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OH THE GOLUBS' SHORES.
A CALIFORNIA PIONEERS STORY.
'Where the Yellow Kugets Were First
Discovered—Portuguese Joe's Fatal
Shot-The El Dorado Indian War-
Driven insane by Gold.
From ihe Overland Monthly.
Two of us went to Sacramento again,
■where we met a darkey who had come out
from New York with George Hyatt, aud he
wished us to go immediately with him to
Placer county. He said he had found a
place where the gold could be taken out in
large pieces, he had blazed the trees ou the
way out aud could find the place again. We
started with him at once, and came out at
what is now called Todd’s Valley. Todd
was then building his log cabin there for a
store aud tavern. From here we went up on
the divide, and, wandering about the woods,
at last found the blazes on the trees, which
finally led us into what is still knowu by the
euphouious name of Shirt-tail Canon. Wo
camped here over night, and in the morning
set to prospecting, with good results, prov
ing the truth of our guide. We hastened
back to the city, and when we returned we
found a few other parties there at work.
We could make four to six ounces a day,
and many made as high as SI,OOO a dav
with their pans. Claims were here as well
as elsewhere fifteen feet square. Water
came in rapidly as we went down. This
drove us away, and we returned for a while
up to El Dorado county.
This time we went high up, about 15
miles from Johnson’s ranch, on the emigrant
road, intending to cross the river and go
over towards Coloma after prospecting. But
after we had crossed some very heavy
canons and had come to the river, we found
it impossible to ford it there. About noon
one of our party fell into the river. After
getting out, he spread his wet clothes on the
rocks t dry, and when he went to get them,
what was his astonishment to find sinning
in a crevice some particles of bright gold.
We were not long in breaking open the
rock, and found that the crevice contained
about sixty dollars which we extracted
with a knife and washed out in a pan. We
concluded to camp there; so, going up on
the hill and staking our auimats to good
feed, we tried the bar. It was a small one,
but we had to use crowbars, and a hammer,
a knife and pan—scarcely any dirt to wash;
but we could get out from thre i to five
pounds of gold in a day. Every two or three
days I would saddle up and go down the old
emigrant trail (then traversed daily by hun
dreds of emigrants from the States), and,
wending my way to Johnson’s ranch, would
deposit with him for safe-keeping, our gold.
He wished to find out where I got it; so
when 1 started back he would send someone
to track me. I always started in the even
ing aud camped ou the road, s me where I
found emigrants already camped; so that if
followed 1 could manage before morning to
slip away without being discovered by my
shadow. After I had done this a few times,
and had several thousand dollars in John
son’s keeping, he became resolute to find
out our whereabouts. So, finally, he sent a
lot of Indians, 32 in number, to track us up.
This they did the next day by following up
the river and watching for some slight
discoloration of the water such as would be
produced by washing the dirt. It so hap
pened that upon going up this time we had
taken with us a Portuguese, whom we want
ed to do our cooking and packing; and as
he was a good shot also, for game. About
noon, while we were at the lower end of the
bar, I heal'd Joe sing out, “Look-out—there
comes the Indians!” And sure enough they
were approaching us from below, on both
sides of the river. They had no intent of
harm, desiring only to find us and our where
abouts; but Portuguese Joe, without wait
ing for orders, opened fire. The shot went
whizzing by my head, aimed at the nearest
Indian; but at the same instant I motioned
him to plump into the river, which be lost
no time in doing. The rest got away as fast
as they came. 1 expostulated with Joe for
his imprudence, but he thought he knew
what was right. I told him they would re
turn and kill us all. Ho said, “No; Indian
come no more.” I told him we should have
to look out now, for they would be on us be
fore we knew it; and where it was impossible
to get out except in one way; and that way
these Indians knew as well as wo did.
Sure enough, not two hours later the In
dians made their appearance, and this time
where they had the advantage, on the bluff
above our heads. Our chance of getting
away by the pass we had entered by was
cut off, and we stood a poor showing of es
caping their vengeance. Showers of arrows
came down thick and fast, but by keeping
up close under the hill we managed to evade
them, as they overshot all the time.
We were now in a dilemma. We could
not cross the river where we were, for it was
a narrow channel between the sides of the
gorge, and the current ran very strong. As
to any one coming to our aid, that was
not to be thought of, for we were miles
ahead of where any prospecting had been
done at that time, and there was no possibil
ity of any one finding us.
We kept close up under the bluff all that
afternoon, but were kept in anxiety by the
continuous rolling down of rock and stone
upon us from above, and when we tried to
escape these the arrows w ould be brought in
to play. Night came on, but we knew the
darkness would not help us, for our only
mode of egress was guarded by the Indians.
One of our boys tried to clamber around at
another place "to get out and make known
our situation, but failed to do so. Tho next
morning, however, a little reconnoitering
showed us one point where, by throwing a
lasso up into a tree above, there might be a
chance; but it would not do to try it in the
day time. So, waiting till the dusk set in
my companion went to work to make his
exit. The place was about a quarter of a
mile above on the river, and just where a
projection of the wall of rock came down to
the river, cutting off alt further communi
cation up thestream;at that point. While he
made the attempt, we moved afc>out on tho
tor to attract attention that way in ca.se the
Indians should be on the watch. This time
he succeeded, got out safely and communi
cated with a body of men, who came to our
relief the next day—making indiscrinvinnie
war, at the same time, upon every Indian
t hey met. This was the beginning of the
El Dorado Indian war, in which Major
McKinney and a portion of his command
were killed—an incident iu the history of
that country that very few have ever
known—the cause of all. Portuguese doe’s
foolish and unprovoked shot. Many lost
their lives by that Indian war.
We had escaped the Indians; but our se
cret diggings were overrun with men in
twenty-four hours, and our time was up.
Within two days after we left, one man
found in a crevice on the bar we had left a
single piece of pure gold* weighing nine
pounds. Upon getting out w'e found our
horses wore gone—probably taken by the
indians at the first. We left our tools and
baggage on the bur, and never returned for
them. AVe went down to Johnson's and got
from him our money that I had deposited
with him. He explained thut in sending up
the Indians it was with no other intention
i ban that of discovering our whereabouts,
so as to reap some of the benefits, and that
hut for the indiscretion of our man, the
Portuguese, no harm whatever would have
come of their visit, as they were entirely
peaceable unless molested.
We soon got away from this part of the
country, which was now in a state of great
disturbance: and we fairly launched on a
regular uomadio life of unrest, wishing to
be constantly on the move, ready for ad
venture and chance.
The men in the mines of those early days
vrere not the stereotyped miners of the pres
ent day. They were in nearly every instance
young men, "full of ground "ambition, most
of them gentlemen, intelligent, well-edu
cated, mid well-bred, men who had means
at, home but had oome out hero from a spirit
of adventure, intending only to remain a
year or two. then go home and enjoy the
competency, that every one believed he was
K "ie to obtain. Hut the adage “Easy got,
£>• go,” was vended in almost every iu
stance, and here is just where the old Cali
fornians and their families got their prodi
gal habits—taking no thought for the future,
living up to and beyond their incomes,
however large: a habit that has become so
engrafted upon even the present generation
that it cannot be uprooted, no matter how
great the pressure of the times. Whv,even
at this late day, I know men who will srieud
S3O to have a good time at night at
the opera or a banquet, and its accompani
ments, and borrow 50c. to get their
breakfast the next morning.
Now, as the mines promised such im
mense and speedy fortunes, almost all went
to them in their endeavors to acquire sudden
riches. Some, with only pick, pan aud
spoon, or knife, met with fabulous success,
while many othres were doomed to as great
disappointments. Rockers sold at
SSO, to SIOO, each. Men made
from two ounces to twenty a day,
and frequently picked up pieces of from
$3, to SSOO each, and I am
personally acquainted with one man,
a Mr. Strain (still living), who picked
up a piece of pure gold that was worth
SIO,OOO. This find was made at Knapp’s
ranch, near Columbia, in Toulumne county.
A Frenchman who was on the point of
starving at the time found another in Tree
Pine Gulch, near the same town, that
weighed $5,000. His prosperity was
too much for the temperament of
the Frank, and he immediately became in
sane, and uever recovered. He died in tne
asylum at StocktoD. The gold was given
the French Consul for the benefit of ins re
lations in France. It is estimated on good
authority that this Columbia basin, within
a space of not over three miles square, has
produced in all within twenty-five years
the enormous sum of " $100,000,000
or about one-thirteenth of the prod
uct of the whole stats. The largest piece
of gold extracted in the State was taken
from Calaveras county ;it weighed one hund
red and ninety-five pounds troy, or about
$39,000.
POVERTY MUST EXIST AMONG MEN.
Not Sufficient Wealth in the World to
Make all its Inhabitants Comfortable.
From the Fo rum for December.
It seems to be a prevalent impression
that poverty is unnecessary and that the
fact of its existence is only a consequence
of the present unequal distribution of the
world’s wealth. Hence the upspringing of
anti-poverty societies and other plausible
projects for setting things to rights and for
the general diffusion if affluence among men.
But this hypothesis is totally untenable. All
the world’s wealth put together, if equally
distributed, would not suffice to make the
world’s people rich, or even to relieve them
from the pressure of want—a pressure which
in that case would be universal. For what
the world has to live on from year to year is
only the aggregate annual product of all the
industries of the world; and wbat this
amounts to in civilized lands at least, has
been pretty well ascertained by inquiries
elaborately conducted under public author
ity. From the result* of such inquiries it is
quite apparent that if this aggregate produc t
were to be distributed with the most rigor
ous impartiality among all the inhabitants
of the countries investigated, it could at
most only supply the simple necessities of
life, and nobody would be in what are
called circumstances of ease.
To come down, hdfcever, from generali
ties to statements a little more definite, we
may observe that Mr. Edward Atkinson, of
Boston—a gentleman who has devoted some
years to the study of industrial statistics,
and whose familiarity with facts entitles his
opinion to the highest consideration—has
furnished us with an estimate which throws,
for our own country at least, a very vivid
light upon the point in question. As the
result of his inquiries he concludes that the
annual production of all the industries of tho
United States cannot exceed S2OO per head
of the population, which would give a total
of $13,000,000,000. An equal distribution
of this product would give to each family of
five persons in a population of 00,000,009 or
12,000,000 families, a distributive share of
SI,OOO per annum. Now, suppose that one
third of these families, or groups of five,man
age to secure an average share of $2,000 per
annum, the remaining two-thirds would be
reduced to an average of $590 only. Sup
pose one-half of this third to be fortunate
enough or skillful enough to increase their
average to $3,000, the remaining half con
tinuing at $2,000, the average share of the
two-thirds would fall to $250, or SSO only
per head per annum.
WHAT KEPT LINCOLN AWAKE.
How tho War President Rebuked tho
Late Gen. Leavenworth.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Washington, Nov. 27.—1 see the death
announced of Gen. Elias W. Leavenworth,
of Syracuse, who was a member of the
Forty-fourth Congress. He is very pleas
antly remembered in Washington as a
gentleman of courtly manners and a liberal
entertainer. They used to tell a story
about him that I think never got into the
newspapers.
During the darkest days of the war there
was a squabble in Syracuse over the ap
pointment of a postmaster. Two factions
of the Republican party had candidates,
and each had sent to Washington numer
ously signed petitions for the appointment
of its favorite. Finally, to get the matter
settled, a delegation, composed of the
wealthiest men of the town and several of
the most prominent ministers and lawyers,
headed by Gen. Leavenworth, visited the
national Capital and secured an audience
with President Lincoln. Gen. Leavenworth
had carefully prepared his speech to Mr.
Lincoln, and it ran something like this:
Mr. President— lt is with great reluctance
that we intrude upon you this morning. We
appreciate the awful responsibilities and per
plexities of your position and do not forget that
the very life of the nation is in your hands.
But, Mr. President, the people or the great,
loyal North are at yovr back, and they are
praying, sir. that your life may be spared and
that you may be giren strength to carry this
war through to a successful issue.
Mr. Lincoln listened to Gen. Leavenworth
with some impatience until he reached this
point and then interrupted him with:
l assure you, my dear sir, that it isn’t the
war or the army that is worrying the life out of
me; it is that blamed Syracuse Postoffice that is
keeping me awake nights.
Gen. Leavenworth did not finish his
speech. The delegation presented their case
in the briefest possible manner and felt
much more comfortable when they reached
Pennsylvania avenue than they did in the
presence of the President.
MRS. CLEVELAND IN PERIL.
Not Appalled, However, Though the
Accident Might Have Beon Serioua.
From the Few York World.
Washington, Nov. 27. —While out driv
ing behind the famous “seal browns” this
afternoon Mrs. Cleveland met with an acci
dent, which might have proved very seri
ous. The woatlior has been warm anti damp
of late, and the concrete roadways are cov
ered with a slimy ooze, making them nearly
as slippery as ice. Tho White House horses
are very fat. from high feeding and little
exercise, and their shoes are worn smooth.
AVhilo passing the Ebbett House at a lively
pace the off horse slipped and fell, dragging
his mate down with him. The pole bent
like a bow, and the front wheels left the
ground. For a moment it seemed as if the
carriage must bo overturned and wrecked.
A dozen by-stauders rushed to the horses’
heads, but burly Albert, tho White House
coachman, waved them aside, cracked his
whip, leaned forward, and seizing the reins
tightly, literally lifted the anintals to their
feet. Mrs. Cleveland was accompanied by
n lady friend aud her maid. The lady
friend rose as if to leap from the. carriage,
and the maid screamed hysterically. “The
first lady in the land,” however, sat quietly
in her seat, and aside from paling a trifle,
did not exhibit the slightest indication of
fear. As Albert touched up the browns
and the carriage rolled off she smilingly
bowed her thanks to those who had rushed
to her rescue-
THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, ISB7.
NAPOLEONS OF FINANCE
Without Fame Because They Have
Made No Sensational Failures.
From the Pittsburg Press.
New York, Nov. 24.—The ups and downs
of the projectors of railroads, canals,
mines, inventions, and gigantic enterprises
in New York are so extraordinary as to
challenge the surprise of people who have
knosvu the manipulators for years, aud are
cognizant of the wonderful vagaries in tbeir
fortunes. Henry S. Ives, Ferdiuand Wald,
and the other big financiers are tiewspaper
heroes. Their names are famous because
they failed, and the history of their great
operations becomes public property, but the
number of men who force fortunes out of
nothing, and make millions fly into the
pockets of tlieir backers in response to no
other incentive than their own shrewdness
and pluck, do not care for notoriety, and
dread nothing so much as newspaper promi
nence.
I know a projector of big enterprises who
cautions me every time we meet against
mentioning his name. Such men like to tell
the news about their ambitions and projects,
but they dread the notoriety which the
newspapers give to tbeir pets." The manner
in which these shrewd adventurers—for very
often they are little more than that —force
themselves into the confidence of men of
sound financial standing and raise huge
sums of money without owning a dollar’s
worth of property in the world would as
tound conservative business men of the old
school. I personally know of a loan which
was recently negotiated by a man who is as
brilliant a railroad financier as ever looked
at a map, for the enormous sum of $355,000,
and yet the negotiator could not command
S2O to meet his board bill on the night after
the completion of his work. The history of
his work indicates in a slight measure now
men of brains of this kind occasionally
work their way up.
He had been in the diamond fields of
Africa, was broke, and worked bis way on.
a sailing vessel to Rio. Thence he found his
way to Chili, where he became interested in
a drummer who was selling a patent ore
crushing machine. The drummer died.
The ex-diamond adventurer took his books
and sold half a dozen machines through
Chili and Peru. Then he shipped to New
Orleans, where he made his collections,
drifted over to Jacksonville, in Florida,
and in some manner or other stumbled
across a half worthless charter of a rail
road, designed to transport timber to the
Gulf. He gave nothing for the charter, bnt
at once organized a railroad company with
a name 7 or 8 feet long, sailed for London,
and had prospectuses and maps made that
would have shamed the Northern Pacific in
point; of extravagance and beauty.
In London ho got the ear of a nobleman
of excellent lineage, battered fortunes,
feeble health, and entirely despondent, who
was owned, body and soul, by every Shy
lock in the English capital. All he had left
was an imposing name. The American
made him a cash offer of £4O for the use of
the noble name as President of the company,
and the English nobleman launched out ts
early as the shaky fist and somewhat rocky
brain would permit, pocketed his £4O and
went to the races forthwith. Then the
Yankee went to Liverpool ami the minor
English cities where the character of the
nobleman was not so well known as in Lon
don, and in less than a month had stocked
the company for £IOO,OOO, banked the
money and brought the whole scheme
to America, where he sold out to a
syndicate of Wall street gentlemen of
rather loose notions as to the
brotherly love which should exist between
the English and Americans, and who pro
ceeded to scoop their allies after the cus
tomary Wall street fashion. But the ma
nipulator of all this hullabaloo got out of
money, and he struck another railroad
scheme up near the great lakes, which I can
not mention without advertising, as every
body is talking about it just now. He was
so sure of bis enterprise that, he dumped
every penny of bis capital into it and pushed
it along until it is talked of in half the finan
cial circles of America and Europe. Even
when it got into a stress last week, he raised
$3(55,000 for it, although he had not a penny
of his own at the time. He dresses well,
and frequents the best hotels. No man
knows where he sleeps or eats. Here is a
man who two years ago didn’t have a
penny, and who today is in precisely the
same condition; and yet, if his scheme gets
through, as in all probability it will, he
will come out at least $500,000 to the good
with valuable holdings in railroad stocks
and the Presidency of a big corporation.
Through all his financial embarrassments
he is serene and placid as he will be a year
hence, whether he is worth $10,000,000, or
10c. Men of his class never get rattled, no
matter how great the turbulence of their
affairs, and they watcb tbeir chances as a
chicfter hawk watches the pullet.
I kuow a dozen of these railroad
manipulators, and every one of them is a
good type of a man of the world. Their
one care is to keep up appearances. To
do this they often sacrifice such little
things as thrir stomachs, and go without
food that they may be impressively
clothed. Some of them even put up for
tremendous swells, the most promising
specimen 1 know of being an enthusiast ou
mines from Nevada. That is, he says he is
from Nevada, but when he forgets about
the cares of the millions he has on pa
per, and drinks a glass of wine
too much and has a good time
with his cronies, there is an accent
in his voice that suggests Dublin from alar.
In appearance he is a swell of the most tre
mendous and impressive type, and he drives
a mailed phaeton with a pair of 16-hand
bays, and an absolutely correct footman,
every day in the year. He is rather careful
to pass the principal hotels and restaurants
on his way to the park. He is scrupulously
shaved and barbered at all times, and
he told me in confidence one day
last week that he had no less than eighteen
overcoats with which to begin the winter
season. His bill at the tailor’s was over
$4,000 for a portion of last year. The am
bition of his life is to get into the clubs, but
he never could manage it, for the inquiries
from the committee on admission invaria
bly disclosed such peculiar facts about the
mining operator that he is blackballed with
a vengeance when his name comes up. He
believes entirely in show and glitter, and
says so without reserve.
All he does is to float mining stock, and
the first money that comes in goes in his
own pocket. He aslus a small percentage,
but be gets it, and, as his operations are
numerous, his income must reach close to
$‘25,000 or $30,000 a year. The only people
he pays are his liverymen and tailor, for
these are absolutely necessary to his suc
cess. He has been through supplementary
proceedings so often that he knows more
about the law than the Judges themselves,
and whenever he gets an extra thousand
dollars he blows it merrily into a
big game in the Stock Exchange,
and then drowns his sorrow
in drink. Probably nineteen-twen
tieths of the people who know him by sight
believe him to be many times a millionaire,
and yet though he deals in big sums oi
money constantly, lie is practically poor,
for he cannot meet his obligations and is
pressed on all sides for ready cash. People
often wonder that men who are shrewd
enough to make sums of money of
this sort we are not shrewd enough
to keep a nest egg or two against
bad weather. The fact of the matter is that
the qualities that go to make up a shrewd
adventurer and speculator of this kind arc
just the qualities that are lacking in a man
of prudence and good ability.
“Good deeds,” once said the celebrated
Richter, “ring clear through Heaven like
a bell.” One of the best deeds is to alleviate
human sufferings. “Last fall ray daughter
was in'decline,’ .says Mrs. Mary Hinson, of
Montrose, Kansas,'“and everybody thought
she was going into consumption. I got ner
a bottle of Dr. R. V'. Pierces ‘Favorite Pre
scription,’and it cured her.” .Such facts as
the above need no comment.
Go to Theatre Friday and sec bow “Hig
gins” cures the countryman when the “Doc
tor” is out.
CHEAP ADVERTISING.
ONE CEUTA WORD.
A D VKRTISEMESTS, 15 Words or
more, in this column inserted for ONE
CENT A WORD, Cash in Advance, each
insertion.
Everybody who has any want to simply,
anything to buy or sell, any business or
accommodations to secure; indeed.any wish
to gratify, should advertise in this column.
PERSONAL^
R.—Your address, please. N. X.
11KU> AY ANTED.
AATANTEn a white hoy about 15 to deliver
v V packages. Apply at KROUSKOFF’ , 151
Brc u Alton street.
Wf ANTED, first class house servant; white
it preferred. Apply 148 Harris street.
"VYrANTED, two good white servants. Apply
V V at 155 Jones street.
db iA A TO JWJO A MONTH can be made
qplvll" working tor us. Agents preferred
who can furnish their own horses and
give their whole time to the business. Spare mo
ments may be profitably employed also A few
vacancies in towns and cities. B. F. JOHNSON
& CO.. 1,009 Alain street, Richmond, Va.
EMPLOYMENT AVAN TED.
A YOUNG SIAN of ability desires a perma
nent situation in store or railroad office in
any part of the State. For references address,
care of Morning News. Gfe
A YOUNG LADY desires a position as
A teacher in a family or private school: good
references given. Address to MISS E. B. It.,
Louisville, Ga. .
MI9CELLANKors AVANTS.
HALL LAMP WANTED^!Anybody has sec
ond-hand Kerosene OU Hall Lamp tain ad
dress LAMP, Morning News.
BOOMS TO RENT.
'PUL most desirable rooms in the city to rent,
A unfurnished. 194 South Broad street.
FOR RENT, a very desirable southeast room
with board, 108 South Broad street, corner
of Barnard.
IT OR RENT, two floors, containing eight rooms
1 and bat broom, over my store northeast
corner of Broughton and Barnard streets: pos
session given Nov. Ist. Apply to JO C. THOMP
SON, Grocer.
HOUSES AND STORES FOB KENT.
FOP. KENT, a dwelling containing eight
rooms on New Houston street, between
Montgomery aud West Broad streets. THOS.
A. FOLLIARD.
F'OR RENT, No. 137 Liberty street; possession
given at once. THOS. A. FOLLIARD.
TT'ORRENT, the house No. 155 Gordon street,
A in good repair; possession given at onee.
Apply to D. J. MORRISON, Market Square.
IJ'OR RENT, two-story house. Apply to AVM.
’ BOUHAN, on Huntingdon, between Trice
and East Broad.
I X)R RENT, a house on Tattnall street, near
Liberty, l aving all tbe conveniences. Ap
ply to CLARK & DANIELS, 40 Whitaker street.
IT’OR RENT, the small store at 176 Broughton
street. Apply on premises.
FOR RENT, the store 105 Congress str.-et,
Market square. For terms apply to GEO.
AV. OWENS. 113 Bay street.
PSOR RENT, brick house, two-story on base
ment. corner Gaston and Barnard. Apply
toLAL'NEY A GOEBEL. 14J Broughton.
FOR RENT, brick store 109 Broughton st reet,
between Drayton and Bull; possession given
October 4th. Apply to LEWIS CASS.
FOR RENT, from Oct. Ist, sp'endid store No.
87 Bay street, situate in Hutchison’s Block,
next to corner of Abercorn: has splendid cellar
and is splendid stand for auy business; second
and third stories can be rented if desired. A.
R. LAWTON, Jr., 114 Bryan street.
FOR SALE.
JSOR SALE, Laths, Shingles. Flooring, CeUing,
Weatberhoarding and Framing Lumber,
Office and yard Taylor and Fast Broad streets.
Telephone No. an. KKPPAKD A CO.
Ij”OR SALK, Spring Wagon, cheap for cash; in
good order. 52 Reynolds street.
IJtOR SALE, Splendid salt water river-front
building lots, and five-acre farm lots with
river privileges, at ROSEDEW; building lots in
Savannah, near East Broad and Sixth streets,
and in Eastland; several good farm lots near
White Bluff, on shell road. Apply to Dr. FAL
LIGANT, 151 South Broad street from 9 to 10 a,
n.
REWARD.
ftnAn REWARD for information leading to
®Zuu the parties or for the parents who
placed the body of a mulatto child on our prem
ises, coiner Huntingdon and West Broad streetß.
FINN BROS.
ffIUA REWARD.—I have recovered two of
qPO" the missing volumes of the bound files
of tbe Morning News. The following are still
wanting;
July to December, 1860.
July to December, 1861.
July to December. 1862.
The volumes are undoubtedly in this city,
probably in some law office, as lawyers are gen
erally the borrowers of our filet. There is $lO
waiting for the return of each or any of the
above volumes, “and no questions asked.”
■I. If. KSTII.L.
LOST.
IOST, setter pup about, six months old, white
J and liver colored, saddle across shoulders
running on one side past knee; answers to name
of “ alter. ’’ Re ward to finder. JNO. C, SCOTT,
corner Bay and Williamson streets.
PHOTOGRAPHY.
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. Iff BULL STREET.
IS HEADQUARTERS FOR
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CABINET PHOTOGRAPHS.
HERMES & ROBINSON'S Excelsior Photo
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Paintings in handsome frames, together with
one dozen Cabinet Photographs, sls. Every de
srription and size of picture made. Come and
see us; we will surprise you. N. B. -We have a
beautiful picture of the Confederate Generals;
elegant aud unique in design; cheap; come and
see them. 177 Congress street. Savannah, Ga.
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VV street. Terms reasonable.
MISCELLANEOUS.
OEUTEN HOFF’S Balsam Wild Cherry, Honey
and Tar is a well known and reliable cough
cure. At HEJDT'S.
A I RS. M. V. HAMILTON is prepared to work
iVI fashionable dressmaking in style and order
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TJURIFIED SUET, Cold Cream, Camphor lee,
I Vaseline, etc.; a fresh supply. U. 51.
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| A ('ENTS a package tor HEIDT’S Celebrated
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IADIKS ARE OFFERED plain needlework at
j their own homes (town or countryi by a
wholesale house; profitable; geuuine; good pay
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free. Address ARTISTIC NEEDLEWORK CO.,
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EDUCATIONAL.
mfrnm of mm
n ITH Session of nine months began October
Dt Ist, 1887. Student* can enter at anytime,
and after January Ist reduction of one-third of
charges Thorough instruction in Literary,
Scientific and Professional Departments, includ
ing Law, Medicine, Pharmacy. Engineering and
Agriculture. For catalogue app.y to C. S. VEN
ABLE. Cbm. of Faculty, P. O. University of
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Nothing completes the furnishing of a
house so well.
No present you could make your
family would he more acceptable or
give them so much enjoyment and
benefit.
If you bad begun paying $lO per
month on a Plano two or three years
ago you w'ould now have it paid for.
If you don’t begin soon old age may
overtake you, and you will go through
life with au unfurnished and cheerless
home.
Why delay?
Pianos are cheap, very cheap. Never
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And the terms are so wonderfully
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Start in and it will tie yours and paid
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We can suit you in quality and prices. Just
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CLOTHING.
APPEL 4 HI,
FINE CLOTHING.
The Only Douse
iin the City in the
Clothing Line that
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and mark each and
every article in
plain D. S. figures.
Price guaranteed,
as well as a per-
APPEL & SCHAUL,
163 Congress Street,,
HEATERS.
CORN/✓ELL & CHTpMAN.
See What Dr. B S Purse Says About Them :
Mettrn. Corn well rt Chivmnn:
Gknth—The RANGE AND BALTIMORE
HEATERS placed by your firm in my residence
are giving satisfaction.
i he RANGE I" perfect in its workings, and in
addition heats the dining-room and chamber
above.
With the HEATERS I can warm either of the
rooms above that which the HEATER is in. and
with less fuel than 1 could one room with au
open grate. I believe that the saving in fuel
will soon repay one forthelr cost, without speak
ing of their cleanliness and convenience I take
pleasure In recommending your firm to all who
wish anything in that line. Truly yours,
B- 8. PiRSE.
COTTON SEED WANTED,
jl £ss r r ,
Per Bushel (sl2 per ton) paid for good
COTTON SEED
Delivered in Carload Lots at
Southern Cotton Oil Cos. Hills
—AT—
SAVANNAH, GA.,
ATLANTA, GA.,
COLUMBUS, GA.
Price subject to cbar.ge unless notified of ac
ceptance for certain quantity to be shipped by a
future date. Address nearest mill as above.
SEED OATS.
Rust Proof Oats, Seed Rye,
APPLES,
POTATOES,
ONIONS,
CABBAGES,
And all kinds of VEGETABLES and FRUITS
> By every steamer.
25 Cars Oats, 25 Cars Hay,
50 Cars Corn.
GRITS, MEAL, CORN EYE BEAN, PEAS,
and feed of all kinds.
ICS BAY STREET.
Warehouse in 8., F. * W. R’y Yard.
T. P. BOND & CO,
PROPOSALS WANTED.
TO CONTRACTORS.
OEALED BIDS are solicited for building 491
O running feet, of brick wall. 12 feet high
around the new jail lot; also for 401 running
feet of gulvaulaed iron covering to t his wall]
also 80 miming feet of iron railing Plans and
specifications can lie seen at the County
Lugineur’s office, Exchange Building, b tween
the hours of 3:30 aud 6:90 p. m. Bids must be
handed to JOHN R. DILLON, Clerk Commis
sioners Chatham Comity, by 12 m. December
10th, 1887. Right reserved to relect any or aU
bids. EDWARD j. THOMAS,
County Engineer
City or Savannah,. 1
Office City Surveyor, v
Savannah, Ga., Noy. 29th, 1887, I
PROPOSALS
Will he received at the office of the Clork of
Council until 12 . December 14th, for paving
the following streets:
An average width of 40 feet of the roadway of
Broughton street., and curbing, from Abercorn
street to East Broad street. Length 1,804 feet,
number of square yards 7.129.
Thirty feet of the roadway of Liberty street,
from West. Broad street to East Broad street,
and curbing, length 4 729 feet, number of
square yards 15.758*1,
Forty feet of the roadway of Wadley street,
from Bay street to River street., and curbing.
Length 1,188 feet, number of square yards 5,27].
Thirty feet of the roadway of New Houston
street, from Whitaker street to Drayton street,
and curbing. Length t>Bo feet, number of
square yards 2,288%.
Forty feet of the roadway of Bay street, from
the Savannah and Ogeeohee canal to Wadley
street, and curbing. length 157 foot, number cix
square yards 2.081 19.
Bid* will he received for asphalt blocks or
sheet asphalt, for orgatiite gray wacko blocks or
for wood blocks.
No artificial foundation is required for stone
or asphalt blocks. For sheet; sphalt the usual
concrete of broken stone and cement, from
three to four inches in thickness The curbing
of blue stone or granite, dressed down ten
iuches on the face side ana four inches on the
inner side; four inches in thickness and equal
quantities of fourteen and sixteen inches in
width, and in lengths not less than live feet.
Bidders must send specimens of stone, asphalt
or wood blocks with their bids.
Tbe city reserves the right to reject any or all
bids.
For specifications apply at the office of the
undersigned. JOHN B. HOWARD,
City Surveyor.
TO CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
BIDS are solicited for erecting a three story
brick building 80x90 feet 111 tbe city of
Savannah. Plans and specifications can be seen
at the office of the undersigned, corner of Bub
and Bay street*, up stairs. Savannah, Ga. Bids
must be in by 12 m. Dec. 17,1887. Right reserved
to reject any or all bids.
Dewitt bruyn.
Architect.
WATCHEB AND JEWELRY.
' THE CHEAPEST PLACE TO BUY "
WEDDING PRESENTS
Such as DIAMONDS, FINE STERLING SIL
VERWARK, ELEGANT JEWELRY,
FRENCH CLOCKS, etc., is to be found M
A. I. Desbouillons,
21 BULL STREET,
the sole agent for the celebrated ROCKFORD
RAIDKOAD WATCHES, and who also
makes a specialty of
18-Karat Wedding Rings
AND THE FINEST WATCHES,
anything you buy from him being warranted
• as represented.
Opera Grlasses at Oowt.
BANKS.
KISSIMMEE CIT Y BAN K,
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CAPITAL - - - $50,000
TRANSACT a regular bankingbusiness Givo
particular attention to Florida collections.
Correspondence solicited. Issue Exchange ou
New York. New Orleans, Savannah and Jack
sonville, Ela. Resident Agente for Courts & Cos.
ami Melville, Evans & Cos., of London, England.
New York correspondent: The Seaboard
National Bank.
FOR KENT.
City Marshal's Office. I
Savannah, Nov. 28tb, 1887. f
THE stalls in the City 51arket building will be
rented on WEDNESDAY, December 7th
1887, at from 7 a m. to y a. m. o’clock. Parties
desiring to retain their stallsare requested to be
on baud and respond promptly.
ROBT. J. WADE, City Marshal.
PETITION'S FOR INCORPORATION'.
C TATE OF GEORGIA, Chatham County.—To
kd the Superior Court of said county :
The petition of the TYLER COTTON PRESS
COMPANY OF SAVANNAH, a corporation
duly incorporated under the laws of this State
respectfully shows:
That the said corporation was duly created
aud made a Ixxiy politic and corporate by an
order of this honorable court passed on the
thirteenth day of January, 1868, as will more
fully appear by reference to the proceedings of
said Superior Court of the dute aforesaid
And your petitioner further shows that it
charter was amended by tills honorable court by
an order passed on the eighth duy of February.
1884, as will more fully appear by reference to
said order of tile and of record In the minutes of
this court of lhe date last aforesaid.
And your petitioner further shows that under
the statutes of this State and by the terms of
the order creating it a body politic and corpo
rate, its corporate existence was limited to tbe
period of twenty years, with the privilege of re
newal: and that, the said period or twenty years
will expire by limitation ou the thirteenth day
of January, 1888.
And your petitioner desires that its said char
ter as amended may he renewed for a furl her
[>eriod of twenty years from the expiration of
the time limited in tbe original grant of its said
charter, with all tbe rights, frauchises.privileges
powers and incidents conferred by its said char
ter anil the said amendment thereto.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that an or
der shall Is: passed to renew and continue iu
force for twenty years from the expiration of
the tiire limited tor tbe corporate existence of
your petitioner, with all the rights, privileges,
franchises and powers in said charter and the
said amendment thereto contained.
A rid your petitioner will ever pray. etc.
J. It. SAUSBY,
Attorney for Petitioner.
STATE OF GEORGIA, Chatham County,
Clerk s Office, Superior Court.—l, JAMES K. P.
CARR, Clerk of said Superior Court, do certify
that the foregoing is a true copy of the petition
for renewal of charter filed in office and re
corded on this the 3Utb day of November, A. D.
1887. JAMES K. P. CARR,
[seal] Clerk 8. C. C. C.
“lkgalnottcks.
f t EORGIA. Chatham County.—Whereas,
YT LEANDERG. ARMSTRONG has applied to
Court of Ordinary for letters Dismissory as Ad
ministrator on the estate of ALEXANDER
ARMSTRONG, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
whom it may concern to is- and appear before
said court, to make objection (if any they havei
on or Ijefore the FIRST MONDAY IN FEB
RUARY NEXT, otherwise said letters will be
granted.
Witness the Honorable Hampton L. Ferrtix,
Ordinary for Chatham County, this tbe 31st day
of October, 1887.
PHILIP M. RUSSELL, Jr
Clerk C. 0.. C. C.
01 EORGIA. Chatham county.— Notloe Is
I hereby given to ail persons having demands
against FRANCIS O. FOLEY, deceased, to pre
sent them to me, properly made out, within the
time prescribed by law, so as to show their
character and amount; and ali persons indebted
to said deceased are hereby required to make
immediate payment to me.
October 28, 1887.
CLINTON C. MARTIN,
Administrator estate Francis O. Foley, deceased
Gi EORGlA.— Chatham County.— Notice is
f hereby given to ali persons having demands
against BARNARD E. BEE, deceased, to pre
sent them to us properly made out within the
time presertbed by law, so as to show tbeir
character and amount; and ail persons indebted
to said deceased are hereby required to make
immediate payment to us.
November SB, 1887. .
ItANDOLPH*AXSON,
JAMES J. McGowan,
Ctn’uvd Executor# of the will of B. E. Bee,
deceased.
AUCTION' SAI.ESFCTUBEDAYS.
Plantation Near Savannah
AT AUCTION".
BT J. MCLAUGHLIN & SON.
On TUESDAY, flth December, 1887, at. 11 o’cleck,
before the Court House, we will sell
That plantation formerly Gibbons, but now
known as the “Butler Place," containing 1.4)0
acres land, more or less, with all the improve
ments thereon, commencing about 5)4 miles
from the city of Savannah, extending along the
Louisville road and the Central railroad.
This valuable property previous to the war
was valued at $60,000 and was purchased by
present owners for $.5,000. There is good rice
laud, plenty of tlmlier, cleared land for a good
farm, and the best pasture ground in Chatham
county. Particulars and plat may be seen at
office of J. McLAUGHLIN & SON or Messrs.
CHARLTON & MACKALL, Solicitors.
This is a splendid chance for an investment.
Terms at Sale.
LEGAL SALES.
Administrator’s Sale of Land.
YITH-L tie sold before the Court House door at
tv Trader's Hill, Charlton county, Georgia,
on the FIRST TUESDAY IN DECEMBER. 1887,
within the legal hours of sale, the real estate of
the late HARVEY W. LATHROP, situated in
said county of Charlton, to wit: Lots of land
numbers fifty seven, three hundred and seventy
six, one hundred and two, eighty one, cigbty
ttnve, three hundred and twenty-one, two hun
dred and thirty-five, one hundred and twenty
one, and twenty-seven in the Flint district; also,
lots numbers ninety five, two hundred and four,
and one hundred and thirty-three in the Second
district of said county of Charlton, each lot
containing 4HU acres, more .-r less. To tie sold
under an order from the Court of Ordinary of
Pulaski county, Georgia, for the purpose of pav
ing debts and making distribution. Terms oash.
W C. BRUCE,
Administrator de boms non.
November 10, 1887.
LEGAL NOTICES.
f~i EORGIA, Chatham County. Whereas,
T IKM UEL C. b< )WNK has applied to Court
of Ordinary for Letters of Administ ration on the
estate of SARAH W. JOHNSON, deceased.
aw: in*, un-re!ore, to cite aud udmonish
ill whom it may concern to tie and appear be
loresaid court, to nutke objection (if any they
have) on, or ln-fure the FIRST -MONDAY IN
tAW’ '• NEXT, otherwise said letters will
be granted.
v .in, . itie Honorable Hampton L Ferrux,
ordinary for Chatham County, this 30th day of
November, 1887.
PHILIP M. RUSSELL, Jr.,
Clerk O. Q„ C-C
--ri EORGIA, CnATnAM County. Whereas,
I JOHN McINTOSfI KELL has applied to
Court of Ordinary for Letter* of Administration
le bonis non on the estate of EDWARD SWAR
URECK, deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
whom it may concern to he and appear before
said Court to make objection lif any ihev have)
"u or before the FIRST MONDAY IN JANU
ARY NEXT, otherwise said letters will be
granted.
Witness the Honorable Hampton L. Ferrux,
lid inary for Chatham county, this the 30th
lay of November. 1887.
PHILIP M. RUSSELL, Jr..
Clerk C. 0., C. C.
i~' EORGIA, Chatham County. Whereas,
' T ANNA M. KEILBACH has applied to Court
of Ordinary for Letters Dismissory as Adminis
•retH* on the estate of JOHN J. GORRES, de
ceased.
i... are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
whom it msv concern to be and appear before
-•aid court, to make objection (If any they have)
on or before the FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH
NEXT, otherwise *ald letters will be granted.
Witness the Honorable Hampton L. Ferriu,
Ordinary for Chatham county, this the 80th day
of November, 1887.
PHILIP M. RUSSELL, Jr..
Clerk C. O , C. C
f * EORGIA, Chatham County. Whereas,
V.T STEPHEN F. DUPON fans applied to Court
of Ordinary for Letters Dismissory as Executor
on the estate of CHRISTIE HOL VERSON, de
ceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
whom it msy concern to he and appear before
aid court, to make objection (if any they have)
on or before the FIRST MONDAY IN
'[ARCH NEXT, otherwise said letters will be
granted.
W itness the Honorable Hampton L. Ferrux,
Ordinary for Chatham county, this the 80th day
of November, 1887.
BHIIJP M. RUSSELL, Jr.
_ dark C. Q-, C. C
('EORGIA. Op'Tham Oottntt. Where##,
T HORACE A. CANE has applied to Court
of Ordinary for Letters Dismissory as Guardian
- the estate of HF.MAN A CHARLTON,
minor.
i„< -*> are, therefore, to cite and admonish
ail wbom it may concern to be and appear be
fore said court to make objection (if any they
have) ou or before the FIRST MONDAY IN
JANUARY NEXT, otherwise said letters will
be granted.
Witness the Honorable Hampton L. Ferrux,
Ordinary for Chatham county, this the 90th day
Of November, 1887
PHILIP M RUSSELL. Jr.,
Clerk C. O- C. C-
G\ EORGIA. Chatham Co'-vry. Whereas.
I YORK WILLIS ha* applied to Court of
Ordinary for Letters Dismissory as Administra
tor on the estate of CAROLINE WILLIS, de
ceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
whom it may concern to he nd appear .ifefore
said court, to make objection (if any they have)
on or before the FIRST MONDAY IN FEB
RUARY NEXT, otherwise said letters will be
grunted.
Witness the Honorable Hampton L. Ferrtix.
Ordinary for Chatham county, this the 81st day
of October, 1887.
PHILIP M. RUSSELL, J*.,
Clerk C. Q„ C. C.
/ i EORGIA, Chatham County — Whereas.
I T LEVY J. MYERS and ROBERT P. MYERS
have applied to Court of Ordinary for Letter#
Dismissory as Executors on the estate of
SARAH H. MYERS, deceased.
These are. therefore, to cite and admonish all
whom it may concern to be and apjiear before
said court, to make objection (if any they have)'
on or before the FIRST MONDAY IN FEB
RUARY NEXT, otherwise said letters will be
gianted.
Witness the Honorable Hampton L. Ferriia,
Ordinary for Chatham county, this the 81st day
of October, 1887.
PHILIP M. RUSSELL, Jr„
Clerk C. 0., C. C.
/ * EORGIA, Chatham County. Whereas,
VJ JOHN LENZAR has applied to Court
of Ordinary for Letters Dismissory as Ad
ministrator on the estate of CASPAR LENZAR,
deceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all
whom it may concern to be and appear before
said Court to make objection (if any they have)
on or tiefore the FIRST MONDAY IN FEB
RUARY NEXT, otherwise said letters will be
granted.
Witness the Honorable Hampton L. Ferrux,
Ordinary for Chatham County, this the Blst day
of October, 1887.
rHILIP M. RUSSESLL, J*..
Clerk C. 0., C. C.
GEORGIA, Chatham Whereas,
JOHN LENZAR has applied to Court of
Ordinary for Letters Dismissory as Administra
tor ou the estate of CATHERINE LENZAR, de
ceased.
These arc. therefore, to cite and admonish si]
whom it may concern to bo and appear before
said court, to make objection (if any they have)
on or before the FIRST MONDAY IS FEB
RUARY NEXT, otherwise said letters will be
granted.
Witness the Honorable Hampton L. Ferrtix,
Ordinary for Chatham County, this the 3lst
day of October, 1887.
PHILIP M. RUSSELL, Jr.,
___ Clerk 0. Q„ C- C.
f"i EORGIA, Chatham County.—WhersAa,
IT EDMUND BARRETT has applied to
Court of Ordinary for Letters Dismissory as Ad
inistrator on the estate of JOHN WALL, de
ceased.
These are, therefore, to cite and admonish
all whom It may concern to be and appear be
fore said court, to make objection (if any they
have) on or before the FIRST MONDAY IN
FEBRUARY NEXT, otherwise said letters will
begranted
witness the Honorable Hampton L. Ferrux,
Ordinary for Chatham county, this tbe 81st day
of October, 1887.
PHILIP. M. RUSSELL. J*„
Clerk 0. 0., C. C.
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