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2 IN FEMININE FIELDS. Borne Interesting Gossip About Dress and Other Matters. New York, Dec. :;i.—There is a girl of 20 to be married on Now Year’s eve and this is the gown she will put on: An ivory white faille franoaise, very thick anil very soft, is made with a full gathered bodice coming close about thethrout and held at the slender waist by a silk cord girdle. The akirt is plain, entirely without dnqieriesand quite full in the back, lying perhajw two inches on the floor. The sleeves are puffed from the shoulder to the elbow, then tight to the wrist. Some rare old lace is w orn a the throat and sleeves, and the veil is priceless one, which the bride's mother ai I grandmother have worn before her. Toe slender, girlish figure is very pretty in lie quaintly simple, old-time bridal d' ess. When mademoiselle has been meta- r phosed into a fresh and youthful inadaiu she w ill put on a traveling gown of .o.v\ blue cloth, also simplicity itself, H t this tune simplicity of the severely r , >i<* tailor-made type. The skirt of th goto away gown is made in welts, tail' w , very English and very proper in t lit sh way. A short apron drapery ■ ■■.-- he front and the right side. The ft side is plain to let the all-important w- ts si .v to the waist line, and the back it apery is in large plaits on one side, caught up on the other. The bislice is a short, tailor-made affair, satin-lined. My lady will receive when she comes home in a jiearl white satin The front of the skirt is formed ot fine p aits, edgisl w ith duchesse lace. The sides 1 o panels of white moire silk embossed,with gul es in gold and silver tinsel. There is a'nil -curt train of the.satin, who*- lustre is not fully desgrilied by calling it jiearl whit it h,s a sheen like the moon on perfectly ii:l water, the effect of anew hai l-loom v. eavi utilized for the first time in iliis gowi and worth something like a scon f dollai }>■ r yard of shine. The lxxlior cut in lov V back and front, filled in w n duchesse iace and fastened with silt lacing cods. The puffed sleeves are of moire. For 5 o'clock teas tliero is provided a tea gown o; pink surah covered with white lace for an under-gown over which conies ail upper part of a pale olive plush, turning away mre vers to show the full surah all the way down. Thick silk cord girdle in Olive A bouse gown for ordinary occasions is of gobelin blue cashmere with full drapery in front turning back on one aide of the skirt, in a jabot lined with white moire silk, .■rig, i dle "l white silk cord is knotted upon the other side, all this over a kilted under skirt. The bodice lias jabots on either side .lined w ith moire and meeting in a ixiint to 'simulate a vest. The moire shows again in ornaments on the sleeves. There is a street cost ume of an olive brown faille franeaise combined with brocade in black and a rich red brown and, to skip coats and jackets and huts, there is a won derful opera cloak of pale pink plush cov ering the figure from head to foot, relieved by up and down stripes of w liite plush thickly embroidered with seed i>enrls ami trimmed about with fluffy pink marabout garnishing*. The underwear is all in sheer, delicate tinted batistes, the latest rival to silk in high-priced favor. It is a pretty outfit for s pretty bride. Good luck go with her. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OK BROOKLYN is the only bank in Brooklyn, New York or the metropolitan district, w hich has a num ber of women among its clerks. President Jenkins, in conversation a few days since, sajd that this departure from custom arose first place from accident quite as much as from design T* happened three or four years since that the lank was short-handed during the sum mer vacation season, threo or four of its men sometimes being away at a time. To fill the vacancies temporarily notes were sent to some half dozen school teachers whose names were obtained from the checks which they had presented for the a counts of their term’s salaries. Three or four young women, w illing to earn some extra dollars during the weeks the schools were Closed. responded and did their work so well that next year the teacncrs were sent for at once instead of looking for any men. This aecond experiment Worked so successfully that one lady was given permanent cm ployment, anil after ward others were en gaged, until at present there are half a dozen on the force. The women are employed in counting money, making up the exchange lists tor the Clearing House and ill other purely clerical duties, responsible, as all lianli work is responsible, but not among the especially onerous grades. The bank officials when questioned as to the supposed superior ac curacy and quickness in counting bills sav that they find them in these respects to average just about the same as men, but that they are neater and more systematic in their work. Thes|iecial advantage which Is found in the employment of women is their reliability. They keep regular hours, they are in all war’s to be detrended on and what ever is put into their hands is safe. They have a -cure of responsibility which breeds a feeling of security n their employers. A woman has yet. to find a place as teller, cashier or bookkeeper, though the experi ence of the First National thus far does not indicate to its officials that 1 his is impossible or improbable some time in the future. The flower customs of the winter are prettier liecause simpler than those ot pu-t years. A single pink rose or a big wnito rose pinned high on the corsage takes the place on all ceremonious occasions of the immense flower gardens that have disfig ured women’s dress. A half dozen spray s of lilies of the valley, or a bunch of white violets, or a spray of white orchids are as much floral adorning as good taste or the best custom allows. The big, sprawling chiiographv of the gild of the period lias had its natural result in big, sprawling paper. The Isbst in fash ionable stationery is a sheet some three or four inches wide and from twelve to eight een inches in length, according to the taste ot the writer in loops and curves. This awkward, club-like sheet requires a revolu tion in writing de-ks to accommodate it. It lias a jatirical inscription in gilt letters at the top. “Just u few words,” and for its very oddity and outre character is for the minute all the rage. The mousquetaire glove is giving place gradually to the tightly buttoned wrist. The glove of the w inter is a Suede kid in any one of the tan shades, ranging trom the bright hue of I.iuim gold to the dull brow n of laded leaves. It is usually embrnided j on the liack, each branch front a quarter to ! a third of an inch in width. Novelties m gloves—undesirable, odious but fashionable novelties—combine the colors of the street costume; a black glove to wear with a tailor gown having, for instance, contrasting four chettes in lavender, white or gold according to the relief color in the braiding on the gown. Glo\ esof neutral colors, gray, stone nnd old buff, rank next to the tans and to black glove-, tor dress wear. For dress occasions of any sort the hair continues to lx: worn well forward on the top of the head and quite w ide. The hang, if allowed, is very short and small curls on the temples are preferred. E. T. li. AN INTERESTING QUESTION. Are Musical Composers In Need of International Copyright? New Yobk, Jan. 1 -In all the justifiable hue and cry raised anent the international copyright law, I have seen no hint of the effect* of either the law or the lack of it upon music. Yet not even literature suf fers frtmi piracy more than this art.. It is to be hoped, as will tie conceded by all who understand the subject, that when this matter is brought to the attention of Congre.-s soimliody will have the kind ness to see to it that in the bill which will be deviled for the protection of Ameri can brains there shall also in- a clause which shall include the interests of the native com posers. B<> many stories are told ol the for tunes which have been made by the com posers of popular songs, and so many uh songs are paraded before the public* in all the numerous music stores, that it is not to be wonder-1 that people generally do pot realize tb it American musicians suffer iin measurnUy from piracy in this sense, that that piracy is wholly limited to our own publishers, and ethics aside, they are not to be blamed f die coifrso they take. The situut; ,u involves so much injustice tbal t cann ~ fail to be understood even by the tew who are not lovers of music, 'iho brutal fact is that the American composer ha.- no murket. That Bongs issuing from native talent do succeed and make fortunes is no disproof of this assertion. The moans taken to bring them before the public ami to make them succeed are unique and have no place in the consideration of the problem that interests the International Copyright League. In the case of literary works, the author goes with bis manuscript from one publisher to another seeking for one who will consent to take the risk upon hi-pro duction, and having found one he gets his price good or boil as the case may lx\ and only suffers from t wocausns; one, the piracy of his book by English publishers, which is a small matter, apd the second, the inju rious competition to which he is subjected by the piracy of English books by American publisher!. Now, in music, this piracy of English works is so great that, it is useless for an American composer to go before a pub lisher with hif music. If it is a song or an instrumental piece tlmt he wishes to have put, in print, n is necessary for him to se cure the co-operation of a performer, ami the history, 1 dare say, of nil popular songs that originate in America could he written upon* this model. The comixxter had a friend who was a singer—probably he was a singer in n minstrel or variety show. The singer liking the song, seeing in it great merits that would interest the public at large, consented to sing It in his performances. That being done, the composer either published the song at his own expense or paid a publishing house to put its imprint upon the work, or in rare cases, persuaded them to publish it with the idea that the popularity of the singer would be sufficient to make a success of the song. In the Case of instrumental compositions, the composer must lie either a teacher or have some exceptionally warm friend who is a teacher. If he can show the publisher that lie will secure a limited sale for the composition by making his pupils buy it, or making some other man’s pupils buy it, he then has a fair chance of getting nisooninosit ion into print, otherwise he has none. The reason for this can bo stated very simply: all that the American publisher has to do to secure com positions that are popular is to go into the London or Paris market, find there compo sitions that have been sung or played and proven their popularity, and steal them. He takes no risk; that which is popular in London or Paris in nine oases out of ten will be popular here. With the new composition of an American everything is in doubt, and in the incredible quantity of works constantly before the public, that of obscure or even comparative!} well known writers will lie lost sight of. In the case of every composi tion that is published issuing from an American pen, there has to lie a special in ducement beyond its merits as a musical work iu order to secure its publication. I nin not here giving voice to any com plaint. however just, it might he, that works of genuine merit are discarded in favor of trivial efforts. It is the disadvantageous circumstances surrounding the fate of even trivial efforts that lam explaining. In all other fields of productive activity it is the light anil superficial that finds the first, mar ket, but in this even that which lias in it the other elements of success has to stand aside in favor of works of the same order that have proved a success abroad. It. was no less an authority than Oliver Ditson, the most prominent publisher in this country, who told me ou the occasion of reading two or three manuscripts: “For their having any chance at all, you mutt get your compositions performed. Have them placed in the repertoire of some well-known artist ; then, if the public seems to like them, we will consider the matter of publishing them.” The result of this is that public perform ers, either vocalists or instrumentalists, are deluged with manuscripts from known and unknown composers, and in the event of their accepting one, which is rare, the pub lisher may then make an offer to the com poser to publish the composition on such a basis that the composer shall hear half the expenses of the first edition. If an inter national copyright law wore in force, it would not by any means remove the diffi culties that beset the American composer, but would alleviate them and thus give to the most popular of his works a lighting chance. F. It. Burton. SANFORD’S CHARMS. No Lack of Hotel Accommodations— Building Operations. San'koru, Fla., Dec. 31.—There has been much talk at Jacksonville and other Florida cities, relative to there being insufficient hotel accommodations at Sanford. This w ill lie remedied Monday Jan. when the Sanford House “one of the largest hotels in Florida,” will lie opened by Messrs. Neal iV Hamilton, the former tieing well known as the successful manager of the Somerset Hotel, Burnettsville, N. J., ow ned by George I, Money, and Mr. Hamilton having an en viable reputation as manager of the famous Long Beach Hotel, Long Island. Visitors to Sanford will find the Sanford House sec ond t ' none Florida. Building is on (lie rap'd increase. Five large brick blocks and buildings are in course of erection. All the bud 1 ings now going tip are of brick. H. R. Texsdale, Jr., “grocer,” to- j day moved in one of Mr. Hotchkiss’ new j stores which have been built on the site of tie big tire. The Stone and Gove block is nearing the second story. The union de pot , on the site of the old Southern Florida railroad depot, is fast nearing completion. Business is brisk, and one would not take it for holiday week. There is to be a leap year ball given by the young ladies of Sanford January 3. BOSTON BRIEFS. A Display of Fireworks -Rumors that a New Hotel Will be Built. BoHTp.v, Ga., Dec. 31. —The joung men had a fine display of fireworks here Monday night. Several boys were burned, among them David Comfort, who was shot in the j eye with a candle, audit is feared that he i will lose it. Tlie town purchased a fire engine ! yesterday. It cast $l,lOO. Parties are turned away daily who wish ! to rent bou es. there being not a vacant j dwelling or store house in town. It is rumored that a 35-room hotel will lie ! | built here soon, also several Hue resiliences ; ] by Northern tourists, who come here to ! spend the winter. Boston is becoming I j known as the “Kolb Gent City” of Soutii- I west Georgia. As soon as good hotels are j erected l here w ill be no difficulty in filling | them with visitors. For health and cleanli j ness our town is unsurpassed, being only j nine utiles Irotn the Florida line and forty j from the Gulf stream, the breezes that come | warm from the Gulf wafted over forests of pine bringing fragrance and healing as they I come. A NEWSPAPER CHANGE. P. A. Stovall Goes lrom Athens to the •o-ugusta Chronicle. Athens, Ga , Jan. 1.--P. A. Stovall, the I senior editor of the Jianner Watchman, I left this afternoon for Augusta, where he j will take the place of chief editorial writer | on the Augusta Chronicle , recently made i vacant by the retirement of Col. James R. | llandall. M. C. Pope, the junior editor, i who has already proven luntsoU alive and j eiKg-getie newspaper man, will assume i tjpfiio control of tiie paper. Hon. Pope Barrow, who lit s been quite ill ; at his residence in tins city, is rapidly re | covering, and his friends hope soon to greet ! hun upon the street. TIIE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1888. CHARLESTON ITEMS. The Olty Infested by Burglars-The Phosphate Interests. Charleston, S. C., Jan. I.— While the new Council is not such as a great many Democrats would have chosen, they never theless rallied manfully to its support and elected it. They could scarcely do anything else, seeing that the only objection that could be urged against it was the quantity of new timber that had been used in its building. The air is now thick with rumors of clean sweeps and sweeping changes in city offices. The “in” are tremblings in their boots, or in their offices, and an eager army of “outs” are impatiently aw aiting the annual turn in the wheel that contains the fat offices. Certainly one great mistake has already been muile by the new administration. The entire system of police government has been changed. Ttie appointment of the police officers is vested in the Mayor, and that of privates in the Chief of Police, in stead of in a lioard of commissioners, as under the old system. This is so far a good change, but its desirability is coupled with a very serious drawback. These appoint ments are subjected to the approval of the Council, and are to be made annually. Men versed in the methods of municipal govern ment say that this will utterly subvert the usefulness of the poliee department. No police officer can become a thoroughly useful ami practical officer if ho is ruhject to the process of re-election every twelve months. Political influences are bound to interfere with the perfect discharge of duty, anil the efficiency of the force will be greatly impaired. Instead of lieiug a strong con servator of the public peace it must necessa rily become a political machine. Hence a great pressure is being brought to bear upon the Council to change this mature at least and to make the tenure of office of the police officers co-equal w ith that of the Mayor, four years, subject of course to removal for cause. A GANG OK BURGLARS. Apropos of the police it may tie mentioned that the city has been infested with a gang of Imrglarswho for more than six months have been terrorizing the community and who have baffled all the efforts of the po lice. Their ojierations are conducted on a very daring scale. They enter a house, light the gas, go into the larder, feast themselves, defile the finest carpets in the house in a shocking manner and then make off with all the silverware, jewelry and such other portable articles us can be convert ed into cash. That the same gang commit all these burglaries is proven by the fact that the horrible defilement of the premises always accompanies the theft and is in every case done iii the same manner, the parlor or drawing room and dressing room being usually selected for the outrage. The latest victim is (Japt. Thomas Young, the wealthy stevedore. They only enter the houses of the wealthy, The community is now clamoring for an intelligent and capa ble detective force, and this is one of the problems that confronts the new adminis tration. the phosphate business. The phosphate interest still languishes, and the effects of the depression are be ginning to tie felt in business circles here. The holiday business was not w hat was ex pected to have been, but this was owing in a great measure to the wretched weather that prevailed on the eve of Christina . The small dealers too are beginning to suffer from the depression in the phosphate in dustry. These people who have shojis in the upper wards hail a large trade with the phosphate hands. Mince the discharge of nearly 11,000 of these a mouth or so ago their trade has fallen off considerably, and to these the outlook is as gloomy as the phosphate people say it is to themselves. There is some talk of a syndicate on tne line proposed by the legislative committee, but the matter has not yet taken definite shane. Ti e plan talked of is in tha nature of a combination between the land and river companies to limit the production, and thus to get an increase in price. Another plan is the one proposed last summer to form a pool, each company mining as much as it desires, but to intrust the sale of the pro duct to an agent, who shall be limited to a certain price per ton. The matter is said to be under advisement. HOW A MAN MAY FALL. From a Place of Power to a Free Lunch Counter. New York, Dec. 31.—A man hastily gulping a free lunch in a swell barroom. Not with the easy confidence of a cash cus tomer. Twenty years ago few men in America were more powerful than he John F. Covie was the editor of the Rational Intellitjencer in Washington. On that dark Friday in April which saw the asiassination of Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth wrote to Ins friend John F. Coyle, a letter in extenuation of his pro posed crime. He handed it (o his fellow actor, John Matthews. The latter, ignorant of its contents, placed it in a pocket of his coat and then, man-like, forgot all about it. Matthews was upon the stage of Ford’s Theatre when the sound of Booth’s bullet sounded Lincoln’s death knell. He rushed to his dressing-room, hurriedly picked up his every-day attire and ran across the street to liis boarding house. As he was jumping into his ordinary garb, the letter Booth had handed him fell on the floor. At that time he knew who the assassin was. He tore open the envel ope and with bulging eyes read the presi cide’s antefacto confession. The words seared his brain so indelibly that he out recall them even at this day. Sud denly there Hashed upon him the aptialling fact that if that letter were found in his possession the lives of himself anil John F Coyle, to whom the missive was addressed, would surely Ixs forfeited. He tore the note into small pieces, threw them into an open grate, and stirred the red hot coals over them. Then boiled from the house. Five , minutes later the bleeding body of Lincoln j was carried into the room in whose fire the ashes of John Wilkes Booth’s letter were still smouldering. And there Lincoln died. ; Andrew Johnson became President of j those Uuitod Mottos. Then John F. Coyle grew in prominence. ! As editor of tne Xtitional lntelt iqencer, he I was the power behind the ( hief Executive. He wielded an influence that is almost in comprehensible! in these times of mdejiend ent newspapers. But when Johnson dropped from power und Grant entered t ie \\ bite House the days of administration organs were numered. The \ational Intellif/enrrr 1 drooped and died, and from that day until this the republic lias not been Vexed with a Presidential journalistic monlhpiive. Coyle drifted downward until finally he became Samuel J. Tilden’s private secretary. In 187 H, when this country was subjected to the severest strain that ever a free govern ment ex(>erieiiced, Coyle so.d to the New York Tribt'ne the famous cipher dispatches, although he was still iu the confident ial employ of tin- sage of Oramerey Park. In exorable fate has pursued him over since. He has gradually sunk lower and lower un til now the once powerful man of national affairs is a supplicant for charity. He was the man 1 saw last, night trem blingly devastating the free lunch. Louis N. Megargee. Read the Death Roll Which the bills of mortality of any large city maybe fitly designated, anti you will find that | renal And vesical maladies, that Is to say, those that effect the kilnc.ts or ('ladder, have are ' markable prominence -we had aanosl sai l - I prepend -ranee. Bright's disc ise und diabetes \ In the chronic stage ure rnrclv eared, and ' gravel, catarrh of the bladder and enuresis, slay ' many. Yet at the outset, when the trouble merely amounts to inactivity of (he organ* ui | volved the danger may lie mdiitied In unit pleasant renal tonic and diuretic. Hostetler's Stomach Bitters, which imparts the requisite amount of tone io the organs, without over-ex citing them, und the use of which is convenient, and involves no elaborate preparation. Dys pepsia. a usual concomitant of renal com | plaints, and debility, which they invariably | produce, are remedied by it. So also are con I stipation, malarial, rheumatic and nervous ail ments I A 35c. Neckshawl for 10c. at Weis hem's. ONLY TO SAVE HER BROTHER. ; Katie Kennedy Wears Male Attire to Hunt Down a Murderer. Frot/i th Hem York World. Cincinnati, Dec. '2B. —The imprisonment of a young man in the Southern Indiana Penitentiary for life, ho having been con victed of murder, has completely changed the career of his sister, one of Cincinnati’s most beautiful young women. She is Miss Katie Kennedy, a dashing brunette, whose family is well and f \oraiily known in this city. A pelted daughter and sister, she has left a comfortable ho ne, become a veritable detective, braving every danger, all in the hope of proving her brother's innocence of the crime of winch he was convicted. On Nov. I, 188). (ten. John A. Logan s|ike at Oris-nsbiirg. bid. An immense crowd greeted him at Greensburg, which Is the county scat of Decatur county People cauie for miles to hear “Black Jack,” and. ns might have been expected, expert thieves and crooks from all parts of America were present. An immense crowd gathered when the General spoke. Among those who went from this city was Will A. Kennedy. He was a tall, slender young man, delicately reared on account of a mother’s fear tliat ho would tall a victim to consumption. Kennedy was about :i:l years old. He had become a man about town and as such picked up the acquaintance of a certain class who gained a livelihood by their wits. Among his friends Kennedy always ap peared as a young man inclined to be sport ive, still he was looked upon as being jst fectly square. It was known to but very few that he was really an expert card player. During the speech a wealthy farmer liv ing near Greensburg missed his pocketbook anil his gold watcli and chain. Standing near him was David Baker, a prominent young attorney of Greensburg. The farmer acquainted Mr. Baker with his loss anil that gentleman proffered his assistance in recov ering the stolen property. The thieves were working the crowd in a desperate manner. The farmer and the attorney had been standing almost on the outskirts of the crowd. Near them was u man who had heard the conversation, and who, as the farmer turned about, broke into a run. “That’s the mani” shouted the farmer. “Htop thief!” The si-ene that followed was most excit ing. Baker started in pursuit, pulling his revolver as ran. Th<> pursued man partly turned his head us lie fled, and seeing the lawyer close at his heels drew a revolver, tired,and Dave Baker fell mortally wounded. KENNEDY’S SENTENCE FOR MURDER, Baker died within a few minutes, the thief’s bullet having pierced his heart. The next day SI,OOO reward was offered for the apprehension of the murderer. A week later officers from Greensburg visited this city and Will Kennedy was arrested. He strongly protested his innocence and so con fident was he of acquittal that he at once offered to go to Greensburg without a requisition. The trial lasted but a few days. The prisoner was confounded with another Kennedy, a notorious crook, whom the au thorities hail timo and again attempted to send to prison. A crook m jail at Greens burg was promised his freedom should he tell what lie knew about the affair. He took the w it.ness stand against Kennedy and was about the only witness who con nected him with the crime. Will was given a life sentence, and m two weeks’ time after his arrest was in the Southern Indiana pen itentiary at Jeffersonville. The night after the day upon which Ken nedy was convicted the door-bell of his parents’ residence in this citv was rung by a man, who' inquired for Mrs. Kennedy. The mother was ill, however, the shock having prostrated her. Miss Kate Kennedy. Will’s sister, asked whether she would not answer the purpose. “I suppose you will do,” the man an swered. “I knew your brother Will and was at Greonsburg when that murder was committed. lam myself a thief and know that your brother is not the man who killed Dave Baker. I know who it was, but will not tell. What I want to do is to satisfy your family that Will is not the guilty man.” Then he disappeared before Miss Kennedy recovered from her surprise. She ac quainted her famiiy with what had been told her and the next morning at breakfast alarmed her father and brothers bv telling them that she intended leaving for Indiana. HIS SISTER’S BRAVE RESOLVE. “I shall spend niy life in proving my broth er’s innocence,” she said, and noth ing could change her intention, not even a stern command from her father. That night found her in Greeimburg ami from that time, almost, three years ago, until last Tuesday Miss Kennedy Ii s work'd night and day. She has followed up a clew picket! up at Oreenx burg and her experiences have been thrill ing and remarkable To day she has posi tive evidence as to the real murderer, and within the next two weeks there will be some startling developments. She worked with thieves, visited their resorts in all the cities of this State and Indiana in male at tire and hat gained (heir entire confidence. Her knowledge of criminals and their work has become more complete than that of the most expert detectives. She has learned of “jobs" about to occur aud has thorough knowledge in regard to some big rob beries which have taken place w ithin the past three years. SOME OK HER ADVENTURES. She has waited upon Gov. Gray, of In diana. many times laying before him new evidence of her brother’s innocence as fast as it could be gathered. She was present in a dive in Dayton, 0., when a plot was con cocted to murder a certain crook who, it was believed, had been a stool pigeon for the detectives of this city. In that city also she learned that eertuiti Daytonites had ad vanced money to bring about her brother’s conviction in order to save the real rmir deint, and she has confessions from four witnesses who were paid to perjure them selves on the witness stand. She also has affidavits from all of the jurors except one l the effect that the evidence against her brother was not sufficient to warrant a conviction, and that public sentiment had more to do with the conviction than had the evidence. In her travels she has found a number of persons who were present when the murder occurred. One of them, a wealthy fanner, openly declared that the Recorder ot De catur county was the man who shot Baker. The Recorder's name is Moulton. He is a large, blacx-lieardod gentleman, and Miss Kennedy had mot a crook who might have been his double. That crook was in jail at Indianapolis. Accompanied by the farmer, Mr. Moulton and Gov. Gray, she quietly visited the prison in that city, and the farmer, seeing the prisoner, at once said "l see my mistake. Mr. Moulton, forgive nte.” ONCE ARRESTED WHILE IN MALE ATTIRE. Then she went back to her labors again. She has been untiring. Often suspected herself, she w- once on the point of being arrested while iu male attire, but in the sta tion-house —it was at Dayton -talked her self out of trouble. It Indianapolis she was almost crowded to the wall by several thieves. This was when she brought the Governor. Mr. Moulton and the farmer to the jail to show tueni Mr. Moulton's double. The thieves followed her front place to pla e until at Inst, knowing her life to he in dan ger, she was forced to enter the government building and throw herself upon the mercy of a government official. Site told her story and was locked up in a room for protection. It has always been known about this city —that is. to the gamblers and men of that class—that, Will Kennedy was innocent of the crime of which he was convicted. The expression has frequently been heard, in fnct every time ids name is mentioned, "An innocent man sutfenxl iu that case; Ken nedy was railroaded to save another.” Men of standing, who did not figure as wit nesses during the trial, now come io the front aud describe the man who murdered Baker as an entirely different looking man from Kennedy. There is uo question that the murderer of Baker is new a United Slates prisoner. During her traves and intermingling with criminals, as stated above. Miss Keni cly Ixieauio acquainted with many robberies that were about to occur. She did not interfere. The same night that she heard in Dayton of the plan to murder a thief she also learned of a plan to rob the post office at Attica, Ind. She said nothing, hut permitted it to come off. The thieves left no clews behind, but to their surprise, a few days later, they were arrested and a lot of bonds st den from the i I>ost office were found in Dayton, O. The rs|,hers were brought to Indianapolis. One of them was Recorder Moulton’s double. He was tried and convicted. Miss Kennedy will remain here until next Wednesday, when she again leaves the city. OVER IN CHARLESTON. New Year’s Happenings in South Carolina s Metropolis. Charleston is making a solid war on the Sunday bars. The new chapel in the Charleston Sailors’ Home was dedicated last night. The South Carolina Board of Health will hold its regular quarterly meeting in Charleston next Thursday. Mr. W. A. Smidt, Assistant Manager of the Charleston Telephone Exchange, has been appointed Manager. He took charge of the exchange yesterday. The Washington Light Infantry have not yet decided upon a successor to Capt. Lamb Johnston, who resigned the command of the company some time ago. It is said that ex-Capt. R. C. Gilchrist is being pressed to take the position. The new ordinance providing for a de tective force of five, with a chief, in con nection with the Charleston police depart ment, has called a few more candidates into the field for the honors of the new year. The position of Chief of Detectives pays 4>'JBo tier year. ON RAIL AND CROSSTIE. Local and General Gossip in Railway Circles. There is a large force at work clearing the right of way, grubbing and grading the Thomasville, Tallahassee and Monttcello railroad from Thomasville to the Florida State line. It is expected that twenty miles of the Columbus and Southern railroad, from Co lumbus to Albany, will be in operation by April 1. This road will reduce the distance from Columbus to Savannah about one third what it is at present. A Leap-Year Romance. From I hr, Judge. The thirty-first of December, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven had come. Why the last night in the year affects people more than any other night it is hard to say, hut it does and on this night Reginald de Brokaw was even more affected than common. Perhaps the thought that there was one more day in the coming year made him sad. It might have been that the heart of the man of nearly forty was stirred at the prospect of being" able to cele rate his tenth birthday on the 29th of the next February, or the remembrance of a siq> of paper on which was written over his autograph: “On Jan. 2,1888,1 promise .to pay, etc.,” weighed upon his soul; at any rate he was sad. He was seated opposite a fair maiden of eight and thirty winters. A maiden at that age is usually called fair, for she has then arrived at a fair age, neither young nor old. Eighteen years beiore, on New Year’s day, Reginald de Brokaw had proposed to the reigning belle, Margaret Jones, and had been refused. Every New Year’s day after that lie had repeated the performance with a like result, until, three yeui-s before, he had ceased. Now they waited in peaceful silence for the New Year’s birth, their minds busy with different thoughts. He was wondering whether or not he would for the last time offer himself to the girl before him, and she was thinking how long it took for eighty-eeveu to make way for the glorious Leap-Year when she would take advantage of her prerogative and ask him to marry her. One—two—three —four— flvo —six —seven —eight—nine—ten—eleven— twelve (this is done to prolong the tale;l am writing on space) rang out tne bells. “Reginald,'’ she whispered, her voice trembling in the intensity of her emotion: “Regmal, do you —do you lo ” A ring at the door and a messenger left a telegram for Reginald de BrokaVv. Tearing it open, he read: "Reginald, wilt thou be mine! “I await thy answer. Come to me.—C. M ’ —Reginald arose. “Margaret,” ho said, ten derly, “it is too late. I have already re ceived a proposal, and have accepted,” and he left her alone in her misery. This will not be continued in our next. It is but a simple tale, truly pathetic, and a warning to fair maidens who wait for the eventful year of Leap. MEDICAL,. Rheumatism According to recent investigations is caused by exce sof lactic acid in the blood. This acid at tacks the fibrous tissues, particularly in the joints, aftd causes the local manifestations of the disease, pains and acher, hi the back and shoulders, and in the joints at the knees, ankles, hips and wrists. Thousands of people have found in Hood’s Sarsaparilla a positive and per manent cure for rheumatism. This medicine, by its purifying and vitalizing action, neutralizes the acidity of the blood, aud also builds up and strengthens the whole body. Hood’s Sarsaparilla “I was laid up for six months with rheuma - tism. aud used many kinds of medicines without good result till one of my neighbors told me to take Hood's Sarsaparill i. When I had used half a lx>tt!e I felt better, and after taking two bottles 1 think I was entirely cured, as I have not had an attack of rheumatism since." Eugene H. Dixon, Rossville, Staten Island, N. Y. Cures Rheumatism "I had attacks of rheumatism which increased in severity. I took three bottles of Hood's Sar saparilla and I am pleased to say the rheumatic pains ceased, my appetite and digestion became better, and my general health greatly improved. I am firmly convinced that Hood s Sarsaparilla cured me, as I have felt no recurrence of this blood disease." Wm. Scoon, Geneva. X. V. Hood’s Sarsaparilla SoM by all druggists. $1: six for $5. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD & Cos., Powell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar amtjsemknts. SAVANNAH THEATRE. Monday and Tuesday, January 2 and 3. The Elite Tragic Event. AMERICA'S BRILLIANT TRAGEDIAN, Rot>t. Downing, IN FORREST'S AND McCTTLLOUGH'S GREAT SUCCESS, Spartacus, the Gladiator. TUESDAY EVENING (BY REQUEST), Julius Caesar. Mr. Downing as Marc Antony. MATINEE MONDAY AFTERNOON. Seats on sale nt Davis ttros’. Jan. Ist. Next Ai traction, Kate Putnam. .lan. 4 and 5. SOAPS! SOAPS! PEARS', RIEGF.RS, COLGATE'S, CLEAV i ER S, EECKELAER'S, BAYLEY’S, LU BIN'S. PEMBLE'S MEDICATED just received at BUTLER’S PHARMACY. MEETINGS. ______ LODGE. NO. f* I. 6. O. F. A regular meeting will be held THIS 1 Monday; EVENING at H o’clock. „ , Officers for current term will bo installed. Members of other Lodges and visiting brothers are cordially invited to attend. By order of H. W. RA1.1., N. G. John Riley, Secretary. _______ GEORGIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY. The regular monthly meeting of this society will be held at Hodgson Hall THIS EVENING at eight (S) o'clock. CHARLES N. WEST, Recording Secretary. GEORGIA TKVT AO. 151, I. O R. Attend a Quarterly session of your Tent THIS (Monday) EVENING at 8 o’clock. Every member earnestly requested to lie present. Election for officers. Come prepared to pay dues. C. 0. GODFREY, C. R. Attest: D. J. Re BAUDS. R 8. SAVANNAH RIFLE ASSOCIATION. Savannah, Ga., Dee. 31, 1887. The association will meet at Greenwich Park, on Jan. 2at 1 o’clock p. m. A contest for prizes will take place and the usual oyster roast will be prepared. Cars will leave West Broad street at twelve (12) o'clock. GEN. R. H. ANDERSON, John M. Bryan. President. Secretary and Treasurer. NOTICE. MUTUAL GAS LIGHT COMPANY. The annual meeting of the Stockholders of this Company will lie held in the Company s office, 80 Bryan street. Savannah. < la., on M< >N DAY, tne 16th January, iSS'v at 12 o'clock noon, for the election of Directors and for the transac tion of such other business as may come before the meeting. D. DOUGLAS. Secretary. REPPARD IRON COMPANY. Savannah. Ga.. Dec. 24, 1887. The annual meeting of the Stockholders of the Reppard Iron Company will be held at the Company’s office. 70 Bav street, on MONDAY, Jan. 2, lAsa at 1 o'clock p. st. At this meeting the Board of Directors for the ensuing year will l.c elected, NORTON FRIERSON, Secretary and Treasurer. SPECIAL NOTICES. Advertisement* inserted under "Sperial Notice*” will be charged $1 00 a Square each insertion. \ CARD. CHANGE OF ADDRESS. The undersigned requests his friends and cor respondents in Savannah to note the change of his Post-office address, from Norwich, to WATEKBURY, CONN. He take this opportunity to acknowledge, with sincere thanks, many personal and social courtesies received by himself mul tiis family during their stay in Savannah: he is sure that the kindness which proinpiei these acts of hospitality and good-will, will im considerate of the peculiar hindrances which prevented, in many cases, a more timely and personal re sponse to them. LEONARD WOOLSEY BACON. NEW YEAR'S AT THUNDERBOLT. Entries to the Combination Race: W. T. Birch enters b. in. Ailee. M. J. Doyle enters br. s. Claymuse. Dr. Matthews enters b. g. I ami lord. Race will be called at 3:30 o'clock. Weather permitting this will prove a great race. M. J. DOYLE, Proprietor T. P. C. SHERWOOD’S D V At I VG ACADEMY. The Ladies and Gentlemen's Evening Class having been postponed for the past week, will reopen THIS EVENING at 8 o'clock, and will be continued every MONDAY and FRIDAY EVENING. Misses' anil Masters' Class every TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY AF TERNOON at 3 o'clock. Pupils can enter either class at any time, and will be charged from time of entrance. Send for circular. Ad dress PROF. SHERWOOD, Masonic Temple. NOTICE TO WATER TAKERS. Office Water Works, I Savannah, January 2d, 1888. )’ The water will be shut off at Nine (9) o'clock TO-MORROW (Tuesday) MORNING, on Con gress street from Montgomery to Abercorn street, for the purpose of making connection and putting in larger main, and will be off sev eral hours. A. N. MILLER. Snpt. OGLETHORPE SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY. Savannah, Ga., Jan. 1,1888. Interest for the F'ourth Quarter is now due, and payable on and after Jan. 3. Depositors will please leave their books to be balanced. JNO. M. BRYAN, Cashier. NOTICE. Savannah, January 2d, 1888. The two firms heretofore doing business under the style of T. P. BOND & CO., and BOND, HAYNES &, ELTON, are now consolidated, and will do the General Grain, Feed and Milling Business, under the name of BOND. HAYNES A: ELTON, at the Forest City Mills, corner Con gress and Montgomery streets: warehouse at Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Depot. Te ephone No. 221. NOTICE. City of Savannah. ) Office Clerk of Council, Dee. 29, 1887. 1 MONDAY, January 2d, 1888, being a legal holiday, the City Offices will be dosed. By order of the Mayor. F RANK K. RER.VRER. Clerk of Council. NOTICE. Holders of the January, 18S8, Coupons of the MARIETTA AND NORTH GEORGIA RAIL ROAD COMPANY First Mortgage Bonds, can get them paid by presenting them at the office of A. L. HARTRIDGE, Battersby's Building, Bay Street. SAVANNAH BANK AND TIU’ST C OMPA NY'S SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. , Savannah, Ga., January 1, 1888 Interest for the Fourth Quarter of year 1887 is now due, and will he paid on demand. De positors will please leave their pass-books at the Bank to he balanced. JAS. 11. HUNTER, Cashier. NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS. City Treasurer’s Office, I Savannah, Ga., Jan. 2, 1888.)' The following taxes are now due: Real Estate, fourth quarter, 1887. Stock in Trade, fourth quarter, 1887. Furniture, etc., fourth quarter, 1887. Money, Debts, etc., fourth quarter, 1887. Water Rents, in advance, for six months ending June 30th. Ground Rents in arrears for two er more quarters. Specific (or Business) Tax for the year 1888. A discount, of 10 per cent, will be allowed upon Real Estate, Stock in Trade. Furniture, Money, etc., and Water Rents, if paid withiu fifteen days after January first. And § discount of 10 per cent, will be allowed upon Specific Taxes, if paid on or before Janu ary 31st. C. S. HARDEE, City Treasurer. DIVIDEND NO. 12 Merchants’ National Bank of Savannah, i Savannah, Ga . Dec. 31, 1887.) This Bank has declared a dividend of I per cent, from the earnings of the last six months, payable on demand. TIIOS. GADSDEN, Cashier. ELECTION NOTICE. City of Savannah, I Office Clerk of Council, Dec. 30, 1887. f Notice is hereby given that the City Council of Savannah w ill eh-i’t at its next regular meet ing. that is to say. on WEDNESDAY. Jan. 11. 1888, of the Scavenger Depart ment finder and in accordance with the pro visions of the ordinal'st creating said office, passed by Council at meeting of Dee. 28, 1887. Bond $2,000, salary $1,200 jier annum, term till election of city officers, January 1889. Ail ap plicants must hand in their applications with names of bondsmen (two required) to the Clerk of Council on or before 2 o’clock p, m. thb day of election. By order of Council. FRANK E. REBARICR,CIeric of council. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. Augusta and Savannah Railroad, I | Savannah. Ga., Dec. 21, 1887. ) ! The annual election for seven Directors of the Augusta and Savannah Railroad, will lie held at, the Banking house of Chns. H. Olmstead & Cos. on MONDAY, January 2, 1888, between the hours of 10 A. M. and Ip.m. W. S. LAWTON, President,. i SPECIAL NOTICES. NOTICE. ~ (Letter from the world-renowned Gounod, composer of the Opera “Faust,” and “Romeo and Juliet,” etc.) To Messrs. Chickeuing, l’iano Forte Manu facturers:- I am pleased to render justice to the incontestable worth of the magnificent Pianos which vou have sent to the Universal Exposi tion. The system of parallel strings which you use. seems to me to contribute powerfully to the brilliancy of your instruments, which pos sess both grand sonority anti remarkable sweet ness of tone. Accept. 1 pray you, my congratu lations for the re< onqieiises which have been arwarded you. (Signed) CH. GOUNOD. Member of the Institute, Officer of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honor 111 V IDEM). The National Bank of Savannah. I Savannah. Ga., Dec. 31st, 1887. 1 At a meeting of the Directors of this Bank, held THIS DAY. a dividend of ($3) Three Dol lars per share was declared, payable on demand to shareholders as per record this date. TIP is. F. THOMSON, Cashier. MERCHANTS’ NATIONAL BANK. OF 8 VI ANN All. The annual election for seven Directors of this Bank will be held at the Banking House, on TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 1888, between the hours of 12 and 1 o'clock. THOS. GADSDEN. Cashier. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 11, 1887. __ NOTICE Is hereby given that application will be made to City Council by the "SAVANNAH STREET AYI) rural RESORT RAILROAD COMPANY for the right to build its road on the following named streets in lieu of portion of the route granted by way of Bolton and East Broad streets, to wit: Through East Broad street to Gwinnett street, through Gwinnett street to Habersham street, out Habersham street to Bolton street, there connecting with route al ready designated by City Council for use of said Railroad, the change being a substitution of Gwinnett street for Bolton street. H. P. SMART, President KIEFFER’M Bill G STORE. I have now on hand a very large supply and excellent variety of ( leveland Peas and Beans, considered the best in the market. Also, Paints, Oils, Brushes, White Lead, ete. A full line of Toilet and Fancy Articles for the holidays. Window Glass cut to order. E. J. KIEFFER, Corner West Broad and Stewart streets. I LMER*S LIVER CORRECTOR. This vegetable preparation is invaluable for the restoration of tone and strength to the sys tem. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other ills, caused by a disordered liver, It cannot bo excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul mer's Liver Corrector and take no other. SIOO a bottle. F'reigbt paid to any address. B. F. ULMER, M. D., Pharmacist. Savannah. G*. HOLIDAY GOODS. Santa Claus IS NOT AT West’s Cliina Palace. We are his competitors, and think we have the best of him. We will not try to enumerate the many useful Presents we have, but invite the public to call every day and see the tinest selected stock ever shown in this city. Will display in a few days a large line ef fine Alabaster Statuary West’s China, Palace 133 Broughton Street FOOD PRODUCTS, FORM city MILLS, Cor. Montgomery and Congress Sts. 30,000 bushels Corn. 25,000 bushels Oats. 5,000 bushels Texas Rust Proof Oats. 5,000 bales Hay, Eastern & Western. GRITS AND MEAL In any quantity, in barrels or sacks, manufac tured fresh every day. STOCK FEED,' Carloads or less, made freh to suit orders, out of pure, sweet grain, 0 its. equal in nutri tion to 8 5 s. oats, aud costing less. Haynes’ Prepared Flour, The best in this market, made fresh at oi* manufactory daily. We carry a full lino of our well-know brands of FLOUR Haynes’ Fancy Patent, Ogle thorpe. holler Process and Forest City Mills Family. CORN EYES, COW PEAS, FEED MEAL, WHEAT.' BRAN, MEAL, Etc., Etc. Always a full stock on hand. Carload lots a specialty. t*T Prompt attention given to all orders And satisfaction guaranteed. Bond, Haynes & Elton. MINCEMEAT. Gordon & Dilworth’s MINCE MEAT, EQUAL TO HOME-MADE. AT A. ffl. & C. W. WEST’S. DESKS. ESHTIfLERDESKCO % ST. I.OTTIS, MO. Ae-r.wujfti H tjlrr* M MUMOTUMU or FIN ( DESKS, BANK COUNTERS BANK, court house. 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