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THE SAVANNAH ‘ !©l BAY S R. M. ORME, Terms of Strt , f(LN VARIABLY it .NCE7 One Year..................... .$5 00 Six Months..... . 2 50 Three Months.. 1 25 One Month........... J... 50 Cs Thursday, [nt-iary 9, 1879. ^Department. e wrote an article Wk legislature refused iropriation to continue ,rvey of the State. We it was a serious blow ent of Georgia’s great fe had far rather have icultural Department sue the ological. To give ,n A«ea of the injury that W*to the State if the Depart hot kept up, we clip from t ta Constitution. It says : closes the geological office and fcp V been to future only half surveys gone when over. the Ispeuds Rport the the preparation geology of ofjhe on Bbnificent and handsomely li ■Twhich in course of i J^shed is destined, if com P lustre on our Stata*^ ic^^nap large, topographical and geqlbg- and of the state, the finest most accurate that has ever appeared 1 s 1 about two-thirds finished, but must be rolled ud and Jaid away in the dust a: ‘ tnMl^P^Jthe |j^^HHM|i|feliable department. of sources in BHm lAY' cMh? W mines, min eri m<i%' powers of the Sti H^pW^^J^neture for, are ' be Cl when &nch in: jgPi on is most needed and caMled 18 ^ S ° ^ 6 N< ^wcomes to'Georgia, • senfds his , " W or mi b 8 re, to invest in -^mineral 1 » Wri without first opnsaVung the geol ogist^ , as jfce only weJJ in lor nin-lesIS - n< ^^f^ nte does* - re ^t e d authority oft / low U not and his ft ofice for suela information, \ correspondence with residents of other States is enormous. At this very time, the mountain region is full of explorers with a view to investments, but when information they call at that the Capital will be of indispensable the State for > ' to & purchase, they will find the office of the geologist closed, and go away rt P u^o*#r. q Lastly. It works serious hardship k Little and his five assistants, J most of whom. have abandoned good \ eugagements-to enlist in the service of the state, with the very reasonable ex¬ pectation that she would not commit the folly of abandoning when or half suspending finished so important a work ajid when she is just beginning their intelligent to reap a golden harvest from labors. j The Cotton AVar. , We publish as a matter of interest to. those of our readers who are hand¬ ling cotton, the compromise of the •‘cotton war” in Augusta : , Yesterday, says'the Augusta Chroni¬ cle and Constitutionalist, a committee i I appointed by the buyers of cotton and a similar committee appointed by the ' sellers, held a conference for the pur¬ pose of trying to effect some arrange¬ ment whereby the difference between the two parties could be satisfactorily adjusted. The joint committee finally adopted the weighing following : 1 be 1. All must done by 'duly sworn weighers. shall be 2. No reclamation made by buyers shall for loss in been weight, unless the cotton have weighed within the three days succeeding the day of purchase, weather permitting, Sundays and holidays excetped. 3. In reweighing no account shall be ► kept of bale, the discrepancy the in the weight of any unless same shall vary from the weight billed to the purchas ers more than one pound; and no re clamation shall be made upon the seller unless, after making allowances for gains, the losses shall aggregate at least one-dialf pound to each bale weighed, except in cases of glaring have error. 4. The seller may the privilege L of retaining in his possession, properly k ticketed, ail sale samples until the ™ cotton shall have beeu shipped. After shipmeut said samples shall become the property of the purchaser. The separate committees then pre sented the paper to their respective constituents, and it was unanimously accepted by each. In presenting it to the sellers, Mr. George R. Sibley said his object all along, from the very first, had been to protect the interest of the planteri and this had been accomplished by the settlement presented to ^he eomurittee. medfog ■ At half-past three o’clock a of the Exchange was held, Vice-Presi dent Sibley in Poilard, the Chair.* On motion of Mr. W. J. the resolution B recently adopted, providing that sellers ■ shall retain the samples, was recon ■ eidered. adopted Major Alexander then read ■ the rules by the buyers and ■ sellers, which were, on motion, unani ■mously adopted as rules of the Ex- | j ■change. -------------- ------ The Italian Mint has just produced! anew 5 iiatfb piece with the head oil King Humbert. charges arlW« . «*• c ? arrested*^. 4 Y..' was ; Y/h ' j court room, whicl^^M orBB,, ’ trial victed and sentence^^B Information is to the effect that a plan has actually been completed by leading Jews for the purchase of Palestine. The details are no t given, but it is confidently as ge rted that the long cherished scheme Jewish patriots is about to be ac^ complished. TJ^.e Texas Pacific RailroJB can^B h ave made a careful ^laim a majority of se^ and six in the Senate, passage! ie Qn £ Qa | mmediately frill m&de take it up 1 i al? \ ter the r|cess. , rece and | ve the eighty-five South American per cent., ? e- of }their foreign „ goods ? from , western^i- . m. rope, and only fifteen per cent. frqm the United States, chiefly in flour, pro v j s iorjs, petroleum and lumber. Eng ’ J h»„ had tne , advantage account of their . long on Credits, frequant steam communication, and low freights. A . , Nc T York , letter . ,, There * “y* : are unmistakable signs already that the resumption of specie payments will, ere long, attract foreign capital to the United States for investment in variety J - °f . commercial and financial enterprises, that were deemed too risky when the finances ®f the country were in such a condition as to make it impossible to to ^ what * dollar was worth. ' ' It is reported that the-great absentee, Sharon*will take his seat in the Senate when Congress re-assembles, after the holiday recess. He will feel as strange as a new Senator, although he would now be in the fourth year of his Sena toriahservice if he had attended to the duties of his office. A year ago a bank in Albany, New York, failed, its nominal assets being valued at $775,429. The receiver has just made a statement, showing that securities have been disposed of for $293,055, less than half their nominal value—a striking instance of the de¬ preciation of property of all kinds. The Turkish Government, by advice of Baker Pasha, is to erect a dozen forts between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmora, which will connect with a chain to Gallipoli, which is to be strongly fortified. It is authoritatively stated that 15, 000 Mennonites will leave Russia this winter, and that the majority'of these will settle in colonies in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and Dakota. They leave Russia not because of persecution, but because, like the Quakers, they are opposed to war, and because in Russia such scruples are not respected, but all men are alike subjected to conscription. CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY. What Was Done in Both Houses. In the Senate, Mr. Edmunds, of Ver mont, said that there were no joint rules between the two houses of Con gress, and he therefore submitted a concurrent resolution declaring that on the last three days of this session no hill passed by either house shall be sent to the other for its concirrrence, and on the last day of the session no bill shall be sent to the President for his approval. He said that he hoped that the resolution would be passed, and that Congress would devote the last three days of the session to the consider ation of bills pending between the two houses. Referred to the Committee on Rules, Mr. Grover, arising to a personal ex planation, read a telegram recently published in the New York Herald in regard about to Oregon $95,000, State funds, amount and ing to accounted being expended ; not for during the ad ministration of Mr. Grover as Governor, He replied to truthfulness the charges seriatim, de pyiog their and quoting from the laws and State records toshow that all money had been properly ex pended. the expiration the At of morning hour, the Senate resumed the consider^ ation of the bill to amend the patent laws, and Mr. Wadleigh, of New j Hampshire, in charge of the bill, took the floor; but soon after he commenced bis remarks, a message was received i from the house announcing the death of lion. Julian Hartridge, of Georgia. j The House Naval Committee yester- ! Jay morning examined a number of called at the instance of Mr. a mefl taryJ and u P: hi nd Franklin Mitchell, ;wo young colored scapegraces, stole from the the trunk of their aged uncle, William Train, on Drayton street, $50 in money. They then enjoyed a good time and started on au extended spree, but were nipped in the midst of their enjoyment by the arrival ajf Constable Foiliard, who captured Mitchell. Some of the property consisting of a watch and articles of clothing, was Magistrate captured and is now in the office of Elsinger. State vs. Win. D. R. Millar, Mur der. The jury in the above entitled case retired at six o’clock p. m., and at seven p. m. returned and rendered the following sealed verdict: We the jury find the prisoner not guilty. J. M. Henderson, Foreman, Savannah, Jan. 8th, 1879. ‘"-'Mourning. —A Philadelphia cler¬ gyman,-the Rev. Mr.- McLeod, contends that there is neither health, sense nor religion in full mourning. He tells his congregation that a bit of black ribbon, worn in some way, will tell the story of bereavement just as well as a com¬ plete mourning suit. A bit of crape on-the bell-pull gives the hint to those who puss by, and it is not consumed necessary to cover the whole front with black drapery. Why, then, will not the a bit of ribbon on cloakjor coat answer purpose, and a weight of useless expense and a costume that is always gloomy and, in warm weather, very uncomfort¬ able* be taken from the shoulders of bereaved mourners? Christians, he is convinced, ought not to take a gloomy view of death There are glorious hopes linked with the sorrows, and should the hopes be of those who are gone before symbolized rather than the sorrows of those who are left behind. He would have cheerful garments worn by mourn¬ ers, in token of the triumph of the glo¬ rified ones, and a bit of ribbon or crape as a simple memorial of their own sense of bereavement. The rest of the full mourning he would send to the hea¬ then, who in their sorrow at the grave have no hope. The revisers of the New Testament have finished their second and final re¬ vision. The company have held eighty five sessions, and have spent 337 days on the work, having begun it in June, 1870- The total number of the com¬ pany is twenty-four, and the average rate of attendance throughout has been fifteen. There now remains the con¬ sideration of any further suggestions that may be made by the American company, and the adjustment reserved of some till questions which have been the end. Some time ago the New Orleans Times offered a prize for th<f best poem by a southern writer, expressing the gratitude of the south to the people of the north for their generosity during the yellow fever epidemic of 1878. The prize has been awarded to Henry Guy Carleton, of New Orleans, whose poem is entitled “Andromeda Unchained.” Hsw Advertisements* —------—---- Tile MoilSter ' ShOW of the Season ! SAVANNAH THEATRE. THREE NIGHTS .-THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY & SATURDAY MATINEE. SHERIDAN <fc MACK'S specialty and spec¬ tacular combination, under ttie sole management of J. W. MACK. MISS JENNIE Hl'GHES And powerful dramatic Company, in the most exciting and interesting of all Military Plays, THE FRENCH SPY A grand BALLET by 15 beautitul^tnd perienced ly danseuses, elegantly and of FEMALE gorgeous costumed. The finest display BEAUTY and Terpsichorean art since the famous days of the original Black Crook. Matinee prices, 50 and 25 cents. Evening prices as usual. Tickets for sale at customary places. jan9 2t NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to all interested that on WEDNESDAY NEXT, loth iust., protest by any candidate will be heard by the of Chatham County. By order WM. H. BULLOCH, it Clerk C C. C. TO OFFICERS ELECT. The Commissioners of Chatham County win 1 at ih0 uoiin House on s.vit rda’i, uth k, to qualify the Officers elect. They must have their properly By executed. January 9th, 1-79. order of the board, WM. H. BULLOCH, it ClbrkU.C. C. C. Pgohday^ BARRY, . er. neral Business Agent. i io Sail Bin. ' AND ALL WAY LANDINGS, Touching at St, Catharines, Darien, Sapelo, Doboy, Union Island, St. Simon’s and Brunswick. T HE STEAMER CENTENNIAL, Captain the L. Wiggins, will receive Wharf, freight foot for of above places at DeRenne’s Abercorn o’clock, street, and leave every TUESDAY, all at 4 p. si. Freight received at times. J. P. CHASE, Agent. oc!4tf ___ W. H. FLEETWOOD, Commander, WILL LEAVE SAVANNAH EVERY TUES¬ DAY AT 5 P. M., FOR F Al Xi A T Z£ A . T OUCHING at St. Catharine’s, Doboy, St Simon’s, Brunswick. St. Mary’s, Fer nandina, Jacksonville, and all points on St John’s River. EVERY SATURDAY at 5 p. m.. for Jack¬ sonville, touching Mary’s, at St. Catharine’s, Doboy, St. Simon’s, Jacksonville St. Fernandina, and con¬ necting at with steamers for all points on Upper St. John’s. Steamer David Clark, THOS. WHITE, Commander. Will leave Savannah every MONDAY at 4 p. m. for Brutypvick, Dg^ftn Union touching Island at and St. St. Catharine’s Simon’s. Doboy, EVEi^^tURSDAY 4 for FLORI¬ at p. m, ST fsland, at St. Catharine’s, St. Simon’s, Doboy, Brunswick, Da r! s, ■■■U* POINTS on SATILLA R, ran sit Com in s Raiiroaa^VH|H and West ints East Florida. The above & B. steamers and B. connect Railroads at BrtfmHH with M. & A. for all points in Southwest Georgia. At St. Mary’s with steamers for points on St. Mary’s river. At Fernandina with A. G. & W. I. Transit Co.’s Railroad for Waldo, Starke, Gainesville. Bronson, Cedar Keys and all points on this road. At Cedar Keys with steamers for Key West, Tampa and Manatee. At Jacksonville with F. C. R. R. & J. P. & M. R. R. fov Lake City, Live Oak, J. Monticello, Tallahassee, Palatka and all points o- P. & M. Railroad. At with steamers for the Upper St. John’s aud Ocklawaha rivers. At Tocoi with St. John’s Railway for St. Augustine, and at St. Augus¬ tine with steamers for New Smyrna and all points on Indian river. Throngli tickets sold ana mils of lading giv¬ en to above points. For freight or passage ap¬ ply at Office No. J. 5 Stoddard’s LAWRENCE. Upper Manager. Range. S. J. L. ROUMILLAT, Freight General Agent. oc9 G. LEVE, G. P. A. Coal and Wood* COAL OF ALL KINDS, Sold and delivered promptly by D. R. THOMAS, OFFICE: 111 BAY ST., dec22- s2m Yard foot Of West Broad St, GRANTHAM I. TAGGART. Best Family Coal! I deal cite and only Bituminous in the best Coal. qualities of Anthra¬ LOW PRICES, EXTRA PREPARATION, DELIVERY. PROMPT Main Office: 124 Bay Street. Special prices to Manufacturers, Dealers and Public Institutions. nov3-tu,th,su-tf HINELY A BISCHOFF, Wood Dealers, Prea^^^ Canal st„ next to Central Cotton SAVANNAH, GA. i The best quality of Oak, Black Jack Pitfe and Lightwood, >sred will always of be the kept oily on band, short and deitr to any part at notice. Measurement guaranteed. ORDER BOXES: Mr. H. Suiter, cor. Lib- ) erty and Montgomery streets. Mr. B. H. Levy ! coiner Jefferson and Congress streets. Mr. V. S. Studer, corner Draytouand Perry streets. j Mr. Joseph Goette, corner Broughton and Lin¬ coln streets. nov24-lra The Largest Variety of Smoking Tobaccos in the City. Comprising the following brands: Marburg Bros. “ “Virgin,” Pickings ” (Granulated.) “ “ “ “ •* “ ‘-Seal “ Happy North Hours,” Carolina,” “ “ ot “Robin “Puck.” Adair” Cavendish, “ Bob W bite, Granulated. Cunad A Co. Love Among the Roses Gail & Ax's ‘English “Perfection Bird Bye.” J. F. Alien’s Curly Cut.” •“ ‘‘pTXn?Mi4'7me ii\ t; F UtCaVend l I w DJ T 's Blackwe Durham Tobacco ' j ke ■ All of which are sold at the lowest wholesale ! and retail prices by H. J. RIESER, jan8 Cor. Whitaker and Bryan sts. GRITS!- MEAL! We are agents for the Enterprise Grits Hill. j j ■ V ft ? ire or civen to the dr of either of < wagons wlU be prompi i A. C. HARMON & CO. i jauS-tt Si Whiadtvr rtrm. f Gink Inis.' 500 ON CONSIGNMENT. SALE POSITIVE WITHOUT REGARD TO COST. Ladles' and Misses' Berlin Beaver. * $30 Cloaks at $20. $25 Cloaks at $15. $18 Cloaks at $12.50. BOYS’ SXJ Full line 3 to 14 years, loi !e pants. Boys’ BLUE BLOUSE TRH iVERCOATS. Boys’ DIAGONAL BLOUS^OVERCOATS. Boys’ MELTON BLOUSE OVERCOATS. ^tejHjOyscKWEAR, the largest stock in 50 I >2 «ET FLANNEL SHIRTS an 20 dozen CANTON SHIRTS and DRAWERS^ —> _ 130 dozen Ladies’, Gents’, Misses Cmd Boys UNDERVESTS. Ladies’ and KID 6-buttons. GLOVES, Opera Shades, 2^ 8, Gents’ KIDS, CASTOR & DOG SKIN GLOVES 50 dozen Mlsses’( ALEX ANDRE) KID GLOVES in dark and medium shades. 10 pieces of very fine 8-4 and 9-4 Satin faced T 4 BLE DAMASK, at fabulously low prices. 100 dozen NAPKINS, beautiful designs. 50 sets TEA CLOTH and NAPKINS to match at $5 50 to $12 set. 1,000 yards CRASH^TOWELING, at 5c. 200 dozen HUCK TOWELS, at 12>^c., worth 20c 5000 yards STANDARD PRINTS, at 5c. BLACK CASHMERES, 30 pieces Just opened 75c., former price $1 25. GRAY & O’BRIEN. dec20tf Candies* Mate, Schwarz Si Go. manufacturers of Crackers S Us. COR. BAY & BARNARD STREETS, SAVANNAH, - GEORGIA. T) EFERRING to the above card, we desire XV to inform merchants and those purchasing the goods of ° ur manufacture in quantities, that we propose to compete with, and in some ln stances excel Northern manfacturers in our line, and respectfully solicit a trial order, decl2-lm ESTABLISHED 1850. M. FITZGERALD —Manufacturer of— PLAIN AND FINE CANDIES. FacU > r y and Store, 176 BRYAN STREET Branch Store, No. 122 BROUGHTON ST., One door east of Bull street, SAN ANNAH, GA* ZE^E-OZBiEIsriEID Exchange, BULL ST., 2d door aouth of Bay st. above Saloon has been entirely refit X ted. and is now open to the public. The is stocked with the best Wines, Liquors and Segars, LAGER BEER always on draught. U Os'sters l J nc , h da on ‘ !y *t°? the half ", *2 shell, *?<***. A share of public patronage is respectfully 1 dsxJS-lm JOSEPH MOESSNEH. j ft P< di c XX TT tiuue 11 and w, LG and dealing] me: Cofft decl7tl m A TMORE» Raisings New Citron.^H .ft-liUB «IT VI'S. (■ Kiln Dried Bologna KHufl Cr! Fire Choice weekly Hams.l by Flour sta ini choice thel Flour, also r^thi trial lfig Powde wflSP and M. dec!9 s. w. FRESH 1 Blue Gn No 156 F RESH DRIED Cl Peaches and Wall Prul Now Almond, Hams Shoulders. Nuts, Ferris Fine Pigi Beef, Beef Tongues d Marrow Bologna Beaus, Sausage. Holli Nr Oat and buckwheat New Tennessee Peani on hand. By J. H CHEAPEST a IN THE C H b. 25-g y m con -..... §£eds, Plants H AVE selected constantly assortment. on &A hi Garden, Field Handsome GKRAXJ^R Mplc<^K|| I'"' Choice M Roses, < C^B ‘ *.*i . J n Hit ' V- -fs 1,1 i *' a ' y Seedsman and. ocisi.r HAVING TAKEN TJ Occidental Si RESTAURANT AND I N friends charge, I am prepared to thB fil and the public with all of the season. Will also keep a liua ALES, WINES, LIQUORS A cl ANDY JACKSON, Mi Occidental Saloon, 109 Broug! LUNCH from 11 to I o'clock, every Jan7-2w Fine Gold and Silver Stem Winders, Swiss ai.d Amcl^K§ Fine French & A mei ican (h Full line of solid GOLD JEWELRY For Ladles and Gentlemen. j Rolled Plate Jewelry, Jet, Garnet Florida Jewelry, | Gold Pens, Spectacles, Opera gla Ail sold at t the LOWEST PRICES, and \ rant >o! ae represented, by A. L. DESBOUILLONS, Jewel nor‘24 21 BULL 8TREE Dr. A. H. BEST, ■JLaaw ID IB mJLmmmm 1ST aiwM TIE rnJmm mJmm Cor. Congress BAVjjf ai ^ 1 . f. 1 U i- • ' l respectfully guaranteed.