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2 FLORIDA'S METROPOLIS. Meeting of the City Council- Business of the United States Court, Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 12.—The (lity Council held a special meeting to-night. The most important business transacted was increasing the policemen’s pay $5 per month, Captains’ SIOO, and Marshal’s S2OO per year, respectively. Another meeting was held to-night at the foot of Pine street, to boom the Pope ticket. Messrs. Pope anil Summers spoke, and the former criticised his opponent sharply for sins of omission and commission. AH the talk to-night is election matters, and the mejoritv seems to bo with the Smith ticket. Sheriff Holland swore in fifty extra Dep uty Sheriffs to-day. S. H. Cohen, manager of the Augusta (Ga) Opera House, is in the city, and is en thusiastic over Jacksonville’s theatre. Then* were no jury trials in the United Htates Court this morning. The entire ses sion was consumed in hearing arguments oti motions and demurrers as follows: The demurrer in the case of the Pas sumpsio Savings Bank against E. T. Will iams, and also against E. T. Williams as administrator of the estate of John D. Let ner. were argued and submitted on a demur rer to the hill. Decision was reserved. The demurrer to the substitution of pleas was argued in the case of E. H. Lewis against the Florida Printing and Publishing Company by H. Bisbee for complainant, and Cockrell & Son, and Fleming and Dan iel for the defendants. The demurrer was overruled. A decree of sale was ordered in t’’e case ot Annie E. Baboxik, executrix, against F. It. Lin berg et al. A motion for anew trial in the case of Witz, Bidler & Cos. against H. L. Hoover and Jones & Bowen was argued and the motion denied. An order for trial by Wednesday next was made in the case of Brown against the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine Com pany. The following cases were continued for the term: Chari yi Lord *{uinst J. E. Hwind ley, and James H. Shaw & Cos. against James M. Martin, Jr At 2 o’clock this afternoon the court took a recess until 10 o’clock to-morrow morning. Judge Pardee has gone to Atlanta. Greek George, a local athlete, and John Mitchell, of New Orleans, had a wrestling bout to-night, resulting in a victory for the former in two falls. Mitchell sprained his leg and hip and had to withdraw. Another match will be made by the two to-morrow. PENSACOLA POINTERS. Lowe Accuses His Lawyer of not De fending Him Properly. Pensacola, Fla., Dec. 12. —Jell Lowe, the negro who was found guilty of murder a few days ago, was arraigned bofore Judge McLellan to-day to receive sentence. When asked by the Judge if there was any reason why he should not be sentenced, he arose in court and charged that the counsel who was in charge of his defense neglected his case by failing to challenge jurymen whom the prisoner requested should be chal lenged, and by not introducing essential and important evidence to com plete bis defense. His attorney was J. D. Thompson, a colored lawyer. The Judge appointed John Eagan and E. C. Maxwell, attorneys, to examine into the charges made by the prisoner against Thompson. The charge against the attorney was made im mediately after a motion for anew trial. James Gonzales, Sr., died this morning. Mr. Gonzales was a descendant of one of the old families of this city and was 73 years of age at the time of his death. COLUMBUS’ COUNCIL. The Salaries Which the Employes of the City Will Receive. Colttmbus, Ga., Dec. 12.—The City Coun cil met to-night and the old board ad journed and the new one was sworn in. The Mayor’s address was an able paper. The Mayor's salary was fixed at $1,500; that of the Chief of Police at $1,200, and those of M. M. Moore, Clerk ot Council, and J. N. Barnett, Treasurer, at $1,350 each. J. E. Gillespie, City Physician, will receive $1,200; &. B. Hatcher. City Attorney, $500; T. O. Douglas, Clerk of the Market, S6OO. Nu merous other smaller officials were also elected. Alter adjournment Mayor Grimes baaquett *d the officials at Herman’s res taura t. Two stores at Crawford, Ala., were burglarized last night of about S2OO worth of goods. A horse and wagon were stolen from another party. Tarpon’s New Railroad. Tarpon Springs, Fla., Doe. 12,—The track of the Change Belt railway is now within eighteen in ies of this place, and is coming this way at u rapid rate. Ties are laid to this point, and the company’s agent, Mr. C. W. Gray, predicts that the locomo tive will be here on Dec, 15. Our citizens are preparing to suitably celebrate the event, which is really of great importance, as it ojiens this whole Gulf country to rail way transportation. It is thought tnat the railway will terminate here for some little time. Going to Birmingham, Rockland, Me., Dec. 12.—Rev. S. L. Hansconi, one of the ablest Methodist cler gymen in the East Maine Conference, has accepted a call to Birmingham, Ala. He fe also a member of the First Maine Caval ry Association. Drinks for Two. From the Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle. Two gentlemen were sitting in a seat on a down train of the Augusta and Knoxville road one evening since, and after a day’s work that had taxed the energies of one, he sighed for a drop of “the cup that cheers.” A comparison of notes and an inspec tion of satchels revealed the fact that things were as dry as a Patent Office report. Resigning them, elves toihe situation with an effort at good grace, tbs conversation drifted into Augusta’s big cotton receipts and the flattering outlook for the Exposi tion, over which the would-be smilers felici tated. The train was just pulling out of Bradley's when ‘'crash” went one of the plate-glass windows into a thousand pieces, and the passengers sprang to their feet with ill-de fined visions of Anarchists and bombs. When several inquisitive peinons began a search for the missile that had been thrown through the window, a flask nearly filled with good whisky, was found lying’ intact on the seat of the gentleman who had fruit lessly tried to find something of the kind a few moments before. To say the most, the incident was peculiar, particularly when taken in connection with the expressed desire of both parties, and all kinds of explanations are offered by them of the coincidence, a favorite one lieing that some good fairy ministered to their wants. Tue flask is now standing on a mantel in n prominent office in this city in proof of this strange story, which was told to the passeugei s who witnessed its novel presenta tion. Should Jurors be Allowed a Substi tute? From the Loudon (On t.) Ibrce Pres*. A man who was selected as a juror and finds it inconvenient to attend at the partic ular time required, suggests that persons so placed ought to Is- allowed to send a substi tute. There are hundreds of men who do not desire to shirk their duty as citizens, but to whom several days’ absence from bu mess means such a serious loss that, they would shamefully submit to a fine rather tljßu attend On the other hand, there are numbers of individuals who conserve with out inconvenience, and many who find it rather an agreeable amusement. It makes little difference to the court or the suitors who the twelve individuals in the box are, provided that they are “good men and true,” in other words, possess the proper qualifications. Why, then, should not one be at liberty to pay auy one else outlie panel to sen e in his placet A FLORIDA MASTODON. The Mammoth Skeleton Dr. Kost is Tranßferrlr.gr to the College. From the Isikc City (Fla.) Tobacco Plant. The recent discover}’ of the bones of some animal of extraordinary dimensions in the Ichetucknee river and the recovery of some of them therefrom by the Sparkman broth ers, has already been noticed. Reports of the find reaching Dr. J. Kost, our State Geologist, and also Professor of Geology, etc., in the State Agricultural Col lege at this place, he immediately sot about a systematic investigation looking to the recovery inthe interest of his science of the entire keleton, or so much of it as might be available. Learning that a Mr. McCormick, residing some three miles this side Fort White, and about a mile from the river, had been first to discover the bones, and that he also knew of the location of other por tions of the huge frame, communication was had with him which resulted in Dr. Kost visiting the locality, and beginning at once a prosecution of the work of recovery, which he is still pushing forward with no little inconvenience and with much expense to himself. He hopes, however, to obtain a sufficient portion of the skeleton to enable him to set it up entire at the college museum. The bones are distributed for a considera ble distance along the run of the Ichetucknee river some three miles above its confluence with the Santa Fe, and at the points of de pt sit is about 100 yards wide and very shal low, being but from two to six feet in depth. It is a beautiful stream, clear as crystal and abounding in fish, the shores fringed with a varied forest growth, under neath which is a line hummock soil, and numerous bold and clear springs gush out along the tianks of the stream, which has its origin above in a similar one of larger size. Cattle browse it, wading in and feeding upon the green growth under the surface 'of the water. The bottom is compact and sticky, like prairie soil, and is oomposed of n coin pound of shell marl, clay, sand, muck, etc. The huge animal probably bogged down where its remains were found when the stream ran much above its present level and before the existing channel was cut out by the action of the water. It belonged to some post-tertiary age and the species prob ably beoame extinct some time after the ap l>e it ranee of man. The specimens recovered lay on the bottom from 4 to ti feet under water, well out into the stream, and opposite a very pretty slope of bank, and as already stated were taken out with much difficulty and expense, Dr. Kost having a force of men at work in the water for several days. Estimating from ’the dimensions of the specimens recovered the living animal stood about 12 feet in height by 24 in length, was some 4 feet across the hips and about 3 across the forehead. The tusks are ti feet apart at the tips, are s){ feet in length and 10 inches in diameter. They were obtained entire, but broken in recovery. They were line specimens of ivory and the measurement given Is ex clusive of the portion socketed in the skull. They curve upward like those of an ele phant. The whole of the inferior maxilla ry or lower jaw with most of the teeth and other bones huve been recovered. The mo lars are enormous, weighing several pounds each. Most of the skull was taken out though badly broken, all the bones being very brittle, and much decomposed; several carpus bones, one entire and several frag ments of vertebrre, the sacrum entire, two large sectious of the pelvis and a scapula or shoulderblade,’ specimens of coprolite; a fe mur, or thigh bone, entire, the dimensions of which are 3>£ feet in length, 14 inches in diameter, and 20 inches on a transverse of the protuberance of the articulating extremity, fitter of tlie bones are now being recovered, and there is another deposit farther up the river. The animal was vory old, as indicated by the worn condition of the tusks and surface of the Goth, and Dr. Kost says it is the largest skeleton of the Mastodon Americanos ho has ever seen, and he has handled several, setting up one complete at Adrian (Mich.) College. This will be his third if he suc ceeds in setting it up at the college here, as is his intention, and it will be a great card for the institution. The bones of other r-astodons and of the mammoth Elephas Primogenus have been found at various places in Florida, but thi.s is the first to be utilized in the interest of science in our home institutions. The mastodon was an elephant-like ani mal, but also somewhat after the model of au ox, was comparatively harmless with all his great bulk and was graminivorous rather than carniverous, feeding upon the foliage of trees and other vegetable products. A Library for the Asylum. From the Swainsboro ( (la .) Pine For ext. The Press Convention at, Milledgeville last summer passed resolutions to use our efforts to secure a library for the benefit of the asylum. This is to be done by getting par ties to donate volumes that.'they have on hand that they have no use for, or any book they may feel able to buy for the asylum. Now let us see who will be the first to open their hearts and donate a single book for the unfortunate afflicted inmates of Geor gia's great charitable institution. The following card wii! be pasted on the back or fly leaf of each book bearing the nnme and date of the donor. We have taken the liberty here to place the name of our esteemed friend. Mr. George Garbutt, on this card, believing that when he sees his name in the card that he will send us a book for the purpose herein mentioned. After Mr. Garbutt has sent in his gift, then we have another friend that we expect to place on the list, and so on until we have gone through the long list of our friends. VVe know that many people have some little old volume that they attach no impor tance to, but would just fit iu this place. * * BONATED BV MR. GEORGE GARBUTT TO THE : GEORGIA LUNATIC ASYLUM LIBRARY, : FOB THE BENEFIT OF SUFFERING HUMANITY. December 35, 1887. * * Another Birmingham Line It is stated on what the Birmingham Herald regards as good authority that an examination of a route for the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham extension to Savannah is now being made by engineers and that there is a probability in the near future of the continuance of the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham to the At lantic seaboard. When the new line is added the entire road will, it is said, lie called the Kansas City, .Memphis, Birming ham and Atlantic, or the Kansas City, Memphis, Birmingham and Suvuruiah. - Working People are often too ill to lal or, but they haven't time to take medicine and lay off. Sim mons Liver Regulator can bo taken without causing any loss of time, and the system will be built up and invigorated by it. It has no equal as a preparatory medicine, andean lie safely used when a doctor can not be called in. In all common diseases it will unassisted by any other medicine, ef fect a speedy cure. Adv.ce to Motners. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing SyruD should always lie used when children are cutting teeth. It relieves the little suffer at once; it produces natural, ijuiot sleep by relieving the child from min and the little cherub awakes as “bright as a button.” It is very pleasant to taste. It soothes tho child, softens the gums, allays all pain, re lieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for diarrhuea, whether arising from teething or other causes. 30 nenta a bottle. THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1887. ON RAIL AND CRO3STIE. Local and Gefteral Gossip in Railway Circles. The Kansas City, Memphis and Birming ham Aberdeen extension is within one mile of Aberdeen, Ala. The track-laying will be completed on Wednesday. The Columbus people are getting anxious about the Central’s proposed extension of the Buena Vista and Ellaville road through to Columbus. President Alexander’s inten tion is to extend the road as soon as possible. Officers of the Pullman Car Company say that the earnings of the sleeping-car lines are running $2,000 a day ahead of those of the corresponding period in 1886. Much of this increase is due to the heavy travel to tho Pacific coast. John H. Inman has declined the Presi dency of the Richmond and Danville, alleging lack of time to give the duties necessary attention. He may go into tho Terminal l>oard. It is generally conceded that R. P. Flower has been the heavy seller of the stock in consequence of dissatisfaction at the condition of affairs. It is estimated that Mr. Rockefeller may also decline elec tion as director. The railway mail service has reached im mense proportions. It appeal’s from the re port of the Postmaster General that at the close of the last fiscal year there were 913 lines of railway post offices, an increase of 42 extending over 116,009.12 miles of rail road, an -increase of 5,936.82; the clerks in the service numbered 4,851, an increase of 278; the total daily distance run by clerks was 190,958.58 miles, an increase of 7,213.38. The entire miles of service performed by clerks in crews was 107,067,643, a gain of 6,143,733 over the preceding year. These cierks handled 5,834,690,875 pieces of ordi nary mail matter; 505,169,400 more than in the previous year. An Augusta special says that it is not generally known that Augusta is to have another new railroad in the course of six months. However, this is true, for the At lantic Coast, line is now at work on an ex tension from Sumter to Augusta, a distance of about eighty miles. The road is already built, lo tho Santee river, and is being rapidly pushed forward toward Blackville, where it will strike the South Carolina road, and probably run in ou their track. The road will be rushed to completion, and by June 1 next there will be a fas line from Atlanta via Augusta to all Northern points. The Georgia railroad has decided to run in connection with them. South Carolina engineers can tell good stories when they want to. The Augusta Chronicle prints one. It is this: A few nights since a novel race was run on the South Carolina road between a deer and a passenger train. The bridge across the Edisfo had just been crossed, when just ahead of the engine, standing for a moment in the full glare of the headlight, a splendid buck was seen. Frightened bv the noise of the on-coming train lie turned and took to his lieeis up the track. There was a chal lenge to a race flaunted in each graceful toss of head and heels and the temptation was too great for the engsnoer. Pulling o|>en his throttle to its greatest notch, on and on, and gaining with each throbbing pulse the train sped, seeming like a thing of life, to strive with straining muscles and energies to outstrip its noble contestant. Past telegraph posts and mile posts that seemed to be fleeing in the opposite direc tion, sped the deer, and the panting, snort ing pursuer, until after a chase of several miles when the hungry wheels were almost on their coveted victim, Mr. Buck sprung into the low-lying scrub that lines the track on both sides, and quietly saw his pursuer pass on its way to disappointment and Au gusta. Weather Indications. Special indications for Georgia: FAIR Warmer, fair weather, except near ____ ly stationary temperature in ex treme southern portion, light to fresh northerly winds. Comparison of mean temperature at Savan nah, Dec. 12 1887, and the mean of same day for fifteen years. I Departure ! Total Mean Temperature j from the Departure . —— 1 Mean Since for 15 years Dec. 12. ‘87.: --or Jan. 1,1887. 52.0 ! 68.0 | 0.0 573.0 Comparative rainfall statement: Mean DaUyf Amount A m°vlLi, re Zur Mean {since in Vears. .Dec. 12, 87., or _ Jan JBB7 ,ll| 00 I— .11 | —l3 91 Maximum temperature 02, minimum tom peratum 46. Tlio height of the river at Augusta at 1 :S3 o’clock p. m. yes ten lay (Augusta time* was 10 9 feet—a fall of 1.3 (luring the past twenty-four nours. Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. Savannah. Dec. 12, 8:36 p. u„ city time. Temperature. Direction. C' a Velocity. r Rainfall. Nave OF Stations. Portland j 40jW].. j Cloudy. Boston 38, W ..... b (dear. Block Island 42 NW .. Clear. New York city ... 42. NW ..! . . Fair. Philadelphia 38 NW. \ .....Clear. Detroit 88; W Cloudy. Fort Buford 46 W ; . . . Clear St. Vincent.. 4 NW ... Iclear. Washington city.. 98' N IClea \ Norfolk 46 N I (S' ~ Fair. Charlotte 38NE0i Clear. Hatteras 60l N 12... !Clear. Titusville. 64 N 12] . . Clear. Wilmington 48 N 6 clear. Charleston 48 1 W 6 Clear. Augusta 40'NW Clear. Savannah 48]NW, 4 . . Clear. Jacksonville 54|NW| 6 : .. Clear. Cedar Keys 58 NW 8b . Clear. Key West 70] N E 6 Fair. Atlanta 38 NW 8 'Clear. Pensacola 52! N j (V. ... Clear. Mobile... 4’ N E tj . Clear. Montgomery .. . 44 MV 1 . ... Clear. Vicksburg 44 E j. ..iclear. New Orleans 48 N E] 8; Clear. Shreveport 42 E . j.. Clear. Fort Smith 38 S E ; .. 'Clear. Galveston 62 NE 12 . . Cloudy. Corpus Christ! 40 N 24 20 Raining. Palestine 42 \ F. 6;.... IClear. Brownesville 48 NW 12, .14 Raining. KioGranrlo 42 N , 8! T* Raining. Knoxville 31 N E].. \.... Clear. Memphis .38 S El.. .Clear. Nashville 32 14 E; Clear. Indianapolis 82 S Cloudy. Cincinnati 31 S W Cloudy. Pittsburg 30 N E... Cloudy. Buffalo 3i W Cloudy. Cleveland 32 8 W , .!.... Cloudy. Marquette 22 SW clear. Chicago 80 8W . T* Cloudy. Duluth 80HW..1 .01 j Clear. St. Paul 321S C Cloudy. Davenport 18 S . . Clear. Cairo 34SWj ...Clear. St. Louis 82 S ~. |.'Clear Leavenworth... ■ 38. SI. I Clear. Omaha 88. S Clear. Yankton .32 SW Cloudy. Bismarck 34 NW Iclear. Dead wood 36 01 Cloudy. Cheyenne 88,N E CHouily. North Platte 40 W . Cloudy. Dodge City ] 40 s' .... Clear. Santa Fe 28 Clear. T* denotes trace of rainfall. G. N. Salisbury Signal Corps. A serioi’b cutting affray occurred iu a school house on Beeson creek. Ritchie county, W Va., about 10 o'clock last Wednesday morning. A pupil named Davis was guilty of some infrac tion of the rules of the school and his teacher. Creed Wilson, attempted to whip him, when the boy drew a knife and made a lunge at the teacher's throat. Wilson saved his throat lint the knife struck him in the forehead, severing the temporal artery and then glancing buck cut off his right ear. The boy then sprang upon his teacher like a tiger, inflicting several deep gashes on the top of the head and back of the neck. The hemorrhage wsk so great that the teacher's life is despaired of. This Is the third time within a few months that a toucher of this school has been assaulted, and excitement is running high. For Throat Diseases and Coughs use Bbown's Bronchiai. Troches. Like all really good things, they are imitated. The genuine art* nntrt tv in hor** VICTORIA'S HUSBAND. Time Passes Fast to Him, and he Isn’t After a Divorce. From the New York Sun. Passing the Franklin statue yesterday in company with a Gill, handsome gentleman a iittle older than himself was Ernest Schilling-Hulskanip, the young man who as a coachman became famous some two or three years ago by marrying Victoria Moro sini, the daughter of the man whose horses he was hired to drive. He seemed in the best of health, and all that he had to say to nil acquaintance who met him was that he was with a friend on Long Island and paint ing for a living. “Have you beard nothing from your wife!” “Not a word. Do you know anything#” “She is said to be in Italy. Was there no quarrel or anything of that sort before she left you?” “Not a word. No trouble at all. Her father did it.” “Are you going to got a divorce?” “Not lunch. She can get one if she wants to, but I don’t see how she can. It’s a year last September now since she went away. Doesn’t seem like it, does it?” Tiffany’s Jewelry Palace. 'There are few persons who lave not at least heard of Tiffany’s celebrated Jewelry and Art House, and a great many other people imagine that nothing of good quality can be lmd except at Tiffany’s. This is a foilacious idea, as there isn’t the slightest necessity for sending from home for a single ai ticlo m this line. We have right here as tine and varied a stock of Jewelry, Dia monds, Bronzes, etc., as can be found any where in the United States, ad at prices as low as can be obtained at Tif fany’s or elsewnere. Wo would di rect especial attention to our vory elaborate display of solid Silver Ware, ns also a select hue of Plated Ware. We make a feature of Ladies’ Watches, Chains and Charms, and tho e contemplating holi day gifts can be suited in every regard. Our display of the famous Lemaire’s Opera Glasses is very complete and this quality and line workmanship does not need com mendation at our hands. We have some of the prettiest and most novel conceits in Bronze Ornaments that one often sees, and invite attention to them. A gold-headed Silk Umbrella makes a neat and inexpensive present, and we have them in great variety of design of ornamentation. It is not pos sible to describe more tnan some of our leading articles in limited space, and, in fact, by a personal inspection only can the extent of our efforts tnis season be appre ciated. We do not allow the slightest mis representation, and where our guarantee is placed it can i relied on to attach the re spons.bility that belongs to auy first-class house. Our many patrons of the jiast are our best vouchers, and vve certainly intend to retain our place in their popular regard. The raffle list for the magnificent Diamond Necklace is filling up very rapidly. Bear in mind that a visit, to our establish ment carries no obligation to buy with it. We are just as glad to see 'the chance vis itor as the most determined buyer. M. Sternberg, 157 Broughton street. BUCKWHEAT. A NEW THING? NO. 4.0 YEARS AGO BECKER’S SELF-RAISING BUCKWHEAT WAS GWEN TO THE PUBLIC. It is a time tried article of merit, labor sav ing, healthful, avoiding trouble and delay. Try It for Yourself. HECKER'S SELF-RAISING BUCKWHEAT is for sale by all Grocers. TAKE NO OTHER. * ixsURANCK. The Savannah Fire and Marine Insurance Company. PAID CP CAPITaT - $200,000. HOME OFFICE, No. 97 BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, - G-EOKCrIA.. t WILLIAM GARRARD President. LEWIS KAYTON Vice President. W. H. DANIEL Secretary. DIRECTORS: Herman Myers, George J. Baldwin. John L. Hammood, Andrew Hanley. J. B. Dcckwortu, I. G. Haas. Samuel Mkinuard, L. Kayton. J. H. Estill, David Wells. C. R. Woods. W. H. Daniel. Willliam Garrard. State OF M'eatheh. NEWS DEPOT. ESTILL'S NEWS DEPOT Established 1865. William Estill, —Dealer in.— NEWSPAPERS, PERODICALS, MAGAZINES, BOOKS, LIBRARIES. STATIONERY, ETC., ETC. A Full Line of all kinds of Reading Matter Constantly on Hand. Any Article in my Line of Busi ness not in Stock that you may desire, will be Promptly Procured by Leaving the Order With WILLIAM ESTILL, No. 21 1-2 Bull Street. GHRISTMASPERIODICALS AT Estill’s News Depot, No. 31J* BtJDlb ST'RKET. Illustrated London News 76c Illustrated London Graphic 75c Christmas Puck 80c Christmas Life 80c Illustrated ' rank Leslie ..■ 35c New York Mirror |Sc Christmas Judge atk? Frank Leslie's Illustrated Almanac 80c Any of the above mailed on receipt of price. Address WILLIAM ESTILL, Savannah, Ua. BANKS. KISSIMMEE CITY BANK, Kissimmee City, Orango County, Fla. CAPITAL - - - $50,000 rpRANSAOT a regular banking business. Give X particular attention to Florida collections. Correspondence solicited. Issue Exchange on New York, New Orleans, Savannah and Jack sonville, Fla. Resident Agents for Coutts & Cos. am! Melville. Evans dt Cos., of London, England. New York correspondent.- The Seaboard National Bank. q'O COUNTY OFFICERS.-Books and Blansk JL required by county officers for the use of the courts, or for office use, supplied to order bv the MORNING NEWS PRINTING HOUSE, 8 Whitaker street. Savannah. MEET I NOS. WC IKVr LANDMARK LODGE SO, 231, F. AM) A. M, Thu annual meeting of this Lodge will A be held at Masonic Temple THIS (Tues day) EVENING at 8 o'clock. The election of officers will l>e held, ' and members are expected to come prepared to pay dues. By order of W. S. ROCKWELL, W. M. John S. Haines, Secretary. CHIPPEWA TRIBE AO. 4, I. O. OF R. M A regular meeting of this Tribe will be held THIS EVENING at 8 o'clock at corner of Bull and Bay streets. Visiting and transient brethren fraternally in vited. A. W J. STOKES, Sachem. C. F. M. Bern hakiit. Chief of Records. HEBREW REAEA OLKAT SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the Society willbe held WEDNESDAY EVENING, Dec. 14,' at 8 p. m., at the Hannonie Club. A full attendance of mem bei-s is requested. Election of officers. By order of THE PRESIDENT- H M. Bouev, Secretary. THE SOUTHERN MITIVL LOAN ASSO CIATIOA. * * The 17th regnlar monthly meeting of Series “B," will be held at Metropolitan Hall THIS (Tuesday) EVENING at ? o'clock. M. J. SOLOMONS, President. Wm. D. Harden, Secretary. MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. Central Railroad and Banking Cos. oe Ga.. 1 Savannah, Ga., Dec. 7, 1887. ( The annual meeting of Stockholders of this Company will take place at the Banking House, in Savannah, on THURSDAY, Dec. 22, at 10 o'clock a. m. Stockholders and their families will be passed free over the Company’s road to the meeting from the 10th to the 22d inclusive, and will be passed free returning from the 22a to the 24th inclusive, on presentation of their stock certificates to the conductors. T. M. CUNNINGHAM. Cashier. SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisements inserted under "Special Notices" will be charged f1 00 Square each insertion. SPECIAL NOTICE. ' ~ Metropolitan Savings and Loan Company. To avoid fines Stockholders will please pay their Eleventh Installment TO DAY. H. C. DAVIS, Treasurer. SPECIAL NOTICE. Savannah Volunteer Guards' Club. The ride permitting residents of the city, not members of the Corps, to be invited to the Club Rooms has been abolished. Hereafter only non residents of Chatham county can be invited as guests. ROBERT F. BURDELL, Secretary S. V. G. SPECIAL NOTICE. Messrs. STRACHAN & CO. have been ap pointed Agents for the British bark SIBERIA, and no bills or debts incurred by the Master or crew of the said bark will be recognized by owners unless sanctioned by said Agents. By instructions of owners. W. ROBERTSON, British Vice Consul. NOTICE. Neither the Consignees nor Captain of the Spanish steamship PUERTORIQUENA, Marto nell, Master, will lie responsible for any debts contracted by her crew. MUIR, DUCKWORTH & CO., Consignees. SPECIAL NOTICE. Tribute to American Pianos. A marked indorsement of American art work appears in the order just received from the Em peror of China, who has placed his order for a Steinway Parlor Concert Grand, to be specially manufactured for him. Thus does the oldest nation on the globe pay just tribute to the youngest: and the Antipodes proclaim Ameri can piano i the standai-d of the world.— New York World, Dec. 8. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. Southwestern Railroad Company’s Office. 1 Macon. Ga., Dec. 10, 1887. j Dividend No. 68. of Three Dollars and Fifty Cents per share, will be paid the Stockholders of this company, on and after the 21st inst. Stockholders receiving their dividends in Macon will be paid at the Central Georgia Bank of this city, those in Savannah at the Central Railroad Hank of that city. W. S. BRANTLEY, Secretary and Treas. MERCHANTS’ NATIONAL BANK OF SAVANNAH. The annual election for seven Directors of this Bank will bs held at the Banking House, on TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 1888. between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock. THOS. GADSDEN, Cashier. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 11, 1887. EJECTION FOR DIRECTORS. Central Railroad and Banking Gd. 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 p. m. Stockholders and their families will be passed free over the Company's road to attend the election from the 3lst De cember to 2nd January inclusive, and be passed free returning from the 2nd to 6th of January inclusive, on presentation of their stock certia cates to the conductors. T. M. CUNNINGHAM, Cashier. DIVIDEND. Central Railroad and Banking Cos. op Ga.. I Savannah, Ga., Dec. 7,1887. ( A Dividend of Fcur Dollars per share from the earnings of this Company and its dependencies has been declared, payable on and after the 31st inst.. to Stockholders of record this day. The transfer books of the Company will be closed from TO-DAY until Jan. 3d, 18&*, except on Dec. 31st and 23d, when they will be open. T. M. CUNNINGHAM, Cashier. FOR EARLY PLANTING. Cleaveland's First and Best Peas (Id sealed bays', Buist’s Premium Peas, Black eye Marrow fat Peaa, Philadelphia Extra Early Peas, and a full line of Peas and Small Seed of all kinds at KIEKFER'S Drug, Paint and Seed House, cor ner West Broad and Stewart streets. Special attention paid to country orders. WANTED. A good Job Printer can get a immanent situ ation by applying to THE SENTINEL, Jesup, Ga. ILMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR. This vegetable preparation is invaluable for the restoration of tone and strength to the sys tem. For Dyspepsia. Constipatlou 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. Si 00 a bottle. Freight paid to any address. . B. F. ULMER, M. D., Pharmacist. Savannah. Ga. PRINTER AND BOOKBINDER. ORDERS FOR RULING, PRINTING, BINDING, OR BLANK BOOKS. Will always have careful attention. GEO. N. NICHOLS, PRINTER AND BINDER, Bay Street. l. a. McCarthy, buccessor to Cbas. K Wakedeld. PLUMBER, GAS aid STEAM FITTER, 48 Barnard street, SAVANNAH. UA. Telephone 373. FURNISHING GOODS, iitPmid Opeang WILL TAKE PLACE MONDAY, DEC. 12, And we will Show a Well Selected Lot ot Nice, but MEDIUM PRICED GOODS, Suitable for CHRISTMAS PRESENTS * As we have so often enumerated the Useful Articles we keep, we will only say that we have added a line of Ornamental as well, and respectfully ask an inspection. Jno. F. LaFar 29 BULL ST. Matters of Fact POSITIVELY SELLING OUT TO RETIRE FROM BUSINESS. Men's Furnishings at and Below Cost. Store to Rent and Fixtures For Sale, at BELSINGER’S, 12-1 Whitaker Street. Will sell in bulk to purchasers. FRUIT AND GROCERIES. (3ran a m Fine Florida Granges for Christ mas pres ents shipped to any part of the country. Cocoanuts, Lemons, Apples, Turnips, Onions, Potatoes, Cabbage, Mal aga Grapes, Cow Peas. 300 bushels CLAY PEAS. 300 bushels RED RIP PERS, 300 bushels WHIPPOORWILLS. BLACK EYE and BLACK. ZEE ay G-x*a±ncL. Usual close figures on large lots. W. D. SIMKINS & CO., Ban an as. K A A BUNCHES CHOICE YELLOW and RED OUU BANANAS. 5,000 COCOANUTS. APPLES, ORANGES, NUTS, RAISINS, etc. Fresh Bananas received every ten days. Coun try orders solicited. A. H. CHAMPION. BONED TURKEY. ROLLED OX TONGUE. ASPARAGUS, in Glass and Tins. MUSHROOMS, in Glass and Tins. BONELESS SARDINES. NORWEGIAN SARDINES, Smoked. FRENCH PEAS, very small, And many other Imported and Domestic Deli cacies. fl. M. & C. W. WEST. PORTRAITS. The Great Southern Portrait Company, OF SAVANNAH, G-A.. L. B. Davis, Secretary and Manager, with Office at Davis Bros., 42 and 44 Bull St. MOST EARNESTLY INVITES and would most respectfully urge you to inspect the Beautiful Samples of Water Color and India Ink Portraits ou exhibition at their office. Tue work is pronounced very tine and superior. The company also makes a very fine Crayon 2itx24 in size in a choice and beautiful frame of oak, bronze or gilt, for the very small price of sls. The work of the Company is appreciated by our people as is fully shown by over 240 orders in a little over two months which have been and are now being finished. The work of the Company is guaranteed. Make also Oil and Pastelle Por traits. Your orders are solicited. Respectfully, THE GREAT SOUTHERN POP.TRAIT COM PANY, of Savannah. Ga I j. I!. DAVIS, Secretary and Manager, 42 and 44 Bull St STOVES.. VICTORS OVER ALL COMPETITORS —AT THE ATLANTA EXPOSITION. THE first premium awarlod to our GRAND TIMES CO<*K BROADWAY and KOR TUNE RANGE. Call and so** ttm prize winners The best poods and e si less than any offered in this market. The largest. stock and best se lections of Cook and Heating Stoves in this city. Cornwell & Chipman, STEAM LAUNDRY. SAVANNAH STEAM I,U NllilY, 131 Congress Street, Does laundry work of every description in Ih-st class stylo and at short notice. Work called lor and delivered. Customers are protected against loss by fire. M. P R.YOLEU, PROPRIETOR. HOUSE AND SION PAINTING. T. E BROUGHTON k BR0„ House, Sign and Ornamental Painting, •—DEALERS IN— Paints, Oils, Varnishes, BKTTSIIKS. GLASS, Kto. Estimate* furnished on application. Hardwood finish and polishing a specialty. Knights of Pythias’_ Building, 44 1-2 Bar n.-d Savannah. Ga. Country Ur dors sjoaoitsd. LECTURES. Illustrated Lecture, BY Mr. Henry Frith Woods, Under the Auspices of the Y. M. U. A., ON TUESDAY EVENING, December 13th, 1887, at 8 o’clock. Subject— " The Growth of the Bald Spot." Admission to members 35 cents; non members i>o cents. DRY GOODS, EFT] Useful Xmas Presents AT Wi & Hut's, Successors to B. F. McKenna A Cos., 137 BROUGHTON STREET. LADIES HANDKERCHIEFS. ‘j'll DOZEN Ladies' White Hemstitched Linen Handkerchiefs, wide and narrow hems, from 10c. to 75c. each. 500 dozen Indies Colored Bordered Hem stitched Linen Handkerchiefs, all different styles, from 10c. to 75c. each. 160 dozen Ladies’ Mourning Hemstitched Lin en Handkerchiefs, very choice patterns, from 10c. to 75c. each. 75 dozen Ladies’ White and Fancy Embroid ered Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs, exquisite styles, from 25c. to 75c. each. 100 dozen Children s Colored Bordered Hem stitched Linen Handkerchiefs, all new designs at he. each. GENTLEMEN’S HANDKERCHIEFS. 125 dozen Gentlemen's White Hemmed Linen Handkerchiefs from 10c. to 35c. each. 200 dozen Gentlemen's White Hemstitched Handkerchiefs from 2- c. to 75c. each. 175 dozen Gentlemen’s Colored Bordered Fine Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, all new* de signs, from 20c. to 50c. each. WHITE SILK HANDKERCHIEFS. 100 dozen White Hemstitched Silk Handker chiefs, wide and narrow hems, in pure and cream white, from 50c. to $1 50 each. 75 dozen Pirn and Cream White Brocaded Silk Handkerchiefs from 50c to $1 50. COLORED SILK HANDKERCHIEFS. 300 dozen Fancy Colored Silk Handkerchiefs, in all the latest designs and colorings, from 50c. to $1 50 each. Ladies’ White Embroidered Aprons from $1 to $2 each. Ladies' Black and Colored Kid Gloves. A full line of Pocketbooks from 10c. to $1 each. A large assortment of Gentlemen's Neckwear, comprising all the latent novelties, from 25c. to $1 each. Children's Fancy Scarfs and Bows at 25c. each. SILK UMBRELLAS. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Gloria Twilled and Puritan Silk Umbrellas, in Gold, Silver, Oxided mountings. Indies’ Mourning Umbrellas, in Puritan and Gloria Silks. HOSIERY, HOSIERY. A full line of Ladies' Unbleached Balbriggan Hose, in all grades and sizes, from $3 to $9 per dozen. Full lines Ladies' Colored Cotton and Lisle Hose. Ladies’ Black Cottdfc, Lisle and Silk Hose from 25c. to $1 50 a pair. COLGATE’S EXTRACTS AND TOILET SOAPS. We have just received a complete assortment of Colgate's Celebrated Extracts, Toilet Soaps, Powder and Vaselines. ORPHAN & DOONER, WATCHES AND JEWELRY. Ilifislsias Presents. % J HAVE the finest selection of Ladies' and Gentlemen's GOLD WATCHES of the best makes. Also the prettiest pattern in FINE JEWELRY, as Ladies’ Diamonds, sets of Ear ings, Lace Pins, Diamond Finger Rings, Brace lets, Watch Chaika, etc.; Gold-headed Canes and 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, SI Bull Street. XMAS Is fast approaching aud everybody is on the qui rive to buy and to receive HOLIDAY PRESENTS. NOW is the time to make sections. I would, therefore, extend a cordial invitation to my friends and the public 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’ Blosk), 22)4 Whitaker street. PIANOS. mm CKIIIUSTMAS qki ’i:!? rxtis —|— ——— —~ MUSICAL DEPARTMENT The celebrated and unsurpassed STEINWAY Pianos. Best instruments made in the world. The only house which manufactures every part of their instruments in their own factories and foundries, thereby securing the greatest uni formity in the most minute details. Output in 1886,3,000 instruments. The well-known GABLER Pianos. Hundred/ used in this city alone, giving universal satisfac tion. Over 27.000'n0w in actual use. Our Im[iortedCianos the Cheapest and Best Pianos for the pi ice. We wit riant them in every respect. Price from #SOO upward. Easy Installments on all Pianos. REAL ESTATE. W. J. MARSHALL. H. A. M'l.KOlI. MARSHALL & McLEOD. Auction au and General Commission Merchants, DEALERS IN— Heal Estate and Stocks and Bonds 116)4 Broughton Street, Savannah, Ga. ATTENTION GIVEN TO RENTING 0> HOUBE3 AND COLLECTING RENTS.