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2 VILAS' ANNUAL REPORT. CHEAPER POSTAGE NOT ADVIS ABLE YET. The Time When Letters Can be Carried for a Cent Not Far Distant, However —Figures That Show What Has Been Done During the Past Year. Washington, Nov. 30. —The following are some of the most prominent features of the Postmaster General’s report: It may be fairly affirmed that from the beginning of Rie current fiscal year the postal serv ice has again become substantially self-sustain ing; and the prediction be ventured that if the revenues be not further crippled, and only a similar ratio of increasing expendi ture be held, the next fiscal year will yield a surplus, which should, under the same conditions, annually increase. In this promising condition st>ecial interests may be expected to vigorously press for a reduc tion in rates of postage in some class of mail matter, always of specious appearance of popularity; indeed, their organization "for the improvement of the postal service is already begun; but the general interest will perhajje rattier require that a reduction of the rates of postage snail be deferred to a some what later period. The time is probably not distant when, if the wisest measures of economy be pursued, the rate of charge upon letters can be properly lowered to lc. an ounce, and some dimuilshment permitted in the postages upon merchandise and other matter. But the letter postage of the United States is now fixed at a rate below that of all other countries save one, and, w hen the distances of transportation are con sidered, is cheaper than iu any other. And the combined receipts from all mail matter not of the first class fall far short of tho cost, of it* handling, affording little claim, tuere fore, for less postage charges. SALARIED POST OFFICES. The prosperity of the service is the pros perity of the post offices, and the gains of the year are marked in their advancement. The number of salaried offices at. its begin ning was, of the first class, 75; of the sec ond, 400; and of the third, 1,709: a total of 2.244 of tho Presidential classes. And on Oct. 1 i hero were added to the third class 45 offices by assignment pursuant to law; thus making the total rumber of the third class, at the tune of this report, 1,8*44, and of ail Presidential offices, 2,381; the highest yet reached in the history of the Depart ment. The fourth class comprised on July 1 52,821 offices, the number having increased during the year by 1,543 —tho establish ments having been 3,043, and the discontin uances 1,500. The new offices were 439 less than the previous yeai, the number of that y ear being unusually large because of an accumulation of undisposed-of applications from the former year. The whole number of post offices on Oct. 1 hail Is-corne 55,434, of which 2.381 were salaried or Presidential offices, distributed in classes as belore mentioned, and 53,053 wore fourth class offices. Besides these were 025 branch offices or stations, an in crease of 12 for tho sale of stamps only. Of the whole, 8,080 were money order offices and 110 money order stations. POSTMASTERS APPOINTED. The appointments of postmasters num bered altogether during The fiscal year 13,- 079. of which 0,803 were to fill vacancies happening upon the expiration of commis sions or by resignations; 2,584 upon re movals or suspensions; 589 by death,Ikind 3/143 to newly established offii-es. Among these appointments 893 were upon your oommi sion to vacancies which happened from the causes and in the respective nura liers following: By expiration of commis sion. 350; by resignation, 122; by removal or suspension, 287; by death, 39, and upon the assignment of fourth-class offices to a presidential class, 145. The following figures show the number of changes made in Presidential post offices by Mr. Cleveland up to Oct. 1. The entire number of Presidential post offices was... 2,339 Of these, have i>eeen discontinued... 5 And relegated to fourth class 186— 190 Leaving a remainder o? 2,149 The following statement shows the eom p rative status of the incumbents of these offices at the end of the fiscal year, so far as disclosed by number and time of appoint ment, and the causes of vacancies: New appointments, on expiration of com missions 868 New appointments, on voluntary resigna tions 415 New appointments, on deaths 34 New appointments, on suspensions or re- Reappointments, on expiration of commls 4lbns ,57 Refhaiuing under former commissions 313 2,149 On March 7, 1885, the entire number of the fourth-class offices was 49,017. Tho new establishments since have been 6,599, of whi h 74 iu the fiscal year 1885, 3,482 in 1886, and 3,043 in 1887; and the discontin uances in the corresponding periods were 72, 1,120, and 1.500, respectively, a total of 2/(92, besides a net addition to the Presiden tial classes of 103, leaving the number in the fourth class on July 1, last, as stated, 52,821. In all these offices the total number of ap pointments have been 36,252. Tho number of fourth -class postmasters remaining iu office who were in office when the present administrat ion came in is 18,491. THE MONEY ORDER SERVICE. The money order service continued to in crease in volume during the past year, the amount in the aggregate of domestic orders issued reaching $117,462,660 89, and of in ternational orders $9,035,330 31; 3.2 per centum of increase over tho preceding year in domestic orders, and 25.86 per cent, in foreign. The aggregate of postal notes issued was $11,708,824 81, an increase of but $50,814 76. The reduction of the fee from Bc. to se. for domestic money orders not exceeding $5, pursuant to the recommenda tion of two >-ears ago, bus opeiated to in crease the use of this service to the remit ters of small sums in a noticable degree. The average amount of each order issued last year was but sl2 72 as against an average of sl4 33 in 1886, and larger iurns iu previous years. This is also indicated by the increase of 10.27 percent, in the number of orders issued, and by the small increase in the use of postal notes. In like manner the reduction of the fee for foreign orders opera’ed an enlarged use of thorn, amount ing to 24.72 per cent, in number. MAIL MATTER HANDLED BY CARRIERS. The report of the First Assistant Post master General presents interesting statis tics of the growth of the year, of wdiicli the following are specially noteworthy. There was increase in the w hole number of pieces of mail matter handled by carriers of 14.16 per cent., or 285,044,057 pieces, the aggre gate reaching 2,234,564,656, the gain be.ng in every class of mail matter, and in the fol lowing percentages, rmpectively: in doliv erics of mail letters, 13.13; of mail postal cards, 11.43; of registered letters, fi. 18; of uewspajiers, 14.06; of local letters, 20.19, and local (icstal cards, 15.11; in collection of letters, 16.15; of postal cards, 13.32, and of newspaper*, 11.15. The enhanced local use of carriers will Is- observed with interest, and its effect noted in the increase of post age receipts on local matter by $852,010 72, r>r 14.59 per cent., bringing tho gross to 16,691,253 69. THE REVENUE. The revenue of the past year enjoyed its chief increase from the sale of stamps and stamped paper, in which the gaiu was $4,223,887 96, more than 10 per cent. This item had the advantage of the estimated amount of $122,000 arising from the sales of special delivery stamps, of which one-ttfth only is the share remaining after the allow ance for delivery is made; and it was doubt less augmented by the operation of the order made in 1886 admitting to the mails fluids, pastes and powders formerly excluded, but which, by reason of improved modes of packing of recent invention, may now lufely be earned. There wus also agn iof j nearly 15 per cent, in the sale of newspaper ! und periodical stamps, over 4 per cent, bet | ter than the general rate of increase The I main cause, however, was the activity of business; and the large gain is a pleasing testimony both to its flourishing condition and to the usefulness of the service as its auxiliary. THE DEAD-LETTER OFFICE. The Dead-Letter Office was placed under charge of a superintendent at tne beginning of the year, as a separate office. From the report of the superintendent it appears that the work of this office has considerably in creased. During the year 5,578,965 pieces of of mail matter were treated, increasing by 11.4 per cent, over 1886 and bv about 17 per cent, over 1885. This increase is in part attributable to the enlarged volume of mail matter transported, and partly to the greater care taken by postmasters iu render ing returns of undelivered matter and w ithdrawing from the mails such as is un mailable. Among the interesting items of the work performed, it is to be noted that 456,183 pieces of mail arriving from foreign lands were returned to the country of origin; that 12,725 letters, inclosing in the aggre gate $22,039 12, and 21,868 letters, contain ing drafts, notes, checks, money orders, etc., to the amount in face value of $7,581,761 10, were restored to the owners. There was derived to the postal revenue from dead mail matter the sum of $9,593 77, $714 48 in excess of the previous year. GRAVES OF THE ANARCHISTS. The Mount Greenwood Cemetery Man agers c ffer a Large Lot. CHICAGO, Nov. 30.—The committee having charge of the selection of a site for the burial of the executed Anarchists met this afternoon, but failed to reach any con clusion. At their meeting last Saturday they decided to purchase a lot in Waldheim. Before they hail notified the owners of the ground of their decision, however, the ..managers of Mount Greenwood Cemetery, near Morgan Park, offend them a tract of land eighty fret square without charge, with a promise of more at. a very low figure. The land is situated in a beauti ful rise near the centre of the cemetery, and adjacent to a lot owned bv the Chicago Lodge of Elks A decision will t>e readied to-morrow, and the interment will probably occur one week from next Sun day. There will be no parade of the various Anarchist groups on that day, but a large crowd is expected to turn out and accompany the remains to their final resting place. Delegations from New York, Philadelphia. St. Louis ami Cincin nati have signified their intention of being present. Money is already being raised for a monument to the fallen leaders of anarchy. SAILS SET FOR NICARAGUA. Start of the Party That 1s to Survey the Canal. New York, Nov. 30.—Early this morn ing the surveying party, which, under the di rection of the Nicaragua Canal Construction Company, will make final surveys, boarded the steamer Hondo at her dock and sailed at noon. She was accompanied down the bay by the steamer Sain Sloan, upon which were the general officers of the canal e-in pany, its directors and a large party of guests. The Hondo is to take on a force of eighty native laborers at Fortune Island and Jamaica and will reach Grey town about Dec. 9, where the force of laborers will lie augmented. The survey will not, it is ex pected, be completed until April or May. LEHIGH COAL BOYCOTTED. The Reading Railroad Employes Refuse to Handle It. Philadelphia, Nov. 30.—A special from Bethlehem, Pa., says the boycott decided upon by the Reading employes on the Lehigh coal is being enforced. Coal as it now comes from the Lehigh Coal and Navi fation Company's mines is carried on the ersey Central railroad and much of it passes over tho North Pennsylvania to Philadelphia. The latter company was this morning compelled to refuse to receive it owing to the crews on that rood having de clined to take out trains from Bethlehem. This action will cause a reduction of the crews in the service on the Jersey Central. CHICAGO’S SANGERFEST. Mayor Roche Names the Terms on Which It May be Held. Chicago, Nov. 30.—Persons interested in getting up a sangerfest for the benefit of the families of the executed Anarchists were to-day notified by Mayor Roche upon what terms they could occupy Battery D. Arm ory on Dec. 10, for the purpose expressed. There shall be no red flag or other emblems, save the national coloi-s. Speeches must not be incendiary, everything must lie done decently and in order, and above all, no beer will be allowed to be sold or drank on the premises. The lines are very strictly drawn, beyond which those on the pro gramme dare not go. The conditions have not been accepted. FLINT GLASS WORKERS. The National Association of Manufac turers Adopts a Scale. Pittsburg, Nov. 30.—The National As sociation of Flint Glass Manufacturers, which lias been in session here for two days, adjourned this afternoon after adopting a new scale of wages. The scale will be pre sented to the workmen Jan. 2, and if not accepted the factories throughout the coun try will close down. The manufacturers claim that the basis of the scale will be the same as the one in operation the past year. The employes say they will not sign unless their association is recognized. There are about 8,000 Hint glass workers in the country. TAXES ON DRUMMERS. Judge Bond Discharges a Traveler In North Carolina. Raleigh, N. C., Nov. 30 —ln the United States Circuit Court here to-day, Judges Bond, and Seymour presiding iu the ease known as the Drummers Tax case brought about by the petition by A. W. Henderson, fora writ of habeas corpus, it was adjudged that the petitioner be discharged. The State appealed. The petitioner. Henderson, was arrested by the Sheriff for selling goods without a license. Ho sued out a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Bond, and at a hearing belore the latter in Baltimore last summer, tho case was continued to this term of the court. , A BLAZE AT AIKEN. An Incendiary Causes the Destruction of iNine Buildings. Charleston, Nov. 30.—A lire broke out at Aiken, 8. C., at 1 o’clock this morning anti destroyed nine buildings, including tho office of a dentist and insurance agent, and a number of stores, with stocks of groceries, millinery and general merchandise. The loss is about $40,000; the insurance is $25,- 000. The fire is believed to have been of in cendiary origin. Ives <Ss Cos. to Scoop It In Cincinnati, 0., Nov. 30.—An evening pn jier asserts that it has responsible authority for the statement that movements are in progress which in two weeks will result in placing Henry S. Ives & Cos. in control of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton rail road. A Rapist’s Case Appealed. Wilmington, N. C , Nov. 30.—An appeal to the Supreme Court of tho State has been granted in the ea o of Stephen Freeman, the negro who \n“ found guilty of committing an assault on Mrs. Sellers (white), and wus sentenced to be hanged. THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1887, HARPER’S WHEAT DEALS. His Brokers Identify Checks Repre senting $1,300,000. Cincinnati, Nov. 30.—The trial of E. L. Harper was resumed to-day in the United States Court a long time after the appointed hour, owing to the absence of a juror who obtained leave last night to go home and arrange hi- business. The first witness was 8. IV. Hoyt, a broker of this city, whose testimony gave in detail numerous transac tions iu the buying of wheat in Chicago by him. When asked for whom he was acting he answered that B. F. Hop kins, assistant cashier of the Fidelity Bank made the purchases, but the settle ments were always made bv E. L. Harper. These transactions began in January last. They were ordinary speculator’s purchases, where no wheat is e ver seen, but settlement* are made according to how the market runs Mr. Eckert, of Wilshire, Eckert & Cos., of Cincinnati, testified to <lea!s with Kershaw & Cos., ami other Chicago firms from January last till June and said they sent alout ?1.000.000 to Chicago to Kershaw & Cos. When asked where he got the money he said he could not tell exactly. He sup !>osed it came from parties interested in the wheat deal. He was then shown some checks signed by himself and Mr. Wilshire and was asked again where the money came from. He said: “All we’d do when calls were made on us was to go to the Fidelity Bank and give our check for the ainpunt. Where the money came from I do not know. When these checks were drawn we did not save that amount in the bank.” J. W. Wilshire, the partner of Mr. Eckert, identified checks aggregating $1,300,000 drawn by J. IV. Wilshire. and indorsed by Wilshire, Eckert & Cos. He said that either himse'f or Mr. Eckert had indorsed the checks. He said there was an understanding between him and Mr. Harper that these checks should be protected. He made it clear that he acted in all this wheat deal as the agent or broker of E. L, Harper. Part of a Fund Missing. Cincinnati, Nov. 30. — A. B. Champion, one of the trustees of Antioch College, says that Charles A. Kebler succeeded his father as trustee in care of the $lOO,OOO endow ment fund of Antioch College. He says that it is known that some of this fund has been used up by Charles A. Kebler, but whether he made away with all or only part of it, is what they are trying to find out. Coneecrafed Bi9hop. Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 30. Rev. Father Richard Scannel, pastor of St Joseph’s Church in this citv, was conse crated Bishop here to-day. Father Scannel was born and educated in Ireland, and was ordained priest in 1871. He will leave for Concordia, Kan., his new field of labor, next Wednesday. An Editor Murdered. Redwood City, Cal., Nov. 30.—H. S. Smith, the editor who was shot yesterday by Ilr. L. E. Powell, died to-day. Powell has been charged with murder. The Romance of a Ring. from the Pittsburg Dispatch. A pawnbroker sat in the rear room and mused. Nobody could blame him for thus idling his time away, for it was Sunday, and there was absolutely nothing for the poor man to do but sit and muse. He had been to church in the morning. He ex pected to go again in the evening, so the weight of sins unatoned did not press heavily on his soul. On the contrary, he was light hearted and happy. So much so that when a reporter wandered into his cozy quarters the general, self-satisfied expression on his countenance spread into a smile of hearty welcome. “I’m glad you don’t want me to advance you anything on your overcoat,” said he, “because I never do business on Sunday, I guess I can tell you something about the trade, though, if that’s all you want. Peo ple usually think that our business is brisk est in dull times That’s a mighty mistaken idea, and I’ll tell you why. When a person pawns anything he generally expects to redeem it at some future time, and if he is not employed he does not liko to run the risk of forfeiting his goods. If, on the con trary, be is making a good salary, he is very apt to live a trifle higher than he ought. It is these that go to the pawnbroker for help. Our principal pawning days are Mondays, and on Saturdays wo are kept busy redeem ing. Every pawnbroker has a Dumber of regular customers who, early in the week, bring a watch or ring, or some other valu able, around and raise a little cash on it. On Friday or Saturday the article is re deemed. and the next week the operation is repeated. "Speaking of rings reminds me of an en gagement that was almost broken off a couple of months ago. The young lady in the case lives —well, in this city. She is very fond of base ball—so fond, in fact, that she watched the games very closely last season, and had a bet or two on every one of them. The first part of the season she won, but along about August she com menced to lose. Her pocket money went to pay her losses, and when that was gone she commenced to pawn her valuables. Her watch was brought to me first, but her futhef missed that, and she had to redeem it the next day or be found out, Then she pawned a set of ear-drops, and finally she brought me a diamond ring, which I no ticed she took off the first finger of her left hand. I suspected she was gambling, and I hesitated about taking the ring; hut she answered ine she wanted only a little money to pay a bill, aud would lie "able to redeem it in a few days. “I guess it was about a week later when she pushed into my shop again. She was very much excited, and I knew something was wrong. As soon as she could get her breath she pulled hor watch out and wanted to know if I would accept it in exchange for her ring. I knew her family very well, so I told her that I would not accommodate her unless she told me what was the matter. She refused at first, but finally she came to terms and told mo the whofe story. The ring was her engagement riDg. “Her lover had Iwen away, but he had como home suddenly, and had missed the little golden pledge of their engagement the first thing. She had satisfied him by saying she had left it on her woshstand, but tliat excuse wouldn’t work more than once, so she had to have the ring or confess, and confession would mean war. YVidl, I gave h r the ring, and let her Veep fin; watch, to). She quit, betting, and a week later paid me all sho owed me. A couple of weeks ago she was married, and I am in clined to think sho is a lietter wife than she wciula be if she hadn’t learned that iittle lesson on gam tiling.” In Honor of Mrs. Cleveland. From the Baltimore American. The Post Office Department has often been called upon to name a post office after' the lovely wife of the President,, and when ever the request could be. complied with, gallant Postmaster General Vilas has con sented. Therefore there is a Frances or a Cleveland in nearly every State, but yester day “Ole Virginia" came forward and took the cake. They have a post office called Dooms —awful mime—and they wanted a postmaster appointed at once, so what did they do but ask the appointment of Frances Cleveland as acting postmistress. The re quest staggered the high postal authorities, and at find the request came \erv near going into the waste paper basket. But the * clerk in charge of the Virginia desk hap pened to read tlie letter again and found that the applicant's, name had nil H. in it, i ami read "Frances 11 Cleveland,” and not “Franees F. Cleveland.” Besides, the clerk also discovered that the Virginians wanted to compliment Mrs. Cleveland more than other States had done, and so they picked out a postmistress with a name as near as possible to the beautiful mistress of the White House. The matter was thus ex plainer! to First Assistant Postmaster Geu oral Stevenson, and he at once ordered Francos H. Cleveland appointed acting post mistress at Dooms, Va. The next thing iu onler will bo to change the name of the post, offico from Dooms to White House. A NEW ASTOR IN THE FIELD. The Social and Business Debut of John Jacob IV. From the Washington Post. New York, Nov. 27.— The stir in high social circles, and it amounts to a commo tion, is made by this week’s debut of John Jacob Astor IV. He is the only son of William Astor, who at present divides the Astor millions equally with John Jacob Astor 111. His enormous financial importance can be imagined. He is just from graduation at Harvard, and his advent in bis particular coterie was made at a very formal dinner given bv his mother. The significance of this occasion was increased and em phasized by the fact that eight girls eli gible to matrimony with him were among the guests. They were the Misses May Brady, daughter of Judge Brady; Miss Hewitt, daughter of Mayor Hewitt; Miss Winslow, a debutante from Albany: Char lotte Winthrop, a representative of Boston culture; Belle Wilson, a sister-in-law of Mrs. Orrue Astor-Wilson: Miss Paget, Miss Bar bey and Miss Turnure. The famous service of solid gold, costing sloo,l*to, was used on this great occasion, and the ho-tess wore diamonds of still larger value. There were seats at table for about 100. John Jacob Astor IV. sut at the light hand of Mrs. Astor. He wore a swallow tail coat, very low vest and black trousers of marvelously perfect fit. for he has since early youth been remarkable for can-Ini costuming. He is tall, lean and big-boned, lacking in the solid Englishy ap pearance of his father. His features are irregular, the nose icing indicative of power rather than beauty. In short, ne is far from being a handsome young man. His age is 20. He will not enter upon any other career than that of a millionaire. He will neither go into a business or a profes sion. His attainments are ordinary; but he is quite able to figure as a society beau; and, as such, he will participate in all of the six exclusively -well balls to occur at Del monico's in December. Scheming mothers will keep their eyes on him, and apt 'laugh ters w ill not neglect their chances to win such a prize. John Jacob Astor IV. would be the possessor of not less than eighty millions if he were to inherit his father’s half of the Astor estate to-morrow. The whole of that immense fortune, as estimated to-day for your correspondent by a real estate expert, now amounts to a hundred and sixty mil lions; but the calculation is largely guess work, for the property is ell in houses and land m New" York city, the actual value of which could only be fixed by a sale. The policy of the Asters has always been to in vest the accumulations of their wealth in vacant lots. Thus the steady rise in values has tremendously en hanced their riches, and the authority already quoted says that if appre ciation goes on for another quarter of a century as it has during the last, the Astors can hardly help getting into the twentieth century with $250,000,000. Your Corre spondent made his way yesterday from the outer to tlie inner office of the Astor brothers. Tho building looks like a bank, with many clerks and other hindrances to a personal interview with either William or John Jacob ill. It was only by as serting important bu ,iuess that the pres ence of William Astor was gained. “And what can I do for you, sir,” he in quired. “I would like to know for publication,” was the reply, “how much your son John Jacob will probably inherit?” It the pause which preceded the answer was occupied by mental arithmetic the cal culation came to n thing, for what Mr. As tor said was: “John Jacob will not be likely to live in a poorhouse.” THE MOST SANGUINARY WAR. The Bloody Battle of Waterloo Out done In America. Investigations recently made iu the War Department at Washington show that the lat • American civil war was relatively the most sanguinary on record. Though the Federal and Confederate returns are not altogether exact, the War Office is able to give a close approximate estimate of the killed, wound*! and missing in the Federal forces. According to tho statistics 297,825 Union soldiers lie buried in the various national c-meteries. Including losses of which no account can be taken, the war cost the North 320,000 lives, or more than one in nine of all those who entered the ser vice. The two opposing armies met in over 2,000 skirmishes aud battles. In 148 of those con flicts the loss on the Federal side was up ward of 500 men, and in at, least ten battles more than 10,000 were reported lost on each side. The combined losses of the Federal and Confederate forces in killed, wounded and missing in the following engagements were: Shiloh, 24,000; Antietam, 38,000; Stone river, 37,000; Chancellorsville, 28,000; Gettysburg, 54,000; Chickamauga, St,000; McClellan’s peninsular campaign, 50,000; Grant’s peninsula campaign, 180,000, aud Sherman’s campaign, 125,(XK). Waterloo was one of the most desperate and bloody fields chronicled in European history, yet Wellington's casualties were less than 12 per cent., while during the American war tho loss at Murfreesboro, At lanta, Chickamauga, Gettysburg and other places frequently reached, and sometimes exceeded, 40 per cent., and the average of killed and wounded on one side or the other was 30 per cent. If the figures of the Con federate leases could be accurately ascer tained, the total deaths in the late war would probably surpass 500,000. It is not a little curious that the lueses and captured men of the Federals—who were victorious in the struggle—almost equaled the whole of the Confederate forces. It is a misfortune for a public man to resem ble a famous one. Senator Cullom, for example, is entitled to a prominent place before the jieople by virtue of what be has accomplished during many years of official life. Still, outside of Illinois, he is most frequently alluded to iu print as "the man who looks like Abraham Lin coln."— Chicago Sens. INSURANCE. The Savannah Fire anil Marine Insurance Company, PAID IP CAPITAL - $20(1,000. HOME OFFICE, No. 97 BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, - GEORGIA. WILLIAM GARRARD President. LEWIS KAYTON Vice President. W H. DANIEL Secretary. DIRECTORS: Herman Myers, George J. Baldwin. John L. Hammood, Andrew Hanley. J. B. Duckworth, I. G. Haas. Samvel Mein hard, L. Kayton. J. H. Estill, David Wells. C. K. Woods. W. H. Daniel. Willi.iam Garrard. QUINTON PUMPKIN. PUMPKIN PIE HO Dozen 3-Ponnd QUINTON PUMPKIN. (’an used for a Vegetable as well as for Pies. ft M. & C. W. WEST. MARRIAGES. JEXKtNS— MANIGAULT. -Married, at the resilience of the bride's family. Charleston, S. C., on Thursday, the 84tb November, INC. by the Rev. John Johnson, rector of St. Phillip's church. Hawkins Ki.no Jenkins, of Mount Pleasant, Berkeley county, South Carolina, and Josephine, only daughter of Louis Manigault, Esq., of Charleston, 8. C. MEETINGS. SOLOMON'S LODGE V>. I. F. A A. M. A regular communication will lie held a at Masonic Temple THIS (Thursdayi EVENING, Dec. 1. 5887. at 8 o'clock. X/T The E. a. degree will be conferred. .' ~ \ Visiting and transient brethren cordially and fraternally invited. By order J. R. SAUBSY, W. M. _Thomas H. Laird. Secretary. WORKMAN’S AND TR ODER'S LOAN AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION. The forty ninth (49th) regular monthly meet ing, and also the fourth (Ithl annual meeting of this Association will be held at the office of Jackson & What lev. 118 Bryan street. THIS (Thursday) EVENING at 8 o'clock. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year. GEORGE W. LAMAR, President. J. L. Whatley, Secretary. KNIGIITs OF PYTHIAS HALL ASSOCIA TION. The Fourth Installment on stock of the above Association is now due and payable from Ist to 15th inst., at the office of the Treasurer, in new Pythian building, corner York and Barnard streets. Office hours from Ist to 15th. TUES DAY and SATURDAY, from 7 to 8 p. M. WM. McHARRIE, Treasurer. JASPER MONUMENT. Members of the General Committee of Ar rangements for the Jasper Monument celebra tion are requested to attend a special meeting to tie held in the Court House at 8 o'clock p. m.. FRIDAY, Dec. 3d inst. T.ie permanent com mittees w ill be announced and important mat ters considered. A full and punctual attendance is requested. WM. GARRARD. Chairman. John R. Dillon. Acting Secretary. NOTICE TO ROAII COMMISSIONERS. The annual meeting of Road Commissioners of Chatham county will be held at the Court House on MONDAY', December sth, at 10 o'clock A. m. GEO. P. HARRISON, Chairman. R. Coakley, Secretary. SPECI AL NOTICES. Advertisements inserted under “Special Notices'' will be charged $1 00 a Square each insertion. ELECTION FOR DIRECTORS. Central Railroad and Banking Cos. of Ga., I Savannah. Ga., Dec. Ist. 1887. f An election for Thirteen Directors to manage the affairs of this Company for the ensuing ye r will be held at the Banking House, in Sa vannah. MONDAY, the SECOND day of JANU ARY, 1888, between the hours of 10 o’clock a. h., and 3 o'clock r m Stockholders and their families will be passed free over the Company's road to attend the election from the Slst De cember to 3ud January inclusive, and be passed free returning from the 2nd to sth of January inclusive, on presentation of their stock certifi cates to the conductors. T. M. CUNNINGHAM, Cashier. SPECIAL NOTICE. My friends will find me in future at the south east corner of Whitaker and Wayne streets, where I will carry on the Retail Drug and Pre scription business. Respectfully. O. T. SHAFFER. CHOICE DRESSED TURKEYS, CHOICE DRESSED CHICKENS. Arriving this day and for sale by JOHN LYONS * CO_ SPECIAL NOTICE. The Pews of the INDEPENDENT PRESBY TERIAN CHURCH will be rented for the en suing year on THURSDAY, Dec. Ist, at 12 o'clock noon, in the Church. Pew-Holders desiring to give up their pews will please notify the Chairman prior to that date, and in the absence of such not ice, present occupant) will bo considered as wishing to re tain them, GEORGE J. MILLS, Acting Chairman Board oDTrustees. NORTH CAROLINA WHITE SEED RICK A LIMITED QUANTITY OF NORTH CARO LINA WHITE SEED RICE FOR RALE BY W. W. GORDON & CO., ll3 BAY STREET. NOTICE. Savannah. Ga., Nov. 3. 1887. The shareholders of the GERMANIA FIRE COMPANY, of Savannah, Ga., are hereby noti fied to present t heir shares w ithin thirty days from date, to the undersigned to receive their pro rata from the sale of the Germania l ire Com pany's Building. Office hours from 10 until 3 o'clock at 147 Con gress street JOSEPH ROOS, President. NOTICE. Wishing to retire from the Wholesale Grocery trade, I have to-day sold out my ent ire business, including stock in trade and good will, to MR. A. B. HULL, and cordially recommend him to my former friends and customers. All claims agaiust me will be paid upon pre sentation, and all persons indebted to me are requested to make early settlements. FRED M. HULL. Savannah, Ga., Nov. 22,1887. FOR CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT. TO THE VOTERS OF CHATHAM COUNTY. The undersigned having been an employe in the Clerk's Office of the Sujierior ('durt continu ously since October. 1860 (eighteen years), tirst as Transcribing Clerk, and subsequently as Deputy, during the administration of live (5) different in cumbents, and having heretofore given way for other aspirants for the office, and having re cently been appointed Clerk by the Honorable, the County Commissioners, until another elec tion is held, according to law, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Col. Barnard E. Bee, now conies before the people and earnestly asks that he be allowed to continue as an incumbent of the office for the unexpired term. As to past conduct and competency the public can judge for themselves. I therefore ask that my friends, and others who may feel an interest in my be half, consider my claims liefore promising their vote or influence to any other aspirant for the office. 1 am, very respectfully, etc., JAMES K. P. CARR. ULMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR. This vegetable preparation is Invaluable for the restoration of tone and strength to the sys tem. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other ills, caused by a disordered liver, it cannot be excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul mer's Liver Corrector and take no other. $1 00 a bottle. Freight paid to any address. B. F. ULMER, M. D., Pharmacist, Savannah. Ga. MOV ES. SOMETHING NOVEL. The Kampfe Star Safety Razor Is especially adapted to those persons who shave themselves and are continually cutting their faces. With this instrument nothing of this kind can occur. It is a very neat little contrivance and cannot but be appreciated by every one who sees it. Call on LOVELL & LATTIMORE, Hardware Dealers, Aud ask to examine one . AMUSEMENTS. SAVANNAH THEATRE' Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3, and Saturday Matinee, Dec. 3. THE FAVORITE COMEDIAN, JOHN F. WARD In His Original Character of H I Gr Gr I X S In the Beautiful Domestic Comedy THE DOCTOR! Saturday night MR. WARD will appear in his great character, ECKELLS in the comedy of OAST E! At the Matinee THE DOCTOR will be repeated. Seats on sale at DAVIS BROS’. Nov. 30. Next attraction—MAßlE PRESCOTT, Dec. 7 and 8. ASPHALT PAVEMENT. Warren-Scliarf Asphalt Paving Ca, 114 JOHN STREET, NEW YORK. CONSTRUCT Genuine Trinidad Asphalt PAVEMENTS. This Pavement has been thor oughly tested in actual ser vice and is found to possess the following points of su periority: Ist. Cheaper than stone blocks equally well laid. 2d. Durability: the company guarantees it for a period of rears. 3d. Almost noiseless under traffic, 4th. The cleanest pavement made. sth. A perfect sanitary pavement. Being im pervious to water and filth, it cannot exhale in fectious gases. tith. Easily and perfectly repaired when opened to lay pipes, etc. 7th. Saves wear and tear of herses and vehicles. Bth. Being smoother, less power Is required to haul over it than any other pavement. 9th. It enhances the value of abutting prop erty more than any other pavement. 10th. It is therefore, all things considered, the best and most economical pavement that can be laid on any street, whether the traffic is light or heavy. DRY GOODS, EIL. SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS HOSIERY For This Week at CROHAN & DOONERS, Successors to B. F. McKENNA & CO. 137 BROUGHTON ST. 275 dozen Ladies' Unbleached Black and Col ored Balbriggan Hose, full regular made, at 15c, a pair. 175 dozen Ladies Unbleached and Colored Balbriggan Hose at 2">c.; regular price 87t$c. 50 dozen Ladies’ Black Cotton Hose, "full regular-made, diamond dyes, at 25c. a pair, worth 400. 36 dozen Ladies' Black Cotton Hose, double feet, at 35c. and 50c.; reduced from 50c. and too. 25 dozen Ladies' Black Spun Silk Hose, re duced from $1 25 to 98c. a pair. Misses’ Black and Colored Hose. We have now in stock a complete assortment of MISSES' BLACK AND COLORED HOSE, both in plain ami ribbed, in all grades and sizes, from 35c. to $1 a pair. Ladies’ and Gentlemen's Underwear. LADIES’ AND GENTLEMEN'S WHITE AND SCARLET UNDERVESTS at 75c., 1. $1 25. 8! 50, $1 75 and $2. The above prices are quoted at a reduction of 20 per cent. nnum i T ) 350 dozen Misses’ Black and \r E j 111 L Colored Hose, in plain and 111 liljlrlli f ribbed, double knees and MI DVIi-lU ) feet, at 25c. a pair. CROHAN ft DOOXER. REAL ESTATE. its lull! Ifl)}. Several Nice Homes Have Been Taken Up. Some are Still Left. ~ * $22 50 I can furnish you a nice home. For $240 cash and a monthly payment of $lB you can secure a comfortable home. I have for sale a number of Lots which you can purchase for cash, or on installment plan. Look out and secure a Home or a Lot, or the “boom” will overtake you, M. J. SOLOMONS, 118 BRYAN STREET. PORTRAITS. The Great Southern Portrait Company The Great Southern Portrait Company FOR FIFTEEN DOLLARS FOR FIFTEEN DOLLARS A VERY FINE CRAYON PORTRAIT A VERY' FINE CRAYON PORTRAIT OAK, GILT OR BRONZE FRAMES. OAK, GILT OR BRONZE FRAMES. SIZE 20x24 GOOD WORK SIZE 20x24 GOOD WORK The Great Southern Portrait Company The Great Southern Portrait Company 42 AND 14 BUI.L STREET, AT DAVIS BROS.’ 42 AND 44 BULL STREET, AT DAVIS BROS.’ L. B. DAVIS, SECRETARY & MANAGER L. B, DAVIS, SECRETARY & MANAGER j#L FORJ3ALE. yF The schooner W. F. MARSCHER, •I 1 Hi I mwtm 15 tons, almost new and well found. Only reason for selling is th ’t.owner lias a larger vessel. For particulars address F. O. BELL. Savannah, Ga. MXLLINERT. DANDY LIST OF PLATSHEKS, 138 BROUGHTON ST. One lot, extensive assorted. Ladies’ and Chil dren s Fine Felt Hats, at the remarkable price of 35c. each. 100 dozen Indies’ Black Straw' Shapes, superior qualities, at the average price of 25c. each.; worth 35c. and 50c. One lot Fancy All-Silk Ribbon, thus season s latest gems, only 83c. per yard 20 dozen pairs Ladies’ 3-ply While Linen Cuffs, for one week only 9c. a pair; regular value at 15c. One limited lot Ladles’ (Pod Muslin Chemise, Embroidered and Tucked Yoke, only 39c. each: worth 63c. One lot 26-inch Gloria Umbrellas, a superior quality and neat handles, only $1 75 each. 30 dozen of the best quality Ladies Merino Vests, ut 50c. each, Silk Bound and Stiched; cheap even for 75c. Owing to the large sale of the Lace Curtains we offered last week, we place on sale again 24 pairs Rich Pattern Nottingham Lace Curtains, three yards long, full width and tape bound, only $1 15 jier pair; grand value even for $2. Job lot Ladies' All-Wool Walking Jackets, Plush Trimmed Cuffs and Collars, only $1 73; won h fully §3 50. Several exceptional offers in Ladies' Beaded Dress Sets at 81. $1 25, $1 50, $1 75; worth very much more elsewhere. Full line of Dress Trimmings below competi tion. KID GLOVES! KID GLOVES! In the Largest Assortment, at Lowest Prices. HEADQUARTERS FOR CLOAKS! P. S.—Mail orders solicited. SPORTING GOODS. To Sportsmen 1 WILL OPEN MY' NEW STORE, No. 31 Whitaker St., THIS MORNING, DEC. Ist, with the most se lect stock ever brought to this market, consisting of all grades of BREECH LOADING SHOT GUNS. MUZZLE-LOADING SHOT GUNS. REPEATING RIFLES. PARLOR RIFLES. REVOLVERS and PISTOLS. BRASS SHELLS. PAPER SHELLS. RIFLE CARTRIDGES. LOADED SHELLS. POWDER. SHOT, WADS. LOADING I .ELEMENTS. FISHING TACKLE, etc. And I invite my friends and the public to call and examine my goods. I am prepared to load shells at the shortest notice; will give same my personal attention. All of which I guarantee to sell as low as the lowest. ci. s. mm 31 WR.X TAKER STREET. GROCERIES. AT COOPER’S YOU WILL FIND The Finest Raisins. The Finest Currants. The Finest Citron. ■ The Finest Prunes. The Finest Wines and Liquors. The Finest assortment of Canned Goods. The Finest assortment of Jel lies, Jams, Preserves, Pick les, Plum Puddings, etc. My Prices the Lowest. WM G. COOPER, 28 Whitaker Street. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. A. B. HULL, Agent Hazard Powder Cos., —WHOLESALE DEALER IN— F,_OUR, HAY.GRA.N, RICE, STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES. MILL STUFFS of all kinds. Genniue TEXAS RED RUST PROOF SEED OATS. Special prices carload lots HAY and GRAIN. Prompt attention given all orders and satis faction guaranteed. OFFICE, 5 ABERCORN STREET. WAREHOUSE, NO. 4 WADLEY STREET, ON LINE CENTRAL RAILROAD. DISTEMPER POWDER. DISTEMPER. To Owners of Valuable Dogs. CHAPEAU'S DISTEMPER POWDERS is 0* only reliable guaranteed cure for this fatal disease, which is prevailing to an alarming ex tent at this season of the year. Sure cure effected or money refunded. Apply to T. T. CHAPEAU, Room 7, Kelly's Building-^ PRINTER AND BOOKBINDER. Old in Years—Not Old Fogy* GEO. N. NICHOLS, PRINTER AND BINDER- To the Manor bom—full of rears and experi ence—still young in energy and ability—with all the accessories necessary to sstlsfartortff conduct the business to which he has given hi* life. Grateful for past favors-hopeful of oUtM to come.