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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-14

Steamship Tallahassee. Fisher. New York
"a NJ Sorrel.
Steam ship VIM Lawrence. Snow. Baltimore
j B West 4 Co.
Bark Sequel (Br), Richards, Rotterdam-M
S Cosulich & Co.
Schr Caleb Ridgeway, Townsend, New
York-Jos A Roberts & Co.
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FREIGHTS.

LUMBER-By Sail-The supply of tonnage
is not equal to our requirements
and vessels are in demand at outside figures.
The freight limits are from IS % to IS so
from this and the near Georgia ports to
Baltimore, PHILADELPHIA. New York, Sound
ports and eastward. Timber at 50ca$l 90
hi gher than lumber rates. To the West In
dies and windward, nominal; to South Amer
lea, Sl2 50al3 50; 10 Spanish and Mediterra
mean ports, $40 5oa1l on; to United Kingdom
for orders, timber. 27a2Sc: lumber, E3 los.
Steam-To New York, 81 co; to Philadelphia,
81 90; to Boston, 50 90.
NAVAL SToRES-Firm. Foreign-Cork, etc,
for orders. As Cd. and, or. IS 81; Baltic. 3s.
Coastwise-Steam-ToB Boston, SOC on rosn.
81 90 spirits; to New York. rOsin soc, spirits
SOC; TO Philadelphia, rosln SOC, spirits SOC; to
Baltimore, rosIn 30c, SPIRITS 70c.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-14

sweet potatoes. white vans, r bush 75a1 90
PoULTRT-M Market steady. EGGs-Market
very firm and pretty bare of stock; demand
native peanuts in good request at quotations.
SUGAR-Georgia ana Florida. al: none
in market. HoNEY-No demand; nominal.
Sweet potatoes scarce; demand good.
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short clear c2.sas 75c. Hams firm at $3.50
NAVAL STORES.

1870.
NAVAL STORES.
NEW YORK, Sept. IS, noon.-splrits turpen-
tine steady at $3.50. Rosin steady at 81 90
0Dl Csc.
500 p. m.-Rosin quiet at 81 O0@l 05.
Spirits turpentine steady at 35lSc.
WILMINGTON, Sept. lS.-Sprits turuentine
dull at 34C. RosIn quiet; strained 15c,
good strained soc. Tar 6rm at 81 30. Crude
trpenune firm; hard 75c. yellow olp 81 90,
virgin 81 so.
CHARL ESToN, Sept. l8.-Spirits turpentine
steady at 1910. R0sin quiet; good strained
s5G90c.
RICE.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. lS.-Rice market I'M
hanged.
NEW YORK Sent IS-Rice firm.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-14

THE 6rst-clsss iron steamships OF this com.
Il pany are appointed to sail every Thurs
day from Boston at P. NJ; from Savannah as
follows-standard time:
CITY OF MACON, Capt. WIN. KELLEY.
THURsDAY, September 2, at 9P. NJ.
MERRIMACK, Capt. G.. CRowELL, THURS
DAY, Sept. 8, at $50 PM.
CITY OF MACON, Caps WIN. KELLEY.
THURSDAY, sept. l6, at 1880 p. N.
MERRIMACK. Capt. G.CnowELL, THURS
DAY, Sept. %, at P. NJ.
Through bills OF ladlng given to New Eng
lana manufacturing points and to Liyerpod
The company's wharves in both Savannah
and Boston are connected with all railroad.
leading ~ OF the two cities.
RICHARDSON & BARNARD,
Agenta
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PASSENGERS.

Per steamship City OF Macon. from Boston
Mrs 2 stewart. Mrs Capt LIBBY, n Williams,
A Weymouth. Miss Vaughn, Mrs A II MUIR
rlll. Il NJ French. G w Smith and wife, Miss r.
NJ Pond, Mary Nelson. j l. Carter. E Friend.
Miss l. Chase. Miss Sheppard, + Curtis and
wife. X 4 Nichols, + y Wetherly, G ID Gould
and wife, johnson, Chas Merri1eld, e w
Blake, w Blake, and 8 steerage.
Per steamship WIN Lawrence, for Balti-
more-C West, Master p Bertody, A NJ
Robinson. Mr. Cushion, Il Houston, A Read,
W stephens.
Per steamship Tallahassee. for New York
Mrs A E Gowen. Miss Mary Lon Lamar, J 8
Lawrence, II Il Baldwin and wife. Mrs ID
Paschalis. Mother Abbess Of Poor Claire Sis-
ters, Miss Marie d SeabrOok, Mise X stewart,
Miss K Reid, II G wales and wife. L 4 King.
Brieswick, II J McGinuis. Hancock,
Rev q Armstrong. Geo Wilson, Miss Bum
netor, ~ Batrey, Jos Hull, 81 Fisher, wife and
age.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-14
MEMORAN DA.

Steamship Tallahassee. New York.
Steamship VIM Lawrence. Baltimore.
Brig Robert Dillon, New York.
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ARRIVED AT QUARANTINE YESTER-
DAY
CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Bark Dagmal Nor. Harboe, Santos, in bal
last-M S Cosulich 4 Co.
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Sh,uufnn 9ntrlllari.rr.

MINIATURE ALMANAC-rHIS DAY.
SUNRTsEs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .: 81
SON ob tS.'.-s"s w. W.
HIeHW ArER at Savannah 1897 A VI. S:52PM
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-14
TUESDAY. Sept "a, 49,
ARRIVED YESTERDAY

Schr Harry Prescott, Turner, Kennebec,
with ice to Haywood, Gage Il Co; vessel to
Jos Roberts & Co.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-14

THE steamships OF this COMPANY ara q,
Il pointed to sail from Savannah Tor Rait,
more as follows-city time: '''
WIN. CRANE. Capt. BILLurs. SATURDAY
Sept. IS, at 10 A. NJ.
VIM. LAWRENCE. Cant. SNOW rHrrRs-
DAY. Sept. %. st $3.50 Pm.
Sept. 2s. at A. M. -
wM. LAWRENCE, Capt. SNOW, MON
DAY, Oct. 4. at l2E.
named at BPM. 'o N""Ve
Through bills lading given to all points
West, all the misunderstanding towns in New
England, and to ports of the United kingdom
and the Continent.
JAS. b. WEST & Co, Agents,
ia BAY street.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-14
Markets ny TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL.

LONDON, Sept. l3, noon. Consols. 100 ll-l6
for money, 100 49, IL Tor account
m.-Consols, 100 H. 10 Tor money, 1907
for account.
and steady Money quiet at lG5 per cent.
EXchange-long. a sl3ztg4 81; short. 81 S4Is
"a S4z. State bouGs dun but steady. Cow
erDment bonds dull bu' steady.
$500 p. m.-txcnange. "a slz. Money
closed at 76e5 per cent. Sub-Treasury bal-
ances-Gold. Sl2GS0l 900: currencc. s2s 1875
OCO. Government bonds dull: four per cents.
l26A; three per cents. l0o>s bid. State bonds
dull.
The stock market was stronger and showed
more life than on any previous day for some
weeks. The bears seemed dumoralized, and
the bulls for the time beiuR had control. The
course OF prices, With the eXcepl ION OF "A slight
reaction early and another In The last hour,
WAS most steadily upward " lille sales in
each stocks were increased dealings were ex-
tended to a much larger number of Htocka
thBn OF late. While there was no particular
news TO influence value. n general advance
was made upon inc improved feeling IN the
street. First prices showed advances OF from
"a TO "a per cent, the latter for Louisville and
Nashville, while Lackawanna and New Jer-
scy Central were each up n. There was con-
siderable excitement at the opening, and for
the nTst half hour there was unusually active
business, but after q few further slight aG-
vances prices, yielding at noon, were lightly
under opening figures. Later an adNancc
TOOK place, which eliminated about , y, ~,
when the highest prices Of the day were
reached. Another slight Yielding 10 values
followed, but the market recovered before the
close, which was aboGt steady at the best
prices OF the day. The active stocks are all
higher. Canada Southern Is mp ., Oregon
Transcontinental and st. Paul and Duluth
each ~. Lackawanna and Louisville ana
Nashville each "a per cent. aud others smaller
fractions. Sales 2Js, 600 shares the market
closing at the following quotations:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-14

CoNsIGNEEs.
Per Charleston and savannah Rv. Sept 13--
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-14

IltS Mdt6I '''s ivy w
NAVAL STORES.-The market for snirits
turpentIne was qniet but urn ut 33szc for
rpgulare. The sales for the day we're 200
cask.. Al the Board of Trade on the omen
in, cal the market was reported drm at 1890
for regulars with sales of 116 casks. AT the
sing call 1t was firm al 1870 for regulars.
RJ-n-The market was quiet, with BUYERS and
sellers apart on the better grades. The sales
for the day were about 1000 barrels. AT
the Board of Trade on the first call the
marker was reported unsettled, with 81 es
ii G25 barrels, al the following quotations.:
and b 9Oc G Soc. d 81 90, + 81 10. + 81 10,
NJ 81 49, S275 window glass 81 ~, wafer
white 81 Is. At the closing call 1t was quiet
and unchanged for II and below. and for the
better grades the following prices were bid:
1874 X 81 70. NJ 81 35. X 81 Is. window glass
s. 90, water white So Is, with further sales of
81 barrels.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20

From Mrs. Burton Harrison's "Recol
iections of a Virginia Girl in the FRS
lear OF tho War;" the following
taken:
Another incident of note, in persona
experience during the autum of '61, wa
that to two of my cousins and to M
was intrusted the making of the frs
three battle flags of the Confederacy
directly after congress had decided upol
a design for them. They were iaunt,
squares of scarlet crossed with dari
blue, the cross bearing stars to indicate
tho number of the seeding states. We
set our best stitches upon them, edged
them with golden fringes, and when
they were finished dis atched one to
Johnston, another to Beauregard, and
the third to Earl Van Dorn-the latter
afterward dashing cavalry leader, but
then commanding infantry at Manassas
The banners were received with all the
enthusiasm we could have hoped for
were toasted, feted, cheered abundantly
After two years, when Van Dorm had
been killed in Tennessee, mine came
back to me, tattered and smoke. stained
from long and honorable service in the
field"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20
How an Oyster Build Its Sacu.
fClnV sinn1 c1o

In building its shell the oyster starts
with the hinge end, at the spot known
to conchologists as the umbo A small,
plate or single scale now represents each
valve, and that is the first season,
growth. The ne season a new growth
or plate shoots out from underneath tb
first one, just as the shingles do. T E
oystermen call these laps or plate,
shoots, and they claim that the mum.
Der OF shoots indicate the years of the
oyster. They certainly do contain a
record of the seasons. But there is
often great difficulty in differentiating
these shoots. The record is often OBJ
liberated in places by the growth OF the
parasites, which build their shells or
tubes upon the oyster.
have liiened these shoots to shingles
Now, at the gaLle of the house these
shingles may be seen edgewise. So on
the one side of an oyster she'll is a series
OF lines. This is the edgewise view
OF the shoots or season growths.
Another factor is this purple spot, or
scar, in the interior of the shell. 1t is
the place Of attachment of tho ab.
AuOlot uuoCiC btS HTSb plaCO OF at
tachment was close mp to the hinge.
Had it stayed there rntil the shell had
become adult, how d icult would be the
task OF pulling the valves together, tn,
leverage to be overcome would be Sc
great; for he must bear in mind the
fact that at the hinge end the valve:
are held by this black ligament, whici
is in life elastic, swelling when thu
she'll opens and being compressed wheI
the animal draws the valves together.
So with every year s growth or elong
alton of the she'll the mollusk moves tn,
place of attachment of the muscle on
ward, that is an advance further from
the hinge AS it does so it covers u,
with white nacre all the scars that ar,
back of the one in actual use as tn,
point Of the attachment of the muscle
This you can prove by eating off witt
nitric acid this covering, and thus e1
posing the whole life series of scars OF
attachments.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20

ltisinteresting and instructive to watch
he currents of thought as they crop out
various directions. l sometimes think
that if the philanthropic ideas that hatch
in Boston and eastern Massachusetts
could be shipped, as we ship wares and
cases of books, to all parts of the land,
they would be seed corn for the millen-
mum on this continent But ideas pro-
pagate mainly by contact with living
men and women.
Here in Boston there are uncounted
thousands who are dying of ennui be-
cause they have nothing to do; that is,
they have no real life errand and 80 no
spontaniety, freshness, vitality-no call
ing that is satisfying to an immortal
nature. A cataclysm that should dis
tribute them over the continent, landing
hem safely in new fields of enterprise.
would give them opportunity to
root and grow and come to fruitage. As
the sequel to Nothing to Wear" some
one should give a poem entitled "Noth-
ing to Do" Is not the theme ample for
an epic Cor. Christian Union.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20
Old Sty q and New.
fChicago Herald


The calendar, as reformed by Cesar.
is still used in tho Russian empire, and
was in use all over Europe until the
year 1882. To obviate an error which
amounted to about twelve days POPE
Gregory XIII, ordered, Get 3, 1882. tc
be called Oct. Is, and that all centen-
NAL years which are not maltiples OF
400 should not be made lear years
thus 1000 was leap year, and 1000
will be the next that falls on centen-
AIRY year.
The GIegorian method of intercalcu
lation reconciles with much accuracy
the civil with the solar year; the latter
consists of 1855 days five hours and
forty-eight minutes and small
fraction. The Gregorian rule OF
emitting three leap years every
400 years, reducing these to l4e'.
O97 days, gives to civil year an ayerag,
duration of 365 days hours and
seconds, which exceeds the true solar
year only SO much as to make differ.
euce OF one day every 1855 years. This
calendar, civil and ecclesiastical. wa
soon adopted in the Catholic states
while in the Protestant states it was bur
partially adopted In 1900, and not Ell
tirely till 17f4. The change from th,
julian 10 the Gregorian calendar was
made in Great Britain in 1853, Sept. ?
being called sept. IA.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20
Buried Them Deem.
Boston Advertissrl


The Smithsonian institute has received
from Barton county, Georgia, natural
curiosity that is arousng much interest
A company which is getting out lime
stone from SOLID ledge found, 100 feet
below the surface of the ledge, an i'm
mense deposit Of human and animal
bones carelessly heaped together and
imbedded Ia the solid rock. The ones
are intact, but Ire when the eGort is
made to free thea no the stone.
A mass of this conglomerate of stone
and bones weighing 5000 pounds has
been received here. and the Smithsonian
authorities viii send an expert down to
examine the deposit, which is repre-.
scented to weigh many tons. No ex-
planation is offered for the bones being
there. save that cave existed there in
habited by aDtediluvians and it after.
wards slowly filed with a limestone de-
post which can not now be distinguished
from the original rock
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20
Tests for Railroad Employees.


The reporter was next subjected to
the other tests required, and the results
recorded in blank provided for that
purpose. AT o distance of twenty feet
he was required TO name letters dis
played on card, in different sizes of
large type, and the result was that he
could hardly tell certain letters at
twenty feet which perfect vision
should distinguish at thirty. lie was
therefore marked tw0-thirds for acute.
ness of vision. For range of vision
each eye was tested on fine print. An
other discovery was made, that with his
left eye he could read it when no closer
imam seven and one half inches, while
with his right eye he could read it as
close as four and one.half inches I'm
cases like that, said Mr. Turner. "lhe
employe is first examined by q bro.
fessi0nal oculist, who prescribes Ger.
tain kind OF glasses for him to wear. so
rs TO make the sight OF both eyes
equal. and the expense OF this is de-
frayed by the company"
The directions for the third test
that OF range OF vision-are MS follows.
@TSs VIZ OAuAAAhNl OAHU Ill front OIL the
examined at q distance of three feet,
and, directing him to keep his eyes
nxed on the righb eye OF the examiner
and keep them so fixed, let the exam.
iner extend his arms laterally and.
opening and shutting his hands, let him
by questions satisfy himself that his
hands are seen by the examined without
changing the direction of his eyes. re-
cording the result as good or defective,
as the case may be- "
The test for hearing is as follows.
If a person who has good ear hears
q watch tick at five feet distance, and
the person examined hears it only at
one foot, his hearing would be one
NTH, and may be recorded in fractions.
Conversation in an ordinary tone should
be heard at ten feet" The results of
The various tests made were recorded in
detail and duly certified TO by the ex-
amining committee, and then signed by
the superintendent.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20
A Pernicious System of Labor.
New York Telegram. !


Cne of the pernicious systems in vogue
in this city is that known as the sweat
ing system" Ii is carried on to fear.
full extent, and enters into various man
ufactures and saps the very life out of
the miserable wage workers who are its
victims, while the sweaters, "or bosses
who carry it on are making money.
These bosses, who take contracts or en-
gagements TO make certain quantities
of wearing apparel, furnishing goods,
etc, have out-of-the way work-rooms
in the east side tenement houses, and
are careful to exclude outsiders from
them. and to give no information con-
corning the scant wages they pay. Two,
three, and four dollars week are about
the figures paid good sewing women
with machines, and they druge along
ten and eleven hours day in close and
unhealthy rooms, eking out miserable
existence and endeavoring, in many in
stances, to aid in the support of fam
lilies.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20
The Snail as a barometer.
ICor, Cincinnati Enquirer.l


/ do not knov Of any surer way of
predicting the changes in the weather,
than by observing the habits of the
snail. They CO not drink, but imbibe
moisture during q rain and exude it
afterward. This animal is never seen
abroad except before a rain, when you
will see it climbing the bark of trees and
getting on the leaves. The tree snail.
as it is called, two days before rain will
climb up the stems of plants,
and - if the rain is going to be
a hard and long one, then they
get on the sheltered side of leaf, but
If short rain, on the outside. Then
there are other species that before
rain are yellow; after it, blue. Others
indicate rain by holes and protuber-
anees, which before rain rise as large
tnbercles. These will begin to show
themselves ten days before rain. AT
the end of each tubercle is a pore which
opens when the rain comes, to absorb
and draw in the moisture. In other
deep indentations, beginning at the head
between the horns and ending with tho
,ointure of the tail, appear few days
Before storm.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20

Teel's marsh, in Nevada, is the most
productive borax field on the Pacific
coast It's deposits cover ten square
miles of surface, and it is said to include
chemically pure common salt, borax in
three forms. sulphate Of soda, and carbo-
nate of soda. The basin of Nevada, in
which it is situated, is covered in many
parts with dry, effiorescent salts, washed
in course Of ages from the soda feldspar
of the volcanic rocks and ridges Of yellow
lava which cover the country for miles.
The waters of the lakes are heavy, ap-
pear like thin oil, smell like soap, possess
great detersive qualities, are caustic as
potash. and easily saponify.-Chicago
Times.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20
[Chlcago Herald.

The Cafe Proespe, Paris, has closed
its doors 1t was the Oldest establish
ment of its kind in Paris 1t was opened
in 1889 by SicAian, who gave It his
name, and was the resort of the most
illustrious writer's of the eighteenth GEN.
fury. Ice creams were first served from
this cafe.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20

Isinglass IS . .ost of gelatine, pre-
pared from The swim bladder OF the
sturgeon, and of other fish. 1t is used
in cookery and confectionery, also as a
.:zsH for delicate fabrics and for other
purposes.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20

Strong black tea, used cold, forms az
excellent prophylactie against common
sore throat" A solution of table salt,
one dram to pint, . asss efiicacious.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-03-20
Cheapn... q |. Hlnaaa 1.oam

A Hindoo loom, complete, is worth o.
cents. and weaves shawis, silk and mus
'ins which our most expensive apparatus
IA moe squsl.-Philadelphia Call.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-02
The County Convention.

The Democratic ticket nominated
by the county convention yesterday
will be found at the head of our edi.
torial page. Owing to the lateness
of the hour when the convention ad-
journed full report cannot be given
until our next issue. The jailer's
race was very close on the last ballot
between Geo. w. Long and Jno. S.
Long, the vote standing q to 90. A
resolution was adopted authorizing
and instructing the chairman of the
convention TO appoint delegates to
cast the vote of Christian county in
the judicial convention for Judge Joe
McCarroll, for Judge and Hon. Jas. B.
Garnett for Commonwealth Atttor-
ney; also other delegates to vote
the county for Judge Bennett in the
Appellate District Convention to be
called. After the delegate convention
a mass meeting was Or
ganized and the same resol utions
were adopted.
The candidates all made speeches,
the discussion between Judges Eavea,
J race and McCarroll being very ami
mated.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-03-02
DOWN TO NEW ORLEANS,
Via. 9. 0. 4 S. W. and Mississippi
Valley Railroads.

On February 18th we started for q
visit of few days 10 New Orleans,
tile exposition and the principal
places Of Interest in and around the
great Southern city. We boarded
the famous L. Il N. which took us as
far as WORTHWHILE, where connection
was made with tho G. o. VS.. W.,
a road not without a history, and
one that does not run empty cars by
any means. The terminus of this
road is at Memphis, where change
of cars is necessary, and you board
the elegant and comfortable coaches
of the Mississippi Valley route.
This road is comparatively a new
one but is fast coming to the front
with large passenger and freight
traffic. 1t runs on an almost direct
line from Memphis TO New Orleans,
through an entirely level country,
and in many places runs in sight of
the Mississippi river, giving the pas
sengers splendid view of the river
and of some of the large steamers
that run between Memphis and
New Orleans. On this route look
can be taken atmanY of the large
sugar plantations and rice fields,
which are objects of interest to those
who have never seen them. Each
plantation is miniature town with
in itself, Some of the plantations
are in a dilapidated condition, and
seem to lack the care and attention
they received a few years hack, All
who wish to get good view of the
Mississippi bottoms, the sugar plan
tationS and rice fields, and many
other objects of interest should take
the Mississippi Valley.
We arrived in New Orleans Sat-