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8 TALK ABOUT THE TOWN. ITEMS OF INTEREST PICKED UP BY NEWS REPORTERS. Col. Mercer’s Appointments From tho First Regiment on the Jasper Monu ment Committee The Day With the Police—General News Gossip. Zenibbabel lodge, F. A. M., will hold a regular communication to-night. There were three arrests by the police yesterday for disorderly conduct. S. H. Kuhhuan has boon elected President of the Betheeda Uniou to succeed 8. H. Morgan, who resigned. The Savannah Mutual Loan Association will hold its eighty-first regular meeting at Metropolitan Hall to-night. The annual meeting of the Savannah Cotton Exchange will be held to-night, when President Fleming will submit his annual report. The funeral of Frank Collins, who died in Albuquerque, N. M., last week, and whose remains were forwarded to his home here for interment, will take place at the Cathe dral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help at 3 o’clock this afternoon. The city authorities are enforcing the or dinance in regard to street signs. The Morning News bulletin board, which has stood in front of the Morning News office for years, was removed yesterday by order of Deputy Marshal Kelly as coming under the prohibitory provisions of the ordinance. CoL George A. Mercer issued a circular yesterday to the Captains of the companies in the First, regiment, appointing the Captain of each company, together with two other rnombei’s of the company, either commissioned or non-commissioned officers or privates, a special committee to meet the General Committee of the Jasper Monu mental Association on Nov. if, to co-operate with the other committees in making arrangements for the celebration of the un veiling of the Jasper monument on Feb. 22. AT THE THEATRE. J. B. Polk In “Mixed Pickles"—His New Play To-Night. J. B. Polk played “Mixed Pickles" last night with the same success that he has played it for two years. The audience for some reason was not as large as was ex pected, but it was a live audience, and it applauded and laughed by turns. Mr. Polk was never more cnt.hu iastically received, and lie played the pa t for all it was worth. As “Joe Pickle” h is every day at home. He is admirably supported. Mr. Job Woodward as “Hiram Brown,” and Miss DoUie Pike as “Matilda,” next to Mr. Polk, were the best in the cast. To-night Mr. Polk will appear in his new play. “The Jerseyman, or “Gilderoy l*unk,” a way-back countryman. “The Jerseyman” is an enthusiastic individual, given to many schemes peculiar to the in genious Yankee. He is more thoughtful of the welfare of otheiss than for his own. The comedy consists of the peculiarity of “Gil deroy’s” schemes, the oddity and originality of his expressions, and the ludicrous jsisi tions in which he finds himself placed. The fund of amusement is almost inexhaustible. SURVEY ON THE McMANEMY. The Vessel to be Reloaded and to pro ceed to Her Destination. A survey was held ou the bark Eliza J. McManemy yesterday by H. F. Willink, master ship carpenter, and two Port War dens. The bark had been previously hauled out on Will ink’s marine railway, after dis charging her cargo of lumber. On exami nation the board found the oakum washed out along the garboard stroke and water running out, and another leak amidships on the starboard side and the copper broken at each of these leaks. The board recom mended that the breaks be re caulked and the rudder beam having been secured, and the ship being apparently water tight, that she reload her cargo and proceed to her port of destination, and that on arrival that she be docked, caulked and remetalled. The board also made an ap praisement of the valuation of the vessel, placing it at $lO,Wu. Nhe came down off the railway yesterday and dropped down to her loading berth, where she will reload her cargo. She was from Pascagoula for Phila delphia. HEAVY COTTON SHIPMENTS. Yesterday’s Clearances for Great Britain and the Continent. Messrs. A. Minis & Sons cleared yester day the British steamship Scaw Fell for Liverpool with bales of upland cot ton, weighing 2,830,251 pounds, valued at $2.50,328, and 400 luile.s of damaged cotton, weighing 194,000 pounds, valued at $15,000, and .50 bales of sea island cotton, weighing 18.519 pounds, valued at $3,800, Total valuation <t cargo, $218,138, The British steam-nip Naranjah was cleared yesterday by Me-,Vs. Richardson & Barnard for Barcelona w ith 2,497 bales of upland cotton, weighing 1,208,353 pounds, valued at $113,004, and 332 barrels of rosin, weighing 140,045 pounds, valued at $075 58. Total valuation of cargo, #114,27d 58. For Mr. Daly’s Benefit. Mr. John F. Daly, who s;ient a number •f years in this city, and whose artistic labors as a landscape gardener and maker of rustic work are well known to our citi zens, returned here a few days since after an absence of several months in his old home in Rhode Island. He is in quite feeble health and proposes to spend the winter in Florida. His friends in this city, in order to assist him, have secured for him the re ceipts from the sale of reserved scats in the dress circle of the Theatre at the entertain ment to be given on Friday night, Nov. 11. It is to lie honed that the patronage that evening will be such as to secure for Mr. Daly a sum sufficient to be of material aid to him. Michael Wells Dead. Mr. Michael Wells died of apoplexy yes terday afternoon, at his residence, Drayton and New Houston streets, at S o’clock, in his 69th year. He had been in good *health until yesterday morning, when he com plained of feeling badly. About 11 o’clock he started down n Hight of stairs when the attack cayi“ upon him. Ho fell to the foot of the st;urs and was unconscious from that time until the hour of his death. Mr. Wells was one of the oldest of the Central railroad employes, having been with that company for twcnty-ilve years. He leaves a wife, three daughters, one of whom is Mrs. T. A. McMahon, and one son. The Anderson Street “Stars." The Anderson Street Presbyterian Sun day School Stars have arranged for another of their enjoyable entertainments to-mor row night. The entertainment will be in Dr. Yonge’s hall, and it will begin at 8 o’clock. There will be tableaux, a charade in four parts and many other things that will help to make the evening an enjoyable one. Of course, there will be music, and plenty of it. The tickets are only 15c., and it should not be forgotten that tne cause is a good one. Fell From the ISecond Story. Tho 3-year-old daughter of Mrs. Roach fell from the second story window yesterday af ternoon and was severely Injured. She was leaning out of the window at 157 York street watching the parade of the Knights of Pythias, when she lost her balance and fell to the sidewalk. Her lip was cut, her right wrist dislocated and her left hip badiy bruised. Dr. Norton was called in and he dressed her injuries, and last night she was resting ciuietly. A NEW INSTITUTION. The Title Guarantee and Loan Com pany Organized. The Georgia legislature at its recent session granted a charter to the Title Guar antee and Loan Company, of Savannah, tho incorporators being .1. IT. Estill, George W. Wylly, Charles 11. Olmsteal, Charles H. Dorsett, J. C. Rowland, M. J. Solomons, Lee Roy M vers, Dr. George H. Stone, Isaac Beckett, an l John T. Honan, with such others as may hereafter become associated with them as stockholders. Tho incorporators met 1.-tsl night at the office of the Chatham Real Estate and Im provement Company ami took tho prelimi nary steps toward forming e permanent or ganization. Charles H. Dorsett, Esq., was called to the chair, and Isaac Beckett, Esq., was chosen ms Secretary. TBe plans, which contemplate the formation of n stock com pany with a capital of SIOO,OOO, in accord ance with the act. of the Legislature, were freely discussed and the healthy effect of such a body upon the city fully demon strated. The company, when ready for business, will guarantee and insure titles to real estate, so that owners can procure money from banks and capitalists upon such security with the same ease and expedition thnt now attends the procurement of loans with stocks and bonds as collateral. It was resolved that books of subscription be opened at once at threo places, viz. • the offices of Messrs. C. H. Dorsett, M. J. Solo mons and Isaac Beckett, and that the for mation of the company be pressed vigor ously. The par value of the stock will be SIOO per share, payable in monthly instalments of $2 each. It, is predicted that it will all be speedily taken, the terms being so reason able and advantages so obvious. PREPARING FOR THE TEST. The Old Cemetery Election to be Held in January. The County Commissioners held their November meeting yesterday morning, a full board being present. Commis sioners Estill and Dorsett were ap pointed a committee to arrange for an election to bo held, under a recent act of the Legislature, on tho first Saturday in January, 1888, to decide the cemetery ques tion. Commissioners Walker and Casey were appointed to select an expert to examine the new jail before it is received from the contractor. Petitions for relief from double taxes and for county aid, were received and referred to the usual committees. The conference between the Drainage Committee of the City Council, and the County Commissioners with reierenceto the drainage of Alusgrove creek and canal, was fixed for Friday, Nov. 11. The application of the Ladies’ Industrial Relief Association for an increase of the annual appropriation, was refused, as the tax levy lias already been fixed for tho 3 r ear. A communication from Jailer Ronan with reference to the appointments of the new jail, was referred to the Jail Commit tee. OUT OF QUARANTINE. Dr. J. G. Bulloch Released from Con finement at Jacksonville. Dr. J. G. Bulloch, who w r ent to Tampa last month, and on his way back was quar antined by the Jacksonville authorities, was released yesterday. He went from here Oct. 24. Upon his arrival at Tampa he ap plied to the physician there, and also to the Relief Committee, and asked to be assigned to the care of some patients. His effort was received witii very little show of apprecia tion, and he says that he was permitted to see only one case. After remaining there until Oct. 36 he offered to go to the quaran tine camp and assist Dr. Caldwell, if his services were not needed in Tampa. The result was that lie went to the quarantine camp, and upon his arrival at the camp was surprised to learn that he was a prisoner, and was kept in quarantine for five days when he was released on a certificate issued by Dr. Caldwell, and he proceeded to Jack sonville, was again conralied and sent out to the sand hills, where he has since remained. UNIFORMED KNIGHTS PARADE. Teutonia Division, Knights of Pythias, Celebrates Its Birthday. Teutonia Division, ICnig'nts of Pythias, celebrated its first anniversary yesterday and turned out for a dress parade. DeGues lin Division participated by invitation, and the two commands former! in the Knights of Pythias Hall and marched through the principal strivts of tho city. After the parade they returned to the hall, where an elegant lunch was awaiting them, and an hour was spent around the hoard after the tiresome march. Teutonia Division now enters upon its second year, and should that be as successful as its first it will be one of the strongest divisions in the South before its next birthday. ROUGH WEATHER AT SEA The Schooner Ella M. Storer Two Days in a G le Off Katteras. The schooner Ella M. Storer arrived yes terday from Clark's cove with a cargo of guano. She left the cove on Oct. 26, and had fair weather until the afternoon of Oct. 31, while off Cape Hatteras, when she ran into a west and northeast gale, which lasted for two (lavs. At times it blew a perfect hurricane, the wind veering into southeast, thence south and south West. The vessel had two heavy boilers on deck,which caused her to labor heavilv. Heavy sots came aboard her and swept her docks, hut she weathered the gale without damage. The Bryan County Court. Judge Adams and Solicitor General dußignou returned yesterday from Bryan county where court has been in session for two days. There were several criminal cases tried, but all of them except ono were misdemeanors ami small offenses. Edward George was sent to the penitentiary for six years for burglary. The civil business of the term was somewhat heavier than usual, hut there were no cases of importance. RIVER AND HARBOR NOTES. Happenings Among the Shipping and Along the Wharves. Tho tug Sophia lias just completed repairs to her machinery, and was put into commis - sion yesterday. Quite a fleet of steamers left Savannah yesterday, five ocean tramps putting to sea, with cargoes of cotton for foreign ports. The schooners A. Denike and Charles E. Young, from Baltimore, report some eight or nine sailing vessels ashore below Cape Henry, having been driven ashore by the recent heavy gales around Hatteras. Trade and Market Notes. The rice market has advanced to pretty good figures, and at ruling prices consum ers find the use of broad materials cheaper for the time being. The coffee market has declined fully lc. per pound in less than a week, the fluctua tions in the cotton market having drawn the attention of the big operators on the New York Coffee Exchange for the moment to cotton, and consequently' coffee is finding its level. The cotton market is still on the rise. Spots were advanced y H c. all round yester day, with holders at the close asking higher. The strength of the market was caused by the heavy day’s Sales at Eiverpool of 18,000 bales at an advance of 1 ISd. per pound, and the New York market responding very promptly. Futures went up 25 points, showing that the recent crop estimates of the Cotton World have stirred up operators on the other side. THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 188 V. THE STANDARD TIME. How It is Obtained and Distributed Through the Country. Bupt. Fleming of the Savannah, Florida mid Western railway, received vesterdy the speech of Commander Brown, the origina tor of the time ball, which he delivered at the recent meeting in New York of the General Time Convention. Commander Brown explained the standard time system, and the method of computing and distribu ting the time, in vogue at the Naval Observ atory. He explains the manner in which standard time is obtained as follows: In the first place, we have two officers whose sole duty it is to keep the clock straight. They take observations every fair night. They i-ompare tho siderial clock with tho standard mean time clock at tho time of the observation, and also on the following morning at 0 o’clock. From these observations the error of the siderial clock is obtained: and from this comparison the error of the mean time clock is obtained. Whenever there is foul weather of course the observations cannot lie taken, and during that time of three, four or five days, as tho case may lie, the '•lock is run upon its record. The barometer has more effect upon the pendulum of the clock than the temperature has, and when the barometer rises and falls rapidly, as it sometimes does in our climate, especially in the winter, we find our clock immediately varies. In fair weather the gentlemen who are charged with this duty take the mean barometer between two successive observa tions, and from that they make a table; so that in foul weather, by comparing the barogieter and thermometer, they are able to get pretty close to what the clock will do in any given state of weather. Only once in the past year has the error after five days of no observations exceeded six-tenths of a second. In the majority of instances the error after four or live days of no observations lias been as little as two tenths, or one-quarter, of a second All of our work at the Naval Observatory is done automatically, and that, it seems to me, is what you gentlemen want. Speaking of the manner in which the time is distributed, he said: There are two loops from the Western Union, and tw'o from the Baltimore and Ohio. Those are loops from the main lines; so that when we switch in our clock we cut out all the work going on the main line. It goes down to the office and is there transmitted, through eighty-three repeaters, to various parts of the country. All of this operation is auto matic. It is simply a question of switching in the clock at the proper moment. Those of you who get the time from the Western Union get tho bebts of the observatory clock ou your sounders. The arrangement is a very simple one. By it the beats of the clock are transmitted every second, excepting the twenty-ninth second of the minute, which is omitted; also the fifty-fifth to the fifty ninth second. This is all done automatically. In the last minute before noon, at 11:5‘J, tiie switch is turned, and there is an interval of ten seconds of silence. That gives an op portunity- for the manipulation of switches, time-halls and clocks. When tho next signal comes it is the noon beat on our clock; and that signal is different from all the rest, in that it lasts one whole second This time is received in Savannah at the Western Union telegraph office, and the manner of receiving it can lie seen there any day at 12 o’clock when the time ball is dropped. By this means 12 o’clock is sent over the whole United States every day-, and where there is no local time to cause confusion the clocks and watches can be regulated with accuracy every twenty-four hours. It has been said that the adoption of standard time here would confuse the mari ners, but that is not so. The captains of vessels and the pilots do not wait to get into a port to find out what time the tide rises. If they did th y might never get in. They calculate the ebb and flood from ob servations which they take themselves, and are altogether independent of tide tables and almanacs, but even if it were not so, the government has issued a nautical almanac giving the tides for all the Atlantic ports according to standard time, and all the tide tables that ale now gi\ r e, in foot notes, the number of minutes to be added to or subtracted from the sun time of each port in order to change the local time to standard time, and the confusing city time of Bavaunah might be abolished and no mariner or pilot would ever know it, so far as it would affect his making the tides. ON RAID AND CROSSTIE. Local and General Gossip in Railway Circles. The grading of the Kansas City’, Memphis and Birmingham branch road to Bessemer will be finished this week. J. A. McDuffie, General Ticket and Pass enger Agent of the Brunswick and Western railroad, was in the city yesterday. It is rumored that Supt. Starr, of the Port Royal and Western Carolina railroad, will short ly go to Mexico on the Mexican Na tional railroad. The Central has received another ten wheel locomotive from the Rogers works. Three engines were also recently received from the Baldwin works. Eight hundred and fifty feet of the Coosa tunnel on the Goodwater extension remains yet to be bored, and the strata of rock in both ends of the tunnel show no signs of giving out. The rook through which the tunnel is now being bored is, in the lan guage of the contractor, “as hard as Pha raoh's heart.” and is the most difficult to work ever encountered in a tunnel in this country. The grading and trestling from Leeds to Coosa river is now just about com pleted. Tho striking feature of the iron and steel trade is a transaction in steel rails that looks very much like a break in price sufficient to thoroughly unsettle matters for the time be ing. According to current report, says the Commercial Bulletin, a Pennsylvania com pany has accepted an order for some 15,000 tons tit $34 50, delivered at Boston. This rate is so dangerously near the basis of S3O at the mill that, pending further develop ments, the market is in a very uncertain, not to say demoralized condition. Some what in contrast with this, however, tho re port has had more or less exclusive circula tion that car builders have recently secured some quite liberal orders, which will secure work tor the near future and necessitate purchases of goodly quantities of crude ma terial. Local Personal. Col. John Screven left last night for St. Louis. R. B. Reppard went up to Atlanta last night. W. R; Leaken, Esq., has returned from a trip through the North and West. Messrs. A. A. Gaddis and J. A. McDuffie, of the Brunswick and Western, are at the Screven. Mr. Dennis J. Murphy, of Dixon & Mur phy, left last night for New York on a busi ness trip. Police Sergt. S. C. Lee returned yester day from Springfield, Effingham county, where ho has been to attend tne funeral of his brother. Judge Speer and United States Marshal launar are expected down from Macon this morning to open the November term of the United States courts here. Capt. W. G. Raoul, who has been spend ing a few days in the city, will leave this morning for Mexico, ife was the guest while here of H. M. Comer, Esq. Tho following appointments of non-oom missioned officers were announced at the last meeting of the Savannah Cadets: Corp. J. D. Mdler to be Sergeant; Privates E. B. Hell and J. Tyson to be Corporals. They Will Not Do It. Those who once take Dr. Pierce’s “Pleas ant Purgative Pellets’’ will never consent to use any other cathartic. They are pleasant to take :ul mild in their operation. Smaller than oi .inary pills and inclosed in glass vials; virtue-s unimpaired. By druggists. THE CARGOES ABANDONED. The Naval Court Sustains the Protest of the British Crews. The following decision, which was handed down by the Naval Court yesterday, settles 1 the wet cotton question, so far us British steamships are concerned: Finding and order of a Naval Court held at Savannah, ou the 7th, nth and 9th days of Nov ember 1887, to investigate and inquire into the result of a protest made by the crew of the British steamship “Naples” of Condon official Number 70,728, and to determine whether the wet cm ton Intel*-discharged from the said British steamship is in such a condition, or is likely to become so through deterioration dur ing a voyage to England, as to bh a source of danger to the health of the said crew If the said wet cotton is re-shipped, and carried under the hatched of the said steamship Naples; That after hearing and carefully considering the evidence presented to this court, which evi dence included the testimony of nine physi cians, seven of w iioni were decidedly opposed oil sanitary grounds to the reshipment of the said wet cotton below the decks or the said steam ship Naples, and after a personal examination of the said wet cotton, and also the quarters oc cupied by the sailors and firemen on board the said ship, The court is of the opinion, and so decides, that the protest made by the aforesaid crew has been fully sustained, and therefore it decrees that the said wet cotton be not reshipped under the hatches of the steamship Naples. It is important, inasmuch as it estab lishes a precedent by which, no doubt, the captains of steamers suffering similar losses will in the future be guided. This decision enables them to re fuse to take over the cotton which is dam aged in their own ships, though vessels sail ing under the same laws take that same cot ton and carry it to Liverpool under hatches, while the vessel in which it was damaged collects freight. Uapt. Reavely, of the Resolute, has abandoned his damaged cargo because the owners instructed him to do so. He will put his vessel into a berth and take a dry cargo, leaving the damaged one to be carried for ward by some other British vessel. CHARLESTON’S DAY’S DOINGS. Happening’s in South Carolina’s Chief Metropolis City. Charleston Republicans are reorganizing for the coming campaign. The United States army recruiting sta tion in Charleston opened yesterday. The Charleston Light Dragoons are mak ing active preparations for their coming fair. Manager Keogh, of the Charleston Aeade niv of Music, has made an engagement with Levy, the cornetist, to come to Charleston. Tho synod of the priests of tiie Diocese of South Carolina is in session in Charleston. The synod is called to discuss the regula tions for the government of the priests and people of tho diocese, and the laws are bind ing upon all those who profess the Catholic faith living in the diocese. The three candidates for the Democratic nomination for Mayor of Charleston were heard at the Democratic mass meeting held under the auspices of the Young Men’s Democratic Club Tuesday night. The Netox anil Courier congratulates the Democracy of Charleston on the readiness of candidates for exalted public office to an nounce their opinions on important public questions before they are nominated by the party. There is, so far as the candidates for Mayor are concerned, no leaping in the dark. Frank Kressel, Jr., the owner of the Sophie Amelia K., states that he did not challenge anybody to run a yacht race, and that the answer of Capt. Swann, of the Frances Elizabeth, is not an answer to his challenge. His vessel, he says, is a pilot boat, and he will pit her against any pilot boat in Charleston for a pilot boat race. He does not care to go into the triangular yacht race business, but he will race from Charles ton to Tybee and back—over the course sailed by the Igo and Neca a year or two ago. , A Card. Editor Morning News: Our attention has been called to an advertisement in a local newspaper, addressed to one of the pastors of this city, in which certain questions are propounded to him in a form most offensive and injurious, with a manifest purpose of bringing public odium upon him and upon tho young ladies of his family. It is, of course, impossible for a self-respecting gen tleman to pay any attention to so gross an attack, the purpose of which, on the part of the instigators, if not of the writer, is so obvious. We take the responsibility of saying, on tho positive persona 1 knowledge of some of us, that the implications which this publica tion is calculated to convoy to the public, are each and all false in every particular. Alfred K. Mills, ('has. H. Olmstead, J. P. S. Houstoun, Wm. L. Wakelee, C. G. Anderson, Fred. M. Hull, A. R. Lawton, Jr., T. D. McCall, J. I. Stoddard, D. Hopps, TV. D. Waples, ,J. L. Whatley, W.W. Mackall, Jr. M. Maclean. George C. Freeman. The Wrestling Match. The wrestling match on Friday night promises to be an interesting one. Mulder lias met and conquered Evans Lewis, better known ns the “Strangler;” Duncan Ross, Andy Christol, Jos. Falkner, Tom Cannon, the “Jap”, Jack Conners, and others. He challenged Muldoon in Baltimore, but his challenge was not accepted, and at pr, sent he is willing to meet him or any other man m “catch-as-catch-can” or “Graeco-Roman” match. He weighs 185 pounds stripped and stands 5 feet 11 inches. Mr. C. Harris Hopper, formerly sporting editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer , is his manager. Endorsement of a Leading Physician. “I have used Darbys Prophylactic Fluid extensively as a disinfectant and deodorizer, and find it an admirable preparation. Whenever there are offensive discharges from wounds, abscesses, etc., it is wonderful in its action. I consider it the best prepara tion 1 know as a gargle in diphtheria or scarlet fever.” J. Creswell Lewis, M. D., Philadelphia. Stoves for AIL Messrs. Cornwell & Chipman have now in stock a most extensive line of Heating and Cooking Stoves, to which they invite the at tention of the public. For economy both in fuel and money, and for labor-saving de vices, their Stoves are unsurpassed, and being put up in the best way known to prac tical men, always give satisfaction. They make a specialty of Range and Heater work, and guarantee that their prices will be as low as possible and that their work will give perfect satisfaction. Road the advertise ment elsewhere. For an Office, Parlor or Bedroom, The best success in the shape of ail open front Heating Stove is our Fire Light. It warms the rooms at once and allows but very little heat to escape up the chimney, which is such a common complaint with warming stoves. By reason of the great depth of its grate basket, it is vastly sutie rior to all other smaller open front Frank lins. Parties have taken down other heaters and replaced them with the Fire Light. Persons annoyed with cold rooms should in vestigate this. For wile only by Lovell & Lattimore, Hardware and Stoves. A grand sale of very fine colored silks, every shade represented, at 81 and 81 25 per yard, positively worth 82 and 82 60, at Weisbein's. Come and see them. It is ex traordinary value. Oak, Pine and Lightwood, For sale by R. B. Cassels, corner Taylor and East. Broad street- Telephone No. 77. If you want a bargain in choice Preserves, Jellies and Jams, go to D. B. Lester's. A CHINAMAN’S STRATEGY. His Ruse for Showing: That the Stolen Sample-Case was His Own. From the St. Paul Globe. Tom Burke is a disciple of Leigh Hunt in dealing with his fellow-men, but a recent experience has caused him to modify his feel ing somewhat with regard to the almond eyed sons of the Flowery Kingdom. It Unopened thus: Recently Tom came down from Duluth via the Omaha night train, and while at Spooner stepped over to warm his inner man with a cup of coffee. On returning to the train his sample-case was missing. Tom hunted through the train in company with several other Knights of the Grip, and learned that the heathen Chinee had been seen leaving the car with a sample-case. Pell-mell into the waiting room rushed Tom, followed by the gang, and there in the cor ner sat a demure and iunocent-lookirg sou of Confucius, dressed in a full suit of civilized broadcloth. “Here,” says Tom, “where is my sample case?" “Me not know, ‘Melican man.” Tom’s hand catne down 011 the Celestial's shoulder, and whirling him into the centre of the room, he demanded the case, follow ed with a threat to cut off his cue. Walk ing up throe or four seats, the Mongolian pointed under the settee. Tom made a dive under the seat and hauled forth his cherished companion, aud was shout to start for the train. “You holee on little minute. Dat my glip; him got my glub in him.” Tom stopped, and setting the case down, opened it. The pig-tail pointed to a little square tin box remarking: “Dat my own self glip; him got Chinee man glub in him.” Tom picked up the box, opened it, and there lay a mouse dead. That raw-hide son of a washee had emptied out Tom’s sample of O. G, Java, and placed in its stead the rodent, hoping thereby to prove his proprietorseip. There was a pause, a mouse-colored expression stole over Tom’s face. Then he laid a hand on that Chinaman's pig tail, and, straightening himself up, he whirled the surprised rat catcher through the door. The midnight air was loaded with whoopees as that fright ened Celestial made a break for the woods, and iu two minutes the wires bore the fol lowing message: “Allen, Moon & Cos., St. Paul: Express to me at Turtle Lake sample of O. G. Java. Tom Burke.” Cigars are on Tom. Weather Indications. Special Indications for Georgia: RAIN Light rains, followed by fair weath- Lr. slightly colder, light to fresh variable winds, shifing to northerly. Comparison of mean temperature at Savan nah, Nov. 9 1887, and themeanof samedayfor flfteeneyears. j Departure Total Mean Temperatvrk i from the Departure Mean Since for 15 years Nov. 9, *8?, -1- or Jan. 1,1887. 110 0 | 6-10 -I- 4.0 583.0 Comparative rainfall statement: Mean Dady Amount “ Amount for for M 10 Years, j Nov. 9, ’B7. .07 I 00 .07 I —11.85 Maximum temperature 71. minimum torn perature 50 The height of the river at Augusta at 1:33 o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time) was ti 8 feet —a rise of 0.1 during the past twenty-four nours. Observations takon at the seme moment of time at all stations. Savannah. Nov. 9. 9:86 p. M . city time. Temperature. Direction. I *r I g Velocity. J P Rainfall. Name of Station a Port land j 32 'V .. Clear. Boston 36 IV i Clear. Block Island 1 40] W .. i Clear. New York city ... 42 S E ..... Cloudy. Philadelphia 42 N : Clear. Detroit i 44 N ..[ ,18iCloudy. Fort Buford j 42......... iClear. St. Vincent j 3J. S j ..[.... [Cloudy. Washington city.. 44|S Ej.. [Clear. Norfolk 54 NE| 8 ... Clear. Charlotte 50 E Smoky. Hattera* 58 N 12 .... Clear. Titusville 68'NWj 2 .... Clear. Wilmington 56 NF. ... Clear. Charleston 60 N E 8 IClear. Augusta . 66 NE 4 ... 'Cloudy. Savannah 64 E 8 Cloudy. Jacksonville 66 N 6 T* [Cloudy. Cedar Keys 74 E 3 Clear. Key West 76 N E 6i —Clear. Atlanta. 62S E 10— [Cloudy. Pensacola 68 E 6 Fair. Mobile 66j S t .... Cloudy. Montgomery ... . 66 .. .. T* [Raining. Vicksburg 60 Cloudy. New Orleans 06 NE6 .. [Cloudy. Shreveport GB[ N .. ,02| Clear. Fort Smith 52 N E Clear. Galveston 70, N 6 ....[Clear, Corpus Christi 70* E 12 .. [Fair. Palestine 04 N 10 ... Cloudy. Brownesville ] 68 NEj 3[ Clear. RioGrande I '2 E s Cloudy. Knoxville I 62 W j Cloudy. Memphis 58jNW| .08 Cloudy. Nashville 1 6- K\V .38 Cloudy. Indianapolis j 42 NW ..; .80 Raining. Cincinnati 54 NW;. I .32 Raining. Pittsburg 52 E Cloudy. Buffalo 46 S E..!.. Cloudy. Cleveland 48 S [..1 .OSißaiuing. Marquette 30 NW .06 Snowing. Chicago 36 NW . .02 Cloudy. Duluth 36 NW ...... iCloudy. St. Paul 36 W 'Cloudy. Davenport 36 S W .06 Snowing. Cairo 4i N ..I 22 Cloudy. St. Louis 42 NW Cloudy. Leavenworth... 44 NW' ! Clear. Omaha 40 NWj Clear. Yankton 36 S Wj [Clear. Bismarck 42 SWi Clear. Deailwood 38 Wl Clear. Cheyenne 44 NW Clear. North Platte 40 SW Clear. Dodge City 44 N j Clear Santa Fe 40 E ! Clear. *T denotes trace of rainfall. G. N. Salisburv Signal Corps. P. Cohen. We invite attention to the advertisement of this gentleman, who is one of the enter prising merchants of this city. For nine years Mr. Cohen has been doing business in Savannah, and has succeeded in building up an extensive and lucrative trade. His store is on Broughton street, which is crammed with Fancy Goods, Notions, Shoes and Novelties; is almost constantly at this season thronged with customers, who seem well pleased with the bargains they secure. A specialty of Mr. Cohen’s is his full line of Boys’ and Men’s Clothing, every article of which is manufactured by himself on the premises and warranted to give satisfaction. Read elsewhere what he has to say for him self. At EstiU’s. Savannah Daily Morning News, Savannah Weekly News, Puck, Judge, Harper’s Weekly, Leslie’s Weekly, Life, French and German Papers, Carpentry and Building, Frank Pleasant Hours, At the Mercy of Tiberius (Augusta Evans’ last novel), Rail road Guides, Tid-Bits, Merchant Traveler, Boston Globe, Boston Her ald, Philadelphia Press, Philadelphia Times, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Ameri can, New York Herald, World, Hun, Times, Tribune,Star, Atlanta Constitution, Augusta Chronicle, Macon Telegraph, Florida Tiinea-Union, Jacksonville News- Herald, New Orleans Times-Domex; rat, Charleston News and Courier, Cincinnati Commercial Gaette, Cincinnati Enquirer. Oak, Pine and Light wood, For sale by R. B. (.'niseis, corner Taylor and East Broad streets. Telephone No. 77. A Pure Grajie Wine for 11, and a choice Hcuppernong Wine for fl 50 at D. B. Les tor’s. GIVEN UP BY PHYSICIANS A Lady in Milton, Fia., Who a Life Had Been Despaired of Saved by Prickly Ash, Poke Root, Potassium. Milton. i-t.a.. Ja:i. JO, ls'-o. This is to certify that 1 hove :- > af flicted witli Scrofula, or Blood Poison, for a number of years. The best physi clans of Mobile ami th s city said noth ing could be done for me. i also took a large quantity of S. S. S.. but found no relief in anything that I took My limbs were a mass of ulcers, and Adieu 1 was sent to a physician at Mobile my entire body was a mass of sores. I hail given up all hopes, and as a last resort tried i\ P. P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potas sium), and afterusiug four bottles (small size) the sores have entirely disappeared, and my geueral health was never better than at the present time, and people that know me think it a wonderful cure. Resjiectfully, EI.IZA TODD. P. P. P. is the only perfect cure for all Blood Diseases. It will cure when all other remedies have failed. P. P. P. gives new life to the sick, increases the appetite, aids digestion and builds up the entire system. For sale by all Druggists. Dr. Whitehead can lie consulted daily at the office of the Company, Odd Fellows’ Hall Building, without charye. Prescrip tions and examination free. All inquiries by mail will also receive bis personal atten tion. About Arm3. The human arm plays a very important part in the drama of life. A lady who can boast of a pretty arm is not apt to conceal the fact to any great extent. Man's natural weapon of defense and offense, is his strong right arm. When an auctioneer’s arm comes down it means “sold,” in more ways than one. The large Golden Arm that in vites the passer-by to step in and examine our great variety of Gents’, Youths’ and Boys’ Suits, Overcoats, Hats and Gent’s Fur nishing Goods, illustrates the hammer-like strokes of success achieved by us in catering to the wants of our friends and the public generally, and encourageinglv beckons in those who have not enjoyed the many ad vantages we possess in our line. Our stock is constantly augmented by new arrivals, and our known upright dealing and minute attention to our customers’ needs, brings constant additions to our clientage. We ask an inspection of our clothing and com parison of pncefc. You can easily find the sign of The Big Golden Arm. Simon Mitchell, 159 Broughton street. D. B. Lester Has Pickles, Sauces, Jellies and Jams, Smoked Beef, Butter, and the best of Hams; Currants, Citron and Raisins cheap, Broma, Cocoa, ami Chocolate sweet; Choice Coffees and Teas he always keep, And everything nice for people to eat; Groceries, Groceries of every kind. Brandy, Whisky and the finest of Wine; Crackers and Canned Goods of every description. Give him a call and make your selection. ill Whitaker street. Savannah, Ga. Cable Street Cars. There was a rumor afloat a few days ago that this new street railway, which is to go to the Central railroad wharf and through the city, was to be run by cable, like the Chi cago street railway. This would probably cost more money in the start, hut 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 it Sehaul’s, the One Pricß Clothiers: it takes you no time to get an outfit at their establishment, as 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 winter stock has been received, and are ready for inspection—l 63 Congress street, opposite the market. A Big Crop of Weddings. Reliable rumor predicts a greater than usual number of weddings during the fall and winter season, an indication of prosperity surely. We are in proper trim for just such occasions, and would ask persona: inspection of the multitudi nous articles, ornamental and decorative, with which our storerooms arc crowded. We point with pleasure to our immense array of Solid Silver and Plated Ware suitable for wedding S resents, rare Vases, elegant Clocks, handsome tatuary, 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. In Diamonds. Jewelry and Watches, it is Impossible in limited space to speak intelligibly. Suffice it to saj tiial not even the famous "Tiffany's" can outrival us in beauty and careful 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 depart ment is carefully conducted, and ail work in this line is artistically executed. We are always pleased to snow visitors through our stock, even though they may not be ready to buy, as we feel that our establishment is one of the ‘‘sights’’ of the city, and it is always "exhi bition day” to the public. Respectfully, M. Stkrnber... 157 Broughtou street. State or Weather. The Florence Heaters, for sale by J as. 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 of their merits: Messrs. Jus. S. Si/on <P Son: Dear Sirs. The kerosene heating stove bought of you works splendidly. It keeps my bath room comfortably warm in the coldest weather. There is "no odor from it whatever and I consider it a perfect thing. Geo. N. Nichols, Printer anil Binder. For further information apply at 140 Broughton street. 350 dozen pure Linen Towels at the uni form price of 10c., worth all the way from 15c. to 25c. each. Sale w ill take place at Weisbein’s Bazar on Monday, Nov. 7, and continued until disposed of. Buckwheat Cakes. We take pleasure in recommending Heek 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. Underwear. People now-a-days pay extra prices for underwear, because the word sanitary is printed on them, with some heretofore un heard of doctor’s name attached. All they can possibly claim is that the article sold is all wool, which no one need to j>ay extra for. When a firm like the Famous New York Clothing House, corner of Congress and Whitaker streets, warrant underwear all wool, they can be relied on as such, without having to pay almost double the price for them. YVe have underwear of every quality, and prices the low-ost in the city. Everyone knows, by manufacturing our ow n Clothing, we undersell all our competi tors. Out of our large stock of Overcoats, and suits for men, youths and boys, we can suit everybody. Our $2 50 knee suit, our 25c. knee pants, and 25c. blue felt boys hats, are real, bargains. We keep Umbrellas, Hats, Trunks and Valises of every description. Our 25e. Hcai-fq and Suspenders cannot be matched for less than double the price. Our $2 .50 Gloria Umbrella wears better than silk. 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. I.UDIIES Jb EAT Ed a. M. H. (knot Be Duplicated Y\7E have purchased the samples of a travel. o ing salesman, who represented one of the largest manufacturing and importing Fancy Foods Houses in the U. S. Said samples consist of nearly 500 pieces of ELEGANT HOLIDAY NOVELTIES. Plush and Brass Goods. Brush and Comb Sots, Mirrors, Whisp Broom Holders, Wall Pockets, Manicure Sets, Toilet Sets, Jewel Boxes, Shaving Sets, Game Boxes, Brass Novelties, and many attractive aud hand some goods suitable for Birthday, Wedding, or Holiday Presents. As none of these floods can be duplicated we suggest an immediate investigation, and \i prices warrant a selection we will cheerfully lav aside, for responsible bona fide purchasers ' who can have privilege of paying for when delivered Goods were bought at one-half the actual cost of manufacture, and the public can avail them selves of these bargains by visiting L. & B. S. M. H. FURNITURE AND CARPETS c HEX Per ’J’IIA.N' THE CHEAPEST ! For quality and price we can do better than any other concern in the South. Our goods are all specially selected'from the most renowned manufacturers, and embrace everything in the Furniture and Carpet trade. Our terms are most liberal, and all goods are just as represented. , A personal inspection will convince you that we can 6ell you much CHEAPER than the CHEAPEST. A, J. Miller & Co.’s FURNITURE AND Carpet Emporium, 118,150 and 152 BROUGHTON ST, SADDLERY, ETC. MLASBAN MPiIIBY f(). 187 BROUGHTON ST., UNDER TURNER HALL, MANUFACTURERS & DEALERS IN ALL KINDS Or Saiiiry, Haraess, flips, HORSE CLOTHING, ETC. A FULL LINE OF a Scotch, Irish and Concord Team Collars. We will duplicate any Northern or Western bill of hand-made Harness, and warrant satis faction. Trunks Covered, Harness and Saddles Repaired, and first rate workmanship guaran teed. Come and see us and give us a trial. - _ ■ - iig - ■ DRUGS AND MEDICINES. Don't. Do It! Don't Do What? TV T HY don't walk our tony streets with that > v nice dress or suit of clothes on with Stains or Grease Spots to, to which the Savannah dust sticks "closer than a brother,” when Japanese Cleansing Cream will take them out clean as anew pin. 25c. * bottle. Made only by J. R. HALTIWANGER, At his Drug Stores, Broughton and Drayton, Whitaker and Wayne streets. BANKS. KISSIMMEE CITY BANK, Kissimmee City, Orange County, Fla. CAPITAL - - - $50,000 r pRANSACT a regular banking business. Give 1 particular attention to Florida collections. Correspondence solicited. Issue Exchange ou New York. New Orleans, Savannah and Jack sonville. Fib. Resident Agents for Coutts & Cos. and Melville. Evans A Cos., of London, England. New York correspondent: The Seaboard National Bank. it.x > m omis*. ~ TESTIMONI ALS77 From the American Art Journal, December, 1882. PRESIDENT ARTHUR'S CHOICE—AKNABE GRAND IN THE WHITE HOUSE —lt is gener ally conceded that President Arthur is one of the most cultured and accomplished gentlemen who have occupied the executive chair. But few of our readers, outside of metropolitan cir cles are aware that he enumerates among bis many accomplishments that of music. President Arthur is not only an excellent amateur, but considerable of a music connoisseur. He re cent ly gave the old and reliable house of Kna!>a <£ Cos. an order for a Concert Grand for the Presidential Mansion,at Washington. The In strument is one of the most superb Grands pro* duced by Messrs. Knabe. It is richly carved, and is an exceptional instrument to beautiful equality of tone, power, exquisite touch, re sponsive action and artistic workmanship. It was placed in the White House last week. The* President is not alone in his preference for the Knabe Grand, as it graces the parlors of Hon. James G. Blaine and many other statesmen at Washington. # Messrs. JFm. Knnhe <fc Cos.: Dear Birr: The Upright Piano which you so kindly presented me eonunands my admiration. For beauty of tone, touch and act ion, I have not seen its equal, and it gives me great pleasure to l ender this justice to the instrument of your manufacture. Believe me, very truly vours, CLARA LOUIgE KELLOGG. Clarehurst, September 14. Messrs. H'm. Knnhe rf Cos.: Gentlemen: I give my testimony as to Ihe qualities of your Concert Grand Plano, to pos session of one of my friends, with greatest of pleasure, as only the very best can be said of them. Tone and touch are equally excellent, and assist the artist in the execution of every possible measure, and I will with pleasure advo cate their introduction. There is not the least doubt that they will compete to greatest advan tage with all others. ADOLPH BLOMBERG. „ Musical Director. Mclhausen, October 10. To control this territory on the above Pianos, we buy and pay spot cash for every one of their instruments on our floor. See us for terms and prices. DAVIS BROS.