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THE STORYJIF THE TIE.
ITS GENESIS, b VOLUTION AND
ULTIMATE DESTINATION.
Eow This Deligrht of Reckless People
and Terror of Dyspeptics is Made—
The Many Varieties of it to be Found
in the Market.
From the Philadelphia Record.
The evolution of the pie is a matter that
possesses much interest both to the diligent
consumer of pastry and the student of gas
tronomic art. For at least !SOO years the pie
lias been steadily progressing upward and
onward to its present state of perfection,
and during all these years it has ruled
supreme as the delight of reckless children
and the terror of timid dysiieptics. From
the highly-seasoned venison of old England
to the modern pie so strangely and wondrous
ly made is a most interesting transition,
and one which has doubtless proven a bless
ing to mankind. Years of study and care
ful experiment have brought forth a com
bination of crust, meats and fruits truly
wonderful to behold and marvellous to eat.
The pie is thought to be of English de
scent, and upon this side the ocean the
Yankees have generally been conceded to
1 >e connoisseurs in this special line of pastry.
The downeast farmer lad, with true intui
tion, early learns to choose the thin, hard
pumpkin pie from the large assort
ment upon the shelves of his mother’s
pantry, and, slipping it under his jacket,
steal away to feast upon it at his leis
ure. Then, when Thanksgiving rolls
around, the Yankee housewife stores away
countless pies of mince, savory aud delecta
ble. This is what tradition attributes to
New England; but the supremacy in point
of quantity is passing steadily Westward,
and away out in Chicago advancing civiliza
tion and culture have raised the per capita
consumption of pies to a point beyond that
claimed by any other city. Right here in
Philadelphia, too, the people are not slow to
appreciate the attractions of the pie as a
delicacy, and the daily consumption of these
pieces of pastry is really quite staggering to
one not initiated into the mysteries of their
manufacture.
The into. ■ . jf a big pie factory, four or
five of which a. ? to be found in this city,
reveals the secret of the manufacture of
these circular pieces of pastry, and the proc
esses with which every housewife is
familiar are reproduced upon a magnified
scale. Instead of the pans and dishes of the
household kitchens there are huge tubs and
kettles, mighty engines for kneading dough,
and ovens large enough, but much too hot,
for comfortable habitations for small fami
lies. Pies are still made by hand, as they
were in the days of yore, and as they probably
will be constructed in the distant future. In
the big kitchen of one of these bakeries
there are several huge kettles of copper
mounted upon brick ovens, aud half a dozen
muscular cooks stir the se thing masses
within. Everything, from the utensils to
the floor itself, is clean and neat, and the
cooked matter is also pure and free from
anything partaking of the semblance of
dirt. Ranged round the room upon low
tables are scores of wooden tubs bolding
eight or ten gallons each and fil ed with
cooked material ready to go into pies.
Downstairs the tubs go to the oven doors,
where the dough is waiting to be
moulded, aud then the work of
pie-making begins in earnest. On
both sides of a long table the bakers stand
with dough and filling within easy reach.
A lump of dough is seized, flattened out to
the proper thickness, placed in a tin plate,
in goes the filling, on goes the roof of the
pie, and with a dash of the hand the edge is
trimmed and away go&s the pie to the
mouth of the oven quicker than the story
can be told. Everything is done with
amazing quickness, and in an exceedingly
short time there is a load ready for the
oven. It takes about 180 large pies, 240 of
the medium size, or 360 small ones to fill an
oven of the ordinary size, and the length of
time required for cooking varies according
to t he kind of pie.
The catalogue of pies made is quite exten
sive, and there are several brands not found
elsewhere. An authority on pies and their
manufacture gave some points in this line
the other day which are not generally
known to the uninitiated. Said he: “Here
are the principal kinds of pies made
in this city, apple, .slemon, mince,
raisin, plum, grape, gooseberry,
huckleberry, strawberry, pineapple, peach,
pumpkin, cheesecake, sweet potato and
custard of various kinds. Appleand lemon
are the best selling pies, and they are in de
mand all the year round, while many of the
others are only made in the fruit or berry
season. Cheesecake and sweet potato are
exclusively Philadelphia notions, and they
are not found in other cities. No dried fruits
are used in this city in making pies, but
wheu the fruits are out of season canned
goods are used, and the quantity brought
here for that purpose is enormous. Last
week we received two carloads of canned
apples from New York, amounting to about
915,000 cans. The growth of the pie trade in
this city has been remarkable, and now
Phi ladelphia ranks as one of the biggest pie
eating cities in the country. Taking into
consideration only the families in each city,
there are many more pies made and eaten
here than in New York, in proportion to
the size of the city. Now we are not only
making pies for city trade, but are also
sending them out of the city. During the
summer we ship thousands of them to At
lantic city and even to Cape May. Last
summer I was at Cape May, and one of the
hotel keepers said that he was afraid he could
not use our pies, ns Jie must have them
fresh. I told him that if he wanted I could
have the pies at his hotel before they would
become cold. He did not believe that it
could be done. To convince him that it
could bo done I sent up to the city and ordered
some pies to be sent down and said that I
wanted them hot, and sure enough, hot
they were when they arrived in Cape May.
I cut one of them for the hotal-keeper, and
gave him a piece that was not yet cold, and
he was convinced. The trade holds about
the same the year round. In the summer
there is a bigger demand, of course, for
fruit and berry pies, and when their season
is over Thanksgiving and Christmas come
along and with them a big demand for
mince and pumpkin pies.
“To give you som idea of the extent of
the business, here are afewligures: Wo
average about 4,500 per day thr ughout the
year, which makes 31,500 pies per week, or
1,588,500 pies for the entire year. In a
single day we use for the average run of
pies 40 tubs of 82 quarts each of fruit, 300
quails of milk, 7 barrels of flour, 500
pounds of lard, 400 pounds of
cheese, 00 dozen eggs and various
other ingredients in lesser quantities.
Of course, the materials vary ac
cording to the kind of pies we make, but
those figures represent about the quantity of
material used daily. Now there are three
or four other large pie bakeries, and the
total output from all the largo concerns is
about 20,000 pies daily. Then there are
hundreds of small bakeshops. and each of
them makes from half a dozen to several
hundred pies, or altogether about 25,000 per
ciav. This makes the total number about
45,000 per day, or 15,835,000 in a year. Some
pie that, isn’t it!”
Taking these figures as a basis, some start
ling calculations can bo made in reference
to the pie consumption of this city. livery
day there are cooked, sold and eaten in this
city about 28,000 large pies, each of which
pleasure 0 incites in diameter and IK inches
in thickness. Now, if those were piled one
above the other they would form a solid
pillar of pie 2,625 feet high, nearly eighteen
times as nigh as the tall tower of the Record
building, or four and nine-tenths times as
high as the tower of the public buildings
w iU be when completed. In
addition to the big pies consumed
daily, there are about 7,000 small
ones, measuring 4 inches in diameter
and three-quarters of an inch ill thickness.
Those little affairs would make a pie pillar
1,238 feet in height, and if the big and little
pies should all be filled in one column there
would be a solid shaft of pie reachizig
heavenward for more than half a mile. U
all these pies should be laid side by side on
the ground they would extend a distance of
4 61-06 miles, while 'f the line should be
lengthened daily for a year, not including
Sundays, it would reach over 1,541 miles.
This would give a line of pics from here to
Chicago and back again nearly to Harris
burg.
The weight of the pies put away bv the
people of this city every day is something
like 44 tons,or 16,060 tons in a year. Many a
sorry dyspeptic who tackles a poorly baked
pie, doubtless feels, however, tnat the single
quarter s ction he has eaten rests as heavily
upon his stomach as would the entire annual
product.
The estimation of the effects of the count
less mince pies which are eaten every year
at Thanksgiving and Christmas opens up
another interesting field for calculation.
No one has yet been found able to compute
the exact number of cubic fret of nights
mare per initice pie, but any sufferer can
readily make an estimate to suit himself.
CONDENSING RAIN.
A Novel Scheme to Produce a Down
pour and Make the Deserts Blossom.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.
The remarkable powers and adaptability
of the electric current to the use of society
have been further demonstrated by au in
vention which has at least the charm of
novelty. This is nothing more nor less
than a patent to open the window of heaven
,at the will of man. and Michael Cahill, M.
D.. of this city, claims the honor of the in
vention.
Thedoctor returned to town a few days ago
from Washington, where he went to secure
a patent and bring before the notice of the
government his strange contrivance. lie
was seen yesterday afternoon by a re
porter, to whom he briefly explained the
proposal.
__ ‘ I expect to see tbe sagebrush deserts of
Nebraska and Nevada under cultivation and
affording pasturage for thousands of cattle
in a few years,” began the doctor.’ “Should
the government adopt my patent, by its use
there need not be an acre of waste laud on
the whole continent.”
“By what extraordinary means do you
intend to tap the clouds and interfere
with the laws of nature 1" queried the re
porter.
“Simply by a condenser or eantive bal
loon and an electric cable placed wherever
the rain is required. I have long believed
that rain could be produced by artificial
means, and I have worked at this hobby of
mine for several vears—ever since I left
college, in fact. You sec, first of all, vapor,
as it ascends receives heat from the solar
rays, which also impels it upward until re
stricted by the cold. The vesicles or dew
drops being crowded together, become elec
trified and float on the air at an altitude of
from 3,000 to 5,000 feet, and all that is re-
Suirod then to produce rain is to intercept
lese vesicles by artificial means. What I
have invented is a condenser of peculiar
shape and construction, and connected with
the earth by an electric cable. Whenever
the vesicles come into contact with the con
denser or current they are broken up and
the water forced to the ground with great
rapidity. The rain will be produced by the
same law that causes condensation on a win
dow pane. The surface of tbe glass is cov
ered with microscopic points, and on becom
ing chilled the layer of air next it falls, al
lowing the vapor to flow on to the points and
thence to the ground.”
“You will require a gigantic balloon for
such a purpose.” was suggested.
“Oh, no. A condenser of about two hun
dred feet in diameter will bring down some
thing like 25.000,000 gallons a day, or as
much as would irrigate almost half of this
State. The volume of water can be devised
or formed into rivers, whichever may be
desired.”
“What will be the cost of erecting and fit
ting up oneof these condensers?”
‘‘The condenser will lie of specially pre-
Eared iron, and I have received an estimate
•om a well-known manufacturer, who
places the cost at §2,500; another SSOO would
easilv fit it up.”
“What are the opinions of experts on the
matter, doctor?”
“Well, when I brought my plan before
them at first they were mostly skeptical, but
I have got a great many of them round
since. While in Washington I submitted
it to the Meteorological Department, where
lam well known, and to the head of the
Geodetic Survey, and both believed it to be
practicable; indeed, tbe former body sent an
indorsement to the Secretary of the In
tenor to have ite efficacy tested. I expect
it will be some months yet, however, before
they do anything at headquarters, added
the doctor.
AT A BACHELOR DINNER.
Scenes Witnessed at a Fashionable
Philadelphia Hotel.
Philadelphia Correspondence Chicago Tribune.
“Hold him in!”
“Sit on his legs!”
“Don’t let hnn do it!”
“Yank him inside, boys! Here’s a cop!”
There was a final tug, and the fashionable
youth in a dress suit, with glassy eyes and
flushed face, who was sprawling half-way
out the second-story window of a small and
fashionable hotel, was pulled inside by his
riotous companion. Tne hotel fronted on. a
prominent thoroughfare. The strangers
who had seen the spectacle at the window
went on their way wondering what it all
meant, or stood in groups still casting
amazed and curious glances up at
the now vacant window. But the
frequenters of the thoroughfare sim
ply smiled, cynically, perhaps,
some of them disappointedly, that the wine
flushed youth who had been hanging over
the window sill had not been permitted to
carry out his apparent purpose of amusing
himself by shying a bottle at the tray of
images that a poor Italian vender who was
passing below carried on his head. The
spectacle was not anew one to the loungers
round about. The party were only part of
the guests at a farewell bachelor dinner,
and in their enthusiasm to wish the bride
groom all possible happiness they had sim
ply filled themselves up to the brim with
half a dozen blendings of wine topped off
with a pony of brandy. Of course they
were all the sons of rich men. It is only
tho sons of rich men who can afford
the expense of saying good-by to the
friends of bachelor days at one of these
debauches that have come to be a part of the
fast and fashionable life of a young set in
the prim old Quaker town. Very few of
thesh slips bf fashion are content nowa
days to marry without this final debauch,
at which the health of the bride is loudly
drank by the noisy guests in bumpers of
champagne. The glasses are thrown with
a crash into a fireplace or some other con
venient receptacle, while the men. with tho
fumes of wine mounting in their already
befuddled brains, keep up a pandemonium,
all in tho name of good-will, and in which
the name of the Hride—-likely a sweet,
modest girl, who would shrink in horror
from this rout —resounds again and
again. The appointments and menu
are always, of course, of the
most expensive character. Anything with
less than four brands of wine and liqfiors
counts for little. There are flowers galore,
music, and whatever else money can pro
cure to gratify the senses. A rivalry of
ostentation keeps the standard of expansivo
ness going up constantly, and the last bride
groom apparently sets out with determina
tion to outdo his predecessors. So many
disgraceful scones have taken place at these
routs, given at a time when, above all
others, a young fellow should be most
thoughtful, that a vigorous criticism among
the more conservative members of society
is likely to check a course of debauchery
which in its present aspect is quite new in
this quiet old town.
Always Acceptable
Asa Xmas present for a lady or gentleman,
is an assortment of Colgate’s unrivalled
tpilet soaps and perfumery.
An alleged Thespescorean splurge, Thea
tre Friday.
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1887.
COWED THE HENDERSON GANG.
An Incident in the Life of a Tavern
Keeper in an Ohio River Town.
Fhrom the X'em Fork Sun.
“Speaking about nerve,” said Brooks, as
he sat at a table in tbe office of tbe Com
mercial Travelers’ Association, “the bravest
man I ever met with was one Prescott, of
Evansville, lad. He was a daisy. 1 often
stayed at his place—a sort of tavern, saloon,
billiard room, and dance hall combined.
It was like this; There was a bit of property
which had been idle for years. All sorts of
men had tried to run it, but they hail to
get out. They lacked the required norve.
The bit ods would cross over from Menders n,
Kv,, and make it disagreeable for the land
lord. They would play bis billiards aud
drink his whisky, aud then when asked for
iiay would set in and clean his shop out.
i'inally this man Prescott heard of tnis
proiierty for sale, found the price low, and
so bought it in. But I don’t suppose he
knew just what ailed the property, for he
was from New Hampshire. I just wish
you could have seen the cuss! Why, he
didn’t look big enough to whip a cat. Ho
was one of those Blim Jims, with sandy
hair and weak legs, a sallow-faced,
light, watery blue-eyed fellow. 1
was travelling through there at
that time, and I happened along a week
or so after Prescott got started. He had
fixed the place up in style. I drove up at
dusk, put out my team for the night, and,
after a drink, prepared to go out for the
evening. I noticed ten strapping young
bloods in the billiard room. They were
dressed well, and had gold watches with
long chains. There didn’t seem to l>e any
thing the matter with them, and I left them
playing billiards and smoking cigars, with
now and then a call on the bar. When I
got back to tho tavern, after a while, the
same crowd was there, aud there didn’t
seem to bo anything the matter with them
then. But Prescott said to me (I was a
Vermonter, and he aud I felt somewhat
acquainted):
“ ‘l’m afraid these boys will give me
trouble.’
“ ‘Why?’
“‘Well, this is that Henderson gang I’ve
heai’d so much of. They’re all rich meu’s
sous, and think they can run things. Their
game is to get all thev can and pay nothing
for it. But they wili have to pay me for
what they get before they get out of here!’
“He said it ail as quietly as if he had just
remarked he thought it would rain next
day. I sat smoking near the stove, where I
could see the young bloods in the billiard
room. I declare they seemed to be very de
cent young men. They had been to the bar
pretty often, and they were a trifle lively in
their play, and mavbe a bit loud in their
conversation, but that was all, and why
Prescott was afraid of trouble I couldn’t for
the life of me make out.
“But pretty soon they began to show their
hand. First two of them took a good stiff
drink and a cigar apiece, and then jerked
their thumbs over their shoulders as they
moved toward the door.
“ ‘The other fellers’ll make tilts all right.’
“Prescott said: ‘Very well,’ and then he
bowed them out like a prince of tho royal
line. Then a couple more took a big drink
and the best cigars and out they went.
“ ‘The other boys in tbar’ll settle the
score!’
“There were now half a dozen big ones
left inside. Pretty soon they camo out,
too. They ranged along tho bar, filled up
two or three times around and then started
for the door.
“‘Stop!’ ,
“Thev paused, then looked around mildly
reproachful at Prescott, who stood behind
the bar. One of the party said:
“ ‘Well, what d’ye want?’
“Prescott, with his thin, white face show
ing no m re emotion than a brass kettle,
remarked:
“ ‘Gentlemen, you’ve forgotten some
thing. Please to pay for what you’ve had.’
“ ‘Wall —we’ve got no money. Pay yer
some other time.’
“Then something happened. The little
white-livered cuss of a Prescott sprang
over the bar like a cat, his long white apron
flying between bis legs; and before the
Kentuckians comprehended what was to
happen ho had his back against the door,
and the six toughs covered with two big
horse pistols. His face was as white as
chalk, but I tell you his blue eyes blazed.
In an instant, after recovering I'rom their
surprise, the gang reached for their guns.
But Prescott had thorn too well covered.
He said:
“ ‘The man that attempts to draw his
shooter gets a hole bored •through him as
big as a barrel. Not a man shall leave this
room till I’ve had what’s due me.’
“It looked very much like blood there for
about a minute, but Prescott’s blazing eyes
and his ugly looking guns took the starch
out of the tough3, and pretty soon they
tried to slink out of range. One of them
said:
“ ‘We left our money home. Let us out
and we’ll fetch it to yee.’
“ ‘No—you—don’t.’
“This was Prescott's determined answer.
Indicating one of the party with a pistol, he
said:
“ ‘You put your watch on the cigar case.’
“He did as directed. It was a gold re
peater. ,
“The big horse pistols were lowered.
“ ‘Now, gentlemen, come up and have
something on me.’
“Prescott said this with all the suavity
imaginable, as he resumed his place behind
the bar, and pretty soon the Kentuckians
were lifting in liquor as naturally as if noth
ing unusual had occurred.
“Money? Why that gang was full of it.
They stood up and called for round after
round, and paid for it, and refused to take
any change. Of course after awhile they
got tired and wanted to lean up against the
furniture, while one of them insisted on
kissing the bartender. Finally they went
off loaded right to the muzzle, but perfectly
good natured. They took the gold watch
along, of course. But they left about SIOO
of good Kentucky money in the place of it.
“A year later I stopped at Prescott’s
again. .
“ ‘Well, Prescott, have the Henderson
bovs cleaned you out yet?’
“ ‘Not yet.’ *
“He smiled. The most profitable custom
el’s he had were those wild Henderson boys.
They knew nerve when they saw it, and
they liked it.”
Boston Girls.
New Orleans Picayune's Boston Letter.
Boston has not a good allowance of pretty
women. I stood lor fifteen minutes yester
day on tho steps of the Adams House and
watched the crowd as it passed along. In
that time I did not see more than two or
three faces of sufficient comeliness to attract
a second glance. How different it would
have been bad 1 beeu standing in front of
the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York city,
or at the comer of. Broad and Chestnut
streets in Philadelphia. No; the Boston
climate is not suited to the development of
female channs. We have our beauties, on
Commonwealth avenue and behind Wash
ington street dry goods counters, but they
are few and far between. Even the
vegetables do not sprout here in the voluptu
ous luxuriance of the .South uud IV est. We
have no gigantic turnips, no monstrosities
in the way of com cobs, nor any strawber
ries as big ns pumpkins in Massachusetts. Is
it strange that animal growths should bo
equally unpromising in a zone where there
are seven months of winter out of every
twelve? It is too cold up here for the per
fect blooming of flowers in petticoats.
Such trifles, however, do not trouble very
seriously the enlightened Boston girl.
All her delight is in
Culture and intellect, sense and refinement.
Bhe would disdain to seek the admiration of
a rude and unappreciative sex through the
exhibition of purely superficial allurement a
“As is the bud bit with an envious worm,”
8o is many a youth cut down by the gnaw
ing worm consumption. But it can be
made to release its hold and stop its gnaw
ing. Dr. I J ierce’s “Golden Medical Discov
ery” will, if taken in time, effect permanent
cures, not only in consumption, but in all
cases of chronic throat, bronchial and lung
CHEAP ADVERTISING.
ONE CENTA WORD.
An PET? TISKMKNTS, 15 Herds or
more, in this column inserted for ONE
CENT A WOHD, Cash in Advance, each
insertion.
Everybody who has any want to supply,
anything to buy or sell, any business or
accommodations to secure,' indeed.any wish
to gratify, should advertise in this coin nm.
FKKSONAI
\ r Ol’R FRIESD received both noire. Will ex
plain nothing Mwe will not meet. My first
nuswer was the true one. Have no desire to
meet you. You are more than unladylike.
The B —is as far above you its the stars.
Take a hack seat. The B laugh at you
m i.l* WANTED.
AIT ANTED, a canvasser who has hart expert
ence at soliciting subscriptions for collec
tion and mere ait Ue agencies; we i” ■ .-a
tion as general agent wi h liberal commission*
to the right man.’ Apply at once, going age,
experience and referen e. to V il. READ, (Vn
eral Manager, at) Devonshire street, Boston,!*!; as.
SALESMEN.— We want several traveling sales
men to sell our stareli on commission as a
side line in Georgia, North and nmiih Carolina,
Tennessee tn i Alabama. ATLANTA STAKCII
CO., Atlanta, Ga.
IAD TO SHOO A MONTH can be made
dp lvv working for us. Agenis preferred
wtio can furnish their own horses and
give their whole time to the business. ’Spare mo
ments may lie profitably employed also. A few
vacancies in towns and cities, li. F. JOHNSON
&■ CO., 1.0U9 Main street, Richmond, Va.
EMPLOYMENT WANTED.
A COMPETENT LUMBER INSPECTOR wants
a situation either in the city or country.
Address J. \V., Morning News.
\YT ANTED, a situation as cook by a white
* * woman; good roierente Address XX.,
News office.
SITUATION WANTED.—A young man in
good standing, with five years' experience,
desires a situation in some business house; will
ing to begin on small salary. Address K.,
care of News office.
At ESC ELLA N I.OUS WANTS.
V GENTLEMAN desires hoard fur himself and
wife at moderate terms; only one chill,
an infant: will desire day board for nurse. Ad
dress, giving terms, location, etc., J., care Sa
vannah Morning News.
VyLANTED, a good opening for an energetic
* T man with small capital as partner in an
(S’abllsbed slipping and commission business.
Address SHIPPING, care News.
V\ T ANTED, by young married couple, no ch I
’ ? died, tw’o or three rooms connecting and
furnished for light houselt eping in rent ral pai t
of city; state terms and location. PERMA
NENT, this office.
ROOMS TO RENT.
ISOR RENT, a large room, nicely furnished,
on second floor; bath attached. 8J Con
gress street.
TT'OR RENT, two floors, containing eight rooms
I and bath room, over my store northeast
corner of Broughton and Barnard street s; pos
session given Nov. Ist. Apply to JO C. THOMP
SON, Grocer.
HOUSES AND STORES FOR RENT.
FOR RENT, that desirable four-story dwelling
house 136 Liberty street; in good oruer;
possess!; n given immediately. Apply to J. F.
BROOKS, 133 Bay street.
IjVDR RENT, house No. 68 Taylor street: pos
session given Jan. J. Apply to J. F.
BROOKS, 135 Bay street.
F”OR RENT, a small house and two and one
half acres of ground in the soul hern limits
of the cify; said laud is bouudap by Flm euee.
Burroughs, Eleventh aud Twelfth streets, and is
not far from the terminus of the West Broad
street cars. C. H. DORSETT.
TT'OR RENT, house on Bolton, between JefTer
P son and Montgomery streets. Apply to
GEO. W. PARISH.
I DOR SALE, Spring Wagon, cheap for cash; in
good order. 5- Reynold* street.
JT'OR RENT, residence 72 Broughton street at
$. Apply to D. B. LESTER. ■
17'OR RENT, two-story house. Apply to WM.
ROUHAN. on Huntingdon, between Price
and East Broad.
F'OR RENT, tbe store 165 Congress street,
Market square. For terms apply to GEO.
W. OWENS, 113 Bay street.
Ilj'Oß RENT, brick house, two-story on base
mi nt, corner Gaston and Barnard. Apply
to LAUNEY & GOEBEL, 143 Broughton.
TT'OR RENT, brick store 109 Broughton street,
I between Drayton and Bull: possession given
October 4th. Apply to LEWIS CaSS.
17'OR RENT, from Oct. Ist. splendid store No.
87 Bay street, situate in Hutchison’s Bloek,
next to corner of Abercorn: has spleudid cellar
and is splendid stand for any business; second
and third stories can be rented if desired. A.
R. LAWTON, Jr., 114 Brvan street.
FOR SALE.
I7HSR SALE, one thousand pounds of Dress-d
Turkeys to arrive this morning; prices low.
H. CHAMPION.
ONE of the best lines of reliable Toilet Articles
at reasonable prices, G. M. HEIDT 3: C'>.
PALE, Laths, Shingles, Flooring, Ceiling,
Weatherboarding and Framing Lumber.
Office and yard Taylor and East Broad streets.
Telephone No. 211. REPPARI) & CO.
ITiOR SALE, Splendid salt water river-front
building lots, and flve-aere 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 Dn. FAL
LIGANT, 151 South Broad street trom 9 to 10 a.
m.
REWARD.
dko A A REWARD for information leadingto
'C' ldU the, parties or for the parents who
placed the body of a mulatto child on our prem
ises, corner Huntingdon and West Broad streets.
FINN BROS. •
®OA REWARD.—I have recovered two of
flpOU the missing volumes of the bound files
of the Mornino News. The following are still
wanting:
July to Decemlier, 1850.
July to December, 1861.
July to December, 1862.
The volumes are undoubtedly in this city,
probably in some law office, as law-vent are gen
erally the borrowers of our files. There is #lO
waiting lor the return of eueti or any of the
above volumes, “aud no questions asked.”
J. 11. F.PTII.L.
LOST.
TOST, a Setter Dog, nearly grown, with one
j lemon spot on I ft sole and one at Joint of
tail: brlywiite. liberal reward will Repaid
by returning same to 76 Bay street.
IOST, setter pup about six months old, white
u aud liver colored, saddle across shoulders
running on one side past knee; answers to mime
of “ aker. ” Reward to finder. JNO. C, SCOTT,
corner Bay and Williamson streets.
PHOTOGRAPHY.
I N. WILSON,
f J . 21 BULL STREET,
IS HEADQUARTERS FOR
FTNE
CABINET PHOTOGRAPHS.
U ERMES A- ROBINSON'S Excelsior Photo
graphs still ahead: also, fine Life-size Oil
Paintings in handsome frames, together with
one dozen Cabinet Photographs, sls. Flvery de
scription and size of picture made. Come and
see u; we. will surprise you. N. 14—We have a
boautiful picture of tLe Confederate Generals;
elegant and unique in design; cheap; come and
see them. 177 Congress street, Savannah, Ga.
BOARDING.
\\T ANTED, a few boarders at 200 South Broad
TT street. Terms reasonable.
MISCELLANEOUS.
FREE.— A sample bottle Syrup Tar, Tolu and
Wild Cherry given away; sure cure for
eou gbs and colds. THE CENTRAL PHAR
MACY, South Broad and Jefferson streets.
irfi H. I’. RETURN TUBULAR BOILKU to
< U sale cheap. GEO. R. LOMBARD Jt CO.,
Augusta, Go.
MISCELLANEOUS.
\’or can depend upon Deutenhoff’s Wild
I Cherry, lfonwy and Tar as being one of
the best cough remedies. 25 cents, at HEIDT'S.
1 A RETURN’ TUBULAR BOILERS and En
1‘ * gtnes cheap and good. GKO. R. LOM
BARf) & OQ,, Augusta, Ga.
COLD CREAM, Camphor 100, Vaseline, Mut
ton Suet, e;o. u. M. lIEIDT & (JO.
IJAIR U n. P. DOUBLE ICS cheap
l (iEO. I!. LOMBARD & CO.. Augusta, t)a.
LtrilPßS jfeBATKSS. M. H.
Pianos!
The Best \ i /’< Ito Buy
The Cheapest I 1 to Buy
The Safest I LlilL'lJ to Buy
Each Piano on our list is selected
for particular merit and is the
best of its class.
CHICKERING.
The Standard of the World.
MASON & HAMLIN.
Improved Method of Stringing* Patent lie
pealing Action.
MATHUSHEK.
Silver Toned. Three Patented Improvement*
found iu uu Other l’iano.
BENT & CO.
Superb in Tone and Finish. Moderate in Price.
ARSON.
The Best Low-Price 1 Fiano Produced. AH
Competition Challenged. Seventeen Yetis’ Ex
perieme in Selling These Piauos Renders Us
Certain of Our Ground.
We buy for cash and take our pick. The
agency for almost every Plano made in America
has been offered us over and again. We select
those that ice know are tile best.
We suit all purses and tastes. We guarantee
every Piano for six years, aud if any sold by us
do not prove good everyway we want to knoic it.
We can gtve you a heller bargain than you
can get elsewhere. Don't take our word for it,
but carefully investigate for yourself. We will
risk results.
LDDII4 MS
Soiteri Music House.
CLOTHING.
APPEL 4 SHIAH.
FINE CLOTHING.
The Only Douse
* in the City in the
Clothing Line that
(STRICTLY
flB PEE
a1 aD( i
Jtyp|j | every article in
% mm 1 I'' a * n urM
| |Jp | Price guaranteed,
| r J las well as a per-
APPBL & SCHAUL,
163 Congress Street,
watches and jew i;lkv.
“XMAS'
Is fast approaching and everybody is on the
</ut vive to buy and to receive
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
N'OW is tHfc time to make select ion*. I would,
therefore, extend ft cordial invitation to
my friends and the public to cal) early and ex
amine my very largo and wed assorted block of
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Solid
Silver and Plated Ware,
Which variety, design, quality and prices
cannot, bo surpassed anywhere. All good# sold
w arranted as iopresented.
X3I- KOCH,
(Lyons’ Block), 22% Whitaker street.
'i iiu; CiiLAPKisr flack 10 hu y
WEDDING PRESENTS
Such as DIAMONDS, FINE STERLING SIL
VERWARE, ELEGANT JEWELRY,
FRENCH CLOCKS, etc., is to be found as
A. L. Desbouillons,
21 BULL STREET,
the sole agent for the celebrated ROCKFORD
RAIIJtOAD WATCHES, and who aUo
makes u specialty of
18-Karat Wedding Rings
AND THE FINEST WATCHES.
Anything you buy from him being warranted
as represented.
Opera Q-lrtsses at Cost.
HE YTERS.
CORN vVELL & ' CHI PM AN.
See What Dr. B. S. Purse Says About Them :
Memrg. Cornwell <t Chipman:
Gents—The RANGE AND BALTIMORE
HEATERS placed by your firm in my residence
ere giving satisfaction.
The RANGE is 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 I could one room with an
open grate. I believe that the saving In fuel
wiU soon repay one for their cost, without speak
ing of t heir cleanliness and convetiionce. I take
pleasure in recommending your Arm to all who
wish anything in that line. Truly yours.
s. s. X’tasE.
WINES ANT) LIQUORS.
0. B. Lester’s
STOCK.
If you wish to buy some
fine old
Port and Sherry Wines,
Old Scuppernong and Ca
tawba,
Pure Old Rye Whiskies,
Old French Brandies,
Old Irish and Scotch Whis
kies,
Pure Old Holland Gin,
Old Peach and Apple Brandy,
Pure Jamaica and St. Croix
Rum,
And all kinds of Cooking
Wines, go to
I. B. Lester’s,
21 Whitaker St.,
Sava nnal 1, - Gra.
B SELECT WHISKY per gallon M 00
BAKER WHISKY per gallon 4 00
IMPERIAL WHISKY per gallon H 00
PINKAPPLB (v HUSKY per gallon OO
PURE OLD RYE WHISKY per gallon ) 50
RUM, GIN and BRANDY per gnlTou 8 00
N. C. CORN WHISKY per gallon, 2 00
MADEIRA. SHERRY, PORT and CATAWBA
WINES from $1 to $8 )>er gallon.
FLOUR. IUCE, SUGAR, COFFEE,TEA. NUTS,
RAISINS, CANNED GOODS, CITRON,
ORANGES, APPLES, GRAPES, etc., cheap.
MACON SAUSAGE a.:d FRESH KILLED
GAME received daily.
—FOB SALE BY
A. H. CHAMPION,
104 CONGRESS STREET.
PROPOSALS WANTED.
City of Savannah, 1
Office City Surveyor, y
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 29th, 1887, )
PROPOSALS
Will be received at the office of the Clerk of
Council until 18 m December 14th, for paving
the following street*:
An average width of 40 feet of the roadway of
Broughton street, and curbing, from Abercorn
street to Fast Broad sin et. Length 1,801 feet,
number of square yards 7,189.
Thirty feet of the roadway of Liberty street,
from West Broad street to Wheaton street,
and curbing, length 4,726 feel, number of
square yards 15.75!%.
Forty feet of the roadway of Wadley street,
from Bay street to River street, and curbing.
Length 1,186 feet, number of square yards 5,271.
Thirty feet of the roadway of Now Houston
street, from Whitaker street to Drayton street,
aud curbing. length 680 feet, number of
square yards 2,266%.
Forty feet of the roadway of Bay street, from
the Savannah and Ogeecbee canal to Wadley
street,, ami curbing. Length 457 feet, number of
square yards 2.031 I<P.
—ALSO—-
Thirty feet, of the roadway of Jones street,
from East Brohd to West Broad street, and curb
ing Length 4,030 feet, number of square yards
18,400.
imrty feet of the roadway of Harris street,
from East rood to West Broad street. Length
4,080 feet, number of square yards 18,400.
Bids will be received for asphalt blocks or
sheet asphalt, for granite orgraywacke 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
turee to four inches in thickness. The curbing
of blue stwne or granite, dressed down ten
inches on the face side and 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 five feet.
Bidders must send specimens of stone, asphalt
or wood blocks with their bids.
1 he city reserves the right to roject any or all
bids.
For specifications apply at the office of the
undersigned. JOHN B. HOWARD,
City Surveyor.
TO CONTRACTORS.
•
CBALED BIDS are solicited for building 491
tri running feet of brick wall, 12 feet high
armmd the new jail lot; also for 491 running
feet of galvanised Iron covering to this wall;
also 80 running feet of Iron railing. Plan* and
specifications can U> seen at the County
Engineer’s office. Exchange Building, b tween
the hours of 8:80 and 5:80 p. m. Bids must bo
banded to JOHN R. DILLON, Clerk Commis
sioners Chatham County, by 12 m. Decern lie r
10th, 1887. Right reserved to reject nnv or all
bids. EDWARD J. THOMAS,
County Engineer.
TO CONTRACTORS AM) BUILDERS”
T> IDS are solicited for erecting a three-story
I f brick building 60x90 feet in the city of
Savannah. Plans and specifications can be seen
at the office of the undersigned, corner of Bull
and Bay streets, up stairs, Savannah, Ga. Bids
must be in by 12 h Dec. 17,1887. Right reserved
to reject any or all bids.
DeWITT bruyn,
LEGAL NOTICES.
jnifth <trcuit'court"of~ the united
I STATES, Eastern Division, Southern Dis
trict, of Georgia.
SAMUEL A. STRONG AND JAMES J. GOOD
WIN. TRUSTEES. VS. THE MACON AND
BRUNSWICK KAfLROAD COMPANY, et. al.
Bill for foreclosure of mortgage,. Order to
ams-ur. |'lend, answer or demur.
It appearing that the defendant, the Macon
and Brunswick Railroad Company, cannot ho
found within the Southern District of Georgia,
and that it has not voluntarily appeared to
answer said complaint, it is ordered that said
Macon and Brunswick Railroad Company do
appear, plead, answer or demur to said com
plaint ou or before rules day for said court in
the first Monday in January next. It is fun her
ordered that a copy of this order he served on
said defendant if practicable, wherever found;
that a ropy be published in the Morni.no News
daily newspajier printed In Savannah. Ga., not
less than once a week for six consecutive
weeks. EMORY SPEER.
United States Judge.
In open court November 10, 1887.
A true extract from the minutes.
S. F. B. GILLESPIE.
Deputy Clerk U. S. 0. C.
Cl EORGIA, Chatham County.—Notice Is
r hereby given to all parties having de
mandsagainst theestateof M.I,IKBHARRISON,
late of Cnatbam county, now deceased, to pre
sent them to rne properly made out within the
time prescribed by lan-, so as to show their
character and amounts; and all persons in
debted to said deceased are hereby required to
make immediate payment to me.
November 17, 1881'.
HENRY J THOMASSON,
Administrator Estate of M. Lieb Harrison,
deceased
Wm. P. Bailey & Cos.,
BRICK MANUFACTURERS,
KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND, in large
quantities,'at their yard on the SPRING*
FIELD PLANTATION, and will deliver the same
in any part of the city upon the shortest notice.
The best
Well Brick, Pressed Brick, Hard Brown Brick,
Grny Brick, Soft Brown Brick.
Omr.%— Corner Bull and Broughton, at SI
MON GAZAN'S CIG.AR STORE, where all or*
hers wUi receive prompt attention, i
AUCTION RALES TO-DAY.
X.T? troTioasr
By I. 0. LafIOCHE'S SDNS,
THIS DAY, in fiont of store, 168 Bay street,
WARDROBES, BUREAUS. WaSHSTANDS.
1 BEDROOM SET and SUNDRIES, 30 Casks
SHOULDERS, 5 Casks HAMS.
"" "" .. .
AUCTION SALKS FUTURE DAYS.
To Stevedores!
Cotton Screws at Auction
BY J. McLAUGHLIN & SON,
On SATURDAY. 8d Dec., 1887, at 11 o'clock,
27 COTTON SCREWS to close an account.
also—
Lot of SHIP’S BLOCKS.
For account of whom It may concern.
LEG Vl, SALES.
Administrator’s Sale of Land.
WILL he sel l before theC-nirt House door at,
It Trader’s Hill, Charlton county. Georgia,
on the FIRST TUESDAY IN DECEMBER. 1887,
within the legal hours of sale the leal estafe of
tho late HARVEY \Y LATIIROP. situated in
said county of Charlton, to wit: I/Ots of land
numliers fifty-seven, three hundredand seventy
six, one hundred and two, eighty-one, eighty
threo, three hundred and twenty-one, two hun
dred and thh*ty-f!ve, one hundred and twenty
one, and twenty-seven in tho First district; also,
lots numbers ninety-five, two hundred and four,
and one tiundivd and thirty-three In the Second
district of said county of Charlton, each lot,
containing 49tl acres, more > r less. To be sold
under an order from tho Court of Ordinary of
Pulaski county, Georgia, for the purpose of pay
ing debts and making distribution. Terms cash,
W. C. BRUCE,
Administrator de lioms non.
November 10, 1887.
GROUND RENTS.
ARREARS FOR GROUND RENtT
City Treasurer s Office, I
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 1, 1887. f
TNIE following Lots are in arrears lo the city
1 for ground rents, of which lessees a s
hereby notified. C. K. HARDEE.
City Treasurer.
BROWN WARD.
West one half lot No. 15, two quarters; lot
No. 42, two qunrteis; lot No. 43, two qurter,
fra, tion lot No. 65, two quarters; lot No. 06, two
quartt r.t. f ,
CALHOUN WARD.
Lot No. 6, two quarters: east two-thirds lot
No. —. two quarters; lot No. 82, two quarters;
ot No. 43, two quarters; west one-tlilrd lot No.
7, two quarters.
CHARLTON WARD.
Lot No. 1, two quarters; lot No, 2, two quar
ters; lot No. 5. two quartern; lot No. 7, two
quarters; s ituh one half lot No. IJ, twenty-si r
quarters; lot No. It# two quer.ors; lot No. 19,
two quarters; south oi e half it t No. 83, twenty
six quarters; lot No. 33, four quarters; lot No.
36, six quarters.
CHATHAM WARD.
Lot No. 7, two quarters; lot No. 8, two quar
ters; west one third lot No. 12, two quarter*;
lot No. 17, eight quarters; lot No. 21, two quar
iers; west one half of east one-half lot No. 20,
two quarters.
COLUMBIA WARD.
Lot No. 10, two quarters: lot No. 86, four quar
ters; part lota Nos. 29 and 30, two quarters.
CRAWFORD WARD.
North one-half lot No. 21, lour quarters; lot
No. 29, four quarters; lot No 33, four quarters;
lot No. 34, four quarters; lot No. 85, tour quar
ters; north one-half lot No. 87, two quarter*.
CRAWFORD WARD, EAST.
Lot No. 16, two quarters; ons-balf of south
west part lot No. 1, four quarter*; portion lot
No. 15, two quarters.
DECKER WARD.
Wharf lot No. 8, two quarter*.
ELBERT WARD.
Lot No. 6, two quarter*; lot No- 7, twenty-two
quarters; lot No. 8, tour quarters; lot No. 10,
two quarters; lot No. 13, two quarters; lot No.
15, two quarters; lot No. 16, two quarters; lot
No. 21, two quarters; lot No. 22, two quarters;
lot No. 27, two quarter*; south one half lot No.
39. two quarters; south one-half lot No. 40, two
quartern FORdYTH WARD.
West four-fifth* tot No. 15, two quarters; west,
four flfih, lot No. 16, two quarters; lot No. 18,
four quarters; lot No. 20. two quarters; lot No
21, two quartern: lot No. 56, two quarters; lot
No. 58, four quarter*
FRANn.LIN WARD.
Lot No. 5, two quarter*; lot No. 25. two quar
ters; west one half lot No. 89, two quarters.
NEW FRANKLIN WARD.
North part lot No 7, two quarters; south part
lot No. 7, two quarters; lot No. 8, two quarters;
west one-half lot No. 14, two quarters; lot No. 17,
two quarters.
GREENE WARD.
North one-half lot No. 16, two quarters; lot
No. 20, four quarters; lot No. 80, four quarters;
south ono-ltslr lot No. 40, four quarters; lot No.
4, two quarter*.
JACKSON W T ARD.
West one-half lot No. 7, four quarters; north
one half let No. W, two quarters: west one-half
lot No. 87. .wo quarters; west one-half lot No.
40, two qua tors; east one-half lot No 41, two
quarters; lot No. 46. ten quarters; west one
thtrd of north two-thirds lot No. 32, two quar
tarn.
LAFAYETTE WARD.
East two-thtrda lot No. 40, two quarters; lot)
No. 41, eight quarters.
LIBERTY WARD.
Lot No. 1, two quarters; lot No. 4, four quar
ters; lot No. 8, four quarters; lot No. 9, four
quarters: lot No. 10, four quarters; southeast
traction lot No. 94, two quarters.
LLOYD WARD.
Lot No. 90. two quarters; east one-half lot No.
62, t wenty quarters; north part lot No. 58, six
quarters.
M MONTEREY WARD.
East one-half lot No. 18, two quarters; lot No.
44, two quarters; lot No. 45, two quarters.
PULASKI WARD.
Lot No. 5, two quart -rs; lot No. 6, four quar
ters; lot No. 9, two quar,era; lot No. 38, two
quarters; west part lot No. 81, two quarters; lot
No. 87, two quarters.
TROUP WARD.
Northeast part lot No. 5, two quarters; east
one-half lot No. 18, two quarters; west one-half
lot No. 14. twelve quarters; lot No. 17, four quar
ters; lot No. 31 two quarters; southeast one
quarter lot No. 87, two quarters; lot No. 88, two
quarters, 10. No. 4b, eight qua ters.
WARREN WARD.
Lot No. 12, two quarters; lot No. 17, two quar
ters; lot No. 18, two quarters; lot No. 32, two
quarters.
WASHINGTON WARD.
Lot No. 5. two quarters; waxt one half lot No.
7. four quarters; east one-half lot No. 7, gw o
quarters; south two-thirds lot No. 9, four quar
ters; lot No. 12. two quarters; lot No 18, two
quarters; lot No. 14, two quarters; northwest
one quarter lot No. 19, eight quarters; west one
half lot No. 85, two quarters.
WESLEY WARD.
Lot No. 1, two quarters; lot No. 2, two quar
ters; lot No. 4, two quarters; east one-hair lot
No. 10. two quarters; lot No. 12, two quarters;
lot No. 15, ten quarters.
SPRINGFIELD WARD.
Lot No. 42, two quarters; lot No. 44, two quar
ters; lot No. 55, two quarters; lot No. 56, two
quarters; lot No. 68, two quarters; lot No. 69,
t wo quartcra
All persons having Interest in the above Lots
are hereby notified that if the amounts now
due are not paid to the City Treasurer on
before the TWELFTH INSTANT I will, on the
morning of the THIRTEENTH INSTANT, pro
ceed to re enter according to law.
K. J. WADE. City .Marshal
BANKS.
KiSSfijMEE CIT Y BAN K,
Kissimmee City, Orange County, Fla.
CAPITAL. * - - *50,000
fpRANSACT a regular banking business. Give
JL particular attention to Florida collections.
Correspondence solicited. lasue Exchange on
New York, New Orleans, Savannah and Jack
sonville, Fla Resident Agents for Courts * Cos.
and Melville, Evan* & Cos., of London, England.
New York correspondent; The Seaboard
National Bank.
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