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*THS FIAO to FLO IT OVER CAMP
AND St. SO NAT LOON TO-DAY.
♦The Camp Ground a Bu?y Scan* of
Preparation Yesterday end Last
f Night—The Brunsxv.ck Troops Here
(and the First to Oo Into Camp—The
Other companies to Arr.ve This
Morninsr-Tfaj Programme for the
i Day.
The crowds began arriving yesterday for
Merchants' Week. About 40J people came
In last nigat by the C -n'ral railroad and
Savannah, Florida and Western railway.
Nearly as many more had already arrived
and installed themselves in desirable quar
ters.
All the notels Lad full registers last night.
The hotels are pretty wo 1 filled already with
people who have been here for several days.
They can easily accommodate I,<XW
more than they already have.
Tnese, wltn the numerous boarding
houses, will furnish ample accom
modations for the crowds. All of the hotel*
laid In supplies of cots, and when the rush
comes it is hard to o-timate the number of
people tuey will be able to accommodate.
Large crowds are expected la this mora
ine by all the roads.
Yesterday was a pleasant day, though
somewhat cooler than the weather has baea
for the last week. The street cars were os
well patronized as usual oa Huiday.
Standing room was at a premium and
many walked who had expected to
ride. The now Tvbee schedule of five
trains daily each way was well patronized.
About 500 people went down to the island.
All of the hotels were open and Tybee ap
peared full of life once mire.
GOOD WEATHER PROMISED.
The Signal Bureau Officers’ Predic
tions for tne Next Few Days.
The reports of the weather received last
night by Assistant Signal Observer L. A.
Denson showed the day to have been oue of
the fairest, clearest and, generally, the
pleasantest day of the whole year, so far.
There was not as jmuch as one one-hun
dredth of an inch of rain reported frotn
any station in the whale section east of the
Mississippi river, a slight “traice” at Jack
sonville being the only dampness at all
reported in this eectiou.
The observer gives the following’opinion
of the weather for the week: “ The week will
open with flue weather, clear and with
temperature average for the season, grow
ing slightly warmer on Tuesday and
Wednesday. Monday and Tuesday will be
fair, and probably Wednesday. On the
whole the indications are very favorable
for fine weather throughout the entire
week. This opinion is based upon two high
area pressures; one prevailing over the east
ern section of the country and the
other over the western section,
east of the Rocky Mountains,
with immediately north of between the.e
two areas* a low area prevailing central
over the lake region.
The first high area produces fair weather
for Monday and Tuesday, the low area may
possibly produce a few April showers on
Wednesday or Thursday, after whioh the
influence of the second high area will again
produce a spell of fair weather.
As regards temperature, about the nor
mal or average f r the season will prevail
Monday, followed the next succeeding tou
days by slightly warmer weather, after
which there may be a fall of a few degrees
in temperature.
The general temperature for the middle
and last of the week will be warm, but not
unusual for the season. Tnis is the opinion
of Assistant Signal Observer Denson, and,
unless some unusual phenomena should
arise, such as a storm ia the Gulf, will
doubtless be verified.
TO HONOR TBE SOLDIER DEAD.
Confederate Veterans to Pay Tribute
to Their Sleeping Comrades.
To-day the Confederate Veterans of Sa
vannah and their visiting brethren will pay
tribute iu a fitting manner to the memory
of their comrades who died fighting under
tbe southern cross, and sacrificed their
lives for a cause which they considered
right.
The veterans of Bulloch, Bryan, Effing
ham and Emanuel counties will join the
Savannah as-oeiation in the exercises. They
will be met this morning on their arrival
by delegations and will be escorted to
Armory hall, where they w.U be furnished
with breakfast. At noon the Savannah
association will hold its annual meeting.
At 1 o’clock a lunch and general reunion of
the old soldiers will occur. At 3 o’clock
they will form for the memorial exorcises
and march to Broughton stro :t, where they
will be met by the Fifth Georgia Cavalry,
under oommand of Col. Gordon, which will
act as an escort. Each veteran will carry a
wreath of laurel leaves. At 3:30 o’clock the
march to the confederate monument in the
parade ground will bo taken up. The vet
erans will head the procession and the
cavalry will bring up the rear. On
reaching the park extension the veterans
will form on the four sides of the monu
ment, tbe regiment cf cavalry form
ing a square covering the veterans. After
the memorial services and the placing of the
wreaths around the monument the cavalry
and veterans will form a hollow square at
tho southern end of the parade ground,
where the flag presentation by Mrs. Gen. R.
H. Anderson will take place. A portrait of
the late Geu. Joseph K. Johnston will be
displayed in the panel on tha north side of
the monument.
Gen. Lafayette McLaws will command
the veterans, assisted bv Gen. F. Mc-
Glashan, JCnpt. A. MoC. Duncan and \ et
erans Charles Wnite and T. E. Besselieu
Capk John H. Dillon will act as grand mar
shal, and he will be assisted by Col. J. H.
Estill, John A. Feuger, James G. Cornell
and William P. Sobirm.
The first division will be composed of the
Confederate Veterans’ Association of Savan
nah, under the command of Vice President
J. H-Saussy, with Veteran F. D. Blood worth
as adjutant.
The second division will consist of the
visiting veterans, under command of the
senior officer present, with such staff officers
as he may select.
After the exercises at the monument the
soldiers’ gravel ia the cemeteries will be
deoorated.
It is hardly probable that the Third Geor
gia regiment veterans will arrive before 5
Dr 6 o’clock this afternoon. The veterans
will meet them at the Ocean Steamship
wharf and act as a 1 escort of honor.
POMPEII READY TO FALL.
The Preparations tor the Great Specta
cle Complete.
Pompeiian park is ready for the great
fireworks’ scene to-night. The seats are in
readiness and all the debris has been re
moved.
There is a seating capacity of about 14,-
000 people, 120 bores accommodating five
persons, 300 reserved chair seats and bench
seats for about 10,600. The lake is filled
and boats weio sailed on it yesterday. AH
the scenery is m position and presents a fine
view. Mount Vesuvius, with its yawning
crater, is in the center, all ready to bale a
forth its fiery aud dest uctlve lava.
The white people will enter aud leave the
park by the Anderson and Second street
gates, and the colored people by the Mont
gomery and Second street gates. Tbeir
seats are in the extreme rear, at the hop of
he platform, separated from the white peo
de’s portion by a small fence, but squall/
a desirably located for a view of the stage.
A great number of p 0010 went out to
he grounds yesterday to get a view of the
laininoth affair, but they wore dlsap-
Jinted, as no one was admitted except
lose connected with the Merchants’ W eek
ssociatiun and ineintiers of the pro*.
The trees tor the cavalry tilt is almost
completed, and after a thorough sprinkling
i and rolling to-day will be in prime candl
| tion for the tilt Thuslxy.
Keaerved seat tickets to the "Last Pars
of Pompeii” for any one of the five nlghta
can be obtained at Butler's Pharmacy, on
Bull and Congr**ss street". R-erv*l seats
for the cavalry tilt on Thursday afternoon
will be pat oa sale this morning at Butler’s.
MILLBDGEVILLSS CADETS.
They Will Be In Savannah for Friday’s
Parade and Review.
Secretary Max Robinson of the Mer
chants’ Week Association received a letter
from Lieut. Col. J. Coltcn Lynes, president
of the Middle Georgia Military and Agri
[ cultural College of Milledgevllle, announc
ing that he would bringdown a company of
the Mdledgeville Cadet* to participate la
tha military parade of Merchants’ week.
The following ie an extract from the letter
of Col. Lynes:
I have made arrangements with the Central
railroad to transport one c mpany of my
battalion of cadet* 10 your city to participate in
the military review and parade on Friday, May
1 W# will reach your city Thursday evening
via Central. There will baa picked company
of twenty-live and four young lady sponsors.
What accommodations can you g-l for ui. Our
boys would not mind going into camp
for tlie two nights, Thursday and
Friday, i. t.. one d*y and two nights,
for we will return Saturday by early morning
train. Write me as early ns yon can us to what
Savannah will do with us.
This i* the c rps which defeated the cele
brated Southern Cadets of Macon. Wo propose
to give your military an exhibition drill. Yours
very truly, J. Cor,ton I.vnzs,
Lt. Col. Cavalry and Ald-de-Camp of the Gov
ernor.
Secretary Robinson replied, saying that
he was informed by the commanding
officers that the supply of tents Is already
inadequate to the demand, but that, in the
absence of a suitable ball, he had been
offered toe upper floors of a largo building
(the Schwarz building) and the proprietors
likewise tender the use of twenty-five rota
for the use of the company, and that suit
able arrangements could be made at the
restaurants for meals. The cadets will lie
met on their arrival and esoorted to their
quarters. Had their visit been announced
earlier better provision would have been
made tor them.
The young lady sponsors will go with
Col. Lynes to a hotel or private residence.
A prize drill has been suggeite 1 between
the Savannah Cadets and the Milledgevillo
company. The drill could take place at
Pompeiian park Thursday morning, pro
vided the Milledgeville Cadets would come
down Thursday morning, instead of Thurs
day night. Such a drill would excite great
interest. Mr. Robinsm will confer with
Capt. Brooks of the Cadets about the
matter, and will tolegrap i CoL Lynes ac
cordingly. The Milledgeville company will
be made welcome, anyhow.
GEN. ALEXANDER’S NSW ROAD.
Th© Central's President Interested la
& South American Enterprise.
Gen. Alexander, president of the Cen
tral railroad, has become identified with a
South American railroad, which promises
big results in the near future. A friend of
Gen. Alexander recently secured very valu
able con essioiis from the Colombian gov
ernment, and has organized a railroad
which will open up anew territory to the
commerce of the world.
Gen. Alexander entered into tho scheme
and has been selected as oue of the direct
ors.
Tho new road is to be 1 uilt from Cartha
gona, a magnificent harbor on the oeast of
Colombia, to the Magdalena river, at a
point fifty-two miles from the sea. Tbe
republlo of Colombia has 4,000,000 inhabit
ants an d nearly all its commerce passes
over the Magdalena river, which flows
southward from the Caribbean sea, and is
navigable for 000 miles. There is a popula
tion of 2,000,000 people directly tributary
to this river and depending on it entirely
for communication with tbe outside world.
This stream is closed at tbe mouth by
shifting sandbars, and it is Impossible for
•hips or steamers to c jiss in from ihe sen.
G ods have to be oarried ovorlaud fourteen
miles, from Bavanilla to the nearest point
on the river above the sand banks, and tho
so-called harbor of Suvanilla is only an open
roadstead, where ships are sometimes de
layed ten days in unloading, on account of
exposure to the sea. Carthagena
has one of the finest harb >rs
In the world, and the new rail
railroad company has bought the monopoly
of the lighterage there. The cost of tha
road will be $1,025,000, and it is estimated
that the business of 1802 will pay 15 per
cent, on the preferred stock. The net earn
ings are expected to be $250,0J0. Tho
freight for the first vetr is estimated at
130,000,000 pounds. All the traffic of the
Magdalena river will pass over this railway.
SIXTY-FOUR YEARS OBD.
The Savannah Baptist Sunday School
Celebrates Its Anniversary.
The Savannah Baptist Sunday school
celebrated its 64th anniversary last night.
The celebration was very largely at
tended, nearly 1,000 people being present.
Tne church was beautifully decorated, the
pulpit being a moss of flowers. The stands
and chandeliers of the pulpit were
wroathed with roses. Tho center piece of
tho pulpit decorations was a high
pyramidal framework of flowers
surmounted by the word '‘Welcome”
in large letters, produced by gas jets. Just
beneath the apex of the pyramid was a
largo star, underneath which was a large
stand of lilies. The base of the frame was
filled with the inscription, in large gilt let
ters, ' ‘The Bright Morning .Star,” upon a
background of green cedar. The effect was
very fine.
The programme oonsisted chiefly of songs
by tho school. The programme was as fol
lows :
Hymn—“ The Banner of the Cross.”
Hymn— ‘Jesus Christ Our Savior.”
Heading of the scriptures by the pastor, Itov.
J. K. L. 110 mos.
Hymn—“ Wait and Murmur Not."
Binging by primary class.
Prayer, by Rev. .1. E. 1.. Holms.
Hymn—“O I’araJisc.”
Superintendent's report
Hymn—“l Know That My Redeemer Lives.’’
Address by Kev. E. !’. Jones.
Hymn—"TueCleansing Fountain.”
Hymn—“(Jod He With You.”
Supt. G. VV. West read his report upon
the worfcof the sihool. The report stated
the total membership of the school at 848, as
follows: Officers and teachers. 80; scholars,
103; primary department, 120. Thirteen
•members of the school have muted with tho
church since the last report.
There have been only thres deaths in the
school since tho last report.
Tho celebration closed with tinging "God
be with you till wo inset again,” uad
benediction by the pastor.
ROBBED OF HIS CLOTHES.
W. M. Kldwell’a House Entered by a
Bold, Bad Burglar.
W. M. Kidwell, an employe of the City
and Suburban railway, reports that a negro
broke into his residence, No. 50 Wal iburg
street, between 1 and 2 o’clock yesterday
morning.
Mrs. Kidwell woke up and saw the win
dow open and fastened it, aud a few minutes
later she was aroused by a noise,
and, waking, saw a negro going
with her husband’s every-day suit and.;uew
suit of olotbes. She aroused her hatband
and the negro ran, dropping the clothes,
and jumped out of the parlor window. He
took from tho pockets of the clothes a gold
watch and two or three dollars. There was
no policeman around. The watch is a hunt
ing case and has been tested by and, which
left a blotch on the ins Me of the case.
The negro entered the sitting-room, and
went through tho clothes wit iin five feet of
Mr. Kidwell’* bed. There was a bright
light burn.ng in the next room. Mr. Ki 1-
weli’s wife describes the negro as a big
burly, black fellow, an employe in ogroesry
store iu that part of town.
TIIE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, APRIL 27, 1891.
THE CROWDS ARRIVING.
i THE CITY FILLING DP WITH MER
CHANTS’ WEEK VISITORS
Last Night’s Trains Wei. Loaded, But
tho Rush Expected To-day and To
morrow—Fine Weather Promised the
Entire Week-The Programme of To
! day’s Events-The Veterans’ Reunion
and Memorial Day Observance—“Jhe
Last Days of Pompeii” To-night.
Tbe Fifth Georgia regiment encampment
will be inaugurated at no in to-day,
Everything is In ship shape Jat Camp
Anderson, and a good deal is to be seen there
to lntere-t The camp is on Sixth street,
between Abjroon an 1 Habersham streets.
The order iu which the tents are erected, the
convenient arrangement of quarters and tha
noatness of everything has a decidedly
military air.
C .l. Gordon has been complimented upon
the 1 cation and the splendid order of things
by every visiting soldier, and the United
States officers wno ore here are very highly
pleased with the camp.
The Brunswick Light Horse Guards
was the only cornoany to ar
rive yesterday. Capt, Thomas brought
up 20 men at noon and they marched into
camp like veteran*. The captain expects
10 and possibly 13 more men to-day. The
Brunswick men speak in the highest terms
of their quarters.
THE CAMP STREETS.
The tents are erected in streets running
oast and west, facing north. Tho officers.’
tents are put up in streets north and south,
faring west on tbe privates’ quarters. The
order in which the troopsbave been assigned
to the tents is ns follows:
First Street —Liberty Guards, Com
pany E.
Second Street —Georgia Hussars, Com
pany A.
Third Street —Effingham Hussars, Com
pany C.
Fourth Streot—Wayne Troop, Com
pany I.
Fifth Streot—Brunswick Light Horse
Guards, Company F.
Sixth Street—Liberty Independent troop,
Company B.
Seventh Street—Burke troop, Company
Eighth Street—Mclntosh Light Dragoons,
Company G.
Ninth Street—Scriven troop, Company D.
All of the companies will arrive this
morning. The Effingham Hussars and
the Liberty Guards will ride
in. The former will assemble
at Broughton and West Broad streets at 11
o’clock, the latter on Liberty and East
Broad streets. They will then march to
camp. Tho Burke and Scriven troops will
arrive by the Central railroad at 8:30
o’clock. The special train on the .Savannah,
Florida and Western railway trans
porting the horses of the
Brunswick company and the Liberty
Independent troop will arrive at 0:45.
The men will ineot the train and as soon as
the horses are removed from the car they
will be saddled and ridden out to camp.
TO INAUGURATE ENCAMPMENT.
The companies will be formed on com
pany streets at 11:30, and the regimental
lino will be formed at 11:45. Tbe camp
will be formally opened at noon, when
Adjt. Lawton will read tbe rules and orders
of the encampment, after whioh the de
tails will be taken up. The guard mount
will Po gone through with and the sentinels
wifi ba established. Then the soldiers will
eat their first dinner at Camp Anderson.
At S o’clock this afternoon the companies
will assemble, mounted, and tlie regiment
will be formed at 2:30 o’clock. A march
will be takeu up along Broughton street to
join the confederate veterans in their
me norial services. The march will extend
down Habersham street to Henry, down
Lincoln to Gaston, to Bull, to South Broad,
to Lincoln, and back to Broughton, so as to
get into Broughton, and form on the north
side of the street, facing south, with the
right rusting on Whitaker,
TO BEGIN,CAMP LIFE.
After the regiment has escorted tbe veter
ans to the purk extension and returned it
will go back into oamp, where it will re
main until to-morrow morning. The sol
diers will be enipl yed getting their unl
f Tin* and equipments in order during the
rest of the day, and will start out out on the
second day of the encampment refreshed.
Quartermaster Young of the Brunswiok
Light Horse Guards arrived in advance of
his oompany, and when the boys got here
he had a dinner for them. Quartermaster
Blount of the Burke troop is here also,
looking after the tents and getting things in
order lor tbe arrival of his company this
morning.
Lieut. James B. Erwin, of the United
States army, who is to be inspector of the
camps, with orders to report to the Secretary
of War, was on the grounds yesterday, and,
accompanied by Col. Gordon and Adjt.
Lawton, went through the touts and walked
over the grounds.
Maj. Wylly and Quartermaster Wright
of tho regiment were also on the grounds.
VISITORS TO TIIK CAMP.
Among the infantry officers who visited
tho camp were: Col. Peter Reily, Capt,
John Reily, Capt Brooks, Adjt. O’Byrne
and Lieut McGrath. Lieut. Terrett of the
United States Army, whom the soldiers so
much admired at Camp Richmond last
year, will be instructor in the camp.
Capt. Thomas of the Brunswick Light
Horse Guardi is regarded as one of the i est
deaciplinarians in the regiment. He has a
fine soldierly bearing, and his ideas of
discipline and military duty are as good.
As soon as be arrived yesterday noon he de
tailed Privates Baker and Leavy to guard
duty, and although the boys were fatigued
from having ridden a long distance in a
dusty train they patroled their beats and
endeavored to keep the eager visitors out of
the company’s street.
A telephone has been placed on the
grounds, and to-day everything will be In
perfect order. The minute tho soldiers ar
rive their duty wiil be pointed out to them,
and the officers are supposed to have the
orders carried out.
EA:E BALL AND BLOWS.
The Old Forts Wipe Up the Yumacrawe
in All Ways.
The amateur base ballists are actively en
gaged in raising the dust and generally
creating plenty of noise in the suburbs as
they over and anon punch the brae/e, as the
general saying is, iu frantio attempts to
make a home run.
The Emerald Base Ball Club aud the
Waverly club, thefonser from the Old Fort
and the latter from Yamaeraw, crossed bats
in Ebbs’ field in the F ,rt yesterday afternoon
In tue prase loe of a large crowd of speota
tors. The teams ware well matched and
the game was quite interesting. There was
no “tall playing,” but plenty of kicking at
the umpire.
At the eud of the game the score stood 11
to 10 iu favor of the Old Forts.
At the conclusion of tho eighth inning a
lively fight took place between two young
sters whose ideas of ball-playing differed.
They came to blows, aud a good deal of
hair-pulling was the outcome. A diminutive
la l took a hand in the mill, and shattered a
club upon the head of the “top boy” in the
affray. The belligerents were separated
after much difficulty, and the coroner was
saved the expense of holding an inquest.
Beeclmnvs Fills cure billious aud narvous
ills. —Adi*.
159 more of those Boys’ All-Wool Suits
which made the people grab and siy, “I’ll
take that oue.” just arrived. These goods
are worth $i 50. Should your boys need
School Suits, call and got one. Kohler,
158 Broughtou street. We furnish free ad
mission to Fompeiion purchases of #lo. .4<i.
Picture! in groat variety and all pnoea.
M. T. Taylor, 135 York street.—Ad.
RIDDLED WITH BIRD3HOT.
An Cld Man Wounded and H:s Daugh
ter Killed in ia’tnall County.
H. J. Winkers, who recently made atrip
through Tattnall county, on hi* return to
Bavannah brought information of au out
rage which occurred in Tattnall last week.
W. M. Lewi* (J. Anderson, C. Imogen and
others, from Bulloch comity, attacked a
colored man named Barney Murphy at
Conley station, and riddled his house with
bullet* from Winchester rifles, wounding
Muruhy slightly, and seriously, if not
fatally, wounding bis daughter. ’ Murphy’s
wife, who Is In a delicate condition, was
roughly handled. His son was taken from
the house and severely whipped with a
buggy trace.
The cause of the attack was tbe fact of
Murphy’s son quitting the employ of one of
the parties on accjunt of some disagree
ment. The parry have made two or three
visit* recently to tbe old man’s house and
used his son very roughly. One of the
raiders was accidently shot by his own
party. The citizens of Tattnall are In
dignant over the aifalr, and think the au
thorities should tako the matter in hand, as
Murphy and bis family are said to be peace
aide and quiet, and bear a good reputation
in the tieigbborbo and.
Murphy is now in the Georgia Infirmary,
having oome into the city Friday. A gentle
man who was present when he was examined
suid that he was absolutely riddled from
head to foot on the left side with squirrel
shot, having over sixty shot holes in his
skin. Murphy started to give an account
of the shooting, saving that a party of
white men came to his house Monday and
attacked it, killing his daughter and chas
ing him Into the swamp, firing at him as he
ran. He lay in the swamp for over a day,
when he crawled out and managed to make
his way to Savannah. Murphy suddenly
stopped in the midst of his story and would
say nothing further about the affair.
MINSTRELS ONE NIGHT.
Gorman Bros, at the Theater To-mor
row—A Crack Company.
Morobants’ week visitors will have one
night of theater. Gorman Bros’.minstrels
will play here to-morrow night. The Gor
mans have achieved considerable notoriety
as masters of minstrelsy, and wherever
they have been during the present season
have mode very favorable impressions.
The Macon Telegraph says the following
of the show: •“fbe best minstrel show
that has ever visited Macon,’ was the ver
dict at the academy last night af er the
performance given ny Gorman’s minstrels.
The Owrmans seemed possessed of origi
nality unlimited, and very generously have
they drawn upon their fund in the present
production. Aside from the dancing and
singing, which are of the best, and a pro
fusion of black faces, there was very little
in last evening’s performance suggestive of
commonplace minstrelsy. The Gormans,
John, George mid James, all have charac
ters particularly well suited to their talents.
Arthur is irresistibly funny in several
sketches, mid Billy Lyons, the belle of all
‘male stage girls, ’ is again a thing of
beauty. Layman astonishes everyone by
his facility as an expressionist, and Reto
surprises all by remarkable feats of contor
tion. Among tbe most welcome vocal num
bers are those contributed by John Hyams,
who possesses a baritone voice of ex
ceptional quality. There are numberless
admirably rendeied song and dance
sketobea, all richly costumed. One of the
best features is the ’Dancer’s Dream,’ a
unique and patriotic dance desigued by
George Gorman. ‘The Gamboliers,’ a very
funny travesty, is the work of James Gor
man, and pleasingly ends a pleasant eve
ning’s entertainment. ’’
THE EFFECTS OF BIN.
Father Woodman Preaches an Elo
quent Sermon at tbe Cathedral.
Rev. Clarence E. Woodman preached
another of his eloquent sermons to a large
congregation at the high mass in tho Cathe
dral yesterday. Many non-Catholics were
among theoongregatton. His discourse was
devoted to the terrible effeots of sin. Ho
compared a sin-stained soul to a desolated
field after a visitation of locusts. Father
Woodman begged his hearers not to
give up the best days of their
lives to the commission of sin and the
stiring up of miseries for tho future. ”1
know.” said the clergyman, ‘‘that 1 am not
speaking fashionable words. I know tha:
the preaching of God’s minis ers is often
spoken of as croaking, and their depiction
of his terrible judgments are laughed at,
but nevertheless the time of reckoning will
come. When tho awfulness of eternity
breaks upon the sinners’ vision thoy will
stand awo-struck and shivering in front of
the white throne of their God, with all of
their misdeeds staring them in the face.
Then they will wish that they had not
laughed at the warning i given them, and
only wish that they had been sounded in
clarion trumpets.”
He closed his sermon in an eloquent ap
peal to all thos9 who had been indifferent to
their salvation to turn their backs on the
hopeless past and their faces to the hopeful
future, and try to lead suoh lives as would
entitle them to be clasped to the bosom of
the Lord on departing from this life.
D3. BOWMAN’B GODD-BY.
His Farewell Sermon as Pastor of the
Lutheran Church.
Rav. W. S. Bowman, D. D., pastor of the
Lutheran church, preached his farewell
sermon to his congregation yesterday. The
church was crowded, and the servioes were
the most impressive, perhaps, ever held in
the church. The decorations were beautiful
and the rnurio was elaborate.
Dr. Bowman delivered an address at St.
Paul mission in the morning, and in the
afiernoon he delivered an address to the
Sunday school. He baptized six children,
one of them was an infant on board a Nor
wegian steamer.
Dr. Bowman has been in Savannah ten
years and five months. Ho came bore from
Charleston, where he had been tweuty-one
years. He organized the Wentworth Street
Lutheran church there. He leaves Thurs
day night for Charlotte, N. C., to take
churge of tho Lutheran church ia that place.
THE NEW WATER WORKS.
The City Council Preparing Plans for
the Plant.
The plans for the new water works, to be
erected on Bpringfield plantation, are being
prepared. The work of boring the new
artesian well at that place will be begun this
morning. Alderman Cann, chairmau of the
water committee, said ye-te: day that the
putting up of the new works on Springfield
depends in a great measure on what result
will be shown In the way of water supply
by the new well.
Tho water works department has been
busy for the last two weeks laying water
mains, and by next Thursday two miles, or
11,000 feet, of extra pipe will have been
laul. Too work is being pushed on account
of the prohibitory ordinance regarding the
upturning of soil taking effect on Friday.
An Ancient Currency.
S. C. Windley of No. 160 Broughton
street has a $lO note issued April 2, 1776, by
the old Colonial congress at Halifax, N. C.
It is signed by William Alston, ancestor of
the famous Alston family of Georgia. It
was paid to Bouj. Scott, Mr. Windley’s gr >at
uncle, by the United States for services as a
soldier in the revolutionary war at Bath,
N. C. Tne material of tbe" note is white
linen, engraved as follows:
N Carolina Currency. No. s3ll. 10 Dollars.
By authority of Congress of Halifax, : rll 2,
1776. Wm. Al-s,on.
"Death to Counterfeiters" is written on
tbe margiu. In the lower left corner is a
peacock.
t h bill will be on exhibition at Ge t. Mc-
Glashaa’s, No. ICJ Broughton street, this
i week.
__ BAKIN'< POWBIB.
Highert of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov’t Report, Aug. 17, iSSj.
Baking
l\ asm Powder
ABSOLUTE!* PURE
GREAT RACING EVENTS.
A BRILLIANT WE*K IN PROSPECT
AT VERNON PARK.
The Races to Start This Afternoon—
Thro Days to be Devoted to tbe
Meeting— Horsemen Bub 7 All of Yes
terday Back.ng Their Favorites.
The Vernon Park races will start this
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
Tbe table of entries to tbe various events
that have been announoed la gratifying not
only to the patrons of the track, but to
visiting horsemen.
A thing pleasing to all the turfmen is the
notable number of horses entered in each
event. The mooting certainly will be the
most brilliant in tbe history of Savannah’s
racing.
On tbe card for this afternoon are five
races. The one mile dash, Belling, will be
tirst called, and the 2:25 olass, pacing and
trotting, will follow. The2:soclass, pacing,
half-mile heats and novelty race, running,
will be sand wiched between the beats of the
2:25 olass. This ariangement is a very ex
cellent one, as it will give tbe public a
chance to witness the entire programme by
0 o’clock.
Tne noted running stallion “Garfield.” by
Bloodstone, will start to-day la the naif
mile heat race. His entry was omitted in
the list published yesterday. The stalliou
is in fine form, and is richly bred on both
sides. His friends expeot that he will make
it hot for tbe visitors.
Thomas MoMurray, a prominent stable
man of Jacksonville, Fia., arn red yester
day with his string of runners, trotters and
pacers. Air. McMurray is a clever reins
man, thoughful and observant, and has in
Ills stable the best horses in the state of
Florida.
J. H. Hawthorne of Charleston also ar
rived yesterday. He brought with him two
runners, St. Andrews and Vindergrift.
The judges for the meeting will be salected
from the members of the Vernon Driving
Park Association. The track is a member
of the National Trotting Association, and all
harness events will be judged according to
the rules and regulations of the association.
Manager Dowling requests that the pa
trons of the park come early as he intends
to start the programme promptly on time.
Transportation will be free ami there
will be an ample number of 'buses
and stages to accommodate the
crowd. Tie schedule will start at
10 o’clock this morning, the Belt Line and
City and Suburban railroad connecting
with the wagons and busses at the White
Bluff road at their respective crossings.
After 13:30 o’clock a regular fifteen-minute
schedule will be run. Forty w igons and
'buses will bo in constant serv.ee during the
three days.
CITY BREVITIES.
The postoffiee will observe Sunday hours,
and the cotton exchange, board of trade
and city offices will be cl sad to-day.
The police wore their new summer uni
forms yesterday for the first time, with
white helmets. The suit lo ,k very neat.
The Odd Fellows will celebrate the 73d
anniversary of the foundtug |of the order
with publio exercises at the Odd Fellows’
hall to-night. The exercises will begin at 8
o’clock, and will be followed by a hop.
The steamer Eliza Hancox opened the
season yesterday by an excursion to War
saw Sound. Mr. H. G. Kent, the well
known projector of excursions, who is the
agent of the steamer, accompanied tbe ex
cursionists and did all be could to make the
occasion a most enjoyable one.
No. 2 engine house received a telephone
alarm of a fire at No. 3% Farm street at
11:50 o’clock yesterday morning, and the
engine and hose reel promptly responded.
The alarm was caused by a feather bed
catching on fire, but it was extinguished by
the occupants of the house by the time the
firemen arrived. Tbe bed caught fire from
a pipe which had been carelessly left lying
on it a few minutes before.
The street crossing at Drayton and St
Julian streets is badly in need of attention.
Tbe oenter of the crossing on both sides of
the street has been sunk several inohes,
forming a bond, and during rainy weather
or whenever tue watering carts sprinkle it,
a puddle forms in the center which is quite
a disagreeable Inconvenience to pedestrians.
The crossing was lowered in the putting
down of the Electrical Railway Company’s
tracks. Instead of laying the rails even
with the grade of the sidewalk, the latter
was out down to suit the railroad. Whether
the fault lies with the railroad or the street
and lane committee, is not kuown, but at
any rate the matter should be looked after
promptly ,as it is becoming a matter of much
complaint among the business men who are
compelled to frequently to use the crossings.
local, personal.
Miss Alberta Vason of Arabi is in the city,
visiting relatives.
J. F. Lord of Tennille is a guest of the De
Soto.
W. E. Sutt m and Ed. FleiiTer of Brunt
wick are at the De Soto.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. White of Brunswick
are guests of the De Soto.
Miss Ellen Bankston of Columbia, Ala.,
Is visiting relatives ia the oity,
Mrs. C. Lightfoot of Bainbridge is visit
ing Miss Pauline Ryan, at No. 49 Hunting
don street.
Romano McCullough, Felix Kuhner and
John Vardallyof Brunswick nre stopping
at the De Soto.
Miss Lizzie Sheron of Augusta is visiting
her sister, Mrs. A. N. O’Keeffe, at No. 182
South Broad street.
Miss Etta Shepard of Quincy, Fla., is
spending a fevv (lavs in the city, the guest
of Miss Julia Oglesby, No. 171 Gordon
street.
John D. Doaelan, special correspondent
South Georgia Echo and Brunswick Times,
is in the city writing up Merchants’ week
for these papers.
Col. J. L. Whatley went up to Augusta
last night to attend the reunion which takes
place there to-day • f the old Wade Hamp
ton brigade, of whioh he was a member
during tne war.
High Art Clothing at Kohler's Sacrifice
Sale. 185 Suits reduced to $23. Kohler, 15S
Broughton street. We furnish free admis
sion to Pompeii on purchase* of $lO. — Ad.
AU
The latest shades and styles of Straw and
Light Colored Derby Hats at 50 ir cent on
the dollar at the Great Closing Out Clothing
Sale, 183 Congress street.— Ad.
One hundred and seventy-eight Suits
Pbenix and Eagle Fabrios. Everybody
knows that $0 is cheap for these goods. We
will sacrifice them for $3 10 this week.
Kohler, l.V* Broughton street. We furnish
free admission to Pompeii on purchases of
flO.-Ad.
LUDDEN & B tTE3 SOUTHERN MU-
SI ' HOU- B.
Tbe Cantor of Attraction to the Musical
During May Weak.
Among tho thousands of visitors expected
during May Week, there w.il be few who
are not more or less interesto 1 in music—
many of them are already well acquainted
with the great Southern Musio House of
Ludden & Bates, either through buying
Piano* or Organs themselves, or having
friends who have done so wittdn the pas;
twenty years. There will be comparatively
few who are not more or less acquainted
with the reputation of this house, which
stands at the head of the music trade
in the South, and is amoug
the loading musical institutions o t
the country. To those who have not visited
the establishment of L. &B. S. M. H. it
may be said that they will be well reiaid
by spending a little time in inspecting its
warerooms, which are the most complete ot
their kind. The house is noted for its great
enterprise and its liberal methods. Its lead
ing position and large capital enable it to
represent the most celebrated instruments
known to the world, mid nearly every one
has beard of its one price eystem, which in
sures the protection of evon the most inexpe
rienced buyer. All vi-itori will ba well re
paid by a visit to Ludden & Bates 8. M. H.,
and will be equally w elcomed whether they
come to buy or merely to inspect.— Ad.
Wear one of Kohler’s tl hats, thereby in
suring a cool bead all summer. Free admis
sion to Pompeii to purchasers of $lO. 158
Broughton street—Ad.
Fine Kangaroo Shoes and Low Quarters
for gentlemen only $5, worth |(5, at Collat’s,
149 Broughton street.— ad.
$145"
Will buy you an all-wool light-colored pair
of pant*, worth |3 easy, at the Great Clos
ing Out Clothing Sale, 163 Congress street
— Ad.
Last Days of Pompeii.
Do not fail to take in the great spectacle,
"The Last Days of Pompeii," the grandeur
of whioh will lie something that will remain
with you a lifetime; but, in the rush of
pleasure, do not forget your determination
to purchase a Singer machine before you
return home. Do not put oil this good reso
lution until the last day, but call at the
Singer parlors, 38 Whitaker street, a pleas
ant place to rest during the rush of Mer
chants’ week, and make vour selection.
You cannot make a mistake. Nine mill
ions have been sold, and no family can be
happy without one.— Ad.
See our line of Light Coats and Vests;
they are handsome, latest imported novel
ties. Kohler, 158 Broughton. We furnish
tree admission to Pompeii on purchases of
slo.— Ad.
French Balbrlggan Underwear $1 50 a
Buit, worth $2, at Collat's, 149 Broughton
street.— ad.
TQla
Season goods all fresh and new in same
proportion of everything else, at the Great
Closing Out Clothing Sale, 163 Congress
street. Ccme and convince yourself.—Ad.
May Week Decorations, Altmayer’s.—Ad.
Knee Pant,4to 14, only 40c., well worth
75c. Collat Bros., 149 Broughton street.—i
ad.
Alpaca Coats
And Vests. Seersuckers, Linens, Pongee in
plain and fancy colors, all at 50 cents on the
dollar, at tho Great Closing Out Clothing
Sale, 163 Congress street. —Ad.
Kayton’s Oil of Life, the greatest lini
ment in the world for all aches and palps.
— Ad.
Sacrifice sale of Gents’ and Boys’ Shirts
at Kohler's, 158 Broughton street. We
furnish free admission to Pompeii on pur
chases of $lO. —Ad.
Get a Four-Dollar pair of Pants at $3
from Collat’s, and invest the dollar you save
in a fine Dollar Straw Hat. This is the way
to kill two birds with one stone. Cullat’s,
149 Broughton street.—ad.
Separated From His Wife.
It was very sad. They were a very hand
some couple, and it had
been a love match. Bnt it
happened this way. Appel & Schaul, the
popular one price clothier*, had made an
elegant display in their beautiful windows,
and this affectionate pair went there to see
and get some of there good values, knowing
the honest one price plain figure plan of the
firm. But when they reached the store they
found a perfect jam, and in the crowd they
got separated, and did not meet again for
boors. Butall's well that ends well. They
got bargains and got together agam.—.id.
Flags and Bunting. Altmayer’s.—Ad.
AH our 50c. and 75c. Boys’ Waistß sacri
ficed at 39c. Kohler’s, 158 Broughton
street. We furnish free admission to Pom
peii on purchases of $lO. —Ad.
Assigned for Sale.
$19,000 Stock of Spring and Summer
Clothing, purchased way below manufact
urers’ cost, must be sold, and all intending
to buy any Clothing are iuvited to reap the
benefit ot the low rates at whioh this t e
mendous stock will be offered.
Collat Bros.,
— °d. 149 Broughton Street.
Prices Tell,
And every one will tell the prices, at the
I Great Closing-out Clothing Sale, 103 Con
-1 gress street.— Ad.
Flags, Bunting and May Week Decora
tions of every description at Altmayer’s
Ad. '
100 dozen White and Colored Vests at
650., reduced from $1 50, at Kohler’s. We
furnish free admission to Pompeii on nur
chasee of $lO. —Ad. ‘
Children’s Suits, 4 to 14, only 99c., worth
$1 50, at Collat’s, 149 Broughton street.— ad.
Even
If it U getting summer weather, you need
not go without socks, when you can get
them at the great cloeing out clothing sale
at 4a a pair. 163 Congress street.—Ad.
Tybee i* a delightful plaos to spend a
pleasant afternoon. Make up a party, go
, down and get an oyster roast— Ad.
hUDDES 4 BATES S. M. Q
WHATEVER YOU ~SEE4
WHATEVER YOU HEAR:
WHAIYER YOU THINE!
Don't Invest Your Monei
J
IN A
PIANO OR ORGAN
Until you have seen us We
have been waiting twenty
years for a chance to se
you a piano or an organ
and we don’t propose to
l chance slip now.
We have the largest trade
m the We handle
none but the best instry.
ments made. We h Cv ,
always given every man his
money’s worth, and when
you have visited our ware
rooms you will know where
you can most safely invest
your money. Call on us
anyway, even if y OU don’t
intend to buy now. If w e
don’t sell you an instrument
this time we shall do so
some time in the next
twenty years.
LUDDEN i BATES
Southern Music Rem?.
UOObA
(.'KOI IAN & IhjoTll
Dress Goods. Dress Gaol.
During the past week our DRESS GOODS
Diriment has been crowded to its utmost £
parity. We Intend keeping it up by
add ng some seasonable specialties * H-re j
another big one for this week:
ONE LOT
of fine 40-inch pure MOHAIR sioirm
CLOTHS, in an entirely new- fine of
they ca not he imported legs than 65c
price for them this week is “ °®
48c. A YARD.
We will still continue the sale of those Pt
and STRIPED CHEVIOTS and SPrY,
CLOTHS, left over from last week, at the mm
price, 41e. a yard to close them out 1
THE NEW SILK GLOVE.
TREBLY WOVEN FINGERTIPS.
nf T HO “PF 1 '* 1 ‘o the manufactun
of SILK GLOVES wuich are found to wear out
most quickly at the tips of tbe Angers ui
thumbs, thereby giving strength where mwi
requiring it, and offering the greatest resiatanoe
to wear We have just reoelved a Itiree invoios
of the above elegant wearing GLOVES in black
SILIf r MITTs all SlZea ' AU ° ° Ur apri “* i<<Ki 01
CROIIAN & DOOM.
137 J4KOTJGHTON STREET.
COAL AND WOOD]
Coal, Wood,
Lime, Cement and Plaster,
DENIS J. MURPHY.
Oiloe 5 Drayton; Telephone 43.
COAL AND WOOD
OF all kinds and sizes promptu
DELIVERED.
ID- ZR. TL-omag,
111 Hay St. Weet Broad 3t- Wharm
Teijiphoxb No. 09.
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•JACKSON, METZGER <6 CO.
MONDAY
We have arranged for the sale of twenty
pattern
SUITS. _
Amonjr this number are several CHEVIOT
SUITS that we call your attention at
- $8.75. -
Last week’s prices for these gooods TEN
ELEVEN
-’S * ’
CHARLIES 18c.
Jackson, Metier & fa
OIL MILLS.
Ooifcm Seed Gii iiSis.
We are making various siaea, from 5
50 tons per day capacity. Our mill® *
brace all tne modern improvements in n*.
chlnery and will give the best rc sul . l *;„. m
w ill erect the mills and turn them o'ere
pleteand guarantee their capacity.
Hydraulic Cotton Presses
SIMPLE, COM PACT
KUFI L j worked either by Hand
Steam Power. Not liable to get out
order, and are very durable. -
THEY ARE THE BEST COTTON PRESSES MABt-
The Cardwell Machine Co. t
RICHMOND, VA.
GROCEKIRS. „
Xj o o ic
In your storerooms aud see what you wl,l , ", -
for “May Weak." The following will
for a lunch or a hasty meal: „. p,i*
I'atee of Truffled Game, beautiful
de Foi Gras, Calves Foot Jelly. Devito I .
(i. Jt D. Preserves. Boned Chicken ana i
Imported Jam, Chipped Beef and “?*‘,^, ! >d
and ( hocolate, R. A R. Ox Tongue. 1 10“"
Sauces, French Peas and MustiroomS- JAj
Pudding, rich Cauned Fruit*. * r '
Cos -oauut. , ais *
We have something new every we
pleasure to have our eore visited.
A. M. & C. W. WEST.
