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8 HEALTH MEN’S VIEWS. DR FALLIGANT’S INSPECTION OF MEMPHIS’ SEWERS. Some of the Questions Discussed by the American Public Health Associa tion —A Better Drainage System Needed for Savannah—Dr. Falligant's Plan. During his recent visit to Memphis, where he went to attend the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association, Dr. L. A. Falligant made a thorough inspection of tne Memphis drainage system, the fea tures of which were discussed at length by the members of the association. Dr. Falligant was seen yesterday by a Mousing News reporter, and was a-ked what he saw in Memphis that might be of interest to the people of Savannah. “My dear fellow, I saw so much, heard so much, and learned so much,'’ said the doctor, “in those few days, that I would not Wave to be very verbose to give you material enough for your whole edition, and all of it, too, exceedingly valuable to learn. Just think of the scope and practical value of such subjects as t.he complete and practical extinction of diseased germs in solid and liquid states by tire, the prevention of pollution of water supplies, the avoidance of sewerage incrus tations with ice cut for cooling our libations, the disposal of garbage by fire in a practi cal and speedy, as well as economical, way, the practical methods for preventing the transportation and sale of diseased meats, the methods of cleansiug systems of house-drainage, the practical solu tions of conflicting questions involved in national and State quarantines, and many other equally important and in teresting subjects, every one of which con cerns, more or less, the protection of public health and welfare, imperfect sanitary conditions not only predispose us to local and clima - ic disorders, such as typhoid and typho-malarial fevers, but are the hot be is in which diseases more generally of exotic origin, like yellow fever, find congenial soil.” “I think. Doctor, that the readers of the Morning News would read with interest any information that you can give to en lighten them on the subjects you have named. Memphis has the reputation of having an excellent system of house drain age; did you inspect it THE MEMPHIS DRAINAGE SYSTEM, “Yes; and I can hardly tell you the pleas ure it gave me to witness the practical solu tion of what our Savannah authorities have regarded as insurmountable engineering difficulties.” “Give me au instance of this kind, Doc tor r “Well, you know that in a paper recently published by me in the Morning News, 1 intimated tllat a pipe could be extended from West Broad street to East Broad street, continuous from end to end, without a break in it, about 4,0c)0 feet of distance: and that so constructed, it could bo flushed by throwing on the water at West Broad street and letting it empty into the East Broad street sewer, thus securing the econo my of only one valve or automatic flush tank for the entire line—so that no intermediate flushing point would be necessary. You will readily perceive how economically- and speedily the entire system could lie flushed by a line of flush points extending along West Broad street at the heads of such lane sewers as I devised, each one pouring the water through its drain pipe, and all find ing their terminal discharge at blast Broad street,” “You sav there is fall enough in the grade from the surface at West Broad stroet to the sewer level in East Broad street so that it would not be necessary to use the interme diate large brick storm water sewers now existing for house drainage connections:” “Perfectly so. The Memphis system is without any standpipe pressure to force the water through the drains, but gets a con siderable force by the grade fall in portions of the system. Other portions of the sys tem have a grade fall of Uardlv more than Vy£ inches in a hundred feet. Yet the prep are of the water coming down from points of greater grade fall into these sections has been found to have sufficient driving power to increase the rapidity of the current in these more nearly horizontal sections so as to make them perform very satisfactory work.” “Make this power a little more clearly understood.” TO OBTAIN A CURRENT. “Well, suppose I attach a hose 100 feet in length to a pipe at the base of the water tower near Haines' mill. If the tower have only sor 10 feet of water in it, the pressure will not be very great, and tho water will not be forced tnro lgk the hose to a point very far beyond its mouth. Now suppose I attach to the base of the tower a hose long enough to reach to East Broad street, and at the same time fill the tower to its top with water: You will find the water pour ing out of the terminal extremity of the pipe or hose at East Broad street with about the same forca that it would at Jefferson street, provided there are no breaks or escape points in the hose, or lateral eddying points in the pipe.” “There has t>een some question as to why you threw out the iniermediate surface drainage sewers between East .Broad and West Broad streets.” “I don’t want them. They would not serve my purposes as well as one continuous pipe, and I would have a half dozen times as much work in flushing them. Besides, suppose I emptied one into the Barnard street sewer, how am I going to flush out that sewer? I know there is a claim that these big sewers are flushed, but it is all nonsense. It cannot be done with any means now at our command any more than you can flush tho bed of the .Savannah river with a stream from Musgrove creek, or plug up the open head of a beer ban-el with a soda water cork! I am perfectly well aware that I may puncture the self-com placency of sonic of our recent authorities, but lam guided by facts and mechanical principles alone, and not by fancies or im agination.” “How many flush points do you think would be needed on West Broad street”’ “One at the head of each lane—about twenty in all.” “How long would it take to flush these lane pipes?” CARING FOR THE SEWERS. “Not exceeding five to ten minutes to each pipe. For twenty pipes about three hours; so that one man could repeat the flushing process in each pipe every three hours, or eight times in the twenty-four hours.” “You are confident, Doctor, that a con tinuous pipe could be run from West Broad to East Broad street, say 4,000 feet?” “I am not only confident of it, but have just seen a pipe over two miles long, and serving us the central pipe for over 30.000 jieople. The laterals empty into it, anil it works excellently.” “I have heard it said, Doctor, that short pipes are necessary, as breakages or points of obstruction in long pipes could not be de tected without goiug over and digging up the whole line to find the break.” “I am glad you asked that question, lie cause Mr. Howard, or one of the Aldermen, Presented the same objection to iny plan, n e short time afterward I told my Alder manic friend that the difficulty could lie solved by having escape pipes at every 100, 200 or 300 feet, so thnt the backing out of the water at the escape pipe would locate the sect on where the drainage existed. But see how beautilully practical engineers have solved this difficulty. In the continuous pipe there are openings of the upper surface at, say, every ijoo feet, from which man holes extend to the surface. You look through the man-hole down on the inside bottom of the con tinuous pipe and see t.he cur rent running along. Now drop a floating ball to which you have attached a rope of 300 to 500 feet in length. In cases of partial ob struction tho current carries the ball along to the coiut of obstruction. Holding on to your end of the rope yourself, tie a string there at the manhole, draw out your bail and rone, measure the rope from the string to the ball, then measure along vour drain pipe the same distance, dig down to it, and you come to the break. removing obstructions. “Now, suppose the obstruction is com plete so that the current does not flow. Then you substitute n stout wire for the rope, pursue the same method of intro ducing it, shove it along until you can’t shove it any further, draw it out and meas ure. and dig as in the ease of the rope. The thing is as simple as finding a marble in the bottom of a preserving jar. All you have got to do is to learn how.” “What is the size ot the pipe serving so many thousand people?” “Fifteen inches, and it answers all pur poses, excepting as an outlet for excessive storm water-flows. By that I mean water from sheds running through the hoiise draius by way of the gutters. You will recollect, however, that 30.000 jieople, and 1,500 to 2,000 people such as " live on the two sides of one of our proposed lane sewers, are very different number-, and 200 to 300 houses are very different from 8,000 to 4,000 houses. In other words, while a 15-inch pipe drains a section in Memphis as large as from Bay to Gaston and from West Broad to East Broad. lam merely trying to get it into the heads of our old fogies that a 12-inch pipe will drain from Bay to Bryan, and from West Broad to East Broad. It seems rather difficult to get them to believe that much.” “How about the expense of keeping the general system in repair J" “The engineer of the Memphis system answered my direct inquiry on that subject by stating that the average annual excuse of repairs for tbo entire system had been about $600.” “I see, Doctor, by the Memphis papers, that during the session of the American Dublin Health Association you illustrated by diagrams, a paper of your own on prime requisites in the construction and methods of laving sewer pipes for the purposes of house drainage.” “Yes, and it was not only very heartily endorsed by scientists and engineers who were members of the Association, but the engineer of the Memphis system, with whom I discussed it suggestions, very candidly confessed to me that he thought my sugges tions were excellent and that they would, if carried out, induce a more perfect working of the flush currents.” “Will you give the readers of the Morn ing News the benefit of your studies and investigations in this line?'’ “Yes, but some other time. I think I have already said enough to wake up their capacity for the digestion of abstract and practical science sufficient to the subjects I nave already attempted to elucidate.” THROUGH THE CITY. Items Gathered Here and There by the News Reporters. The City Council will meet to-night. There was only one arrest yesterday and that was for drunkenness. Georgia Chapter, R. A. M., will hold a special convocation to-night to confer the M. M. degree. Judge Adam.-, Solicitor Genera! dußig non. Col. Lester, W, S. Charlton, Esq., and William Clifton, Esq., returned yesterday from Effingham county. The November term of the court only lasted al>out six hours, as there was but little business await ing it. Liberty court will convene next week, and the docket there is much larger. AT THE THEATRE. “ The World” To-Night and To-Morrow Night’s Attractio i. “Two Old Cronies” played befors '.smaller audience last night than they did Monday night, but everybody laughed just as loud. To-night “The World” will be the attraction. The play is spectacular and has made a dramatic sensation wherever it has been. For ten years it has delighted the lovers of spectacular melodrama, and it is popular alike among all circles of society, from the boxes to the noisy and ill-mannered gallery gods. Anyone who has crossed the ocean ami seen the arrangements at a largo harbor and on shipboard, will at once concede the depth of the author’s genius in locating the scenes of his play. J. 11. de la Ilarpe, the artist, in his efforts to portray those scenes, did not draw upon his im agination, but was employed and sent to Australia by Mr. Little, and he gives a very correct conception of the arrange ments at a large harbor and on shipboard, the picturesqueness of the harbor scene and the weirdness of a storm at sea presents a picture that no other drama affords. The play was given here a year ago, and its re turn this year brings a guarantee of large audiences. It will be here two nights. JOINED HANDS FOR LIFE. Charles McDowell Takes Annie Laurie Laird to be Lis Wedded Wife. On Monday aHnirnoon Miss Annie Laurie Laird left her home for a walk and to do some shopping. Her family thought nothing of her going out. nor were they at all anxi ous whon she did not return for about two hours, but they were very much surprised when she came home with Mr. Charles McDowell, who announced that she who hud been Miss Annie Laurie Laird was now Mrs. Charles McDowell. Mr. McDowell has been quite attentive to Miss Laird for some time past, but no one suspected that their marriage had so nearly approached until the groom announced that it had taken place. When Miss Laird left her home she mot her lover, who had a carriage in wait ing. They drove to a quiet church in the suburbs of the city, where they were united. After spending some time with their relatives the bride and groom drove to their new home on State street. THE ST. PATRICK’S FAIR. The Attendance and Interest In creasing—The Raffles. The attendance at the St. Patrick’s Fair last night was noarly as large as it was on the opening night, and everybody went to buy. At the “Mikado” booth the following raffles took place: Dish of fruit, won by Miss O'Donohue: dish of fruit, won liy Mr. P. L. Constautine: two fruit cakes, won by Mr Theus anil Miss Julia Feeley; dish of fruit by Mr. Loon Ferst, also a dish of fruit by Miss Ger trude O’Donohue, and two gallons of cream by Mr. Maurice Murphy. At booth No. ,‘i, provided over by Mrs. John ISullivnn, a basket of flowers donated by Miss May Hernandez was raffled and won by Miss M. Lovett. The St. Patrick's T. A. B. Society will attend the fair to-night in regalia and hike supper. "Tricks in All Trades.” One of the tricks of the street boy’s trade was showed up yesterday by a member of the “gamin brigade.” Ho was ragged like the rest of them, and wore a rim minus a hat. Ho came down Whitaker street with a pile of “soap powder” hand-bills under his arm, but they didn’t stay there long. He was supposed to distribute them on the street, shove them into every passer-by’s face, and throw them into every open door way to make the clerk’s swear, but he didn't do anything of the kind. He turned itilo Bay lane, and when he was pretty sure that nobody saw him, he shoved the whole pile under a gutter bridge, and went off jingling the nickels he had earned by the job. Talks to Young Men. There was a large attendance at the Young Men’s Christian Association meeting last evening, which was conducted by Mr. James Faria, Jr. This evening the General Secretary will give a “confidential talk' - t i young men, to which boys under 14 years of ace will not be admitted. THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16. 18S7. THE CITY’S SHADE TREES. No Observance of Arbor Day, but Lots of Trees to be Planted. Tuesday, Nov. 23, will be arbor day throughout the State, and many of the smaller cities will celebrate it by planting numbers of trees in the streets and public squares. There vs ill lie no arbor day here, but during the present month and Decem ber a number of trees will be set out, There is a need for this even in the Forest City, for the old trees like the old people die event ually and leave bal e spots in tne line of the streets. There is nothing that adds so much to the beauty of a residence as trees, but there are many houses, even new and costly ones, which stand exposed to the sun’s rays with no shelter near them. This can l>e easily and cheaply avoided for young trees cost but little, and in due time they grow and become both beautiful and ornamental. There are some few citizens who are plant ing already, but not many have yet begun. They should not delay, however, for there are only a few men here who plant trees, and if everybody waits until next month they will find the gardeners too busy to sup ply them. The number of trees that the city Will cut down this year will not be so great os last year. Only the dead ones will be removed and such as may be obstructions One that was located on Liberty and Whitaker was cut because its roots obstructed the drain and kept a little pond of water standing on the sidewalk. Two dead trunks have been removed from Chippewa square, and one water oak that stood in the intersection of McDonough and Drayton streets was cut down because it was an obstruction. Two large trees were removed from Anderson street for the same reason, and one from Price, near Huntingdon. There are three or four of the old trees on Whitaker that may have to be cut down before the winter is over. They have holes in them and it is a question whether they could stand a severe storm. Alderman Thomas, chairman of the Street and lane Committee, proposes to introduce in Council an ordinance amending the pres ent ordinance regulating the planting of trees. It seems that the narrow streets have been planted too thickly while the others have to a certain extent been neg lected. Whitaker and Drayton streets have very hea v v growths of large trees upon them, though tliey are very narrow. Some times this is inconvenient. One reason the tree that stood on Liberty and Whitaker streets was removed was that there was not sufficient room for a buggy to pass between the tree and the street car tracks. Bay street west of West Broad is another narrow street that is crowded with trees. Mr. Thomas desires to forbid the planting of trees on these streets and also to change the specifications as to how they shall be planted. The law now is that they shall be planted within a foot of the curb and twenty, twenty-two or twenty-five feet apart according to the width of the streets. After a tree grows tor four or five years its roots become so large that they take up the sidewalk and the gutters. Then, too, when they are only twenty feet apart their branches soon begin to grow into each other and their foliage becomes so thick that it keeps the walls damp. By using the proper caution in planting and placing the trees far enough apart to prevent the street being too completely shaded the city can tie made much prettier and the streets all im proved. COLLIDED IN TYBEE ROADS. The British Steamship Coningsby Run into by the William Lawrence. The steamship William Lawrence, from Baltimore, and the British steamship Con ingsby, from Philadelphia, were in collision yesterday morning in Tybee roads. The weather was very hazy, and a strong ebb tide was running. The Coningsby was at anchor, when the William Lawrence came along, bound up the river. In attempting to cross the bow of the Coningsby the Law rence put her helm hard aport, and the strong ebb tide caused her to swing broad side on, and she struck the Coningsby on the starboard bow. The Coningsby was uuiu jured, but the Lawrence had tlie woodwork on her port smashed in. The damage, how ever, is very light. THE COURT OF ORDINARY. Wills Probated and Letters of Ad ministration Granted. In the Court of Ordinary, Hon. Hampton L. Ferrill, presiding, the wills of Oetavus Cohen aud Charles Jones were admitted to probate. J. R. Saussy. Jr., qualified as the executor of the will of Stepheney Seren, caveats having been withdrawn. Letters of administration were granted upon the following estates; Charles H. Dorsett, administrator of the estate of John G. Wood; Dr. William H. Elliott, administrator de bonis non, cum testamento annexe estate B. E. Stiles; William H. Payne, administrator of the estate of Hattie J. Donelly; Richard VV Larcombe, administrator ad collegendum of the estate of Richard J. Larcombe; Wil liam F. i IhapUn, administratin' of tils es tate of Milton .Hamlet; Annie F. Wil kins, administrator of the estate Mary J. Wilkins; Mack S. Wilkins, administrator ad collegendum of the estate of George Wilkins. The following returns having been on file thirty days and no objections being made to the same, having been examined and found correct, were ordered to bo recorded: William Neyle Habersham and William Hunter, trustees of the Telfair Hospital; Mallory P. King, administrator do bonis non, cum testamento annexo of the estate of Hugh F. Grant: Mary Woilvr, administra trix of the estate of John Wolber; Alice Smith, executrix of the will of Mary Ann Carlos. Orders to sell real estate, stocks and bonds were granted in the following estates: Henry MeAlpin, administrator estate of John Proctor; Fred A. Jone ~ administrator estate 31. G. Jones; John Lenzur, adminis trator estate Caspar Lenzar; Henry 31. Draue, guardian of the property of George T. Dranc, minor. Before His Honor. In the 3layer’s Court yesterday there were four women up for trial. Mary Joyce was given SBO and thirty days for getting drunk and turning the 3larket dock into a sleeping apartment, and Ada Nightingale (colored) was given $5 or ten days for curs ing. 31ary Low and Rosa Harris (colored) were given sls or thirty days and $L or three days, respectively, for kicking Rosa and Diana Bacon. William Simmons (col ored) got $8 or five days for smoking on the Market dock, and Charles Benton (colored) got sls or thirty days for striking a woman on the street. Delegates to Nashville. Mrs. Richard Webb of this city, MissSlis souri H. Stokes and Mrs. 31. N. Calloway of Atlanta, Mrs. W. C. Sibley and 31rs. Claiborne Sneed of Augusta, Mrs. Walter B. Hill of 3lacon, Mrs. W. H. Felton of Cartersville, and Miss Mary Shropshire of Dalton, are the delegates from Georgia to the National Woman's Christian Temper mice Union Convention, which meets in Nashville, Tenn., to-day. 31 rs. Webb rep resents the Savannah “Branch of the Wo man's Christain Temperance Union. Gen. Alexander’s New Private Car. President Alexander’s new private car, which has just been turned out of the Macon shops, was brought down to Savannah yes terday afternoon. It is the handsomest ear ever turned out of the Central shops, and, with the exception of 31odjeska’s private car, is the largest that has ever been through 31ccon. (den. Alexander will takeposses >• ion is return from New York. General Mating Belknap will use the President's car built hv i ’not. Raoul. THE BARRACKS LOT. Judge Speer Thinks it an Eligible Site for the Proposed Public Building. Macon, Ga.. Nov. 11, 1887. Gentlemen— l have just received your letter, requesting a public expression of my opinion upon the lamentable controversy relative to the location of the proposed pub lic building for the uses of the post office and the United States Courts in Savannah. For the several reasons, viz: It is proba ble much of my life-work will Ik* done in that building, if it is constructed; that I did all in my power to procure the action author izing it; and I have carefully considered the present status, and the natural consequences of the controversy, and feel the sineerest in terest in’the advancement of Savannah and the District, I feel obliged to comply with your request. In fact, I have already ven tured to write to Mayor Lester, as earnestly as 1 couli, deprecating, with great respect, but as strongly as I could, further efforts to de feat the action of the Secretary of the Treas ury in his conscientious effort to carry out the present generous purpose of the govern ment, to bestow upon the city of Savannah, and the District that great and most essen tial improvement. Of course, it will be understood that in no possible event could I have any judicial duty to perform in the premises. The impolitic, and indeed indefensible character, of this opposition, however hon est, will bo apparent upon the most casual review of the situation. For the proper performance of a public duty every community must rely at last upon the action of that official intrusted by the law with the performance of that duty; especially is this true if the official is one of chief control, the head of an executive de partment. This proposition carrios its truth. Now the honorable, the Secretary of the Treasury is charged with the duty of select ing the sites for the public buildings of the United States. He acts through the instru mentalities of the Supervising Architect. Skilled agents of the Architect’s Bureau, trained in the duties, comprehending the science of architecture, have made repeated visits to Savannah. They have considered ever}- possible location. A full hearing has been accorded to every conflicting interest. All phases of public opinion have been pre sented to the Treasury, through Exchanges, Boards of Trade, petitions, public meet ings, by means of the press, and through Representatives in both branches of Con gress. The presiding Judges of the courts, the government counsel, the United States Marshal, the Collector of Customs, have all been consulted, and their opinions consid ered. This has been done with unusual deliberation and with the utmost fairness, and when the entire case had been made up, with due regard to every interest, the Architect and the Secretary of the Treasury have selected the barracks lot. It is perhaps unnecessary to refer to their earnest efforts to obtain a lot more nearly contiguous to the business houses, in which they were baffled. First, by the most exorbitant prices (I speak plainly); sub sequently, by a provision placed on an act of the Legislature for that purpose, prohib iting the condemnation of any lot used as a residence, although it was publicly known that a residence lot had been selected. This final action of an Executive Department has all the force and effect of a judgment at law. For a portion of these facts I refer to tho familiar history of this controversy. For the statement that the Secretary has finally acted, I refer to an official letter to me from the Secretary of the Treasury himself and signed in propria persome by Mr. Secretary Fairchild. This was written after all the resolutions of the several meet ings and all the petitions and representa tions had reached him, and after time for that full consideration which he must have given them. A step further —The District Attorney, Mr. Gudrry, an able and careful lawyer, in forms me that only one real trouble has been developed in his almost complete ex amination of the title. 3layor Lester, it is claimed, owns an undivided one-hundredth interest in the property, which he has de clined to sell to tho government, and possi bly there may be a few others in a similar at itude. Notice has been served upon the District Attorney that there will be re sistance by litigation of the conveyance to the government. There is no dispute about the fairness of the price offered, and the litigation manifestly is with the single pur pose to defeat the action of the Cabinet officer who is charged with this duty. This will, of course, necessitate a proceeding to condemn the outstanding interests, and with what consequences? Divisions among the people, the bitterness of litigation, tho delay, now already too long, in the erection of a building suitable for the public business, with all the consequent hardships upon the officers, and difficulties in tho administra tion of the courts to which the resolutions of grand jury after grand jury have ad verted, and the judges of every court testi fied, and which finally induced Congress and the President to authorize anew build ing in a city where there was already a costly public structure for the government’s purposes. ’ibis delay will, in a measure, deprive the working classes of Savannah of profitable employment: it will keep out of circulation among its people the thousands which the liberality of the government lias intended to expend. But more calamitous than all, and I urge this with a profound conviction of its danger, and with the experience which four years’ service and observation in Congress have given me, is that this action by the representative gentlemen who are promot ing it will be construed by the Representa tives in Congress as a refusal on the part of the people of Savannah to permit tho gov ernment to exercise its judgment in the se lection of a site for its own'building, if not a refusal of the site: with tho well nigh in evitable result timt Congress will not only refuse additional appropriations for the building but cover back into Treasury the appropriation already made. Let me say that to pass a resolution to cover money back into the Treasury is effected with more facility than any other legislation. Let mo say further that there is a wide spread belief that there are too many public buildings already. It is exceedingly diffi cult to pass a bill for that purpose, and it is also true that where one project for a public building in a town is defeated it in creases the chances for favorable action on a similar bill elsewhere, and nearly every member has a bill in contemplation for his district. All these influences combined with the extreme and unusual opposition to the action of the Administration in this matter, it new! only be mentioned in Congress to defeat all subsequent appropriations. This is especially true of a building in a city where there already is a public building. This is the danger in the event that the pro ceedings for condemnation should be successful. Should they be unsuccessful, those who long for a public building in Savannah may give up nil hope because there will lie none. There is no other locu tion possessing any element of suitability which can bo obtained. Every other possi ble site has tieen considered and passed upon. 1 thought in the beginning, and still think, that tho lot corner of South Broad and Bull streets was for every reason the most to be desired. Tint, however, is resi dence property and cannot lie condemned, and if it lie true, as stated in tho Architect's office, that the owner said ho would not sell it to the government unless he made *20,000 by the operation, no official with a proper respect for his oath of office could recom mend its purchase, with money belonging to the people. It cannot be, I think, seriously imagined that the government; will buy for its courts the location which the county authorities with their court are preparing to abandon. Besides that lot is entirely too small, and those who advocate its purchase by the gov ernment recommend, 1 understand, an en croachment upon President street,- which the city would not likely permit nor the government accept. Since the Legislature has tied the hands of the government and prevented the con demnation at a fair price of the lot on South Broad and Bull streets, the barracks lot unquestionably possesses greater ad vantages than any other in the city. It must bo understood that this building is not constructed altogether for a post office, nor altogether for the city of Savannah. Thirty odd counties of the Southern district of Georgia, whoso litigated suits will he de termined there, have a decided interest in its suitable location. It is true t here may be some inconvenience occasionally to those who in the business portions of the town have occasion to call in person at the post office. The bulk of the mail, however, is delivered by the letter carriers, and I say with ail respect that it is far better for indi viduals to be occasionally inconvenienced than for the administration of justice in the courts, where the most vital matters are de termined, to lie hampered by a location on narrow and noisy streets, where it is with difficulty that cither witnesses or counsel cun be bear'd, ami I say, with all due respect to gentlemen who aided in t hat common enter prise, that since Savannah already had a public building, but for the testimony and active interposition of the Judges, it would not have obtained the appropriation. On the Barracks lot, a beautiful structure, such as the gifted Surpervising Architect and his accomplished assistants will design, would Vie not only an inestimable conveni ence, but an architectural adornment which would wonderfully enhance the present loveliness of the Forest, City. It would be stationed at the intersection of two great thoroughfares, both spacious, ample and quiet. There are more strangers, perhaps, on Liberty and Lull streets during the year than on all the other streets in Savannah put together. The one is the connecting route between the two great railway depots of the city, the other is the fashionable promenade, along whose shady avenues semi-annually streams a current of energy, wealth and fashion, culture and learning. oJI the while in increasing volume, seeking comfort, health and pleasure in the far South. If, at the intersection of these streets the artistic conception and skillful design of the Architect plaess a magnificent structure, who.-,e graceful proportions are only rivalled by its solidity and suggestions of usefulness, the strangers within your gates, when they turn homeward, will connect with their recollections of your arboreal treasures, your fountains and your statuary the dis tinct and pleasing remembrance of the splendid edifice, and with it will hold the associated thought, “these are people of progress, they are advancing, they are prosperous,” and Savannah will not only enjoy the benefits of the uses of the struc ture itself, but will derive therefrom benefits which cannot be estimated but which will be as pleasant and profitable as they will be enduring. The objection which has been made that crow ds of disreputable people gather about the United States Court rooms is simply un true in point of fact, as everyone who is in formed upou the subject well knows. There is nothing in the character of the litigation in the Federal Courts to attract the habitual idler or the thoughtless. The audiences in the court room, year in and year out, do not average daily a dozen persons. The criminal business of the court is exceedingly small. It is mainly engaged in the trial of important civil causes, equity, ejectment, admiralty and the like, and if there he objectionable persons who attend sessions of the courts from curiosity, that attribute would not be sufficiently strong, I think, to carry them so far from their accustomed haunts. Instead of detracting from the beauties of the fashionable promenade, therefore, the public buildiug would add to them; and if the post, office should be prop erly designed for such purposes, the location there would be a very great convenience to many who do not care to go for their mails through the crowded business streets. It is true there are objections to the loca tion, but in the gentle words of old Sir Roger De Coverley, “Much can be said on both sides.” Much has been said on both sides, and tiie accomplished Cabinet officer of an administration which, it must be ad mitted, is in strong sympathy with all fair interests of your beautiful Southern city, and earnestly anxious for its advancement, having beard, has decided the question. Is it not possible to lay aside the differ ences of the hour and accept his high and intelligent abitxament? I do prof, mildly hope that gentlemen who have differed about this matter, not because of anything I have said, but because it is right and meritorious, with unselfish pub lic spirit to sink personal considera tions for public considerations; because the delay is distressing and most hazardous; be cause public officials are presumed to do their duty, and because in the light of that E resumption we are bound to lielieve they ave acted for the best interests of all con cerned, will adjust their differences. Is it not possible to avoid litigation about this grave matter of public concern and with a generous public spirit to accept the situa tion and to let the government purchase the title and proceed, as early as may be possi ble, with the erection of the building. 1 regret that the comprehensiveness and the importance of the subject has re quired from me a statement so lengthy. I have written in entire good will to all. While it is true that my connection with Savannah has been short, it has been most agreeable, and I shall ever be very grateful to all classes of its people for their kindly welcome, their generous hospitality, and for those innumerable courtesies which make life happy. I am convinced that all I have said is in advancement of their interests, and my greatest and only ambition is to bo useful to them and the public and efficient in the administration of that justice, to subserve which the new pub hc building is designed and intended by the authorities of our common country. With t he expression of my warm personal esteem to each and all of you, 1 am. gentle man, faithfullv yours, Emory Speer. To Messrs. William Garrard , Fred. M. Hull, John Taliaferro, and others. Society Stationery and Engraving. New styles of fine Correspondence Paper and Envelopes, Mourning Stationery, Regret Cards, Calling Cards. Invitations and Cards engraved and strictly work and correct styles guaranteed. L. & B. S. M. H. Monumental. Mr. J. Karins, of Louisville, Ky., has recently visited Savannah and made con tracts for the erection of several private monuments over the dust of departed citi zens. The firm of which he is a member designed and constructed the Confederate monuments at Macon, Columbus and Tlioutasville, which are so much admired, and have also erected scores of the most lieautil ul memorial structures to be found in the South. Among the orders taken in Savannah was one in fine Italian marble, to be put up for Mr. C. L. Kilts at Wilming ton, N. C. Very many of tho handsomest monuments in Atlanta, too, were designed and executed by them. The contract to erect a magnificent tomb of exquisite de sign to the memory "f the late Judge O. A. Lochrane has ju-t been awarded to the same firm. Mr. Karins is in all respects perfectly reliable, and will attend diligently to all orders entrusted to him. Aztec Pottery Vases, Hand-decorated. We are agents for this beautiful line of goods, and the low prices at which we are offering insures ready and large sales. Wo hn e issued an illustrated list of goods which can he: obtained on application. L. & B. 8. M. H. The Circus Is Coming. The price of admission will buy your boy a pair of Knee Pants, also a Blue Felt Hat or Polo Cap at the Famous New York Clothing House, lately moved to 144 Con gress street, corner Whitaker. Another Cold Wave Is surely coming, so lay in a supply of Underwear and Overcoats while there is a good choice to be had at the Famous, 144 Congress street, corner Whitaker, where low oriees are the rule. ON RAIL AND CRO3STIE. Local and General Gossip in Railway Circles. Atlanta is agitating the road to Selma. This has been a pet scheme of Capt. L. E. O'Keefe, a former Columbusite, now of Atlanta. The Directors of the Carolina, Knoxville and Western railroad will meet in Augusta on Saturday to discuss the giving out of the contract for the road. It is pretty well un derstnixxi that the Georgia Construction Company will get the contract. IV. 11. Dovine, who was representative from Rnvannah to the last general conven tion of the Brotherhood of Loooiuo ive En gineers, says that no petition to Congress to require locomotive engineers to be examined by a government board of examiners has been circulated in Savannah. The Chattanooga, Romo and Columbus railroad lias twenty-two miles in operation between Rome and C .dartown. This part of the lino uses largely the old graded road bed of the origiual North and South rail road. This company has also twenty miles of now graded rood" beginning at Chatta nooga. All the railroads in Georgia havo receives! their common stock subscriptions direct from the people. In Tennessee and Houth Carolina the cities and counties generally vote the local aid necessary to induce capital to take hold of, build and protect the in terest on the bonds of new roads in their infancy. The Rome and Decatur railroad, after getting down about thirty miles of track, lias passed into the hands of a receiver. About twenty-five different banks having advanced on the bonds on call loans, still hold the bonds. The financial institutions, as a matter of self-protection, may com plete the road. The name of the Atlanta and Hawkins viile railroad has been changed to Atlanta and Florida railroad. Its present southern terminus is intended to be Fort Valley. It is being constructed bv the Georgia Im provement company. The road is capital ized for $15,000 stock, und $15,000 ti per cent, bonus per mile. Capt T. J. James with a little ovor 500 laborers is grading this road. Nearlv all tho grading is com plete, and about fifteen miles of rails have been laid. The Chattahoochee Brick Com pany has the track laying contract. Cotton for the Continent. Messrs. A. Minis & Sons cleared yester day the British steamship Coronilla for Barcelona with 1,900 bales of upland cotton, weighing 920,984 pounds, valued at $86,280, and to Genoa with 1,850 bales of upland cotton, weighing 907,877 pounds, valued at $53,800; total valuation of cargo $170,080. They Were Not Candidates. Messrs. C. R. Woods and J. L. Warren, who were put forward by their friends for Vice President of the Cotton Exchange at Monday’s election, were not candidates for the office, but their names were put on tickets without their consent. Local Personal. Dr. and Mrs. T. J. Charlton have returned from their wedding trip. A Handsome Wedding Present Can be obtained from our stock, and we offer a chance to those whose desire is to make a present different from any one else. We have several choicearticles.no two of which are alike, and which cannot be duplicated. Our prices are attractive, and we invite inspection, L. &B.S. M. 11. A Dead Sure Thing on Frank Gillett. Frank Gillett, of this city, (Norfolk) the lucky holder of one-tenth part of ticket 61,- 503 in the Louisiana State Lottery, drawing $50,000 on the 13th inst., received a fmckage yesterday by the Wells-Fargo Express con taining 250 crisp twenty dollar bills. Re turns were made in just nine days from the time tho ticket was forwarded from here for collection. —Norfolk (Neb.) News, Bept. 29th. Be Sure You Are Right. The other part of the above sentence everybody ought to know. Everybody ought to also know that the Famous New York Clothing House has removed to the northeast corner of Congress and Whit aker streets, and that we continue to sell clothing of our own manu facture at a saving to the consumer of the retailer’s profit, which is from $2 50 to $5, according to grade purchased, which fact we can prove by comparison of prices with our competitors. IV e have the best $3 50 Knee Sait, the best Hat or Cap for Boys for 25c., and have just received the prettiest line of Silk Scalds and Suspenders for 25c. Fine Leather Goods. Handsome Purses, Pocket-books, Ladies’ Coral Cases and Shopping Bags, Portfolios, Music Rolls, Lap Tablets, Writing Desks. Gentlemen’s Dressing cases, an immense assortment and very low prices, at L. & B. S. M. H. 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 Iva <£ 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 1 consider it a perfect thing. Geo. N. Nichols, Printer and Binder. For further information apply at 140 Broughton street. Grand special sale of Ladies’ full regular Balbriggan Hose at 10c., worth 20c., and 25c. Damask Towels at 10c. at Weisbein's Bazar. Bale to last the entire week, unless soonci sold out. Oak, Pino and Lightwood, For sale by It. B. Casse’s, corner Taylor aud East Broad streets. Telephono No. 77. Mrs. Cleveland's Diamonds. T’ne ladies have doubtless read much of the handsome diamond necklace of Mi's. Cleveland, and •while we wouldn’t for a moment insinuate that any lady envies its popular possessor, still 11111113- would take pleasure 111 at least looking at it. A coun terpart of this glorious string of gems, with its lovely and dazzling pendant, can be in spect id in the jewelry establishment of Mr. M. Sternberg, 157 Broughton street, who will take pleasure in exhibiting its charms to even lady who will honor him with a visit, file necklace in question is to be rallied, and in the interval it can be seen ur.d inspected as above. Besides the neck lace, there are still many articles in Mr. Sternberg’s treasure house that are worthy ol a visit, and the proprietor and his atten tive salesmen will take especial pains to show their immense stock of Jewelry Dia monds, Silverware, Art Objects. Bronzes etc. Tlu re rsno obligation to bug what erer, and Mr. Sternberg will be equally happy to show through those who do not wish to buy as those who do. Everybody should see the Diamond Necklace, as it is certainly a superb collection of brilliant gems. Our bolida3 r display is now arranged for inspection. Kespectfully, M. Sternberg, Oak, Pino and Light-wood, For sale by R. B. Cassets, corner Taylor and hast Broad streets. Telephone No.' 77. Attho Harnett House, Savannah, CJa., you get all the comforts of the high-uriced ho els, and save from *1 to *3 per day Try ft and bo convinced.—Boston i/onus Jour nal. BAKING Pos' DEP, Absolutely Pure. This Powder never varies. A marvel of Purity Strength and Wholesomeness. More economy cal than the ordinary kind, and cannot be soi l in competition with' the multitude of low tewr short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans. Royal Baking Powder Cos ii Wall street. New York. ” LUDDEN ABATES 9. M. H SEASONABLE GOODS! ATTRACTIVE PRICES! Our display of useful and beautiful novelties comprise everything tn the line of MUSICAL, ART AND FANCY GOODS ! r pHK handsome and magnificent line of gam. Jr pies w hieh we purchased are proving very attractive to early buyers, and we are grateful for the pleased and kiud expression of those who have examined and carefully looked through our display. We mention a few articles appro priate for Holiday, Anniversary or Wedding Presents: Albums. Aztec Vases, Hand Deo Writing Desks, orated. Portfolios, Umbrella Stands, lap Tablets Peach-blow Glass, Inkstandsj Plate-glass, Paper Weights, Bronze Mirrors, Toilet Rets, Terra Romana, Jewel Cases, Terra Grenada, fc rush and Comb Sets, Terra Neapolitan, Shaving Sets. Silesian, Padua and Del- Collar and Cuff Boxes, la Robba, Game Sets, Majolica, Photograph Holders, Roman Amphora Glass, Amateur Photogra- Pedestals, pliers Outfit, Busts and Figures, Easels, Poictlers and Chantilly, Music Racks, Porcelains, Screens, Etruscan, Florentine and Poeketliooks, Sienna Bronzes and Curd Cases, Lamps, Autograph Albums, Old Italian Ivory and Scrap Albums, Dresden Bisques, Souvenir Albums, Rich Leather Goods, Stereoscopes, Smokers’ Sets. Wedding Invitations and Society Engraving a specialty. Responsible bona fide purchasers have privi lege of laving aside goods subject to delivery before holidays. L. & 9. S. M. H. FURNITURE AM) CARPETS. CHEAPER THAN THE CHEAPEST ! For quality and price we can do better than any other concern in the South. Our goods are all specie'' r 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 sell you much CHEAPER than the CHEAPEST. A. J, Miller & Co.’s FURNITURE AND Carpet Emporium, 118,150 and 152 BROUGHTON ST. ~ t OIISETS. 1* LUMBER. is a. McCarthy; Successor to Chas. E. Wakefield, PLUMBER, GAS and STEAM FITTER, 4k Barnard street, SAVANNAH, GA. Telephone 373. DAVIS BROS.“ ■ m Do you want your Piano Tuned? Do you waut. your Piano Rejiairedl Do you want your Piano Restrung? Do you want your Piano Cleaned? Do you want your Plano Moved? Do you want your Piano Shipped?, Do von want to Exchange your Piano for t New One? If so, it will be to your advantage to let u know about it! Our Piano and Organ business is Booming and we have been compelled to secure the ser vices of a first-class Tuner and Repairer, om who comes to us highly recommended. guarantee to Tune and Repair any instmmen with delicacy and correctness. Pianos Tiuiet by the year, or Single Tunings, as low as it ca be done anywhere. The Ktmbe Pianos lead the world. Over 60 years in existence. Wealth and Experience Combined. DAVIS BROS