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CHAT ABOUT CONGRESSMEN.
Some Lively Anecdotes Related by a
Correspondent.
From the yew York Tribune,
Senator George, of Mississippi, is one of
tbe most bowlegged men in Congress and,
by the way, there are a great many of them.
It is one of tbe traditions of the country
where be comes from that his trousers are
cut with a circular saw. The result is that
these garments are usually conspicuous for
a baggy appearance where they are widest.
Senator Vance called the attention of a
group of his colleagues standing in the
lobby of his hotel to this interesting phe
nomenon and then remarked:
“I never get a rear view of my old friend
George without thinking of the story of an
old tar-heel down in North Carolina who
went to a circus for the first time in his life.
After that memorable event he was sitting
around the tavern fire one evening relating
his experience to a group of his cronies and,
regarding them with an air of superiority,
under which they were meekly inquisitive.
One of them timidly asked:
‘“Did you see the bar at the circus, Uncle
Zeke? Did you see the bar?’
“ * Yaas,’ responded the old man solemnly,
‘I done seen the bar.'
“ ‘What sort of a bar was it, Uncle Zeke?’
“ ‘Waal, I never dono seen a bar afore,
but I 'low that it rnought be a right smart
of a bar.’
“ ‘Did you see the lion, Uncle Zeke?’
“ ‘Yaas, I done seen the lion.’
“ ‘What sort of a lion was it, Uncle Zekef
“‘Waal, I never donej>oen a lion afore,
hut I ’low that it mought be a right smarj
of a lion.’
“ ‘Did you see the camel, Uncle Zeke?’
“ ‘Yaas, I done seen the camel’
“ ‘What sort of a camel was it, Uncle
Zeke i’
“ ‘Waal, I never done seen a camel afore,
but I ’low that it mought boa right smart
of a camel.’
“ ‘Did you see the elephant. Uncle Zeke?’
“ ‘Yaas, I done seen the elephant.’
“ ‘Wnat sort of an elephant was it?’
“ ‘Waal, I never done seen an elephant
afore, an’ I ’low that it mought be a right
smart of an elephant; but it ’peared to me
like as if ho had a heap o’ slack leather
about his pants. ’ ”
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, Gen. Ma
hone’s successor, will not cut a very great
figure in the Senate, I think, though his
Southern admirers sometimes refer to him
as the “Henry Clay of Virginia.” He can
make a flowery speech and deliver it like
an actor, but such qualities do not count for
much in the Senate nowadays. What is
wanted is a vast amount of information,
industry and common sense. These the
new Senator nossesses only to a limited de
gree. He looks much like the pictures one
sees of John Wilkes Booth, though he him
self prefers to be for obvious reasons com
pared to Edwin Booth. He is straight and
tall while he speaks, and though he hobbles
about on crutches, he discards them the
minute he addresses a public audience. His
voice is clear, resonant and pleasing. His
accent is South'ro. He calls to “toe,” and
speaks the word court as though it were
pronounced “coat.” He says “fo” for for,
and has the other usual dialectisms of the
South. In his speeches he is fond of intro
ducing startling comparisons. I remember,
for instance, hearing him say in the House
once:
“You might as well pul a mustard plaster
on a bald head for heart disease as to apply
legislation for tl*o cure of labur troubles.”
Now, such kind of talk will never do for
the Senate and Major Daniel will find this
out very quickly. He is, by the way, en
joying the reputation of being the most in
veterate “dry smoker” in pongress. You
rarely see him without an unlighted cigar
in his mouth. He is, in addition, the most
careless man about dress imaginable. He
is worse than old Van Wyck used to be—
and that is saying a good deal.
While everybody admits that Springer
and Townshend possess the “gift of gab” in
an eminent degree, it is universally con
ceded that Senator “Joe” Blackburn can
outdo either of them. Adlai Stevenson, the
Assistant Postmaster General, is responsible
for a story which seems to prove it. He is
a Kentuckian by birth ana he and Black
burn attended the same school “befo’ the
wah. ” Two f ello w students got into a “per
sonal difficulty” which at last became so
serious that an appeal to the “code” was re
garded as necessary. Stevenson and Black
burn were chosen as seconds by the princi
pals. “Joe” was the happy owner of a pair
of pistols which were to Be used on the oc
casion. Surgeons were engaged, the ground
selected and sunrise was fixed as the time
when “honah” should be vindicated. At
daybreak on the following morning ail par
ties were on the ground. The distance was
measured and the principals were placed,
facing each other, each with his loaded pis
tol in hand.
“It was customarv at that time,” said
Stevenson, “for each man’s second at that
stage of the business to address some re
marks of a hortatory nature to his princi
pal, partly with a view to prevent an un
necessary spilling of blood and partly to
impress him with the solemnity of the occa
sion. Well, the sun had just appear oil above
the horizon; the sky was unclouded; dew
drops sparkled like diamonds on the grass
and foliage; birds sang their morning
hymns; all nature smiled and peace reigned
everywhere except in the breasts of the two
boys who stood facing each other, wuitiug
for the word to fire. Nothing remained to
be dono except to give the usual advice. I
looked toward Joe and said:
“ ‘Now, Joe, you say whatever you desiro
to your man and I will follow you.’
“ ‘All right,’ replied Joe, and he began.”
At this point Stevenson always stops as
though the story was ended and the anxious
listener is expected to ask:
“Well, how did the dvel result? Was
either man killed?”
And then Stevenson, with a grave face,
will reply:
“You see, the fact is, the duel never was
fought.”
“Why?”
“Why, as I said, Joe began his little
speech just as the sun rose, and when he
had concluded the sun had set and it had
become so dark that the men could not see
to shoot, and they gave up the idea of fight
ing before another meeting could bear-
ranged.”
Among the new Congressmen Is M. T.
Biggs—"Old Biggs,” he calls himself —of
California. He is noted for his hospitality
and invites every ne.w acquaintance to visit
California and visit him. “Just inquire for
‘Old Biggs,’ everybody knows him and you
will always And the latch string out,” is his
usual form of invitation. Mr. Biggs emi
grated to California from Missouri many
years ago. He left behind a brother, who
is quite as original a character as the Con
gressman. Tho former was a member of
the State Senate some years ago whim Col.
Golman, now Commissioner of Agriculture,
was Lieutenant Governor. Tho latter was
deeply interested in tho success of a bill to
provide for the printing of 30,000 extra
copies of the State Report on Agricult uro.
Biggs, although a large farmer, opposed the
bill and delivered tho speech which killed it.
In doing so he told a good story at Column’s
expense. Said he:
“Mr. President, I’m agin book farmin’; I
learned to b > a farmer at the plow tail and
that’s tho only way to learn Now I have
great respect for Col. Column and know
t hat he is in earnest in this matter, hut he
is mistaken. He is the editor of an agri
cultural newspaper which I have taken for
a great many years. My family could not
get. along without it. It isfml ot interestin’
and amoosin’ tales, which they enjoy. But,
Mr. President, I was about to say that I
found out from that newspaper, at conside
rable expense, that book farmin’ don’t pay.
I read in it one day. before I knew as much
86 I did after I took its advice, that it was
n S' od plan to let sheep run in an apple or
chard. Now I had a young apple orchard
which was the pride of my heart. Every
tree was about four feet high and vigorous
and thrifty, witli bark as smooth as a lady’s
cheek. \Y ell, one morning I turned my flock
sheep into that orchard and rode off to
( ounty Court. When I rode back in tho
evenin’ I stopped to lpok at the orchard, for
Jt was pj tde ut my heart. Mr. President,
that apple orchard had disappeared; the
sheep were there but ‘nary’ an apple tree
C ? u i I got down from my horse and
climbed the fence and tried to find mv apple
orchard, but It was gone. At last, Mr.
President, I did ‘disldver’ one poor little
st ub about a foot high and the old ram was
a-buckiiT at that. No, sir. this book farmin’
"’on’t do. I know it to my sorrow.”
I hat was the last of Coinian’s bili.
Congressman Martin, of Texas, who blow
out the gas in his room at Willard’s last
week and came very near death's door in
consequence, is not the only one of his type.
An employe of the House lias been telling
rue about anew Congressman from the
West, who came walking into the hall,
looked around for awhile with an air of
ownership os if he had just bought the
Capitol and was pleased with his purchase,
and then inquired which the vacant desks
were. When told they were all vacant he
seemed gratified and asked how they were
assigned.
“Every member selects for himself,” was
the reply.
“Which have been taken?”
“None. Nobody has been in to choose
yet.”
“Wa’al, that’s lucky, ain’t it; so I’m the
first man on the ground.” and walking away
with a satisfied air he picked out a seat
nearly in front of the clerk's desk and ob
served : *
“I reckon I’ll roost here.”
The word was passed around among the
messengers and pages, and, as usual, they
were ready for a lark. A card was cut upon
which the new Honorable wrote his name,
and then one of the boys shoved it in the
frame made for the purpose. Next they
showed him to the stationery room, where
he inquired into the perquisites of a legis
lator and seemed greatly pleased at the idea
of haying so much tine letter paper and
sundries at his disposal. He gave each of
the pages a pocketknife and the stationery
clerk put him up an assortment of all kinds
and sizes of paper and envelopes, which he
packed away in his desk. Thon he sat down
to write a letter home and “tell the folks all
all about it.” He will discover eventually
wdiat the boys were laughing at.
I heard about another member of the
freshman class at the Capitol who discov
ered the House restaurant, ordered a square
meal, ate it with great gusto and was then
almost knocked out of nis chair by having
a cashier’s check presented to him. He had
previously taken a bath and offered to pay
for it, but. was told that it was a free gov
ernment institution. He naturally con
cluded that a groat Nation—spelled with a
big N—that bathed its servants and j>aid
men to rub them down, fed them as well,
and thought the waiter was trying to hum
bug him.
“Isn’t this the members’restaurant?” ho
asked.
“Yes, sir,” replied the waiter.
“Weil, I’m a member from 80-and-8o,”
“Can’t help that, sir; members pay just
like other folks.”
Well, it all ended by the new member
hauling out his wallet and in a cautious
way settling the bill, but it will take some
time for the idea to get through his head that
while the government provides every op
portunity for its legislators to be clean, it
has not reached that point yet where it pro
poses to feed them.
Some of the new Congressmen, I may say
in a general way, require a good deal of
room, but they will be able to get along
with less presently. A member is never so
wise or important as on the day he arrives
in Washington, but the atmosphere absorbs
much of his size and by evaporation he
subsides to his natural dimensions.
RICH, BUT DRIVEN FROM HOME.
The Eventful Life Led by Willie Ruter
Under Two Guardians.
From the New York World.
The testimony taken before Referee Ed
ward Whitney Hall Monday in the Ruter
case wholly contradicted that of last week,
when Emily Ruter testified that her brother
Dederick did not beat her cruelly. At the
examination yesterday Willie Ruter 11
years of age, a brother of Emily, told this
story of Dederick. When his parents died
Dederick, he said, put Emily and
himself in the Mount Vernon Mount
Orphan Asylum. After remaining
there a year Dederick took the two
children to a farm on Long Island. From
there the hoy was shifted from place to
glace without receiving any schooling.
■ederick often beat him. To Referee Hall
he showed a scar from a wound that Deder
ick had inflicted with a club. He was made
to work hard. When asked by Lawyer
Morris if he considered Dederick a proper
guardian for him the poor boy replied, with
emphasis:
“No, sir!”
Dederick’s|cruelty became unbearable; the
boy applied to the Surrogate for a moro hu
mane guardian, and Christian Bambach
was appointed. The new protector was not
one whit better than the one whose place he
had taken. Bambnch was a builder, and,
according to the boy’s testimony, he made
him work night and day without paying him
any wages. Growing tired of this new op
pression, the boy ran away and found em
ployment with the Manhattan Beef Com
pany, in the Manhattan Market, on
Eleventh avenue, where he is at present
employed. When asked by the lawyers yes
terday why he ran away from Bambach,
the boy replied that he had been put out of
the boiise.
He met Emily on the street one day and
she told him that Dederick treated her in a
most cruel manner. Willie is entitled to
about SI,OOO. Annie Ruter swore that after
the death of her parents she was forced, on
account of the cruelty of Dederick, to
leave home and live with strangers.
While living with him he beat her black and
blue.
A Chicago Love Scene.
From the Chicago Tribune.
“Laura,” exclaimed the enamored youth,
hastily bringing the corner of his frescoed
silk handkerchief to view above thebdgo of
his breast pocket and speaking in the low,
impassioned accents of a ten-doltar-a-week
tragedian out of a job pleading with a stony
hearted conductor for a lift of a lew miles
on his weary way across the country;
“Laura, the time has at length come when
I may freely tell you of the deathless devo
tion with which you inspired me, and can
feel free to a-k you to heed the voice of
your own heart if it bid you to listen
kindly to my plea. For three long years and
some odd months, Laura, I have carried
this burden in my heart without daring to
hint to you in words of the passion which
you must have seen by my actions was con
suming mo. Not until my prospects in life
were sufficentiy flattering to warrant mo in
presuming upon the kindness with which
you have ever treated me so far as to ask a
higher and more sacred place in your esteem
than that of a mere friend could I honor
ably disclose my sentiments. I have now
concluded business arrangements, Laura,
by which my future is so far assured that
the grim shadow of want shall never fall
athwart the threshold of the home which I
now implore you to share with ino. While
I shall not possess wealth, I shall have a suf
ficiency for the wants of a modest house
hold. While it may not be in my power
to array you in diamopds and sealskin
sacks ”
“George,” said the fair girl, as a shadow
of anxious hesitancy,’flitted across her elo
quent face and a look of deep and search
ing inquiry glowed in the eyes which she
bent upon the agitated young man, “what
is your salary?”
'•Fifteen dollars a week, Laura, for the
next six months, with the certain prospect
of an increase at the end of ”
“George,” and the voice of the brave,
noble girl, as it vibrated through the sensi
tive fibres of the young man’s whole being,
seemed to come from the inmost recesses of
a furireaching, echoless cavern, “George,
you make me very tired 1”
Oashington, tho millionaire,
Married a lady far from fair;
But when smiles lit lip her face.
You forgot her want of grace.
HOZODONT gave brilliant teeth,
These won her a bridal wreath.
THE MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1887.
MRS. CLEVELAND’S HUMOR.
Pleasant Gossip About the Lady of the
White House.
From the .Yeio York Herald.
Washington, Dec. J. —The following
paragraph is now going the rounds:
“And now comes, a Miss Couzens, who
writes verses and insists that President
Cleveland’s marriage resfulted from a poem
she wrote advising such a stop. But the
public is sceptical. Let her try it on
David B. Hill, and stand or fall by the out
come.”
Miss Couzens is Miss Phobe, who was made
United States Marshal in St. lAm is by the
authority given to Justice Miller, the va
cancy' being caused by the death of Miss
Couzens’ father last summer.
The lame artist. Miss Marion Foster, has
also claimed that it was on account of a por
trait she painted of him that the President
began seriously to think of marriage, though
in what the magic charm consisted she has
not explained fully.
Mrs. Cleveland has a keen sense of humor
and has, says one who bus talked with her
several times, been greatly amused at the
many different theories of which she has
been told as to who or what suggested to the
President the idea of marrying. Everybody
seems to think it could not” have originated
within himself, as it is so unusual for one
who has lived over forty-five years a bache
lor to think of marriage without some
strong influence being brought to bear upon
him in that direction.
In this connection Mrs. Cleveland has
merrily told of the equivocal speech a lady
friend of hers made when a conversation
was in progress on this subject, who said, “I
think it was Miss Folsom herself who sug
gested it.”
“Of course,” said the lady to whom Mi's.
Cleveland laughingly mentioned this, “she
meant that the great attractions of Miss Fol
som naturally suggested to the President
the desire to marry her.”
“I suppose, as she was my friend,” an
swered Mrs. Cleveland, with twinkling eyes,
“that was what she meant, but it sounded
odd.”
ABOVE ALL CBITICISM.
Says a lady who traveled much in this
country last summer:
“I was more than once asked by ladies as
well as by gentlemen during my travels
who had never met Mrs. Cleveland or been
in Washington since she has presided in the
White H use how it is that they had never
read or heard an adverse criticism of her.
‘Can it be possible,’ they ask,‘that she always
does the right thing and never hurts any
one’s feelings?’
“ ‘She is so young,’ they continue, ‘and has
had so little experience in life, it seems mar
velous that “he never does or says anything
to antagonize any one or provoke unkind
remarks. ’
“ ’lt does seem almost impossible,’ I an
swered, ‘but it is true and I have never
known of a similar instance in the case of
manor woman since I have lived in Wash
ington. Usually, the fact of a person of
either sex being in a high position and
having youth and good looks is enough
to provoke envy and so give rise to spite
ful comments, even it wholly unde
served.
“ ‘But Mrs. Cleveland seems to have been
given by some good fairy at her birth the
wonderful gift of being able to disarm envy,
hatred, malice, and all uncharitableness, anil
no one apjiears to feel disposed to find fault
with her.’ ” 4
HER PLEASANT CONVERSATION.
The wife of a prominent naval officer,
whose good fortune it has been to meet
ladies at the courts of Europe, says:
“It has equally been my good fortune to
have had several times opportunity to talk
with Mrs. Cleveland when there was but
one other present. She talks right along
like any other young lady, with no self-con
sciousness or appearance of being on her
guard, far less of talking for effect, yet she
never said anything that, the most evil dis
posed person could nave repeated to her dis
advantage. Her replies are always quick
in answer to the most unexpected remarks,
yet always appropriate.
“One evening 1 chanced to speak with her
about the late Senatar Log m’s widow and
Mrs. Morrison, the wife of the ex-Cotigress
man from Illinois, and said how different
the two ladies were, and that each in a very
different way had been a great assistance to
her husband in his political career, though
Mrs. Morrison was rarely seen in public,
while Mrs. Logan during her husband’s life
was constantly in society.
“Mrs. Cleveland said: ‘I suppose each
helped her husband in the way he most need
ed help. 1 think it is so nice for a woman to
be able to help her husband in the way he
most needs it.’
“She spoke as if this was something about
which she had often thought, and there was
an earnestness in her tone as she spoke the
last sentence and an expression in her face
which showed that her ambition—perhaps
her only one—lay in that direction. Except
that she seems to have no vanity she would
have learned before this time that her goal
was reached.
NOT A POLITICIAN.
“Mrs. Cleveland seldom if ever discusses
politics, and you would never know if you
heard her talk, without knowing who she
was, whether her preference were for
people of any political party because of
their politics, for she speaks equally kindly
of nil.
“When she came back here from her long
trip it is said, she found at least 100 letters
awaiting her. She used to try to answer
all her letters herself, but now she finds it
impossible. Suppose, for instance, she
gave only five minutes to replying to each
of 100, whieh is less than would be practic
able if she wrote moro than a seuteuoe or
two, that would be .eight hours, and she gets
thirty or f rty letters ami notes daily, so all
her t ime could easily be consumed in writing
and to people who as a rule, are unknown to
her.
“Of course there are some letters ad
dressed to her which she never sees. The
letters written asking money, whether ad
dressed to her or to the President, are never
shown them, but a stereotyped form is kept,
which is sign and by one of tbe clerks and
addressed to all writers of such, politely
acknowledging the receipts of their latters
and ignoring their requests.
“Tne applications tor flowers from the
governnnwt conservatories which are ad
ressed to the lady of the White House,
would if she complied with the requests,
leave no blossoms at ail in the green
houses, so many are they who ask for
them for charity fairs, church festivals and
the like.
Don’t fail to go to D. B. Lester’s for
choice Raisins, Citron, Currants and Nuts.
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‘ X mediately; satisfactory reasons given:
paying concern; good position. Rare opportu
nity for a good man. A chance that seldom
occurs. Address (1. W., care Morning News.
IT’OR HALE, a good family horse; any lady ran
’ drive him anywhere. Apply to G. 11. KEMH
HART.
r pOY TRUNKS, Goat Harness, Tap Robes,
I Horse Blankets and great big ten cent
-.ni NBIDLINGKR & RABUN'S.
IjVIR SALE, large stock of Toys and Holiday
Iloods lit Lowest Prices. LOUIS VOGEL S,
Jefferson and Waldhurg lane.
IT'OR SALE, Laths, Shingles. Flooring, Ceiling,
Weatherboarding and Framing Lumber.
Office and yard Taylor and last Broad streets.
Telephone No. 211. REPPARD & CO.
TT'OR SALE, Splendid salt water riverfront
I 1 building lots, and five acre farm lots with
river privileges, at ROSEDEW; building lots in
Savannah, near East Broad and Sixth streets,
and in Eastland; several good farm lots near
White Bluff, on shell road. Apply to Da. FAL
LIGANT, 151 South Broad street from & to 10 a,
M.
REWARD.
JjD) A REWARD.—I have recovered two of
Ci)‘ ’ the missing volumes of the'bound files
of the Mokniso News. The following are still
wanting:
.July to December, 1860.
July to December, 1861.
July to December, 1802.
The volumes are undoubtedly in this.city,
probably in some law office, as lawyers are gen
erally the iKirrowors of our files. There is $lO
waiting for the return of each or any of the
above volumes, “and no questions asked.”
J. H. ESTILL.
BOARDING.
BOARDING, No. 14 Abereorn street; third
story rooms with first class board; terms
reasonable; also table board.
(' HOICK ROOMS, with first-class board; loea-
J tlon desirable and convenient, 200 South
Broad street, corner Montgomery. Table
boarders accommodated.
FHOTOG RAPHY.
CABINET PHOTOGRAPHS
A SPECIALTY.
J. N. WILSON.
21 Bull street.
ERMKS A ROBINSON'S ExceUior PboUv
graphs still ahead; also, fine Life-size Oil
Paintings in handsome frames, together with
one dozen Cabinet Photographs, sls. Every de
scription and size of picture made. Come and
see us; we will surprise you. N. 8.-We have a
beautiful picture of the Confederate Generals:
elegant and unlquo In design; cheap; come and
see them. 177 Congress street. Savannah, Ga.
IMPORTANT.- We yet have time to make a
few more of those fine Crayons, In handsome
frames, for sls before Christmas; bring them
In. Mum. LAUNEY & GOEBEL, Savannah,
Ga.
haffleT
r PHE RAFFLE for sail boat, Nina Is postponed
I until Saturday, the 17th of December; will
take place at S. E. MYEmS’ CIGAR SiVUE,
comer I'mEtol ml Wimaksr streets.
MISCKia-ANEOIS.
t 10 TO JEM LONG'S Cosmopolitan shades,
" 1 m 5 lirouffhton street, for tine Whisky at
1(V. fine ttranuy at i.Sc, old Port, and Sherry
s\ infs. 16c, and Old Brandy $l 50 pwbottle
r PHK Popular (Ynigti Remedies, Bn lan in Wild
1 ( Kerry. Honey and Tar, also 11 EIDT'S Cele
brated Cough Drops.
I A DIES AH 1C OFFERED embroidery needle
j work At their own homes (town or country)
by a wholesale house; profitable; genuine; good
pay can be made; everything furnished; particu
lars free. Address MiTISTIC NEEDLEWORK
CO., Eighth street. New York City.
JEM LONG'S Cosmopolitan Shades, i?rt
Broughton street, has a line sliufllo-board
and oyster chowder.
A ! AKKS a good present a bottle of handker
.y I chief extract, or cologne. For variety, go
to HKIDT'H.
Ifßg M\i;A JAKI Me MASTER, M D„
.*▼l Eclectic Physciau. Olfloe No. ,’l Lincoln
street, corner of Hrouirhton. Consultation free.
All diseases successfully treated.
\ LARGE line of reliable toilet articles at
reasonable prices. G. M. HEIDT&CO.
MISS MARY 11. stark. New Haven Train
ing School, and es general nursiug and mass
age. Address Telfair Hospital.
WILL In* clostsl for one month. 1 eginnlng
A > .lan 1. SAVANNAH STKAM DYE
WORKS. 1 *l4 State strict.
LUDDEN A BATES s. M. 11.
Our Message
Is one of vast importance to you, and one that
is worthy of consideration, because it shows
wherein your home may he made happier than
ever by a small investment. It also shows
where such investment can l>e made judiciously
and with best possible results.
TO YOU
We offer the finest, line of Pianos and Organs
ever seen in Savannah from which to make your
selection AVe will help you make such selection
by giving you the benefit of our long experience.
Wo make no misrepresentations. We
guarantee our instruments fully. AVe sell them
on their merits only. We do not “run down"
other makes to make sale of our own. AVe do
not claim that such instruments as we do not
sell “are worthless." AVe do claim, and can
prove, that we handle THE BEST, and thous
ands of delighted purchasers in Savannah and
throughout the South can testify thereto.
Save Money
By purchasing from us, assured that the instru
ment selected will prove satisfactory and worth
every dollar paid for it. The following named
makes are OLD, TRIED AND TRUE:
Cliickering,
.fan k Hamlin,
Matakk,
Bent k Cos.,
Arion,
Packard,
and Bay State,
rail and Be* our instruments without feeling
under obligations to purchase. We offer bar
gains and we want you to see (hem. Best In
struments, Lowest Prices, Easiest Terms, at
LiDEMATKSIII.
PORTRAITS.
The Great Southern Portrait Company,
OJP SAVANNAH, OYY.
L. B. Davis, Secretary and Manager, with
Office at Davis Bros., 42 and 44 Bull St.
MOST EARNESTLY INVITES And would
niont respectfully urge you to inspect the
Beautiful Samples of Water Color and India Ink
Portraits on exhibition at their office. The work
in prouounced very flue and superior. The
company also makes a very flue Crayon 20x21 in
size in a choice anl beautiful frame of oak,
bronze or Kilt, for the very small price of sls.
The work of the Company is appreciated by our
f>eople as is fully shown by over 2HO orders in a
ittle over two months, which have ln*en and are
now being finished. The work of the Company
is guaranteed. Make also < >il and Pastelle Por
traits. Your orders are solicited. Respectfully,
THE GREAT SOUTHERN PORTRAIT COM
PANY, of Savannah, Cia.
L. 13. DA. VIS,
Secretary and Manager, 42 and 41 Bull St.
WATC m sand J2WKLRT.
(talus Pmts.
J HAVE the finest selection of Indies’ atd
(Gentlemen's GOLD WATCHES of the beet
makes. Also the prettiest pattern in FINE
*
JEWELRY, as Ladle*' Diamonds, sets of Ear
inf's, Lace Pins, Diamond Finger Rings, Brace
lets, Watch Chains, etc.: Gold-headed Canes arid
Umbrellas, Fine French Clocks, at extraordi
nary low prices. Finest Silverware. Gold Spec*
tacles, and numerous pretty things appropriate
for holiday presents.
Desbouillons’ Jewelry Store,
31 Bull Stress!.
“XMAS~~
Is fast approaching and everybody is on the
qul five to ouy and to receive
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
NOW is the time to make selections. I would,
. therefore, extend a cordial invitation to
my friends and the piddle to call early and ex
amine my very large and well assorted stock of
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Solid
Silver and Plated Ware,
Which for variety, design, quality and prices
cannot be surpassed anywhere. All goods sold
warranted as represented.
J. KOCH,
(Lyons' Block), Whitaker street.
ikon WORK*.
Mom & Ballaalm
IRON FOUNDERS,
Machinists, Boiler Makers and Blacksmiths,
MANCFACTIjnERS OF
STATIONARY and I'ORTABLE ENGINES,
VERTICAL and TOP-RUNNING CORN
MILLS, SUGAR MILLS and FANS.
AGENTS for Alert and Union In lectors, the
simplest and most effective on the market;
Uuilett Light Draft. Magnolia Cotton Gin, the j
best in the market.
All orders promptly attended to, Send lor ;
fdeeUsw
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TOYS.
Salami's If
MAMMOTH
Toy Holiiliiy Goods House.
PLATSHEK'S,
133 Broughton St.,
Caterers to the people, announces
that their Holiday Goods Opening
has begun since Dec. 7th, whkjh has
been and will continue a Grand
Success, all to the reason of having
the Largest Variety, the Richest Selec
tion, and the Lowest Prices in this
city. t
WE MAKEJfO BRAG.
U MIND PIT. OWN AM) THEREBY
MINAtiH TO PLEASE KVKHVONK.
BEAD WITH CARE
The Grandest of All Lists in Holi
day Goods introduced in
this city this Season.
TAVC in Foreign and Domestic Novelties.
I Dio Wooden Wagons, Willow and Rattan
Doll ('arriagen, Rocker and Hobby Monies,
Bicycle®, Tricycles, Velocipedes, Etc., Etc.
DOLLS! DOLLS! DOLLS!
narison here in Beauty, Assortment or Low
Prices In short, it's folly for vou to purchase
Dolls elsewhere when we can better suit you In
every respect.
PI itCU’ilßl’ Dresden ware, Lava Ware, Bisque
DLildOii illlL, Ware, in the Newest/ Tints and
Stylos of 1887-8.
BRONZE WARE L n ra . P mS B ' Btatuary anrt
C4T|\ t Gf AWWARV ,n tho moat, Fastidious
uAllil ULilouf! illlij pesults of modern in
vent. ion.
PU|\ 4 \\ r A |)P in elegant Cup and Saucer Sets,
Villi'A •' rtllii Oup, Saucer and Plato Sets,
Moustache Cup and Saucer Seta, Highly I>• *
orated with and without appropriate emblems
of esteem.
TERRA COTTA WARE iLMFhiTS
all species.
ACKNOWLEDGED
LEADERS IN PLUSH GOODS.
Ladies’ and Infants’ Plush Toilet Oases, Lents’
Shaving Cases, Manicures, Smoking Sets, Kitted
Card Boxes, Fitted Cases of Standard Silver
ware, Match Safes, (ilove, Handkerchief and
Fan Cases, Cuff and Collar Boxes, Work Boxes,
Jewel Cases, Odor Stands. Whisk Broom < 'ases,
Photograph and Autograph Alliums, Portfolios,
Music Bolls, Cushion and Bottle Sets, Etc., Etc.
StTIY YAVUI Til'S ln Handkerchief Baps,
Ml 1.1 lIUILIiIIM perfumed Sachets Pin
Cushions, Cushion and Bolster Sets, Etc., Etc.
WOODEN SOVttTIES^fiMSSSE
tug Tables. Shoe Blackening liases. Hat Backs,
Baskets, on and off Stands, Lined and Unlined,
Etc., Etc.
IIV I'Y I vice and Silk Handkerchiefs, Silk Muf-
Ijl.iij.l, tiers, Lisle and Silk Hosiery, Real Kid
Cloves, Fine Corsets. Ladies' and Cents’ Fine
Neckwear, Pocketbooks, Hand Bags, I .art* Bed
Sets. Frit Lambrequins, Table Covers, Silk
Chair Scarfs, Silk Umbrellas, Etc., Etc., Etc.
ELEGANT PRESENTS IN LADIES', MISSES’
AND CHILDREN’S CLOAKS.
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS £*£
of other Suitable Holiday Gifts, besides
WE OFFER YOU
The Lowest Legitimate Prices!
The Politest Attention !
Most Thorough Satisfaction !
And the Best Selected Stock!
CALL AND SEE US!
P. K. Country orders filled with cafe and
promptne-sH. Goods packed with care. Liberal
allow an* on orders for churches and charit
able institutions. CorreH|X>odence solicited.
GRAIN AND PROVISION*.
A. B. HULL,
Agent Hazard Powder Cos.,
WHOLRSALB DEALER IN—
F.-OUR, HAY,GRAiN, RICE, STAPLE
AND FANCY GROCERIES.
MILL STUFFS of all kinds Genuine TEXAH
KK.i) BUST PRI >OF SEED OATS. Special
prices carload lots HAY and GRAIN.
Prompt attention given all orders and satis
faction guaranteed.
OFFICE, 5 ABERCORN STREET.
WAREHOUSE, NO. 4 WADLEY STREET, ON
LINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
U DAVIS &GO.,
SUCCESSORS TO
G. S. McAlpin.
GRAIN, HAY. ETC.,
R. P. OATS, SEED RYE AND PEAS.
17 2 BAY STR F, F, T.
PAINTS AM) OIL-..
JOHN Gr. BUTLER,
IX7HITE LEADS, COLORS, OILS, GLASS,
VV VARNISH, ETC.; READY MIXED
PAINTS; RAILROAD, STEAMER AND MILL
SUPPLIES, SASHES, DOORS, BLINDS AND
BUILDERS' HARDWARE. Sole Agent fur
GEORGIA 1.1 ME, CALCINED PLASTER, CE
MENT, 11AJR ami LAND PLASTER
6 Whitaker Street, Savannah, Georgia.
IRON PIPE.
RUSTLESS IRON PIPE.
EQUAL TO GALVANIZED PIPE, AT
MUCH LESS PRICE.
J. D. WEED & CO.
LUMBER.
LUMBER! LUMBER!
A. S. BACON,
Office and Planing Mill, Liberty and East Broad
Streets.
A full stock of Dressed a kd Rouoh Lumber,
Laths, Shisoi.ek, Etc., always on hand. Esti
mate* given upon application. Prompt delivery
iMlttpiteueUT.
< LOTJUNG.
FINANCE
A GOOD, JUDICIOUS FINANCIER, who goes
slow and sure, looking after his or her own
Interests, will not and cannot, in justice to them
selves, fell to note how much they can save by
purchasing their Clothing, Hats and Furbish
ing Goods of APPEL A HCHAUL, the One-Price
Clothiers, who mark each and every article in
plain figures—no deviation whatever. Their
style of doing the one-price plan, PLAIN FIG
URES, is sufficient guarantee that the goods are
marked as low as ran be legitimately sold for,
as it is a well-known fact that a strictly one
price plan of doing business cannot he success
ful with fancy figures.
Then again, buying your Clothing of us you
do not run the risk of meeting some friend or
acquaintance with the Identical Suit or Overcoat
bought at the same place at different prices.
You can send your child to us, who will re
ceive the same treatment a* yourself. We never
misrepresent any article, os we give a memoran
dum slip to every cash purchase, entitling the
purchaser to return the article purchased in ten
days if uninjured, and full amount of cash re
funded.
We have our own Tailoring Department on
second floor, where we make all alterations
necessary to a perfect (It or no sale.
We merely mention these few facts to show a
few of the benefits derived of us, and respect
fully Invite those who have not given us a trial
to do so. and we assure you, after getting ac
quainted with our style of doing business in gen
eral, you will favor us with your continual pat
ronage. We have in stock now and are receiv
Ing some special novelties for the approaching
holidays, to which we call especial attention.
Very Respectfully.
APPEL & SCHAUL,
ONE-PRICE CLOTHIERS,
102 Congrops Street,
UKOU NO RENTS.
ARREARS FOR GROUND RENT ~
City Treasurer's Okfice, I
Savannah, Oa., Dec. 1, 1887. f
r |''HE following Lois are in arrears to the city
I for ground rents, of which lessees ara
hereby notified. C. S. HARDEE,
City Treasurer.
BROWN WARD.
West one half lot No. l'i, two quarters; lot
No. 42, two quartets; lot No. 43, two quarters;
fraction lot No. IK), two quarters; lot No. 86, two
quarttr-i.
CALHOUN WARD.
Lot No. 6, two quarters: east two-thirds lot
No. —. two quarters; lot No. 32, two quarters;
ot No 43, two quarters; west one third lot No.
7, two quarters.
CHARLTON WARD.
leit No. t, two quarters; lot No. 2, two quar
ters; lot No. 5, two quarters; lot No. 7, two
quarters; south one half lot No. 14, twenty-six
quarters; lot No. 18, two quarters; lot No. 19,
two quarters; south ot.e half li t No. 23, twenty
six quarters; lot No. 33, lour 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 quarters;
lot No. 17, eight, quarters; lot No. 21, two quar
ters; west one half ofleast one-half lot No. SO,
two quarters.
COLUMBIA WARD.
Lot No. 10, two quarters; lot No. 86, four quar
ters; part lots Nos. 2ti and 80, two quarters.
CRAWFORD WARD.
North one-half lot No. 21, four quarters; lot
No. 2ft, four quarters; lot No 38, four quarters;
lot No. 34, four quarters; lot No. 85, four quar
ters; north one-half lot No. 37, two quarters.
CRAWFORD WARD. EAST.
Lot No. 16, two quarters; one half of south
west part lot No. 1, four quarters; portion lot
No. 18, two quarters.
DECKER WARD.
Wharf lot No. .3, two quarters.
ELBERT WARD.
Lot No. 6. two quarters; lot No. 7, twenty two
quarters; lot No. 8, four quarters; lot No. 10,
two quarters; lot No. 18, 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 quarters; south one-half lot No.
Bft, two quarters; south one-half lot No. 40, two
quarters.
FORSYTH WARD.
West, four fifths lot No. 15, two quarters; west
four-fifths lot No. 16, two quarters; lot No. 18,
four quarters; lot No. 20, two quarters; lot No.
2y, two quartets; lot Not 65, two quarters; lot
No, 58, four quarters.
KRANKUtf WARD.
I Art No. 5, two quarters; 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 nne-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 quartets; lot No. 80, four quarters;
south one hair lot No. 40, four quarters; lot No.
4, two quarters.
JACKSON WARD.
West one-half lot No. 7, four quarters; north
one half lot No. 24. two quarters: westone-half
lot No. 37, two quarters; west one-half lot No.
40, two quarters: east one-half lot No 41, two
quarters; lot No. 46. ten quarters; west one
third of north two-thirds lot No. 32, two quar
ters.
LAFAYETTE WARD.
East two thirds lot No. 40, two quarters; lot
No. 44, eight quarters.
LIBERTY WARD.
lAtt No. 1, two quarters; lot No. 4, four quar
ters; lot No. 8. four quarters; lot No. 9, four
? carters; lot No. 10, four, quarters; southeast
ractioa lot No. 21, two quarters.
LLOYD WARD.
I/Ot No. 20, two quarters; east onehalf lot No
62, twenty quarters; north part lot No. 58, ala
quarters. _
MONTEREY WARD.
East one half lot No. 18, two quarters; lot No.
44, two quarters; lot No. 46, two quarters.
PULASKI WARD.
I Alt No 6, two quarters; lot No. , four quar
ters; lot No. 9, two quarters; lot No. 23, two
quarters; west part lot No. 81, two quarters; lot
No. 37, 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. 37, two quarters; lot No. 38, two
quarters; lot No. 40, eight qua: ters.
WARREN WARD.
Lot No. 12, two quarters; lot No. 17, two quar
ters; lot No. 18, two quarters; lot No. £ t , two
quarters.
WASHINGTON WARD.
Lot No. 5, two quarters; west one half lot No.
7, four quarters; east one-half lot No. 7, two
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." 35, two quarters.
WESLEY WARD.
Lot No. 1, two quarters; lot No. 3, two quar
ters; lot No. 4, two quarters; east one-half lot
No. 10, two quarters; lot No. 12, two quarters;
lot No. 15, ten quarters.
SPRINGFIELD WARD.
Lot No. 42, two quarters; !<* No. 44, two quar
ters; lot No. 55, two quarters; lot No. 56, two
quarters; lot No. 08, two quarters; lot No. 69,
two quarters.
All persons having interest In the above Lots
are hereby notified that If the amounts now
due aro not paid to the City Treasurer on or
before the TWELFTH INSTANT I will, on the
morning of the THIRTEENTH INSTANT, pro
ceed to re enter acoordiug to law.
R. J. WADE, City Marshal.
HEATERS.
CORNWELL & CHIPMAN.
See What Dr. B. & Purse Says About Them:
Meur*. Cornwell <t Chimnan:
Gkkts -The RANGE AND BALTIMORE
HEATERS placed by your firm fn my residence
are giving sal isfaction.
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 fa ln. and
with less fuel than I could one room with an
open grate. I believe that the saving ln fuel
will soon repay one for their oost, without speak
ing of their cleanliness and convenience I takw
pleasure in recommending your firm to all wins
wish auyttaiiu (tat lias. Truly y
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