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2 PROFIT IN COTTON FIRES. CHARGES THAT THERE IS A RING AT CHARLESTON. The Whole City Excited Over the Al legations Made in the Legislature— Insinuations of Incendiarism Said to Be Heard—Damaged Cotton Said to Be Bought In for Less than It’s Actual Value. Charleston, S. C., Dec. 34.—-The com motion caused by the publication of the charges made in the legislature of the rob bery of cotton ships in distress at this port is rapidly getting up to boiling heat. There are those who do not hesitate to express the opinion that the many cotton fires that hare occurred here this season on loaded steamships were not entirely accidental. The open charges, however, are that there is a ring composed of cotton buyers and shippers, tug boat owners, stevedores, ship captains and shipping agents, who get all the profits out of the steamers and their cargoes by excessive charges for services and by buying the damaged cotton at nom inal prices. UNDERWRITERS UNPROTECTED. As the law now stands the shippers of cot ton generally draw on their bills of lading in advance of the arrival of the cargo to its port of destination. In cases where a fire occurs on shipboard before the ship leaves the port the underwriters are comparative ly unprotected, and the charge is that the vessel as well as the cargo of damaged cot ton is simply robbed. The tugs charge ex orbitant prices for pumping out the ve sel and divide with the captain; the stevedores charge exorbitant rates for discharg ing and reloading the cargoes and the damaged cotton is bought in by a big ring at prices less than one-third of its actual value. THE RILL BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE. The bill in question was intended to remedy this, and it had already passed the Senate when it met with opposition in the House and was continued till next sesdon. A number of large shippers in Charleston have taken the matter in hand and will in sist upon an investigation after the holi days, when some startling developments are expected. The Sews and Courier, alluding to the matter, says: There is a disposition to treat this matter lightly. But the sore, or what appears to be a •ore, has been revelled and they who were con spicuous in making the charges must lie sup posed to be prepared to give the reasons for what they have said. It is necessary for the sake of Charleston's business that there be an immediate investigation, otherwise, the fre quency of cotton fires and the imputation of commercial dishonesty may seriously inteifere with our business, which has impediments enough already. Some of the parties involved are said to be members of the cotton exchange and the coming meeting of the exchange is therefore looked forward to with considerable in terest. SOUTH CAROLINA’S NEW LAWS. The Important Work of the Recent Legislative Session. Columbia, S. C., Dec. 34.—The state legislature adjourned sine die this morn ing, after a session of twenty-three days. Among the important measures passed were the following: An act amending the railroad law so as to restore to the state railroad commission power to regulate rates of freight and the passenger transportation. An act reducing confederate pensions from SSO to SBO per annum. An act providing for the validation of township bonds (aggregating about $1 ,000.000) issued in aid of railroad con struction, which issues the supreme court recently declared invalid. An set accepting a bequest to the state by the late Thomas G. Clemson, John C. Calhoun's son-in-law, of the old Calhoun homestead at Fort Hill, for the purpose of establishing an agricultural college. An act providing for punishing fraud at party primaries. . Among the more important measures pending, which failed to pass, were the following: The biQ to prohibit the consolidation of railroads without the consent of the legisla ture; the bill to amend the constitution by imposing an educational qualification for suffrage. The bill to reduce the salaries of circuit judges, state officers and members of the legislature. The general] election laws were not touched. A CAPTAIN BWEPT OVERBOARD. Bvantful Voyage of the Schooner Mary O. Decker. Charleston, 8. C., Dec. 24.—The schooner Mary C. Decker put into Charles ton to-day in charge of first officer, U. Grant Borthwiek. She left New York on the 18th for Tampico. On the night of the 20th, while off Hatteras, she encountered a heavy gale and Capt. Henry Pettit was lost overboard while assisting to take in the mainsail. The schooner ran before the gale until Dec. 21, when, in latitude 34* 6’, longitude 75° 40', she passed close to a mast upright and drifting, and a quan tity of yellow pine plauk. RICHMOND’S REGISTRATION. Tha Books Kept Open till Midnight to Comply with the Law. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 24.—Richmond county’s registration books closed to-nigbt and the effects of active opposition for several of the offices was shown iu the large number registered. Manfr of those on the list had to pay taxes dating back ten years for the privilege of voting. The lawyers decided that the lists must be kept open until midnight, as the law said “until the 25th of December.” Tax Col lector Bahler and his clerks were at their posts until that hour and the number enrolled was 2,703. Of these 637 ore negroes. The contest for sheriff is very warm, as in fact are those for all the offices except the ordinary’s, Judge Dunbar having withdrawn from op position to the present incumbent. AN OLD BUSINESS SOLD. One of Augusta's Leading Merchants Sells His Grocery. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 24.—John Doscher, who conducted one of the largest retail grocery houses in the city, and uas been a flourishing merchant for a number of years, to-day made a sale of his business to H. Brooks to secure the latter's mortgage, given for money loaned. The Bale is understood to be sub ject to several other mortgages held by other parties. Mr. Doscher owns consider able property, which, it is understood, wi >1 bn realized on to settle up bis present busi ness difficulties. A Dead Infant in the Streets. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 24.—A small negro boy, early lu the morning, found swathed in common tied linen, on the corner of McKinnn and Marbury streets, the b dy of anew born white infant. The medical testimony at the inquest was tnat the child appeared Ui have !>veti alive recently, and bad perished from exposure in the street. E. P. O. Dmtt waste time ami money and undergo **>*- torture with the knife when Ethio pian Pile Ointment will afford instant relief and oartain cure in every rasa of blind, bleeding, Itching internal and external Pflss. Rang urn K-mt M-l Cos,, Nashville Twin. (Meant* at d(I per bnuie Hold by iJpfMnan torus., wbulautlr agsois TALLAHASSEE TOPICS. Railroad Companies Ignoring the Railroad Commission’s Rules. Tallahassee, Dec. 24. —Many compli cated questions are arising in this stati, growing out of the refusal of the several railroad companies to observe the rates of tariff fixed by the railroad commission. : The attorney general last week obtained from the supreme court an alternative writ of mandamus against the Florida Southern Railway Company to observe the commission rates, or show cause why it does not. On Thursday the writ was returned, and Col. R. W. Davis, general counsel of the Florida Southern moved to discharge the writ. He was assisted in uis argument hy Col. John A. Henderson of the Florida Railway and Navigation and by Hon. W. A. Blount of the Pensacola and Atlantic roads. After a full discussion of the points raised the court decided to dismiss the writ, stat ing as a reason therefor, that while the su premo court has jurisdiction to i-sue writs of mandamus in such cases it was discre tionary with the court whether or not it would do so, since,the circuit court also had teat jurisdiction, and the case could be tried on its merits with much greater con venience in the lower courts sitting in the counties where the alleged violations of law were committed, giving all concerned bet ter facilities for the presentation of their case, without the undue expense of having all the evidence brought in the first instance to the capital for the consideration of the supreme court when that court is already overcrowded withwoik. Iu other words, it was decided to be inconvenient to hear the case ou its merits in the supreme court exercising original jurisdiction, therefore the writ was dismissed and the parties left to their proper remedies in the circuit courts. The attorney general has, however, secured a a rehearing. Gov. and Mrs. Perry left Saturday to spend Christmas at their home in Pensacola. Col. L. B. Wombwell, the new commis sioner of agriculture, was married in Rich mond, Va., last Wednesday, to Miss Jean L. Curd, and arrived in this city with his bride on Friday. PISTOL VS. KNIFE. Tbe Former Proves the Better Weapon Even in Chose Quarters. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 24.—The first Christmas blood was shed to-night at about 11 o’clock in the west end, where a number of mill operatives were enjoying a ball. James Swannagan, a mill opera tive, is somewhat of a desperado, and is be fore the police frequently. Olion W. Dirce entered the ball room with a young woman and tuen went to the door and fired a pistol. He had the weapon in his hand when Bwannagan approached. There was bad blood between the two, and the latter accused Dirce of carrying a pistol to use against him. Dirce denied having the pistol for that purpose, but kept the weapon in his hand. Swannagan rushed on him with a knife and cut Dirce badly on the left arm, which warded off the blow. Swannagan then made another lunge, when Dirce placed the pistol against Swannagan’s breast and fired. The wounded man was picked up and carried to a drug store near, but the exact nature of his wound could not be learned. He is very low, and his life despaired of. Dirce is a member of the fire department, and turned himself over to the police. He was among a hard crowd, and violence was threatened him by Swanna gan’s friends. S. M. INMAN’S NAME FORGED. The Check Was for Only s2l and the Bearer is Under Arrest. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 24. —A neatly dressed young man with a check for s2l, signed by S. M. Inman & Cos., and payable to H. S. Lowry, called at the Atlanta Na tional Bank to-day at noon and asked to have the check cashed. Cashier Currier did not think that the signature was genu ine, and taking tbe voung man, attended by a policeman, to Mr. Inman’s office, as certained that tbe check was a forgery. The young man claims that nis name is H. 8. Lowry. Further than this he will not talk. In one of bis pockets was found a Kimball bouse room, key marked. No 348, and from thefregister of the hotel it is seen that tbe room in question was occupied last night by two men who registered as H. H. and 8. \V. Hart of Macon. Since his arrest the young man has been identified as the party, who four days ago succeeded in getting John H. James to cash a check for him drawn in favor of H. 8. Rankin and signed by S. M. Inman & Cos. Brooksville Briefs. Brooksville, Fla., Dec. 24.—The new school house is expected to be ready for oc cupancy by Jan. 1, 1889, and then the pub lic school will open with Prof. W arrener at its head. The house, it is thought, will have cost at least $3,000 when completed and furnished. The Brown residence is about ready for occupancy and will be occupied by Mr. Fred. Springstead and bride, recently mar ried. Col. T. M. Shackleford is expected home from Kentucky to-night with his bride. Dr. Oneel, from Lawtouville, 8. C., has moved here with his family. Bauereisen Convicted. Geneva, 111., Dec. 24.—1n the case of Baureisen, chief of the dynamiters at Aurora, 111., who has been on trial here for several days past, the jurv this morn ing returned a verdict of guilty and fixed his sentence at two years. The crime with which Bauereisen was charged was conspiracy to injure property of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company with dyamite. Bauer risen was one of the striking engineers ou that road. A Failure at Gibson. Augusta, Ga., Dec. 25. —News reaches here of the failure of J. N. Stapleton, agen eral merchant of Gibson, Ga., who made an assignment Saturday evening to B. F. Walker of that place. His assets are about $1,500 and his liabilities are estimated at about $4,000. Jack's Lecture. (From the Valdosta, (Ga.) Timet.) Rev. Jack Carter (colored) of Thomas county, delivered his lecture, “A defense of Satan,” in the court house on Tuesday night last. Sack is an original character, and lie treated his “client” in au original way. The drift of his remarks, reduced to a few words, were to the effect that man was a free agent, and that he was not controlled by the devil in his evil works—that man did his devilment upon his own responsibility, and then made Satan his pack horse, fie said that Satan “belonged to the eternal cabinet,” and wns the gate keeper of hell—that he performed a good service to mankind in taking charge of the outcasts whom neither heaven not earth wanted —that he seut out no “do 1- gers" advertising hell as a “winter resort”— that therewere no saloons there, no red lemon ade, no cream und strawberries,no beautiful women—that bo offered man no induce rneutn to go there-that man, m ail man, went of Ins own accord—that the devil was not as black as painted and was not re sponsible for the sins of man. He then drew quite a pretty picture of heaven, and told the you: g men t<> quit packirg their sins off on tbe devil, to lie men and (urn their fares heavenward—to loveand vener ate the Lurd— that there were inducements iu that direction. FOB NERVOUS PROSTRATION Uaa Horaford'a Acid Phosphate Dr. W. Graevos, Northfleld, Minn., Mays: “I have used it In c-naea of uerV' iis proalra lion, aud also in eomblnaUon with other remedies in Indigestion, It h proved os satisfactory as could be sxpecled.” THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25. 1888. BOON TO BE READY FOR HANGING. A Capital Story Told by Attorney General Garland Implicating Him self. Prom the Xev York World. Washington, Dec. 22.—Attorney General Garland is a quiet, reticent, unassuming gentleman, who usually has very little to say to anybody. No one would evsr im agine he could joke and laugh and tell sto ries at his own expense, yet if caught in one of liis genial moods he is as delightful an entertainer as one could desire to meet. The Attorney General exhibited to a correspondent to-day the fine sot of portraits which adorn his room, and which formed the most attractive part of the exhibit which the department of justice lent to the Ohio Centennial Expo-ition at Cincinnati. They have just been returned from Ohio, and have been bung up again ou tbe walls of the Attorney General’s room. Many of them are old pictures, but some of them have been painted recently under the au thority of an act of congress providing for a full set of the portraits of attorney gen erals from the foundation of the govern ment down to the last administration. The gallery is now complete with the exception of Mr. Brewster’s portrait, who always politely but firmly declined to allow himsolf to be painted. “I made repeated requests of Mr. Brews: ter,” said Attorney General Garland, “but he steadily refused to comply, and J am now in communication with some members of his family, in the hope of getting from them a photograph or something from which a proper portrait can be painted. The only pictures of the whole sit which have been painted during the present administration are these tw said Mr. Garland, pointing to the counterfeit pre sentments of Wayne MacVeagh and Charles Devens. “MacVeagh’s cost SSOO, and Devens’, being considerably larger, as you will notice, cost $750. Judge Durham, the first comptroller of the treasury, you remember, did not want to pay for them, for the judge is an economist, you know. It is not on that ground, however, that he is so often mistaken for me and I for him. The resemblance, as I understand it, is confined to the mere quality of personal beauty. “The first time I was mistaken for Judge Durham,” continued Mr. Garland, “was in 1885, shortly after the present administra tion came into office. I got into a street car at the corner of Fourteenth and F streets, when to my surprise a very fine looking lady bowed to me and said: ‘How d’do, colonel!' I bowed in returu and thanked the lady, and told her I was very well; but she saw that I did not recognize her. So she asked me if I was not Col. Durham. I told her that I was not CoL Durham; that my name was Garlana, and that if she had a husband or a brother or a grown son, or any relative who would assume the responsi bility for the affront she had put upon me, I would like to know his address, that I might inform him where he could meet me. The lady took it quite in earnest, aud let me know that she had male relatives who would champion her cause. She also showed great indignation that Col. Durham should be slighted by me, and went off into ex travagant praises of the colonel. “When she expressed the opinion that he was a very handsome aud a very excellent man, I could not resist the temptation to say that I forgave her for the mistake she had made, and that 1 did not insist upon auy further satisfaction. The lady and I parted very good friends. “But the matter came back to me and began to weigh heavily on my mind, and so I brought it up at a cabinet meeting one day. I remember there was some tough nuts to crack, aud things were not all as merry as a marriage bell at that meeting. Manning, I remember, was sitting at the head of the table with a very troubled ex pression on his countenance. The entire cabinet was in a very serious, not to say uneasy mood. I felt that some relief was needed, and so when I was asked if I had any proposition to make, I at first said I thought not, but then I said I thought I had, and I proceeded to tell of my rievance, closing with the remark that thought the proper thing to do in the circumstances was to resign. The proposition was a great relief to Manning. He laughed very heartily, and agreed with me that it was time for a man to resign, or die, or do something when it had come to pass that be had been mis taken for Judge Durham.” Of all the portraits in his official gallerv. Attorney General Garland likes the portrait of Nathan Clifford best. He says Judge Clifford bad the finest face he ever saw, and that he never saw a better or truer likeness of a man than that of Judge Clifford, which hangs among the other attorney generals on the wall. “We don’t hang attorney generals on these walls,” said Mr. Garland, signifi cantly, “until they go out of office. In that respect, I shall soon be ready for bang ing myself.” Convict Labor. Editor Morning News: In your issue of Dec. 21 you ask how to preVeut convict lat>or corning into competition with free labor. “The Morning News, for the sake of workingmen, would like to have this question answered satisfactorily, but it does not expect it will be soon.” Your writer has given the convict labor quostion no little thought, and in ilays past threw out suggestions which we thought wise at the time, and which came near being adopted by the Georgia legislature. It was discussed, but the cry of convict labor as agaiust free labor intimidated and demoralized the legislature, or at least a majority of them. My idea is for the state to buy a part of Stone mountain and make of it a perma nent penitentiary. Wall it in, as was done at MilledgeviUe, and then put the convicts to getting out granite in the rough and sell ing it to stonemasons and cutters. It will not conflict or come in competition with free labor. It will only develop free labor greatly, put hundreds to work to fill orders for these stone steps, sills, pavements, etc., etc., for then granite will be in demand. In cities the demand would be on the increase daily. The cheaper an article which is always in demand, the greater the demand. Granite is needed and wanted in all buildings of eny pretentions, but it is the cost which forbids its use. Put the convicts to work getting out the material in the rough an i selling it to those who will always have a demand for it for building purposes. Maine lays down granite in Georgia chea|>or than can bo furnished from 8 tone mountain. The absurdity of the thing is seeu at once. Convict labor could furnish all that could be needed to contractors, and the state de veloped. Mon would learn the trade of stone cutters if there were inducements held out. Instead of driving out those engaged iu cutting and dressing granite, there would bo an increase of free labor. The state is in duty bound to take carecf its own interosts, to use convict labor to the best advantage, and, at the same time, to build ut> a growing and demanding imsi noss. If I mistake not, the granite in tho Morning News building ernue from Stone Mountain. There is no use of sendiug out of the state for granite when Georgia has enough to build hundreds) of cities. Cheap material a'ways demands ready and many bidders, and if the state would only be wise, Bione Mountain would be con verted into u mighty workshop by convict labor getting out the' raw materiel to till tlie demands which would be mail" for it. Such were my views twenty years ng , and su h are my views to-day after looking at the convict question from every stand l>oint. Georgia is under no obligations to tax the people of the state In the interests of a few stonecutters: hut hv giving them cheap stone they can be benefited E. M. O. T. I. N. C. Don't suffer anv longer, but use Tanner’s Infallible Neuralgia t ore, the only Infalli ble cure on earth for all forms of neuralgia and narvoua headache. lUnguui lb sit Med. Cos., .iashVllie, TeUO. fiO cent* j*r bo*. Mold by Lippmau tiros , wUolsaaiu agauu. ON RAIL AND CP.OSSTIB. Local and General Gossip in Railway Circles. A Pittsburg engineer and contractor is bidding on seven new iron and steel plants to be erected in the south next year. The seven contracts will aggregate over $1,000,- _ Master of Transportation Savage of the Central railroad returned yesterday from Kentucky, where he has be°n attending the funeral of his father, who died Wednesday of pneumonia. A bill is being framed in the interest of railway engineers, firemen, brakemen and switchmen which the Minnesota legislature will be asked to pass prohibiting Pinkerton detectives from operating in that state. H. L. Gates, the poDular conductor on the Shoofly train, will shortly be trans ferred to the Atlanta run. He will take the place of Conductor Yonge, who has been transferred to the Millen accommoda tion train. John Shannon,who was injured by a coal bucket weighing 600 pounds falling on him at the coal docks of the Columbus, Hocking \ alley and Toledo road in Toledo, 0., was last week given a verdict for $30,000 in a suit for damages against the company. The first bridge over the Missouri river was built at Kansas City twenty-one years ago, and was regarded as a bold undertak ing. Now sixteen bridges for railways span that stream, namely, at St. Charles, Booueville, Glasgow, Sibley, Randolph, Kansas City, Leavenworth, Atchison, St. Joseph, Rulo, Nebraska City, Plattsmouth, Omaha, Blair, Sioux City and Bismarck, and eight or ten more are not unlikely to be built in the next ten years. A Wilkesbarre, Pa., dispatch says that the victims of the Mud Run disaster have decided to prosecute the Lehigh Valley rail road employes under the act of 1865 instead of for manslaughter. If convicted under this act, the employes responsible for the wreck can be sentenced to five years’ im prisonment and to pay $5,000 fine. Joseph Cook, the engineer whose train ran into the one ahead, is losing his mind through sorrow, fear of punishment and inability to get employment. As British fear of French invasion pre vents the construction of the channel tun nel the scheme is now proposed of suspend ing two tubes about three feet in diameter across the channel by means of cables sup ported by pillars, each tube to contain a miniature railway on which cars will be run, carrying mail and express matter not exceeding 450 pounds to a load. Even sup posing the scheme fea ible, it is not likely that the bold Britons who oppose the channel tunnel enterprise would tolerate its carrying; out, for wit a such a means of com munication in existence what would pre vent a lot of French soldiers from smuggling themselves through the tube and capturing England! The railways on the American continent whoso gross earnings now are as large as they were a year ago are the exception, and that notwithstanding a large increase of mileage in many cases. In a tablo of gross earnings in November, compiled by the Financial Chronicle, 107 roads show earn ings aggregating #29,961.660 against $31,- 159,983 in November, 1887. The actual de crease thus is $1,198,323 or 4 per cent., but when mileage is considered, the compara tive decrease is much greater. These 107 roads in 1887 represented 52,800 miles, so that the earnings averaged for the month $495 80 per mile. But in November last the mileage was 55,703. an increase of 2,858 miles, and at the same rate they should have earned $32,575,1>17 instead of $29,961,660; so that for the single month they show a com parative loss of $3,613,887. Of the 107 lines 42 show an increase which in several cases can be accounted for by additions of mileage, while 65, or 60 per cent., indicate a falling off. The New York Times in writing of the vestibule train says: Tbe phenomenal suc cess of the New York and Florida specials of Pullman drawing-room, dining-room and sleeping cars, running between New York and Jacksonville last season, demonstrated beyond doubt the popularity of such a high class train. Travel demands it, and, with tbe view of catering in the best, manner possible to the wishes of every class of its patrons, the Pennsylvania Railroad com pany has arranged to place this train in service again between the points mention and. It will make its initial trip of the season on Monday, Jan. 7, 1889, and will be run tri weekly—Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays -thereafter. Tne schedule of last year will be maintained, and the special will leave New York at 9:30 o’clock a. m., Philadel phia 11:59 o’clock a. m., Baltimore 2:30 o’clock p. m., Washington 3:30 o’clock p. m. and arrive at Jacksonville at 3:40 o’clock p. m. next day. The equipment of the train will consist of Pullman vestibuled drawing room, sleeping, smoking and library and (lining cars, heated by steam and lighted by electricity. The well-earned reputation of the train for comfort, luxury and an ex cellent attention to the creature comforts of its patrons will not only be preserved, but nothing will be left undone to make it bet ter than ever in every respect. SET UPON BY A MOB. Constable F mall, of the Eighth Dis trict, Forced to Give Up a Prisoner A serious affray took place out at the brickyard on; the Central, railroad, three miles from the city, a day or two ago, in which a colored constable, was dangerously cut and beaten. Joe Small, who is con stable in the Eighth district, had a warrant for the arrest of Stafford Melrose, an em ploye at the brickyard, but he was unable to execute it until a day or two ago, when the employes were being paid off. The constable arrest’d Melrose after be had been paid off, and star ed to the magis trate’s oflice with him. He had gone only a short distance when several negroes over took him and forced him to release his prisoner. They loft Small ly ing in the road and informed his friends of what had transpired and Small was removed to his borne and a physician summoned. Ho bears several ugly gashes on the bauds, arms and bead, some of them serious wounds. Besides tiiat, he was beaten up about the face. None of his assailants nave yet been arrested. Melrose has made his escape. Nearly all the constables of the city have had dealings with Melrose and they say that he is a man of bad character. THE FOURTH DISTRICT'S CHOICE. H. F. Willink and Dr. F. T. Lincoln Nom inated for Aldermen. The Fourth District Independeut Demo cratic Club held a meeting last night at the Bay View House, and the report of the nominating committee appointed at the last meeting was presented. Mr. Henry ft Willink and Dr. F. T. Lincoln were named for aldermen, and thecommittce reported that they bad been notified and will accept the nomination. The report was unanimously adopted. The club was or ganized with a view, while securing a representation in the council from the Fourth district, to secure a representation also from Washington ward. It was irn ixissible, however, to secure a candidate which the club wus willing to indorse, and Wa-bington ward will have to go without representation. The committee made no report upon tho mayoralty. That will be discussed at tho next meeting when the club will take action In regard to ths conference of clubs to be held oa Jail. 4. The Lister's Agricultural Chemical Works. By a card in another column it will 1* seen that +ir William K Boyd, the agent of the above named fertilizer company, has returned to this oily, and will hereafter make It his headquarters, ns well as having an office in Atlanta, ibo manufacture < f the animal bme fertiliser is a specialty or this ootupanjr. _ Weather Indications. I FAII I indications for Georgia: I | Fair weather, warmer, easterly I winds. Comparison of mean temperature at Savan nah, Dec. 24, 1888, and the mean of same day for fifteen years. ! Departure | Total Mean Temperature from the ; Departure Mean j Since for 15 years Dec. 24, 'BB. --or —i Jan. 1,1888. 04 46 | __ 8 j TB5 Comparative rainfall statement: Departure, Total Mean Daily Amount from the ; Departure A mount for 1 for Mean Since 16 years. Dec. 24, ’B6. -|-or 'Jan. 1,1888. 12 ! .00 .12 -- 5 90 Maximum temperature, 62.8; minimum tem erature,37 1. The hight of the river at Augusta at 7:33 o’clock a. m. yesterday (Augusta time) was 9.7 feet, a fall of 0.2 feet during the past twentyfour hours. Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. Savannah. Dec. 24, 6:?6 a. m., City time. Temperature. \ Direction. Velocity. “ Rainfall. name or STATIONS. Portland i 42|SW 18 Clear. Boston i 44iSWlS.. Clear. Block Island j 42 W 24 ... Fair. New York city i 4C SWi 14:.... [Clear. Philadelphia j 40SW; 8 Clear. Washington City.. 36 !.. Clear. Norfolk 48 S ; 6 Clear. Charlotte •. 48 ...... j... Clear. Hatteras . 48ENj.J... ;Cloudy. Detroit 44; S 16' Fair. Fort Buford 4 NW 6! Fair. St. Vincent —l6! N Clear. Wilmington 48 Clear. Charleston 52 N E Clear. Augusta STNW ! Clear. Savannah . 52 N Clear. Jacksonville 56; N E Clear. Cedar Keys 62 N E 8 Clear. Key West 66 E 12 ... Fair. Atlanta 50'S Ei 10... |Clear. PeDsacola 56 E |_. ICloudy. Mobile 58,S E; 6 ....'Fair. Montgomery 58 SE 6| Clear. Vicksburg , 62SE'6| Clear. New Orleans 54' E |loj jUlear. Shreveport 66; S 16 5 Cloudy. Fort Smith 56; S; 6 .... ;doudy. Galveston 62|S El 8 .... [Clear. Palestine 40 S E 6 ICloudy. Brownesville 68 S F. 6 IClear. RioGrande 70SE'12j Clear. Memphis 58 S Ej S| 'Clear. Nashville 52 S 6 Clear. Cincinnati 48 S El.. j IClear Pittsburg 48 S E' Clear. Buffalo 44 S 18 ICloudy. Marquette 28 N I 8 .20 Cloudy. Chicago 48 S 'l6 08 Raining. Duluth 24 NW 18 ' T Snowing. St. Paul 24 N E 12! 12lSnowngL Point Jupiter, Fla. 70 N E 12! IClear. Titusville 60 NW 6 . i Clear. St. Louis 52 SW OHRaining. Kansas City 46 N 12 .02 Raining. Omaha 26 NW 8; *T ICloudy. Yanktno 16 N 12; .02ICiear. Bismarck 10 NW . j lclcioudy. Cheyenne 18 N | 6|....1C10udy. *T denotes trace of rainfall. M. J. Wright, Jr.. Observer Signal Corps. KAINIT. Anti-Monopoly Kit If you wish to pay high prices forever for Kaiuit, then buy from the “Sole Agents of the Great Kainit Trust,” but if you want to beat this mo nopoly, then buy from us. We are “Independent Deal ers,” and propose to remain so. BALDWIN FERTILIZER CD., SAVANNAH, GA. JEWELRY. J. H. KOCH, 22 h WHITAKER ST., (Lyons' Building.) Respectfully Announces to the Public that he has a Large Asssortment of HOLIDAY GOODS, CONSISTING OF DIAMONDS, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, FANCY GOODS, WATCHES, CLOCKS, ETC. A CORDIAL invitation is extended to all to call and inspect my goods and prices, aud satisfy themselves that my prices are as low as the lowest, and I guarantee all my goods to be as represented. CASH BUYERS of a gold watch, or other goods to the amount of $25, will also be presented with a ticket worth $2, which entitles them to a chance on a pair of Diamond Earrings, which can not be duplicated under S6OO. and on a Dia mond Ring worth $75. Separate chances on these articles may also be bad at the rate of $2 each. “ watches AND jewelry. Watches, Diamonds, Silverware. A. L. DESBOUILLONS, a I HTTI.r. STREET. MY STOCK is now complete. I have the finest selection of LADIES’ and GENTLEMEN'S GOLD and SILVER WATCHES of the best make. Fine JEWELRY in Diamond Settings, STERLING SILVERWARE, for wedding pres ents, of the very beat quality, in elegam cases. Specialty of 18 CARAT FINGER RINGS, BRACELETS. WATCH CHAINS, OOLD and SILVER HEADED CANES and UMBRELLAS, GOLD SPECTACLES. GOLD PENS and PEN CILS, FINE FRENCH CLOCKS, aud many ar tides which for variety, design, quality and prices cannot be surpassed. OPTICAL GOODS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. Watches Repaired bv Competent Workmen. W HOLES ALE GROCERS. Henry Solomon <t Sod, Wholesale Grocers and LIQUOR DEALERS, 173. 175. 182, 184 BAY STREET. Jobbers of FLOURS, TOBACCOS and CIGARS. Sole Agents for AMERICAN MACHINE COMPANY'S PEKFECTI >N SCALES. I by Mall Solicited. A- EHRLICH BRO., WHOLESALE— Grocers, Provision and Liquor Dealers. TOBACCOS AND CIGARS. FLORIDA ORANGES AND I RUITS A SPECIALTY ir,:i a.xi> inn iiay street, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. LTTMPER! LUM BER! A. S. BACON, Office and Planing Mdl. Liberty aud Laat Broad •tract• 4 FULL STOCK of DRr.SSF.I* and TOUGH ■f\ LUMBER. LATHS, KHINOLHI, ere , always on be-id Estimates given upon application Prwnpi delivery guaranteed. Tjet>iioue 117. I MEETINGS. OGLETHORPE LODGE NO. 1, LO. O. V. A regular meeting of this Lodge will be held THIS (Tuesday) EVENING at 8 o’clock. Members of sister Lodges and transient brothers are cordially invited to attend. JOHN A. WILSON, Noble Grand. J. H. H. Osborne. Secretary. SPECIAL. NOTICES. Advertisements inserted under “Special Notices ” will be charged SI 00 a Square each insertion. All persons are cautioned against harboring or trusting any of the crew of the British steamship BELLINI, as neither the Captain nor Consignees will be responsible for any debts contracted by them. RICHARDSON & BARNARD, Consignees. NOTICE TO WATER TAKERS. Office Water Works, 1 Savannah, Dec. 25th. 1888. j The water will be shut off from the city at nine (9) o’clock TO-MORROW (Wednesday) MORNING for the purpose of replacing valve at Ocean Steamship Company’s warehouses and will be off a short time. A. N, MILLER. Superintendent. SAVANNAH ACADEMY, 20T11 ANIMAL SESSION. Bull Street, Madison Square. Students on "Roll of Honor” for the third scholastic month: Mongin Nichols. Hugo Frank, Ed. Max Nichols, Louis Herman, Ralph Thomson, Jacob Herman. Thomas Thomson, Horace P. Smart, Max Leffler, George Quint, Augustus Schafer, Robert Eason, Henry Harden. Joseph Lovenstein. JOHN TALIAFERRO Principal. FIREWORKS. In order to supply everybody with Fireworks for Xmas night we will keep our stores open ALL DAY and until 10 o’clock XMAS NIGHT. DAVIS BROS.. SPECIAL TO THE LADIES Doing the Market for Christmas and Knnday. FISH FROM NEW YORK AND BALTIMORE STREAMS. ROASTS OF BEEF, MUTTON AND BONELESS VEAL. FINEST TURKEYS. FINEST GEESE. POULTRY OF ALL KINDS. Roasting Pigs, Koshered Pork and Bologna Sausages, Pork, Tripe and Fish of all kinds, Celery Cranberries, at LOGAN’S CITY MARKET. notice. The Merchants’ Nat’l Bank of Savaitnah, ) Savannah, Ga., Dec. 9, 1888. ) The annual election for Directors of this Bank will be held at the Banking House on TUES DAY, Jan. 8, 1889, between the hours of 12 and 1 o’clock. THOS. GADSDEN. Cashier. SPECIAL NOTICE. City of Savannah, ) Office City Marsahal, Dec. 18th, 1888. f Notice is hereby given to all parties interested in City Lot Ground Rents that on the FIRST TUESDAY IN JANUARY, 1889, I will advertise for sale all lots in arrears. The effect of the sale will vest a fee simple title in the purchasers. The lots will be sold without reserve to the highest aDd best bidder. ROBT. J. WADE, City Marshal. BEST IMPORTED AND AMERICAN WINES AND LiaiOßS, In Stock by Michael Lavin’s Estate, ESTABLISHED 1858. CHAMPAGNES—Piper Heidsick, Dry Mono pole and Mumm’s Extra Dry. CLARETS—Chateau Maucamp, St. Julian Medoc and Zinfaudel. WINES- Spanish Ports, Sherries and Madeira, California Augelica. ALES, ETC.—Bass’ Ale, Guinness’Stout, Irish Ginger Ale. Budweiser Beer. RUMS—Jamaica, St. Croix and New England. GlNS—Holland and Domestic. WHISKIES—Irish and Scotch Malt, American Corn and Rye, Celebrated Old Wilson, Orders by mail and telephone promptly and properly attended to. Telephone 54. 45 EAST BROAD ST. STATE OP WEATHER. ELECTION FOR DIRECTORS. CENTRA!, R. R. AND BANKING Cos. OF GeORCIA, 1 Savannah, Ga., Dec. sth, 1888. ) An election for thirteen Director* to manage the affairs of this Company for the ensuing year will be held at the Banking House in Sa vannah, MONDAY, the seventh day of January, 1889, between the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and 2 o'clock p. h. Stockholders and their families will be passed free over the Company's road to attend the election from the 4th to the 7th January, inclusive, and be passed free return ing from the 7th to the 10th January, inclusive, on presentation of their stock certificates to the conductors. T, M. CUNNINGHAM, Cashier. FOR TAX COLLECTOR. Fellow Citizens: lam a candidate for re election to the office of Tax Collector, at the election to be held on JANUARY 2d, 1889, and respectfully solicit your support. james j. McGowan. FOR COUNTY SHERIFF. To inv Fellow-Citizens. Gentlemen: Being thankful for your support and votes in the past, I beg to announce myself as a candidate for re-electioo to the office of COUNTY SHERIFF, and most, respectfully solicit your influence and votes at the election to be held on WEDNESDAY, January 2d, 1889. Respectfully, JOHN T. RONAN. NOTICE. City Treasurer's Office, I Savannah, Ga., Dec. 17, 1888. t Owners of unoccupied property will take no tice of the following clause m relation to Water Rents: "When discontinuance of water is in tended. written notice must be served oil the Treasurer seven day3 before the commence ment of the following term, or the contract will be held as continued for the next term, and rull rent for the same required. C. S JIARDEE, City Treasurer. DON’T BE DECEIVED. Ask for ULMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR, a safe and reliable medicine, and take no other. I have introduced Dr. B. F. ULMER'S LIVER CORRECTOR in my practice, and find that it gives general satisfaction. The best evidence of the estimation in which it is held is the foot that jiersons trying it once invariably return for another bottle, recommending it at the same time to their friends. G. A. PENNY, M. D., Cedar Key, Fla. I have found ULMER'S LIVER CORRECTOR to act like a charm In torpid liver, etc. D. 0. C. IIEERY, M. D„ Atlanta. Ga. FOR ORDINARY. To my friends and Fellow Citizen's of Chat ham County 1 respectfully announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of ORDINARY' of Chatham County at the election to be held on the 2nd day or JANUARY next, and kindly solicit your votes and Inlluenoe. HAMPTON L. FKRRILL. 4VEDDINUN. Wedding Invitations and card* printed or en graved at the shortest notice end in the latest styles. We carry an extensive and well selected stock of flue ps|iers, envelopes and cards es pecially for such order*. Maniples sent on ap plication M..rmnu News Printing House, Savannah, Us. NOTICES. NOTICE. Office Chief of Polic*. i Savannah, Ga., Dec. 19, 1888 f The following order is hereby published’ for the information of all concerned: * lor General Order No. V I. The ordinances of the city forbid the fir ire of guns, pistols and other firearms anywhe™ and at any time within the corporate limits 11. The firing of sky rockets, wheel rocked Roman candles, serpents, firecrackers and other fireworks, or ot any other articles or thing non tabling gunpowder, fulminating powder nr other explosive or detonating substance and the making of bonfires, except in the extended portion of Forsyth place, and in the pubHe sqares of tne city south of Liberty street and then only five days before and ten days ’after Christmas day and the Fourth day of Julv in each and every year, is also positively prohibited by the ordinances of the city. 1 HI. The members of the police department are hereby ordered to arrest all persons found violating these ordinances, and to be unusual v vigilant during the approaching holidays n checking prompt y all improper irregularities an 1 disorders detrimental to good order and 11 the proper protection of life and property JOHN GREEN, Chief of Poiioe. FOR ORDINARY. I respectfully announce to my friends and th voters of Chatham county that I will be a can didate for ORDINARY at the election to be held on JANUARY 2d, and will be grateful for your votes and support. P. J. O’CONNOR. AM ÜBKMENTS. Christmas Races AT THUNDERBOLT 3-GREATRACES---3 i. Trotting race, mile heats, best three in five purse SIOO, divided. James Mulligan enters c’ g. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Mike Kelly ente™ s. m. MAGGIE K, A. P. Doyle enters b m T™ BE, James F. Furling enters g. g. FREDDIE B n. Sweepstakes, running, one-half mile dash. 111. Free for all mule race, sls to first 'mule Fn tries will close at the track at 2 r. m. CLaV -SIORE will lie driven between the heats of the trotting race. Races commence promptly at 3 o’clock p. m. J J”os- JP. Doyle. SAVANNAH THEATER. DEO. 24 AND |>s. ENGAGEMENT -THE- * EXTRAORDINARY! CO\fP\NY Mr ;, ATOUSTIN DALY’S UVilli nil 1. Greatest New York Success, iSr A NIGHT OFF. Mr. Rignold, j Mr. Yerney, i A Comedy that has always Mr. DeLesser, Pleased the people. A Cast Mrs. Kbehle, ? uch m “as never been seen MissHAKNED. nere Crowded houses. A Miss Willard, Company of Comedy Stars. Miss Livinoston. , n Evening of Fun. Pro duced m the same elegant manner as at DALY'S THE ATRE, New York City. Reserved Seats on sale at Davis Bros.’ Dec. 22. Next Attraction -Estelle Clayton, Dec. 27. SAVANNAH THEATER. THURSDAY, DEC. 27. The Society Attraction of ths Season. THE BEAUTIFUL AND TALENTED YOUNG ACTRESS, Miss Estelle Clayton! Direct from the Fifth Avenue Theater, New York, with her own company, in a dramatization of Amelia Rives’ Celebrated novel, THE QUICK OR IRE DEAD, UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. C. W. DURANT. Miss Clayton is the only artist that the Madison Square management ever starred. Seats at Davis Bros. ’ Dec. 26. Extra attraction, JANE COOMBS. Dec. 28 and 29. RAILROADS. CHRISTMAS AT THUNDERBOLT, WITH RACES AT DOYLE’S RACE COURSE. Special Schedule of the Coast Line Railroad. Coast Line Railroad. Suburban Sunday Schedule. Cathedral Cemetery, Bonaven ture and Thunderbolt. SCHEDULE KOK THIS DAY STEAM CARS. Leave Savannah 8 a. m , 9:35 a. m.. 10:35a m , II:45 a. m„ 2p. in., 3p.m , 4 p.m., sp. m., 6p, m., 6:50 p. m. Leave Bona venture 7*20 a. in., 9:05 a. m.. 10:06 a. m., 11:05 a. rn., 12:40 p m., 2:40 p. m., 3:30 p. nt.. 4:30 p. m.. 5:30 p. in., 6:30 p. m. I.eave Thunderbolt 7:10 am., 9 am., 10a. m., 11 a. W., 12:35 p. m., 2:35 p. m., 3:25 p. m., 4:25 p. m„ 5:25 p. m., 6:25 p. m. Round trip to Bonavcntiiro 20c.: round trip to Thunderbolt 25c.; round trip to Cathedral Own* tery 10c. Take Broughton street cars 25 minutes befors departure of suburban trains. R. E. COBB, Superintendent.^ COAL. Coal, Coke and Pig Iron, In Carload Lots, Shipped to All Points. ALABAMA COAL CO., BIRMINGHAM, ALA. IT.HTII.I/.KKS. JOHN L. HAMMOND. JOSEPH HULL HAMDIQND. HULL & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF FERTILIZERS, DEALERS IN FERTILIZER MATERIAL, AND SOLE AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF KAINIT (German Potash Halt) AT AND rims Tit* roUOWINO posts: SAVANNAH. GA, PORT ROYAL R ' • BRUNSWICK, GA., JACKSONVILLE. * • PENSACOLA, FLA.. MOBILE, ALA. 118 BAY ST„ SAVANNAH, GA.