Savannah Morning News (Savannah)
August 20, 1881

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Legal Advertisements of Ordinaries, .Sheriffs and otber officials inserted at the rate pre scribed by law. Wants. Boarding. For Rent, Lost and Found. 18 cents a line. No advertisement inserted under these headings for less that 30 cents. Remittances can be made by Post Office Order, Registered Letter or Express, at our risk. We do not insure the Insertion of any adver tisement on eny specified day or days, nor do we insure the number of insertions with in tbe time requi-ed by the advertiser. Advertisenn nts-will. however, have their full number of insertions when the time can be made up. but when accidentally left out ani the number of insertions cannot be g ven. the money paid for tbe omitted in sertions will be returned to the advertiser. All letters should be addressed, J. H. ESTILL, Savannah, Ga. Hrylsirred at tbe Pont Office in Sa tmDib ii See on a Clbm TI attar. Georgia Affairs. Dougherty county farmers desire tos°ll some tf their mules on account of the short crop. Mister Sam Felder, of Perry, shot himself through the hand with a pistol, the other day, inflicting a very severe wound. Mr. B W. Scott, of Perry, lias harvested a crop of German miliet four feet high, in sixty days from th* planting thereof. The young man. Charles Arnold, ward of Colonel 4. D. Jones, of Twiggs county, reported some time ago as missing, committed suicide by hanging himself in a forest not far off. Bis skeleton, with a repe around the Reck, was dis covered by some young men passing that way The lad. it seems, was unhappy, made other a'terapts to escape from Colonel Jones, which were prevented, but no ii) treatment is alleged. Whf.t could be more sad—a poor, orphan boy, refusing to live iu a world, though full of am bit!.-us p!cß.-ui\ s. presenting no tits, no hepe for him. Mr. A. J. Ihinazee. of Monroe c unty. has set an example worthy to be followed. He rushed in the other day just in time to prevent a blocdy tragedy with guns, between two enraged neg-o men. They were about to fire on each other, but Mr. Phina/te plead with them to hear him, and he drew so graphics picture of the consequences that they paused, and he was enabled to s-parate them and finally settled the quarrel. It' all good citizens would thus exert themselves to prevent diffi culties coming to their ears a vast number of the horri >le crimes of th* country would be prevented. A Boston compary ispr qaeting for a loca tion to s'art an immense tannery in Dalton. An agricultural club was organiz-d Saturday wet k near Dry Pond Academy, Douglass county, wi*h about thirty members. Mr. E. B. Strickland, of Rime, was roused from sleep by a burglar the other night, but the “camp lock the alarm and fled away empty. ’liieLawrencerille Gwinnett County Herald gives the details of a cowardly at tern pit at murder which it is feared will prove success ful. Mrs. S. C. Ste'enson. a respectable widow, liv.ng about four miles and a half from Lawrenceville. near Prospect Church, was shvt on Monday last as she was preparing dinner. The shots were fired through an open door. The balls entered her body. Men working near by repaired to the house, cared for her and summoned a physician. Just as the shots we re fired she saw a man rush across the yard. This man was Elbert Stevenson, her nephew by marriage. Him she charges with the crime. He was promptly secured and has been lodged in jail. He is about thirty years of age and UDoianird. He asserts his Innocence, but Mrs. Stevenson asserts positively that be fired the shots. The motive for the crime is hard to conceive and puzzles the community. Perry Journal: "'We regret to learn that M'S bodges, of this county, met witha pain ful accident in Macon Tuesday night. She was at the pa.-“-nger depot with some friends, and j tst before the A'ianta train left the shed, she stumbled and fell, breaking or dislocating one of her hips New nan Herald "Rev. H. 8. Reese was thrown from bis buggy last Saturdav night while returning from Bethei hurch. and brubed considerably by the wheels passing over his body. We are pleased to know that he was not disabled by the seci 'ent. but i hard at work in meetings with Whitewater Church." Columbus Enquirer■ “On Wednesday Bailiff MeMiehael arrested Charles Johnson, colored, charged with malicious mis bief. It seems that a cow got into a field, and Charles tooE a hoe with wbi. h to dr.ve her oiu. II- used such violent* that he broke her back nn.l otherwise injured her Mr. “ran-*. t who a the cow belonged, took out a warrant for h:s arrest." Columbus Enquirer: “On Wednesday several miles of the telegraph line from N'ewnan to Carrollton was put up. the first post having been planted earlv in the morning. In a few days and the old ‘Free state' will be in ready and direct ranir ui.ication w ith the outside worM. Hereafter we shall not have to wait so long before receiving the election returns from the”good old county." Dalton Citizen: “The Western and Atlant c Railroad is in the be t condition of any road in the South. and i? doing n immense bu*icess General Mcßae seems to be th- moving spirit of the company. The General is unquestiona bly one of the best r broad managers of the age Every erap oye has to do hisdu y. a'ul the e ns* quer.ee is thirgs move like clock werk A good manager is the life of a rail road, as well as of any other business.” Fair burn Sews Letter: "While Mr. H. T. Cooler, Tax Rec*iver of Douglass county, was driving wi>h his sister !a-t week, the hoise at tached to the t-ugay became frightened and ran backwards, throwing the buggy over on its side. Then dashing fc rward. h- dragged it and its occupants a rfcort distance, when it struck a tree, the traces brole. anl the horse tore loose from the buggy. The occupants es caped with Slight injuries. Fairburn Seres Letter: “Last Saturday even ing Miil-r Fullerton and Dat iel Corley, of this county, started home from Fiirburn. driving a mule attached to a buggy. They were driving rapidly, and when opposite l>r Pennington's residence, ote of the c ips that holds on the shafts broke The mule became fi igbt-ned at the shafts falling, and began to run. and the left wh-els of the buggy ran into a gully, partially upsetting it and throwing both men cut. Fortunately they were net seriously hurt,” Dawson Journal: “We learn that Prof M. A McNultv was. c-n Monday last, attacked by Mr J. W. Star ford while on board the train from Cuthbert to Dawson, and by him com manded to sign a papier. The Professor de murred. but the presence of a loaded pistol m the hand of Stanford, the unarm-d condition of the Professor competed obedience. Several gentlemen were in the cars and quietly wit nessed the ill mannered proceeding, so we are informed.” Perry Home Journal: “On list Sunday after noon Mr. Samuel Hurst at and wife were on their way to religious service at a bush arbor in the countrv. in a buggv drawn by a mule. When they reached Mr. E J McGehee s p'aoe they got out and went into the house to escape the rain that was coming up. The mule was hitched to a large oak tree m front of the gate, and duriDg the thun ier storm that came up th tree was struck by lightning, the mule hilled in.-tantlv. and a spoke inene of the hind wheels of the buggy broken. Columbus Enquirer: ”On Wednesday night at II o'clock CoL D- H Burts, an attorney of this citv. br-athed his last, from heart disease, as gentiy as the failing dt-w. He hes been in bad health for the past six moo' hs. though, until a few weeks ago. has been in the daily attendance on his buiness. and was on the streets and at bis ffico Wednesday. In hi death Columbus has lost one of hs r most valued citizens, ar.d the bar a member noted for clear and logical argument and courtesy in all his intercourse with the profession: a faithful law yer to his c.ients' intere-t: fair, honorable and just in ail his dealings with his fellow man. He was a self-made man of much information, and gifted with clewr judgment and intuitive insight He was b- rn in Muscogee county in February. 1833, but became a citizen of Chatta hoochee when the county was organized Columbus Enquirer: ”On Wednesday a pair of mules, attached to a country wagon, be came frightened in th- court yard of the Rankin House, an-i ran away. The wagon be came uncoupled, and with the front wheels and body the animals ran wildly for the gate in the rear Mr. William Robinson, of Russeil county. Alabama, was driving them, and he remained in th— wagon until the gate was reached. One of the breast chains nad been broken, and the tongue struck the sill, throw ing Mr. Robinson against the top of the arch, a distance of some twelve or fifteen feet He fell to the ground only to be again injured by the b-dy of the failing on him. but which was quickly removed by a man stand ing near. He got up. aoparently uninjured, and ran across the street to stop the mules. After catching them he suddenly became faint, and would have fallen to the g-ound but for timely assistance from partie* nuar by. He was carried home in the wagon, and although he wa* severely bruised, the injuries are not considered dangerous The wagon was almost completely demolished. Dawson Journal: “Yesterday morning the news reached Dawson that a murder had been com nit led near Dover, in this county. At this writing (Wednesday evening) we are unable to furmsh our readers with a full account of the affair, but we give, briefly, the particulars as we learn them: It seems that on Tuesday night at an earlv hour, a negro by the name of Frank Hudson called at Mr. David Lee's house and told him that the woods were on fire near by. Mr. Lee went with the negro and was killed by him The scoundrel then returned to the house and murdered Mrs. Lee, a little negro girl, and thought he had killed a negro woman that was th the house. The negro woman recovered and told the name of the murderer, and stated that the bouse was robbed by him. Ko aoon as the news reached tows, a large number of our fmttta!) PMttg 31 im J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR. citizens hurried to the scene, in the hope that the scoundrel might be arrested. Up to this writing we have not heard from the party. Mr. Lee. we should guess, was about gixty five years of age, and was a good, inoffensive, law abiding citizen. Somebody ought to be hung in Terrell county.” An Albany special to the Macon Telegraph gives the following particulars of the above mentioned horrible crime: 'Tuesday night about 9 o'clock, a negro hailed at the gate of a well to do and very highly respected farmer, Mr. Danid Lee, liv ing between Dover and Dawson, Terrell county, and reported his woods to be on fire. Mr L*--, in company with the negro, left for the scene of the fire Soon afterwards the ne gro returned to the house alone and demanded of Mra Lee his suppler. Up>on being told that supp>er was over and that there was nothing cooked in the hocse, he struck Mrs Lee in the head with an axe. killing her, and then pro ceeding to where the cook was. knocked her in the head. a'so, the servant girl, about fifteen years of age. who he supposed was dead, but. forturetely. she was only stunned, and came to. He then robbed the house and left. The girl recognized the murderer as a tny living in the neighborhood and gave the alarm, also a full description of the crime and perpe trator Mr. Lee’s body had not been found up to yesterday, but the fact of his not returning is prima facie evidence that he was murdered soon after leaving the house. Mrs lee and the cookwoman (a negro) were both ki led in stantly. The murderer was traced to Albany and was seen here last night—from the de scription given by tbe girl. Somehow, he has to far evaded the offle-rs, who are close on his trail. If he is caught. Justice Lynch will set an example by swinging him to some South west Georgia oak.” Florida Affairs. Our Live Oak correspondent informs us that Jim White and another negro implicated in the theft of a gold watch and chain, $143 in checks and drafts, with some smaller articles, from Mr. J. O. C. Blount, of that place, have been arrested and jailed. The artie'es were recovered, and it turns out \hat White stole the watch, sold it to the other fellow, and then giving information of his having seen the watch in another negro's pos-ession, accepted a tee of five dollars to procure tbe return of the watch, which he failed to do, but Mr. Blount succeeded in getting on the right track and caught both. The Live Oak and Rowland's Bluff Railroad surveyors are pushing ahead their work. Fifty acres of land, partly planted in orange trees, and an’ordinary dwel ing, near Ocala, were recently sold for $7,503. A Hillsborough correspondent of the Jasper Times states that Mr. Berrien Platt, of Cork, has an orange tree thirty-nine years old which could not be purchased for SI,OOO. In 1878 he sold 8,000 oranges from this tree at $1 25 per hundred. In 1879 he sold 10.CO0 at $1 per hun dred. but in 1880 it fell off to 5,000 oranges. Bam Johnson, the sneak thief, who has been committing depredations at different places along the Transit Railroad, was arrested at Starke Thursday last. He had a silver watch which is thought to have b en stolen. Monticello Constitution: “We understand that Colonel Allen contemplates nia- ing many railroad and depot improvemen's here at an early day. He is a live, energetic and thorough railroad man, and will do ail in his power to make the country prosperous along the line of his road.” Pensacola Gazet e: “A member of the firm of Warner. Tabler Cos .of Mount Sterling. Ky.. contractors on tbe western division of :he Pensacola and Atlantic Railroad, a’rived Tues day with a car losd of mules and a comple'e outfit. He has a considerable force and wnl break ground to-day near Pensacola.” Pensacola Advance: “Monday evening, Ar thur Conway, growing frenzied from the ef fects of strong drink, rushed into his house where a connection was sitting in c mpany with Conway's wife, and dealing him a heavy blow on the head, knocked him insensible to th- floor. He also struck at his wife,but missed his mark.” Pensacola Gazette: “The St. John's lU tekly, of St Augu-tine, says that mullet are fat and can be bough! in the market at five cents per dozen. No wonder that laborers canrffordto work over in that country at fifty cents a day. But then a man does not want to live on fish alone—at.d luicon. fl -ur and m-al can be put here at less price than over on the Atlantic.” Ptnsicola Gazette: “There is no>w con fined in the county j .ii, awai ing the pro per examination for insanity. Mr. John Al len. a man weli known in Pensacola, who-e family reside near the n*-w cemetery. He was brought to the j sit on Saturday, bound with rop*-s,bv two of tiis neighbors, and turned over to th*- city authorities,who placed him in prison for safe keeping. We understand that the subj-ct of his lunacy .it rt-'i :iOD.” Jacksonville Union ‘The arrival of the fast mail train at Jacksonville was delayed several hours night before last on account of the acci dental ignition of a pile of about two hundred cords of wood near the ninety-mil# post on the nv,in line of the Savannah. Florida and West ern Railway. About one hundred cords were consumed, and the track damaged for about one hundred aDd fifty feet The fast mail south was the only train delayed. Meeting the north bound train at Waycroas. and having a clear track, engine 33, Bill Divine, engineer, made some good runs on the ‘Waycross Road.’ Moutieella Constitution: “We will assure our Brooks county friei ds that if they will raise the necessary funds to build the roadbed, and erosetie the same, front Qui'man to the Fi rida line—a distance of about twelve miles— the citizens of Jefferson county will meet them at the lice As regarcs the iron ties and roll ing srock.we have positive assurance that both will be prov ded. At this eno of the line we have a charter, and the books for subscription to the capital stock have been regularly open ed. We are awa ting the action of our Brooks county friends, and when they announce ready to co-operate we can in a very few days pro cure the necessary ca: ital to build to the line.” Apalachicola Tribune: ‘The probability is that we will have guano works started here this winter, which will help to drive the boom which Apalachicola is now on. The demand is increasing every day for store-houses and dwell ngs. and what we need is for some of our enterprising citizens to erect about a dozen store-houses and one hundred neat cottages for the accommodation of our fast increasing popul ition. From the tax books of the county we see that the wealth of the county has in creased this year slu,tXO over last year, which makes a good showing. But with all of Apa lachicola's brilli nt prospects we would not ad vise any of our large land owners to place a high price upon their property when a pur chaser present* himself.” Pensacola Gazette: “Two negro men. Milton Stnckland and George Murray, both well known in the city, had a fight on Baylen street yesterday morning which resulted rather dis astrously for George, for he had his tongue bitten in two. There is a question as to which of the men did the biting Pub ic rumor says Strickland choked him until his tongue lolled out. and then seized it with his teeth; but Strickland himself says he struck George under the chin witn his fist and drove his own teeth through the member However, the maiming was done. There is no question about its be ing serous to the sufferer, who was taken to Dr. Frank Roushaw, who patched him up in tbe best manner provided in science. His power of speech is utterly destroyed, for the present at least, as we suppose from the fact that he could give forth no intelligible sounds when in the doctor's office.” Pensacola Gazette: “‘Mr. C. H. Nabb. who has been in charge of the business of the Sou:hem News Company in the East, with head quarters at Baltimore, has been transfer red to the division extending from Lynchburg to New Orleans, and to ail the country south of the Ohio. He is now in the city, and we are glad to state that he will make his beadquer rers in Montgomery —Montgomery Aaver tiser This Mr Nabb is the man who force i a negro servant into a seat alongside of white passengers in the Southern News dining room at Pensacola Junction, against the protest of the passengers and of the manager in charge. Th- manager showed the servant a table pro vided fo- tbe use of coiored people, and re quested her to take a seat, but he was ‘sat down upon' by Nabb, who announced his rank as Superintendent of the Ne*s Company.” Jacksonville Unton: “Some time ago the UaioH noticed the shipment to New York of a numt'erof oranges from the Dummitt grove. Yesterday we received a letter from the Duke of Casteliuccia announcing the arr val in good condition of th* oranges. In his 1-tter the Duke said: ‘I saw the notice in the Union of a lot of orarges from the Dummitt grove on In dian river shipped through to New York, and would say through jour paper that, strange as it may seem, when the mercury stood at 9u degrees, and theae orangi-s were twelve days from New York, thay arrived here as fresh and juicy as if but a day picked from the trees, without even a wrapper of paper about them, with but a loss of nve or six in each hurdred oranges. They have been considered a great summer luxury among our friends, and a great novelty. We are writing for another invoice from the Dummitt grove of this delicious fruit of the summer's crop, with the greatest pleasure, for our friends. Alachua Jdtwcafe: “Our town was thrown into considerable excitement on Saturday morning last by a snooting scrape between Marshal Davies, with his assistants, and three coiored men, two of whom were Daniel and Murry Flynn, the first nan ed a desperate, bad character. Some two or three weeks ago they went into Hawthorn and attempted, we learn, to 'run' tbe town, and were somewhat successful in do eg so. On Saturday they had taken oa an over charge of ‘tangle foot,' and attempted the same Lillie game here. But our efficient Marshal, ever on the alert for evil doers, attempted an arrest, when they resisted and drew their pistols. A knock down or two followed, then a retreat They were pursued and fired upon. Daniel Flynn returning the fire with three shot*, but without effect Daniel made good hi* escape. Murry was arrested after a heated chase and locked up Another paragraph from the same paper says: “Daniel Flynn, the col ored fellow who escaped tbe Marshal on last Saturday, practiced with his pistol on Sunday at the Deputy Sheriff and his posse. A warrant had been issued for his arrest and placed in the hands of Deputy Sheriff Cellon, who pro ceeded to make the arrest but was fired u, on ut Flynn, who then made good his escape to a n-igh'ooring swamp, frem which he boldly dar-d the party to come in and take him. He is well armed, having two good pistols. That kind of characters who skulk around the coun ty defying the law and the officers of the law, should. If possible, be captured and made an example o£” There was a time when rheumatism was a troublesome disease to cure. 8t Jacobs Oil has changed all that. BETTER AND BETTER. ANXIETY GIVING WAY TO CON FIDENCE. The President Continuing to Take and Ketaln Food —Dr. Kliaa Talk* Freely of tbe Patient’s Chances— Looking After the Sewage-Kc mors Contradicted. Washington, August 19.—The President has passed a splendid day. He has rested well and been without pain of aDy kind. Dr. Bliss said at 9 o’clock to-night that he has never felt more confident of the Presi dent than he felt then. He said the swell ing of the gland had receded materially. The President experienced really no annoy ance from It. Said Dr. Bliss: “This difficulty has been overcome sooner than we bad any reason to anticipate. Usually the swellings coutinue for several days, but we seem to have subdued the In flammation already. The President has not complained of the swelling to-day. As to his stomach, it is doing admirably. The President has taken tc-day twenty-six ounces of nourishment by the mouth. This consisted of koumiss and of a gruel prepared by Mrs. Garfield. This gruel, I believe, is made of com meal, milk and something else. The President Is very fond of It, and It is very grateful to him. He calls for It often, and Mrs. Garfield pre pares It with her own hands. Tbe President says she has oftD made it for him when he suffered with indigestion, and that she knew just how to season it to his taste. Besides the twenty-six ounces of food taken into the stomach, we have administered twenty ounces of nourishment by enemata. This consisted of beef extract and the yolks of four eggs. This makes forty six ounces of food the President has taken to-day, more than he has taken during any one day for three weeks. His wound Is healing rapidly. We can see that It is closing up, and it is no longer a drain upon his system. “The President now has rcgu’ar, spontane ous actions of the bowels. The character shows that his food is well digested. He Is progressing finely. At six o’clock this morning his pulse was 98. He was sleeping then. His skin has not a break upon It. It is smooth and feels soft. He no longer has exhaustive sweats. Ho perspires a little when sleeping, but not enough to Indicate weakness.” The President expressed himself today as feeling better. This afternoon he asked: Where’s Bliss I want him to give me a bath.” He meant that he wanted Dr. Bliss to sponge him off. Dr. Bliss says the President has lost over sixty pounds, and that one who bed not seen him could not suppose he had lost that much fle9b, as his beard conceals the thinness of his face. Dr. Bliss says, too, that the President is not so weak as is generally supposed. The Presi dent feeds himself, and when he drinks water he takes the glass In his hand, raises It to his lips and drir.ks without any diffi culty. The President is, undoubtedly, better to night than he w;s this morning. His wound it not discharging much, but all the pus there is 11 iws out. All bis surgeons are now fuli of hope, not to say confidence. They say they feel that the worst danger is over, because the weakness of the stomach has beeu overcome. The only thing neces sary to build up tbe Presi dent’s strength Is that he shall be able to take and digest food, and this he is doing. He now aiks for his food regularly, and often asks if he cannot have more of Mrs. Garfield’s gruel. This feeling of confidence prevails everywhere now. REVIEW OF THE DAT. 11 p. st. —The President’s condition to-day has b*-en decidedly better than at any day since the unfavorable symptoms of Monday last manifested themselves. lie has slept more than usual, and appear* much refresh ed upon awakening from slumber. While the glandular inflatnmaMon has not entirely disappeared. It is thought by the surgeons that the gland is less irritated, from the fact that the pa'ient does not experience so much pain from it. Another unquestion able feature denoting iraprovtmeut is the tone of the President’s stomach, which has not yet shown any gastric disturbance. The members of the Cabinet, and all others who have called during the day, have left the Mansion well encouraged. The air of solemnity and anxiety, which per vaded the White House for the past few days, have giveD place to a decidedly better feeling. It is now quite generally c 'needed th&tihe inflammation of the parotid gland does not in this case indicate ptwrnid, and that it is due entirely to the patient’s de bilitated condition. Not a word of a de spondent character has been uttered to-day by those having access to the President’s apartments, and tbe faith in the President’s recovery, as expressed by these persons, has been of an almost sanguine nature. Said one of the surgeons when approached with a question on the subject this evening: “The President has made a sensible im provement to day.” Dr. Boynton, in conversation regarding the Pfesident’s condition, says he Is Im proving gradually. “How is the trouble In the parotid gland?” was asked the doctor. “It is apparently diminishing,” was his response. “Does the patient experience annoyance from It still?” “Yes; It causes some pain yet, but the swelling has subsided so that it is scarcely perceptible.” “Do you apprehend suppuration from it?” “Possiblv; but it is not probable, now that the ir flammatlon has been scattered.” “Does the President manifest a desire to eat?” “He has nothing like a sharp appetite, but he takes his nourishment without hesitancy. He still ettjovs the gruel.” “Mrs. Garfield prepares It for him, I sup port* “Yes.” “What do you regard as the most Impor tant feature cf the case at present?” “The condition of the stomach is un doubtedly tbe most important feature now.” “I suppose it is rather early to expect any perceptible increase in the patient’s strength?” “Yes. He Is very weak.” This afternoon Dr. Bliss was asked if the President hid any malarious symptoms. “No,” said he, “none at all.” “Has he had a comfortable day, generally speaking?” “Yes, he has bad a very comfortable day.” “Has he slept much?” “Considerably.” “And s'ill retains his food without any ancotanc. “Yes, sir.” “Do ycu expect any suppuration from the inflammation of the parotid gland?” “Why, the inflammation Is subsiding, and there Is no pus In it. There is nothing to suppurate.” “Isn’t there danger of Its appearing In an other locality “We don’t think so.” The doctor was pressed for his theory of the Inflamed gland and did not deny that it was a fair assumption to believe that the saliva had secreted in tbe gland to an un natural extent during the tine the patient was not taking nourishment through his mouth. “But,” said be, “I have my own theory about It. It Is unimportant to the public. However, you will remember that I told you at the commencement that It was an unimportant complication, excepting the annoyance It caused the patient, and my predictions have already been verified.” Dr Bliss told tbe President’s barber to day that he would soon be able to resume his duties on the patient. Dr. Bliss left the White House a few minutes before ten o’clock to meet Dr. Agnew, who arrived at 10:10 p. m. He said before leaving the Mansion, that the President was very quiet. That he had taken twenty two ounces of koumiss and milk gruel duriDg the da, and would probably take more later. The ene mata are still continued with satisfactory results. “The discharge from the wound,” said the doctor, “although considerably re duced jin quantity, still flows as freely as is necessary, and the pus Is of a perfectly healthy character?” In reply to a question relative to the ad ministration of morphia, Dr. Bliss said that the President had not been under the Influence of opiates for more than a week. All the members of the Cabinet were at the White House, and bad the caae fully ex plained to them by Dr. Reyburn. The doc tor said that while it was possi ble for complications to occur, there were no Indications of any at present, SAVANNAH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1881. and that the patient was doing as well as could be expee’ed. His pulse to-night is 106, and his temperature and respiration are about normal. The House closed before 11 o’clock,and the prospects are that the Presi dent will pass a comfortable night. ANOTHER GOOD NIGHT. Executive Mansion, August 19, 8:30 a. m. —The President slept much of tbe Dight, and this morning Is more comfortable than yesterday. The swelling of the right paro tid gland has not Increased since yesterday afternoon, and he is now free from pain. Nutritive enemata are still given with suc cess, and liquid food has already this morn ing been swallowed and relished. Pulse 100, temperature 93.4, respiration 17. D. W. Bliss. J. K Barnes. Robert Reyburn. J. J. Woodward. Frank H. Hamilton. STEADT PROGRESS. 11 a. m. [Unofficial Bulletin.]—The Presi dent continues to do well. He partakes of nourishment more frequently, and the quantity is being gradually Increased. His stomach offers no resistance, and the tending surgeons express themselves as very much gratified with tbe outlook. The ic flammatiou of the right parotid gland Is gradually subsiding. DR. BLISS’ REPORT. 12:10 p. m [Unofficial Bulletin.] —Dr. Bliss, who just came from the President’s room, in reply to the question, “How Is the patient?” said: “On, he is getting on splendidly.” “Does he experience any pain from in flammation of the gland?” “None to speak of.” “Has the swelling decreased any “Yes. It has almost entirely subsided.” “You do not apprehend anv further an noyance from the parotid gland then “Oh, no “How Is his pulse this morning, doctor?” “From 100 to 104 beats and comparatively firm.” “Is his temperature any higher?” “No. His temperature and respiration are about normal.” “What nourishment has the patient taken to day?” “He has taken from fourteen to sixteen ouDcesof koumiss and milk cruel.” “Does he still relish gruei?” “Yes. He appears very fond of it.” “Do you expect to administer anything besides this “We may give him something more later in the day.” “Will it be milk “Oh, no. We cannot let him have raw milk yet.” “What do you think of the respiration being below the normal, doctor “Oh that does not signify anything but extreme weakness.” PERCEPTIBLY IMPROVED. 12:30 P. m. [Official Bulletin. J—The Presi dent’s condition has perceptibly Improved during the last tweuty-four hours. The parotid swelling is evidently diminishing, aud it has not pained him since last night. He is taking to-day an increased quantity of liquid food by tbe mouth, which is rel ished and produces no gastric irritation. His pulse is now 106, temperature 98:8, res piration 17. D. W. Bliss. J. K. Barnes. J. J. Woodward. Robert Reyburn. F. H. Hamilton. THIRTY-SIX OUNCES OF LIQUID FOOD. 2:30 p. M [Unofficial Bulletin ]—Dr. Hamilton left on the 2:10 p. m. trim for New York. Dr. Agcew is expected to ar rive to night. Dr. Bliss says the patient continues to Improve. During the day be has had twenty ounces of beef extract, ad ministered by means of enemata in addition to sixteen ounces of koumiss and miik gruel naturally. "an easy aeternoon. 6:30 p. m. [Official Bulletin.]—The Presi dent h..s beeu easy during tbe afternoon, aud the favorable conditions reported the last bulletin continue. The swollen parotid gland has Dot been palDful. The tempera rure is the same. The pulse is rather less fn quent than at lliis h* ur yesterday. I’uise IC6, temperature 100, rtsplra’ion 18. D W. Bliss. J. K Barnes. J. J. Woodward Robt. Reyburn. a rumor set at rest. Midnight. —At 11.-30 to-nlgbt Dr. Bliss was questioned concerning the rumor in cir culation here to night to the effect that the wound had beeo probed within a day or two to the depth of eleven inches. The doctor replied that there was no truth in the rumor. That nothing like a probe had entered the wound since the curved instrument was in serted, when the last surgical operation was performed, nearly two weeks ago. The cleansing tube, he said, had been in serted at each dressing of the wound, and this had never entered beyond a depth of three and a half inchfs from the mouth of the last incision. The doctor was also asked about the condition of the patient at that hour, and replied: “11“ is doing nicely. I have just epoug* and h'ra off. and tie has gone to sleep agein.” His pulse, he said, was 108 At this hour, miduight, the President is resting quietly at.d comfortably. DOING FAIRLY WELL. The following was sent to-night to Minis ter Lowell, by Secretary Blaine: “In the judgment of bis physicians tbe Presi dent has gained since the last report. He has taker, during tbe day, twenty two ounces of liquid food with relish and with out any apparent tendency to naseau or indigestion. His oth*-r symptoms are essentially changed. His pulse and temperature are possibly a little better. The swelling of the parotid gland has not in creased, and the fear of Its suppuration has somewhat diminished. At this hour, 11 o’clock p. m., the President is sleeping quietly.” LOOKING AFTER THE SEWAGE. At the Invitation of Col. A. F. Rockwell, Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds, Col. Geo. E. Waring a r d his as sistant, from Newport, R I acknowledged experts in sanitary matters, are now ia the city for the purpose of making a thorough examination of the sewerage and drainage of the Executive Mansion, with tbe view of ascertaining what, if any, improvement is necessary to put the house In perfect sani tary condition. The examination will be made in a careful and critical manner. WRECKED ON THE KAIL. Particulars of the Crash on the Tex* as Narrow Gauge. Galveston, August 19—A Waco special has been received here giving further par ticulars Oi the wreck of the Narrow Gauge excursion train. When the engine flew the track the engineer whistled on brakes and gave the danger signals. Those who un derstood the signals commenced jumping off the cars, but before a dozen ha t reached the ground the crash came, and the engine was crowded on Its side in an embankment, and two coaches were jammed to gether. Willie David was crushed between the cars and died in ten minutes. Joe Bar nush had both legs shattered and a ghastly cut. He lived four hours. Robert Boi brooks was knocked down and seriously in jured. The engineer and fireman remained on the engine until it turned over, then they were buried with the wood from the tender. The coupling between the tender and the first car gave way, thus saving the entire train from destruction. The parties killed and wounded were standing on the platforms between the cars when the crash came. DESTRUCTIVE CONFLAGRATION. Wild Work of tbe Flames lu Talc, British Colombia. Victoria, B. C., August 19.—At three o’clock yesterday afternoon a destructive fire began at Yale In tbe principal business block. Nearly all the business houses, three hotels, the court house, the jail and a num ber of dwelling houses were leveled. The fire was still raging at the date of the last dispatch. The loss will be very large. Tbe Insurance Is quite small. The later ac counts represent the fire to have crossed the street and to be sweeping rapidly np the river. Ail the valuable buildings are now burned. W eatber Indications. Office Chief Signal Observer, Wash ington, D. C., August 19—Indications for Saturday: In the South Atlantic States, local rain, followed by clearing weather, variable winds, mostly southwesterly, stationary or higher temperature and barometer. In the Middle Atlantic Btates, fair weather, variable wind?, mostly northerly, stationary or higher temperature and barometer. In tbe East Gulf States, fair weather, wiuds mostly southwesterly, stationary tem perature and pressure. in Tennessee and the Ohio valley, fair weather, winds mostly northerly, stationary or lower temperature. Mr. James A. Weatherford, of Spring field, Ohio, says: “Brown’s Iron Bitters cared me of the worst case of dyspepsia man ever had. The muscles of my stomach, liver and bowels now seem so strong, 1 be lieve I could almost digest petrified cheese. I recommend It to all who suffer ae did L” THE STATE CAPITAL LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. Many New Bills—rol. Jones’ His tory—The House Kernses to En courage It—A Number of measures Passed—Tbe Senate and the Cole Charter. Atlanta, August 19. 1 u the House the special order was the bill authorizing Colonel Charles C. Jones to write the history of Georgia, and the Governor to subscribe for five hundred copies at five dollars each for the public offices of the State. Mr. Burch, of Laurens, the House being in committee of the whole, moved to report the bill back with the recommendation that it do not pass. Mr. Twiggs, of Richmond, opposed this motion and made a strong appeal In favor of the bill, which simply proposes toencour age Colonel Jones in a work that will re quire years of toil and research and a large expenditure of money. State pride ought to actuate the Legislature to endorse and sustain this grand work. Governor Jenkins, Generals Jackson and Lawton and a score of eminent Georgians were quoted in favor of this bill. Mr. Twiggs spoke an hour with much feeling, especially in his noble Ulbute to Georgia’s dead soldiers of the late war. Mr. Miller, of Houston, could not support the bill In any form, as he considered it a purely personal literary enterprise, that ought to stand or fall on Its merits. The motion of Mr. Burch was carried; yeas 69, nays 25. The House adopted the report by a vote of 95 yeas to 36 nays, and tbe bill was defeated. Thirteen leaves of absence were granted. A resolution to grant no more except by a two thirds vote was lost. On the call of counties for new business, Mr. Bacon, of Chatham, introduced a btll providing for a bridge or track over the Ogeechee canal for the Central Cotton Press and Central Railroad. Mr. Mitchell, of Gwlpnett—A bill to amend the act defining the jurisdiction, powers, etc., of County Courts. Mr. Moore, of Hancock —A bill to provide for the disposition of insolvent costs In that county. Mr. Northen, of Hancock —A bill to abol ish the Hancock County Court. Mr. Rice, of Fulton—A bill providing payment for the Sheriff in the Supreme Court in pauper cases. Mr. Stanford, of Harris —A bill creating a branch college of the University at Hamil ton. Mr. Winslow, of Houston —A bill amend ing the County Court act. Mr. Daniel, of Madison —A resolution iji reeard to furplus funds from wild land fi. fas. Mr. Carter, of Murray—A bill amending section 1427 of the Code. Mr. Mavs, of Richmond —A bill to amend sscMon 4360 of the Code as to kidnapping children. Mr. Reagan, of Sumter—A bill regulating the taking of Interrogatories and deposi tions. Mr. Cook, of Troup—A resolution to au thorize the Commissioner of Agriculture to loan any surplus specimens of woods and minerals. Rills on third reading: To amend section 4565 of the Code. [lt refers to liquor li censes J Passed. Also, changing the time for revising jury lis’s. Also, punishing any person in custody of gambling operations. Passed. Also, fixing the liquor license in Clinch county at fifteen hundred dollars Passed Also, prohibiting the sale of liquor in Stockton, Clinch county. Passed. Also, prohibiting the firing of woods in Clinch county in certain cases. Passed. A’so. providing pa\meut for the services of manzgeis ami clerks of elections The yeas aud nays were demanded and *he vote stood, yea 52, nays 69, and the bill was defeated. Also, amend ing section 1950 of the Code of 1873, as to acceptances, introduced by Mr. Bisinger Passed. Also, regulating the transfer of lands from one county to another. After considerable discussion and a refusal to re commit for amendment, the bill was lost. A motion to adjourn till onday was voted down. SENATE PROCEEDINGS. In tbe Senate resolutions of the Sta’e Agricultural Socle'y on the fence law ami experimental farm were read. The fence bill was the special order, but was recom mitted. The following new bills were Introduced: By Mr. Bird—A bill to repeal section 1201 and 1202 of the Code. By Mr. Curtis —A bill prescribing how the public school money shall be paid out. By Mr. Guerry—A bill to amend the law In regard to mechanics’ liens on personalty. Also, to make all special liens equal In dig nity of rank. By Mr. Winn—Providing that the net pro ceeds of convict labor be devoted to the school fund. The following bills were passed: Amending paragraph 5, section 2484, of the Code. Also, allowing Associate Jus tices of the Peace to take up and try cases on the docket of an absent Justice. Also, re pealing the act creatirg a Countv Court in Dodge. Also, chartering the Gainesville and Cleveland Railroad. Also, incorpora ting the Merchants’ and Planters’Steamboat Company of Savannah. General Alexander’s argument before the Senate Railroad Committee against certain provisions in Colonel Cole’s charter is print ed in pamphlet form, and Cole’s attorney, Julius L Brown, will reply to it this after noon. The B“nate will probably amend the charter and strike out the objectionable features overlooked by tbe House. The Electric Exhibition. Paris, August 19.—The Superior Com mittee of the International Electric Exhibi tion has held a meetlcg to, organize tbe juries to make awards. There are eighteen hundred exhibitors, of whom six hundred are foreign and twelve hundred French. In spite of this d'fference the committee decided that the juries shall be equally com posed of French and foreign members. E’.ch section will, therefore, appoint a num ber of jurymen In proportion with the Im portance of Us txhlbit. The committee decided to place at the dlspos-il of the juries fifty gold medals, two hundred silver and five hundred bronze. Saratoga Races. Saratoga, August 19.—The first race, three-quarters of a mile, Constantina won, Patti second, Lollle R third. Time 1:15)^. The second race, one and three quarter rubles, Oriole won, Clan Alpine second, Windrush third. Time 8:08. The third race, one and one-eighth miles, Neufchatel won, Mary Anderson second, Hermit third. Timel:ssJ^. The fourth race, a selling race, one mile, Buttercup won. Ella Warfield second, Sir Walter third. Time 1:42%. Cotton In Liverpool. Liverpool, August 19 —This week’s cir cu’.ar of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers’Asso ciation says “Cotton was quiet on Friday and Saturday, but revived on Monday, and a large business has since been done at an advance in rates. American wasm advanced demand, and prices fractionally advanced a farthing. Bea island was in moderate re quest at unchanged rates. Futures have been strong and active, and prices advanced 5-161. for near and 3-161. for distant posi tions.” A murderer Hanged. Batavia, N. Y., August 19.—The execu tion of Charles Stockley, for the murder of John Wilker, a respectable and well to do farmer, living five miles from the town, took place to dav. The crime was com mitted on April 27th. Wilker was plough ing a field, when Stockley deliberately walked up and fired three shots at him, the last one with fatal effect. Be or Good Cheer. There Is one remedy which has proved itself to be a priceless boon and a true friend to suffering humanity. It has saved thou sands of nervons, debilitated, headachlng mortals to lives of usefulness and the fall enjoyment of robust health. If you are weak, nervous and debilitated, or suffer from indigestion or dyspepsia, you make a serious mistake and do yourself great in justice if yon fail to try this excellent medi cine. You will find it a perfect panacea for all your troubles. In a few weeks time your stuttered nervous system will be restored to a natural and healthful condition, ail symptoms of dyspepsia and indigestion dis appear, and the possibility of paralysis, apoplexy, and other disorders that lead to sudden death, will be removed forever. This meritorious compound Is a preparation of iron and essential vegetable tonic. It is the only preparation of Iron that dees not give headache or blacken the teeth. It Is called Brown’s Iron Bitters. Demand It of your druggist, and take no substitute. It will give the greatest satisfaction, for its effects are lasting, and not temporary, as is tbe case with aloaolic preparations. Brown’s Iron Bitters contain no alcohoL— Enquirer. FRANCE AND ENGLAND. Thu Commercial Treaty—What la Said on Both Sld:a. London, August 19.—The Tones in an editorial article commenting on the state ment of Under Foreign Secretary Sir Chas. Dillte, in the House Commons yesterday, giving the government’s reason for not ac cepting the Invitation of France to resume the negotiations for anew commercial trea ty, says: “The greatest trading nation In the world has no need to approach France, cap tn hand, and beg her to come to terms. The end of the French commercial treaty wi*l probably be the signal for anew pro tectionist outcry in this country. The de mand will not be granted, but it is certain that the failure of the negotiations with France must result in a serious curtailment of our trade with her, a good fifth part of her foreign trade will be annihilated by her ovrn act, and along with it the cordiality and good will which a profitable foreign trade does much to establish and main tain.” The Times adds: “We understand that the points upon which the French.proposal were unsatisfactory were that France insisted upon the abolition of ad valorem duties, and, according to the British view, refused to adopt specific duties, which would be equivalent to them, or to even fully discuss all the points involved. In this connection, It should be stated that the law only authorized the government to grant a prolongation of the existing com mercial treaty in the event of there being u fair prospect of anew one being arranged, and as la consequence of the wide diver gence of opinion in this case there did not appear to be such prospect, there was no option but to break off the negotiations.” Paris, August 19. An official note pub lished here to-day, after stating that France had no option but to break off the nego tiations with England for anew commercial treaty, concludes as follows: “We hope, nevertheless, that the disagreement is only temporary, and, as there is ample time to treat before the expiration of the old treaty in November, that solution will be found of a nature to satisfy the interests of the two great countries,who have equal need of each other.” Tlie Week lu ITlinciug Lane. London, August 19. —In Mincing Lane during the past week a better feeliDg in soH&e markets continued. There 16 some speculative business in tea, but in conse quence of the large supply it continues de pressed. Common Congou sold as low as six pence per buudred. The finer sorts were not. pressed for sale. India was unchanged. Coloury and plantation Ceylon coffee realized full to advanced prices. Pale and ordi nary, Including East Indian, ws.s easier. Numerous pircels of foreign were offer ed, but only partly sold. The Brazil crop is still estimated at from 5,000,000 to 5 250,000 bags. There are at length signs of an Improvement tn the sugar market, the trade taking the moderate supplies. In West India last week’s decline was recov ered. Rrfined was mere active. Beet sugar was held for higher pricts The unsettled wea‘her influenced speculative operations. In Burmah rice many cargoes were sold at some recovery. Cassia ligoea, cinnamon and pepper again advanced, the last articlf beiDg higher than for many years. Tbe New York Stock Market. New York, August 19.—The stock mar ket was irregular at the opening, and the entire list began to fall off, tbe decline rang ing from to 2 per cent., the latter in Louisville and Nashville, which bad, how ever, previously advanced per cent. Toward noon there was a recovery of to p*.r cent,., in which the entire list par ticipated, with rhe exception of Memphis and Charleston, which sold down 2 per cent. During the afternoon, speculation was feverish and unsettled, hut prices in the main ;tecd*>d upward. At first there was a decline of to 1 per cunt, then an advance of x /i to 2%, later a reaction of to per cent and at the close another rally of Kto IK per cent. The chief activity was iu the trunk lines, coal shares acd Denver and Rfo Grande, Western Union, Union Pacific, Wabash Pacific and Granger prop erties. Memphis and Charleston recovered 2% per cent. Sales aggregated 248,865 shares. Tbe Chrtsttancy Divorce Scandal. Washington, August 19.—The taking of testimony in the divorce suit of ex Senator Christlanry against his wife, Lillie Chris tianev, nee Lugenbeel, was resumed to-day. Ambrose Falcott, keeper of a drug store, testified that iu July, 1876, Mr. Cbristiaucy called upon him and requested him to visit his wife, upon whom he (Christiancy) hid performedan operation for abortion. Tbe witness visited her twice, and on tbe second visit found her In much pain. She com plained very much of the treatment she had received from her husband, and said she had protested against the operation being performed. The cross examination of wit ness was postponed to a future day. Trouble In Texas. Galveston, August 19.—A special from Orange, in this State, says “On the night of the 17th inst.. Sheriff Mitchell was seriously wounded by a party of negroes, instigated by some white men. A posse immediately went to the Sheriff's assistance, attd engaged in an encounter with his assailants, which resulted fatally for ihree of the negroes, one of whom was hanged. Several others were wounded. Great excitement prevailed, but the military and citizens are maintaining order. Seven negroes and one white man are under ar rest. It is thought that Sheriff Mitchell will recover. Photographers in Council. New York, August 19. —At the Photo graphers’ Convention Joshua A. Smith, oi Chicago.was unanimously elected President. Among the Vice Presidents chosen were C. M. Moates, Atlanta, Ga.: W. W. Washburn, New Orleans; R. H. Rhodes, Galveston, Texas; A. H. Plecker, Virginia; T. J. Rob inson, Mississippi; Harry C. Wallace, Ala bama. The next meeting takes place at Indianapolis, August 18. WAS IT FOR GIITEAU’S VAN! Discovery of a Bomb on tbe Road from tbe Jail. Washington Post. Capitol Hill is in a state of excitement over the discovery on Saturday of a large bomb on the road leading to the jaii. It was found beside a fence that skirts the road by Willie McNelly and several other boys, who lugged it to the blacksmith shop of Mr. Kells, Ninth and B streets southeast, for the purpose of selling it. He at once saw what it was, and very prudently moved it out of his shop to a place of safety. The boys fail ing in a sale, took the bomb to the home of Mr. Arthur McNelly, the father of Willie. No. 819 B street southeast, where it still is. A Post re porter called at the house last night, and was shown the deadly missile. It is an ordinary field rifle shell, about four and a half inches long and two inches thick, and weighs about eighteen pounds. Upon the end is a brass cap. In the judgment of a machinist, who is also a veteran of the war, the bomb is one of the most dangerous kind, and would, if thrown down, easily explode. It is the opinion of police officials that the shell was placed where it was found by some persons, who designed to throw it under the carriage or prison van that contained Guiteau when he was removed from the jail to the court to be arraigned. The spot selected was on B street, near Thir teenth, almost on the commons, and was the usual route taken by the police van in taking prisoners to the jail. A bomb of so large a size, if it was exploded, would blow the police van, horses, driver and all into atoms. The bomb is still in the possession of Mr. McNelly, who guards it with great care, lest it explode. No one can be found to remove it The police will endeavor to find the persons who were engaged in the plot, but at present there is not the slightest clew to thc-ir identity. The old metaphor which represents Death, the grim reaper, with a sickle in his hand, will have to be altered to suit the times. The old gentleman should be represented with a derringer in one hand, a kerosene can in the oth er and a valise full of Paris green by his side, the background to consist of a couple of boiler explosions. St. Louis Post Dispatch. Don’t Die In the House. Ask druggists for “Rough on Rats.” It clears oat rats, mice, bed bugs, roaches, vermin, flies, ants, Insects. 15c. per box. LAWYERS IN COUNCIL. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION. The Session at Saratoga—Election of Offlcert— A ppeala to United States Courts. Saratoga, August 19. —At the session of the American Bar Association, the Execu tive Committee reported that they would call the next session for the second Tuesday of August, 1882, and to continue four days. The committee also reported a list of offi cers for the ensuing year, who were elected: President—Clarkson N. Potter, of New York. Secretary—Edward Otis Hinckley, of Bal timore. Treasurer—Francis Rawle, of Philadel phia. Executive Committee—Luke P. Poland, of St. Johasbury, Vt., Chairman; Simeon E. Baldwin, of New Haven, Ct\ and Wo. Allen Butler, of New York. Among the other officers are the follow ing: Alabama—Vice President, Thomas H. Watts; Local Council, W. M. Rose and P. O. Thweatt. Florida—Vice President, Edwin M. Ran dall. Georgia—Vice President, A. R. Lawton; Local Council, N. J. Hammond and L. N. Whittle. Louisiana—Vice President, F. P. Poche; Local Council, Thos. J. Semmes and Thos. L. Bayne. North Carolina Vice ProoiScni, Tbomao C. Fuller; Local Couucil, James E. Byrd and John N. Stokes. South Carolina—Vice-President, Harry E. Young; Local Council, William H. Brawley, Cbas. D. Simonton, Robert M. Boyd. Texas—Vice-President, F. M. Wall; Local Council, S. G. Stockdall, J. T. Hutcherson and W. J. Crawford. Tennessee—Vice-President, Wm. F. Coop er; Local Council, B. M. Estes, Wm. House. Virginia—Vice-President, J. Randolph Tucker; Local Council, Wm. J. Roberston, L. R. Pace. West Virginia—Vice-President, Edwin B. Knight; Local Council, Jno. A. Hutcherson. R. T. Merrick, of Washington, offered an amendment advocating a plsn of interme diate courts of appeal iu the United States Cou:ts. J. II Ashton, of Washington, offered a substitute urging appropriate action by Congress, yet not recommending any definite method. On. motion of Mr. Merrick, the whole subject wa-t referred to a committee of nine, including the President and the incoming President, to prepare a plan or report and print tne same in their discretion. The President announced the remaining seven members of the committee as follows: Messrs. J. W. Stevenson of Kentucky, Henry Hitchcock of Missouri, R. T. Merrick of Washington, C. S. Bradley of- Rhode Island, Courtland Parker of New Jersey, Rufus King cf Ohio, and A. R. Lawton of Georgia. BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY. Of the 56,607 immigrants who arrived in the United States during July, 20,374 were from Germany. It now appears that the disaster attending the bull fight at Marseilles on Sunday last resulted in the death of twenty-seven per sons and the wounding of thirty eight. The body of an unknown man, about fifty years of age, was found banging from a fence Id the upper part of the city of New York. He- had apparently committed sui cide. Governor Long, of Massachusetts, has nominated Judee Alleu, of the Superior Court, for the vacant Judgeship, and Sena tor Knowlton, of Springfield, for Judge of the Superior Court. A farmer named Drue, in Washington county, Illinois, was shot dead in bis house lecen'ly by an unknown assassin. lie was In moderate circumstances, and not known to have had any enemies. Rich and extensive silver fields have been discovered within reservation limits in the Indian Territory, near Fort Sid. White men are illegally attempting to locate mine ral claim* on those fields, and troops are asked to protect the Indians from the in truders. Father O’Connor, of New York, a priest of the Independent Catholic Church, at tempted to deliver a lecture at Watertown, Ont. He was interrupted by a mob, wbo hustled him from rhefllstform and seized his manuscript. O’ConDor was escorted to a hotel by constables. Warrants have been Issued for the arrest of the ringleaders of the mob. William Massingale was a guest at the house of John Stewart, near Waldron, Choc taw Nation, and was to remain there all night. About nine o’c’ock James Hobbs, a white man, and Ed. Fulsom, a Choctaw, came to Stewart’s house and shot him seven times. Massingale started to run, when one of the assassins shot him in the back, kill ing him instantly. They then beat him on the head until it was horribly crushed and mutilated. A scientific exploring expedition is to be sent by the Northern Pacific Railroad Com pany and the Oregon Railway and Naviga tion Company to examine the agricultural and mineral resources of the territory tribu tary to those companies between Lake Superior and the Pacific coast. The work of the expedition will last several years, and it will be under the direction of Professor Pumpllly, lately In charge of the coal and iron department of the national census. Mariott Boswell, Clerk of the Board of Police Commissioners of Baltimore, has been dismissed for obtaining goods on false pretenses. He had ordered and received from Sullivan, Vail Cos., of New York, a quantity of cloth, which was sent by the firm under the impression that it was in tended for the police force. About $4,500 worth of cloth was received in Baltimore aud sold. Boswell confessed bis guilt. He was Clerk of the Board 6lnce its organiza tion In 1868. A man named Van Kaughnot, sus pected of the shooting and killing of Farmer Richardson, near Bedford Mills, Ontario, Is missing. His wife alleges that in “anguish of soul at being continually ac cused of all the crimes committed in the vicinity,” he went out on Buck lake In a punt with herself and their child, and when midway in the lake, plunged into the water and never rose again. The story is sup posed to have been concocted for the pur pose of allowing Van Koughnet to escape. Death of Parker, the Guide. The Adirondack guide, Charles H. Parker, who assaulted Mrs. George Bull, of Philadelphia, died early on Tuesday morning last of the wound inflicted by Constable Cole while resisting arrest. Mr. Bull has returned to Philadelphia, and Mrs. Bull remains behind with some relatives. Her troubles have greatly pros trated her. and at one time insanity was threatened. After Parker’s arrest he was handcuffed and fastened ’to the con stable by the other assistants. While Cole was asleep Parker secured the key, which was in Cole’s waistcoat on a chain six feet away, and releasing himself, fled without taking his clothing. It was Mr. Bull who tracked him to his lair on Friday. During the three days Mr. Bull had officers and guides scouring the lake, but Parker from his hiding places on shore could see their every movement. Mr. Bull finally located him near the foot of Long Lake, and stationed Cole and another constable, both armed, at the only point where he could pass in getting away. He out off then in a boat with his wife, and they halted him. He continued rowing, but the boat ran aground, and as he stepped ashore to get her off he stooped down to pick up his gun. In doing so he exposed himself to the range of the weapon in the hands of the constable, who had several times warned him to stop or he would shoot. The bullet struck his arm, shattering a bone, and then passed entirely through his body. Dr. Burhans attended him, and before he died he made a statement not yet giv en to the public. Attacked by a Snake. A corre spondent of the New York World writing from Duchess Junction, New York, August 9th, says: ‘‘A few days ago as Mr. Isaac Penny, of this place, was walking along the track of the New burg, Dutchess and Connecticut Rail road he was struck on the leg bv a large black snake of the racer variety, which lost no time in wrapping itself around his limb. Mr. Penny took it by the neck with both hands and held it so firmly that the snake could not further coil itself around his leg. At length he kill ed the snake with stones and sticks, and in order to get it off had to cut it in two. It was five feet long, and was as big around as a policeman’s club.” ESTABLISHED 1850. Mr. Fort’s Artesian Well. Correspondence Albany Newt and Advertiser. The successful completion of Mr. Fort’s artesian well has given that gen tleman a well deserved reputation for enterprise and public spintedness. He certainly deserves all the praise his suc cessful enterprise has won for him. for he risked his money on an undertaking that was generally considered impracti cable, and by demonstrating that these ever-flowing wells of pure water are easily and cheaply in the reach of corpo rations, and even individuals, he has conferred upon our county a boon that can scarcely be overestimated. When these wells shall have taken the place of the old-fashioned bucket and chain on every plantation in the county, as doubt less they will in time, we will see better cared for stock and cleanlier quarters. And as it is impossible to foul one of them by drainage or surface filth, we may hope also that they will prove valu able factors in promoting the health of the places on which they are located. But here let me correct an error that Mr. Fort seems to have fallen into, in common with people generally through out the country, especially those living in the up-country. He joins in the com mon assumption that lime water as such is unhealthy, and that its use is a specific cause, if not the only cause, of chills or of malarial fever in all of its forms, and he felicitates himself on the fact that by piercing through the lime rock from which the lime water is obtained, and going oeyona u, ne ootams water that is pure—pure, that is, in the sense that it is free from fever-giving qualities. This assumption of the unhealthiness of lime water, that Mr. Fort seems so unhesitatingly to share, is beyond all doubt erroneous. There is nothing in lime water, uncontaminated with surface drainage or horse lot seepage, that is capa ble of producing sickness of any kind, nor do I know of any disease where its free use is contraindicated. On the contrary, I know from actual observa tion |that it is powerfully curative iu many forms of dyspepsia, as is attested by the infrequency of this disease in lime-water countries, as compared with freestone water sections. It is also be lieved —at least I have heaid the idea advanced by that eminent physician, Dr. Campbell, of Augusta—that there is an evident connection between the use of lime water aud the marked absence of sione in the bladder in limestone re gions. As regards pure lime water being the cause of malarial fever, the idea is pre posterous. The town of Winchester, Vs., is supplied with water more strong ly impregnated with lime than iu any well in Dougherty county, and the whole valley of Virginia is supplied with water from bold limestone springs, as any of Lee’s old soldiers very well know, and yet chills and fever, or of anv form whatever of malarial fever, is unknown in that region. The same is true of portions of Kentucky aud Tennessee, where limestone abounds, the water being hard from lime impregnation, but unattended with chills. I know it is 6aid that the cause of the difference lies in the difference of the character of the lime rock—that in the valley there is blue limestone, while v, iih us it is rotten and that this rotten lime causes chills. I have never yet found a man who could give me a defi nition of rotten limestone, because there is no such thing. One cannot speak of an inorganic substance as being rotten, for tbe term carries with it the idea of putrescence, that is, of inorganic matter undergoing fermentative decay. Geolo gists, however, do recognize a difference in the character of the two formations— a difference due to the much greater age ot the one, compared with the other, and a change in the texture, caused, doubt less, by pressure and heat. But certain ly there is no such difference in them as would imply that the one has delsterious qualities, which, being dissolved in the streams of water running through it, would generate chills in a person drink ing it. And yet I am not to be understood as saying that our common plantation wells are not productive of sickness, and that therefore Mr. Fort’s artesian well will not tend to lessen the sickness and mor tality of his plantation. I am convinced that the ordinary plantation well is, in a large measure, responsible for the sick ness on the plantation. Not because the water is lime water (for as a matter of fact very few of them are strongly im pregnated with lime, the well not being dug deep enough to reach the lime water streams that flow through the rock), but because, as they are usually constructed, they are nothing but receptacles for sur face filth or the seepage from horse lots. It is then the organic matter that gets into these wells from the surface that makes them unhealthy, and not the lime water, tnat is pure and healthful. The Latest Treasury Scandal. A Washington letter to the Philadel phia Times says: “The most astounding state of affairs is said to be in process of development in the investigation conse quent on the Skeen scandal in the Treasury Department. Skeen has been suspended pending the in vestigation, which involves several other and higher officials in the Treasury. These officials are, as has been stated in these dis patches, apparently very anxious to ac quit Skeen of any irregularities with re gard to women in the department. The reason given for this is said to be of a personal nature. It appears that Skeen has a private room in the basement of the Treasury, and it is charged by those who profess to know, and who certainly have the means of knowing, that this room has been for a long time habitually used as a criminal rendezvous during business hours by members of the Treas ury ring heretofore alluded to. It is al leged that Skeen would leave the key with these officials at convenient times and keep out of the way. The room is the one used during the* Pitney investi gation. The full extent of the charges in this connection are too outrageous for publication and transcend reasonable be lief. What are we coming to? An eight year old girl in Newburyport shot at her mother with a revolver because the lat ter declined to give the girl two cents.— Boston Post. The best preventive of consumptive dis eases ot the lungs, bowels or kidneys Is Brown’s Iron Bitters. THE STUA.NAIIA.N FOLDING CANVAS BUT, TI7HICH any man can carry anywhere. Is v V the best made. Three orders in succes sion (8 boats) from the Canadian Government. In use in every State. Illustrated pamphlet free. F. M. HUNT CO., Chagrin Fails, Ohio, Ornci or the Comhissionxb of i The Freed mas’s Sayings and Trust Cos., v Washington, D. C.. July 28, 1881. j YOTICE is hereby given to ail depositors and i.a other creditors of THE FREEDMAN’S BAVINGB AND TRUST COMPANY, who have not applied for the dividends heretofore de clared, that all claims against said Company must be presented at, or forwarded to, this office on or before AUGUST 21, 1881, or they will be barred, and the amounts distributed among the other creditors of the Company, as provided in the Act of February 21,1881. Depositors who have not; already received dividends should immediately forward their books by mail ®r express, or through some re soonsihle bank or banker, accompanied with their address. Depositors who have received the three di vidends already declared should NOT forward their books until a further dividend is declared, of which due notice will be given. JOHN JAY KNOX, Oommlssinner KEISLiNC’S NURSERY WHITE BLUFF BOAT. PLANTS, ROSES and CUT FLOWEB& All i orders left at Savannah News Depot, oor ner Bull and York streets, prompt, t ailed, GUSTAV* KIKBLUiS, Po*> gjjgg *4KIH c POWER Absolutely Pure* MADE FROM GRAPE CREAM TARTAR— No other preparation makes such light, flaky hot breads, or luxurious pastry. Can be eaten by Dyspeptics without fear of the ills -esulting from heavy indigeeUblo food. Sold only in cans by all grocers. BOYAL BAKING POWDER CO., v*u York , 15154,153 AND 155 BAY STREET. DIAMOND SPECTACLES. THESE Spectacles are manufactured from 1 “MINUTE CRYSTAL PEBBLES” melted together, aud are called DIAMOND on account of their hardness ana brilliancy. Having been tested with the polariscope, the diamond lenses have been found to admit fif teen tier cent, less healed rays than any othar pebble. They are ground with great scientific accuracy, are free from chromatic aberra tions, aud produce a brigbtm-ssand distinctness of vision not before attained in spectacles. Manufactured by the Spencer Op..cal Manu facturing Compact, New York. For sale by responsible agents in every city in the Union, t 4. P. HAMILTON, Jeweler and Oj W dan, is Sole AgeutforSavannah, Ga., from wuom they can only be obtained. No peddlers employed. Do no' buy a pair un’.vss you ee the trade mark CELLULOID EYE GLASSES a specialty. ilimtU nfrater. THE IMPERISHABLE m——wr'Tir iMiac PERFUME. Murray Lanman’s FLORIDA WATER, Best for TOILET, BATH, and SICK ROOM. =TT-—= NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT Turnip and Cabbage Seeds, Which can be had fresh at Osceola Bntler’s Drug Emporium. -'■’-w I

'WeA.O-JSTEIH'S— x V** Oy*MlM Pulaski Imm. gcc. onioii'll DEPOT 144 BAY HTREET. ICE furnished for all purpose and in any quantity from a car load to a daily family supply. This is the only company bringing Kennebeo Ice to this market. Orders by Mail, Telephone or Telegraph promptly attended to got £al t. 113 HORSE POWER FOR SA.LB. HAVING concluded to discontinue the manu facture of paper and remove the paper machinery from the premises, I offer the STEAM ENGINEB. BOIDERS.PUMPS, SHAFT ING, PULLEYS, etc., for sale. I would also lease the land and buildings. For particulars apply to McDONOUGH BALLANTYNE, Sa vannah, Ua. SAMUEL P. HAMILTON, Proprietor Savannah Paper Mill*. Save Your Cotton, FRUITB and VEGETABLES from Caterpil lars, Worms and Insects by the use of TRUE DALMATION INSECT POWDiR. Get the best of G.JM. HEIDT CO., Druggists, tonics! VU YKTH’S Elixir Calisaya, Iron and Strych- Y ala, Hegeman’s Elixir Calfeaya and iron, Hubbel’s Elixir Calisaya and Iren, Wheeler’s Compound Elixir of Phosphates and Calisaya, Caswell’s Beef, Wine and Iron, Wyeth’s Beef, Wine and Iron, and other Tonics, at STRONG’S DRUG STORE, Cor. Bull and Perrv street lane. Rambles ibost Portsmouth, NEW HAMPSHIRE. A SINGULARLY interesting series of sketches of i ersuns, Localities and Inci dents of Two Centuries. Send for circular LEWIS W. BREWSTER,' Portsmouth. N. H. Off NEW MEDLEY CHROMOS, with name A.O printed, lfc. 25 Shells of the Ocean. 15c. 12 bevel gold edge cards, lilc. 12 mixed cards, 10c. 25 variety chromos. 10c. 12 puppy and kitten chromos, 15c Agents wanted. Send stamp for circular and samples. Blink cards for sale. CARD COLLECTORS. We will send azSc 50c., $1 or $2 collection cn receipt of price. 20 samples. *0 sets, 20c.; 50 samples. 50 sets, 50c. 6 frog and duck cards (comic), 6c. Postage stamps taken. UNIVERSAL ADVERTISING CO., Brockton, Mass. Mention Savannah News. HAMILTON’. U'OR Information of this county in lUinois P read THE GOLDEN ERA. Eight page weekly, $1 25 a vear. The onlv Greenback paper in the 19th Congressional district. Best advertising medium and an increasing circula tion, Sample copies sent free, i ddress W. W. DAVISSON. McLea ashore, Hi. .J&. '1

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jrjtf joining s i-VrpW. ACWrST -0. 1881. Commercial. ,*VANNAH ntKKKT. mm report. nmcr OF THE MORNING NEWS. I Savannah. August 19. 1881. f tru. Remarks.—There has been some -,,v tient In business during the week, the hiving about commenced. Money is u V it iveiy easy, and borrowers, with good j, not And much trouble in negotia St icks and bonds continue com- 'J quiet, with but little demand, owing ir nee of most of the brokers. There inquiry for Central common and but there is none offering. The r bacon is active, at an advance prices, and the supply is ample. 1 trade is taking place in flour at un tines. Corn is excited and adv&nc tV western markets, though no ad yet taken ploc* in this market. The „ple an 1 the demand good. The dry j,ig trade is active, as interior arv now purchasing their 9tock for rl ie Houses in this branch of buai ag with a good deal of caution to i ik ing bad debts. tM —There has been an active de T r o-in during the week at Arm values. -rega’e sales are larger than for veeks. An advance has taken place in t be market strong Bales for l ”>1 barre'a. The demand for spirits .-n active, and the market closes steady s figures Sales for the week 1,775 A _Therehas been an active demand grales during the week, and but ai: 1 for the poorer grades. The re are h-avy tor this season of the year j if thuse for the same yeir. lbs market closes strong advance of ?jc- on middling fair and rdiuary. **c. on good middling. ?*c. on ,i and on low middling, lies for he wri-ek were 2,301 bales. The re'iime of the week’s business will transitions each day and the quo- L-t..ns at the close: -,t ,rday The market opened and closed Lady. Sale* 25* bale*. v av The market opened and closed r’ e better grades; lower grades weak j n ,j.’ecte2 hales. We quote: rr.rrr.rg I 4..id.in/ m Uod r imary 9>* ri.riarv 8 Tlie receipts or cotton at this port from all uves for the past week have been 3,752 .rV. of upland, against 6 0 bales for the Lrresponding week last year. The particulars of tue receipts have been as follows: Per Central Railroad, 2,671 bales up an 1; j-r Savannah. Florida and Western K I _ iwav- i iqfj 1 .ales upland: per Augusta steam Ire hales upland; from Brunswick, 9 bales M, u- ;au 1; iT Charleston and Savannah Rail- I-jid. 2 hales of u[ land. :he exports for the week have been 2,726 ws: To New York, r* hales upland; to Philadelphia, 58 bales L| and; to Baltimore, 577 bales upland; to Bos ton 112 bales upland. I The stock on hand at the close of the market 80-day was 4,321 bales upland and 140 bales L-a aland, against J.iSi bales upland and L iaßes sea island for the corresponding 1.. last year. I l;i The demand for this grain continues I The sales hive been 610 in :sr market closing firm. The exports L,, n parrels and 25 casks, as follows: f a r--. I'4 barrels; to New York, 15 bar m .1 c asks. We quote: f ..ion 3®4?* I Fair 5%® 5% I 1.,.t ..............5%®6 I Pri-ue t%®6% -ice **i®7 ‘'mtry 65c.® 9Sx I Carolina crop 75c. a*i4o _ onipurullvc Mai nil of Hecetpta, ltxporta and Stocks ot Cotton at tba Following Place* to lrth Carolina August V 111,859 70,836 I 6.370 2.2.50 7.909 78,870, 437 439 Vir-lnla August 19 771,272 879.uR1! 379.847 2.850 7.905 2181,0182 877,059 3 044 1,618 New York, overland August 19 181, ‘90 sfcM.-:i7 357,891 24,028 148,949 52ft,468! 104,169 72,130 ruleif iwirts August 19 i 573.920 j 614,150;! .378,781 41,06.5! 430,4161 I| 19,517, 18.802 Ooiu paratl v© Cotton Statement. Rbcbiptb, Exports and Stock or. rand Aram 19, 1881, and FOR THK HAMK TIMK LAST YEAR 1880-81. I 1870-80. Sfa Sea Inland. Upland Inland. Lpland. 6tock on hand, Rept. 1 64 10.8881 11 1,588 Received sinew August 18 8.788 070 Received previously 15,481 882,95!8| 11,881 784,881 Total 15.53 R 87TM8I IMWj 787,048 Exported sinew August 18 B,7i l li| 1| 1,888 Exported previously 18,0861 870,511 11.8881 788,488 Total IMWftj 873,917 11,088 788.880 FOIXOVISO STATMXT SHOWS THK R.BCKIPTS AT AIX PORTS FOR THK WEEKS ENDING AUGUST :9th and 18th and roR this week last vial Thit Week. Txwt Week. Last Year. Uve5t0n......... 3,718 1,998 1,580 rw rleans 5.850 3,439 78n 1 f.ile 1.137 499 2:6 leanruUi 3.758 8,326 610 UrlestOß 1,376 650 1,047 UniißKtM 54 56 77 refotk 936 435 330 lit i more 936 1.005 twYork 1,652 890 780 taton 750 913 1.361 liladelphla 532 749 336 irk>us 129 318 806 Total -20,555 13,176 7.860 T-IDATKT> COTTON STATEMENT FOR THK WKKK ENDING AUGUST 19, 1881. ee'.pts at all U. 8. ports this week.... 20.565 year 7.850 t*. receipts to date 5,751.514 year 4,921,079 iportsfor this week 27,015 week last year 20,936 'ai exports to date 4.491,131 year 3,841,5(0 “ck at all United States ports 220 -196 year 133.704 Be* at all Interior towns 19 89 year 16,788 uth Georgia Florida, en dorsed. 116 11@lßc. ;Westem, ISc.; Goshen, 25e; Gilt Edge, 28c.; country, 18@25c. Cocoa Nuts —ft 50 100. Cheese.—Market firm; fair demand; stock ample. New factory, 13c. 9). Coffee—'The market is easy: full stock; fair demand; ordinary to prime Rio, 11@14c., according to quality; old Government Java none in stock. Dried Fruit.—Apples, 4?*@7c. Peaches, 20c. Drt Goods. —The market is firm; full stocks. Prints. s@7c; Georgia brown shirting. 44, 5c.; do. 6c.; 4-4 brown sheeting, 7c.; wt ite osna burgs. 3?*@loc checks, 7?*@3?*e.; yarns, 90c. for best makes: drillings, 7?*@B?*o. Fi.oua—The market is very muen excited and prices have advanced, with strong indicationq of higher figures being reached. Stocks in this city are ample for the present demand, but as the stock of old wheat is exhausted and new very poor and undesirable, dealers are cautious in parting with their present stock Superfine, $5 75@6 00; extra, $6 7 2 family. $7 25@8 00; fancy, $9 25@9 75; bakers. $7 25 ft 7 75. Florida Fruit and Veoetablxs.— I Tomatoes, Florida*. selliDg from $1 to $1 50. bweet pota toes, s 5 16d Liverpool, via Baltimore, 'S 2) 13-32 J Liverpool, via Boston, B> Sid Liverpool, via Philadelphia, $1 5>.... 9*d Antwerp, via Philadelphia, 9 15-lbc Havre, via New York, lb 13-16 c Bremen, via New York, W lb 5-16d Bremen, via Baltimore, lb 5 16d Amsterdam, via New York, 19 1b.... 15-32d Hamburg, via New York, 3> ?*c Boston, bale $1 7b Sea Island, bale 175 New York, bale 1 50 Pea Island, *8 bale 1 50 Ffciiadelphia, bale 1 50 Sea Island, bale 1 50 Baltimore, bale 1 Providence, bale 1 75 BY SAIL. Liverpool nominal iics— New York. 3# cask $1 50 New York, barrel 60 Philadelphia, 19 cask 1 50 Baltimore, cask 125 Boston, 9 cask 1 75 COUNTRY PRODUCE. Jrown Fowl3, 9 pair 65 75 Jalf-grown, 38 pair 30 45 Fhree-quarters grown, 19 pair... 50 55 Eggs, 9 doz 15 17 Butter, mountain, slb 20 30 Peanuts—Fancy h. p. Va., lb 7c. Hand-picked lb 6c. Straight Virginia 4c. North Carolina... 6c. Tennessee sc. Florida Sugar, ss> 5 6?* Florida Syrup, gallon 85 45 Honey, gallon 81 ?weet Potatoes, V bushel 75 @sl CO Poultry—Scarce; fair demand. Eggs—Mar- Ket fairly stocked. Butter—A good article in iemand; net much on the market. Peanuts— Market fully supplied; demand good. Byrup Georgia and Florida in fair demand and supply. Sugar—Georgia and Florida scarce, and very little demand. SAVANNAH MARKET. OFFICE OF THE MORNING NEWS, 1 Savannah, August 19, 1881, 1 p. M. J Cotton.—There was a good demand for l his staple to day. At noon, good middling, mid dling and low middling advanced 9*c., the mar ket closing firm. Sales 552 bales. We quote: Middling Fair 12?4 Good Middling 12?* Middling U;* Low Middling 114* Good Ordinary 9?* Ordinary 5 Comparative Cotton Statement* Receipts, Exports, ami Stock on hand August 19, 1881, and for thi same time last year. 1880-81. 1879-80. S*a Sea Island. Upland. Island. Upland. Stock on hand Sept. 1 64 10.888 11 1,532 Received today 618 67 Received previously 15,461 866,062 11,661 725,454 Total 15,525 877,568 11JSS2 727,043 Exported to-day Exported previously...... 15,085 873,247 11,636 723,660 Total 15.085 873,217 11,636 ~~728,660 Stock on bam) and on ship board August 19 440 4,321 f6 8,388 Bice.—The demand was moderate, at firm values. Sales 70 barrels. We quote: Common 3%®4% Fair 6)4® 5% Good. Prime 6%@6?* Choice 6%®7 B s^®^- Naval Storks.—There was an active demand for rosin to ay, and in the eveniog a sale was made at an advance on previous quotations, the market closing very firm; sales 1,039 bar rels, 223 barrels of which were on private terms Tbe demand for spirits turpentine was active; in the morning 25 casks were sold at 42?*c and during the day 580 casks at 43c., the market closing firm Tbe receipts for the day were 558 barrels rosin and U 8 casks spirits turpentine. We quote: Rosins—Dsl 80. Es 2 00. F $2 05, G 2 10, H $2 15, I $2 37%. K $2 AM (3 00, Ns3 25, window glass $3 75. Spirits tur pentine-Oils and whisky* 4sp., regulars 43a Charleston Bice and Naval Stores Market. Charleston, August 18.—Rice.—A moderate business was done in this grain at firm values Sales 50 tierces clean Carolina. We qm*e: Common 4?*@44*c; fair. s@s?*c;good, 594 c; prime. Carolina rough rice is quo tedat 90Cjty $1 20 per bushel for inland, and ll wjl 40 per bushel for tide water qualities. Prtmrtoto ot s aoout parcels sell at advanced rates. Naval Stores. —The receipts were 504 casks spirits turpentine and 1,903 bbls rosin. There was a fair demand for rosins. Sales about 1,200 barrels at a slight advance on previous rates, but the prices Tcept private. The last reported rates were $1 90 per barrel for C. D and E, *1 96 forF,s2 00 for G, $2 10 for H, $2 15 for I, $2 40 for K, $2 65 for M, $2 90 for N, $3 16 for window glass. Spirits turpentine quiet, previous rates were 42?*@43c. per gallon as Id padCßgse fieins and Courier. MARKET* BY TELEOKAPH, MOUN REPORT FINANCIAL.’ London. August 19.—Consols, 100 3-16 for money; 109?4 tor account. 9w Yore, August 19.—Stocks opened firmer. Mtmey 3@4 ner cent. Exchange long, $4 80; short. $4 83?*. Government bonds dull. State bonds quiet and unchanged. COTTON. Liverpool, August 19.—Cotton opened firm; middling uplands, 7d; middling Orleans. 7d; sales 10,000 bales, for soeculation and export 1,000 bales; receipt* 5,500 bales, all American. Futures: Middling uplands, low middling clause, deliverable In August, 7 5-32@7 3-16d; deliverable in August and September, 7 5 32@ 7 3-16d; deliverable in 8-ptember and October, 615-32d; deliverable in October and November, 6 5-16; deliverable in November and December, 6?*d; deliverable in December and January, 6?6d. Sales for tbe week 76,000 bales—American 55.0(0 bales; speculation, 7,700 bales; exports, 6,600 bales: actual exports, 3,900 bales; im ports, 53,000 bales—American, 38.000 bales; stock, 750.000 bales—American. 533.000 bales; afloat, 175,000 bales—American, 77,000 1:30 p. m.—Middling uplands, 71-16d; mid dling Orleans, 7 l-16d. Futures: Middling uplands, low middling clause, deliverable in August, 7532 deliver able in August and Septemb r, 7 5-32 J. New Yors. August 19.—Cotton market opened quiet; sales 486 oales: middling uplands, 124*c; middling Orleans. 12J*c Futures—Market opened steady, with sales as follows: August, 12 26c; September, 11 42c; October, 11 Me; November. 10 91c; December, 11 o,‘c; January, 11 12c. PROVISIONS. OROCKRIES. ETC. Liverpool, August 19.—Lard. 58s. 1:30 p. m.—Breadstuffs—large business at higher priceß. Flour, lbs 6d@l2s 9d. W heat, red winter, 10s 6d@lCs lOd. Corn, new, 6s 3d. New Yore, August 19 —Floor opened higher and fairly active. W'neat active, excited and 2@4c higher. Corn excited, active and I?4@ 2?*c higher. Pork dull and weak at $lB. Lard firm at 11 70c. BpiriU turpentine, 45?* i. Rosin, $2 05 for strained Freight* dull and heavy. Baltimore, August 19.—Floui opened very firm; Howard street and Western superfine, I4 25 ©5 00; extra. s*)@6 25; family, *6 50@ 7 25; citv mills superfine. *4 23@5 00, dittoextra, 16 002,6 50: family, $7 50@7 75; Rio brands, $7 3??*@7 50: Patapsco family, *8 00. Wheat— Southern higher and strong; Western excited, higher and strong: Southern red, $1 37@1 40: amber, $1 42@1 46; No. 1 Maryland, $1 46@ 1 46?*; No. 2 Western winter red, on thespot and August delivery, $1 42 bid; September delivery, $1 43)*@1 44; October delivery, $1 45Ji@l 45?*; November delivery, ft 47?*. Corn higher and firm; Western higher and strong; Southern white, 73c; yellow, nominal. EVENING REPORT. FINANCIAL Paris, August 19, 2:30 p. m.—Three per cent. Rentes, 86f Jsc for the account. 4:00 p. m.—Rentes. S6f 10c. London, August 19, 2:30 p. m.—Consols, ICO?* for money; 100 3-16 for account. 3:00 p. m—Consols, 100 3-16 for mosey:- 100?4 for account. New Kork. August 19.—Money, 3@(i per cent. Exchange, $4 81 for sixty days. Government bonds closed quiet but firm; new fives (coupon), 10D*; new four and a half per cents (coupon), U3->*; new four per cents (coupon). 115?*. State bonds inactive. 3:00 p. m.—Stocks irregular and unsettled, but iu the main tending upward, as follows: N. V. Central, 142?* \V.,St.L.£P. pref. 84?4 Erie 424* Memonis£ Char. 72?* Lake Shore 122?* Hock Island 133?* Illinois Central ...12944 Western Union. 86?* Nash. Chat 82 Ala.,ciass A,2t05. 74 L’ville£Nash 99?* Ala,CtasßA,suiail. 80 Pittsburg *l4O Ala., class B, 55.. 95 Ohica. North’n..l2l4* Ala., class O. 45.. 80 preferred 136 E. Tennessee Hd.. 17 Wb.,St. I, Pao 48?* Georgia Railr’ail.'7s Bub-Treasury balances: Coin, $86,090,4 0 00; currency, $4,467,992 00. 5:00 p. m.—Follow ing are the closing quota tions of the New York Stock Board: Georgia 6s 11l Ohio&Mis’pipref 106 7s, mortgage. 10?* Ch’peake Uhio. 26 7s, gold 116 Mobile Ohio.. 33 Louisiana consols 66 Hannibal St. Jo. 93?4 N. Carolina, old.. 37 San F.£ St. LouD. 43 new 22 pref. 71?| “funding 13 “lpref.o6 special tax 6 Union Pacino 122?* Tennessee 6a 68?* Houston Texas. 83 new 68?* Pacific Mail 49 Virginia os 37 Adams Express.. 135 consolidated. 79 Wells Fargo... 130 “deferred 16 Am’cauExpress.. 84?* Panama 260 U. 8. Express 6."?* Fort Wavne. .140 Cons’dated Coal.. 86 Chicago Alton.'3o Quicksilver 15 Harlem 240 preferred.. 58 MichiganOentriii. 93% Norf. W’n pref. 57 St. Paul 1124* Texas Pacific 514* preferred 130 Ch’go, St.L.£N.O. 77 Dela., Lack. VV. 1224* Manhattan Kiev.. 20?* N. Jersey Centr’i. 924* New York ElevM 106 U Rending 62% Metropolitan Ele. 81% Ohio and Mis’pi... 36% Offered at. COTTON. Liverpool. August 19, 3;70 p. m.—Futures: Middling uplands, low middling clause, de liverable in October and November, 6 9-32 U. 3:-T) p. in.—Futures: Middling uplands, low middling clause, deliverable in August. T?*d; deliverable in August and Setepmber, 7?*d: de liverable in November and December, 6 3- 16d 4:00 p. m.-The sales of the day included 7,350 bales of American. Futur s: Middling uplands, low middling clsuse, deliverable in August, 7 3-32d; deliver able in August and September, 7 3 32d; deliver able in September and October, 6 7 lUJ; deliv erable in October and November, 6%d; deliv erable iu December ard January, 6 3 Hid; deliv erable in January and February, 6 3-16d. 5:30 p. m —Futures: Middling uplands, low middling clause, deliverable in September and October, 613 32d; deliverable in March and April, 6%d. Futures closed weak for the near m mths. Manchrster, August 19.—The market for yarns and fabrics is firm for all articles, but not much doing. New Yoke, August 19. —Cotton closed quiet; middling uplands, 12?*c; middling Orleans, 12?*c; sales t)SB bales; net receipts 240 bales: gross receipts 579 bales. Futures closed weak, with sales of 128,000 bales as follows: August, 1215 c; September, 1132 c: October, 1092@10 93c: November, 10 87 0 88c; December, 10 90@10 91c; January, 11 03 til 04c; February. 11 16@11 18c: March. 11 30 11 32c; April, 11 40@U 42c: May, 11 52011 54c. Weekly net receipts 1,652 bales; gross re ceipts 6,593 bales; expends, to Great Britain 8,800 bales, to France 100 bales, to the conti nent 1,455 bales; sales 5,942 bales; stock 104,159 bales. Galveston, August 19.—Cotton firm, but the lower grades are neglected; middling 12c; low middling 11c; good ordinary 9%c. Norfolk, August 19.—Cotton steady; mid dling ll%c. Baltimore, August 19.—Cotton quiet but ste dy; middling 12?*c; low middling ll?*c; good ordinary 10?*c. Boston, August 19.—Cotton quiet; middling 124*c; low middling U%c; good ordinary lC?*c. Wilmington, August 19.—Cotton firm; mid dling lie: low middling 10%c; good ordinary 9c. Philadelphia, August 19.—Cotton quiet; mid dling 135*e; low middling 114*c; good ordinary 10%c. New Orleans, August 19.—Cotton firm; middling l'2%c; low middling ll?*c; good or dinary 10iac. Mobile, August 19.—Cotton firm; middling 114*c; low middling U!?*c; good ordinary 9%c. Memphis, August 19.—Cotton firm; middling ll?*c. Augusta, August 19.—Cotton firm; middling ll?*c: low middling 10?*c, good ordinary 9)%o for October; 63%c all the year: sales at 62%®4%c for oasti and August, 624*®65%c for September, 64®67?*cc for Octo ber,til%@64%c all the year; rejected oc. Oats, 39?*c for cash; 39%c for August; 39%c for September. Pork strong and higher, but un settled; $lB 25 for cash; $lB 10@18 15 for Sep tember: $lB 35® 18 40 for October. Lard strong and higher; closed weak and lower; 11 55c for cash; 11 55® 11 57?*c for September; 11 67?*® 11 70c for October. Bulk meats moderately active and higher; shoulders, 7c; short rib 9 55c; short clear, 9 70c. Whisky active, firm and higher, sll7. Cincinnati, August 19.—Flour in good de mand at full pricee; family.s6 60®6 85; fancy $7 00®7 50. Wheat in active demand; fully lc higher; No. 2 red winter, $1 30. Corn opened irregular and fairly active: closing unsettled and lower; offered at 70c, closing at 69c; buyers and sellers apart; no transactions. Oats strong and higher; No. 2mixed, 4T?*e. Free visions—Pork nominally unchanged Lard in Sood demand and a shade higher at 11 30c ulk meats strong; shoulders, 7 25c; clear rib 9 85c. Bacon strong and higher; shoulders,77*c; rib, 10%c; sides, 11c. Whisky steady ard firm at $1 15; combination sales of finished goods, 667 barrels, on a basis of !4. Sugar steady; hards, li*?*®lo%c; New Orleans, St*®B%c. Hogs quiet: common and light, $4 90®6 65; packing. $6 25©6 75. New Orlkanb. August 19.—Flour steady and in good demand; superfine, $4 25; high grades, $6 3r%®7 37?*. Corn steady at 73® 0c; supply exhausted. Oats no stock. Pro visions—Pork excited and higher; mess held at S2O 00. Lard quiet but steady; reflmd, 12® 12%c. Bulk meats strong: shoulders, 7%c. Bacon firmer; shoulders, 8?*c; clear rib, ll?*c; clear sides, lls*c: hams, sugar cured, closed scarce and firm at 13%@14%c for canvased, as in size and quality. Whisky higher; Western rectified, sllo® 1 20. Coffee activeand firm; Kio cargoes, ordinary to prime, 10®13%c. Bugar in good demand; common to good common, 7%c; prime to choice, 8%®8%c. Molasses nominal Rice in good demand; ordinary to prime, 4%® 6%c. Baltimore, August 19.—Oats higher, scarce and firm; Southern, 45c: Western white, 48c ditto mixed 45®46c; Pennsylvania, 45®48c. Provisions steady: Mess pork, $lB 75. Bulk meats—shouide re and clear rib sides, packed, 8c and l(*%c. Bacon- shoulders, B%c; dear rib sides, ll%e. Hams, 13®14c. Lard, refined, in tieroee, 12%c. Coffee firmer; Rio cargoes, or dinary to fair, 10%®12%c. Sugar firm; ft soft, 9?*). Whisky firm at $1 20. Freights dull. BT. Louis, August 19.—Flour active; demand higher; extra, $5 40@5 50; choice to fancy,s6 50 @7 25 Wheat excited and higher, though fluctuating widely; decidedly bullish until after second call, when it broke and closed weak and lower; No. 2 red fall, $1 35% for cash: $1 36% for September; $139% for October; 35%c for all the year; No. 3 ditto, 27?*; No. 4 ditto, $1 19. Corn excited and higher; same general tone as wheat; closing weak and lower; 66%c for cash; 64%e for August; 66%c for Septem ber; 69%e for October. Oats higher and rather slow; 41%c for cash; 42?*c for September; 41% for ail year. Provisions—Pork stronger; mess $lB 75. Bulk meats firm and higher; shoulders, 7c; clear rib, 9 60c; clear sides, 9 90c. Bacon higher; shoulders. 8c; clear rib, 10 70®10 75c; clear sides, ll?*@ll%c. Lard higher at 11 55c. Whisky higher at ®1 17. Louisville, August 19 —Flour firm and un changed. Wheat firm at $1 33. Corn firm at 72c. Oats steady; new 45?*e. Provisions—Pork no minal. Lard, 13%®14c. Bulk meats—shoul ders, B%c; clear rib, 10%c; clear sides. 11 %c; suear cured. 13?*®l4e. Whisky firm, slls. Wilminoton, August 19.-Bpims turpentine quiet at 42?*c. Rosin firm at $1 85 for strained; $195 for good strained. T*r firm at $2 65. Crude turpentine firm at $3 C9®3 10 for yellow dip; $2 48 for virgin, inferior quality. Corn firm: prime white, 75c; mixed, 70c. dipping satflUgmr. MINIATURE ALMANAC!—THIS DAY. Sun Rises 5 26 Sun Bkt3 6 40 Hioh Water at Ft Pu1a5bi....3:57 a a. 4:27 p h. Saturday. August 20, 1881, ARRIVED YESTERDAY. Steamship Gate City, Daggett, New York— G M Sorrel. Steamship Cyprus (Br), Waters, Baltimore— Richardson Barnard. SAILED Y’ESTERDAY. Bark Batavia (Sw). Antwerp. Bark “J W” (Br), Satilla River. Brig M A Doran, Port Natal. MEMORANDA. Ttbkk. August 19, 7:30 p m—Passed up, steamships Ua e City and Cyprus (Br). Passed out. barks Batavia (Sw), “J W” (Br), brig M A Doran. At anchor, inward bound, lightering, bark Areola. Wind NE, 12 miles; cloudy. New York. August 18—Arrived, Richmond, Amerique, Holland. Arrived out, Suevia, Tyrian. New York, August 19—Arrived, Bernardie, Old Dominion, Hatteras, City of Richmond, Pomona, Highbury, Itheubania, City of Co lumbus. Arrived out. Euplea. Coralina, Director, Wm Lapsentt, Gogla. Dominico, Lanala, Maria Te ressa. Wm Gordon. Homeward, N P Neilson and Glint, Galves ton. New York, August 17—Cleared, schr Char mer, Daboll, Brunswick. Boston, August 17—Cleared, steamship Glen is a (Br), Doig, Savannah, to load for Liver pool; schr A Denike, Bnhannan, Savannah. B-lfast, August 12-Cleared, schr Jno Doug las, Bucksport, to load for Jacksonville. Sailed 15th, schr Flora Condon, Warren, Jacksonville. Philadelphia, August 16—Arrived, schooner Vapor, Bartlett, Ailyn’s Point, and cleared for Savannah. Wiscassett August 12—Sailed, schr Satilla, Barker, Savannah. Grimsby, August 17—Sailed, bark Colonist (Br), Turner, Doboy. NOTICE TO MARINERS. Masters of vessels arriving at this port ha vim any special reports to make will please senKag!: <i u DEI, s 1 CHARLES 0. LAMOTTE, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, WILL practice in the Courts of this State and of the United States. Will also give prompt attention to Notarial business. Office, Room No. 10 Commercial Building, over Foul office.

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jrjjf jrtlorning |leirs. SATLH Tim* ol Olostn* Mall Northern ajV M®"* 9 gas?sSfKf. 5552535f. mod Fernan 2nd Brun*wteJt Railroad. 9 p.m. Bewick and Albany Bailroa-i. 12 S F 4W. R R. 12 M. Brunswick. Darien and Doboy, p. m. vll points west of Dupont, on Sarannah, -Florida and Western Railroad.,3 P. M. Western mail, ria Central Railroad, 8 a. and 6:30 p.m. Willedzeville and Eatonton. 6:30 p. M. Savannah River, Tuesday, 5 p. M. On Sunday, mail for all points, 1* o clock noon). _ Index to New Advertisements- Special Notice—John F. Robertson. Jones' Popular Shoe Btore. Situations wanted. Peas, etc —P- H War! Cos. Cement —C. L Gilbert A Go Impure well water—G o. F PTae. Constable’s *le—Jbos. A. F o, w j Tj- Auction sale—J- McLaughlin Sou. Brick etc., for s%le. Uo f arnihcd room wanted. Newspaper for ale. Unfurnished flit wanted. Congress Hall Restaurant. Furnished room for rent. Porter wanted. Man wanted. Houses to rent—C. G. Falllgant. Notice —R A Bacon. Foster's Mu-ical Journal. The Republican Journal. Heather Report. In-Veatlor* for the South Atlantic States to day: Local rain, followed by clearing weather, variable winds, mostly southwest erly, stationary or higher temperature and barometer. Hirer Report. The height of the river a' Autreta at 1:41 O'clock p. sa vesterdav was four feet seven inches, no change during the preceding twenty-four hour.. Signal Observation*. Comparative statement of temperature a' Savannah, taken from the B!gnal Service records: 1380. 6:44 A. M n 6:44 A.• 5 2:44 p. M 84 2:4 P M 10:44 p. H ":44 P. 5 Maximum 83 Maximum r. Minimum 9 Minimum 66 Mean temperature M-*n temperature of day 79 0 of day ja.7 Rainfall 0 00 KAin*all M SIUSAL. service observations at in:4i p. (savannah mean tims. ACOCST 19, 188: j u -|Wuio.| |s| L ill SrATiosa P Ei j Weather h m I !i e M|> Atlanta. 39.93 W 9 Fair Aug-usta.... 2*W 78W 2 rjoudy. Charleston 29.91 76 N E A ....Cloudy. Cteriutte 30.0 T >SW 3 Clear. Corsicana... Oalvr-ton.. :H)i “I 2 Hear. IndianoU... S E 7 ...dear. Jacksonville 22 Kennard in charge.—Tenth Sunday after Trinity. Sunday school at 9:30 o’clock Ev'-nicg service and sermon at 4:30 o’clock. Evangelical Lutheran Church of the As cension, Bull street, opposite Wright square, Rev. Dr. Bowman paster.—Divine service at 11 a. in. and 8:15 p. m. Sabbath school at 5 p. m. A cordial invitation to all. Baptist Church, Chippewa square.— Prayer meeting at 10 a. m. Sunday school at 5 p m. Lidies’ Bible reading Tuesday at sp. m Prayer meeting Thursday morn ing at 8:15 o’clock. First Presbyterian Church. Monterey square.—No service morning or evening. Sabbath school at sp. m. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8:15 o’clock. Independent Presbyterian Church, corner South Broad and Bull streets. Rev. I. 8. K. Axson, D 1)., and Kev. Robert P. Kerr, pas tors —Sunday morning service at 11 o’clock. Mr. Kerr will preach in the morning. There will be no evening service. Sunday school at 5:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Tours day at 5:30 o’clock p. m. You are cordially invited. Anderson Street Presbyterian Church, corn* r Barnard and Anderson streets, Rev. I. S K. Aston. D D., and Rev Robert P. Kerr, pastors. —Sunday service* 11 a. m. and 8:!5 p. in. Mr. Kerr wiil preach in the evening. Sunday school 9:30 a m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8:15 o’clock. AT are welcome. Trinity Methodist Church, St. James square; Kev. J. O. Branch pastor.—Preach ing at I! m. and at 8.15 p. ra. by the pastor. Sunday school at sp. id. Prayer meeting Thuo-day evening at 8:15 o’clock. Wesley Monumental Church, Gordon aud Abercorn streets, R--v. G. G. N. MacDontl, past r.—Preaching at 11 a. in. and at 8:15 p. m. bv the pastor. Sunday school at p. tn. Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 8:15 o’clock. New Houston Btreet Methodist Church, Rev. Geo C. Thompson pastor.-—Sunday school at 9:30 a. ra. Preaching by the pas tor at 11 a. in. and 8:15 p. in. For an Increase of Kates. The representatives of the Bavannah, Florida and Western Railroad were before the Railroad Commission Thursday asking for an increase of rates. The Comml-eion decided to give them a hearing on Friday, August 26. at which time person® liv:ng along the line cm, if they feel sufficiently Interested, appear before the Commission In opposition, either lu person. In wrl’ing, or by attorney. The road was represented yesterday by O. D Owens, general agent; J. L Taylor, general freight agent, and W. P. Hard!-*. treasurer. Mr Owens left A'lanta for New York Thursday afternoon. A notice of interest to all the parties con cerned will be found in our advertising col umr* fr m Mr. R. A. Bacon, 8-cre'ary of the Rtilro.d Commission, and to which we direct attentieu. Personal. Mr. Frank E. Rebarer, the courteous and efficient Clerk of Council, leaves this afternoon by the steamship City of Augusta for New York, on a trip cf recuperation and recreation This Is the first holiday Mr. R ba r er las lad In ttn years, and bis nuraerons frimds wish for him a vacation of much enjoyment and profit. He will spend a portion of bis time at Bridgeport, Coucec’icut, where his fami ly have been sojourning this summer, and the remainder in New York. We wish him a pleasant trip and a safe return, reinv'go rated, and In good trim to resume his arduous duties. Sneak Thieves. About five o’clock yesterday afternoon Policeman Hall captured Frank Walton, an enterprising colored youth. In the act of stealing peaches from a cart at the Market, and wai'zjd him off to the barracks. George Bryan, one of the gang of sneak thieves that infest the city, was detected last evening about six o’clock helping him self very freely to cotton from the ware house of Messrs. Walter Hart. He was seized ty Mr. J. S. Kcmp’un, who marched him iff to the barracks, a policeman not being convenient at the time. A Prosperous 31crchanlV Hole. A wholesale grocer in this city, who be came rich in the business, sayshls rule always was, when he sold a bill of goods on a credit to Immediately subscribe for the local paper of his debtor. So long as his customer ad vertised liberally and vigorously, he rested easy; but as soon as he began to contract his advertising space, he took the fact as evidence that there was trouble ahead, and Invariably went for his debtor. Said he: “The man who is too poor to make Lis busi ness known Is too poor to do business.” Sew York Tanea. A Compliment to a D sllngulehed Ma van null Lamer. General A. K. Lawton was yesterday elect ed one of the Vice Presidents of the Ameri can Par Association In session at Saratoga. He was alco appointed a member of a select committee o! nine to take into considera’ion and report upon Jhe subject of tacilitatlng appeals to United latjites Courts. Mr. J. Levett, 67 Market street, Lynq, Mass., was cured by St. Jacobs Oil of a very severe attack of rheumatism in threa days. An Important advance in the macafea ture of Toilet Soap* was the i-i ioduction of wHeerloe. The trxr.; ...AUt Soaps of J. j- Atkins-"® realty contain a large percent of this valuable Ingredient.— Ad. natters and Things t*enlea'lf Noted. The sales of rice yesterday were 70 barrels. There are six steamships In port at pres ent. The fall trade has commenced already quite brisk. The assessment at the Police Court yester day amounted to 122. The receipts of cotton are unusually heavy for this season of the year. The sale at Magistrate Elsinger’s office to-day will attract a good crowd. There are now In port six s eamships, five barks, two brigs and nine schooners. The schooner Chatham Is at Wilmington Island being overhauled and painted. Col. Wm. M Wadley, President of the Central Railroad, returned to the city yester day. The cotton market Is active at present, and another advance In prices was noted yesterday. Mr Charles Gasman leaves by steamer for New York to-day, to purchase his fall and winter goods. The British steamer Cyprus arrived here from Baltimore yesterday and will load cot ton for Liverpool. The sales of naval stores yesterday com prised 1,036 barrels of rosin and 605 casks spirits turpentine. Another advance took place In rosin yes terday, and the market closed strong at the advanced quotations. The British steamship Glenisla, Captain Doig, cleared at Boston for Savannah on the 17th, to load cotton for Liverpool. The bill to incorporate the Merchants’ and Planters’ Steamboat Company of Sa vannah was passed In the Senate yesterday The material for the building of anew house on the tug boat Lynn arrived by tbe s’eamship City of Savanoah from Philadel pbla. The indications are that cotton will bring good Drice* this year. Futures are going up steadily and spot cotton continues to ad vance. Messrs. Smith Kelly have sent down lighters to ring up some of the cargo of hark Areola so that she can come up to the city. Amorg *hc passengers by the steamship Gate City from New York yesterday were Capt. J*s. H. Johnson and Mr. Gilbert A. Wilkins. There is every evidence at present that the season which has opened so early will Ke the best ever recorded In the history of Savannah. Mayor Wheaton, who has been North for tbe past month, returned home yesterday by the s’eamship Gate City, looking re markably well. Tbe Warren Base Ball Club have chal lenged anv club whose members are eighteen years o)d or under, to play them a match game for fi'ty dollars. Representative Bacon yesterday Intro duced Id the House a bill providirg for a bridge or track over the Ogeechee canal for the Central Cotton Press. Tbe Central Cotton Press got to work yesterday with their new machinery, and turned out 325 bales of compressed cotton in two hours and fifteen minutes. The two youths who were arrested for uslrg a slung-hot aDd shooting Into the vard of a citizen, were yesterday, in the Police Court, each fined tt or five days. A match game of base ball is announced on Sunday next at 2:30 o’clock, in the rear of the Savannah, Florida and Western Rail way shops, between the Mutual Base Ball Club and the Warren Base Club, for the sum of twenty-five dollars. About quarter part, nine o’clock last night, a member of the Brown family, Robert by name, who had been indulging too freely, was captured on the street by Po'lceman Langhell, while cursing In a boisterous manner, and was carried to the barracks. Samuel Nance, colored, of Appling coun ty, who was committed to jail by tbe United States Commissioner on Thursday to an swer the charge of selling Honor without a license, was yesterday released on bail of s*2oo to appear for trial at the November term of tbe United States Court. Capt. H. J Dickerson and wife returned home yesterday by the steamship Gate City from New York. Capt. Dickerson look well and, had a hearty greeting from hts many friends The statement in the News yesterday that he had gone to Saratoga was bved upon a prlva*e telegram received Thursday night from the proprietor of the New York Hotel, where he was stopping. An Investigation will be held on Monday in the case of a policeman charged with absenting himself from duty without ex cuss or permission; cursing, abusing, re sisting and sulking his superior officer, Ser geant Harvey, and defylrg arrest, and beiug drunk and disorderly, and resis’ing the Sergeant in the discharge of his duty. This occurred on Thursday. Tbe case was called In the Police Court yesterday, but was continued. A DISHONEST PORTER. Trapped In his Tricks and Covered With a Pistol. For some time past a firm on the north side of tbe Bay have been annoyed by the mysterious disappearance of small change, stamps and various other articles about the establishment. The porter of the house, a colored man named Lynn Burke, was thoroughly trusted, and no suspicion attach ed to him until lately, when one of the clerks was impressed with the ides tha* b r c!oe wa chiiig he might discover in Burke “another good man gone wrong,” and be accordingly determined to lay In wait for the seemingly honest porter. Yesterday morning shortly before six o’clock he went down to the office, and se curing a good place where he could com inand a view of the premises, and at the same time being concealed from the ob servation of aDy one entering the office, calmly awaited “the man and the hour.” Hia place of concealment wa an old dry goods box in a corner, the last place that the porter would think of exploring. In due time Burke arrived and immedla'ely proceeded to the ersb drawer, which he pulled out, and investigated the conten's with the greatest interest. It is the custom to leave a small sum of money In the drawer for change, and Burke was evl dently disgusted at not finding a larger amount on this occasion, but bis disappointment gave way to fear, when the gentlemanly e'erk, with an ugly looking revolver in hts hand, which looked as though it could speak in more forcible than eloquent too eg, gracefully evacuated the dryj goods box. and covered” the peculating port* r, as they say in California. This was indeed a surprise to Burke, and he was unable to express himself, but s’ood trembling before the steady barrel of that revolver, which contained five chambers ready o be vacated at the shortesr notice. Burke is a 6iou*, burly negro, and bu’ for the persuasive look of tbat giitteriDg Smith Wesson would undoubtedly endeavored to have placed the plucky clerk hors Ju comljat As it was, he was constrained to remain quiescent until other em ployes of the house arrived, when Constable Eudres, of Magistrate Mo lina’s court, was sect for. and quickly re spondiug, Burke was taken into custody and carried to j ill in default of hail, UNDER THE CAR WHEELS. A Slreet Car Driver Jerked Over ibe Dashboard by a Fractious Horse. Yesterday afternoon a colored man named Jim Shaw, driver cn car No. 2, on the Whitaker street line of the Savannah, Skida way and Seaboard Railroad, met with a very serious and possibly fatal accident. While on tbe down trip, and passing Charlton street, the single tree suddenly broke, and, striking violently against the hind legs of the horse, frightened him, and he began to plunge wildly. The driver held on to the reins, and was jerked over the daehboard, and fell directly in front of the car, both wheels passtr g over his legs. The horse was, by prompt action of the conductor,prevented from running away; the unfortunate man was found beneath the rear platform. lie was lifted on board tbe car, and, as soon as the eiugle tree cou’d be adju6*ed, carried on down as tar as Dr. Burse's office. That physician not being in, the car continued to the Broughton street switch, when Shaw w*s transferred to the up car and conveyed to the office of Dr. Charlton, where he was left. On the return of the car, on which the ac idmt happened, from tbe Bay, the conductor stopped to see how he was. He was again taken on board and carried to the office cn Andeison street, and from thence sent to bis home on Montgomery street in a wagon. His legs are badly crushed and bruised, and it is thought some of the smaller bones near the ankles are broktn. His condition last was reported as quite serious. Secret Beneficiary Orders. The following Is of Interest to the mem bers cf the orders of Knights of Honor and Royal Arcanum in this city: The Knights of Honor pay sixiy-seven $2,000 dea'h from one assessment—lets than two cents per death from each member. The order numbers over oue hundred and twenty thousand members. June 30 1881, was their eighth anniversary, and they are now paying assessment 83—but a fraction #ver ten assessments per year. Tbe Royal Arcanum Is now collecting as sessment No. 27. This society pays three thousand dollars on the death of a member, ft la about four years old, numbers thirty thousand members, and averages six a;sesa ments per year, the assessments ranging from fifty cents to dollars and a half per member; average assessment one dollar aud ninety-eight cents. the FATE OF A PEICEMIKEB. A Colored Barber Shot In tbe Let. Last eight about half-past 10 o’olock a difficulty occurred between a crowd of col ored men and boys at the corner of Bouth Bread street lane and Jefferson street, which resulted in the shooting of an innocent party. We are told In the good book that ‘‘Blessed are the peacemakers,” but this oc currence proved that there are exceptions, as “the peacemaker” was the only one hurt, the parties engaged In the difficulty escaping. Upon Investigation into the affair the following particulars were ascertained: A number of colored men and boys who had been drinking at the bar of a grocery in the vicinity of the locality mentioned, and were more or less under the infiuence of liquor, got into a dispute on Jefferson 6treet, near the lane. In which very harsh language was used. While the dispute was at its height,and three men were debating with much pro fanity whether to maul a youth In the party by the name of Albert Miller, who had taken exception® to some remark that was made, Thomas E. Mordecal, a well known and respectable colored barber came up and suggested tbat It was rather unfair for three to bounce one, and he rather small, and en deavored to make peace among the parties. Angry words followed this interference In behalf of order, and one of the parties drew a knife, as the click of a pistol was heard,and threatened If any one drew a weapon on him he would carve him to pieces. Tom, who was a peacemaker, finding his efforts were of no avail, started to walk off, when the pistol was fired, bv whom Is not known, and the ball struck Tom In the right leg, just below the thigh bone, and passed through, lodging In the flesh In the Inside of the leg, where It could be eartly felt. Tom staggered, and several of the crowd, including of course the individual who fired the shot, fled, and Miller and another colored youth assisted Tom to his mother’s house, on South Broad street, lane, near Barnard. A physician was sent for, and gave a pre scription to enable the wounded man to sleep quietly, but no effort was made to take out the ball. The parties in the sffair all escaped, as. un fortunately, there was no policeman in the neighborhood at the time the shooting occurred. At half past twelve o’clock last night, when a representative of the News saw the wounded man, he was suffering considerably from pain, but no serious results are apprehended, and the ball will probably be cut out •o day without and fficulty. Mordecal is a barber with Mr. Pbillipp Herrmann, and is known as an Industrious, respectable color ed man, and his present misfortune is due to his efforts to prevent a difficulty among others. [communicated u I.) are Not Hie Monday Laws F.n forcedl-Where tbe Responsibility Rests. As the Sabbath is gradually getting to be a day of treffic in the city, and encroach ments upon the laws of tbe city In reference to this sacred day are allowed to pass by unnoticed by those whose duty it Is to bring these parties to account, and as so many of our best citizens have expressed their opin ion condemning the loose way In which our city officials are discharging their duties, and wishing that some public notice would be made of their actions, but shirking the un pleasant duty themselves, I feel It my duty as a citizen to step forward aud speak in behalf of morality and Christianity, by publicly showing where the responsibility rests, feeling that I but express the senti ments of the larger portiou of our intellec tual and respected citizens. Our city offi cials, especially the City Marshal, City Sheriff and policemen, are solemrUy sworn to discharge their duties in enforcing the law against all violators. As we are speaking of the Sabbath day, we will confine our selves to the law bearing on It, and see If these gentlemen are discharging their obli gations to their fellow citizens, and if they are not, will they please do so, or else resign their office to others wfu> will. The follow lug extracts from the “Code of Savannah” will put tbe subject In a true light: Bection No person whatsoever shall exebange. barter, sell, or offer or expose for sale after 12 o’clock on every Saturday Dlght and ud:!1 12 o’clock every Sunday night, any goods, wares, merchandise, fruits, herbs, mElt, vinous or spirituous liquors, or any other strong drink, or auy otutrll; g what soever, except medicine, mile and ce. Sec. It rfuUt be the duty of :':.e Mar shal, CUy Sheriff, and policemen .o arre*t and report all offenders against this article to the Mayor, whose duty It shall be t j fine or punish’ etc. Oath of Office —“I do solemnly swear or affirm tbat I wl 1 faithfully execute tbe duties of Mayor of tbe city of Savannah according to the law of tbe State and the ordinances of the city to the best of my ability and understanding.” The above quotations clearly define tbe duties of these gentlemen, and every citizeu does or can see, that on the Sabbath day stores are kept open with impunity, bar rooms open at the back door, fruit sellers displaying their fruir, Ice cream and gamb ling saloons in full blast, until tbe Christ ian’s heart almost sinks within him In con templating whether the wicked one has a stronger hold on the hearts of the people than the blessed Saviour. A kind Providence has greatly blessed our city, and we did not have a repetition of the epidemic of 1876 like our slstwr city,Memphis, yet,with ail these facts staring us in the face, our city is following on in the wake of New York and New Oilcans. What a great bless ing it would be if we could only get men in office who would discharge their duty fearlessly. I will make a 6bort reference to the city of Jacksonville, Florida, and then leve the subject to the consciences of onr rulers. The Mayor of Jacksonville, though a Jew. has had all the stores and barrooms clos and up on the Sabbath, giving it a Chris tian like appearance. When asked why he was so strict In haing the Christian Sab bath observed, he replied, “that, though it was not hi® recognized Sabbath, yet his oath of office required him to have the Christian Sabbath duly observed, and that he was go ing to do his duty.” Ob-erver. The stomach of man is subject to a dozen such common but painful affections as cramps, cholera morbus, cholera, dlarrtma and dysentery, and by neglect any of them may be made ebroDie and dangerous. Ail are more or less painful; and the best, handiest, eurest and quickest remedy is Perry Davis’ Pain Killer, a medicine which ha 6 been tried In all quarters of tbe world for more than a quarter of a century, and never failed to give relief. It is sold by all reputable druggists.—Adv. UItKSHALL HOUSE. This house has the advantage ot late Improvt tueiits, and so ran give to guests better accommodation In all respects, attention and service, table and bpie comforts, for less money than any hotel in the world, and Its constantly Increasing busi ness demonstrates It by the arrivals dally registered. At Cost. Preparatory to my change In location, from this date my entire stock will be offered at and below New York cost. The stock embraces the handsomest goods In the city in my line. Special attention is di rected to the assortment of Black Goods, Silks, plain aud brocaded, at special bar gain, Hosiery. Gloves, Corsets, Ladies’ and Gents’ Neck Wear. This Is the last week for my Kid Gloves. Ladies, rail and get a supply. H. C. Houston, 1)1 Congress street. Adv. savannah Colton aud Grain Ex* Change, Room No. 3 Commercial building, corner Bay aud Drayton streets. Savannah, Ua. 8 E. Austin, Manager, P. O. Box No. 184. Adv. Now Is the Time To buy Dining Room Furniture, and every thing else In the Furniture line, at a great sacrifice. Allen 4c., former price 1,000 yards SHIRTING LINENS for Shirt Fronts, Collars, Cuffs, etc., at from 25c. upwards. These goods are 40 per cent, below cost of importation. 10,000 dozen Ladies’ and Gents’ LINEN HANDKERCHIEFS undoubtedly at less than one-half their value. 1,000 dozen TOWELS, some as low os 35c. per dozen, all extremely cheap. We have big drives in SHEETINGS, BED SPREADS and TABLE LINENS, and especially call attention to our immense stock of Ladies’, Dents’and Misses’En£lis!i Hose. We have bargains in every department. We do not permit any house to undersell us on any article, even if we have to lose money, for we ain’t scared a bit. LOOK AT THIS SPECIAL OFFERING OF 100 Pieces of tie Genuine yarfl wide Frnil if M Loom At lOc. per yard by the piece and for Cash only. Remember that we do not try to impose upon you. We do not offer you the 3!-inch wide for a yard, nor an inferior quality, but the real honest goods itself. We don’t deceive the public. Laces, Embroideries and Ribbons. We are just stocked with them at our popular low prices. Anybody wishing such goods, and desire variety and low prices, must come to our HEADQUARTERS. DAVID WEISBEIN. GcTJ B-ROS. HAVE JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER LARGE LOT OF REAL SMYRNA AND TORCHON LACES IN NEW AND HANDSOME DESIGNS. LINEN LAWS! LINEN LAWS! 12)4c. SAME AS SOLD AT 17c. 12J*c. EMBROIDERED MULL SASHES AT 75 CENTS. GUTMA3XT BROS., 141 Broughton Street. ClotUing. ODDSAND^NDS! We have just completed our inventoiy and find that we have on hand quite a number of BROKEN SUITS! By “Broken Suits” we mean that we have Coats, but not the Pants or vests to match, or Pants and no Coats to match, and so on. To those who do not care for full suits, but can use either a Pants, Coat or Vest, can secure first class goods at half their value, for we have determined to close out these odds at any price. In fact, they are not worth to us more than half of their cost in this broken condition. As these goods comprise some very desirable goods, and as we are willing to sac rilice them we anticipate a big rush, hence we would advise you to call as soon as possible. Do not postpone your visit to L. HAIMFF BRO., CLOTHIERS, 154 BROUGHTON STREET, Oppo*ll Wel*beln>*. and Ctyuors.

v 1 -AND NEVER DENY IT PUKE MOHAWK WHISKEY. JESSE MOORE CO.’S BOURBON, f3 PER GALLON, and only sold by X>. R. LESTER, 21 WHITAKER ST., BAVANNAH, GA. DAVIS BROS. CO., ST ATIOSEES PBIHTEES, —DEALERS IN— STRAW AND MANILLA WRAPPING PAPERS, Paper Bags, Twines, Etc. CORNER BULL AND YORK STREETS. BAVANNAH GA. £oap, &c. PURE BLUE MOTTLED SOAP, genuine. 35 cents a bar. BUFFALO LITHIA WATER 60 cents bait gallon bottle. KEROSENE OIL 25 cents a gallon. FLORIDA WATER, genuine L. K., 60 cents a bottle. BEIDLITZ POW DERS, full weight. 40cents abox. ST. CATHE RINE’S WATER 50 cents a bottle. AMERICAN CABTILE SOAP 5 cents a cake. BROWN’S FRENCH DRESSING, best. 10 ceifts a bottle. BEUBOW’S GENUINE ELDER FLOWER SOAP 25 cents half pound bar. Don’t believe our Blue Mottled Soap different from that sold by other druggists. It is all the same and made by same firm. Jolmson ct? 00., Comer Broughton and Habersham sta. ngli-h and Classical coureefor graduation, and, under its new administration has already graduated (with diploma) four very premising classes. The Domestic Arrangements of the Academe have latterly been readapted to secure toil, resident pupils the largest measure of comfort and convenience. Eight resident teachers are continually in charge, and give -p~cial atpm tion to the cultivation of correct manners anil habus in growing grls. Systematic and en lightened r hysieal culture and care of health are prominent features in the improvement, recently perfected. Exceptions! facilities are offered for the study of Music. The results of practical work in its Music Department during the past few years would warrant the Academy, in the judgment of competent critics, in inviting com parison with any similar institution in the South. A two to three years' Graduating Course (with diploma) has quite recently been introduced. Special attention is directed to the advan tages now also obtainable in the Department of Drawing and Painting, which lias been re organized and placed in cha'ge of a lady of spe ill ability and superior training. A high standard of excellence will be maintained and the best methods observed. A variety of branches of study is offered and careful tuition is guaranteed. The 78th year begins September 1, 1881. Rev J. T. ZORN. Principal. Maplewood Institute I pOR young ladies nnd gentlemen, 18 miles west of Philadelphia, located on the Philadelphia and Baltimore Central Railroad. Courses of Study Scientific and Classi cal. Students prepared for U. S Naval and Military Academies, and the best American colleges. A thorough chemical department. Reading taught by a first-class Elocutionist Penmanship by a Professor, master of the beauties of the art. A home like department for little boys Fourteen Instructors. JOSEPH SIIORTLIDGE (.Yale College). A. M., Principal, Concordvilte, Del. Cos.. Pa. Kenmore University High School AMhERST COURT HOUSE, VA., HA. STRODE (Math. Medallist U. Va.), Principal. Limited, select Preparatory to the University of Virginia Session begins September Bth. Reduction made for brothers or sons of ministers. For Circular address Principal. Carolina Military Institute. C CHARLOTTE, N. C.. Col. J. P. THOMAS, Superintendent and Proprietor, will bi gin Its Ninth Annual Session September 15th next Modern or Ancient Languages, with the usual Collegiate Course in Mathematics. Engineer ing. Physics and History, Belies Lettn sand Ethics. For Circular apply to the Superin tendent. Episcopal High School, NE*R ALEXANDRIA, VA. L. M. BLACKFORD, M. A., Principal TESTABLISHED 1839. Fits for college or business. The next session opens Sept. 28, 1881. Catalogue sent on application to the Principal at Alexandria. Va. BELLEVUE HIGH SCHOOL, BEDFORD COUNTY, VA. ON Norfolk and Westernß. It., 15mile? vest of Lynchburg. Young men and bovs pre pared for university or for business Beautif ll and healthful location. Able corps of teachers: thorough instruction. Liberal provision for the accommodation and comfort of students. For catalogues containing information addrefs W. R. ABrtOT. Principal Bellevue P. 0.. Va. Tabor Academy, Marion, ’la**. A FIRST-CLASS School. Fite for college and gives a thorough English education. 'I he Principal will receive a few students into bis family; a home and not a boardinghouse. References—Prof. F. B. Dexter, Secretary Yale College: Hon. R. R. Bishop, Pres Mass. Senate; N. J. Morrison, D. D., Pres. Drury 00l Send for further information to C. P. HOWLAND, Principal, East Smithfield, Pena., until Sept. Ist., afterwards, Marion, Mass. WESLE YAN FEMALE COLLEGE, MACON, GEORGIA, YITILL begin Forty-fourth Annual Session V V September 21st. A full Faculty of ex perienced teachers. Advanced course of study. The best advantages in Music, Art, Literature and Science. Careful attention to all th- wants of pupils, fy Prices moderate. Apply for Catalogue to Rev. W. C. BASS, D D.. Principal. UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, U> H. MF.LL, D D., LL.D., Chaneeller. The L Bist session of the Departments at Ath ens, viz Franklin College, State College of Agriculture and Law School, will open on WEDNESDAY, sth October next. Full courses of instruction in Literature, Science, Agricul ture, Engineering and Law. For catalogues and full information, apply to L H. CHAR BONNIEK. Secretary Faculty, Athens. Ga. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. CESSION begins on the Ist of October, and continues nine months. Apply for cata logues to the Secretary of the Faculty, P. 0., University of Virginit, Albemarle county, Va. JAS. F. HARRISON, Chairman of the Faculty. BAY ARD TAYLOR, Poet and Traveler, said; “I take great pleasure in recoramendingto parents the Academy of Mr Swithin C. sbort iidge.” Hon. FERN AN TO WOOD. M. C.. said (1880): “I cheerfully consent to the use f my name as reference. My boys will return to you (for their fourth year) after their vacation.” For new Illustrated Circular address SWITHTN C. SHORTLIDGE. A. M.. Harvard University graduate, Media.Pa.,l2 miles from Philadelphia, YALE LAW SCHOOL. I MVE professors; five special lectures; LL. B. course two years; D. C. L. course four years. Library contains all the Engli-h ar.d American Reports. State Courts sit daily in adjoining apartments Annual session begins Sept. 291 h, end? June 27th. Address FRANCIS WAYLAND, LL. D., Dean, New Haven, Conn. Mademoiselle tardivel, 25 w 48thst, New York. Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies and Children. Re-pens Sept 27. Thorough English course. Daily le tares. French and other languages spoken wilhin six months. Drawing and musical advantages un surpassed. MRS. BYLVANUB REED’S Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies, Nos. 6 and 8 East 53d street. New York, reopens October 3- French and German language practically taught. The course or study in the collegiate department requires four years, and meets ah the demands for the higher education of wo men. TRINITY H ALL, Beverly, N. J. A THOROUGH Home School for Girls. Varied advantage s of the highest order. Fourteenth year begins 15. tor circular address MISS KACHKLLE GIBB N s HUNT. Principal. XT'DU WORTH BOARDING AND DAY ill SCHOOL, for Young Ladiesand Little Girls. MRS. H. P. LKFEBVRE Principal, Franklin street, Baltimore. Md Ihe Ann School year will begin on THLRSDVY, .ep ember 22d. 1881. Q HEN ANDO AH ACADEMY, Winchester, Va.. O prepares for University, Army, evy or Business. Refer to Col. Jno. Screven. Savan nah, Mr. Chas. Kerrison, Charleston, who baa boys in the school this year. C. L. C. MINOR. M. A. (University of Virginia), LL P- ARNETT’S University School. Flljcott City V.I Hd Principal. JAS. M. GAH.JETT.M A LL.D. Reopens Wednesday, September 14 Thorough preparation. M.SIHOU- Screven House. BAR,ITT HOUSE, (Formerly PLANTERS’ HOTEL), market SQUARE, SAVANNAH, QA. BARNETT GEORGE, proprietors. KATES, $2 OO PER DAY. m Hotel, under its new 'T'HIS favorite t far !y r J^ m ruende<! for the l management is rec hoMELIke OOM- ATTENTION and MODE rate rates. gttto Water. EGO NOG SYRUP! At the Mammoth fIIOXJ’A WATER fountain. G.M.HBIDT CO.,Drug§ribts f Corner Congress And Whitaker streets.