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BACK IN IIIS OLD PLACE.
COLLECTOR JOHNSON RECEIVES
HIS COMMISSION.
Capt. Wheaton to Retire from the
Custom House This Morning and
the New Collector to Take Hold—
David Porter to be Deputy Collect
or, and Paul Johnson and Capt.
John Riley to be Retained—The Other
Chancres.
Collector Wheaton will retire from the
custom house to-day, and Collector T. F
Johnson will go back to his old place. Mr.
Johnson received his commission yesterday.
Be notified Capt. Wheaton in the afternoon
that he will be ready to take charge at
10 o’clock this morning, when a formed
transfer of the office will be made.
The clerks were busy yesterday getting
the business in shape, and when the office
cl. sod last night everything was said to be
ready to be turned over. The first thing
that the new collector will do will be to
sign the receipts for the office and the
property.
WHO WILL GET THE PLACES.
Ex-Deputy Collector David Porter, who
was iir. Johnson’s deputy during his former
administration, will be given his old place.
J. Paul J hnson will lie retained as g-ueral
clerk. Capt. John Riioy will also be re
tained as hoarding officer. M. D. Coburn
nill succeed D. B. Hull as marine clerk.
Richard Dow of Atlanta, who stumpei
Indiana for President Harrison, will be
given a place somewhere, probably, the
auditorship. Tills disposes of the principal
places. The deputy's place is worth SI,BOO
and the clerkships $1,500. Mr. Johnson
was not prepared to say last night what
other charges will be made. It is under
stood, however, that Charles F. Parks will
be given a place as day inspector.
NOT A NEW HAND.
Mr. Johnson is familiar with the duties
of the collectorship, having already served
three terms. His flist appointment was
under President Hayes’ administration. He
will have served, with his present term of
office, under six administrations —those of
Crant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Cleveland,
and Harrison. Mr. Johnson’s public service
covers a period of fifteen years, part of
which was in the internal revenue service,
part in the postoffice, and six years
as collector of customs. Mr. Porter has been
fourteen years in the custom’s service, and
J. Paul Johnson has been in ab jut the same
length of time, so that the appointees
under the new administration will not be
at all embarrassed in taking hold of the
work. ,
QUICK WORK WHEN ONCE STARTED.
k Mr. Johnson has not lost a great deal of
timesince his nomination, on Jan. 14, in
getting into the office. His commission was
issued almost upon the heels of his confirm
ation, which was within a week after his
nomination. His bond was sent on last
Thursday, and yesterday morning he re
ceived his commission. The collector’s bond
was formerly $130,000, but it was recently
reduced to $60,01)0. Mr. Johnson’s bond
represents SIIO,OOO.
THE JUDICIARY CENTENNIAL
Savannah’s Delegation to the New
York Celebration.
Savannah will furnish three members of
the bar to attend the centennial cele
bration of the institution of the United
States judicial department at the
Metropolitan opera bouse, New York,
to-day, who, as members of the American
Bar Association, are entitled to admission
and participation in the celebration. Gen.
A. R. Lawton, Col. George A. Mercer and
Plon. P. W. Meldrim of this city are in at
tendance. Those entitled to participate are
members of the suproine court, the higher
courts of the different states and members
of the American Bar Association.
The celebration is under tho auspices
of the New York State Bar Association.
Hon. Grover Cleveland is to preside over
the day exercises aud deliver an intro
ductory address.
To-night there is to be a grand banquet
at the Lenox Lyceum, at which it is ex
pected that 800 statesmen, judges, and
lawyers will be present. Among those who
are to respond to set toasts, Walter B. Hill
of Georgia will respond to that of “The
Common Law,”
TO REPAIR THE ROAD.
The County to Help Out the First Dis
trict Road Workers.
The county commissioners held a special
meeting yesterday morning. Chairman
Walker and Commissioners Estill and Mein
hard were present, and also Mayor Schwarz
and Alderman Harmon of the street and
lane committee of council. Alderman
Harmon asked the commissioners to have so
much of the Louisville road as is in the city,
and so much of Gwinnett street as is vir
tually a public road, put in good condition
by the cha n-gang, offering to pay the
county for the work.
Ou motion of Commissioner Estill it was
ordered that the work on the thoroughfares
referred to be done as so n as the drainage
of the Minis swamp shall have been com
pleted, and that no charge be made.
A letter was read from Architect Preston
regarding the apparatus for heating und
ventilating the new court house. It was
laid over uutil the regular meeting.
JAMES A. SIMMONS AGAIN.
The New York Bank Crash Brings Him
to Light.
The wrecking of the Sixth National Bank
of New York brings to light again James
A. Simmons, who was president of the
United States Construction Company, which
was to have built the Savannah, Dublin and
Western railroad, but didn’t. Simmons
■was associated with George H. Pell
in the New York bank directory, aud
is credited with having made Claasen
president of the bank. Both he and Pell
were interested to some extent in the south,
Pell having gained an unenviable reputa
tion on account of his manipulation
of the East ana West railroad
of Alabama, and tho Rome and
Decatur railroad. Simmons was prettv
well known in Savannah during his connec
tion with the United States Construction
Company and the Savannah, Dublin and
Western enterprise, and his connection with
the wrecking of the bank is nothing of a
surprise to those who knew him here.
To Organize an Athletic Club.
The Savannah Athletic Club will be
organized at the Fords’ opera house Thurs
day night. Prof. Gus Myers, who con
ducted the sparring classes last winter, will
be the instructor of the club. The Fords’
hall has been rented for tho season, and
T hursday night a permanent organization
of tho club will be made. There will
be several contests under Prof Myers’
direction, after which the classes for the
season will be formed. A series of athletic
tournaments, open to all amateurs will be
given during the seas >n. The first,'it is ex
pected, will be given in about six weeks, at
the theater. ’
Oarsmen Going to Tampa.
Among the passengers on the steamship
City of Maoon, which arrived last night
from Boston, were James A. Tynick and
George Hosmer, the celebrated professional
oarsmen. They are ou tdeir way to Tampa
where they will take part in several races’
u.Lej 7 havotheir shells with them.
Fathers buy it, mothers prize It, and the chil
drun take Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup.
* Tour only safety is in acting promptly;'* if
foil suffer pain buy Salvation Oil quick.
FOG BIGNAL3 ON THB COAST.
Congressman Lester Asked to Urge
an Appropriation for Them.
Much interest is being taken in securing
appropriati .ns for steam fog signals on the
South Atlantic coast, and the following
correspondence went off by last night's
j mail to Hon. R E. I .ester, the member of
congress representing a district woich em
braces the entire Georgia c >ast:
Savannah. Jan. 31, 19!*).
Hon. R. K. lister, if. C., Win shinoton, D. C.:
Diab Sib—You are familiar with the efforts
that have been for some years made at this port
for steam tog signals at "Martin’s Industry”
and Frying Fan shoals, and 1 am sure that I
have now but to advert to the shape these urgent
wants have taken to secure vour active interest.
You know the needs of our commerce for im
proved aids to navigation at those shoals with
out imposing on you further details. Among
the recommendations of the lighthouse board
in the report for the year ending June, 1889. ap
pear the following named for the sixth light
house district:
L A first order light on the pitch of Cape
Fear. N. 0.. w hich would take in Pryinu Pan
Shoals. Such a light not necessarily doing
away with Frying Fan Shoals light
vessel, would greatly aid navigation in round
ing the shoals, and would be of the greatest
benefit to mariners ia case the light vessel
breaks adrift from her station, which is some
times the case.—Kep. p. 99.
2. Light vessels with steam fog whistles on
Frying Pan Shoals, N. C-, and Martin’s In
dustry, 8. C-—Hep. pp. 108, 107, 106. These
steam fog whi>tles are on urgent and positive
need for the safety of commerce on the South I
Atlantic coast. It will be noted that that the
board estimates cost of each of these improved
vessels at SOO,OOO, and recommeuds appropria
tion for them by congress.
3. Other important aids in the Sixth district,
which embraces about 600 miles of the coast,
are: The lighting of the inland passage from
Savannah. (Sa., to Fernandina, Fla.—Hep. p.
103. A light on St Catharine's Island , fra.. to
complete the chain of coast lights in the dis
trict —Rep. p. 103; and
4. A nr it light draft steam tender for use in
the rivers, Inland passages and sounds of the
district, to attend and keep in order the ai ls to
navigali' while the present tender is engaged
on the j arier work outside. Such a boat
is seemingly positively neceisary to keep the
service of the district up to the mark, ana the
immediate need is eery pressing.
I do not doubt that appropriations for these
important additions to the safeguards of the
commerce of Georgia ports will receive your
support and active interest, and this communi
cation will go to you strengthened by the in
dorsement of some of our municipal, commer
cial, aud transportation representatives, which
I hope may may aid you in a successful support
in congress of these recommendations of the
lighthouse board. Very respectfully,
G. M. SotinxL.
General Manager Ocean 8. S. Cos. of Savannah.
This communication has the indorsement
of Mr. J. P. Overton, president of the
Savannah Cotton Exchange; Mr. John R.
Young, president of the Savannah Board of
Trade; Mr. John Schwarz, mayor of the
city of Savannah; Mr. John F. Whoaton,
collector of customs at Savannah; Mr. J.
Florence Minis, chairman river and harbor
committee of Savannah Cotton Exchange;
Mr. J. H. Estill, president “Morning
News;’’ Mr. H. S. Haines, general manager
Savannah, Florida and Western Railway
Company; Mr. W. E. Guerard, agent Mer
chants’ and Miners’ Transportation Com
pany, Savannah; and the following indorse
ment by Gen. E. P. Alexander, president of
the Central railroad of Georgia:
As president of the Central Railroad and
Banking Company of Georgia I most earnestly
indorse and recommend the requests of Gen.
Sorrel in this communication. The commerce
to be benefited is not confined to Georgia, but
includes that of all portions of the west along
and west of a line from Savannah via Atlanta,
Chattanooga and Nashville to St. Louis. This
route competes strongly with the all rail lines
for the traffic lietween New York city, Boston
and Philadelphia, and the cities named above,
and all toe territory west thereof—even to Utah.
Freights from New York and Boston, for in
stance, are brought to Savannah by our fleet of
ten fine steamers, arriving and leaving almost
dady, and are sent thence by rail to Kansas
City in nearly as short time as they can be sent
direct by rail from New York. Hence the
entire west will be benefited by these safe
guards now so urgently needed.
CITY BREVITIES.
Oglethorpe Lodge No. I, L O. O. F.,
meets this evening.
Excelsior Lodge No. 8, K. P., holds a
meeting this evening.
Chatham Assembly No. 13G, IT. S. G.
F., meets this aveuing.
lTepular meeting ot Savannah Lodge No.
1153, K. of H., this evening.
Work on the Montgomery and Anderson
street sewer began yesterday morning.
The Telfair Literary aud Art Union will
hold its February meeting at Hodgson hall
this afternoon.
The county surveyor was in Pooler yes
terday malting preparations to begin to
drain the little town.
The German-American Mutual Loan and
Building Association will hold its forty-first
monthly meeting to-night at the secretary’s
office, No. 107 Bay street.
Maj. Ityals has got no clew to Reed, the
negro tramp that set fire to the barn, sta
bles and other buildings on his place. The
officers are ou a close lookout for the tramp,
and if he is to be found, they will capture
him.
Charles B. Westcott sent down a fine lot
of English mallard and summer ducks by
steamboat yesterday, which were picked up
rapidly by epicureans. They were killed up
the Savannah river. He remained for
another day’s hunt.
ONE SVVBETHEART TOO MANY.
Two at On© Tima Got Arthur Butler
in Trouble.
Detective Si Basch arrested Arthur But
ler (colored), employed in the ironing de
partment at the De Soto, and sent him to
Augusta yesterday. A warrant was sent
here by the Augusta authorities charging
Butler with larceny. The prosecutor is a
colored woman named Jennings. Sue al
leges that Butler engaged himself to her,
and borrowed her watch to wear while he
came down to Savannah. After being
gone several days, she said that Butler
wrote her, saying that he had found a
sweetheart whom ho loved fetter than liar.
This enraged Butler’s swee'heart No. 1 and
she wrote at once for her jewelry. Butler
told her that ho had lost it. After writing
two or three times without getting any
satisfaction the woman consulted her
lawyer, and swearing out a warrant sent it
down here for Butler’s arrest. When Butler
was arrested he admitted borrowing the
watch, but declared that he had lose it.
It is thought that he gave it to his Savan
nah sweetheart.
AT THH CITY EXCHANGE.
The Committee on Assessments Mak
ing Up Its Report.
The committee on ossessments'of the city
oouncil held a session last night at the city
exchange, and it is expected will bring in a
report at the meeting of the council to
night.
Mr. Gaminel, the patentee of the police
and fire alarm telegraph and telephone
systems, writes Mayor Schwarz that ho
will be here this w eek to confer witn the
city authorities with a view of improve
ments to the (ire alarm telegraph system
and tho introduction of a telegraph and tel
ephone system for the police department.
Looking After the Badges.
Three policemen were stationed in front
of the city exchange yesterday, and every
wagon not supplied with a badge was re
morselessly stopped and detained uutil the
ordinance was fully complied with. A
wagon load of cotton was delayed for half
an hour, until the proper badge could be
taken out. The mayor says the ordinance
will be rigidly enforced.
Sirocco Tea.
India and Ceylon Tea, the fashionable tea
of Europe. Each packet sealed and guar
anteed absolutely pure. t>oc., 80c., and $1
per pound. Davidson and Cos. t grower,
1436 Broadway, New York. Lippman Bros.,
Agents, Lippman Block, Savannah.
TTIE MORNING NEWS : TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1890.
A BUDGET OF DAMAGE BUIT3. f
: A Busy Week for the Ccean Steamship
Company's Attorneys.
In the superior court yesterday the dam
' age suit of Frank Screven against the Ocean
Steamship Company occupied nearly the
entire session, and the jury, which went
out shortly after 5 o’clock, brought in a
sealed verdict, two hours later, which will
be opened at 10 o'clock this morning.
W hen the court adjourned last night a
similar suit was ia progress, that of Wash
ington Joiner against the Ocean Steamship
Company. The damages asked for are
$5,000, and are allege! to have been the
result of about two weeks’ false imprison
ment
The cases are of peculiar interest. In
March, 1889, Barkus Butler, Frank Screven,
Washington Joiner, William Green, Phil
Hargroves, Henrv Brown, Aaron Jones,
John Brown, Robert Spencer, John
Williams, Robert Verdier, Edward
Taibird, Petor Griffin, and Thomas Banks,
colored employes of the Ocean Steamship
Company, loading and unloading vessels at
the Central's wharves, were arrested for
alleged larceny from the vessel on a war
rant sworn out in Justice McDermott’s
court by Detective Gibson, better known as
J. J. Gainey, in the employ of the defend
ant company.
Butler made a statement to Gibson in
Justice McDermott’s presence, fastening
the larceny upon the men, who were there
after arrested aud lodged in jaiL After
ward Detective Gibson took Maj. Belknap’s
private stenographer to the jail to take a
siatementin writing from Butler, which
he readily gave. When the preliminary
trial was held by the justice Butler denied
t at he had ever made any such inculpatory
statements, although they had been made
on different dates and with particularity of
detail as to the articles stolon, by whom,
and the distribution of the plunder. He
testified in McDermott’s court that he was
drunk when he talked to the detective and
the justice, and he repeated this denial on
the stand yesterday.
There are teu of these suits, the declara
tions being printed, and the claimants for
damages set up the fact that they are honest
rneu, but that they have boea greatly in
jured ia their credit and reputation and
brought into public scandal and disgrace;
have suffered great anxiety of mind and
pain of body, and were forced to expend
large sums of money in procuring
their discharge from imprisonment
and defending themselves of the
charges against them. They allege that
on'March 23 last, after an examination, they
were adjudged not guilty and discharged,
aud that the defendant company had not
further prosecuted the complaint, but
abandoned it, nud that the prosecution is
fully ended. The plaiuti ffs are represented
bv George W. Owens, Esq., and W. E.
Morrison, Esq., and the defendant by
Lawton & Cunningham. A. R. Lawton,
Jr., managed the defendant's cause yester
day in both of the suits.
Peter Griffin is serving four years in the
penitentiary, and Tom Banks is working out
a twelve mouths’ sentence on the chain
gaug for larceny, and it is claimed that they
were part of the gang. Barkus Butler has
instituted no suit against the company.
TO BE BENT TO OHIO.
Two of the Brunswick Counterfeiters
Sentenced to the Penitentiary.
Judge Speer gave two counterfeiters a
rather severe, but none tho less deserved
lecture, In passing sentence upon them
last night in the United States circuit
court. The prisoners were Charles Schottky
and Robert Moran. The former had pleaded
guilty, and Moran was found guilty last
night. Schnttkv was sentenced to pay a
fine of $2,000 and to six years at hard labor
In the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus.
Moran was sentenced to seven years at bard
labor in the same prison and to pay a flue
of $3,000.
Moran was first sentenced. In reviewing
Moran’s connection with the uttering and
passing of counterfeit money, the court
said that Moran’s whole conduct had been
but littlo better than that of a pirate; that
he lad been a moving spirit in the crime,
aud that he bad used Schottky as the in
strument of his vile purposes. The court
gave the pris mer to ’understand that he
proposed to make his case an example.
Only as far back as 1833 the making and
passing of counterfeit money was punished
by death. Now the maximum penalty is a
fine of $5,000 and ten years’ imprisonment,
in the discretion of the court.
In passing sentence upon Schottky, the
court alluded to the fact that Moran had
taken advantage of his poverty and his wife
and children suffering ft>r bread, and used
his skill and knowledge for base ends, and
the court said that the prisoner was odu
cated, and had come to the country of his
ad jption, where he might have prospered
as other adopted citizens havo done; aud
yet he came hare to disobey the law, and
his wife a painful witness to his shame ami
degradation. “You must also suffer,”
added the court. “You were a willing
instrument, and fully comprehended the
enormity of the crime.
James Booth was on trial at the hour of
adjournment last night, and Schottky was
one of the principal witnesses introduced
by the government. The defendant has
not yet introduced any evidence, as the
government had not rested at the hour of
adjournment. Schottky’s testimony was
to the effect that Booth had nothing to do
with making the counterfeit money, and
was under the influence of liquor on tho
night that Schottky, Moran, and Booth
went ashore and counterfeit coin was passed
by the party on a storekeeper at Bruns
wick. The storekeeper testified to Hading
three spurious silver dollars in his money
drawer the following morning.
REFERRED TO A MASTER.
John R. Christy of Macon Commis
sioner in the St. Nicholas Suita.
The following order was taken in the St.
Nicholas damage suits yesterday: “It ap
pearing to the court that tho witnesses in
this case are numerous, and the hearing of
their testimony would consume much time,
it is considered and ordered by the court
that the said cause and all interventions
which have been filed to the same be re
ferred and committed to John R. Christy,
Esq., as commissioner and master for ttie
purpose of taking the testimony therein,
with all usual autnority necessary and
proper for that purpose.”
Mr. Christy, who is a Macon stenog
rapner, will begin taking testim my to-day
in the office of VV. R. Leakan, Esq. There
are over sixty witnesses, forty-two for the
party to the original bill and the parties
complainant, and about twenty for tne de
fendant steamboat. Lester & Ravenel and
A. H. MaoDoindl for libellants. R. R.
Richards and W. R. Leaken for defendant'.
It is thought some of the mare important
witnesses may also be called to testify be
fore the court.
Got His Watch Back.
Detective Basch recovered a gold watch
for Cornway, one of the members of Emma
Abbott’s troupe, tho last night that the
company played here. Cornway stopped in
a Broughton street saloon after the play,
and while in there ho went to sleep. When
he was aroused an hour later ne missed his
waten. Tue matter was reported at police
headquarters aud the detective went to
work ou it at ouce. By reliable informa
tion he was able to trace the watch, aud in
a few minutes he arrested a wh te man near
the market. The watch was recovered,
but Cornway refused to prosecute the party
who stole it. The thief was allowed to go.
J. F. Smith & Cos., St. Louis, Mo.—Your
Bile Beans have become a necessity in our
home. Enclosed liud 35 cents, for which
please send another bottle by mail. We
are far off in the mountains and have no
drug store. U, A Bradley,
Sweet, Idaho,
GEN. ALEXANDER'S PLANS
THB INCREASE OF THE OCEAN
STEAMSHIP CO’S. FLEET.
The Arrangements for Adding New
Vessels to be Matured In a Short
Time—Gen. Alexander on the Cen
tral’s Condition—His Reply to the
Columbus Rumors The System
Being Improved as Rapidly as it
Can Be.
Gen. Alexander, president of the Central
system, returned from New York yesterday
morning, after an absence of ten days,
where he was in conference with the finan
cial age its of the system looking to a plan
to be devised for increasing the Ocean
Steamship Company’s fleet in the fine of
the instructions given to him at the meeting
of the new directory last month. Gen.
Alexander says that the prospects are
favorable, but it will require two or three
months to mature the arrangements.
Gen. Alexander was asked if he was in
clined to say anything for publication con
cerning the report recently telegraphed
from Columbus to New York that the Cen
tral is being allowed to deteriorate in con
dition. He replied that the explicit state
ments made by General Manager Gabbett
seem to cover the ground so fully that little
remains to be said.
THE SYSTEM SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
After a moment of reflection Gen. Alex
ander added: “Certainly no citizen of Sa
vannah who will walk over the Central’s
wharf property and note the large expend
itures being made, and the scale of im
provements now under way, will believe
any such statements as were telegraphed
from Columbus; nor will anyone believe
tbein who, riding over the road, will ob
serve the heavy teel rails taking the place
of lighter material, the iron bridges sup
planting the wooden ones, the rock ballast,
and the new equimnents being added daily.
“In brief,” Gen. Alexander said, “there
never has been a day in the history of the
Central when either its physical condition
or its financial prospects wore as good as
they are to-day, nor has there ever been a
day when the expenditures for betterments
were being made at anything approxi
mating the present scale. The regularly
published reports of earnings indicate this,
showing an increase of expenditures for the
six months ending Dec. 31, 1889, of $613,-
308 s|9 over the corresponding period of the
previous year, And $765,476 55 over the
same period of 1887.
A GREAT DEAL YKT TO BE DONE.
“Of course,” Geu. Alexander added,
“there is still a great deal to be done on so
large a system, and it requires some time to
remodel and equip the property of the Cen
tral fully up to the demands of the day;
but the policy announced la my last annual
report of bringing the physical conditions
of the property up to the highest modern
standard of efficiency, both as to track
equipment and terminals, is being rapidly
carried into effect, both on railroad and
water lines.”
Referring to the withdrawal of twelve of
tho sixtv-six trains of the system Gen.
Alexander said that the travel did not justify
keeping them on the roads. The country
people are now beginning to prepare for
putting in their crops, and as a result travel
is lightened. Some trains are taken off
every year when the travel is not sufficient
to oporate them except at a loss; but with
the renewal of travel after the crops are
gathered the trains, or as many as may be
found necessary to accommodate the de
mand, are again put on the road.
the central’s accidents.
As to accidents on the Central's lines, Gen.
Alexander said that the system has had no
more than its share of accidents, and by
comparison fewer than most southern roads.
No serious accidents, such as have been oc
curring in the north, have been reported,
and only one fatality, the death of a fire
man, has resulted. Trains are sometimes
out of schedule, and from various causes,
but accidents on tho Central’s lines have
caused comparatively few delays. These
are common to other roads, and he said
the train on which he reached Washington
going to New York was three hours behind
time, and half an hour late on his return
to Washington, and he thinks that
fully one-half the trains throughout the
country are delayed daily for various
reasons, and on the very best equipped
roads, yet no one has thought to make a
bugbear of it.
Whou Gen. Alexander assumed executive
control of the property of the Central, he
said that he informed the management that
it would require five years to put it in the
highest physical condition, and he is steadily
pursuiiig the policy then outlined, at the
same time keeping in view the paying of
dividends, which have not been suspended.
JANUARY BEATS THE RECORD.
The Warmest and Dryest Since the
Signal fatation Was Established.
January beat the record for warm
weather and for dry weather. The mean
temperature for tho month was 60*, and for
nine days the temperature was above 75°.
The total rainfall was less than half au inch.
The highest temperature was 78”, on the
7th and Bth, and the lowest was 32°, on the
17th. The greatest daily range of the tem
perature was 29*. The prevailing direction
of the wind was northeast. The total
movement was 53.02 miles.
The following table shows the mean tem
perature for January since the establish
ment of the signal station:
Year. Temp. | Year. Temp.
18G 51 0 1881 48 0
18'* 45.0 1882 57 0
1875 50.0 1885 ;620
1870 56.i ISB6 46 0
1877 53.0 1887 46 0
1880 59.0 1890 60.0
The following shows the amount of rain
fall for January for each year since 1871:
1871 0.80 ÜBBI 6 77
1874 2.07 1884 3.89
38.5 8.84 1885 6.45
1876 2.39 1886 2 92
1877 2,63 1887 3 71
1878 2.99 1888 2 09
1879 1.00 1 889 6.36
1880... 2.56 1890 0.44
THE RIVER AND HARBOR
Happenings Along the Wharves and
Among the Shipping.
The steamship Ydun arrived yesterday
with 9,000 bunches of bananas and 8,500
coooanuts.
Tho schooner Leon S. Swift arrived from
Barraca yesterday with a cargo of 2,200
bunches of bananas and 45,000 cocoanuts.
The brig John Wesley was hauled off
yesterday afternoon from where she was
ashore on Venus Foint, and was towed up
to the city by a tug. She has a cargo of
coal.
The British brig Blanche was cleared yes
terday for London with 1,630 barrels of
rosi weighing 759,185 pounds, valued at
$3,397 59. Cargo and vessel cleared by
Paterson, Downing & Cos.
The British steamship Osmanli, Capt.
O’Hagan, arrived yesterday from Liver
pool, after a passage of twenty-four days of
very rough weather, having experienced a
succession of heavy westerly gales. Jan.
25 she encountered a terrific hurricane from
west-southwest, thence veering around to
northwest, during which sue lost her fore
and aft sails, and had her main boom and
main rigging carried away. Hor donkey
funnel was broken aud several of her crew
were slightly injured. The vessel signaled
the British steamship Glendeven, 150 miles
east of Bermuda, short of coal. The Glen
devou was m king for Bermuda under easy
steam. On Jan. 31 the Osmanli spoke the
British ship SuperD, from New Orleans for
Havre, fifteen day* out, and all hands well
LOCAL PERSONAL.
R. M. Mixon of Atlanta is here.
A. Barnett of Montezuma is here.
C. L. Holmes of Condor is in town.
C. L. Parhu of St. Augustine is here.
L. O. Shuck of Cuthbert is in the city.
J. S. Clifton of Twilight is in the city.
J. F. Hale of Swainsboro is in tho city.
W. D. Ballantine of Fernandina is here.
H. Dempsey of Atlanta is at the De Soto.
E. Jackson Foy of Donton is in the city.
John E. Turnbull of Monticello, Fla., is
in town.
W. P. Dawson came down from Macon
yesterday.
M. D. Gaines came down from Sylvania
yesterday.
G. IV. Starke of Saginaw, Mich., is at
the De Soto.
Rev. Eldridge Mix of Fall River, Mass.,
is at the De Soto.
Hon. F. G. dußignon returned from New
York yesterday.
D. F. LongstreeJ and wifa of Boston are
guests of the Pulaski.
George Eddv and wife of New York are
guests of the Pulaski.
R. W. Peterson and wife of Brampton
are at the Pulaski house.
Miss Jennie Drake of Charleston is a
guest at Col. H. 8. Haines’.
Mr. and Mrs. VV. L. Shearer of Boston
are stopping at the De Soto.
William E. and Aug. L. Hutchins of New
York are guests of the De Soto.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McGill of Philadel
phia are stopping at the De Soto.
John R. Swan and Miss Lois A. Swan of
Utica, N. Y.. are guests of the De Soto.
Edward Hunter, L. R. Farmer and M.
Hopkins of Louisville, Ga., are in the city.
L. E. Davis will leave to-day for a three
weeks’ tour of South Georgia and Florida.
Mrs. Ambrose S. Murray, Miss Coates,
and Miss Wisner, of New York, are stop
ping at the De Soto.
Thomas Cobb Jackson of Atlanta was a
guest yesterday of W. S. Chisholm, Jr.,
Esq., at the De Soto.
The Zoroyda Archery Club will have a
hop and oyster roast at their club rooms,
at Tybeo, to-morrow night, and will go
down in a special car. The club is composed
of about fifty members, nearly equally
divided between the sexes. Visitors to
Tybee yesterday say that the air was balmy,
the sea as smooth and glossy as a mirror,
and the island delightful.
Rev. Father Arthur March Clarke, one
of the Paulist fathers conducting the mis
sion at the cathedral, is an old friend of
William R. Leaken, Esq. They were closely
connected# for over two years at Trinity
college, Hartford. The reverend father
was iu the class of ’77 and Mr. Leaken was
in the class of ’BO. They met yesterday for
the first time in over twelve years. When
they separated at college little did they
know that the one would proach and the
other practice law. It was a pleasant
meeting of the college mates, and they
have had much enjoyment in recounting
their experiences. Rev. Father Clarke was
recognized in college as one of the best
singers there, and he is known now as
possessing a most remarkable tenor voice.
He sang for several years in the choir of St.
Peter’s at Rome. He is a gifte i speaker.
AT THE THEATER.
Carroll Johnson and "The Fairies'
Well” Make a Big Hit.
Carroll Johnson and “The Fairies’ Well”
made an unmistakable hit last night. The
audience was not as large as it would have
boon had not Abbott drained the pockets of
theater goers, but it was an enthusiastic
audience. The play is a companion piece
to “The Ivy Leaf.” At is founded
upon an old Irish legend, to the effect
that by visiting the fairies’ well on Hal
loween night a maid may see her lover’s
face, “if the moon shines bright,” reflected in
its waters. It deals with the love affairs of
“Larry Dee,” a jovial, light hearted whip
per-in, who, while true to his colleen
“Mona,” is always ready to come to the as
sistance of a fair maiden whether she be in
trouble or no. He has all the wit that be
longs to his race and frequently breaks out
in song and dance. The story is a very
pretty and interesting one. There isn’t
much villainy or oppression, and what
there is is contributed by Irish characters.
It is beyond question the best Irish plav that
has ever been seen here. It is beautifully
mounted, the scenery being the finest that
has been seen here this season, and splen
didly acted. Mr. Johnson as “Larry Dee” is
more than a success, and he received almost
an ovation. John F. Word as “Andy
Coogan” was an excellent character. Miss
Kate Foley as “Mona,” the sweet
heart of “Larry Dee,” made a
hit from the start. Her acting was sweet
and unaffected, and her brogue delightful.
The singing and dancing in the piece is good,
and, in fact, there is nothing about the play
that is not good. A special matinee per
formance will be given this afternoon, and
the play will be repeated again to-night.
Klralfy’a “Legardere.”
D. F. Faber, representing Kiralfy’s
“Legardere” Company, is in the city, ar
ranging for the presentation of “Legardore”
at the theater Friday and Saturday nights
and a Saturday matinee. The company
contains thirty-six jteople, with two grand
ballets, and the performance will be given
the same as at New Orleans, where the com
pany has just completed a two weeks’engage
ment at the St. Charles theater.
The performance will be the first that tue
Kiralfys have given in Savannah in a long
time. Tho company and the piece are said
to be the best that they have ever sent out.
De Rosa, who is said to be the best dauseuse
in America, will lead the ballet. In the
production of the play at Nibio’s, in New
Yoik, the critics acknowledged that the
Kiralfys eclipsed the splendor of th;ir
former spectacular productions, and that
this is especially true of the scenery,
which, striking in picturesque effect,
is exceptionally artistic in treat
ment, both iu design and detailed finish.
The costumes, new throughout, are rich
and attractive, and, what is more pleasing
to the public, there is unusual profusion of
feminine loveliuess in the ballet corps. Mr.
Faber baa invited the members of the Ford
Dramatic Association to attend the per
formance Saturday night, and they will go
in a body.
Death of William Hearn.
William Hearn died at 1:30 o’clock this
morning of Bright’s disease, having been
confined to his bed for the past seven weeks.
He was about 68 years of age, twenty-three
of which were spent in this city. The de
ceased formerly carried on the business of
shipping master, but retired a year or so
ago on account of bis health. He was a
native of Waterford, Ireland. It is said of
him that he was the first to pilot a blockade
runner out of the port of Charleston. He
leaves a large family of grown children to
mourn his death.
The Savannah Hospital’s Managers.
The election for managers of the Savan
nah Hospital took place yesterday morning
at the office of George J. Mills. The follow
ing is the ticket elected: J. M. Solomons,
C. M. Holst. Dr. William Duncan, George
J. Mills, William Hunter, Malcolm Mac
leun and 1C D. Walker. The election of
officers will take place in about two weeks.
They will be elected from the board of
managers. The reports for the year will
be in by Feb. 20, when a complete status of
the hospital’s condition will be known.
The reason Bile Beans have now the
highest place in public confidence, is that
they are the most wonderful liver and anti
bilious medicine ever discovered.
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Couldn't Cuttem suit you?
ludette (.sadly)—He could, but he wouldn't
wait any louger .—Time, t
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The fragranev of Shepard's B. B. Cologne
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perfume in the market.
When Passing By
Stop. Give a look at our large show
windows and note priejs of our Clothiug.
B. H. Lsry & Bro.
Gratifying Recognition.
Work that is well done, and which serves
the purpose or purposes for which it was
designed, is the best possible evidence that
those by whom it was designed and exe
cuted were possessed of the necessary abili
ties and skill for its accomplishment. The
efforts of incomoetency oftenest result in
failure. Drs. Bernhardt and Matthez
record complete memoranda of each case,
so that in event of loss or accident to glasses
they can be duplicated at auy t itrio—each
patient being supplied with their Chicago
address. The following, from a well
known Charlestonian, after wearing Drs.
Bernhardt & Matthez’s glasses for two
years and then duplicating the work, is
gratifying recognition:
WHAT J. S. TERRY SAYS.
Charleston-, S. C., Jan. 31, 1890.
Dear Sirs —Your letter to hand. In
answer, will say you showed such good
judgment and skill in making my glasses,
also my wife’s, that I leave it entirely to
you as to mountings, only I want your
customary perfect workmanship and
glasses, and rest assured my eyes, if they
could speak, and they can sometimes,
would say “God bless you." With kindest
regards, yours respectfully,
J. S. Terry.
To Drs. Bernhardt and Matthez, Savan
nah, Ga.
If your eyes are in any way defective, see
Drs. Bernhardt and Matthez at the De Soto,
room 34, office floor. No charge for pre
liminary examination.
Taxpayer or No Taxpayer
Should not keep you from patronizing B.
H. Levy & Bro.’s reduction sale. Clothing
ha 9 never been sold at such low figures.
Physicians do not hesitate to tell their
patients that Brewer’s Lung Restorer is
good for lung troubles, as the ingredients
are simpls and the most effective.
200 STYLES OF BASKETS.
Lunch, Work, Scrap, and Market
Baskets in All Bhapes at Lovell &
Lattimore’s.
The German baskets at Lovell & Latti
more’s, spoken of last Saturday, are now
ready for customers to see. It has been a
long time since anything near this line was
brought to Savannah, Asa rule, goods of
this class cost too much for good retail and
jobbing purposes, but L well & Lattimore
secured this lot at considerably below the
regular prices, and can afford to offer some
surprising and most satisfactory figures.
Don’t put off and lose the best pick of them.
Full Drees.
We have just received a line of Full
Dress Suits, as well as fine Black Pants
suitable for balls and parties. B. H. Levy
& Bro.
HERE IS A BILL OF FARE
Never Before Served in Savannah-
Menu for This Week.
At B. H. Levy & Bro.’s reduotion sale:
Special, 200 Boys’ Knee Pants Suits at $3,
worth $6. Special, '3OO Boys’ Suits, long
Pants, ages 14 to 18 years, from $5 up;
these have been reduced from $3 to $3 75
per suit on former prices. Overcoats from
the cheapest to the best; a reduction of 25
per cent.; this puts Overcoats in reach of
everybody. Single Pants reduce i from 75
cents to $2 per pair, according to value.
Those in want of clothing should come and
look for themselves. B. 11. Levy & Bro.’s
Clothing Emporium.
Luxuries in Reach of All.
In connection with our entire stock of
Clothing, we offer this week 390 Im o ted
Smoking Coats at 25 per cent. off. Here is
a chance for comfort at a low figure. Come
and get one. B. H. Levy & Bro.
Clubs.
The following named clubs, Commercial,
at Augusta, Ga.; Seminole, at Jackson
ville, Fia.; Cape Fear, at Wilmington, N.
C. ; Guards, at Savannah. Ga., supply their
members with the "Hernan Cortez ’’ cigars,
made at Key West and sold by Lae Roy
Myers & Cos., Savannah, Ga.
Underwear
At Levy’s, 25 per cent, off usual prices.
This includes our Imported Natural Wool
for gents, ladies, and children.
FURNITURE.
FURNITURE
We still continue the
sale of our IMMENSE
STOCK at GREATLY
REDUCED PRICES. It
will pay you to examine
our stock before pur
chasing elsewhere. WE
CAN SAVE YOU
MONEY.
The A.J. Miller Cos.
171 BROUGHTON STREET.
TUT? MORNING NEWS camera re***
In r, every part of the city early. Twaaty*
* A.AAJ five cents a week pays tor •’-“jjjfo
LUDDEN * BATES 8. M.
“There is nothing new
under the sun.” i n the
year 1870 we adopted the
plan of selling Pianos
and Organs on easy in
stallments. This plan had
been long in successful
use In other parts of the
country, and we were
first to adopt it in this
territory. We have never
discontinued its use, and
we have been for months,
and are now, offering in
struments uporbne w plans
of sale, the easiest, most
equitable and business
like ever offered to pur
chasers. Our plans of
sale do not require pur
chasers to take any
chances whatever. No
possibility of waiting for
years, but instruments
delivered at AT ONCE.
NO ADVANCE PAY
MENTS to make, losing
interest on same. No
chances on instruments,
as we represent only the
standard Pianos and
Organs of America. No
chance of loss if you are
unfortunate and cannot
pay, as our contract gives
back all but a fair rental.
Compare our instru
ments with any in Ameri
ca. Compare our terms
with any in the world.
LI'DDEN & BATES S. ft H.
DRY GOODS.
SPRING GOODS.
CROHAN & DOOIER,
137 BROUGHTON ST.
150 pieces CHAMBRAY GINGHAMS, elegant
.'.T,!'! l plaids, stripes and sidebands,
at 12>4c.
too pieces STAPLE GINGHAMS, stripe and
plaid combinations, entirely new designs and
colorings, at 10c.
BLANKETS and COMFORTS.
. looks strange to advertise these goods, con
sidering the weather we're having, but never
theless, we ve got them, and must get rid of
tnem; we have no room for such goods out of
season, so we advise you to come along and se
cure what you want, or what you don’t want;
it will pay you to put them away until you do
want themi; the prices we will want for them
will never keep you from buying tnem.
CBOHAH&DOQSER.
COAL AND WOOD.
WOOD &COAL
OF ALL KINDS.
DENIS J. MURPHY,
TELEPHONE 49.
Office 7, Drayton street. Citirens’ Bank Building
w- CENTS A WEEK will hare the
® } r”v MORNING NEWS delivered at
f y bouse early EVERY MORN*
DAVIS BROS
JOIN
Davis Bros.' Piano Club No. 4,
—OR—
Davis Bros.' Orgao Club No. 1.
ANY Piano, Knabe, Conover, Harrington or
Kimball, from $950 up to SI,OOO, on pay
ments of $9 initiation fee and $1 each week.
Stool and cover. Freight paid, and full five
years guarantee.
Organ Ciub—Any organ from SSO up to $300;
initiation fee sl, and 50 cents each week. Stool
and instruction book, and., freight paid.
See us early Monday morning, as both clubs
are tilling up fast.
DAVIS BROS.,
42, 44,46 and 48 Bull Street.
SAVANNAH - - GA.
