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MAY g. MAY.
LOOK OUT LOOK OUT

ESSN wv YIN
TNOR MAY & NAY are still in the Drug Trade,
I and stand at the head for pure and reliable
Drugs and Medicines.
GARDEN SEEDS, GARDEN SEEDS.
Fresh and warranted to beat any in the market.
All kinds and every variety known to seedsmen.
So come where you can get all you want without
going all over town, getting some at one place ana
some at another, for MAY Il MAY keepall varie-
ties.
LAMPS, LAMPS.
From twenty cents to thirty dollars. Soaps from
five cents to one dollar
NOrman's Cordial and HOlt's Elixir
Are still curing all that they represent them to
do, making them the most valuable preparations
III existence, known to the Drug trade.
SYRUPS
Of all the Hypophosphites, with and without Cod
Liver Oil. with and without Lime and Soda with
and without Malt and Malt Extracts Hydrolene,
Hydrolene Pills, and sold with guarantee to
cure every old cough and cold when everything
else fails. If you doubt it, try it and get your
money back. Sold and warranted by MAY
MAY.
Spices, Nutmegs, Pepper, Ginger and Cloves
are always kept at MAY ~ MAY >.
Tooth Brushes Nail Brushes, Whisk Brushes,
and all kinds of Brushes from ye cents to five
Fine Note and Writing Paper and Envelopes
to match, at MAY ~ MA ..
Paints, Oils, Putty and pure L. l.. White Lead,
Varnishes and Dye Stuffs always in stock, or or
dered as cheap as the cheapest at MAY & MAYS
Drug and Chemical Emporium.
Bird Seeds, warranted cheaper than you can
buy them in the North. So don't send off,. but
buy from MAY & MAY, where they are kept
MAY & MAY.
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JOHN MAY. JR ..
SandlersyilIe. 8. G..

CTILL in the ring and you can bet your bot
= tom dollar he will remain there.
Dry Goods. Groceries, General Merchandise
Bacon, Bacon, atJOHN MAYS, Sandersville
S. G..
Sugars, Sugars, at JOHN MAY, Jr.'s Grocery,
Sandersville, S. c.
Soda, Soap, S.arch and Molasses, at JOHN
MAY, Jr.'s Grocery, Sandersville, S. c.
o, HOW CHEAP! o, HOW CHEAP!
Mrs Jones, you have no idea what nice pair
of Shoes you can buy at JOHN MAY, Jr.,s for
Sl.25 Mr.. Jackson brought me pair and was
surprised, for at Chester they made me pay 500
for just the same Shoe. So go yourself and tell
all Your sisters and your cousins, and your aunts
and everybody else to 60 to JOHN MAY, Jr.'s;
He can beat the Jews on Shoes, Dry Goods and
anything else in his line
Now to Make a Long Story Short,
JOHN MAY, Jr., promises to give his special
attention to the Store at Sandersville, to keep a
good stock, and asks not only one but all to help
him, and by that they will help themselves.
Goodbye until the next time.
JOHN MAY, Jr.
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WITHERS ADICKES.
NEW AND FRESH GOODS.
WYE have a chronic habit Of buying goods
w cry few days.
JUST RECEIVED.

VNTE have chronic habit of buying goods ev-
w cry few days.
JUST RECEIVED.
Seed Irish Potatoes-Early Rose, Goodrlch,
Peerless. etc. Glover, Blue and Orchard Grass
Seeds. Flower and Garden Seeds. Grist, nice
Rice. Coffees-No. "a, roasted, still retains pop
ularity. Sugars, which are lower tran IN many
wears. Molasses-5 grades New orleans ana oy[-
ilps at low prices. Hams, Breakfast STRIPS.
large lot of fresh Candies, Nuts, Fruits and
SEASOSABLE GOODS GENERALLY.
Northern dried Beans, very nice and nutritious.
Prunes. Figs, Rasins, Currants, Cltron, oranges,
Lemons and fruits of all kirds, generally on
hand. Pickles, in bottles or from keg, at retail;
Dried Beef, Clipped in store, Peanuts, roasted
in store: fresh Cider, Ginger Ale, Sarsaparllla,
Mackercl. in Kits and Quarter Barrels. Canned
Fruits Fish. Meats and Vegetables-the most
complete assortment in this incipient city, at
guaranteed prices Maccaronl from across the
Atlantic: Cheese, fresh lot of Crackers, Ames
Pastry Waters, Vanilla Waters, Ginger Nuts,
etc. are unsurpassed in quality. Fresh Teas,
Oatmeal Flavorng Extracts, Baking Powders,
Spices of all sorts, whole or ground. Best Vine
gar, Cream Tartar, Gelatlne.
The Celebrated Gravely TObaccOs,
All kinds of Cigars, Cigarettes, Pipes. Snuff in
Bladders, ounces to pounds. Also in Packs,
Tins, and Maccaboy in Jars.
HARDWARE.
Plows, Shovels, Spades, Chains, Back bands,
Hames, Hinges, Locks, Screws, Nails, Carpen,,
ters' and Plantat on Tools generally KAT ana
Steel Traps, Ovens, Pots, very cheap; Grind
stones and Fixtures. Breech- Loading Gun Ma
terials Cartridges, Cutlery. Anew Lamp-Trlm-
mer, long felt want, worth its price on the eyes
in a week or so. In short,
OUR STOCK IS VERY COMPLETE
In Groceries, Hardwa e, Crockery, Wooden and
Willow Ware, Tinware, etc.
Brushes-Blacking. Horse, Whitewash, etc.
Curry Combs, Cattle Powders, Sheet Tin, Win
dow Glass, Sole Leather, etc.
We will buy all manner Of Country Produce.
Butter is now in good demand
FERTILIZERS.
flour prices were commensurate with our sales
we would not grrmble, as it is, we may run out
of stock. However, come and see us:
WITHERS ADICkES.
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March q
NOTICE.

DY virtue of an order from j. Beatty Williams,
Is Probate Judge, we will expose to public sale
at York Court House, on the 1st MONDAY IN
APRIL, next, Immediately after the public sales,
the CHOOSES IN ACTION belonging to the es-
tate of w. w. GLENN, deceased, which have
been approved desperate or doubtful
Terms. Cash. G. l.. RIDDLE,
S. a. GLENN,
Administrators of w. w. Glenn, deceased.
March 20 II 81
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TO PAINTERS.

CEALED proposals will be received by the
= County Commissioners of York county, at
their office in Yorkville, until II o'clock NJ, on
Monday, April 2lst, 1854, for the PAINTING or
THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE; the work to
include the painting of the exterior Of the brick
walls; all of the wood work of the exterior; all
the wood work of the interior, and the kalsoml-
ming of the walls and ceilings of all the rooms on
both floors; the work to he done in accordance
with plans and specifications to be seen at the Of
flee of the County Commissioners.
Bids must be accompanied with bond in double
the amount of the bid, with two good suretles
for the faithful performance of the work and the
County Commissioners reserve the right to reject
any or all bids
BY order Of the Board.
JAMES B. ALLISON, Clerk.
March 20 II ot
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To HIGHWAY SURVEYORS.

VHNHE Division Highway Surveyors of York
L county, are requested and directed at once to
put the various public roads, in their respective
divisions, in good travelling condition. The
width of the road bed, in every case, should be at
rocks, roots, and limbs, should be carefully re-
moved.
BY order of the Board.
JAMES b. ALLISON, Clerk.
March i 10 81
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CARPETS.

CARPETS and House Furnishing Goods, The
Largest Stock South of Baltimore. MOquet,
Brussels, 3-Ply and Ingram Carpets, Rugs,
Mats and Crumb Cloths, Window Shades,
wall Papers, Borders, Lace Curtains, Cor
nices and Poles, Cocoa Il Canton Mattings,
Upholstery, Engravings,. Chromos, Picture
Frames. Write for Samples and Prices.
BAILIE 81 COSKERY, AUGUSTA, GA.
july II 2S ly
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ADNINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.

r ETTERS of Administration on the estate OF
IlW. G. DURANT, deceased, having been is
sued to me March II, 1884, creditors of said de-
ceased are hereby notified to present their claims
within the time prescribed by law. Al persons
indebted to said estate will be expected to make
payment without delay.
GEO. w. S. HART, Administrator,
Yorkville, S. c.
Aforn
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RAILROAD MEETING.
49, gsszEENll -
AE# VwwGE ~ ~ ~ wv WE

OFFICE OF CHESTER & LENOIR r. r. CO.,
CHESTER S. c., March 6, 1884.
4 MEETING of the stockholders of the CHES-
" TER AND LENOIR y. G. r. r. COMPA-
ny, is hereby called to assemble at Gastonia, n.
c.. on the 20TH DAY OF MARCH, 1884, at II
o'clock NJ, to consider the expediencv of extend
ing the time for the completion of said road to
Lenor, not later than the 1st of JUNE NEXT,
as in consequence of thesevere winter, work has
been delayed, and if the road is now pushed for
ward too rapidly, its efficiency for summer trav-
ell will be impaired.
By order Of
w. HOLMES HARDIN, President.
JAMES MASON, Secretary.
March IL IL 1t
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l.. LOWRY SMITH


A SKIS your attention to our large and ,well-se-
n lected stock of fresh Groceries, to which we
are daily making additions, and we offer you as
cheap as the cheapest, the following, viz:
HAMS, HAMS, HAMS, HAMS.
The celebrated Baltimore Hams, from P. T.
George's Also, some nice, sweet and juicy
Breakfast Strips, at III cents per pound.
Lard. Lard, Lard, Lard,
Of the very best quality. None of your cheap
cotton seed stuff. Choice Carolina Rice.
SUGAR, COFFEE AND TEAS,
That nobody can beat Extra Cream Cheese,
Soda and Sweet Crackers, and full stock ofstick
and fancy Candies, and new crop New Orleans
Molasses.
CIGARS. CIGARS. CIGARS. CIGARS,
have on hand line of the best Cigars ever
brought to this market for the prices. The cele-
brated Baltimore Excelsior Cigar, 6 for % cents
and the Sunshine for % cents. These cigars
were bought in lots of II, ,O0O for cash, and we
try them is all we ask tor you to be convinced.
TOBACCO. TOBACCO. TOBACCO.
handle n. D. Sullivans "Free and Easy" r.
C.. D., and c. e D. brands, which we consider the
best in market.
I have also Just received full and wcll-select-
ed stock of Crockery and Glassware, comprising
everything you can call for in that line.
HARDWARE, HARDWARE.
Axes Shovels, Forks, Scvthes, Grain Cradles,
Trace Chains and Locks. 4 full line of Table
Cutlery, Knives and Forks, and many other ar
ticles too numerous to mention. Nails, Horse
and Mule Shoes, &C., &c
POTATOES. POTATOES.
We have a nice assortment of Potatoes-Early
| Rose, Early Goodrich and Pink Eye.
D. M. Ferry's Garden Seeds.
Wood and Willow Ware, Cedar Buckets, Wa
ter Buckets, Well Buckets, Churns, &c. Also,
a large stock of Tin Ware.
Our stock of Canned Goods is complete and
| fresh, and we can offer you everything in that
line, fresh and nice, and as low as anybody.
FLOUR, FLOUR.
| No. l. Patent Flour, Luxury" and choice
| Country Flour.
Shore Mackerel in Kits.
| In fact, we have everything you can ask for in
| a we'll regulated Grocery Store. All we ask is
for you to give the Corner Storea trial before you
buy. will satisfy you that will sell you as
! cheap as anybody. "
/. LOWRY SMITH.
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0. WALKER. =. :. WA
WALKER e. WALL.
"MAID OF ATHENS"

THNHIS is the brand of one Of the most popular
4 tive-cent Cigars manufactured. We have
control Of the sale of it in this town, and re-
spectflllv ask smokers and lovers Of the weed
to give it a trial. WALKER IL WALL.
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A GRAND OPENING

OF Hats and Bonnets, on TUESDAY and WE'D
NESDAY, APRIL 1ST and 2ND: Then you
will be fully convinced that the above IS true.
invited to come and see one ofthe grandest open
ings ever seen in Yorkville. Every person will
be welcomed and shown everything to be seen;
No pains on Mrs. DOBSON'S part will be spared
to make your visit pleasant. Come everybody
and see. Mrs. DOBSON will still continue her
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DENTAL SURGERY.
Drs. Walker e. Cartwright.
DENTAL SURGEONS,

@h OFFICE one door South of Riddle
Q}Y$SA Il Pegram's Store. Having fitted up
IAI1 an Office, with all the conveniences
and latest improved lstr,- -ments and appliances
in the profession, we respectfully tender our SER
vices to the public. La1ies waited on at their
residences in town. and calls from any part Of
the country promptly answered. Teeth painless
ly extracted by the use of nitrous oxyde, gas.
Full sets of teeth, $50; upper or lower plates,
$40; ordinary gold filling, Sl.5O amalgan, Sl.OO;
and other fees proportionately low All our
work guaranteed to give satisfaction.
w. NJ. WALKER,
a. Y. CARTWRIGHT.
March6 40 3m
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DOBSON g. PARISH.

DOBSON ~ PARISH.
DRIED FRUIT.
LARGE lot of Dried Apples and Peaches.
"A Green Apples and Oranges always on hand.
4 full and complete stock Of Canned Goods fresh
and at bottom prices. Our stock Of
NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES
And Syrup is now complete and at the very low
est cash prices. Plows, all sizes. 1ron-Foot
Plow Stocks, Hoes, Hames, Trace Chains, Back
bands Plow Lines and Farming Implements Of
all kinds, Shovels, Forks, Spades, Wood Saws,
Breast Chains, Mattocks, Picks,
SOLE AND UPPER LEATHER.
Tin and Potware. We still have a large lot Of
Macke"el on hands, and at low prices. Table
and Pocket Cutlery. Our stock Of
SUGARS AND COFFEEs
Is unsurpassed. both in prices and quality. Save
your money by giving us a call large stock
of Tobaccos and Snuff. We are selling climax
Tobacco and giving good Pocket Knife with
each pound. Call at
DOBSON & PARISH'S.
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fImantial AMI Gonlnartlal.
FOrkyilIe Market.

FOrkville Market.
REPORTED BY RIDDLE d PEGRAM.
YORKvILLE, 8. c., March l9.-The follow
ing are the quotations of Cotton in this market
Good Middllng. $40 0y -
Mlddllng. lo-!o Sy
Strict Low Middling g...-.......... LILO la1 -
TingeS....... o oo V "
Stains .......... ..................I I w 0g 0 w
CHARLOTTE, March 1s.-Cotton 1916 to
CHARLESTON, March l7.--Cotton firm ;
mddling, l0a.
LIVERPOOL, March 17.-Cotton active and
firm uplands, l5-64d.
NEW YORK, March 17.-Cotton firm; up,
lands IL. Futures closed steady, with sales OF
$4,000 bales as follows: March 11.O6 to l!.01 I;
April 1lOS to l1.09; May 1l.27 June ll.4l; July
ll.53; August l1.63; September ll.32 to ll.33
October 1899 to 1921; November 1915 to lo.U ;
December lotto 1919.
Comparative Cotton Statement.
NEW YORK, March 1.-THE following is the
compal ative cotton statement for the week end
ing March IA: 1884. 1888;
Receipts at all ports for the week, 1853 lO96z!
Total receipts to this 519 sei
Exports for week.................. 93,es5 !Oo,H ~
Total exports to date 1O3, ,457 g. 49,, ,S4S
stock at ali U. S. ports.. . -. SAC, ,572 S94, ,545
Stock at ali interior towns 96, ,905 l35. 933
stock at liverpool. ,O46, 500 920, 900
American for Great Britain...... PA 600 &c, 900
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O.. III. O'LEARY.

u. III. O'LEAKY.
YOU WILL FIND
G. HI. O'Leary's
IUNHE largest stock of FURNITURE, CAR
PETS, STOVES, SADDLES, HARM ESS,
&C., in town, at the lowest prices. Below find a
partial list Of the goods we carry:
a large stock of Bedroom Suites.
A large stock of Walnut and nopl Bureaus.
A large stock of Walnut and Poplar WaTdrobes.
A large stock of Walnut and Poplar Lounges.
A large stock of Walnut Bedsteads.
4 nice line of Parlor Suites.
a nice line of Sdeboards and Safes.
\ nice line Of Chairs, all grades.
a nice line of Spring Beds and Springs.
Steel Engravi lgs, Oil Paintings
Chrome Picture Frames.
Common Beds from -. 90 to $500.
Brussels and Ingram Carpets.
Hemp and Cotton Carpets.
A new stock of Cane Mattings, cheap
Velvet and Brussels Rugs.
Rubber, Cocoa and OilCloth Door Mats
different patterns Of Cooking Stoves.
A splendid stock of Saddles all grades.
A splendid stock ofCa.Iiage, Buggy, and Wagon
Harness.
An extra large stock of Collars.
An extra large stock of Hames, Chains, Brldles
Back Bands, &c.
Lastly, we know lr facilities for handling the
above goods are superio to oilers, and those
who want to save the dollars cannot fail to do it
if they examine goods and prices.
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CANNED GOODS.

WYE have choice stock of Canned Goods,
w including all articles canned for this mar
ket Our goods are fresh and warranted gem
uine. Attention is called to our Canned Mack
erel, which is nice and convenient.
WALKER Il WALL.
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GERMAN KAINHT
FOR SALE.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

4 LII persons indebted to the estate of p. B.
n DARWIN, deceased, will make payment to
the undersigned. All persons having claims
against the same will present them duly attested.
JNO. 4. DARWIN, Administrator.
March6 10 st
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TURKEYS AND FOWLS WANTED.

WYE wish to purchase l, 900 GOOD FAT TUR-
w KEYS, for which, delivered to us at our
market in Yorkvlle, we will pay s! cents, cash.
Also, 500 grown FOWLS.
McELWEE e DARWIN.
March I'D II
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A WORD TO THE WISE

rs sufficient. Messrs. COLCOCK & MILLER
\ want payment of their Notes and Accounts
We are their Attorneys.
HART & HART,
Yorkville, S. G.
February7 tt
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ASsIGNEE'S SALE.
I'm MONDAY, the 9th instant at the Court
House steps in Yorkville, at $50 A. NJ, !!
will sell to the highest bidder for cash, due-blll
of JESSE A. H0GUE, dated Nov. 10, 1888, for
Sl3.67.
Yorkville, S. c., March II, 1884
GEO. w. S. HART, Assignee
of j. J. Smith & Co.
March20 II III
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Spstial Notltes.
ReIigiOuS Notice
OBITU AIRY.

D1ED-In York county, on the 1st instant, of
paralysis, Mr.. JOHN McELMOYL, native OF
ireland, aged about IS years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-03-20

EXPECTING TO MAKE A CHANGE
ENMY BUSINESS, am doing strictly Cash
+ Business. am determined to sell my goods
at lower figures than they have ever been offered
before. j. M. ADAMS.
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THURBER'S COFFEE.
WYE sell this popular brand of Cotfee-Thur-
w bers No. 81, roasted. 4 full stock of un-
roasted coffee on hand
WALKER & WALL.
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OTHER GOODS.

SUGARS, of all grades; Candies in full assort-
= ment; Tinware Crockery, Flour, Bacon,
Lard, Hams, and everything usually kept in
first-class Grocery Store, which will be sold as
low as the same quality of goods can be bought
in this or any neighborng market.
WALKER e WALL.
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We still have on hand three of the celebrated
Studebaker Wagons. One 4-horse one 3.horse
and one 2-horse, which we offer at startlingy low
prices. ~
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IT, M. DOBSON.
THAT OLD CHAP AGAIN.

III Il -
THAT OLD CHAP AGAIN.
VUsT as we supposed, that Old Chap turned up
ey in New York amid the snow and ice, and
has actually returned to Yorkvile with one Of
the handsomest stocks OF
Dry Goods
That ever adorned his shelves. Dress Goods,
White Goods, Notions, Shoes, Clothing, Hats,
Boots, Cassmeres, Cashmeres Crepe Cloths,
Henriettas, Alpacas, Gloves, Ties, in fact every
thing Some Of the goods have already arrived,
and the remainder will be in during this week
and the first of next. Among them some spe-
cial drives. Such as Prints at cents, Towels ut
cents, Gents Handkerchiefs at cents and be-
sides all these, will bethrown in with every 81.
worth of goods bought for cash, a chance at the
Buggy, Sewing Machine and Watch.
With the above attractions and many others that
I cannot mention, 1 do not see how you can rest
well until you see the Old Chaps goods. And,
besides Mrs. DOBSON steps boldly to the front,
and says that her stock OF
MILLINERY, HATS, BONNETS, RUFFS,
Collars, Silks, Satins and Dress Trimmings have
never been so large, so cheap, so pretty and so
attractive She visited Baltimore Philadelphia
and New York, and saw all the new styles and
bought the very latest, and that is what no other
lady has done or will do, who is in the business,
and of course she will have quite the advantage
of being thoroughly posted in all kinds OF
Millinery and Dress Goods.
So if the ladies want the latest styles and prett
est goods, and information as to what is mostly
worn and how to make and how to trim, Mrs.
DOBSONS will certainly be the place to 60 to
see and get that valuable information, and to be
suited in Millinery. Besides, Mrs. DOBSON has
the prettiest line Of
GLOVES, COTTON, SILK AND KID,
Ever seen in Yorkville. Hose, from 10 cents to
g.. 90 per pair. No humbug. Come and see for
Yourself All kinds of Cotton, Linen and SILK
Handk erchiefs, for ladies. Andin order to more
fully show the ladies what she has, she will have
A GRAND OPENING
OF Hats and Bonnets, on TUESDA4 and WE'D
NESDAY, APRIL 1ST and 2ND: Then you
will be fully convinced that the above IS true.
Every person in town and country is cordially
invited to come and see one ofthe grandest open
ings ever seen in Yorkville. Every person will
lbo molcoma6 and ahOwp ayprVthinp to be seen.
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A SKIS your attention to our large and well-se-
n lected stock Of fresh Groceries, to which we
are daily making additions, and we offer you as
cheap as the cheapest, the following, viz.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-15
Cotton Fires on shipboard.

Within a week cotton fires have Oc-
CURED on three steamers at this port.
The damage caused by fire and water was
considerable. There was quite a num-
Der Of cotton fires on shipbOard last sea-
son. and the matter was the subject of a
good deal of discussion. There are plenty
Of theories as to the cause of these fires, out
none of them is entirely satisfactory.
Nobody appears to think that they are of
incendiary origin, That they are acct
dental seems TO be unquestioned. AS far
as we are informed, thorough and ex-
haustive inquiry as to their cause has
never been made. Such an inquiry might
not result in any discoveries, but there is
a chance that it would. The three fires
tl1at occurred last week at this port
originated probably in the same
way. 1t is not probable, however, that
all cotton fires on shipbOard are caused
in the same way. An inquiry might re-
suit at least in measures to guard against
what appear TO be the most reasonable
sources of danger. The insurance COM
panies are deeply interested in prevent
ing these fires. 1t would seem as If they
would take some steps to set on foot an
inquiry. Such an inquest would cost
little or nothing and might be the means
indirectly of saving great deal Of valu-
able property.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-15
A Little UnpIeasantness.

The New Orleans PicdgUne makes
known the fact that everything at the
great exposition is not moving as smooth
" as could be desired. A little speck Of
dissatisfaction has appeared which, it is
hoped, may soon be removed. Mrs. Howe,
a Boston lady, was chosen by the manage
ment Of the exposition to take charge OF
the women's department. She selected
all of her assistants from the North. There
are seven of them. Four are from Bos-
ton. one from New York, one from New
Hampshire, and one from Washington
city. The Picdyltne says: 1--WE suppose
that Mrs. Howe has taken it for granted
that since the exposition managers have
declared that no Southern woman is COM
petent to fill the position that was rendered
to herself, so there are none who are capa-
BILE of being put at the head of the various
departments under her charge. All, well.
we live in the hope that our Southern
women will not be looked upon as such
'ninnies' at the next centennial celebra-
tiOn."
1t does look as if one or more of the as
sistants should have been selected from
among the ladies of New Orleans. 1t is
not at all probable that many, if any, of
them were given an opportunity to decline.
The New Orleans people are so enthusi-
astic about this fair that the ladies there
would have been glad, doubtless, to have
had some of their number identified with
the management OF it. However, this
little bit Of unpleasantness will pass
away quickly, perhaps, if it has not al
ready disappeared.