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2 CUPID A>'D HIS CATCHES. OREGON’S TWO BELLES SAID TO BE BTABBED TO THE HEART. i New Orleans Journalist to be tbe Son-In-Law of tbe Wealthy Dolpb— Kiss Mitchell's Name Linked with that of Sir Lionel SackviUe West. Washtsgtov. April 30.—Wiiiisni A. Kixem is a lucky journalist if e’er there was one. Just now be is being congratu lated on all niee on hi- engag -meet to M.-.- Agnes N" Dolph. daughter of tbe millionaire Senator from Oregon. Tee announcement of the engagement is in ti e nature of a surprise to most people in Washington, for although the young people have been in each other's company considerably for several months, no one dreamed of any thing more serious than rfti agreeable fnrn 1- fhip. The feelings of the young people were of a much deejer character, however, are! have culminated in a f> >rmal request on ; th* part of Mr Nixon that the Senator give his consent to thru- marriage, which of course was given The courtship started at a Kirmet.. when Mr. Nixon turned tbe music while Miss Dolph played a -companimrats Senator Dolph - acquaintance with and ;n qtune concerning the character of Mr Fixoa have evoked sru L satisfactory rep.,— that he is said to be mnch pieased with his prospective son-in-law. and lias Yk> rwrretß in the matter, even though Miss Doiph could have married a man worth l-S'.OOO/JMJ. Miss Doiph ha* a lite rary turn of mind, and naturally turned toward a literary man. Mr Nixon is a ptet a* well a. a highly successful cor rwendent. arsi hopes. *n to bring out a volume of his poems His mother has writ- • t. a very sweet and lady-like letter to Mrs Dolpb. inclosing cue to her future daughter in-law Mr. Nixon ha- a sister who is highly educated and accomplished. Mias D.lpL at- , tractei ijuch attention last year in Europe. where she was presented to Queen Victoria, was given a dinner especially in her ax Paris by United States'Minister She is trie handsomest woman m "W gton, is exceedingly clever and has Wjm a belle for a year or two. The bride, ■Brt has teen in New York for a week with mother, ahr a s -re te-L - the trousseau Mr. Nixon also the metropolis to porch are his wi ■g outfit. Tbe welding will be one of the of tbe year at the capital. The live in Washington nearly all the around in an elegant mansion on 1.4 4k tte Park Mr Nixon is the Washing- ' H correspondent of a New Orleans pajsr. * E ' : KISS MITCHELL AS A CATCH. of a flutter has just been Bisd in top-lofty society bv a rumor that H> daughter of the other Senator from Oregon is also soon to lie led to the altar - Rumors are conflicting, liowever. as to the Identity of tbe lucky suitor. Tbe story which nr -t interests society here says tfiat the tirospective bridegroran is no leas a ]-rsonage than Sir Lionel SackviUe West, the British Minister. Though the rumor receives th*- Indorsement of many people who ought to In in a position to know the truth of the matter, the denial of its correctness comes from such high source* that there fan lie little doubt of its erroneousness; in fact, official circles have never regarded the story as being a very probable one. The season lias been prolific of wild ftwpil canards, and people in icinwquoncv prepared to hear tbe newt improbable Miss Mitchell Is, of course, one of famous belles in Washington, and. to her many charms of mind and the fact tliat -}v will unqiiretional .1 v jjHnit ssveral millions at her father's and probably get a ■ liv k for a mil 'll' ho as a matrtage dowry, it can n-adi .seen that she is an unusually go-sl n much better one, in fact, than generality of even the biggest afloat on the edges of the sea. Minister West is “U enough to Is- Mi-s Mitchells 'Ber. his own three daughter*, with whom is on tei-ms of close friendship. lieiug her own age. iShe has at tend, si many season's parties witli them under the of tlieir father, has taken them her under the ehaj lerouage of Mrs. but it is highly improbable that Hwill become their mother-in-law. Miss is a favorite visitor among all the legation families, and a more story is that a strong attachment between her and a young and ban 1- French nobleman who is now in Paris, Hr having spent the winter in Persia. Bv the Senator will look upon such an is, of course, uncertain, as Ef is known to much prefer that ■ -m ighter should marry one of her ow n as against a foreigner. The West Hailed for England todiv It but not ;xttilive. that Sir l.ioriei Hi join them early in July. Mrs. and Miss ll will sail for England next Satur- and will probably join tile Misses West Hi. la-t grand rally of the social fore's sfw)?] iva- at M'cdro-sd.uv's "pa|>er for vvhHi Mr-. Whitiey omitted le-r iS Wediu-sday reception, and Mrs. was present in Mr. Hl<-k*r carnage, uo-ompauict by Mias K - event of ‘h<- work just ojiminß will !• arrival of the Queen of the Hawaiian A|'iirln.- iit-have ts-cii taken n: from Tuesday, by order of (.'art* r, for Queen Kapiolum, her Sj^By-in-waiting. Silino Kalam. tiie Crown c-n. Doiriins, Coi. Ik .yd. Minister and their attendants. The entire know:. - the Chari,-- Hunuier Mouse. several rooms in the main building, . lieen reserved. Her majesty's private JBe uull he the rooms which Hcnator Hi oe‘ti],il during tie- ( ongi —-i .nal s.-a THE HUMMER EXODUS. tBltP hu inner exodus from Washington ha-s commenced. Many of the diplo i^Bic" families will sjiend the summer id. aside from ’lie number who go home The very expeuaivo and fash Rummer resorts in tlii-s country tiie choii*! of going abroad more and wire a necessity. It is no doubt one reason ■r>r the yearly exodus of Americana to the other aide, foreigners confess that it costa leas money to go to Europe than to spend a summer at watering places hen?, and they get more comfort and, of course, more pleasure, in return for money expend ed in the foreign trip. Newport, Ixuiox. Haratoga, Bar Harimr, Long Brandi auil other like resorts are growing uway from moderate means and modest tastes! In a few years more only millionaires need apply for board and lodging at those places. Palatial villas have crowded out the old time cottages and a man without bloods.l norms, and fine carriages, coachman und footman worth their weight in Money, is a nobody at these resorts. As to the matter of toilets, there are no more simple inexpensive gowns forsummor vacations and wishcd-for rest. <>n the contrary, the expense of dressing a family for tin- fashionable summer resort is now positively appalling, for t hese reasons a trip across the Atlantic is much cheaper than a season at. any of the popular water ing places in this country. A HOC UK LORD. Waahington has just tiecn victimised by another iKigus lord, who signed himaelf in public places "Lord’’ Neville, lie created n sensation upon his very llrst np;wraiic here. He is a young man of good appon •noe, and he was arrayed in the most ultra English fashion. His single eyeglass was as large as two trade dollars, his trousers were so loud that they could almost Ist heard, and his hat* mid i-outs is ire the trade marks of the leading London makers. Lord Neville spoko with a drawl which would have exasperated a man in a hurry to catch a train, and walked iri a manner that almost broke the legs of the Washington dudes in their efforts to imitate. Lord Neville put up at the Willard Hotel and engaged the finest, suite of rooms in the bouse, lit? did not have much Imggagc, but explained this by saying that his luggage was coming over on his private steam yacht, whi'-k bad sailed ahead of him. hot had cot yet Am cel. He draax champogae at break fast. had &n the colored servants of the bote: running at . - ixvk a:. ! call, and when it tocin known that a real bye lord was at tbe Wiliari swelldom rushed. car-i in hand, for tbe hotel like A:— for tfc- m jug. It was not k-ng he' re he knew roost of the young m :. in t vn wrfc-j have long purees and a small amount o? iraro-. He gave them elaborate o.iirj-r-. promised Th—ai all *r>rt* of offi ial position* in the next Literai Ministry. and inci-ieataliy borrowed a few hundred dollars fr*sn each until an enormous remittan<-e which was a its way "from home" had oxne to hand. My L -rl's reign —Utninatei a few days ag. in a • ,::nax suffi .-lently disagreeable to dt-gu-t any i> ■; *- Britisher like himself with Amer: -a - proud Dvastof being a countrv of freedom. An < sxs-r from Lynchburg, Vt, arrived and arrested Lord Neville for forg ery. It appears that the bogus nobleman played a shutter game in that city and vic tim.i-d some of the leading citizens. He wound up by cashing a forged .-heck and sfcppsd away with atexit $1.0l)J. The officer re! urned with him to Lynchburg. Lord Neville was very irriignant. “I wiii cable Queen Victoria afoot this outrage. 'be sL• ;vd. "Her royal highnes, wifi order 3iv relcas* to-morrow, and make you blavnced .Vmericaas suffer for this in ilt.” Lord Neville's real name is Pouiter C. F. Blake, arid he is a niemtor of a respectable EngiLsh fam.lv, who Is “doing’’ America in his own fashion. secretary eayard’s wats. Secretary Bayard Ls unquestionably the handsomest and ni -t robust man in the present Cabinet The Secretary is tail, straight n.- an arrow, full- nested, clear ey.sl and ch-ar skinned, and walks with a. rc •nan most men of half hi y.ar. The Secretary's great good health anl his fine pby -ique is tne wonder and ad miration of .'varybody. His condition is undoubtedly the result of hi* regular and excellent hab.’s. Ttiose who are inclined to an- Kc the S>- retaiy ar.d treat aarcasticallv evi-iytliing smacking of Anglomania, say he after the English style. If he does, it is no fault, and hi* condition would seem pretty good proof that the; .- i sonie benefit to be derived from following the example of life set by the British. When Mr Bayard was m the Senate he be gan his public work comparatively late in tbe day He got to his committee room about 11 or 12. and he alternated between the room and his in the Senate from that time until nearly 5. Then he put on his light overcoat, and. with Sena tor Pugh, Senator Pendleton and four or five other Southern Senators. t.*ik a br;->k walk down the avenue and Isick. Pefiple who knew his regular habits and hi* attachm-nt to them thought lie 1 regret hi_s enange from the S-nate to the State Departinent and peisihly feel Ihe.conflnement of the office, but they say now he has only changed his methods a little, and goes on in the new English round of early work, exercise and late dinners as regularly aail i-ontentedly a-sever. Under the new order of things, however, the Secreta ry riv-s a trifle earlier than formerly. He i.s u ually at lils desk by !' o’clock. He writes very little himself. Ordinary letters and replies he dictates to his secretari(, and drafts of diplomatic husinews he talks over in the same way. All diplomatic dis patches, according to the old custom of the department, are written by the Assistant Secretary, who at the present happens to be Mr. Adee. He reads them to the .Secretary for his approval, and the usual pjsitiou in which visitors find him Ls leaning back in his big office chair, with his feet on a stool, listening and making suggestions as Mr Adee g‘ies over the draft. He re ceives visitors without suspending the work, and the paper- and evident dose conversation are supposed to be sufficient indication that calls must lie brief. He is easily aeiss*ible, answers raids at once with an invitation to come in. an l answers questions with a diplo matic brevity which soon aiquainta callers with the fact that time Ls valuable and scarce. After a day of varied routine, talk and business,* Mr. Bayard leaves for home about 5 o’clock, and’ if the weather permits goes out for a horseliack ride He dines at 7 o’clock. If there are any vLsiting fctatosmen of rank that a Cabinet officer ; may invite to his home, he asks them to 1 join him. Failing there, hejia- some U'a*h ington gentlemen whose pisition is well aHMir -d. Mr. Lamar, who likes a grsxl dinner, is frequently at his table. The company very rarely leave the dining r'snn Is-fore !• o’clock. The balanra of tbe evening Mr. Bayard regularly Hjs*nds with his family. Visitors who call on busi ness at the house are received in the parlor, where they find the Secretary lookiug as busy and preoccupied as at his office. When lie decides to ojien his heart to them he takes them up to the library, where one or two questions start him off in the long rambling, absent-minded discussions which usually touch ’s every subject but the one the visitor Ls interested in. SOCIAL LIFE OF A CAPTAIN. Some Points About Those Who Com mand Great Steamships. New York, April JJO. —The captain of a first-class ocean steamer is always a social success when he is in port , if he desires to be. Of course, tnanv do not care for other dis tinction than come* from being leader of the little social world within their ships. The captains of the Cunarders are nearly all fond of society. Perhaps the most pro nounced sucisrsM is tlie cuptain of the Aurania His liainlsoine fa*s* and charming manners have won him the rather imju-st title of the "Luke of the Ocean." The sal ary of a Cunard captain is about $-'5,500, and he can make $5OO to $l,OOO a year extra by renting his cabin, which is the finest and handsomest on the vessel There are other privileges. The day before sailing the cap tain can give a dinner to his friends, and it is always a flood one. In this way he makes returns or the social favors he receives. I bap j*ened to meet the captain of the Aurania shortly after his arrival here the other day, and he found awaiting him about 100 letters from leading people in New York and vi cinity inviting him to dinner parties, thea tre i*arties and so on. It was impossible, of course, to accept them all, and where he could not accept lie was sure to offend, so that it requires a great deal of tart. In tact, to is* u popular commander of a ves sel, he tells me that it is necessary to lie trained in diplomacy. Very often there will lie a dozen ladies on board hLs vessel, and he dare not show one more attention ttian the other, and even with the exercise of the greatest tact the cap tain often makes matters very unpleasant for himself. It is necessary to systematize matters. It is the ambition ><f the majority of the passengers to sit on the right hand of the captain at the dinner table, and of course it is f*>r him to say who the person shall tx*. To avoid trouble, should any ladv or gentleman have a title from the English government he will select tin* one holding toe highest rank; or utiou occasion the cour tesy will 1* extended to some distinguished American. In the absence of distinguished persons lie selects the one who has been across the ocean the greatest number of times. On*' of these captains was tell ing me about a trip that Christine Nilsson inaili* with him. She was the moat distinguished lady aboard, :uid lie was [sissihly more considerate w ith her than with any of theothers. A number of lady passengers were highly indignant at this and referred to Miss Nilsson in a very unkind way. One lady, whose hiisliund made his start’ as a saloon keeper, spoke of her as "a common singer,” and claimed the ! social honors for herself. But, by it little incident, they all were made to ucknowlisige that >lii*> Niewon was entitled to superior attention. One nigiit there was a terrible gale and all the timid passengers thought the good old ship would t artainly go down. The captain, who during fair weather hail spent a large port, of his time in a social way, uow to>>k his pirns* on the bridge. The waves swept over the vowel ami iiolwdy but the officers of Lie bhm were allowed on clock. It was necessary tor the captain to I HIE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, MAY 2, 1987. be *-trapped to the bridge, or be certainly would Lav*: !*-en swept off his feel at any jivkis at Mi-.- Nilsson ixs-uiksd the cap taj'.’s cabin w’uk-h was directly under tne br>:,-- .V few feet leiow it was a |xjrthole. and Or -toopiiq*- down tbe captain 'oold get h - • it witLhs a -fc rt distan -e of it. H hs-i -v.i on ti.e bn-lge for seven hours and everv one w .adered tliat b*-nadn>Ttsuc f-umled thr>*ogh exhaus* on. W ail*-bv kept iu- past many < f the hardship* of his trymg positi a w-re relieved by Mis* Nilsson's divine singing. The captain was pa.— sjonately f*>nd of music, and Mis- Ni -■* -at for hours with her fare to tbe port.o *iv pouring out tier magnificent * -in it-full p.wer 5... that the ca itain m.gb; !.-ar her. The next u>.m.ag the st<*r:n was ov*-r. At the brekfa-t table every on* was hraping praise upon the cap tain, when he said that bail it h- *t tevn foi- Mire Ni— a’* -:nt.:g be could not have re maineii so vng at his poet, and said that the pa-*-et‘,-*-:s. o* ed to her as much as to any on- el*? a v*<e **f thanks for their safety. They appreciated it. and during tne rest of tbe voyage by unanimous cotisvnt the Cap tain was all . red to pay exclusive att.-ntioti Vj the fair smger. ’ Harry RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION. Some Points About the Long and Short Haul Clause. Editor Morning Seres: The subject of railway transportation is engaging tbs seri ous tnought of the American people on a larger scale at the present time than ever lie fore in our history. It is one of the prob lems which a wise and conservative -tates manship ran solve, or which the unwise and ambit> ai ran use to the incalculable hurt of the country. , Bo tar as a United States Commission, established for the purpo* of i-irrecting the evils of interstate Commerce is concerned, there ought rnquestionably to be one. Barring sec tion four Congress has. perhajis. made a very g 1 *-! b gilining in paasinc the present Law President Cleveland, however, has *lone far better in apjjointing the Commis sioners than the Congresi, did in enacting the law. The Comnmuioner* are greater than their office. "Section four, so much talked of, provide*: “Tliat it shall tie unlawful for an;- common carrier subject to the provision* of this act to charge or receive any greater compensa tion in the aggregate for the transportation of [<a--*engers. or of tike kind of j/ro]/ert>j. (italic* are rmnei under substantially simi lar circumstances or conditions, for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line in tbe same direction, th*- shorter being inc-hided in the longer distance,” etc. Now, without pretending to any gift of prophecy, and withciut even la;ing claim to being a’ mind reader. I do not hesitate to a.—rt that that section of the act will never be enforced. When the present suspension terminate- it will be still further su-js-ud ed.aiul without ever tieing cai-ried into effect will in the end lie abrogated or repealed, or eL-e fall into “innocuous desuetude.'’ And the reason is a- plain as though it were written upui the heavens in cliaracters of fire. This section undertakes to make dis tance the basis of rate*. Except in the nar rowest jxissible limits this Ls utterly imprac ttable; nay more, it Ls utterly impossible. Railroads have but two classes of busimws. aljsolute and comjietitive. Tlie alisolute business of a railroad i.s that which origi nates along its line, and in fixing rates on thLs business distance, whether the freight is shipjied to some piint on or beyond the initial road, enters into the que-tion of rates and in perceptible measure de termines the rate. All otter business i.s competitive. For this railroads wage against each other ceaseless warfare. The traffic manager is au offi*** made ab solutely necessary by this warfare, and to fill this important station railroads employ the brightest, quickest and best brain tliat ’ money ran secure. Every pound of freight a road can get from territory beyond that which is alisolutely its own Ls so niuch gain, and it is just so much the better for its local customers. If this is not true why does the Western and Atlantic iaiirtSffA for instance, or the t Jeorifial- lower locals than the Brunswick and West ern; Their through or competitive business is so large, that these roads can well afford to divide the benefits with tbe loqaj shifiycre by giving them lower rates. But I hifi h gf'wsmg a little. I have said that ftreHon four will never be enforced, 1 ieeaa.se it uml'-rtak'-s to make distance the basis of rates. Our own Railroad Commission turned this question loose with commendable and precipitate liaste and left it in less than sixty days after its rates went into effect, ju-t where Judge Coolev and his associates will have to leave it. When our Georgia commission put its rates into effect March 1, lNso, the charging more for a shorter than a longer haul would liave subjected the road making such charge to all the penalties named in our law—a fine of not exceeding (.>,OOO for each violation of the statute. Theoretically, this was just and fair, but the difference between theoretical statesmanship and practical statesmanship was soon discov ered to lie very great. As soon at the com missioner’s rates went into effect, these being maximum rates, if a railroad reduced a rate fiuiu one point it was obliged, in or der to to avoid the penalties of tne law, to make a <-orres[x>nding reduction on the same class of freight from every other point. Now as to the absolute business of a mud as aliove explained this rule is eminently just and reasonable. But let us see how this rule worked in practice us to competi tive business. The South Carolina railroad runs from Augusta to Charleston, and the Central from Augusta to Savannah. Now, the Carolina road, appreciating thi\bnndieap of the Central, put its rates troni Augusta to Charleston far enough below the rates al lowed the Central by the commission from Augusta to Savannah to practically com pel all cotton to go to Charleston, 'fo meet this the Central realized that whatever re duction sin- made from Augusta would have to apply to tier entire business. This would, of i-ourse, have l*.en runinous, and without relief from the commission she was obliged to surrender her Augusta business to the Carolina road. This crippled the Central, it hui-t Savannah and ta-netlted the Carolina road and the city of Charleston. When these things wot made to appear to our Commissioners they very wisely, on April —. ISHO. pass.-1 order No, ti. The sub suiihx? of that order was this, that whenever a railroad lying wholly within the jurisdic tion of the (teorgia commission came in eom|M‘tition with any road without the ju risdiction of our commission, the first rood could make rates to meet this competition without making a corresponding reduction over iU whole. I have not this onlerNo.lt before me, hut I have stated it fairly and KUlwtantially, This order put mat ters just where they stood before our commission was .-teatel. The Central could und con now under that order charge less for cotton from Augusta to Savannah, lit! mile*, than it charges from Milieu, an inter mediate station, to Savannah, TO miles. Here within tin? State our Coinnpssioners have legalized the charging of more for a shorter tliau a longer distance, the longer including the shorter. This was not done conspicuously, but simply in recognition of the met that .competition is thegivatest mil road commission on earth—one whose power rests in the unwritten but inexorable laws of commerce. Statutes may le hurl .si at these laws, but they un? too subtle ami lari.xl to l> grnsjs'd and controlled by en actments issuing from tiie untrained legis lative mind. Knowledge, full and accurate, is essential to the administration of justice, and this is the greatest roiuvin of govern- ment. The wisest provision of our interstate commerce law is tho authority given tho Commissioners to sus pend section four. The government itself is a common car rier, doing as such a business running high tip iu tiie millions. It transjiorts letters, paper*, dry goods, shrubbery, groceries ami an infinite variety of articles through the mints and vet its rate of transportation on nothing is l>as<vi on distance. Two cents will carry r letter three miles or thro thousand miles. Truo the govern ment does this as a matter of grace. Other coinmoii carrior.s must likewise igri >re distance, not an a matter of choice, but of n- aty. That inexorable aaihoritv, comrx-riuon. i-ompeis the making of ratere w. 'ft reference to lii-tane*. As one of the great t-dunathxial agencies of the govern:: t ar.d at the same *:me as an imje .rtant p'. the lute.-state Commission will prove of _-r*a: value to the country, but it will n’- ' enforce section four exirept possibly wtt.i.a very circum scribed limits. Ati'-ther great factor in rate making is found in the fact that in transportation there are great tra-ie currents Kaiiroads can ship in certain esta _-ic-l directions at lower rates than they ca.i handle occa-sionai shipmenm running at a:, angle with tine es tablished current. Th- r-gular customer will not complain, while ih shijmer whose g'ots areseut crosswiv -.uli o',mplain loudly of outrage and extortion, because he has to [ay more according t - di-lance than the man whose goods follow th< current. Anl yet the different is r-et- nable and the atiparexit div-nminat 1 r, by no m-an* ueju-t. The great m&joritv of oxnplaints against ra :roads could really be lu re cheaply and satisfactorily answered by specific legisiz tioti than by laws pa.-,-! ur*?n the genei-al though undeclared t! -r>- that everything they do is wrong. I : th** Florida Legis lature is now consider:..; till- grave -iu—- tion. It is to be hop*-!‘.fiat this body will rise aliove mere '-opyi- r a:si from the great masi cf laws on the que-t oa frame su -h a commission as will :.ave as many ai vantages and as few dis ivaataacs as pos sible. CmZES. April 30, 1987. Weather Indications, Special indi -atimis for Georgia: Generally warmer, fair weather, in creasing southerrly Tne height of -£he r r at Augusta at 133 o'clock p. m. yesterday 'Augusta time' >vns ti 7 feet—a fail of 0 2 foot during the past 24 hours. Comparative statem -. ’ of temperature at Savannah Mav 1, ls~ and 1X97: 19*. 19fC. 6:39 A * 5C - V> a s 96 2:36 n to : V p * 79 :36p.m f-'l - 4iP.il 67 Maximum 7: Maximum 81 Minimum tel Minimum SO JJean temperature Mean temperature of <lav ft- of 'lav . . .70 Rainfall 0 00 Rainfall 0.00 Cotton Region Bui ri for 24 hours end ing (i p. in , May 1, 1"7, 75th Meri'lian time. Districts. Average. XlK _ Max Min. Rain • A **‘ t ‘. ' Temp Temp faiil. 1. Wilmington 5 S3 56 0 2. Charleston 3 83 60 0 3. Augusta S ‘ SB 53 0 4. Savannah II 89 57 0 5. Atlanta 7 68 54 j 0 6. Montgomery. . 5 92 53 i O' 7. Mobile 6 . * 58 . 0 6. New Orleans.... 6 90 70 0 9. Calvesb.n . . 91 66 0 10. Vicksburg 1 91 68 I 11. Little Rock 3 *7 5 ...... 12. Memphis 17 90 33 0 Average** 68.3 39.8 'lnappreciable. Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. Savaxsah. May 1, 9: 85 p a., city time. Temperature. l>iivct ion. ! IT* 5 Velocity. I c Rainfall. Nave op Statioss. Norfolk ... 59 S E Clear. Charlotte i <e > E 6 Clear. Wilmington * 'o S ... < 'lear. < 'harleston ft* 8 E - ...... (Tear. Augusta 72 S E Clear. Savaskah "to 3 . Clear. Jacksonville 89 E . Clear. Key West 76 E 10 Cl.-ar. Atlanta 76 S 9 1 lear. Pensacola 74 S E 11 Clear. Mpbile. 74 8 E 4 ... Fair. Montgomery 76 S o . Fair New (irleatis 74 S 13 Clear. (Jalveston. 74 S 91.. Clear. Corpus Cliristi.. 78,8'E :3 .. Fair Palestine 7b S 10 fair. Browne*ville. . . 76 S 15 Clear. Rioiiranie 'MS 1* .Clear. G. N. SAiasaniv, Signal Corps, U. S. Army. Eastman Etchings. Eastman, Ga., May L—Fire broke out on County Road street. Cut it was extinguished lefore any material damage was done. The wind was high and the buildings in that part of town are all wood, and if the flames had once gotten under good headway not a house on tiiat street could have been saved. The mills of the A tnoskeag Lumber Com pany had a narrow escape from fire yester day. Most fortunately, however, only one shanty was burned. A protracted meeting at the Methodist church ha* been ui progress this week, and the services have Leu well attended. Mr. L. M. Peacock and Mr. E. R. Carr unite*! themselves with the church. Prof. Max well lias aided wonderfully in the singing. Theatre iwildimj promises to be quite active in New York in the near juture. According to Freund's Music and Drama, it has !>een defl nitely decideil to erect three play houses there, and all between Fortieth and Fifty-ninth streets “Rough on Piles.” Why suffer piles? Immediate relief and complete cure guaranteed. Ask for “Rough on Piles.” Sure cure for itching, protrud ing, bleeding or any form of Piles. oOe. At druggists or mailed. Skinny Men. Wells’ “Health Renewer" restores health and vigor, cures dyspepsia, impotence, ner vous debilit v. For weak men, delicate worn en. #l. Wells’ Hair Balsam. If gray, restores to original color. An elegant dressing, softens and lieautitles. No oil nor grease. A tonic restorative. Stops hair coming out; strengthens, cleanses, heals scalp. 50c. OFVICXA L. OFFICIAL MOHTI AIIV ItKPOUT Of the City of niinali fur the Week Knd in Friday, April 29, ISH7. ! Whites. Blks&CTd Carnes of IVath Over Ull ' Over Cn lauaes or lx atb. , lel . , 0 * 10 derlO M. r. M. V. M. F M., F. Catarrh, Intestinal 1 Übotam Infantum ...1... i Consumption. Lungs 2. 2 1, Diurrbcra J. ..1...!.. 1 Diarrhcna. Chronic.,.!. I ] ....... Fever. Continued ii Fever.Tyriho Malarial 1 . Llvcr.lnilm'n Chrome 1 j I. Pneumonia 11. i .. Stomach, liifl'm'nof. 1 .. Triamua Naxceutium . j ... t mleflneU : *!.. .i Total iali . s ■> :i KECAPITU LATION. Deaths in city Whites. !); blacks and col ored. ID; lota!, ID. Exclusive of still births, whites, 1; blacks and colored, 2. lTeinuture births, 1. 1 r SUMMARY. ~ Whites. Colored. H Ages. £ M. F. M. F. 1 Under i yew ii j j i Between v and 3 years ] 2 8 Between fi aud lit yean 2 .1 j Between 10 and 2D years... 1 l 2 Between DO and H 0 years... 1... p ..... j i Bel * cen 3D and vi years. I 1 1 l id Between -to and fit) years ,ii j i Between to and T 9 years. , J 2 . 2 Total. ... 4 f,, .y r.do Population AV jliesr*tt.BTs:' blacks and "rol ored. 13.111; total. 45.TH6. Aaouolratior'erl.OtW population for week whites, fC.S; blacks ami colored, 27.8 j. t. McFarland, m. and.. Health Officer. FUNERAL DfTITA'nOSS. McIXTOSH —Tbe friends aud SWjUiirriUnre of Mr and Mrs. Joes Mcln; *h. Sr . are re spectfully in rited to far. 4 the funeral of Sri Jjhx M.Lttosh from the Fn-w African Baptist Church THIS Monday, AFTERNOON. a: 3 ociock. M KEIIX4 - Dr KALB LODGE NO. 0 J O. OF. A regular n -eting will be held THIS Monday E'TNISG a' o'clock. Tnere will t* an Initiation. S r. *-r- -f <-ii*r Lodges and vissting brothers arc corrisaßv invited to attend. Bt order of J. S. COLLINS. X. G. John Enxr. Secretary. SBHulu TENT. \O. 151. 1. O. OF B. Attend a regular yvion of yocr Tent THIS Otooday EVENING. at 8 t'cFel F ■ err mem ber reui vexed to l>e present. As important busi ness relating to meeting of High Tea: will te brought up. C. O. GODFREY, C. K- Attest: Thos. Hotves. Secretary CBOBGIA HWTORICAL SOCIETY. The regular Monthly Meeting of the S-d-**y will be held at the liail THIS EVENING at * o'clock. At S o'clock Gen. Lafayette MeLaws wii: cite ar. account of th- Batt> of Fre-!n-. ksbuig of lidh Ladies arc invited to attend. CHAS S. WEST| Recording See;ary T NTT\ NLL COIYCILXO. ad. A. L. OF H. Regular meeting wdß be heir! THIS • Monday! EVENING at * o'clock in the Encampment Room at Udd Felloes' New Building. (}. G. WlLre.>X. Commander. JoH.t Hendcps v. Secretary GEORGIA 110-NRS. IlEADij'-AKTZRS GeOKOIA HrSSAR?. I_ Savanxah. Ga.. -May 2. 1V47. > Oenertj! Order* No. 14; S ■ The Company will assemble at their Hail TH IS Mor.day i EVEN- |KBjW ING. at 8 o'clock, to receive the By order of W. NV. GORD*)!*. Cat't. Coiudg. Geo. C. Gaillard. First Sergt. I.NIOX MONO CO. A meeting of Stockholders of Union Road Cos. will be held at the office of Wm. Xeyle Haber sham on SATURDAY NEXT, the 7th May. at 12 o'clock. THOS. F. St REVE.V President. SPECIAL NOTICE. Savannah, Ga.. April 25th. ISBT. An important meeting of tk** stockholders of tb* OfLETHORPE REAL ESTATE COMPANY will be held at the Supper Room of the Arv-nal ot the savannah Volunteer Guards, on THUR.S I’AY. May sth. prox.. at $: 15 p. x . to consider o!T-rs made with a view to the final disposition of the property for hotel purposes. By order of the Board of Directors. ED F. NFUFVH.I.F. Sec y O. R. E. Cos. NOTICE To Druggists and Apothecaries. That the next meeting of the GEORGIA PHARMACEUTICAL EXAMINERS will take place in Atlanta on TUESDAY. 17th May. to ex •oid . • oand: kites and gra.:' lji>*us.*> to qualified applicants. Physicians who are druggists must liave a license from the present or previous boards. Their diplomas are not sufiicieut to continue the drug business. ALL ARE NOTIFIED That prosecutions will be instituted against all unlicensed venders of drugs. See Pharmacy Act. approved Sept. 29. lfWi. EDW ARD BARRY, Chairman. Johx I.voaias. Secretary. 'Ui( LA.L NOTICES. ICE CREAM FESTIVAL AND ENTER TAINMENT. The Ladies of the Altar Society, assisted by the St. Agnes Band, will give an entertainment at Sacred Heart Church TUESDAY EVENING. May .1. Some of the best musical talent of the city will take part. SPECIAL NOTICE. Tb* regular excursion train of the CHATHAM ARTILLERd will leave Broughton and Bull streets MONDAY. May 2d. at !la. ji. Guests de siring to come out later can pass Tree . n iiadcs-s nf tie* t ’i.mtiany on the following trains, leaviiig BOLT* >N STREET at 10:35 A. x., 3p. it, Ip. 5 P M.. 0:45 p. x. Cars will connect at Bonaventure for the Schuetzen Park. Baskets will be received at Armory by the Committee until 10 o'clock a. m. J. R. SAUSSY, Chairman. State or 5V EATHER. DR. HENRY 8 COLD ING, SURGEON DENTIST, Office corner Jones and Drayton streets. Graduate Baltimore College of Dental Surgery. PASSENGER RATES REDUCED. Office ) Merchants'& Miners' Transportation Cos. • Savannah. April 26. ls*7. 1 On and after WEDNESDAY. 27th inst.. the rates of passage by this Company's steamships to Baltimore will prevail as follows: FIRST CABIN <t!2 80 SECOND CABIN 10 00 Including meals and stateroom berth. JAMES 11. WEST A ('* i . Agents. NOTICE OF NEW ROAD. Office of Commissioners and ex Officio i Judges Chatham Cotxtv. Gecroia. - Savannah. Ga.. April 9th. !*s7. 1 Whf.reas. applicalion has been made to the Commissioners of Chatham Couutv and ox- Officio Judges for n new road, extending lyrvcrs Lane from Waters road eastward to the Skid away Shell road, on the lamiidary line between the land of Andrew McCormack and Herman W. Struck, which application has been duly ap proved, and said road marked out bvtbreeßoad Commissioners, in conformity to law. Now. then fore, this is to cite all person* that the said new road will be formally granted on the 1 Ith DAY OF MAY. 1887. if no lies c&lise is shown to the contrary. By order of the Com missioners Chatham County and ex-Offieio Judges. JOHN R. DILLON, Clerk C. C. C. ULMER'S LIVER COKRE4 1011. This vegetable preparation is invaluable for the restoration of tone and strength to the sys tem. For Dyspepsia, Constipation and other ills, caused by a disordered liver, it cannot be excelled. Highest prizes awarded, and in dorsed by eminent medical men. Ask for Ul mer's Liver Corrector and take no other. $1 00 a bottle. Freight paid to any address. B. F. ULMER, y. D„ Pharmacist. Savannah. Ga. MII.MMKY. NEW GOODS. NEW GOODS. Caps, Caps, and San Bonnets. Normandy Caps, Nurses' Caps, Shirred Caps, Corded Bonnets, Lace Caps, Embroidered Bonnets, Embroidered Caps. Cambric Bonnets, I’itjue Cajw, * Fiquu Bonnets, French Caps, Ruffled Bonnets, Mull Caps, Insertion Corded, Bonnets made to order. 4:2 Styles t o Select from. Mrs. Tv. Power, No. 137 St. Julian and Buil Need Rice* TOO Bushels WHITE PEED. FRED. M. HULIj. a DRY GOODS. SUCCESSORS TO B. F. McKenna & Cos., 137 BROUGHTON STREET, SAVANNAH, GEOKG-1.-V, era Lins nr rigsr-ci-Aft-t Reliable Dry Goods. The Liter Novelties in Foreign and Domestic DRESS GOODS FUR SPRING AND SUMMER. Blart aid Colored Silk Bla?k Ci?baerts - ASU - Silk Warp Henriettas BLACK NUNS' VEILING, SUITABLE FOR ' MOURNING VEILS. Mourning Goods a Specialty. ENGLISH CRAPES AND CRAPE VEILS. EMBROIDERIES AND LACES. Ilousekeepeus’ Goods. TRISH TABLE DAMASKS. Napkins and Tow 1 els of the manufacture. and selected especially with view to durability. Counter pane** arid Table Spreads, Cotton and Pillow Casings in all the best brar. is. H* ‘SIERY. GLOVES, HANDKERCHIEFS - Reknilarlv made French an 1 English Hosiery for La lies and Children. Hosiery: ’Gen tlemen's and Boys' Half Hose; Ladies'* Black Silk Hosiery. Ladies' and Gentlemen's Linen Handkerchiefs ir a , reaf variety of fancy prints, and full lines of hemstitched and plain hemmed White Hand kerchiefs. Gentlemans L&undried and Unlar.ndried Shirts. Boys' Shirts. Gentlemen's Collars and Cuffs. Ladies' Collars and Cuffs. CORSETS.—lmported and Domestic, in er**at variety, and in tae most graceful and health approved snapes. VESTS —Ladies', frentlemen's and Childrens Vests, in Spring and Summer weights. PARASOLS. Tne latest novelties in Plain and Trimmed Pamela. ORDERS.—AII orders carefully and promptly executed, and the same care and attention given to the smallest as to the largest commission. Samples sent free of charge. and Roods guaran teed to be fully up to the quality shown in samples. S*e Agents for McCall's Celebrated BAZAR GLOVE-FITTING PATTERNS. Any Patterns sent post free on receipt of price and measure. Telephone No. 401. C LOTH ING. Our Elegant and Handsome Line —OF— Clothing —FOR— Spring We ar IS NOW READY A-VD ON EXHIBITION. r pHE public ar** cordially invited to call and X inspect it whether to purolmse or simply to see the styles that will prevail the ensuing sea son. Our samples from which to make selections for Garments to Order Lave been pronounced perfect* in the extreme and w ill be showu with pleasure. THOROUGH AND ENTIRE SATISFACTION IS ASSURED TO ALU CUSTOMERS. 1. fill I SOI HITS! ffiTMi LaFar’s lew Store, 20 BULL STREET. Men’s Hilts, Youths’ Hats. Boys’ fiats, Mackinaw Hats at 50c. DUNLAP'S FINE H ATS. black and pear! color. Xascimento'ft Flexible, ConuoiUt ble Hats. Conductors' Caps. Military Caps. Fine Dress Shirts, plain or pleated bosoms. Men's Summer Undershirts and Drawers at s*x* eaco. Fin-? Half Hose. "Sic. Fine Linen Handker chiefs. j)*r do/cu. Hearts, beautiful patterns, 50c tosl per dozen. Lawn Ties, in white and fancy patterns, 20c per dozen. Suspenders, Valises, Collars and Cuffs in variety. Elegant Yachting Shirts. Yachting and Ten nis Shoes. Silk and Gloria Cloth Umbrellas Fine Men'* Garters, Patent Buttons, Studs nnd Sir*, vi- Holderu Anything, from a nice Night Shirt to a full Suit of Clothes to order, at LaFar’s New Store, g> dull K-rßnrr. BUTTER. New Spit Biller U —at A. M.&C.W. West’s, EVERY NglfifcLE< E, IgOR YOUNG Bi ivt-rn. N. J. X lTonpoctus, fill inwtMSiikirs. Kent on ap li icaiion io K^BMcILVAIMK. _ AMX'SEMJCrrs. SAV ANN AH THEAT^r- One Week ar. d Wednesday ir , a .. Matinees. " Coaifteißi Moad&j Evenin?. Xav Engagement of the E-ight ai.fi r-W- * little Soubrettc. CORA VAX TASSE! and her ex-'ellent Dramatic Cotr.te- r ' repertoire of poixiUir s,ucee-*e* .‘Tii A 1 eveouig. May 2 wU! be predated the' ael Tf ’ Domestic Drama _ Fanchon, The Cricket A character in which JUss Van Tasse' L ’ ueared over Jmj times, and is conced&l “ A her beat efforts. ** r * There are but two of the many Fairhwr excel: thev are Maggie Mitchell and t? TaeseL—i’/mtio N V.i Gazette. Vii Entire change of Programme each ev— People s popular prices: lie.. 25c ac-~Y Curing this ecearem -nt. Reserved see-- . ' ou sale at Davis Bros'. *“* Y lO ALEX 111BITIO N savannah’ FLORAL AND ART ASSOCIATION EXHIBITION Chatham Artillery Armory Ha 1 HAY 4th, sth anti oth. TYULE 13.—A1! articies in everr fier>ar-"pt IU entered f t competition must Tie J the hall tefore op.m. on the opening -ve u . Articles simply for exhibition received at an, time. J .Special prize offered by Mr A. C Oels-hiz ~ duc-efito allow competition as follows r-. o. best 12 named Hybrid Perpetual* acj S nar A Tea Hoses A prize of *1 for first and a - Assorted Hybrid and Tea R.;e PUm- ’ Flowers for competition must be in uni -a laskets furnished by the association, which be had at Jacob Gardner's or Jno F LaFar/ Bull street. “A Doors open May 4th at 7p. on MaT sth a-J 6th frcm 3 to 6 and 7 to 11 p. m. Adtnissioai—Adults 25c.. children 15c. millixeryl j PLATSHEK’S, 138 Broughton Street. GREAT CONSOLIDATION SALE/ F' ACH and every article mentioned below J j are convinced are tne rarest bareaiiß -r offered in this or any other market. \\> do 0 o ffer them as baits, nor limit each custone purchase to lure you in. Our intention is 51 to show cn economizing public that these' emplify the many inducements our estalli ment is crowded with. GRAND BARGAIN 1. 150 yards Cream White Egyptian Lace Flot ings. worked. 45 inches deep, at the remark. 1 price 75c. per vard. GRAND BARGAIN 2. 25 dozen Ladies' White 100-bone Corset. ■ earn model. 5-hook reinforced clasps and et 1 long, the best 75c. corset in the world. GRAND BARGAIN 3. 50 dozen Children's Extra Brilliant I|. Ribbed Hose, black and colored, all sizes, 1 per pair: regular value for 75c. GRAND BARGAIN 4. 125 dozen Ladies' Fine White Linen Handl ■ chiefs, size 1 !>.. inches, genuine iyi a hemstitch, only ltlc each; worth fully 25c. e.i l GRAND BARGAIN 5. 75 dozen Gents 3, regular made Balbrigi 3 Undervests, sizes 34 to 44. oily $2 a box, Lfc duj, wurth at gems' furnishers ts>’ GRAND BARGAIN 6. 1.000 yards elegant 27-inch wine. Check Na: sv>ks and Novelty Lace Stripe M'hite Goods, 1 \ per yard; dry goods houses aask 26c. forsa|# goods. GRAND BARGAIN 7. 2iJl Wbire Swiss Etnhroidered Dress Rol*. each containing 10 yards material and 9 yim tiimming, at $2, {2 50, $3, it ; cheap at one thi.’ more. GRAND BAHRAIN a 40 dozen Lailies’ Muslin Chemise, handsomej? trunmed with Torchon lace and Cambric edgf; the best 50c. article in the States. GRAND BARGAIN 9. 120 dozen Ladies' Jersey-fitting Gauze fnder vests, the best finished goods in Amer.ca.at 31c and 50c. Give them a trial. % GRAND BARGAIN 10. *BOO sets Ladies' White Linen Collars and Cuff at 15c.; conceded a bargain for 25c. GRAND BARGAIN 11. 12 pieces 7-inch wide, all silk. White Bloc! Pattern Sash Riobons, only 50c. yard: regular *1 value. GRAND BARGAIN 12. 2iV> dozen Infant's Corded and Embroideret Mull Cdps, in scull and Normandy styles, at 25c, 35e.. 50c. The richest novelties and values in this city. t a KAIN AND PROVISIO ' S. fits Cora, Miiefl Cora, OATS, PLIS FOR PLANTING AND EATING ALL VARIETIES. Eating Potatoes, Florida Oranges, Messiiu Oranges, Turdips and Onions. Grain and Hay in Car Load Lot 9 AT LOW PRICES. T. P. BOND & CO, 1.55 Tday Stroet. . .A.. 18. HULL WAREHOUSEMAN AND Commission Merchant WHOLESALE GROCER, FLOUR, HAY, GRAIN L PROVISION DEALER THRESH MEAL and GRITS in white sacks, anc I mill stuffs of all kinds always on liana. Georgia raised SPANISH I'EANI TS. also Pr..va anv variety. Special prices on large ''>ts- , Office. *1 Bay street. Warehouse. No. 4*• ley street, on line C. R. R- Savannah, sweet Oil. For Family Trade. f 'ITGICE SWEET OIL. BOTTLED CIDER V Choi - FAMILY FI-OUR in half him™' OLD GOVERNMENT JAVA; CHOIt E TEA. fred.m.hull. I*l.l MB KB. l. a. McCarthy, Successor to Chas. E. Wakefleld, PLOIHER, GAS anil STEAM FITTER, 4S Barnard street, BAVANNAJI. GA. Telephone 3*3. UNDERTAKEB. . s \V. 1) . i > I X<> Nj U N DERTAKER nr.si.fit IK AU. KlNOs of COFFINS AND CASKE*- 43 Bull street. Residence 53 Liberty strt* BAVANNAJL GEORGIA