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SUING FOR SECURITIES.
BROKER DEMERS'S CASE AGAINST
THE MERCHANTS’ BANK.
A Complicated Litigation Resulting
From Cashier Gadsden's Crooked
ness—The Suit Brought to Recover
Collaterals Deposited as Security for
Loans—The Bank Claims the Securi
ties Sued for Were Never Deposited
as Stated—An Important Question to
Bankers and Brokers to Be Decided
by the Suit-
The case of K. M. Demers ▼. the Mer
chants' National Bank of Savannah occu
pied the attention of the city oourt yester
day. It is an interesting case and will
probably not be concluded before Tuesday.
The suit grows out of the Gadsden
troubles. It is based upon a differ
ent claim, however, from the other
suits following the discovery of Gads
den’s defalcations, wbicb were lost by
the bank. TbeCarhart and Guilmartln suits
were brought for the recovery of securities
deposited with the cashier for safe keeping.
In the Demero suit action is brought for the
recovery of the collateral deposited as
security* for loans received. The bank
alleges that certain collaterals claimed to
have been deposited by Mr. Demere as
security for loans were never deposited, and
that other collateral were insufficient for the
loans made.
THE AMOUNT INVOLVED.
Mr. Demere had sis loans In the bank at
the time of Gadsden's death, amounting to
$'39,000, secured by collateral amounting to
above $35,000.
One of these loans was for SIO,OOO, which
Mr. Demere had made for Gadsden. The
note was in Mr. Demere’s name, Gadsden
j utting up the collateral and was secured
by sixty shares of Central railroad stock
and four SI,OOO Western North Carolina
railroad bonds, each as collateral. This note
was made Oct. 11. 1890. Dei. 30. 1890,
$5,500 was paid on the note and twenty
eight shares of Central railroad stock and
three of the bonds were withdrawn.
The bank made its examination of its
affairs and the securities on hand Dec. 31
and a statement was made and sworn to
that everything was all right, and that all
the securities shown on the books were
there.
After Gadsden’s death Mr. Demere, know
ing that one of these loans was for Gads
den’s benefit, and that the loan was over
mai gined, in < rder to let the hank get the
benefit of the margin, notified it that this
was Gadsden’s loan.
REFUSED TO RETURN HIS SECURITIES.
A few days afterward he wanted to take
down another loan due, and asked for his
collateral. The bank declined to allow him
to take up any of his uott-s, or to return
any of his collateral, unless he secured
them for the cote tor SIO,UUO, made Oot. 11,
3890, which, it was claimed, was uncovered
by collateral, the bank cln unrig that no
collateral hud ever been deposited as
security for it.
Mr. Demere, on tbo idea that the col
lateral i H ere or was placed there, is suing
the Lank to recover in trover the collateral
on a $1,300 note which he claims should
have teen surrendered to him on payment
of the note, because his other notes were all
duply secured. The bank claims,
on the other hand, that it had
a general len on all the callateral put up
by Mr. Demere on all his notes for any
balance due or to become due, at and that as
there was no collateral on the note of Oot.
11 he could not take down the collateral on
the SI,BOO tote without paying all of his
iudebtness to the bank.
THE BANK’S CLAIM.
The bank contends that this is the only
point in the cate. Mr. Demere contends
that if be can prove the collateral was put
uponthenoleofOct.il, the bank lieing
amply seem ed on all other loans should hapd
over the collateral on these loans on the
payment of the notes.
The hank is represented by Erwin, du-
Bigoun & Chisholm and Mr. Demere by
Charlton & Mackall.
The witnesses examined yesterday were
President 8. P. Hamilton of the bank, It.
F. Burdell, cashier of the Chatham Bank,
Theodore Gordon and F. C. Wylly, brokers,
Oapt. Henry Bluu, president of the Ger
mania Bank and Andrew Monroe, the col
ored porter of the Alei chants’ bank.
The examiration of President Hamilton
ocoupied all the inorniDg ami part of the
afternoon. He was subjected to a very
searching cross-examination by Mr. Chari
ton, who obtained verv little satisfaction
from his testimony however, though some
of his admissions were not beneficial to tbe
bank’s gide of tbe oase.
Mr. Hamilton denied that any collateral
bad been deposited against Mr" Demere’s
SIO,OOO note. He held that the bank tad a
lien upon nil collateral deposited by a bor
rower until all loans or balances due are
paid.
THE OUTSIDE TESTIMONY.
Cashier Burdell of the Chatham Bank tes
tified to Cashier Gadsden’s seuding for sixty
shares of Central stock which he had de-
Cited as security for a loan in the Chats
n Bank, but which he paid up on Oct. 10.
Monroe, the porter, remembered having
been sent by Mr. Gadsden and receiving
the stock.
Mr. Wylly and Mr. Gordon testlSed os to
the custom of the banks in making loans on
collateral and the payment of the same.
They stated that the custom was to deposit
collateral for each loau and wltbdruw it
upon tbe payment of the loan. They said it
was not the custom of tiie hanks to hold tbe
collateral of one loan for the payment of
another.
President Blun of the Germania Bank
was of the same opinion. He says that
if tbe banks were to hold all of a broker’s or
business man's collateral until he bad paid
all balances due it would require a million
aire to do business. The witnesses wore
closely questioned by Mr. Erwin, who is
conducting the case for the bank.
All the witnesses yesterday were put up
by the plaintiif. The bank's witnesses will
be on the stand Monday. The position
of the bank is, first, that
Mr. Demere’s loans were insufficiently
secured and second that If insufficiently
secured he could not withdraw his collateral
or any note so long as other notes remained
thus insufficiently secured.
The oase was adjourned until 12 o’olock
to-morrow. It will probably be oo tinued
through to-morrow and Tuesday, ltis being
watched with great interest by the bankers
and brokers of the city.
AN APPEAL FOB AID.
Contributions Asked Today for the
Fayetteville Cyclone Sufferers.
The chairman of the committee in charge
of the relief of the sufferers by the cyclone
■which swept over Fayetteville last week
sent tbe following dispatch to the Morning
News last night:
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 9, 1891.
To the Mom inn News:
Since the cyclone there are between seventy
and a hundred p/ople in Fayetteville without
■belter, food or fuel, ami not enough neighbors
left to take care of them. The distress is
greater than was first supposed. If aid is not
quickly given the suff-Ttog will be ex
treme Please ask that collections be taken in
the churches of your city to-morrow.
E. M. Blalock,
Chairman Relief Committee.
No More Liquor.
Willianyon de Breling, of 42 Barnard
street, announces that he has given up the
■ale of liquors and solicits the patronage of
the fine trade for fresh family groceries.
His stock comprises an excellent line of sta
ple and fancy groceries. He attends
promptly to all orders and delivers them
with dispatch.— Ad.
Home Cure for La Grippe.
Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonio cures la
grippe or money returned. 50 cents, at all
druggists.— Ad.
THE NSW TELEGRAPH ORDER.
Tbs Out Down in Rates bv the Rail
road Commission.
The order of the railroad commission,
fixing the telegraph rates between all points
within the state, published in yesterday’s
Morning News, is the first order of the
kiod issued by the commission under tbe
bill pasted by the last legislature, placing
the regu ation of telegraph and express
rates under the control of tbe commission.
T. e order was small and unimportant
looking, apparently, but It curtails the
liberty of the Telegraph lines in one direc
tion and cuts down'or limits the rate on
telegraph messages to a certain fixed sum
between all points wiihiu the state. The
order is effective Feb. 1.
If the order is carried out the Western
Union Telegraph Co.npeny will here
after, whenever it wants to dis
continue an office at some little
railway station where the receipts
will not averago $2 a day, have to first
petition the railroad commission for its con
sent. The second section of the order will
meet with tbe approval of the business
men and ohers who have any telegraphing
to do. Jt limits the charge on a ll)-word
message between any points in the limits of
the state to 25 cents, and 2 cents for each
additional word on a day message or 1 cent
for each additional work on a night mes
sage.
While the majority of the 10-word mes
sages sent from the Savannah and other
large offices are charge i for at the rate of
25 cents, a groat many mesagea are charged
for at the rate of 40 oeuts for ten words.
Tbe charge from Savannah to all poiuts
beyond Augusta or Atlanta is 40 cents for
a 10-word message.
In all tbe small towns in tne state,
the charge to all the point# beyond
the nearest city on either side of it is 40
cents. There is no particular reason for
this extra charge to certain points, as no
more work is involved in sending a message
to one of the smaller stations than to At
lanta or Macon. The rate is entirely ar
bitrary, and is fixed by a rate committee.
If the order of tbe railroad commission is
oarned into effect all 10-word messages
will go for 25 cents inside the state. The
express companies inay now look out.
Whether or not the telegraph companies
will make any fight against the law or en
deavor to prove it unconstitutional is not
known yet. Mr. F. G. dußignon, counsel
for the Western Union Telegrapn Company
and the Bouthern Express Company, was
out of the city yestorday and could not be
seen in regard to tbe matter.
ELI AND THE BAIN.
He Bays a Good Many Funny Things In
Spite of It.
Melvin D. Laudou, better known as EH
Perkins, lectured at the Young Men’s
Christian Association gymnasium ball last
night. T here seems to be a sort of fatality
about Young Men’s Chrlstiau Association
entertainments, at least so far us the w eather
is concerned. On nearly every right the
association has given an entertainment this
season it has rained, so that there inay not
be any special connection betweeu Eli and
the rain. There might havo been a suspi
cion la that direction had the rain only
fallen on the night of his lecture, but it did
not. It rained during the last concert of
the New York Stars and during one or two
preceding entertainments.
The ruin did not interfere, however, with
what Eli had to say. He said it just the
same as if it had not rained. The audience
was not a large one, but it enjoyed the
lecture. It was the first tune Mr. Lsndon
had been heard in Savannah and his say
ings, although they were familiar to soma
of the audience through having been road
iu the newspapers, yet the fact that they
were said by Ell Perkins made them inter
esting and as good almost as new jokes.
Mr. Landon was warmly received. His
lecture was bright throughout, with the
sort of wit that Eli Perkins is noted for.
Had the lecture beeu on any other night
than Saturday, and the weather been
pleasant, the audience would have beeu a
much larger one.
BELIEVED TO BE A MURDERER
Bob Gibbs, Allas Joe Small, of Darien,
Arrested by Detective Morgan.
Detective H. M. Morgau arrested a negro
in Yamacraw last night who is believed to
be wanted in Darien for murder- The ne
gro gave his name at the police barracks as
Joe Small, but he is believed to be Bob
Gibbs, who shot a man in Darien a short
time ago. Letters found on his person show
without much doubt that he is Gibbs. He
v as arrested at Ann and Zubly streets, near
Golden’s saloon, by Detective Morgan, as
sisted by Officer Harmon Waters.
Gibbs, or Small, as he gave his name to
the police, was unarmed except for a pocket- ’
knife. Ho had pawned anew Smith &
Wesson revolver a short time before, else
he would beyond doubt have made a des
pora’e resistance, as he is known to be a
desperate character.
Gibbs refused to talk. He claims to have
Come from Charleston and to have been in
th city four weeks. The letters he had
show that he Is from Darien anil that he
has beeu in some sort of trouble there. De
tective Morgan lodged him in the barracks
for safe keeping and notified Solicitor Gen
eral Fraser, who telegraphed the sheriff of
Mclntosh county the fact of tbe arrest and
Inquiring as to the crime for which Gibbs
is wanted. If be is tho party tbe offioers
think he is he will lie turned over to the
Mclntosh county authorities.
SET FIRi IO THE BEDS.
An Attempt to Burn a Tenement on
Maple Street.
There was a strange fire at No. 27 Maple
street last night about 8 o’clock. Parties on
the opposite side of the street saw smoke
issuing from the house. No ouo was at home
and the door was burst open with au ax.
The smoke rushed out in a volume. An
alarm was turned in from box 62, at West
Broad and Hall streets, l ut by 1 be time the
firemen reached tbe Beene the fire had been
nearly extinguished with bucketfuls of
water, as It was not necessary to turn on the
stream.
The strange thing about the fire was that
every bed in tho house was found in a blaze.
There were three beds in three separate
rooms and each one of them was burning.
The fire was easily handled after throwing
out the mattresses.
Tbo occupants of the house, a colored
family named Brown, were downtown at
Ihemarkot. It was very evident that some
one had entered the house during their ab
sence and set Hr# to the bads with tbe Inten
tion of destroying the nouse with its con
tents.
The furniture was all ruined or badly
damaged. Tbe damage to the house Is small.
AValthour & Rivers are agents for the prop
erty.
Hurt by the Freeze.
The market gardeners report that their
crops were severely injured by the recent
cold spell. Small truck of every kind was
cut dowu, ie tuee being more injured than
any other vegetable. Cabbages were only
injured slightly. This will cut down the
market supply now for some time. The
truck farmers are tearing up the ground
for their early spring crops, and a great
deal of seed has already been planted.
Brighten up; you don’t have to plauk down a
fortune; you can get Salvation Oil for 25c. Ad.
The Pulaski.
The arrivals at tbe Pulaski the past week
have largely inoreased, and the old time
popularity of this well-known house seems
to have been restored under the r.ow man
ager, Mr. J. R. gangster. Everything
about tbe hotel is kept up to tbe highest
standard, aud the increasing business indi
cates the appreciation of it by the traveling
publio.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, JANUARY 10. 1892-TWELVE PAGES.
ONE FROM NEW ORLEANS.
ANOTHER BIG INDORSEMENT OF
OUB DEEP WAiER MOVEMENT.
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Urges Upon the Louisiana Legisla
ture end All of the Bouthweat the
Importance of Deep Water at Savan
nah—An Indorsement That Insures a
Good Deal Before Congress
There 1* no falling off in tbe indorsements
of the deep water movement. Sinoe the
matter has been brought before congress
there is a pro! ability that the effort will be
further indorsed by sections of the country
that have not yet taken any aonon.
The indonements of nearly all the south
ern states, through their governors, have
been received already. Nearly all of the
principal commercial bodies of the south
and we< r have given tbe movement
their indorsement, aud many of
tbe smaller bodies. The indorse
ments, from whatever source they
have come, have been hearty and have been
given in a manner that leaves no room for
doubt that they were meant and that they
will be followed by an active support on
the part of those who have given them.
Capt. Purse received yesterday, through
President J. Florenoe Minis of the Savan
nah Cotton Exchange, tbe official indorse
ment of the New Orleans exchange, which
is one of the most Important the movement
has yet received, urging, as it does, not only
the favorable support of tbe state of Louisi
ana, but that of tbe adjoining states. The
resolution is as follows:
Whereas. The general assembly of Georgia
did, ou Got. 10, 1601, unanimously adopt the
hereto attached preamble and resolution asking
her sister states for their co-operation In scour
Inc an adequate appropriation by congress for
the immediate improvement of tile Savannah
river from the city of Savannah to the ocean,
upon the plan adopted by congress, at its last
session, for this purpose; and
Whereas. The New Orleans Cotton Ex
change, through its board of directors, fully
recognizes and appreciates the Importance for
immediately completing fie work at Savannah,
Oh., In tbe interest of the oommerce of the
whole country, but as especially due to the rap
idly growing commerce of tbe south and west;
therefore, be it
Resolved. That the New Orleans Cotton Ex
change, representing a large proportion of the
ootton Interest of the southwest, urges the state
of Louisiana and sister states to act favorably
upon the appeal of the state of Georgia, and
tnat our Immediate representatives In the leg
islature exert themselves to that end, and that
our senators and representatives in congress, in
obedience to the wish of the people of the state,
expressed directly and through the legislature,
aid aud asdst the senators and representatives
from Georgia in congress to secure the appro
priation asked by their state for th 1 Improve
ment of the river and harbor at Savanna'
Resolved , That a copy of this resolution be
furnished to the Hon. John J. McDonough,
mayor of Savannah, Ga., and one to the general
assembly of the state of Louisiana at its next
session. W. C. Flower,
Presid-nt New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
Henry Q. Hester, Secretary.
(. apt. Purse is enthusiastic over the sup
port the movement is receiving all over the
country since tbe matter has been brought
before congress, and particularly in the
shape that it lias been brought. He looks
for even a stronger indorsement now than
the movement has received at any time yet.
Letters are pouring iu every day from
every part of the couutry pledging an ear
nest support t.i it.
AMONG THE LAWYERS.
Yesterday’s Work of the Superior
and Other Courts.
The following business was transacted in
the superior court jseterday.
Henry Coleman vs. the Ocean Steamship
Company, motion for anew trial. Argu
ment was heard from oounsel, and the court
took the records to Consider the issues in
volved.
The case of J. F. Brooks, administrator,
v. M. E. Erwin, trustee, ejectment, was set
tled.
In ths case of Lizzie Bausay vs. David
Sausay, divorce, an order was taken to per
fect service on the defendant by publication.
A. F. K. Mustin and Charles H. Banks
were appointed commercial notaries public.
John CJ. Burke, a subject of the (Jueen of
Great Britain and Ireland, was made a
citizen of this country.
In the case of William Gorman, trustee,
complainant, vs. the Coast Line railroad,
defendant, M. J. Desvergers et al. inter
veners, an order was taken placing the
books in the hands of a receiver, subject to
the order of the master.
In the matter of the distribution of the
funds of the estate of Henry Von Glahn in
the bauds of John T. Ronan, an order was
taken to distribute the same.
The petit jurors who were ordered to ap
pear in court Monday are notified in to
day’s Morning News that they need not
appear until Tuesday, the casos for which
they were called having been settled.
The Southern Bank.
The statement of tho oondition of the
Southern Bank of the State of Georgia by
James Sullivan, cashier, published iu the
Morning News to-day makes a very satis
factory and strong showing for its stock
holders and patrons. Besides its surplus of
$5011,000, it has to the good $127,648 20 of
undivided profits besides In its classifi
cation of debts and other obligations due to
the banks, the large amount of $2,418,-
181 45 is considered good with only $ll,
250 87 as doubtful, while there is oot a cent
charged on the bank's books which is in tbe
category of bad. This is a splendid exhibit
and it is doubtful if any bank in the south
oau make a better one.
CITY BREVITIES.
The annual meeting and oleotion of officers
of the Mickva Israel congregation will be
held this evening.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Young
Men’s Hebrew Association will hold its an
nual election for officers this afternoon in
the Mickva Israel Sunday school room.
Proposals have been invited for tbe build
ing of the Savannah Volunteer Guards new
armory, l’ians and sproifloations cau he
obtained from G. 8. Norrman, architect,
Atlanta, or from J. 11. H. Osborne of this
city. The bids will close Jan 30.
A Pleasing Sense
Of health and strength renewed and of ease
and comfort follows the use of Syrup of
Figs, as it acts in harmony with nature to
effectually cleanse the system when costive
or bilious. For sale in 50c. and $1 bottles
by all leading druggists.— Ad.
Altmayer's Are Belling Out
Their entire stock of gents’ fine and
medium grade shoes. We have decided to
discontinue handling these goods as we re
quire more space for our fine stock of ladies’
aud children’s shoes. Sale commences to
morrow. See “ad” ou page 6. — Ad.
Do You Wear Opera Glasses.
Opera glasses are as important an
Essential as a dress suit, and
Every young gentleman should
Have onev Sternbergs offer them
In great variety Tery low. — Ad.
Even the little tots and tbe larger children
oau get their Jaeger underwear from us,
Appel & Schaul, sole agents.—Ad.
Savannah Choral Society
Will meet to-morrow (Monday) evening at
63 Jones street. Active work for the con
cert, to take place the latter part of the
month, will commence at this meeting. A
general attendance of all interested is earn
estly requested.
COULDN’T FACS HIS CREDITORS.
David Hurritz Explain* Why He Ban
Away From Bavann*b.
The creditors of David Hurritz, who left
the city recently, are anxious for his return,
or at least to k .ow when be is going to
square accounts with them, Hurritz hat
creditors in abundance, aud if he is able to
put himself in their good graces again it
will be more than they expect bun to do at
prevent.
Hurritz leftfhis wife and children behind
him and they are In need of assistance, as
the father and husband 1-ft them without
any means of support. Hurrltz’s principal
creditors were on Bryan and Bt.
Julian streets, where he was
best known. He borrowed various sums
from bit friends and then went away, leav
ing no securities behind bim. His wherea
bouts were not known up to a day or two
ago, and be was supposed to have gone to
New Orleans. Griffin A Seller have a num
ber of claims in their bands for collection if
they can find Hurritz or anything that he
has left behind to realize on. So far they
have beeu unable to find anything.
Hurritz waa interested at one time in a
photograph gallery ou West Broad street,
and afterward he was in some sort of busi
ness on Bryan street. One or two
business houses on Broughton street
are his creditors. He has
written the Morning News a long letter,
dated Climax, Ga, explaining why he left
Savannah as be did. He says he was deeply
in debt and got tbere chiefly through bis
good nature aud Ins lack of business ability.
He gives a list of tbe men be owes and
assures them that he will pay haok every
cent that ha owes them as fast as he can get
tbe money. He says he oould not faoe his
creditors, and went away to avoid them.
He begs the sympathy of the people for his
wife and children, who are living at No. 233
St. Julian street.
LOCAL PERSONAL.
T. G. Mayes of South Carolina is at the
Harneit,
Henry E. Moore of Cedartown is at the
Harnett bouse.
T. L. Leak of Tison Is in the city, stopping
at the Harnett house.
Mrs. P. Littig arrived from New York
yesterday on the Kansas City.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Leak of Winston,
N. C., ore registered at the De Soto.
Mr. si A Mn. Thomas Walsh and family
of Brooklyn stopping at the Screven.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Hoffords of Fall
River, Mass., are stopping at the De Soto.
Mrs. W. H. Ellison is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. William R. Thigpen at 163
Duffy street.
J. C. Mahn of the American Trading
Society left yesterday for New Y ork on a
short business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R, Little of Rome ar
rived in the city yesterday and are stopping
at the Harnett house.
Mrs. Rosa Bear cf Mfilon is visiting her
mother, Mrs. M. R. Silverberg, oorner of
Tattnall and Liberty streets.
Mr. Ernest Luoe of New York, connected
with Shipman, Larocque & Choate, coun
sellors-at-law, is visiting the family of Mr.
W. B. McKee, 161 New Houston street.
Oglethorpe Lodge’s Ball.
The committee in charge of the arrange
ments for the oomlng ball of Oglethorpe
Lodge of Odd Fellows is actively at work.
A large number of tickets has already been
sold and the ball prom’ses to be one of tho
most brilliant Odd Fellows balls ever given
in Savannah. It is given for the benefit of
the fund for the celebration of the 50th an
niversary of the lodge aud of the order in
the state. Oglethorpe Lodge is the oldest
lodge in Georgia, and will celebrate its
semi-centeunia! in March, at which time
the officers of the grand lodge will be its
guests. The ball to be given on Jan. 28 is
one of the entertainments which the lodge
will give to provide funds for the carrying
ont of the programme it has in view for
that occasion. A supper will be served iu
connection with tho bail.
Got Money Under False Pretenses.
Detective Weatherhorn arrested a well
dressed young man yesterday at tbe Pulaski
house for obtaining money under false pre
tenses from a number of well known citi
zens. The stranger claimed to be a relative
of a number of prominent southern men,
and said that he came here from Texas. He
is a man of education and has seen better
days than he is uow having. He is believed
to be from W aco and the son of a prominent
lawyer there. He was in charge of Detect
ive Weatherhorn last night.
Mr. J. H. Estiil, President Morning News
Cos., Savannah, Ga., says: A member of
my family who has been a martyr to
neuralgic headaches for twenty years, has
found in Bradycrotiue an infallible remedy.
Ad.
A FEW FACTS.
Business as It Is and as It Should Be.
An institution of the city of Savannah
which iu recognized as the leader of Us kind
is always appreciated by the enterprising
people.
Here is one.
For many years there has been a gradual
increase in tha demand for the best beef in
this market.
It has been supplied.
During the past season there has been
more choice selections of beef in this city
than ever before, and it iu a well known
fact that
Logan did it.
In the display of mutton, it is acknowl
edged that Logan always has the best.
Besides this
He made special arrangements to have the
finest pork in the country constantly
shipped to him.
"Logau's veal" is a patent household phrase
which doiights the cook everywhere.
There is no necessity to call attention to
the large and excellent line of western
turkeys, ducks and geese whioh arrives to
Logan daily.
The largely increased trade during the
holidays has demonstrated how the publio
have appreciated tha untiring efforts of H.
l.ogmi to give them the finest line of these
goods in the couutry.
To see tbe crowds of customers who con
gregated at stalls 67 and 68 yesterday was
interesting. The tully equipped busiuezs is
attractive in itself.
A flue fine of everything.
A full corps of competent and accommo
dating butchers.
Hourly trips of the wagons delivering the
good things promptly before dinner is an
other feature of the business.
The proper thing for every one to do is to
send orders always to H. Logau, the
butcher, who is always ready to serve
them. The best trade in the city go there
for their supplies, and from appearances
the rush will continue.— Ad.
Altmayer’s Are Sailing Out
Their entire stock of gents’ fine and
medium grade shoes. We have decided to
discontinue handling these goods as we re
quire more space for our fine stock of ladies’
and children’s shoes. Sale commences to
morrow. See “ai” on page 6.— Ad.
Embroidery and Lace Sale.
Read our ad on page 7 of to-day’s issue.
You’ll receive some valuable information.
Altmayer’s.— Ad.
i ■—i - .
Embroidery and Lace Sale.
Read our ad on page 7 of to-day’s issue.
You’ll reoeive some valuable information.
Altmayer’s. —A and.
Mr. Charles E. Koss of the well-known
firm of M. Rock, merohant tailors of Balti
more, will be at tbe De Soto hotel Jan. 11
to 13, with a complete set of novelties for
this and the coming season*.— Ad.
THIS WEEK’S I’LAYS.
“SHENANDOAH” AND “THE CHAR
ITY BALL” 188 ATTRACTIONS.
Kite Caatleton in "The Dazzier" to
Follow “Tbe Charity Ball." and tha
Great and Only Bernhardt Next for
a Matinee of "Camille’’ and a Night
Performance of “La Tobol”
The theatre will be open four nigh’.i this
week and for two matinees.
Wednesday and Thursday Nights and
Thursday MatL.ee—“Shenandoah.”
Friday and Saturday Nights and Satur
day Matinee—“ The Charity Ball.”
“Shenandoah’’ wiil be seen tha second
time in Savomiah Wednesday and Thurs
day nights and at Thursday's matinee. It
is not too much to say that “Shenandoah”
is dramatically one of the strongest and
most intensely interesting plays before the
public. The soene is laid in tbe Shenandoah
valley, during the war for southern in
dependence, aud the flavor of war inoideuts
and romance render it thrillingly exciting.
The author has been fortunate in so con
structing bis play that it does not appeal to
sectional prejudice, but is os popular with
tha veteran who wore the gray as the one
who w-ire the blue. The necessary
love story is well told and fittiugly
developed, and the element of
o.medy. so essential to the sucoess of every
drama, enters largely into iu composition.
Bronson Howard, who Is also tbe author
of “The Henrietta,” has in this work
achieved the triumph of bis career, and he
is as proud of it as tbe public is fond of it.
While “Shenandoah” is a war play, it does
not burn powder, nor is there at any time
the barrowing sight of blood-stained band
ages and stretchers. Howard’s subject
dwells directly with the war, but in its ac
tion comedy prevails, the serious element
partaking of tbe nature of that in “The
Banker’s Daughter” and "Young Mrs. Win
throD." It will be presented here in tbe
same manner as it was presented in New
York, where it did tbe largest business ever
known.
"The Charity Ball” will be seen for the
first time in Savannah Friday aud Satur
day nights.and at Saturday’s matinee. "The
Charity Ball” was written by David
Belasoo and Hy C. DeMfile, and is a 4-act
domestic drama thoroughly permeated with
those characteristics which make it intense
ly interesting. It ran for a considerable
time at the Lyceum theater. New York, and
recently was put on the road, achieving as
great a success as at the metropolis, it is a
story full of pathos, brightened by spark
ling bits of light humor. A clergyman is
the central figure around which tne plot is
woven, and it would seem that little oould
be accomplished with such a hero and yet
maintain his dignity, and the unflagging
interest of the audience. But this
is done and more. "Rev. John Van
Buren” is given the care of an
orphan girl by her dying father, and
after succumbing to her beauty and charm
ing graces, though he does not so inform
her, brings her to his mother’s home, only
to discover, after a time, that she has been
wronged by his own brother. Indignant,
yet unforgetful of he calls him to
account, and succeeds- in arousing within
the erring heart that remorse which had
been deadened by the rush of Wall
street, and the wrong is righted.
He finds his own happiness in the true love
of a woman who had extended to her erring
sister the pity which all others withheld.
The company intrusted with tho presen
tation of tbe play is under the management
of Daniel Froliman and is a thoroughly
competent one. from the leading man dowu
to the little street waif. Boyd Putnam, the
“John Van Buren,” was seen here in “The
Wife” two years ago, with Mrs. Berlan
Gibbs, playiug "Senator Rutherford” Mr.
Bauds was ‘ ’John Blddleeomb’’ in "Alone in
London” for several seasons—the best of
them. Last season he was "Maj. Putnam” of
“The Wife." Of the Wife oomDany of two
years ago are Misses Greybrooke and
Logan, and Mr. Gregary.
The attraction to follow "The Charity
Bali" is the farce comedy, “The Dazzier,"
from the pen of Thomas Addison. The skit
was one of the greates theatrical successes
of last Beasou, aud received a metropolitan
indorsement by highly profitable engage
ments at no less than three of the Broadway
theaters in New Y'ork. The critics were
unanimous in crediting it with being ths
best play of its kind that was produced in
New York last season. Bonny Kate Cas
tleton heads tbeoompany. Miss Castleton
is oue of the best known and cleverest of
the burlesque and comedy artists of the day,
and in “The Dazzier” has unusual opportun
ities for the display of her peculiar talents
and ability, aud the singing of ballads in
her oliarming manner. One song made
Kate Castleton famous. Hundreds of others
have attempted it, but no one ever gang it as
as she did. Who that ever heard tier
sing “For Goodness Sake Don’t Say I Told
You” will ever forget it?
It said in New York that unless a vigor
ous reaction sets in, it will hardly be
possible to oast a Shakesperoan play iu the
United States in the year 1900.
Says Don Diego de Vivo,who knows more
about it than any other man in America:
“Admitting a priraa donna has a career of
20 years. tbe average season of an
opera singer is about seven months; accord
ingly, singing 17 times per month,
or 119 times in a season, adding 119 times
for 20 seasons, makes 2,380 times. Patti
has sung on an average 10 times per month
each 7 months, making 70 times
per year; in tha 32 years just ended
she has, therefore, sung but 2,240 times. 8o
you cau plainly see that in the 32 years
of her career la diva as sung 140 times
less than the other prime donne of 20
year 8 ’ oareer.”
Strauss’ first, and it is safe to say last
grand opera “Ritter Pasman,” produced at
t e Imperial opera house in Vienna, on New
Year’s day, was not a success. The b ok
Is said to bo uninteresting, and so is the
music, with tbe exception of an aria in
waltz in rhythm in E flat. Over this one
aria the popular old idol is said to have
shed “oopious tears.” It is oailed “The
Golden Fruit or the Tree of Life,” and the
piano scene is already ou the way to the
new world, and will be thumped at by the
fair fingers of our girls inside a fortnight.
Bernhardt will be in Savannah Saturday,
Jan. 23, for two performances. At the
matinee she will give “Camille,” and at
night “La Tosca.” The sale of seats will
commence Jau. 18, so that parties from out
of tho city cau secure seats. Already ap
plications are coming in. Manager John
son received a telegrapbio inquiry yoster
dav from Brunswick for fifty seats. The
price will be $3. Bernhardt has never been
seen in Savannah, and her engagement will
doubtless be the dramatic eveut of the sea
son. She closed her engagement last night
in Boston, and will open in Baltimore this
week, then coming south to Richmond,
Norfolk, Charleston, Augusta, Savannah,
Atlanta, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Macon
and Mobile. The oompany travels by a
special train of five cars, and numbers alto
gether forty-fivo people.
No person need hesitate to use that old and
valued remedy, Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup.— Ad.
Altmayer's Selling Out?
We have decided to discontinue handling
gents’ shoes, and commencing to-morrow
morning will sell off the entire stock at less
than manufacturers’ prices In wholesale or
retail quantities. See "ad” cn page tl
Ad.
Perhaps.
Perhaps you want to present a friend with
a piece of jewelry—a watch, a gold
headed cane or a wedding present.
Sternberg’s can supply you.—Ad.
Umbrellas, silk and gloria, and mackin
tosh coats at LaFar’s.—Ad,
THE O. A. B. ENCAMPMENT.
To be Held in Augusta Jan. 27 In
stead of at Tallapoosa.
The annual encampment of the depart
ment of Georgia of the G. A. R., which
waa to have been held at Tallapoosa, will
not be held there this year. The remote
ness of the place and the long distances that
the delegates would hare to travel, result
ing without and >ubt In a small attendance at
tbe encampment, has brought about an
effort to change the place of meeting to
Augusta.
A special meeting of the encampment
wl.l be held iu August Jan. 26 for the pur
pose of acting on the appeals of the local
post* for theT.cation of the meeting. There
i* a unani uous choice nearly in favor of
Augusta for tha annual encampment, and
all preparations are being made for it there,
on tne day following tha special meeting ou
Jan. 26. The delegatee from W. 8. Han
cock Poet of this city are in favor of
Augusta, as are nearly all of the post* in
the lower part of the state.
HAIL AND CROSiTIE.
President J. 8. Wood’* report makae the
following showing for the Wrightsville and
Tennille railroad from July 1 to Deo. 31,
1891:
„ 1891. 1890.
Gross earnings $88,662 62 $49,866 27
Operating expenses 23,321 48 36,386 4 8
Net earnings $15,311 39 $13,499 7
Decrease of earnings $11,203 45
Decrease of expenses 13,045 05
Net Increase $ 1,841 60
The falling off in earnings is attributed
to the lose in traffic during the freshets of
the Ooonee In September and October, as
well as November. The p evious year’s
earnings were swelled by a large quantity
of rails which were hauled for the Macon
and Atlantio railroad. This year there was
none of this business. Tne road has had
competition at Dublin and some traffio has
been cut off by reason of this.
DOMESTIC! ECONOMY.
How Money Can Bo Mada and Saved.
Tie Said Figures Never Lie, and
They Don’t.
It we could live without eating, and
were allowed to adorn ourselves after the
manner of our remotest ancestors, we oould
all accumulate, doubtless, a barrel of money.
But we can’t. A witty writer says that
man’s most economical mode of existence
is "in bed;” as the moment you get up ex
penses begin. Too true, too true. Ex
penses are an unavoidable quantity, and
must be met and disposed of. Expenses can
be reduced or ourtailed in some Instances.
In our case, they cannot bo deoreased, but
they can bo spread over a larger surface, or
la other words, like common taxes, more
people can be induced to sbaro the burden
and thus lighten the personal onus. That
is why we claim to aud do sell our cloth
ing cheaper than any other house possibly
can, because our trade is so very large that
wo have a large surface over whioh to
spread expenses, making the individual
proportion very light. A house that selis a
thousand suits in a given period can work
on a smaller margin of profit than one that
disposes of only a hundred in the same
time. Take out your pencil and figure for
yourself if you think our figures are porous.
You may clearly deduce from our proposi
tion that the house having tbe largest pat
ronage certainly has some basis for low
prices.
There is no mystery about our ability to
mark our goods at as low prices as they can
be obtained for anywhere else and then
allow u discount of 20 per cent, besides, tor
cash. In the first place, even were we to
sell at actual cost, it would be goad busineis
polioy to get rid of goods not adapted to
summer weather. Winter goods must be
sold in winter. Again, it pays us to turn
goods into cash quickly, because profiting
by experience, that cash can be put at more
profitable work, aud lastly, our ability to
buy iargoly plays a very important part in
our trade. “Goods well bought are half
sold” is solid truth, not poetry. Our bg
ad on the fifth page this morning may sug -
gest some profitable employment to you for
the coming week. We should like you to
see our figures. We don’t object to your
comparing them with anybody else’s fig
ures; we rather approve of it. We have
great confidence in our own mathematical
efforts. B. H. Levy & Bro.
— Ad.
THIS WEEK’S NOTABLE OFFERINGS
At the Great Dissolution Sale.
One hundred dozen ladles’ mosquetaire
Foster, book and buttoned kid gloves,
black and colored —some misfits, some
slightly imperfect. Worth regularly from
$125 to $2 a pair. During this sale your
choice at 39 coats a pair.
One thousand yards Hamburg em
broideries at manufacturers’ cost.
Boys’ clothing less than half-price. La
dies’ and childre ’s cloaks less than half
price. Morrison, Foye & Cos.
—Ad.
Fresh Arrivals—Something Nice.
We have just received large consignment
of China silk for spring, in all the latest
styles of coloring. See these goods this
week and secure your choice of patiern.
Altmayer’s.—Ad.
Dr. McCall’s Drug Store.
The popular drug store at the corner of
Whitaker and Congress streets, recently
conducted by the G. M. Hetdt Company,
has been purchased by Dr. R. C. McCall.
Dr. R C. McCall is a graduate in medi
cine and besides has been connected with
Borne of the largest drug houses in this
country. He was for years with the well
known house of McKessom <!4 Robbins |it
New York. He has spent several months
eaoh year in the leading laboratories of the
country, and therefore ably sustains his
well earned medical diploma and druggist’s
license.
The store has beeu recently renovated
and refitted. A large stosk of fresh drugs
from the leading wholesale houses has been
secured aud his line of fancy articles and
standard medicines cannot be excelled any
where.
In the prescription department, Dr. Mc-
Call is assisted by Mr. S. J. Hart, formerly
of Butler’s pharmacy, who iB a gentleman
of long experience and whose ability is ac
knowledged and appreciated by physicians
and the publio generally.
Altmayer’a Selling Out?
We have decidsd to discontinue handling
gents’ shoes, and commencing to-morrow
morning will sell off the entire stock at less
than manufacturers’ prices In wholesale or
retail quantities. So# “ad" on page 6.
Ad.
Livingston's New Drug Store.
The stand recently known ns Butler’s
pharmacy has been opened again by H. H.
Livingston, a druggist, who has advanced
materially with the times during a few
years past. His Increased business at his
el 1 place of business demands more facili
ties; therefore he has “spread out” in a
more convenient locality, aud deserves the
appreciation of the public for his efforts.
He is busy arranging the store with new
fixtures and a oomplete line of the requi
site goods necessary to conduct a first-class
trade.
The many friends of Dr. Osoeola Butler
will be pleased to learn that he has ac
cepted a position with Liviugston, and he
will add greatly to tbe popularity of this
well-known establishment.
Ladles’ Watches
Are always handsome and acceptable pres
ents. The largest and prettiest
variety of ladies’ gold watches in
the city is displayed at Stern
berg’s.—Ad
IiUDDIE A BATES 3. M, H.
WEATHER PRUB ABILITIES—SUNDAY^
Fair, followtd by increasing clouiuuu wtL\
showers, warmer.
CHILDREN
OLD PIANOS.
Are your ohildron learning to plsy the piano
or do you coulemplat- buying an old j>ta n o e*’
cause it "wiil do just as well to learn on • ”
In either ease consider the matter a moment
Are you not making or about to make a mi*
take
Early Impressions are the most lasting
On an old piano a child may learn whies
notes to play, but not how to play them cn *
reotly.
False methods and faulty touch are acquit,. !
that it may take years of praotioe afterward m
overcoma
It is no uncommon thing for a child who has
learned to ulay on an old worn out easy action
piano at home, to be asked to play on u,a
magnificent new piano at the neighbor’s and"
perhaps, at a party, where her parents wl-a
her to appear at her best.
They naturally think that if she can play well
on the old piano she can play better on the new
one.
Instead, she fails utterly, much to the cha
grin of both herself and her paremg, woo ah
tribute her 111 success to lack of confidence
This, however, is not the oause.
She simply has learned to play on a piano with
a defective action and does not know howto
touch a modern, well bilancml keyboard ‘
It were far better to give ber a good piano to
learn on, then let her play on a poor one later
than to reverse the conditions, as is usual! J
done. *‘ y
Brins th.e Children in and
Let Us Fit Them With
New Pianos.
L.& B.S.M.H.
DRY GOODS.
161 Psr Cent.
DISCOUNT OFF
THE REGULAR PRICES WILL BE
Allowed on All Goods Pur
chased at Our Store,
Commencing To-day, Mon
day, and Continuing Un
til Further Notice.
This Extraordinary Inducement
Is otiered to reduce our win
ter stock, in order to
make room for
Spring Goods.
CLOTHING.
OF COURSE
IT’S SO.
Look on Page s—topands—top—
and see lor yourself.
to I lo" Soil
,
CASH WINS EVERY TIME
COLLATS;
The Only Caen House iu
Savannah.
We can give discounts when our competitors
cannot afford to do so, as at times they must
wait a long time for their money. We never
wait, but we give beat values for cash all tbe
time to all our patrons. We need not say: “We
cannot charge this item, as it is on special sale.”
We never charge, and sell with less profit tbao
any other house.
I’. S.—Why can we do this? Because we
credit no one.
149 Broughton St
COAL AND WOOD.
COAL AND WOOD
Of all kinds and sizes promptly delivered.
D. R. THOMAS,
111 Bay St- West Broad St. Wharvea
Telephone No. 09.
PORTRAITS
In Pastel. India Inis
or Crayon.
Unquestionably the best finished work ever
offered in Bavannah, ranging from $lO to feu.
ready framed.
TAYLOR’S ART STORE
135 YORK STREET,
