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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
TWENTY YEARS OLD.
Trinity Sunday School Missionary So
ciety's Anniversary.

Trinity Sunday School Missionary So
ciety's Anniversary.
The twentieth anniversary of Trinity
Sunday School Missionary Society was cele-
brated at Trinity church last night. The
church was crowded and the exercises were
exceedingly interesting. They opened with
the song, "All Hail the Power OF Jesus
Name" sung by the school. Rev.
Z. H. McGehee read the 18th psalm
as a Scripture lesson and the school
sang, 1.-The Treasures Of Heaven" The
creed was said, and prayer was offered by
the pastor. The song, "Busy Little Clean
ers," followed The exercise by the infant
class was excellent. Thirty little boys and
girls in pretty costumes marched around in
side of the altar railing, and forming in line
sang an appropriate selection in a manner
that won the applause of everybody in the
church. After they had concluded, the
little ones marched back to their places in
front of the altar
The treasurer's report was then read
The report showed that there had been
nearly $500 collected by the school
since the last anniversary, and the Sunday
but, on the contrary, that it is devoting its
whole energy to it.
After the song They Are Coming
Home" Miss Bessie Miller re-
cited the Home Missionary" in
style particularly impressive. Fol-
lowing that was a brief address by the
pastor in which he dealt with missionaries
and their work. The address was very in
teresting The school then sang "When
the Harvest Comes"
THE Lights of the World" by seven
little boys and girls, was well rendered.
Each one carried a lighted candle, and as
they recited their verse they marched to a
silver frame and placed the candle in it.
When all the candles were placed in the
frame it represented heart. This exer-
else was one of the features of the evening,
and everybody enjoyed it.
The school then sang whittier Than the
Snow" and Samuel B. Adams, Esq, de-
hvered an address. He spoke about the
charges which have been made against
missions as entirely groundless He said
that statistics proved conclusively that more
work has been done in foreign fields than in
the churches. He said that it is duty and
divine command to go into all the world
and preach the gospel. His address was
well received, and was listened to with the
closest attention.
After Mr.. Adams address, collection
was taken up and over 500 was raised.
This was very encouraging. IA Brighter
Day" was then sung and the audience
joined in. Then came the doxology and
the benedIction.
The anniversary was in every way a sue
cess. The missionary society is in its
twentieth year, while the Sunday school
dates back sixty-six years.
DR.. White, who is at the head of the
society, said that the amount which the
society had collected is for home missions.
The church takes care of their foreign mis-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
ON RAIL AND CROSsTIE.
Local and General Gossip in Railway
Circles.

Circles.
A bill has been introduced in the legisla-
ture Incorporating the Empire and Dublin
railroad.
Samuel B. Webb, travelling passenger
agent of the Central railroad. with head
quarters at Atlanta, is in the city.
Between $50 and 200 passengers passed
through yesterday. en- route to Florida.
They came by the New York and Boston
steamers.
The Central railroad will issue, beginning
Friday, Dec. 81, round trip tickets at
cents per mile. The rates will be kept up
during the holidays.
On Dec. IS. one week from tomorrow,
the railroads of the Southern Traffic Asso-
citation are cited TO appear before the inter
state commerce commission and answer to
the various charges of discrimination under
cutting Of rates, etc.
A meeting of the Southern Railway and
Steamship Association will be held at At
lanta tomorrow. The meeting is called
for the purpose of considering the matter
of cotton rates since their restoration by
the Georgia railroad commission.
The annual report of Richmond & Dan
vile and leased lines for the year ending
Sept. 80 shows: Gross earnings, $8,90S, 1858;
increase, 1894, 978; expenses and taxes,
9O,Sof,OOO, lHCT6dSe, SGOJ, fUc. OTOSS earn
ings Richmond and Danville proper, 81 1884,
OILS; increase, $780,, 402; expenses and taxes,
s., 500, TBS; increase, $3.50, 232.
Wilmington On c. Star: The Atlantic
Coast Line is now having constructed 800
box cars for the Augusta and Manchester,
and the Wilson and Fayetteville roads. The
work is being done at the Tredegar works
in Richmond, and at the Coast Line shops
in Wilmington and Florence. Some of
thee cars have already been delivered.
The addition of these cars to the rolling
stock of the Coast Line will materially in
crease its transportation facilities which
will be taxed to their full capacity during
the coming year. The increase of freights
from truck farmers is expected to be very
large.
President r. NJ Mitchell of the Augusta,
Gibson and Sandervllle narrow gauge, says
that he made arrangements on a recent visit
to New York to make his road standard
gauge, and extend it from a point near the
Ogeechee river to Sparta, Eatonton, Month
cello, jackson and Griffin, where it will
connect with the Savannah, Griffin and
North Alabama road as far as Birmingham.
He says he is backed by ample capital,
which has been waiting until now as a good
time to enter the field of railway compe-
tition and furnish another and opposition
route to the west. He has orders to begin
work inside of thirty days, and is already
looking for surveyors aud engineers. He
says that his road will do more for Augusta
and this section than the big system of
roads now existing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
THEY WANT HIM TO STAY.
First Presbyterians Decline to Accept
Their Pastors Resignation.

First Presbyterians Decline to Accept
Their Pastors Resignation.
The First Presbyterian church has unani-
mously declined to accept the resignation
of Rev. j. w. Rogau. Mr. Rogan's resig-
nation, as already stated in the MORNING
NEWS, was read before the congregation
last Sunday. A congregational meeting
was held yesterday after the morn
ing service to act upon it.
The meeting was large one, all the work
ing and most active members being present
H. f. Train was elected chairman and
H. w. Way acted as secretary
After some debate as to whether
the congregation could well accept
the resignation. a ballot was taken re-
sulting in twenty-one votes for and 100
against accepting it. The action Of the
meeting was then made unanimous. A
majority of those voting to accept the
resignation did so on the ground that it
was believed to be Mr. Rogan's wish to
leave Savannah.
Mr.. Rogan was notified yesterday after
noon of the action of the congregation, and
although he has not given a definite reply,
it is pretty well understood that he will re-
main. Before the matter is finally decided,
however, the resignation will have to be
acted upon by the presbytery which is in
session this week at Waycross.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
ABOUT FOLKS YOU KNOW.
Savannahians and Other People Who
Como and Go.

Como and Go.
r. L. Lewis of Rogers is at the Screven.
j. L. TIson Of Pearson is at the Harnett.
J. r. Brown of Waresboro, is at the Har-
nett.
Miss Griner Of Statesboro is at the Mar
A. N. Sibley Of Atlanta is at the Mar
shall
Arthur Tracy Of Mobile is at the screven
L. B. johnson of Atlanta is at the
f. B. Addison of Richmond is at the
F. H. Rahm of Richmond, Va, is at the
J. A. Davis of wrightsville is at the
Marshall.
Edward Root and daughter, Of ocala, are
at the Marshall,
C. E. Minis and T. F. Robertson of Bax-
ley are in tho city.
j. Z. Mulligan and wife, Of Augusta, are
stopping at the Harnett.
w. r. Mitchell and A. r. Bennett of
Waycross are in the city.
Mr.. F. s. Einstein left last night for
short business trip in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Rico OF Marshallvillo
are visiting friends IN this city.
Charles Brigham and J. G. Brigham,
NJ. D., Of Girard, are in the city.
Mr. George Meyer returned yesterday
from business trip north and west
Hon. William Clifton, representative
from Chatham county, is in the city
Mr. Hugo Wiegand. a gifted young
musician of New York, is spending a few
DAYS in the city, the guest of Mr.. George
Meyer.
NJ. ]. Wright, formerly signal observer
at Oxford, Miss, arrived yesterday, and
will assume the duties of observer here at
once. Mr.. L. p. Loose left for Nashville
last night.
Mr.. George E. Walsh OF New York,
formerly of the Tribune editorial staff,
and lately contributor TO the Harpers'
and other literary publications. is in the city
on route TO Florida, where he will spend the
winter.
Dr. Warmers Sanitary Underwear, Of
rlire Cameli6 Hair Mt IaFaris.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
TEE FEDERAL PLUMS.
A Bit of Gossip from Washington
About the Georgia Offices.

About the Georgia Offices.
Mr.. Eugene Speer writes as follows from
Washington to the Atlanta Euening
Journal:
"Col. Jack Brown spent two hours at
Senator Colquitt's quarters a day or two
ago and talked freely about the republican
slate for Georgia. He declared that there
was no division among Georgia republi-
cans now that Bryant is away. Darnell is
booked for United States attorney: Tom
johnson for port collector at Savannah;
Walter johnson for revenue collector;
d. r. Locke for Capt. Ben Turner's post
office job. His impression is that Angler
was too fresh a convert to beat Darnell
for the attorneys place. but he will get
something almost as good. He declared he
was unable to place Gen. Longstreet, but
he could get almost anything he wanted.
Atkins desired South American mission,
that to Brazil most likely, and he would get
it, Only one office was left in the air, the
Macon postoffice. The colonel could not de-
termine nor had his party friends deter
mined, who was fit for that. When asked
about the colored contingent, he said they
would be provided for in the railway mail
service. Col Brown declared he wanted
nothing himself He has good practice
here, and wanted to be left alone to man
age it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
THE MAYORALTY CANVASS.

Maj. Schwarz's Friends Satisfied
with the Conferences Action.
The large number Of Germans that are
being admitted to citizenship in the superior
and city courts it is claimed has political
significance. Seven were admitted in the
superior court Saturday and the friends of
Maj. Schwarz say that means seven solid
votes for him for mayor.
The Majors friends say that they
are in every way satisfied with the
action of the conference committee of
the various clubs Friday night. They
say that the longer action is delayed the
greater are the opportunities for work, and
the more difficult 1t is to defeat their candi-
date. They claim that no candidate in
eleven days can defeat man who has the
field to himself until the closing hours of
the campaign, and that while the ergu-
ment has been used that there is dan
ger of trades With county candidates,
SchwarZs chances will not be impaired by
the free field given him.
1t is also claimed that If vote had been
pressed in the conference committee it
would have been doubtful if the Young
Mems Democratic Club could have been
successful in naming candidate, and it is
said to be questionable whether the clubs
will unite in nominating municipal ca d.
dates The Fourth District Club, the First
cratic Club, it is said, are unwilling
for the aldermanic ticket to be selected by
the clubs in a delegate convention. but they
want to nominate their own candidates in
order to insure district representation in
the new council
The question has been raised whether the
clubs can ever be brought together to nomi-
nate a municipal ticket in the face of the
fact that some Of them want to nominate
their own aldermanic ticket and some of
them, who are for Schwarz, who Is n candi-
date outside Of the party organization, will
not handicap him by representation in
delegate convention to which he will not
submit his candidacy While the clubs were
willing TO postpone the nomination until
after the county election, it does not follow,
they argue. that they will participate in a
nominating conventions; in fact some Of the
club representatives took the precaution TO
say in the Friday night conference meeting
that they were not authorized to bind their
clubs to any agreement to 20 into a nomi-
mating convention.
The campaign seems to be complicated as
much since the conference meeting as il
was before. The strength Of the SchwarZ
men was not tested; as a gentleman said
yesterday, lone side was afraid and the
other daren't" The county campaign, it
appears, will not eclipse the municipal
fight
The Fourth District Independent Demo
cratic Club will meet tonight at the Bay
View house, and some action will probably
be taken that will indicate how the club
will stand on the mayoralty and in the
nldermanic canvass. The West Side Demo-
cratic Club will also meet tonight.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10

fireplace the sweep enters the chimney from
below, and when he reaches the top he sig
mails 1t by singing snatch of soma favoTite
song. The sweeps report to the contractors
every morning. and thep are paid one-third
of the fees, which makes their pay cents
per story. They can sweep the chimney of
a two-story building in twenty or twenty
five minutes Where the aperture of the
chimney is too small 10 admit a climbing
boy. a machine is used which is nothing
more than a brush attached to a rope with
a weight at the lower end This is let down
in the chimney or fiue, which is swept by
the descending brush.
Contractor Sullivan says that If the
people of his district were compelled to OBJ
serve the ordinance with reference TO hav-
ing their chimneys swept, he would be able
to give employment to five boys. Mr..
Freeman says that he would also be able to
enlarge his sweep force considerably if the
ordinance were enforced.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
A STORM COMING.
Cautionarv Signals Hoisted at the
Signal Station.

SoGSAOAaIH 6ASIa1S AAO-SSo0 eS S-~S
Signal Station.
A storm is approaching from the gulf,
and there was steady fall of the barometer
here yesterday which went down from 500
inches yesterday morning to s9.SS at s
o'clock last night, and was then falling
slowly. A fall Of nearly 2 indicates storm
of considerable intensity. The barometer Is
very low ithe Gulf ccast. At o'clock last
night it was 80 - at Cedar Keys aud 30 So
at jacksonville. At New Orleans they were
beginning to get some of the storm, the
wind blowing at a velocity of thirty miles
an hour. 1t rained at New Orleans, At
lanta and Augusta yesterday, and was rain
ing last night.
The following cautionary telegram was
received ct the signal Office here:
WASHINGTON, Dec. Q, 1888.
Observer, Savannah. "a:
Hoist cautionsry northeast at 10:45 O'Clock p.
m. at Savannah, Savannah section Storm in
the Middle gulf is moving eastward Cautionary
southeast ordered at Jacksonville, Jacksonville
section. GREELY.
Assistant Observer Loose said last night
that the barometric fall is an.unusual one, a
fall of L being an indication of marked
change in the weather, and as the storm ap-
DR. aches nearer the fall will be nearly if
not quite .. He says that the Keys are
likely to be in the path of the approaching
storm. A heavy rainfall may be expected
to accompany it, Tho indications for the
next twenty-four hours are; Rain; cooler !;
northerly winds
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
Miaco Not Attached.

Mr.. Alfred Miaco, of the Magic Talisman
Company, called at the MORNING NEWS
last night to deny the accuracy of the
Charleston dispatch that his company had
been attached at Charleston for debts con-
tracted while at Columbia, s. c. Mr..
Miaco says that his company did not visit
Columbia at all. He sent blank contract
for date stating that il the date suited
and ne could 60 that way be would do so,
but finding ne could not play Columbia he
notified the agent OF the theater TO that eff
feet. He showed the contract, which he
had not signed, TO the Charleston lawyer
who was employed to make a demand Tor
the hall rent, and it was such self-evident
proof Of no case that no proceedings were
taken. The company will go from here to
Macon, Americas, Columbus, Eufaula,
Montgomery, Pensacola and Mobile and
thence to New Orleans for the holidays,
where they played three weeks last winter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
At Estill's.

SAVANNAH DAILY MORNING NEWS,
"Robert Elsmere," by Mrs. Humphrey
Ward; "Col. Quartich, V. c." (H. Rider
Haggard's last; "The Queen of the Block, "
by Alexander l.. Kinkead; The Poultry
World for December, The Railroad and
Engineering Journal for December,
Florida, the Farmer and Fruit Grower"
for December, Carpentry and Building"
for December, Belford's Magazine for De-
cember, "Mr. Grundy," London Weekly
Times, Lippincott's Magazine for December,
London Illustrated News Horseman, Sport
ing South, Sporting Times, Sporting News.
Sporting Life, Sportsman, New York
Weekly, Saturday Night, New York
Ledger, Fireside Companion, Family Story
Paper, Public Opinion, New York Herald,
World, Sun, Star, Press, Times, Tribune,
Boston Herald, Boston Globe, Baltimore
Sun, Cincinnati Enquirer, Cincinnati Ga
zette, Philadelphia Press, Philadelphia
Times, New Orleans Times Democrat,
Atlanta Constitution, Macon Telegraph.
Augusta Chronicle, Charleston News and
Courier, Florida Times Union, Louisville
Courier-J ournal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
Average number of letters to package, 40.
Average number of papers to a sack, 80.

Average number of papers to a sack, so.
Total number Of pieces fumigated, 2536,s45.
1t will, therefore, be seen from the above
that 25S6, S45 pieces of mail matter were
handled at the station, and some idea of the
immensely of the work done by the men in
charge can be formed from the fact that
each piece had to be handled separately
four times in the process of fumigation.
In the process of preparing the letters for
fumigating it was necessary to punch holes
in them, and it may have happened that in
some instances the contents of the letters
were injured by the punches. 1t is just as
well, therefore, in case of another such
epidemic for the public to know that this
can be obviated by simply perforating the
envelopes or cutting off the four corners be-
fore putting the betters or anything else in.
This would not only prevent the contents
from being injured by the heavy punches,
but would save the clerks a great deal of
work, as all that is necessary is some kind
of an aperture to the envelope to allow the
entrance of the sulphur fumes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
THE YELLOW FEVER MAILS.
Over Two and Half Million Pieces
Matter FumiQated.

The mail clerks who were on duty at the
Waycross fumigating station during the
yellow fever have been granted thirty
days leave of absence, and now they are en-
joyingi it. Maj. R. E. Mansfield, who was in
charge of the station, has made his official
report to the postOffice department 1t
shows that during the four months the sta
ton was in operation over 2,500,0 900 pieces
of mail matter were handled and fumigated.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
Chickering Pianos in Big Demand.

was in Chickering s. Sons warerooms
this week, and in the course of an inter-
view with Mr. c. Frank Chickering asked
him if they found business good at present.
He replied by asking me to look at their
stock in the warerooms, which, he said,
looked as if cyclone had struck them; so
large had been the retail trade that it had
almost cleaned out their entire stock in the
last few weeks.
Mr.. Chickering reports their wholesale
trade as exceIlent-T'he Music Trade.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10

Chickering & Sons First to Make
Seven Octave Grand Pianos in
America.
The first Grand piano-forte of seven oc-
taves made in America was manufactured
by Chickering & Sons, in the year 1916. for
Mr. Arthur T. Jones of New York. The
musical critics Of that day stated that this
Grand possessed an equally balanced quality
throughout the scale; its tone was sweet,
yet brilliant, and in quality was something
between the celebrated French and Ger
man instruments; the touch was light and
springy to the fingers, admitting the incest
and most delicate shades of tone. 1t com.
manded considerable attention from must
clans at the time.-Americdn Art Journal.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
OVER IN CHARLESTON.

Happenings on the South Carolina
Side of the Savannah.
The Grand Lodge of Freemasons of South
Carolina, will be held at Charleston on
Tuesday.
Harry McKenna, the famous three
ball French carom billiard player, gave an
exhibition at Charleston Saturday night,
and made 500 points in single run.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10

Attention is called to the change in the
schedule of the steamers on the Sea Island
Route. One steamer will leave Savannah
every Monday and Thursday at o'clock p.
m. for points along the route, instead of Tues
days and Fridays. This is an exceedingly
pleasant route, and close connections are
made at Savannah with steamers to all
points north. Connection is also made at
Brunswick with steamer for Satila river,
and at Fernandina by rail to all points in
Florida.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
LAST MONTHS WEATHER.
November an Unusually Cold and
Wet Month.

Signal Observer Denson's November re-
port to the chief signal officer contains q
good deal Of interesting matter. The
weather last month was the apldest with
one exception of any Novembsp since 1878.
That exception was November 1876. The
mean temperature last month was So.
The coolest day was Nov. 81 when mercury
went down TO So. The highest temperature
recorded was So on Nov. 8. The mean
temperature for November, since 1871, is as
follows
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10

Upright, Grand, Rosewood and Ebonized
Cases. ~ Octaves, three strings through
out, ivory keys, unique fall board, fancy
fretwork, Queen Anne trusses, equaliEing
scale, French grand action. Catalogue
price 800, but now for limited period
only at $325-$5 cash, 81 weekly.
LuppEN q BATES S. NJ. II.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
AT THE THEATRE.
Miaco in "The Magic Talisman" the
Weeks Opening Show.

Weeks Opening Show.
The opening attraction of the week at the
theater is Miaco's Pantomime Company to-
night, and tomorrow night and tomorrow
matinee. Miaco is said to be strong re-
hinder of George L. Fox. The New Or
leans Pcayune says of him that he is an
admirable clown, quick in his movements
and business, and having the gift of CON
veying much meaning by his gesture and
facial expression. His play, The Magic
Talisman," is highly spoken of. The com
pany has been playing very successfully
everywhere it has been, and there is hardly
doubt that il will draw big houses here.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
The rainfall last month in inches and
hundredths was ia, the greatest November
rainfall since 1880 The rainfall for
NOyeul Der hack IN 1871 il as follows.

There was an excess Of rainfall during
the month amounting to 1.46 inches.
There is still deficiency, however, Of 5.73
inches since Jan. l, 1888. The prevailing
direction of the wind was north and its
total movement was 5, $50 miles. The high
est velocity recorded here was IS miles an
hour from the northeast on Nov, IA. There
were IL clear days during the month, 5
fair days and IA cloudy days. Frosts oc-
CURED on Nov. II, IL, 26 and 81.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10

The Chickering new French pitch
Concert Grand will be played by Richard
Hoffman in conjunction with Theo Thomas
orchestra, on their tour through New York
state.-The American Musician.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-10
The Chicixering Always Leads.

The Chickering Piano will be used by the
Theodore Thomas Orchestra on their tour
through New York state. Richard HoH-
man Is the pianist--Music and Drama.