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Receipts Pant Week. " ' ISpiritg.j Rosin. Receipt? past week | 9.3i*4| 26.957 Same week last year | 8.691; 23,469 Exports past week j 17.070 j 23.542 •Same week last year | 17,254 ] 27,076 .Movement— | j New York 279 j 2,123 Philadelphia j ] 482 Baltimore .......... ] 6,791 Interior .. I 429; S2 London j 2,733i 2/177 Garston dock | 831] 3,000 Antwerp | 7,218, 7,600 XUtterdam j 5,580] 1,585 Total I 17,070] 23,752 Receipts nnd .Stocks. Receipts, shipments and stocks from April 1, 1899, to date, and to the corre sponding date of last yean 1899-1900. Spirits. Rosin. Stock April 1, 1900 2.197 142,506 Received this week 9.393 26,057 Received previously .- 180,800 369,180 Total ....—. 192,391 537,743 Exports— Foreign 120,681 222,796 New York 16,813 59,617 Coastwise and interior ...... 20,804 148,202 Total ... 158,29S 430,615 Stock on hand this day 34.093 107,128 1898-1899. Stock on hand April 1, 1900 .... 3,596 111,396 Received this week 8,691 23,469 Received previously .176,559 442,065 Total 188,846 576,930 Exports- Foreign 126,537 237.902 New York 21,388 87,846 Coastwise and interior 18,992 128,512 Total 166,817 434,260 Stock on hand 23,029 122,670 Charleston, S. C., Aug. 24.—Turpentine, nothing doing; quotations omitted. Rosin unchanged; sales, none. Wilmington, N. C., Aug. 24.—Spirits tur pentine steady; 35@36%c; receipts. 19 casks. Rosin steady; $1.2001.25; receipts, 240 barrels. Crude turpentine nominal; $1.2001.30; re ceipts, 28 barrels. Tar quiet; $1.40; receipts, 205 barrels. New Orleans, Aug. 24.—Receipts: Rosin, 555 barrels; exports, none. FINANCIAL. MONEY—The demand keeps fairly up with the supply. BANK CLEARINGS—'The bank clear ings during the past week were $3,025,885.15, against $1,871,368.88 for the corresponding period last year, and $1,640,474.92 for the corresponding period of 1898. Ciearlmgs by Days— Saturday $ 654,722 23 Monday 608,315 69 Tuesday 398,443 20 Wednesday 485,009 70 Thursday 424,403 45 Friday 554,990 78 Total $3,025,885 15 FOREIGN EXCHANGE—Market is steady. Commercial demand, $4.8684; sixty days, $4.8384: ninety days, $4.81%; francs, Paris and Havre, sixty day*, 5.1984. Swiss, sixty days, 6.20; marks, sixty days, 94 746. DOMESTIC EXCHANGE - Steady; banks are buying at 1-16 discount and sell ing as follows. $26 and under, 10c; $25 to SSO, 16c; S6O to SIOO. 20c; SIOO to S2OO, 25c; SSOO to $1,(00, .65 premium; SI,OOO and over at 1-16 premium. SECURITIES—The market Is lhactive, with nominal quotations. stocks. Bid. Ask. Augusta and Savannah R. R.... 109% 110% Atlanta and West Point 124 125 do 6 per cent, eertiticates 105 106 Augusta Factory 80 86 Citizens Bank 128 130 Chatham Bank 110 111 Chatham B. E. &X. Cos.. A 66 57 do do B 65% 66% Eagle and Phoenix Mfg. Cos 106 Edison Electric Ilium 104 106 Enterprise Mfg. Cos 99 102 Germania Bank 129 130 Georgia & Alabama 26 27 Georgia Railroad, common 210 213 Graniteville Mfg. Cos 160 165 J P. King Mfg. Cos 100 103 Langley Mfg. Cos 117 120 Merchants National Bank 110 111 National Bank of Savannah 146 150 Oglethorpe Savings and Trust —lO9 111 People’s Saving and Loan 98 103 Southwestern Railroad Cos 108 109 Savannah Gas Light Cos 24 25 Southern Bank 154 166 Savannah Bank and Trust 115 116 Sibley Mfg. Cos., Augusta 85 90 Savannah Brewing 95 100 Bonds. Bid. Ask. Char., Col. & Aug. Ist 6s, 1900....106 108 Atlanta city 4s, 1922 104 106 Augusta city 4s, 1927 ..106 107 do 4%5, 1925 110 111 do 7s, 1903 106 106 do 6s. 1913 119 121 Ala. Mid. ss, ind’d. 1928, M. & N. 98 100 Augusta Factory, 6 per cent., 1915.109 110 Brunswick and Western 4s, 1938 ..80 82 C R. R. & Banking collateral ss. 92 93 C. of G. Ist ss, 50-year gold, 1945 F. & A 117 318 C of G. con. 6s, 1946. M. & N 91 93 C. of Ga. Ist incomes, 1946 44 45 do 2d Incomes. 1945 12 12% do 8d Incomes. 1946 6 7 C of G. (M. G. & A. Dlv.) ss, 1947, J & J 94 95 C. of G. (Eaton Branch), 6s, 1926. J. A D 95 96 City & Suburban R. R. Ist 7a....109% 110% Columbus city, ss, 1909 106 107 Charleston city 4s, 1945 101 102 Eagle & Fhenix Mills 6s, 1928.... 106 107 Edison Electric Illuminating 6s. .101 JOS Enterprise Mfg. 6s, 1903 102 103 Georgia Railroad 6s, 1910 114 115% G. S. & F. 1946, J. & J 199 110 Georgia & Alabama Ist 6s, 1945 ..104 106 do consolidated 6s. 1915 95 96 do do 1947, J. & J 95 96 Georgia state 3%5,1930, J. & J. .106 107 do 3%5. 1915. M & N 104 106 do 4%5. 1915 117% 118% Macon city 6s, 1910, J. & J 116 119 do 4%5, 1926, Jan. par 107 109 Ocean Steamship 6s, 1926 103 101 Savannah city os, quar. October 1913 a 11l 112 do ss, quar. August. 1909 11l 112 South Carolina state 4%e, 1933 .116 118 Sibley Mfg. Cos. 6s. 1903 .101 102 South Bound 6s 97% 99 8, F. & W. gen. mt'ge, 6s, 1834 .123 131 do do Ist 6s. gold. 1934 110% 112% do St John Dlv. Ist 4s. 1934.... 94 96 BANK CLEARINGS. New York, Aug. 24.—The total hank clearings at principal cities of the United States for the week ended Aug. 23 were 51 268,520,907, a decrease from the corre sponding week of 17.5 per cent. Outside New York city, $547,032,973, an increase of 3 per cent. New York. Aug. 24.—Money on call easy 1% per cent.; prime mercantile paper, 435 per cent. Sterling exchange firmer, with actual business In bankers' bills at 54 87% for demand and at 54.84% for sixty das’*; posted rates, 14.85®4.85% and 5188% '3T4.6P; commercial bills. 34.83%104.54V Bar Silver, 61 %c; silver certificates. 61%882%c; Mexican dollars, 48%0. Government bonds Irregular; state bonds firmer; railroad bonds Irregular STOCKS AND BONDS. Dullness In Horae and Foreign Se curity Msrkel. New York. Aug 24 —Dullness seems to he the most notable characteristic in the foreign security market and New York displays the same luck of activity. The general hesitancy 8* ascribed to the i>er- I iexliy of the Chinese situation. Specu lation wat uj uninteresting to-day as for *ome time past, and movements In special MURPHY & CO., INC.. Board of Trade Building, Savannah., Private leased wires direct to New York. Chicago and New Orleans. COTTON, STOCKS AND GRAIN. New lork office, No. 61 Broadway. Offices in principal cities throughout the South. Write for our Market Manual and book containing instructions for traders. stocks were attributed to independent in fluences. a general trend toward lower prices was noted, with the tendency fav ored in part by conspicuous weakness of some specialties. Movements in the railroad list were, email but some large fractions were clip ped off Northern Pacific and Union Pacific around midday when the general tendency downward assumed some force. The failure of St. Paul to respond to its increase in earnings of $75,341 for the third weak in August, greatly discouraged buy ing of the Western stocks. Southern Pa cific was dealt in only to the extent of 500 shares, and no transactions whatever occurred after the statement that the Huntington holdings would not coma on the market. General profit taking check ed the advance in St. I*oul# Southwestern preferred when it crossed 30, and there was a reaction of I*4, but the net loss was only a small fraction. Sugar was quite prominent and ran off on discussion as to future trade con ditions. Stocks of local corporations dis played marked heaviness at intervals. American Ice, Brooklyn Transit and Con solidated Gas yielding from 1% to 284 per cent. No definite news accompanied the movements. but the weakness of the lat ter was said to be realizing induced by its late notable rise. Statements that the general condition of the iron Industry showed a decided improvement, and that negotiations with labor organizations were in a fair way of being adju.ted satis factorily, did rfot Impart any strength to the metal group which was reactionary all around, aside from Tennessee Coal which Improved 184. Forecasts of to-morrow's bank state ment indicate a gain in cash by local in stitutions of $7,432,027. There are no in dications of Immediate gold shipments. Toward the close the stock market showed a tendency to rally in sympathy with large gains in special stocks. Bonds were irregular with heavy real izations in St. Louis, Southwestern tho feature. Total sales, par value, $765,000. United States new 4’s advanced 84 per cent., and the refunding 2's, when issued, declined 84 per cent, in the bid price. Ihe total sales of stocks to-day were 114.300 shares, including Northern Pacific, 5,310; St. Louis and Southwestern prefer red. 6,280; Union Pacific, 5,970; Brooklyn, 18,875; Sugar, 9,800; People's Gas, 10,460. New York Stock List. Atchison 27 |Union Pacific .. 58841 do pref 70 j do pref 76%£ B- & O * 71%jWabash' 784 Can. Pacific .... 89 j do pref 1884 Can. Southern.. 49 jW. & L. E 884 C. & 0 2786> do 2d pref 23% C. G. W 10%)Wis. Central ... 1484 C., B. & Q 12584 Third Avenue.. 109 C.. Ind. & L. .. 22 (Adams Express 123 do pref 32 jAm. Express... 155 C. & E. 11l 9684;United States Ex 46 C. & N. W 16284) Wells Fargo Ex 125 C., R. I. & P. 10684]Am. Cotton Oil 3384 C. C. C. & St. L. 5884| do pref 8584 Col. Southern ... 6 |Am. Malting .... 484 do Ist pref ... 42 | do pref 2384 do 2d pref .... 16 |Am. Sm. & R.. 37% Del. & Hudson 112',4) do pref 8884 D. L. & W 17684]Am. Spirits 184 D & R. G 18%] do pref 17 do pref 66%| Am. Steel Hoop 1984 Erie 10%j do pref 65 do Ist pref .. 33 |Am. S. & Wire 34% Gt. Nor. pref .. 152 | do pref 7484 Hocking Coal.. 14%]Am. Tin Plate .. 36 Hocking Valley 34%j do pref 7784 111. Central .... 115%IArn. Tobacco .. 92% lowa Central... 19 | do pref 128 do pref 45 | Anaconda M. Cos. 44% L. E. & W 2884]Brooklyn R. T.. 55% do pref 92 ]Col. Fuel & 1.. 34% Lake Shore ....; 209 jeont. Tobacco.. 25% L. & N 71%] do pref 77 Manhattan L .. 91%]Federal Steel.... 34 Met. St. Ry. ... 153%] do pref 0684 Mex. Central ... ll%]Gen. Electric... 13784 M. & St. L. .... 65 |Glucose Sugar .. 61% do pref 93 j do pref 98 Mo. Pacific .... 5184(Inter. Paper 22% Mobile & Ohio .. 37 1 do pref 66 M. K. & T 9%|Laclede Gas 7584 do pref 3084] National Biscuit 31 N. J. Central .. 136%| do pref 8484 N. Y. Central.. 13984iNational Lead .. 17% Nor. & West. .. 33%| do pref 8884 do pref 74V4|National Steel... 24 Nor. Pacific .... 50%| do pref 84 do pref 71 |N. Y. Air Brake 130 Ont. & Western 2084]NorLh American 15 Ore. Ry. & N. 42 j Pacific Coast ... 55 do pref 76 | do Ist pref B6 Pennsylvania.. 128%| do 2d pref 64 Reading 16%]Pacific Mall .... 31 do Ist pref .... 58 | People’s Gas 95% do 2d pref 2BB4jpreeed Steel Car 38% R. G. Western 60 ] do pref ....... 70 do pref 90 j Pullman P. Car. 18684 St. L. & S. F... 9%] Stan. R. & T. ..5% do Ist pref .... 67 [Sugar I*2 do 2d pref 33%| do pref 11* St. L. S. W. .. 13 iTenn. Coal & Ir. 70% do pref 29841 U. S. Leather... 10% St. Paul U 3841 do pref 68% do pref 172 |U. S. Rubber ... 2984 St. P. & 0 112 | do pref 94% Southern Pacific 33%j Western Union. 7984 Southern Ry. ..11 |R. I, & S 11% do pref 52 j do pref 53 TANARUS, & P 14%| p. C. C. & St. L. o 4 Bohds. U. S. 25,. ref. | 2nds 6684] reg. when Is- | do do do 4s .. 9184 sued 103%1N. Y. C. Isis ..108% do cou 103%N. J. C. gen. 55.12284 U. S. 3s, ieg. ..109 M. & O. 4s bid. 85 do 3s, cou. ...109 (No. Pa. 3s .... 65% do new 4s,reg. 133% do do 4s 103% .do new 45,c0u.13384]N. Y., C. & St. do old 45,reg..115 ] L. 4s 106% do old 45.c0u.110 |N & W. con.4s. 97 do ss, reg. ..11284] Ore. Nav. lsts.llo do s*. cou. ..11284] do do 4s 10284 D. of C. 3 65s ..122 |Ore. S. L. 6s ..12684 Atch. gn 4s ..100%] do do con. 6s ..112% do adjt. 4s .. 8584 Read. Gen. 4s ..87% C of G. ron.rs. 9284]R- G. W. Isis .98 do Ist inc.biJ. 4484jSt. L. & Ir. M. do 2nd inebid. 1184 con. 5s 11184 Can. So. 2nds .108 |St. L. & S. F. c & O. 4%S .. 99%| gen. fs 122 do do 5s 117%|St. P. cons 167% C & Nw. con. jSt. P., C. &P. 7a 140 I lsts 117% C & Nw. S. F. | do do 59 119% Deb. 5s 120% So. Pa. 4s 7884 Chi Term 4s .93 |Bo. Ry. 5s 109 Col. So. 4s .... 82% S. Rope & T. 6s. 68 D & R. G. ists.lo2 |T. & Fa lsts ..1118% do do 4s 97%i do do 2nds .... 56 Erie Gen. 4s ... 69 |fn. Pa. 4s 105% F W. & D. C. | Wabash Is s 117 j sts ‘ 72841 do 2nds 10184 Gen Elec. 5s ...115 |West Shore 4s .111% lowa Cen. Uts.ll3 jWls. Cen. lsts . 8884 L & N. Uni 4s. 99 |Va. Centuries .. 89% Mo, K. * T. | New York, Aug. 24.—Standard OH, 540 l! 545. MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS. Note.—These quotations are revised daily, and are kept as near as possible in accord with the prevailing wholesale prices Officio! quotations are not used when they disagree with the prices whole salers ask Country n<l Northern Produce. POULTRY—The market Is steady. Quo. tatlons. Broilers. 20025 c per pair: half grown 35040 c; three-fourths grown, 450 50c; hens, 65065 c; roosters. 40c; ducks, geese and turkeys out of season. EGGS —Steady at 16017 c. BUTTER—The tone of the market *s steady. Quotations: Cooking, 19c; extra dairies. 21c; Eights. 21023 c; extra Elgins, 24c. CHEESE—Market firm; fonev full cream cheese. 13c for 20 to 22-pound average; 285190-pound average, 12%0. ON TONS-Yellow, In barrels, $2.2602.50; crates, $1 00 Early Vegetables. IRISH POTATOES - North**-* $2.26 sack. Western. $1,754)2 00 CABBAOE-%4(7u Pr MORNING NEWS: SATURDAY, AUGUST 25. 1900. Breadstuff*. Hay and Grata. FLOUR—Market 6teady; patent. $4.40; straight. $4.10; fancy, $3 9j; family, $3.75. MEAL—Pearl, per barrel, $2 75; per sack. $130; city meal, per sack, bolted, $1.30® 1.25; water ground, $1.25; city grits, sacks, $1.25; pearl grits, Hudnuts', per barrel. $2.85; per sack, $1.3284; sundry brands, $1.2501.30 sack. CORN—Market firm, white. Job. lots, 63c; carload lots. 61c; mixed corp, Job lots, 63c; carload lots, 61c. RlCE—Market steadv, demand fair; fancy head, 6c: fancy, 584 c. Prime 5 Good 4%04% Fair 4 04% Common 384 OATS—No. 2 mixed, carload, 3384; job lots. 35c.; white clipped. 39c, job; 37c cars. (BRAN—Job lots, 95c; carload lots, 90c. HAY—Market steady; No. 1, timothy, •5c job; 90 cars; No. 2,90 c Job; 85 cars, tlaeon, Hama and Lard. BACON—Market firm; D. S. C. R. sides. B%c; D. S. bellies. B%c (Eastern); D. S. bel lies, B%c (Western); smoked C. R. sides, 90984 c. HAMS-Sugar cured, 1284®13c. LARD—Pure, in tierces, 8c; in 50-pound tins and 80-pound tubs,_B%c; compound, in tierces, 6%c; 50-pound Tins and 80-pound tubs, 6%e. Sugar and Coffee. SUGAR—Board of Trade quotations: Cut loaf 6.7S|Diamond A 6.18 Crushed S.lH.Confectionera' A6 18 Powdered 6.48; White Extra C. .5.93 XXXX, pow'd .6.4B]Extra C 5.88 Stand, gran ....6.^B]Golden C 6.73 Cubes 6.53; Yellows 5.63 Mould A 5.53| COFFEE— Moiha 26c (Prime, No. 3 ...1184c Java ...26c (Good, No. 4 ~..11%c Peaberry 1484c]Fair, No. 6 11 c Fancy No. 1... ,12%c(Ordinary, No. 6.10%c Choice, No. 2..,12c jcommon, No. 7.1084 c Hardware anil IliiidLig Supplies LIME, CALCIUM. PLASTER AND CEMENT—Alabama and Georgia lime in fair demand and sell at 80 cents a barrel; special calcined plaster. SI.OO per barrel; hair, '4@sc. Rosedale cement. $1.2001.25; carload lots, special; Portland cement, re tail. $2.25; carload lots. $2.00®2.20. LUMBER F. O. B. VESSELS SAVAN NAH—Minimum. yard sizes, $10.50011.00; car sills. $12.00013.00; different sizes, $14.00 ©18.00; ship stock, SIB.OOO 22.00; sawn ties, $8,000:8.50; hewn ties. 35038 c. OlL—Market steady; demand fair; sig nal, 45050 c; West Virginia black, 9@l2c; lard, 68c; neatsfoot, 60070 c: machinery, 16 @2sc; linseed oil, raw, 3784 c; boiled, 75c; kerosene, prime white, 12c; water white, 13c; Pratt's astral, 14; deodorized stove gasoline, drums, 1184 c; empty oil barrels, delivered, 85c. GUN POWDER—Per keg, Austin crack shot, $4.00; half kegs, $2.25; quarter kegs. $1.25; champion ducking, quarter kegs, $2.25; Dupont and Hazard smokeless, half kegs, $11.35; quarter kegs, $5.75; 1-pound canisters, $1.00; less 25 Der cent.; Troisdorf smokeless powder, l-pound cans, $1.00; 10- pound cans. 90c pound. SHOT—Drop, $1.50; B. B. and large, $1.75- Chilled. $1.75. IRON—Market very steady; Swede, 584 c. NAILS—Cut. $2.60 base; wire, $2.85 base. BARBED WIRE—S3.SO per 100 pounds, straight goods, 23@30c; sugar house mo lasses. 15020 c. HONEY'—Fair demand; strained, in bar rels. 53060 c gallon. High wine basis. $1.25. Fruits and Nuts, APPLES—EarIy Northern variety, $2 250 3.00. MELONS—S6.OOOI2.OO per 100. PEACHES—Six-basket carriers, 75® $1.50; fancy free stone. $1.5001.75. PINEAPPLES—Extra large Abbokas Cayennes, $3.000.3.50 per staiglard crate; small Red Spanish, $2.2602.150. LEMONS—Market steady at $4.3004.75. NUTS—Almonds, Tarragons, 16c; Ivicas, 16c; walnuts, French, 12c; Naples, 12e; pel cans, 12c; Brazils, 7c; filberts, 13c; assort ed nuts, 50-pound and 25-pound boxes, 12c. PEANUTSw-Ample stock, fair demand; market firm: fancy hand-picked, Virginia, per pound, 484 c; hand-picked, Virginia, ex tras, 384 c; N. C. seed peanuts, 384 c. RAISINS —L. L., $2.00; imperial cabinets, $2 25: locrae, 50-pound boxes, 80884 c pound. Dried and Evaporated Fruits. APPLES—Evaporated, 7%®Bc; sun-dried, 6%c. PEACHES—Evaporated, pealed, 1784 c; unpealed, 9%@10c. PEARS—Evaporated. 1284 c. APRlCOTS—Evaporated, 15c pound; nec tarines, 10%e. Cotton Hugging and Ties. BAGGING—Market firm; Jute, 2%- pound, 9%c; large lots, 984 c; small lota, 2-pound, B%®9c; 1%-pound, 8%@8%c; sea island bagging, 12%c. TlES—Standard, 45-pound, arrow, large lots, $1.40; small lots, $1.50. bait. Hides and Wool. SALT—Demand is fair and the market steady; canoad lots, 100-pound burlao sacks, 41c; 100-pound sotton sack, 42c, 125-pound burlap sacks, 51c; 126-pounu cottqn sacks, 52c; 200-pound burlap sacks, 79c. HIDES —Market firm; dry flint, 1384 c; dry' salt, 1184 c; green salted, 6c. WOOL—Nominal; prime Georgia, free of sand burrs and black wool, 19c; black, 16c; burry, 10c. Wax, 25c; tallow, 3%c. Deer skins, 20c. MISCELLANEOUS. FlSH—Mackerel, half-barrels. No. 1, $9.50; No. 2, $8.00; No. 3, $6.50; kits, No. 1, $1.40; No. 2, $1.25; No. 3.85 e. Codfish, 1-pound bricks, 6%c; 2-pound bricks. 6c. Smoked herrings, per box, 20c. Dutch her ring, In kegs, $1.10; new mullets, hall barrels. $3.50. SYRUP—Market quiet; Georgia and Florida syrup, buying at 28030 c; selling at 82@35c; sugar house at 10015 c; selling at OCEAN FREIGHTS. COTTON.—Savannah to Boaton, per cwt., 25c; to New York, per cwt., 20c; to Philadelphia, per bale, $1; Baltimore. sl. FOREIGN DlßECT.—Bremen, 55c; Liv erpool, 60c; Hamburg, 55c; Genoa, 65c; Barcelona. 70c; Manchester. 55; Havre, 55. FOREIGN INDlßECT—Liverpool, 50c; Manchester, 47c; Hamburg, 58c; Havre, 65c; Genoa. 60c; lleval and St. Petersburg, 65c: Antwerp, 53c. LUMBER —RV it-Freights dull; to Baltimore and eastward, $4.50 to $6.00 per M., including Portland. LUMBER—By Steam—Savannah to Bal timore. $5.00; to P. R. R. or B. & O. docks, $5.50; to Philadelphia. 16%c per cwt., (4 ibs. to foot); to New York, $6.00 per M, $6.75 to dock; lightered to Boston to dock, SB.OO. NAVAL STORES —The market is firm; medium size vessels. Rosin—Cork for orders. 3s 6d per barrel of 310 pounds, nnd 5 per cent, primage. Spirits, 4s 9d per 40 gallons gross, and 5 per cent, primage. Large vessels, rosin, 3s; spirits, 4 3d. Steam, 110 p*-r 1(0 pounds on rosin; 21Y-C on spirits, Savannah to Boston, and 9%e on rosin and 19e on spirits to New York. GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC. New York, Aug. 24.—Flour. Market wns firm and a littla more actlce. Rye flour steady. Cornmeal quiet; yellow western, 88c. Rye firm. Barley steady. Barley malt quiet. Wheat—Spot strong: No. 2 red, 81%e. Options had an easier opening because of unsatisfactory foreign markets, but were quickly turned by predictions of smaller winter wheat receipts, covering and more rain lri the Northwest. Con tinuing strong through the afternoon, they closed firm at %<• net advance. Sales included No. 2 ted May closed 84%c; September, Site; October, BU%c; De.em ber closed S2c Corn—(Spot ‘lull: No. 2, 41%0. Options, after an easier start based on favorub.e crop news, ruled dull all day and closed barely steady at '*c decline. May closed 4>t%c; September closed 43%c; December closed 4n%0. Oats— Bi*)t dull. No, 2, 26 c. Options fairly steady. Reef dull. Cut meats firm. Hard Aim, western sttnmed, $7 SO. Pork quiet; tew sl2 0001U.25. Tallow dull, Southern Railway. Trains Arrive and Depart Savannah on 90 th Meridian Time One Hour Slower ( ' Than Cl ty Time. Schedules in Effect Sunday. June 10, 1900. READDOWNH TO TH E EAST] || READ UP. N0.34 | NoTaTT ■ j Now 36 I N0.33 .| (Central Time.) j J 12 20pnijJ2 20ant||Lv ......Savannah Ar|| 5 10an> 316 pm || (Eustsrn Timed 4 21pm 4 2Sam ]Ar Bluckvllle Lv ] 3 (Dam 1 07pm 6 05pm 6 10amj;Ar Columbia Lv ] 1 25am 11 2oam 9 lOptn 9 46atn::Ar * Charlotte Lv , 9 65pm 8 10am U 44pm 12 23pm]Ar Gi-ceimboro Lv|| 7 10pm 5 )Bam 8 00am| ]|Ar . Norfolk I>v|j ....j 8 00pm 12 51amj 1 SgptnjTAr T.T. Dan ville~T ..7.77...... LvjTS 40pm * 38am 6 Warn] 6 26ptn]]Ar Richmond Lv| 12 01pm 111 (Dpm 2 40aml 3 43pm[jAr Lynchburg Lv;] 3 52pm] 2 50nm 4 35,im 5 35pm) Ar Charlottesville Lvj 2 06pro 12 51pm 7 35amj 8 50pm(|Ar Washington Lv] 11 16am 9 GOptn 9 lfiamill 35pm Ar Baltimore Lv] 8 22am 8 27pm 11 SSaniJ 2 56amf Ar Philadelphia Lv] 350 am 6 05pm 2 03pmI 6 23am ]Ar New York Lvf(l2 10am 325 pm . 8 30pmj 3 OOpmjiAr Boston Lv|| 5 N0.36 (| TO THE Ni 'RT H AND WEST. || N0.36 || (Centra 1 Time.) j| 12 20am||Lv Savannah Ar I 5 10am (j (Eastern Time.) j| 6 SOarrfjLv Columbia t<v]| 1 35am 9 50am ; |Lv Spartanburg La |] 6 16pm 12 lOprnj]Lv Asheville Lvj| 3 <*ptn 4 02pm]]Ar Hot Springs Lv 11 45am 7 20pm Ar Knoxville Lvj 8 25am 6 10am ]Ar Lexington Lv' 10 ®pm 7 45am)'Ar Cincinnati Lv 8 *,-n 7 50am] lAr ..' lAutaville Lv 7 46ptu 6 00pm] lAr St. Louis Lv( 8 OSaro All trains arrive and depart from the Plant System Station. THROUGH CAR SERVICE, ETC. TRAINS 33 AND 34 DAILY, NEW YORK AND FLORIDA EXPRESS Vestl buled limited trains, with Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between Savaiv hah and New York. Connect)) at Washington with Colonial Express for Boaton. Pullman Sleeping Cars between Charlotte and Richmond and Charlotte and Nor folk. Dining Cars serve all meals 1-etweon Savannah and Washington. TRAINS 35 AND 36 DAILY. THE UNITED STATES FAST MAIL Vestibuled limited trains, carrying Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between Sawannah and New York. Dining Cars serve all meals between Savannah and Washington. Also Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars, between Savannah and Cincinnati, through Asheville and “The Land of the Sky." For complete Information as to rates, schedules, etc., apply to G. GROOVER. Ticket Agent. Plant System Station. JAMES FREEMAN, C. P. and T. A, 141 Bull street. Tolephonee-Bell, 850; Georgia. 850. S. H. HARDWICK Assistant General Passenger Agent, Atlanta. Ga. Petroleum dull. , ( Rosin quiet. , L Turpentine easy, 3803884 c. Rice steady. Coffee—Spot Rio market quiet; No. 7 invoice, B%c; mild, dull; cordova. nominal. Sugar—Raw, steady; fair refining, 4%c; centrifugal, 96 test, 4%e; molasses sugar, 4c; refined, firm. .-Coffee—The market fpr coffee futures started steady in tone, with prices 5 points higher for September and un changed for other months. During much of the session business was dull, with prices off 10 points from the opening, un der pressure from the bear side and a lack of speculative support. Liquidation followed unsatisfactory cables, heavy re ceipts at Rio and Santos light warehouse deliveries and poor demand for spot cof fee. The market closed barely steady, with prices net 10 points lower. Sales 35,500 bags. Including Septembeh at $7.25037.30; October, $7.25; November, $7.40. Butter firm; creamery, 18022 c; state dairy, 16®21c. Cheese dull and weak: large white, 10%@ 1084 c; small white, 10%c. Eggs firm; state and Pennsylvania at market, 16018 c; western at market, regu lar packing, 10016 c. Potatoes quiet; Jerseys, $1.00051.25; New York, $1.25©51.50; Long Island, $1.12%0 $1.60. Peanuts quiet; fancy handpicked, 4c; other domestic, 2%04e. Cabbage quiet. Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 25e. COTTON SUED OIL. New York, Aug. 24.—Cotton seed oil a shade firmer; prime crude, barrels, nomi nal; prime summer yellow, 34840 35c; off summer yellow*, 34%c; prime winter yel low, 40041 c; prime white, 39040 c; prime meal, $26,000. CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago, Aug. 21.—Exceedingly gloomy reports from the Northwest gave wheat an impetus to-day and September closed wilh a further advance of %#%e. Corn closed B*c lower and oats 84c down. Pro visions closed firm; September pork 20c. Soptember lard 10c and September ribs 284 c higher. The leading futures ranged as follows: Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing. Wheat No. 2 Aug 74 75% 74 74% Sept 74 ©74% 75% 74 74% Oct 74840 7584 7*84 74% 75% Corn, No. 2. . Aug 4040 39% 39-% Sept 38%®39 39 3984038% 3884039 Oct 37%©3S 38% 3784037% 37% Oats No. 2 Aug 2184 *lB4 2184 21% Sept 21% 2184021% 21% 21%©21% Oot 22 02284 228402284 21%@22' 22 Mess porn, per barrel— Sept $110) sll2O $llOO $111784 Oct 11 0784 U3O 110784 U 25 Jan 1115 1120 1112'/*. 111284 Lard, per 100 pounds— Sept 6 7284 6 8284 6 7284 6 82)4 Oct 6 7784 6 8784 6 77% 6 8784 Jan 6 5284 6 55 6 5284 6 55 Short Ribs, 'per 100 pounds— Sept 7 05 7 0784 7 05 7 07% Oot 7 00 7 07% 7 00 7 05 Jan 5 92% 5 9284 5 90 5 9284 Cash quotations were as follows: Flour firm. No. 3 spring wheat. 73%©74%c; No. 2 red, 7584®76%c. No. 2 corn, 39%03*%c; No. 2 yellow, 40c. No. 2 oats, 21%022%c; No. 2 white, 2502584 c; No. 3 white, 23%© 25c. Good feeding bJYley, 36%c; fair to choice malting. 430450. No. 1 flaxseed, $1.40; No. 1, Northwestern, $1.41. Mess pork, per barrel. $11.16011.20. Lard, per ICO pounds, $6.800 6.8284. Short ribs sides, loose, $6.9507.30. Dry salted shoulders, boxed, 6%@6%c. Short clean sides, boxed, $7.5507.65. Sugars, unchanged. Clover, contract grade, 10c. ' MARINE. INTELLIGENCE. ' I ’ Matters of Interest to Shipping Men G nernllv. The Italian ship Maria Raffo, Copt. Ranv%de. clear, and >e terday for Rotter dam. She will proceed to tea tq-day. The total value, of (he ship's cargo is slll,- 975 50. The carg) Includes LS'-a barr Is of rosin and by-predue s, Including rosin oil and pitch, and 5,5.0 ran s of spirits tur pentine. Owing to the crowded rendition of the lumter storage at .a ksynvdle the rail read eomiatny thtre ha 1u It a line to Maypor: and are n w pr tar <1 to ship lumber from that peti t. T e first v ssel chart*red to load there I* th* schooner A ice Archer, ( aid. Gibbs, now at New Yrrk. Loading at .' ay,o t will save ves se s sevetal tow b 1 s. Capt. Daggett of std mshtp City of Au gusta from New York, i p its the vessel passed. Thursday evening, off Charleston tie barkcntlne .4t*i hen (I. Hart, hound uth; between Ca, e main and Tybee ,-overal .v ho n rs ' und south. Several vessels have cleared and wl l proceed out t -day. Among Hum are the Italian ship M*r a Rt ffo bark .lame* A. Wrght, and the schooner Millie R. Bo hannan. The New York dock department reve nue* for the quarter end and June :o w<r> s7sß, hhb.V. of W- 1 h $'.77.014 46 was ma la up of rentals. $3'.306 54 < ame from wharf age and $ 4 6<' 4f. from ferry rents and franchises. Tie extend iu es aggregated $872.805A*. In addbl n to SSO 155.(0 spin In Improving ths Wallatout basin The e was h balm e of >334 265.9.) In the dock fund on Jun* *0 The area of ths city's pl-rs was In' teased by 143 475 square feet; gas wharfage room provided to ths extent of 5,422 linear feet, besides 4,502 linear feet made by private parties. These have been posted at the Cotton Exchange: Brl.ish steamship Treasury,dfor Genoa, due Sept. 6. for Minis & Cos. British steamship Brekfield, for Bremen, due Sept. 3, for Minis & Cos. Passenger* liy Steamships. Passengers by steamship Nacoochee, New York, for Savannah, Aug. 23. —F. Vogt, J. D. Groff, G. J. Waxelbaum, IV. J. Lindsay, J. D. Collins, W. Carter,Rev. E. Boyd. F. H. Carpenter and wife, Rev. M. Refill, 11. J. Burton, 11. M. Dobson and wife, E. Karow, M. Herman. G. A. Garhutt, E. S. Stewart, Mrs. C. 11. Det rick. Miss J. C. Morse, J. Mafirtde, J D. Strlngfellow, W. G. Bar\#ll, J. C. Wheatley, B. Benhelm, M. Isaacs, L. Arnsteln and wife, C. H. Williams, A. Predlnger, L. Davis, P. Bohrer. .Savannah Almanac. Sun rises at 5:31 a. m. and sets at 6:33 P m. High water at Tybee, to-day at 7:46 a. m. and 8;00 p. ro. High water at Savan nah one hour later. Phuses of the .Moon for Angnst. D. H. M. First quarter 3 10 45 morn. Full moon 10 3 30 eve. Last quarter 17 5 46 morn. New inoon 24 9 62 eve. Moon Perigee 12th. Moon Apogee 27th. ARRIVAL* AM) DEPARTURES. Vessel* Arrived Yesterday. Bark Anna (Gtr), Oltmans, Rotterdam. —Strachan & Cos. Vessels Cleared Yesterday, Ship Maria Raffo (Ital), Ramxmde, Rot terdam. —Datil & Cos. Shipping Memoranda. Key West. Aug. 24.—Arrived, steamers Mascotte, White, Port Tampa, and sailed for Havana; Laura Fonlmore, Cardenas; schooner Dr. Lykes, Punta Rassa; Lily White, Punta Rassa. Port Tampa, Aug. 24 Sailed, steamer Weddrington (Br), Morelly, Lapallloe via Newport News. Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 24.—Entered and cleared, steamship Iroquois, Kemble, New York. Carrahedle. Fla., Aug. 24 —Entered, bark Ban Mazuranic (Aust.), Pesely, Havana; schooner John R. Bergen, (Amu,), Smith, Havana. 1 Charleston, S. C., Aug. 24.—Sailed, schooner Joel Cook, Outten, New York; Island City, Henderson, Philadelphia. Mobile, Aug. 24 —Arrlvel, steamer Mich igan (Amn.), Peck. New York; schooner Gertrude A. Bartlett (Amn.), Webb, Pro greso, Mexico; schooner Boniform (Br.), Jones, Cardenas. Cleared, steamer Pio neer (Ger.), Knutsen, for Havana. Notice to Mariners. Pilot charts and all hydrographic Infor mation will be furnished masters of ves sels free of charge in United States hy drographic office in Oust) m House. Cap tains are requested to call at (he office. Reports of wrecks and derelicts received for transmission to the nivy department. Foreign Exports. Per Italian ship Marla Raffo for Rot terdam, J. 585 barrels rosin, $1,933.31; 50) barrels rosin oil, $2.533 64; 160 hirres 1 itch, $597.22; 15 cases pitch, $31.36; 5.530 casks rpltlts turpentine $ 04,878.08 Total value, $111,975.50.— Cargo by S. P. Shotter Cos. VESSELS IN PORT. Meniiimli Ip*. City of Augusta. 1.929 mrui, Nrw York -O enn Stearmh p C< mp*iny State of Texas. 1,328 torn, Foster, Balti more—J. J. Carolan, affent. Axminatf'r (Br), 1,231 tons, Spink; ld£ for . Stiipn. Maria Raffo (Ital), f1.,3'9 ton*. Hamondo; c and. for Rotterdam.— Dahl & Cos. Iln rkn. James A. Wright. BX7 tons; cleared. —Master. Frieda (Ger), 1,146 tons, Falk: to Id. n. s .__f>atf.rson-Downir)£ Company. Ze(iro (Ital), 584 tons. Paturaso; disc, bal last.— Strach ;n & Cos. Italia (Ncr), 808 tons, Andersen; to Id n. s.— D;hl & Cos S noro (Nor). 534 tons* Tcllefsrn; to Id n s.-Dahl A Cos. Anna (Ger). 1.257 tons, Ol m.ins; to Id. n. s— Strachan & Cos. Sv hoonera. Harry A. P.erwlnd, 911 tons, Wallace; to 11 lumber.- Master. Millje R. Bohaunan, 6* r . 2 ton.*, Bmlth, cld. —Master. Chou. !!.*Valentine, 6.36 tons, Jayne; Idp. lumbe —Master. Ida Lnwr* iH.e. 4‘>H tons, Campbell; to Id. 1 urn bet. Matter. Maud 11. Dudley. 228 tons, Oliver; to Id lumber.—Master. At Rim run line. B irk Kaeex and schooner H vorn. —^The will of th#- late Jghn Maon lyom t of Chicago provWVf olm#e $1,000,009 for the founding of a free sohool at Wind sor, Conn., whera tbr American founder of the Doom)* family lived iu 1639* Plant System. of Railways. Traln Operated by 90th Meridian Ti me—One Hour Slower Tnan City Tima. RHAD LlH'N*'. fj Eft*:oTlve - Aug. 6, 1904)7]] READ UP. -* l * I **4~|~ 52 , 10* jS j North and ioutE j| 23 l_3_j_tj> I t ll I l^~ 6 45p| 6 20.1,12 ltgi 5 45.i( 2 usa tv “Savannah Ar7j~2 4iaj 7 toa( 6 ltp 11 10a(U 30p A- 16a| H st)a, 4 lp|lo 50a( 6 28u||Ar .. .Cltarleston.... Lvljll 16pj 5 Waj 316 p 7 41a 8 U>p I 3 23a1 7 26p ( Ar ....Richmond .. Lv|] 9 05a| 6 48p| * I I " 11 20p|]Ar ..Washington... Lvjj 4 30aj 3 07p| I 8 2t)a i 03a] Ar ... Baltimore,... Lv[j 2 55a| 1 46p| - I It) 35a ....... 3 50a jAr ....Philadelphia.. Lv| 12 SOpjll 33pj - 1 8 30p|.. j 3 09p||Ar Boston Lv|| 1 00p]1200nt| 2 1 53 I Wrd ias ~i; Soutn: ns, 26 1u 1 u 5 Wp| 3 25P| 8 Ofea, 5 20a| $ DaljLv fiffvannah Aril 1 40a|12 It*; 12 10p ( ll 50a|i0 15a 8 06jJ 6 4op 10 ottaj 7 3. r Ki| 6L.a Ar Waycross.,,. Lv,jlO 30p| 3 50p[ 9 6oa, 9 30a| 7 90* 12 50a( 9 30p| 2 )op| 2 15p| 2 !6p||Ar ...Thamasvllle Lvt; 7 k)| 7 00p| 5 46a 5 45a| 3 26a 10 30p; 7 40p 12 50a 9 26a | 8 20a |Ar lack-on villa.. 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Macon ..Lv 100a 2 30p 7 lOpj 6 60aj Ar Nashville Lv j 9 00a 2 21a 6 20a S BOp] Ar.. Atlanta ..Lv 10 45p 12 06p 2 30a 13 25p Ar Louisville Lv ! 2 56a 9 12p 9 46a 8 40p] Ar Cha'nooga Lv 6 05p 6 45a 7 05a| 4 05p| Ar Cincinnati Lv 11 OOp 5 46p 7 Sip 7 60a| Ar. leoulsvllle Lv 7 45a 7 45p 7 20a| 7 16p| Ar 8L Louis Lv 8 o6p 8 28a 7 30p 7 45a] Ar Clncionati Lv] 8 30a 7 OOp | (L. A N.) 7 04a 6 OOp; Ar. St Louia Lv 9 15p 8 08a: 7 S2a| Ar St. Louis Lv 8 OOp 7 16a! 6 lop, Ar. Chicago l.v' 8 30p 9 OOp] (M % a O.) 5 40a I 4 15p[ |Lv.. Atlanta ..Ar 10 35p 11 30a 8 09a I 9 18n Ar.. Chicago Lv 7 OOp 1 60p 8 05p| 7 lOajjAr. Memphns .Lv 8 20a 9 OOp —— “ 9 46a] 7 10a]|Ar KansasCltyLv 6 30p 9 45p 4 12pl 3 05ai|Ar.. Mobile ..Lv|ll2 Hp(l3 20a • (and unmarked tra'ine) daily: " * 8 30pj 7 (OaljAr N. Orleana Lvj[ 7 55a( 7 46p J„^ >a ! Y except Sunday. UV( , i _,m.,1,v Savannah Ar |to 15a 12 10a {Sunday only. j ,-,, 30,1 Ar.. Ttfton ...Lv ! 2 15a 6 20p Through Pullman Sleeping Car Service 3 46aj 2 lOpj Ar.. Albany ..Lvll2 01a 3 top to North. East and We'st. and to Florida | 5 30pl Columbus Lv | 10 00a Coiinectlnun nmdr at i*urt Tniii|ih wltla nteumers for Key Writ aid llnvnnn. Leaving l*ort Tampa .Monilayi, Tbnrdj and Saturday* at 1 1 xOO p. in. J. H. PolhemtiA, T. I‘. A.; E. A. Armand , City Tkt. Agt., Do Soto Hotel. Phone 7JL B. W. WRENN, Passenger Tra fflc Manager, Savannah, Oa. "McDonough & ballantynb, Z*W Iron Founders, Machinists, tllura.,ult h, Hallrrmakcra, manors rturrr, of Statloa err aad ■‘•rtabl. ku.lue,, Vertical and Top Kuuutaxt vara Mills, Sugar Mill and lan., SHa 4 Hub, I'aller*, eta. TELEPHONE NO. 123. Sjpufe Limited Double Daily Service The short line to Norfolk, Wnshlnglon. Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York and the East. f~No7 44 j No. 66' Lv Savannah, 8. A. L. Hy]l2 85pm|il 59pm Ar Columbia. S. A. L. Kyj 4 88pm| 4 36am Ar Raleigh, 8. A. L. Ry. ,|ll 37ptn|ll 60am Ar Durham, 8. A. L. Ry. j 7 20ami 4 10pm Ar Petersburg, S.A.L.Ry| 4 13am| 4 38pm Ar Richmond, 8. A. L. Ry| 5 15am] 6 40pm Ar Washington, Penna....| 8 4Samj 9 30pm Ar Baltimore Penna (10 03um]1l 26pm Ar Philadelphia, Penna.,.jl2 27pm| 2 56am Ar New York Penna | 3 03pm| 6 13atn f N0.'447" Na"s6' Lv Savannah, S. A. L. Ry|l2 36pm]fl 59pm Ar Portsmouth, S.A.L.Ryj 7 00am] 5 60pm Steamers leave Norfolk daily, excepg Sunday, for Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York, and dally for Washington. ~The short line to Montgomery, Mobile and New Orleans, leaving Savannah at 7:25 a. m., arriving at Montgomery 7:40 p. m., at which point close connection la made with the L. & N. R. R., arriving at Mobile 3:06 a. m. and New Orleans 7:40 a. m. The short line to Feraandlna, Jackson ville, Tampa and other Florida points. ' | No. 27 | NoTsT Lv Savannah, 8. A. L. Ry| 5 08am| 3 97|>m Ar Fernandlna, S.A.L.Ryj 9 35am] 9 05pm Ar Jacksonville, S.A.L.Ry] 9 ltwtmj 7 40pm Ar Tampa, S. A. L. Ry....| 5 30pm| 6 30um Magnificent Pullman buffet sleeping car service to Washington, Baltimore, Phila delphia and New York; also to Jackson ville and Tampa. Dining cars from Savannah to Hamlet, and Richmond to New York. Buffet parlor cars Savannah to Mont gomery. For additional Information apply to Ticket Office, Bull and Bryan streets. Phone 28. tilts. JEFFERSON DAVIS. Pleasant Visit Was Paid Her by Ex- Congressman Curtis. From the Odgenjtburg Journal. Gen. N. M. Curtis of Ogdensburg was a guest of Mrs Jefferson Davis on Mon day.—Canton Plain Dealer. When shown the above Item and asked to give something for publication regard ing his visit, Gen. (Curtis said: “Yes. I wus In Canton on Monday, and had the pleasure of calling on Mrs. Jefferson Da vis. She Is a most Interesting woman and one who has kept well (Informed upon all public matters for the last half cen tury. both relating to our own and for . |gn eountr es, and she takes the live liest Interest In the stirring events of the pie ent a' well as these cf the past. It was the first time I had had the pleasure of mee lng Mis. Davis although I had for many years known some of her Inti mate friends. "I have been Interested In Mississippi since 185D when my brother, Andrew Jackson Curtis, settl'd In Vicksburg, while he lived until filling heahh com pll and h!m to return to Bt. Lawrence county, where he died In July. 1858. He was a personal ftp nd of Mr. Davis, and among my brother's papers wer • several letteis from him relating to political af fatts In Mlsrlsdppl. "On my entet.ng Richmond April 12, 1865, 1 bicame a gu*st of James H. Grant, whiae house adjoined the Davis mansion, and Mrs tit ant was one of Mrs. Davis's Intimate friends. At that time Mrs Grant related to Mis. Curtis and myse f many In idents of Mrs Davis’ kindness to the soldiers and attll ted people of R 1 hrnond "I came to know at the close of the war many Mlsslsslpplans, every one of whom I have been able to count my friend. In my congressional service I was fortunate In having the support of the Mississippi delegation, as I did generally those of the South for every measure I Introduced, and I was glad to assure Mrs. Davis of my appreciation of the action of her friends, which aided me In the passage of many measures calculated to promote the Interests of my district. “I was also glad of the opportunity to tell her how much sh has, by her Influ ence and power, contributed, through her acquaintance tn the North as well as the Koulh, to bring about tha harmonious re lations which now happily exist among the people of all sections of the country. The 81. Lawrence University nnd the peo ple of Canton, In June. 1899, testified In a moat Impressive manner their liberality and generous sentiment* toward the peo ple of the South In conferring upon Cot lat mb, one of her most active and dis tinguished soldiers and civilians, the boa- Schedules Effective June 19, 1908. Trains arrive at and depart from Central Station, Went Broad, foot Ok Liberty street. 90th Meridian Time—One hour slower than city time. Leave Arrive * Savannah: Savannah! I Macon, Atlanta, Coving-j ** 46am!ton. Mllledgevllle and allj* 00pm _ | lntermediate points. | |Mlilen, Augusta and ln-| ~~ 18 45am|termediale points. |f 00pm (Augusta, Macon, Moot-] jgomery, Atlanta, Athena.j *9 OOpm|Columbus, Birmingham, !• 00a| lAmerlcue, Eufaula andl , (Troy. | j |Tybe Special from Au-| " |6 lßpmJgusta Sunday only. ||U> 25a 10 t 6 00pm| Dover Accommodation] |t7 Ham tsoopm| Guyton Dinner Train] |t4 tOpna •Daily. tExcept Sunday. (Sunday only. BETWEEN SAVANNAH AND ’fYßftß, 76th meridian or Savannah city time. LuxaVli, SAVANNAH. Week Daya-SJu a. 111., lu.up a. m., 3.33 p, m., 6:25 p. tn., 6:60 p. m.. 8:35 p. in. Sundays—7.4s a. in., 10:05 a. m.. 12:06 p. tn., 8:35 p. in., 6:25 p. m„ 6:50 p. m., 8:38 p. nx. LEAVE TYBEE. Week Days—6:oo a. m.. 8.00 a. tn., 11:18 am., 5:15 p. m., 7:40 p. m., 10:10 p. m. Sundays—6:oo a. tn., 8:35 a. m., 11:10 a. m. 1:00 p in, 6:50 p. m., 7:40 p. in., U):U p. m. Connections made at terminal points with all trains Northwest, West and Southwest. Sleeping cars on night trains between Savannah and Augusta, Macon, Atlanta and Birmingham. „ Parlor cars on day trains between Sa vannah, Macon and Atlanta. . For complete Information, schedules, rates and connections, apply to W. G. BREWER, City Ticket and Pass enger Agent, 197 Bull street. W R. MoINTYRE. Depot Ticket Agent. J. C HAILE, General Passenger Agent. E H. HINTON. Traffic Manager. THEJO. D. KLINE, Gen. Superintendent, Savannah. Ga. 1,000,000 HIDES WANTED. 1 DRY FLINTS i 13%a DRT SALTED U%O GREEN SALTED %o R. KIRKLAND, 417 to 431 St. Julian street, weaL orai-y degree of LL. D. During the vaca tion season that Mrs. Davis may spend in Canton sho will be enabled to contribute much In creating and extending those feelings of good citizenship which grow out of friendly association. "Tliose of our people who meet Mrs. Davis •will carry away the most agreeable impressions of an Interview with a highly cultured and refined woman, who haa passed through the most Important and Interesting half century of our country’* existence, and who speaks Interestingly o£ every public event, and leaves the Impres sion that after more than seventy year* of acquaintance with public characters of this and European countries. she la i!> full possession of all those qualities which dignify her sex and feels the keenest Interest tn every measure relating to tha public welfare of the country, which !• to her, as to them, the best and most be loved. "I have replied to your inquiry with many misgivings regarding the propriety of answering the request, lest I might trespess upon the private rights of ons who, however conspicuous her position In public life has been, has for years avoided the public gaze and modestly devoted her -elf to the task of brightening and cheer ing the lives of those who suffered pm either side In the great national conflict. It would not become me to enter upon any details of those personal qualities which distinguish her In private circles nnd cause her to be so much sought and admired by the young. Those who pos sess an intimate acquaintance with this kind woman are most fortunate.” Mrs. Davis’s home is still In Mississippi, although she spends much time In New York City. She it a warm personal friend of the family of Justice Leslie W. Russell In Canton Mies Winnie Davis made her Ist visit before the falsi trip to Atlanta at the house of Judge Russell, she being 1 tioee friend of Mr. and Mrs Hartridga. She stood i godmother to Mrs Hart ridge's child, Harriet, 9