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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
A sPINsTER,s CoNvENTLoN.
Trials and TribuIations OF Dime
Museum Manager with Old Maids.

From the PhjladelDAia Ns'ss.
81 want to see the manager" said
spinster about so years of age, thrusting
her head into Manager Bradenburgh's
office this morning at the Ninth and Arch
Streets Dime Museum.
81 am he" replied Mr.. Bradenburgh,
taking his heels off his desk.
i want to put my name down for the
'Old Maids Convention next week, said
the ancient damsel.
Write it there, madam" said the
courteous manager, pointing to an open
book.
~ want you to know who ! am. My
folks was Friends, and lived near Media,
In Delaware county. and If am little
poorer than l used to"
where's the manager" cried in con-
cert three more ladies' who entered at that
moment.
"Here, madam" said Mr.. Bradenburgh,
noddlng suaYely to the skinniest of the
trio.
There was a storm like the distant roar
OF a great storm, a trampling OF many
teet, and in moment a deluge Of old
maids of all ages, all sorts OF ridiculous
costumes and all degrees of ugliness,
burst into the managers office. Mr..
Bradenburgh looked on aghast, while his
under jaw dropped.
Ladies, my dear ladies'" he cried,
locking the gate of the railing behind
which he stood and putting the key IN
his pocket, 1.-The pleasure ] feel on seeing
SUCH fair young faces around me, and the
pride that swells this BOSOM" putting
his left hand on a pocket flask in his coat,
"are so incapable of being expressed
that shan't try to express them. You
are all, my dear young ladies, presume,
anxious to enter your names for the first
and only great beauty show Of Elderly
Maidens' ever known in"
At this moment there was movement
in tie crowd near the door, and Press
Agent Perley, smiling, and slyly squeeZ-
ing the "Old maids" as he passed, ad-
vanced to the front by the railing and
beamed blandly upon the crowd.
You are all engaged" he said. "No
use putting down names. Be here early
Monday, and the lOvelest girl among you
shall win the prize at the end of the week."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
ABAD CASE OF 'eMAsH."
How Reporter was fTected By an Ordi.
nary Incident
From the LouiscilIe Commercial.

From the Louisville Commercial.
trim, neat figure glided along Fourth
avenue one afternoon like a white winged
pleasure boat on the hoydenlsh waves of
a flood tide. A crimson-lined paralsOl
gave artistic versimilitude to a piquant
face. She reefed her pin back at the cor
ner and made a nor nor'east tack for
Third street up the north side of Green.
She plOughed her way through the ranks
of dudes and left them struggling in her
wake like a ship riding over a school of
pOrpoises. just opposite the Commercial
Office she stopped suddenly, trembled like
a vessel on the rocks and reefed her
crimson parasOl. futtered her crisp skirts
and sat down and bent her pretty head
like topsail in the teeth Of the breeze.
A well-fed clerk from the restaurant, a
white-aprOned barkeeper from the near
est saloon and a reporter for the CONNER
clGt all reached her about the same time.
To the chorus, "W hats the matter? ~ she
responded with sob.
1t was delicate situation. The bar
keeper took hold OF one wing of the Grip
piled bird and the restaurant clerk
grasped the other. sThey lifted her up high
enough for the reporter TO see that her
foot was caught in the iron grating of a
cellar door. He dropped upon bis knees,
tried to forget the engaging mystery OF
scalloped lace and rustling linen and va
riegated hose, smothered the delicious
sensation that quivered along his spine
and carOmed on his tympanum, and reso-
| lutely grasping her ankle with one
hand he pulled the imprisoned foot from
the trap. She swoOned little, but came
too Ewhen an iconoclastic small boy
across the street, who thought it was a
dog fight, yelled ''ratsp' She smiled at
the barkeeper until his face grew GRIM
son; she beamed on the restaurant clerk
! until he wiped his face with his apron !;
she took the reporters trembling hand,
pressed it warmly, prattled few words Of
thanks, and filnging her crimson parasol
in the breeze, sailed down the street with
all her rigging set.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
THE FLORAL SOCIETY.

The Meeting at Catholic Library Hall
Last Night Interest in the Move
ment.
The Savannah Floral Association was
organized last night. Pursuant to a call
a number Of gentlemen prominently In
terested in Horticulture met at Catholic
Library Hall to discuss the organization
of a society for the promotion Of horticul-
ture in Savannah.
Hon. Robert Fahigant was called to
the chair and Mr.. John +. LaFar was
made secretary. After general discus
sion OF the movement committee OF five
consisting OF Mr.. f. Eugene Durbec. DR..
j. G. LeHardy, and Messrs. J. Gardner,
Clement Saussy, and j. b. Ripley, was
appointed TO draft a constitution and by
laws, and tOnominate permanent officers.
The committee Will submit It's report 10
another meeting TO be held at an
early day, as soon as the committee has
completed its work.
The meeting last night was largely at
tended. Among those present were
Messrs. w lillian Wade, Ketchum, Stevens,
Dougan, and many others. The admis-
sion OF ladies TO membership i'm the asso-
citation was discussed. and the matter
will be reported upen by the Committee
on Constitution.
There is a general interest in the move
ment to permanently organize the asso-
citation, and IL will no doubt be effected
with large membership.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
AT THE THEATRE.
The SprightIy Lolita In Her New Play
TO-NiRht-What Critics Say About it.

The sprightIy Lolita In Her New Play
TO-Night-What Critics Say About it.
Lolita will appear at the theatre tonight
in her new play, "Mam'zelle Nitouche."
1t will be her first appearance here in five
years. The sale of seats began on We'd
nesday, ana up to last night nearly every
seat in the house had been taken. A Bal
timore critic, writing OF her recent ap-
pearance in that city, says: "LOtta, as
sprightly and attractive as ever, appeared
last night at the Academy as Mile.
NitOuche.' The character is admirably
suited TO the comic peculiarities which
have made her so we'll known to the pub
lie. She is full OF fun in every situation
throughout the three acts OF the play.
Her Japanese dress and gait and her
songs and dances in the green room scene
in the second act were very much ap-
plauded. She appeared before the cur
tain several times in answer to calls.
Mr.. c. IL. Bradshaw made a clever or
ganist. His accent IS just the thing
The bassO drinking song OF the Major
Mr.. j. II. Stuart, in the second act. was
well sung. The nuns transformed INTO
actresses appear in beautiful costumes.
The company is well trained in every par
ticular."
On Saturday Lolita will appear in
'sMuaette." She will appear only at a
matinee on Saturday. There will be no
night performance.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
Miss CleveIand's Lunches.

from tHo ANttd0etANttN ETt6s.
The lunches given by Miss Cleveland to
the wives of Representatives and Senators
have not proved so successful as was ex-
pected.This, in agreat measure think due
to the fact that thewomen present are from
all parts of the country, and as there is
not among the sex that Free Masonry
which does away with formality among
men of diverse interests, the cOnversa-
ton does not become general. Miss Cleve-
land not offering to take the lead, no one
else presumes to, and lacking the slim
illus the presence of men affords. il at
times is in danger of tattening out alto.
gether. Talking is carried on in low
monotone and between groups of two or
three. At the last of these lunches the
guests were kept waiting three-Quarters
OF an hour for the wife OF new Western
member, who failed to put in an appear
ance. At last Miss Cleveland decided to
wait no longer for Mrs. -, and the
company were about to start for the lunch
room, when suddenly the lady appeared
with some small parcels i'm her arms and
a well filled handbag.
ooh, Miss Cleveland" she said, 81 hope
you haven't been waiting. Dear me, but
the tact is, l wanted to dOup nv shop
ping and thought it would not matter"
A lady seated near Miss Cleveland's
right barely tasted of any of the dishes
placed before her. Her hostess, Observ-
ing this, commented on her lack of APP
petite, and inquired its cause.
"Oh," WAS the reply. 81 took care to
fOrtify myself before coming, for didn't
know what we would have TO eat" A
remark, by the way, almost equaled by
lady at the other end OF the table, who.
with disguised look at the made dishes
and French dishes, said:
Il never eat anything unless know
what it's made Of, and Pm afraid OF this
fancy-loOking food"
At the conclusion of these entertain
ments a few OF the favorites are gener.
ally requested to remain. The Presi-
dents sister makes known her wishes in
this respect with the same intouation that
she used when directing her scholars to
stav after school.
"You Will remainw she saws. What
takes place at the inner circles meet
iugs the public are not supposed TO know.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19

TBELEAGUE GIANTS DEFEATED
BY A SCORE OF o TO =.

Bavannah Wins an Easy victory Over
the Big Mich5ganders-shRrp Fiei0inG :
by Both Clubs-The Visitors outplay ed
at Every Point-The Game Witnessed
by 1000 People.
Two thousand peonle witnessed The
game at the Base Ball Park yesterday
afternoon and saw the savannahs defeat
the Detroits by a score Of TO >. 10 was
the first of a series of five games between
the two clubs, and was prettily played on
each side. The home team proved 300
many for the league giants and won an
easy victory.
The prestige Of the Detroits. the ma
tiOnal reputation Of the big A. ana lue
fact that they are a National Leas nc
club, added greatly TO the interest ~ tus
game. IL was not generally eApecteu
that Savannah would win, although ie"
bets were made that sac would. bets
were freely offered that the DetoIts WouIu
double the SaYanuah's score. ne
home team was on its mettie ne
crowd watched the practice, from the
grand stand and the bippodrome seats ior
half an hour before the game was called,
with close interest. The big DetrOiters
showed up strongly. The crowd was i'm
patient TO see what they would do IN the
game.
The Sayannahs went to the bat and led
of with tour runs IN the first inning.
TWitchell pitched a swift ball, but was
batted freely. MORTALITY, the left handed
tWirler, held the box for the SaYaunahs
and did it effectively. The visitors did
their best, but were unable to get on to
his delivery, and, although they Datted
him for nine base hits, the ball was
felded, and up to the fourth inning they
failed to get in run. Richardson and
TWitchell were the only men who scored.
The SaVanuahs batted TWitchell for II
base hits and one 3-bagger. The fielding
OF both teams was sharp and almost error
less. The DetrOits' errors were by Hall,
Twitchel, and Crane, aud the SaVannahs'
by Strict, Miller, MOrisrity, and Murray.
Gillen caught brilliantly and played with
out an error. Collins and Eugene MORT
arity in the field did good work. Murray on
third base played with lightning alertness.
Miller at snort, and Field and strict at
first and second showed up in good style.
The nine played a strong game IN tue
field and at the bat.
The visitors were outplayed all around.
Brouthers, who has stood next to the
head of the National League in batting,
failed 10 get on to MOriarity's delivery,
and mace but one safe hit.
Richardson led the batting for the Wis
itors, and made the only 2-base hit of the
game. The following is the score Of the
game:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
THE QUARANTINE SYSTEM =.

The Georgia Medical Society Adopts
Resolutions Recommending a Change.
The Georgia Medical Society at its last
meeting discussed quite fully the ques-
tion OF shortening quarantine detention
of vessels. The sentiment OF the mem
bers present was that so long rs savann-
nah is kept clean and In good sanitary
condition there need be no fear that In
fictitious diseases will be transported here
and spread.
In other words the street cleaning de-
partment Of city has the secret Of pre-
venting epidemics. The physicians con
sidered quarantine Of detention for vessels
as an unnecessary hindrance and injury
to trade. IL was stated that Bos-
ton, New York, philadelphia,
Baltimore and Norfolk have been
making their quarantine regulations
less rigorous for years and by so doing
have drawn on the summer commerce OF
the Southern seaboard cities. New Or
leans has recently come TO the belief that
shorter detention will not endauger the
citizens while II will help the commerce
Of her port.
Resolutions favorlng change in Sayan.
nah's system were adopted aud were re-
ferred TO the Board OF Trades special
committee on quarantine.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
SAVED PROM DEATH.
Rescue OF = saiIor on the Bark MemIo
from a Watery Grave.


from a Watery Grave.
Between and 9 O'Clock yesterday
morning John Brown, formerly second
mate OF the British bark Aemlo, was
saved from drowning through the courage
and bravery of William Montgomery, OF
the fishing schooner A. A. Rowe.
Brown was employed, with others, by
Max 6Olinsky in dismaDtling the con-
demDed bark Briefly Hill, now living at
the wharf between the Exchange and
DraytOn street slips. He was at work on
the after part Of the vessel in lOOsening
the pumpkins. and was standing on the
pumpkin, having forgotten that he had
drawn out the pin that held 1t to the quar-
ter. The pumpkin turned over and Brown
fell backwards into the river. He was I'M
able TO swim, and was struggling in the
water, when some one raised the cry,
"Man overheard" and all hands ran aft
to render assistance.
The fishing schooner A. A. Rowe was
lying just astern OF the Briefly Hill.
Montgomery, one Of the crew, was stand
ing on deck and saw the drowning man
struggling in the water. He threw aside
his coat and jumped overheard from the
vessel, and swimming out 10 the drown
ing man. reaching him Just as
he was going down the last time.
Selling hold Of him he held him firmly
until a colored boatman came alongside.
and with the latter's assistance he lifted
the man into the boat. AS soon as posi-
Bile he was gotten TO the dock, but WAS in
an insensible condition. He was given a
vigorous rolling, and in the course Of half
and hour he revived and was taken 10 his
clearinghouse on East Broad street. A
physician was summoned later on, as the
man had several spasms and was suffer
ing with fever, but il was thought last
night that he will come out all right.
The mate OF the Briefly Hill kindly gave
him change Of clothing. The prompt
action OF Montgomery saved the sailors
life. Such heroic acts deserve more than
passing notice. MIR. Golinsky gave a
small reward TO the oOlored b0atman and
also to Montgomery, and will meetthe ex.
penses Of Browns illness. The bark
MemlO, which Brown had previously left,
sailed Yesterday for Cronsfadt
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19

Mr.. f. B. Bowens. business manager of
Charles G. Maubury's Wages of Sin Com.
panV, is. in the city arranging for the APP
pearance of the company here next We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings, March "A
and %.
Gen. Henry r. Jackson, whose depar-
ture from the City of Mexico for home on
a three months lesVe OF absence, was an
nounced in the NEWS yesterday is ex.
pecteG IN Savannah about March %. He
is accompanied by Mrs. jackson aud is
travelling in a special car over the Mexi-
can Central railroad. He will go to St.
Louis, and from there will come direct to
Savannah, reaching here the latter part of
next week.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Dashes Along the Track and Gross
ties.

ties.
A meeting of the directors Of the Macon
and Dublin railroad will be held at Allen
town on March p.
A corps Of engineers on the Savannah,
DuDlln ana Western Short Line Is en-
camped three miles from Dublin.
There is some talk OF extending the
Amerlcus, Preston and Lumpkin to Flor
ence, or some other point on the Chatta-
hoochee river. 1t is believed in some cir
cles that eventually this road VIII be a
portion OF through line running from
savannah to Montgomery, Ala.
The Supreme Court of Texas has de-
clded that railroad is liable for injury to
Iree-pass passenger, holding that the
same degree of care was incumbent upon
the carriers Of passengers in the case OF
one travelling on free pass as in the case
Of passenger paying full fare. The case
so decided was against the Gull, Colo
rado and Santa Fe railway.
The trial Of the air telegraph the other
day, on the st. Paul railroad, seems to
have been no less successful, says the
New York San, than its previous test on
the Staten Island road. Its object is that
Of sending messages between moving
trains and fixed stations without the use
OF any wire attached to the cars or the
bldCh' ne capacity OF tne lDluctlOn COIL
Tor throwing electric sparks foot or two
has long been known; but Edison found
that he could throw a strong electric cur
rent 90 feet, and at length Edison made
the current leap $50 feet, so that it could
easily reach the ordinary wires estab-
Ished on poles along the rOadbeds OF rail-
ways. The invention is usually called
the railway telegraph, but Edison STYLES
it the air telegraph, since it is sending
messages anywhere through the atmOs-
Dhprp
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
GOSSIP FROM THE STREET AND
SIDEW ALk.

Dashes Hero and There by the News
Reporters Yesterdays Happenings
Told in Brief ParRgraphs-Picking at
Police Headquarters.
Pulaski Council No. 1853, Royal Area
mum, meets this evening.
A regular meeting OF Myrtle Lodge No.
6, X. Of p, will be held this evening.
Landrum Lodge No. 4S, +. and A. NJ D,
holds a regular meeting this evening.
Only two offenders were in the barracks
at midnight awaiting the opening of the
Police Court.
John II. Tolle, a native Of Germany,
was admitted to citizenship yesterday by
taking the required oath before Judge
Adams.
The Rectory Society OF st. Johns Epis-
copal Church has purchased the hand
some residence, No. 1874 CASTOR street,
lately owned by Mr.. A. Freidenburg. The
property will be known as st. Johns rec
tory, and will be occupied at an early day
by Rev. Charles Strong. The price paid
for the property was $500.
The steamship Chattahoochee did not
pass out from Tybee until Z O'Clock last
night. She left the CITY for New York the
previous evening, but, in the dense fog,
went ashore abreast of the red light OPP
posite the quarantine tation, where she
remained until 6 80 o'clock yesterday
evening, when she was assisted of by the
steam tug Forest City.
The schooner Douglass Hovey, from
Bath, Maine, with ice, arrived in port
yesterday after a stormy passage of IS
days. Capt. Wright, the master of the
vessel, reports that ne encountered a sue
cession of westerly gales, which drove
his vessel 400 miles east of the Gulf
stream. The schooner sprung a main
mast, lost her jib tOpsail and stove both
boats. The Captain says it was about as
bad weather as he ever experienced.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
The Georgia Pacific Extension.

From appearances it looks as though
the extension Of the Georgia Pacific rail-
way from Birmingham to Columbus, a
distance of AZ miles, will be built as rap
idly as men and means will accomplish,
the work. The entire extension is under
contract to construction company, and
the work has been sublet in contracts of
three or four miles TO contractors, who
have been instructed to push the work as
rapidly as possible. Every effort will be
made to complete the work in time for the
fall trade, but it is believed that the extern
sion viii not be eompleted before Jan. l.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
FIXING UP TIE PARK.

The Contract for Painting the Iron In
closure Awarded TO Andrew Hanley.
At the meeting Of Council yesterday
afternoon bids were opened for painting
the railing around Forsyth Park and the
fountain. A. b. Collins q Co. offered TO
do all Of the painting for $4s7, John G..
Butler bid $3.50, M. J. Murphy $500, Jonn
n. Murtagh S567, Owens a shannon 1868
for the park fence and $40 Tor marketing
the fountain and painting the fountain
railing. Andrew Hanley offered TO do all
the painting for $500, and Chris. Murphy
bid S3lS for the park railing and 500 for
the fountain and fountain railing.
Mr.. Hanley's bid, which was the low
est, was accented.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
snnerinr Court Cases.

Charlotte Mcneil, complainant, obtain
ed verdict in the Superior Court yester-
day for a small amount against Miley
Gillison and Roderick Steele. defendants
in equity.
A consent decree was rendered in favor
Of w. B. Johnston, administrator, ETC.,
and others, compliments, against the
Church, in equity.
A jury was impanelled in the case OF A.
Einstein's Sons vs.. N. Austringer, lille
gality, but the case was postponed until
10 O'Clock this morning.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19

A pair Of horses ran away with fine
turnout, and as luck would have it only
one person was on the inside, and he, the
owner, finding that the driver was driv.
ing unusually fast, as he thought, asked
him: "What is the matterY" "The
horses are running away, SIR" "Can
you not pull them upW al am afraid
not" "rhen," said the owner, after
judicial delay. "run into something
cheap" OF course they did not run into
the Famous" New York Clothing House.
l4O Congress street, as the careful driver
did not wish 10 demolish their established
low prices on ready-made Clothing. A
great reduction on all our goods, especial
" our Boys Clothing, suitable for active
''yOung America" who is always hard on
clothes. Don't forget that YOU can find
at the "Famous" a Hne selection OF Gents
Furnishing Goods.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
"Hoisted with its own Petard. ,,

One Of the neatest discomftures and
an instance of speedy retribution for
wrong doing has just been developed in
New York; The Musical Courier of that
city accused the great music house OF
Ludden & Bates with discreditable
practices. 1t is now proven that one
OF the managers Of that journal is guilty
Of the very practice falsely charged on
another, and musical contemporary
in New York publishes the fact and
openly charges the Courier with mer-
cenary or matchmaking purposes. The
result adyertises Ludden Il Bates in a
way to vastly increase the already great
popularity of this house throughout the
SOuth.-FrOm the atlanta Nail.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-03-19
coTroN ANp RosIN ExPoRrs.
Shipments from Savannah to Europe
and the Continent.

Messrs. A. Minis & Sons cleared yester-
day the British steamship shadwan for
Genoa with $50 bales Of upland cotton
weighing 30, $50 pounds, valued at S23,-
600, and S9l barrels rosin, weighing $685.,
100 pounds, valued at $4,000; and 10 Bar
celona with 700 bales of upland cotton,
weighing 1886, 100 pounds, valued at $780,
200, and 1880 barrels OF rosin, weighing
2,O9O.72O pounds, valued at SS,943 70.
Total valuation OF cargo sos, DAB 70.
The German bark Felix Mendelssohn
was cleared by Messrs. Hoist x Co. for
Liverpool with 1922 bales Of upland cot
ton, weighing 1882, 1913 pounds. valued at
$l2O,s25, and 723 bags of cotton seed,
weighing 74,S39 pounds, valued at 5000.
Total valuation Of cargo $l2l, 42j.
Messrs. M. S. Cosulich & Co. cleared
the Norwegian bark A. o. Vinje for Genoa
with 70l bales OF upland cotton, weighing
333,632 pounds, valued at $4,000, and 800
barrels OF rosin, weighing BAG, T35 pounds,
valued at 81, 1855. Total valuation Of cargo
$30,7j