The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, September 10, 1890, Image 8

The morning news., September 10, 1890, Page 8, Image 8

About The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 10, 1890)

Page of 8

Prev Issue Next Issue

Text PDF JP2 (4.7 MB) Clip/Print Image

Page of 8

Prev Issue Next Issue

Return to Top

Newspaper Page Text8 DIRECT TRADE REVIVED. THI PROJECT NOT A NEW ONE IN THIS SECTION. Tha Mississippi Vftllr Society of Lon don And It* Southern Branch#* Agitated Direct Trale In 1975-Sa vannah's Branch Represented In London hy Hon. Judah P. Benjamin— London CaplralUts Wined and Dined At New Orleans Savannah'* Direct Trade With Liverpool and Bremen Destroyed by the War and the Tariff Prevented Ita Revive!. The project en foot to establish a direct trade with the prmaipal foreign port* is no new thing in the south, having been agita ted la the south in 1375, but to no purpose. During that year branches of the Interna tional Chambers of Commerce and Missis sippi Valley Society of London, for the promotion of direct trade, were organized all over the south, and thore are now living quite a number of the members of the S- Tannah branch of that society. ITS OBJECTS THK SAME AS NOW. The object of the society was to giv the southern states a direct trade with England and European countries; in other words, to bring producers and manufacturers luto a more intimate and direct business acquaint ance with each other, and as tho south had a great exporting production it would be argued that the paying of commissions to northern middlemen could be avoided by direct trade. The southern products of cotton, rice, tobacco, grain, lumber nnd naval stores were to be exported direct from southern ports, and they were to receive in return manufactured goods from abroad, thus bringing the manufacturers and pro ducers face to face that, it might result in mutual benefits and mutual interests. By this means it was argued that the south would not only save the large commission she was paying to northen middle men, but that the commercial relationship thus formal would unite foreign capital, expand ing business projects and developing re sources iu tho south necessary to her future prosperity. A BRANCH IN SAVANNAH. The Savannah branch of the parent com pany in London was organiied in this city April 30, 1875. The mooting was held in the director’s room of the Savannah Bank ing and Trust Company, and was addressed by E. R. Grilling, general manager of the branches. The Savannah branch wa< organ ized by the election of Col. John Screven president, J. W. Lathrop and Dr. J. J. Waring vice presidents, aud Maj. H. Bryan and R. M. Or me secretaries. A committee consisting of H. Bryan, R. M. Orme aud J. J. Waring was appoints 1 to prepare infor mation to bo forwarded to tho parent com pany in London, describing the physical and social features of this section, and to invite correspondence, personal visits and final investments on the part of the people of England and such persons in Prance and other countries of Europe as might become allied with the society. The matter seems to have rested for a couple of months, for the Savannah branch did not attempt to meet again until June 80,1875, at which time there was no quorum, and an adjournment was had until July 7, 1875. SPEECHES FOR DIRECT TRADE. On July 7 there was no quorum present, but there was a general interchange of views among those who had assembled at the office of the Central Railroad Bank, and remarks were made by Messrs. A. N. Sloan, Henry Lathrop and other*. Mr. Orme, chairman of the oommittee to write ud the resouroos of the state, was asked for his views on the question of direct trade, and he spoke at length in the interest of direot trade between Savannah and foreign countries. He said that the late war between the states had given to the south an Individuality she never had before, and that direct trade and direot relations in every branch of business were rapidly becoming the earnest wish of the capitalists and manufacturers of Europe. He said that they cannot comprehend why people with such vast resource; did not trade direct, and why they willingly allow middlemen to do what they thom9olves should do. The meeting then adjourned for want of a quorum. Mil. ORME PRESENTS HIS REPORT. . The branch met the following day at the Central Bank, Vice President J. W. La throp in the chair. There was a quorum present, and Mr. Orme presented a lengthy report on the resources of the state of Geor gia, which was reoeived as information aud ordered printed, and Messrs. W. M. David son, William Hone and Dr. J. J. Waring were appointed a committee to memorial ize the governor of the state through Chatham county’s representation, calling his attention to au article in the Augusta Constitutionalist in regard to “Foreign Capital,’’ aud to request the governors to reoommend in his annual message such legislation as was In his judgment neces lary to remove any local difficulties which might prevent the investment of foreign capital in this state. President Waring appointed Charles Breen, a member of the branch, and Hou. Judah P. Benjamin, a resident of London, a committee to call at the rooms of the parent society in London and obtain practi sal information of what had been done by the parent society, and what it intended to do in the future in regard to securing in vestments in the Mississippi valley. THE SAVANNAH MEMBERSHIP. The membors of the branch society in this oity were: Charles Green, J. W. Lo throp, John Screven. D. G. Purse, Henry Lathrop, VV. K. Alexander, W. Lattlinore, J. F. Watkins, Johu M. Cooper. Alfred Haywood, A. M. Sloan, S, P. Hamilton, IE M. Clinch, H. M. Wadley, Dr. J. G. Thomas, George Cornwell, H. Brigham, Henry Bryan, 8. B. Palmer, William Hone, D. L. Gilbert, W. M. Davidson, Cormack Hopkins, R. M. Orme, Dr. J. J. Waring and A. B. Luce. The directors of the Savannah branch were appointed in London and given a sertificate, whioh was shown to a Morning News reporter yesterday. The oerliti -ate is on a piece of bouud paper about 11x16 Inches, and with the red seal of the “Missis tip pi Valley Society” attached. There is a sircular eugraving, significant of the object if the society, at the head of the certificate. The engraving represents an Indian maiden, who stauds on the right, holding a flobe in her hand, which rests on a base on tvhioh is tho word "Progress,” one-third of the globe being hidden by a map, to which (he hare armed maiden points to the “Mia lissippi Valley.” By her side stands the goddess of manufactures, a while maiden, while back of the two are seen locomotives,’ ihipping, manufactured products of Eng land, bales of cotton, rice, sheaves and a barrel of turpentine and rosin, signifi sant emblems of t >e southern industry. The oertificcte is as follows: THE FIRST BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Intemati nal Clumber of Commerce and Min sissipiH Valley Society /ur the Promotion of Direct Trade. At a meeting of the exeoutlve committee of this chamber, held at St. Stephen's chambers Westminster, England, on July 21. 18'5, it was resolved that Messrs. Charles Ureeu, William M. Wadley, H. Brigham, Henry Lathrop, I), (j. Purse, John M. Cooper, S. P. Hamilton, J F Watkins, W. Grayson Maun, J. H. M. Clinch ink "W. M. Davids. n. and Hon. .1. O. Thomas be ind are hereby appointed the first directory for havannah in terms of article 18 of the consti tution. [Seal] John Croplky, President. Ernest W. Norfolk, Honorable Secretary. As far as it appears from the cld records, which were resurrected for the Mornino Newß reporter, the only one who seems to have gotten any money out of the enter prise was C. R, Griffing, “General Manager of branches,” who was paid SHK 50, while ttie other expenses of the society from the time Df the organization up to July 1, 1875, amounted to sll 50. If more than $lO > was collected and extended the records of the (Savannah branch fail to disclose it, 'BRANCHES ORGANIZED ELSEWHERE. The Florida branch of the International Chamber of Commerce and Mississippi Valiev Society of London was orgaulxed March 30,1*75, by Mr. Griffing, aud Hon. J. J. Finley Wis elected president of the Florid* branch. A branch was organised in New Orleans, and a number of English capital ists and members of tbe parent society visited that city in July, 1875 They were received by a citizens committee of which Gen. G. T. Beauregard was chair man, aid among the speeches made was one by Dr. J. H. Rutherford of London, who stated that it was bis sincere convic tion that tbe time for direct trade was near at band, when the benefit* of the 00-opera tive system in agriculture, manufa ture and trade would be felt and appreciated In the rallev of tbs Mississippi. The visitors while iii New Orleans received boun teous hospitality, and were given a public reeeotion at the Academy of Music and a royal banquet before they departed, but New Orleans, like Sava na’i, under the operations of a nigh protective tariff, has nothing to remind it of direct trade exc ipt the record of its branch or ganized away back in tbe 7o*g and the effort which will be made to revive the project in the Atlanta convention of to-day. DIRECT TRADE WITH LIVERPOOL. Savannah had direct trade before the war, but it was in the days when American vessels carried their share of the commerce of the world. The Mills brothers, Charles, George J. and O. R. Mills, at one time hail a fleet of sailing vessels engaged in direct trade between Savannah and Liv- pool. George J. Mills wai commodore of the line, and commanded one of the ships. The principal vessels of the fleot were the Consul and the Georgia, but there were several other ships in the fleet which were entered here and belonged here, and doing a prosperous business op to the breaking out of the war. Tney carried cargoes of entton, rloe and naval stores and other southern prod ucts, and had return cargoes of iron, orockery, glassware and other manufact ured products. This was iu the days of large impoitations, which have been dissi pated bv the operations of a high protective tariff system. SAVANNAH AND BREMEN LINE. Savannah also had direot trade with Ger many, David R. Dillon running a ship between Savannah and Bremen up to the beginning of the war. He took cargoos of southern prxluota out and brought return cargoes of shoes, German ware aud other manufactured product* of that oouutry. Both the Liverpool and Bremen lines were ?uite profitable to their owners, as mights were high and it was before the days of tramp steamships, subsidised by the countries from which they hailed, that now go into New York harbor for oergoee and underbid the great mail line steamships which, in spite of the emigrant and ordi nary travel, are unable to compete with the tramps that patrol the sea and draw basi lica. from almost every port In the world. THB BELT ELECTRIC LINS. Nearly SIOO,OOO to Be Bpent on Its Present Line. Supt. Clement Saussy of the Belt Line was seen yesterday afternoon at the com pany’s office by a Mohnino News reporter and asked how the work of the change of the line from horse to electric power is pro gressing. In reply Mr. Sausay aald that while some of the work has been done the greater por tion still remains to be dona Seventy-two poles have been put up, but it will take 000 for the present lina TnU number was oon traoted for to be delivered two weeks ago, but only seveuty-two have been received. Those which have been erected begin at the company’s office aud run north on Hat-ersham to Gwinnett nnd’east to East Broad. Poles are up for over three quarters of a mile. The balance of the poles are expected in a few days, when the work of erecting them will begin as soon as they are received. The heaviest part of the work will be the tearing up of the track to lay the ground wire and conueot the rails with the wire. This work must be done throughout the whole of the 0W miles of line, aud will re quire a great deal of labor. Eight new switches will have to be put in to accommodate the electric cars which will be run regularly, and after these swi dies are put iu the old switches will be abandoned. The iron has arrived for two new switches, aud this work will begin at once. The power house has been completed aud now awaits the engines, which under the oontract. should have been delivered and put up by Aug. 27 last. There .re to be two engines of 150 Dorse-power oach. Two Edison dynamos of eighty horse power each have been contracted for and are expected to be here iu about two weeks. Twelve motors have been con tracted for, eight of the Thompson-Hous tou system, and four of the Westing house system. A motor or electric truck is required for each car, and this will give the o impany twelve cars equipped with electric motors, eight of which will be kept In constant use. The compauy is now running twelve cars regularly, which are scheduled to make the round trip of the line in seventy-two min utes. Trese cars make twelve trips each a day, whioh makes a total of 144 round trips. With the electric system the ears are ex pected to make the trip in forty minutes, a reduction in time of nearly one-half. This will enable the electric car to make twenty trios per day .and with the eight cars which the company expect to run regularly, thov will be enabled to mako 160 trips every day, a gain of ten trips per day, with a reduction of four cars and a shortening of the sched ule time thirty-two minutes. The oontract for tho motors calls for their delivery by Oct. 15, but they are hardly expected so soon. Mr. Ssussv says that he has a large force of hauds, and the work will go steadily for ward until the change is completed. How ever. he has no expectation of seeing the the Belt Line moving by electricity before Christmas, and, in view of the immense amount of work to be done, he says he will be well satisfied to have the line in oper ation by electric power by that time. Mr. Ssussy was asked if after tho change the Belt Line cars will have regular stopping points or if they will stop wherever they are sig mled, a* they now do. In reply he said that the eleetrio cars will stop only at street crossings, and then only one side of the street, the cars going south stopping only on the south side of a street, and the cars going north only on the north side. Mr. Saussy says the oompany will spend between SBO,OOO and $90,000 in making the change to electric power and in otherwise improving the plant. As soon as council passes an ordinance authorizing the building of the line through the streets recently granted the oompany, material for laying tho track and otherwise equipping the road will be ordered, and work will begin at once. The new line will be mileslong. As it will Christmas before the work upon the present line is completed it will be gome months later before cars will be running over tho now route. 349 X Villerr Street, New Orleans, ) _ Oot. 23, 18S9. f ’"TV* lliam liadam, Esq.: Dear Sir —l wish the afflicted and suffer ing to know that I positively assort that tor twenty-nine years I have constantly suf fered intense agony with that most terrible disease known as hemorrhoids, or piles, in their very worst form. I have tried every available prescription, but to no curative eni. I have ta .en one jug (which contained one gallon) of Microbe Killer, aud it has completely cured me. It now feels like a dream that I ever suffered with that disease. It has also cured me of au insatiable thirst, which l l ave had all my life. Go try it, all mankind, and do not let your prejudice blind yon against this world-renowned tnediciue. If I possessed the means I would give all the afflicted all and as many jugs as they need to bring about a cure. This testimonial oug tto show the Microbe Kill er’s efficacy. I consider the Microbe Killer paramount. I remoiti, mod reipectfu.lv, Mrs. E. E. D. Watson. For sale by Butler’s Pharmacy,— Ada. THE MORNING NEWS: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10,1890. AN IN DB XOF PROSPERITY. Pulsations of Increasing Commerce on tie Wires. Nothing is more surely Indicative at the onward march of Savannah’s commercial progress than the very large increase re ported in the receipts of the telegraph offices for tbe lest six months. Manager J. L. Maxwell, of the Was’ern Union office, informed a Morning News reporter yesterday that four additional op- rator* irora New York have just been added to the corns of lightning manipula tors, and other addition* to tbe force were made previous to the ones referred to. He said these additions were necessitated by the large increase of business since tho opening of tbe fall season. Both Manager Maxwell and Chief Opera tor George C. Spaid, In discussing the tele graph business of Savannah and its marked increase of late, siy that notwithstanding the fact that another telegraph office has been established here sinced the begining of the year, the Western Unio i has doue the best busi ness this summer that It has ever doue in Savannah, the receipts of each week show ing an increase over the oorresp .ndlng weeks last year. The receipts for August, 18J, Mr. Maxwell says, were 85 percent, above those of the same month laat year, and speak volumes for Savannah’s increas ing trade, as tbe telegraph business of a city is ons of tbe significant pulsations of it* business activity and progress. “Do you know,” asked Chief Operator Soaid, “That Savannah does the biggest telegraph business of any city of its size in tho United States!” The reporter admitted his ignorance. “It is a foot,” said Mr. Spaid. “And it probably does a larger cable business than all the rest of the state pit together. Its telegraph business is, of southern cities, second only to New Orleans.” “Tbe reason for this,” he explained, “Is that Savannah, being the second largest cotton port, in the United States ad the largest naval stores port in the world, aud doing a heavy shipping business in other southern products, requires ooustant com munication with the markets of this coun try aud of Europe." * The amount of telegraphing done by the cotton buyers and shippers is simply Im mense. The Western Union makes a specialty of Its office in the Savannah Cotton Exchange, giving the latter direot communication with the New York exchanges and the oable office, which is an invaluable convenience to the cotton buyers. With the exoeption of private leased wires, the service givon the Savannah exchange is one of the beet afforded in the country. To show the importance which the tele graph company attaches to this service they have placed two men along the line, ono at Augusta and one at Rich mond, for the sole purpose of keeping the wire in the very best working order. Two skillful operators are employed at the oot ton exohange telegraph office. The Western Union facilities for han dling business in the interior of Georgia and Alabama have been considerably improved, and the movement of westorn business has boon greatly facilitated by tbe addition of a quaidruplex wire to Cincinnati When Mr. Maxwell was at the north this summer be ylsited several of the large otflocs in that section and noted several improvement* in the manner if handling business, which he has adopted in tbe Sa vannah office. In view of the large increase in the West ern Uniou, and in the light of tho fact that the Postal Cable Oompiny have an office here which is doing a good business, this double showing is calculate.! to impress one with the steady commercial grow th of the city. FOR SWEET CHARITY’S SAKE. Success of the Festival for the Poor of Bt. Patrick’s Parish. The ladies of the Visitation Society of Bt. Patrick’s parish gave an ice cream festival at the Catholic Library hall last night for tho beneilt of the poor of the parish. The festival was very largely attended, especially by the young and tbe ladles realized quite a neat sum from the entertainment. Avery pleasant evening was si>ent, with music and dancing as attractions, and all were delighted with the entertainment A flue hanging lamp is to te raffled off in the basement of 8t Patrick’s church this afternoon for the fund for the poor. HE WOULDN’T FACE THE MUSIC. A Colored Cotton Header Skips Town to Escape Prosecution. There is a warrant out for George Mont gomery, (colored), who works as a “header" for the Ocean .Steamship Company. He is chargod with a criminal assault upon his step daughter, Jane Russell. The warrant was swor i out before Justice McDermott last Saturday by the friends of the girl, who aliegu that Montgomery had assaulted the girl on several occasions. Ja in says that her mother knew of Montgomery’s criminal assaults, and had offered to com promise the matter if he would pay hor SIOO. Montgomery, by some moans, got wind of the prosecu Mou, aud. it is said, has skipped out. Death of an Old Citizen. Mr. John Lor-h died yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock of Bright’s disease. Ho was sick only about ten dais. Ho was born in Gormanv in 1837, and came to this country when quite a young man. He had been a resident of Savannah since 1858. During the war he served in the German Volunteers up to the surrender of Fort Pulaski, after which he joined Wheeler’s Cavalry Brigade. Atthooloseof the war lie engaged in the grocery business in which ho accumulated a competency. He was of a qnietand re served disposition and was held in high esteem by those who k tow him. Ho leaves a wife and one daughter. Tho deceased is a brother of Mrs. Fred Kuck. The funeral services will be held a: 3:33 o'clock this afternoon, nt his late residence, Hunting don aud Jefferson streets, aud the inter ment will be at Bouavanture cemetery. Green—Groover. William T. Green and Miss Mattie Cooper Groover, of Effingham county, were married at the residence of Dr. A. O. Best, at 161 South Broad street, at 8 o’olook last nlgnt. The ceremony was performed by tha Rev. Mr. Wingard, of the Lutheran church. The parlors wore prettily deco rate! with ferns a id flowers. Only the inti mate friends of tlie bride and groom wore present. Mr. Green is an enterprising young farmer, located near Bisters’ Ferry. Misi Groover is the daughter of Capt. J. D. Groover of Effingham county, and is a handsome blonde. The bridal couple re ceived a number of valuable and useful presents. They leave tills morning for their future home in Effingham. Charged With Horsewhipping a Boy. Mrs. Florence Flahey swore out a warrant before Justice Waring Russell yesterday, for one Harmon, a young white man, who clerks for George Schroder at the oorner of Jones and Purse, charging him with horse whipping her little 7 year old boy, Pat Flahey. Mrs. Flahey said that the boy was playing around the hydrant in front of Schroder’s store, when Harmon ordered him to teave. The boy refused to do so aud Harmon took Schroder’s buggy whip and chastised him severely. To Dispel Colda. Headaches and Fevers, to clesnse tho system effectually, yet gently, when oustive or bilious, or when the blood is impure or sluggish, to permanently curs habitual con stipation, to awaken the kidneys and livar tos eilthy activity, without Irritating or weakening them, use Syrup ut Fig*.— MUti. THE SOUTH BOUND ROAD. IT IS BEING PUSHED NORTH WITH THB GREATEST ENERGY. One Hundred Tons of Steel Ralls Re ceived and Track-laying to Begin at Once at the Centred Crossing-Two Construction Locomotives to Arrive Next* Weak—Other Rolling Stock on the Way—Tbe Rout* to be Surveyed from the Central Crossing to tbe South Bound Depot Grounds. The Savannah Construction Company held Its weekly meeting yeiterday. Reports were presented by Chief Engines - Wadley aad General Manager Brown. Mr. Wadley reported that two preliminary lines had been run to Columbia and one to Barnwell, and that the engineering oorps Is now on tbe Hue from Blackville to Colombia. All the preliminary lines will be completed this week. TRACK-LAYING SOON TO BEGIN. The 100 tons of steel rails reoently re ceived will be shipped to the right of way tills week, and track-layir.g commenced at the Central railroad crossing. The two locomotives to be used in the work of con struction will reaoh here abiut Sept 20, and tbe oars for that service will arrive on Oct 1. Two new locomotives for the regular bus ness of tbe company have been ordered from the Baldwin Looomotive Works. The board instructed the chief engineer to survey the route from the Central railroad crossing to tbe company’s depot grounds in the oity. ALLENDALE INCREASES ITS STTBSCRIPTION. General Manager Brown mads a report in regard to the action of the authorities of the city of Columbia giving rights of way. He also reported that the people of Allen dale hod increased their su scriptions to SB,OOO, provided the railroad made that place one of its stations. The entire business of the construction ootnpany is progressing very satisfactorily, and tbe work of building the Houtb Bound is being pushed with the greatest energy. THE REPUBLICAN FACTIONS. A Lively Time Expected at Waycroas Next Tuesday. All the counties in the First congressional district except four have selected their dele gates to the republican congressional con vention which will meet at Waycross next Tuesday noon. The remaining counties, Pierce, Bryan, Glynn and Camden, will select their delegation next Saturday. The fight has ceased to be one for any particular candidate for congress, as it seems safe to say t at the nomination will be given with practical unanimity to Capt. Doyle if he be wants it. The real light now is for the organization of the congressional commit tee, which will serve for the next two years. L. M. Pleasants (colored), the present chair man of the committee, Is seeking to h ive himself retaiued for another term, and, as there will be a fight to oust him, the war of the factious promises to boa lively one next Tuesday. There will be at least two contests—one from Bulloch and the other from Effingham. In Effingham it Is said by his opponents that Pleasants bad a meeting regularly called, and delegates elected, and the regu lar party organization Issued anothe- call, signed by the chainnau and secretary of the republican oounty committee, which meeting selected delegates last Friday, so that Effingham will go into the convention with two seta of delegates—Pleasants a id anti-Pleasant*. In Bulloch oounty, in which a contest is expected, followers of Pleasants claim, it is said, that the meeting which elected anti-Pleasants delegate; from Bulloch was not regularly called. The anti-Pleasants men say it was impossible for the chairman and secretary of ibe republican county committee of Bul loch to have called the meeti g, for the very good reason that the chairman is dead aud the secretary has removed from the oounty, but they say that the repub licans met and decided to hold a meeting, giving ten days notice thereof, at the expiration of which time tho meeting was held and two anti-Pleasants delegates were appointed. The following estimate of the complexion of the delegates thus far selected is given by the anti-Pleasants’ side, the Pleasants men declining to give any figures: Anti-Pleasant*. Pleasants. Chatham 4 8 Bulloch 2 0 Effingham 2 0 Seriven 1 J Emanuel 8 0 Tattnall 2 0 Appling 0 *2 Liberty , 1 l Mclntosh ... 1 l Wayne 2 o Ware 2 • 0 Clinch ... 2 o Echols 2 0 Charlton ; *1 Total 24 8 ♦Thiso marked with a star are considered doubtful, but are put in the Pleasants' column. The a-iti-Pioasants men claim that they will have the majority of the delegates to bo selected by the four counties next Satur day, and will he very much disappointed if they do not have at least t\euty-eight of the forty delegates to vote against the re tention of Pleasants as chairman. Their tight is being made against him, they say, because ne is not nggres ive enough as a party leader, but Peasants proposes to bo remarkably aggressive next Tuesday. Safety from a Pestilential Scourage. Protection from the disease, not a medicinal agent which merely checks tho paroxysms, is the grand desideratum wherever the endemic scourge of malaria prevails, ijuinino does not afford this protection. Tnc chief reason why Hod "iter’s Stomach Bitters ha 9 won such im mense popularity is. that it prepares tha sys tem to re Ist the malarial pest. Tnis it does by braoing and toning the physical organism: reg ulating and promoting au equal flow and distri bution of the animal fluids, and establishing digestion on a sound basis. Not only is fever and ague prevented, but toe worst types of the disease are conquered by it. Such is the only conclusion to lie drawn from t ie overwhelming evidence in its favor. It is equally efficacious in dyspepsia, constipation, liver complaint, general debility and rheumatic complaint, and is a reliable diuretic aud nervine.— Adv. THE TIN SOLDIER LAST NIGHT. Gallery Gods Delighted With “Rats." the Plumber. Hoyt’s “Tin Boldier" was played at the theater last night, to a good housa. The pit was tilled and tne top gallery was packed, and tho occupa its of bo'h were delighted with the play. It is a very good one, of the roaring farce description, the chief merit consisting in the humorous acting. “Rats’”is the most prominent daracter. He is a dimi lUtive specimen of humanity, a gor.ius in his line—a freak of nature in fact. He is an apprentice to a plumber, and hi* youthful efforts in the line of his trade are enough to make the professional plumber die with envy at hi* adamantine cheek. The play was one laughing fare* from bo ginning to end. Strength, Flavor, Purity. These are the highest qualities of tea, and are bast found in the superb Sirocco, 60c. to |1 a pound. Sole growers of Sirocco are Davidson * Cos., 1436 Broadway, New York. Savannah agents, Lippman Bro*.— Adv. If you feel weak and all worn out take BROWN'S IRON BITTERS Many year* of nouralgia were suffered byfi B. Wingfield, Athens, Ga.. before he used Bradyorotme, which gave him speedy rebel.—A till. BAKING POWDER. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, ISB9. Baking lvi® Powder absolutely pure CITY BREVITIES. A slit) of the Guytonian reportorial pen madeThoma* 8. Morgan, Jr., to say thatChat ham had instructed for Williams, when Bryan was the county referred to. Joseph Forehand, a young man who ran* an engine at Tynan* Machine VI orks, lost a finger of hiß right hand yesterday after noon by getting his hand caught in the crank pin of the engine. The cohort* from Bryan oounty r3turned yesterday, and all will be serene up there, it is said, until it comei to nominating a repre sentative and oounty officers, when the old tactional fight may be renewed. There were but throe persons arraigned In the mayor’e oonrt yesterday morn ing, two of whom were fined for disorderly conduct, and the third, charged with a criminal assault, was discharged. Evangelist Tasker and his workers will commence a series of gospel temperance lectures in the gospel tent at Bull and An derson streets to-night at 8 o’clock. All interested in tbe temperance movement are invited to attend. Messrs. Holst & Cos. cleared yesterday tbs Norwegian brig Familten for Liverpool, with 1,833 barrels of spirits turpentine, measuring gallons, valued at $25,115 02; cargo cleared by Messrs. Pater son, Downing & Cos. A dispatch was received yesterday by the oounty commissioners announcing that tbe steel fixtures for the vaults of the court house were shipped from Jamestown, N. Y., on Sept. 1, aud that the workmen to pnt them up will be in Savannah this week. Bills of lading for the balance of the furni ture have also been received. Justioe Frank McDermott held his regu lar court yesterday, and disposed of consid erable civil business, among other cases the goat case over which there has been litigation tor a long time. The animal was uwarded to Campbell of Yam .oraw, the Old Fort Campbell being glad to settle the case with payment of costs, which included $5 for boarding the goat at the justice's office. The Pablo Beaoh Breeze says that “a pateut has been granted Albert F. Rock well, formerly aresideutof Jacksonville, on a life-saving apparatus, and a half interest in the same ha; been assigned the heirs of Capt. L. R. Tuttle. It is designed for the use of ocean steamships, and is spoken of very highly by competent judges.” Mrs. Frank Lamar of this city is a daughter of tbe late Capt. Tuttle. The debris of the old Goodwin stables at West Broad and Charlton street*, which were burned tbe latter part of July, is being removed. John Dowling, the drayman, has secured a lease of the ground from Samuel Reynolds, the agent representing tho owners in Pailadelphia, and will build a large sales stable on the lot. The sale of stock before the court house on sales da> s will be no longer allowed, and it is proba ble that the sales will hereafter be made at West Broad and Charlton streets, as sev eral of the auctioneers are said to have expressed their willingness to hold their sales there. Adairville, Ky., Dec. 28, ISB9. Radam's Microbe Killer Cos., Nashville, Tenn.: Gentlemen— This certifies that I have been a sufferer from asthma and catarrh for more than tvro years past, getting most of my sleep sitting up in bed or reclining in a chair. I have used one jag of Radam’s Microbe Killer, and for the last three weeks nave been sleeping naturally, soundly and sweetly as a child. 1 attributed my relief to the remedy, and heartily recommend it to any one suffering from asthmatic or ca tarrhal trouble. Respectfully, Edwin R. Moore, Cashier in Bank of Adairville. For sale by Butler’s Pharmacy.— Adv. Quick Time in Cotton Goadinsr. The quick dispatch given to the two Brit ish steamships, which cleared on Monday, was the subject of some favorable comment yesterday. It was a good piece of work, aud Moss s. Reily & Marmalstein, who load’d the vessel, displayed considerable onergy in putting on boat'd the tw> tramps over 10,005 bales ii the short time of six days. The vessels had to be loaded in the time specific i, and the stevedores worked on Sunday and also overtime at night. It was a rernarkaole piece of work in such weather as prevailed. Th& Building Boom at Southover. The Southover Land and Improvement Company held its third monthly mooting at the office of its president yesterday after noon, and, in addition to other important business transacted at the meeting, M >ssri J. L. Whatley, XV. N. Nichols, A. Fernan dez and C. P. Miller were appointed a com mittee, to be known as the "Committee on Improvement," who will at onco proceed to build a number of bouses at Southover Junction. Mr. Whatley is chairman of the oommittee on im.irovement, Kreutzer Sonata. ‘‘Music bath charms to soothe the savage breast.” The exception seems to be tbe Postmaster General and grand haberdasher of the United States. He has an antipathy to the classics, but likes tbe tuneful strains of "The Force Bill March Funereal," by Quay, but leaving this field of art from the cradle song tnat gives to infancy its smiling sleep to the great symphony that bears the s ml away ou wings of fire and ponder for a moment ou a branch of science that has co itributed most largely to the welfare and happiness of the human race, that has spread its wings of beneficence over the civilized world, and we find the Great Mutual Life Insurance Company distanc ing nil its competitors—having treated all policy holders with eqality and honesty North, Mast, "Sooth, ” West—andhaviugno wholesale Dividend Robbery (to use tbe vernacular) to explain away under “The Southern Mortality Subterfuge.” The Mutual Life does noi require the assistance of a "Casuist" in Savannah to whitewash itself or its policy holders. F. X. Douglass, Special Agent. — Adv. ODD LOT SALB At the Famous, 148 Broughton Street. Beginning Saturday, Aug. 38, ter one week only, will sell oil odd lot suits at per oent. less than regular prices. Now is your chance. The only genuine bargain* offered this season. Don’t forget the place. “The Famous,” 148 Broughton Street, —Adv. B. Hymks, Prop. Wherever there are children it Is neces sary to provide against indiscretion in eat ing in the spring and summer. Keep a bottle of Lamar’s Diarrhoea Mixture always at baud.— Ada. LOCAL PERSONAL. D. E. Goodwin of Stillmore is at the Pulaski. J. P. Stevens of Atlanta is registered at the Pulaski. H. C. Perking of Augusta is registered at the Screveu. Capt. H. C. Cunningham left for Philadel pbia yesterday via the Coast Line. John W. Pettyjohn, proprietor of the Arlington hotel of Augusta, is at the Screven. George J. Baldwin returned home yester day from hU summer outing and was seen ou ’Change. Migs Etta Sheppard of Concord, Fla, who has been visiting friend* in the city for several days, returned home Monday. Mr. John N. Johnson, who has been spending the summer in New York and Virginia, returned yesterday to the city. Mr. George A. Wagoner of the well known firm of F. W. Wagenev* & Cos. of Charleston, 8. C., spent yesterday iu the city. Master Simon Kehoe left last night via the Central for Belmont, N. C., where he will oontinne hi* studies at St. Mary’s Col lege. The following young ladies of Savannah are students at the Lucy Cobb Institute: Miss Rosa Woodbery, Miss Lina Walters, Miss Susie Jaudon and Miss Lillie Girrard. Col. J. H. Kstill has so far recovered from bis severe rheumatic affliction for the last two months as to be able again to be out. He has returned to the city from a month’* stay at his plantation in South Carolina, and aopears to have Dean much benefited by the change. Miss Rosa Woodberry of this cltv has been chosen assistant in the literary depart ment of the Lucy Cobb Institute. The Athens Karjle says that “she hasestablis ed an extensive reputation as an original and polished writer. This young lady is com pleting her course at the Lucy Cobb Insti tute, and her future is a bright one. The articles she has contributed to the papers are widely read and copied.” Not at Washington all the Time. Joseph F. Doyle, who Is prominently mentioned in connection with the appoint ment for postmaster of Savannah, has re turned home after a month’s recreation at the summer resorts of New York, Massa chusetts and Connecticut. To a Morning News reporter yesterday he said there is no new feature in the postoffice matter. He says bis papers wore filed in Washington, and after a couple of days spent at the national capital he says he left for New York and dismissed the p stotlice question from his mind and tried to get as much enjoyment and recreation dur.ng his vacation as possible. Mr. Doyle says tnat of the many places he visited the city of Boston reminded him more of a southern city on account of the genial hospitality and courtesy of its people. While north he met James Neil and Larry Hanley, well known in Ford dramatic circles. Neil is playing in Boston wiih a good company and Hanley goes on the stage with Barrett next Monday, and during the season will play Antony to Barrett’s Caesar, Laertes to his Hamlet, and iu all the great Shakespearean dramas Hanley will have equally as good parts as those mentioned above. Baecham's Pills cure btllious and nervous ills.— Adu. Kule H, of the Cotton Exchange. The board of directors of the cotton ex change have adopted anew rule, to be added to the rules governing “free on board business,” which is to b3 known as rule H, and is at follows: “When cotton is sold tor delivery f. o. b., ship here on basis contract, the difference between grades scall bo fixed by the differences existing in Savauuaa ou date of interior invoice.” New Patrons of the Wire. The following telephones have been added to the telephone exchange: No. 477, Drurn moud & Guerard; No. 4159, M. G. Enrlicb, residence. A NERVE! TONIC. Hereford's Acid Phosphate. Dr. Ephriam Bateman, Cedirville, N. J.,says: “I have used it for several years not only in my practice, but in my own in vidual case, and consider it under all cir cumstances one of the best nerve tonics that we po-sess. For mental exhaustion or over work it gives renewed strength and vigor to the entire system.”— Adv. Many Persons are broken down from overwork or household cares. Brown’s Iron Bitters Rebufidsthe system, aids digestion, removes excess of bile, and cures malaria. Get the genuine. The Savannah Academy Opens its twenty-second session on Monday, Oct. (5. This is one of the recognize! edu cational institutions of the city, and under its present principal, Mr. John Taliaferro, has been remarkably successful. See the advertisement elsewhere for particulars. New Arrivals. We are daily receiving invoices of new and handsome designs in fine Jewelry, Silverware, and useful and ornamental articles, comprising in part Unset Diamonds, Diamond Rings, Diamond Jewelry, Bolid Silverware, Fine Plated Wares, Bronzes, Plaoques, Onyx Clocks, Onyx Tables, Fine Bric-a-brac, Irai>crted Cut Gloss. The ladies are invited to examine our new arrivals of rare examples in rings aud jewelry. M. Sternberg & Bro., 157 Brough ton street. — Adv. If YOU WANT If you want a DAY BOOK MADE. If you want a JOURNAL MADE, it you want a CASH BOOK MADBh If you want a LEDGER MADE, It you want a RECORD MADE. If you want a CHECK BOOK MADE, If you want LETTER HEADS. If you want NOTE HEADS, ft you want BILL HEADS, If you want BUSINESS CARDS, —SEND TOOK ORDERS TO Morning News steam Printing House, Mornino News Buildino, 8 Whitaker Street. Dolphins are now playing in the bay at Santa Cruz forthe first time ou record. They are fol lowiug immense schools of mackerel. LUDDK.I A BATES S. M. B. $25,000,000 Tqctw * n the bus!. . neM of Savannah tew last year: If you read the trade is* you perhaps noticed that we were ZT palled to give thanks for our share of the gam. Wo were included in the P r 0 ‘ cession of thankful ouea because the world’* best * ORGANS a, j,rices and Z make us resistlesa Our manual,., thetr ‘“sfument* aTiw, KEEP DOWN our prices. That what does the business. If V rn v l * any doul* that we sell under £ New York prices, come in and let show you some letters in our p '!* sion. and if yon want a Piano we e satisfy ycu. 0 we cao ■+■ , LDDDEN4BAYESUI DRY GOODS. clllyolEl 137 Broughton Street. We would call special attention to the follow ing lines of goods which we offer this wees , the season for same is fast nearing its end and we have no space to pack them away when the season Is over, consequently we have to vet rid of them regaralesß of what they cost LOT I. One lot of Striped and Printed English Organ dies that have been selling at 25c., what there ia left of them will be sold at . LOT 2. One lot of flue Printed Batiste, the bulk of which was sold at 20c. yard, will be sold this week at 12)4a LOT 3. One lot of extra fine Striped and Plaid India Linens; we have sold quantities of them at 'Ate ! we will close what is left at 10c. LOT 4-. One lot of Btriped Lawns and Plaid Nansook* that was sold at 8 and 10c., this coming week they will be sold at sc. C3DAAN & DOOSER PUBLICATIONS. A. JYL A. P OF SAVANNAH. SIZE 80x34 INCHES. SHOWING THE TRtTK STREET AND PROP 1-KTV LINES OF THE CUT PRINTED ON BOND PAPER anl put upin book form. Every property owner a iar**J tstate dealer, aod every other pcjrsou n the city should have a copy- PRICE ONE DOLLAR. FOB SALE AT ESTIII’SMEPIII COAL AJiD WOOD. COAL AND WOOD OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTLY DELIVERED. ID. ZR,„ Th-omas, 111 Bay St. West Broad SU Wharvefc Tet.kphokb No. 6Sk FISH AND OYSTRKA^^^. ESTABLISHED 1858. M. M. Sullivan & Son, Wholesale Fish aod Oyster Deale: 150 Bryan st. and 152 Bay lane, rann ® h, Fish orders for Punta Gorda received have prompt attention. TliliiFL MTERPRISL ISlEGlillL SOCIETY, DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR, Was the Corner-Stone Laid by Our Firm Eleven Years Ago. What has It done for us ? Given us the entire confidence of thousa of people in this and other skates- Placed us at the head of one of the arg businesses in the south. - Erected for us one of the largest sd beautiful stores in the south. Given us command of a l ar *® singly, money, of which we do not every but use for our comfort and mvestm enterprise looking to the advancem city's interests. If you want a Piano or Organ* see the Leaders, DAVIS BROS.