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KENTS NOT TO BE HAD.
DEMAND FOR HOUSES GREATER
THAN THE SUPPLY.
Besting Agents Unable to Fled Home*
for Those Wto Want Them A
Scarcity of Stores as Well as of
Residences'-Evidences of the City’s
Rapidly Increasing Population.
Savannah's growth for the Urt twelve
months is phenomenal, and it is attracting
widespread attention. People who have
lived here the greater part of their lives,
and who have watched the city’s develop
ment, look with amazement at what is now
taking place. The ring of the hammer is
heard in almost every street, and new and
pretty houses are going up in what were
considered obscure spots. Mere building is
in progress than ever before, and a larger
number of new buildings going up, both
in the residence and business parts of the
city. Yet, notwithstanding this, there is a
scarcity of houses for rent, and has been for
several months
A Morxiko News reporter saw fca’f a
dozen or more real estate and house-renting
agents yesterday. They were asked if It is
true that people are unable to get houses.
The answer from evsry ODe was: “If I hai
double the number of bouses which I have,
I could rent them in less than twenty-four
hours." This, in spite of the fact that new
houses are going up rapidly all over the
city, and that within the last twelve
months more now houses have been built
than ever before in a single year in the
city’s history. Almost every new bouse
that is built to be rented Is engaged before
it is finished, and it is occupied as soon as
the carpenters are out of it.
“What class of bouses is the most sought
after !” was asked.
“The best bouses to be secured Those
located in the beat portion of the city; houses
that rent for from 130 to 140 and up to S6O a
mouth. Of course the smaller houses rent
just as well, but it is the large bouse* that
are most wanted. The class of people that
oc-upy these houses are the people that
build up the city."
“How many renting houses of that ciass
are there in Savannah r
“Avery large proportion.”
“Has the demand for them ever exceeded
the supply before now?”
“Never. Rot a real estate agent in Savan
nah aan recall the time but he could furnish
a house. Even when the building was not
OD#- third as active as it now is. we always
bad bouses vacant. The demand for tue
bouses did not consume anywhere near all
the to rents.” 1
“How do you acoount for the rush? To
what is tbs demand for houses due? ”
“It Is clearly an increase of population. It Is
a natural result of the active influx of people
into the city. The recent industries estab
lished bare, such as the brewery, fertilizer
manufactories the operation of addition 1
oompresses, all give employment to a very
large number of people. Of course the
larger number of the employee ere
common laborers who occupy small houses.
But in sacb one of the industries a certain
number of skilled workmen are required
whose salaries are equal to those of the roost
competent bookkeepers. ’They are men who
live well and demand accommodations
as good as are to be had. In addition to
these employes, clerks and skilled mechanics
are employed at the Ocean Steamship
wharves and the Savannah, Florida and
Western Railway wharves in oonsequence
of the enormous increase in traffic. The
force of clerks at the Central Railroad
wharves is largely increased, and as the
duties of such employes are important and
arduous, their ability must be above that
of the ordinary employes, and naturally
their salaries are much larger. They are,
as a rule, men who live well and have wnat
they want.”
A sure and correct way of ascertaining
whether the city’s population is increasing
at rapidly as is claimed, is to looked into
the amount of business transacted at the
postoffloe. The net receipts remitted to
Washington from the Havannnh postoffloe
during the year 1888 was $45,949 49, while
up to the first of this month the remittances
this year are $57,377 73, not including two
of the heaviest months’ business of the year,
November and December. For the month
of October Savannah remitted $13,376 17,
while for January only $0,781 38 was re
mitted.
“There is no doubt that theso figures are
significant,” said Postmaster “The
business of the office,” be said, "has grown
fabulously during even the last year, and
the force of clerks and office attaches is
inadequate to properly facilitate the busi
ness. In addition to this, the railroad
facilities, which bnve heretofore been
amply sufficient to take away the maila are
not such as will remove the mail matter
before every box and table is ladeu
with it”
There is the same scarcity of desirable
stores that there is of desirable houses. Ap
plications are being received every week by
renting agents for wall located stores, but
they are not to be had
A RECEIVER'S QUICK WORK.
The Cotton Damaged In the Lower
Prees Plre Sold for $4,450.
J. N. Johnson, who was appointed re
ceiver day before yesterday to tell the
damaged cotton at the lower press, and
qualified yesterday, giving bond for $5,000
with John L. Hammond as surety, before
the close of banking hours had sold the
cotton to Messrs. Floyd & Cos. for $4,450
and had deposited the proceeds of the sale
In bank.
It was quick work, and the sale is consid
ered a very satisfactory one. The distribu
tion of the fund cannot be ordered untd at
the December term of the superior court,
and If consent is obtained from all tho par
ties in interest, the matter will be disposed
of before the close of the term.
It is understood that tho underwriters
estimated the value of the damaged cotton
at from $1,400 to $1,500, and the Savannah
Cotton Frees Association estimated it at
$3,000, so that the promptness of the sale at
$4,450 is considered quite a clever piece of
work by the receiver.
G. Eckstein & Cos.
By a notice in another column it will be
seen that Mr. Einil Eckstein has been ad
mitted a member of the well-known dry
goods house of G. Eckstein & Cos. The
boose has one of the largest retail busi
nesses in the city, and also does a large and
increasing jobbing trade thoughout Geor
gia, Florida and Mouth Carolina. Messrs.
Eckstein & Co* have enjoyed for years the
reputation of keeping only first-class goods,
and have thereby commanded a class of
customers whose- patronage they havo re
tained in spite of the increasing competi
tion which the growing trade of Savannah
has created, lbe house U represented “on
the road” by Messrs. Louis O. Bchwarz
baum, J. A. Isoman, J. McC. Tharin, Joe
B. Abrams and Dixon H. Tharin, all of
whom have been connected with the house
for years.
The Plans Accepted.
The building committee of the Independ
ent Presbyterian church held a meeting
yesterday to meet the architect, Mr. Pres
ton. The plans wore submitted, examined
and accepted by tho committee, and work
on church will commence as soon as
bids can tie obtained from the contractors.
The St. Nicholas Cases.
Judge Speer, it has been announced, will
appoint a master to-morrow to take evt
denoe in the libel suits against the steam
boat St. Nicholas.
An open secret—The unparalleled merit and
popularity of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup.
A specific for all bodily pain is Salvation Oil.
It cures all pain Instautly and costs 25 cents.
TO PROTECT THKIB INTHB3ST3
The Eavaanah Loan Association* and
the Foreign torn pan les.
Very few people outside of those directly
interest.-d in the management hare any
idea of the immense amount of capital in
-1 nested in loan aril building associations in
Savannah, and equally as little is known ot
tbe practical worsings of these institutions.
The estab.ishment of agencies of several
foreign corporations in Savannah tas
cause! a stir amoDg the local associations,
and they are looking into the plans and
guarantees of the foreign companies.
There are a dozen loao and building asso
ciations in Savannah, besides tbs banks. M.
J. Solomons of the Chatham Real Estate
and Improvement Company, R. D. Guer
ard, president of the Chatham Dune Sav
ings Bank, and who is a stock noider and di
rector in several loan associations, C. H.
Do-sett, and Isaac Beckett of the Title
Guarantee and Loan Company and Dime
Savings Bank, who are posted on loan
and building association matters, say that
tbe Savannah associations are able to
supply all the capital that is required nere.
and they afford opportunities for invest
ment without the necessity of going etee
were to invest safely and profitably what is
accumulate! at home. Tney claim that the
foreign companies do not do what they
claim to do. They claim to loan money at
6 per cent, per annum. Mr. Beckett ex
plains how it is done.
“If,” he says, “you borrow $l,OOO at 7
per cent, per annum for seven years tbe
amount you are required to tav at the ex
piration of the term is $1,420, but you have
tbe use of $l,OOO for the full period, whereas
if you borrow (com these institutions even
at 6 per cent, you have the use of
$l,OOO for only one month. For ex
ample, the interest on $l,OOO for seven
year* at six per eent. is $420, making
a total of $1,420, but at tbe end of
three years and a half you have paid back
$7lO out of the $l,OOO borrowed. To make
it plainer, you pay $420 as interest upon
$l,OOO for a period of three and a half
years, which is the average time. This, as
a simple aritheinetical computation will
demonstrate, is at the rate of 12 per cent,
per annum, or about 4 per cent, more than
is uetully charged by the local associations.”
The local associations are preparing a
pamphlet which is about to be issued, ex
plaining their operation and that of the
foreign companies.
TO HAVB A CONFERENCE.
Business Men and the Southeastern
Tariff Association.
A number of business men have joined in
a communication to the Southeastern Tariff
Association, asking for a conference, with
a view to learning specifically and in detail
why it raised the insurance rates, as an
nounced in its circular No. 33, and they
also want the association to specifically
state in derail what deficiencies it desires to
have remedied in order to restore the rates
whioh existed prior to the advance.
It is understood that C. A. Reitzs
is the medium through which the
conference is sought to be brought
about. Mr. Reitze when asked to
corroborate the facts, was at first not in
clined to be quoted, but he afterwards said
that he was doing all he could to bring
about the conference and a restoration to
the old tariff.
A prominent insurance man, in discussing
the matter yesterday, siid that the position
of the Morxino News is the right one, and
it is understood that the representative of a
mutual company has been invited to coine
to Savannah to establish an agenoy for his
company, and that the agency will be es
tablished if the stability of the com
pany is satisfactorily proven. This
company insures at a uniform rate
of $l5 on the thousand, taking
nothing leas than policies of $l,OOO. A
gentleman who has some 400 or 500 houses
agreed at once to take $5,000, and the next
day said he would double the amount. Tae
agent of the company is expected to visit
Savannah this week.
YBBTBBDAY’a HEAVY BAIN.
A Dangerous Storm Prevailing on the
Gulf Coast.
The storm whioh developed in the Gulf
night before last after midnight is moving
very slowly. It is causing a good deal of
rain, and high winds are prevailing on the
Georgia coast. About two inches of rain
fell here yesterday and last night. The
wind reached a velocity of thirty-two miles
an hour at one time. The temperature went
down to 48“. Atlanta and Charleston re
ported a blow of thirty-six miles per hour,
Galveston thirty-four miles and Rio Grande
twenty-eight miles. The rainfall at
Charleston yesterday was a little less thau
an inch.
It is likely. Observer Denson said
last night, that the wicds and rain will con
tinue to-day, ufter which it is likely that
the weather will be cooler. The storm on
tbe Gulf coast is increasing in energy, but
the high area in the northern part of the
country confines it to the Gulf. The tem
perature at Atlanta last night was 30“ and
August* reported 42". Throughout MissU
sippi and Northern Texas and Louuaua
the temperature is 40°.
t ANOTHER NEW HOTEL.*
The Plans for the Union Society’s
. tv Hotel Drawn.
Afohltect Preston brought with him from
Bodtoh this week tho preliminrxy plans for
the proposed UnioD Society hotel. The plans
are drawn for a building to cover the lot in
the rear of tho Whitfield building, and
facing Telfair place and the Telfair Acad
emy of Arts and Sciences.
The building is seven stories in hight, and
has, besides the usual business and living
rooms, sixty large guest rooms. The per
spective view shows a very liaudsome and
imposing structure. Tho estimated cost of
the building, complete, including elovator,
engine and boiler and kitchen fixtures, is
about $55,000. It is probable that the
question of erecting the building will ro
oeive the attention of the board of man
agers at their next meeting. The managers,
members of the society and others inter
ested in the society are invited to examine
the nlans, which oan be seen at the presi
dent’s office in the Morning News
building.
BUSSELL LET OFF A YEAR
Tho Fort Oglethorpe Burglar’s Sen
tence Reduced to Three Years.
Judge Speer reconsidered yesterday the
sentence of C. W. Russell, convicted of lar
ceny of government property from Fort
Oglethorpe, and reduced the sentence from
four to three years in the Ohio penitentiary.
In open court last night Russell’s counsel
sought to have a further reduction of the
sentence, but the court said that on account
of the youth of the prisoner he had made
the torm long enough for Russell to learn a
trade, and after consideration he had con
cluded that the prisoner could learn a trade
in three years, and he had thereupon les
sened the penalty. Mr. Pease, counsel for
Russell, thanked the court for sending Rus
sell to Ohio state prison, where he could eleot
what trade he will learn, and where the im
prisonment will be reformatory in its
character.
The City’s Food Produce.
Inspector Desvergers of the Citizens’
Sanitary Association, reports tho quality of
food produce in the Savannah market for
the weak ending last night, as not differing
materially from that of the previous week,
except as to fish, a considerable quantity of
which was condemned by the inspector and
taken out Of the market.
Angostura Bitters are used by mothers to
stop oolic and looseness of the bowels in
children. Dr. J. G. B, Sieger t & Sous,
manufacturers. Ask your druggist,
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1889--TWELVE PAGES.
WINTER’S TRAVEL BEGUN.
The Tourist “Flyers' on the Atlantic
Coast Line to be Put On To day.
The winter travel to Savannah and Flor
ida practically begins to-day with tbe
j t utting on of the two tourists' “flyers” from
I New York to Savannah and Jacksonville
I over the Atlantic Coast Line and Savannah,
Florida and Western railway. The trains
are known u Ns. 15 and 66, and will run
a schedule equal to that of the Vestibule
special.
They are regular tourists' trains.
The additional traics show the railroad
people’s opinion abiut what this season's
travel from the north will be. Tneir opin
ion may be regarded as pretty correct, for
they make a careful study of tbe prospects
of the winter travel. Their estimate is
that more tnan twice at many people trill
come south this year over the Atlantic
Coast line as did last yea $
With this idea in view, the Central system
as well as the Plant system is making ex
tensive preparations to accommodate the
heavy travel. Heretofore the Central has
brought comparatively tew tourists south.
This was more from the fact that adequate
accommodation was not offered to tourists
from the west, and they pro: erred to spend
their winters in California. The Central
has made arrangements by which a fast
schedule from Bt. Louis will be put on in a
few days, transporting tourists from the
northwest via Cbattan‘>oga, Atlanta, and
Savannah to Florida. It will be a very
fast train, r.nd will be fitted up in every
way for tourists’ travel.
Tbe Central people estimate that quite as
many people from the northwest spend tbe
winters away from home as do it; the east.
The northwestern travel has been directed
to California until recent years, when a
good portion of it has begun to drift into
Florida by western routes. Tne California
winters are too “ratoy," and the tourists
are complaining and seeking more comfort
able climes.
Florida aod Savannah have always been
a favorable resort for them, rut Inconven
ience in getting here had a tendenoy to
check travel, and consequently no great
amount of it came this way. The Central’s
schedules have been arranged so as to make
close connections with the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western railway at Savannah, so
that tourists who wish to go through to
Florida before stopping here may do so.
The De Soto has tx*m built with a view to
accommodating the travel, and Savannah
will loom up as a resort again this season,
and it it expected that many tourists will
go this far and no farther to spend the
winter.
Fbr tbe dispatch of the increased business
on the Savannah, Florida and Western rail
way new schedules have been put on,
and several changes in the old schedule* will
go into effect. Tram No. 66, one of the
new trains, will leave Jacksonville for New
Y ork at 6:45 o’clock in the afternoon, ar
riving in .Savannah at 11:53 o’clock in the
night. It will remain here only a fow
minutes, and will go through to New York,
arriving there in twenty-nine hours from
Savannah.
Train No. 23, another of the new trains
which will t>e put on to-day, will arrive
here from New York at 5:20 o’clock in tbe
morning. It will arrive in Jacksonville at
11:30 o’clock in the forenoon.
The clianged schedules are No. 15, which
will leave here at 1:32 o’clock in the after
noon, Instead of 12:30 o’clock as hereto
fore, and train No. 5, leaving here at 7:55
o’clock in the afternoon, instead of 8:15
o’clock as heretofore. The Albany express,
which has been arriving here at 6 o’clock in
tbe morning, will arrive hereafter at 5:50
o’clock a. m.
THE GUARDS’ GALA DAY.
The Programme of Events for Thanks
giving at Tybee.
One of the most amusing features of the
Guards’ gala day at Tybee, Noy. 28, will
be a mule race, or, in jockey parlance, a
“slow race.” Tbe race is “free for all” and
the s'2s prize goes to the last mule that
cresses the line. To prevent jockeying the
rulers are to be interchanged so that each
rider is on some other fellow’s mule.
The rider being on another man's mule
will do his utmost to bring him in first,
thereby throwing his own mule in the rear.
The amusement of the race will doubtless
bo greatly enhanced by the proverbial .per
versity of the animalß, and it is more than
probable that some riders will be ignomin
iously pitched into tha surf, landed high
and dry iu the sand-hills, or perhaps treated
to an unexpected ride through the adjacent
woods. So far there are four entries.
The goat race will also add to the enjoy
ment of the day. There are already several
entries, and the boys will also have a chance
to show the speed of their favorites.
Bicycle riding, target shooting, prize drill,
and distribution of 473 cash prizes and a
hop are on the programme. The guards
had 3,000 at their picnic and they will have
5,000 on gala day, and will run ten trains
to the island.
The floor committee is busy preparing a
Jist of twenty ladies who will act as lady
managers on the dancing pavilion. They
will be leading society ladies, thus insuring
u lull attendance of ladies.
ROBBED OF HIS ‘’TICKER,”
A Richmond County Farmer Plun
dered by a Negro.
David Allen, of Richmond county, who
is hi the city as a witness in the United
States courts, claims to have boen robbed of
his silver watch and $6 in money night be
fore last. He says that he was sittlug
down on tho steps of a stoop near his
boarding house on Congress street, when a
colored man came along and said, “Boss,
I’ll take charge of dat ticker,” and, suiting
the action to the words, he cut the chain
in two with some sharp instrument and
t iok the watch out of his pocket. The $6,
he thinks, was taken from his pocket after
he went to lied, but this is discredited by
the landlady, and it is thought his moner
was taken at the same time tho watch was
stolen. Alien being in no condition to resist
the felonious assault upon him at the time.
He is a farmer and school teacher, and is
known us a popular orator in his section.
THE PENSION FRAUD CASES.
Washington Fined $2,000 and Sent to
Ohio for Five Years.
Solomon Washington (colored) received a
heavy sentence yesterday of five years in
the Ohio penitentiary, and was fined $2,000
and costs.
Washington was found guilty of perjury
in swearing falsely to the fraudulent appli
cation for a pension for a woman who rep
resented herself as Kate Glover, when, in
point of faot, the real Kate Glover lives in
Mouth Carolina, and having remarried
after the death of her husband, James
Glover, was not entitled, nor had she ap
plied for, a pension.
Two others, who were in collusion with
Washington, remain to be tried, but the
woman, who gave bond before the United
States commissioner at the tune of the pre
liminary examination, is non est.
Citizens’ Sanitary Association.
A meeting of the Citizens’ Sanitary Asso
ciation, open to all members, will be held
at the office of the association, 7 Drayton
street, Citizens’ Bank building, room 8, first
floor, on Monday evening, at 8 p. m.
Peculiar
In the combination, proportion, and prepa
ration of its ingredients, Hocd’s Sarsapa
rilla accomplishes cures where other prepa
rations entirely fail Peculiar in its good
name at home, which is a “tower of
strength abroad,” peculiar in the phenom
enal sale it has attained. Hood’s Sarsapa
rilla is the most successful medicine for
purifying the blood, giving strength, and
oreatiDg an appetite.
HOW THEY WILL VOTE.
AN ALDERMaNIC COUNT ON THE
GROUND RENT QUESTION.
A Majority of tbe Council Believed
to be in Favor of Assessing the
Property for Next Year-Both Sides
Claiming the Mayor in Case of a lie
Vote—The Ground-Renters Prepar
ing for a Fight.
A canvass of the city council on the
ground rent quest! n shows a clear majority
in favor of taxation. The matter will
come up Tuesday night, and the supporters
of Alderman Faliigant's resolution to as-ess
the property under the corporation
attorney’s opinion, count on eight votes
and possibly nine. They are relying on
Aldermen Cann, Fall.gant, Haines, Harris,
McDonough, Mills, Myere and Reid, and
possibly Alderma:. Bailey, making nine in
favor of taxation. This would leave Al-*
dermen Harmon, Nichols and Wells on the
other side.
It is told of a wealthy real estate owner,
who is the owner A several ground rent
lots, that he called in a friend to read one
of his indentures to show that the lot was
not taxable. After reading nearly through
the document he came across the language,
“subject to the same assessments and
burthens as other lot holders in said city.”
When he came to this clause be dropped the
question altogether. •
THE ASSESSES XT CLAUSE.
It is claimed by the ground renters who
oppose taxing the lots that the clause re
ferred to does not mean taxes, but the
other side insists that it means nothing
else.
It is claimed that by those opposing the
taxation that the ground rent lots are in
the main owned by poor men, aad that it
will mean political death to any member of
oouncil to vote to tax them. On the other
hand those who favor taxing the
property say that the greater part by far
of ground rent property is owned by men
who have largely invested in that class of
property on account of city tax exemption,
and it is claimed further that some ground
rent lot owners, seeing tbe injustice of this
tax exemption, favor assessing them for
municipal taxation.
A ground-renter said lost night in dis
cussing the matter that those who have de
feated the assessment in the past have had
the city by the throat long enough and the
present council proposes to make them re
lease the grasp.
a broker’s trick.
Alderman Falligant says that the brokers
iu these lands are not disingenuous, but in
order to deceive the people, in quoting from
the lot indentures they leave out the part that
does not suit them, as for instance, “that
tbe use and occupation of the promises are
forever secured to the purchaser and others
claiming under him, her or them, on pay
ment of the ground rent,” is quoted by
them, but they omit the concluding part of
the sentence which readi “until t::e valua
tion money is paid up,” which Alderman
L alligant says, clearly shows that it was
not the intention to let the thing run on
forever, but that after a reasonable time
the balance of tbe purchase money would
be paid, aad the courts took this view and
taxed them for state and county purposes.
Alderman Harris thinks if the lots are
taxable that it is a great injustice that they
should not be taxed. He is prepared to
vote to assess them for city taxation when
he is thoroughly satisfied they are taxable,
and under the opinion of the corporation
attorney ho is inclined to think they should
be-taxed. He wants to hear the matter
fully discussed, however, before expressing
a positive opinion, and on doubtful points
which may arise be will expect to bear
further from the corporation attorney.
THE OKOC.M) RENTERS’ SIDE.
The ground renters are collecting data
for a fight in the council, and they will be
reinforced by the opinions of their
counsel. It Is understood that
Messrs Wells and Harmon will cham
pion the ground rent lot owners and
Messrs. Ealiigaut and Cann will be the
leaders of the other side. If in case of a
tie the mayor should be called upon to vote
it will be Interesting to note how he votes,
as both sides claim him with confidence.
Those who favor taxation say that tiie vote
will not bo so close, aad the other side ad
mit that it may be a tie vote.
The question is the talk of the city, and
those who have ground rent lots, and
are opposed to taxing them are whetting
their political knives in readiness for the
next municipal election.
BX-MARSHAL STBGINb CASE.
Judge Bpeer Declines to Reduce
Btegln'a Rond.
An effort was made by Mr. Pease, counsel
for the ex-United States Deputy Marshal
Stegin, in the United States court, to have
Stegin’s bond reduced so that he could be
released from jail. The counsel said that
Stegin’s wife is without support and has
three little children depending on her. and
that she is about to bo ejec ed for delin
quent rent. The court learned from Dis
trict Attorney Erwin that Htegiu’s bond is
only 1200, and that he had been surrendered
by his bondsman aud had only been in j ill
three or four days.
Judge Speer said that there is a sympa
thetic side to all such cases, aud he did uot
order any reduction of the bond. He, how
ever, had the case set down for trial on
Monday immediately after the conciusiou
of the Smith case.
Stegin was indicted at the present term
upon the charge of extortion, having ob
tained a pair of shoes from a Bryan street
store by claiming that ho was a United
States marshal, and it is alleged that he
threatened to put one man o i the docket for
keeping open on Sunday if he was not given
goods or credit for goods tiiat he sought to
obtain.
DIDN'T KEEP HI3 PROMISE.
Jack Lumpkin's Penalty For Selling
Whisky Without a Licenee.
Jack Lumpkin, colored, pleaded guilty in
the United Htutea circuit court yesterday
to violation of the reveuue laws by selling
liquor without haviug paid the special tax,
aud was sentenced to three months in the
Chatham county jail. Lumpkin is au old
offender, a similar charge having been
against him at the last term, but on his
Eromise in open court not to violate the
iw again the case was not prosseil. The
court reminded him of bis broken pledge
in passing sentence yesterday.
CITY BREVITIES.
The “lost" advertisement In yesterday’s
Morxixu News was read by Miss Bchefh
lng, daughter of Mr. William Scheming,
corner Liberty and Drayton streets, who
found the roll of bills, containing 1110, lost
by Mr. J. H. Johnson of Tattnall
county in the strset on Friday
and the young lady at once returned it to
the loser. Mr. Johnson is to bo congratu
lated upon his good luck iu having his
mousv picked up by Miss Scheihing. The
recovery of this money is equal to that of
the $lOO bill lost some years ago and found
by a reader of the Mousing News.
Or rich and poor If you’re not wont
To brush your teeth with SO/,0 DON'T,
You’ll one day suffer deep remorse.
For soou they'll crumble in decay.
And soon you’ll cry. "Ob, lack-a-day,
That I bad never changed my course."
A Fine Holiday Gift.
Miss Mary Kennard’s beautiful collection
of poems. Hand-painted cover. Second
installment received at Davis Brea.
Oak, Pine and Lightwood.
Have removed my wood yard to corner
Owinnett street and Savannah, Florida and
Western railway. Telephone 77. li. B. Casevhi.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
A. F. Dorman of Puahmond is here.
T. if. Whitlock of Jasnp is in the city.
W. B. Myers of Blackville, S. C., is here.
A. L. Groover of Brunswick is in the
city.
L. M. Hughes of Orlando, Fla., is in the
city.
George T. Palmer of Bartow is in the
city.
H. N, Parker cams up from Albany vee
terday.
L. J. and C. H. Leary of Brunswick is in
the city.
T. Bruce Pannall of Petersburg, Ya., is in
the city.
J. M. Norman came down from Kaoon
yesterday.
E. B. MoCow came down from Augusta
yesterday.
A. Pridgen came up from Willingham
yesterday.
John D. Easterlin came over from Charles <
ton yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jones of Atlanta are
guests of the Pulaski.
L. Johnson and son and J. L. Sweat
came up from Waycross yesterday.
Miss Adelaide Wilson left for New York
yesterdry on the City of Birmingham.
A A. Goldsmith and wife came over
from Charleston yesterday and stopped at
the Screven.
Rev. Dr. W. A. Candler, president of
Emory College, was among the visitors at
the Mornixo News yesterday.
A. L. Thomas, Esq., of Lord & Thomas
of Chicago, the leading newspaper adver
tising agents of the West, is in tne city.
T. A. Askew of Eckmaa & Vetsburg, ac
companied by Mrs. Askew, left yesterday
on the City of Birmingham for New York.
L. M. Hughes of Orlando, Fla., was
in town yesterday. He is a son of the late
Capt. Andrew Hughes of Liberty county,
and is ot>e of the firm of Marks & Cos., real
estate agents, Orlando.
Cards are out for the wedding of Mr.
Taylor Gray Goodwyn and Miss Hattie
Rogers at Macon. Both are popular soci
ety people of Macon, and Miss Roger* has a
large circle of friends in Savannah.
Investments.
There are few things more certain to
yield a handsome return on the investment
than well selected Remark or Artists’ Proof
Etchings. In numberless instances double,
threefold and even fourfold tbe original
cost has bee a realized in from a few months
to two or three years. The collection of
Etchings now offered for sale by Mr. M.
Temple Taylor, at tbe L. & B. S. M. H.,
comprises some of the finest specimens of
the etcher’s art, and is worthy of considera
tion as a mere matter of investment
Why Savannah Should Invite the Pan-
American Delegation.
Editor Morning News:
Sir —ln your issue of JTov. 15 you sug
gest that Savannah sboutd invite the Pan-
American delegation to visit this, “tie
chief commercial city of. the south.” Your
suggestion is wise. Savannah cannot
afford to lose this opportunity of introduc
ing her rnsuy natural advantages to the
representative delegates of Boutn America.
That this delegation will visit the south
this winter we are assured. Pensacola,
Nashville, and various other southern
cities have already thrown open their gates
bidding them welcome. Should we stand
by and see such enterprise displayed with
out being inspired to bid them welcome to
hospitable Savannah? No, a thousand
times no! Therefore arouse yourselves and
repair to Dryfus Bros.’ clothing, hat, fur
nishing and shoe emporium, where you
will find a complete stock of all the above
mentioned lines. 181 we devote exclusively
to shoes, 1813-2 and 183 we carry our im
mense assortment of clothing, hats and
furnishings. This is one establishment that
would repay the delegation for ail the
inconvenience they may endure.
Exterprise.
Presents.
In selecting presents for birthdays, wed
dings, or the holidays, nothing more refined
or elegant can be chosen than a suitably
framed etching. Tbe great demand for
them is one of the best evidences of an
improved appreciation of art The collec
tion brought out by Mr. M. Temple Tay
lor at the L. & B. S. M. H. is unquestion
ably the largest and most select ever offered
in Savannah, and contains among other
choice subjects a remark proof of Mercier’s
etching from Jules Breton’s great master
piece, "Fin du Travail ,” and is pronounced
by the best judges as one of the finest sam
ples of the etchers’, art ever produced in
this or any other country.
A Poetess of Promise.
Editor Morning News : Dzar Sir—l
am a little girl only 8 years, 3 months and
2 days old, aud this is my first poem. My
papa said that if I sent it to you you would
print it in your paper.
Ethel Ginevra Montgomery,
227 Hickory avenue.
THE POEM.
I dearly love the winter,
When weddings do abound.
And people buy nice presents
At M. Sternberg & Bros.' store.
Don’t you like the opera,
When you have a nice
Opera glass, like those
Handsome Imported ones
At M. Sternberg & Bro.'sf
An Onyx Clock for you,
And an Onyx Table for me.
And lots of handsome Bro nzes
And Vases at M. Sternberg & Bro.’s
For everybody and their families.
Diamonds gleam resplendent.
Set in every style, and
Diamond, Gold and Sliver Ornaments,
Solid and Plated Silverware,
And hundreds of articles for
Ornamental and decorative purposes,
At M. Sternberg * Bro.’s Jewelry Palace.
Everything guaranteed and prices the lowest.
Bead Carefully.
Feminine fancy and taste, however re
fined, cannot fail of finding the stock of
Altmayor & Cos. entirely adequate to all
requirements. They are offering some very
interesting inducements this week in
Gloves, Ladies and Gents’ Wool Underwear,
Cloaks and Millinery. It will no doubt
prove of considerable advantage to those
ho ars seeking bargains to turn to page 4
of this paper and read of the trade-winning
values which this wideawake firm are offer
ing.
Bee
The sth page in to-day’s issue. Levy has
something of great importance to say.
The Rush
At the “Famous’’ is very great. People
appreciate a good thing, aud when the
“Famous” makes a cut they know business
is in the air. Don’t fail to read their adver
tisement on the 7th page, and then call to
morrow and make ypur selection.
THB CADETS' ODTIKG.
They WK] Bpen<l Thanksgiving it
Greenwich Park.
The Cftdtti will here their mmni
practice at Greenwich park Thanksgiving
day. They will go oat in heavy marc, iig 1
order, with knapsack and GTerc.au,
and will remain the afternoon.
They will be drilled in skirmish
firing, with all the mansuverirgs, direcud
by bugle commands. Tr.e company will be
advanced and ha.tod at various distances
from the targets. At the command the
men will comm? ice firing regularly, each
man having a special target assigned him,
and each man will have a certain number of
shots. They will be drilled in volley
firing and firing by file. The whole davk
exercises will be according to Blnnt’s prac
tices, which is the standard authority. At
the last practice about forty men were out,
and it is estimated that quite as many will
be present this year.
BAIL AND CROSSTIE.
8. S. Fitzsimmons of the Brunswick and
Western railroad came up from Brunswick
yesterday.
Eugene Daniel of Millen has been ap
pointed night telegraph operator of the
Central railroad office over the car shed.
ATLANTA FAIR.
Gabler Pianos at the Front.
“For the beet Square Plano, manufact
ured by E. Gabler & Bro,, New York.
Medal.”
“For the beet Square Grand Piano,
manufactured by E. Gabler & Bro., New
York. Medal.”
The celebrated Steinway <t Sons’ Pianos
at this exposition were for exhibition only,
and did not compete because they are
beyond all competition. They were used
at the conoerts given every Wednesday aud
Friday during the five weeks of the exposi
tion.
We represent the above instruments in
Savannah.
Schrkwbr's Music Horse.
1 oilman a Hats.
I take pleasure in informing my patrons
I have accepted the agency of Youman’s
hats, the best stiff hats made. Call an
examine them. A. S. Nichols, 128 Brough
ton street. i
Fin 9 Stationery.
I have just opened a largo and complete
line of ladies’ fine Stationery. Particular
attention is called to what I have in Hurd’s
fine Papers in all the latest styles, suitable
for ladies’ elegant correspondence.
My line of French Tissue Papers and
Paper Flower materials is the largest and
most complete in the city. In Artists’ ma
terials, Wax Work. Pastel and Crayon
Work, Studies, Embroidery Patterns, etc.,
etc., lam constantly receiving new goods,
and 1 a<lies preparing for the holidays will
find all they need at
M. Temple Taylor’s,
L. & B. S. M. H.
At Nichols’.
Just opened, anew and complete stock of
$l5O, f 2 and $2 50 ladies’ kid button
shoes; every pair guaranted. Complete
line of misses’ children’s and infants’ heel
and spring heel shoes at low prices. A. S.
Nichols, 128 Broughton street.
Oil Heaters for Bathrooms.
Messrs. Lovell & Lattimore, hardware
and stove dealers, are now gotting in a
good variety of two, three and four-burner
Oil Stoves expressly for heating bathrooms.
In this capacity these little heaters are
perfect treasures. They are beautifully
nickeled, and, according to size, will do
the work in any bathroom after being
started for about twenty minutes. Asa
convenience, they excel everything made,
and are no more trouble thin lighting and
putting out the gas. In the past two sea
sons Lovell & Lattimore have sold several
hundred.
“Fall Hats.”
My complete stock of men’s and boys’
stiff and soft hats now opened, and for sale
reasonable, at A. 8. Nichols, 128 Broughton
street.
The Marshall House.
The Marshall house in this city is now
under the personal management of Mr. M.
L. Harnett. It is replete with ail modern
improvements, electric bells, electric lights,
and newly furnished throughout. Rates
have been reduced to $2, $2 50 and $3 per
day. M. L. Harnett & Cos.
Caps Fear Club, )
Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 5,1889, f
Messrs. Lee Roy Myers ct Cos., 133 May
Street, Savannah, Qa.:
Dear Sirs— Replying to your favor of
30th ultimo, we are pleased to report that
the “Hernan Cortes” brand of cigars are
the “best sellers” we have In stock, which
is a sufficient guarantee of their popularity.
Yours respectfully,
Cape Fear Club.
C. B. Mallette, Superintendent.
Oak, Pine and Ligbtwood.
Have removed my wood yard to corner
Gwinnett street aud Savannah. Florida and
Western railway. Telephone 77. R. B. Gassets
Notice to Oontractors and Builders.
I have been appointed sole agent for the sale
of Uu celebrated Obewacla Lime. This lime has
ueen sold tn this market for the last twenty
years, and Is conceded to have given better aat
tstacuon than aajr other lima lam also agent
for Hoffman Roaendale Cement, English and
German Portland Cements, Calcined Plaster,
Plastering Hair, ate., which 1 can furnish in any
quantity and on short notice. I keep on hand the
largest stock itt the south of White Pine Doon.
Sash, Blind*, Batters* Hardware, Palate, Oils,
Glass. Lubrtoetthg Oils, Packings of all kinds, a
complete assortment of Kean boat and reiH
Mppiies. Got my prices before purchasing
elsewhere Estlnritlat cheerfully furnished.
Akdusw 77 unsiw
DRY GOODS.
Four Attractive Reductions
FOR THIS WEEK AT
MUN i DOCK
V-.X
- - -
v y m '
NO. 1.
Our 48-Inch Fine Silk Finished Colored Hen
riettas, formerly sold at $1 a yard, n0w....88c.
NO. a.
Our 84-lnch Extra Fine French Habit Cloths,
formerly sold at $1 50 a yard, now $1 S3
NO. 3.
Our Fine Imported West of England Ladles*
Broad Cloths, formerly sold at #2 a yard.
n ° w . SI 77
NO. 4.
Our 24-inch Extra Heavy All-Silk Plushes,
formerly sold at $l5O a yard, now $1 28
NO. 137 BROUGHTON ST.
tffftPiM A fiAmg s, B>
WITH
PIANOS £ ORGANS
The Muckering Piano.
The standard instrument of th
world.
The Mason k Hamlin Piano.
Patent Stringer, exquisite tone omm
ty, elegant cases.
The Mathnshek Pinna
Brilliant, silver-toned, endW.
durable. '
The Sterling Piana
A perfect jewel among medium,
priced instrument*. Note!
designs in cases.
The Mason k Hamlin Organ.
Acknowledged to be peerless.
The Sterling Organ.
Reliable, fine toned, exquisite case*.
EASIEST TERMS.
LOWEST PRICES.
•- '—■ nakii Hi , | llM
FAißEs^oNraArr
LUDDEN A BATES a M. H.
M.&M. M. DEPARTM’TL. A 8.8.M1L
NOVELTIES.
THE L. & B. MAHOG
ANY.-a new Guitar,
specially made for us by
one of America’s leading
makers, with elegant
case and extra strings,
only sls.
THE HAPPY GEORGE.
—Anew Harmonica spec
ially made for us only
in Germany.
THE KING COTTON
BANJG-A large ship
ment fresh from factory.
Everything Pertainiug to Masic.
LUDDEN & BATES S. il 1
Music and Musical Mdse. Dept.
FURNITURE AND CARPETS.
STTTiri;
171 BROUGHTON ST„
The Cheapest Furniture House
IN SAVANNAH.
LOOK AT THESE PRICES
PARLOR SUITES.
Embossed Plush, all colors, 835,
Silk Plush, large variety, from S4O to $l5O.
BEDROOM SUITES.
Fifty different designs, finished in Antiius
Oak, Cherry and Waluut, from S2O to $250.
Dining-Room Furniture.
Extension Tables from $5 to $55,
Sideboard, ali Woods, from sl2 to $125.
UPHOLSTERING A SPECIALTY.
THE A. J. MILLER COMPANY.
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DRY GOOnsr
ATTRACTION
AT
JACKSON, KET2CER S CO.'S.
(DASHER’S OLD STAND.)
WE will offer the following during the week
from our DRESS GOODS stock—price*
for this week only:
$ 6.00 Side-Band Robes $ 5-M
SIO.OO Side-Band Robes $ 9-M
§ll.OO Side-Band Robes $ 9.M
$12.00 Side-Band Robes *lO-’®
SIB.OO Embroidered Robes SIMO
Our IMPORTED SUITS with Persian Stripes
and Brocades at a uniform reduction of 10 P er
cent.
COAL AND WOOD.
WOOD &COAL
OP ALL KINDS.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
TELEPHONE 49.
Offioe 7, Drayton street. Citisens* BankPail'iinf
' DAVIS BROS.
Upright and Square
PIANOS.
OF ALL MAKERS NEWLY WORKED OVEB
FOR SALE AT LOW PRICES AXD
ON LONG TIME, AND
TO It EK T
AT YOUR OWN PRICE. MUST HAVE BOOfl
FOR XMAB STOCK.
Our Sheet Music Catalogue contains over 5.M0
pieces. Sold at a cut price of 20 pieces
for sl. See Us.
davislros.