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8 TO IMPROVE THE CITY. >fi. FALUGANT’S PROPOSED SYS TEM OF HOUSE DRAINAGE. The Advantages Over the Waring System-its Adoption a Saving of $50,000 to the City—How It Can be Introduced To Utilize the Franklin Square Tower. The house drainage question is attracting considerable attention. Tiie interview with Dr. L. A. Falligant which appeared in the Mor.vi.vq News several days ago has tieen favorably commented upon, ami the City Surveyor has approved the plan which Dr. Falligant suggests. The doctor has given a good deal of time and study to the prin iples involved in house drainage and their ap plication to the means at command in Sa vannah. The necessity for an improved system is generally recognized. In a conversation touching upon the mat ter yesterday, Dr. Falligant said that he wanted to impress upon the people of Sa vannah a fact of immense importance. It ia this: Since confidence has been created ia the sanitary condition of Memphis by the construction of her improved system of house drainage and the abolition of the greater part of her pestilence-breeding sub cellar privy vaults, her population has doubled and her business quadrupled. “This stupendous change,” said the doc tor, ' has been wrought in seven years. Now no greater obstacle to the rapid growth of Savannah exists than the impression exist ing abroad, both North and West, all through even the upper portion of Georgia, that Savannah is not a healthy city. lam perfectly aware that our condition does not justify suoh sweeping distrust, but the dis trust exists, and has been more or loss kept alive by the occasional deaths of strangers coming into our midst who were stricken down by the ty pho-malarial poisons incident to the present inadequate system of house drainage. These few cases are heralded far and wide, and our prosperity flags with their weight of sorrow, Every chance we have of becoming a great city bangs in the balance, waiting an improved system of house drainage." “I understand, Doctor, that you claim to have mapped out a system of house drain age for Savannah not only better than that proposed by Col. Waring, but that y u pro pose to place it in operation at a far less cost ?” SUPERIOR TO THE WARING SYSTEM. "Yes, and a very few explanations will, 1 think, fully satisfy any one of the truth of my claim. House drainage is an abomina tion of the worst kind unless the pipes can be flushed and cleaned. Now there arc three methods of accomplishing this: First, by grade fall, so that by the law of gravita tion a downward current is created in direct ratio to the grade fall and volume of water thrown into the pi|*>. This is the cleansing force on which the Memphis sys tem depends, and is known as the automatic flush tank system. If you will reflect that ponions of the hills of Memphis are ISO to ltlo feet above the river level, you will get some idea of the slant or grade fall which can bo given to some of the pipes. My objection to it, as applicable to Savan nah, is that we have no such grade fail, and that while the flush tank may discharge about IT- gallons in forty seconds, the law of gravitation operates on the flush-stream immediately on its discharge from the tank into the pipe and causes it to flatten out and lose its driving power in direct ratio to the diminution of the grade fall. I have thus illustrated two of the forces and their interco-ojierative or obstructive action. Ido not refer to steam propulsion of the flush current because of its danger to the earthen pines. The third power is that of the standpipe pressure, which we already have in existence, paid for, at our immediate command, and as far ahead of the Waring automatic flush tank power as a steam engine is to an oxcart." “Where does this power exist!'’ "In the standpipe or water tower in Franklin square. ” “How do you propose to make this power available?" ’ PREJUDICE DONE AWAY WITH. “You know that there is a general preju dice against connecting drinking water mair.s with sewers for the purpose of flush ing the sewers —the fear being that, by some possibility sewer eases might get into the drinking water through the connecting valves. To avoid any danger of this kind, 1 Propose to run a ten;irate pine along West Broad s? r0 t from Hay to Anderson, this pipe to be ■connected with the base of the water tower, and receive its water supply from tha tower. At the head of cacti p.'jie at West Broad street. 1 propose to put a valve connecting this water main with it. so that 1 can get the pressure of the standpipe upon iny sewer flush-cur rent as v ell at Anderson street as at Liay : tract. The minimum grade for the sewer mains is placed by engineers at 3 inches in 100 fee:. But we liav e a fail of 15 feet from West Broad street to the East Broad street sewer at any point between Bay mid Ander son streets and a greater fall at some r>onit.,:-o that we ran relv on a grade fall of 1 y, inches to the hundred feet, or more than double the minimum. This would give us fair flushing by the natural grade fall, provide.) we put. in water enough at a time which these flush tanks do not provide. Now when in addition I apply not only the increased quantity of water. Hit the driving power receiv ed from tiie -taiyipipe and communicated to the flush currpe' through Hie connecting valve at the bead of lire sower pipe <u West Broad ■treat, you will easily see with what ra pidity and cleansing power the stream will rush through and empty itself at East Broad street.” “How do you calculate that this matter will effect such a saving of expense in com parison with the plan suggested bv Col. Waring?” A SAVING IN EXPENSE. “Why. you see that by availin'; ourselves of our stand pipe pressure we do away en tirely with the necessity for his automatic flush-tanks, a direct saving of $7,000 to SIO,OOO, and we get an incomparably supe rior method of flushing. Then by running ntjr pii's down the lanes, or streets where there are no lanes, from West Broad to East Broad street, we relieve ou"selves entirely of any ueod of the extensive cross drains, such as he proposes lor Abercorn, Lincoln, Barnard, Jefferson, Montgomery and nt.hr streets, and save liero probably $•'0,000 to SIO,OOO more. Now, if ttaeW cross drains were neoe-mary, I certainly would not advocate doing away with them, but 1 think I have shown you so fully the advantage of t lie straight, and continuous pipe from West Bread to East Broad street, with its natural grade fall of 4- . inches to every hundred feet, and the immense cleansing power de rived from the standpipe 130 leet High and holding a million or more gallons of water, that you would not wish to lose any of these advantages. Col. Waring’sp.an is not only devoid of most, of these advantages, but there is too much going west ward and then r orthward and southward and coming back around a corner to a point abreast of w here you started from—in which much of the grade fall is unnecessarily lost. - ’ FIFTY THOUSAND DOLL APS SAVED. “You expect then to save the lot owners and city some $50,000 in the first cost of a good system of bouse drainage, and give to Ve standpipe a value for your purposes'’ “Ye 6, that is w hat 1 call good financiering as well as good engineering.” “There isnot an engineer in the world who would dare to risk his reputation before his fellows by denying a single position that I have taken. The city employed Col. Waring to suggest the application of the Waring system, and he mapped it out according to his ideas, with all its automatic flush tanks and their royalties, its unnecessary cross drains and its heavy cost. I have shown you something I letter, and very far less expensive- something which brings into use better flushing arrange ments. and does away with serious scientific and financial objc-' 'oris to the Waring sys tem; something i enables us to bring into service the he or things which we have and which arc already paid for, in stead of dragging us into fashionable expen ditures which bring no such rammensurate advantages. What we ought to do seems to mo a very easy question to answer. ” STEALING THEIR LODGINGS- A Waldburg Street Citizen’s Stable Turned Into a Thieves' Hotel. Mr. John G. Butler believes that he has discovered the cause of the fires that have occurred in so many residences during the jiast year. On Thursday evening he went into his stable loft, at No. Iff! Waldburg street, to get the block aud tackle with which hay is hoisted, but he could not find them. He inquired of the servants, and one of them said that by permission of the cook a colored man who had just come off the chain-gang had been sleeping in the loft, and he supposed that man had stolen it. Mr. Butler made an examination of the loft and found a lot of matches, some burnt, a stock of provisions and several articles more frequently seen in a bed room tlxan a hay loft. He said nothing aiiout the house, but yesterday morn ing at 5 o’clock he and Detective Wotherhon met in Mr. Butler’s back yard, and proceeding to tiie loft they discovered Tom Young, who had recently served a six months’ term on the gang, comfortably sleeping on a bed of hay. He was taken into custody and sent to jail. It is the careless ness or criminality of such lodgers as these which Mr. Butler believes is the cause of the frequent fires. TRAMPLED BY A BLACK VIXEN. A Colored Woman Rubs Red Pepper Into Her Victim’s Wounds. Coopersliop lane was the scene of a des perate fight between two colored women last night, and it is probable that it will re sult in the death of one of them. Lillie Vest , of Augusta, and Matilda Hone became involved in a quarrel over a man named Samuel Dixon, and the quarrel soon devel oped into a fight. Lillie threw Matilda to the floor and trampled upon her in a most brutal manner. She kicked her and struck her, and finally fell upon her chest with her knees. Then she tore open her flesh and called for some red pepper. It is said that a man named Henry Patterson gave her the pepper and Lillie threw it upon the raw flesh of her victim and then ran away. Matilda suffered intensely, both from her wounds and from the effect of the pepper. Some of her friends ran to the dispensary, and Dr. Cass gave them some thing to relieve her, but she went into con vulsions and had one after another all night long. It was thought that she would die. Officer Dunham caught Patterson and took him to the barracks. Nothing was seen of the Vest woman, though a search was made for her. FuLL BY HIS ENGINE’S SIDE. Engineer Holland Becomes Uncon scious While on Duty. Engineer James Holland, the oldest en gineer at the water works, and who has been in tlio employ of the Water Works Department for the past twenty years, be came unconscious while on duty yesterday morning and fell by the side of tiie ma chinery. The second engineer saw him reel and ran to his as sistance, but was too late to save his fall. He was lifted away from the machinery aud a telephone message was sent to the office in the city. Hupt. Miller hurriedly drove out to the Works, but by the timo he reached there Mr. Holland had regained conscious ness. iie was brought, into tiie city and taken t.j his home on Pine street,, where he was attended by Dr. Elliott. Mr. Holland is between 05 and tP years of age, ami tlie shock is a severe strain upon him. He has not been well for some time aud his attack is attributed in part to the overtaxing of Uis strength. BABY IN A COAL BIN. A Dead Infant Found in a Box Back of Finn Bros’. Grocery. There was a small sized sensation in the neighborhood of Messrs. P. M. and J. R. Finn’s grocery store, on West Broad and Huntingdon streets, yesterday morning. The porter went into the shed in the rear of the store for a bucket of coal, arid he came liack with the announcement that there was a baby out there. The Film brothers were much surprised, and both ran out to see for thc.mselve. it seemed impossible that it should bo so, but there it was, a real baby. The Coroner was noti fied and an inquest aud post mortem w ere held, blit they revealed nothing except that the baby was dead lie lore it was placed in the shed. It is a light mulatto, hut no one knows its pedigree. Messsrs. Finn are very angry with whoever placed the baby on their uremises and they have offered a reward of SSO for informa tion leading to the arrest of the offender. BOUND TO GET THE BIRD. An Amateur Sportsman Fills His Gamebag at the first Shot. John Schroeder and a colored bov named Robert Gibson went out shooting yesterday, and Schroeder, like the Pickwiekians, tilled his gamebag at one shot. While they were roaming the fields they flushed a dove. They became very much excited, aud Gib son, forgetting that he had a gun, started on n ilead run to catch the bird. Schroeder had a lino chance for a shot, so he raised his gun aud banged away. He missed thedove, but ho caught Gibson in the back, squarely between the shoulders. He iiad only a light charge of birds hot, so the wound was not serious. They walked into Dr. Parsons’ drug store, where the shot were picked out aud the wound was dressed. Dupree Back from Florida. James Dupree, who was charged with being one of three men who stole a cow from Policeman Maher, was brought back from Jacksonville yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Si Baseh. Dupree was located in Jacksonville, and Sheriff Holland wired Sheriff Honan to know if there was a re ward for his return. Sheriff Honan sent word to hold his prisoner. Requisition paiiers were sent to Atlanta, and Thursday afternoon they came back. Sheriff Ronau then sent Baseh tor Dupree, and they re turned yesteniay morning. The Y. M. C. A. Meetings. The Young Men’s Christian Association meeting last uight was not quite so well at tended as on the previous evenings, Mr, George O. Hussey gave a Bible reading on “Sowing aud Reaping.” To-night at 8:15 the last of the series will be held. The subject is “Three Typical Resolutions.” Mr. A. L. Farie will conduct the meeting, and all young men are invited, whether members of the association or not. Mr. D. J. Richards will conduct the Sunday after noon meeting. The New Baptist Sunday School. The Sunday school of the new Baptist church, at Duff y and Aberrant streets, will be organized to morrow morning at !* o'clock. Ail friends and those who are not interested in any other Sunday school, are invited to send their children and to assist in the organization and building up of the school, Thanksgiving at Trinity. The uniou Thanksgiving service of the evangelical churches will lie held this year at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. Tiie Thanksgiving sermon will bo preached by Rev. A. M, Wynn, pastor of Wesley Monu mental Church. THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1887. OBSEQUIES OF COL. BEE. The Lem an- Laid to Their Final Rest in Laurel Grove. The funeral of the late Col. Barnard El liott Bee took place from the Independent rresbyterian church at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The remains wore brought into the city from Isle of Hope and placed in the church, where they remained until after the funeral. The casket rested in the main aisle in front of the pulpit, and was buried under a mass of flowers. Among other trib utes was a beautiful floral pillow from the Court House officials. The county offices were closed during the afternoon, and the officials paid the last tribute of respect to their dead associate. The church was well tilled. The services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Bacon, assisted by Rev. R. Q. Way, pastor of the Anderson street church. Dr. Bacon spoke briefly of the life of Col. Bee. His words were full of feeling and of comfort and consolation to the bereaved relatives. AVhen he had con cluded, the choir sang: Art thou weary, art thou languid, art thou sore distressed? “Come to me,” saith One, “and coming lie at rest Hath He marks to lead me to him if he be my guide? In His feet are wound-prints and his side. Rev. Mr, Way prayed the divine blessing to rest upon those from whom death had removed a husband, brother and friend. A brief Scriptural lesson was read, and the closing hymn was sung: O Paradise: O Paradise! Who doth not care for vest? Who would not seek the nappy land, Where they that loved are blest? The benediction was pronounced, and the remains were borne down the aisle to the vestibule. The Savannah Volunteer Guards battalion was drawn up on the east side of Bull street facing the church, waiting to escost the remains of their dead comrade to their last resting place. Just as the church service ended a heavy shower came up, and the march to the cemetery was de layed until it was over. The Guards stood in the drenching rain until the remains were lifted into the hearse, when with reversed arms they began their solemn march. The interment was in Laurel Grove. The services there, though brief, were very impressive. The military formed a hollow square and fired three volleys over the grave. It was nearly dark when the services were over and the return m Arch began. The pall liearers were Col. Charles H. Olmstead, Capt. J. J. McGowan, and Messrs. Marma iluke Hamilton, Randolph Axson, Isaac Beckett, J. K. P. Carr, W. G. Charlton and T. P. ltavenel. ELECTRICITY’S LIVELY WORK. It Shocks the Firemen and Plays Hav oc With the Apparatus. An electric light wire fell down on Broughton street yesterday afternoon aliout 5:30 o’clock, and struck the fire alarm wire, turning the current from the electric light works into the fire alarm system and almost destroying it. The Big Duke iiegan to ring at irregular intervals, und Chief Fernandez ran to the battery room to see if he could discover what the cause w as. He found the circuit on w hich the accident had occurred and started out to locate the break or what ever it might be. He met Snot. Jones, and they went together to the battery room. As soon as they eutered they heard something burning and crackling, and looking up saw the electric flames playing about the switch board, which was being rapidly consumed. Mr. Jones pulled out the pegs that make the connections in the board, and he re ceived several severe shocks while doing so. Besides the switch board several of the small alarm boxes which are located in the houses of members of the department were burned out and rendered useless, and if the accident had not been quickly discovered and the circuits broken all the alarm boxes in the city would have been destroyed. They were tried after the repairs had been made and found to be weaker than before, but not seriously damaged. ROBBED OF FIFTY WATCHES. A Colored Jeweler Leaves His Shop Door Open and is Plundered. E. J. Crane, a colored jeweler at Reynolds and Wheaton streets, reported to the police last night that sometime between J o'clock in the afternoon and dark his store had been robbed, and a box containing about fifty watches and $25 worth of old gold had been stolen. ('ratio says that lie left the store about 2 o'clock, and his wife took charge of it. Ho did not return until supper time. The store was open while he and his wife were at their supper, and he thinks the robbery was committed then. Most of the watches were brass, but there were some silver and one gold watch and a gold chain in the box. He values all the goods at about $250. He has obtained no clew to the t hieves and can get no trace of the goods. In the bex was the gold watch and chain which Crane took from a young colored man Saturday night and which he believed to have been stolen. Wanted to Sell a Watch. A little colored boy went into Houlihan's saloon, on Audorsor. and Abercorn streets, yesterday and asked if a gold watch which he said he had found was any account. The barkeeper told him that it was, and asked the boy what he was going to do with it. “I’ll sell it for $i 50,” was the reply. The liarkeeper took the watch and told the boy to come back in the morning for his money. “No,” lie said. He wanted tne money or the watch theu. He was refused the watch and He went out The watch is now at the sa loon awaiting au owner. "Fire-proof Paper May be Made,” says a scientific exchange, “from a pulp, consisting of one part vegetable fibre, two parts asbestos, one-tenth part borax and one-fifth part alum.” It is a pity that such facts as tiie one following cannot tie writ ten, printed or otherwise preserved, upon some sort of indestructible paper: “My wife suffered seven years amt‘was bed ridden, too,” said IV. E. Huestis, of Em poria, Kansas, “a number of physicians failed to help her. Dr. Pierce’s ‘Golden Med ical Discovery’ cured her.” All druggists sell this remedy. Everybody ought to keep it. It only needs a trial. Marshall & McLeod, Auctioneers, 110 1-2 Broughton Street, Between Bull and Drayton, are making preparations for a large sale of very tine oil iiaintings and engravings. This firm has re cently made groat improvements by an ad dition to their auction rooms, and they now have ample room to exhibit this very fine selection of pictures which they will offer at auction commencing on Monday afternoon at 5 o’clock. The ladies are especially in vited to inspect these pictures and feast their eyes on what is to be admired in artistic skill and fine and attractive frames. Lovell and Lattimore’s Cheap Heaters. Although we are now having a very ex tended warm spell It will hardly last a great while louger, and as a mutual benefit to all who will tie compelled to have heaters we make it known that we can supply any de mand for the smallest and cheapest coal burners manufactured. Last season we sold an unusually large number, ranging in price from $2 to $5, for small offices, watchman’s quarters, servants’ rooms, etc. A cheaper and more durable stove than the one alluded to positively cannot be bought. Lovell it Lattimore, dealers. < ak, Pine and Ligfhtwood, Kor sale h\ 11. B. CasucJs, corner Taylor (tad East Broad streets. Telephone No. 77. TO PUSH ON THE PAVING. THE CITY DECIDES WHAT STREETS IT WILL IMPROVE. The Committee of the Whole Recom mends the Completion of the Broughton Street Work and the Paving of Liberty, Bay, Wadley and a Part of New Houston Streets—Bids to be Advertised for as Soon as the Specifications Are Prepared. The City Council met last night and re solved itself into a committee of “the whole fertile purpose of considering the Street and Line Committee’s street paving report. The committee was in session until a few minutes before 11 o’clock, when it made its report to Council. The City Surveyor was instructed to pre pare specifications, and to advertise for bids in contemplation of paving the following streets: Broughton street, from Abercorn to East Broad. Liberty street. Bay street west of the Ogeechee canal. Wadley street. New Houston street, between Drayton and Whitaker. The cost of paving these streets, estimated by the Street and Jane Committee,"is as fol lows: The paving of forty-five feet of the road way of Broughton street, and the curbing, from Abercorn street, to East Broad, as fol lows: For the city $ 9 223 80 For property hollers 10,'64 66 For street railroads .. 7® 58 Thirty feet of tiie roadway of Liberty street from West Broad to Wheaton street and the curbing: For the city $90,577 80 For property owners 22,676 60 Bay street 40 feet wide from the Ogeechee canal to Wadley street, with the curbing: For the city. $1,778 75 Property owners 3,537 50 Seventy-five feet of the roadway of Wad ley street, from Bay to River street, and the curbing; For the city $ 7,978 56 Property owners 15,957 10 New Houston street, paved 30 feet wide from Drayton to Whitaker, with the curb iug: For the city $8,437 80 Property owners 1,719 40 There was very little business transacted except receiving the report of the committee of the whole. An ordinance was passed changing the width of Third street between Bull and Habersham street from 50 to 00 feet so as to coincide with the line of Reppard street, The north boundary line of the street will not be changed, but the southorn base will be moved 10 feet further south. Several bids for repairing the wharf at the foot of Whitaker street were considered and the contract was finally awarded to C. Carroll for S3OO. THE NATIONAL GAME. Most of the Southern Clubs Signing Players for Next Season. President Wilson will meet the Chatta nooga and Atlanta people this week in the interest of the Southern League, and Mr. Hart, of New Orleans, will confer with the Mobilians, so that something definite ought to be known in a few days as to the status of the league next season. In the meanwhile, most of the clubs are moving. New Orleans has re-engaged most of its men; Memphis hits signed all of last season’s team, besides Davy Force and Pitcher Ewing, the New Orleans twirler. while Birmingham is preparing to get a great team, which w ill be under the man agement of Walter Goldsby. It is said that Manager Powell, also, has his weather eye open, and will see that Charleston has a strong club. The majority of last season’s team will probably be signed again in 1888. In addition, Manager Powell is said to have signed Jimmie Behan, the young New Or leaas player, and to have under considera tion the terms of Mike Shea, the pitcher. The joint committee on revision of the playing rules of the league and association met in Pittsburg last Monday, and made the following important changes in the playing rules for next season: Rule + was changed from four strikes and five balls to three strikes and five balls. Base on balls not to be credited as a base hit, but to still count as a factor in earned runs. For every batsman getting his base on balls an error will lie credited agaiust the pitcher in the error column. If a ball hit by a striker touches the base-runner after it has passed a fielder, he shall not be declared out. A base runner knocking down or run ning into a fielder shall be declared out. If a batsman, after two strikes has been called, obviously attempts to inako a foul hit he shall be declared out. If, when makiug the third strike, the ball bits the person or clothing of the batter he shall be declared out. A runner who is on a base will be ad vanced one base if the ball hits the umpire. The suggestion of Umpire Daniels that the hatter's dox be ‘placed twelve inches from the home plate instead of six inches was adopted. New Orleans has signed pitcher Weber, of Birmingham. New Orleans paid Charleston $2OO for the game they forfeited when they skipped the town last October. The matter was com promised just before the recent league meet iiK- ON RAIL AND CROSSTIE. Local and General Gossip in Railway Circles. 11. T. Myers, Chief Train Dispatcher of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia rail road at Macon, has resigned, and will go to Mobile. Among the Alabama enterprises which are lining ijuiotly but persistently pressed is the extension of tli ■ Montgomery Southern railroad on down into the wiregrass section. Hon. Stew art L. Woodford, the distinguished politician and lawyer, has been in Mont gomery for a few days evidently in the in terest of Northern parties in connection with the Southern. Chattanooga is stirred uj> over the rumor that the East Tennessee. \ irginiaaud 1 ; Bor gia l oad is at the hack of the Tennessee Mid land scheme. For n arty a year surveyors have been pt work locating a route for the extension of the Memphis ami Charleston road from Stevenson to Chattanooga. The East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia jieople are the lessees of the Memphis and Charles ton, and were putting up the money to make the extension. Some weeks ago suit was brought at Huntsville in the United States Court by the minority stockholders of the Memphis and Charleston, in New York, agair.se the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia lessees, asking the court to prevent the voting of the East Tennessee stock in the Directors’ meeting to lie held Nov. Hi. Since the filing of the bill all work has been stooped oil the Memphis and Charleston extension, and it lias . oen given out that, the scheme w ill tie abandoned. On the heels of this stoppage of work conies the rumor that the East Teunes.-ee, Virgi :iaund Georgia road is going to build the Tennessee Midland from Knox'iile via Nashville to Memphis, in which event they do not want the Memphis and Charleston. Hence their abandonment of the work. If the food is not properly digested it be comes corrupt, mid poisons the system it Is intended to nourish. This is indigestion. “My wife has suffered lor many years with indigestion. After trying everything, else recommended, she tried Bi ruinous Liver Regulator. In three days after taking it ac cording to directions she was in perfect health; she does not suiter at all and cm eat anything she wants without any of her pre vious symptoms.” VV. C. Sl’PKiw. Bainbridge, Ga. THROUGH THK CITY. Items Gathered Here and There by the News Reporters. There were three arrests for disorderly conduct and one for fighting last night. Three prisoners were before the Mayor yesterday for disorderly conduct, and they were lined $5 each. The various standing committees of the Cotton Exchange to serve during the ensu ing year were appointed yesterday. Ground was broken yesterday morning on Bay street in front of the City Exchange for the new street railroad, and the string ers and track were laid half way to Whitaker street during the day. The work will lie pushed ahead, and President Smart hopes to get the line in operation to the Ocean Steamship wharves within thirty days. RIVER AND HARBOR NOTES. Happenings Among the Shipping and Along the Wharves. Messrs. Wilder & Cos. cleared yesterday the British steamship Winston, for Barce lona, with <1,400 bales of upland cotton, weighing 1,6(51,01" pounds, valued at $150,- 400. The Norwegian bark Skjold was cleared by Messrs. A. R. Salas & Cos. for London, with 2,513 barrels of spirits turpentine, measuring 128,81 gallons, valued at $43,- 440. Cargo by Messrs. Paterson, Downing & Cos., and James Farie, Jr. Local Personal. Mr. Charles A. Shearsou was elected a director of the Cotton Exchange yesterday in place of F. M. Farley, who resigned. Mr. Robert M. Butler was elected in place of C. R. Woods, who also resigned. WHERE WE WORSHIP. Programme of Services in the City Churches Sunday. Trinity Methodist Church, Barnard, Tel fair square, Rev. Thomas T. Christian, pas tor.—Prayer service in lecture room at 10 a. m. Preaching by the pastor at 11 a. ni. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 3:30 p. m. Thanksgiving sermon Thursday 11 a. m.. at Trinity church, by Rev. A. M. Wynn. Pas tore and congregations are expected to unite, and the citizens, generally, urged to observe the day and attend the service. Baptist church, Chippewa square, Rev. J. E. L. Holmes, D. I). pastor.—Hours of worship 11 a. m., 7:30 p. m. Preaching morning and evening by the pastor. Young men’s prayer meeting at 10 a. m. Sunday school at 4 p. m. Wednesday evening prayer meeting at 8 o’clock. First Presbyterian Church, Monterey square, corner Bull and Taylor streets, Rev. .1. W. Rogan, pastor. —Congregational prayer meeting at 10:30 a. m. Preaching by the pastor at 11 a. m. and 7 :30 p. in. Sabbath school at 4p. m. Public cordially invited. Anderson Street Presbyterian Church, Rev. R. Q. Way, pastor.—Preaching by the pastor on Sunday at 11 a. m and 7:45 p. m. Sumlnv school at 9:80 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at at 7:45 p. m. All are invited. Seamen’s Bethel, 56 Bay street, Rev. J. L. Gilmore, chaplain.—Divine service on Sunday at 8:30 p. m. Seamen and citizens cordially invited. Young Men’s Christian Association Gos pel meeting for young men ats:ls p. m, con ducted by Mr. D. J. Richards. All young men are cordially invited to be present. Meeting for Bible study ou Friday evening at 8 o’clock. CHARLESTON’S DAY’S EVENTS. Happenings in South Carolina’s Chief Seaport City. A Charleston lad found a railroad tor pedo, and with a boy's curiosity wanted to know what there was in it. He “fooled with it” too long and the torpedo exploded, tearing away a part of the little fellow’s face. Wednesday was an auspicious day for the Blackville, Alston and Newberry railroad, when the first rail was laid. The official- of the railroad were present, and the first spike was driven by Mrs. Samuel Silberstein, a bride of a few hours. The contractor ex pects to have the road completed to Spring • field, seventeen miles from Blackville, with in the next twenty days. Berkeley county’s wife-killer was inter viewed Thursday'. His throat is terribly hacked up, and it is with great difficulty that he is able to speak or talk. Bailey is in a terrible condition, and his extreme age, coupled with remorse for his inhuman deed, is well calculated to arouse sympathy for the old man. When asked if the report was true that he had killed other wives, he posi tively replied that he had not. and that he never had but one wife. He was then asked why lie had killed the wife of his bosom and the mother of his children, and his reply was that she ‘kept” another man and that there was no peace in living with her. Bailey tried to talk more utmut the killing, hut his suffering was so intense he could only speak a few words. He expressed re gret. however, that he had killed his wife, and said that he had tried to kill himself be cause death would have to come sooner or later, and he did not want to live. An Unprecedented Career. In its career of over a t hird of a century SOZODONT has scored a greater success than any other preparation for the teeth, ever put upon any market. Its reputation is realty not suppositious!y universal. No dentifrice compares with it. We are Thankful For many things—for Thanksgiving day in particular—for our success in commanding and holding so large, influential and well satislied a patronnge. We feel that we tried hard to deserve what wo got. Wo believe our many patrons will gladly yield us credit for what we have achieved. Dike Oliver Twist, however, wo are willling to “have some more.” There are many whose wants are yet unsupplied. There are many yet only partially supplied. We await ail these. Our stock ot Clothing, Overcoats and Fur nishings seem still undimhiished. notwith standing the hevy inroads made upon it. We try to keep everything replenished and up to the murk. Onr Overcoat counters have bom struck heavy, but there are plenty left. You can never get enough of a good thing. Our patrons appreciate this, for we have been careful to provide only such clothing as would lie a credit to seller and buyer. Our prices are low and there isn't room for any complaint that we can see. The Big Golden Arm beckons alp to come under its protecting influences. 159 Broughton street, Simon Mitchell. Messrs. John Lyons & Cos., In this day’s issue offer for sale the first ar rival of choice Dressed Turkeys, such as they have kept in past seasons. Having made ample arrangements they purpose keeping their customers supplied as long as the weather admits with these choice and carefully selected shipments which, as they are aware, in point of delicacy of prepara tion and dressing cannot be excelled. At Kstill'e. •Savannah Daily Morning News, Mr. Barnes of New York, A Wasted Love, Woman (a now monthly) No. 1, volume t, Turf, Field and Farm, New York Dramatic News, New York Clipper, New York Mir ror, Town Topics, Life, Texas Sifting*, Arkansaw Traveler, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Philadelphia Press, Philadelphia Times. Baltimore Hun. Baltimore Ameri can, New York HemlJ, World, Hun, Tribune, Star, Atlant i Constitution, Augusta Chronicle, Macon Telegraph, Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville News Herald, New Orleans Titnes-Democrat, Cnarlcsion News and Courier, Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, Cincinnati Knquirer. Handsome line of Scarfs at BeLinger's, b‘4 Whitaker street. EPISCOPALORPHANS' HOME. Its Foundation and Subsequent Man agement and Support. Editor Morning News: The appearance in your columns yesterday morning of the appeal of the Board of Managers of the Episcopal Orphans’ Home affords mo an op portunity which I havo long desired, not only of heartily commending their worthy efforts to raise the remainder of the funds necessary to complete the payment of the sum required for the new building, but also to correct a misapprehension which has arisen. 1 would deeply deplore any misrepresen tation of the facts in regard to the founding or subsequent support of that noble charity. No such misrepresentation has ever been in tentionally allowed by me. I took great pains to gather the exact facts of the history of the Home a few months since, and embodied them in an ad dress which I delivered at the lay ing of the comer stone of the new building, in April last. That ad dress was reproduced with substan tial accuracy in your paper at the time. The facts there stated are, in brief, these: The Home was founded by Bishop Stephen Elliott, in 1844, aided financially by the late Judge Robert M. Charlton, when both of these gentlemen were connected with what was then anew church in this city, which subsequently grew into the now flourishing parish of St. John’s church. As soon as the Home grew into sufficient proportions to need a larger financial sup port the funds were subscribed by the mem bers of both Christ church and St. John’s, and the Home was managed on equal terms by members of both of these parishes, and it was, after Bishop Elliott’s removal to Montpelier, always ministered to by the rectors of both churches, until a date in the recent past. This is a simple statement of the facts of the case, as I understand them, and I present them again, now, to remove if possible any misunderstanding which a recent unintentionally imperfect publica tion of them ruav have caused. I am, sir, very truly yours, Thomas Boone, Rector of Christ Church. The Engadine Bouquet, Atkinson s new perfume. This superb distillation sweetly recalls fragrant Swiss flowers. Bright jewels in a setting of perpetual suow. FROM CHIN TO BREAST. Death Averted by the Use of Prickly Ash, Poke Root, Potassium. I bad a negro working on my place who had a very ugly sore on bis neck, extending from the chin to the breast, bone. It was eating away rapidly, and was supposed to be a cancer. He had gotten to such a state that he was not able to work, and could only swallow milk or soup. At this stage I decided to try Dr. Whitehead's Blood Purifier on him —Prickly Ash, Poke Hoot and Potas sium- P. P. P. The effect was perfectly wonderful. The sore began to heal at or.ee, aud the man daily gained in strength and flesh, till finally the entire mass of impure flesh came out, aud the place filled up aud scabbed over. This scab finally sited off and left a smooth scar where once a most filthy anting sore had been. The man is now work ing in the woods as u regular band, and is in perfect health. I). F. McDUFFY. Mr. McDuffy is a well-known operator in naval stores at Glenmore, Ga. P. P. P. is the only certain remedy for all Blood Diseases. Asa tonic it is unrivaled. For sale by all medicine dealers. Dr. Whitehead can be consulted daily at the office of the Company, Odd Fellows' Hall building, without charge. Prescrip tions and examination free. All inquiries by mail will also receive his jtersonal atten tion. Oak, Pine and Lightwood, For sale by R. B. Cassels, corner Taylor and East Broad streets. Telephone No. 77. Buckwheat Cakes. We take pleasure in recommending Beck 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. 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. V e have the best $2 50 Knee Suit, the best Hat or Cap for Boys for 25c., and have just received the prettiest line of Silk Scarfs and Suspenders for 25c. Another Cold Wave Is surely coming, so lay in a supply of Underwear and Overcoats while there is n good choice to be had at the Famous, 144 Congress street, corner Whitaker, where low prices are the rule. Mrs. Cleveland's Diamonds. The ladies have doubtless read much of the handsome diamond necklace of Mrs. Cleveland, and while we wouldn’t for a moment insinuate that any lady envies its popular possessor, still many would take pleasure in at least looking at it. A coun terpart of this glorious string of gems, with its lovely and dazzling pendant, can b > iti spectid in the jewelry establishment of Mr. .M. Sternberg, 157 Broughton street, who will take pleasure in exhibiting its charms to every lady who will honor him with a visit, fhe necklace in question is to la raffled, and in the interval it can bo sce.-i and inspected os above. Besides the neck lace. there are still many articles in Mr. Sternlierg’s treasure house that are worihv of 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. There is no obligation to buy what ever, and Mr. Htemberg 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 gents. Our holiday display is now arranged for inspection. Respectfully, ' M. Htkiinbkrci, 157 Broughton street. 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 lil Con great! street, corner Whitaker. At the Harnett House. Savannah, Ga., vnu get all the comforts of the high-priced ho els, and save from flto $2 per day. Try it and be convinced.— Boston Home Jour nal. Advice to Mothers. Mrs. \\ inslow s Soothing Hyrtip should always he used when children ate cutting teeth. It relieves the little suffer at once; it produces natural, quiet sleep bv relieving the child from pmn and tiie little cherub uvvnltes as “bright as a button ” it to very pleasant to taste. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, re lievos w ind, regulates the Ixjwels. and is the best known remedy for diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. “5 cents a bottle. Still Hats just out at Belsinger’s, ill W hi taker street. LUDDES <fe BATES S. M. R AlSlAll 4\ e mark all of our Goods in plain figures, sell al hut one price and guarantee every article soi l. At this season of the year people invest large ly in luxuries, and as the goods we handle come under this head we invite a careful inspection of our stock and prices, and we feel confident you will become convinced of the faet that \ DOLLAR SAVED IS A DOLLAR MADE. We invite your attention aud ask that you ex. amine carefully a STAMPED MOROCCO CAB -INET FRAME, which we offer until present stock is exhausted, WORTH 82 50; OUR TRICE 81 50. CANNOT’BE DUPLICATED. We guarantee a SAVING OF §0 PER CENT in PLUSH HOLIDAY GOODS. Keep an Eye on Us, CLOTIi IXU. ’ WE A RE P LEASE D TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUR Fall Stock Is now complete and we will be pleased to show our friends and the public the prevailing and correct styles in CLOTHING, FURNISHINGS 4 HATS For the season, whether they call to supply themselves or only to see “what is to be worn." Respectfully, 1 fill k SONS, Men’s, Boys’ and Children's Outfitters. Our Fall and Winter Catalogue is ready for distribution. FURNITURE AND CARPETS. C H E A PER THAN' THE CHEAPEST ! For quality and price we can do better than any other concern in the South. Our goods are all specially selected'from tbs most renowned manufacturers, and embrace everything in the Furniture and Carpet trade. Our lerms are most liberal, and all goods ara just as represented. A personal mapeotion will eonvince you that we can sell joii much CHEAPER than the CHEAPEST. A. J. Miller & Co.'s FURNITURE AND Carpet Emporium, 148,1 f>o and 153 BROUGHTON ST. —— —i -a I'OOU PRODUCTS. tost fflj Ills. JJ are making an extra quality of GRIT3 and MEAL, and can recommend it to the trade as superior to any in this market. Would be pleased to give special prices on application. We have on hand a choice lot of EMPTY SACKS, which we are selling cheap. BOND, HAYNES & ELTON MUSICAL. The WASHBURN AMERICAN CUITARS AND MANDOLINES. durable, and possess the absolutely correut ecala. Warranted to at and in any climate. Aak your dealer for them. Catalogue mailed free by the Maimfectnrere. L.YGN A HE AL Y, Id 2 State St., Chicago. DAVIs 15ROS. ‘ r ? m Do you want your Piano Tuned? Do you want, your Piano Repaired? Do you want your Piano Restrungf Do you want your Piano Cleaned? Do you want your Piano Moved? Do you want your Piano Shipped? Do you want to Exchange your Piane for . New One? It so, it will be to your advantage to let uj know about it! Our Piano and Organ business is Booming, and we have been compelled to secure the ser vices ot a first-class Tuner and Repairer, om who comes to us highly recommended. "* guarantee to Tune and Repair any instrument with delicacy and correctness. Pianos Tuned by the year, or Single Tunings, as low as It can be done anywhere. The Knalie Pianos lead the world. Over 50 years in existence. Wealth and Experience Combined. DAVIS BROS