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GOD'S GREATEST GIFT.
EVERLASTING LIFE MAN’S CHOIC
EST BLESSING.
Rev. Dr. Pratt’s Discourse at the
Independent Presbyterian Church—
The Horrors of Hell Contrasted With
the Attractions of Heaven How to
Win Eternal Bliss.
Rev. Dr. Pratt, of Louisville, Ky.,
preached at the Independent Presbyterian
church yesterday, and his congregation was
much pleased with his sermons. His text
last night was from the gospel of St. John
iii. 14-15:
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wil
derness, even so must the Son or Man be lifted
up:
Thai whosoever believeth in Him might not
perish, but have everlasting life.
The doctor began by speaking of the
thoughtless ease with which words of great
siguilicance are used, and liow infrequently
they bring to the mind of him who uses
them, the vastness which they signify. The
word ocean for example, is spoken often, but
seldom when it is used is the great expanse
of the mighty ocean thought, of; or its cur
rents and tides, its storms, its hurricanes,
its simoons, its typhoons, its icebergs and
coral islands, anti its great meadows of sea
weed; or its fauna, the star fish, with its
myriad variations, or the jelly fish floating
about in the waters, or its cuttle fish, with
its colors like the rainbow, or the great
whales and monsters that inhabit the deep.
SPIRITUAL STUPIDITY.
This he mentioned, he said, to show how
people engrossed with the things of this
world would speak with carelessness of the
of the world beyond, of that
everlasting life w hich is God’s greatest gift
to man. No doubt his hearers were already
disappointed because he was going to preach
again that old, old story of the promise of
everlasting life, but be would preach it to
them to show them what a blessed gift was
theirs. He could understand how they were
more interested in the things of the present
life, which was real, than in that vague,
shadowy life which is promised beyond, but
that is only an evidence of their spiritual
stupidity. If they could only be made to
realize how horrible it would lie groping
about in the vast chambers of hell, seeing
not a friendly face, spending the time in
miserable complaining, cursing God and in
the end only becoming more and more ca
pable of misery and suffering, they would
reach out to grasp that greatest of gifts ere
it was too late.
A MATHEMATICAL PROPOSITION'.
Detailing, then, the blessings of everlast
ing life, Dr. Pratt said that the greatest de
sire of man was for truth, exact truth.
That is the reason that the science of mathe
matics, called an exact science, is so fascin
ating to those who devote themselves to it.
They know that it is true, and that its
truths are everlasting; that worlds may
clash and chaos rule, but amid all the ruin it
remained an eternal truth that tiie square
described on the hypothenuse of a right
angle triangle is equal to the sum of the
squares of the other two sides. The prom
ise of the Father is that in the world to
come the faithful shall kuow the truth.
Man, too, is a progressive animal, and his
ability for acquiring knowledge is limited
in this world, while there it will be unlim
ited. Nor can man exist without
activity, but here activity is work,
and work is not an unmixed bless
ing, but in the world to come it will
be the activity of joy and gludness. To
illustrate: Notice a little child learning to
walk, trying to keep from falling on the
hard floor, or to put it scientifically to keep
the centre of equilibrium coincident with
the centre of motion. That child is doing
hard work, but notice it ten years later. It
is a boy on the playground. He walks, he
runs, lie leaf*. It is a pleasure then. So
activity in this world. God's nursery
is -work, but in the world to
come it will be abundant pleasure.
Man is created with a moral sense, capabl
of good and evil, and as God is holy and
happy it must follow that man is happiest
when he approaches nearest to holiness, as
David said he should be happy when he
should awake in the likeness of’his Maker.
FAITH THE OXLY REQUIREMENT.
And now comes the question how to
obtain this happiness. When the children
of Israel were camped in the valley and
went out to gather up the manna they began
to murmur. They were tired of this white
bread aud they thirsted for water. They
complained to Moses, and asked him why lie
bad brought them out, of Egypt to die in the
wilderness Then the air was filled with
flying serjfc-nts that came out of the .'revices
in the earth and in the mountain—the ser
pent whose sting caused agony
and death. It crept to the pallet
of the infant; it coiled about
the leg of the strong mail and pierced the
breast of the defenseless woman. In every
wound it left its deadly sting. They could
not kill the serpeutsfor they were too many,
but Moses interceded for his people and a
voice was heard filling the air and resound
ing throughout the whole region. God told
Moses to lift up a serpent, carved out of
brass, and everyone that looked thereon
should be healed. So the deadly sting of the
serpent lost its horror, arm those who
had been wounded had but to look upon the
brazen serpent to be healed. They did not
begiu to get better, but were well' at once.
But how could a simple look heal them!
Oh. they did not stop to inqnire how that
could be, but they obeyed the command,
and they knew that it healed them. So all
that is necessary to witi everlasting life is to
helieVe in the Lord Jesus Christ It does
not matter how that shnplo faith will save
a sinner; it is enough that it does.
THE CITY’S HEALTH.
Statistics from the Health Department
Records.
The Health Officers report for last week
shows a total of IS deaths, 6 of whites and
12 of colored people. There were 5 deaths
of children under .5 years of age and 5 of
people over 70. Nine were betweeu 40 and
50 years. The annual ratio per 1,000 for
the week was 11.0 for whites and 82.7 for
colored. The causes of death were as fol
lows: Alcoholism 1, burn 1, consumption of
bowels 1, consumption of lungs 2, membra
neouscroup], cholera infantum 1; puer
peral convulsions 1, continued fever 1,
typhoid malarial fevor 1, heart disease 1,
inanition 2, old age 1, pneumonia 1, pyaemia
1, scrofula 1, undefined 1.
1 ocal Personal.
George J. Walker, of Atlanta, is at the
Pulaski.
Hon. Spencer R. Atkinson, of Brunswick,
is at the Pulaski.
R. A. Hall, of Albany, was registered at
the Pulaski yesterday.
L. H. Patt illo, of the Augusta Chronicle,
was at the Screven yesterday.
J. R. Williams anil John A. Mills, of
Florida, were at the Pulaski yesterday.
Capt. W. G. Raoul arrived In the city
yesterday on his way North from Mexico.
Bishop E. G. Weed, of F'orida, preached
at Bt. .Stephen’s Colored Episcopal church
yesterday.
Miss Minnie Box, daughter of H. R. Box,
Esq., of Lawtou. 65. C., is in the city visit
iug her relatives.
Charles H. J. Taylor, United States Min
ister Re-idem and Consul General to Mon
rovia, Liberia, is in the city.
f)r. Munhall, who conducted a series of
evangelistic moet ugs at the Independent
Presbyterian church here two years ago,
will open a series of meetings in Baltimore
Jan. 1.
Oak, Pine and Lightwood,
For sale by P B. Cassels, corner Taylor and
Fast Broad streets. Telephone No. 77.
A 25c. Ncckahawl for 10c. at Weisbein’s.
A 25c. Hair Brush for sc. at Weisliain’s.
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.
DeKalh Lodge No. 0, I. O. O. F., meets
this evening.
There were five arrests yesterday for dis
orderly conduct
The Alabama Quartette will give a con
cert at the Fords Hall to-night.
The Hibernian Society will hold its quar
terly meeting to-night at the Guards’ ar
senal.
Clinton Ixidge, F. and A. M., will hold its
annual communication to-night and will
elect officers.
The Railroad Loan Association will hold
its fifty-second monthly meeting at Metro
politan Hall to-night.
The pulpits of the colored churches were
occupied yesterday by members of the Geor
gia Conference, feishop Turner preached at
St. Janies church in the morning, and Bish
op Disney in the evening.
Willie Thompson, the little five-year-old
colored boy who shot himself in the head
with a pistol last Wednesday, died yester
day. His brother Robert, who was arrest
ed on the charge of having shot him, has
been released.
It was ;j. B. Schuman, a guard at the
convict camp, as stated in yesterday’s
Morning News, and not W. S. Scliuman,
the chief of the convict camp, who fired off
his pistol and created a fuss at Dieter’s store
on Saturday night.
The series of church sociables held last
winter in the lecture room of the Independ
ent Presbyterian church will lie resumed
this winter. The first of these pleasant
affairs will be given on Wednesday evening.
Tea will be served and a good time socially
is promised.
Justice Patterson, manager of to-mor
row's election, requests the tally sheet ami
list keepers to report at his office, Druytou
and St. Julian streets, before la o’clock to
day. Those who do not report will be con
sidered as having declined to serve, and new
appointments wall be made.
CENTRAL’S RUMORED SCOOP.
Talk That It Has Got the Savannah,
Dublin and Westerr.
There has been a rumor for a day or two
that the Central railroad has secured con
trol of the Savannah, Dublin and Western.
A director of the latter road was asked last
night what foundation the rumor had. He
said that his board had made no agreement
with the Central. He understood, how
ever, that the United States Construction
Company, which has undertaken to build
and i-quip the road, has had some corre
spondence with the Central, peoplo with the
view to transferring its interests to them.
He was not informed, however, whetbor it
had succeeded in doing so.
The rumors probably have considerable
foundation. It the Construction Company
settles with the contractors it will be in a
position to turn over to the Central a pretty
big interest —an interest big enough per
haps to enable the Central to do what it de
sires with the Savannah, Dublin and West
ern property.
GIVE THE FULL ADDRESS.
How to Get an Express Package to Its
Destination Quick.
The Express Company is beginning to
feel the holiday rush, and this week the
messengers will have their hands full of
Christmas packages. The Southern Ex
press office here is preparing for the rush,
and with its excellent system of handling
packages, the office anticipates no diffi
culty. One of the things which many
shippers do not think of ami which greatly
facilitates and aids prompt delivery is the
mauner of addressing packages. Many pack
ages and in fact the majority, are
simply marked with the name of the con
signee and the town or city and State. The
street number is hardly ever used. If it
was the company would be able to deliver
the packages several hours earlier thau it
dot's. In Savannah small (lockages are de
livered from the trains instead of being
taken first to the comjiatiy’soffice, and if tie*
full address were given the drivers would
lie able to deliver the package without the
loss of time consumed in hunting up the ad
dress from a directory or by personal in
quiry.
FIRES ON SHIPBOARD.
The Theory of Spontaneous Combus
tion of Cotton Exploded.
The recent iuquiry into the burning of
the steamer City of Montreal at sea last
August, ns reported in the current number
of the Nautical Magazine, dispels the base
less theory of s|K)utaneous combustion in
cotton cargoes. Dr. Dupre the government
expert, who examined some ot the same
consignment of cotton which mainly
formed the City of Montreal’s cargo, after
careful experiments, concluded that the
American cotton contained only seven
tenths of 1 per cent, of oily matter, and
that this was so diffused, that eveu if the
oil was oxidized, it would not raise the
temi>eraturo to anything like the height
necessary to cause combustion. The tem-
Ijerature at whieli burning takes place is
usually considered to be 1,000 ’ Fahrenheit.
Dr. Dupre’s expressed opinion, that, even if
a bale of cotton were placed on one of the
boilers it would not take fire. Is, therefore,
probably not far from the truth. The theory
of tires in cotton cargoes is that dur
ing the stowage a l>ale ignited by friction,
by sparks from passing tugs, or from a
tobacco pipe or the lamps used in stowing,
may be unnoticed until the ship has been
several days at sea. The results of the
inquiry show the need of extreme care both
iu preparing cotton for sea transport anil in
stowing it.
YESTERDAY’S ELECTIONS.
The Order of Railway Conductors and
the Free Sons of Israel.
At a meeting of the Order of Railway
Conductors yesterday the following officers
were elected to serve the ensuing year:
J. H. Morgan, Chief Conductor.
W. H. Salter, Assistant Chief Conductor.
C. T. DeGvafenreid, Secretary and Treas
urer.
W. H. Wright, Senior Conductor.
H. C. Morgan, Junior Conductor.
E. D. Gomti), Inside Sentinel.
F. Bevill, Outside Sentinel.
Delegate to Convention to be held in To
ronto, Canada, in May, F. Bevill; H. L.
Yates alternate.
The Free Sons of Israel.
Friendship Lodge No. 54, Improved
Order Free Sons of Israel, met yesterday
and elected the following officers:
President—S. L. Lazaron.
Vice President—L. W. Wortsman.
Secretary—Thomas J. Sheftall.
Financial Secretary—i. G. Schwarzbauiu.
Treasurer—Joseph Roos.
Guide—L. Freuitenthal.
Warden—Max Jacoby.
Guardian—D. Spellman.
Trustee—B. F. Sheftall.
Representativ s to Grand Lodge—S. L,
Lazaron, H. Gabel, I. G. Si^iwarzbauni.
Death of Alderman Bogart.
The many friends of Mr. R. D. Bogart
; will regret to learn of bis death, which oc-
I eurred at iiis residence on Huntingdon
I street, at 2 o’clock this morning. The de
| ceased had been ill with malarial fever for
some time, from which he died, as above
stated.
Mr. Bogart was a native of Savannah,
about 30 years of age, and was a member of
the Board of Aldermen. The announce
ment of the funeral will be made hereafter.
Thirty-three per cent. reductlJn on all
Winter Goods at Wei.-i eiirs.
A pure linen Damask Napkin for 5c at
Weisbein's.
THF, MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1887.
ON THEIR WAY TO SAVANNAH.:
Some of the Theatrical Attractions
Yet to Come douth.
The theatrical season from now on prom
ises to be one of unusual brilliance. After
the holidays anew schedule of plays will be
inaugurated, and among them are some of
the leading attractions on the stage. After
Charlotte Thompson comas Louise Balfe,
and then the Christmas week engagements,
ami then the new year. Manager Johnson
has booked a combination of first class com
panies, and he expects a liberal patronage.
Katie Putnam’s new play “Erma, the
Elfe,” is proving to be a great success. She
is drawing large houses, who leave delighted
with her now play.
Robert L. Downing, in the “Gladiator. - ’
is as popular as ever. He is meeting with
great success this season.
Bartley Campbell’s great success, “The
White Slave,” will be one of the most eti
joyable plays to he seen here this season.
Root 11 and Barrett have closed their
Western season and are now playing in
Bos;on, where they have packed houses
every night. They are the greatest thea
trical success of the year. The receipts of
their Western engagement averaged $114,000
per week.
“Jim, the Penman,” which hail so re
markable a run in New York, will be one
of the new attractions for Savannah
theatre-goers this season. It has proved to
be one of the greatest successes ever put on
the boards.
Louis James and Marie Wainwright are
delighting the most fastidious audiences in
New York and Philadelphia. They arerec
ognized by all critics as actors of great abil
ity. They are sure to be well patroiiized in
Savannah, as the success of their engage
ment last season guarantees large houses for
them.
“Held by the Enemy” is drawing immense
audiences m New Orleans. It has been on
the boards at the St. Charles for two weeks,
and continues to have packed houses every
night. It is anew play, and has a touch of
the life of the camp about it that adds much
to its enjoyment. It will be here later on in
the season.
Some of Manager Johnson’s companies,
which have been booked for January and
February, are: Katie Futnarn; Robert
Downing, in “The Gladiator;” Bartley
Campbell’s spectacular melodrama, “The
White Slave;’’ Effie Elsler, the creator of
the role of Hazel Kirke, of Madison Square
Theatre fame, and who appears in anew
play written for her, entitled “Woman
Against Woman;” the great Booth and Bar
rett Combination, who will give only one
night, on which occasion the play will be
either “Julius Ctesar” or “Othello;” Louis
Janies and Marie Wainwright in Shakes
pearean plays: “Jim, the Penman,”another
Madison Square triumph—its first produc
tion here;' and “Taken from Life,”
a popular drama from Hurry Miner’s
Theatre, New York, with Phosa
McAllister and Lawrence Duffleld in the
leading roles. Prof. Bristol with his
“Equestriculium,” or circus of educated
horses, said to be one of the most wonderful
Sirformances of the age; Mclntyre &
eath’s Minstrels; Emma Abbott with a
week of grand opera; Frank Bangs in Bar
rett’s great drama, “Rienzi;” Milton Nobles
in anew play; Frank Frayne, with his per
forming lions and tigers, in an Oriental
drama; Joe Jefferson in “Rip Van Winkle”
and “The Rivals;” Lily Langtry. Michael
Strogoff Cos., Annie Fix ley, Fred Ward and
other combinations under negotiation.
AROUND THE BASES.
Notes About Southern League Players
for Next Season.
Manager Powell has not yet succeeded in
signing an additional battery with which to
complete the Charleston team for next
season. He is negotiating with Knowlton
and Parsons and other good, reliable
pitchers, and also with Gillon, the well
known Savannah catcher, but President
Young has received no notice as yet of their
engagement.
Birmingham has signed the following
strong team for 1888: Goldsby, manager
and left field; Duffee, centre; Cahill, right;
Burks, short; Lynch, first base; Bittman,
second; Whitehead, third;Sullivan, Dooms,
Gitwon and Leach, pitchers; Cantillon,
Bailey and Separks, catchers. Another first
class pitcher and catcher will probably be
signed later. Goldsby, Cahill, Lynch, Bitt
man, Burks, Duffee and Sullivan are well
known in the South ami are all first-class
men. Of the others, Dooms and White
head were with Goldsby in Topeka last
season, aud are excellent all-round players,
leach and Cantillon are from Chicago and
have played in State Leagues, making
records. Bailey was in the Ohio State
League last season, and is a good man. Se
parks comes from Raleigh, N. C., and has a
good record as an amateur.
Brooklyn wanted Rod Bittman, but Birm
inghatn’s hustling manager got to Cincin
nati before Byrne did.
Jack Hayes, the old Nashville second
baseman is at homo in Brooklyn, unsigned,
but with several offers. He would be a good
man for Charleston to sign in the place of
Peak, as he has a better record, both in bat
ting and in fielding.
Now Orleans has a number of big games
in prospect for next spring. The local club
will play against Detroit on Saturday,
March 111, and the Browns on Sunday. On
Monday and Tuesday the Browns and De
troit will piny the two first games of the
spring world’s championship serins. The
Washingtons will open there March 5, and
play a week. Cincinnati will proably be
there on Feb. 19.
OVER IN CHARLESTON.
What ls Going On in South Carolina’s
Metropolis City.
The Charleston clerks are trying to get
the Monday after Christinas as holiday,
inasmuch as Christmas falls on Sunday this
year. The Charleston Exchange will close
on Friday until the 27th.
Robert Pringle Smith, of Charleston,
died iu that city last week. He was a well
known cotton man, and was one of the
most expert and competent buyers jn the
Charleston market. He was well-known in
this city, where he has resided for some
time. _
The Basket Auction To-Night.
The entertainment to be giver, to night at
Yonge's Hall, under the auspices of Georgia
Tent No. 151, I. O. of R., is not only some
thing new, but it is worthy of being liber
ally patronized. This order of Rechabites
is doing a good work in different parts of
the country, and many homes are made
brighter by reason of the father being one
of the followers of Rechab. As an order it
is the oldest, of temperance organizations.
The members in this city are persevering
and earnest and as a general rule respond to
any and all calls that are made upon them.
In this their appeal to the public they hope
to have a generous response. Street, cars
will he in waiting when the entertainment
closes.
Knabe I- ianos for Executive Mansions.
Messrs. Win. Knabe & Cos. have just fur
nished to Gov. Beaver, of Pennsylvania, a
beautiful Upright Grand Piano, ordered by
him for the Executive Mansion at Harris
burg. The case is of artistic style in rich
variegate l rosewood, and the instrumental
part of tho highest order of merit, with a
tone of very rich and sympathetic quality,
atid a touch of remarkable ease and elas
ticity. Avery fine Concert Grand was sup
plied by them recently to Gov. Fitzhugh
Leo for the Executive Mansion at Rich
mond, Va.. which, excepting on some of the
outside ornamentation of the case is a fac
simile of the celebrated White House Knabe
Grand, tho piano of the President’s Mansion,
described in our eolunis heretofore.—Haiti
more American.
See Davis Bros, for prices and terms.
C.’k, Pino and Llghtwood,
For sal> by R. B. < ’assels, coiner Taylor
and East Broad streets. Telephone No. 77.
THE NEW RIVER FLEET.
THE AUGUSTA STEAMER ADVANCE
ON HER TRIAL TRIP.
The Fastest and Lightest Boat on the
River—Her First Trip Down-The
Second Boat of the Line to be Put On
Next Month—Early Steam boating on
the Savannah.
The new Augusta steamer, the Ad
vance, arrived here yesterday on her trial
trip. The steamer was built by the
Augusta Steamboat Company, and is the
lightest draft boat ever on the Savannah.
She left Augusta at 7 o’clock Saturday
morning with 500 biles of notion and a
general cargo. She reached Cohen’s Bluff
before dark and tied up there for the night
and arrived here at 4:30 o’clock yesterday
afternoon.
Several hundred people were on the
wharves and cheered the vessel as she pass
ed by. Capt. Henry W. Fleetwood is her
master, and ho is very proud of his boat.
She is 100 feet long, and is the larg
est and fastest boat on the riv
er. Her capacity is 1,000 bides of
cotton. She draws twenty inches at the
bow, and when loaded with 500 bales of cot
ton she draws thirty-two inches. "With
1,000 bales of cottyn she will draw exactly
three feet fore mid aft. Her engines are
compound high pressure engines and her
furnaces burn coal. Her officers are
Capt. Henry W. Fleetwood, and Thomas
M. Daniels mate. Her crew will consist of
ten men. Capt. W. F. Gibson is her agent,
and Mr. John F. Robertson is manager of
the new company here.
The new line will not compete with the
other boats for local business, but will be
run in the interest of Augusta merchants.
The “Progress,” the second boat of the line,
will be finished in a short time aud will be
run with the “Advance.”
Capt. David A. Philpot, of Augusta, is
the designer of the boat, and be is now
superintending the construction of the
Progress, which will be put on the line in a
few weeks. Capt. Philpot is a veteran river
man. Talking to an Augusta Chronicle re
porter a day or two ago he related some in
teresting history of early navigation
on the Savannah. He remembered
when Gen. Lafayette visited Augusta in
1884. “I was a little slip of a boy then,” he
said, “but I remember it as well as if it were
yesterday; the pageant coming down the
gang plank, the speech making, and the
parade that marched off from the river side
to Broad. The Washington was about the
first packet boat that came to Augusta She
plied between here and Savannah up to
1854. when the railroads began to take away
the business of the several flourishing lines
we had then. There were about half a
dozen regular lines of steamers then with
two or three boats each, running
regularly here. I have seen as much as 8,000
bales of "cotton on the bank at one time, and
ten or fifteen barges being loaded and un
loaded. Our steamers then were low pres
sure tow boats, run bv steam, and used for
towing these barges that carried thb freight.
Augusta’s wholesale trade extended up into
North Carolina, and the goods were almost
entirely brought here by the river, and the
produce of the surrounding country was
taken to the coast the same way.
“The oldest steamboat line we had was the
Georgia Steamboat Company. W. H. Stark
was President of the company, which was
organized in 1833, and was composed of Au
gusta and Savannah merchants. They had
three boats, and Mr. Josiah Sibley, then a
heavy cotton shipjier, sent all his cotton by
this line. Let’s see, they had the Chatham,
commanded by Capt. Powell, the Cherokee,
Capt. Hubbard, and the Augusta. Capt.
Frazier. The corning on of the war broke
up the line, and the Chatham was lost
in running the blockade. Next comes
the Iron Steamboat Company, which jvas
organized about 18:14, and continued in op
eration up to the breaking out of the war.
They also had throe boats; The Randolph,
a tym lioat commanded first by Capt. Ben
Lyons aud then by myself. She was sold
to the Confederate government, and was
sunk at the bombardment of Fort Sumter
by shells from the Yankee fleet. The Lamar,
commanded by Capt. Treswell, another
boat of the Iron company, was lost in run
ning the blockade. The Hamburg, the third
boat of this line, Capt. Geuld, was lost
through the carelessness of the incompetent
men who knew nothing of navigation
placed in command of the boats, while the
old masters who knew the waters thor
oughly were sent to the front with cavalry,
artillery or infantry I had been ordered
along with the rest to a field that was new
to me, when Gov. Brown, who heard of it,
ordered me to await instructions. Emory
Sibley was President of the Iron Steamboat
Company, and W. H. Stark was a Director.
The company broke up in ’59. ”
“All broke up about the same time, it
seems?”
“Yes, the war broke up the river naviga
tion as far as the regular runs were con
cerned, as the boats were wanted by the
government. Our line—the Fashion line,
which was organized by Moore and Philpot
in 1858, was broken up in that year also.
We had three boats also. The Fashion com
manded by myself, and the Talomicco, com
manded by Capt. T. M. Philpot , my brother,
which was named by Gov. Hammond, of
Beech Islaud, after an Indian mound
on the river near Silver Bluff. Several of
these mounds have washed into the stream
at Mason's landing. I recollect wo had to
send down to the Governor’s to learn how
to spell the name. Our third boat was tiie
Columbia, Capt. Daniels, who is now a mate
on the new steamboat, the Advance. The
Tolomicco and the Columbia were sold to
the Confederate government aud lost after
wards while poking around in the inlets
under unskilled commanders.”
“Well, does that close the list?”
“Oh, no; there was the W. H. Stark, a
new enterpr se owned by the Iron Steam
boat Company, which was lost iu the ser
vice of the Confederate government at Sil
ver Bluff, where she sank in 15 feet of
water, and now lies. There was the Au
gusta and Hamburg Company, organiz and in
184 M, and running the Oregon and the Cook.
The Oregon was wrecked in the storm of
1854 while at her dock in Savan
nah, and the Cook was lost on
the A1 amaha river. Shaw was Cap
tain of the Oregon and Frazier of the
Cook The Ivanhoe, one of the first boats
to make any extensive arrangements for
passengers, owned by M. A. Cohen, of Sa
vannah, and commanded by Capt. German,
ran from about 18-10 to 1851. Then from
about 1884, the John David Mungin used to
make trips under Capt. Greene from
Charleston to Augusta. Let’s see; the
other two boats that ran to Charleston
wore the Soabrook, Capt. C’urrey,
and the Stoney, Capt. Forrester. I
told you about the packet. Washington from
Savannah to Augusta. She was com
manded by Capt. Wiltberger, and quit run
ning about 18.54, after which Wiltberger
ran the Pulaski House in Savannah until
his death. There’s no use telling you about
the Wheless, she being about the only Au
gusta boat built for this trade since the
war.”
Pianos and Organs for Christmas.
Must sell 25 Pianos aud Organs for Christ
mas presents. Our hearts are sot on it; 24
won't answer, it must lie 25. Not anxious
for Cash; give 40 years time if wanted. Will
make it an object to buy now. Call iu and
we will convince you.
L. & B. S. M. H.
Immense variety of handsome Christmas
Goods at Weisbein’s.
Upright, Boudoir and Grand Pianos.
From five old and noted makers. Over
fifty different styles in artistic cases of rose
wood, mahogany, cherry, maple, Hunga
rian walnut. Prices from s3oo and up
wards. Easy tenns, $lO monthly, or rented
and rent applied on purchase. Christmas
Bale now in progress at L. & B. S. M. ii.
ON RAIL AND CROSSTIE.
Local and General Gossip In Railway
Circles.
The Rome and Carrollton Construction
Company, according to the Rome Tribune,
is making things hum along the line of the
Chattanooga, Romo and Columbus between
Chattanooga and Rome.
The Three C’s road is paying up all the
obligations of the Georgia ami Carolina
Midland in Augusta, and the new company
is preparing to begin the practical work of
building the consolidated line.
The Richmond and Danville has made an
other scoop. It has bought the Fayetteville,
North Carolina and Western railroad for
SB,OOO. The road is eighteen miles long and
runs from Greensboro, N. C., toward Fay
etteville.
The following is from the Augusta Chron
icle-. There is great interest in West Point
Terminal matters. There are thousands
down this way who firmly believe that the
company will eventually control the whole
Southern railroad system. Every move of
the company is closely watched.
The firemens’ contest for the gold watch
to be voted at the Brotherhood fair at
Macon has Iteen extended until Tburday
night. The contest was to have closed to
morrow night, but an extension of time was
obtained. Savannah’s candidate is John J.
Gordon. Macon lias .James Pool in tho
field. Both are popular firemen, and Mr.
Pool having the advantage of being on the
ground in his favor, is making a big show.
Mr. Gordon’s friends are not at all idle.
They are working like leavers for him and
do not propose to be left in the race.
President Frye of the Atlanta, Atlantic
and Great Western railroad is pushing his
scheme for all it is worth. In an interview
in Atlanta on Saturday, he stated that the
road may not come to Savannah. “It may be
considered advisable,” he said, “to cross the
Savannah river at a point opposite Yamos
see, S. ('., and seek an outlet at Charleston
or Port Royal or both, instead of Savannah.
It is possible to bridge the Savannah river
and connect with the South Can lina system
of roads at lass expense than to build a line
from Sylvania in Seraven county, to Sav
annah and procure terminal facilities in the
latter place.
The Carrollton Times has information
from what it belives to be good authority
that Carrollton stands a good chance to se
cure the railroad shops of the Chattanooga,
Rome aud Columbus railroad. An effort is
being made now, and the Times hopes the
effort will not be in vain. These shops will
add much to the town, the trade of which
would be at least SS,(XX) a year. The offices
of the road have not been located, and the
Times also would be pleased to have thorn
there. It sees no reason why Carrollton
can’t get them. This will be the centre of
the line, and Carrollton has done more than
an equal part, considering her size, in for
warding tlie enterprise.
Tlie Central has issued an order author
izing the sale of round trip tickets during
the holidays, at the low rate of 4c. per mile,
between all stations on the Central railroad,
Milledgeville and Eatonton railroad, Upson
County railroad, Augusta and Savannah
railroad. Savannah, Griffin and North Ala
bama railroad, Southwestern railroad,
Montgomery and Eufaula railway, Eufaula
and Clayton railroad, Columbus and West
ern railway, Columbus and Rome railway.
The tickets will be sold from Dec. 22 to
Dec.‘2s, inclusive: limited to Jau. 2, 1888.
And from Dec. 29 to Dec. 81, inclusive; lim
ited to Jan. 5, 1888.
Beautiful Parlor Organs.
Would you believe it? The Improved
Parlor Organ is now immensely popular,
and by many preferred to pianos. Five are
sold to one piano. They are now made in
most attractive and ornamental cases, and
at wonderfully low prices. From $55 to $75
secures a beauty. Our Chistmas Sale is
your chance. L. & B, S. M. H.
For The
Coming Holidays we have leceived some
special novelties in our respective depart
ments, to which we would call special atten
tion to styles and prices.
We have also received 2,000 more of our
desk rulers, which were distributed among
the business houses of the city the first part
of the.season. Tiiese rulers will be presented
to each and every boy in the city who will
call at om store and register bis name, age
and address in our registering book.
To every visitor to our store will be pre
sented our beautiful souvenir “Wall Pocket”
of our second fall season whether they
PURCHASE OR NO*. Please ask for same.
Together with the above, will be presented
to every $25 purchaser a beautiful gilt
fiame picture, 20x25 inches. _
Notwithstanding the above inducement,
we guarantee every purchase to be $s low, if
not lower, than can be bought in the city.
Each aud every article is marked in plain
figures. One price to all. Special atten
tion to our Children’s and Boys’ Overcoats.
Our $9.90, sll, sl2, $12.50, $18.50 and sls
Men’s Business .Suits are worthy of atten
tion. Remember die number, 101 Congress
street, opposite the Market.
Appel & Schatjl,
One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers.
Chickering Pianos,
Upright and square are known as the
Standard Pianos of the world. The great
pianists of the world use them, and the ma
jority of our citizens buy them. Buy a
Chickering for a Christinas gift. Our
Christmas Sale is your opportunity.
L. & B. S.' M. H.
Varies the Monotony.
(COMMUNICATED.)
Editor Maiming Sews: Dear Sir —
After carefully analyzing the facts involved
in discussing the “Sewerage System,” “The
Old Cemetery,” “Court House,” "New Ho
tel,” and “Public Building” questions, I
have concluded that the public will he in
terested to know tlmt after a good holiday
trade thus far (and for which I am duly
grateful) 1 am in specially good trim for the
trade of the remaining week before Christ
mas. Plenty of Overcoats, fine, fancy and
medium flue holiday Suits for Gents’,
Youths’and Boys. Superb Silk Handker
chiefs, brilliant Neckw ear, plain and fancy
Underwear, Gent’s dressed and undressed
Ki<l Gloves, fine Silk Umbrellas, and nu
merous other components of a gentleman’s
complete wardrobe, and ail al prices to
r 11)1 off the bulk of mg stock before Christ
mas. "A dollar left us is worth two com
ing to us,” ami we propose to lif e right up
to this motto if prices and attention will
count. We guai untee complete fits in every
case. We have a handsome line of Gents’
Smoking Jackets, elegant and appropriate
holiday presents. Fine Hats in all the
proper shapes.
The Golden Arm, 159 Broughton St.,
Simon Mitchell.
Useful Holiday Presents
At 3 not easy to select. Useless urtic.es for
mere show, just for the purpose and the
day are mostly sought after. For a hoy or
youth, or even for a husband or father what
is there nicer or more usl'ul than an Over
coat, Suit of Clothing, half-dozen nice
Shirts, fancy or white laundried or uiilaun
dried? To one more distant related, or to a
friend, a Hat, Umbrella, pair of Suspend
ers, Silk Handkerchief, or a half-dozen
Linen ones, a nice valise make very suitable
presents. All of the above mentioned
articles can be bought at very low prices
from the “Famous, 144 Congress street,
northeast corner Whitaker. We sell Boys’
Suits and Over coats from $2 50 up, Men’s
Suits and Overcoats from $5 up to $25,
Scarfs, Suspenders, Socks for 25c.
Gentlemen can even find in out place a
nice present for their lady friends in the
shape of a nice gold or silver-headed Gloria
Umbrella at prices ranging from $2 50 up to
$7. A nice leather-covered Trunk makes a
good, useful present for a Jady.
A 2.5 c. for 10c. at Weis
bein’s.
A 25c. Red Twill Flannel for 16c. at
Weisbein’s.
Weather Indications.
I ] Special indications for Georgia,
I FAIR I Alabama and Western Florida:
i iWarmer.fair weather, followed in
I Western Florida and Alabama by
rain, light to fresh southerly winds.
Comparison of mean temperature at Bavan
nab, Dec. 18 1887, aud the mean of same day for
fifteen years.
Departure Total
Mean Tempera re it* from the Departure
| Mean Since
for 15 years;Dec. 18, ’B7. -1-or— Jan, 1,1887.
63~0 | 40,0 -7.0 —681.0
Comparative rainfall statement:
J™,
.11 ( 00 -.11 —11.83
Maximum temperature 55, minimum tem
perature 38.
The height of the river at Augusta at
I:S3 o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time!
was 9 0 feet—a rise of 0.4 during the past
twenty-four hours.
Observations taken at the same mom jut
of time at all statious.
Savannah. Dec. 18. 9:86 p. m., city time
j Temperature, j
j Direction.
I *!
| Velocity. 9
Rainfall.
Name
OF
Stations.
Portland 361 NW . .18 Snowing.
Boston 30 W .. .04 Cloudy.
Block Island KOT.. ..Cloudy.
New York city ... 36 NW Clear.
Philadelphia 38 W Clear.
Detroit, 36| N Cloudy.
Fort. Buford 18' E Cloudy.
St. Vincent ! N .... Clear.
Washington city.. 38 NW Cloudy.
Norfolk 40 W 110 .... Fair.
Charlotte 38 .... .. . .. Clear.
Hatteros i .. j
BitusviUe 46 W ' .... Clear.
Wilmington 41 NW 6 Clear.
Charleston 40 W 6t Clear.
Augusta 42; W ...... Clear
Savannah 46: W 6 Clear.
Jacksonville 48! W Clear.
Cedar Keys 52 W . ... Clear.
Key West Hi! N 6 Cloudy.
Atlanta 44 W 6 Clear.
Pensacola 48 SW: Clear.
Mobile 60!SW| Clear.
Montgomery ... 46 SW Clear.
Vicksburg 52 S E Cloudy.
New Orleans 48,S El i Clear.
Shreveport 521 S (Fair.
Fort Smith 48 I dear.
Galveston 60 S E! Cloudy.
Corpus Clirlstl 50j E j Cloudy.
Palestine 52; S 8 Cloudy.
Brownesville 62! S .. —Cloudy.
Rio Grande . ilO—|
Knoxville 36 N E 8 Clear.
Memphis 4 yi S El.. dear.
Nashville 36;S Ej.. . ..Clear.
Indianapolis 32SEj. j.. Fair.
Cincinnati 36;S W .. Cloudy.
Pittsburg 86j W .. Cloudy.
Buffalo 84j W ..j. ...jCloudy.
Cleveland 36| W ..!. .. Cloudy.
Marquette 82 |S E Cloudy.
Chicago 86jS Ei Clear.
Duluth 80! E .. 44 Snowing.
St. Paul 82i K .. T* Snowing.
Davenport 36 S ' Cloudy.
Cairo 46l S ! Clear.
St. Louis 44 8 E ! Cloudy.
Leavenworth... . 42 NW Clear.
Omaha 36 NW Cloudy.
Yankton 80 NW |Cloudy.
Bismarck 8 i Cloudy.
Deadwood 80 08 Clear.
Cheyenne 30 N Cloudy.
North Platte 30 NW Clear.
Dodge City 42 N E | Cloudy.
Santa Fe |.
T* denotes trace of rainfall.
G. N. Salisbury Signal Corps.
A 25c. Children’s Undershirt for 10c. at
Weisbein’s.
T’would Not be Wisdom
To overlook our handsome display of Diamonds,
Watches, Chains, Charms, Bronzes, Statuary,
Vases, Clocks, Silverware, Plated Ware, Lem
aire’s Opera Glasses, Bric-a-Brac, Gold-headed
Umbrellas, or any of the myriads of useful and
ornamental articles which wo exhibit in such
great variety and superiority of design and
workmanship. If you meditate the purchase of
Christmas presents during the present week do
not be frightened by the idle fancy that one needs
a great deal of money to enter an establishment
like ours. Any desire can be gratified, however
modest. We can satisfy “Prince or Peasant,”
and are equally delighted to give our best atten
tion to the humblest visitor as to the most lavish
buyer. We are even glad to exhibit our stock
to those who only wish to “look around.” We
are here to please the public, regardless of cir
cumstances. Our display for Christmas week
is worth seeing, and we invite all to come and
look it over.
M. Sternberg,
157 Broughton street.
READ IT.
An Advertisement From the Crockery
House of Jas. S Silva & Son
We want everybody to come and see us
this week. Wa have Christmas presents
suitable to all.
RARE POTTERY AND PORCELAtSS,
Bisque Figures and ornaments, Vases of
rich and beautiful designs.
ARTISTIC GLASSWARE.
Richly cut and engraved Goblets, Tum
blers, Wine Glasses, Decanters, Pitchers:
also in all colors, elaborately decorated
DINNER SETS.
Wo offer a very neat and serviceable set
from $l3 to $3O; tine sets $35 to $l5O. Fish
and Game Sets, Tea Sets, Chamber Sets,
etc., very low.
CARVINO SETS.
Rogers’ Knives and Forks, Spoons, Fish
and Pie Knives, Game Carvers, etc.
LAMPS.
Student Lnmps, Piano Extension lamps,
Purlor Hanging and Standing Lamps. Use
ful and ornamental, etc.
Jas. S. Silva <fc Son.
China and Glass, 140 Broughton Street.
At the Harnett House, Savannah, Ga.,
you get all the comforts of the high-priced
no els, and save from $ 1 t,o $2 per day. Try
it and be convinced.— Boston Home Jour
nal.
A 25c. full regular Gents’ Half Hose for
10c. at Weisbeiu’s.
What A Chicago Girl Found In Her
stocking.
That lovely Chicago girl who found a
Chickering Grand Piano in her stocking on
Christmas morn ought to have been both
surprised and delighted, but she wasn’t.
She bad set her heart on a steamboat, and
no small-sized gift would (ill the bill (or the
stocking). But. thank heaven, Savannah
girls don t want the earth. Let one of them
find one of our cute little Upright Pianos in
her-—parlor on Christmas morn and she
will certainly be delighted: yes, wild over
it. Our Christmas Sale offers the opportu
nity to try the experiment.
L. & B. S. M. H.
BAKING POWDER.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This Powder nevervaries. A marvel of Purity
Strength and Wholesomeness. More economi
cal than the ordinary kind, and cannot be sold
in competition with the multitude of low test,
short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold
only in cans. Royal Baxino Powder Go., jog
Wall street. New York.
LUDIIEN A BATES S. M. B.
m:
Will keep their
establishment
open in the even
ing from Monday,
19th hist., until
Christmas.
Their advertisement for to
day will be found on page 3.
If you are interested in Holi
day Goods it will be money
in your pocket to read it.
FURNACES.
Richardson & Boynton Co.'a
SANITARY HEATING FURNACES
Contain the newest patterns, comprising latest
improvements possible to adopt in a Heating
Furnace where Power, Efficiency. Economy and
Durability is desired. Medical and Scientific ex
perts pronounce these Furnaces superior irt
every respect, to all othei-s for supplying pure
air. free from gas and dust.
Send for circulars—Sold by all first-class deal
ers.
Kiehardson & Boynton Cos.,
M'f rs. SB2 and 294 Water Street, N. Y.
Sold by JOHN A. DOUGLASS & CO..
Savannah, Ga.
FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
HOLIDAY GOODS.
• Unique and Elegant Pieces for
the Hall, Parlor, Library and
Dining-room in ANTIQUE OAJL
CHERRY AND WALNUT.
Luxurious Parlor Suits. Divans, Conversation
Chairs, Lounges and Odd Pieces.
Rat tan Rockers in great variety.
Rich effects in Rugs, Carpets, Portieres and
Draperies.
Durable Styles in Girls' Tricycles, Boys' Tri
cycles, Velocipedes, Wagons, Doll Carriage*,
etc.
We have spared no expense to present the
Choicest Goods at Popular and Attract
ive Prices, and invite our friends aud
the public generally to visit our •
ware-rooms aud inspect our
HANDSOME DISPLAY.
A- J. Miller & Cos.
SIOV KS.
PERFECTLY ASTOMSHBD
are more than surprised at the tremenit
I * one sales of our Bathroom Oil Heaters
They suit the purpose so nicely that we hav
without much elTort disposed of more than fifty
this winter, and inquiries exceed ten times the
transactions. Our stove is a beauty and little
less than a household necessity.
LOVELL & LATTIMORE.
SAVANNAH, - - - OEOBQIA
REMOVALS.
REMOVAL
ryUF, popular Carriage Works heretofore csr
-1 ried on at West Broad aud Duffy street*
have been removed to St. Julian, Congress aud
Montgomery streets, Franklin Square.
SAN BERG & CO.
State
or
Weather.