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8 PUT DOWN IN FIGURES. THE STREET AND LANE CONMIT TEE'S REPORT TO COUNCIL. TThfit it Will Cost to Pave the Princi pal Thoroughfares of the City - A Rec ommendation that Bids be Invited for Paving Portions of Broughton. Liberty. River, Wftdley, Bay, New Houston and Gaston Streets. At the last meeting of City Council the Street and Lane Committee was instructed ♦o prepare a report estimating the cost, and recommending the advisability of paving certain streets under the new paving law. The committee submitted its report last night, and it. will be considered by the Council as a committee of the whole. The estimated cost, of paving forty-five feet of the roadway of Broughton street, and the curbing, from Aliercorn street, to East Broad, is as follow-: For the city. $ -* * For property owners 19c”4 60 For street railroads • . ~ c ~’ 53 The paving of fifty feet of the roadway of River street, from West Broad to the Ogee chee canal, and the curbing, will cost: For the city 15 For the properly owners . .$13,887 TO For Central railroad Si,loo 7.*, The paving of thirty feet of the roadway of Libert v street from West Bvoadto Whea ton street and the curbing, will cost: For the city ssn.sU 30 For property owners 23,676 00 The cost of paving seventy-five feet of the roadway of Wadley street, from Bay to River street, and the ' urbing, w ill be: For the city $ 7,978 56 Property owners ■ — • 13,95! 10 Bay street paved 40 feet wide from the Ogeecbee cana l to Wadley street would cost, with the curbing: For the city $1,773 75 Property owners 3.537 .V) New Houston street, paved ■>o feet, wide from Dravton to Whitaker, would cost, with the curbing: For the city . .$.‘1,437 Ho For property owners 1.71940 The paving of 30 feet of the roadway of Gaston street, between Drayton and Whitaker, would Post, with the curbing, the same as the paving of New Houston street. The paving of 22'j feet of the roadway of West Broad street from Stone street to Anderson would cost with the curbing: For the city. $14,0.19 20 For property owners 15,742 40 Anderson street paved .‘lO feet wide and with curbing from Drayton street to Laurel Grove Cemetery would cost. For the city Jio.srn 06 For property owners ... 18.580 90 For street railroad 4,140 30 The committee recommended that bids be invited for the paving, according to the above estimates, of Broughton, Liberty, River, Wadley, Bay, New Houston aiid Gaston streets. THE LIGHTERAGE CO.’S KICK Its Protest Against Being Required to Cover its Vessels. President Smith, of the Savannah Lighter age and Transportation Company, submit ted a protest to the City Council last night against, the ordinance passed two weeks ago requiring that cotton and naval stores lie lightered only under cover. The ordinance, Capt. Smith stated, is contrary to the established usage and to the custom if transporting cotorn on all inland waters, and that it can lie clearly shown that no connection exists between the tires on foreign steamships and on lighters. In proof of his statement he said that there have beeu no fires at any of the presses, although lighters are constantly delivering and receiving cotton there, that most of the cotton shipped on coastwise steam ships is taken from lighters, amt that no fires have occurred on board coastwise ves sels, and further. that no lighter fires have occurred while cotton is being transported. These facts, and the further fact that cotton at all of the presses, on the wharv es and at the depot yards and warehouses is left uncovered Capt. Smith said are plain to all. In regard to naval stores, no fires, he saitl, have ever occurred on lighters, on the wharves or on hoard anv vessel. The lighterage interest, he added, has been sin gled out as a victim for a penalty which is equally as essential for the protection of ether interests. He asked the Council to root.nsider its action and repeal the ordin ance. The matter was referred without discussion to the < ’immittoe on Harbor and Wharves, and will be reported upon at a future meeting. TRYING TO GET A MATCH The Atlanta Gun Club Not Anxious to Meet Savannah Shots. Tbs Atlanta Gun Club is seemingly not over-anxious to nie* Savannah's cra-k shot.'. It managed to win the Kxpo®ion match, with no one to shoot against, but that is the only victors the dub has won. Tbe < hatha nr who w ent up to take part tv ■. '* match. Tat* ‘ die-:. ing tu o-lav m trains tugei. Ihen challenged the Atiauius to meet them at JJacnn during tn State fair, but failed 1" gii a-.■•"*•< -ory -• ply. They then challenged them to shoot at, Gnarleston one dav this week, and inclosed with tbe challenge a programme of the gaia week festivities. Tbe President of the dub replied that he was unable to get a team together on so short a uotice, hut that he hoped his club would have the pleasure of meeting the Ohathams at an early day. The Chathams w ill now chal lenge the Atlanta men to shoot at Macon on Thanksgiving day. Tbe shooting season here has now dosed. Tuesday's match between the C'hathams and the Guyton and LeFevre clulia was won by the Chathams, and they -till hold the modal. A special from Charleston to the Morning News says that the Forest City Club, which went over to enter the gala w eek contests, won nine moneys out ot thirteen. COUNTY EMPLOYES HAPPY. Treasurer Russell Ua.uda Out $13,000 from the Public Crib. Owing to the delay of the Legislature in fixing the rate of taxatiou, so as to provide for the State's sinking fuud and the capitol tax, the levy for county taxes this year was a month later than usual, and in con sequence the collections ere about that much behind. The county treasury for the first time in ten years was nearly depleted and there was a "slight stringency ' in the money market in the neighborhood of the court house. Yesterday. however, the financial prospect like th* weather was ail that could be desired. Tax Collector McGowan came to the rescue and turned over a handsome sum to Count} Treasurer Russell, who, with the assistance of Assistant Treasurer Harden, disbursed to thouo who held the checks of the County Clerk. About slo,ooo went hack to the people from the public crib and is now iu circula on *6,000 went to the teachers of the pub lic schools. There was a general paying up of old bills at the stores, and the shop-keep ers were made happy. To Become a Bank. A meeting of the stockholders of the Citi zens’ Mutual Loan Company was held at Metropolitan Hall last night to consider the merging of the company into the Citizens’ Bank of Savannah. A large majority of the stock was represented and it was unanimously decided to change the corporation into a bang. Books or subscription will be opened at once, and the directors of the Loan Com pany were authorized to subscribe the full amount of the company* stock to the bank corporation. THROUGH THE CITY. Items Gathered Here and There by tbe News Reporters. Solomon s Lodge. F. A M., will hold a regular communication to night. There were two arrest* for drunkenness and two for disorderly conduct yesterday. The annual rental of the pews of the First Presbyterian church will take place at the church to night. The Workman's find Trader's Loan and Building Association will hold its forty eighth regular meeting to-night. The Savannah Volunteer Guards’ baud serenaded the Mornino News last night, The band will leave for Charleston this morning. Two negroes entered the store of E. FI. l’oy at No. 4 a few nights ago and stole two blankets. IKS', in copivers, some silver money mnl a lot ol pocket knives. They made their escape ami have not. been heard from since. Loose cobble-stones carelessly left itt the roadway on Whitaker street. Just south of South Broad street, endangered the limbs of horses last night. One belonging to A. J. Miller had a laid fall and many others had narrow escapes from going down. COUNCIL’S SHORT SESSION. It Gets Through With a Good Deal of Work in Half an Hour. The City Council crept out of its star ehamber a few minutes before 10 o'clock last night and held a thirty minutes session. There was considerable business done, though, in that time Aside from the street and lane committees report in regard to the cost, of paving cer tain streets a number of other matters on the street department were e insidered. An ordinance was introduced amending the one passed two years ago granting the Central railroad the right to extend its tracks across the city along the river front, by extending the time, in which the work must begin. Another ordinanee was introduced grant mg McDonough A Cos., permission to lay railroad tracks uncross Wheaton street to connect the Savannah,Florida and Western railway track with their lumber yard. A special committee was appointed under resolution offered by Alderman Thomas, to report upon the advisability of the city’s owning and operating the scavenger depart meat after the expiration of the present contract. The Street and Lane Committee was au thorized to prepare and have published a new map of the city. Bills against the city amounting to $7,- 721 37 w ere ordered paid. AT THE THEATRE. John S. Clarke in "She Stoops to Con quer" A Fine Performance. John S ('larke played before a fine au dience last night in “Hhe Stoops to Con quer,’ the masterpiece of Oliver Goldsmith’s dramatic writings. As “Tony Lump kin” Mr. Clarke is in every way the equal of “Dr. Pangloss" and in many re spects lia excels his effort in “Heir at Law.” Mr. Creston Clarke as “Young Marlow,” had the audience’s favor from the start, and he was given a hearty reception. Mr. Clarke's support in “She Stoops to Con quer" is equally as strong as it is in his other plays. The character of “Timothy Toodloa,” m which Mr. Clarke will appear to-night, is one of the most amusing creations of the modern stage. It has held sway for over thirty years, dur ing which time Mr. Clarke has acted it in England and America fully 8,000 times. His drunken scene is one of those indescribably funny effects that is always hugely enjoyed. “The Round Trip” is a new comedy in three acts as full of fun as an egg is of meal. Mr. Clarke appeal’s in it as “Augustus Shad,” an English tourist. A COW THIEF CAUGHT. Sheriff Ronan Starts for Jacksonville to Bring Back James Depree. Sheriff Ronan left lor Jacksonville yes terday morning to briug back James Depree, who is charged with being one of the parties who stole a cow from Officer Fahey. J. S. Collins and John Williams are held for the City Court on the same charge, and Depree will lie locked up with them. Depree lett Savannah after the theft was committed, and shortly after that a Jacksonville man named Page was taken sick while in Savan nah, and taken to the hospital. While there he learned of the theft, and the names of the parties who were supposed to have been guilty. He was also informed that a reward had been offered for the ap prehension of Depree. After his recovery he returned to Jacksonville, and on Tuc-® v lie saw Depree, whom he knew, on the street. He told the Sheriff that Depree was in the city and that a reward was offered for his return io Savannah, and the Sheriff ar rested him and telegraphed to Sheriff Ho nan to know wi,gt reward could be obtained. Sheriff Ronan briery replied, “Hold him,” and uo stai b i yesierdny to got him ami briug him back. A NEW SHIP ORDERED. Ihe Central System Coo tracts for Another Steamer. Gen. Alexander closed a contract yester day for anew freight steamer for the Ocean Steamship Company. The vessel will be built at Roach's ship yard and will be 330 feet long by 431% feet lieain. and with a draught of 17 feet loaded. She will have a carrying capacity for 7,500 bales of cotton or 3,300 tons of gross cargo, and will have a speed of eleven knots au hour. She will lie built under the charter of the Boston line, and is to be fin ished by Sept. 1, 1888. She is not intended to run wholly on any one line, but will be used as a “trmnp,” wherever freight offers. Tbe opening of the Good water extension, which will lie early in the spring, will in crease the Ocean Steamship Company's bus iness, and the new vessel will aid greatly in building the rapidly increasing traffic which the Central system will then have. The. capacity of the vessel will be about 2,000 bales of cotton greuter than that of any of the present fleet. Getting Even with Last Week. Savannah is getting even with the ugly weather it had last week. Yesterday was all that could lie desired. Mercury went down to 44', and there was a perceptible frost in the morning but in the middle of the day it was warm and pleasant. The maximum tenqierature was Oo*. The meun temperature was 7” below the average for fifteen years. At 10 o'clock the signal sta tion reported 52”. The indications for to-day are fair weather, stationary temperature, light winds, generally easterly. Services at the Chrietian Church. Rev. J. S. Lamar arrived in the city last night and preached in the Christian church, on Bolton and Howard streets. He has com* to assist in the revival meetings, which the pastor has already well under way, and he will preach every evening at 8 o’clock for some time to come. His reputa tion for learning, ability and piety is ample pledge that all who hear him will be enter tained and benefited. Savannah Music in Charleston. The Guards Band, with fifteen pieces, will go over to Charleston this morning and will march in to-nigbt’s gala week proces sion ahead of the Charleston end Savannah railroad's display. The band's services were secured yesterday through Maj. Bren. To night’s fantastic' parade is expected to be one of the events of gala week. Offensive breath vanishes with the use of Pi Sage's Catarrh Remedy. THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1887. ALMOST A RIOT. Three Rowdies Take Possession of Arkwright's Factory by Force of Arms. The neighborhood in which Arkwright’s cotton mills are located has been exceeding ly lively for Mime days past. In fact, a riot has been expected daily , and one was nar rowly escaped on Monday last. About a year ago a Mr Lyons came here from Phil adelphia to take charge of the mills as super intendent, and ever since his arrival he has been annoyed and constantly threat ened by a gang of roughs who rule in that locality. They are led by three men named O’Bannon, Bostick and ’War ren, who are notoriously bail characters. Mr. Lyons has never complained of his bad treatment, and had made no report of it to tbe police until Monday, because he feared that if he should make any move toward having tbe desperadoes arrested they would kill him. They threatened to take his life within a lew days after he reached here for no other reason than that he was superintendent, of the mills, and they have kept up their persecutions ever since. Mr. Lyons ha- not left his house at night, not because he was afraid of them, but because his wife became so frightened when he was out after dark that he could not leave her alone. He says that thsse men have threatened to kill him not once ora dozen times, but every time they have met him. He had no trouble with them in the beginning and he cannot account for their murderous designs upon his life. Once they entered his office with their hands upon their pistols, but he had a revolver handy and “got the drop” on them. He ordered them out of the room anil as they did not like the looks of his pistol they obeyed. They have been gui Ity of innumer able lawless acts, which culminated on Mon day. The men entered the rooms of the factory with knives and pistols drawn, and drove every one out of the building. They then proceeded to do all the willful damage that they could. They cut the threads in tho looms, and poured water upon certain parts of the machinery, which become useless if they ever get wet. New parts must be received from Philadelphia before thee machines can lie used again. The rowdies had a bucket of wine with them and they scattered it over the floor. They drove their knives through the panels of the door aucl demolished everything that they could destroy. The neighbor!) od was in a ferment, and for a while an uprising against the desperadoes was imminent, but the roughs retreated and excitement died down. The case was t hen reported to the police yesterday and O’Bannon was arrested on a charge of drunkenness and disorderlv con duct. He was taken before the Mayor yesterday morning and fined. All day Tuesday a policeman was on duty at the mills and the rioters kept out of the way. Yesterday they made no demonstration. These same fellows took the former super intendent out of the building, put a rone around his neck and Jed him down to tne canal They vowed they were going to duck him, but some people who w'ere pass ing at the time interfered and saved him. Mr. Lyons said that hi- year w ill be out next mouth and he will return to Philadel phia. He said he would not go through what be has had to tiear during the pa*t year for the whole mill. In the meantime, however, he is taking steps to have the of fenders arrested and prosecuted. AN UNEVENTFUL MONTH. October Without Any Special Meteoro logical Features. Signal Observer Salisbury, in his October report, gives some interesting statistics in regard to last mouth’s weather. The month, meterologieally, was an uneventful one. The temperature was I 1 ," below the normal for fifteen years. The rainfall was 3.51 of an inch in excess of the average dur ing that time. The mean temperature for the month compared with previous years was as follows: 1871 .98.0 1880 ...65.4 1872 #8 9 1881 72.4 1873 62.5 1882 69.3 1874 #5.9,1883 70.0 1815 62.8 ! 1881 70.# 187# 03.9 1885 94.5 1877 99.2 ' 889 99.2 1878 #9.9 1887 65.5 1819 70.2; The rainfall in inches, compared with previous years, is as follows: 187! 3.40 1880 6.58 1872 3.85 1881 2.45 1873 1.09)1882 4.#* 1874 1.42)1888 1.41 1875 2.87 1884 2.29 1879 9.45 1886 7.87 1871 5.57 1889 0.90 1878 2.54:1887 4.13 1879 3.87 The only frost was a light one on last Monday. There wore 11 clear days during the month, 12 fair days and 8 cloudy days. Tlie following table shows the mean tem perature and total rainfall for the month of October at the stations named: istation. Temperature. Rain. Savannah 69 4.13 Charleston 66 3.60 Wilmington 63 6.50 NorfolF 60 6.40 Atlanta 60 3.30 Charlotte 58 8.00 Augusta 62 6.60 Jacksonville Cedar Keys 72 .40 Pensacola 68 5.50 Mobile 66 2.10 Montgomery #* 2.50 New Orleans 98 4.70 Titusville 73 12.20 Galveston 70 4.40 Palestine 64 3.20 Corpus Christi 70 3.00 Kio Grande 70 2.10 Brownsville...: 70 16 30 Hatteras .... Key West 79 9.40 The prevailing direction of the wind here was north and its total movement was 53.55 miles. ALL-SOULS-DAY. Its Observance in the City Services at the Cathedral Cemetery. Yesterday was All-souls-day, and was observed in all the Catholic churches of the city with appropriate services. Solemn requiem mass was offered at the Cathedral by Rev. Father Cafferty. celebrant, assisted by Fathers McConville and Hennessy. At 4 o’clock in the afternoon the vespers for the dead were recited in the mortuary, chapel of the Cathedral Cemetery and in cluded the singing of the penitential dirge of the Miserere. There wore about 400 people at the cemetery and many of the graves and v suits were covered with floral tributes to the dead. RIVER AND HARBOR NOTES. Happenings Among the Shipping and Along the Wharves A survey was held yesterday on the Nor wegian brig Auiykos. The Board recom mended that the vessel be docked or hauled out on the marine railway for further ex amination. The British steamship Bavley while on her way to sea yesterday morning went ashore on Tybee 'Knoll where she remained during the day. She probably got off on last night's tide. The German bark Margarethe was cleared for Hurburg yesterday, with 3,100 barrels of fosiu, weighing 1,482,300 pounds, valued at $5,885. Cargo and vessel cleared by Messrs. Paterson, Downing & Cos. Local Personal. Mr. H. A. Crane left last night for Marietta. Mr. A. Falk, of Falk & Son., is taking in Charleston's gala week. Mr. Frank L. Bixby, the manager of ,T. B. Polk, who is to play “The Jerteyman” here next Thursday nignt, was in the city yesterday. I ve Rrewn's Bronchial Troches for roughs. Colds un-.l nil other Throat Troubles.—“pre eminently the hr si. Kre. H'nrv M old PcccA- TO BE DECIDED TO-DAY. THE BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC AIR-LINE CONSOLIDATION. The Projectors of the Three Lines to Confer at Griffin The Savannah and Western a Probable Factor in the Consolidation The Central’s Fort Valley Cut Off -Gen. Alexander Re fuses to Talk About It. There is a good deal going on in railroad circles just at this time. Tho representatives of the Birmingham and Savannah lines, who are debating the matter of consolidation, w ill meet in Griffin to-day, and there is every probability that before they adjourn tho consolidation will have been effected. At the first meeting the plans w ere pro posed and the agreement upon which the companies were to enter the consolida tion was drawn up. Each cotn )wny made a statement of its assets and a committee was apiiointed to go over the line of the Savannah, Dublin and West ern and, ns everything was satisfactory.it was understood that if the report of that committee was favorable the consolidation would take place at once. That committee consisted of Messrs. J. H. Montgomery, of Birmingham, representing the Birmingham, Georgia and Florida: R, 18. McFnrlin, of La- Grange, representing the Macon. LaGrange and Birmingham: Wallace, of Atlanta, representing the Birmingham ami Atlantic Air-Line, and Watt, of Griffin. They came to Savannah on Wednesday and spent Thursday in going over the plans and pro files of ihe line with ttie chief engineer. The next morning they started out and went over the entire line from here to Macon. Mr. Winn, the Chief Engineer of the Savan nah and Western being with the party. The conference would have iieen called together at once to receive their rejiort but for the fact that Mr. Montgomery had to go to Birmingham to he present at the trial of a very important, case in which he was in terested. It was, therefore, postponed until to-day, when it will be held in Griffin. unfavorable: reports. There was some disappointment here yes terday when a telegram stating that the committee would report unfavorably was received. Another dispatch contradicted this and said that while the committee was very much pleased with the Savannah end of the Savannah, Dublin and Western, it did not. like the Macon end, and would, therefore, demand a modification of the agreement. With what the committee is displeased and what modification it will ask are not known here, but the Birmingham and Atlantic Air-Line people say that there cannot be anything of serious importance in the objection to the Macon end. Physically the road is perfect, but the conference deni and® I that there shall be no heavier grade than 40 feet to the mile on the entire line from Savannah to Bir mingham. Maj. West, the General Manager of the Birmingham and Atlantic Air-Line, said last night t hat he did not know what could have displeased the committee. “There might, be,” he said. "One. grade on that sec tion of the line which is greater t han forty feet. Ido not know that there is. but there may be, or perhaps there is some other ob jection. but it is nothing serious, if there is such a grade, the only thing necessary is put a force of hands at work and cut it down and that will be done at once. If the objection is something else it will be remedied. CLAIMS TO BK MADE GOOD. “The Birmingham and Atlantic Air-Line will make good its claims. In the confer ence it made a statement of what it had and if anything falls short it will be made up. What I mean is this: If we have graded a. half a mile or a mile less than vve said we pad. we will grade that and make it conform to our statement. The only in structions that 1 received from New York regarding this consolidation were to go into it on terms of equality and fairness, and that I will do. The Alabama people are anxious, extremely anxious, for tiiis line so that they will have an outlet to deep water, and they will come in under the agreement if every thing is as it was represented, and as I said, if there is any thing that is not it will be made to come up to the representations.” ANOTHF.It ROAD INVOI.VKP. It is probable that the Savannah and Wes tern, the projected air line to Eastman, will go into the consolidation also. The chief engineer of the line, Mr. Winn, ac companied the committee in its trip over the Savannah. Dublin and Western The Savannah and Western would parallel the Birmingham and Atlantic for a distance of forty miles from this city, and as the first forty miles of road out of Savan nah are more exjiensive to build than any other section, it is not at all un likely that the Savannah and Western will go into the consolidation for the purpose of using the Birmingham and Atlantic track for that distance. President Meldrim of the Savannah and Western was in con ference with the committee when it was here, and subsequent to his conference Mr. Winn joined the committee in its inspection of the road. The Directors of the Savannah, Dublin and Western will hold their regular meeting here to-day and while the matter of consoli dation will, of course, be brought up the directors will look after only the routine huskies of the line. NOT SPARKU BY RUMORS. The Birmingham and Atlantic projectors were very much exercised over the an nouncement that the Central railroad would build an air-line to Fort Valley, and thus obtain almost a>. air-line to Birmingham, hut they say now that they think the Cen tral is onlv making a bluff. One of the directors of the Central said yesterday that a corps of engineers is already in the field surveying the Fort Valley line, hut the Bir mingham and Atlantic people say that though that may be true, and though a few tniles of road may bo graded, they are not afraid that the road will be built. One of them was asked why, and he replied: “Wo have the ridge from Savannah west. Our charter prohibits any road to build within ten miles of us on either side. If the Central goes outside of that ten-mile limit on one side it will get into the Altamalm bottom: on the other, into the Ogeechee bottom. It would have to parallel us for fifty miles and that it cannot do. It would cost a fabulous sum to build that road through those bottoms and the Central has no intention of doing so. If Birmingham was of as much importance as Pittsburg, and the Central wms unable to do its Birm ingham business over its present line, we might reasonably expect it to construct an additional line. CANNOT INCRKASE EXPENSES. “It is estimated that the present Birming ham extension will cost the Central $3,500 000. The Carolina system has already cost it about $2,500,000, and its Clayton extension *750.000. The Central will have to pay, in the future, these increased interests, pros perous years are the dream of mankind, but years of depression are the history of the human race. The Central can build this air line by indorsing its bonds, but it is problematical whether in a period of depression it will meet its present fixed charges. Is it likely that the Central will add to ite already ac cumulated obligations! No. Out we would not- care if it did. Should U build its Fort Valley line it will render it* present line be tween Savannah anil Fort Valley useless and valueless, and the Cent,al cannot increase its obligations on tne one hand and destroy so much of ,ts property on the other. But suppose if did? Where would Macon be! Left out. in the cold. That would give us Macon and it would be as much as we could ask for, hut note the effect it would have upon Savannah It would destroy the competition that will be crested by the construction of the Birming ham aud Atlantic, and as 'competition is the Ilfs nf treks' 'tt •- ~-fd deprive Ravnn nab of the advantage it would otherwise obtain from competing lines connecting it with the Central City of Georgia.'’ nothing to say. Gen. Alexander was asked if the Central is really going to build from Eden to Fort Valley. “1 have nothing to say in the matter at present." he replied. “Is there any significance in your silencef” he was asked. “You must plaee your own construction upon that.” “Your name has been mentioned in con nection with Mr. Hollins and Mr. Belmont as having been one of the applicants for a charter for the Fort Valley road:" “1 do not care to say anything about the matter at present." was the General’' reply. It is pretty generally believed that the Central is back of the move, but whether the road will be built or whether as the Birmingham and Atlantic people say, it is bluff is a matter of doubt with a good many. CENTRAL’S BRANCH LINES. Condition of the Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama Railroad. Gen. Alexander left last night to attend the annual meeting of the Savannah, Griffin and North Alabama stockholders at Griffin to-day. The Savannah and Griffin is not in a very prosperous condition. Its earnings and expenditures for the past twelve months were; Earnings $80,370 73 Expenses 16,889 32 Net earnings $18,481 11 The load is earning upon an average less than one-third ot the annual interest due upon its bonds, not to mention the interest ills in its past due coupons, which is accuinu lating rapidly. Gen. Alexander says that there seems little ground to hope for any material improvement. “Our rates of freight and passage,” he says in his report, “being fixed by the Georgia .State Commis sion they cannot be advanced. Even if they could be it is likely that the increase would cause a portion of the business of the road to seek other channels. The build ing of the Georgia Pacific railroad lias made Carrollton a competitive point, and has drawn off a large amount of the best busi ness which this road ever enjoyed. It was practically the death blow to the company’s prospects. Other roads are under construc tion which threaten to still further circum scribe and reduce our territory. The oper ating expenses indicate that the road has been operated as economically as it is possi ble. and maintain such a line in safe con dition to handle passengers and freight. “The present management," he adds, “having had charge of the operations of the road but a few months, is in no way re sponsible for the situation. The Central railroad was the largest stockholder, having over S6O0,<)OO of stock fully paid up, and suffers equally with other stockholders in haiing made injudicious investment of its funds. The whole trouble has been, and is, _ that there is not enough business to par interest upon more than about one-third of the bonds upon the road. Something over seven and a ha’f years' coupons remain unpaid.” The Central has already moved to foreclose the mortgage upon the road, in accordance with ite terms authorizing that course in case of default in interest. ON RAIL AND' CROSSTIE. Lccal and General Gossip in Railway Circles. The Pennsylvania railroad shops are turn ing out forty cars per day. Five car loads of steel for the Columbus and Western bridge across the Coosa river have been received on the grounds, and twentv-five car loads more have been shipped. Col. Hawkins, of the Araericus, Preston and Lumpkin railroad, was in the city yes terday looking after the steamer Alice Clark, which is to be run in connection with the road. Trains on the Columbus and Western rail road will be run through from Columbus to Hyllacauga on Nov. 15, and every effort is being made to get the track in first-class running order by that time. Since Jan. 1, 5,901 miles of railroad have been built in the United States. During a corresponding time in 1882, 8.081 miles of track were laid, which is the only years iu the history of the country that has sur passed the present in the amount of railroad work done. The Troy (Ala.) Enquirer says: Nego tiations are still pending between the Ala bama Midland people and the London syndicate with every prospect of success. Capt. Woolfolk sends the most favorable reports of the prospects, and every thing points to the early consumm ation of the negotiations. There may seem to have been slow progress in t his matter, but when over $2,000,000 are involved in a transaction it is natural that some time should be devoted to the perfec tion of the arrangements. As one of the good results of the Road masters' Convention, belli last month in Cleveland, 0., during which the subject of guard rails and the re-railing device for bridges were thoroughly discussed and recebmmeuded, a law has just been enacted in New York which provides that from Nov. 1, 1887. floor systems shall be main tained on all bridges, so constructed as to support a derailed locomotive or cars, with guard rails so constructed as to guide the wheels in case of derailment. The law also provides that guide rails be maintained on the approaches to bridges. Central Directors Meet. The November meeting of the Central railroad directory was held yesterday. Col. C. H. Phinizy, of Augusta, and IT. B. Har row, of Americas, were the only out-of town directors present. Aside from bids authorizing the contract for anew freight ship for the Ocean Steamship fleet, only routine business w as transacted. Prizes. Customers holding the following tickets will please present them and get their prizes: Nos. 300. 1,482, 278, 2,445, S,6IS, 1,481, 3,131, 3,771, 3.898, 3,179, 4,171, 1,388, 1,421, 4,939, 2,558. Yours Respectfully. J. G. Nelson & Cos. Lovell & Lattimore’s Headquarters. At this season of the year, when heating stoves of all descriptions are in demand, it is an important thing for purchasers to be posted where the best prices aro to be had. hi this particular Messrs. Lovell & I.atti moro lead competitors, as they handle stoves both to a large and small trade, which to be accomplished and maintained, keeps the figures at a very low maximum. It will greatly benefit the buyer to call on Lovell & Lattimore for everything in House Furnishing Goods, Stoves, Tinware, Wood euware, etc. At Estill's. Savannah Daily Morning News, Savannah Weekly News, Century Magazine for November, The Season for December, Budget of Wit for December, Harper’s Weekly, Leslie’s Wekly, Life, Puck, Judge. Boston Globe. Boston Herald. Philadelphia Pirns. Philadelphia Times. Baltimore Shn. Baltimore Ameri can. New York Herald, World, Sun, Times, Tribune, Star, Atlanta Constitution, Augusta Chronicle, Macon Telegraph, Florida Timas-Union, Jacksonville News- Herald, New Orleans Times-Democrat, New Orleans Picayune, Charleston News and Courier, Cincinnati Commercial Ga zette. Cincinnati Enquirer. At the Harnett House, Savannah, Ga., you get all the comforts of the high-priced ho els, and save from II to $2 per day. Try it and be convinced. —Boston Home Jour no\ Weather or Not. "Oh. wifi this weather ever let up? Will winter come to us again"' We are having weather. This little ad vertisement may see various changes of weather before we have a chance to write another. The weather mav change, but our desires and intention to stand by the buyers of clothing are as unchangeable and fixed as the public building site or the price of gas. We have no time, however, to ser monize. We must move our stock—-not a hard task, though, for it moves itself. It can't stay with us. Its superiority, its ele gance and attractiveness, backed by the right prices, pushes it right out. Old cus tomers ami new fines enliven the season. Cause apparent: Treat a man or bov right, and tie relies on you. We ransacked the markets for the latest materials in v ogue, and had our suits and garments made up by skilled workmen. Everything thorough anu solid. Overcoats in popular styles and ma terials for dress and business. Our Gents’ Business and Dress Suits will hear out our every encomium. The boys are not over looked. Parents can send "their boys to us and rely on getting the attention and prices that personal visits would secure. Cold weather is at hand, and early comers get first selection, though we aim to keep our stock up cat, all seasons. Full assortment of Furnishings, Hats, Neckwear, etc. Simon Mitchell, 151) Broughton St. Sign of the Golden Arm. Cable Street Cars. There was a rumor afloat a few days ago that this new street railway, which is to go lo the Central railroad wharf and through the city, was to he run by cable, like the Chi cago street railway. This would probably ■cost more money in the start, but would prove more profitable in the long run, as so many more trips could be made in a day, and parties having important business to at tend to at the Central railroad wharf, could get there in a very little time. Just the same at Appel & Schawl's, the One Price Clothiers; it takes you no time to get an outfit at, their establishment. us every arti cle is marked in plain figures with the lowest price to all on same, thus saving an hour or two argument on the price, etc. Their plan of doing business is sufficient for those that are not judges of goods to buy with confidence, knowing their friends do not buy the same goods for less money, and those that are judges are invited to call and inspect prices to convince themselves. Their fall and winte'- stock has been received, and are ready for inspection—l 63 Congress street, opposite the market. A Cold Wave Coming. Overcoats will be in demand. The “Famous,” 144 Congress, corner Whitaker streets, has received from the Factory a fine assortment of Overcoats and Winter Suits for Men, Youths and Boys, which are sell ing at Factory prices, lo dispel any doubt about our saving you from ¥2 50 to $5 on an Overcoat or Suit, go look at the prices our competitors give you, then come to us and ho convinced. \\*e still have Boys’ Knee Pants, Blue Hats and Polo Caps at 25c.; worth 50c. Oak, Pine and Lightwood, For sale by B. B. Cassels. corner Taylor and East Broad streets. Telephone No. 77. The Florence Heaters, for sale by das. S. Silva & Son are the best oil stove for heating, both rooms or small apartments. We sold a good many of them last season and they gave universal satis faction. We append one of many certifi cates ot their merits: Messrs. Jos. S. Sitra <fi Son: Dear Sirs. The kerosene heating stove bought of you works splendidly. It keeps my bath room comfortably warm in the coldest w-eather. There i- no odor from it whatever and I consider it a perfect thing. Geo. N. Nichols, Printer and Binder. For further information apply at 140 Broughton street. Caught by His Wife. It was just about dark, and he should have been at home, according to promise made his wife, before dark. The old, old story. Just as he had made up his mind to keep his promise to his little darling at home, he met a friend. She prevailed upon him to attend her up the street to get a nice pair of shoes. Nice man, you know, could not refuse a lady's polite request, and had just stopped into A. S. Cohen, 139 Brough ton street, where the best and cheapest line of Ladies’, Misses’, Children's and Men's Shoes are kept, and had been fitted to an exquisite pair of shoes, when his little dar ling from home called for the purpose of making a purchase of a pair of those nice IS common sense shoes. They met. Tableau. A Big Crop of Weddings. Reliable rumor predicts a greater than usual number of w eddings during the fail and w inter season, an indication of pjosperity surely. \Ve 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. *\ e point with pleasure to our immense array of Solid Silver ami Plated Ware suitable for wedding presents, rare Vases, elegant Clocks, handsome Statuary, and bric-a-brac generally. Our line of bronze ornaments is brilliant iii itself, and throughout may be found a thousand valuable novelties suitable and appropriate as souvenirs and keepsakes. In Diamonds. Jewelry and Watches, il 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 caret ul selection of our stock. Prices 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 mav 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, >l. Srr.RNPivn .. 1)7 Broughton street. Buckwheat Cakes. We take pleasure in recommending Heok er’s Self Raising Buckwheat, which, by the addition only of cold water or milk, will make, almost instantaneously, delicious Buckwheat Cakes. Always ready. Always reliable, and perfectly healthful. For sale by all grocers. 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 erupt ions, 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 iiied in thousands of cases with remarkable success. He has letters and certificates front responsible peo pie he has cured throughout the South. 1 lie 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 know n vegetable altera tives aud tonics (Pricklv-Ash, Poke-Boot fjueen's Delight. Sarsaparilla, and Gentian) and that it contains that matchless blood purifier, the lodide of Potassium. If vou have any blood disease call and see the doc tor and be will examine and pi escrilie for you free of charge. Dr. Whitehead has many valuable remedies lie uses in the local treatment of old sores, ulcers, skin erup tions. etc., in connection with his Blood Purifier. Officii in New Odd Fellows Builrliiig. corner State and Barnard streets Office hours 6a. ni. to 6pm.: Knndnv'S m to 12 m. P 8.- Letters from a distance answered re(vM freo of ohnr**. LUEDEN A BATES S. M. H. VARIETY Handsome Plush Goods. Toilet Set*. .tawH ('a Manicure fietH, Work Boxes. Shaving Game Boxes. M-ush and Comb Sols, Collar and Cuff S*alinpr Wax Sets, Albums. Music* Rolls, Portfolios, Lap Tablets. Stationary Box#s, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes FINE LEATHER GOODS. Rocket books, Cant Cases, Ladies’ Shipping Bags, jaidies’ Kelts. Fine Photograph Albums, Autograph Albums, Scrap Books, Fine Memorandum Books, Elegant Frames for Cabinet Picture* Hand Blotters. BRASS GOODS. Inkstands, kasels. Toilet Sets. Smokers’ Table*, Smokers’ Stands, Cologne Bottles, Hand Mirrors. Banner Rods, Placaue Stands, Frames. Candlesticks, Match Safes, Ash Receivers. Many other handsome goods already for inspection and appropriate for Anniversary and Holiday Presents Aztec Vases and Jugs, Royal Hungarian Ware, IVacbblow Glass. Platp-Gla>.s and Bronze Mir* rors. Pedestals, Busts anti Figures, Etruscftn Florentino and Sienna Bronzes and Lamp-,’ Bis,pies, Terra Cotta, Music Racks, Card Re ceivers, Fine Engravings, Paintings, Etchings, etc., etc. ’ Progressive Euchre Outfits and Prizes, Favors for the Herman. Wedding Invitations and En graved Calling Cards. ÜB.SIH.HLMSM FURNISH I NCi GOODS. - ELEGANT FOR REGS AND Buggy Robes, Men’s Wool Traveling Wraps, Dunlap’s and Nascimento’s Fine Hats, Boys’ and Children’3 Hats, Dent’s Celebrated Kid and Driving Gloves. DR. WARNER’S HEALTH UNDERWEAR, CAMELS HAIR AND NATURAL WOOL, The most health preserving knowu. DRESS SHIRTS, Men’s Night Robes, SCARFS, TIES and BOWS, LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS, SATCHELS, VALISES, SHAWL STRAPS. FINE GLORIA and SILK UMBRELLAS. Articles for men’s use specially. LaFAR’S, 29 Bull Street. _ rl HV!TI . RE ANUD carpets.' CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST ! F<r quality and price we can do better than any id her concern tn the South. Our gnods arc..!! specially selected from t.h* most renowned manufacturers, and embrar** everything in the Furnitum and Carpet trad Our terms ar® most, liberal, and all goods ar® just as represented. A personal inspection will convince you theft we can sell you much CHEAPER than th® CHEAPEST. A. J. Miller & Co.’s FURNITURE and Carpet Emporium, 118,150 and 152 BROUGHTON ST. '-9 CHIMNEYS. HOUSEWIVES l FARMERS |AHOI(niWSStOMW I'.;.|MACBETHCtfS • I ! 1 ,F Yo ° DON’T want 14 ; (si§gjUg£3 |be ANNOYED by Const, nl K'SSlPilw J BREAKING OF CHIMNEYS, BEST CHIIBNEY RIAD& f' For Sale Every wherei nßade only aS' EPHACBETKffiCa f " ow mt.nglyoke seminaM We un nearly (300) thrw hundred lights every eves •rated PEARL TOP CHIMNEYS myitzpeAfnw and is that wo would rather nay a dol iar a dozen r them than fifty cents a dozen for anv other Cbim* 7we have ever used, I. E. FORTJR. Steward. damn 8m if RAILROAD 1 We think from the present way in which oiir business is growing that we will be compelled to have larger railroad connections, and pos* sibly add anew line of ocean steamers. We in* vile your attention to the following new goods just received: PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS. PICTURE FRAMES, STATIONERY’. ELEGANT LINE OF NEW ROOKS. BIRTH PAY CARDS and CROQUETS, PLAYING CARDS (at factory prices) VISITING CARDS printed or engraved at short notice. Printing is our specialty this week. Five new pianos to be, in this week. Music. Music. Music. DAVIS BROS.