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SHIPPING ! NT EXC E. —MxxiATi.re alianac—this day. ** E, ' l ' r ™ ScxSZT- 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. — u 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. 7