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2 A JACKSONVILLE CRASH. SIGMUND RITZWO-.LER FAILS FOR $77,428. Three New York Firms Creditors for Large Amounts—Death of Rabbi Simon Simons—Forger Tillman Held in S2OO Bail to Answer For His Crime. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 21.—Sig mund Ritzwoller, the largest individual wholesale and retail dry goods and clothing merchant of this city and State, to-day as signed to VV. B. Barnett, of the Bank of Jacksonville. His assets consist, of a throe story brick store and its contents, account books, etc., lands in and around the city, and lands in Alachua, Columbia, Lafayette and other counties. The total value of the assets r unknown, but is thought to be small. His liabilities, according to the schedule filed, amounts to $77,42* 05, nearly all of which is due in Eastern cities. The borne creditors named in tlio schedule, are preferred as follows: Clarrissa Ritzwoller, $2,022 02; Bank of Jacksonville, $1,800; Hartridge & Young, attorneys, SI,OOO, A. Solary $305, C. H. Jones <Sc Bro. $275, Xcws-Urratd sls, 11. Drew <SI Bro. $45, G. R. Foster & Cos. SSOO, Dr. It. P. Daniel $125, C. W. Dacosta $2.8. The largest amounts North are: Claflin & Cos. $22,110, T. B. McManus $15,000, L. Sinheimer $0,380, Snedeker & Bovton SI,BOO, E. S. Jaffrnv & Cos. sl,Oll, all of New York: Armstrong, Cater & Cos., Baltimore. $1,351. All the other amounts are lielow SI,OOO. Sixty-one persons are named in the schedule. DEATH OF A RABBI. Simon Simons, a Jewish Rabbi, and a prominent merchant of Montieclio, died (here Sunday of apoplexy, aged 05. Mr. Simons was well known in Savannah, aud his son, “Abe” Simons, was in business there at one time. D. A. Tillman, the negro teacher at May port who forged Dr. W. H. Babcock's name to school certificates, securing SOS, was up before Justice Magill this morning. The forgeries were remarkable for their clumsi ness. and it seemed queer that anyone should be so readily imposed on. He was held in S2OO bail for trial. Tillman says he is from New Jersey and once taught se’iool at Columbia, S. C., where probably he obtained the blanks which he filled out aud to which lie forged the names of Babcock & Mickler. The blanks are worn and much soiled, shelving age and much usage. A meeting of the newly elected city of ficials will take place to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, at which time the committee appointed to secure counsel will make their report. The engine and boiler for the Suli-Tropical arrived this morning. They are from the Pittsburg Iron Works and weighed over ‘.•,000 pounds. END OF THE EPIDEMIC. The epidemic of yellow fever in Tampa has been officially declared at an end. There have been no cases of yellow fever in two or three weeks. The surrounding counties removed their quarantine cordon several days ago, but refugees were forbidden by the Tampa City Council to return till all danger was past and the city bad been thoroughly disinfected anil put in good sanitary condition. Trains wit h sleeping cars attached now run as they did liefore the epidemic, making connections with coastwise steamers for Key West and Havana. There is no semblance of any contagious or epidemic disease in Florida or the islands of the State. O. A, Budington, of Green Cove Springs, was dangerously wounded by a negro named Pram this afternoon. No particu lars of the affair have yet reached here. Sumter county went dry to-day, at least So the meagre returns now indicate. GEORGIA’S CENTRAL CITY. The Cotton States Lif i Insurance Com pany—The Railroad Muddle. Macon, Dec. 21.—This morning the stock holders of the Cotton States Life Insurance Company met at the office of the company in this city in annua! meeting and elected a board of directors to serve for the ensuing year, and transacted some other business in connection with the affairs of the company. Among the prominent gontlpinen present, non-*esidents of Macon, were John A. Sib ley of Augusta, John Peabody of Colum bus, James T. Wormack of Atlanta, Wil liam Johnston of Charlotte, and Harry R. Jackson of Atlanta. The Covington and Macon Railroad in junction was not heard to-day. A commit tee of three, consisting of L. W. Robert, Roff Sims and A. Reynolds, representing the creditors, went before Judge Gu'-tin this morning and requested a postpone ment of the hearing until Jan. 4, pending negotiations for a settlement. On motion of the creditors, Judge Gastin agreed to the postponement until the date mentioned. There was present at the meeting a large number of the creditors, officials of the road aud several lawyers. Among the vis iting lawyers were G. D. Thomas, of Ath ens, aud David W. Meadows, of Daniels ville. N. E. Harris, attorney of the Cov ington and Macon, was also present. ]>at night there was a meeting of the creditors at the Hotel Lanier, and to-night there was another meeting. They are anxious to get their matters settled, and wish to lift the road out of the suds. They think an equitable settlement can be effected. The meetiug to-night will doubt less; evolve some satisfactory j>lan of action. It is possible that a proposition will be framed and submitted to Sir. Machen, which will doubtless be accepted by that gentleman, and the affairs of the road straightened out, all dif ficulties removed, the work progress smooth ly aud the road be rapidly completed to Athens. The above mentioned committee of three wero appointed last night by Capt. Frank Johnson, chairman of the general creditors, and Capt. Johnson appeared with this committee to-day before Judge Gustin. CANDLER CHAFF. The Trees Pretty Near Stripped of Oranges and Lemons Candler, Fla., Dec. 21.—The shipping of oranges and lemons from this place is about over. Mr. T. M. White, of Newton Factory, Ga., is planting out au orange and ]jeach orchard here. In a few years the peach crop in this locality will rival the orange, as the improved varieties do well here. The Peen-To peach, which ripens from May 15 to 25, is a fine ;ieacb and very prolific. G. T. Parker, J. Pope and families, of Kane, 111, are spending the winter here with M. M. Leigh, Esq. A. L. Quisenbcrry, Esq., is working bard to get up a creditable display from this plr.ee for the Sub-Tropical at Jacksonville, and the prospects are that he will have a very good exhibit of vegetables, field crop, fruits, etc. In and around here there are 250 acre* planted in orange and various other fruit trees, and we can show as flue and thrifty young groves as any part of the State. Columbus Chapters. COLt’MBCS, Ga.. Dec. 21. —Yesterday afternoon in Girard thel‘2-year-oid daughter of J. T. Lolless was thrown down and so.erely bitten by a bull dog, before assist ance couid reach her. us she attempted to enter her uncle’s yard. Hon. John (4. Cor!isle cannot visit Colum bus. Mr. Hanson, of the Enquirer-Sun, to-day received a letter from Congressman Grimes saying Mr. Carlisle regrets that he cannot possibly find time. While coming up the river yesterday morning the steamer Aid collided with the steamer Paetolus at Hliell Creek and came very near being sank. A pure linen Damask Napkin for sc. at Weisbein's. YOUTHFUL ELOPERS. The Husband 15 Years Old end His Bride Two Years Younger Rome, Ga., Dec. 21. —To-day a boy 15 years old and a girl only 13 ran away and were married by Rev. F. M. Oswell. a minister of the Congregational Methodist church. The father of the youthful bride has had her husband arrested and locked up on a charge of abduction, but the boy sub sequently gave bonds for liis appearance, and was released. The affair has created a sensation here, and the preacher will probably be arrested. INEZ KILLED THE CANARIES. And She Will Spend a Month in the Penitentiary for it. From the \eio York World. With tear-stained eyes and every appear ance of genuine grief Mrs. Fanny Sickles, an inmate of Mrs. Pearsall’s boording-houso nt. No. 52 Great Jones street, caino into the Court of Special Sessions yesterday to prosecute Inez Van Zandt for the killing of her two pet canaries, Katydid aud Billy. Mrs. Sickles was clad in deep mourning, and tears coursed down her face as she clasped to her bosom the tiny plush-covert*!, silver-bound casket she had brought into court a week ago when she made her origi nal complaint. The jiiush and siver coffin contained tho remains of Katydid, while in her pocket Mrs. Sickles had a crystal bottle in which the twin singer Billy was pre served in alcohol. She mourned for her canaries as a mother would if the fondest of her children were taken from her by death. While waiting for the ca*e to Ist called she sobbed quietly, and ever and anon her handkerchief was pressed to her face to wipe away the tears that hail been tailing steadily for nearly a week since she made the original complaint. She had made Henry Bergh, Jr., the nephew of President Bergh, of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, acquainted with the facts, and he prosecuted with all his vigor. When Presiding Justice Solon B. Smith calks 1 the case. Justices Power an I Ford sat on either side of him. Inez, who was charged with laving cruelly slaughtered and quartered the canaries, is a dark-haired damsel with a decidedly handsome face. There was a sort of sneer on her features all through the proceedinffs, and she was not moved in the slightest maimer until she heard that she was doomed to the peniten tiary. Mrs. Sickles shed tears anew as she re lated how, fearing that her darling; might feel cold in her room on the second floor, where there was no fire, she carried the cage containing the canaries to the kitchen in the basement, where a bright fire was burning. She and Julia Brown, the colored maid, barricaded the windows, and, after kissing the canaries good-night, they closed the door without locking it. This was about 10 o’clock at night on Dec. 11, and before bidding Julia good-night Mrs. Sickles bade her “keep a watchful eye on her darlings,” as she feared that harm would befall them. She had in mind a scene that occurred before she arose from her bed that very morning. A few moments before the clock m her room had struck six the window of her room was noiselessly opened from the outsido by the hand of a woman, who stood on the exten sion in the rear. Mrs. Sickle’s attention was not attracted until she heard the noise of the cage rubbing against the marble on the bureau on which it was standing. It was evidently the intention of the outsider to remove the cage aud the sleeping cana ries. As Mrs. Sickles sprang out of lied the woman on the outside withdrew her arm and ran away. Mrs. Sickles, how ever, caught a glimpse of her face. It was that of Inez. Not wishing to create a disturbance in the bouse, she said nothing about the matter, but she determined to more closely guard the birds. It was very cold the following night when she brought the cage containing her songsters into the kitchen. The next morning, as already told in the World , the canaries were found dead and mutilated on the floor. Billy was liter ally cut in two, while a dozen stab wobnds covered the body of Katydid, in whose tuneful breast life still lingered. The knife which was used in the bloody work was on the table. Julia, the servant, made the discovery, and she flew to Mrs. Sickles’ room. The latter was in bed at the time, but she sprang up in her night robes and hurried down into the kitchen. When she saw her pets lying lifeless on the floor she soLbed as if her heart would break. “It w as Inez who did it; ” exclaimed Julia. “Oh, the wicked thing! I saw her leaving this room ten minutes ago. Come to think of it now, she got kind of scared when she saw me. It’s good I didn’t catch her here. I would have killed her too?” Lawyer James W. McLoughlin endeav ored to shake Mrs. Sickles’s testimony, but she stuck to her pitiful story. “Now, wasn't it the cats that killed your pets?” he asked. “No; it was Inez. Whenever I would pet my darlings she would say to me. ‘You make me sick. Stop it. Don’t make a fool of yourself.’” And Mrs. Sickles uncovered the lid of the little plush-and-silver-casket for Mr. Bergh to put in evidence the deadj Katydid. “Did you accuse tho defendant of killing your birds, and if so what reply did she make ?” asked Mr. Bergh. “She laughed. The wicked thing was in an hilarious mood all day. She hasn’t de nied, up to this day, that she killed my darlings. All she would say w as: ‘Whatdo I know about your birds? I don’t know what you are talking about,’ and tKigali to laugli. She killed my birds because she couldn’t bear to have me pet them ” Julia, tho next witness, said Inez prome naded the house in great glee the day the birds hail been killed. “You did it,” Julia said savagely to Inez. “Ha, ha, ha!'’ was her only reply. Inez next took the stand and she put all the blame on the cats. The wicked cats had fot at the birds, she said, and killed them. he fact was brought out that there are no cats in the house, and when Mr. Bergh caught Inez on that point she got confused for the moment, but came out ahead again by stating i hat the cats climbed over the fence from the adjoining yard. “What was it that was so funny on that day?” queried Justice Ford. “Funny ?” she asked. "Yes; what was it that made you laugh almost the entire day?” “I am fond of iaughing,” she replied saucily. [The defendant was sentenced to one month in the penitentiary as already stated in the Morning News dispatches.] Highwaymen Stop a Stage. Mineoi.a, Tex., Dec. 21.—Three masked highwaymen yesterday halt and the mail carrier between Minoola and Mount Sylvan and compelled him to deliver up the pouch. The robbers cut the pcuch open but found only one registered let ter. Run to Cove". New York, Dec. 21.—The .scamps who so cleverly forged custom house order* and ob tained $14,000 worth of goods from the warehouse on them have been captured and all of tho plunder recovered. Four Out of Six Will Die. Wilkksbarre. Pa., Dec. 21. —Six men were injured, four of them fatally, by an explosion of gas in the Nottingham mine at Plymouth to-day. One of the miners car ried u naked laiiip. A Failure at Winchester. Winchester. Va., Dec. 21. Adams & Vrouk, general merchants, have failed. Their assets aud liabilities are about $4,000. Death From Hydrophobia. Sherman, T*x., Dee. 21.—John Harring ton, a prominent business man of Petty, ) died here to-day of hydrophobia. THE MORNING NEWS: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1887. TASTFS OF PUBLIC MKN. DISTINGUISHED MEN WHO COULD MAKS FORTUNES AS CHEFS. ! Bayard’s Terrapin and Webster’s Fish Chowder—Watterson as an Oyster Cooker—Terrapin and What Reverdy Johnson Gained by Them— Garfield’s Method of Preparing Baked Pota toes. From the Few York World. Washington, Dec. 17. —Wining and din ing become more important elements of Washington life year after year. America has grown luxurious with its growth of wealth, and our millionaires aud statesmen are becoming as extravagant in their gas tronomic tastes as was the Roman Apicius. The leading statesman of the capital city now keeps his French cook, and Cabinet Ministers never think of living upon their salaries. The $5,000 a y ar which the mem bers of the House and Senate receive, does not pay their living expenses, and the outgo of many a public man runs into the tens of thousands of dollars. It is now consid ered a sin to sit a friend to a poorly cooked dinner, and many of our noted men not only understand what good victuals are, but they are posted as w ell upon the method of their prepartion. Sec retary Bayard has long been known as an adept at cooking terrapin, and it is said that ho sometimes prepares the terrapin for his Cabinet dinners. He lias a knack of giving a peculiar delicacy and flavor to the dish which the professional cooks have not dis covered, and epicures say that people who have not eaten Bayard’s terrapin don’t know what terrapin is. Sam Ward, who will lie always remem bered as the greatest gastronome Washing ton has yet known, thought terrapin the be*t eating that ever tout lied a palate, and Ben: Perley Poore, who was a good judge of such matters, agreed with him. Ward said that the terrapin should lie served smoking hot, and he prepared it ns follows: A RECIFE FOR TERRAPIN STEW. The terrapin was first put in boiling hot spring water for live minutes to loosen the skin, and after the skin was taken off it was put back into boiling water, the tempera ture of which was regulated by a ther mometer. When the claws became soft enough to pinch into a pulp between the thumb and finger Ward considered the ter rapin sufficiently boiled and lie took it out and removed the shells, cutoff the head aud claws and took out the gall and sandbng- This was a very delicate matter, and the remainder of the terrapin was now cut into half-inch cubes, all of the juice being pre served with great care. Tie whole was now put into the chafing dish and a dressing of the flour, boiled yolks of eggs and dairy butter was poured upon it. It was salted to taste, seasoned with red pepper and a large wineglass of old Madeira and a small quantity of rich cream was added. This, when cooked by Sam Ward made a dish fit for a king, and it aided, I doubt not, in get ting many a bill through Congress. Speaking of Ben: Perley Poore, he was an epicure of epicures,and he knew receipts for the best of dishes. He kept the bills of fare of all great dinners he ever attended and he jotted down such noted receipt* as were given him by public men. He had two receipts of Daniel Webster’s, and one of there was for punch and another-for fish chowder. Webster's fish chowder was made of rock cod, crackers and salt jiork. He had a large kettle, and having fried his scraps he deposited the successive layers of fish, crackers, potatoes and onions over and over until there was no more room. He poured milk over this and then put it on the fire. He cooked it quickly, and his black eyes sjiarkled and his nose twitched as the ap petizing steam rose into the air. Webster did his own marketing at Wash ington and he was very fond of opossum and a fine leg of mutton. He selected his own meats aud kept his cellars stocked with good liquors. His punch was famous in its day, and it would tie very strong for the diletanti stomachs of the present. It was made of whisky, rum, champagne, arrack, maraschino, green tea, lemons, sugar, and a very little water. As mixed, a glass or so would nor, make one drunk, but more than this was very exhilarating, and along in the “wee sma' hours” of the morning some of his Senatorial friends occasionally left his house in a very questionable condition. PLANKED SHAD. Webster was fond of planked shad, and he thought this one of the greatest of epi curean dainties. Gen. Joe JlcKibbin, who now owns Marshall Hall, opposite Mount Vernon, is noted for his planked-shad din ners, and ho often has the public men of Washington go down the river to an open air feast. I have seen Gen. Phil Sheridan and Gen. Roseorans smack their lips over Mclvibbin’s planked shad, and it is inter terestirig to stand around and watch the shad cooking under McKibbiu’s eye. A hichory wood Are is built in the open air. The shad, fresh from the river, are cleaned and fastened with iron nails to thick pieces of hickory plank, each about two feet square and freshly sawed. These are propped up facing the Are, and the shad, which had been cleaned and spread with its insido out upon the plank before tacking, sizzles and hisses under the inAuenee of the Aames. When it is done it is sprinkled with salt, the nails are pulled out and the shad is borne on the board to the table. It lias ail the deli cacy of brook trout added to the rich Aavor of the shad, and people who have eaten shad otherwise cooked can have no idea of the sweetness secured by this preparation. Congressman Hcott, of Pennsylvania, the fifteen-millionaire, who is noted as a horse fancier, as a railroad man aud as a poli tician, is an adept at cooking oysters. He calls for a chafing dish during the Congres sional sessions whenever he goes to the restaurant, has his oysters brought to him and cooks them himself while he waits. He often has his frien's take a meal with him, and he understands how to make good cof fee. Perry Belmont cooks oysters on a dialing dish. Garland some times cooks his own meals at Hominy Hill, the log cabin home which he has in the woods near Little Rock, Ark. Ho catches the Ash and game which form a part of many of his me tis, and he has, among other tilings, a very sweet tooth. He is fond of candy, and the lozenge he once prejiared for Senator Butler, of South Carolina, has Income one of the traditions of the Senate Chamber. Butler had a habit of asking Oarla .and for candy, and as Garland always had some on hand he was generally supplied. One day Garland made up a mixture of soap, baptizing it with mustard, vinegar, salt and jiepper and a dash of that sauce a drop of which will Aavor a gallou of soup. Ho laid this on his desk, and when Butler asked for his candy he pointed to it. As soon as Butler's tongue touched the iozenge he knew there was something the matter and the shadow of a frown passed over his face, to be succeeded by au expression of determination. His teeth came together like a sprung rat trap, and with a semi-diabolical smile on his features he chewed away at the lozenge us though ho liked it. In this wav he worked off the laugh which Garland tried to get ot> him, and he did not rest until he had played some practical joke in return. Senator Joe Brown, of Georgia, says the sweetest thing on earth to him is “puddie duck and sweet potatoes,” and an old waiter at Washington says that John C. Calhoun dearly loved sweet potatoes and opossum. He would come into a restaurant and say: “I want you to get me a nice fat opossum. You must cook it the day after it is killed; parboil it Arst end then put into a hot oven with boiled sweet potatoes around it, and cook it slowly until it is brown. If you can get a 'coon, make some ’coon gravy and pour it over the ’possum and flavor with salt, pepper and sage.” Calhoun often hunted ’possums himself. : He liked hot corn-bread and biscuits, and the only part of u chicken he would eat was the breast. Andy Johnson’s favorite bread was the old-fashioned com-dodger, and Each Taylor, upon sitting down to nu elaborate dinner and looking with an annoyed ex- nression nt file bill of fare, was asked if there was anything more that he wanted, lie replied, as he scanned the pate-tle-foi t/ras and the other French dainties: “This is all very well, but I would really prefer some flitch and eggs." Taylor was very fond of iced milk, and it is thought that the lonch of cherries which he washed down with iced milk on the dav of the lay ing of the corner-stone of the Washington monument, had a great deal to do with helping him into his coffin. OYSTERS AND TERRAPIN. Henry Watterson is said to lie a good oyster cooker. He uses a chafing dish, and puts a dash of Madeira wine into the oyster broth and rolled crackers. He has a good palate, anti when he visits Washington there is no hotel but Welcker’s which can suit him. .-ipeaking of oysters reminds me of a little incident illustrative of the vanity of an epieureau statesman who rejoices in tho title of General, and who was a member of the Forty-eighth Congress. This General bad taken a couple of his lady friends to one of the fashionable restaurants of Washing ton, and after they were seated at the table he called tho waiter to him with a grandil oquent air, and said: “Waiter, bring us fried oysters for three.”- The waiter started and the General con tinued: “And waiter, you tell the cook that those oysters are for Gen. Blank, member of Congress from the Blank district, and that Gen. Blank always likes his oysters well done!” Tne most expensive of the dishes now served at dinners is perhaps the terrapin, ail I the raising of it has become a very profitable industry 7 . The best terrapin are those which come from near Baltimore in the Chesapeake bay. They average S3O a dozen, and the amount sold each year runs up to $1,500,000. Reverdy 7 Johnson was one of the first men to bring a knowledge of the terrapin to the people across the water. He took the noted cook Wormley with him when he went to England as Minister, and Wormley was directed to carry' a lot of live terrapin along. He served these at his diplomatic dinners in London, and he attri iju.es much of his diplomatic success to the good nature which they brought to the stomachs of the noted men of England. Wormley thoroughly appreciated the im portance of good cookery. He made SIOO,- 000 out of his skill as a caterer, and he sent his sons to Paris to be educated under the French chefs there. I see that his method of making beef tea has beeu patented, and this came to the ears of the public during the sickness of Garfield. Wormley fur nished oil the food which Garfield ate dur ing his sickness at Washington, and the dying President was able to retain this beef tea when he could keep nothing else upon his stomach. Wormley made it by taking the best of the tenderloin steak cut thick and freed from bones. This he broiled slight ly over a hot fire, and then put it info a steel press, which, by menus of a lever, squeezed all the juice out of it. This juice was the pure nutriment of the beef, and seasoned and heated it made both an appetizing and nourishing food. Garfield, by the way, was somewhat troubled by dyspepsia, and he bad a favor ite way of eating potatoes. He liked them baked to a turn, anil bail them brought upou the table with their skins bursted. Taking them hot from the dish he would squeeze the mealy' insides out upon his plate, add a pinch of salt and a slight shake of pepper and over the mixture he would pour the richest of Jersey cream, mixing this togeth er so that it formed a thick paste. He ate it with great gusto, calling it a dish fit for the gods Gen. Scott was very fond of ham and he knew all about cooking. He thought the terrapin was the best of all animal creation and lie was always accustomed to say when he ate it. “This is the best food vouchsafed by Providence to man.” He did not like his ham oaten as soon as it was cooked, and said it took seven days to ripen it for the table. He was a student of Brillat-Savarin and he bad the traditions of the most noted of cooks at his tongue's<md. Ho always Liked to mix a raw onion with his salad and one of his favorite vegetables was the Swedish turnip. A good dinner put him in a good humor and a bad one affected him as it does most other public men by making him grumpy. If, according to the old saying, that “He who drinks beer thinks beer,” it may be that some student in learning the favorite dishes of our noted statesmen may be able to figure from them the causes ot their suc cess. Frank G. Carpenter. Postal Clerks Arrested. Houston, Tex., Dec. 21. —A. B. Smith and J. E. Penn, railway postal clerks, were arrested at their room here early this morn ing, charged with opening registered letters and stealing money. Smith and Penn ran between Houston and Denison, over the Texas Central route. Several valuable packages have been lost on this route. Smith was a postal agent and Penn was his assistant. Both men have familief living in Denison. Half a Century a Teacher. Chakuottesvilue, Va., Dec. 21.—Dr. Janies L. Cabell, Professor of Physiology and Surgery in the University of Virginia, completed to-day fifty years of professional work in the university. His colleagues and pupils of former years from all parts of the United States presented him with a hand some testimonial. Laurens to Build a Bridge. WriohtsvilLe, Ga., Dec. 21.—Laurens county to-day voted to Issue bonds to the amount of $15,000 for the purpose of build ing an iron bridge across tne Oconee river at Dublin. The votes iti four districts at 5 o’clock this evening showed conclusively that the bridge was elected, with ten other districts to hoar from. OVER IN CHARLESTON. The Day’s Happenings in South Caro lina’s Metropolis. Assistant Superintendent E. TV. Edger ton, of the Charleston Exchange, has re signed. The anniversary dinner of the New England Society will be given at the Charleston Hotel to-night. TV. P. Cantwell, Clerk of the Charleston County Commissioners, attempted suicide by cutting his t.hroat Tuesday while in a tit of temporary insanity. The News and Courier draws a forci bly picture of officers in Berkeley county. Tlie liquor license law, it says does not seem to be observed there any more than the Sunday law is in * Charleston. The Legislature fixod the license for the country st res in Berkeley countv at $BOO jier annum, but it is stated as a fact, but few of the storekeepers ever concern them selves at all übout the license,or the penalty. Occasionally one man in a large section of country applies for a license, but it is rare tkiug. __ Seeking Information. Editor Morning News: Would you be kind enough to inform me upon what legal rights the city has the power to compel property owners upon Broughton, Liberty, Harris aud other streets to pay for a portion of paving said streets when East Broad. West Broad, Bay and part of Congress has been paved by the city without extra taxa tion upon property on line of said streets? Many houses upon streets which the city in tends to )>ave cost but very li l tie more than the proportion that the city will charge for paving in front of same. Is this what Ka wtnnah means by equal taxation for all? First, sidewalks must lie paved; second, closets must lie connected with sewers, now streets must be paved—all to come out of proiierty not renting tor more than [ier month. It is well to ask: What is next? Justice. “It needs," as Hamlet says, “uo ghost To come anil tell” this truth. Purr SOZODONT prem-nrrs the teeth, In age. in manhood, youth. If any substitute Is uttered For this reject It ~ v-i. tis oroffered. ON BAIL AND CROSSTIE. Local and General Gbssip In Railway Circles. The new car works to be located at Annis ton, Ala., it is said will employ 1,000 men. The Savannah, Florida and Western rail way fast mail train on Tuesday crrried out 250 passengers. The Southern Passenger Association has fixed a rate of lc. per mile for the distance traveled for the Jasper Festival in February. The survey of the Havnevillo and Cam den (S. C.) road has been completed, and the cost of the road will not exceed $400,- 000. The Georgia Pacific has c’osed a contract for four buudred new box, coal and flat cars, for use op the road from Atlanta to Columbus, Miss. The cars are to be de livered in February next. A strong effort will be made by the Louis ville and Nashville railroad to get the con tract for carrying the Central, Southern and Southwestern mails from Cincinnati at the next regular assignment of mails by the government. Sol. Haas, Traffic Manager of the Mem phis and Charleston and East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia roads t'aving re signed, Edwin Fitzgerald has been ap pointed trallic manager, with oltice at Knoxville, Tenn. Quite a number of engines on the Colum bus and Western division of the Central railroad have become disabled recently, and as the business has largely increased this fall, there is a demand for more engines. This demand is being temporarily supplied by engines borrowed from other roads be longing to the Central system. The Colum bus and Western division needs new engines and new passenger and mail coaches. Pullman Company Affairs. Joseph L. Richardson, the newly ap pointed District Superintendent of the Pull man Palace Car Company, is registered at the Pulaski House. Mr. Richardson spent yesterday in calling upon the railroad officials here before proceeding to Jackson ville, where he will make his headquarters. Mr. Richardson, although a young man, has been connected with tine Pullman Com pany for eight years, and has the reputa tion of being thoroughly posted in the sleep ing car business. He was stationed at Sa vannah about a year ago as assistant to the Superintendent, of this district, and his ap pointment now to succeed Mr. Marnmduke, (who has resigned to accept a position with a Northern business bouse) illustrates the esteem in which his ability is held by the company. Ja nes Partin, Manager of the Atlantic Division, is expected here in a few days. Hetty Green’s Power. C. P. Huntington, and his friends among the bondholders of the Houston and Texaas Central Railroad Comprny, had a meeting in New York a day or two ago, whereat a re-organization scheme was indorsed. Mrs. Hetty Green, however, was an absentee. She owns something over $1,000,000 worth of the company’s bonds, and Mr. Hunting ton doesn’t suit her. The Huntington con tingent say they do not care whether Mrs. Green assents or not; they can go right along and reorganize the company without her. Other big men have talked in just this way about Mrs. Green in times past, but somehow she usually contrives to come out ahead whenever the fighting notion strikes her. . LOUISIANA’S RICE CROP. The Yield 25 Per Cent. Less Than It was Last Year—The Outlook. The New Orleans Picayune , in a review of the rice situation, says; “It is now evi dent that the rice crop of Louisiana has been more than 25 per cent, smaller than last year. As this shortage is greater than the admitted reduction in the acreage would warrant, it might at first sight indicate a serious loss to our planters, but the prices obtained for rice in the rough have been fully 50 per cent, higher than last year, hence the loss in production has been more than compensated by the better prices. At this moment the clean rice market is very dull, but as this is the case every' year at this season, and prices are nearly 2c. higher than last year, no anxiety seems to be en tertained. The confidence of millers and speculators in the outlook is proven by the fact that, although there are nearly 200,000 sacks of rough rice in warehouse, not more than 10 per cent, of the amount re mains in first hands: the remainder is held by millers and speculator ;. Although clean rice is considerably higher than last year it is not yet high enough to enable millers to work off their rough rice at a profit, hence there is no disposition to sell. As the crop has been small the amount still in the coun try is not thought to be heavy, especially as the prices ruling here had a tendency to hurry in shipments; therefore the stock here, though apparently large, represents the best part of the supply for the next seven months, and with anything like a fair de mand would not last half that tim?. With this prospect in view, and with the knowl edge that stocks in consumers’ hands have run low, holders of rice are not anxious sellers, and look forward with confidence to better prices. Prices for foreign rice have advanced, and stocks in Europe are light; hence our dealers fear little competi tion from that source." Useful Holiday Presents Are not easy to select. Useless articles for mere show, just for the purpose and the day are mostly sought after. For a boy or youth, or even for a husband or father what is there nicer or more usful than an Over coat, Suit of Clothing, half-dozen nice Shirts, fancy or white laundried or unlaun 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 Overcoats from $2 50 up, Men’s Suits and Overcoats from $5 up to $25. Scarfs, Suspendei-s, Socks for 25c. Gentlemen can even find in our place a nice present for fheirlady 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 lady. At Estill’a. Savannah Daily Morning News, Lippincott's Magazine for January. 1888, Now York Fashion Bazar for January, 1888, Life, Judge, Puck, Family Fiction, Youth’s Companion Christmas nntnlier,lßß7, Harper’s Weekly, Leslie’s Weekly, Railroad Guide, Tid-Bits. Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Philadelphia Press. Philadel phia Times, Baltimore Sun, Balti more American. New York Herald, World, Sun, Times, Press, Tribune, Star, Atlanta Constitution. Augusta Chronicle, Macon Telegraph, Floriila Times-Union. Jacksonville News-Herald, New Orleans Times-Deniocrati Charleston News and Courier, Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, Cincinnati Enquirer. Ladies, when you are out shopping stop at Appel & Scbaul’s, One Price Clothiers, and procure one of their Souvenirs. They cost you nothing. French Mixed Candy 10c., 15c. and2sc. at I). B. Lester's. Adv.ce to Motners. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should always be used when children are cutting teeth. It relieves the little suffer at once; it produces tuitural, quiet sleep by relieving tiie child from pain and the little cherub awakes as “bright as a button.’’ It is very pleasaut to taste. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, re lievos wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for diairhoia, whether arising from teething or other causes. 25 cents a bottle. Weather Indications. Special indications for Georgia: RAIN ,ight rains in the southern portion, I light to fresh northerly winds, fol lowed by rising temperature on Friday, colder, fair weather in the northern portion. Comparison of moan teraperatnre at Savan nah, Deo. 21 1887, and the mean of same day for fifteen years. ! Departure Total Mean Temperature from the Departure Mean Since for 15 years Dec. 21. 'B7. | -|- or Jan. 1,1887. 54.0 j 51. n | 3.0 579.0 Comparative rainfall statement: Mean Daily Amount Deprmre .12 00 - 12 11.63 Maximum, temperature 59, minimum tern perature 17. The height of the river at Augusta at 1:38 o’clock p. m. yesterday (Augusta time) was 9.9 feet—a rise of 16 during the past twenty-four hours. Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. Savannah. Dec. 21. 9:36 p. M- city time. Temperature. Direction, j 3? Velocity. J ? 1 Rainfall. Name or Stations. Portland 28NWL. T* Clear. Boston 32 W I Clear. Block Island 36 NW! ....Clear. New York city ... 30 W ICtoudy. Philadelphia 80 NW| |CI sidy. Detroit II W Fair. Fort Buford 14 8 W( Cloudy. St. Vincent —lo' 8 * (Cloudy. Washington city.. 34 NWj Cloudy. Norfolk 42! E 0 .... Clear. Charlotte 42 N 1..|.... Cloudy. Hatteras 48 NW!I4 Fair. Titusville 60 N ;lßi .2 Raining. Wilmington 50 MV,..1.... Cloudy. Charleston 02 MV . | ..'Cloudy. Augusta 44 N W .... Cloudy. Savannah 48 N 10 (Cloudy. Jacksonville 50 MV 6 ... (Cloudy. Cedar Keys 52 1 N 16 .... (Cloudy. Key West 74 SW 8 .... Fair. Atlanta S6 MV 10 ... Cloudy. Pensacola 40 N 6 .02 Cloudy. Mobile 36 N 12 ..Fair. Montgomery ... . 88 MY ..'—Cloudy. Vicksburg 26 N '.. ...(Fair. New Orleans 38 N E 8 04 Cloudy. Shreveport 30 N (..(.... Cloudy. Fort Smith 26 MV ..:... Clear. Galveston 34 N 18; .. Cloudy. Corpus Christi.... 80l W 18) T* Snowing. Palestine S6; N 10 ... Cloudy. Brownesville ~. ■ ( RioGranda Knoxville 84! W .. . Cloudy. Memphis 22 W . Clear Nashville 24 W .. Clear. Indianapolis 12 W .. .... Clear. Cincinnati 22 W Clear. Pittsburg 28 MV .. ( Clear. Buffalo 28 ) SW;.. ...Cloudy. Cleveland 22 SYV i .. C.ear. Marquette 22: N .. .02 Cloudy. Chicago 6 W .., ..(Cloudy. Duluth 2 NW Fair. St. Paul 6 , .01 Cloudy. Davenport 6S W .. Cloudy. Cairo....? 18|N E(.. .... Clear. St. Louis BSW .. . .. Clear. Leavenw-orth... . 6 MV .. Clear. Omaha 0 W j. Clear. Yankton 4MVj..( .01 (Clear. Bismarck 6( S (..( F ir. Deadwood 22 W ;..!.... Cloudy. Cheyenne 10 NW Fair. North Platte o W .. (Clear. Dodge City 2 NW ..(....'Clear. Santa Fe 2 N . | (Clear. T* denotes trace of rainfall. G. N. Salisbury Signal Corps. AMUSEMENTS. SAVANNAH THEATRE. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, Dec, 21 & 22, CHARLOTTE THOMPSON Supported by a remarkably effisieut Dramatic Company, will present her successful new 4 act Drama, DRIFTING CLOUDS. Varied in character, iutense in interest, replete with humor, novel in plot. THURSDAY NIGHT, Dec. 22. Miss Thompson’s ideal portraiture of JANE EYRE Seats on sale at Davis Bros.' pee. 20. Next Attraction Louise Balfe. lec. 26- 27. SAVANNAH jrHEXTRK Lecture on Pope Leo XIII., On the Occasion of HisGoldenJubilee. By the Right Rev. LEO HAID, Abbot O. S. 8., Preceded by a Musicale given by Local Talent. December 28th, 1887, at 8 O’clock, P. M. RECEPTION COMMITTEE: J. B. Read. Chairman; J. J. McDonough, J. O'Brien. A. McCormick. -T. E. Grady, W. L. Cor bett, H. Blunn, W. A. McCarthy, John Lyons, P. Reilly. W. F. Reid, A. Hanley, E. J. Kennedy. Win. Kehoe. L. E. McCarthy, A. J. O'Hara, M. O'Brien. M. Cooley, J. F. Brooks, Thos. Daniels. Admission .50 Cents. Reserved seats may lie secured at Davis Bros'. Tickets can be obtained from the members of the Reception Committee, at Fernandez' Cigar Store, and Connor's Book Store. The proceeds of the Lecture and Musicale will be for the benefit of the Church of the Sacred Heart. EXCURSIONS. FOR TILE HOLIDAYS! THE SAVANNAH, FLORIDA AND WEST ERN RAILWAY COMPANY Will sell round trip tickets to all local stations and to principal Southern points, except to points south of its line in Florida, at One Limited Fare. Tickets on sale December 22d to 26th, inclu sive, good to return until January .11, and on December 29th to January 2d. inclusive, good to return until January stb. For full particu lars apply to W)l. BREN, Ticket A,gent, 2t Hull street; J. B.OUVEROci, Depot Ticket Agent, or WM. P. HARDEE, General Passenger Agent. M'iiCiAl, NOTICES. PERSONAL. The housekeeper who would have light, deli cious and wholesome Buckwheat (‘akes, Minfins, Waffles, etc., for breakfast should use Hooker's Self-raising Preparations. Our Baking Exhi bition will be continued during the week under the Metropolitan Hall. ULMER'S MV EH CORRECTOR. This vegetable preparation Is luvaluable for the restoration of toue and strength to the sys tem. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other ills, caused by a disordered liver, it cannot bo excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul mer’s Liver Corrector and take no other. *IOO a bottle. Freight paid to any address. B. F. ULMER. M. 1„ Pharmacist, .Javar.nah, Ha. MARRIAGES. ZPEEPLKB—MATTHEWS. Married, by the Rev. John T. Morrison, Mr. Edward H. Peeples, Sr., of Lawtonville, 8. C., and Mrs. MaryE. Matthews, of Savanuah, Oa. FU NERAL IN VIT AT IONS, ROBIDER.—The friends and acquaintance of 51 it. and Mrs. Henry Robider are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of the latter from their residence. New Houston street near Bull, THIS AFTERNOON at 3 o'clock. ADAMS.— The relatives and friends of slas. Martha W. Adams, and of slr. and slrs. Georga C. Freeman are invited to attend the funeral of the former from her late residence, 161 Charlton street, at 4 o’clock THIS AFTERNOON. MEETINGS. ZERUBBABEL LODGE NO. ISL F. & A. VL The annual communication of this Lodge will be held THIS (Thursday) EVENING at 8 o'clock. Election for officers for the ensuing year will take place. Members will come prepared to pay their annual dues. Members of sister Lodges and transient breth ren are fraternally invited to meet with us. By order of A. C. HARMON, W. 51. Frank W. Dasher. Sec'y. MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. Cen tral Railroad and Banking Cos. or Ga.. (_ Savannah, Ga., Doe. 7, 1887. t 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 lth to the 22d inclusive, and will he passed free returning from the 22.1 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 $1 00 a Square cacti insertion. TURKEYS.' TURKEYS! TURKEYS! ' SIX HUNDRED HEAD SELECTED TURKEYS FOR CHRISTMAS. If you want something choice in the Turkey line send to L. PUTZEL, No. 1 51arket Basement. TO ALL GOOD LIVERS. Just received, 500 slackerel, 100 pounds Smelts, 200 pounds Halibut and Lobsters, 400 choice Turkeys and Geese, 1,000 pounds Baltimore Beef, Mutton and Veal at H. LOGAN'S, City Market. P. S.—Leave orders for roasting Pigs, Tur. keys, Geese, etc., for Xmas. REWARD. Santa Claus was certainly rewarded yesterday for the manner in whi.h bis patrons ward and laid in a supply for him to take down the chimuey. We certainly had a big day, and every one was delighted with our handsome display. Don't put off until to-morrow what you can do to-day, so come right along and pick out a present for father, mother, sister, brother, or even your mother-in-law. LINDSAY & MORGAN. TO CITIZENS AND STRANGERS. As I have some Blacking left, I will continue to-dffy to present a box to every visitor to my store, purchaser or not. Do not be bashful, but call and get a box. Enough for all. Respect fully; A. 8. COHEN (Shoe Store). INDICATED. rropit ious weather for the exquisitely Dressed Turkeys to arrive Christmas Eve. riump. fal and elegant . Order list not yet entirely filled. Order in time from JOHN LYONS &CO, DISSOLUTION. The firm of J, RASVLS & CO., composed of J. Rawls and James B. Baker, Sr., deceased, is this day dissolved for purpose of making a settlement with the administrator of the estate of tho said Baker. .T. RAWLS, Dec. 18,1887. Surviving Partner. DIVIDEND. Tbf. Brush Electric Light and Power Cos.. I Savannah, Ga., Dec. 20th. 1887. t A dividend of THREE DOLLARS per share from the earnings of this Company has lieen declared, payablec -and oiler January 1, 1888, to Stockholders of record THIS D 45' SAMUEL P. HAMILTON, President. S. S. < ■rcKKNHEniEß,Seeretary. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. Acgvsta and Savannah Railroad, > Savannah, Ga., Pec. 21, 1887. \ The annual election for seven Directors of the Augusta and Savannah Railroad, will lie held at the Ranking house of CUas. H. Olmstead & Cos. on MONDAY, January 2, 1888, between tho hours of 10 A. M. and 1 p. m. MERCHANTS’ NATIONAL BANK OF SAVANNAH. The annual election for seven Directors of this Bank will be held at tho Banking House, on TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 1888, between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock. THOS. GADSDEN. Cashier Savanuah, Ga., Dec. 11, 1887; SEND YOUR CHRISTMAS ORDERS For fresh killed Turkeys, Turkeys, Turkeys, Geese, Geese, Geese, Ducks, -Ducks, Ducks, Chickens, Chickens, Chickens, Beef, Veal. Mut ton, (iame and Vegetables as cheap as the cheapest at ADAMS & FLESIING'S, Corner Whitaker and Liberty streets. Telephone No. 202. _____ KIRFFEK'S DRUG STORE. I have now on band a very large supply and excellent variety of Cleveland Peas and Beans, considered the best in the market. Also, Paints, Oils. Brushes, WTiite Lead, etc. A full line of Toilet and Fancy Articles for the holidays. Window Glass cut to order. E. .1. KIEFFER. Corner West Broad and Stewart streets. State or Weather. DIVIDEND. Central Railroad and Banking Cos. of_Ga . _ I Savannah, Ga., Dec. 7,1557 I A Dividend of Four Dollars per share from the earuings of this Company and its dejiendencies has been declared, payable on and after the 21st hist.. to Stockholders of record this day. The transfer books of the Company will be closed from TO-DAY until Jan. 3d, IMH3, except on Dec. 21si and 2Jd, when they will be open. T. M. CUNNINGHAM, Caslner. NOTICE. City of Savannah. I Office Chief of Police, Dec. 18, ISSoJI Tbs following order is hereby publishou tot the information of all concerned: General Order No. 40. I. The ordinances of the city forbid the firibS of guns, pistols and other firearms or\prh‘‘\e and at any time within the corporate limits. li. The firing of skyrockets, wtieelrocket , Homan candles, serpents, firecrackers, or or ap. other article or thing containing guupowaet, and tlie making of bonfires, except in ttia extruded, portion of Forsyth. Harr, and in o‘ public square* of the city south of Inoei street; and then only five days before and <f days after Christmas day and. the Fourth ant of July in each and every year, Isaisoprobmin by the ordinances of I he city. . 111. The members of the Police Pepnrtmei are hereby ordered to arrest all part es fcun violating these ordinances, and to be uuusiim vigilant in checking promptly all unprei*' l ' , regularities and disorders detrimental to g order and the proper protection of me “ EJECTION FOR UIRBI'TOBh. Central Railroad and Bankino ft or t it, . Savannah, Ha.. Dec. Ist. ' An election for Thirteen Directors to ’''•''"'J", the affair* of this Company tor the W ye r will be. held at the Banking House, in vannah, MONDAY, the SECOND day o' \ ARY, 1888, between the hours of I" 0 i’!, 0 .Mr M., and 2 o'clock r. M. Stockholders *n- 4 families will be passed free over the ConH road to attend the election from tueo i. , cemlier to 2nd January inclusive, and be P free returning from the 2ud to oth of J® jj inclusive, on presentation of their atoex cates to the conductors. _ , „ T. M. CUNNINGHAM, <