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CALLED TO A PASTOUATE.
DB. TABS ELECT if D PASTOR OF THB
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
A Meeting of the Consrregation Fx
terds a Unanimous Call. Which Dr.
Vase Accepts—The Election to Oo
Before the Presbyteries, and as Soon
as Acted Upon the New Pastor Will
Enter Upon His Dutiea-A Sketch of
His Life and Pastoral Work.
Dr. L. C. Van* of New-Berne. If. C., was
elected pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Savannah at a meeting of the
congregation held after the regular service
yesterday morning.
Dr. Vass came over from New-Berne the
day previous and filled the pulpit yesterday
morning by request of the church. His
subject was “Drifting.” and the text
Hebrews IL, 1: “Therefore we ought So
give the most earnest hoed to the things
which we have heard lest at any time we
should let them slip.”
He divided his sermou under three beads,
first “Drifting away from belief in the
holy scriptures”; second, “Drifting away
from a belief in God and salvation through
Christ,” and third “Drifting away from
the church.” The subject was handled in a
most masterly manner.
elect: so a PASTOR.
After the regular services were concluded
Dr. Vass retired, and the meeting was oalled
to order for the election of a paetor by the
Rev. R. Q. Way ot the Anderson Street
church, it being ne eesary according to the
church rules that a minister of the same
rresbytery shall moderate all congrega
tional meetings for the election of pastors.
Mr. Way was the only available minister,
and after holding services in the Anderson
{street church he came to the First church
and opened the meeting as moderator.
The oommittee which was appointed to
sup, ly the pulpit during tie summer and
to recommend candidates available f >r the
pastorate made its report, which was re
ceived and adopted. The report recom
mended that thanks be returned to the
ministers who bad given the church the
benefit of their servioes during the summer
and submitted the names of several leading
ministers of the denomination for the action
of the church.
DR. VASS CALLED.
A vote wae taken and Dr. Vaes received
something over 100 votes. Fifteen or
twenty scattering votes were divided
among other candidates. Upon motion Dr.
Taw was unanimously elected pastor of the
church.
A committee of six of the oldest members
of the church, three ladies and three gentle
men, was appointed to notify Dr. Vass of
his election. The committee called upon
him immediately after the meeting and re
ceived his acceptance of the pastorate.
It will be several weeks before be will be
able to take charge, as the call will have to
be prosecuted by the congregation both be
fore the Norm Carolina presbytery and the
presbytery of Savannah.
THE SIW PASTOR.
Dr. Vass is a man well fitted to fill the
position of pastor to the church by which
ne has be-n chosen. He is a man not only
of erudition, but of great observation,
which he exhibits in bis sermons. He is
about middle age, of warm, genial tempera
ment and a thorough student of human
nature in all its aspects, whioh enables him
to preach from knowledge and not from
theory. He is a Virginian by birth, and
studied at the Union Theological Seminary
at Hampton Sidney, Va., and was a student
there when the war begau. He promptly
enlisted in Stonewall Jackson’s brigade
and was with the brigade as c nap
lain throughout the whole war. He
was frequently left in the ranks of the
enemy with southern prisoners, and la com
pany with other confederate chaplains was
carried north with the prisoners and at
tended them in prison.
Since the war i e bus served faithfully as
a pastor of his denomination at different
places.
ELEVEN TEARS AT NEW BERNE.
He comets here from New-Berne, where he
has been eleven years. He was sent os a
delegate to the pan-Presbyterian congress
in Paris several yea: s ago and haa since
traveled extensively in E..rope. He Is the
auto r of several theological works of
standard merit
Dr. Vass was recommended to the First
church when it became known that it wae
In search of a [nstor and was invited by the
committee to fill the pulpit during the
month of August, whlca he did for three
Habbaths in that month very acceptably to
the congregation.
His family oon ists of himielf, his wife
and three children, two sons and a daugh
ter. His elder sou is now at Davidson Col
lege, N. C.
HIS FIRST SERMON AS A PASTOR.
A good congregation of the members
listened attentively to Dr. Vass’ sermon
last night. His text wss; “Fon.ow we see
through a glan darkly, but then face to
face,” I Cor. xiil, 12. The sermon was
full of pure, simple, yet lofty thoughts,
and his sound logical reasoning and plaiu
advocacy of scriptural tru hs were a de
light to those who will soon come under his
charge.
“There are many strange things,” said
Dr. Vare, “that are difficult for us to un
derstand. Things that have occurred in
history, the strange oourse of events, the
persecution and the suffering of God’s
people, these are difficult for us to under
stand. The daily occurrences around us
are hard for us to understand, for ‘now we
see through a glass darkly,’ as iu an
enigma is the true expression, a riddle
which we do not understand.”
THE MYSTERY OF SIN.
The speaker dwelt at length upon “tho
mystery of sin” with which wa are daily
surrounded. Continuing, he said: “Sorrow
is a mystery. The world is full of sorrow
end suffering. People are forced down
•with suffering and grief, and we do not
understand why it is. Yet we have the
promise that we shall stand face to face
with him, and be like him, and then we
know that a ray of sunlight from God’s
throne will make it all clear, and we shall
see the hand of God in It all.” The sermou
was concluded with a word to those who
ere without light or hope.
ITB FIRST BIRTHDAY.
Ihe Christian Church Sunday School
Celebrates its Anniversary.
The Chris.ian church Sunday school cele
brated its first anniversary last night at the
church on Bolton street. The exercises
were in charge of Supt. O. F. Pace, and the
programme was varied and quite entertain
ing. The chancel was decorated with flow
ers, evergreens and moss, and the chande
liers were tastily decorated, presenting
altogether a pleasing sight.
A congregation filled the church
and lent encouragement to the little ones by
their presence.
The exercises opened at 8 o’clock by the
entire Sunday school singing the hymn
“God of ihe Harvest.” This was followed
by a responsive reading by the superin
tendent and school.
Rev. T. H. Blenus. pastor of the churoh,
offered up a fervent prayer, after which a
regular programme was gone through.
Edwin Hyuls delivered a very in
teresting address to fcis school
mates, and was followed by a hymn entitled
“The Little Harvesters,” by eight little
flrls. Recitations were given by Jessie
aylor, Mary Ryals, Meta Fretwell, Gussie
Carter and Dohne Purse. The songs, “What
Ate We Here For,” “Rest Will Be Sweeter,’
“Gate* of Praise,” “While the King Comes
In,” “Seed Time and Harvest” wore ren
dered by the entire school.
"The Better Choice," a dialogue by four
little boys was highly interesting, as was
also one by six little girls, entitled “God’s
Becrets.”
Hupt. Paco read his annual report, watch
showed the school to be in s very flourish
ing financial condition. The total cumber
of scholars enrolled is seventy- five, and the
school has had an average attendance dur
ing the year of sixty. A collection was
taken up for the benefit of the school, and
Sre congregation responded very liberally.
The school t ien sang “God Bless Cs, after
which Rev. Mr. Bleo s pron uooed the
benediction, and the exercises were brought
to a close.
THE HOLY ROSARY.
Rev. Father MoCarthy Preaches an
Eloquent Sermon.
Rev. W. A. McCarthy preached an elo
quent sermon yesterday morning at the
high mass st the. Cslbedral His subject
wss tbs rosary, whioh he handled is mas
terly style, and htsducourse wss attentively
listened to by a large congregation. Father
McCarthy took hi text from the Canticle
ofCanticlesl:U>: “We will make the chains
of gold, inlaid with silver.”
" The simple but sincere devotion of our
forefathers," said the speaker, “ia their
faith to Ike ever blessed mother of God, re
vealed itself in the most lovaly and touchiug
forma. Flowers and shrubs, bushes ana
tr<** served both in Europe and iu Asia as a
means for the remembrance of her name.
New ways ot honoring her were constantly
discovered, and it was no insignificant con
solation to the servants of the mother of
God w hen, in addition to the other prac
tices of devotion to her wae added the devo
tion of the holy rosary, aod our ancestors In
the faith woo Vied with one another in hon
oring the blessed Vipgin Marc were able to
exclaim wita King Solomon, in the Cantiole
of Cantic.es: 'We will make thee chain* of
gold inlaid with silver.’
W nat then is the rosary > We may smile,
perhaps, at this simple question, but do we
really know? The grains of which it is
composed—it matters little whether they be
pearls or corai, ivory or wood, silver or
gold—merely serve to count the number of
prayers, to sustain and fix the atten ion of
the mind and heart by sensible signs; but
the cross attached to them ia a sign of
strength, life and ealvatiou, the glorious
sign of redemption, a sign ever memorable
for Christians. Weil may we wear that cross
and let it shine on our breast It is the true
and only cross of honor.
Holding the croaa we devoutly recite the
apcistles’ creed.
This admirable profession of faith is the
work of the twelve apostles. When they
were about to separate to enter on the
preaching of the gospel and to divide
amongst themselves the noble work of the
oonquest of souls, before bidding each other
a final adieu, being assembled together and
inspired by the Holy Ghost, they composed
this profession of faith, ao clear arid con
oise.
In reciting the creed do we not feel that
it is not the words ot hesitating, stammer
ing philosophers who attempt to draw up
a vague and skeptical eyst- m ot doctrine
Do we net feel a firm and affirmative tone
pervading it—the dogmatical aooent of
men enlightened from above and sent on a
divine mission I l'bev behave in one God,
one only God, Almighty, creator of heaven
and earth, in Jesus Christ, his only son, one
Lord, etc. They believe in the Holy Ghost,
eta
All isthere;aU Christianity, all catholicity,
all that is rigorously of faltu and necessary
to salvation. After the creed we recite the
Lord’s prayer, ootaposed by Jesus Christ
himself. It is the most excellent of all pray
ers ;it contains all that we can ask for; yes,
all. The angelical salutation was composed
iu heaven arid brought to earth by the Arch
angel Gabriel, and the doxology refers all
things to God, as the first beginning and
last end of what this world contains.
Thus the cr< as,the creed, the Lord's prayer,
the angelical salutatioa, and the doxology
are the parts of the rosary. We recite the
creed once, the Lord’s prayer fifteen times,
the angelical salutation ISO times, termi
nating each decade by the doxology.
The rosary is oalled the ; saltor of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, and also the queen
of all prayers oomposed for the queeu of
all queens. Let us imagine, if we can, a
formula of prayer more universal, easier
and better suited to the capaoity of all,
more sublime, ana at the same tune more
simple. The rosary is a memorial, nn
abridgment of all Christianity; it is the
breviary of all pious lairs, it is an alphabet
for simple souls, for children and for old
people. But for tbe learned, for meu of
genius, for those who wish to meditate
deeply, it is a sublime book, the vastest
compendium of theology.
It is au Immense and unfathomable sea,
like the mysteries it commemorates. Some
so-called intelligent people will say that the
rosary is fit only for children, devotees,
simple and ignorant persons. It is all they
know about it. Shame to them, and to
their lack of good sense and profound igno
rance.
What! A St. Dominic, founder of the
illustrious order of Friars preachers, cele
brated for his deep learning and eloquent
preaching—St. Dominic recited the rosary
every day, and found in it more than his
intelligence could fathom and his head con
tain.
What! St. Thomas Aquinas, the angeli
cal doctor of the schools, the eagle of
theology, who hail fathomed the depths of
metaphysics, who had gathered up and
christianized all that was true and beautiful
in pagan antiquity—be who is even con
sidered to this day the loftiest and vastest
human intelligence, Bt. Thomas Aquinas
recited the rosary, and he found therein all
that the sublimity of his geuius and the
depths of his soul could desire.
What! Father Lecordaire, that magnifl
ceut intelligence, that noble heart, that
thundering and sympathetic orator, that
captivating apostle of enthusiastic and
studious youth, wore his rosary at his
girdle; he recited it as did Bt. Dominic and
Bt. Thomas, ana he found in it an abyss for
his mind and an ocean for his heart.
What! Daniel O’Connell, that warm and
true-hearted, noble and intrepid exponent
of Catholic emancipation, always realizing
the oath of his holy faith and the powerful
intercession of the mother of God, never
undertook the severe task of cham
pioning the cause of his native land on the
floor of the British parliament without hav
ing said his rosary.
And what shall we say of the rosary in
song) Father Kyan. the poet-priest of the
south, valuing its every gram, thus extols
it in his book of splendid poetry:
Sweet blessed beads, I would not part
With oue of you for richest gem
That gleams in kingly diadem,
Ye know the history of my heart.
And we who havo hardly caught a glimpse
of the first truths, the bare elements'of
philosophy; we whose intelligence is veiled
by so many errors and our worldly hearts
weighed down by the love of material
things, we whose soul has never onoa taken
its flight beyond the region of the senses; do
we fail to appreciate what they admired
and loved?
Earthly men stop at the rind and at the
letter, without ever penetrating into the
core and the spirit which vii lfles and which
gives the key to divine things, to things of
love and ecstaey. Ah 1 we can now under
stand why it is that we do not understand.
We should also bear mind that to recite
the creed, the Lord’s prayer, the Hail Mary
and the doxology is not all the rosary. At
each decade during the recitation we should
meditate on one of the mysteries. These
mysteries are divided into joyful, sorrowful
and glorious—the joys, the sorrows, the
triumphs of Mary, the mother of God, from
the very moment of the annunciation by
the Archangel Gabriel, heaven's special
messenger of the incarnation, to the glorious
coronation of the queen of heaven.
Here, indeed, the highest genius finds
subjeots for its study, its astonishment and
its humiliation. It proceeds from Bethle
hem, the humble city of heaveuly bread, to
the Garden of Olives, from Thabor, the
mount of the transfiguration to Calvary’s
tragic summit—from earth to heaven. It
passes and repasses ail tho groat actions, ail
the heroic life of Jesus aud Mary—the man-
God aud the woman, the virgin mother—
meditating on them, contemplating on
them, losing itself in them as in a fathom
less abyss. This truly is the Holy Rosary,
Mary and Jesus, the angelical woman and
her div.ue sou—our mother and our savior
TIIE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1890.
—the history of their joys, thetr sorrows
and their triumphs. Behold tbe holy
rosarv.
This name which cells up to many memo
ries and excites ao much devotion reminds
us of tbe mystical rose, the rose of Jericho,
the flower of tbe virgins of Israel, the
queen of heaven, tor whom was composed
tbe queen of all prayers. Ah! bow de
ligbful it ia for for a client of Mary to
recipe tbe rueary, wherein the heart con
stant! v repeats the tame thing without
noticing toe repetition or growing weary,
because it repeats it with love. And what
is it to love? It i* to master the secret of
the mysteries of life and death, It is mare
even tban to understand, it ia to divlae; it
is more than ho divine, it la
to see, and to see with an
intuitive, an eca'atic love and sight To
love I It la the first and the last word of time
and the ooly word of eternity, which
repeats itself forever in a beatific fullness of
unspeakable delights. “We wifi thee
chains of gold, inlaid with silver, aod ever
love the holy roaary and blessed mother of
God.”
BURGLARS TAP A BAR.
They Break Open the Cask Register
but Are Disappointed in Their Haul.
Rimers & Fitzpatrick’s barroom, at No.
109 Broughton street, was burglarized about
2 o’clock yesterday morning. The thieves
gained an entranoe by climbing the yard
fence In Broughton street lane. They prised
open one of the rear windows of tbe saloon.
They evidently exiected to make a big haul
of Saturday night’s receipts, but the pro
prietors had removed the money from the
cash register after closing, and thereby
saved themselves considerable logs.
The burglar* broke open the drawer of
tbe register, and, not finding anything in it,
took a sample case of cigars belonging to
J. W. Wild, a drummer for Walters & Cos.
of New York, who bad left it there in the
evening.
Policeman Gaffney who was patrolling
Broughton street saw two colored men go
ing along shortly after 2 o’clock, with what
appeared to be a valise. He started toward
them to find out what they were doing on
the street at that hour oi the night with a
sachet. The negroes on seeing him started
on a run toward Whitaker street, and
dropped tbe valise, which proved to be the
property of Mr. Wild. Policeman Gaffney
pioked it up, and pursued the burglars for a
short distance, but they managed to elude
tbe officer in the darkness.
The case ot cigars was taken to the bar
racks and held until Mr. Wild called for it.
There is no clew to the burglars, but it is
thought that they must have been well ac
quainted with the surroundings.
THE STORE WAS UPSET.
A Singular Fire at No. 33 Tattnall
Street—The Damage Flight.
Policeman Brantlay discovered flames
issuing from tbe roof of tbe frame tenement
No. 33 Tattnall street at the foot of Jones
street at lils ooloefc this morning. He
awoke the occupants and then turned in an
alarm from box No. 36, at Wavne and
West Broad streets. Engines Nos. 3 and 5,
truck No. 2 and the chemioal responded.
The Ore was located In a back bedroom
on tho secoud story, and is
supposed to have started in the bedding
from an overturned coal stove that was
found in the room. The bedstead and bed
ding and other furniture and clothing in
the room were totally destroyed. The fire
extended to the next room, occupied by W.
J. Bryan, and did considerable damage.
The bouse is the property of
Mrs Charles Collins and was rented
in apartments. The oocupauts of the room
where the fire originated rented the place
last week and their names are not known.
They left the house yesterday afternoon and
hid not returned up to the time of the fire.
The loss by the fire is not over $250 on
the house, which is fully covered by insur
ance. Mr. Bryau carried no insurance on
bis furniture, and his loss is light. No water
was used in extinguishing the flames, the
chemical doing all the work.
WINDING UP OF THB CANVASS.
Col. Lester to Close Hla Campaign
This Week.
Congressman I .eater spent yesterday in
the city, after last week’s campaigning,
speaking every day at prominent towns in
the district. His speeches were listeued to
by large crowds at every print, and much
enthusiasm was manifested. The demo
crats will poll every white
vote in their district if possible, Col. Lester
says. The republicau leaders are working
on the colored voters, and and mbtless they
will poll a large vote. It is believed,
though, that it will take harder work than
the republicans nave yet done and a mint
of m mey to poll the full colored vote in the
country districts.
Col. Lester was in a very cheerful frame
of mind yesterday, and did not seem to be
worried by the approach of election day.
He speaks to-day at Blnckshear, at States
boro to-morrow and Sw&insboro Thursday.
These ore all the appointments he has made
for the week. This week closes the oam
paign work in the district outside of Savan
nah.
The democrats will close tho oampaign in
Savannah with a grand rally at the theater
next Saturday night.
THB GUARDS NEW ARMORY.
The Corps Negotiating' for the Orphan
Asylum Property.
The Savannah Volunteer Guards Battalion
is negotiating for the purchase of the
Female Orphan Asylum property at the
corner of Bull and Charlton streets. The
property consists of three lota with a front
age of 180 feet on Charlton street and tbe
asylum building. The Guards have an
option on the property for ¥48,000. It is
probable that the sale will be consummated
in a day or two. If the Guards take the
property the asylum building will be re
modeled und additions ma le to make the
place -.uitable for both a club house and
armory for the corps.
O’BHIBN INVITED TO SAVANNAH.
The Savannah Branch of the National
League After Him.
Tbe Savannah Branch of the Irish Na
tional League has invited William O’Brien,
the Irish patriot, to visit Savannah on his
southern tour the coming winter and deliver
an address on the Irish question. T. H.
O’Donovan, secretary of the Savannah
branch, has sent the invitation to Thomas
P. Gill, M. P., at the Fifth Avenue hotel,
New York, and expects to receive a favora
ble reply in a few days. Mr. Gill has the
arranging of dates for Messrs. O’Brien and
Dillon, who are ex;iecteil o reaoh New Y ork
about Nov. 10 from France.
CITY BREVITIES.
DeKalb Lodge, No. 9, I. O. O. F., meets
to-night.
Regular meeting of Calanthe Lodge No
28, £ F., this evening.
Nine arrests were recorded at police
headquarters up to 1 o’clock this morning.
Seven of the offenders were wuite and two
colored, aud all were charged with the
same offence —drunkenness and disorderly
conduct.
Swift, sure and complete are the cures ef
fected by Salvation OIL Price only 25 cent*.
Never despvir of curing; your cold as long as
you can buy l)r. Bull’s Cough Syrup. 25 coots.
—AU v.
Prices Continue Upward.
Sugar and consequently Pure Sugar
Candies must advance. So to-day get at
the Saturday special prices a pound of tbe
fresh Chocolate Creams ISc. Th (to-day).
Gum Drops 10c., and remember to patron
ize the Drug Store corner Congress and
W hitaker streets for reliable good? at rea
sonable price*. This Saturday’s special
prices you will find among the locals.— Adv.
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY
WIND AND COLD WAVE.
Mercury Expected to Oo to the Frost
Point This Morning.
Yesterday was raw and windy. Tbe first
cold wave worthy of the name struck tbe
city lata in the afteraoon and caused tbe
mercury to fail rapidly. A high wind
prevailed during tbe day, which added to
the chilliness of the atmosphere.
The wind reached a velocity of thirty
miles an hour in the asteraoon and kept a
large portion of tke baaday crowd off the
streets. OverenaU and wraps war*- very
papular and winter suits took the place of
soinmer ones. At tbe park, which was
visited probably by 2,000 people the pre
ceding Sunday, hardly half a hundred peo
ple were to be seen at any time during tbe
day. The oong egatious at the churches
were good, neverthaess, both morning and
night, and everybody neemed glad that 000 l
weather had really come.
Tiis wind played havoc with the telegraph
and telephone wires. They were crossed in
many places and lu soma streets were down
altogether. Signs were unhinged and blown
iato the street Hid loose window shutters
made lively music for nervous people.
During tbe heaviest of the blow of wind
In tbe afternoon tbe tall frame scaffold by
the tower of the Independent Presbyterian
church toppled over, and would have fallen
into Bull street bad it not been held by
ropes. A number of people on the street
were attracted by the sight of the swaying
framework and shod watching it for some
time, expecting that it would fall. Sergt.
Kilh.urhy notified tbe foreman in charge of
the work, and be and others managed to
draw the frame back to the perpendicular,
where it was fastened with ropes.
The maximum temperature for the day
was 68° early in the afrernoon. but the cold
wave came in, and at 4 o’clock the ther
mometer was rapidly falling and reached
a2* by night. The night was crisp and
wintry, and heavy covering was in de
mand.
The cold wave originated in the western
states Saturday morning and moved slowly
eastward during the day. Yesterday it
moved more rapidly, aud last night its
effects were felt all over the Bouth Atlantic
states, the center of the wave
passing over Tennessee, Kentucky, Vir
ginia and North Carolina As no reports
are received at tb signal office here except
from southern points on Saturday nights,
the observer was iu ignoranoe of the cold
wave coming this way and predicted
“slightly warmer’’'for Sunday in all inno
cence. Temperature was reported as follows
at the places named at 8 o’clock last night:
Knoxville 44’, Vioksbnrg 52*, Charleston
52’, Memphis 48", Nashville 46*. Atlanta
4’, Augusta 50°, Jiorf <lk 48°, Wilmington
48°, Montgomery 50’. Texas and the lower
Mississippi valley were not much affected;by
the wave.
The following telegraphic order to hoist
signals was received from Washington:
Hoist cautionary signals at 10 o'clock. High
pr essure and westward. Colder. Greeley.
The maximum temperature in the At
lanta district was 80’ as against 71’ in the
Bavannah district. The probability is that
the mercury will be down to 40° by 6
o’clook this morning. A light frost ii pre
dicted for Savanna;-, if the wind is not too
high, and a killing frost in North Georgia
and further northward. If there is no frost
this morning it can certainly be relied on
for to-night.
Tbe forecast from Washington for the
state says: “Fair weather, colder. De
cidedly so in southern portion. Frosts
likely to occur Monday night. Northerly
winds.”
The signal observer predicts much colder
weather for to-day and it is pretty safe to
rely on his prediction.
HANDLING BIG FREK3HTS.
The Central Taxed to Move the Cot
ton Crop.
In talking with a Morning News re
porter yesterday Goneral Manager Gabbett
said that the Central railroad is handling
cotton this year with greater regularity
and promptness tban ever before in its his
tory, owing to the largely increased rolling
stock, and the many other improved facili
ties for ready transportation of heavy
freights.
“Cotton is not allowed to pile up at tbe
stations along the line now, as was the cus
tom once,” he said, “aud little oomplaiut
can bo made now of the road’s not being
able to take every bale of cotton as soon as
offered. Of ourse, unexpected delays will
happen sometimes.
“There is some difficulty in delivering the
ootton from the yards here sometimes and
some little confusion at all times, caused by
the immense quautities of ootton which we
have to handle here, but we are reducing
the work to a system and expect to reduce
the trouble in delivering oottofi to a mini
mum. Cotton is tbe all important freigut
just now.”
In reference to the continued reports of
his resignation Mr. Gabbott said he had
reason to believe that they were originated
elsewhere with the hope of infiuen ing cer
tain movements in railroad circles. “I
could not think of leaving the Central rail
road in justice to myself until the plans I
have inaugurated have been carried out,”
ha said.
THE PURIM ASSOCIATION.
To Glvo a Grand >3*ll During tho Next
Purith Fostival.
The Purim Association, with a member
ship of 100, was organized last night at the
Haruionia Club. The following officers
were elected:
President—L. Kayton.
Vice President and Treasurer—L G.
Haas.
Secretary—David Robinson.
The purpose of tbe association is to give a
graud Purim ball during tbe Purim festi
val, about March 8. The objects of the
association are purely social. The ball
will be exclusively for members of the
association. At the next meeting of tho
association, which will be held next week, a
governing board, to consist of the officers of
the association and six members, will be
appointed
HAIL AND CROSSTXE.
The railroad capital of the world is esti
mated at *'39,000,000,000.
Experiments are now in progress to t st
the geological structure of the sea bed upon
which it Is proposed to construct the i ridge
across the English channel. Examinations
of the Frencu const hare been finished and
so far as they have proceeded on the English
side of the channel the results have been
highly satisfactory, the sea bottom being
very solid aud suitable for the proposed
structure.
Economy: “Oae hundred doses *l.’’
Merit: "Peculiar to itself.”
Purity: Hood’s Sarsaparilla.— Adv.
THB CROWD AT STERNBERG’S.
The Great Sale Draws.
The sale of Glassware, Crockery and Fancy
Wares continues at M. Sternberg & Bro.’s,
and the public interest still keeps up. Prices
being so muob lower than in any other
establishment for the same goods, the cause
of the large attendance of pleased pur
chasers is easily understood.
Messr-i. Sternberg & Bro. are making a
specialty of Wedding Presents this season,
aud, besides their large and valuable stock
of Jewelry, Diamonds aud fine sterling and
plated Silverware, offer the public some
exquisite Art Goods, ornamental and use
ful, iu rare wares. Bronzes, Vases, Onyx
Tables, Clocks, Brass Stands and Tables,
ami ttiousauds of other articles most ac
ceptable to young persons starting out in
life. The public, aud the ladies especially,
are urged to visit our wareroo-.ns aud look
over our display, incurring no obligation
whatever to biyr.
M. Sternberg & Bro.,
—Adv. 157 Broughton street.
BAKING POWDER.
Royal Baking Powder
Is Superior to Every Other
The United States Official
Investigation
Of Baking Powders, recently made, under authority of
Congress, by the Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C., furnishes the highest authoritative informa
tion as to which powder is the best. The Official Report
Shows the ROYAL to be a
cream of tartar baking pow
der, superior to all others in
leavening power
LOCAL P3RSQNAL.
J. B. English ot Macon is at the De Soto.
Arthur W. Clarke of Darien is at the Pu
laski.
H. M. Law of Atlanta U a guest of the
Pulaski.
R. L. Hicks of Reidsville is a guest of the
Soreven.
John W. Peregoy of Philadelphia is at
Screven.
Hon. F. G. dußlgnon left for New York
last night.
O. K Francis of Augusta is registered at
the Pulaski.
Fred T. Dexter of Boston is registered at
the Screven.
Joe Me Dean of Sylvania is stopping at
the Marshall.
8. G. Martin of New York ia a guest of
the Marshall.
E. Eugel has gone to New York on a
business trip.
W. F. MoElroy of St. Louis is registered
at the De Soto.
Miss U. Spears of Mobley Pond is a guest
of the Screven.
E. Beoden and daughter, of Humphreys,
are at the Pulaski.
C. F. Shoemaker of Philadelphia ia a
guest of the Pulaski.
George W. Bordeaun of Abbeville Is reg
istered at tbs Pulaski.
S. E. Duncan of Linisvilie, Ky., is reg
istered at the De Scto.
George J. Garrard of Columbus, Ga., Is
stopping at the De Soto.
B. F. Killings worth of Cohen’s Bluff is
stopping at the Screven.
T. P. Trusman of Williamsport, Pa., is
registered at the Marshall
B. F. Whitner, Jr., and wife, of Sanford,
Fla., are stopping at the De Boto.
A. C. Knapp of the Georgia Southern and
Florida railroad is at the De Soto.
E. W. Wynne, a prominent commission
merchant of Charleston, S. C., is a guest of
the Pulaski
Mrs. Lewis A. Nelson, Mi3s Irma Wessd
and Miss E. B. Crafts are spending the
week in Charleston.
Mr. and Mrs. P. O’Connor have returned
from a several mosths’stay in the moun
tains of North Carolina.
Lee Lewinon returned from Macon last
night, whero he has been tending an
addition to the state asylum for the blind.
Rev. D. F. Sheppard, a prominent Pres
byterian divine of Asheville, N. C., spent
yesterday in the city aud was a guest or the
Marshall house.
Dr. Thomas of Loudoun, Va., accompa
nied by his niece, Miss Moggie Hutchison,
is in the city, the guests of S. P. Hamilton,
on Lafayette square.
Mr. Luke Carson, who was injured a few
days ago by being thrown from his buggy
on the Thunderbolt road, is lying in a
critical condition at his home on" Aberoorn
street. At one time yesterday morning he
was thought to tie dying, but he rallied
slightly, and last night at 10 o’clock he was
resting easier, but still in danger. Mr.
Carson’s daughter Mr-. Rile of Augusta,
is with him. Mr. Carson’s serious condition
is the result of internal injuries which be
received in the accident.
L.U'BBLLE OIL.
Prevents tendency to wrinkles or ageing
of the skin. Prevents withering of the skin or
drying up of the flesh. Nature's wonder for
preserving youth and freshness. $1 00, large
bottles, at druggists. HOUGH ON RATS,
clears out rats, insects and roaches.— Adv.
At Battll's.
Savannah Morning News, “Love and
Lore,” by Edgar Saltus; “Heart of Gold,”
by L. T. Meade; “Alas,” by Rhoiia Brough
ton; “Boro to Betrav,” by Mrs. M. V.
Victor; Scribner’s Magazine tor Novem
ber; St. Nicholas for November: Arena
for November; Lippincott's Magazine tor
November; Sporting Life. Sporting Times,
Snorting Neivs, New York Daily Press,
World, Times, Journal of Finance, Sun
Star, Herald, Tribune, Boston Herald,
Boston Globe, Baltimore Sun, Philadel
phia Press, Philadelphia Times, Lou
isville Courier-Journal, Cincinnati En
quirer, Ciaciuna i Commercial-Gazette
New Orleans Times-Democrat, Mem
phis Avalanche, Washington Post, St.
Louis Post-Dispatch, Charleston News
and Courier, Charleston World, At
lanta Constitution, Atlanta Journal, Jack
sonville Times-Union, Florida Standard
Macon Telegraph, Augusta Chronicle ’
Chicago Times, Chicago Tribune, New
York Daily Sporting World, Brunswick
Times. — Adv.
Diamond Jewelry
Forms a rich and appreciated wedding
present There is no question os to our
being the leading dealers in precious stones
in Georgia. M. Sternberg & Bro.
— Adv.
_ LADIES
Needing * tonic, or children who want build
ing up, should take
r, . brown’s Aron bitters.
it la pleasant to take, cures Malaria Trdi.
Besuon. Biliousness and Liver Complaint*.
Catarrh originates in scrofulas taint. P. P. p.
pui'ifles the blood and thus permanently cares
catarrh.
People wonder when they And how rapidly
health is re. to red by taking P. P. p. (Prickly
Ash. Poke Root and Potassium). The reassn is
simple, as it is a powerful combination of the
roots and herbs of the home w ois.
Terrible blood poisoD, body covered with
soros. and two bottles of P. P. P. (Prickly Ash
Poke Root and Potassium' cured the disease’
making the patient livelv as a 10-year-old ’
Rheumatism was so bad that James Irvin of
Savannah could hardly walk from pain In bis
shoulder and joints of his legs. P. P. p. (Pricklv
Ash, Poke Root and Potassium) was resorted to
and Irvin is well and happy—Adv.
Oak, Pine and. Lightwood
For pale by R. B. Cassells, corner Gwin
-77 Adfc an<l 8 " F ’ &W ' Ry ’ Telephone
For Malaria, Liver Trou
ble, or Indigestion, use
BROWN'S IRON BITTERS
Local Racord for the Morning News.
Local forecasts for Savannah and vicinity
for to-day: Fair; muoh oooler.
“' Special foreoast for Georgia:
Fair weather, northerly winds;
colder;decidedly so in southeastern
portions; frost likely Monday night
Comparison of mean temperature at Savan
nah, Ga.. Oct. 28, 1890, and the mean ot the
same day tor sixteen years:
Departure | T
Mbax Tsmperatur*. from the t SSSfjS?
normal ", ,AL,
for 16 years Oot. 26. ’9O. -|- or *
0t ' j 60 ,04 1 -j- 2.41
COMPARATIVE RAIXPALL STATEMENT.
, Amount Departure
Amount (or from the Jafl
for 15 years -go
.’-8 00 —.13 2.90
Maximum temperature, 63: minimum tem
perature. 52
The hight of the river at Augusta at
7:33 o'clock a. m. yesterday (Augusta time)
was 18.4 feet —a fab of B.U feet during the
past twenty-four hours.
Cotton Region Bulletin for twenty-four hours
ending 6 p. m.. Oct. 26, 1600, 75th Meridian time.
Observations taken at the same moment of
time at all stations
DISTttiOTS. AVXRAOK.
Nam*. * ax ' l fin - R*l“-
N tiona. **U. t
Atlanta 6 60 44 .OS
Aufrusta... ... 11 !6o 48 .01
Oharleatou 4 68 48 .25
Qalveatou.. 1? 74 52 .00
UlUeßook ..„ 9 68 48 00
Memphis. 15 64 44 T
Mobile. 4 62 46 .00
Montgomery 2 60 46 .00
New Orleans. 9 88 42 . 00
Savannah 9 71 54 .00
Vicksburg 4 68 60 . 00
Wilmington. 10 62 44 08
Summary
Mean*.
stations or I Max. Min. Kam
savannah district. Temp Temp falll.t
Alapaha 66 54 .00
Alban/ 74 54 .00
Americus
Cordele
Bainbrtdge. ,00
Eastman 74 52 .00
Fort Gaines 70 60 .00
Gainesville, Fla. 74 56
Milien .... 68 50 .00
Quitman 00
Savannah 68 5 2 00
Thoraairville 68 54
Waycross 76 56
Summary
Means.
Observations tar-rn at tbe same moment of
time at aii stations for the Morningi Nrws.
Savannah, Oct. 26. 7:38 p. m.. city time.
Rainfall
q Velocity
Direction...
Temperature...
Kaos
or
Stations.
P0rt1anu........... 44jNW {Cloudy.
Boston. 46 N K 6 (Cloudy.
Block Island 48'N i. 20 {Cloudless.
New York city.... 48; N 14 ... . I P’tly cloudy
Philadelphia 48! N 8 .... Cloudy.
Washington city... 48 N la .01 ; Cloudy.
Norfolk 4'!j X\V (g ,50 ! Cloudless.
Charlotte 44| W .02 Cloudless.
Hatteras. ..... G4j W SO .14 Ptly cloudy
Wilmington 48 W 12; .OllCloudy.
Charleston. 5a W 8 Cloudless.
Augusta 50; W j 6 .... Cloudless.
Savannah MjNW 8 Cloudless.
Jacksonville, 58'NWl 8 .... Cloudless.
Tampa 6&NW 12 .... Cloudless.
Point J uplter.Fla.. ..
Titusville 1.... J.. ’ !
Key West 78 N Wll4 .... P’tly cloudy
Atlanta 44 NW lfi .10 Cloudless
Pensacola 56; N Cloudless.
Mobile 56; N Cloudless.
Montgomery 50' W 6 .... Cloudless.
Vioksburg 52j W Cloudless.
New Orleans. 60 N 20 .... Cloudless
Shreveport 56! N Cloudless
Fort Smith 60 NW Cloudless.
Galveston 6 NWHB .... P’tly cloudy
Palestine 58 X K Cloudless
Brownsville 72 NE 1 6 .01 Cloudy
Knoxville 44 NW oc Cloudy.
2 e “P|?“ 48 W 8].... jP tty cloudy
Nashville 35 NW 6 01 Cloudy.
Indianapolis 4H NW 8 ! .... Ptly cloudy
Cincinnati 48 NW .04 Cloudy.
Pittsburg 44 W 6 .... Cloudy.
Buff* ? 44 NW; .02 Cloudless.
Detroit 40INW18 10 Cloudy.
Marquette 40|NwL *T Cloudy.
CMcAfO 38 NW 24 .40,Cloudy.
Duluth 42! NW | Cloudless.
fAfauL 40 N ; Cloudless.
Bt. Louis 46 NW 12 .... jP’tly cloudy
Kansas City 46) N | 6 .... j Cloudless
Cheyenne. 5l NWj Cloudy.
Fort Buford 52; W i P'tly cloudy
bt. v incent 34SW<6 .’Cloudy
Indicates trace, tlmhes au.l uuuireuthA
C. S. Gorges, Observer Signal Corps.
KID GLOVES.
AUinayer’s sole agenm m tjuvaunah.—
Adv. __ „
Oak, Pine and Lightwood
For tale by R. B. Cassells, corner Gwin
nett street and S. F., & W. Ry. Telephone
77. Adv.
To Housekeepers.
Jas. 8. Silva, 140 Broughton street, is
closing out his retail stock of Crockery,
China, Glassware aud Housefurnlshings at
greatly reduced prices, to engage exclu
sively in the wholesale trade.
Now is your opportunity for bargain* in
anything in his UW
His importations have been very heavy
this season, but new as well as ofd goods
must go to make room for a wholesale
stock. Call and see the large line of Cham
ber Sets, Dinner Bats, Tea Sets, Lamps,
Cutlery, eta, and you will no doubt find
something to suit you at tbe prices offered,
—Ad o.
LUDDKN A BATES S. M. B .
The deplorable
McKinley bill
Among other things raises the duty
upon several materials use d j„
Piano construction. The necessity
of an advance in prices is being dis
cussed among the manufacturers.
Whether the advance is made or
not, our customers may rely upon
ourprioes remaining as low at at
the factory, or in the New York
warerooms. This is the sort of
PROTECTION
that we have extended our thou,
sands of purchasers during the put
twenty years. * * * * ,
We have .lust receive ■>
shipment of Fine
In magnificent fancy
wood cases.
LOUDEN k DUES S, it 1,
DRY GOODS. 3
ciMiiii
137 Broughton Street.
FINE BLACK
—AND—
MOURNING DRESS CM|
Priestley’s Silk Warp Henriettas,
Priestley’s Silk WarpTamise
Priestley’s Silk Warp Drap Dalma.
Priestley’s Brocaded Silk Warp Henrietta
Priestley’s All Wool Armure Cloths.
Priestley’s All Wool Melrose Cloth.
Fine All Wool Serges, Burah Cl t:ts,Wh:pconk
Diagonals, Checks and several othr weues
which space does not psrmit us to enuxmte
a splendid line of Black and White GooaJ
suitable for second mourn ng.
W e would, again, call your attention to our
Colored Dress Goods, the variety and styles of
which will repay an inspection. Our Silk Fin
ished Henriettas at 25 and 39c, and our Sarah
Cloths and Cheviots are the wonder of every
on that examines them. They are 40 inches
wide and all wool, and only 50c a yard. A flan
selection of combination suits from *2 50 to $23.
JUST ARRIVED—
Our Fall Importation of JOUVDPS CELE
BRATED KID GLOVEB.
CHAN & Ml
BLANKETS
— and—
COMFORTS.
Messrs. Jackson. Metzger rt Cos. con. cfer (4*
inducements in
BLANKETS and COMFORTS.
Extra Size
White and Red Blankets.
Crib Blankets.
COAL AND WOOD.
COAL, WOOD, LI
Ceini al Plasffi
DENIS J. MURPHY
Office 7 Drayton Street.
Telephone 49. _
COAL AND WOOD
OF ALL KINDS AND SIZES PROMPTS
DELIVERED.
ID. JEI. Tliomas,
111 Bay St. West Broad St. 'W*
Tltt,EPHO>?g
BANKS.
Maverick National ft
Boston, Mass.
CAPITAL, - $ JJ
SURPLUS • • • *
A CCOUNTS of Banks, Bankers and Carp**
x\. tions solicited.
Uur facilities for Collections are „ *ar
we re-disoount for banks when bal
ra t it. ...lances wif
Boston Is a Reserve City, and oal
us from banks (not located in otn
Cities) couut as a reserve. s
Wo draw our own Exchange °°Ldf g rers si
the Continent, and make Cable u
place money by telegraph thro 2
United States aud Canada. . __ <■[ I 1
We have a market for prime fro*
vestment Securities, and invite prwo bond
States, Counties and Cbles when is . mr n
We do a general Banking Business,
“ mw ~ to 7sAP.rorT E ß.r-.- d ” 1
JOS. W. WORK, Cashier
GROCERIES.
JT7ST RECEIVED
NEW CHOICE FIGS, NEW DATE>. RlC (Vrf
BrtUNELLES AND DRIED Ar
FRENCH PRUNES VALENCIA R*‘ ~ gill
SUPERIOR TABLt"
aau,a fgS-BSPBS
WEIXS BOB’
Barnard and New Houston >
Tklepho.sk No. 133.
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