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COTTON COMING LIVELY.
THE FLOOD BLOCKADE REMOVED
AND BUSINESS HUMMING.
Planters Gettinar Over Their Embar
rassments and the Crop Beginning to
Move Seaward—Trying to Solve the
Bagging Problem—A Test of Pine
Btraw and What Cotton Men Say
About It Shoving Jute to the Wall.
Th re has Iwen a noticeable improvement
in business on the Bay in the past day or
two. The floods have so far subsided as to
permit repairs to washouts on the railroads,
and trains have resumed their schedule
time. While the activity is noted in
all branches of the. city's commerce,
it is more pronounced in cotton
circles, the receipts for the week
just closet! being nearly doable those of last
week, advancing from SO. 1 ) one week ago
yesterday to 6,795 yesterday. In fact, the
showing of the receipts at Savannah for the
week ending Friday night must be very
gratifying to cotton men, for they exceed
the receipts at New OHeans 4,838 bales, and
fall below Galveston only 5*54 bales.
If the favorable weather of the past three
or four days continues during the present
week, the receipts will be very large both
by rail and river. The r ilroads have
hardly begun moving freights which were
interrupted by rains and Ho wls, but this
week the movements of cotton from the in
terior will tie much larger.
Two British steamships and one Spanish
vessel were loading yesterday, and the Lies
soug, which sailed yesterday morning, and
the City of Birmingham and William Crane,
which sailed last night, completed their car
goes with cotton. The Chattahoochee,
which sails to-morrow, will also tiuish her
cargo with the staple.
IS THK COTTOS FIELDS.
The planters have been availing them
selves of the fine weather of the latter part
of the week and have had hands busy iu
the cotton fields picking, and this week will
be one of great activity. There has been a
series of embarrassments to planters—first
tlie lack of baggmg to bale the oarlier
picking, then the continuous rains, and the
rust which affected the top cotton, and
finally the floods, which interrupted the
movements of trains, lside> ruining a
greater part of the small plantings along
the swamp lands on the Carolina and
Georgia side of the Savannah river. Since
the wuters have receded it has been found
that some of the inundated cotton will
cotne out where the boll was not submerged.
The cotton coming in thus far is not so
well covered as usual, and many hales have
to be recovered. Yesterday the factors
were in excellent humor over the successful
test of the new pine-straw bagging, and the
universal opinion of cotton men was ex
pressed that it solves the problem of a sub
stitute for jute, and more than solves it, for
it will open up an innistry for utilizing a
southern material heretofore considered
utterly worthless.
TEST OF FI.VB-STRAW HAfJOING.
A bale of cotton packed in the new pine
Btraw bagging was on exhibition yesterday
in front of the cotton exchange, and was crit
ically examined by exporters, factors, aud
three or four planters during the day. It was
all the talk of the cotton exenange. The bale
was packed yesterday morning by Mr. P.
D. Dtiffiu at his pickery, and it was put to
a heavy tost, the bale weighing 503 pounds.
On this bale six yards of the pine straw
bagging was used, which weighs 10.6
pounds, or 2.6 pounds per yard. Six iron
bands and locks were used, weighing ten
pounds: weigntof bagging and ties twenty
six pounds. The bands were spliced bands.
The buie was submitted to pretty rough
handling with ihe cotton hooks, and while
it had all the elasticity of the jute bagging,
it shewed a greater resistance, and is sani
to be equal, if not superior to jute bagging
in every particular. It is of a richer and
darker color, is closely woven, and is less
combustible than jute. “In fact,” said one
gentleman, as tue question of combusti
bility was being di-eusso 1, “pine straw is
very difficult to burn. You can’t take a
piece of pine straw and light a cigar with
ic. It won’t blaze, but wid go out as soon
as a blaze is withdraw n from it.”
“It will do,” said a factor, and he rubbed
his bands gleefully at the thought that south
ern outer-prise and invention have developed
a trust killer m the shape of pine straw
bagging.
CAN GET ALONG WITHOUT JUTK.
“There is not much difference between It
and the jute bagging,” said anothor.
“It means that we shall be able to get
along without jnto altogether after a while,”
said one gentleman. “The supply of pine
stra wis inexhaustible,” he added. “It is a
southern product. The pine straw is in the
section where the ootton is, and while the
manufacture of bagging from it is now but
an experiment, and crude. It will be im
proved upon, and we will have a cheaper
article tuan jute near at hand, answering
every purp< so. ”
“How much does the ptne straw bagging
cost a yard?” asked a reporter of a cotton
factor.
“Six cents a yard," was the reply. “This
is better than paying 14 cents for jute bag
ging, and after a little experience it mav be
furnished for even less than that. The jute
baggmg caunofc compete with it, for the
home pr< duct will be given the preference.
Thousands of dollars that have been going
out of the South for jute bagging every
year will stay here."
A GOOD THING FOR THE SOUTH.
‘•lt is a good thiag for the south that the
bagging trust was formed, and the price ran
up from 7to 14 cents. The south would
have continued to send away thousands of
dollars annually for a product that it can
get at home for less money, besides foster
ing anew industry that will give employ
ment to labor.”
A comparison of the cost of six yards of
the june straw bagging with the same num
ber of yands of jute at present prices, show*
a difference in favor of the pine straw bag
ging of 4b cents to the bale.
The cotton exchange folks are highly
pleased with the new bagging, and not a
voice was heard against it. Nupt. Bryan
says it is an excellent substitute for the jute
bagging, while all who sjjoke of it by com
jiarison with tliecoUnsuhstituteseypre-ised
themselves warmly in favor of the jiine
straw bagging. In short, it may be said
that pine straw knocked everything out of
the ring yesterday, jute included, and the
bagging trust esjiociuliy.
IT 13 HER FIFTH VENTURE!
A Bolton Street Bride Who Has Had a
Quintette of Husbands.
Bolton street furnished a bride an even
ing or two ago who blushingly confessed to
her lifth venture on the matrimonial son.
She is a portly colored woman named Har
riet Reid. The groom is David Jackson, a
youth, trom the Colliu Point district, near
Ileuuturt. This is his fir.-1 matrimonial ex
perienoo. Parson Vunderpool tied the knot
at hi* residence, and the happy couple par
look of cake and Catawba and received the
congratulations of friends, who wished
them many happy returns of the day and a
future like unto a never-ending watermelon
season.
Stabs Thought to Be Fatal.
In a row between negroes at Odd Fellows
ball, at Cuyler and Duffy streets, yesterday
morning. A- 8. Williams cut James Max
well, inflicting woumls that are believed to
lie fatal. The wounded man was conveyed
to his borne on Farm, near Pine street, aud
later William; was arrested and lodged in
the barracks. In the mayor’s court yester
day morning he was bound over to the su
perior court and is now in the jail.
Who is there or great or wealthy,
Reft of the teeth once white and healthy,
That would not exchange right gladly
I'eif lor teeth he needs so sadly?
Use 3OZOBONT in time, ye sinners.
If you’d musLicata your dinners.
CORCIVICH'S ASSAILANT CAUGHT.
Ha la Run Down in Allendale, 8. C.—
Corcivich’a Condition.
Fred Roland, charged with assaulting
ManmgoCorcivich and robbing the stored
John Cincavich at the Five-Mile Bend, on
the Augusta road, was captured at Allen
dale. 8. C., Wednesday night. Officer Mc-
Dermott, who lias been working up the
case, re<eived a letter yesterday morning
from H. H. Bennett, a constable in Allen
dale, stating that he had Roland and that
he is in jail there.
Roland is charged with burglary at Al
lendale. He was arrested for the offense
about three weeks ago, and attempting to
wrest a revolver from the officer's hand he
was shot in the stomach. The authorities
put him in charge of a nurse, Roland was
not wounded as badly as be was
thought to l*e, and escaped and came
to Savannah. He was seen here
a week ago, and the day the robbery at the
IJve Mile Bend was committed, he was seen
by at least a dozen )>eopla in the neigbor
iiood of Cmeavioh’s store. Notwithstand
ing the fac that u number of people living
near the Five Mile Bend can testify that
Roland was seen in the store only a short
time prior to tne time of the discovery of
the assault and robtiery, and that he carried
a hag an 1 pair of shoes, which are now in
Officer McDermott’s possession, the officer
was in doubt w hether Roland could have
commit ted the robbery tn-re on the night of
Sept. 17, and boon in’ Allendale, where he
was wanted for burglary, in so short a
time afterward, and he sent the following
inquiry to the Allendale officers: “When
did Fred Rowland escape from there?”
The following was received, and the of
ficers say that the crime is clinched on Ro
land :
Aixsndalb, S. C., Sept it2d.
Frank McT)*rmott:
Roland escaped 14th, returned 16th. He is
now in jail. Bkxsett.
The supi>osition now is, that Roland came
to Savannah after bis escape on the 14tb,
as he was seen here on the 15th, and that he
committed the robbery on the 17th, and
made direct for Allendale to get what ef
fects he had there, intending to flee the
country.
The authorities here think that the South
Carolina officers will turn Roland over to
them, as the offense with which be is
charged here is much graver than that in
Allendale.
Mannigo Corcivich, the clerk, was no
better at noon yesterday. He has l>een un
conscious the greater portion of the time
since he was aasaultod.
ROBERT DIXON CAPTURED.
He Stole a Watch Before Going to the
Smithville Shooting Bee.
Friday afternoon, Capt. W. H. Patterson,
of the schooner Mary E. Storey, on the
wars across the river, missed a valuable
gold watch which he had left in the pocket
of his vest. He reported the matter to
Detective \Vetherh* >rn that night, and
vesterday morning the detective arrested
Roliert Dixon for the theft, recovered the
watch from Mu dberg’s and returned it to
Capt. Patterson, and turned Dixon over to
Chief of Police Green on the charge of
shooting the negro woman, Sophie Wal
thour, in Smithville Friday night.
Dixon, who had been working as deck
hand cn the schooner, was sent over to the
city for some artesian water, and on his re
turn he discovered the watch. He took it
and came over to the city ostensibly to hunt
up a steward for Capt. Patterson. He
found the pawn shop closed, but not in the
least discouraged, he went to the proprie
tor’s house, where he told Muhlberg that a
gentleman had sent him to pawn the watch.
Muulborg had bis doubts, and Dixon then
asked him to go with him and he would
show him that it was all right. The two
started, and Dixon piloted the pawn
broker to the Gordon block, where
he boldly rang the door bell.
Dixon knew Muhlberg’s infirmity of
partial deafness, and when a lady came to
the door, Dixon asked her if such a named
gentleman resided there, and she replie 1
that it was a mistake, and must lie farther
down town. Dixon turned to Muhlberg,
when tho lady shut the door, telling the
pawnbroker “the lady says it’s all right.”
Muhlberg then gave Dixon #3, and was to
have paid him $1 50 yesterday morning.
Wetherhorn, who had been bunting for
Dixon until 11 o’clock the night before, be
gan to shadow him yesterday morning, and
when Dixon sent a boy to Muhl
berg for the rest of the money, Weather
horn followed and arrested him. ’’They
want me for shooting a woman out in
Smithville!’’ said Dixon. “No; I want you
for steelier that watch,” said the detective.
A bystander says that Dixon bad a brick
bat in his band when Wetherhorn ap
proached him, but dropped it. Dixon is a
tough character, having done service twice
on the chain gang. He says that tho negroes
were shooting at a cat, and that tho woman
was accidentally wounded. Ho admits that
it started a row, and that he had Lewis’ pis
tol, but the chambers would not revolve
nor the pistol cock, or he would have shot
some of the negroes. He denies having
fired a pistol, and sky* Jordan did the
shooting. *
THIEVES FARE BADLY.
Farmers Trying to Break Up Hog and
Cattle Stealing.
Cattle aud hog stealing have become so
oommon that farmers have determined to
break it up by prosecutions. It is not long
since Mr. Gugie Bourquin had some cattle
thieves arrested, and yesterday morning
Mr. Samuel Dotson had Richard Grant
(colored) arrested for the theft of three
hogs.
Mr. Dotson, who lives about eight miles
from ttie city, near the Augusta road, had
pot missed his stock until a friend informed
him that if he would go to Grant’s place
and examine a pen hidden away in a patch
of brambles, he might find something to
interest him. He actod upon his friend’s
advice, and found three of his porkers with
the marks altered. He got special consta
ble Janies White to make the ar
rest, and yesterday morning Grant
was gathered in. Ho admits the
soft impeachment. He was taken before
Justice Patterson, and, in default of bond,
the justice committed him to jail. Dotson
went back home in the ufte.uio.in to get his
property. He said that he felt sorry that
it was tieoessarv to pros -cute the old colored
man, but bog stealing is getting to be too
frequent, aud lie could not afford to coun
tenance it, leaving the value of the hogs
out of the question.
In the Mayor’s Court.
Acting Mayor Maj. Schwarz presided in
the mayor’s court yesterday morning,
Mayor looter being at Darien yesterday on
the stump. In addition to the disposition
ofc.isei mentioned elsewhere, James Mor
decai, the boy who woui'ded his companion
with a toy pistol, was fined t'X or thirty
days. Susan Hailey, a street walker, was
lined f 15 or thirty days, and charges against
three other prisoners wore dismissed.
A close wutchout is predicted on the
saloons again to-day. Only one violation
of the Sunday law was reported last Sun
day.
Yesterday’s Fine Weather.
Fine weather prevailed yesterday through
out the cotton belt. There was no rainfall
in the Savannah district. Memphis district
reports .GO inches and Little Rock .85 Inches,
but the average in the twelve districts of
the cotton region was only .10 inches. The
maximum temperature here was tq*. The
indications for the next twenty-four hours
are threatening weather and rain, station
ary temperature and northeasterly wind*.
“Olivette" for the Sufferers.
The opera Olivette,’’ which was sung
very successfully by colorn I talent at tne
Fords o;>era house last work, will be riven
at the the-vter Tuesday ev i g. O -r. k, fur
I the benefit o t the ’aoksonvllle sufferers.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1888.
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.
A free oyster roast is the attraction at
Tybee to-day.
The Catholic Library Association will
hold a special meeting to-day.
Early celery was plentiful in the market
yesterday, and the fish stalls were plenti
fully supplied with rice birds.
There were but three arrests by the police
up to midnight. Two colored women were
locked up for street-walking, aud William
Robinson was run in for pulling down a
stoop on Olive street.
William Drayton, driver of a Savannah
ice delivery company's wagon, was trying
to unload a gun \ esterday when it acci
dently discharged, barely missing his left
hand, which was severely burned.
A big crowd of negroes near the market
yesterday afternoon had a lot of fun wit
nessing the attempt of an aged negro to put
a live 'coon in a gunny bag. It required
help, and the coon gave two men a lively
tu-slo lief ore ho was bagged. A policeman
stood ready, with tnace in hand, to club the
coon if he should get the better of his
captors.
Capt. L. M. Pleasants, chairman of the
Republican party in this county, has re
quested the county commissioners to ap
point a number of members of that party
on the board of managirs for the October
election. He was requested to send in the
names of such persons as he wished ap
pointed, and the matter would recalve con
sideration.
Sophia Walthour, who was shot in the
Smithville row Friday uight, is not consid
ered seriously wounded. Henry Jordan
was bound over to the superior court yester
day by the mayor, on the charge of assault
with intent to murder, and H. L. Lewis,
Robert Dixon’s companion, was held to
answer in the city court for carrying con
cealed weapons.
The D. V. V.’s are a social club composed
of young ladies and gentlemen in the south
ern portion of the city, organized for mu
tual enjoyment aud improvement, having
also a charitable end in view. They made
their first appeara ce before an audienco of
about 100 people Friduy uight in the par
iors uf the Now Houston street parsonage.
The selections given were from the best
authors, aud were well read. Tue music
was fine, all the duets and quartettes being
encored. The public will doubtless greet
the second appearance of the D. V. V.’s
with a large and appreciative audience.
OATS FOR OLD NEPTUNE.
Fifteen Thousand Bushels Thrown
Overboard Off Tvbee.
A force of twenty hands was busy yester
day with shovols and wheelbarrows remov
ing the wet oats, condemned by the city
council, from the wharves at the foot of
West Broad street, to the barges Oscar
Wilde and May Bell. Capt. George F.
Byrnes' tugs 8. (Vmpenny aud the Maggie
towed *he barges to sea in the afternoon.
Capt. Boulin au, of the Winpe.iuy, said
before gumg down the river that it might
take so.ue time to accomplish the work of
dumping on account of the freshet aud a
strong northeaster blowiug, which may
have compelled them to lay to at Cockspur
until to-day, ns the oats have to be thrown
overboard outside Tybee bar, but Capt.
Byrnes said last uight that the wind had
gone down, and he thinks the work of
dumping could have been safely accom
plished last night. The oats were in a very
bad condition, and bad so far decayod that
in some instances the bags burst with the
handling. ■
Mr. YV illiam Dunbar of Dunbar & Cos. of
Augusta, arrived yesterday morning, but
the oats were being loader! and sent out.
and he did not secure a conference with the
city authorities with a view to reuioviug
them himself. He made an effort, how
ever, to see Mayor Lester, but the mayor
was out of the city. Mr. Dunbar talked
very considerately about the action the city
had taken toward removing the damaged
grain, notwithstanding the fact that his
loss will be between $1,203 and $1,500 by
the operation.
“I have no complaint to make against
the aut orities,” lie said, “except it lie that
they did not give us time to remove "the
oats before they took charge of them.”
Mr. Dunbar said that if he or his agents,
Messrs. Moore, Hull <& Cos. had been noti
fied in time, the grain would certainly have
been removed to a place beyond the city
limits to be dried, lie had no intention, ho
said,ot putting rottou matter on the Savan
nah market, and did not know that the
grain was in a condition that warranted it
being condemned; if he had known it, he
said, the grain would not five been shipped
here. Mr. Danbar said that he had about
41),000 bushels of grain damaged by trie
flood, and has sent the entire lot to his
agents iu different portion* of the state to
be dried. He has been informed by his
agents at other points that the damaged
oats can be brought up to within 30 or 40
per cent. of its original value.
His loss on tho whole will
be largo. While the actual loss w.ll
not exceed $1,500 on the lot that was con
demned Friday, ho expected to realize at
least $2,000. He intended to have tho oats
shipped back to Augusta, where he would
have retailed them out at about 20 cents
per busheL
In answer to a question as to what step
he will take, if any, in recovering from the
city, Mr. Dunbar said:
“I am in sympathy with the people of
Savannah. J know if the sanitation should
ever be perfect, now is the time for it. But
1 do think the authorities acted hastily, and
it is my opinion that they ought to reim
burse mo iu a measure. I cannot say any
thing further, as I expect to be guided by
counsel. My agonts bore will conduct the
matter. ”
MONEY FOR THE SUFFERERB.
The Relief Fund Close to sß,ooo—Dr.
Shaitall'a Success.
The Morning News received tho follow
ing contributions yesterday to the fund for
tho yellow fever sufferers:
Col. Geo, S. Owens fao
Savannah Plasterers' Union (colosed) in
C. Bearden 5
Cash 5
The fund footed up last night very nearly
SB,OOO.
Dr. Sheftall, who went to Jacksonville
last week, Is doing good work thore, as the
following telegram shows;
Jacksonville, Fla., Sept. SK, 1888.
If. E. I.strr. Mayor:
Dr. Sheftall is working night and day and is
making a hue record.
Neal Mitchell, M. I>.,
President Hoard of Health.
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.
The best Solve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheutn. fever
sores, totter, chapp'd hands, clulhlains,
corns and all skin eruptions, and positively
cures biles, or no pay required. It is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents por box. For sale
by Lippman Bros., druggists.
Grand Free Concert.
Everybody invited to attend the concert
by the Davis Bro.’s New Orchestra, under
the leadership of Prof. I. our stores
Monday afternoon between 4 and 5 o’clock.
Fittceu elegant new Knabo Pianos on exhi
bition. Square, Upright and Grand, iu
ebony, rotewood mahogany ami walnut
cases. Also ton Harriugton Upright Pianos.
Let everybody be present.
Davis Bros.,
42, 44 and 46 Bull street.
Houee and Lot
Can’t be included, but we will save you S7O,
give you stool, cover, boooks and tune free
for one year if you purchase one of those
fine Mathushek Pianos before tho offer ex
pires. (325 —$5 cash, $2 weekly.
Lcdden & Bates S. M. H.
It Is an nrknnwlodged fact that Nichols
has the h ~t $2 f® Shoo in the city.
FROM THE RICE FIELDS.
PLANTERS .BEGINNING TO COUNT
UP THEIR LOB8E&
The Freshet Going Off Very Slowly—
The Fields Expected to Be Dry
Enough to Work the Latter Part of
the Week—The Situation In Louisi
ana.
There is very little that can be said in ad
dition to what has already been said con
cerning the inundated rice fields. The wa
ters are receding slowly, and it is thought
that by Tuesday they will have left all the
fields on this side of the freshet dam. If
the 26-feet rise reported from Augusta does
not oome down upon the fields this week,
aud the weather remains fine, planters will
be able to get to work by the latter par* of
the week, arid then they can form a better
estimate of their losses from the rams, tho
floods and heating.
There is another factor, small though it
is, which was developed by a question put
to a planter yesterday. He was askod
“what the colored people who have lost so
much, do for provisions this winter?”
“Live on rice,” was the reply.
“When their rice is all drowned out, and
they are out af money?”
LAYING IN THEIR STORES.
“Of course, why not? They have not
been waiting for the water to go down, but
have been carrying the rice off by boat
loads. An unpractised eye could not de
tect in looking at a shock that it had been
disturbed. They toko the sheaves out, strip
the heads off into sacks and put the sheaves
back so carefully under the caps that the
planter does not know how much rice he
has lost in this way until he comes to
examine the sheaves. The rice fields across
from the city are especially the prey of
vagrant negroes who go over at night and
depredate the fields, and in some instances
do not take the time to strip off the rice
heads, but load their boats down with the
full sheaves. When they get it home they
thre-h the rice out with a flail. Some of
the planters employ watchmen, but that
does not always prevent rice stealing; in
fact, it has not been long since a planter’s
watchman carried off thirty bushels of rice.
THE LOUISIANA CROP.
The Louisiana Planter, in a review of
t\je rice situation in Louisiana, says in its
issue of Sept. 15: “With free re
ceipts the mills are all pounding
now and the market is well sup
plied with dean. Although some of the
out-turn is still of doubtful keeping quality
sound rice is no longer the exception, and
orders can be filled with confidence; hones
there has been some activity during the
past week, though not enough to move off
the receipts of rough. The European graiu
crop and potato cron am both reported as
likely to bo short. The latter fact tends to
strengthen our opinion that rice will hold
well up to the present range of values if it
be not rushed upon the market too rapidly.
The rice harvest is progressing with unex
pected slowness. While the September
weather has been much bettor thus far than
was August, still it has lieen comparatively
rainy, and it has been found almost impos
sible to carr-on the harvest iu any satis
factory or even safe manner.”
A DIFFICULT HARVEST.
Rice put up in shocks or small stacks has
been found beating, and this has required
them to be broken down and dried again,
with but little weather to effect the drying
in. Much of tho rice land ordinarily dry in
August is yet too wet and soft to allow
carts to enter it to haul out the crops. The
few dry days that do come are availed of to
tbe fullest extent, and what rice is coming
to market is due to them. The harvest of
1888 will tie long remembered as one of the
most difficult and expensive known to the
industry in this state. Almost the entiie
crop Ims had to bo cut by hand, and the
average work done per hand has been
greatly reduced by the rice being blown
about. Our previous estimate of a loss of
at least one-half of the rice crop that was in
sight Aug. 1 seems to be confirmed by all
subsequent observation.”
NORTT GEORGIA’S MARBLE.
Quarry Men’s Eyes on tbe New Hotel
and Government Building.
It is understood that the marble compa
nies along the line of the Marietta and
North Georgia railroad have their eyes
turned thi3 way, and would like to supply
the government with marble to puild the
new government building, and elso the
hotel company with the material for the
new hotel. One' company claims that it
can furnish the marble ready for putting
up, laid down in Savannah, at the cost of
Philadelphia pressed brick.
Maj. A. L. Hartridge who is connected
with the Marietta and North Georgia rail
road, says that the finest marble quarries in
tho world are located along that load. Sev
eral varieties of marble in inexhaustible
quantities are found, and Maj. Hartrulge says
that he is going to take President Alexan
der and General Manager Belknap of tho
Central railroad ov> r tue road to examine
the marble resources of that section, and
the mineral industry of North Georgia and
Southern Tennessee on the line of the Ma
rietta and North Georgia, with a view of
opening up a marble trade with the north
vie tlu> Ocean Steamship line.
Along the Hue of the road coal, copper,
iron a id marble ab und, and photographs
show seams of coal so high that a man c in
not reueh to tbe lop. “Georgia is a grand
old state,” said Maj. Hartridge, “with nil
tue elements of wealth iu it, and the marble
is unequalled by any other in this country
or abroad. He does think tbe day far dis
tant when the coal supply of this section
will be dra'vn from North Georgia.
Now Is the Time
To use Hodgos’ Sarsaparilla with lodide of
Potash, the great purifier for the blood. A
certain cure for rheumatism, scrofulous
affections, and all diseases peculiar to fe
males. Renovates and invigorates the sys
tem. Physicians recommend it. Take no
other. Rangurn Root Med. Cos., Nashville,
Tenn. $1 per bottle. Sold by Lippman
Bros., wholesale agents.
HO! FOR TYBEE ISLAND.
Free Oyster Roast on the Island Sun
day, Sept. 23.
Trains will leave Savannah and Tybee
railway depot at 9:30 n. in. and 2:80 p. m.
for Tybee, with ample accommodation for
all who may desire to see the groat flood
winding its way to the sea. A free oyster
roast will be served at tho Ocean View
hotel. Fare for the round trip 50 cents.
Chas. Collins, Superintendent.
28 1-2 Cents Per Day
Will buy one of those fine Mathushek
Pianos, with stool, cover and two books.
Who cannot spare that small sum to invost
in an old roliable piano? $325—55 cash and
$2 weekly—uii actual saving of S7O to every
purchaser. Luddkn & Bates S. M. H.
Indies’ fine Kid Shoos, ail sizes and last,
for (3 ut A. S. Nichols’.
The Harrington Piano has, in a quiet and
unostentatious manner, advanced itself in
the favor of many dealers all over tho
country, who find it a most reliable instru
ment iu all respects. They can warrant it
sufely to give good ‘utisfaction. It is t.ior
oughly constructed, the scale Ls excellent
ami the tone iy sympathetic and at the
same time powerful. We recommend it
h' nrtily. ~The Musical Courier, Sew York,
Sept, ft, 1888.
Davis Bros, have ten lovely Harringtons
now in stock.
Choice Fulton Market Beef only 10 cents per
pound, Rtoe ~t> cents per peck, Grits *5 cents
per |eck. J. S. V. Bakbocb,
Now Houston and Barnard streets.
AUGUBTA ALL BIGHT.
The City Gettlnsr on Its Lena After
the Flood—The Exposition.
“Augusta is all right,” said a prominent
citizen from there yesterday. “It is true,
we have had a pretty tough time of it since
the flood set in, but we are once more on
our feet, and you may state that the town is
alive to her interests, ad things are hum
ming. The streets have been repaired—
most of them—so that a team can pass over
the breaks at a trot without tearing
everything to pieces. The canal has
been repaired, the inundated buildings have
been overhauled and put on new founda
tions, the merchants have replaced their
stocks, and the old city has thrown off her
mourning garments and is living and mov
ing. Since the opening of the exposition
has been jiostponed to Nov. 8, we will have
ample time to make more extensive prepar
ations for it, and then, too, we expect a
much larger attendance than if it had
opened Oct. 10. You see, we will then
escape the annoyances of the quarantine
regulations that have beau established
against Florida and several other localities
to which the fever has been carried by
refugees.”
“How about the water famine!”
“O, that’s all a fares. The idea of a wa
ter famine in Augusta. Why, we have two
as tine artesian wells as any city in the
south, besides, the Savannah river would
water a thousand Augusta’s, Since the
postponement to a time when, in oil proba
bility, the yellow fever will have been
frozen out in Florida, the confidence of
exhibitors and visitors from the north and
west will be strengthened, and many thou
sands will be glad to come who would be
too apprehensive of danger to come at an
earlier (late. Our loss is of no little mo
ment, but we have rallied. Augusta is her
self again.”
Lieut. Henry Kolshorn, of the German
volunteers, received the following letter
from Solicitor Cohen of the exposition yes
terday:
My Dear Sir—lnclosed you will And the cir
cular of our secretary, Mai. J H. Alexander,
announcing the change of dates of our national
exp 'sition. The causes assigned in that cir
cular. I know, are such that you will appreciate
the wisdom of our action.
The dates set for military days will conse
quently be changed to Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Nov. 12,18 and 14, and we sincerely
trust that your company’s determination to be
with us in October will hold good for November.
Notwitnstanding the terrible ordeal we have
just gone through, our people are determined
to put our beautiful city in as good condition as
it was before the overflow,and also will make our
exposition the greatest event the south has ever
seen. We rely upon our neighbors and friends
to aid us in making the exposition and the mili
tary feature a grand success.
THE WEEK AT THE THEATER,
Wilson’s Minstrels the Opening At
traction—Jeky 11 and Hyde.
George Wilson’s minstrels to-morrow and
Tuesday nights will be the opening attrac
tion of the week at the theater. Wilson is
a notorous packer of houses. He started
out early in the business this season and
has been packing houses ever since he left
New York. ITobanly the most successful
packing that he has accomplished was at
the Theater Vendome, in Nashville, on
Sept. 7. The Vendome is the new theater
which was opened by Emma Abbott last
year. The house holds comfortably 1,800
people. George Wilson packed 2,300 in its
walls. This, however, only by way of pre
face.
The audience at the Charleston Academy
of ilusic Friday nigUt, the Charleston
papers say, was about as large a one as
could be very well got into the building,
(“specially with the thermometer at 80° in
the shade. The ladies were out in full
force, and the gods in the gallery fairly
swarmed. Market street was jammed be
fore sunset, and it required the best efforts
of a squad cf policemen and a corps
of ticket sellers and doorkeepers
to get the crowd in by 8 o’clock.
Savannah never misses n chance to see
Wilson, and it goes without saying that
the theater will have its fill on both nights
that the company is here.
Dr. Jeky 11 and Mr. Hyde.
On Wednesday and Thursday nights the
public will havo an opportunity of seeing
the dramatization of Robert Louis Steven
son's wonderful story of “Dr. .Tesy 11 and
Mr. Hyde,” with which all the reading pub
lic are so familiar. The play is to be pre
sented under the management of Dr.
Charles L. Howard. The company is the
original metropolitan combination, which
achieve l success in New York, Mr. Walter
O en appearing in the double role. The
New York IYess says of the dramatization:
“The introduction of a love story adds
strength to the plot, while the comedy ele
ment lias not been forgotten.”
Go See for Yourself.
There is new exhibited in the mammoth
furniture warerooms of Mr. E. A.
Schwarz a bedroom suite which, for
elegance in make-up, design and
finish, probably surpasses anything of the
kind ever offered in the south. Mr. Schwarz
has always tieeu recognized as one of the
best judges of fine goods, and his stock has
evidenced his skill in this direction, but this
3-ear a visit to his warerooms will astonish
every one. Never were more beautiful
goods offered the public, and never were
they sold so cheap. Everything to make
home comfortable and beautiful Is there,
and with accommodating terms and polite
attention, Mr. Schwarz will do bis best to
give satisfaction to oil who will favor him
with their patronage.
What Will be Worn Thia Fall and
Winter.
The modes in gents’ clothing this
season will be as handsome as
they will be varied. While it is
is a little early yet to announce styles,
Messrs. B. H. Levy & Bro. consider a word
on the subject opportune. As befits the
leading fashionable clothiers of the state,
they will have all the latest fashions iu
Gents’, Youth’s, Boys’, Children’s Fall and
Winter Wear on exhibition when wanted,
and they would uiorely suggest that the
public look over their stock and prices be
fore buying.
He-No Tea.
Iu another column will be found notice
of the famous brand of He-No Tea, of which
Messrs. John Lyons & Cos. are the agents.
They keep a full assortment always on
hand, iu the original metal-lined packages,
pounds halves and quarters, to supply the
trade It is a delicious blend of tea in its
natural condition, its genuineness being
guaranteed and satisfaction warranted.
Special Sale.
Mnthushek Pianos, heretofore sold at
(395, temporarily reduced to $325, on pay
ments of $5 cash and $2 weekly. Sale
limited. Luddkn & Bates S. M. H.
Tbe American Musician.
“Half a hundred Knabe Pianos bare al
ready found their way to Japan, one-fifth
of which were ordered by the Japanese gov
ernment.’’
Davis Bros, have fifteen elegant Knabes
now iu stock.
S7O Saved
By purchasing at once one of those choice
Mnttnioliek Pianos at $325—55 cash, $2
weekly, at Luddkn & Bates S. M. H.
For ground itch, tetter, ring worm, and
all animalcula, eruptions of the skin and
scalp, Tetterine stands without a rival; the
only sure cure known. Fifty cents at drug
gists.
Nichols is making a drive on Ladies' Low
Shoes at $2.
ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW.
Savannablans and Other People Who
Come and Go.
John Kennedy, of AVaycross, is at the
Harnett
AY. J. Evans, of Hardeeville, 8. C., is at
the Harnett.
AV. H. Culver, of Scriven count3', is at
the Harnett.
James P. White pf Atlanta is stopping at
the Marshall.
J. C. Cope left for Augusta last night via
the Central railroad.
AVllliam Dunbar of Augusta stopped at
the Screven yesterday.
Krieg* Haber left for Atlanta last night
via the Central railroad.
Mr. J. B. Duckworth and family returned
yesterday from England.
D. H. Woods and wife, of Thomasville,
are stopping at the Harnett.
Thomas D. Porcher of Wellington, S. C.
is stopping at the Marshall house.
Capt Robert Falligant left for Augusta
last night via the Central railroad.
T. T. Hall and E. T. Robertson of Charles
ton are registered at the Screven bouse.
T. B. Marshall, private secretary to Maj.
G. A, AV hitehead, will speud to-day in
Macon.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. AVarfield were passen
gers on the Baltimore steamship AVllliam
Crane yesterday.
_C. G. Anderson, agent of the Ocean
Steamship Company, returned from New
York yesterday on the Nacoochee.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Dalo and their
daughter, Mrs. Merrit AV. Dixon, and her
sister, Miss Dale, returned home from a
three weeks’ absence in the north.
Mrs. J. O. Discher well known in Sa
vannah and a graduate of the South Caro
lina training school for nurses will shortly
establish a sanitarium in Summerville,
S. C.
J. L. Maxwell of Augusta, formerly
malinger of the Southern Telegraph office
there, has been appointed malinger of tbe
AV’estern Union office here to succeed Mr.
Merrihew.
Hon. F. G. du Bignon returned yesterday
from New York. He reports the political
situation as very hopeful, and feels confi
dent that Cleveland and Thurman will
sweep the country.
A Kansas City paper gives Lawrence
Hanley a very flattering notice of his im
personation of “Lorenzo” in the “Merchant
of Venice,” in which he recently appeared
there with the Booth-Barrett company.
Mr. Hanley has received complimentary
notices wherever the company has been this
season.
Waycross as a Metropolis.
The Rev. D. Watson AVinn, rector of
Grace church, AVaycross, writes that after
suffering twenty-five years from painful
and disagreeable eruptions, caused by
poison oak, he was cured with one bottle of
P. P. P., the world’s greatest purifier.
Flooded.
Yes, that’s just what's the matter. Our
special sale of Matbushek Pianos, inaugu
rated for the benefit of our Savannah
friends, bos proven a success far beyond
our most sanguine expectations, and as a
result, we have been flooded with orders for
tbis old reliable make. Several days since
we sold the last one we had in stock, and
although we telegraphed for six more, to
arrive by next steamer, every one of the
six were sold to residents of this city be
fore arrival.
We wired another and larger order, and
the Mathushek Piano Company write us
they have put on extra men, and hope by
haste, consistent with care, to catch up.
These are in addition to the large orders
which we are continually placing with this
company for instruments to bo shipped to
all outside points, ranging from Virginia to
Texas, and as this special sale—s32s, $5
cash, $2 weekly—continues yet a while
longer, the Mathushek Piano Company pro
pose to do all in their power to ship
promptly.
To those who have already placed their
orders, and have not yet received their in
struments, we return thanks for kindness
and patience. To those who contemplate
purchase we wish to say: Place your order
at once for delivery on arrival. The offer
is limited and the rush is great.
Mathushek $395 Piano only $325 —$5 cash
and $2 weekly. Don’t delay. Call at once.
Ludden & Bates Southern Music House.
Another New Industry Added to Our
Prosperous City.
Mr. C. A. Vetter, the well known baker
and confectioner, is about to establish one
of the longing branches of industry that
has been looked for in a city of our growth,
namely, the pie trade. As it is utterly im
possible for the public to reach his place of
business to get his celebrated home-made
pies, you can get them of your nearest
grocer, where you can find them in nico,
clean and neat cases, fresh every day. As
the season is about to begin, ho will see that
his pies are clean, fresh and wholesome, and
as he has the only facilities of delivering
pies, having had a wagon built for tne ex
press purpose, one of the finest wagons in
Ibe southern states, by Mr. P. O’Connor,
the well known wheelwright and black
smith, whose fine and substantial work can
not be compared with in our city, he is
certainly the champion of neat ami durable
work. Hoping the public will take ad
vantage ot this now and legitimate enter
prise and encourage its succ ss.— Adv,
Musical Facts.
“It Is a common idea among piano makers
that the individuality of a piano lies in the
scale, and that if you can only faithfully
copy a scale of a certain make, you can ab
solutely reproduce its identit3\ Tbis idea
is entirely erroneous. There are plenty of
people who have tried to copy the Steinway
system, and have ‘pricked off ’ the Stein
way scale to a hair’s point, but they have
not been able to prouuco Steinway Pianos
for all that.”— American Musician.
Just what wo said all along.
Schreiner’s Music House.
Grand Sale.
Mathushek Pianos, heretofore sold at
$395, temporarily reduced to $325, on pay
ments of $5 cash and $2. Sale limited.
Ludden & Bates S. M. H.
The Musical Courier.
"Messrs. Wm. Knnbe&Co., of Baltimore,
have, with the assistance of their Milwaukee
agents, secured a contruct to furnish the
high schools of that city with pianos during
tbe next five years. Twonty iusti uments
have already been ordered by the authori
ties."
Davis Bros., sole agents. Fifteen elegant
Knabes now instock.
Boots and Shoes for All.
Mr. A. 8, Cohen, the energetic Broughton
street Boot and Hhoo Merchant, has re
cently returned from the north, where he
has been to give personal selection to his
fall and winter stock. Mr. Cohen has
greatly improved his store, adding much to
its appearance and comfort, nod has erected
iu front of the door an liluiniuutod boot, so
that the public can make no mistake in
(hiding bis establishment.
Infants’ Kid Shoes, worked button-hole
for 50c. at Nichols’.
Onion Beta.
We have just received a full stock of
white, yellow and genuine poarl Onion
Sets, all in first-class condition.
J. T. Shuptrink & Bro.
Druggists and Hewimen, 185 Congress street.
Ladies’ fine Shoes on Barrow last can be
had of A. 8. Nichola.
LUDDEN ,fc BATES S. M H
vi j TriTTonrv
MAIHLuHtI
PIANOS.
Upright Grand
Rosewood and Ebonized
Cases, 7 j Octaves. Three
Strings throughout. Unique
Style Fall Board. Fancy Fret
work. Queen Anne Trusses.
Agraffe Scale. French Grand
Action.
Catalogue Price S7OO,
But Now, for a Limited Period
Only, at
sues,
$5 Cash, $2 Weekly,
LUDDEN& BATES
SOLTUERN MUSIC HOUSE.
M . A M.M. DEPARTAUT L. <fclLs7Mdf
L.&B.S.M.H.
1L Sll SI. DEPT.
Seasonable Music Books.
Ludden’s Piano Method, - $125.
The most practical elementary instructor ever
in print.
Standard Organ School, - - SIOO.
New, Practical, and Cheap.
Songs for Little Children, - . 90c.
“I cannot too strongly recommend it.”
—Frederick Grant Gleason
How to Sing, SIOO.
“We commend this little Book most heartily ’•
—Louisville Courier Journal.
Good Old Songs We Used to Sing, $1 OIL
All Your Old Favorites.
Piano Classics by the best Composers, SI 00.
Any of the above mailed on receipt of price.
Anew Invoice of fine Violin, Guitar and Banja
Strings. Everything in the music line.
Music anil Musical Mdse. Dep’t,
JASPERSEN SMITH, 1
Manager.
SPECIALTIES
IjM.AT and FRAMED PICTURES.
PICTURE and ROOM MOLDINGS.
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS.
ARTISTS’ MATERIALS.
PAPER FLOWER MATERIALS.
FINE WRITING PAPERS.
OFFICE STATIONERY and BLANK BOOKS.
FLAGS, LANTERNS, DECORATIONS.
BRIC-A-BRAC and FANCY GOODS.
ISP"Wholesale and Refaii
Free Catalogues on application.
L. & B. S. M. H.,
Art and Stationery Departments,
F. E. McARTHUR, Manager.
STEAM LAUNDRY.
Empire Steam Laundry,
109 BROUGHTON ST./
BETWEEN BULL AND DRAYTON STREETS.
SHIRTS. COLLARS, CUFFS, UNDERWEAR,
LACE CURTAINS, HOUSEHOLD AND
TABLE LINEN, etc., done up in first-clank
style and at short notice.
MONTHLY RATES TO SINGLE GENTLEMEN.
TELEPHONE No. 90.
Work called for and delivered.
Cotton Mather and 0. W. Batten, Prop’rs.
TmM Steam LannUry,
131 CONGRESS STREET.
Carries Insurance
Against Loss by Fire on
all Gfoods Entrusted to
Them.
All work culled for and delivered. Telephone
363.
M. PRAGER, Prop.
HARDWARE, ETC.
Articles For Domestic Use
Including Everything in
Stoves and Ranges, House Furnishing
Goods, Brooms, Dusters, Wooden ware,
Miscellaneous Hardware, Tools, Etc., Etc.
Housekeepers, Carpenters, Merchants and
Farmers are reminded of Our Immense
Variety.
Lovell & Lattimore,
SAVANNAH. GA.
DAVIS BROS.
MR. MAX STERN,
Of Messrs. Reiser A Stern, wholesale tobac
conists, the Seventh Lucky Man to draw a
celebrated Upright Harrington Piano.
Davis Bros. I'iano Club No. I.
CAPITAL STOCK. $45,000.
150 shares S3JU each, initiation fee $5. 193
weeks at $1 50 per week and one week
at $1 to make SBOO.
OFFICERS:
H. C. PADS, President.
C. 8. ELLIS, First Vice President.
NICHi LAS LANG, Second Vice President.
L. E. DAVIS, Secretary.
A. P. DAVIS, Treasurer.
DIUECTORS:
JOSEPH FERST, H. C. DAVIS,
J. H. WILLIAMS, J. H. CAVANAUGH,
J. W. EKE 1 WELL, THOS. F. THOMSON,
NICHOLAS LANG, J. G. ROBERTSON,
C S. ELLIS, G. WANNBACHER
AV. S KING, L. E. DAVIS.
The loilovvmg is the list of those drawn, tbeir
address and the date:
A. E. SMITH, of Smith Bros.. Aug. 8, 1888.
W. T. WALKER, with Blodgett, Moore & Cos.,
Aug. 18.
s. STERN, Commission Merchant, Aug 90.
C. C. LEBEY, with Simon Gazan. Aug. 97.
Mrs. A. M. CHARLTON, 154* Taylor street,
Bept. 3.
Mrs. ADAM KESSEL, 45 Whitaker street,
Sept. 10.
Mb. MAX STERN, Bept. 17.
$5 DOWN AND $1 50 PER WEEK.