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GEORGIA AND FLORIDA
MEN AND EVENTS OF TWO STATES
BRIEFLY DESCRIBED.
Harriett Moss, a negro woman, was
tried and convicted on the United
States Court at Macon of the crime of
illicit distilling and was sentenced to
pay a tine of SUH) and to serve thirty
days in jail. It was claimed by the
revenue officers that this woman had
been running a still in her house near
Milledgeville for the past fourteen
years, but that they had only recently
been able to catch her and secure evi
dence sufficient to convict.
OHIO AT ANDERSONVILLE.
On Dec. 11 the Ohio Andersonville
Mounment Commission will dedicate
the monument erected at Anderson
ville in memory of 1,055 Ohio soldiers
who perished in Andersonville prison
from February, 1864, to March. 1865.
Among other persons of note who will
be there is Hon. George K. Nash.
Governor of Ohio. An elaborate pro
gramme has been arranged for the oc
casion.
DEAF MITE WAS HONEST.
Madison Madisonian: About five
years ago while Mr. G. A. Bearden was
conducting a restaurant here he en
tertained for a day or two a stranger
who was a deaf mute. On leaving he
lacked a dollar of having enough mon
ey to pay Mr. Bearden, but assured
him he would pay the balance later.
The stranger had long since passed out
of Mr. Bearden's mind until a few
days ago. when Mr. W. H. Williams, of
the Central road, handed him a dollar
and the following memoranda made
on scraps of paper by the same strang
er. who happened to be passing the
Central depot here: “Is Mr. Geo. A.
Bearden, who kept a boarding house In
Madison several years ago, still here?
1 owe him sl. Will you pay it to him
for me? I married Miss Dearing, of
Athens. Her grandfather, William
Dearing, was the founder and first
president of the old Georgia railroad.
Ain the uncle of Judge Emory Speer’s
daughter by first wife. My father was
United States envoy to Mexico in 1842,
and a most public spirited citizen of
New Orleans. He started the great
Southern Pacific Railroad in 1853.” Mr.
Bearden recalls the stranger, whose
name is R. B. Lawton, of Athens.
KILLED RY KNOCKOUT DROPS.
Macon News: Banks T. Hill, son of
Mrs. James A. Hill, who resides on
College street, was given knockout
drops and murdered in Chicago this
week. The information that a Macon
drummer had been murdered in Chi
cago was sent out by the Associated
Press, and his name was given as P.
L. Hill. The article in the News at
the time attracted the attention of
Mr. Jud Hill, clerk of the recorder’s
court, and he telegraphed to Chicago
to ascertain whether it was his cousin.
Banks T. Hill, who was engaged in
traveling for a Chicago firm. Yester
day afternoon he received a telegram
from James C. Hill, another cousin,
that contained the sad information
that the murdered man was Banks T.
Hill, of this city; that he had gone to
Chicago and identified the body of his
brother and would send it to Macon.
The .details of the killing have not
been learned here, but it is understood
that Mr. Hill was known to have
shown a large roll of bills and that
he was lured into an out-of-the-way
place, given knockout drops and beat
en in such a manner that his death re
sulted shortly after. Mr. Hill was 36
years old and unmarried. He leaves a
mother, three brothers and three sis
ters to mourn their loss.
STATESBORO’S WARM PRIMARY.
Statesboro News: What was one of
the warmest contests ever known In
Statesboro, was held in the Court
House on last night. For several days
the question of who shall fill the offices
of the town for another year had been
at issue. A primary for this purpose
held, and “the boys” were out in force
and “'spilin’ ” for a fight. The meet
ing was presided over by Capt. W. N.
Hall, and there was anything but a
dull time from start to finish. The
following ticket was put in nomination
by Col. D. R. Groover, and seconded
by Col. Julian Anderson; For Mayor.
G. S. Johnston; for Councilmen, J.
G. Blitch. J. L. Olliff. W. H. Slrp
mons, J. C. Jones and A. J. Franklin.
Col. H. B. Strange placed in nomina
tion the following ticket: For Mayor,
G. S. Johnston; for Councilmen, John
F. Brannen, J. A. Fulcher, J. C. Jones
and A. J. Franklin, this ticket was
seconded by several in the audience.
The announcement was made by Col.
Strange that his ticket stood against
the opening of a barroom in States
boro. and the position of Col. Groover's
ticket. This brought forth a red hot
discussion and it looked at one time
lhat the meeting would end in a reg
ular riot. Col. R. Moore asked
lhat the “administration” ticket head
ed by Mr. J. G. Blitch, stand up and
face the issue like men, Messrs.
Blitch. R Simmons, Colonel
Groover and several other gentle
men, sprang to their feet, all attempt
ing to make a speech. After consid
erable effort the ehßir restored order,
and Col. Groover replied in behalf of
the “administration ticket.” While his
reply was rather evasive on the ques
tion at issue, yet it was accepted as a
straight fight for and against bar
rooms. Frequent calls came from
crowd, “Give us liquor.” etc., etc.,
many of whom had already had a pret-‘
ty lavish drench of “the oh-be-joyful.”
The vote was taken and resulted as
follows: For Mayor, G. S. Johnston,
14"; for Councilmen, J. C. Jones, 142;
A. J. Franklin. 142; J. G. Blitch, 102;
J L. Oiiiff. 102: W. H. Simmons, 99;
W. B. Martin. 44; J. A. Fulcher, 44:
John F. Brannen, 41. The first five
on the Aldermanie Board are the nom
inees tog* ther with Col. Johnston at
the election. The boys celebrated the
victory of their ticket in great shape
until a late hour last night.
FLORIDA.
Jacksonville workingmen are anxious
to locate J. E. Henderson, who has
been missing for three weeks, and who,
it is alleged, left with funds which he
had collected from several of the toil
ers. Henderson came from Baltimore
to organize a lodge of the A. O. U. W.
and secured the assent of a number
of workingmen to become members.
He is said to have collected initiation
fees and dues in advance. Three weeks
ago he left, saying he was going to
Ocala on urgent business and would
return in a few days, but he has not
been heard from since.
HAMILTON AT WHITE SPRINGS.
The people of White Springs are
very much Interested in the dlßpatch
from Montgomery. Ala., last Sunday,
announcing the arrest In Eufauia of
S E. Murphy, and the papers have
been watched with eagerness to see if
I Sm Blood puriticr
60c. and $ 1 at Druggists, or Mailed.
ChsmicaiCo. Canoroiu, Mica
LII "MAN BROS., BoUUisra Agcou,
••vaOßAfc
k OLD QUAKER A
AND GET THE BEST. lit
Os >lc at all llnt-dui olacca. Bfjjl
SMITH BROS.,
the man arrested proved to be the
man who turned up there early this
year under the name of J. B. Hamil
ton, claiming to be an evangelist. He
preached a series of sermons in the
Methodist Church, which were pro
nounced by competent critics to be
very fine. The man seemed so con
secrated and his general manner was
so refined and cultured that he cap
tivated a good many people. He went
away for a short time, but returned
later *and married a young girl, the
daughter of one of the oldest and
most respected families. He parted
with his bride In a very few days to
visit his old home in Scotland, and
has never been seen there since. When
the account of the Lithonia affair ap
peared in the Atlantd papers, a photo
graph of Hamilton was mailed to the
father of his victim up there, who
wired back next day that it was the
same man.
A SHIP CAPTAIN DISAPPEARS.
Florida Times-Union and Citizen:
Seven days missing, with his vessel
lying in the stream ready to sail for
New York on the very day that he left
her, the disappearance of Capt. A. P.
Thompson of the barkentine Harry
Merryday has developed into a mys
tery that has caused some excitement
and a great deal of uneasiness in local
marine circles. That a captain should
not report to his vessel promptly on
the hour that she was to sail has hap
pened before, but there has never been
a case where, with everything ready
to put to sea. the captain has sudden
ly and completely lost himself to sight
as effectually as has Capt. Thompson.
His home is In Machias, Me., where
he has a wife and children. He Is a
man of about 45 years. This is his
first trip down to Jacksonville, though
he has had an extensive experience
on the sea. The mate and crew who
came down with him were impressed
with his apparently temperate habits
und strict attention to business.
ASSAULTED BY FOOTPADS.
Dr. M, C. Merrill, a well-known pMy
sician of Jacksonville, was brutally as
saulted and robbed by footpads near
his home in Riverside, about 11 o'clock
Thursday night. Dr. Merrill was re
turning from a collecting tour and had
a considerable amount in money and
checks on his person. He was found
by a neighbor. Mr. George L. Bahl. Mr.
Bahl Saving heard the w-ounded man's
moans from the house. The surround
ings snowed that a terrible struggle
had taken place, and that Dr. Merrill
had been brutally beaten. An ugly
wound had been inflicted on the back
of the head, and his hair - was matted
with blood and dirt. Mr. Bahl at once
aroused some of the neighbors, and the
injured man was carried to the Bahl
tesidence. Besides his money. Dr. Mer
rill's watch and other articles were
missing. The crime was committed in
one of the most fashionable localities
in Jacksonville, being just across the
street from the residence of Senator
C. B. Rogers and within 200 feet of
the residence of Mr. Bahl.
gubernatoriaT comment.
Bryan Enterprise: Col. Esttil's stock
seems to be forging right ahead since
Judge Turner’s announcement that
he is out of the race.
Editor Sidney Lewis says: “Brother
Estlll did the clean thing when the
newspaper boys visited him in his sum
mer home. Well, the Ishmaelite will
take him if Ith can't get Guerry.”
The Mt. Vernon Monitor: Hon. Hen
ry G. Turner has declined to enter the
race for Governor, and South Georgia
will now rally to Mr. Estill. We want
a South Georgia Governer and Mr.
Estill is the only South Georgian who
has any show. He has a great many
friends in North Georgia, and several
counties in that section of the state
will give him their vote, and his
chances are good for the nomination.
He is not a politician, but is a good
business man and will make a good
governor.
Col. Kxtill at Heidsvllle.
The Tattnall Journal: Col. J. H. Es
till of the Savannah Morning 1 News,
who Is the South Georgia candidate
for governor, spent Monday with
friends In Reidsville. and City Court
being In session, many visitors were
In our town. It being the desire ot
Editor Estlll to meet our people, the
day was spent In mingling among
Tattnall county friends, all of whom
seemed pleased with his candidacy,
while many well Informed citizens were
free in expressing their belief, that he
would be supported by Tattnall coun
ty at the coining election. He Is an able
and influential man, well quulifled to
fill the high office of governor and de
serves the support of the people. At
noon. Col. Estill, with a few friends,
dined at the Journal home, the guest
of George G. and H. B. Folsom. The
good lady of the home prepared I most
splendid dinner and the hour was
pleasantly spent by those present—
Col. Eat lit and Col. YV. \\'. Sheppard,
Savannah; Judge P. \\'. Williams. Ha
gan; Dr. J. L. Kennedy. Mantissas,
Dr. D. J. Rogers, Col. E. J. Giles, and
Messrs. YV. M- Rogers and F. M. Cow
art, of Reidsville.
The Sparta Ishmaelite: The lshmae
lite has been an earnest supporter of
Guerry. and It will continue to support
him. If he should continue In the race;
bult It is free to say that. In Its opin
ion, the YVrlght dispensary law prac
tically eliminates him from the race. It
really looks like a farce, on a big
scale, for a man to be making the race
for governor on the prohibition issue,
while his leading supporters In the
Legislature are engaged, with profes
sions of undying love. In putting a
Joab blade under the fifth rib of the
oauee. Under the blight of dispensary
legislation, enacted by alleged prohi
bitionists, it will not be easy to satisfy
a disgusted constituency that there is
enough of sincerity or of promise in the
advocacy of the cause, to Justfy them
either In rising early or sitting up late
In Its Interest. The dispensary
knook-out drops oame from a prohibi
tion pharmacy.
Cuthbert Leader: The gubernatorial
situation la becoming more complicat
ed. James M. Smith, the big Ogle
thorpe county farmer. Is the latest
•airy m tbe race, ills candidacy itriU
SAVANNAH -MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 8. 1901.
probably have a tendency to improve
the chances of a South Georgia man.
The Crawfordville Advocate: If the
people of Middle and North Georgia
knew Mr. J. H. Estill as the people of
South Georgia know him. there would
be no doubt about his election as gov
ernor.
• _ .
TWO FAMOUS DIAMONDS.
'I lie Koh-I-Noor mill the Hope—Ad
ventures They Have llavl.
From the New York Evening Post. *
The Koh-i-noor, one of the most
famous diamonds in the world, which
used to be worn on special state oc
casions by Queen Victoria, may be
conspicuous again at the coronation.
The king is understood to have ordered
it to be placed in the special crown
that is being made for Queen Alexan
dra. The Koh-i-noor, which is usually
kept among the crown jewels at the
tower, was discovered originally in the
celebrated mines of Go’conda, about the
middle of the sixteenth century. It
passed through the hands of several
Indian princes, and was presented to
Queen Victoria in 184a by Dhuleep
Singh, the last native - ruler of the
Punjaub. The value of this famous gem
has been estimated at $10,000,000.
The Koh-i-noor had a narrow escape
before it reached the late queen. After
the annexation of the Punjaub in
1849 it was given up to the British,
and at a meeting of the board was
handed to John (afterward Lord) Law
rence In a small box beneath folds of
linen for safe keeping. He placed it
in his waistcoat pocket and forgot the
treasure. When he dressed for dinner
the waistcoat containing it was thrown
carelessly on one side. At a subsequent
meeting of the Punjaub Board Henry
Lawrence suggested to his brother the
advisability of at once forwarding the
Koh-i-noor to Queen Victoria. John
Lawrence had forgotten Hm the 44a
rnond had been given him; then sud
denly remembering, he quitted the
board with an unruffled countenace,
hurried home and inquired of his man
servant if he had seen a small box
which had been left in the waistcoat
pocket. “Yes. sahib.” the man replied,
"I found it and put it in one of your
SMART VELVETEEN COSTUMES,
A charming costume in this soft and
kindly texture is in a • dark shade rf
plum, with a revel - collar and cuffs of
white cloth. The skirt is made with a
full circular flounce, deepened at the
side breadths, and finished at the top
with a piping of plum satin. Three
amethyst buttons, set in gun metal, are
at each side effective ornamentation.
The coat is one of the skirted models
so poular this season. It is outlined at
waist line and bottom with the satin
piping, and boasts six of the jeweled
drawers.” "Bring It here.” said Law
rence. The servant produced it. "Now.”
said his master, "open it and see what
it contains.” The old native obeyed,
and after removing the folds of linen,
he said. "There is nothing here, sahib,
but a bit of glass." "Good." said John
Lawrence, with a sigh of relief, “you
can leave it with me.”
The famous Hope diamond, which
has just changed owners, was origi
nally one of the French crown Jewels.
During the stormy days of the French
Revolution, the regalia were put under
the charge of the Paris Commune and
lodged In the Garde Meuble, whence
one night the whole was stolen. The
thieves were never discovered, hut
an anonymous letter Informed the
Commune that one or two articles
would be found in a certain ditch. This
proved true, and among the objects
recovered was the famous I’ttt or Re
gent diamond. This stone was fejund
in India In 1701 by a slave, who, to
conceal It, made a wound in his leg
and wrapped the diamond in the band
ages. Reaching the coast he intrusted
himself and his secret to an English
captain, who, thereupon threw the
slave overboard, and sold the ston fo
a native merchant for $5,000. It after
ward passed Into the hands of Pitt,
governor of Fort Kt. George, who sold
It in 1717 to the Duke of Orleans, then
regent 'of France, for $675,000. The
Hope diamond Is a portion of a remark
able stone brought to France by
Travernler and sold to Louis ,XIV. The
thieves, who obtained the stone in 1792,
apparently broke it Into three pieces,
of which the Hope diamond was far
the largest; but ::!< reappeared again
after the sufticrent interval of obscuri
ty.
Excellent train service via Plant
System between Savannah and Bruns
wick in connection with Southern Rail
way. Leave Savannah S: 15 p. m.. ar
riving Brunswick 6:10 p. m. Leaves
Brunswick 6:00 a. m. arriving Savan
nah 9:00 a. m. Through coaches with
out change.--ad.
GRAIN GOESSKYWARD
CHICAGO BROKER* OX THE RAM
PAGE AGAIN.
EVERYBODY IS SPECULATING.
CAPITAL TURNS FROM STOCK TO
CEREALS.
Country Orders DelngV the Com
mission Houses—Capitalistic Spec
ulation Adds to the Ferment—All
Reports Favored the nulls—Corn
mid Oats Followed the Lend ot
Wheat—May Wheat Toadied S3
and May Corn Mode a New Record
at 08.
Chicago, Dec. 7.—Speculation on the
Board of Trade was on the rampage
again to-day. Once more record prices
(in all grains were topped and bull
enthusiasm ran from pit to pit, set
ting all traders in a fever of excite
ment. The conditions back of the up
ward whirl of prices were almost
identical with those that started the
strong bull movement here Wednes
day and Thursday. Although the vis
iting stockmen are rapidly leaving the
city, many of them are still buying.
Country orders, especially for wheat,
deluged the commission houses this
forenoon before trade opened. Added
to this big demand, however, was a
new and powerful bull incentive, that
of capitalistic speculation. Prominent
brokers say that the country has gone
speculation inad and ' fß'at men whir
usually trade in stocks are turning to
grain.
Trade seemed almost to ignore the
early natural conditions which usual
ly turn markets. However, the news
to-day was bullish. Both the Liver-
buttons, four at the front and two at
the waist point of the back. The white
cloth of the collar and cuffs is cut in
tab pieces, which are stitched and em
broidered with heavy knots in cream
silk. They are applied to a cloth
foundation, the pointed ends standing
off loosely with a leather suggestion.
The hat is a made shape of black
satin braid, with a brim flounce and
back ends of 'black Chantilly lace;
white crust roses and a full black os
prey plume are other trimmings.
pool and the English country markets
were strong, the outside American
markets bullish and receipts were re
ported rapidly falling off. These in
fluences, augmented by the report tha'
Wall street was strongly buying In this
market, brought opening prices % to
I’* cents higher for December wheat
options and % to 1% cents higher for
May. Naturally these bulges brought
heavy liquidation, but prices stood
well and reactions brougtit them up
again on every bit of bullish news.
Corn and oats, though both excelling
records for many years, followed large
ly after the lead of wheat. The cash
situation In both these cereals is very
strong and the supply limited.
The small sag In grains ufter the
strong opening lusted only a short time.
Overwhelmed by the rush of orders
from every side, traders bid madly for
cereals at new record prices. Wheat
was in most demand and at one time
sold 341:3% cents over yesterday's close.
December wheat closed at Its top price.
2 a*lt 21* cents hlghei* than yesterday, at
78% cents. May wheat touched 83 and
closed excited at a gain of 2% cants,
at 82%©82% cents. December corn did
not feel much of the reacting Impetus,
but closed strong, % of a cent higher,
at 64 T g cents. May corn set its new
record price at 69 cents and held it
at the close, a gain of 1% cents over
yesterday.
Hulls Killed In Xfn York.
New York. Dec. 7.-Grain markets
wound up the week In characteristic
bull fushlon with a spectacular display
of the public's oontrol over the situa
tion. In all markets record* were
smashed right and lert, while at 73*4c
for May corn In New York, that mar
ket was higher than at any time In
ten years. Wheat broke all records for
the season. The biggest advance came
after the regular close and forced
prices up l%c, making nearly 6 cents
advance for the week. Ae usual pro
fessionals got on the wrong side of the
market, and as ueual were badly
squeezed by the extraordinary demand
tbooi outside buyers.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
SHIPPERS MAY MAKE A PULL FOR
GRAIN EXPORTS.
The Cnrrent Hellef I* That Through
Rates Putting Savannah on an
Equal Footing W Ith the Grain Ex
porting Ports Murli Duiineia
Would Come Thin Way—Matter*
of Interest to Shippers and
Mariners.
Savannah promises to increase her
exports before long as a result of a
closer understanding between the
ocean and rail carriers. In discussing
the movement of freight from the in
terior through this city for export one
man said he believed . this will come
later, and that freights from the West
may be put through Savannah as
quickly and cheaply as they can
through the ports farther North.
“For a long time I have been en
deavoring to interest the railroads in
fixing through rates from the West on
grain,” said a shipping man. “If this
can be done there is no doubt our ex
ports will be largely added to by this
class of freight, for it is understood
Savannah would get much of these
shipments if the rates to the seaboard
cculd be put down to a point that will
at least equalize them with the rates
to ports north of Savannah, and which
get all the grain business at present.
New York, Baltimore and Philadelphia
are the ports through which most of
the exports of grain g - o. With the facil
ities Savannah could offer there is no
doubt that shippers could easily be in
duced to ship this way. This would
mean much for local freight agents, as
well as the railroads. The matter
should be agitated, and I believe will
be more seriously taken up later on.
Savannah has enough railroads, and
what is needed most now is a traffic
agreement of some sort that will at
tract the business that properly be
longs to the port.”
Lyman J. Gage, secretary of the
Treasury, has issued a circular to the
United States boiler and steamboat in
spectors, an important part of which
reads:
“The manufacturers of fusible plugs,
whether boilermakers or others, will be
required hereafter to stamp their
names thereon for identification, and
file with the local inspectors in the dis
tricts where their plugs are in most
general use a certificate stating that
the fusible plugs manufactured by
them are filled with good Banaca tin.
“Supervising and local inspectors are
hereby directed not to authorize here
after the use of any fusible plug not
stamped with the maker’s name, and
when such maker's certificate as here
in provided for is not on file in the in
spector's office; and are still further
directed not to accept or pass any fus
ible plug not made in form in strict ac
cordance with section 26, rule 2, rules
and regulations of the board of super
vising inspectors.”
St. Johns. N. F., Dec. 7.—The British
steamer Durango. Capt. Anderson,
which sailed from Baltimore. Nov. 30,
via Hampton Roads, Dec. 1, for Rot
terdam, with a general cargo, arrived
here to-day with her machinery dis
abled, owing to the vessel having en
countered the terrible storms which
have been raging on the Atlantic dur
ing the last few days. The vessel’s re
versing gear is crippled and she is un
able to go astern.
Passengers by .Stemnshipa.
Passengers by steamship Nacoochee,
New York, for Savannah, Dec. 5: D.
M. O'Connell, C. F. Prendergast, F.
M. Ackers, M. O'Donnell, N. Stein, A.
Creek. M. J. Spindle, L. Edebehls, C.
Dill, ,T. J. Pauiint, Lillian McQueen,
Miss Beckett, W. B. Perkins, W. A.
Ross. C. Kopriva, S. A. Pease. J. J.
Dixon. W. H. Torrey, Mr. Callanan
and wife, Miss C. Cailanan. Miss Calla
nan. H. W. Hennessey, Miss E. Rob
ertson. Miss C. Jones. Miss A. Col
bert. J. J. Watkins, J. Brown, W.
Chamberlin, J. Jones, H. Brown, Sal
lie Gillis, Mary Jenkins, Miss Curtis,
C. Brown, J. "Weed, R. B. Larrebee,
J. H. Brown, A. Ward, F. P. Hart,
Miss G. Ward. Mrs. W. H. Heyward,
D. Hosford and wife, G. Woodbridge
and wife. Miss A. Hopkins, Mrs. Hus
sey. R. L. Hudgett, A. L. King. R.
Arisner. H. Gordon, S. B. Barch, H.
Illsley, L. K. Phillips, G. W. Booth,
E. Rowell, E. L. MeAlpine, E. Har
den, A. Townn, A. Cecere, N. Cecere,
W. Chesier, J. Holley, J. Stewart, J.
Freith, R. Goldstein, C. Fountain.
Passengers Savannah to Baltimore
on the steamship D. H. Miller, Dec. 7:
John Roberts, George Roberts, J. B.
Helms, Miss Eagleton, Miss M. Eagle
ton. Mrs. Low, Miss E. Dunn, Rosa
Miller. A. Johnson, Harry Gorman
Miss M. Myers, R. Vincent, Mrs. R.
Vincent and child.
Passengers, Baltimore to Savannah
on steamship Itasca, Dec. 5: E. R.
Wilson, G. J. Persvino, ?diss C. Har
lan. H. W. Clark and wife. C. Keith
E. J. Froger, Mr. Miller and wife, J.’
P.- Plank, Miss Bryan. Miss N S
Sawyer. J.. N. Viliam, F. Schwartz, j'.
A. Hardee, Miss Miller, Miss Plank, S.
C. McLanahan and wife, Mrs. M. e!
Reash and child, L. C. Newell, C. H
Allen, E. Herd, Mr. Miller, Jr.
Si annah Alniunnc, 7."tli Meridian
Time.
Sun rises at 7:14 a. m., and sets at
£>: 18.
High water at Savannah to-day at
6:06 a. m. and 6:34 p. m. High water
at Tybee one hour earlier.
Phase* of tlie Moon for December.
D. H. M.
Last quarter 2 4 11 evening
New moon 10 5 15 evening
First quarter 18 2 56 evening
Full moon 25 6 37 morning
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Vessels Arrived v **s#erday.
Schooner lona, Wallace, Bangor.—
Master.
Schooner Chas. L. Davenport, leak
ing.
Vessels Cleared Yesterday.
Steamship Isle of Kent (Br), Hodge,
Bremen.—W. W. Wilson.
Steamship Glenwood (Br), Rodham,
Liverpool and Manchester.
Steamship Asia (Ger), Segelken, Bre
men.
Vessels Went to Sea.
Steamship D. H. Miller, McDorman,
Baltimore. ,
Steamship Patria (Port), Jensen,
Genoa and Trieste.
Schooner Savannah, Gould, Portland.
Shipping Memoranda.
Charleston, Dec. 7.—Arrived, tug
Teaser. Boston: brig James Daly,
Duffy. Nassau for Nova Scotia, put
into Charleston on account of captain
being sick.
Cleared, steamers Springwell (Br),
Shields, Liverpool: Dorotea (Aus), Mlr
covlch, Barcelona.
Belled, steamer* S. T. Morgan. An
thony, Cooea; George Fret well, Brew,
eter, Fernand lna; Iroquois, Bearse,
Jacksonville.
Baltimore, Dec. 7.—Bailed, steamer
State of Texas, Savannah: schooner
i .Van Lear Black, Savannah*
Madeira, Nov. 27.—Sailed, Axmins
ter. Savannah.
Liverpool. Dec. 6.—Arrived, Fair
mead, Brunswick.
Bremen—Arrived, previously, Taba
ristan, Savannah.
Liverpool—Arrived, Gracia, Pensa
cola.
Philadelphia, Dec. 7.—Arrived, bark
Antioch, Port Tampa; schooner Sallle
X’On, Jacksonville.
Wilmington, Del., Dec. 7. —Arrived,
Mediford, Port Tampa.
Pensacola, Fla., Dec. 7.—Arrived,
barks Shawnut, Allen, Puerto Cabello;
Wakefield (Swd), Thurlin, Tralee.
Cleared, steamers Adelheid (Ger),
Christensen, Honfieur; Louise Horne
(Ger). Rahden, Fleetwood.
Fernandina, Fla., Dec. 7.—Cleared,
bark Equator (Rus), Sockne, Port of
Spain.
Sailed, schooner S. B. Hubbard, Cov
erdale, Elizabethport.
Jacksonville, Fla., Dec. 7.—Cleared,
steamship Apache, Pennington, New
York; steamer Algonquin, Chichester,
Boston; schooner John C. Smith. Mc-
Donald, Baltimore; schooner Spring
field, Tomlin, Barbadoes.
Notice to Mariners.
Pilot charts and all hydrographic In
formation will be furnished masters o*
vessels free of charge in the United
States hydrographic office, in Custom
House. Captains are requested to call
at the office. Reports of wrecks and
derelicts received.
Foreign Exports.
Per steamship Isle of Kent, for Bre
men—9,o6o bales cotton, $348,560. —Cargo
various.
Per steamship Gienwood for Liver
pool and Manchester for Liverpool 1,-
882 bales cotton, $74,090: 301 cylindrical
bales cotton $5,637: 7,200 oak staves,
$612; 11,200 sacks cotton seed meal, $12,-
520: 500 rosin. $1,084.01; for Manchester,
2,802 bales cotton, $112,036; 72 bales sea
island cotton, $5,800; 250 barrels rosin,
$627.70.--Various.
Per steamship Asia, for Bremen —9,-
561 bales cotton, $375,902.62; 1,029 tons
rock, $10,290. —Various.
Conatniie Export*.
Per steamship D. H. Miller for Bal
timore.—34B bales cotton, 121 barrels
rosin. 20 barrels turpentine, 95,483 feet
lumber, 2,820 boxes oranges, 20 pkgs
vegetables, 159 barrels rosin oil, 323
barrels cotton seed oil, 500 cases can
ned gqods, 355 sacks clay, 113 pkgs mdse
113 pkgs yarns and domestics, 73 car
wheels, 320 tubs lard compound, 43
bales hides, 13 bales sweepings.
Per schooner Eva D. Douglas for
Philadelphia—l7,9ls hewn ties, measur
ing 799,457 feet. _
Per schooner Joel F. Sheppard for
Philadelphia—446,s76 feet yellow pine.—
Cargoes by Jno. A. Calhoun.
tellgraphic markets.
Continued from Fifteenth Page.
inets. $2.60; loose, 50-pound boxes, 7c
pound.
PEACHES Evaporated, peeled,
19c; unpeeled, 9c.
PEARS—Evaporated, 10%c.
Sugar and Coffee.
Sugar—
Crushed 5.68
Cut loaf 5.68
Powdered 5.28
XXXX powdered 5.33
Granulated 5.18
Cubes 5.43
Mould A 5 37
Diamond A 5.17
Confectioners’ A 4.98
White Extra C 4.68
Extra C 4.60
Golden C 4.32
Yellow .......4.27
Coffee —
Java 25 c
Mocha 23 c
Pcaberry 1246 c
Fancy, Nc. 1 11 c
Choice, No. 2 10 c
Prime, No. 3 9Vc
Good, No. 4 9 c
Fair, No. 5 846 c
Ordinany, No. 6 8 c
Common, No. 7 746 c
SALT—Diamond is fair and the mar
ket steady; carload lots, 100-pound
burlap sacks, 41c; job lots, higher, 100-
pound cotton sacks, 42c; 110-pound bur
lap sacks, 45c; 125-pound burlap sacks,
51c; 125-pound cotton sacks, 52c; 200-
pound burlap sacks. 79c in cars; job
lots higher.
HlDES—Market firm; dry flint, 1246 c;
dry salt, 1046 c; green salted, 7c; green
hides, 6c.
WOOL Nominal; prime Georgia,
free of sand burrs and black wool,
1546 c: black, 1244 c; burry, 10c. Wax,
25c; tallow, sc. Deer skins, 20c.
Hardware and IJullding Supplies.
LIME, CALCIUM, PLASTERS AND
CEMENT —Alabama and Georgia lime
in fair demand and sell at 75®80c a
barrel: special calcined plaster, $1.40®
1.50 per barrel; hair. 4®sc: Rosedale
cement, $1.20®1.25; carload lots, special;
Portland cement, retail, $2.75; carload
lots, $1.90@2.00.
LUMBER—Market firm. Quotations:
Sawn ties, per M feet, $11.50; hewn ties,
(7x9x8%). 40c each: minimum easy
size yard stock, $14.50@15.00; car sills,
$15.00@15.50; ship stock, $23.00.
OlL—Market steady; demand fair;
signal, 45®50c; West Virginia black,
9@l2c; lard, 75c; neatsfoot, 60@75c;
machinery, 16®25c; linseed oil, raw,
62c; boiled, 64c; kerosene prime white,
13%c; water white, 13c; Pratt's astral,
14c; deodorized stove gasoline drums,
ll%c; empty oil barrels, delivered, 85c.
SHOT—Drop, $1.65; B. B. and large,
$1.90; chilled, $1.90.
IRON —Market steady; refined 3.20 c;
Swede, oc.
NAILS —Cut, $2.35 base; wire, $2.70
base.
BARBED WIRE—S3.SO per 100
pounds.
GUNPOWDER —Pfr keg, Austin
crack shot, $4; half kegs, $2.25- quar
ter kegs, $1.25; champion ducking,
quarter kegs. $2.25'; Austin smokeless,
half kegs, $8.45; quarter, $4.30; three
pound, $2.10; one pound, 75c; less 20
per cent, on smokeless.
Colton Ragging nnd Tie*.
BAGGING—Market firm; Jute, 2%
pounds, 6%c; sea island bagging, 12%c.
TlES—Standard, 45-pound arrow,
large lots. $1.25: small lots, $1.35.
Ilncnn, Horn* nml Lnril.
BACON—Market firm: D. S. C. R.
sides, 9%e: D. S. bellies. 9\c. (East
ern), according to average size, D. S.
bellies, 9 l jc (Western); smoked C. R.
sides, 10(4c.
HAMS—Sugar cured, 12%c; picnic
hams, B%c. .
LARD—Pure, in tierces, 10%c; in 50-
pound tins and SO-pound tubs, 10%c;
compound. In tierces, 8c; 50-pound
tins and SO-pound tubs, B%c.
Mlneellu neons.
FlSH—Mackerel, half-barrels, No. 1,
$7.50; No. 2, $6.75; No. 3, $5.76; kits.
No. 1, $1.25; No. 2, $1.10; No. 3,90 c.
Codfish, 1-pound bricks. 6c; 2-pound
bricks, 5%c; smoked herrings, per box,
18®20c; Dutch herring, in kegs, $1;
new mullets, half-barrels. $3.75.
SYRUP —Market quiet; Georgia and
Florida syrup, buying at 25@27%c; sell
ing at 30®32%c; sugar house at 15@18c.
High wines, basis $1.31.
HONEY—Fair demand; strained, in
barrel*, 50c 'gallon.
High wines, basis $1.30.
OCEAN FREIGHTS.
COTTON— Savannah to Boston, per
100 pounds, 25c; to New York, per 100
pound*, 20c to dock; 23c lightered; to
Philadelphia, per b*le, tl; Baltimore.
FOREIGN DlßECT—Barcelona, 87c;
Liverpool, 2c; Bremen, 23c; Antwerp,
—: Rotterdam, —; Havre, 28c;
Trieste. 38c; Manchester. 36c; Hamburg
38c, Manchester, 2ic; Genoa. 33c.
LUMBER—By Sail —Freight, active
to Baltimore, $4.75; to Philadelphia,’
$5.25; to New York. $6; to Portland
$6.50.
LUMBER —By Steam—Savannah to
Baltimore. $5; to P. R. R. or B. and
O. docks, $5.50; to Philadelphia, 16 2-3
per cwt. (4 pounds to foot); to New
York, $6.75 per M to dock; lightered
$7.50; to Boston to dock. $8.75.
NAVAL STORES—The market Is
firm; medium size vessels. Rosin
Cork, for orders, 3s 3d per barrel of 3io
pounds, and 5 per cent, primage. Spirits
—4s 6d per 40 gallons gross, and 5 per
cent, primage. Large vessels, rosin 3c
spirits, 4s 3d. Steam, 11c per 100 pounds
on rosin, 2146 c on spirits. Savannah to
Boston, and 946 e on rosin, and 19c on
spirits to New York. “
✓ - !
GRAIN, PROVISIONS. ETC.
New York. Dec. 7.-Flour fairly ac
tive and very firm on the wheat ad
vance. Winter straights, $3.5003 60-
Minnesota patents, 3.80@4.15.
3 4o ye flour steady; falr t 0 STood, 3.15^
sl*4o™ m6al Strons: yellow Western,
Rye steady; Western, 7046 c.
Barley steady.
Wheat—Spot firm; No. 2 red, 87Uc
options strong and for a time excited
on higher cables, a further scare of
shorts and outside buying on able
scale, but later quieted down a little
Closed strong. %<®%c net higher Ori
the curb May advanced to 87%c. March
closed 86% c; May, 85%c; December
84V*C. *
Corn—Spot firm; No. 2,7346 c. Op
tion market had a fairly large trade
and strong tone, reaching the highest
point thus far. Outside support, high
er cables and a squeeze of local ghorts
were the features. Closed strong,
%c net higher. May closed on the curb
at 7344 c; December closed 73c; Mav
72%e. •’
Oats—Spot firm; No. 2,52 c. Options
active and stronger.
Cut meats steady; pickled bellies
8%@1044c; do shoulders, 7; do hams’
9%@100.
Beef steady; family $11.00@12.50:
mess, $9.50@10.00; beef hams, $20.50®
21.50.
Lard firm; Western steamed, $lO.lO
Refined steady; continent, $10.30*
South American, $10.75; compound
7%@7%c.
Pork quiet: family $17@17.28; short
clear. $18.00@19.50; mess. $16.25@17.25.
Butter firm; creamery, 16@2544c!
State dairy, 15@23%c-
Cheese steady; late made best large
944 c; do small, 10@10%c.
Eggs firm; state and Pennsylvania*
26@27c; Southern at mark 20@250.
Tallow steady.
Rice quiet.
Sugar—Raw steady; fair refining,
344 c; centrifugal 96 test, 3%c. Refined
steady; standard A. 4.70; confection
ers A. 4.70; mould A 5.25; cut loaf
5.40; crushed. 5.40; powdered. 5.00,
granulated 4.90; cubes, 5.15.
Coffee—Spot Rio dull; No. 7 Invoice
6 13-16 c. Mild quiet; Cordova, 7%@
lie.
Coffee futures opened dull; October
off 5 points, other months unchanged.
Cables were featureless. There was
little pressure from the bear side and
the market closed steady, unchanged
to 5 points lower. Total sales, 12,500
bags.
Potatoes steady; Jerseys, $1.50@1.75;
New York, $1.50@2.12; Long Island,
$2.00@2.25; Jersey sweets, $2.00@3.75.
Cabbage steady.
Peanuts steady.
Cotton by steam to Liverpool, 13c.
COTTON SEED OIL.
New York, Dec. 7.—Cotton seed oil,
quiet, but firm; prime crude, barrels,
3646 c; prime summer yellow. 3846 c; off
summer yellow, 3746@38c; prime white,
40@41c; prime winter yellow, 40@41c,
prime meal, $26,000.
CHICAGO MARKETS.
Chicago, Dec. 7.-*-Pandemonium
broke loose In grains to-day, and with
an enthusiasm that has seldom, if
ever, been equalled, bulls carried
everything before them. It was a wild
day in the pits, with wheat in the lead,
and as on other recent bulges an in
cessant stream of buying orders from
the country brought the advances.
Wheat jumped 3@3%c, corn 144 c and
oats l%c. December wheat closed 2%
@246c higher, May wheat 2%c up. De
cember corn %c higher, May corn 144 c
higher and May oats l%c up. Provis
ions closed 246 to 15c higher.
The leading futures ranged as fol
lows :
Opening. Highest. Lowest. Closing.
Wheat, No. 2
Dec 7746 78% 7646 78%
May ....8144 83 80% 82%
Corn, No. 2
Dec 61% 65% 64% 6444
May ....68% 69 6844 69
Oats, No. 2
Dec 4644 46% 45% 46%
May ....46% 47% 46 47%
Mess Pork, per barrel—
Jan .sl6 67 sl6 87 sl6 60 sl6 85
May 17 00 17 32 17 00 17 25
Lard, per 100 pounds—
Jan . 9 70 9 80 9 65 9 80
May 980 987 972 987
Short Ribs, per-100 pounds—
Jan . 8 45 8 57 8 45 8 57
May 862 875 860 872
Cash quotations were as follow?
Flour, strong; winter patents. s3.so@>
3.70: straights, $3.20@3.50; clears, $2.90
@3.30; spring specials, $4.20; patents.
$3.35@3.75; straights, $3.00@3.25; No. 3
spring wheat, 75@7546c; No. 2 red, 800
8346 c; No. 2 yellow corn, 68%@68%c; No.
2 oats, 48c; No. 2 white. 4946 @so%c: No.
3 white, 49@50c; No. 2 rye. 63c; fair to
choice malting, barley, 58@6146c; No. 1
flax seed, $1.44; No. 1 Northwestern,
$1.44; prime Timothy seed, $6.40@6.50;
mess pork, per bbl., $15.80@15.90; lard,
per 100 pounds, $9.77@9.80c; short ribs
sides (loos§), $8.45@8.60; dry salted
shoulders (boxed), 7%ffi746c; short clear
sides (boxed), $8.85@8.95; whisky, ba
sis of high wines, $1.32. Clover, contract
grade, $9.00.
Receipts—Wheat, 90,000 bushels; corn
164,000 bushels; oats, 225,000 bushels,
hogs, 28,000.
Shortest nu<! Quickest Route
Between Savannah and Montgomery
and all Western points Is via Seaboard
Ait* Line Railway. Pullman buffet
drawing-room sleeping cars on night
trains.—ad.
Cow Feed.
"OUR COW FEED.” the best.
WHEAT SCREENINGS.
CRACKED CORN, ROCK SALT.
MAGIC FOOD.
MAGIC LINIMENT.
SEED OATS AND RYE.
W. D. SIMKINS & CO.
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