for lighting pur
poses, and all persons should be on their
guard against coining in contact with
such wires, as under certain circum
stances the result would be instant death.
In one case a man walking along the street
saw an electric light wire which had beeu
crossed by a telephone wire hanging broken
and burning. Taking hold of it out of
curiosity he was frightfully burned in the
hands, and in his struggles to drop the wire
was still more fearfully burned on the face
and head, receiving injuries which it was
thought might prove fatal. Similar in
stances have not been uufrequont. Elec
tricity is proving a wonderfully useful ser
vant to man, but it must not be forgotten
that it retains a terrible power for evil.
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 I .amps of every description; our
Parlor Hanging and Stand Lamps are un
usually pretty, at reasonable prices.
CHINA AND HOUSEKEEPING GOODS.
Dinner, Breakfast and Jl'ea 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 xftxl Fire Dogs. Come and see us.
Jas. S. Silva & Son.
Wake Up!
People do not like to be humbugged, and
still such seems to bo the case. Where is the
reason in paying such high prices for ladies
and gentlemen’s fine shoes, tourist and club
bags, when you con buy them from a selected
stock, which is most complete, and the styles
axe the very nobbiest to be had. These
Shoes, Tourist and Club Bags, are bought
direct from the factories for cash, saving
from 15 to 25 per cent, on every purchase
made from me. Come and see my stock and
the figures placed thereon will open your
eyes.
AVhen you have read these facts, ask your
self, why buy from a credit system, with
its high tolls, when you have a Live Cash
System close at hand that saves you money,
at A. S. Cohen’s, 139)4 Broughton street!
Men’s Furnishing Goods at Belsinger’s, 24
Whitaker street.
Stiff Hats just out at Belsinger’s, 24
Whitaker street.
Misses’ Aprons at 25c. and upward,’ an entire
new line of black hand-run and Spanish Lace
Fischus and Scarfs cheap at Outinan's, 141
Broughton street,
Ladies' Muslin Gowns, I rimmed with Torchon
Lace, well made, sl, worth $1 25, Drawers; four
rows of tucks, 41c., Chemise, trimmed with Tor
chon Lace, 50c., at Gutman's.
Boys’ Blue Hats for 25c.
•‘The Famous” has removed to 144 Con
gi-ess 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 18, 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 (Ml, 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 $2 per day. Try
it and be convinced. —Boston Home Jour
nal
Just received at Gutman’s Children’s Garnet
and Navy Blue coat-hack Jerseys.
All the leading E. &. W. Collars, at Bel
singer's, 24 Whitaker street,
Broadway Silk Hats at Belsinger’s, 24
Whitaker sti-eet.
Before buying your dress trimmings look at
Gutman’s.
Oak, Pine and Li ght wood,
For sale by R. B. Cnssels, corner Taylor and
East Broad streets. Telephone No. 77.
Umbrellas.
Gloria, wears better than silk, for $2 50,
silver-tip SB, gold-tip $8 50, Ginghams from
$1 upward, all selling low to show our
patrons that we have moved to the north
east corner of Congress and Whitaker
streets.
Oak, Pine and Lightwood,
For sale by R. B. Camels, corner Taylor
and Exist Broad streets. Telephone No. 77.
Go to Gutman's for your dress trimmings.
All our remnants of Ribbon, lasi season's ac
cumulation, uow uu ..110 cheap at Gntmau's.
Weather Indications.
Special indications for Georgia:
RAIN Cooler, rain, followed by fair
I weather, light to fresh variable
winds, becoming northeasterly.
Comnarlson of mean temperature at Savan
nab, Oct. 24 1887, and the mean of same day for
fifteen years. .
I Depart ure j Total
Mean Tempchatche ! from the , Departure
Mean ! Since
for 15 years ( Oct. 3-1,'87, --or— Jan. 1,1887.
62 0 I 70 0 -8.0 510.0
Comparative rainfall sti:le:i.--ni:
__ ~ Ii Departure i Total
Mean Daily Amount ( r ,, m xh-j Departure
Amount for! for j Mean j §j nce
16 A ears. Oct. 34, 87. or _ ij a n. 1, 1887.
,:2 I 00 i—l 2l 12.36
Maximum temperature 78. minimum tem
perature 50
The height of the river at- Augusta at
1:33 o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time)
was 6.3 feet—a fall of 0.7 during the past
twenty-four nours.
Cotton Region Bulletin for 24 hours end
ing 0 p. m., Oct. 24 1887. 75th Meridian
time.
Districts. I Average.
.. Max.! Min. ißain-
I ' AMt Temp Temp! fall.
1. Atlanta 11 7) j 54 .08
2. Augusta 12 7S !Mi .00
3. Charleston 8 80 54 .(X)
4. Galveston 17 76 54 .(H)
5. Little Rook 18 44 .62
6. Memphis 19 t>H 42 1.18
7. Mobil© 6 70 51 .25
8. Montgomery 0 78 50 T*
9. New Orleans 8 70 54 .80
10. Savannah 11 82 54 .00
11. Vicksburg 4 72 52 84
12. Wilmington 9 74 54 02
Averages
*T denotes trace of rainfall.
Observations taken at the spine moment
of time at all stations.
Savannah. Oct. 24, 9:46 r. m.. city time.
' Temperature, i
Direction. ;?
i a |
Velocity. P
£
Rainfall.
Name
or
6TATIOI#
Portland 65 W | .. . Clear.
Boston i 4* W Cloudy.
Block Island 48 NW Fair.
New York city ... 48 NW.. I Cloudy.
Philadelphia 50 NW'..... Cloudy.
Detroit 30 NW;.......C1ear.
Fort Buford 1 |
St. Vincent 4SW ..j Clear.
Washington city.. 50 N .. | .01 Cloudy.
Norfolk 58 N E 8! .30 Raining.
Charlotte BONE 0 .56 Raining.
Hatteraa 08 S 0 Clear.
Titusville 70 E 8... Fair.
Wilmington 66SW .. .. Clear.
Charleston 68i S .. Clear.
Augusta Ohj 8 i.. Cloudy.
Savannah 68 S 6'. . Clear.
Jacksonville 70 E .. —l( dear.
Cedar Keys 72 NW 8;.... 'Clear.
Key West 78 E 12 ... Fair.
Atlanta.... 62 NW .10 Raining.
Pensacola 74,8 E . ... Clear.
Mobile 72,8 E .. Fair.
Montgomery .... 70 N .. .28 Cloudy.
Vicksburg 50NE..| .HI Raining.
New Orleans 72 S ('.... Cloudy.
Shreveport 48 N .. .34 Cloudy.
Fort Smith 42 E .. —Cloudy.
Galveston 0 .78 Raining.
Corpus Christi 54| N 20 .16; Raining.
Palestine 411 NW jl4 j .24 Cloudy.
Brownesvill© 76 S .. ; .02 Raining.
Rio Grande 62 N 14 T* Raining.
Knoxville 50 NE .. .12 Raining.
Memphis 46;N E . .04(Cloudy.
Nashville 44 N . .02 Cloudy.
Indianapolis 88 NW Cloudy.
Cincinnati 42! Cloudy.
Pittsburg 4-'| N Fair.
Buffalo 40 W .. ... Fair.
Cleveland 42' W Cloudy.
Marquette 18! W Clear.
Chicago 28 NW Clear.
Duluth 14 8 W C lear.
St. Paul 38, W (dear.
Davenport 24 NW Clear.
Cairo 44 N ...... Cloudy.
St. Louis 30 N J Cloudy.
Leavenworth... 32 N cloudy.
Omaha 24 N .. Clear.
Yankton 20 W .. j '(dear.
Bismarck 10 W Fair.
Deadwood 4 8W (dear.
Cheyenne 16 S ..IT* Cloudy.
North Platte 20 8 E ..i .01 Snowing.
Dodge City 24 NE .. . . Fair.
Santa Fe 42 S E|..!.. Clear.
*T denotes trace of rainfall.
G. N. Salisbury Signal Corps.
The Art of Dressing Well.
Eternal vigilance is the price of other
things besides lil>erty. It is part of the
price we have paid for our success as Cloth
iers. We make your wants our daily st udy;
to meet them fully, cheaply and promptly
our daily task, to avoid 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 ns 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 hero, 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.
Kimon Mitchell,
The Golden Arm, 159 Broughton street.
Centemeri Kid Gloves can only he had in this
city at Gutman's, 141 Broughton street.
Go to Gutman's for your dress trimmings.
A Big Crop of Weddings.
Reliable rumor predicts a greater thajl usual
number of weddings during the full 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 suituble for wedding
presents, rare Vases, elegant Clocks, handsome
Statuary, and bric-a-brac 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. Jn Diamonds, Jewelry and
Watches, it is impossible in limited space to
speak intelligibly. Sufflco n to say that not
even the famous "Tiffany's” can outrival us in
lieauty and careful select ion of our stock. Prices
have been made to suit, the times, ant! w e offer
our representative stock on its merits, and stake
our reputation on the result. Our engraving
department is carefully eon loot 'd, and till work
ill this line is artistically evented. We are
always pleased to snow visitors through our
stock, even I hough they may not lie reedy 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. STKH.VBKim, 157 Broughton street.
Children's handmade crochet gacques 41c.,
worth lino., at Gutman’s, 111 Broughton street.
CORNICES.
CHAS. A. COX,
46 BARNARD ST.. SAVANNAH, QA.,
—MXKCFACTIRKR OIT—
GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES
AND
TIN ROOFING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES
The only house using machinery in doing I
work.
Estimates for city or country work promptly
furnished.
I
Agent for the celebrated Swedish StetSßlic ,
Paint.
Agent for Walter's Patent Tin Shingles. '
M'DDEN <t- HATES S. M. II
iress Goods
Brass Inkstands.
Brass Match Safas.
Bi-ass 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.
Hoi Cloice Artislic Goods.
FURNISHING GOODS.
LaF AR,
Hatter & Furnisher.
DUNLAP’S FINK HATS, NASCIMENTO’S
FLEXIBLE HATS. MEN'S. BOYS’ AND CHIL
DREN'S HATS AND CAPS.
Sanitary Underwear 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 Leg-ins.
Hunting Boots and Hats.
Dusters for Cotton Men, only $1 each. Wear
them and save your clothes from ink.
Fine Silk Hats at $3 50 each. Cheap!
Silk and Gloria Cloth Umbrellas.
DENT’S Celebrated Kid Gloves, the best men's
gloves made.
Diiving Gloves, Evening Gloves and Scarfs.
Buggy Robes, new patterns, Linen or Wool.
Fine Clothing to Older from Measure. TRY
A SUIT.
New Scarfs and Fancy Handkerchiefs.
AT
LaFAR’S,
29 Bull Street.
FURNITURE AND ( ARPETB.
CHEAPER
'J’ll A.IN' THE
CHEAPEST !
For quality and price we can do batter than
any other 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 are
just as represent and.
A personal inspeation will convince you that
we can sell you much CHEAPER than the
CHEAPEST.
A. J. Miller & Co.’s
FURNITURE
AND
Carpet Emporium,
14S, 150 and 152 BROUGHTON ST.
HAMS
ftSKYfIM biIOGER FOR
State
or
Weather.
DREASCFAST BACON,
WON £i aijisr vr i isr e
,NL “* 6C “" NQ °UH PATENTED TBAOE-MARKS, A LiOHT
metaluo seal, attached to the stsino. and
The aiHIPSP CANVA3, AS IN THK OT.
DAVIS BROS.
Knabe Pianos
'T'HESE Pianos have t een before the public
I for over fifty years. There are no musical
persons in this country who are not familiar
will, their reputation, a reputation not of the
hot hom e growth, forced up by artificial means,
decaying again as rapidly as it appears, but the
steady and sturdy growth of over half a cen
tury, built up on the only true basis, viz:
THAT OF TRUE MERIT.
The KNABE PIANO unites every advantage ot
the Is'-, pianos produced, containing every
valuable improvement science has suggested,
including a number of their own inventions.
Seven of these Instruments in our salesrooms,
and ean be sold at reasonable prices and on
liberal terms.
DAVIS BROS.
iiXttusiVt) mgai lur mw iunuuj.