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2 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- ■