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NEW YORK TO THE SOUTH.
TIDE OF TRAVEL PROMISING TO
SURPASS ALL RECORDS.
A Remarkably Fast and Attractive
Train Service—The Public-Spirited
Enterprise of the Railway Lines
Leading Thereto. •
From the Setc York Commercial Sews.
There are plentiful indications that the
travel from the North to Florida and other
points South will be greater this winter than
ever before. The innumerable advantages
presented by the South as a place of winter
sojourn are now better understood and re
cognised as quite the thing in fashionable
circles, and, moreover, it is becoming quit .*
the fashion to spend at least a few weeks in
Florida between December and March.
Greater facilities for this class of travel
have been provided for the coining season,
and the people interested in the South are
building new and elegant hotels and exert
ing themselves in every way in their power
to encourage such desirable visitors as the
rich people of New York, Boston and the
Northern States are recognized to be.
The railways leading to Florida have
made very complete arrangements to ac
commodate the rush of travel this season.
A reporter for this paper called yesterday
at the office of the Plant system, at Hi West
'Twenty-third street, and had the pleasure
of interviewing Mr. H. B. Plant, the head
of the system embraced in these various j
lines, who said, in answer to the interroga
tories of the reporter:
“Yes, special arrangements have been
made to accommodate travel the coming
season, with additional and improved facili
ties and fast service. Trains leave Jersey
City by the Pennsylvania railroad daily at
9 o’elocK p. m. with sleeping car service for
Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville and
Tampa. A second train leaves Jersey City
at 12 o’clock at night for Washington,
where passengers are transferred to the At
lantic Coast Line and West India fast mail
train, which leaves Boston daily at
*> o’clock p. m., Jersey City at 5
o’clock a. m., Washington at 11 o’clock
a. m., arriving in Jacksonville at
12 o'clock the next day, and Tampa, Fla.. at
8 the same evening, where mails and pas
sengers are transferred to the steamships
leaving there tri weekly for Key West and
Havana, the timo from New York to Ha
vana being seventy-two hours. This train
is run both ways under special contract
with the United States Post Office Depart
nient. In addition to this regular service
the companies have contracted with
the Pullman Palace Car Company for
the construction of a train made up
of the latest device for comfort of pas
sengers, and known as the Pullman ves
tibule train, and which will be put upon
the line in the early part of January, run
ning special to Jacksonville, leaving Jersey
City on the days to be appointed at 9:30 a.
m.,and arriving at Jacks nville and St.
Augustine the following day in time for
dinner. Besides these superior facilities a
special sleeper is expected to leave Philadel
phia daily for the accommodation of travel
ers for Thomasviile, a place which has
rapidly grown into popularity with those
people seeking Southern health resorts,
located in South Georgia, 200 miles from
Savannah, at an elevation of 300 feet above
tide water, where new- and commodious
hotels have been constructed, resulting in its
becoming a very fashionable place for the
winter and spring.
“In addition to these facilities for getting
South, direct service from the East is bad
via the Richmond and Danville aud East
Tennes-ee systems, the former via Augusta
and the latter via Atlanta, for points in
Florida; also for Pensacola, New Orlean
fuid Southern Texas, all inviting travel to
their respective shores. The fast mail train
on its return brings the mail from Havana
for the entire United States, as the time be
tween the whole of Europe and the island
of Cuba has by the.se first trains been very
considerably reduced, aud most of the
European mail between Cuba and Europe is
now forwarded by way of New York and
this fast mail service, the time being from
three to six days shorter than by the ocean
route.
“Referring to the new train which it is
proposed to commence running early in
January, the entire train will be on the ves
tibule pattern, composed probably of four
■leepei-s, accommodation car and dining car,
iu which latter meals will be served at
seasonable hours during the entire trip. The
combination car will consist of a library, a
smoking apartment and a buffet, where re
freshments will be served at all hours, while
the meals to be served in the din
ing car will be equal to those served ut first
class hotels. The train will, in fact, be as
fine as the genius of Mr. Pullman can nro
vide. and in which the combination car I
refer to will be a conspicuous and appre
ciated feature. My belief is that Florida is
going to enjoy an extraordinary season, and
will have a great rush of people who seek to
Avoid the severity of a Northern winter,
and at the same time be provided with the
comforts and luxuries of life.”
A BROKEN RAIL.
Derailment of a Mail Car Followed by
a Blaze.
Augusta, Ga., Nov. 7. —Sunday night’s
passenger train on the Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta road, bound for Augusta,
jumped the track near Ridge Springs sta
tion at 10 o’clock. The engine safely passed
over a broken rail, but the mail car hit the
obstructon squarely and was overt urned.
Tho car caught fire from the stove and was
saved from complete destruction by a tramp
who was stealing a ride. The other cal's
were considerably damaged. The mail,
mostly from the North, and consisting
mainly of registered packages, was partially
destroyed by the fire. The extent of the
monied loss is not obtainable to-night. Sev
eral trainmen were considerably bruised,
but no one was seriously hurt. The passen
gers were badly shaken up. The road is
now clear.
By the accidental discharge of a gun,
Convict Guard G. \\\ Dickson lost his arm
Sunday afternoon. He was brought to
Augusta to-day, and his arm amputated.
His condition is precarious.
A long and tedious meeting of the City
Council was held to-night, but nothing was
done of outside interest.
Columbus Chapters.
Columbus, Ga., Nov. 7.—The Columbus
Guards, at a meeting to-night, nominated
the following gentlemen for officers: S.
Price Gilbert, Captain; A. A. Wilcox, First
Lieutenant; Augustus Raiford, Second
Lieutenant. The lady friends of the com
pany, assisted by its members, will hold a
fair to rtui four days to raise money to
complete the company’s equipment.
Mrs. C. L. Torbett, of Society Hill, who
was burned last night, died to-day from
the effects. Mrs. Tobett’s clothing caught
fire while she was asleep on a lounge in
front of tlie fire.
Death of Thomaa Harr old.
Americus, Ga., Nov. 7.— Thomas Har
rold, senior member of the firm of Hnrrold,
Johnson & Cos., died suddenly at 4 u’cl ck
this evening of heart affection. Mr. Har
rold was born at Glen Cove, L. 1., Queens
county, New York. He was in his 74th
year and was the father of U. B. Harrold,
director of the Central railroad. William
Harrold, Mrs. 8. P. Boone, Mrs. H. T.
Davenport and Miss Maria Harrold.
Pensacola Points.
Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 7.—The dele
gates from this city to the Shipping League
Convention, to lie held in Birmingham, left
to-night for the latter place.
Deputy Hhenff John Dick leaves to-night
for New Orleans with the necessary pajiers
to bring to this city Haywood Carr, the
mtirderer, who was’ recently captured in
New Orleans.
A CORPSE IN THE OCMULGEE.
The Body Found at Macon Sunday
Fully Identified.
[ Macon, Nov. 7.—Yesterday afternoon
R. H. Cherry and J. J. Myers, while com
ing up the river in a boat, discovered the
body of a drowned man in the Ocmulgee,
near the east bank, opposite the grand
stand at the park. The river was very shal
low and the body was lying on the bottom
half expo ed to view. They reported the
matter and Coroner Hodnett summoned a
jury and an inquest was held this morning.
The body was removed from the river, but
it was so swollen, and the face was so much
disfigured as to render form and
feature unrecognizable. The face
had burst near the nose from ex
cessive swelling from long confinement
in the water. The man was well dressed,
and from letters in his pocket directed to
R. P. Cook it was evident that the deceased
was R. P. Cook, a well-known citizen of
Jones county, who was Sheriff of that
county a few years ago. On Thursday of
lair week Will Boss found a mau's hat
lodged in the river against the boom just
below the Central railroad bridge. This
hat was produced this morning, and Coroner
Hodnett recognized it as the hat lie saw
Cook woaii|pg on Wednesday of State Fair
week while Cook and L. Grace were stand
ing talking in front of the saloon of L.
Hancock, on Mulberry street.
WHEN LAST SEEN.
Tho last seen of Cook in life, ns far as was
heard, was on Wednesday night of fair
week, at Cassidy’s bar, corner of Mulberry
and Fifth streets. He evidently met bis
death that night, but whether he was mur
dered and thrown into the river or fell into
the river from the bridge, or in some other
manner, will perhaps forever remain a mys
tery. Besides the letters found in Cook’s
pockets this morning was $2 SO in
cash. The finding of this money
might explode the idea of robbery
and murder but for the fact that Coroner
Hodnett states that according to his recollec
tion Cook wore a handsome gold watch and
chain when he saw him on Wednesday of fair
week, and no chain and watch was on the
body to-day when it was taken from the
water. R. H. Cherry aud J. J. Myers were
the only persons admitted at the inquest
this morning, and they merely testified to
the finding of the body yesterday. A ver
dict in accordance with the above facts was
rendered.
THE ALLEGED FLORIDA MURDERER.
As stated in this morning's News, Detec
tive W. C. Rhodes of Florida yesterday
arrested Deputy United States Marshal
Bledsoe in the Unted States building in
this city charged with the murder of John
Hollifield in the falljof 1884 in Hernando
count y, Florida, to which place he had
moved from Butts county, Georgia. Holli
fleld mysterously disappeared, and was
never seen in life again. A short time ago
the skeleton of a man was
found in a marsh in Hernando county,
and it was decided that it was the remains
of Hollified, lvho had been
murdered for *3OO or #too that
he had on his person when last seen. Shortly
after Hollifield disappeared Bledsoe, who was
living in Hernando county.also disappeared.
On the finding of the skeleton the name of
Bledsoe immediately became associated with
it as the murderer. Detectives had been
following on Bledsoe’s track for some time,
and he was arrested yesterday and taken
to Florida last night. lie strongly denies all
knowledge of the murder and any connec
tion therewith.
Bibb Superior Court convened to-day.
Woolfolk will hardly be tried under two
weeks, as the civil docket will bo disposed
of first.
FLORIDA'S METROPOLIS.
The County Commissioners Make an
Appropriation for Advertising.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 7. —Mrs. W.
W. Tucker, a very estimable lady, died to
day of malarial fever, after several weeks’
illness. She leaves a husband and two
children, son and daughter. The latter is
lying dangerously ill, and is not aware that
she has lost her mother. Mrs. Tucker was a
Miss Jetferevs, daughter of the late XV. O.
Jefferey, and sister of Mrs. Dr. A. S. Bald
win arid Mrs. God. W. M. Ledwith, all of
this city.
An exciting meeting of the County Com
missioners was held to-day and there was a
large attendance of citizens. The question
of appropriating county funds for adver
tising purposes was discussed on all sides,
and finally it was voted to give $3,000 and
to place it in the hands of a special commit
tee, consisting of Commissioners Rooinsou
and Wallace and Col. J. J. Daniel. No part
of the money is to be used in taking stock
in any corporation or assisting such
corporations. The committee was empow
ered to get up suitable advertising matter
and other means to enhance the interest of
Duval county in agricultural, horticultural
and other industries, and they will render a
detailed account of such expenditures to the
board. The editorial in the Morning Sews
favoring such appropriations was warmly
commented on and indorsed by leading citi
zens.
Carl Morrow, a 14-year-old lad, tried to
push a piece of stick into the steam planing
machine at Hunter’s mill, tins afternoon,
while under full speed, with his barefoot.
He succeeded so far as to have the enl ire
bottom of his foot cut off to the bone. The
doctor thinks the foot will have to be am
putated.
CLOSING IN ON THE FEVER.
The Cordon Moved Closer to Tampa—.
The Day’s Record.
Tampa, Fl\., Nov. 7.—There were three
new cases, all mild, to-day and one death,
Albert Lise, a returned refugee. Tho
weather is warm with light rains. Drs.
Kilmer and Maxwell, with the Savannah
nurses, expect t<> leave the last of this week.
CLOSING IN THE CORDON.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 7.— The
Board of Health met this morning to talk
over the present, fever situation. The prin
cipal discussion was on Dr. Caldwell’s
action in removing the quarantine cordon
around Tampa to more confined space.
This action was objected to by the Polk
county officials, and they have declared
that they will not honor any of Dr. Cald
well’s certificates. Formerly the cordon
extended this side of Plant City, but Cald
well thinking that all danger had
passed, and as no cases had developed
in Plaut City, moved his fine closer to give
Plant Citv a chance to communicate with
the outsiiie world. This board, after thor
oughly discussing the pros and cous, deter
mined on the following telegram to Cald
well :
Resolved, That this board heard with pleasure
tlmt anew quarantine station was establtahe I
three miles from Seffner, and regret that the
Polk county authorities objected to that ar
rangement and hope that they will reconsider
their action.
Mrs. McAlpin’a Funeral.
Athens, Ga., Nov. 7. —The funeral ser
vice of Mrs. Henry McAlpin was preached
this afternoon at the hirst Presbyterian
church by Dr. VV. C. I-aiie. The funeral pro
cession was one of the largest, ever seen in
tlie city. The body was interred iu the
Oconee Cemetery.
Bursting of a Boiler.
Macon, Ga., Nov. 7. —By the explosion of
a stationary boiler in a saw mill near Knox
ville this morning, Forest J. Mathews, the
owner, and two negro helpers wore killed
instantly and another negro was fatally
scalded. The boiler hod been used twenty
years.
Two vessels of the Gloucester fleet have
abandoned mackerel fishing and left for
Alaska waters to engage iu fur sealing. Be
tween times salmon anil other fishing is to be
prosecuted along the Pacific coast.
A Standard Xmas Gift
is an assortment of Colgate’s unrivalled
toilet soaps and perfumery. Now ready.
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1887.
R ECK LESS_ RAILROADING.
HOW FRED POST GAVE STEAM TO
"OLD 400” TO SAVE A MAN’S NECK.
A Midnight Run That Prevented a
Lynching at Fort Collins, and Finally
Resulted in the Man Being Strung Up
at Cheyenne.
From the Chicago Mail.
“One of the best and withal the most
daring engineers on the Union Pacific was,
and still is. Fred Post, of Cheyenne,” said
one of the Rocky Mountain delegates to the
Convention of the Brotherhood now in ses
sion in this city. “When Post is on an en
gine ho doesn’t seem to know what fear is.
He has had passenger engines dozens of
times, but it wouldn’t be long before he
would make some reckless run, just for tho
deviltry of the thing, and then he would
be sent back to a freight run again. It
seems to be almost impassible for him to
run on schedule time—he isn’t happy unless
he can let her out for every revolution
there is in her. One of tho flash
runs was from Cheyenne to Greeley, Col.,
and over to Fort Collins, and then back
again to Cheyenne. A special was made up
in Cheyenne to go over to Fort Collins after
a murderer named Mushier. Post was or
dered to take ‘old 400,’ tho fastest engine on
the road, and a ‘way car’ was attached for
the party of officers. Among the passen
gers wore Sheriff Sharpless, several deputy
sheriffs, some newspaper men, a few promi
nent citizens and Mr. Deuel, the Superin
tendent of the road. The train liful the
right of way, and everything was ordered
on the side tracks until the special passed.
You see the case was an important one, and,
and, as it resulted in one of the most famous
lynchings ever known in the far West, is
worth telling.
“The man Moshier was a low-lived assas
sin who had shot several people. He was
tramping over the lonely trail between
Cheyenne and the Black Hills one day when
he mot a freighter, who picked him up and
fed him and let him ride to Cheyenne. The
freighter also had a passenger in a young
man who had lived near Fort Laramie, and
who was on his way to his former home in
lowa. The outfit consisted of a big ‘prairie
schooner,’ a trail wagon and sixteen mules.
When the end of the journey was reached
the party camped on the prairie, about three
miles from Cheyenne, and near the govern
ment post of Fort Russell. The freighter
intended to come into town early the next
morning, load the wagons with goods for the
Black Hills, and come back in the evening to
the same camping ground. The mules were
turned out to graze on the rich upland
grass, and, as the night was threatening, all
three men spread their blankets in one of
the big wagons, which, like all freight
wagons, was covered with canvas, stretched
over high bows. A man standing in the
wagon couldn’t touch the canvas top over
head, so they make a pretty comfortable
prairie bedroom. During the night Moshier
got up, and, taking an axe, struck the
sleeping freighter a blow on the head. Sup
posing he had killed him, he next struck the
passenger, fracturing his skull. But the
man raised up, and, wounded as he was,
grappled with the murderer, took the ax
away from him and threw it out of the
wagon. Moshier then shot the man
three times. A soldier at the post going
out on a duck hunt passed not far
from the wagons and heard the shooting.
Returning to the post he obtained assistance,
and an investigation resulted in finding the
bodies of two men, but Moshier had fled.
The freighter was unconscious, but the pass
enger, although mortally wounded, was
able to make a dying statement to an Epis
copal clergyman’and to the prosecuting at
torney. Unfortunately he didn’t know
Moshier’s name. He died that afternoon.
It came out that the murderer intended to
kill his benefactor and his fellow passenger,
dump their bodies into the wagons,
hook up the mules, and drreo off with the
whole outfit. At night he w< >uld bury the
bodies, build a big camp fire over tbeir
graves to hide the spot, and take the
wagons and mules to some part of the conn
try where he could sell the outfit, which
was worth about $3,000.
“The i icople were indignant over the das
tardly crime, and the other freighters were
wild with anger. Big rewards were offered
by the Territory and by private citiz ns,
and hundreds of men galloped over the
country in search of the murderer. Three
days afterward, and much to the surprise of
everybody, the freighter regained conscious
ness. He told who the murderer was, and
then many people knew the man they were
pursuing. Several days afterward lie was
captured by Sheriff Sweeney of Fort Col
lins, Colorado.
“The Sheriff of Cheyenne feared a lynch
ing, and so the special train was secretly made
up to go to Fort Collins, and get back before
daylight. Engineer Post was in his ele
ment, for he was expected to make fast
time. The se -lion of the road between
Greelv and Fort Collins was new and rough.
The t ies were laid on the dirt, without any
rock ballast, and recent heavy rains had
ma le the ground soft, The way Post ran
‘old 4<)o' was an example of his recklessness.
I always believed he must have hung a
weight on the safety val ve. There wer sta
tionary stoats on each side of the way-car,
and a few common chairs sat on the floor.
In one half of the car were bunks for the
use of the train men, and the Sheriff and
the Superintendent laid down on
these to sleep. Post had about regained his
standing from his last escapade, and had a
chance so distinguish himself iu rli presence
of the Superintendent, but instead of run
ning with express speed lie turned her over
for every stroke there was in her. Old 400
plunged into the night hissing and rolling
like a demon and a maniac in one. Tlie
way-car rolled from side to side so \ iolently
that it was impossible to sit in the chairs.
Every little while the wheel would strike
the end of some rail that was not joined
evenly; and the car would give a lurch
which threatened to laud it in the ditch.
While the train was rushing to apparent
destruction, Post left the engine
and eame back into the car a moment,
as happy as a man could be. Some
body said something about being turned
over, and Post understood it to be a request
to’turn her over.’ That suited him, and,
returning to the engine, he did ‘turn her
over.’ Heavens! How the engine and its
one car rocked, and swayed, and lurched!
Yet on, faster and faster, they flew over
tlmt dangerous t rack. To add to the ex
citement of the moment, tlie men in the car
discovered that Post had never lieen over
that branch before. Suddenly the car gave
a heavy lurch and there was a sound like a
‘thud’ in tlie bunk room. Tho Superintend
ent and the Sheriff had been thrown out of
their bunk. The former made his way to
the front platform, and, by j'elling at the
top of his voice, attracted Post’s attention.
“The rest of the run to Fort Collins was
made slower, and when the train got there
Post got a jacketing for making such a
wild run. The trip gave him quite a repu
tation at Cheyenne, but lie didn’t get a pas
senger engine. Perhaps the railroad people
had their own views about such a run as
that.
“And Moshier? Oh, they got back to
Cheyenne with him just at sunrise Sunday
morning. That night seventy-five men
marched to tlie jail like a company*of sol
diers, broke open tlie doors, and in the pres
ence of 2.000 people, hanged the murderer
to a telephone pole in the centre of tho
city. Secretary Morgan, tho Secretary of
the Territory, and the Mayor of the city
made speeches to the mob, and pleaded with
the avengers not to hang the man. The
night was cloudless and a vividly bright
moon lit up tlie faces of the stern
lynchers, gave a ghastly hue to the pallid
face of the doomed murderer, and
shone on the anxious crowd of
spectators, who were kept at a respectful
distance by the aimed men. Tlie rope
broke three times, ami, while anew one
was lieing sent for, Secretary Morgan made
an eloquent Appeal for the doomed man.
It didn’t avail, however, and Mushier was
pulled up. He hung between the moon and'
the people who watched him for an hour or
more before they left the scene. Moshier
died without a struggle, and wasn’t cut
down until next morning. .Secretary Mor
gan, who made the eloquent appeal for the
murderer, was here to-day. I mot him in
the rotunda of the hotel and we had a long
talk about old times in Cheyenne. No,
nothing was done with the lynchers. Every
body knew them, but public sentiment was
on their side, and as nearly all of them
were reputable citizens, the matter was
dropped. Post is still running out of Chey
enne, but the last 1 knew had a freight en
gine.”
Weather Indications.
Special indications for Georgia:
FAIR Fair weather, preceded in the south
eastern portion by light rains, east
erly winds, becoming variable, sta
tionary temperature in the southern portion
and slightly cooler in the northern portion.
Coamarison of mean temperature at Savan
nah. Xov. T. 1887. and the mean of same day for
fifteen years.
Departure Total
Mean Tkmperati re from tho Departure
Mean 1 Since
for 13 years Nov. 7, >T. --or Jan. 1,1887.
68.0 | GO 0 I— 2.0 I— 586.0
Comparative rainfall statement:
Mean Daily Amount I Depute
Amount for tor Mwaa , gj llce
10 I ears. , Nov. ~ ’BT. _. or _ ; Jan h 1887 .
*OB i 00 ! - .08 I—ll 72
Maximum temperature 07. minimum turn
perature 51
The height of the river at Augusta at
1:33 o’clock p. in. yesterday (Augusta time'
was (i 5 feet—no change during the part
twenty-four nours.
Observations taken at the same moment
of time at aU stations.
Savannah, Nov. 7. 9:36 p. M.. city time.
Temperature.
Direction. I $
j A
Velocity. J ?
Rainfall.
Name
of
Stations.
Portland 50 ; SW |.. 1.... (Hear.
Boston 50SW, ... (Clear.
Block Island , 54 S W... 1.... Clear.
New York city j 5!>jSW Clear.
Philadelphia 50 W |..! 'Clear.
Detroit M W i . ... Clear.
Fort 8uf0rd..... 3! E 1 iFair.
St. Vincent j 20> N ( iClear.
Washington city 52] S ’ (Cloudy.
Norfolk 525. W 6* Clear.
Charlotte 568 W ; Cloudy.
Hatteras 52 NW: ... Fair.
Titusville 72 s E 8 ... Cloudy.
Wilmington 50 (Clear.
Charleston 60!N Ei 6:.... Fair.
Augusta 52 NW T* Cloudy.
Savannah On E i 6 Cloudy.
Jacksonville 68 Ej. T* Cloudy.
Cedar Keys | 66 N EjlO Cloudy.
Key West ; 76! E 10 Cloudy.
Atlanta ! 56 E , T* Raining.
Pensacola 68! E ! 8 02 Cloudy.
Mobile 61N Ei T* Cloudy.
Montgomery ... 86 j Ej6 T* Cloudy.
Vicksburg 64:.... j C ear.
New Orleans 64 N E| C .... Clear.
Shreveport 6iS El Clear.
Fort Smith 62 s Ej Clear.
Galveston 68] S j Clear.
Corpus Ohristi 70] E I 8! Clear.
Palestine 60 SE] 8] Clear.
BrownesviUe. 6SjN E .. | Clear.
Rio Grande 68 8 E; 6 Clear.
Knoxville 56 S E ..! Fair.
Memphis 60S K!..].. Clear.
Nashville 56 S E:.. ] Clear.
Indianapolis 56 S ' Clear.
Cincinnati 56 S Clear.
Pittsburg 56 SW.. I .. Clear.
Buffalo 51SW .. Clear.
Cleveland 58 S W Clear.
Marquette 36 N .. T* Clear.
Chicago 50! NW Clear
Duluth 34 NW Clear.
St. Paul 34 NW Clear.
Davenport 42! W Clear.
Cairo 60] S .. j Iclear.
St. Louis 64! N [Clear.
Leavenworth... . 50 N Clear.
Omaha 42 N .. j Clear,
Yankton 32 N .. Clear.
Bismarck | 24 S E ...... Clear.
Deadwood 31 W .. Clear.
Cheyenne i 38IS Wi.. ... Cloudy.
North Platte ! 40 K .. Fair.
Dodge City I 46 N E .. Clear.
Santa Fe I 44 S ].. | Clear.
denotes trace of rainfall.
G. N. Salisbury Signal Corps.
Jefferson Davis' Wound.
From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The wound which Mr. Davis suffers from
is a peculiar one. It was received at Buena
Vista in saving Bragg’s battery from oap
ture. Gen. Taylor’s message to battery
commander, “A little more grape, Cant.
Bragg,” was sent during the same battle.
At a critical period the Mexicans advanced
in throe lines upon the battery. “A little
more grape” failed to stop them, and they
came on. Then it was that Col. Davis, hav
ing fought all day with his Mississippi regi
ment, formed them once more, charged on
the flank of the advancing lines, aud saved
the guns and the day. But in that charge
a musket, hall struck Col. Davis upon the
front of the right foot. It entered just
about the centre of the arch between the
ankle and the toes, passed through and
came out of the heel, tearing through bones
and cartilage.
Advice to Motners.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should
always lie used when children are cutting
teeth, it relieves the little suffer at once; it
produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving
the child froui min and the little cherub
awakes an “bright as a button.”
It is very plea t< > taste. It soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain, re
lieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the
best known remedy for diarrhoea, whether
arising from teething or other causes. 25
cents a bottle.
BELT GREASE.
To Mill Men
TURNER’S TRACTION
BELT GREASE
. -AND-
Belting Preservative
Softens beat her and Makes Rubber Belting
More Durable.
This Grease effectually prevents slipping, ren
ders i lie hells adhesive, heavy aud pliable and
will add one third to the power of the belt.
Its use enables the belt to oe run loose and
have same power.
—: FOR SALE BY—
PALMER BROTHERS,
SAVANNAH.
Recommended by
DALE, DIXON & CO.,
J. W. TYNAN
and many others,
The Great Southern Portrait Company,
SAVANNAH. GEORGIA.
L. 13. DAVIS,
Secretary and Manager of the Great South
ern Portrait Company.
AN ins|>ectioii of samples of our Portraits at
our office, with Davis Bros., 42 and 44 Bull
street, will gieatl.y interest those who contem
plate having email pictures of themselves, their
friends, living ami deceased, copied and enlarged
in OIL. WATER COLOR, INDIA INK, PAN
TE I.LE and CRAYON. We guarantee a per
fect likeness and excellence of work. We have
about TWENTY DIFFERENT STYLES AND
GRADES IN SIZES OF ENLARGED POR
TRAITS from Bxlo to 60x90, and our prices are
from $8 to S3OO each. EMPLOY FORTY ART
ISTS; been twenty-six years in the business;
have a 6,0 candle-power El .EI'TRIG LIGHT,
and are fully prepared with all proper expedi
tiou and skill to execute all orders promptly
and satisfactorily. We respectfully solicit your
order*. L. B. DAVIS,
Secretary and Manager The Great Southern
Portrait Cos.
FUNERAL INVITATIONS.
COLE.—The friends and acquaintance of Col.
R. O. Cole and Mr. and Mrs. C A. Reitze are
respectfully requested to attend the funeral
of the former, from his late residence, at 3:30
o’clock, THIS ■ Tuesday) AFTERNOON.
MEETINGS.
ANCIENT LANDMARK LODGE NO. 231,
F. AND A. M.
The regular monthly meeting of this Jl
Lodge will be held at Masonic Temple
THIS (Tuesday) EVENING, at 8 o'clock.
The F. c. degree will he conferred.
Members of sister Lodges and transient breth
ren are invited to attend.
W. S. ROCKWELL, W. M.
John S. Haines, Secretary.
CHIPPEWA TRIBE NO. i, I. O. OF R. M
A regular meeting of t his Tribe will be held
THIS EVENING at 8 o'clock at corner of Bull
and Bay streets.
Visiting and transient brethren fraternally in
vited. A. W. STOKES. c ichem.
C. F. M. Bernhardt, Chief of Records.
~ SFECIAL NOTICES.
Advertisements inserted under “Special
tiotices" will be charged $1 00 a Square each
insertion.
CHATHAM REAL ESTATE AND IM
PROVEMENT COMPANY.
Nov. Bth, 1887.
THE TWENTY-NINTH INSTALLMENT IS
NOW DUE. M. J. SOLOMONS,
Secretary and Treasurer.
METROPOLITAN SAVINGS AND LOAN
COMPANY.
The 10th Regular Monthly Installment on this
stock is due and payable at the Company’s
office to day. H. C. DAVIS, Treasurer.
NOTICE.
Books of subscription to the Capital Stock of
“THE CITIZENS’ BANK OF SAVANNAH"
will be opened at the office of the Citizens' Mu
tual Loan Company, No. 94 Bryan street, on
THURSDAY, November 10th, 1887.
THE CORPORATORS.
WANTED.
A PRINTER to go in the country. One who
understands Job Work. Call at Byck & Seilg’s
TO-DAY, between 4 and 6 o'clock.
ELECTION REPORTS
From New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, Ohio, lowa, Nebraska, Mary
land, Virginia and Louisiana TO-DAY by direct
wire. Now blow your horn, Gabriel, and sit
down and figure it out to everybody.
“It costs him so much for telegrams, and be
can’t possibly take in over so much, and he will
surely lose so much.”
It don't make any odds one way or the other,
he pays for it and his patrons get the benefit of
everything of interest going on all over the
United States at
JOHN J. SULLIVAN'S WINE ROOM,
IIP Bryan Street.
NOTICE.
All bills against the British steamship HAR
ROGATE must be presented at our office by 12
o’clock noon, THIS DAY, or payment will be
debarred.
WILDER & CO., Agents.
NOTICE.
All bills against the British steamship MAUDE,
Clarton, Master, must be presented at our
office by or before 12 o’clock midday, THIS DAY,
the Bth Nov., or payment thereof will be de
barrert. A. MINIS & SONS, Consignees.
NOTICE.
All bills against the British steamship SCAW
FELL, Stanhope. Master, must be presented at
our office by or before 12 o'clock, midday, THIS
DAY, the Bth Nov., or payment thereof will be
debarred.
A. MINIS & SONS, Consignees.
NOTICE.
All bills against the British steamship NA
RANJA, Fridaeux, Master, must be presented at
our office by or before 12 o’clock noon, THIS
DAY, or payment will be debarred.
RICHARDSON & BARNARD, Agents,
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES AND CAP
TAINS OF VESSELS.
Office Health Officer, I
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 1, 1887. f
Froct Nov. Ist to May Ist, unless otherwise
ordered, Captains of vessels having clean
records, will be allowed to come to the city after
their vessels have been inspected by the Quaran
tine Officer.
Capta)ns of vessels which are subjected to un
ballasting at the Quarantine Station, will re
turn to their vessels when unballasting is com
menced, and there remain until this work is
completed, in order to expedite same.
J. T. McFARLAND, a. I)., Health Officer,
DR. HENRY b COLDLNG,
DENTIST.
Office corner Jones and Drayton streets.
NOTICE.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 3, 1887.
Tht shareholders of the GERMANIA FIRE
COMPANY, of Savannah, Ga., are hereby noti
fied to present their shares within thirty days
from date, to the undersigned to receive their pro
rata from the sale of the Germania Fire Com
pany’s Building.
Office hours from 10 until 2 o’clock at 147 Con
gress street JOSEPH ROOS, President.
ELMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR.
This vegetable preparation is invaluable for
the restoration of tone and strength to the sys
tem. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other
ills, caused by a disordered liver, it cannot be
excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in
dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul
mer's Liver Corrector and take no other. SIOO
a bottle. Freight paid to any address.
B. F. ULMER, M. D„
Pharmacist, Savannah, Ga.
DISSOLUTION.
Statr
or
Weather.
NOTICE.
and after the 10th Instant the business
now conducted by me will be carried on by
Mkssrs. T. J. DAVIS & CO., and J beg for the
new firm the patronage of my many friends
who have been so liberal to me. nud feel assured
that the new firm will give them the same at
tention as they received from me, Mr. DAVIS
having been my head man for the past four
years. Messrs. T. J. DAVIS and .J. G. HARDEE
are authorised to collect all bills due the retiring
firm. G. S. McALPIN.
BANKS.
KISSIMMEE CITY BANK
Kissimmee City, Orange County, Fla.
CAPITAL - - - $50,000
''(■'RANSACT a regular banktngbuslness. Give
I particular attention to Florida collections.
CorreNpondenoe solicited. Issue Exchange on
New York, New Orleans, Savannah and .lack
sonvillc, Fla. Resident Agents for Coutts & Cos.
and Melville, Evans & Cos., of London, England.
New York correspondent; Tae Seaboard
National Bank.
AMUSEMENTS.
SAVANNAH THEATRE.'
NOVEMBER 9 and 10.
Engapeiment of the Acknowledged American
Representative Eceentric Comedian,
MR. J. B. POLK
And his company of Dramatic Artists, present
ing WEDNESDAY EVENING, Nov 9,
MIXED PICKLES,
The Funniest Comedy of Modern Times.
THURSDAY EVENING, Nov. 10, a Domestic
Comedy-Drama replete with human interest,
The Jerseyman.
Seats on Sale at Davis Bros’., MONDAY,
Nov. 7.
Next Attraction—THE WORLD COMBINA
TION, Nov. 16 and li. .
GRAND BALL
OF THE
Savannah Turn-Verein,
TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 8, 1887.
AT
TURNER’S HALL.
Corner Jefferson and Broughton streets.
TICKK T 3 5 0 CENTS.
Committee— M. L. Byck, 11. W. Rail, E. J.
Rail, Geo. Bartels, I. J. Leffler, H. J. Sehurer.
PIANOS.
Decorating mid Furnishing.
o o
RICHARD SPENLOW. in an article on “Dec
orating and Furnishing,“ published iu the
New York Times of September 4, says:
Any reference to the decorating and furnish
ing of a house would be wanting in a most es
sential foature in these days of culture and re
finement were a word or two left unsaid on that
all-important subject, music. I cannot picture
in my mind a home that could fulfill in the mean
ing implied by the endearing term the functions
of a domestic retreat where this soul-inspiring
art is overlooked. But lam happily able to say
that few and far between are the rooftrees that
do not thrill with the heavenly strains of music
al harmony, as their walls reflect a harmony of
arts but little less divine. Never practice econ
omy by tin* sacrifice of a musical instrument.
Do without something here and there, but do
not omit the piano from your list of furnishings
any more than you would a carpet for the par
lor floor. And when you buy a piano, secure
one that you feel sure will be an ornament to
any drawing-room or parlor iu the land. Such
an instrument as the one I refer to must neces
sarily be the result of the highest art and scien
tific perfection attainable in respect to its manu
facture. The time has long since passed when
the value of a piano could he measured by its
vehemence, immensity and loudness of tone.
It is not intended to be a mere mechanical de
vice for the reproduction of sounds, but a means
for depicting oneV feelings, whether of sorrow
or despair, hope, joy or gladness. It must pos
sess that sympathetic quality of the human
voice that touches the innermost recesses of the
heart. The instrument, in fact, must fairly
.speak, and that. too. with sincerity and feeling.
The piano that I would recommend, therefore,
must be the acme of perfection, inanimate wood
and steel, in other words, must be imbued with
qualities akin to a living organism. And this,
indeed, is true of that noble instrument which
Steinway & Sonshaye made famous throughout
the world.
The latest art istic Pianos furnished by Stein
way & Sons were (irand Piano for Washington,
in gold leaf; a banker in New York city, Con
cert Grand, in light chocolate enamel:* W. K.
Vanderbilt's yacht, Unrie'ht Grand, in gilt to
match trimmings of the cabin; seven Pianos
for the Sultan of Turkey's palace, gilt and
silver In Oriental pattern: President Cleveland,
Grand Piano, ebonized; Governor Hill, of New
York, fancy figured mahogany; Sir Donald
Smith, Montreal, satin-wood case; Henry Mar
cmand, Piano now in process of manufacture,
the finest ever made, will cost nearly $50,000.
SCHREINER’S MUSIC HOUSE,
AGENTS,
WATCHES AND JEWELRY.
THE CHEAPEST IPLACE TO BUY
WEDDING PRESENTS
Such as DIAMONDS, FINE STERLING SIL
VERWARE, ELEGANT JEWELRY,
FREN CH CLOCKS, etc., is to be found at
A. L. DesUouillons,
21 BULL STREET,
the sole agent for the celebrated ROCKFORD
RAIIAtOAD WATCHES, and who also
makes a specialty of
18-Karat Wedding Rings
AND THE FINEST WATCHES.
Anything you buy from him being warranted
as represented.
Opera Grlasses at Cost.
CORNICES.
C H AS. A CO X,
46 BARNARD ST., SAVANNAH, GA.,
—MANUFACTURER OF—
GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES
AND
TIN ROOFING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES
The only house using machinery in doing
work.
Estimates for city or country work promptly
furnished.
Agent for the celebrated Swedish Metallic
Paint.
Agent for Walter's Patent Tin Shingles.
TKTTKRINE.
A HoosslclJ Necessity!
N'O family is spared from the visitation of
skin diseases in some form, in a warm cli
mate; hence every household should be pro
vided with a box of
TKTTKRINE!
The Greatest Success Ever Discovered,
for the cure of INFANTS'SORE HEAD, BOILS
TETTER. ECZEMA, RINGWORM, INCHING
DA!OT ’ " Ko ™>
It is the antidote for itching and scaly skin
disease's of every kind.
Harmless, Painless and Fraorant.
o/soe drug * ists ’ Hent mail 021 receipt
J. T. SHUPTRINE k 10.,
SAVANNAH, GA.
( KOl KIiHV, etc;
GEO. W. ALLEN,
IMPORTER OF
CROCKERY, CHINA AND GLASSWARE,
No*. IK') and Broughton Street.
SAVANNAH, - GKOKGIA. I
BOY'S’ CLOTHING, CARPETS, ETC
Daniel Hogan.
BOYS’ CLOTHING.
W F ;v, i !'-I , ‘ at-e ° ns f le on MONDAY MORN
ING 300 as handsome Boys’ Suits as can
be found south of New York. Prices of tailor
made aad perfect-fitting suits are for better
grades id 50, $7 50. $8 50. s<i and $9 50
Also a large variety, fully 500, just as durable
but not as fine, at the following prices- Cl
$2 25, $2 50, $3, $3 50, $4, $1 50 and $5. ' * ’
SPECIAL SALE
OF
Tapestry and Ingrain
Carpets
DURING THE ENSUING WEEK.
One lot Tapestry Carpets at 65c. per vard
One lot 3-Ply All Wool Carpets at 85c ner
yard. ' '
One lot All Wool Extra Supers at 60c ner
yard. ' 1
One lot Ingrain Carpets at 55c. per yard
One lot Ingrain Carpets at 50c. per yard.
One lot Ingrain Carpets at 40c. per yard
One lot Ingrain Carpets at 22>4e. per yard.
500 Smyrna Rugs
RANGING PRICE FROM
85c. Each to $lO.
Canton Matting.
100 rolls fresh Canton Matting, ranging in
price from 20c. to 50c. per yard.
Special Bargains
Will also be found in the following goods during
this week: Silks, Satins, Dress Goods, Cloaks,
Shawls, Lace Curtains and Curtain Goods,
Flannels, Blankets, Bed Comforts, Underwear,
Hosiery, Gloves, Corsets, Ladies' and Gents’
Silk Umbrellas, etc., etc.
Daniel Hogan.
CLOTHING.
$$ OFF $$
“DOLLARS OFF” IS WHAT IT MEANS
We find in running over our immense stock of
GENT'S AND Y'OUTHS’ FINE SUITS,
two and three suits of a line left on hand. We
have gathered up all of these broken- lines
(not "broken suits”) put them on one table,
knocked THREE TO FIV'E DOLLARS OFF the
price of each to
RUSH THEM OFF.
We want the room for other lines, and must
have it. UNDERSTAND that these suits are
NOT BROKEN,
ARE STYLISH MATERIALS.
ARE THIS SEASON’S GOODS.
Why they are l~“ t is probably because they
are odp sizes. Yn may find what you want
on this table, and can get it under value.
NEW GOODS BY EVERY STEAMER.
We are doing our best to keep up with the un
precedented demands that have been made on
us this season.
IGI CONGRESS ST.
B. H. LEVY & BRO.
FRUIT AND GROCERIES.
feed:'
HAY, GRAIN AND ALL KINDS OF FEED
—FOR—
STOCK AND CATTLE.
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO
Private & Family Trade
—ALSO—
FRUITS, VEGETABLES AND PRODUCE.
IGO BAY STREET.
W. D. SIMKINS & CO.
75 BARRELS APPLES.
>) "J BARRELS EATING .AND COOKING
—• PEA Its, .Vi Barrels HEBRON POTATOES,
25 Sacks RIO and JAVA COFFEE, LIQUORS
and WINES of all kinds, SUGAR, CANNED
MEATS, Choice FLOUR, CANNED GOODS,
NUTS and RAISINS. New TURKISH PRUNES,
New CITRON, BUTTER, CHEESE, i.A RD,
SUGARS, SOAP, STARCH, CRACKERS,
BROOMS, PAILS, CRANBERRIES, GRAPES,
etc. For sale at lowest prices.
A^H._ CHAM P |0 N.
Chambers’ Cut & Sugared
PEACHES.
DELICIOUS FRUIT.
Chambers’ Tomatoes.
EQUAL TO THE FRESH.
Egg and Gage Plums.
AT—
A. M. & C. W, WEST’S.
PRINTER AND BOOKBINDER.
ORDERS FOR
RtJLINtr, PRINTING, BINDING,
OR BLANK BOOKS.
Will always have careful attention.
GEO. N. MCHOLS.
PRINTER AND BINDER,
#3)4 Bay Street.
Empty Syrup Barrels,
—FOR SALE BY
C. M. GILBERT & CO.,
COR. BAY AND BARNARD STS