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COURTED BY A CORPSE.
Embalmed Body Utilized as an
* Undertaker's Advertisement.
from the San Francisco Alta California.
Not a great while since there died in San
Franct-co a gentleman who was on a visit
to this coast from the East. He was ap-
H.ontly a person who commanded suffi
ut means for all the ordinary purposes of
itv but when he died oily a small sum of
11 ’ eV was found in his possession. His
” tt'Ves were communicated with, and in
1' ‘ ctious came from his wife to have the
r- 1,. embalmed, preparatory to shipment
jus old home in the East. This
* done, aud the bill, represent
in,, rather a steep figure, for
warded to the grieving widow. The sum so
far exceeded ber expectations that she in
dignantly refused to [my for it, and the
ornse was left on the hands of the under
t'ikrr This gentleman had read somewhere
that in a similar case down in Arizona the
c onductor of funerals had utilized the corpse
1, ft on his hands as an advertisement for his
trade. Acting upon this suggestion he had
the cadaver in question taken from the neat
me allic coffin to which it had been fitted,
and dressed up in a Prince Albert suit, ad
ius'ed U> a sitting position in an arm-chair
m the inch parlor of his establishment.
So perfectly bad the emba ming been ac
complished that, with the exception of the
jrrayish pallor which overspread the face,
the' dead man looked as natural as life.
This circumstance suggested to an ingenius
young man connected with the undertaking
establishment the idea of utilizing the corpse
for entertaining visitors. To tuis end the
chair in which it sat was placed against a
thin partition, which had been previously
pierced for the reception of a speaking-tube.
Ylfis was so arrauged tluit the tube rested
against the coat-collar of the corpse. By
-neaking through this from the other side
of the partition, in the dim light of the
Pack parlor, to the casual observer it ap
peared as if the corpse was talkins;.
Fortunately, however, the upright posi
tion and graceful poise of the body of this
interesting person led all who looked upon
it to conclude that it was only a middle-aged
gentleman sitting there at his ease. But
this was not all. The undertaker’s in
genious clerk had attached to the right arm
of the corpse the wire of a galvanic battery,
and, by the proper maupulation of the in
strument, be could cause the arm to rise or
fall or gently curve around any object
near it. , ,
One day a spinster lady of uncertain age
came into the parlor to make some inquiries
relative to a prospective funeral. As she
entered, the corpse, which she supposed to
be a well-dressed visitor, gracefully bowing,
invited her to take a seat at his side, where
a vacant chair was ready for her service.
“Take a seat, miss; sit here (indicating
the chair). I am charmed to have the
pleasure of seeing in this desolate apart
ment a lady of such fascinations.”
“You are very polite, I am sure,” mur
mured the flattered fair one.
“I make it*a point, my dear,” continued
the corpse, “to note every beautiful face
that comes into this room. You must know
that I remain here all the time, night ami
day, and my only happiness consists in re
ceiving aud entertaining the occasional vis
itor.”
“Why, how curious! You stay here all
the time?”
“All the time, my dear, night aud day.
Tn fact. I never leave this chair,” softly aud
sadly remarked the dead man.
“Are you doing a penance, sir?” inquired
the lady.
“Oh,*no; the undertaker is my jailer.”
For a single moment the lady was fright
ened. The thought occurred to her that
she was in the presence of a maniac, and a
thrill of apprehension shot through her
heart. But the calm, serene face reassured
ber. and when the corpse gently raised its
right arm and calmly encircled her waist,
she no longer doubted its sanity.
“You are verv beautiful, my dear,”
sighed the middle-aged cadaver.
"Oh, sir, how strangely you talk,” and
the lady blushed to the tips of her pink-like
ears.
“You see, my dear, to a lonely man like
myself, condemned to sit day after day in
this darkened chamber, such a lovely vision
as yourself comes to me like a gleam of sun
light. I trace in your fair face some of the
sweetest memories of my youth, when in
long by-gone years I was loved and was be
loved in return. When you entered this
dreary place a moment ago you seemed to
bring me a vision of the beautiful world
which lies beyond the threshold I am never
allowed to pass, and my withered heart
turned to you with an emotion of delight.”
it must not be supposed that the lady
listened to these bold words without sweot
and tender reflections upon the possibilities
they might lead to She was not very old,
but she had wanted a husband longer than
she cared to acknowledge, and words like
thrse naturally raised a flood of most agree
able thoughts. Nevertheless she deprecated
the dead man’s enthusiasm and insisted that
he was speaking unadvisedly. Still she
turned upon him a tender glance, which
would have had anything bift a chilling
effect upon the ardor of a veritable wooer.
It seemed to send tire through the veins of
the dead man. The arm tightened around
her waist. His words grew musical and
soft.
“I see in you, my dear,” continued the
corpse, “the embodiment of all my dreams
of bliss. If I only had your sweet coni
pauship in this desolate room its gloom
would take the hue of radiant sunshine, and
I should be content to sit here forever
warmed by your smiles and gladdened by the
tender glance of your eyes.”
“Oh, sir,” sighed the lady.
“Can it be possible,” continued the en
raptured dead man, “that you reciprocate
rav passion! that you will lie mine?”
Tie fair head was gently inclining to the
shoulder of the corpse when the undertaker
entered. The lady screamed. The corpse
sat upright.
'Why, bow is this?” exclaimed the aston
ished dealer in coffins.
“Oh, sir,” gasped the fair one, “this gen
tleman has been talking so very strangely,”
‘ Talkj g?” snouted the undertaker.
“Why, you must be mad! How can a dead
man talk)”
“Dead!” screamed the lady.
“Why, yes; look at him. Lord help you!
You have been courted by . corpse.”
The astonished spinster cas. one fond
despairing look on tue ashen face of her
wooer, and flinging he? arms above her
head, cried piteously: “Heave is! Does
ray beauty charm the dead?” and faiuted
away.
WERE THEY SLAVE DEALERS?
How Twenty-two Germans Had Their
Fears Aroused by a Peanut Boy.
From the New York Herald.
A thrill of horror went through the bosoms
of the German waiters of New York when
they heard Thursday that twenty-two ol
their number had narrowly escaped being
kidnaped hy Western slave dealers or mine
owners or something of that sort. All
through Hester, Delancey, Eldridge aud
Chrystie streets last night society was in a
roar of excitement.
There is at No. 128 Hester street a beer
saloon owned by Henry Witt, than whose
shining face a tropical sunset is not more
gorgeous. This is the headquarters of an
army of German waiters, who congregate
to drink beqr, play pinocle, discuss mankind
aud criticise the domestic policy of Bis
marck.
Word was sent around from Witt’s saloon
yesterday that there was r good night’s
work awaiting twenty-t wo first class waiters.
The clans gathered through the afternoon
and Mr. Witt beamed gloriously over the
bar at the happy scene.
“You lucky vellows,” he chuckled, “you
ged doo tollars apiece und ged home py
dwelve o’clock. 1 bef doo tollars each in
ray dill locked up alrotty und von you pring
pack a gheck I buy you.”
Mr. VVitt introduced the twenty-two
robust Germans to their employer, a stout,
rosy-cheeked young man, witu a black mous
tache, who carried a small satchel and an
•uroi mystery.
This is a surprise paity in Paterson, Ii
want you for,” said the young man who i
gave his mine as George F. Gohun. “You |
needn’t bring aprons or jackets, for we’ll I
have them ready for you there.”
THE MYSTERY BEGINS.
“Dot’s a pig zubrise barty,” suggested
one of the waiters.
"Yes, we retaking twenty-two of you be
cause we want to have things finished so
that you can get back to New York by mid
night. I have deposited $44 with Mr Witt,
and when your work is done I will give each
of you a check for $2, which he will pay.”
The waiters marched in a body to the
Chain tiers street ferry. Outlie way there
Mi - . Gohun warned the Germans to be very
secret about their business and reveal to no
one the fact that they were bound for Pat
erson. He said that if any one at the ferry
or in the Erie depot should ask them where
t hey were going to say that they were bound
for Chicago. The twenty-two waiters were
bursting with mystery when they reached
the Chambers street ferry. George Singer,
of No. 41 Delancev street, was the leader of
the party, and the events that transpired
are best told in his own words:—
“When we got to the Chambers street
ferry,” he said, “there stood a gent with a
gray beard and a big diamond in his shirt
front; you could see he was a regular mill
ionaire. He looked us all over and said,
‘l’ts all right boys!’ Then he wiuked at the
ferryman with his hand, as much as to say,
‘No tickets needed,’ and the whole crowd of
us went into the ferry house without pay
ing a cent. When we got to Jersey City
the old gent with a diamond waved his
hand and pointed to the first car of a train.
He told us to get in aud we got in. It was a
kind of a smoking car. and the peanut boy
told us it was engaged for us. I noticed
that there were provisions and cigar boxes
and wines and all sorts of packages in the
car,
IT FELT SUSPICIOUS.
“It kind of felt suspicious to me. Then
the old gent aud another gent with sealskin
cap and a big ulster came in. The gent
with the sealskin cap eyed us queerlike, aud
then he took something out of a pooketbook
and gave it in a suspicious way to the young
man who engaged us.
“It felt more and more suspicious to me.
Then two or three gents with queer things
under their arms came in and looked at us.
They looked like slave dealers and it kept
feeling suspicious to me every minute. I
asked the conductor if the train was going
to Paterson, and he said it was. I went to
the peanut boy ami says 1; ‘Young feller,
will you do me a favor? We are all married
men aud we are hired for $2 on a surprise
job in Paterson. Where does this train go?’
'“lt goes to Chicago and St. Louis, and it
doesn’t go nowhere near Paterson.'
“ ‘My God! says I, ‘what is this we’ve got
into?’ I rushed to the conductor and says
I: ‘We’re all married men; tell us where
this train goes to. Does it go to Chicago?’
‘lt does,’ said he, kind of excited. Then I
jumped out on the platform and yelled as
hard as I could to the rest, and they all got
off. Just as they did the train skipped
out - ”
At this point Mr. Gohun prepared to van
ish with his satchel, but he was seized by the
collar and marched on the ferryboat sur
rounded by the horror-stricken and wild
eyed waiters. He protested that he did not
know anything about the matter, except
that he was employed to engage them. The
Germans forced him to give each of them a
check on Mr. Witt lor $2. Then they
marched him to Witt’s saloon aud gathered
in their money. While they were discuss
ing the mystery the young man disap
peared,
A MARVELOUS ESCAPE.
“It’s a great escape,” said Mr. Singer last
night. “Perhaps we would never have
come back alive. I feel sure the railway
officials were in the plot. Maybe they in
tended to drop us off at some lonely part of
the road or at some mine where there was a
strike and compel us to work as slaves,”
Mr. Singer slapped his ob-st.
“But why did they select waiters, the
most educated class of labor in the world?
Mug of us have been head bookkeepers or
officers in the German army, and so on.
Aha! There's where the mystery is. Why
did those gents say we were going to Pater
son when the tram was going to Chicago?
Maybe they intended to make us serve in
the army. Think of that! The most edu
cated class of labor! Maybe we were to be
forced to California; yon can’t tell. Those
gents looked like slave dealers—you could
tell by the diamonds that they wore—regu
lar big millionaires. There is a case for
Inspector Byrnes.”
“What time did the train yon were on
leave Jersey City f‘ asked the reporter, who
stood among the shuddering waiters.
“It left at 7:05 o’clock.”
what’s this.
The reporter learned within ten minutes
that this was the regular branch train for
Paterson, and that tne waiters would not
have (jone a foot farther than that respect
able New Jersey city.
CURIOUS BURIAL CUSTOMS.
Ancient Egyptian Ceremonies— Cus
toms in Ch natown.
From the New York Evening Telegram.
Just at present, when the Mourning and
Burial Reform Association is trying to, in a
measure at least, reduce the cost of funerals
among the people, it may lie of interest to
know something of the different mourning
and burial customs wHich have been in the
past and are now in vogue.
The ancient Egyptians celebrated a fu
neral by feasting and drinking, while the
work of end aiming, which took seventy
days —was going on: but throughout all they
remembered that no one is exempt from
death, and to remind them of the fact a
skeleton was placed in the banqueting hall,
where it remained during the feast Sacri
fices wore offered to the gods, aud the flesh
used fu food among the priests and guests.
In the case of a great lord or rich person, a
costly monument was erected, but the
poorer classes were laid in the ground, some
times with no embalming, and attimeseven
witnout a coffin.
The Hindoos burned their dead and some
times sacrificed human beings at the funeral
of any personage of note.
There are m Africa almost as many dif
ferent burial customs as there are tribes of
negroes, each tribe having its own peculiar
ideas and manners. The majority of tribes,
however, bury the dead and destroy all
property belonging to the decoa-swl. even
taking down the house. If it be a chief of
high rank, the more barbarous tribes kill
numliers of slaves to serve him in the next
world, and bury his favorite wife alive in
the same grave with her deceased lord.
The natives of l’eru placed their dead in
a sitting po-ition, with the head between
the knees and the arms crossed on the
breast.
Among our own Indians the burial cus
toms differ somewhat, but all believe in a
Great Spirit, and in the main they are
alike. The Indians of the east rn part of
the country, east of the Mississippi, buried
th ir dead in almost all eases in a sitting
posture, wrapped in a blanket. The In
dians of the \vest erect high scaffolds on
which they plane their dead, in order that
they may be out of the reach of wild ani
mals. The dead brave’s arms, cooking
utousils and blanket are placed with him
for use in the next world.
A most curious sight is a Chinese funeral.
On the wav to the grave a prominent Chi
naman sits'on the hearse and scatters pieces
of colored pajier ulong the route, the object
of this bei g to occupy tho attention of the
evil spirits which are supposed to follow the
deceased Chinaman until the grave closes
over him. In the coffin with the body is
placed a pack of Chinese playing cards in
order that the spirit of the dead man may
have an opportunity of mak ng a little
change during his long and dark journey.
At the grave food iR placed around the
coffin, but after the ceremony is concluded
this is taken to the lodge rooms, and tho
friends eat for themselves and the dead also.
No Chinaman is ever buried in this country
whose body is not some time, usually after
the lapse of two or three years, taken up
and carried to China by his friends.
THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1888.
STRANGE CAREER.
A Cherokee Indian Who Fought Un
der Robert E. Lee.
From the Xashvitle American.
Olympus Monroe Wilson is the hetero
geneous name of an ludiau who has been in
Nashville for several weeks, and who has
been connected with some of the most stir
ring events in the West during the early
days when settlers carried their lives in
their hands. He was born fifty-eight years
ago near Tahlequali, the capital ot the
Cherokee Nation, the son of a full-blooded
Cherokee woman and a halt-breed. He has
since his 12th year, when he enlisted in the
Texas Rangers, been scout, soldier, trapper,
miner, farmer, and now in his old age has
turned his face from the Lone Star Suite to
the far away home of his youth in the In
dian Territory.
He has been three times married, has
buried each wife and five children, and now
seems to want 10 live only till he can once
more see his only son in the forests where
he was born, 110 is afflicted with heart dis
ease, and realizes that he may die any mo
ment, but his fortitude never deserts him,
and although suffering from a terrible
wound in liartle received forty-five years
ago, and from other injuries which kept
him in a hospital four years, stripped in re
cent years of the small property he had ac
quired, lie beirs his inisfoi tunes with the
characteristic Indian stoicism. He is not
slovenly nor dissipated, as the popular
mind pictures the Indian redeemed to par
tial civilization, but a fine-looking, sober
aud remarkably intelligent man. When a
young man he went to California as a gold
miner.
One day a heavily laden wagon ran over
his body and he was confined for years to a
hospital. His life was despaired of but the
constant attention of an English physician
who became interested in him finally re
stored’him to partial health. During his
sickness his bind nurse taught him to read
and write, and for years he has read a great
deal, as his conversation shows. When a
mere lad he fought the Comanche Indians
who depredated on the Texas border, and
served under Ben McCullough, who after
ward became a General. The Chero
kees were the first Indians with whom the
colonists became acquainted, aud since the
founding ol Jamestown, Va.. have been the
most tractable of Indiaus, so that it
was scarcely to be wondered at that this
young son of the tribe, who had white
blood in his veins, should have been found
iu alliance against the Comanche maraud
ers. The first battle with them in which
he took p-irt was iu 1844, on the spot where
San Antonio now stands, and fifteen red
skins bit the dust. At one time he fought
under Robert E. Lee, who was then Colonel
of the Second United States Dragoous. Lhe
was in pursuit of a band of Comaucbes who
had committed serious depredations, and
caught them on a tributary of the Colorado
river. The engagement was sharp and
brief, Loo forcing the Indians to the hills
and killing over thirty. His force was sixty
men, while the Indians outnumbered him
ten to one. Wilson said to an American
reporter that he remembered Lee distinctly,
that he was even then, when a young man.
remarkably self-possessed in battle and
quick to execute plans, fearless and un
tiring, qualities which wore four decades
later signally displayed on many a battle
field.
Wilson is ripe in Indian lore, and has
evidently been a calm student of their his
tory in recent years. Ho remarked in illus
tration of the rapid disappearauee of the
Indian: “ War, pestilence and whisky are
pursuing their deadly work with astonish
ing effect. Iu 1848 th*re were 20,000 Com
anches, the last census shows only 2,500. In
fifty years Ido not believe that there will
be an organized Indian tribe in the coun
try. The Apaches are about the only wild
Indians, You can find the redskin in all of
the Territories, but the tendency is to col
lect in the Indian Territory, or as we call it
the Fou- Tribes. In 1882, that region, then
a part of the Territory of Arkansas, was
made the property of the Choctaw, Chero
kee, Chieknsa v and Creek Indians, and so
it has remained.”
How Senator Sawyer “Got Himself in
a Box.”
From the New York Tribune.
Gossip among politicians who spent their
Christmas in New York has pointed to
Sent tor Sawyer as the principal one of three
or four Republicans who may possibly vote
for the confirmation of Mr. Lamar as Jus
tice of the Supreme Court Senator Sawyer
acknowledges to his confreres in the Senate
that, to use a popular phrase, “he has got
himself into a box,” although he by no
meansveonsiders himself committed to vote
for the confirmation. The peculiar circum
stances of his position are incident to the
President’s trip through* the West and
Northwest last summer. Sinator Sawyer
was present at a dinnerpfiven to the Presi
dent, while he was in Vi lsconsin. His elbow
companion was Postmaster General Vilas,
to whom the Senator incidentally said, in
the course of the dinner:
“I understand that the President con
templates appending Mr. Lamar to the Su
preme bench* and giving the Interior De
partment to you. 1 hat will b• a good thing
and I hope he will do it.” Said Gen. Vilas
in return:
“If you really think so, why don’t you say
as much to the President?” Every one who
kuows the biunt, rough, good nature of Sen
ator Sawyer will appreciate the force with
which he answered, “I will.” After a little
time he got up from bis seat and went over
to the President’s chair and said to him:
“Mr. President, 1 hear that y< u think of
putting Mr. Lamar on the Supreme Bench.
Whv don’t you do it ?”
“Could he be confirmed if I should appoint
him?” was the President’s guarded and Qua
ker-like reply*.
“I think so,” said the Senator. “Indeed I
know so. Myself and my colleague, i think,
would vote for confirmation.” This closed
the conversation, and while Senator Sawyer
does not regard it as binding, he feels him
self placed in a peculiarly embarrassing po
sition.
The Horrid Brute Wouldn’t Start.
From the St. Paul Olohe.
In the way most women manage horses
there is something that causes the average
man to believe that P evidence does pro
tect us. A lady steppe- 1 into her sleigh
on Wabash street the other day, and, tak
ing up the reins, talked to lier horse like
this:
“Get up!"
“Goon, Billy!”
“Get up! Get up!”
“Billy, why don’t you goi”
“You horrid brute!"
“What a stupid!”
The horse, despite all this, stood stock
still. Then bis mistress spoke to a gentle
man who had been watching her:
“Can you make this animal start, sir?”
He politely bowed, came forward, un
hitched the horse, and nattetj him on the
neck. Then the “horrid brute" and “stupid
animal” started.
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asphalt pavement.
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GROCERIES.
1888.
A Few Thins We Want
0
We want every subscriber and reader of
the Nkws for a customer.
We want to sell more groceries in 1888
than any previous year.
We want our Groceries in every house
hold.
We give the best goods for the least
money. •
We sell with a small profit.
We deliver goods promptly.
Wo keep a full anil complete stock.
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manufactory daily.
We carry a full line of our well know brands of
FLOUR-Haynes' Fancy Patent, Ogle
thorpe, lioller Process and Purest
City tlills Family.
CORN EYES, COW PEAS, FEED MEAL,
WHEAT, Bit AN, MEAL, Etc., Etc.
Always a full stock on hand.
Carload lota a specialty.
Prompt attention given to all orders and
-atisfaction guaranteed.
Bond, Haynes & Elton.
hotels.
PULASKI HOUSE, - Savannah, Ga,
Under New M.-masiement.
HAVING entirely refitted, refurnished and
made such extensive alterations and re
pairs, we can justly say that our friends an.l
patrons will find THE PULASKI first class in
every respect. The cuisine and service ill he
of the highest character. WATSON A P< tWER-S,
Proprietors, formerly of Charleston Hotel.
THE MORRISON HOUSE.
N EWLY fitted up Offers pleasant South rooms
an 1 dxtrellentl oard to thos#* wishing regu
lar. transient, or table a.'comnpulations. Central
ly located on line of street cars, affoi ds easy uc
cess to plaices of business, and suburban resorts.
Prices moderate, Comer Broughton and Dray
ton streets, opposite Marshall House.
NEW HOTEL TOGNI,
(Formerly St. Mark'a)
Newnan Street, near Bay, Jacksonville, Fla.
WINTER AND SUMMER.
r pHE M< IST central House in the city. Near
J Post < ifflce, Street Cars and all Kerries.
New and Elegant Furniture. Electric Bells,
Baths, Eta $2 DO to $S per day
JOHN li. TOGNI, Proprietor.
GROCERIES^
O. DAVIS. M- A OA VIS,
Cx. DAVIS <V SON,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
Provisions. (Fr.-tin and Hh.V.
\LHO, FEEDSTUFF, RU E FI.OI It. WHEAT
BRAN. BLACK COW PEAS, BI.AUK-EYE
PEAS. GEORGIA CROWDERS. ( LAV HANK
PEAS, VIRGINIA and GEORGIA I’EINUTH.
Orders by mail solicited. G. DA VISA SON,
FJCaiid liis Bay street. Savannah, Ga.
GEO. W. TIEDEMAN,
WHOLESALE
Grocer, Provision Dealer S Confo Merchant,
NO. 181 BAY ST., SAVANNAH. GA.
FISH AM) OYSTERS.
'ESTABLISHED 1858.
M. M. SULLIVAN,
Wholesale Fish and Oyster Dialer,
150 Bryan st and 152 Bay lane. Savannah, Ga.
Fish orders for < ’etlar Keys received here have
prompt attention.
CONTRACTORS,
' P. J. FALLON, ~
OIILDEIt AND CONTRACTOR,
22 DRAYTON STREET, SAVANNAH.
IP STEM ATES promptly furnished for building
J of any class.
PLUMBER.
l. a. McCarthy,
Successor to ('has. K. Wakefield,
PLUMBER, CAS anJ STEAM FITTER,
48 Barnard street, SAVANNAH, GA.
Telephone 97&
IKON WORKS.
IcDojoiili k Ballamyis,
IRON FOUNDERS,
Machinists, Boiler Makers sod Blacksmiths,
MANUrACTUKEBS OP
STATIONARY and PORTABLE ENGINES,
VERTICAL and TOP-RUNNING CORN
MILLS, SUGAR MILLS and PANS.
AGENTS tor Alert and Union Injector*, the
simplest and most effective on the market;
Gullett Light Draft, Magnolia Cotton Gin, UlO
heat in the market.
Ail orders promptly attended to. bend for
Price List.
M EPICAL.
H"*" o *y° uthful er_
mmmmmmmm fcjgg U/BlVrorA. oar’ydeauy, lot
manhood.etc. Iwin<imUv*!uiibletretiti*(**led)
containing full particulars tor Inline cure. fr yf i
OWLiitiv,luwu(iuCum*. I
DRY UOODS. t ? 4 vjl
1888 -ECKSTEIN’S !-m
, * ' * hFi
f * %
* * .Jf ',.W 4 Jfc - ‘
GUSTAVE ECKSTEIN & CO. will give the new year a Sena
oil* in Gig Drives in all departments this week.
Thrive in Embroideries, 7c., 11c., 15c. and 25c.
Drive in Misses’ Hose, 25c.; regular price 45c.
Drive in Ladies’ Hose, 35c.; regular price 50c. ,
Drive in Gents’ Half Hose, 25c.; regular price 50c. • %
Drive in Towels, 25c.; 45-inch long. * $
Drive in Fine Damask, 00c.; former price $1 25.
Dig drive in Dress Goods, 50c.; former price 85c.- %. **. pf
Tremendous drive in Combination Suits; your own price.
Black and Colored Silks in great variety; compare oar
prices. * JO.
All these goods will be found, with other attraction^,You
our Centre Counter this week, and we respectfully inviteYhe
ladies to call and be convinced that our prices are as advert
tised at
G. ECKSTEIN & CO.’S
%
I’. S. —A few of those fine Seal Plush Garments left—will
be sold this week at New York cost.
MENKEN & ABRAHAMS
CLOTHING HOUSE!
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 THESE MUST BE SOLD.
* NOW IS YOUR CHANCE
FOR
13 I Gr ILVHGAI NB
GOOD AND WELL MADE CLOTHING.
IMUENTIKIUnsr &c ABBAHAMS,
15R BROTTOHTON BTRKKT.
WATCHES AND JEWELRY*
WATCHES. DIAMONDS. JEWELRY.
THEUS BROS.,
Successors to S. P. Hamilton.
OUR STOCK OF SOLID STERLING SILVERWARE, suitable for Wedding Gift* and ether
anniversaries, is very full. We invito attention to the quality, design aud linish of thesa
wares.
FANCY GOODS, in Brass, Copper and the various makes of artistic pottery, we hava
some beautiful pieces.
LAMPS of beautiful shapes, exquisite shader of color, a useful and extremely ornamental
article.
Sjieclal attention given to re[>air of WATCHES and JEWELRY which have been badly
repaired.
FURNITURE., CARPETS, MATTING, ETC.
CARPETS! CARPETS! CARPETS!
Now is the time for Bargains in Carpets.
A fine selection of Cotton Chains, Union’s Extra Supers,
All Wool, Two and Three-Plys, Tapestries aud Body Brus
sels just arrived. Our line of Furniture is complete in all
its departments. Just received, a carload of Cooking and
Heating Stoves. So call on us for Bargains. We don’t in
tend to be undersold, for cash or on easy terms.
TEEPLE & CO.
193 and 195 Broughton Street.
■■■■■" ' ' - —■— —■LJ-'!'..!'! 1
SASH DOORS, BLINDS, BTC.
President. SAVANNAH, GA. T - WEEw
lumber. 1
CYPRESS, OAK, POPLAR, YELLOW PINE, ASH, WALNUT.
MANUFACTURERS of SASH. DOORS, BLINDS, MOULDINGS of all kinds ard description*
CASINGS and TRIMMINGS for all classes of dwellings, PEWS and PEW ENDS of our own
design and manufacture, TijRNED and SCROLL BALUSTERS, ASH HANDLES for Cotton
Hoots, CEILING, FLOORING, WAINSCOTTING, SHINGLES.
Warehouse and Up-Town Office: West Broad and Broughton Sts.
Factory and Mills: Adjoining Ocean Steamship Co.’s Wharves)
FRUIT AND GROCERIES.
13 an a, n a s.
-AO BUNCHES CHOICE YELLOW and RED
♦ )UU BANANAS.
5,000 COCOA-NUTS.
APPLES. ORANGES, NUTS, RAISINS, etc.
I
Freab Banana.* received every ten day*. Coun
try orders solicited.
A. H. CHAMPION.
MINCEMEAT.
Gordon & Dilworth’s
MINCE MEAT,
EQUAL TO HOME-MADE.
— AT —
A. M. & C. W. WEST’S.
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