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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07
SAVANNAH's RAILROADS.
The Great Commercial Arterie
which Contribute to Her Wealth.

The Great Commercial Arteries
which Contribute to Her Wealth.
The extensive commerce of Savannah,
reaching out to all OF the principal nations
Of the civilized world, is mainly due to
her comprehensive and widely extended
railroad system. True, she Is blessed
with a noble seaport and land locked
roadstead, but of what avail is deep
water and every other commercial ia.
cllity without adequate communication
with the interior OF Il country. For this
reason, even within the memory of many
living citizens, Savannah languished
with population of about 1000 only,
which remained nearly stationary for
years. Her trade was confined 10 points ac-
cessible to the river and the sparsely peo-
pied sea coast. IL was not until the Central
Railroad Company, that great pioneer of
material progress and civilization in
Georgia, began to penetrate the wilder
ness with Its magnificent highway that a
change came over the scene. Cotempo-
raneously with its completion, mile by
mile, settlers flocked in to occupy the fer
tile domain hitherto without market IA
oilities, and II was not long before large
plantations sent in their fieecy contribu
tons TO Savannah, and when the road
reached the hill country, thriving towns
and villages sprang almost full fledged
into existence, and, OF course, drew their
supplies from Savannah.
Immediately the ancient city OF Ogle.
thorpe ielt the stimulating impetus, and.
shaking off her apathy, began forthwith
Il new and brilliant career OF prosperity,
which is still eliminating. we trust. to n
glorious zenith. From that period the
Central railroad became leading factor
in the development of the whole State.
AT PRESENT. actually owns, or controls
absolutely, 1850 miles ofroad, besides the
immense acquisition obtained by the lease
for 30 years Of the Georgia railroad and
its branches, including the Augusta and
Macon, and the Port Royal and Augusta
railroads. Besides the above, the COM
pany own controlling interest amount
ing 10 virtual possession OF the Augusta
aud Knoxville railroad from the former
city win Green wood to Smart anburg. S. g.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07
CHARLESTON.
The Business of the City by the Sea
for the Past Year.

The Business of the City by the Sea
for the Past Year.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 3.-The grand total
of the business OF all branches for the
year for this city is, in round numbers,
$67, 450, 900, which is about $500, 900 under
the figures of last year. The Wholesale
and retail business proper shows an in
crease of about 100000 over last year.
The receipts of cotton were about
$500 bales less than last year.
In the fruit and vegetable trade there
was a decrease in value OF about $4,000
as compared with last year, the decrease
being due principally to the January
freeze and to bad seasons following. The
greatest falling off was in the straw berry
shipments, which were less than one
third OF those OF last year.
There was a slight increase in the bust
ness III naval stores during the year. The
receipts for the year just closed were
60,343 casks of spirits and 264, S48 barrels
of rosln. against 1879 spirits and 243, 90S
rosin In 1S8i-S3.
The year shows an increase in manu-
featuring interests which. although
slight, is very gratifying. The total
number of manufacturing enterprises of
which note 10 made il $50 against 367 last
L
resent AN invested capital Of $6.6l4. 900
and an annual product OF $0,761, 900, an
increase OF about 100000 over last year.
The most important of these,
next TO the fertilizer factories,
Is the Charleston cotton mill, which cost
5000, 900, employs about 400 operatives and
turns out about 100000 in yarns and
cloths annually. The mill has been in
operation for six years, but has never yet
made any money In the way OF dividends.
The stock is quoted at about $20-par
value 500. The company is, however, in
solvent condition, and the hope Is conf
IDENTITY INDUCED that with a renewal OF
business it will share in the general
prosperity.
In the phosphate trade the showing is
very gratifying. The mining OF the rock
has assumed larger proportions than ever
before. During 1884 and 1895 a pool was
formed by the miners OF land rock, the
price OF which was placed Mt SO 80 per
ton. The compact WAS dissolved during
the year just closed, however, and the
price has declined to 81 30, at which 1t is
now held. The shipments during the year
for Charleston were 2G6,Gll tons, against
pa. 54l tons in 1885, and 250,349 tons in
1884.
An equally gratifying increase is shown
in the shipments from Beaufort and Port
Royal. the figures being ITS 432 tons for
the year just closed, against 1857 ,606 tons
for the previous year.
The wholesale trade Of the city for the
year aggregated $l0.063, 65i aud the retail
trade SO 40 600. The total sqles for three
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07

During the past season the business for
truck farmers was altogether unsatisfactory.
The winter Wa9 very severe one, and the
spring rather backward, rendering early ship
ments in any quantity out OF the question.
When the weather permitted activCs ship
ments other states were in the market in a
very short period after Florida and Georgia
causing somewhat OF a glut. The conse-
quence was prices fell rapidly until IL became
Improbable TO ship to the North. The potato
crop was short fully one half. but prices were
very much higher, which more than counter
balanced the shortage, as shippers expressed
themselves satisfied &C values and found it
more profitable in the end after taking into
consideration IN expenses. In pretty much
all other vegetables losses were suffered with
the exception II tomatoes, the crop OF which
was very poor, and rather short, but lair
prices were obtained. The orange traffic
bid fair in the early part OF the
fail TO be very profitable. but later on the
severity OF the winter told on it, and almost
the entire crop was frozen and became an en-
tire failure. The shipments OF melons were
quite large. In fact. in excess OF the previous
year, and. considering the increase, fairly re-
munerative prices were obi aimed. Bat tak-
ing both the fruit and vegetable traiilc alto
gether the result OF the past few years eX-
perielce OF producers has not proved the
business to be u bonanza by any means. In
fact, the major portion Of the truck farmers
have lost money ana the business Is entirely
were shipped from this port via the ooastwise
steamships Sl2,26l packages Of fruits and
30S. 922 packages ~ vegetables and LOU, ESQ
melons distributed as follows:
There were shipped from this port to North
ern markets 3l2,z6 packages of fruit, OF, 600
watermelons and 30s.9z2 packages of ycge-
tables, distributed as follows;
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07

Totals...... ,676. lS9 s67, $50. o5S
The most striking fact is that despite
the low price of cotton aud phosphate
rock the grand total for 1885 1s only
1913, 1863 less than ON the preceding year.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07
HARDWARE

HARDW AXE
The business during last year was quite
heavy and very satisfactory. The demand
for all sorts OF merchandise ana agrlcuIturAt
Implements was very steady. Prices. Of
course, ruled low and profits were cut down
considerably, but this branch OF trace Is
very well handled and so closely watched
that few losses were made, in fact, less than
anv previous year. noticeable feature,
under this head, is the very heavy increase in
the exports of pig iron from this port. Dur
ing the year the Central railroad brought 70
this port So, 46l. 81 pounds Of pig, which was
distributed as follows: To Pm ladelpnla
1889 tons; to New York, 1852 tons; to Bos-
ton. {. $40 tons: TO Baltimore, 742 tons.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07
Tan0rre.
ADD I: RS

a. B. COLLINS. & co.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07

years were as follows: 1855, SIG, SIC. 654 /;
1S84-85, S26, 612,316; 1883 "a. SIS, $40, 29O.
The exports of lumber for the year
amounted to 27,S66, $40 feet against 90, 033.-
961 feet for the previous year.
The shipments OF manufactured fertili-
zers for the year amounted to l41, 2S7 tons
against 1853, 1856 tons last year.
The value Of imports and exports for
the past two years were as follows:
1856 l8S4-S5
Imports. 771,265. g 494,690
Exports. ia, 45l, 370 Is, 1873 07
The receipts of cotton at the port for
the year were sos, 1853 bales against 512,-
sos bales last year. The falling off was in
cotton raised in the State, the receipts be-
ing 295, 1855 bales this year against 81, 1926
bales last year.
The situation, commercial and indus
trial, may be summarized thus: Taking
into account the depression Of trade and
industry throughout the United States,
there is no good reason to be dissatisfied
with the business Of Charleston during
the commercial year. The subjoined
table shows the receipt OF cotton and
other staples at the port and presents a
hirdja viavu ~ ho
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07
WOOL AND HIDES.

The wool market during the past year was
dull at about l9c. up to the spring months, hut
on the killing Of the Morrison bill Is becqme
quite active and prices advanced rapidly un-
III H1~c- was paid. There Ia little Il AIRY
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07

1t will be seen that the decline In
the receipts OF cotton is comparativel y
small, principally owing to adverse
railroad combinations, while there is some
increase In the receipts Of naval stores
and phosphate rock.
The valuations are given In the table
below, the values being for cotton up
lands $45, sea island $120, rosin 81 Is, tur-
pentine $14, rice $l6, phosphate rock,
crude, Sc 80 in 18S4-85, and S. in 1886,
guano $40 last year, 80 this year. COM
mercial fertilizers $40 so. The following
are the values for tho two voara.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-07

commencement in the volume OF business,
ms the receipts seemingly were very
even for several years ana
do mot show any Increase. For hides the
market has been fairly steady throughout the
YEAR Prices varied from 13c. Gl411c. for dry
mint. The receipts are yearly decreasing.
The following table will show the receipts In
pounds OF wool and hides and the exports IN
bales. as well as the source from which sup
niles are derived, along with destinations:
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03
By the Cable Route.

Kansas City, July 29.-An lrishman
named Peter Riley came 10 this city Sun
day from Blue Springs, Mo, 10 look for
work. Instead, however, he got drunk, and
about $50 O'Clock last nj ht ne met with
an accident that will lose him his left leg.
He boarded southwest boulevard street
ear where the cars start back 10 the city
and the boulevard and Broadway, and not
withstanding he protest of the driver, per
sisted in standing on the front platform
He was, Of course, unsteady, and when
the car lurched in running from the switch
TO the I1ain track he fell 10 the ground on
his shoulder, and his left leg was thrown
under the car, the forward wheel passing
over it. He was picked up and carried by
the car TO Ninth and Main, and then taken
by the patrol wagon to the city hospital.
His injuries were found 10 eonsis. OF
compound fracture of the left leg, and an
amputation was decided upon as necessary.
1t will take place this morning.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03
Suicide atNevada.

The Nevada Mail says: Sunday
morning Mrs. Harriet Jarvis, living
two and one-half miles south of Schell
City, suicided by jumping into the
well. She was the wife of James NJ.
Jarvis, a generally esteemed citizen OF
that section of the county.
In a few seconds after the reckless
plunge, the husband reached the well
and attempted to save his wife. A
small chain was attached to the water
bucket and he succeeded in raising her
a short distance above the water, but
seeing that it would not sustain her
weight, he lowered her, while he at
tempted TO summon help. For q
short time, Mrs. Jarvis supported
herself, but before assistance arrived,
her hold relaxed and she sank. Mr..
Jarvis little son was present, but be.
ing but six years old could render but
little aid.
Mrs. Jarvis suicide was probably
attributed to family trouble. She
is said to have been of a very
respondent disposition.
An inquest was held in the after
noon and the jury found a verdict of
suicide.
Mrs. Jarvis leaves three children.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03
HARD On HEARD.
Howard Hit the Home Plate and
Sent Johnnie Trim Out
i'm the Cold.
Saline County to Give Him the
Final Shake-His Sun
is Set.

The Glasgow correspondent of the
Globe Democrat says:
Glasgow, Mo-, July 25.-This Sixth
congressional district is still in the throes.
The situation at present is that Mr.. Heard,
the present incumbent, has carried Pettis,
his own county, with II votes; Morgan,
with votes; Benton, with votes; Dallas
and Hickory, with votes each; Camden,
with , votes; and has divided the Il votes
OF Boone, getting } to DR.. YeAman's 9,
making Mr.. Heard a total of 81 votes.
Howard county held her primary on the
10th inst. and gave her votes to Cos
grove, which, added to his 10 in Cooper
and 8 in Moniteau, gives Mr.. Cos
grove a total of % votes. Sa-
fine and Polk have yet to select
delegates, Saline having Is and Polk o.
These counties will hold Their primaries on
the 3lst inst. Polk is conceded to be de-
batable territory, both parties claiming TO
have show to carry 1t But conceding 1t
TO Mr.. Heard, that would give him a total
strength OF but 43 votes. or votes short OF
enough TO nominate. 1t is very generally
believed that this is all the votes he can
ever secure, and that his chances for re-
nomination are not now worth speaking
about. Saline ne cannot possibly get nor
any part OF ii, as that county has adopted
the unit rule, and the fight there is between
Yesman and Cosgrove, John T. Heard's
congressional sun set when his friends in
old Howard failed to deliver the prom
ised goods. If Cosgrove carries Sa-
line he will have IL votes without Polk;
and, should he carry the latter county,
he will 60 In on the first ballot, in spite OF
the charge that three of Towards delegates
are for Yeaman. They are for Yeaman
for second choice. The ruling OF the Con
vention that nominated them was that the
vote Of the delegation sh onld be cast as a
unit until a majority OF the delegation
decided otherwise. The battle in Salin: Is
to be equally as hot as, if not hotter than
the one in Howard, and all parties are
hard at work. What complications The
candidacy of Mr.. Bush, of that county
viii cause TO arise can not be predicted
but he is not generally spoken of in hgur.
ing upon the result.
st this writing Honest John" Cosgrovt
has the leading place, with Yeam&n a
good second and Heard virtually out Of
the race"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

Two Young Beauties Who De
sired to Come West and
See the Country.

Misses Ollie Wood and Cora Hubert,
two runaway girls, from ST. Louis, passed
through the city last night on Missouri
Pacific train No. in charge of detective,
who was conveying them to their parents
The young ladies did not by any means
present the appearance Of prisoners and
made many mashes on susceptible
dudes, who are always hanging
around the trains In order
TO catch on. A ubitiql Gus BAZoOITE how
ever, at once grasped the sitTation and
through the courtesy of the detective,
whose acquaintance he made while the
"spotter" was devouring huge ham sand.
wich In Jerry Collins lunch sand at the
depot, he was accorded an interview with
the charming runaways.
You are newspaper man are you, IN
quired Miss Cora, with pretty pout.
The homely looking representative OF
the paper published for the people now on
earth" admitted that 1t was his misfortune
10 be laboring in that capacity.
Then said Miss Ollie, you viii not get
anything out of us, We have been adver-
tsed sufficiently"
whats the difference, now, Ollie" said
Miss Cora, with a gleeful laugh,
We might just as well give this poor
boy an item"
"All right" said the refractory Miss
Ollie, "but what can We tell him ,"
"Yes, young ladies'" inquired the home
ly reporter, who was beginning to quail
under the black looks and glances of the
detective, "please do tell me all about it,
before the train pulls out"
"Well," said Miss Wood, her black eyes
flashing, Eve have been sent 10 the board
ing school, and the confinement and discip-
| line has always been very irksome to me.
This is not the only time have ran away.
/ escrped from the House OF the Good
Shepherd in St. Louis three different
times. Amt that awful, Mr.. Reporter,
three different times, and once l broke my
leg; excuse me, mean my right limb"
The young ladies stated that their object
in leaving home was to come west and see
the world, but that their curiosity is, for
the present, satisfied and they are perfectly
willing to return home.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03
STEPHENS COLLEGE.
For Young Ladies !

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w. Pope Yeaman, ID. D., President Of
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embracing classics and modern languages
Superior advantages in Music, Art, Elocu-
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and beautiful grounds. Large and veil
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and religious influences unsurpassed.
Next session opens September Sth, 1885.
For catalogue address,
REV. L. w. BARRETT.
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The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03
HAY STACKS BURNED.
A Disastrous Fire Yesterday at
MOberly, Mo.

Moberly, Mo-, July 2S.-[SpeciaL This
morning the section hands on the VI. K. &
T. were engaged in burning of the right
OF way, just outside the southern corporate
limits OF the town, when the fire became
unmanageable and spread 10 the meadow
of w. E. Reynolds, the milk man. The
fire spread with great rapidity and swept
away fences, several stacks of hay and
threatened the barns and residence of Mr..
Reynolds. The fire department of the city
turned out, and stretching two thousand
feet of hose, succeeded in playing on the
flames, fences, ETC., until the fire was check
ed enough to save the dwelling and out
houses belonging to the farm.
The loss must reach from one TO two
Thousand dollars, which was, of course, not
insured.
The country is excessively dry and
dusty-more so, if possible, than any other
locality in the state. The people stand in
mortal dread Of raging flames, which are
liable to start at any moment
The farmers represent that the corn crop
in this section is about ruined. One old
farmer to-day, said: Late corn is utterly
ruined, while early corn may make nub-
bins"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

The Heard striker who cowardly
writes the manager of this paper a
threatening letter, is respectfully in
vited to carry his threat into execu-
ton. When the adherents of con-
gressiopal candidate resort TO. such
tactics. certainly, their cause must be
forlorn,
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03
Tender Gathamites,

New York, July 29.-The thermometer
touched 92 to-day. There were ten pros
trations by heat, one fatal.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

Clinton Advocate Sheriff w. J. Ell Is
ton has refined from his trip to Butler,
where, he states, the rumor is prevalent
that the governor had stated. that he in
tended to look into the Leabo case and act
upon it yesterday. This he failed to do,
however, and il is believed he viii 20 into
the very depths of the mass of clrcumstan-
tial evidence.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

Johnny Trim, after nearly six
weeks absence fnom his seat in congress
is again there, but not word is heard
from him about our public building.
He is too busy writing letters to the
people soliciting their votes.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03
When You Want the Best

Call on Phillip Hahn, manufacturer and
dealer in harness, collars, blankets, robes,
currycombs, brides, brushes, saddles or
anything in the harness line. Remember
the place, III second street, near market
house. Sedalia, No. 7-l36m
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

1t is not every editor that can afford
to rusticate in q Mexican prison, but
that is no reason why Cutting should
be accused of being 'scab printer
ETC., by. Jealous rivals.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

1t looks extremely absurd in our
morning contemporary to talk of clip
pings from an old file when it pub.
fishes wormy chestnuts every day.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03
Money Tn Toan.

We have several thousand dollars to
lend on improved farms at q very low rate
of interest Will make best terms to Dor
rowers now offered. 6-1w2m.
MoREY d CRAWFORD.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

Isn't there heap of littleness" in
an opposition to Mr.. Cosgrove because
he failed TO appreciate the personal
abuse lavished upon him by on: morn
ing contemporary
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

Engel. The first translation read wss thal
Of the announcement Of the publishers.
In this il was stated that the object Of the
paper was ito propagate n anarchist
doctrine" Another article written
in highly heroic vein lamented the OPP
preston Of capital and advocated revolu-
tionary principles. Eugene Sieger, an ed.
itorial writer on the Frei PresSe, identified
some manuscript written in German 10 be
in
THE HANDWRITING or SCHwAB.
The manuscript was that of the celebrated
blood" editorial published in the -4rjeiter
ZeituRg of May 4. The prosecution then
caused number of articles 20 be read
from the alarm and socialistic organs.
These all preached revolution in more or
less startling language.
Fred brewer testified that he found IN
der a sidewalk on Paulina street near Chi.
cago ave-, over four cans of some substance
which he supposed was an explosive OF
some sort. The cans which were two and 9
half by six inches were brought in and
identified by the witness.
OFFICER MICHAEL wHELAS
was called and testified that when these
cans were discovered his attention was
called % them before their removal from
the vicinity where they were found.
The defense objected to any testimony
froH the witness as TO the contents Of the
cans, and the witness was allowed to go
the Judge deciding that the cans had mo-
been connected in any way with the case.
DIR. Lee, of the company hospital, testi
fed regarding
The CHARACTER OF THE WOUNDS
sustained by the officers killed and dis
abled and the prosecution resumed its read
ing of articles from the sOcialistic organs
When the reading was finished court ad
inurned
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

The country seems to be coming
up almost solid for Gen. Cockren for
the Senate. Missouri can do no bet.
ter than 10 return him for another six
wears.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

Heard's tactics are now "Pm beaten,
and all I can do, is to defeat Cos
grove"
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

One banker is worth fifty farmers
On a petition.-Johnny Trim.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

As the days draw near, the chance
of Johnny Trim gradually decrease
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-08-03

When Baby Wa sick, W esys her CassoriA
when she was Chld, she cried Cor CasssrsA
When abe became Mas, abe chung 10 CassuiA
wsn che had Chndrsa. sAs ssvssAsa CssSsan