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SHIPPING ! NT EXC E.
—MxxiATi.re alianac—this day.
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JIIOH Water at Savannah..
Ti’hdav. Jan 3, ISSS.
ARRIVED yesterday.
steamship City of Savannah, Smith. New
v ;„.l- ffi Anderson. Agent
Steamship City of Macon, Lewis. Boston—C
a ' * iderson. Agent.
Steamer Katie. Bevill, August* and way land
i-J<; M-sliook. A (tent.
1 Steamer Swan, Giliignn, Darien—W T Gibson,
Manager. _
ARRIVED at it bee yesterday.
ru It Maude Non. Kroger, Mobile, for Ham
burg via Sapelo— Holst it Cos.
arrived dd yester-
Rark Remittent (Nor', Pedefsen, to load for
Buenos Ayres- V R SaJae. & Cos.
Bark Sigurd Jari 'Nor). Olsen, to load for Eu
rope-Master.
DEPARTED YESTERDAY.
Steamer Ethel. Carroll. Cohen's Bluff and way
a tidings- W T Gibson. Manager.
Si earner St Nicholas, Usina, Eernandina and
wav landings—C Williams, Agt,
Steamer Swan, Gibsou, Stokes’ Bluff—sV T
Gibson, Manager.
SAILED YESTERDAY.
Bark Suhra (Nor), Rotterdam.
Bri John Wesley. Brooklyn.
Schr Spotless. Eernandina.
MEMORANDA.
'lew York, Pec 31—Arrived, schr Charmer,
Baboll, Brunswick, Ga, will discharge at Perth
'"('■'eared, schr Edward G Taulane, Barrett.
Brunswick.
Rio Janeiro, Dec 6—Sailed, bark Yale (Br),
Olsen. Pensacola.
Cardenas. Dec 24 Arrived, schr Maggie Dal
ling. Palling, Pensacola.
Matanzas, Dec -4 Sailed, bark Festina Rente
(Non, Omnnmdsen, Pensacola.
Nassau. Dec 21— Cleared, schr Wm C Greene,
Crockett, Eernandina.
New York. Jitu 3—Arrived, steamships Mora
via, Hamburg; Baltic, Liverpool; Ethiopia,
Glasgow.
SPOKEN.
Bark Ydtin (Nor), Oise, from Brunswick for
Buenos Ayres. Nov 22, lat 16 N, lon 31W.
MARITIME MISCELLANY.
Schr Carrie. Burkinan. which was abandoned
St sea one year ago and afterward picked up
end towed into Key West, has been purchased
by Capt Mark Gray, of Bucksport, who will
refit her with new masts and rigging.
RECEIPTS.
Per steamer Katie, from Augusta and way
landings—92 hales cotton. 384 bins naval stores,
1,018 sacks cotton seed. 22 sacks lice, 10 bbls tar,
S coops fow l. 3 case s eggs, 10 dressed bogs, 1 lot
h h goods. 1 still and worm.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway, Jan 2
—3 bales c uton. 125 bdls beams. 125 bdls bdls, 3
cases clothing, 40 bbls oil, 50 boxes tonaeeo, 50
50 caddies tobaoco, 3 boxes books, 600 sacks
grain. 20 bdls rims, 10 pails candy, 1 car bbls, 64
sacks peanuts. *0 cases bottles, and nnlse.
Per Savannah, Florida and Western Railway.
Jan 2—lßl bales cotton. 2,289 bbls rosin, 1 car
stock. 191 bbls spirits turpentine, 2 oars staves,
369 pieces fresh meat, 25 buggies, 25 sacks rice,
g cai s ' ooil. 27 cars lumber, 10 cars cotton seed,
86 tons iron, 3.207 boxes oranges, 54 bbls oranges,
end mdse.
Per Central Railroad, Jan 2—3,975 bales cot
ton, 69 bales yarn, 149 bales domestics. 4 bales
hides, 10 bales plaids, H) bbls spirits turpentine,
5 pkgs paper, iIS pkgs tobacco, 4,495 lbs bacon,
1.239 bbls rosin. 120 bbls lime. 3,042 lbs fruit. 225
sac s bran. 6 bbls whisky, 2 kegs liquor. 140 or
bbls beer. 10 hf bbls beer, 59 pkgs furniture, 31
bead cattle, 1.468 bushels corn, 9 cars lumber, 2
cars wood. 1 bbl syrup, 354 tons pig iron, 12 cases
mineral water. 1 pkg vegetables. 36 pkgs mase.
2 pkgs carriage material, 4 bales paper stock. 1
pkg junk, 19 pkgs empties, 8 cars cotton seed. 1
car brick, 1 pkgs hardware, 2 cars coal, 1 bbl
eggs.
EXPORTS.
Per brig John Wesley, for 8r00k1yn—278,661
feet p p lumber —Stillwell, Pike Millen,
Per schr Island City, for New Y0rk—304.190
feet p p lumber—Dale, Dixon o; Cos
PASSENGERS.
Per steamer Katie, from Augusta and way
landings—J D Groover, A 91 Martin, E P Dykes,
w F Mason, MissE Haltiwanger, E W Jlorcock,
W H Da' s, W F Nix. 51 A Beinkampen, T B
Dn s. VV R Alims. J E Martin and wife, R R
Peeples. J E Morrison and wife. H S Morrison,
l Jaudon, L A McKenzie, 0 F Gnann, FPeerett,
J D Bevill, J Cooper, Miss 13 Smith and brother.
W W Smith, wife and son. A R Jaudon, Dr J H
Thompson, A R Beau and wife, C Bordick, and
40 deck'
Per steamship City of Macon, from Boston—
Sirs S Oliver. Mrs H L Keith. B L Keith, W H
Keith, Mrs E II I! 'man!, F P Whit ten lore, G H
Wood, Miss M iia 4 F S Dennison W Ferguson,
Miss Tinkham. Fannie Niles. Mrs A G Huston.
Miss M Bennett, A A Cos - rn and wife, Mrs
Worden. .Miss \ E Cushman, J F Frann, G A
Verne. F Libby. (1 1, Wheeler, W H Whitting. J
Lambert, Louisa Frazer. Miss Carr, W H Stem,
D II Conlan, 51 M Pollock. J 51 (lari. E C 1 ace.
Miss A F Heath, Mrs H G Heath, 1 Sinbush, O C
Bailey, 0 W Haywood. C A Babbitt. 'V J Farr,
C Kimball, W H Burrell. H W Burrell, E V
Tripp, J .McKee, J Manning, W O Steele. W A
Waite and w ife, J Cunningham. J Bisco, Airs A
Flannery, Miss J Sargent, C A Nichols. W A
Smith. S Howard, S Butler, H Cornweil. G F
Conant. 51iss 51 Dow. Miss J Howard, 51iss F
Murphy, Bliss J Gridin, sliss 51 Hayden, Miss F
Brown, Miss S McTutosh, .Miss S Audrews. yiiss
JC Smith, sliss g Freeman, sHss JTrenhoin, sliss
K liesbon, W Philbrick, J Smith. W sYalsh, 51rs
A Spenct r, Jlrs V Houghton, 51rs S Bailey, Juo
Reynolds, J Frazer, (4 A Dodge, J Freeman, S
F re'well, W Wilson, B hertram, 5V Groyton, L
Boynton. J Pascal, P Ferguson, Blrs K Flan
nery. Mrs S Brow u, 51rs J Tracy, J Frye, J
Roberts, S Thomas, S Smith. J Smith, W Blur
pby, F Fowler, and 11 steerage.
CONSIGNEES.
Per Charleston and Savannah Railway, Jan
2- J D Weed & Cos. B H Levy A: Bro, A Bryan,
X D slcDonald A Cos, Blodgett, M A Cos, Custom
House. CG Young, Epstein & W, Eckman i V.
M Kerst & Cos. E Walpus, E Holman.
Per steamer Katie, from Augusta and way
landings Jno Flannorv A Cos. -Montague * Cos.
Garnett, S & Cos. Herron it G, H 51 Comer A Cos,
M Y & D I Mein tire, Ellis, Y & Cos, Warren & A,
M Ferst & Co.N Paulsen & Co.Gradv. Del. & Cos.
G Walter & Cos. D Y Daucy. Peacock, II & Cos, E
T Roberts, Baldwin & Cos, J P Williams & Cos, C
H Wilcox, W I Miller, Southern Cotton Oil Cos,
Order.
.• Per Savannah, Florida and Western Railway,
Jan 2 Jno Flaunery & Cos, D Y Dancy, Bliss M
Footman, Meinhard Bros <4 Cos, G W Tiedeman.
BY D Simkin.s * Cos, J B Floyd, ICavauaugb & B,
0 E Stubs, Strauss Bros, TP Bond ,i- Cos, Dr G
H Stone, H Blyers & Bros. Reppard & Cos, E
Geftken, Southern CottoD Gil Cos, iiale, D A Cos.
51 Boley & Sou, BlcDonough A Cos, M Ferst & Cos,
8 Guckenhei ner & Son. G Eckstein & Cos, D I.
Robert . New Homo S M Co.E Lovell & Son, Jos
Ooette. Lindsay A: 51, R B C'assels, Beazley &
Stillwell, i* A ji.H Solomon it Soil, J H Hennes
*>’. J S '-luart.A Ehrlioh A Bro, Rev E H McGee,
A J Bli'ier A Cos, Lee Roy slyers A Co,C L Jones,
Da Vltick & Son, J I> Weed A Cos, F M Farley.
4 W Gordon & Cos. Herron AG, Baldwin it Cos,
G Walter A Cos. Garnett, R & Cos. Woods At o,
Montague A Cos, 51 haeleau, J P Williams A Cos,
J 8 Wood A Bro, Chas Ellis, Hsl Comer A Cos,
Peacock, II A Cos. E T Rolx-rts.
Per steamship City of cavautiah, from New
York—Bjrok A Sou, Byck A S. J S Collins A Cos,
J Cohen, W S Cherry A Cos. C’oleman A Bro, E 5t
Connor, .1 A Douglass A Cos. Eckman AV. P H
Reiman Frank A Cos. 8 Quckenhelmer A Son,
1 Epstein A Bro. J Gorham. A Hanley. 51 Lavin.
Lippman Bros, E Lovell A Son. Blohrßrus, J
J utz. N Lang, Lee Roy styers A Cos G N Nichols,
BlcGiUis A 51, It D BtcDonell, J McGrath A Cos,
Jno Ni col son Jr, Palmer Bros, J S Silva A Son,
C E Stubs. B ale Royal slfg Cos. J D Weed A Cos,
p Weisboin, Fretweii AN, Ga A Fla IS B Cos,
Blrs 1, Porter.
Per steamship City of Macon, for Boston
M Holey 4 Son. Ryck Bros. W S Clieri-v & Cos. A
B Cohen, Collar. Bros, ,) Cohen, ('act (thurehill,
V Obeli, Council. ft 4 Cos. C M f;iU>ert 4 Cos. T
H Knight.. A Ehrli -h 4 Bn*, A Einstein s Sons.W
M Farr, lickman 4 V, M Ferst A Cos, A F-linter,
Herman &K, T W Harms, HexterA'K. ,1 B
i iaudry, R S Jones. He!, .Tenks, Kavannn :h A B,
Lindsay &AI, A Knees, N Lovell. Ltiddett 4 H,
I.ippman Bros, E Lovell & Son,.) McOrath 4 Cos,
If D MoDor.ell, I) l* M verson, N Kaulsen 4 Cos. A
McAllister. Meitihard Bros 4 Cos. M C Noonan.
J 'rder notify Herman 4 K, W 1> Simklns A Cos.
H B Philbric t. Palmer Bros. J Rosenheim 4 Cos,
M J Price, H Solomon 4 Son, J Schroetler. M C
Shult. Southern Ex Cos, A VanWyvenheim, ts hr
Norman. Jl* Weld. C Hll, (la 4 Fla 18 B Cos,
Per Central Railroad, Jan 3—Foixlff Agent,
Jdo Flannery & Cos, Woods 4 Cos. * erron 4c,
H M Comer 4 Cos, 0 Walter 4 Co.Warnock 4 \\ .
M Maclean, Montague 4 t o, AV W Cordon 4 Cos.
Uarueti, s4 Cos Baldwin & Cos. F M Earley. H
Wynn, But let- 4S, A B Hull. Smith Bros 4 Cos,
Uppman Bros, (J H Carson, A Einstein's Sons, E
J Martin, It li iester. Hirsoh tiros. Strauss Bros,
w B Mell 4 t 'o, ' W Tiedeman, Moore. II 4 Cos,
B Cohen, Benduoim line, 4 Cos, .1 (< Butler. " E
Shaw, Mohr Bros, Mrs II A Buckner, W li Prion
v >. A Buchanan, Tt eo StclTen. T 1’ l>ond 4 Cos, .1
W Simmons, southern Cotton Oil <'■>, DrUeir.
Hummel, Stillwell, P 4 At. Bee Roy M.v“rs A Cos.
CE.'trdts, H M\,tn4 Bros. J C Thompson Mrs
Baugh: in. 4 h Cite,union. M V Hand* .son. n M
l Arden. Eckwan & V, Frank A Cos. Warren * A.
, -Mendel & P, I Epstein & Kro, E lovell A Son. C
I Peacock. H A Cos. .7 P Williams & Cos.
| EUis, \ & Cos, W C Jackson, W I Miller.
markets by telegraph.
PROVISIONS. OROt BRIES, ETC.
Orleans, .lan. 2. Surat's active, firm
mid bigner; Louisiana open kettle, choice
pnmo to strictly prime tLouisiana ccn
iritutfals, choice while 6 spic, off white tic.
Molasses dull and nominal.
THE BLUE BLOOD IS FuOZEN.
Philadelphia Society Fxclted Over
News of a Marriage.
From the .Veto York World.
I’hii.adeu’hia, Jan. I.—Despite the most
determined efforts to keep it quiet, the mar
riage of Mrs. H. W. Berkley, the favorite
daughter of the late Thomas A. Scott, mil
j Bonaire and railroad magnate, has become
I known, and society, the bluest of blue
: i looded society, is aghast. Mi’s. Beekiey
| has married one Joseph E. Thropp, has ter
ribly shocked her stepmother aud has set
fashionable Philadelphia by the oars. Mrs.
Beckley is the daughter of Thomas A.
Scott by his fir.-t wife. The one other issue
of that marriage was James
Patton Scott, whose lovely wife
died recently m Paris. Mrs.
Berkley was Mi-s Minnie Scott, a eharmin r
girl and a leader among the younger j>or
tion of the Waliiu street set. She wa-.cul
tured, agreeable and a very general favorite
wherever she went. Her education was
begun and finished some years ago in an ul
tra-fashionable school in the suburbs,kept by
a Miss Thropp, ati English lady, who taught
the higher branches. Joseph E. Throop,
a brother cf Miss Thropp, was at that time
employed alxmt the school in the capacity
of general factotum. He was verging on
forty, a man of or inary parts and seemed
well fitted and well satisfied with his place.
Between Miss Scott mid Thropp there
sprang up an attachment At that
time Miss Scott's father had become
a widower, and had married a
second time under rather romantic circum
stances. His second wife was a Miss Riddle,
of Pittsburg, a woman of culture and re
finement, aud with a marked clearness and
force of intellect. Several children were
the result of this second union. In 1873,
when banks began to topple all over the
country and the Northern Pacific railroad
met with such terrible disaster, aud Jay
Cooke, the fiscal agent of tne road, went
down in the crash, Thomas A. Scoit was a
bankrupt, with liabilities exceeding his
assets by f7,000,000. He died in 1882 lea vl
ing a fortune which competent judges esti
mated at $28,000. Q!0.
The second Mrs. Scott did not forget her
duty as a wife. Solicitous as she was for the
welfare and happiness of her own childeen,
sl.e was equally anxious for the welfare of
her husband's children by his former wife.
She was aware of the unhappy infatuation
of Minnie Scott, and by indomitable perse
verance and force of will, succeeded in
marrying her to Mr. Beckley, then a great
society man, and considered a most desir
able calch. Mr. Beckley was wealthy. He
moved in the very bast circles. His compa
ny was always sought after at all fashion
aide events. He was a lion at the exclusive
assemblies, and altogether he was considered
as occupying a very high perch on the social
ladder. Mr. Beckley, however, was of a
convivial turn. This was at first. Conviv
iality soon turned to something worse, and
ho became a very miserable creature. His
married life was an unhappy one, and his
bride endured a wretched existence until
death took him off. Two children were the
issue of this marriage.
Be\eral years before this Thropp, who
had for the” time being lost sight of pretty
Miss Scott, married. He had secured a
position in the Conshohocken Iron Works,
the President of which is J. B. Moorhead,
one of the most prominent men in the iron
industry in the State of Pennsylvania. He
left his sister's school to begin sorting iron
at Conshohocken. He was very successful.
By patient, plodding work he managed to
lift himself a little Higher and get a more
responsible berth. He became acquainted
with Mr. Moorhead’s daughter, and Mr.
Moorhead’s daughter fell in love with him
aud married him. Five children were the
issue of this marriage, all of whom are
living. Immediately after the mis rable
husband of Mrs. Beekiey had died the de
meanor of Thropp toward bis wife changed.
He neglected her utterly. - Before that time
he had been a dutiful and, presumably, a
loving husband. He subjected her to iU-troat>-
ruent continually. He hail no money to
support the young wife in the manner
in which she had been accustomed to live,
and Mr. Moorhead supplied the means
whereby they existed. The young wife’s
life with Thropp became so unbearable that
she was obliged, in sheer self-defense, to
take her children aud go to her father’s
home. While therp she instituted proceed
ings in divorce, alleging cruel aud barba
rous treatment as the ground for separa
tion. Thropp employed Richard P. White
as counsel and threatened to create a scan
dal unless the suit was withdrawn ami a
more amicable arrangement decided upon.
In the face of this threat, Mrs. Thropp with
drew her suit, but remained apart from her
husband, who, by agreement, began action
for divorce, alleging desertion as the cause.
The case was heard before an examiner and
the court granted the decree
Then the strange infatuation of years
ago, between the society bud and the man
of all work, began to show itself more
openly Thropp at once began to nay as
siduous attention to Mi’s. Beckley. He pro
posed that they should marry, uud the pro
posal was accepted. Application was made
to Rev. Dr. McConnell, rector of St.
Stephen's Episcopal church, one of Ihe
most fashionable churches of that denom
ination in the city, to perform the cere
mony, but Dr. McConnell refused. Dr.
McConnell, however, gave the couple a
letter of introduction to Rev. Dr. Mcln
tosh, pastor of the Second Presbyterian
church, another fashionable church, ami
the ceremony would in all probabiUty
have been performed there had not
Rev. Dr. Dick, a prominent divine,
who knew all about Thropp, learned of
what was going on. He immediately wrote
a letter to Dr. Mclntosh and explained the
case fully. Dr. Mclntosh peremptorily re
fused to make Thropp anti Mrs. Beckley man
and wife. Nothing daunted by these re
fusals, the couple sought the parsonage of
Rev. Henry C. McCook and asked him to do
what the others had refused to do. Dr. Mc-
Cook is a brother of Gen. Anson McCook, a
grim Calvinist, and has strict ideasof doing
things decently and iu order. He declined
to solemnize the marriage. After a few
hours’ interval a clergyman, Rev. B. L.
Agnew, of the Bethlehem Presbyterian
church, who knew nothing of the strange
romance, was prevailed upon to tie the knot,
and he did so privately.
Mrs. Scott is terribly upset. She has just
finished the construction of a very magnifi
cent and oddly constructed house on Ritt.cn
hotise square, and haii contemplated taking
a prominent part once more in the fashion
able world of Philadelphia, after a retire
ment of five years. James P. Scott, ton.
feels keenly the step taken by his sister, ami
the whole town is agog. When Thomas A.
Scott died he left his daughter Mimiio
$1,6(10,0 0, and #350,000 in trust for herself
and children.
Axioxa the many peculiar marriages in Cam
den. N. J., the latest, is that brought to light lie
fore Recorder Reader on Thursia in the suit
against John Walters by his wife for non-sup
|K)i t Some time ago aud prior to his marriage
Walters began calling on Miss Emma Smith, the
daughter of .Mrs. .Mary Smith. About a year
ago her father died, anil instead of marrying
the (laughter Walters, who was about 30 years
old. married the widow, Mrs. Mary Smith, a
woman who was nearly twice his age. At the
time of his marriage he had no work, and haa
done nothing since. A few days ago his wife
had him arrested for non-support, bu: on Thurs
day Recorder Grader dismissed the case, as the
defendant is not of legal age
“i have been occasionally troubled with
Cotigha. and in each case have used Brown’s
Bronchie) Troches, which bare never failed,
and I must say they are second to none in the
world.”— Felix A. itayf Cottier, pi. Haul,
*'/ dll,
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. JANUARY 3, 1888.
TARANTULA TOM.
A Man With a Peculiar Penchant for
Taming Spiders.
Prom the Alla Californian ,
“That’s Tom Schandley, the tarantula
trainer,” said Charley Rhodes, the urbane
clerk of the Grand Hotel, to an Alta re
porter recently. As he spoke he pointed to
a short, stout man, dressed in a light suit,
who stood at the other end of the hotel
counter,
“A tarantula trainer I” remarked the re
porter, inquiringly.
"That’s it, exactly,” was the reply; “he
makes a specialty of training tarantulas and
spiders. He was once almost crazy on
snakes, but now he appears to be wrapped
up in the education of spiders. Talk to him.
He can probably tell you an interesting
story.”
The reporter acted upon the suggestion.
An introduction to Mr. Schandley followed.
“Yes,” said Mr. Schandley, “1 must
admit that I’m what some people term me
—a crank on spiders. I like the creatures
and never tire of studying their habits.
Solomon of old advised the lazy man to
study the ways and manners of the ant. I
don’t cure to pose as a rival of Solomon as
a dispenser of wisdom, but I will maintain
that the spider ca i teach a better idea of
industry than any ant that ever lived. I’ve
watched the creatures. An ant runs about
all day and puts in all its time hunting for
the hole where it lives. In contrast to the
actions of the ant the spider spins a web
aud at least mak s n showing as to what it
can do. If you will come to my room I'll
show you some of my pets.”
The reporter willingly accepted the invi
tation, and before an hour had expired ho
did not regret the time which he devoted to
his new acquaintance.
“Here’s my favorite spider,” said Mr.
Schandley, as he placed a cigar box with
holes bored in the top on the table. He
threw iiacK the lid aud disclosed the oceu
paut of the b x, which was an ugly, hairy
tarantula. As the light was thrown upon
the tarantula it began to move its joints an I
cavort around the box in a manner that
would have caused n timid woman to go
into hysterics. The reporter drew back as
the savage-looking creature displayed a
tendency to creep out of the box.
“Ob, don't be afraid of Tim. I call him
Tim O’Brien, § yo know. - ' said Mr. Schand
ley; it’s only‘a little nickname. He can't
hurt you. I've drawn the poison from his
nippers. Come, Tim," and t>t he horror of
the reporter Mr. Schandley reached his hand
out and allowed the tarantula to crawl
upon it. A tarantula is not a very hand
some or pieasmg specimen of an animal
uu ler any circumstances, but it causes a
shudder to come over the ord nary man to
see one dragging its hairy form over the
haud of a human being. Mr. Schandley
allowed the creature to crawl around his
(iugei-s, and it worked its way up his coat
sleeves. It stopped when ne r Mr. Scband
ley’s elbow and cocked its ey.-s up at the re
porter in what the latter considered a wicked
manner. ,
“Go back to your box, Tim,"’ commanded
Tim's master in harsh tones, and to the re
porter’s surprise the animal quickly turned
and crawled over its owner’s hand and
dropped into the cigar box.
“1 liava him well trained, you see, ’
'aughed the trainer of t arantulas as he closed
the lid on Mr. O'Brien; “but I’ll show you
another specimen. Here is Jim Blaine.”
Mr. Schandley opened another box and ex
posed to view a reddish brown tarantula.
It was a lively customer aud as soon as the lid
of the box was thrown back it fairly leaped
out upon the table. The reporter sprung
back. “Don’t be alarmed,” said the trainer,
aud he seized Jim around the Ixidy, The
namesake of ihe Republican leader kicked
aud struggled as hard as bis human proto
type aid in 1881 when he heard that New
York had gone bad on him.
“Jim is a Texas lioy and the dandy of his
kind. Just feel him.” The reporter re
quested to be excused from feeling J.m.
“The only failing that Jim has is that he
drinks whisky and is a confirmed toper.”
“Drinks whisky ?”
“Yes, sirree. 11l prove it.” Mr. Sehaud
lev laid Jim hack in his box and closed the
lid. He took a bottle of whisky from a
stand and saturated a small sponge with
the alcoholic stimulant. “I’ll put this in
with Jim and let him wrestle with it,” said
Mr. Schandley. And he drooped the sponge
in the box.
“A queer business I’m inf” said the taran
tula trainer, in reply to a question thrown
out by the reporter. “Yes, it is. Money in
it? Yes. I was a snake hunter in Bucks
county, Pa., about • fifteen years ago. I
made considerable money out of it, but the
rattlers got kind of scarce and I followed
Horace Greeley 's advice and came West.
When I was in Texas I got an idea that
tarantulas could be trained and I started ip,
1 was successful and soon had about fifty of
the ugliest devils of tarantulas, that w ould
do almost anything. Of course I drew
their poison so that there was no
danger to be incurred in hand
ling them. I took ’em to New York
and sold ’em. Who bought them ? Well,
the greater part of them were purchased by
saloonkeepers who wanted to attract cus
tom by exhibiting them on their bars.
Some of them 1 sold to ladies who had a
bent of mind something iike Bernhardt.
They made pete out of them. I tell vou
that there are at least a dozen Murray Hid
belles who keep then- pet tarantulas with
their lapdogs now. X got very good prices
from them tor a tarantula that was well
trained and would not betray any vieiou
ness. .Some of the brutes can never be
trained. They will bite. No, I don't ex
actly make a living oat of selling tarantulas,
hut I aru always wilting to accom
modate any one who wants one of
the auimals. I’ve got about eighteen taran
tulas now. I hope to inaugurate a craze
among the ladies for the creatures. If I
can get up a boom you'll see women prom
enading on Market street on Saturdays
with their pet tarantulas on their arnis
A small blue ribbon around their waists is
what keeps them in place. The novelty of
the thing is taking. By the way, let us
look at Jim Blaine.” Mr. Schandley ouoned
the Blainebox. The sponge aud Mr. lLaiuo
were lying en rapport. Mr. Blaine was
beiple c s. The sponge wag dry. He hail
sucked every drop of liquor from it. Mr.
Scnandl y turne I Mr. Blame out upon the
table, but he was like a chunk of wood.
Only a spasmodic quivering of his joiuto i
legs showed that he was alive.
“Ah, he’s royally drunk,” said Mr.
Schandley, laughing. “He'd get tiiis way
every day if I'd let him. But it's only
about once a week I give him liquor. I
always think that it must have bieu an ani -
mal like Jim that gave rise to the name tar
antula juice. He is the only spider 1 ever
had out of many that I could get to touch
liquor. How long does it take to train a
tarantula? Oh, not over two weeks. You'd
he surprised to know what a comprehension
the ugly brutes have. They tan lie trained
easier than a dog.”
Mr. Shandley then showed the reporter
eight other tarantulas that wore undergoing
courses of training. They all seemed to
recognize certain sounds whiou he made.
“Jun Blaine won’t be sober until morn
ing,” said Mr. Shandley, as the reporter
edged t ward the dour to escape three or
four tarantulas that were running around
loose. “If you know anyone who wants a
pet tarautulu, just refer him to me. I’ll be
in town lor several weeks.”
The reporter promise. 1 to see that any
friend of his who was hungering to become
the master of a trained tarantula should get
a “tip” where to go to purchase one.
For cleansing and healing fou! and indo
lent Ulcers, Bores and Abscesses and remov
ing the bad odoi-s arising therefrom, and
for sloughing, contused and lacerated
wound , Darbys Prophylactic Fluid is un
equalled.
“1 have used Darbys Prophylactic Fluid
in hospital and private practice for ten
years and know of nothing better for
sloughing, contused and lacerated wounds,
foul and indolent ulcers, and as a disi leci
ant.” —J. F. HkuHTIS. Profe-snr Mobile
Medical College.
A SWc. Hair Brush for 6c. at VVeinbem's.
LINCOLN’S INAUGURAL.
The Part Seward Took in Its Prepara
tion for the Public.
From (Ac Century.
Blr. Seward only suggested two important
changes: (1) To omit the reference to the
Chicago platform mentioned in his letter,
with the announcement that the President
would follow the principles therein declared.
(3) Instead of a declaration of intention to
reclaim, hold, occupy and possess the places
and propertv belonging to the Government,
to speak ambiguously about the o\eroiso of
power and to hint rather at forheiu unco.
The other modifications in hi- list were
simple changes of phraseology—-affecting
only the style, but changing no a gumnnt
or proposition of policy. Whether these
were on the w hole an improvement depends
perhaps upon the taste of the reader and
critic, whether he prefers a full mid formal
or a direct and sententious diction. The
literary style of Mr. Seward and Mr.
Lincoln differed essentially. Mr. Seward
was strongly addicted to and unusually
felicitous in long, sonorous sentenev., am
plifying his thought to general application
and to philosophic breadth. Mr l.inco.n
liked to condense his ideas iuto a ■ tort sen
tence with legal conciseness and specific
point. In the present crisis Bit Seward's
policy, as announced in his 12th oi January
speech, was “to meet prejudice wi ll con
ciliation, exaction with concession which
surreuders no principle, and violence with
the right hand of peace.” Blr. Lincoln’s
was without prejudice or passion t • state pol
io. frankly and maintain firmly the position
and doctrines assumed by the American
people in the late Presidential election. Mr.
Seward believed himself to be the past and
the coming peacemaker, and thus his whole
effort was to so:ton, to postpone, to use
diplomacy. His corrections of the inaugural
wore in th s view: A more c irolul qu.diilcn
tion of statement, a greater ambiguity of
phrase, a gain til siinsit.huoss, hut a loss in
brevity an 1 force. Mr. Lincoln adopted
either in whole or in parr nearly all the
amendments proposed by Mr. Si ward. But
those which he himself modified aud such
further alterations as ho added of his own
accord, show that whatever the in.vgural
gained in form and style in those Until
touches came as much through his own
power of literary criticism as fr .in the more
practiced pen of Blr. Seward. The most vital
change in the document was in adopting a
s lggestioc of his friend Browning, uot to
announce a purpose to recapture Sumter
and other forts and places so zsi bv the
rebels, but for the present to declare onh
that be would hold those yet in the posses
sion of the Government One other some
what iiniKirtant change Mr. Ineoln him-clf
made. In the original draft any dca of an
amendment of the constitution was rather
repolled than invited. In the revision Mr.
Lincoln said he should “favor rather than
oppose a fair opportunity being afforded the
people to act upon it,” and further expressed
tils willingness to accept the amendment
recently proposed by Congress. All these
various alterations, proposed or adopted,
are added ns notes to the text of the inaugu
ral and the critical student will compare
them with special interest.
It was iu the closing paragraph of the
inaugural that Blr. Lincoln's mastery in
literary art clearly revealed itself. Blr.
Seward, as we have seen in the postscript
of his letter, thought that “some words of
affection —some of cal in aud cheerful con
fidence,” “to meet and remove prejudice ami
passion in the South aud despondency and
fear in tie* East,” oug it to be added in the
original draft the concluding s. ntonoe, ad
dressing itself to “my dissatisfie i fellow c. .mi
nion." was: “With you aud no. w~h me is
the soUiuic question, Shall it be pi are or a
swor l'" Tins en lin : .'lr. S ward proposed
to strike out. aud submitted two drafts of a
closing paragraph to take its place. One of
them was long and commonplace; under the
o her lurked a fine poetic thought, awkward
ly expressed. This Mr. Lincoln to k, but his
mora artistic sense transformed it into an
illustration of perfect and tender beauty.
QUEER LAPSES OF THE MIND.
What Some People Forget When they
Leave a Restaurant.
From the Xrw York World.
Persons whose absence of mind makes
one to doubt sometimes their presence of
body are very numerous. One of their
traits and oddities of character is the habit
of leaving behind them wherever they may
happen to be any personal belonging which
they may have with them which is not se
curely attached to their person.
The habit, if habit it may be called, re
sults in the enrichment of others while it
Hoes not impoverish the person by whom
the article is left, for he who has no mind
to feel the pangs of poverty can never be
poor.
One of the best places to observe the ab
sent-minded man is in a restaurant. A
keeper of a popular down town “eatery”
said the other day;
“Do I have any absent-minded men
among my customers? Well, I shoul i say
1 did. L'Kii; ut this, and this —and this.”
And he brought to view suce slively, in
recesses behind his desk, a lot oi umbrellas,
another lot of canes aud a lot of bundles and
packages.
The umbrellas were of all classes and
conditions, from the faded cotton, bulged
bodied and crookod-handled of the Jersey
farmer, to the aristocratic silk shades with
its fancifully designed handle of silver or
gold. The covers were equally distinctive
of the caracters and classes of the r owners
who had left them.
“I don’t know what are in these packages.
I never open them,” said tho man behind
the desk. “Let’s see what this fellow left.”
Open came a dust-covered, newspaper
wrapped bundle', and out rolled a waist
coat, the b.ittonlees and frayed condition of
which suggested repairs.
“I suppose the contents of nil the packages
are of equal vaiue with that,” continued
the voluble lunchinnn. "When 1 get so
lumbered up with old umb ellas, canes and
things that they arc a burden, and that's
every two or three mo,.ths, I have ’em
dumped into the ash-barrel. Some of the
communist things for customers to livivo
in winter arc gloves, sdK-hamikerchiefs,
mulH is and l>oiibons. lhavo had a lot of
patent velvet ear muffs un hand at times.
Another common thing is for a guest to
leave his pocket handkerchief. A great
many fine linen handkerchiefs accumulate.
They never are claimed.
“Homo articles ot value arc left,” the
man went on, but they are generally re
claimed. For instance, here is a .yjo bill,
which was left by a gentleman ulxiut two
weeks ago. He was counting out a targe
sum of money on the table, and, in gath c
ing it up, ho left this hill in plain sight.
1 am keeping it to surprise him with u
present when ne comes ug uu. But the most
amusing case ot absent miiulodness which 1
have encountered is one of my cus'omers
who orders bis lunch, and, after sitting over
it for a little while, picks up Ins e.,eoi<,
strolls abstractedly up to the desk and pay
to ■ torsi that he has never ha 1 When iiis
attention is calk'd Pi the far; that he hasn’t
eaten anything, h> laughs heartily, returns
to the table and satisfies Ins nppeii;e, which
before had been unable to bring him out of
dreamland to the stern reality of living.
This customer has done this frequently. He’s
a good, paying boomer. There aro others
who walk by the cashier’s desk and into the
street without paying, but these o.tses are
frequently found not Pi lie of abstraction,
save in the semes that ulistraction which is
taking another’s goods witiiout making a re
turn in equivalent, for them.''
DVKs.
LADIES!
0O your own liyeiug, at home, with PEER
LESS LIVES. They will ‘Lye everything.
They are sold everywhere. Price 10c. a package
—W colors. They have no equal tor strength,
Bright ness, amount in packages, or for lasiueas
of color, or non-fading qualities. They do not
crisis or smut. For side by B. F. Uuikk, ,i It,
I-ha; •mariflt. corner bn>uj?ti?>>n und floiwtnrj
Mtrti tis: !\ >i. iiKtD, myi
airy ar.<l Ab wa Mrwii;
.j, K *MvR, i>ru#gib£, corner Vi mi
UU(i hUWfcil. Slrt A LH.
INSURANCE.
The Savannah Fire ami Marine
Insurance Company,
rail) IT CAPITAL - §200,000.
' HOME OF FICE, No. 97 BAY STREET,
SAVANNAH, - G-KOfiO-lA..
WILLIAM GARRARD President.
LEWIS KAYTON Vu e President.
W H. DANIEL Secretaky.
DIRECTORS:
Herman Myf.rr, Gkoruk J. Bamiwim.
John L. Ham moor, Andrew Hanley.
J. K. Duckworth, I. G. Haas.
Samuel Mein hard, L. Kayton.
J. 11. Krtill, David Welul
C. R. Woods. W. H. Daniel.
Wim-liam Garrard.
BANKS.
The Citizens’ Bank of Savannah
WILL HE OPENED FOR BUSINESS
JANUARY 3d, 1888.
FRED M. HULL, President.
I HAS. H. DORSE IT, Vice President
GEO- C. FREEMAN, Cashier.
New York Correspondent: Importers’ ami
Trailers’ National Bank.
DIRECTORS.
FRED M. HULL. J. H I STILL,
(’HAS H DORSETT, DAVID WELLS,
CEO. X. NICHOLS, .IN", ii YOUNG,
EUANK W. DASHER, WM. ROGERS,
HORACE T. SM ART, H. C. CUNNINGHAM.
KISSIMMEE CITY BANK,
Kissimmee City, Orange County. Fla.
CAPITAL - - - *50,000
'T'RANSAUT a regular Hanking business. Give
1 particular attention to Florida collections.
Correspondence solicited. Issue Exchange on
New Yo"k, New Orleans, Savannah and Jack
sonville, Fla. Resident Agents for Ooutts & Cos.
and Melville, Evans & Cos., of Loudon, England.
New York corresiKmdent: The toaboard
National Bank.
BROKERS.
'aT £T 1 LABTRIDQ i
SECURITY BROKER.
BITE'S AND RRLLS on com minion all classes
of Stocks and Boiids.
Negotiates loans on marketable sectiritiefl.
New York quotations furuLsht*! by private
ticker every fine*® minutes. *
WATCHES AND JEWELRY*
Christmas fails.
| lIAVK the finest selection of ladies' and
Gentlemen's GOLD WATCHKS of the best
makes. Also the prettiest pattern in FINE
JKWEI jRY, as Ladies' Diamonds, sots o? Ear
mgs, Lm*j l’ins, Diamond Finder Bings, Brace
lets, Watch Chains, etc.;Gold-beaded Canes and
Umbrellas, Fine French Clocks, at extraordi
nary low prices. Finest Silverware, Gold Spec
tacles, and numerous pretty things appropriate
for holiday presents.
Desbouillons’ Jewelry Store,
J2l 13 nil street.
X MAS
Is fast appmacb : ng and everybody is on the
qui vice to buy and to receive
HOLIDAY PRESENTS.
N'OW is the time to make selections. I would,
therefore, extend a cordial invitation to
my friends and the public to call early and ex
amine my very large and well assorted stock of
Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Solid
Silver and Plated Ware,
Which for variety, design, quality and prices
cannot Ik* surpassed anywhere. All goods sold
warranted as represented,
J_ ZEE_ ZKZOOZEL
(Lyons’ Block), CCU Whitaker
H AKD W A It L.
EDWARD LOVELL t SONS,
DEALERS IN
Parkerand Colt’s
Breech Loading Gruns.
Brass and Paper Shells.
Hunting Coats, etc.
Chainb e r 1 in Loaded
Shell*.
< on i tioxs.
FI N E LINE
OF
Beusdorp’s and Wright & Rich’s
Chocolates and Whit
man’s Confectionery
-AT-
Stair’s Drag Stors.
Corner Whitaker and Wuyne.
I'HIVTING. i’.T< .
■'-jb-A Til** MORNING NKWB Print'
jLfl liu: H'ium' .toll Deportments) has
added a large slock of Wedding
stationery, end prints and
I,ltuogiaphs Invitations, /
( nrds. eie M in the y
Latest styles. y
rrrr.
ILfedding j £
Indicationsi
.j s
mmmmm Phi f••< -n*' T7ipl:tM.< t.tk- * % % %
mx thii* imp 't*mt i- \> in Ilf®, * %
•tfltfi r;r< r-ipc’fniHy Holkitad o<\dln *,
JUS or a-Mrs*
MORNING NEWS PRINTING HOUSE,
Wo/;,to? S*vm BtrM ng, Hivvinub, fla.
*sa Hall •trill Part} suiiorory, ViiHn* Cards,
Wi sad oilier linn sork. either printed or
onsrr-svrd l th - r>hor'*i*l not if
tXJ MO£R.
LUMBER! LUMIS K I I !
A. S. BACON,
Office and Planing Mill. Liberty and Kant Broad
recta.
A fiui eitocU u f>h.. A-Nr> Hough Lumber,
IwATHh, Shingukk iiL-i. . wave and band. Eati*
amt'given u •■•jh t.p* >a. Pruu.ptdelivo
Vclcnmniu ii 7.
CLOTHING.
LOST IN THE RUSH.
ANY PRICES
YOUR PRICES
NO PRICES
LOW PRICES
The Calm that follows a Cyclone is now upon us. We want to
Straighten up, get our House In Order, s£ to speak,
and are giving some AWFUL BARGAINS’to do it.
ZET 1 ±ix e ZBia.sixi.ess Sxl i/t s 5
IFixxe Dress Siriis,
At Unheard of Ih'icos, to Decroas© Stgck.
XJ nderwear, ZEST ecZksrw^eaxv,
Overcoats, 3E3Zosiex?y^
Boys’ Overcoats and Sixite.
' ' -■* 9 SucJjl,,
A few fin© Initial Silk Handkerchiefs left. Come and Help Get
Things in Ship-Shape and Scoop in a few Bar- . *
gains at the same time. * *T
B. H. LEVY & BRG. t
161 QONGRESS STREET. ji
MENKEN & ABRAHAMS
jf
CLOTHING HOUSE f
GREAT CLOSING SALE
——OF
WINTER STOCK.
OVERCOATS AT COST.
PRINCE ALBERTS AT COST.
CUTAWAY SUITS AT COST.
SACK SUITS AT COST.
BOY’S SUITS AT COST.
CHILDREN’S SUITS AT COST.
MEN’S HATS AT COST,
MEN’S SHIRTS - AT COST.
MEN’S NECKWEAR AT COST.
ALL OF Til FS K GOODS MUST BE SOLID.
NOW ZTS YTOTZTZR OZELADTSTOZE
FOR
BIGr BARGAINS
GOOD AND WELL MADE CLOTHING.
zMzzEzisrzKZZEzrsr &c
ir>M HROUOHTON STREET.
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RANGES, STOVErt, HOUSKFU RNISHI NO 0001, ETC.
CLARKE & DANIELS
Dealers in Portable Ranges, Cooking, Parlor, Office and
Laundry Stoves, and a nice line of House Furnishing Goods,
Table Cutlery, Plated and Pearl Agate Ware, Coal Hods,
Sifters, etc. Also, agent for the celebrated Charter Oak,
which is guaranteed to do absolutely perfeot cooking, pro
ducing the food juicy, tender and thoroughly cooked, and a
saving of 30 per cent, of the nutriment and cost attained
with more economy of fuel and less labor than any cooking
apparatus made. Their appliance for heating water for
pressure boilers is the simplest and most effective yet devised.
Our Ranges and Stoves are selected for their conve
nience, easy operation and durability. They are sold as
cheap as any of the same quality, weight and finish can be
sold.
Our desire to please, combined with long practical expe
rience at the business, enables us to warrant the successful
operation of every one sold by us, or wo will refund the
money willingly. Call and examine or send for circular.
CKLBKE & DANIELS,
GUARDS ARMORY,
Corner AV Lit alt or and York Streets, Savannah, Goorifia
snoK-1, CLOTHING, NOTIONS, ETC.
1887 1 88 a
WE WISH ALL
A Merry Christmas & Happy Hew Year!
We Have a Present for All Our Patrons in the Way of Shoes.
500 pair of KID BUTTON SHOES, regular price *2, for $1 25.
500 pair GLOVE GRAIN BUTTON SHOES, regular price *2, for $1 25.
UK) pair MiKSEK’ BUTTON SHOES, regular price *1 50, for *l.
250 pair MEN’S EMBROIDERED SLIPPERS, regular price *1 50, for *l.
100 pair BOYS’ BALS. and BUTTON SHOES, regular price *1 50, for sl.
500 pair MEN’S CONGRESS BUTTON BALS. at *1 25.
Don’t Forget the Leading Cheap Shoe House,
COHEN’S, must Cor. Broihtofl & Barirfl Sts.
( ABII AGES, BUGGIES, WAGONS, ETC.
WE HAVE COME TO STAY
LOW PRICES, GOOD WORK AND HONEST DEALINGS IS OCR MOTTO.
We manufacture all cur work by the day, and tt la nupervtsod by a member of the Arm. We arv
one of the oldest house* in the country. liaviug been manufacturing for over forty years
We invite the public to call and inspect our immense stock of
CARRIAGES, BIGGIES, McCALLL, TURPENTINE AND FARM WAGONS,
And also Our Complete Line of Harness, Whips, Etc.
We guarantee all our work, and we can replace any part right at our Repository, we being
practical mechanic*, and we do not have to call in carriage makers to do our repairing. We do it
ourselves. Thanking the public for past patronage, and asking for a continuance of the same we
ant very resissitfully,
D. ,V. ALTICK’B SONS,
Broughton West Broad Sts., Savannah, Ga.
EBTABJLItSi l If.D 184a.
Broken Suits.
Odd Garments.
Odds and Ends.
Good Clothes, but Can’t Match Them.
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