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then the musician would put the instru
ment to his lips, and ho would run his fin
gers over this rude musical instrument, and
make a 2 real deal of sweet, harmony for
the people. That was tie only kind of
weapon. Seveu priests were to take these
ru;tic mils cal instruments, and tbev were
to go around the city every day for six
days—once a day tor six days, and then on
the seventh day they were to go around
blowing tcese rude musical ii struments
seven times, and then at the dose of the
seventh blowing of the rams’ horns on the
seventh dsy, tne peroration of the whole
scene was to be a shout at which those great
walls should tumble from capstone to base.
The seven priests with the rude musical
instruments pass all around the city waiis
on the first day, end a failure. Not so much
as a piece of p.aster broke loose from the
wail —not so much as a loosened rock, not
•o much.as a piece of mortar 10-t from its
place. “There.” say the unbelieving Israel
ites, “didn’t I tell you so? Way, those
ministers are fools. Theidnaof going around
the city with those musical instruments and
expecting in that way to dostr.y it! Joshua
has oeen spoiled; be thinks because he has
overthrown and destroyed the spring
freshet, he cau overthrow the
stone wall. Why it is not philo
sophic. Don’t you see there is no
reiaiion between the blowing of these mu
sical instruments and the knocking down of
the wall ? It isn’t philosophy.” And I sup
pose there were many wiseacres who stood
with their brows knitted, and with tue fore
finger of the right hand to the forefinger of
the left hand, arguing it ail out, and show
ing it was not possible that such a cause
could produce such an effect. Andi sup
pose that night in the encampment there
was pleutv of philosophy and caricature,
and if Joshua had been nominated for any
high military position, he would not have
got many v.tes.
stock was down. The second day,
the priests, blowing the musical instru
ments, go around tho city, and 11 failure;
third dav, and a failure; fourth day, and a
failure; fifth day, and a failure; sixth day,
and a failure. The seventh day comes, the
elimateric day. Joshua is up early in tho
morning and examines the troops, walks all
around about, looks at tho city wall. The
priests start to make the circuit of tho city.
They go all around once, ah around twice,
three tunes, four times, five times, six times,
seven times, and a failure.
There is only one more thing to do, and
that is to utter a great shout. I see the
laraolitish army straightening themselves
up, filling their lungs for a vociferation such
ns was never heard before and never heard
after. Joshua feels that the hour has come,
and he cries out to his host: “Shout; for
the Lord hath given you the city I” All tho
people begin 10 cry: “Down, Jericho,
down Jericho!’’ and Ibe long line of solid
masonry begins to quiver and to move and
to rock. Stand from under! She falls!
Crash! go the walls, the temples, the towers,
the Dalaoes; the air blackened with the dust.
The huzza of the victorious Israelites and
the g> oun of the conquered Canaunites com
mingle, and Joshua standing in the debit's
of the wall, hears a voice saying: “Thera
shall not any man be able t<> stand before
thee all the days of thy life.”
Only tne house spared. Who lives there I
Borne great king! N>. M ine woman dis
j tinguished for great kindly deeds* No,
She bad been conspicuous for her crime*. It
is the house of Rahab. Why was her house
spared? Because she bad been a groat sin
ner? No, but because she repented, demon
strating to all ihe ages tuat there is mercy
for the chief of sinners. The red cord of
divine injunction reaching from her window
to the ground, so that when the people sow
that red cord they knew it was the divine in
dication they should not disturb the prem
ises; making us think of the divine cord
of a Savior’s deliverance, the red cord of a
Savior’s kindness, the red cord of a Savior’s
mercy, the red cord of our rescue. Mercy
for the chief of sinners. Put your trust in
that God, and no harm shall befall you.
When our world shall be more terribly sur
rounded than was Jericho, even by the
trumpets of the judgment day, and the hills
and the mountains, the metal nones and the
ribs of nature shall break, they who have
hud Kahab’s faith shall hare Kahab’s de
liverance.
When wrapt in (ire the rralm3 of ether Blow.
And heaven's last t hunder shakes the earth be
low;
Thou undismayed ahalt o'er the rums smile.
And light thy torch at nature's funeral pile.
But Joshua’s troops may not halt her?.
The command is, “Forward, march!”
There is the city of Ai; it must bo taken.
How shall it be taken? A scouting party
comes back and says: “Joshua, we can do
that without you; it is going to be a very
easy job; you just stay hero while we go
and capture it.” They march with a small
regiment in front of that city. The men of
Ai look at them and give one yell, and the
Israelites run like reiudeer. The northern
troops nr, Bull Hun did not make such rapid
time as those Israelites with the Cana mites
after them. They never cut such a sorry
figure as when they were on the retreat.
Anybody that g< es out in the batiks
of God with only half a force, instead
of your taking the men of Ai, the
men of Ai will take you. Look at the
Church of God on the retreat. Tne Borne
sKiu cannibals ste up Munson the mission
ary. “Fall back!” said a great many Chris
tian people—“ Fall back, O Church of God!
Borneo will never be taken. Don’t you see
the Bomesian cannibals haveouten up Mun
son, the missionary i” Tyndall delivers his
lecture at the University of Glasgow, aud
a great many good people sty, “Fall back,
O Church of God! Don’t you see that Chris
tian philosophy is going to be overcome bv
worldly philosophy ? Fallback.” Geology
blunges its crowbar into the mountains, and
there are a great many people who say,
“Scientific investigation is going to over
throw the Mosaic account of the creation.
Fall back!” Friends of the church have
never had any right to fall back.
Joshua falls on his face in chagrin. It is
the only time you ever see the back of his
head. He falls on his face and begins to
whine, and be says: “O, Lord God, where
fore hast them at all brought this people
over Jordan to deliver us into the hand of
the Amorites, to destroy us* Would to God
we had been content and dwelt on the other
side of Jordan! For the Canaanites and all
the inhabitants of the laud shall hear of i ,
and shall environ us round aad cut off our
name from the earth.”
1 am very glad Joshua said that. Before,
it seemed as if he were a supernatural be
ing, and therefore could not be an example
to us; but 1 find he is a man, he is only a
man. Just as sometimes you find a man
under severe opposition, or in a bad state of
physical health, or worn out with over
work, lying down, and sighing about every
thing being defeated. 1 am encouraged
when liiear this cry of Joshua as he lies iu
the dust.
Orod comes and rouses him. How does
he rouse him? By complimentary apostro
phe? No. lie says, “Get thee up. Where
fore liest thou uuoii thy face?’ Joshua
rises, and I warraut you with a mortified
look. But his old courage comes back. The
fact was, that was nut his battle. If he had
been in it bo would have gone on to victory.
He gathers his troops around him ami
•ays; “Now, let us go up arid capture
the city of Ai; let ua go up right away;
_ They march on. He puis the majority of
toe troops behind a ledge of recks i.i the
night, uud then be sends comparatively
small regiments up in fronted the city,
'lho men of Ai coine out with a shout. The
small regiments of Israelites in stintngem
fell back uni fell back, and wlie ; nil the
nr"i of Ai have left the city and are in pnr.
•hit of tb<-M) scattered, or seemingly
AOiUered regiments, Joshua stands on a
reel:—l oeo his locks flying in tho wind as
be points Ins spear toward the
doomed city, mid that is tho signal.
Ine men rush out from behind the
r<x k a ,and tak<- the city, and it is | u i to ths
Uircli, and theft those J.mantes iu tne city
Riarco down nnd the flying regiments of
Israelite* return, aud between the** two
wav*. <rf isioulitish prowess I lie m -u of ,\ i
ore destroyed, aud the lsrae.lles gain the
victory; and while J tbs curling smoke
destroy,.! city on I In, ,ky
wrni. 1 fear Um hum* of tb I• roubles and
\iin y tij&ti iff Im Jouui U*r
eouuiU’iMt louder tbsu .tali, r.ngi ng and
• i-uin* Uuobjjk nit a-nil. “i shall not
any man be able to stand before thee all the
days of thy life.”
But this is no place for the host of Jos’.ua
to stop. “Forward, march!” cries Joshua
to the troops. There is the city of Gibeo-.
It has put itself under the protection of
Joshua. They send word, “Tnere are five
kings afte- us; they are going to destroy us;
send troops quick; send us help right away.”
Joshua l.as n. three-days’ march more than
double-quick. On the morning of the third
day b• is before tile enemy. There a’e two
long lines of battle. Tne battle otens with
great slaughter, but the Canaanites soon
discover something. They say, “Teat is
Joshua; that is the man who conquered
the spring freshet and knocked down tho
stone wall and de troyed the city of Ai.
There is no use fighting.” And they sound
a re reat, and as they began to retreat,
Joshna and his host spring upon them like a
panther, pursuing them over the rocks, and
as these Caraa ntes with sprained ankles
and gashed foreheads retrial, too catapults
of the sky pour a volley of hai'stoues into
the valley, an 1 all the artillery of the
heave with ballets of iroD, pound the
Canaan lies againts the ledges of Beih
horon.
“Oh!” says Joshua, “this is surely
a victory.” "But do you not see
the sun is going down? These
Amori :s are gig to get away after all,
and then they will come up some other time
and bother us, and perhaps destroy us.”
See, tho sun is going down. Oh, for a long
er dav than has ever been seen in this cli
mate) What is the matter with Joshua?
Hll3 he fallen in an apoplectic fit? No. He
is in prayer. Look out when a good man
makes the Lord his ally. Joshua raises his
face, radiant with prayer, and looks at the
descending sun over Gibeouand at tho faint
crescent of Ihe moon, for you know the
queen of the night sometimes will linger
around the pal ees of the day. Pointing
one hand at the descending sun and the
other hand at the faint crescent of
the moon, in the name of that God
who shaped the workls and movos
the worlds, he cries: “Bun, stand thou still
upon Gibe ir; ani thou moon, ia the valley
of Ajalon.” They halted. Whethor it was
by refraction of the sun’s rays, or by the
stopping of the whole planetary system, 1
do not know, and do not care. I 1 -ave it to
tho christ an scientists and tho infidel
scientists to settle th it question, wnile 1 tell
you i have seen the snme thing. “ Wh f I ”
say you, i.ot the sun standing still?” Yes.
Tue same miracle is performed nowadays.
The wicked do not live out half their day,
and the sun sets at noon. But Jet a man
start out iu battle for God and
the truth, and against sin, aud
the day of his usefulness is pro
longed and prolonged and prolonged,
John Huinmerfield was a consumptive
Methodist. He looked fearfully white, I
am told, as he stood in old Sands Street
church, in Brooklyn, proaehiag Christ, and
when ha stood on the anniversary platform
in New York, pbading for the Bible until
unusual and unknown glories rolled forth
fruu that hook. When he was dying his
pillow was brushed with (he wings of the
angel from the skies, the messenger that
God sent down. Did John .Summeriield’s
sunset? Did John Summerfield'sday end?
OI no. He lives on in his burning utter
ances in behalf of the Christian church.
Robert McCheyne was a consumptive
Presbyterian. It was said when he preached
he coughed so it seem *d os if he would
never preach again. His name is fragrant
in all Christendom, that name mightier to
day than was ever his living presence. He
lived to preach tho gospel in Aberdeen, Ed
inburgh and Dundee, but ho went away
very early. Ha preached himself into tho
giavo. Has Robert McCbeyne’a sun set? Is
Robert McCbeyne’s day ended? Oh, no!
His dying delirium was 'filled with praver,
and when ho lifted his hand to pronounce
the benediction upon bis family, and the
benediction upon his country, he seemed to
say: “1 cannot die now; I want to live on
and ou. 1 want to start an influence for
the church that Will never cease. I am only
SO years of age. Sun of my Christian
ministry, si and still over Scotland.” And
it stood still.
A long time ago there was a Christian
womau very consecrated, and she hail a
drunken husband, and so on caino the
night of domestic trouble. She lost h~r
children, and there oarne tho night of
bereavement. She was very ill, and there
came the night of sickness. Her soul de
parted, and there came the night of death.
But ad thasa nights of trouble, and dark
ness, and sorrow, and sickuass were
illumined by tho grace of tan gospel; and
people came many miles to see how cheer
fully a Crris'.iaa could be sick and
how cheerfully a Christian could
die. Tho moon that illumined
that night of trouble was a reflection from
the sun of righteousness. In the last hour
of that night—that night of darkness and
sick .ess and misfortune, as tho lifted her
hand toward heaven, those who st, !od near
est her pillow could hoar the whi.per—for
she wanted to live on in the generations that
were to follow, consecrated to God; she
wanted to have an influence long afier sho
had entered upon her eternal reward, and
while her baud was lifted and her lips were
moving those who stood nearest her pillow
could hear her say: "Thou moon, standstill
tn the valley .'of Ajalon.”
But Joshua was not quite through. There
was time for five fanuaLs before the sun of
that prolonged day sot. Who will preach
thiir funeral sermon? Massillon preached
the funeral sermon over Louis XVI. Who
will preach ths funeral sermon of those five
dead kings—King of Jerusalem, King of
Hebron, King of Jarmouth, K'ngtof Laoh
ish. King of Eglon? Let it be by Joshua.
What is his test? What shall be the epi
taph put on tho door of the tomb? “There
shall not any mao be able to stand before
thee ail the days of thy life.”
But before you fastuii up the door I want
five more kings beheaded aud thrust in:
King Alcohol, King Fraud, King Lust,
King Superstition, King Infidelity. Let
them be beheaded an l hurl tbem in. Then
fasten up tho door forever. What shall the
inscription and whut shall the epitnoh !>er
For all Christian philanthropists of all agos
are going to come and look at it. What
shall tho inscription bo? “There shall not
any man bo able to stand before thea all the
days of thy life.”
But it is time for Joshua to go home. He
is a hundred and tea years old. Washing
ton went down the Potomac and at Mount
Vermu closed his davs. Wellington died
peacefully at Apslev House. Now. where
shall Joshua rest? Why, hois to have his
greatest battle now. After a huudred and
ten years he has to meet a king, who has
mare subjects than all the present popula
tion of the earth, his throne a pyramid of
skulls, his parterre the graveyards and the
cemeteries of the worm’s hearse—the King
of Terrors. But if this is Joshua's great
est battle, it is going to be
Joshua’s greatest victory. He gathers his
friends avouml him and gives his valedic
tory, and it is full of reminiscence. Young
men tell what they are going to do; old
men tell what they have done. Aud as'you
have hoard a grandfather, or greal-grand
father, seated L< ■ tho evening fir-, nil of
Monmouth, or Yorktown, am, thou lift the
crutch or staff its though it ware a musket,
to fight, and show how tuo old bit ties were
won—so Joshua gathers his friends around
his dying couch, and tells thorn tie story of
what he has been through, and as he
lies there, his white locks snowing
down on his wrinkled forehead, I
wonder if Uod bus kept Ins promise
ail tho 'ay through. As he lie,
there he tells the story one, two or three
times—you ha e heird old people tell a
story iWo or three tiuua over—and he au-
s wci*s ; “I go the nty of all tho eo th, aud
not one word of the promise has failed, not
one word thereof has tailed; ail has come
to pass, not one word thereof lias failed.”
And then he turns to his family, us u dym*
parent ill, and says: “Ohooss nmv whom
sou will sjrv, the Go! of Israel, or the
God of the A monies. As for me and my
houwi. we wdt serve the Lord.” A dying
parent cannot > reckless or thoughtless iu
regard to Ins childrou, * iourent to part
with them forever at t. o dour Of the tomb
weoaiviot. By tne crodls in which then
infancy w*. by the baeont on
Which the, flu*, lay, by the blood of the
I covenant, by tue (sod < f Joshua, it ehali
I not Is--. M will not
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1890.
Jehovah Jireh, we take tbee at tby
promise. “I wdlbe a God to tliee and tby
saed after thee.”
Lend, the old chieftain must bo laid out.
Handia him very gently; that sacred body
is over a hundred and tea years of ag •. 1/ay
him out. stretch out those feet that walked
dry shod the parted Jordan. Close th- se
lips wbicn helped blow the blast at which
tho walls of Jericho fell. Fold the arm that
lifted the spear toward the doomed city of
Ai. Fold it right over the heart that
exulted when tne five kings folL But where
snail wo get the burnished granite for the
headstone and the fottotone? I bethink my
self now. I imagine that for the head it
shall be the sun that stood still upon Gibeon,
and for the foot, the moon that stood still in
the valley of Ajalon.
INFORMATION WANTED
About Georgia Soldiers Who Were in
the War.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. "JL—The following
is self-explanatory.
Chick’A and Cbatt’a Nat. Hit,. Park Comm’n.
War Ilm-AnTMENr, Wavsisiuox, I>. C.. Dec. i
’9o.—To ills Excellency, W. J. Northern Gov
ernor of Geo via: Dkar Sir—As the south-rn
member of the above commission, I desire to
call your attention to the act of congress to oe
tablish Ihe park.-specially,! I SUCtii nP, A copy
of tiic act is inctos 'it, and a number of the Con
grass.oval Her rU relating To the subject.
An examination of the published reports of
tile battle of Chickamauga, confederate, con
tained in part 11, Vol. XXX. series I, -f the
official record* of the union and coufe :erate
armies, shows that there are no report* extant
from quite a number of Georgia regiments und
batteries which participated in the battle of
Chickamauga. I furnish you a list of them,
taken from the organization of the army of
Tennessee. Gen. Braxton Bragg. C S. a my.
commanding. Sept. 19 and SO, 1858. con
tain'd in the volume mentioned above,
with the hope that your secretary of state, or
adjutant general, or some other officer of your
stale government, may lie able to communicate
with survivors of each *f these organizations,
and obtain from them, for the use of this com
mission, some report of the part taken y their
respective commands in the battle. These re
ports should give, as accurately as possible,
positions occupied, movements, part taken
in the battle each day, losses, etc.
1 do not know iiow e -e to obtain the informa
tion nee.-ssary to ena ile us lodn justico to these
organizations. Will .vnu, therefor . refer tnis
c immunicatlon to someone who will take the
trouble to hunt up survivors of each of thes ■
regiments, batteries, etc., a id obtain from them
all the information tbev can supply, and for
ward the same to me? Very respectfully yours,
Alex. P. Stewart.
0041 HANDS ABOUT WHICH INFORMATION IS SOUGHT.
Forty sixth Georgia, Col. Peyton 11. Colquitt
and Mai. A M. Bpe r; Eighth Georgia battal
ion. Lieut. Col. Lett >y Napier and May T. L.
Walters. (Gist’s brigade, Walker’.-; division.)
Twenty-fifth Georgia, i.ieut. Col. A. J. Will
iams; Twenty-ninth Georgia, ldeut. Col. Goo.
R. Mcßae; Thirtieth Georgia, Licit, Col. .Jas.
8. Boynton; First Georgia battalion sharp
shooters, Maj. Arthur Shaaf. (Wilson's brigade,
Walker's division. 1
Howell’s Georgia battery (formerly Martin's),
(’apt. Evan I’. Howell, People’s Georgia battery,
(’apt. Tyler M. Peoples, Wolihiu’s Oteorgla bat
tery, Oapt. Andrew M. Wolihin. (Pre .ton's di
vision).
Second Georgia, Lt. Col. W. S. Shepperd,
Mai. W. W. Charlton; Fifteenth Georgia, Col,
Dudley M, Dußose, Maj. P J. Saannon; Seven
teenth Georgia, Lt. Col. Charles W, Matthews;
Twentieth Georgia, Col. J. D. Waddell tßen
ninz's brigade, Rood's division).
Haul’s Georgia battery. Capt N. W. Hanis;
Massenburg’s Georgia battery, Capt. T. L.
Massenburg (Re-erve artillery).
Also the following cava’ry regiments:
First Georgia cavalry, J. J. Morrison: Sixth
Georgia cavalry, John K. Hart (Davidson's
brigade, Pegram’s division.)
Second Georgia. Lieut. Col. F. M. Ison; Third
Georgia, Cos). R. Thompson: Fourth Georgia,
Col. Isaac W. Avery (Crew’s brigade, Wharton’s
division)
STATE ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Col. W. W. Gordon of This City May
Be One of the Men Honored.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 21.—President
Brown of the Old Lease Company wiil
meet with Gov. Nor then at tho executive
office in the morning at 9 o’clock, and if he
accup s the terms of tho claims commis
sion act iu behalf of tho company, as
nobody doubts that he will do, the commis
sioners will at once bo appointed, and their
names sent to the Senate for confirmation.
The goosip among the legislators is that
lions. N. J. Hammond and J. G. C. Biack
ore on the governor’s list. This is asserted
very confidently, and yet uo one seem3 able
to name either of the six remaining mem
bers of the prospective board. Hons. John
I. iiall aud VV. YV. Gordon havn also been
mentioned in this connection by the legisla
tors, but not like, the others, as certainly
among the govern or’s appointees.
Irwinton at the Polls.
Irwin ton, Dec. 21.—The election for
county officers passed off quietly Friday.
Tho returns show a majority for I. J. Foun
tain, sheriff; H. D. Hughs*. clerk; W. YV.
Poole, tax receiver; J. F. Biliue, tax col
lector; G. R. Butler, treasurer; R. D. Mc-
Cullen, coroner; and J. T. Branau, sur
veyor. The old board of county
commissioners was re-elected. It was the
most hotly contested election ever held in
this county.
FIGHT FOB LJFK WITH A THIEF.
Christian Biernsan tins a Struggle at
Midnight In His Bed-Ttoom.
Shenandoah, Dec. 21.—Christian Bier
man, a shoe merchant, of West Coal street,
has had a thrilling encounter with a bur
glvr. Mr. and Mrs. Bierman occupy the
front room, second floor, over their store,
and just about midnight Mis. Bierman was
awakened by a strange noisa in their bed
room.
Looking around she saw the form of a
man creeping aloug the floor. She thought
she would awaken her husband, but found
sho cou and not talk, being speechless and in
a dazed condition from fright, caused by
seeing au intruder in their private appart
meuts at that lata hour. The burglar got
as far aa the register aud was in the act of
warming himself, the night being intensely
cold, when Mr. Bierman also awoke. See
iug the form of a man before him, ho
guessed his mission, jumped out of bed and
tackled him. Tho burglar had a revolver
in his hand and was about to fire at Mr.
Bierman, and would have succeeded but for
his quickness ii knocking tile weaDon out
of the burglar’s hand before he bad time
to use it.
Mr. Bierman then attacked the burglar
vigorously in a rough and tumble contest
for about fifteen minutes, and finally suc
ceeded in throwing tba intruder down-stairs
after a terrible fight for his life in the durk
acsr, and at the dead hour of night. The
noise of the fall awakened their next dour
neighbor, who rushed to Mr. Blermau’s as
sistance, but the burglar had by this time
escaped in the burliness.
Mr. fWniau escaped with a few slight
bruise*, bur, bis wife is still confined to her
bod from the fright. The burglar 3uc .ceded
in taking abou. SSO iu cash, and was just
making for a drawer which contained a
largb amount, and which would also have
been secured by him but for the timely
awakening of Mr. Bierman.
CHOLERA KILLING CHINCH BUGS.
Prof. Snow's Disco vary Has Made K ae
eas Farmers Happy.
Ls whence, Kas., Doc. 21—The discov
ery by Prof. Snow, chancellor of the Kan
sas S:ato University, of the exi-tence of n
disease resembling cholera peculiar to the
• : inch bug will duub Jess afford farmers ro
ll f from tho distraction of their cro; s i.y
this nest.
The profess r has now brought his experi
ments to a successful ami final determina
tion. Dunn; the summer inf sited bugs
were Ut loose iu a bug.lu tested field. Th •
disease spread so rapidly ami was so fatal
that tue Uetd was s io.: rid of tho p-stn.
| Many farmers liavs made application to tae
professor for carcas-oi of bugs which have
died from the cholera.
Important to Troralin sc Public.
New Tver,-It Hotel bow open, f Jir.vet, I jest,
equlppel sod most popular hotel iu Jackson
vim*- Mount* n suite, with baths, Rates $1
t-v day u.ui upward. Reiver A l*s.U-r, IV,tun
- ,ttf. r
SHOT T3* MOTHBR SUPERIOR.
' Fatal Ending of a Youth's Infatuation
far a Nun.)
Vienna, Dec. 2L—A curious case of at
tempted murder followed by shields has
j ju-rt been reported from Brack, near Gla.z.
■ It appears tcot a young man named Frauz
Flan was once nursed through a sickness by
a young nun belonging to a convent id that
I city, and he became devotedly attached to
her. By some means be beard that she was
lying ill In the cor. vent, and, accompanied
by a friend named Ruik-tmovcrburg, who
bad at one time been a student of theology,
he went to the mother superior and asked
to be allowed to see the girl.
Since the rules of the institution forbade
her ii-aviug it, the mother refused him this
f ivor, and Pfan thereupon drew a revolver
and fired uoon her. She fell immediately,
a id the unfortunate young fellow, thinking
he had killed her, turned the revolver on
himself, and before his friend oould inter
pose fired and dropped mortally wounded.
GUPID’d HAUVEST.
A Mining Town Frantic Over Wed
dings by the Wholesale.
Pittsbubo, Dec. 21. —A special from
Mount P easant, Pa., says that little mining
town is in the throes of a series of mar
riages de eonvonai.ee.
It seems the recent shut-down in the coke
regions has been especially bard on the
single men, they being laid off in preference
to married men. All of the single men em
ployed m the immense Standard works of
tho 11. C. Frick Coal company met in secret
at Mount Pleasant and passed a unanimous
resolution to marry before the new sc le is
presented, Jan. i. Several engagements
hat e already been announced, and the little
to in is frantic.
AIRDICAL.
Dyspepsia
Makes the lives of many people miserable,
causing distress after eating, sour stomach,
sick headache, heartburn, loss of appetite,
a faint, “ all gone” feeling, bad taste, coated
, tongue, and irregularity of
DiSircSS tho bowels. Dyspepsia does
After not get well of itself. It
Putin tv re( l uires careful attention,
£-.i ll Fl an j a reme dy ijk e Hood’s
Sarsaparilla, which act3 gently, yet efficiently.
It tones tho stomach, regulates the diges
tion, creates a good ap- - .
petite, banishes headache, **■*
and refreshes the mind. rlOHCiacn©
“ I have been troubled with dyspepsia. I
had hut little appetite, and what I did eat
Mass H-w distressed me, or did me
sT** llttlc After eating I
if) lirn would have a faint or tired,
all-gone feeling, as though I had not eaten
anything. My trouble was aggravated by
my business, painting. Last
spring I took Hood's Sar
saparilla, which did me an Stomach
immense amount of good. It gave me an
appetite, and my food relished and satisfied
the craving I had previously experienced.”
George A. Page, Watertown, Mass.
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Sold by all druggists, gl; six for g!i. Prepared only
by 0.1. HOOD A CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
special notices.
S ' F*V. Sen* W f •-[
t'lU.'nhs -ry fS . A ’ j
GRAPES—The fanciest Almerias that any
one in Savannah has ever l ad the “nerve” to
offer. Perfect clusters-Some weighing at least
stt>. Look beauti ui on tho tabic.
LAAF’S Crystallized Strawberries in lib wood
trunks. One perry on a leaf and stem.
PEARS-FRESH LUC HESS.
CELERY—I shall receive more Celery during
the early part of this week than any
one in Savannah has over attempted to ban de
at one time, it will all be strictly fancy, white,
crisp, fresh. My price will be low, mark this.
SALTED ALMONDS for Christmas day should
be ordered early. As you know, we will send
them to you on that day crisp and hot.
Ice Cream for Christmas day should be
ordered at once. May have to decline orders
later on. .
DRESSED TURKEYS!
You know tho class of Turkeys I receive. Fresh
killed, plump, juicy, fine flavored. Several
orders booked now. May not have any to spare
after to-day—Order at once.
E" ila-rx nt'rru "sD
SryeJLir . 'Jfsfyvur* &
CoSwut.cU' 1
If you have never eaten this Butter try 51b for
the holidays. Will cost you lc. more than for
common Butter in tubs. And this Butter, well
“Comparisons are odious.” let it suffice to say
this; The editor of the Dairyman and, in fact,
all informed people, concede that there are
three creameries in New England that make
Butter the like of which cau not be found in
the world. The F.llington is one of thes- three.
The other two sell nil they make, and could sell
twice as much to Boston. Philadelphia and New
York. I am the sole Savannah agent for Elling
ton, and sell the Butter 10c. per pound less than
it Prin ts in Boston. I sell it very, very close,
but Ido sell “I >ts "of Butter. Try it once and
you could not be induced after to use auy other
Butter.
I also receive Ellington Sweet Cream. You
mav want a quart, or more for white stew, etc..
onChrietmHs. lean supply you all you want,
as 1 have fifty gallons on the Tallahassee.
IXodd-’S aWßvfctb-
Now if you have a friend who appreciates
something very tine, and you desire to make a
present that will gladden his heart, send him
one of these famous Virginia Jlauis—l have a
few in stock, curing of October, ISS9, or about
fifteen months old-Then again if you cannot
afford t ■ ea; Smitiiflelds the rear round try
tne for Christinas. They will cost you just
about double the price of any other ham, but
t!ie flavor of the Bmilhlield will causea tltilation
of the palate for the next year.
special!
We have just issued anew list. Send for it. It
will be a b Ip when you come to order.
Tue sale of dollar boxes of Candy, 51b each,
for the little ones, will begin to-day. The Jl 75
box to-morrow.
Now one word more!
Be good-natured and patient this week It will
beat ting week onus, and rest assured wo
shall “h >1(1 up our end of the lire ’’ We shall
press three and livery wagons into service on
Monday, and do our level best to serve yon
promptly and well, but we will be “awful busy,”
so try to aid us all you can.
JNO. J. RF.II.Y.
Telephone 105. .'ll) Whitaker Street.
By the way' My price on Mixed Nuts is 15c.
per |h> ind. New Nuts all, l>rst • urleties. my
own mixing 1 also have all the different kinds
separately, vb.: Tarragona Almonds, Paper
(Midi Almonds, Brazils, l’> cans. Filberts, Gal
liots, nnd be ;of all Shelled Jordan Ylmonds,
Shelled Valencia Almonds, Sliellu I Eiiliertn,
She.led Poiloss, Shelled I ire coble Walnuts, all
line selections, sh-dled express!/ forme. It
you take my a,lvs’ you would buy she lieu
sut (. The. e -t you lest In Die end llavo aloe
laocy Italian Chestnut*.
English Hod Currant Jelly!
Cranlierry Sauce.
i*| Cod Cranberries, dark aud of extra
quality, and Gw,ini, ,v Dilvrorth * Minot Moat tn
hulk.
This Mine** it Ilka your home mala.
KMLT.
MEETINGS.
DK H ALII LODOB AO. 9. I. o. O. F ~
A regular meeting will be held THIS (Monday)
EVENING at * o'clock At Odd Fellows' new
building-.
Tj first degree will be conferred.
Members of other lodges ana visiting brethren
Are cordially Invited to attend.
By order of H. M. REEVE, N. G.
Jons Hr let. Secretary
CALUIHE LODGE NO. 2*. K. OF I*
The regular meeting of the Ixidge will
be held THIS (Monday) EVENING, at
9 o'clock. HI (a
A prompt attendance of the mem fjaQc&d
bere is requested. \3§jj£/
J. M. Rosenfield, C. CL
J. E. Frhekax. K. of K. and S.
FIDELITY CASTLE NO 7, K. G. E.
A special meeting of this Castle will be held
at Metropolitan Hall THIS (Monday) EVENING
at 7:30 o'clock, for the purpose of attending a
reception to be given to Irving W. Kelly, su
preme chief. Every member is earnestly re
quested to attend. By order of
G. E SAULS, N. C.
Attest: W. H. Barclay, M. of R. pro tem.
SAVANNA U l*L CM BIN G COMPANY.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Savannah Plumbing Company will be held
TLLSDAY, Dec. 23, 1890, at the company's
office, 150 Broughton street, at 8 o'clock p. m.
D. B. LESTER, President.
meeting of stockholders.
Central Railroad and Banking Cos. of Ga. 1
Savannah, Ga, Dec. 8, 1890. i
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
this company w ill take place at the Banking
House, in Savannah, on TUESDAY, Dec. 23, at
10 o'clock a M. Stockholders aud their families
will be passed free over the company’s road to
the meeting from the 20th to the 28d. inclusive,
and will be passed free returning from the 28J
to the 2'tb. inclusive, upon presentation of their
stock certificates to the conductors.
T. M. CUNNINGHAM, Cashier.
S .FECIAL NOTICES.
On and after Feb. 1, 1820, the baeie of meas
urement of all advertitiiyj in the Morning
Nhwb isaJJ be agate, or at the rate of $1 40 an
inch for the first insertion.
TO TAXPAYERS'
Treas’r's Orrie* or the City of Savannah, I
Savannah. Ga., December 12, 1890. )
Notice is hereby given to tho taxpayers of
the city of Savannah that, under an ordinance
passed by the council on the 10th inst, the as
sessment and valuation of property made for
municipal taxation for the year 1893. under the
terms and provisions of the ordinance of iho
city, passed November 29, 1389, will be con
tinued as the basis of taxation by tho uity for
the year 1891 os to the real estate, Including
improvements, covered thereby in the absence
of objections.
Buch objections, if any, must be filed in this
office within fifteen (lb) days from this date. In
the absence of objections within tho time
specified, the assessment and valuation already
made will be considered as satisfactory, and
will be binding for the year 1391.
CHAS. S. HARDEE,
City Treasurer.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
TO THOSE MAKING TURKEY PRESENTS :
On and after MONDAY, Dec. 22, I will fill all
orders for
TURKEYS. GEESE, DUCKS, PRAIRIE FOWLS,
VENISON and QUAIL and CELERY.
Send and place your ordore.
LOGAN,
Telephone 3 MO, Pity Market.
AIK. JOHN G. CARTER,
ARTIST,
YVill give lessons to a limited number of pupils
in Landscape and Still Life Painting; also in
Charcoal Drawing. For terms etc., apply at
Studio (between the hours of 10 a. m. and 2p..),
Rooms 10 and 11 Odd Fellows’ building, corner
of State and Barnard street*.
lIICKSICKEK'S FINE EXTRACTS
And Colognes, Lubins Extracts, Oakley's
Toilet Waters, Hazard’s Cologne No. 6, Farina
Cologne, and Strong's White Rose Cologne—a
most refreshing and delightful Perfuine—canbe
had at STRONG’S PHARMACY, 6T Bull
street.
INSI ItANCE AGENCY .
Jas. T. Stewart & Son, Agents.
Jas. G. Yongz, Manager.
London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Com -
pany of Liverpool and New York Underwriters
Agency of New York. OFFICE: No. 90
Bay Street.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
IF IN WAST OF
FRESH KILLED TURKEY'S
SEND YOUR ORDERS TO
L. PUTZ E L,
MARKET BASEMENT.
Parties who placed orders for Baskets in ad
vance will kindly call aud select same this
evening, and see some elegant novelties for
Xmas end New Year's.
BUTLER'S PHARMACY'.
‘•YVIIO WANTS MONEY!”
“LTncle Adam,” at 20 Jefferson street, corner
Congress street lane, will loan you liberally on
any "Personal" property. Call, or communi
cate by mail- Open 7A. m. to 9p. m.
ADAM STRAUSS, Manager.
SELLING OCT
The wholesale stock of Holiday Goods, such as
Bronzes, Clocks, Mirrors, etc., etc., comprising
remnants of our wholesale stock in this line.
YY’ill be closed out at vory low figures to make
room for our regular stock. Ladies and all are
invited to call aud make their selection.
These goods will be offered until New Year's.
fd PPM AN BROS., YVholesale Druggists.
Opposite the Market.
DON'T GIVE IP IN DESPAIR.
Dyspeptics, you will find a reliable remedy In
DR. ULMER’S LIVER CORRECTOR.
It Is a faultleas vegetable preparation, and
indorsed by prominent medical men.
Stiver medal and diploma u warded over com
petit ora.
Prepared by
R F. ULMER, It D., Pharmacist,
Savannah, Ga.
Prior. per bottle. Sold hv all druggist*.
fill MOOT HUAI 1 111 I. H-MIIITUMI
Of Rciaaor Sets. IVnkaßea. Cut G ass Cologne
Bottle®, Jotrel Rosas. Mirrors, t omb and brush
Seta, < Irar Case*. Cigar aud Tuoacco Bo w,
Card Cases. Ladles’ and IkwU' I'lgsr*. etc , at
df KONG'S PHARMACY, uoar HIP *1 Us feta,
SPECIAL NOTICES.
FHE.-H EVERY Ht R IN THE DAL
, PURE CANDIES.
ELEGANT CANDIES.
FRESH CANDIES,
HOT CANDIES.
CHEAP CANDIES.
Our Goods are as cheap as Pure Candies can
be sold.
We don’t attempt to compete with some
goods sold in this market.
Our Stick an 1 Bar Candies have a reputation
In every stats that sends tourists to our city,
and every year sends new customers, with
standing orders for our Pure Stick and Bar
Candies that they say they can't buy at home.
We have a fine line of Baskets and Bonbon
Boxes, and we know how to fill them.
We have Candy made In the window every
afternoon; come in and sample the goods
Prices;
Mixed 13c., £ pounds 65c.
Broken 20c.
Fine Mixed 25c. B pounds sl.
Fancy Mixed 40c. 5 pounds $1 75.
Bonbons an<PFine Chocolates 60c. per pound, S’
pounds $2 SO.
FURBKR, The Confectioner.
TO THE C ENTRAL RAILROAD
VISITING STOCKHOLDERS;
We extend you a cordial invitation to
• visit our store Holiday Week, and espe
cially to our great Holiday Exhibit Mon
day and Tuesday Afternoon and Night.
There will be Concerts by Cobb’s Or
chestra from 3 to 6 and from Bto 10.
LUDDEN & BATES 8. M. H.,
Broughton Street. Savannah, Ga
NOTICE.
My office has been MOVED TO S DRAY
TON STREET, comer Bay lane.
DENIS J. MURPHY.
Savannah. Ga., Dec. 20, 1390.
TURKEYS!
NO WESTERN POULTRY.
All Fine Domestic Rice Field Turkeys, Fresh
Killed on the Spot.
GOLDEN PLUME KALAMAZOO CELERY,
CRANBERRIES, VENISON,
WOODCOCK and QUAIL,
Everything for a perfect Christmas dinner at
JAS. J. JOYCE’S,
Comer Abercorn and Liberty Streets.
Telephone 11*7.
OU 1 DEAD NOTICE ~
Oglethorpe Savings and Trust Cos., 1
Savannah, Ga., Deo. 20, 1890. j
A semi annual dividend of ($3) Three Hollars
per share has eeen declared from the earnings
of the past six months as or Jan. 1, 1391. land is
payable on and after MONDAY', DEC 22, 1890.
JOHN M. BRYAN, Casnier.
DIVIDEND NOTICE,
Southwestern Railroap Company, 1
Office Macon, Ga., Dec. 19, tB9O, f
Dividend No. 74 of Three Dollars and Fifty
Cents per share will be paid the stockholders of
this compauy ON AND AFTER THE tßn INST.
Stockholders receiving their dividends in Macon
will be paid at the Central Georgia Bank of tbu
city, those in Savannah at the Cent ai Railroad
Bank of that city. W. 8. BKANTLY,
Secretary and Treasurer.
IMPORTED 80LID-BACK
HAIR BRUSHES, CLOTHES BRUSHES.
TOOTH AND NAIL BRUSHES.
The finest selection iu the city. Call and
ex i mine.
ROWLINSKI. Pharmacist, Broughton and Dry-
ton streets. Telephone 465.
FOR C O CN T Y IRK A Bl It Kit.
The friends of Col. CHARLES H. OLM
STEAD announce him as a candidate for the
office of County Treasurer, and ask in his be
half the votes and support of their fellow citi
zens at the election WEDNESDAY, January 7,
1881.
ELECTION FOR DIRECTORS,
The Merchants' National Bank ofSa vannah. )
Savannah. Ga., Dec. 14. 1890. f
The annual election for Directors of this bank
will be h"ld at its banking house on TUESDAY,
Jan. 13,1891, between 13 and 1 o’clock.
THOS. GADSDEN. Cashier.
ELECTION FOR DIRECTORS.
Central Railroad and Banking Cos. of Ga. )_
Savannah, Ga, Dec. 8, 1890. )
An election for thirteen directors to manage
the affairs of this company for the ensuing
year will be held at the Banking House in Sa
vannah, MONDAY, the sth of January, 1891,
between the hours of 10 o’clock A. M., end 2
o'clock p. si. Stockholders aud their families
wiil be passed free over the company’s road to
attend the election, from the Brd to the sth of
January, inclusive, and be passed free return
ing, from the sth to the 7th of January, inclu
sive, on presentation of their stock certificates
to the conductors.
T. M. CUNNINGHAM, Cashier.
dr. m. Schwab & son.
The well kßown Opticians, of No. 28 Bull
street, inform the public that they carry the
largest stock of Optical Goods in the State,
which they will sell at reasonable prices during
the month of December. We offer a fine lot of
imported Opera, Field and Marine Glasses, also
a fine lot of Magic Lanterns, below importation
cost, aud all othpr Optical Goods at special
prices for the Holiday trade. Gold Soeoacles
or Eye Glasses, bought for Holiday Presents,
can have the lenses changed within six months
free of charge. R member the place: No. 33
Bull street, third door from Broughton street.
FRIED & HICKS,
THE ONLY LADIES’ RESTAURANT IN THE
SOUTH.
OPEN DAY' AND NIGHT.
THE FINEST OYSTER COOK IN GEORGIA.
FRIED & HIOKS. 9, 11 and 13 Market.
DIVIDEND.
Central Railroad and Banking )
Company* ofGkouoia, -
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 19. 1890. \
A dividend of Four (4i Dollars per share on
tho earning* of this company and it* depend
encies has been declared, parable on and atior
the 23i inst., to stockholders ns of record this
day. T. M. < ’UNNINGHAM, Cashier.
BEER.
I) 11 INK
S. G U GK.ENH .CilMii! K &SOWti
SPECIAL NOTICES.
HEIDT’S CHHISTM 48 DKlii^
AT SATURDAY CUT FRICKS.
sc. pound for Gum I Tops, only from 10 to 1J
and 3 to 4 o'clock.
Freeh Butter Cups. 12c. Sugar Candy.
18c. Chocolate Creams, four flavor- mixed.
49c. for Engraved bottle Sliver Bell Cologne.
99c. for Engraved bottle Sliver Bell Cologne.
49c for Florida Water.
21c. for Bay Rum, largo bottle.
65c. and 90c. for 5 pound Box Candy.
25c. for Lizell’s 50c. size extracts. 50c. Lubin’s
Extracts, 75c. for two bottles in box. Lund
borg's Extracts, 24c. collar box with three Cakes
Soap.
Pretty assortment of desirable and low priced
Christmas Novelties.
Try 1 pound Box special fine 33c. Mixed
Candy.
BUY VOI R
TOYS AND FIREWORKS
fcTBAI'SS BROS.,
23 and 221.2 Barnard Street.
They have the largest stock and their prices
conceded to be the lowest In the city.
GAS ADMINISTERED “
Daily, and teeth extracted without pain, Plata
work in Gold and Rubber a specialty at
SAVANNAH DENTAL PLATE COMPANY.
133 Congress Street.
DK. T. F. ROBLKSOv, *
DENTIBT.
ODD FELLOVVB BUILDING
Corner Barnard and State Streets.
HAUmVA..C
lllil.
Ivory and Stag Carvers and
Forks.
Ivory and Celluloid Table
Knives
Plated Spoons, Forks, Etc.,
Etc.
Pocket Knives in Great Va
riety, for Ladies, Gents and
Children.
Fine Breech-Loading Guns.
Boys’ Breech-Loading Guns.
Winchester and Colt’s Rifles.
Hunting Coats, Hats, Vests,
Leggings, Bags, Etc., Etc.
Paltaer Hardware Company
bank’s.
KjM'WeedT’'
President. Vice President.
JAS. H. HUNTER, Cashier.
SAVANNAH BANK & TRUST CO.
Savings Dep t
ALLOWS 4%
Deposits of SI and Upward Revived.
Interest on Deposits Payable Quarterly.
DIKffiCTOBS:
Joseph D. Weed, of J. D. Weod & 00.
John C- Rowland, Capitalist.
C. A. lIEiTZE. Exchange and Insurance.
John 11. Harder, Capitalist.
R. G. Erwin, of Chisholm, Erwin S-dußignon.
Edward Karqw. of Strauas & Cos.
Isaac (3. Haas, General Broker.
M. Y’. BlacJntyru, of M. Y. D. L Maclntyre.
John Lyons, of John Lyons A Cos.
Walter Coney, of Paterson, Downing & Cos.
PRINTING AND UUOKBINDING.
1820-Fiirai'?im : iß3l
PRINTING AND BINDING,
BLANK BOOKS.
Establishment fully furnished with all
necessary TOOLS tind MACHINERY,
VAPEHB and MATERIALS. Compe.
taut Workmen. Established Reputa
tion. for Good Work. Additional or
ders solicited. Estimates furnished.
93)£ BAY STREET.
GEO. N NICHOLS.
COTTON FACTORS.
John Flannery. John L. Johnson.
JOHN FLANNERY & 00.,
Cotton Factors,
SAVANNAH, GA
Bagging and Iron ties furnished at lowest
market rates. Prompt attention given to ali
business entrusted to us. Liberal cash advances
made on consignments of cotton. .
TENANT WANTED.
BUTLER’S ISLAND.
Wanted, a tenant for this well-known
valuable property for a merely nominal rant,
on a one or three years* lease, as desired.
Apply, for further particulars, to
CHAS- S. WYLLY, Agt.,
Darien, Ga. _
rrrT T MORNING news e*mtn isag
I N every part of lli* city early. TweaYF
X JLI Hi five rent* a week p .ys for the !'■’
