Newspaper Page Text
8
RAIN COMES AT LAST.
THE LONG DROUGHT BROKEN BY
BRISK SHOWERS.
Nearly a Quarter of an Inch of Rain
Falls on Parched Savannah—A Storm
General Over the South and Heavy
Rainfalls Reported from South
eastern and Western Georgia—The
Signals Ordered Up and High Winds
Predicted on the Coast To-Day—The
Signal Bureau’s Predictions Verified.
The first rain that Savannah has had in
six weeks fell yesterday. The fall was loss
than one-fourth of an inch, but it brightened
up everything and made the fanners and
gardeners happy. A brisk shower fell a
little before daylight yesterday morning,
and there were light showers during the
forenoon, but the heaviest rainfall was
between 8 and 4 o’clock in the afternoon.
Savannah was not the only place
where it rained yesterday.
The storm, which in the morning extended
over Northern Georgia and Eastern Ten
nessee. passed rapidly northeastward, and
by 8 o’clock last night it was central in
Western Pennsylvania, where the barome
ter had fallen as low as 89.60. The de
pression, however, extended so far south as
to include Bavannah and Jacksonville
■within the low area, the barometer at both
the latter stations reaching 29.70 inches.
Observer von Herrmann received at
noon yesterday an order to hoist cuutionary
southwest signal, brisk to high south to
west winds being indicated for th South
Atlantic coast. Signals in the Jacksonville
Motion were also ordered up.
HIGH WINDS PREDICTED.
From the appearance of the even
ing map it is likely that the
signal will be verified, but that
it will not be necessary to change the
cautionary to storm signal. At 8 o’clock
last night some of the cities on the coast had
already experienced high winds. Cedar
Keys reported a velocity of 80 miles an
hour, Charleston 36 miles, Hatteras 84
miles and Norfolk 28 miles.
Asa general rule. Observer von Herr
mann said, the velocity of the wind in
storms depends not so much upon the depth
of the central depression as upon the
steepness of the barometric gradient,
which, on the weather map, is shown
by the isobars, or lines of equal pressure
being far apart or close together. On the
map drawn last night at the signal office,
five isobars appeared between Now York
and Pittsburg, which is a very good indica
tion that the North Atlantic coast will ex
perience pretty heavy gales during to-day.
A QUARTER OE AN INCH OK RAIN.
The signal service predictions for yester
day's weather were verified iu the most
satisfactory manner. Although at the Sa
vannah station the rainfall only amounted
to .22 of an inch, it was quite heavy in other
parts of the state, particularly- in the south
west and western part. At iiainbridge the
rainfall was 1.18 inches, at Fort Gaines 1.33
inches, at Smithvillo 1.10 inches, at Quit
man .77, and at Tbomasville 1.48. All
other sub-cotton stations of the Savannah
district reported rain, and the average
for the whole district (11 stations re
porting) was .64 of an inch. In fact tue
drought is a thing of the past.
Every other cotton region district than
Bavannah reported plenty of rain except
Galveston. At some of the stations the
amount was quite large. The Atlanta
district (11 stations reporting) had an
average rainfuil of 2.13 inches; Memphis ('0
stations recorting) 1.06 inches; Augusta,
Mobile and Montgomery districts averages
exceeding half an inch. The temperature
throughout the entire south has beeu
moderate.
It is probablthat it will continue cloudy
and threatening, with perhaps on occa
sional shower in the eastern portion of
Georgia; fair weather in the western por
tion. At Savannah the weather is likely
to clear up by to-night, if not sooner.
PICNICKERS IN THE RAIN.
The St. John’s Mission Excursion In
terfered with by Old Probs.
The people who went to Tybee yesterday
thinking that the signal bureau bad slipped
up in its prediction for rain got the benefit
of a lively blow and a rain that was ex
tremely wet. It had beeu so long since
rain had fallen that picnickers paid little
attention to old probs. ami the little yellow
flag with n white center that fixated from
the top of the pot t office building.
The woatber under ordinary circustances
and in ordiuarv seasons would have been
called threatening. As it was fow people
paid much attention to it.
More than 1,000 tickets for the St. John’s
mission picnic had been sold. The morn
ing traius carried quite a number of people
down to the island. The afternoon,
though, was expected to bring the
rush. Six carloads went down
on the 2:80 o’clock train and a
good many who went to the depot turned
back when the first heavy shower came up
just as the tram was about to start. For
fifteen minutes the ruin fell in torrents,
and it did not let up until the excurai misig
bad got to tho beacn. The wind did its
best from then on. Tho picnickers flocked
to the pavilions, but the sand drifted in
from the hills until the floors were covered
nearly au inch deep. It was impossible
to dance. The air was filled
■with flying sand that sifted
through the picknickerssummor clothing as
it would through aer cut sack. They t > k
refuge in the hotels, where they danced to
the music of Meyer’s orchestra until tlie
blow was over ad tha G:OS o’clock train
left the island, when most of them returned
to the city.
Five carloads went down at 7 o’clock and
speDt the evening at tho beach. The ar
rangements for the picnic were complete
and the committees did everything for the
amusement of the excursionists. The
weather was the only thing that interfered.
Picnic for tho Orphans.
Next Tuesday a picnic will be given to
Montgomery for the benefit of the orphan
girls at St. Mary’s home. This is a very de
serving charily, and particularly so wheu
it is remembered that the proceeds of tha
unnual picnic is the main support of the in
stitution. There are about fifty parentless
childron supported at tha home, and it is
open 10 all orpha ,s irrespective of religious
belief. As the public is appealed to but
once a year to contribute to tide worthy ob
ject, it !s earnestly iKqied that tins year’s
appeal will meet with a generous response
and that the picnic will be largely attended.
The committee in charge b,s made every
poss.ble arrangement for the convenience,
comfort ami pleasure of ali, and promises
everybody an enjoyable day.
Improvements at the Infirmary.
The Georgia infirmary is undergoing ex
tensive improvements. The wards are be
ing thoroughly cleaned and whitewashed
and the wood work is being painted. All
ot the outhouses, the stables, kitchen und
•toreroom* are being whitewashed and
cleaned. Anew building lias been
erected oulside of the enclosure for
tha steward, and tha non for marly
occupied by him will bo fitted tip lor an
opei niing r in, with all tnu latest anti
septic met .od>. The dispensary will ba
supplied with new bottle-, scales, etc. The
grass plats and green* will Lu put m good
order soon. K.! v new ir üb< lst'-ud- w ith
wire-woven maltros s were recently do
nated by a lady in Havenuan,aud they linva
Is-hu put up. The infirmary has W-a sup
plied with a leVpfi n*‘, and Hip !. Wetchsel
hiibi has a telephone at his < fTI a also,
The Clergy of i'a van nab
Are respectfully rsimud'd that their wants
have teeu duly cotisid, ed ami provided for
in the way of summer wear at li. ii. Levy
At Mrv’a. ibi co-aresa
FLOWERS FOR THE DEAD.
The G. A. R. Decorates the Graves of
Federal Soldiers.
Decoration day was not as widely ob
served in Bavannah ns it is in other cities
of the south where posts of the G. A. K.
are located. There are not many federal
soldiers buried here.
W. S. Hancock post decorated the graves
of those who are buried in Laurel Grove
and in Bonaventura and the Cathedral
cemeteries. The post assembled at Laurel
Grove at C o’clock last night and the ritual
was read over the grave of Sergt. Martius.
After the ritual had beeu read the graves
were decorated with wreaths aud bouquets
of flowers.
Among the graves decorated were those
of Brig. Gen. J. M. Cuyier, who was for
fifty years a surgeon in the United States
army; JaiaeaW’ayna Cuylor, Uuited States
engineer corps; William Clarendon Cuyier,
brevet major United States artillery;
Charles E. Wakefield, Eighty-third New
York infantry, known as the Fourteenth
Brooklyn; Christian Fisher, Company 1),
Fifth United States artillery: John David
son, commissary sergeant United States
army; Julius Dieman, Company D, First
United States artillery; J. H. House), Com
pany D,. United States artillery; Adam
Gunther, Company H, Sixteenth Uuited
States infantry; John Huffman, United
States army, and Corpl. C. C. Horan, Com
pany E, Third United States artillery.
At the conclusion of the exorcism at tho
grave of Sergt. Martius, Junior Vice De
partment Commander Dorter delivered a
short addre-s. Commander Porter said:
Your commander believes that the simple
service of our ritual should bo supplemented oil
this Memorial day by a few appropriate words,
and calls upon me. as tho ranking oltieer pres
ent, to address you. I have had no opportunity
to prepare anything original, Put I have done
better: I have collated a few bright gems,
which have fallen from aide lips in (he past,
and have thrown them together, somewhat
rudely, perhaps, yet with sufficient conseou
tiveness to bring vividly to your minds what
this day mc-cms to us.
“We know that all over our broad land
Memorial day has been dedicated to (lie beauti
ful custom of decorating with earth's fairest
arid freshest flowers ttie graves of the patriot
men who died that wo rnigut possess iu peace a
united country.”
“There is no day in the year more beautiful
and sacred than this, when, forgetting that we
are partisans, and remembering only that we
are Americans, wo come to scatter flowers on
ttie graves of union soldiers, and to renew in
our own hearts a loyalty to tho country for
•which they fought and fell.”
“beyond tho simple friendship which belongs
to the individual, there is always something
more that must make the value of our Memo
rial Day. There are the special principles for
which they died; there is the acknowledgement
of the special value of the things which they
won, and so long as those tiling are precious to
us, tho memories of our soldiers never can pass
away.”
“We may adorn with loving tribute* the
resting places of our bdoved dead;
the flowers which are strewn may
symb ilize the living fragrance of their memory,
but we s i all honor them most by having their
example teach us to love our country more; to
value its dearly purchased institutions more; to
prize its manifold blessings more, an l to ad
vanceits greatness and true glory more.”
“In 630 battles and severe skirmishes blood
flowed like water. It streamed over the grassy
plains, it stained the rocks, the undergrowth of
the forest was red witii it, and tho armies
inarched on from one conflict to another.”
“1 would, if I had the power, write tho grand
dee Is of the defenders of the Union, in letters
of living light ou the broad urclies of the skies,
so that all men. as they look heavenward, might
lie inspired by their noble example.”
“We come to-day with beautiful flowers, with
laurel wreaths of victory, in memory of our
owd dead, and we gather about Hie grave ot
Martius as a representative of that great host
which is gone ti) where there is no more war,
and whose memory we delight to honor. Hut
we come as American citizens, gladly accepting
the tact that we have a united country, and,
rejoicing in that, fact, we also gather aoout the
graves of the unknown confederate dead, repre
sentatives of another host which has fought its
last battle, and we crown tlieir last resting place
with the laurel wreath of victory as a token of
respect, gladly believing that in the conflict
with the grave they are victorious.
“ ‘So let our heroes rest
Upon vuur sunny breast.
Keep them, O South, our tender hearts and
true.
Keep them, O South, and learn to hold them
dear
From year to year.
Never forget.
Dying for us they died for you;
This hallowed dust should knit us closer yet.’ ”
After the graves of tho federal soldiers
lia l been decorated tho post inarched to the
confederate soldiers’ lot and wreaths of
laurel were placed upon the headstones
over the graves of tile unknown. The
soldiers’ graves in llonaventure and the
Cathedral cemeteries were decorated by
committees from the post.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
J. H. Dunn of Louisville is in town.
J. R. Jones of Luke, Fla., is in town.
J. H. Marvin of Lexington is in town.
C. A. Cowlos of Atlanta is in the city.
1). ii. Overton of Brunswick is in the city.
8. Pennington of Jacksonville is in town.
A. F. Churchill of Brunswick is in the
city.
W. 11. Bartlekon of Gainesville is in the
city.
Arthur B. Hile of Orlando, Fla., is in
the city.
Miss Lottie Fogg of Alteinont, Fla., is a
guest of the Screven.
Mr. T. 11. O'Donovan left for St. Louis,
his future home, last night.
John Lawton of Lawtonvillo, 8. C., enmo
ovor to the city yesterday.
John IV. Matlair and wife, of Lake City,
Fia., are guest* of the Pulaski.
John (Jr. Sinclair and wife, of Orlando,
Fla., are guests of the Screven house.
IV. J. Harris, pr iprietor of (he Marshall
house, accompanied by his wife, returned
yesterday iro;u an extended trip north.
Cant. Willia n Hunt, formerly of this
city, but now with tho interior department,
Washington, D. 0., is in toe city spending
a brief vacation. Ho is stopping at the
residence of Cant. Thomas H. Laird.
Mr. J. 1). Murphy, of the Ludden &
Bstes Southern Music Home, makes a com
bination business and pleasure trip north,
sailing t -day on the City of Birmingham.
Mr. Murphy will take some much needed
rest from business while away and will re
turn to the city the hitter part of June.
Mrs. J. B'isingrr, accompanied by Miss
Blanche and Master Walter Bellinger, will
leave this morning o i tli > steams dp City
of Biriuiiutliam for New York, where they
will remain for a low days. Then they will
go to 1’ liladelplila, wliero Mrs. Bidsinger
will spend the summer. Miss Blanche will
enter school at Baltimore mid Master
Waiter vvillatteud school at Media, Pa.
THE lUVER IMPROVEMENT.
The Engineer Sayn That It Must Bpeak
For Itself.
A Morninu News reporter called on
Lieut. O. M. Carter, engineer in charge ot
the improvement of the Savannah river,
yesterday, an l asked him wliut lie had to
sav concerning the lntimetions contained
in interviews in tho aflernoon inner that
tli* city had not recoivo l suitable benefit
from tho appropriate is made for the rlvo - .
He replied: “I prefer t > let the work *pe ik
for itself. So far o the engineer depart
ment is co icerned the fullest investigation
of its method <>f conducting work u always
courted, and who..ever auy deli uto spec.ii
calio'i* are made in writing n .and a Idrc*i -1
to the proper authorities, then mutable
attention will be given 1 1 the matter.”
Strength t> vigorous! / push a business,
strength tostudv for a pr domi >n, strength
to regulnte a bouseh ill, strength 1 1 Ui a
•lay's labor wi bout physical pain. Do you
deair ,;r ugtlD If you are I token down,
have in-• Kigy, )„ | .is if life w i Imrdiy
worth livi 1., you cu be ichevet and re
stored to i" !mt health mid strsugtii by
taking Brown's iron Jlil is, asuroeu of r
i dyspep'itt, niaiai ia wins nod ft I sii■-
| vases rcfjiiTi g it tl it, lei n !>■ t . ic. 1'
j it* t* ou t 1 * b.o 4, ic Me- a id <uus lus, u J
I rcauls * sverr out of lUtnwui,
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIDAY, MAY 31, 1889.
CITY BREVITIES.
Landrum Lodge No. 48, F. and A. M.,
will hold a regular communication to-night.
Complaint is made about the sewer trap
at tho southoast corner of Broughton and
West Broad streets, just in front of D.
Altick & Son’s establishment. Mr. Altick
said that he catmot remain iu his office
while the window is raised, because of the
terrible stench coming from the sewer.
The perso al property of Proprietor
Lewis, of the Quean View hotel at Tybee,
will b > sold at constables’ sale at Justice
Naughtin’s office on Tuesday next. It is
understood that Mr. Lewis has made ar
rangements whereby the Ocean View will
bo conducted without disturbance during
the season.
Chief Fireman Puder’s little 5-year-old
son was struck with a stone yesterday by
some boys who wera throwing rocks, and a
serious gash was cut over tho little fellow’s
left eye. Dr. Sheftall was called iu and
dressed the wound. ’ It bied freely and gave
considerable pain. If the stone bad struck
a quarter of an inch lower it would have
put the eye out.
Some Isaac Waltons, of an amateur pis
catorial tendency, left ou the Morning
News table yesterday a sample of their
day’s work iu the shape of two little cho
pors—not worthy of mention. If they can
do no bettor they had better reel up their
lines and iet such experts as Dr. Kelier and
Lewis Cass, who catch 8-foot eels, send in
their contributions.
Policeman Robert E. Charlton of the
Central railroad force, against whom
(diaries Brick man lodged a charge in
Justice Eudres’ court, will have a prelimin
ary examination at 10 o’clock next Tuesday
morning. Brickmau claims that Charlton
had no right to draw a weapon upon him,
as Charlton was not it peril.
Charlton will be represented by Lawton &
Cunningham in the preliminary examina
tion,
A negro applied at the office of Justice
McDermott yesterday to be sont to the
chain-gang. Tho officer did not know what
the negro meant at first, and told him that
ho would send him. The negro waited
patiently, and after a few minutes, when
nis question had been forgotten, ho re
minded the officer that he wanted to go sure
enough. Ho said that he was sick, aud was
unable to get in at tho hospitals, and if he
went to t .e chaiu-gaug he thought that he
would recover. The officer was puzze 1,
and told the negro that it was impossible
lor him to send him to the chain-gang. The
negro seemed greatly distressed about it, and
the justice referred him to an up-town
magistrate, who sent him to the officers at
the jail. When last heard of he was still
hunting somebody to send him to the
“gang.”
Capt. W. W. Gordon of the Georgia'Hits
sais has appointed the following general
committee to manage the Hussars’ baza - , to
bo held some time in December: J. R. An
derson, Thomas Kaiiantyue, F. D. Blood
wort i, T. P. Bond, W. W. Chisholm, Wal
lace Cummings, R. J. Davant, Jr., H. C.
Davis. P. X. I)ouglas3, F. A. Habersham,
A. McC. Duncan, Joseph Ferst, Isaac G.
Haas, J. H. Hunter, Thomas Hunter, W.
D. Johnston, A. R. Lawton, Jr., W. W.
Mackall, George S. McAlpin, P. W. Mel
drini, Abraham Minis, Jr., D. C. Newton,
G. B. Pritchard, J. C. Posted, C. A. Reitze
G. H. Remshart, Simon Sternberg, J. T.
Shuptrine. The committee met yes
terday and orga ized by "the
election of F. D. Blood worth
chairman, W. W. Mackall vice-chairman,
and J. R. Anderson, secretary. A com
mittea of five was appointed to formulate
and submit plans to the general committee
for the conduct of the bazar. Tho chair
man and vice-chairman were made ex
officio members of this committee, com
posed of the folio wing gentlemen: A. McC.
Duncan, H. C. Davis, W. W. Chisholm, A.
Minis, Jr., and G. B. Pritchard.
THE CITY’S CENTENNIAL.
Savannah an Hundred Years Ago—
Its Officers Then.
The ago of Savannah, dating from its
recognized municipality, it a matter of dis
cussion. It is on record that the legislature
of Georgia passed an act in December, 1789,
“regulating the town of Savannah and the
hamlets thereof.” Tbi9 was the first act of
legislation after the independence of the
colonies.
Tite manner of conducting the newspa
papers of that (lay was widely at vari
ance with the present method. Then
tho advertising column absorbed all
the news of the day. The
amendatory municipal legislation was not
considered worthy ot more than a passing
mention, but the Georgia Gazetfe, in
noting that an amendatory act had been
passed “regulating the town of Savannah
and hamlets,” appertaining, goes on to give
the officers of 1789 as follows:
Clerk of tne Superior Court—James Bul
loch.
Sheriff —John Mclntosh.
Register of Probate—James Whitefield.
Coroner—William Devoaux.
Clerk of the Inferior Court—James Jones.
Tax Collector —Francis Courvoisie.
Receiver of Tax Returns—James White.
County Surveyor—Claud Thomas.
It is worthy of n >te, fpem a political
standpoint, that the following were tho
notaries public of that epoch: William
Deveaux, Joseph Melcher, Justus H. Scheu
bor and Sheftall Sheftall.
The justices elected by the legislature of
1759 were Joiopli Clay, Richard Wylly, John
Habersham Lyman Hall, Samuel Hick,
John Houston, James Habersham, William
Steptrine, Benjamin Lloyd and Justus H.
Scmubar.
Nearly all have descendants who pride
then.selv son t ieir family lineage, and if
tho city should decide to celebrate tho 100th
anniversary of its municipality the success
of the celebration will have been assured.
if the newspapers of 100 years ago had
gone Inf > detail as the press "of the present
age d>>os, the exact status of the city’s
municipal ago would not be in doubt. A
very careful examination of the Georgia
Gazette does not throw as much light on
the subject as it should. An amendatory act
was passed fixing the municipal control
of the city, and it is safe to date the muni
cipal life of tlie city from Dec. 23. 1780, ao
that the proper time to celebrate the first
10b years of tne city’s start will bo Dec. 28,
DHli. Then 100 years will have elapsed
since tho original charter was granted,
making Savannah, and hamlets, a muni
cipality subject to direct tax.
Going to St. Simona.
ThoHii3sarsholda meeting last night and
docidud to attend tho St. Simon’s encamp
ment. The company will go about thirty
strong, and will remain a week. Definite
arran. aments have not been made, but it
is likely that the company will leave here a
few days before June 17, and take their
horses aud equipments and m ion the steamer
Su Nicholas. Pria swill be awarded the
best team, and ulso tha best cavalry com
pmy ti.t. it is understood that companies
fr .in Dario, Bru iswick, Atlanta, Macon,
Americus, Columbus, Albany and other
places, will ho in attendance.
Clear tho Way
Without loss of time when the intestinal canal
is blocked up by reason of constipation, chrome
or temp vary. It should be borne in miml that
tics ailment Is prone to become lasting and ob-
Htinatc, and breed ot' or an I worse complaints.
|j , latach Hitters la tha prMMsrem
ri, titto .uve tho obstruction effectually, hut
without 9rsm-iiing or woakeuing the blockaded
; howls, ac nu),‘ou -non el ways to tie appro In* tided
from iho uw of violent laxatives, which ur“
! among the ill *1 pernicious of the cheap no#
Irutns swallowed bribe credulous ant oiisiu
fiu im I ibe Hal of r*|, riuuce. and of the mod-
I h.u I rah- a:iy, ..auction lime.aims ot' tlnsstaud
j urd ii,i", lent Not only ns ► uiee of relief and
j permit am Pvuhtritv in the bowels, liver aud
I iioiinu'li. t.u' u- u *. .•*?,* of re ed> ink and pra-
V‘*nl4U|f ki I :ie) ami h. td h r tnbies, and fstcr
( aud ague, ti i without a (*,*•
A" nit inn is called to J. Solomon's
' sfwcial u t.e* regarding Bs - street prop
erty, lureitors should hut fao Ip real the
I uuliua.
ON A TOUR TOR A WIFE.
THE MUCH-SOUGHT, HALF-MILL
IONAIRE BABCOCK IN TOWN.
The Man Who Must Marry in Five
Years to Secure a $500,000 Legacy
Wants to Bee the Savannah Girl Who
Proposes to Help Him Get His For
tune—The Letters He Has Received
from Savannah—An Odd Bit of
Romance.
James L. Babcock, the Chicagoan who
is to receive over 8500,000 cf his late
uncle’s estate upon condition that ho mar
ries within the next five years, is in Sa
vannah. He occupies a modestly furnished
room at the Marshall house. Tho quantity
of mail that he receives daily aroused the
curiosity of Chief Cierk Theus, who put a
Morning News reporter “on to” the
stranger.
A tew minutes talk with the modest, un
assuming little man revealed the fact that
he is the personage to whom girls and old
maids all over the country have been writ
ing “billet deaux” and making all manner
of proposals for marriage. Mr. Babcock
came to Savannah a few days ago and
registered from Montgomery, Ala. From
his unostentatious manner, nobody would
ever have taken him for the person about
whom the newspapers have talked almost
unceasingly since last July, when the death
of his rich uncle occurred at Ann Arbor,
Mich. The nephew attended the funeral,
and before he returned home the papers
were carrying the story of the curious will
under flaming headlines.
SAVANNAH OIRLS AFTER HIM.
Mr. Babcock’s business here i3 told in the
letters of more than a dozen of Savannah’s
girls, who have ilia le proposals to him. He
is here to hunt them up. 'The letters are
all well written, and the plans suggested by
some of the writers are startling.
A good many pe >plo would like to know
who the Savannah girl is who wrote the
epistle which runs like this:
Dear Bab—You must know that all those
who write to you making proposals cannot love
you but for your money. If you marry any of
them it should be not with any intention of love,
but merely a business venture.
What do you think about it?
If I am right, what do you think of this
proposition: Say you come to Savannah at the
earnest possible time, and m a quiet manner
we will marry. The $500.09.) is then yours by
tbe will. Fay ine a sum which is to be agreed
upon by us and I will leave immediately after
tbs ceremony is perform Ad for Paris, where I
am very anxious to xo this year. I will remain
long enough away for you to sue for a divorce
upon the pretext of desertion. I want the
money and it will bo an easy means of captur
ing the $5)0,000 for yourself if you prefer
to always live an old bachelor. lam anxious to
go to Paris and I am without enough money to
do so. Understand that a cofttract will be en
tered into before our marriage is consummated
that I am to be unknown to you after the vow
is taken and you to me. It will be partly a
business transaction. Nothing more. What do
you think about it? Answer Yours, etc.
SEEKING THE WRITER.
Mr. Babcock is especially anxious to see
the writer of tho Utter, and ho will make a
tour of the town to find her. A recent let
ter, not more than litres weeks old, was re
ceived by Mr. Babcock from another Sa
vannah girl, who said that she was just
from Jacksonville, where she came across a
paper giving his history. She was particu
larly impressed with it, and wrote to find
out more about him. She wont into an ex
tended description of Savannah, its beauti
ful parks, fountains, shade-trees, etc., and
wound up by begging Mr. Babcock to come
“post-haste” to Savannah to see hor. She
just knew that he would like the city, and
9i e thought that she could make a satisfac
tory bargain with him for the future.
LETTERS BY THE BUSHEL.
Nearly a dozen other letters were received
from girls here, and they are carefully
packed away iu Air. Babcock’s
valise with those of a thousand other
competitors. His trunk contains not less
than 250 photographs of dashing American
girls and several English beauties, who are
clamoring for his attention. Nouoof them
have ever seen him, and he quietly remarked
yesterday to a Morning News reporter
that he does not attribute any of the atten
tion to his porsonal appearance. It is the
money, he said, that makes the poor dear
girls puzzle tlieir brains with fitting sen
tences aud sentimental letters, proposing
marriage to a man whom they iiave never
seen. He lias not hal a picture
taken with a view to giving it out to the
girls, although he says that he will marry
sure before the expiration of the allotted
five years. He is bound to marry, but ho
does not know yet who his wife will be.
THINKS WELL OF SAVANNAH.
Mr. Babcock said that he has been
negotiating with a real estate agent hero
witii a view to purchasing a lot on which to
build. “It is not unlikely,” he said, “that
I will buy a site and erect n and welling. 1
have been to Savannah before, and I
always enjoyed my visit. I have
got to settle down sometime and some
where, and why not here, as woll as any
where.”
Mr. Babcock is an affable little man, and
converses so smoothly and so pleasantly
about his affairs that no matter who he
meets he leaves n favorable impression, he
is about 45 years old, and below the me lium
hight, with short, black, bushy whiskers
dashed witli’grav. His hair is dark, streaks l
with gray, his eyes are gray, aid ne has a
mouth full of white teeth. Ho wears
a neat suit of dark clot hes and
a modest diamond in his scarf. A buff
silk handkerchief is chucked down in his
outside pocket.
A BOOK ABOUT HIMSELF.
lie carries his scrap bock wherever he
goaa, and the letters which tho newspapers
print are carefully pasted in it. It is a
highly interesting volume to read, and the
book will he prized by the young Babcocks
to whom it will some day fall.
Mr. Babcock is impressed with the differ
ence in northern and southern girls. All
the lett rs ho has received fro m northern
girls ask a hundred and one questions, ho
said, and in a desultory way broach the
subject and make an offer. They want it
understood, however, that their proposition
is good in case he is of that class of pe pie
whioh tbev describe. Southern girls do
not ask any questions about his ancestry.
They want to marry, and they say so.
Thoy make tho first sentence say no. They
follow it up with argument, showing tho
plausibility and correctness of their
proposal.
In the Mayor’s Court.
In the mayor’s court yesterday morning
James Woodhouse was fined $5 or ten days
for using obscene language iu a public
square iu tho presenco of ladies.
Alfred Miller, charged with tho larceny
of vegetables from Ithoner Thomas, Was
held tj answer in the superior court.
Beecham’s Pills act like magic on a
weak stomach.
Steinway Si Sone, Gahler & Bro.,
Two of tho best knowu pianos made i_n
I this country, 'i he Me in way Pianoa are a*
1 knowlolged by the inusicul people every
where as the ntnmlarit instruments of tho
' world. The </abler t£ Ifro, Pianos stand at
the bead of all n odium price ins'ruments.
Great improvements have Im-oii added and ir
lng the ; as’ live year. Slrhiwmj unit
Uuh’tr are two favorlf • lustrum ml. foun i
in dealers' \> iieromis aid >by * do. W o s-ll
oa v isy installments. Pae a tik-n in st
i change 'l’uuiii ■. repairing and moving ut
I lowv*t rates. HeVoral yoml secoud-haiid
piaii'M for sale low and on ■ < y terms.
hi HttEiNki:'* Muistt Hot s*.
Johnson's Touic prmaueutly cures the
i most malignant types <f fevers, acting by
iem>.ring the cause. A* a Jonh: or aje
j peiizsM' it has U J equal, Price feJ Oolits.
CHARLESTON’S WINQED RACERS.
Carolina Yachtsmen Preparing for the
Savannahiana.
The Charleston A’etcs and Courier of
yesterday, alluding to Secretary Haupt’s
letter to Secretary Carrere, of the Carolina
Yacht Club, announcing the Savannah
yachts which will participate in the Charles
ton regatta on J uno 0, says:
“This is certainly gratifying news, and
the yachtsmen from Savannah will receive
a warm welcome. Of course the home club
will b > well represented in the regatta. So
far the following ‘Avers’ have bean en
tered for the lace: Flirt, Wild Bird, Idler,
Eleanor, White Wing, Katrirsfca, Fleetwing,
Jennie S, and Mr. Henry Cheves’ new and
pretty yacht.
“‘1 am quite confident,’ said an enthusi
astic member of the home club yesterday,
‘tuat the regatta in June will be the best
and most interesting that has been known
in the annals of our club. Our committee
is hard at work, and we are sure to make
it a success.'”
It will be seen by the above that Charles
ton has entered its fastest sailers, and
Savannah vacht3 will have to have every
sail filled to hold their own against such
boats as the Kitriuka, the Wild Bird, the
Flirt, Idler aud the White Wing.
Much is expected of the Ocean Qusen,
the Glance and the Alexander C, and there
are those who say that the Etta, if she has
a spanking breeze, will lead every thing in
the race. She wants wind, and if she can
get that she is a greyhound on the water.
Sho is one of the best before-the-vvind
yachts m southern waters.
Not so much is known of the Alexander
C, as she has never sailed in but one race,
and she surprised everybody by maintaining
the lead against all the yachts in the May
regatta of the Savannah Yacht Club, ex
cept the KatrinUa, whica went aground.
Tee Alexander C’s first race may be said to
have been an experimental one, as sho was
not rigged as satisfactorily as Charley
YVestcott wanted her. She will bo, how
ever, in better trim on June 0, and her
backers confidently expect her to hold her
own among the big yachts.
Commodore Demere will have the Ocean
Queen in the best sailing condition, and
expects to be in batter health than when he
sailed the Queen in the last regatta, as he
got up out ot a sick bed to go on board the
yacht.
The Glance, which won the first prize of
the first-class cabin yachts, will enter the
Charleston regatta with the prestige of
having carried off several prizes in the last
two years, and her friends think that she
will finish the course as soon as her fastest
rivals. It will he the most exciting regatta
sailed in southern waters since the war.
The tug Maggie, which takes the Savan
nah fleet over, will take on board at
Charleston tho visiting members of tbe Sa
vannah Yacht Club, Isle of Hope club and
Georgia Regatta Association, who will g>
over by rail, and tho Maggie will take tbe
visitors over the course.
Secretary George W. Haupt of the Sa
vannah Yacht Club is in receipt of a letter
from Vice Commodore VV. D. Pocher,
thanking the Savannah Yacht Club for the
interest it is taking in tho regatta of the
Carolina Yacht Club.
The yacht owners will hold a meeting at
noon to-day to make final arrangements for
the cruise to Charleston.
General Manager Haines of the Plant
system was asked last night if the Charles
ton anl Savannah railway will furnish an
excursion train for the accommodation of
members of the yacht clubs and their
friends who desire to witness the rogatta at
Charleston on June 6. He said that he
would immediately put the appli
cation for a special train on the
Charleston road before the passenger
agent, and if the clubs desire to attend in
force ample accommodations will be
afforded. It is the desire of the Savannah
Yac t Club to have a train that will put
the clubs into Charleston iu the afternoon
of June 5, giving the Savannah yachts time
to determine whether the measurement will
be allowed. As not less than seven Savan
nah yachts contemplate entering the re
gatta, a full meeting of the clubs will be
called to-day at noon.
HAIL AND CBOSSTIE.
Of the $5,000,000 Richmond and West
Point Terminal 5 par cent, bonds offered by
Messrs. Maitland, Phalps & Cos. and
Kessler & Cos., the Wall Street News says
that there have been subscribed about
.“3,5000,00, aud the price for the unsold
bonds has been advanced to 87j<£ and
interest.
An infant child of Conductor George E.
Sauls, of the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway, died yesterday at 265 West
Broad street.
MAINTAINING THE FRENCH ARMY.
How the Nation Keeps up the Numeri
cal Strength of the Military.
Henry Haynie in New Orleans Picayune.
Let us turn to another subject. Mr. Do
You g, editor aud proprietor of the San
Francisco Chronicle, and Mrs. De Young
have arrived in Paris, and are staying at
the Hotel Continental. Two or three
days ago De Young and I rode up the
Champs Elysees on our way to the Bois,
aud, just as we got to the corner known as
the Decaves, our coachman had to to pull
up to let 200 or 300 conscripts for tho French
army inarch pas:. They were beiug es
corted by a few regular soldiers, and wore
on their way to some barracks in another
part of town. This, as I told Mr. De
Young, was a part of the annual inpo;
de sang” of this c mntry. Last year t ere
wore Lius recruited for tho army over 300,-
OJO vouu.; men, aud this yearly contingent
ims varied during the last leu years from
300,000 to 315,000 persons. France has an
annual military contingent on the average
iu round Agu es, of 27b.00 )me ;, and as tue
term of service lasts twenty years, this rep
resents for that period 5,400,000 ol the pick
of the country, the bone und sinew of the
republic, compelled to put ou soldiers’ uni
form. It is claimed that tuis country
could call to arms iu oase of war an army
of 4,000,000, but some say that 3,500,000
would bo nearer tho mark. This means al
most a tenth of the entire population—
women aud children included, under arms;
but would Franca be ablo t > make good use
of so large a number of soldiers were war
to break out? Moreover, besides the mili
tary question tiiero is that of finance. Dur
ing tho great wars of the first republic and
tbr empire Franco was able to equin, feed
an 1 ke-p fir a time au army of a million,
but this number has until the present time
never been exceeded. It is true that under
the government of the national defense toe
army was more than a million strong
but it was so on paper only, and in 1871
they took anybody they could got hold of
and thrust them into illkept camps, the
souvenirs of which are very sad, a id where
j a great many suffered with hunger and
cold iu snow drifts a id mud ruts, without
even having seen tho o.eray. If France
could do no bettor than that with lost than
u million ot me ~ how Will she bo able to
support an army of 3,5d0,u0J in war time?
Wny, it moans n cost of LhdO.OOO.ooO
francs every three mouths.
But the government says there arc not
enough me.i, rind its declaration to the
Chamber sis that t..ere shall bo added to
those 3,500.000 about another million, many
of whom nave recovered from wounds or
illness, li e cabinet asks that all uieu be
twven tbe ages oi 20 and 4 i years, able to
| carry a gun and knapsack, bo made a part
I of tus regular uri.iy, and this means a
i navonth part ol tne p-.pu.ati . i of the couu
! try in the rank*. There will bo only one
other resource left them, and that js the
vvouteu folk. When France orgauizei
, Hunt-, of aiii .rons 1 am going to<w out
n <t for peace, but tor wur, war, and a-k
fit oul.n e.y t , i. ! sent to t in front as spe
cial c r.c-p indent with Mine. te Hasty's
brigade, lor the counter is one of tnelovo
| Uo. ittdn-s )u this c entry.
A week for table board at tha Harnett
| ilouai*.
REV. QUINLAN ON MARRIAGE.
St. Patrick’s Pastor Has Some Ad
vanced Views on the Marriage Ques
tion.
Father Quinlan, who preaches on alter
nate Sundays at St. Patrick’s church, has
some pronounced views on marital life,
which he elaborated in his last sermon to
hU congregation. He was particularly
severe on th 9 dudish class, and he gave
them to understand that it is not necessary
to go away from Georgia to find life com
panions, but that thero are honorable aud
vir.uous ladies in tho parish whs are the
proper ones to be wooed and won. It is
not necessary, he said, f r the young
men to look to the eastern part of the city,
and he mentioned the “Old Fort,” for mari
tal companions, as Yamacraw and Riberts
ville offered reasonable inducements to the
young men of his parish to find worthy
women for wives.
Rev. Quinlan inveigled against celibacy,
and punctuated i is discourse with anecdotes
that had a bearing upon the subject with
which he dealt. His advanced theories on
the marriage question were the subject of
general comment, and his theory
was that young men should enter
the married stats, and that they
should net go away from home for their
wives. In fact, he gave his hearers to un
derstand that it is not necessary to go away
from Savannah to find honorable and virtu
ous women for life companions.
The discourse was listened to with the
deepest interest, and at its close Rev. Quin
lan was complimented for the courage he
had manifested in dealing frankly with a
subject which many of the clergy hava not
trenched upon.
Rev. Quinlan’s idea is that the young
men of his parish should marry, and that
there are enough worthy ladies iu the parish
to meet all demands. “There are,” said he,
“plenty of Georgia iadies, without going
out of the state, and there are enough
ladies right here without going to North
Georgia.” His idea was that marriages are
happier if they are contracted between
those who know each other, aud who do
not go abroad to wed, where the disposition
of the principals is not known.
IS YOUR NAME THOMAS?
Is the Family a Large One in Sa
vannah?
In holy writ we read, in connection with
the most important event of the world’s
history, that only one man is spoken of who
demanded proof. He doubted, and all these
centuries those who doubt anything that
is evident to the majority of the people are
spoken of as “Doubting Thomas.”
The assertion has been made that there
exists in our midst a large number of such
persons. The family is sai lto bo greater,
in point of numbers aud lack of faith, than
is usual for a place of our size.
These people are greatly exercised over
the recent sales of lots. They have been
watching the county records, and they have
not seen all the sales recorded yet. Then,
some of the family think that the
sales were not genuine. Other
members conclude that the bid
ders “won’t pay up.” So they go on vexing
their righteous (?) souls and vainly protest
ing against the inevitable. Did it over
occur to such persons that they do not
monopolize the brains of the community
and will not be called upon to assume
guardianship over tho persons aud proper
ties of these buyers of lots? It is to be pre
sumed that these latter persons know what
they are doing, aud the judgment of close
observers is that they are doing wisely and
well.
It is a notorious fact that there are a
great many people who h ive for years been
waiting for just the opportunities that are
now being afforded for gotting homes.
Many of those who raise the hue and cry
of Thomas may have an ulterior object.
Some of them may fear the loss of the
tenants who .re now acquiring homes of
their own. Those who love their city should
be glad to see her thus extending her bor
ders, and those who love their fellow men
should bo glad to see them securing hbines
for their wives and little ones.
For the encouragement of the many who
have not yet taken the important step to
ward home-getting, to-wit, buying a lot, be
it said that there will be another sale of
lots on June sth; that those lots are well
located, healthy, and rapidly increasing in
value; that, like at allot his other sales,
the auctioneer will treat all with fairness
and with courtesy; that in due time all
doubters will find the record of his sales;
that all doubts of genuineness can be dissi
pated by application to him in person, as
he will be glad to convince the most skep
tical that Savannah real estate is the best
investment that can be made, and that
those who in their superior (?) wisdom
choose to wait until next year will pay well
for the privilege and for the experience. *
Sunday la Dress Day.
Sunday is only two days off, and you
have just time to get —if a lady—
A nice Flannel Blouse.
A nice Bathing Suit.
If a gentleman, youth or boy—
A nico Bathing Suit.
A nice Bath-room Gown.
A pair of Bath-room Slippers.
A thin Pongee or Alpaca Suit.
A thiu Suit of other materials.
A half dozen Negligee Shirts.
A Pongee Helmet or Straw Hat,
A hundred other needed articles
At B. H. Levy & Bito’.-t.
Fort Pulaski.
This afternoon affords another opportu
nity to visit this historic fort and spend au
hour of pleasure within its walls. The
Governor Hafford leaves her wharf at 3
o’clock and will be back by sunset. The
sail to tho fort is a most delightful one and
everybody should go and enjoy it. See the
advertisement for particulars.
Are vou lazy, listless and lacking lifo?
Are you spiritless, thriftless and shiftless? I
am afraid you are. But I know you are not
if you really enjoy three good meals a day.
If you don’t take Johnson’s Tonic and keep
up with the procession. Price 50 cents.
Cures fevers every time.
DRY GOODS.
TO ECONOMICAL BUYERS
Clllinil,
137 Broughton St.
Our Annual Sale of Dry
Q-oofls will commence on
MONDAY. JUNE 3,
During which lime we will offer our
Entire Slock at fell
STORK OI’KN AT 7:M A. M .
i CROIIAN & DOONEIL
Absolutely Pu
This Powder never variaa. A marvel of
Strength and Wholeedmen.es. More ecS l
cal than the ordinary kinds, and cannot hit
In competition with the multitude of low a ?
ehort weight alum or phosphate po dsrs Zh
only in cans. Royal Baking Powdzb rv,
Wall street. New York. L 0 *
BATKS s. v
riiii
TO
PIANO BUYERS
WHICH NO ONE ELSE WILL OFFER,
1. A CHICKERING
Of any style at less than the Mamifan.
turers’ price, AND ON EASY TERMS.
2. AMATHUSHEK
At 8325, which no other house caao£fr
at less than $395.
3. A STERLING
At $37", which is generally sold at $325-
an instrument made In a most thorough
manner and fast winning goldeu opinion?
from all sorts of people.
OINK WORD A-XjSO ABOUT
ORGANS.
If you wish a world-famous MASON & HAM.
LIN, first get our price, then write to the Man)
ufacturers. or any dealer in this country, and
see if you can duplicate our figure. If not, give
us the order, please.
Tho Best Instruments,
The Kairest Trioes,
The Kasiest Terms.
LUDDEN & BATES S.M. H.
FURNITURE, ETC .
1111 l
Ta considered a most undesir
able thing, but we affirm that
cold in the chest is healthful,
arresting decay and prevent
ing waste. The chest we re
fer to is an
ICE CHEST,
And If you want a nico Chest or Refrigerator
in which you can keep your fluids and solids cool
and sweet, you want to come and seethe assort*
uortment of makes and sizes displayed by uA
In fact, we are so desirous of getting even with
t ho weather that we have marked ail our goodj
at zero.
A. J. ELLER k CO.'S
Furniture and Carpet Emporia
■—
MINERAL WATER.
Mineral Waters.
APO LUNAR IS, Congress Spring
J\ Hnthorn Spring Water, Buffalo u|uu,
Thompson’s Bromine and Arsenic, \
tal, Ilunyadi Janos and Friedrichsliall oi.
Water, at
STRONG’S DRUG STORIi
Corner Bull and I’erry sireetlana^^
TERRA ( OITA.
PERTH AMBOY TEKRi COTTA Cl
Architectural Terra Cotta,
SPECIAL SIZES AND COLORS OF F?- oVt
BRICK.
18Cortlandt, New York, N. A’.: Brexel Bm
ing, Philadelphia, Pa.; 81 Houtn Clarkstrew.
Chicago, IU.; Perth Amboy. >
DAVIS BROS.
KNABE,
CONOVER.
HARRINGTON PIANOS
STORY & CLARK,
KIMBALL I
ORGANS.
Easy monthly or quarterly Install®* 0
Tunning, moving, nosing aud hlupi' o *
with care and at rwaxouahle figures.
Mlt-t, pKIT.It SCHAFFER, tbe IW g
; name drawn In DAVIS UHOH. I'M-'
I NO. J,
DAVIS BROS.,
1 42, 44 &40 Bull Stroot.