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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-12
ORDTNANCE.
AN ORnINANcE 10 Drohibit public funerals OF

AN ORDINANCE to prohibit public funerals of
persons who have died of contagious OF IN
fictitious diseases.
Aldermen Of the City Of Savannah, an Council
assembled, and It IS hereby oTddtneG 6y the du-
tHOritV of the same, That II snail be unlawful
To have a public or church funeral of any per-
son in said city who has died of small pox.
diphtheria, scarlet fever, yellow fever, typhus
fever Asiatie cholera, or other infectious or
contagious diseases; but the funeral Of such
person or persons shall be private and I'M
attended by any other person or persons than
the immediate family residing in the house
where the death takes place. And 1t shall
not be lawful to invite or permit at the fune-
raj of any person who has died of any of the
above named or any other contagious or pes
| tilential disease, or at any service connected
Herewith, any person whose attendance Is
not necessary to, or to whom there Is danger
of eontagiOn, or spreading contagiOn thereby
and every person who shall permit any person
or persons whose attendance is not necessary
to come to his or her house Tor the purpose
of attending the funeral Of any person VINO
has died of any of the before mentioned DIS
eases shall, on conviction thereof before the
Police Court, be fined in sum not exceeding
SlOO or imprisoned not more than 20 days, or
both, in the discretion OF the mayor OF the
acting Mayor presiding IN SAID court.
SEC 3 And 10 is further ordained 6y ne
authority aforesaid, That 1t shall not De IawIuI
for any undertaken or other person VINO mas
charge of any funeral in this city OF any per
son who has died of any contagious OF lnlec-
tious disease, TO use for the purpose OF con,
reyino the body TO the cemetery or burial
place s ;e any public carriage or conveyance but
Shall in ali such cases use hearse io r con-
rS5yane And every undertaken or other person
floating the provisions of this section of this
ordinance shall, on conviction thereof in the
Police Court, be fined in sum not exceeding
S100. or Imprisoned not more than 30 days, or
hotb in the discretion of the Mayor or acting
Mayor presiding in said court.
Ordinance passed in Council, November T..
1883. RUFUS Z. LESTER, Mayor.
Attest: FRANK E. REBARER,
Clerk of Council.
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Great French Telescope.

Vice Carr. LOHd0H Times, oct. 2.
The two largest instruments are the
great and the small equatorial, each, of
course, placed in building of its own,
with revolving cupola roof. The
smaller of these telescopes is now in
working order. 1t measures % feet in
length, and the objective ~ inches in
diameter. Both the body and the lenses
We're made in Paris. The cupOla, of wood
and copper. opens and shuts and revOlves
with the greatest ease, one man alone
sutiicing to set the whole of this large
dome in motion, and this without
any fatlguing effort. The larger
equatorial telescope Will cost
for the instrument alone $4,000.
This monster, which can only be COM
pared to a 100-tOn gun, is go feet in
length, and the diameter of the object
glass is 30 inches; yet it can be moved
with the slightest touch Of the hand, and
follows with ease every movement Of the
planets. When in working order it will
be one of the sights of Europe. Until the
telescope now projected for the obserya-
tory Of Pultawa, at st. Petersburg, is
completed, it may be considered, we are
assured the finest instrument of its kind.
The building destined to hold this giant
is a formidable quadrangle of Turbia
stone, and though the heights OF Turbia
are within sight of the observatory,
and but a few miles away, the
mere stones required for the wall
round this telescope cost $4,000. The
building being square, there are four
corners TO spare, and these Will be used
to protect wells, one of them 100 feet
deep, where observations Of the tempera-
ture below the surface Of the earth can
be taken. and other interesting expert
ments made. The cupOla will be tlOated
i'm a circular tank of water, and will thus
revolve more easily than if it was poised
on wheels. Altogether this one telescope,
the cupOla through which it can command
the sky, and the building it occupies. Will
cost 100000.
Close at hand there are several other
buildings or paviliOns employed for vari-
Gus purpOses-lOr meteorological ObserYa-
tions, for the study of magnetism, for
smaller telescopes, etc. In fact, every
necessary appliance will be found here,
including chrOnOgraphs that mark Obser-
vations for every tenth Of a second; and
there are notifications in some of the in
struments that would greatly interest
astronomers. 1t is the students. rather
than the means of study, that are most
wanted, for there is enough work to be
done here to fully employ seven or eight
experienced observers.
The town of Nice can now boast of an
institution that will render its name as
familiar among astronomers as it is to
those who study the climatic treatment of
1iCnaSa
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-12

SHTVFRS-Died. on the evening of the
nth of November, 1883. DAISY FoRAAN'
daughter Of John 5. and sarah l.. shiVers'
ared Q Nears and y days.
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y EORGIA. CHATHAM COUNTY. Whereas,
VI PATRICK O'CONNOR has applied to
the Court of Ordinary for Letters of Admin
istration on the estate Of JAMES NJ. CASH,
deceased.
These are therefore, to cite and adm0nish
fore said court. to make objection (if any they
have on or before the FIRST MONDAY IN
DECEMBER NEXT. otherwise said letters
Will be granted.
Witness the Honorable JOHN o. FERRlLL,
Ordinary for Chatham county, this the Sd day
of November, 1888.
HAMPTON l.. FERRILL,
Ela4.l- q n e. O.
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In a Wagner Sleeper


Very amusing incidents sometimes hap
pen in sleeping cars, owing to the ignOr-
ance of untraveled people as to utilizing
the limited facilities for disrObing, etc.
An occurrence of this kind took place on
the Bee Line a few days since, which
caused some CONSERVATION among the
ladies and considerable amusement to the
male passengers. A nice-lOoking old
couple were seated in one of the sections
of the New York sleeper, and, beyond
being little restless. attracted no special
attention until after leaving the Grand
Central Station. Immediately after
the train pulled out the old gentle
man stopped a brakeman who happened
to be going through the train, and
told him they wanted to 90 to bed.
He was referred to the cOlOred auto
crat who presides over that department
and gives an able imitation Of a man
backing boots. After some little talking
the old gent explained his wants, and the
berth was made up. He then wanted to
know where the dressing-roOm was, and
the ladies' dressing-roOm being pointed
out, both he and his wife entered. Al
though this was rather unusual proceed
ing, nothing was said about it, and as the
train leaves about O'Clock in the even
ing, and it was a little too early to 20 to
sleep. the balance of the passengers dis
tributed themselves around the ear and
nothing more was thought of the old cOu-
pie until a slam of the door and a
snort of laughter from some innocent
youth attracted the attention of all
the occupants of the car to grand
triumphal march executed by the old
couple from the dressing-roOm to their
berth. They had dsrobed IN the ladies'
dressing-rOom. and the old lady had APP
parently nothing on but her ''rObe de muir
and night-cap, and the old gentleman
brought up the rear with his clothes and
those belonging to his wife in his arms,
being almost completely hid in a mass of
female attire not generally exposed to
public gaze. 1t is needless to say that
the genuine innocence of the old couple
in the whole matter was SO apparent that
it protected them from any rude COM
ment, but after they had piped down it
kept the passengers in smiling mood the
balance of the trip.
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TRADE EMRAERAssMENTs.
Bradstreet's Report of Failures for the
Past Week.

Bradstreet's Report of Failures for the
Past week.
There were 30 failures in the United
states reported to Bradstreets during
the past week. - more than the
preceding week, and 70 more than the cor
responding weeks of 1882 and 1881. Com
pared with the previous week the Middle
States had Il, decrease Of II; New
England States %. an increase of 10;
southern States 81, an increase Of 3;
Western States 90. an increase of 81 ;
Pacific States and Territories 10, a
decrease of 10: Canada >, an in
crease Of >. The principal feature
of the week has been the failures
in the lumber trade in Michigan and
the paper trade in Illinois and Wisconsin.
The important failures reported were as
follows: Lumber-KellOgg, Sawyer n
Co., Kalamazoo: Frank Chickering, Wet
Zell Brothers. VI. j. Bond, Porter, Byrne
a CO.. and Simon p. SwartZ. Grand
RAPIDS: Newton jackson, South Bend,
Ind. Paper-ROck River Paper Company,
Chicago, and Beloit, Wis; Himman,
Moody q Co. Beloit; Milan Paper Com
many. Milan. Ill. The CLYDE. Ohio, Bank
Ing Company; Rice n MessmOre, bankers,
Cadillac, Mich; the DanYille Steel Com
pany and Peter Badly, dry goods, DanvIlle,
Pa: &. II. TiitOn. shoe manufacturer,
Ashland, Mass: j. ;. Cohen Il Co., manu-
facturers of furs. New York. In the prin-
cipal trades they were as follows: General
traders. b: grocers, 80; clothing, II; man.
ufacturers, -; liquors 10; hardware 10; to-
bacco and cigars, 9; lumber, 3; shoes, );
harness, =: hotels and restaurants, =: dry
goods, :; produce and provisions. D; grain,
flour, etc, ,; drugs. 4; furniture, 4; car
riages, B: butchers, 3; bakers and cOntec-
TONERS, ); statiOners, 3; paper J; Jewelry,
3: hats, ,; mems furnishing goods, ;; COM
mission, >: banks, ,; iron and steel ,. The
number of failures in the Western States
is the largest, with one exception, for any
single week during the past three years.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta W. Drummer & Co, commits
sion produce, have assigned.
Priors-A. II. Sparks. dry goods and
groceries. has failed and gone out of bust
ness.
decentralization Il Flynt, general
store. have assigned. Liabilities, $4,000.
WaynesbOro-Cates * Mackenzie, gen
cral store, are reported to have failed.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Pendeton-DunwOOdy Il Galllard, gro
GERS. etc, sold out and offer 80 cents.
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Orninaurra.
ORDINANCE.


AN ORDINANCE to declare open on certain
terms and conditions all that area or pOr-
ton of land necessary for the opening and
extension of Bay street along the north side
of Joachim street, and thence through to
the Savannah and Ogeechee canal by
Bridge street by width so as to make the
said street extended eighty 800 feet IN
width, and to change the names of Joachim
and Bridge streets to BAY street; and to
widen on certain terms and conditions
Canal street from West Broad street to the
Savannah and Ogeechee canal, and to
change the name of Canal street to River
street
SECTION l. The Mayor and aldermen IF tile
city Of SdUdandh, in Council assembled, do here
5V 0rddtR, That all that area or portion OF
land necessary for the opening OF Bay street
by a width of eighty 1907 feet along the north
side of Joachim street, where the same begins
on West Broad street, westwardly to the
Savannah and Ogeechee canal by the way OF
Bridge street, in the said city of Savannah, to
said canal, be and the same Is declared to be
open and part of public way and an eX-
tension of Bay street in said city to the Sa-
vannah and Ogeechee canal, from and imme
diately after freehOlders, appointed by lawful
authority, shall lay out and assess the value
of said area or portion of land, and the award
OF such freeholders shall have been returned
to and accepted by the said the Mayor and
Aldermen of the city of Savannah in Council
assembled.
SEC. ,. and it is further ordained By the dU-
hOritV aforesaid, That from and mmedl-
diately after the opening and extension of
Bay street to said Canal over said Joachim
and Bridge streets, that the names of said
Joachim and Bridge streets shall be changed
to Bay street, and all said area from West
Broad street to said Canal shall be known and
designated as Bay street.
SEC. 3. 4 nd it Is FURTHER ordained by tie GU-
hOTitg aforesaid, That all that area or portion
of land necessary for the widening of Canal
street on the south side to a width of 80 feet
from West Broad street westwardly to the
Savannah and Ogeechee Canal in the said city
of Savannah be, and is hereby declared to be,
open, and part of a public way from and
Immediately after freehOlders, appointed by
lawful authority, shall lay out and assess the
value of said area or portion of land, and the
award of such freehOlders shall have been re-
turned and accepted by the said the Mayor
and Aldermen of the city of Savannah in
Council assembled.
SEC. 4. And 1t is further ordained 6V the
authority aforesaid, That from and imme-
diately after the widening of said Canal
street to said Canal, that the name of said
Canal street be changed, and all said area
from West Broad street TO said Canal shall be
known and designated as River street.
Ordnance passed IN Council, November 7,
1888. RUFUS K. LESTER, Mayor.
Attest: FRANK +. REBARER,
Clerk of Council.
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Old FISH WOMB rake a Bare Hook

That is why / throw out no Turing bait to
catch suckers" My reputation is es-
tablished, and it must be kept up. My
clothing is far superior to the general run
of .'ready-made" goods, in style, make up,
cut and trimming. This is well-known
fact. however. The public can find on
my counters clothing that cannot be had
elsewhere in the city, except at merchant
tailors'. Ny hold is in having my suits
made to order, hence in buying from me
you run no risk of behOlding duplicate
of your suit on the first man you meet.
To be sure, | have nice suits in plenty at
prices as low as anybody else. My SIC
suit. for instance, is better value than you
can find elsewhere in the city. Besides
NV specially of fine clothing have stocks
of hats i'm all the latest styles, also shirts,
scarlet and white underwear, merino,
cotton and wooden half hose, neck wear,
cardigan Jackets, umbrellas, etc. just
received "a large variety of gents, youths
and boys OYercoats.
Imerely ask you to walk through my
stock and examine it, as ! am always
glad to show it. / guarantee my prices
as low as the lowest for same quality,
and solicit a call from all.
SIMON MITCHELL,
-AdU, I59 BrOughtOn street.
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The different churches in the city were
we'll attended yesterday
The steamship City Of Augusta sailed
Yesterday for New York with a large
cargo.
The monthly criminal session Of the
CitvCouFt Will be held this afternoon at 4
O'Clock.
The regular monthly meeting of the
German Friendly Society will be held to-
night I'm Turner's Hall at O'Clock.
The Odd Fellows have not given up the
idea Of building a hall, provided they can
ret a suitable site az a reasonable figure
The Gazette says that Darien sympa-
thizes with Savannah, and that the FIRE
engine Lester could have done good
work here.
The sale of reserved seats for Charles
L. Davis Alvin Joslin Comedy Company
will commence at Davis Bros. this morn
Ing ut o'clock.
The fitv-fOurth regular monthly meet
inr IF the Southern Mutual Loan AssOcia-
ZION will be held at Metropolitan Hall this
evening at : o'clock
A large number Of persons took adj
vantage Of the agreeable weather yester-
dav and visited the suburban resorts IN
the vicinityOf the city.
Reserved seats for the performance OF
s.Our Strategists,'' to be given on Wednes-
dav evening at the Theatre by J. II
HsverIv's company for the benefit Of the
savannah Volunteer Guards Fair, may be
had at Fretwell & Nichols until tO-mor
row night at 8 O'Clock.
The skating rink viii be opened a
NicoIson Hall, on DTaytOn street, be
tween Broughton and state streets, To
night at O'Clock. The Guards BanC
viii be present, and the pleasure of the
evening will doubtless be enjoyed by a
large assemblage Of ladies and gentle
men.
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RAILROAD RuNrRLINss.
bright Flashes OF Intelligence from n
aud Afar.

FL. Acosta has resigned the agency of
the Savannah, Florida and Western Rail-
road at Alapaha. and the position Is now
filled 10y +. 4. Griffin.
UOn.W +. Bowers. Of BOwersVille, Ga.
President Of the Gainesville Railroad,
saws the engine for the road is on the way,
and will soon be placed upon the track.
The Western and Atlantic Railroad has
paid $500 10 compromise the suit brought
AGAINST the corporation by DIR. Henry l..
Wilson. Of Atlanta, for damages resulting
from the loss of a leg by his son William.
The IincolntOn Nelrs SAYS that both the
Danville and Georgia Central Railroad
systems have their eye on the Augusta,
ElbertOn and Chicago Road, and advises
great caution in deciding whether II snail
o. built of the narrow or standard gauge.
On the 18th of this month the Coast
Line will make the run from New Orleans
To New York i'm 53 hours, and with only
one change Of cars. Two sleepers VIII be
mt on the run out of New Orleans, one
"a jacksonville and the other to Savan-
nah.
The New Orleans Times Democrat
prints the following: MIR. Cecil Gabbett,
General Manager of the Western Rail-
way Of Alabama, who is now IN this city,
has the reputation Of being one of the best
railroad men i'm the South. and he doubt
J
lent manner in which he has managed the
affairs of the Alabama Railway. The
way in which Mr.. Gabbett, some years
ago. was appointed President OF the COM
pdnv reflects great deal of credit upon
him. 1t was in this way: At the time
the stockholders were divided into two
factions. each Of which wanted their
man to be President of the road.
4 meeting was held, and owing to the
fact that the TWO factions We're so evenly
matched, il was impossible for the stock
holders to agree upon a man TO NIL the
position. Finally. Colonel Wadley arose
and asked the Chairman who was the
ROadmaster of the road. He was informed
that Mr.. Cecil Gabbett was the man.
sWell." said Colonel Wadley, IF that is
the case. | nominate Mr.. Gabbett for the
Presidency of this road The motion
was put to the meeting and Mr.. Gabbett
was unanimously elected President. At
the time of the meeting Mr.. GaDDett, I'M
conscious of what was Transporting at the
headquarters at Montgomery. was busily
engaged in experimenting the construc-
ton OF a bridge on the line OF the road,
when he received a telegram from
friend stating that he had been elected
President. Thinking it was joke con-
cocted BY some of the boys he paid no at
tcntion to the telegram, but continued his
werk. A telegram from Col. Wadley,
however, ordered him to report at head
quarters, and there, much to his surprise,
he was informed that he was President OF
the company. The position he ably filled
and. as President and in his present posi-
ton. he has worked untiringly, and the
result is the Alabama Western is one of
the best equipped lines in the South. The
story sounds like romance, but it is a
fact -
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-12

Bows and Youths Clothing, in any
stvle and quality, at prices cheaper than
any house in the city, at ID. II. Levy X
BRO 's-ddr
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IIJot T hANh n HID n hIHf
Clerk of Council.
ORDINANCES


An ORDINANCE to define the lire limits OF the
city of Savannah, and the limits within
which wooden buildings may be erected,
and to repeal an ordinance entitled IAN or
dlnance to regulate the erection and repairs
of buildings in the city of Savannah
passed in Council July ), 1882.
SECTION /. Be ii ordained 6y tie Mayor ana
AIderMeR OF the city OF SdDdHndh an Council
4 Ssen16Jed, and 1t is hereby ordained 6y the du-
th0yitY of the same, That the fire limits of the
city of Savannah shall be included within the
following boundaries. to wit: Savannah
river on the north, East Broad street on the
east, commencing at the river at the foot Of
East Broad street, and running southwardly
along the east side of East Broad street to It's
intersection with South Broad street, thence
along the north side of South Broad street TO
its intersection with Price street, thence
along the western side of Price street to
Gwinett street, thence along the north side
of Gwnett street to its intersection with
Montgomery street, and thence along the east
ern side of Montgomery street to its intersec-
ton with the south side of Jones street, and
thence along the south side OF Jones street to
its intersection with West Broad street, and
thence along the west side of West Broad
street to its intersection with Joachim street,
and thence along the southern side of Joachim
street to the point on the Savannah and Ogee-
chez Canal where the southern line of said
Joachim street extended would intersect said
canal, thence again to the river
SEC. =. Be GfHrther ordained by me d~ttort-
tn aforesaid, That hereafter no wooden strue-
ture building shall be built or erected within
the aforesaid fire limits of the city of Savan-
nah, nor shall it be lawful for any person TO
erect any wooden building or shed under the
bluff or on any wharf between the Anderson
wharves on the east and the Savannah and
Ogeechee canal on the west.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained by the author
tn aforesaid, That the ordinance passed in
Council July s. 1882, entitled IAN ordinance
to regulate the erection and repair of build
ings in the city of Savannah" be and the
same is hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained 6gthe authority
aforesaid, That if any person or persons shall
violate the provisions of this ordinance by
building or erecting, or by beginning to build
or to erect any wooden structure building
within the aforesaid fire limits of the city OF
Savannah, or under said blum, as aforesaid,
shall, on conviction thereof before the Police
Court. be fined sum not exceeding 500.
SECS. Be ii further ordained By the authority
aforesaid, That all ORDINANCES and parts of
ordinances conflicting with this ordinance be
and the same are hereby repealed in so far as
they so conflict.
In Council, November Z, 1888. Ordinance
on its first reading and published for informa-
fion. FRANK Z. REBARER.
Clerk of Council.
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For sale by r. B. Cassels, Taylor and East
Broad streets. Telephone No. 71.-Adr.