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FLORIDA'S METROPOLIS.
A CITIZENS’ TICKET BECOMING
MORS PROBABLE.
Prominent Men in Each of the Parties
Favorable to the Idea- Organization
of the Orange and Vegetable Union
of the State— Passenger Agents to
Meet.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 2.—The Re
publican committee held a long secret ses
sion this morning, discussing the coming
election. Nothing was done, however, and
the sub-committee was continued with
power to act. Several of the prominent
Republicans were seen this morning, and
they all said the best interests of
the city was all they wanted. They
were perfectly willing to pool issues and join
the others in putting forward the best men
for city offices, irrespective of party. A
very large port ion of the Democratic party
favors this plan, and is decidedly opposed
to any fierce party strife. With such a
feeling, it would not be surprising to see a
citizens’ticket in the held. In that event,
if good, responsible. public-spirited
men are nominated the best ele
ments here will rally to their support.
A meeting was held at Mayor Burbridge's
office this afternoon with closed doors to con
sult about the election. Nothing can be as
certained beyond the fact that a committee
to represent "those present was appointed to
meet other committees at the Board of
Trade rooms to-morrow. Whether they
will dig up the tomahawk or all smoke the
pipe of peace Ls an open question.
THE ORANGE AUCTION COMPANY.
The meeting of the Orange Auction and
Forwarding Company was more largely at
tended this morning, and more growers
were represented. After fully discussing
plans and airing opinions a committee or
five, consisting of ox,Sena tor Mann, .1. (
McKibben, G. W. Otterson, John Bishop
and C. B. Mag ruder, was appointed to
formulate plans for permanent organization.
After some deliberation the following was
reported and unanimously adopted:
We, the undersigned, fruit and vegetable
growers of the State of Florida, have this day
formed ourselves into an organization to be
known as the Orange and Vegetable Union of
the State of Florida. Its declared purpose is to
create a home market for Florida fruits, and to
this end the organization is hereby pledged, as
well as each member pledges himself or nerself
to aid, in every possible way. the accomplish
ment of the end sought—a home market.
Kach member furtner pledges that he or she
will be governed by the by-laws and rules that
inav he adopted by this organization from time
to time. The officers of this organization shall
consist of President, Vice Presidents, Secretary,
Treasurer, and such other officers as may lie
created for the management of the affairs of
this organization. The duties and ilowers of
each to be defined in the by-laws
A long string of bv-laws and the constitu
tion, as tong as the moral law, was then
slowly read and adopted section by section.
Probably one or more of the officers will lie
salaried "and have their offices here iu Jack
sonville. The movers in this enterprise say
they intend to push it and secure the co
operation of every grower in the State The
fruit received for auction to-day numbered
up to noon about 2,5iX) boxes. All was in
fine condition and beautiful fruit.
The auction this afternoon was very satis
factory to the growers, considering it is the
beginning of anew scheme. Brights
brought an average of $2 50, golden russets
$1 80 and russets 81 50. Dealers or brokers
were present from New York, Boston,
Puiladeiphia and Western markets. All
expressed satisfaction and preference over
ttie consignment plan. Another auction
will be held to-morrow, and hereafter regu
larly Tuesdays and Fridays.
To-night tbe permanent organization of
Ihe association was completed as follows:
Senator A. S. Mann President. C.
B. Magnifier, of Rock Ledge, first
Vice President, the Presidents of the coun
try unions all being Vico Presidents also:
R. G. Searing, of Jacksonville, Secretary
and J. C. McKibben, of Pomona, Treasurer.
The executive committee consists of W H.
Holden, of Orange county, G. S. Hardee,
of Brevard, F. E. Harriss, of Marion, J. T.
Wilson, of Polk, G. W. Otterson, of Put
nam, and President Mann, ex-offleis.
The prospects are exceedingly good for its
continuance, and the idea of a home market
for their fruit greatly pleased the growers
who have last many thousands of dollars
by consignments.
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENTS.
The general passenger agents of the rail
roads of the State will meet here to-mor
row. It is very probable, so it is hinted,
that this meeting is called to take some con
certed action regarding the late action of
the Railroad Commissioners.
The Circuit Court issued two warrants
this morning for Dr. Kenworthy and
George Led with, recently indicted for the
market nuisance. Up to noon they had not
been arrested. It is s lid the sheriff has
orders to release them on S2OO bail each.
The grand jury’s indictment is looked upon
as a big farce by the people generally, and
the cases will doubtless be nol prossed in
court at once.
George E. Schnabel, an insurance agent,
was arrested this morning on a warrant is
sued out of the Criminal Court. It is said
there is trouble with regard to some of his
dealings with his insurance companies. Is
suing “wildcat” policies, it is said, caused
the trouble.
Judge Thomas A. Settle, of the United
States District Court, will arrive here to
morrow from flfreensboso, N. C., and Judge
D. A. Pardee, of the United States Circuit
Court, will come on Monday from New Or
leans, and Court will be formolly opened
Monday at 11 o’clock, and the grand and
petit jurors and witnesses will he called.
A Ginnery Burned.
Midnillk, Ga., Doc. 3.—Hon. C. T. Belt,
Representative from Burke county, lost his
gin house, gin condenser, forty-five bales of
cotton, 5,00 b bushels of cotton seed and one
ten-horse engine by fire yesterday at 4
o'clock.
ON HAIL AND CROSSTIE.
Local and General Gossip In Railway
Circles.
The Georgetown and Western Railroad
Company has made a proposition to lease
the line of the Georgetown Telegraph Com
pany for a term of five years, guaranteeing
a rental of 6 per cent, per annum on the
stock.
The directors of the East Tennessee, Vir
ginia and Georgia Company have re-elected
the old officers, as follows: President, Gen.
Samuel Thomas; Vice Presidents. Calvin
S. Brice and Henry Fink; Secretary, L. M.
Schwan; Treasurer, J. G. Mitchell.
The people of Transylvania county, North
Carolina, are jubilant over their railroad
prospects for the Corolina, Knoxville and
Western. It is said that the grading of the
road will be begun early in the spring
Work is to be commenced on the Knoxville
end of the road by the middlo of next
month.
The survey on the Three C’s railroad is
progressing rapidly between Rutherfordton
and Marion, N. C., and the engineering
corps locating the road is within eight miles
of the latter place. Front Mariou comes
the report that this company expects to be
running its trains from that place to
Charleston by June 1.
Several changes have been made in the
Savannah, Florida and Western offices at
Jacksonville. City Ticket Agint E. B. Mc-
Cueji has resigned and George W. Farkhill,
who has been depot agent at Jacksonville,
has been appointed in his place. J. E. Mar
shall, who was Mr. McCuen’s assistant, has
been appointed in Mr. Parkhill’s place.
Only One.
There is but one BOZODONT. It has no
counterpart. No other preparation for the
teeth, either compares with or resembles it.
Recommendations of anything in its place
should l>e discredited.' Demand SOZO
DONT. Don’t be put off with substitutes.
I COL. SMITH’S WEDDING TRIP
| Or, Rathe -, That to oulsvillo as Mr.
Ovingrton s Best Man.
Front the New York World.
Ovington & Brothers is a big firm in Ful
ton street, Brooklyn, which deals in china
ware and the like. Mr. Edward J. Oving
ton, the senior member, is a man of over 00
years of age. A month or so ago he was
married to a Miss Georgia Maize, of Louis
ville, ICy., an extremely pretty girl of about
18. It is said that the" final steps of the
courtship were entirely lO’ cable. Mr.
Nathan Appleton, the well known flaneur
of Boston, was married the other day to a
daughter of Mr. Ovington.
Mr. Nicholas Smith, said to bo the hand
somest man in the United States, and who
j married the eldest (laughter of Horace
Greeley, was Mr. Oviugtou’s best man at
the Louisville ceremony. Divers rumors
have been floating about in Louisville and
Brooklyn society since that Col. Smith had
asked Mr. Ovington to repay him for his ex
penses in going out to Louisville, and had
been in a measure refused. Col. Smith, at
the Astor House lust night, gat e to a
World reporter the full text of the corre
spondence that had passed between Mr.
Ovington and himself on the subject. The
“Mrs. F." in the letters is Mrs. Fattlds, wife
of a rich, and prominent merchant in
Louisville. It was among the rumors in
that city that Mrs. Faulds. who is a great
admirer of Col. Smith, told Miss Maize
that Mr. Ovington wished Col. Smith, as
best man, and then telegraph and Mr. Oving
ton that Miss Maize wished Col. Smith to be
best man. So it was arranged.
Col. Smith said: “Yes, I did go to Louis
villa to wait upon Mr. Ovington Rt his nup
tials. I had met liim a year before while
on a visit to Louisville and attended a re
ception with biin, where he met his present
wife. About six months ago I was again in
Louisville, and was informed by the friend
with whom we had attended the reception
that he had just cabled from Paris an offer
of marriage to the young lady, and it had
been promptly accepted by cable. There
was so much of humor in the method of
courting that it Interested mo, and 1 wrote
him a letter of congratulation.
••In aeknowleding it he asked me to serve
him as best man. iw as quite willing to see
the farce played out, and accepted. Early
in last October be wrote me from Louis
ville at tbeAstor House, urging mo not to
disappoint him. I received two telegrams
in the few days immediately preceding the
wedding, still further insisting upon my at
tendance. I refer to the correspondence for
an explanation of my case. Two weeks
after the marriage I wrote:
Astob House, Nov. 7.1887.
Hear Sir: 1 have been expecting to hear from
you for tho past fortnight upon the subject of
t his note. Though lam ordinarily quite at the
disposal of iny friends, you could hardly have
expected me to incur the expense of a trip to
Kentucky solely to serve you. It was exceed
ingly inconvenient for ine to leave New York at
the time, but your final summons left me no
alternative. As I went at great personal sacri
fice I see no reason why the custom which has
always prevailed among gentlemen should be
violated in this ease. X have, therefore, drawn
upon you for SIBO, the amount of my actual ex
penses. I take it for granted that, you have
overlooked this matter in the rush of congratu
lations and joys.
“The letter and the draft were carried to
Mr. Ovington by a friend. I was amazed
to receive the following renly:
Nov. 9. 1887.
Pear Mr. Smith: I regret to be obliged to re
turn tiie inclosed check to you. You will re
member that you wrote offering your services
for the wedding to me. A few days prior to the
wedding I telegraphed simply inquiring if I
should expect you. I afterward learned that
Mrs. F\ sent a message with my signature. I
regret that you did not reply to me inquiring if
you should come at your inconvenience. I in
close my check for SIOO, and remain respect
fully, E. J. Ovington.
. “To this I replied as follows:
Nov. 10,1887.
Pear Sir: I hardly expected such an answer
as yon sent to my note of yesterday by sending
me a check for a smaller amount than 1 wrote
you my actual expenses bad been. You either
impeach the accuracy of uiy statement or show
yourself willing to discount obligations that are
usually held sacred among gentlemen. I must
be permitted to deny the charge that I tendered
my services, if at a 1, for other than general
courtesies, and refer you to my letter of con
gratulation for proof. As your name was signed
to the telegrams I received, 1 had no means of
knowing that they were sent by another than
yourself. Am Ito infer that you repudiate the
action of that friend and expect me to look to
her to make me whole* I acknowledge the re
ceipt of SIOO in return for SIBO expended upon
you, and shall look for a check for the balance
by return mail.
“In reply I received an impertinent re
quest that I should consider the cards to the
wedding of Mr. Ovington’s daughter re
called. I dismissed the whole matter from
my mind, when five days later I received
the following uncalled for letter:
Brooklyn, Nov. 14,1887.
Pear Sir —In further reply to your favor of
the lWth inst., I do not propose to assist you any
further. I have stated your case and claims to
übout fifty gentlemen, mid not one of them but
what declared your demand unheard of ami ab
surd among gentlemen. You demanded not
only your actual railroad and hotel expenses,
but enough to buy a suit of clothes. Not wish
ing to have any reminder of you about me, I
have returned to Mrs. I’, the present you sent to
Mrs. Ovington. Respectfully yours,
E. J. Ovington.
“This was too much and I replied as fol
lows:
Astob House, New York, Nov. 17.
Sir—l thought I had done with you, but, it
seems much easier to be on with a blackguard
than to get rid of them. The “gentlemen"
whom you say you consulted, if they are to be
judged by the answer you pul into their mouths,
clearly belong to your own school, as it is im
possible to imagine men, bred elsewhere than in
china shops, with such crude notions of decency.
Bur after all, you are the person liest fitted to
adjudge the value of your new experience, and
if it appears to you to lie something that
strangers should be taxed to pay for, I suppose
it must be so. A man who could, as you by
your own confession did, repudiate the claims of
a lady, who interceded and negotiated for him
in the most delicate affair of life, I should have
known, would not hesitate to lay tribute upon
me. With the suggestion that as the armorial
crest you use is not your own, you adopt the *
* * I remand you to the shop-keeping
limbo from which I lifted you. With due
respect, Nicholas Smith.
“The statement that I wished to borrow
$3,000 from him, or any sum, is false. I
did ask him to indorse my note for SI,OOO,
at four months, which he refused to do. I
thought it a reasonable request under the
circumstances.
“The above correspondence recites the
whole story of my relations with Mr.
Ovington, and gentlemen may judge for
themselves of tho propriety of my conduct.”
DECEMBER AT SEA.
Tbe Hydrographic Department’s Pre
dictions for W inter’s First Month.
The Hydrographic Office at Washington
has just issued its review for November,
which contains some interesting matter.
Special attention is called to tho routes rec
ommended this month for eastward and
westward-bound steamships. There is more
to tie said in favor of a route well to the
northward in December than at any other
time of the year.
The following forecast is given of the
weather for December: The region of fre
quent and severe storms in the North At
lantic this month lias almost entirely to the
northward of a line from the Azores to Ber
muda, the great pathway of winter storms
being a belt .‘iOO miles wide, stretching east
northeast from Newfoundland toward and
to the northward of the British Isles. West
ward bound trails-Atlantic steamers esoe
cially have uphill work steaming into the
violent westerly gales which follow e< - h
area of low barometer, as it mo. es rapidly
along this licit. Danger front fog, how aver,
is at its minimum, as the warm water ol
tbe Gulf stream is well to the southward,
and dry, off-shore winds prevail on tho
Grand Banks and off the coast of Nova
Scotia. Little or no it* will be en
countered.
Along the Atlantic coast of the United
States, the winds are strong, but variable.
In the Gulf of Mexico northers beeo t>e
more and more frequent. The northeast
trades are fresh and steady, sometimes in
terrupted pi the Caribbean Sea by strong
northerly gales.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1887.
SHEOL MEASURED.
Prof. Caesar A. Taylor Has Fixed the
Location ol Hades.
Front the New York Herald.
It was verging on 0 o’clock last night when
a young colored man who calls himself
Ctfisar A. Taylor, walked briskly up the
aisle of the Baptist church on West Twenty
fourth street, threw down a large map of
hell'and in a loud voice began to sing “Hark
to the voice of Jesus crying, you must go
and work to-day,"
After singing the hymn, in which the
hundred or more colored men and wotneti
present joined, Mr. Ciesar A. Taylor pro
duced a ponderous scrap book, and, ap
proaching the reporters, said:
“These notices are taken from newspa
pers all over the United State , and they all
declare that I know more about hell than
any man living. Why, b'esi your soul, I’ve
been preaching hell all over this country,
Europe, Asia and Africa for the last fifteen
years, and I think I ought to know some
thing about it. Ever since I was a boy I
have studied hell. Hell is going to be my
life work, and before I die I am going to
prove hell to the great scientific minds of
the ago.”
MUST HAVE BEEN THEBE.
Going to a table beneath the pulpit Mr.
Taylor spread out about twenty-nvo col
unius of manuscript and addressing him
self to bis audience. said: “I am going to
locate, describe and measure hell according
to the Bible and science. ”
“He betta hab a mighty long tape meshah
in his ves’ pocket, shuah!” whispered one
gil l in a front seat to another.
Mr. Taylor mav have heard the remark,
for he said that wherever he went the
greatest thing he had to contend with was a
disposition on the part of people, especially
on the part, of colored people, to think him
u crank, while all he wanted to do was to
put hell on a scientific basis.
“As Columbus fully demonstrated that
there was another continent to Queen Isa
bella, and Galileo that the earth was spin
ning, and the}' were held to be cranks, so I
want to be the only original, real discoverer
of the land of helifire and brimstone."
this IS HELL.
After proving conclusively that the earth
was a cold ball getting hot, and not a hot
one getting cold, as erroneous science was
bringing the youth of the world to believe,
Mr. Taylor began to chat of hell. He
showed that there were but fifty-two miles
of earth crust between humanity and a
molten lake of 250,542,093,858 miles of fiery
matter.
“The earth’s crust," said the professor, “is
constantly growing less and less in thick
ness, and there will come a time when the
inhabitants of the earth will drop through
it. Is it hell? Drop in and see.”
The audience declined to drop in, or to
think of dropping in. In fact, they seemed
to receive Mr. Taylor’s ideas very coldly.
Not a sound of applause greeted him
throughout the even ng. Next Sunday
evening the colored pastor, Rev. E. E.
Jackson, will wipe Air. Taylor and his
theories of hell out of existence from the
same pulpit.
SENATOR REAGAN’S SUCCESSOR.
A Congressman Who Illustrates the
Cowboy Type in the House.
Washington Dispatch Baltimore Herald.
The man who will take Senator Reagan’s
seat in the House of Represe tatives has
arrived. He will take the noted Texan’s
seat, but hardly his place, in Congress. At
first sight Hon. Mr. Martin somewhat
startles one He is directly opposite to Mr.
Reagan in build, for the latter is fat, round
and short, w hile Martin is tall, angular
and thin.
Take Buffalo Bill, Texas Jack and Buck
Taylor, tho cowboy, and roll thorn together
and then pull them out, and you will, per
haps. see something that resembles tho Hon.
Mr. Martin. He looks like a typical cow
boy. His sharp features have a red com
plexion for a background, with long black
hair for a frame. On his head he wears tbe
well-known soft broad brim black hat of
the ranch. His tall, angular form is clad
in loose black clothes, which are covered by
a long, shaggy greatcoat. He wears a
black cravat, and his “biled” shirt front
glares forth like a beacon; but the diamond
pin, usually the accompaniment of the white
expanse, is missing.
Mr. Martin looks like he could make
things howl. He is middle-aged and sharp
looking, and if stirred up to a pitch he
could, no doubt, give a cowboy yell on the
floor that would double discount Senator
Reagan’s “mush-and-milk" voice.
THE CENTRAL’S EXTENSIONS.
Work on the Alabama Roads—The
Good-water Branch.
The Central railroad is pushing its west
ern branches rapidly, and some of them are
nearing completion. Rail laying will begin
on the Blakely extension within the course
of three or four days. The work of grading
tho Ozark branch is being pushed and it
will not bo long before that, too, will be
ready for the rails.
The Good water extension is all ready ex
cept tbe two tunnels the other side of the
Coosa, and they will probably prevent the
opening of the line before February. These
tunnels have been as difficult pieces of work
as have over been undertaken in the South.
The rock through which the contractors are
boring is exceedingly hard and consequently
the work is slow. For several months
tho contractors bad the greatest difficulty
in getting laborers. The work is extremely
hard and requires able-bodied men, but
though thousands could be found capable of
doing it, they would not touch it even,
though they were paid better wages than
they would have earned elsewhere. Hun
dreds of men were taken there to do the
work. Some staid a few days, someone or
two days and others would not even start to
work. " Contractors brought up camps with
men, camp equipage and all the articles
necessary to keep the men, but before the
tents were pitched they started off again,
anij sometimes not one of the lot would be
found there within a few hours after they
arrived.
Miuers were brought from the Alabama
mines upon the belief that the work would
not be such a novelty to them and they
would be willing to stick at the work, but it
was not so. They were as ready to desert
as anyone else. There has not been so much
trouble from this cause of late, however.
The contractors have had men onotigh to do
tbe work, though they have not been able to
build up the fort* they would like to have.
The only serious troulile in their way now is
the hardness of the rock, but they are work
ing away and by spring will have pierced
the mountains.
The Eufauia extension is building rapidly.
A large force of men is at work, and the
road is being built without delay.
Being entirely vegetable, no particular
care is required while using Dr. Pierce’s
“Pleasant Purgative Pellets.'’ They oper
ate without disturbance to tbe constitution,
diet or occupation. For sick headache, con
stipation, impure blood, dizziness, sour
eructations from the stomach, bad taste in
mouth, bilious attacks, pain in region of
kidneys, internal fever, bloated reeling
about stoma h, rush of blood to bead, take
Dr. Pierce’s “Pellets.” By druggists.
Magnolia Hams at Cooper’s, 28 Whitaker
street.
Buckwheat Cakes.
We take pleasure in recommending Heck
er’s Self-Raising Buckwheat, which, by the
addition only of cold water or milk, will
make, almost instantaneously, delicious
Buckwheat Cakes. Always ready. Always
reliable, and perfectly healthful. For sale
I by all grocers.
Weather Indications.
"1 Special indications for Georgia:
RAIN Slightly warmer, rain, light to
1 fresh winds, generally northeast
o ly in the southeast portion, and
southeasterly in northwest portion.
Comparison of mean temperature at Savan
nah, Dec. 2 1887, and the mean of same day for
fifteen years.
Departure Total
Mean Temperature from the Departure
for 15 years: Dec. 2, 'B7, -;-or jjan. 1,1887.
Sl.O | 40.0 -- 5.0 I— 614.0
( iiiuparative rainfall statement:
Mean Daily 1 Amount I j DemrtJtre
Amount for for Mean Since
Xb learn. Dec. 2, 87.| ... or _ | Jan 18g7 .
Ti .00 I— .11 1 —IS 40
Maximum, temperature 50, minimum tem
perature 30
The height of the river at Augusta at
1:33 o’clock p. m_ yesterday (Augusta timei
was ti (1 feet—a fall of 0.1 during the past
twenty-four nours.
Observations taken at the seme moment
of time at all stations.
Savannah. Dec. 2, 9:36 p. M.. city time.
j Temperature. ;
Direction. ! ?
! I x
Velocity. j P
I Hain fail.
Name
op
Stations.
Portland 32 8 !.. ....''Cloudy.
Boston 84 8 Ei..... Cloudy.
Block Island 42 S E' Cloudy.
New York city ... 3.8 i— 1.. T* Cloudy.
Philadelphia Sti N Ei.. Cloudy.
Detroit 31 W i..| .1! Cloudy.
Fort Buford 12 ! E j ; (Cloudy.
St Vincent 12! E |..| Cloudy.
Washington city.. 38 NW ; |Cloudy.
Norfolk 40; N 0 Cloudy.
Charlotte 88 NE| Cloudy.
Hatteras
Titusville fit E ; T* Fair.
Wilmington 42 N E;....... Cloudy.
Charleston 50 N 8, 'Cloudy.
Augusta 44 NE . .. Cloudy.
Savannah 50 N F. . Cloudy.
Jacksonville I 48j N j 8] .01 Raining.
Cedar Keys | 5’N E . .02 Cloudy.
Key West I 70! K 24.. . Cloudy.
Atlanta 4' E 10.. .'Cloudy.
Pensacola I 56 NE 12 Cloudy.
Mobile 56 8 E 12 Cloudy.
Montgomery ... 41 E 0 Cloudy.
Vicksburg 58! OfVOloudy.
New Orleans 64 S E 10 Cloudy.
Shreveport 64 8 Cloudy.
Fort Smith ! 52 S E . i Cloudy.
Galveston [ 66 S 8 Fair.
Corpus Christi... j 68,S El 6 Clear.
Palestine i 64 S 13 .10 Cloudy.
Brownesville j 78 S El 2 Clear.
RioGrande ! 70 S 14 . Fair.
Knoxville 42 S .. 02;Clondy,
Memphis 48 SE . .20 Cloudy.
Nashville 46 E j.. .24!Raining.
Indianapolis 36 SE .. 02 Cloudy.
Cincinnati 401 N .. 12 Raining.
Pittsburg 46 SE . .02 Raining.
Buffalo 38 SW .. T* Raining.
Cleveland 36, S .. .14 Cloudy.
Marquette 34 NW 'Cloudy.
Chicago 38 SW .. .01 Cloudy.
Duluth 30 NW i Cloudy.
St. Paul 84 N E j Cloudy.
Davenport 34 N j Cloudy.
Cairo 42 S !.. .02 Raining.
St. Louis 42 S E i Cloudy.
Leavenworth... . 40 N Foggy.
Omaha 34 E ! (Cloudy.
Yankton 33,8 E Cloudy.
Bismarck 20 ’HE! Cloudy.
Deadwood 82 SW (Cloudy.
Cheyenne 28! S ... T* iSuowfng.
North Platte 66. S E iCloudy.
Dodge City 34 E Foggy.
Santa Fe 26i !.. .18iCloudy.
T* denotes trace of rainfalL
G. N. Salisbury Signal Corps.
POISON Oak.
A Plague for 26 Years, But Cured by
the Use of Prickly Ash, Poke Root
and Potassium.
Dear Sir— ln 1861 I broke out with an
attack of Poison Oak. Whether or not it
came back on me during the next three
or four years I do not remember, but
from about 1865 to 1885 I suffered most
severely from repeated attacks of this
eruption. The use of some external
remedies gave a relief—’twas only tem
porary—till in 1879 I found that lodide
of Potassium and Syrup of Sarsaparilla
benefited me not a little. However, even
then I was not cured, for from 1882 to
1885 the attacks were more severe, pro
longed and frequent than ever, coming
upon me as many as four, and even five
times during the year. In the spring of
1885 I took a course of P. P. P., and
from t at time I have been free from
eruptions of this poison. Only once,
early in this month, a few bumps ap
pealed on my wrists, but dried up in a
day or two. being the dying throes, as it
were, of this horrid and loathsome dis
ease. After being plagued for about
twenty-five years with Poison Oak I con
sider myself cured, and by the use of
about one bottle of P. P. P.
D. WATSON WINN.
Rev. Mr. Winn is rector pf Grace church,
Waycross, Ga., and adds his indorsement to
the curative powers of P. P. P.
Take P. P. P. and gain flesh and strength
rapidly. It gives increased appetite, aids
digestion and restores perfect health. It is
sold in two sizes, $1 and $1 75, and is the
cheapest as w ell as the best Blood Remedy
made.
For sale by all medicine dealers.
Dr. Whitehead can be consulted daily
at the office of the Company, Odd Fellows’
Hall building, without charge. Prescrip
tions and examination free. All inquiries
by mail will also receive his personal atten
tion.
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
A New Book of Stories by
Joel Chandler Harris.
Free Joe,
AND OTHER GEORGIAN SKETCHES,
Including “Free Joe," “Little Compton,” “Aunt
Fountain’s Prisoner," “Trouble on Lost
Mountain,” and "Azalia.” 12mo, SI.OO.
This new collection of the most recent stories
by the author of the “Uncle Remus" tales will
be welcomed by thousands. Full of sympathy
with the characters he portrays, and inimitable
in bis droll humor and strong delineations of
Southern life and character, Mr. Harris has
placed these stories on an equal footing with his
best previous work.
“ Mr. Harris has done
nothing better than ‘Free
Joe and the Rest of the
World.’ The very title is
a sermoD.”
"The stories have a
thrill in them that proves
their author to have the
master-touch.’’
“Joe! Chandler Harris
has a genuine and a great
talent for the narration of
simple stork's, and these
are good specimens of his
talent.”
" Joel Chandler Harris
has added to his reputation
as a delineator of negro
life and character, and laid
the foundation of anew
one in the line of story
telling.”
“The stories are of a
very different kind from
anything he has previously
done. * * Apart from
its interest as a story,
‘Aunt Fountain s Prisoner'
has a peculiar interest as
portraying one new phase
of the ‘New South,’ with
which Mr. Harris shows
himself to be in thorough
sympathy.”
HARPER'S
MAGAZINE.
CHARLESTON
NEWS AM)
COURIER.
R. 11. STODDARD
in the .V. Y.MAIL
ANDEXPRES .
BROOKLYN
DAILY EAGLE.
ALBANY
ARGUS. .
** for sate by all broksellcrs, or sent, post
paid, on receipt of prire, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS,
Rrondwiiy, !Vfw York.
MEETINGS.
C ATI! OL i< r LIBHA R V ASSOCIATION.
The Association will meet at their hall TO
MORROW (Sunday) MORNING at 6:15 o'clock
prompt. P. F. GLEASON, President.
J. F. Hakt, Recording Secretary.
NOTICE TO ROAO COMMISSIONERS.
The annual meeting of Road Commissioners
of Chatham county will be held at the Court
House on MONDAY, December sth, at 10 o'clock
a. m. GEO. P. HARRISON, Chairman.
R. Coaki.ey, Secretary.
SPECIAL, NOTICES.
Advertisements inserted under "Special
Notices" will be charged $1 00 a Square each
insertion. *
CHOICE TURKEYS.
FRESH KILLED TURKEYS,
VERY CHOICE STOCK,
For Sale CHEAP at
L. FUTZEL’S.
State
or
Weather.
POOL TOURNAMENT.
Entries for same will close TO-NIGHT at 8
o’clock. Those having signed will please meet
at our place at that time to perfect arrange
ments. CHAS. KOLSIIORN & BRO.,
170 Broughton street.
NOTICE.
To the members of Wesley Church and th-ir
friends: As lam indisposed and cannot see all
the members, I take this method of asking them
to help us in the way of donations to our Festi
val to be given at Yonge’s Hall, TUESDAY.
Dec. 6, AFTERNOON and EVENING, for the
benefit of Wesley Monumental Church.
MRS. J. K. P. CARR.
ELECTION NOTICE.
Office of Commissioners and ex-Officio 1
Judges Chatham County, Georgia, J-
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 3, 1887. I
Pursuant to an act of the General Assembly
of the State of Georgia, approved October 34,
1887, an election will be held at the Cou' t House
in the City of Savannah, on the FIRST SATUR
DAY IN JANUARY, 1888, being the 7th day of
said month, in like manner as election for offi
cers of the State. Aud those only shall be en
titled to vote who are qualified to vote at any
election for members of the General Assembly.
The ballots cast at said election shall be
printed or written, and in words as follows: “In
favor of the municipal authorities vesting a
portion of the Old Cemetery in the County au
thorities as a site for a Court House. YES. or
against the municipal authorities vesting a por
tion of the. Old Cemeiery in the County authori
ties as a site for a Court House, NO.”
Tho polls will be opened at 7 o’clock a. m., and
closed at 6 o'clock p. .. and the Sheriff, with
two deputies, will lie in attendance to preserve
older. ROBT. D. WALKER, C. C. C.
WM. S. LAWTON, C. C. C.
C. C. CASEY, c. e. c.
J. H. ESTILL. C. C C.
C. H. DORSETT. C. C. C.
Attest: Jno. R. Dildon, Clerk C. C. C.
ANOTHER INVOICE
Of twelve dozen SOFT FELT HATS just
opened at JAUDON’S,
150 St. Julian street.
NOTICE.
Savannah, Dec. 2,1887.
The firm of FRIERSON <Sr CO, composed of
N. FRIERSON and GEORGE W. HAUPT, is
THIS DAY dissolved by mutual consent. All
parties indebted to the firm will pay Mr. N.
FRIERSON, who assumes all liabilities and
who will settle up the business of the firm.
FRIERSON & CO.
NOTICE.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 3, 1887.
I will continue in the Lumber business under
the firm name and style of FRIERSON & COM
PANY; NORTON FRIERSON.
turkeys: turkeys:
CHOICE DRESSED TURKEYS
ARRIVING FRESH EACH DAY.
SEND YOUR ORDERS TO
JOHN LYONS & CO.
NOTICE.
Neither the Captain nor Consignees of the
British steamship ELSIE, whereof Thompson
is Master, will be responsible for any debts
contracted by the crew.
A. MINIS & SONS, Consignees.
NOTICE.
Wishing to retire from the Wholesale Grocery
trade, I have to-day sold out my entire business,
including stock in trade and good will, to MR.
A. B. HULL, and cordially recommend him to
my former friends and customers.
All claims against me will be paid upon pre
sentation, and all persons indebted to me are
requested to make early settlements.
FRED M. HULL.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 33, 1887.
Election for directors!
Central Railroad and Banking Cos. of Ga., )
Savannah, Ga., Dec. Ist, 1887. f
An election for Thirteen Directors to manage
the affairs of this Company for the ensuing
ye ir will be held at the Banking House, in Sa
vannah. MONDAY, the SECOND day of JANU
ARY. 1888, between the hours of 10 o’clock A,
m., and 2 o'clock r. m. Stockholders and their
families will be passed free over the Company’s
road to attend the election from the Blst De
cember to 2nd January inclusive, and be passed
free returning from the 2nd to sth of January
inclusive, on presentation of their stock certifi
cates to the conductors.
T, M. CUNNINGHAM. Cashier,
NOTICE.
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 3, 1887.
The shareholders of the GERMANIA FIRE
COMPANY, of Savannah, Ga.. are hereby noti
fied to present their shares within thirty days
from date, to the undersigned to receive their pro
rata from the sale of the Germania Fire Com
pany’s Building.
Office hours from 10 until 2 o'clock at 147 Con
gress JOSEPH ROOS, President.
ULMER'S LIVER CORRECTOR.
This vegetable preparation is invaluable for
the restoration of tone and strength to the sys
tem. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other
ills, caused by a disordered liver, it cannot be
excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in
dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul
mer's Liver Corrector and take no other. $1 00
a bottle. Freight paid to any address.
B. F. U/.MER, M. D„
Pharmacist. Savannah. Ga.
BRICK.
E. D. White. I. N. Stanley. J. E. Brick.
Kstablitsherl
Brooklyn Clay Retort and Fire Brick Works,
EDWARD D. WHITE 4 CO.
Manufacturers of ciay Retorts, Fire
Brick, Tile, etc., and dealers in Dre Clay,
Fire Sand, Ground Fire Brick. Fire Mortar.
Manufactory: Van Dyke, Elizatxdh. Partition
and Richard streets. Office: 88 Van Dyke
street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
FOR HEN I.
City Marshal’s Office, 1
Savannah, Nov. 28th. 1887. f
THE stalls in the City Market buildiug will bo 1
rented on WEDNESDAY, December 7tb, :
1887, at from 7a.m. to 9 a. m o'clock. Parties
desiring to retain their stnllsare requested to be
on hand and respond promptly.
ROBT. J. WADE City Marshal. I
HOLIDAY GOODS.
WAIT
FOR THE
Holiday King!
PLATSHEKS,
138 BROUGHTON ST.
Gorgeous Gala Opening
OF
lojsiliij finds
BEGINNING—
Mesial Doc.!,
WHEN WE WILL SHOW
The Largest Assortment,
The Richest Novelties
And the lowest Prices
Against all Competing Houses in the City
THE VAST AREA OF OUR ELEGANT
HOLIDAY GIFTS WILL BE A
Lifetime Treat tc See!
ALL ARE INVITED. SEE OI R PRICES.
Remember the Date.
REAL ESTATE.
; ailies llaile Happy.
Several Nice Homes Have Been Taken
Up. Some are Still Left.
IT'OR S3OO cash and a monthly payment of
$23 50 I can furnish you a nice home.
For $240 cash and a monthly payment of $lB
you can secure a comfortable home.
I have for sale a number of Lots which you
can purchase for cash, or on installment plan.
Look out and secure a Home or a Lot, or the
“boom” will overtake you,
M. J. SOLOMONS,
118 BRYAN STREET.
PUBLICATIONS.
GHRISTMAS MAGAZINES
AT
Estili’s News Depot,
INTO. 3XH UTJLI, STREET.
Price.
Young Ladies' Journal (Double Number) 65c
Century Magazine 40c
American Magazine 30 c
Harper's Monthly 40c
Atlantic Monthly 40c
Scribner's Monthly 30c
Magazine of American History 50e
Eclectic Magazine 50c
Popular Science Monthly ,Mc
The Forum 50c
St. Nicholas 30c
Outing 30c
.Demorest's Monthly gjc
Godey’s Monthly ;!0c
Peterson's Monthly 25c
L'Art de la Mode ■*.
Revue de la Mode 'gy.
Le Bon Ton ooc
The Season !!85c
Leslie's Popular Monthly !.;jOe
Leslie’s Sunday Magazme aoc
New' York Fashion Bazar 30c
Ail the other Christmas Periodicals also.
Address all orders WILLIAM ESTILL.
QUINTON PUMPKIN.
PUMPKIN PIE
120 Dozen 3-Pound
QUINTON PUMPKIN.
Can be used for a Vegetable as well as for Pies.
fl. M. & C. W. WEST.
FOR SALE, Old Newspapers, just the thing
for wrappers, only 15 cents a hundred. 200
for ‘25 cQQtfl. at the business office.
AMUSEMENTS.
SAVANNAH THEATRE.
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3, and
Saturday Matinee, Dec. 3.
THE FAVORITE COMEDIAN.
JOHN F. WARD
In His Original Character of
H I Gr Gr 1 ."N" S
In the Beautiful Domestic Comedy
THE DOCTOR!
Saturday night MR. WARD will appear in
his great character, ECKEI.LS in the comedy of
CASTE!
At the Matinee
THE DOCTOR
will be repeated.
Seats on sale at DAVIS BROS’., Nov. 30.
Next attraction—MAßlE PRESCOTT, Dec. 7
and 8.
SAVANNAH THEATRE.
Wednesday and Thursday; Dee. 7 and 8.
APPEARANCE OF
MARIE PRESCOTT
AND
R. D. McLEAN,
SUPPORTED BY A GOOD COMPANY.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, the great Romantic
Drama,
HUNT G-OUVL-^AIR.
THURSDAY EVENING, Grand Double Bill,
PYGMALION AND GALATEA
And Two Scenes from RICHARD HI.
Seats on sale at Davis Bros.’ Dec. 5.
Next Attraction—Evaugeline, Dec 9 and 10.
SPORTING GOODS.
ToSportsmen
I WILL OPEN MY NEW STORE,
10. 31 Whitaker St,
THIS MORNING, DEC. Ist, with the most se
lect stock ever brought to this market,
consisting of all grades of
BREECH LOADING SHOT GUNS.
MUZZLE-LOADING SHOT GUNS.
REPEATING RIFLES.
PARLOR RIFLES.
REVOLVERS and PISTOLS.
BRASS SHELLS.
PAPER SHELLS*
RIFLE CARTRIDGES.
LOADED SHELLS.
POWDER, SHOT, WADS.
LOADING I PLEMENTS.
FISHING TACKLE, etc.
And I invite my friends and the public to call
and examine my goods. I am prepared to load
shells at the shortest notice; wul give same mv
personal attention. All of which I guarantee
to sell as low as the lowest.
Cl. S. Ml,
31 WHITAKER STREET.
INSURANCE.
The Savar,nali Fire and Marine
Insurance Company.
PAID IP CAPITaT - $200,111.
HOME No. 97 BAY STREET,
SAVANNAH, - GEORGIA.
WILLIAM GARRARD..- President.
LEWIS KAYTON Vice President.
W. H. DANIEL Secretary.
DIRECTORS:
Herman Myers, George J. Baldwin.
John L. Hammoou, Andrew Hanley.
J. B. Duckworth, I. G. Haas.
Samuel Meinhard, L. Kayton.
J. H. Estill, DavtimWells.
C. R. Woods. W. HTOaniel.
Willliam Garrard.
SEED OATS.
Rost Proof Oats, Seed Rve,
APPLES,
POTATOES,
ONIONS,
PARRACF 6 ?
And aU kinds of VEGETABLES and FRUITS
By every steamer.
25 Cars Oats, 25 Cars Hay,
50 Cars Corn.
GRITS, MEAL, CORN EYE BEAN, PEAS,
I and feed of all kinds.
155 BAY STREET.
Warehouse in S., F. & W. R’y Yard.
T. P. BOND & CO.
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTING.^
T. E. BROUGHTON i Bill
House, Sign and Ornamental Painting,
—-DEALERS IN—
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,!
BRUSHES, GLASS, Etc. I
Estimates furnished on application. Hardwood I
finish and polishing a specialty. I
Knights of Pythias’ Building, 44 1-2 Ba> I
nard Street, Savannah, Ga. I
I
hardware. J
EDWARD LOVELL k
DEALERS IN I
Parker and. Colt’s I
Broecli Loading G-unr-l
and Paper Shell’*!
Hunting Coats, etc. I
Chamberlin Loaded!
Shells.
FOR SALE.
M FOR SALE- J
The schooner W. F. J2B
15 tons, almost, new and w- 1
Only reason for selling Is that owner has B H
vessel. For particulars address . K
F. G. BFLL. ■
Savannah- ■