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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-28
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
TO TALK OF FUNERALS.
The Undertakers Convention to Begin
at Masonic Han To-Day.

The Undertakers Convention to Begin
at Masonic Hall To-Day.
The Funeral Directors Association of
Georgia will convene in its third annual
session at Masonic hall at 9 o'clock this
morning, President W. Edward PlAtt of
Augusta will preside.
Quite a number Of undertakers arrived
vest rday afternoon, and this morning it is
expected that nearly 100 will answer roll
call. There are over forty applications for
membership in the association. Owing to
tue illness of the wife Of the secretary of the
association, Mr.. j. p. Pollard of Atlanta
will act as secretary.
President Platt and E. S. Edge Of Athens,
In an interview with a MORNING NEWS re-
porter last night, said that the convention
this year will be one Of the most important
yet held. Mr.. Plat said that few know
tue Interior object of the association. Its
end and aim is TO elevate the standard
on It's members, and eventually to
bring the association to that meas
uTe OF excellence that a funeral
director, to be member, will be required
TO stand an examination as rigid SIS that
now required Of a candidate for pharma-
ceulcal certificate. the art Of embalming,
lnteGgently conducted and without mutila-
ton, Will be one of the Interesting topics
which viii be considered by the association
during its sitti1gs here M- Pratt said
that there is a great deal 10 command the
attention Of the association, and it will
not reach tie election of officers before
tomorrow afternoon, and it IS hardly
expected that the business of the conven-
ton can be concluded in a two days
session. This being true the local members
of the association will hardly take the
visitors to Tybee before Thursday.
The delegates have their ado larters at
the Pulaski house, and the following mem
bers of the association had registered last
night: w. Edward Platt, president, of
Augusta; c. s. Edge Of Athens, J. P.
Pollard of Atlanta, Charles E.
Henderson of Marietta. C. Coffey
of Albany, c. a. Gray of Waynesboro, c.
]. Shelberton of Austell, Uriah Mathews of
Powder SPRINGS, A. w. Bramblett of
Forsyth. w. c. Hightower of Thomasuon
and G. W. Kelly of Louisville.
The conven ion has also attracted the
drumners' attention, and Charles Decker
of Laure ceburg, Ind, manufacturer Of
caskets, and A. J. King, of the Gate City
Coffin Company, are on the ground to look
after the interests Of their respective
houses.
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LOCAL PER SONAG.
S. Edge of Athens is in the city.

E. S. Edge of Athens is in the city.
S. c. Evans of Wadley is in the city.
c. j. Snuburton of Austell is in town.
c. A. Gray of Wayuesboro is in the city.
C. A. Willard of Chattano ga is in town.
George r. McRee Of Valdosta is in town.
W. G. Atkinson Of Saussy is in the city.
C. Cofey came up from Alabany yester-
day.
w. Edward Platt Of Augusta is in the
city.
A. R. Campbell of Albany, Ca, is in the
city.
Uriah Matthews of Powder Springs is in
town.
Hon. s. G. McLendon of Townsville is
in town.
Charles E. Henderson of Marietta is in
the city.
S. E. Prudden came up from Eastman
last night.
John A. Gee came down from Atlanta
yesterday.
A. w. Bramlett came down from Forsyth
yesterday.
A. Anderson came up from ST. Augustine
yesterday.
J. w. Preston came down from Barlow
yesterday.
F. S. Jones came down from Macon
yesterday.
Capt. Thomas Morton of Button, s. c.,
is in town.
n. A. Hull, Jr, came up from jackson
vile yesterday.
w. and w. R. Lewis of Orange Lake,
Fla, are in the city.
M. and Mrs. L. Goodloe, of Valdosra,
are guests at the Marshall house.
A. J. King, a prominent citizen of Thorn
aston came down to Savannah yesterday.
w. c. Hightower came down from
Thomaston yesterday and stopped at tue
Pulaski.
F. G. Buffum and wife, E. II. Buffum
and wife, and Miss L, b. Varaey of Stan
ton, Fla, came up TO Savannah yesterday
and stopped at the Screven.
Rev. E. Huntington Coley will leave for
Connecticut to-day. He was temporarily
stationed here until June l. He now
resurns to his parish at Stamford and the
church will secure to nporarily the services
Of some other clergymen until rector can
be chosen. Requests have been made to
the bishops of this state, and of Florida,
Alabama and South Carolina to send a
minis er here to- preach next Sunday, and
it is likely that one will arrive some time
during the latter part Of the week
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CITY BREVITIBS.
Oglethorpe Lodge No. l, I. o. o. F.,
LIZ ot--rirr-

Oglethorpe Lodge No. l, !. o. o. F..
meets this evening.
In the city court Yesterday Henry Aiken
got six months for the larceny Of lantern
There were three or four acquittals.
The semi-aanual meeting of the road
commissioner, viii be held at the court
house next Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
Broughton Bros have received the con-
tract for repainting the iron shutters of the
custom house and doing considerable re-
pairing and painting inside.
Mr.. J. C. Peck has received his commits
sion as construction superintendent Of the
new public building and will be in Sagan-
nah about June to begin work.
Messrs. A. r. Salas & Co. cleared yester-
day the Norwegian bark Russell for
Rosario with II 400 pieces Of pitch pine
lumber, meas ring 463, Cos feet, valued at
S5,679 90. Cargo by Messrs. Dale. Dixon &
Co.
Capt Usina reported the collision Of the
/ Governor Stafford and the st. Nicholas
! Sunday at tie office of the steamboa- in
! spector yesterday, but owing to the absence
| of Inspector Laird in Flor .da, no investlga-
| ton was held. The inspector is expected to
return this morning, and an investigation
| will be held to see who was to blame for
| the collision.
A neat fence is being built around the
new st. Johns Mission chapel and the yard
will be sodded. The furnishing Of the
chapel Will be completed as s0oI as possible.
The picnic aud excursion TO Tybee on
Thursday is TO raise funds to build the
pews. Although the chapel is temporarily
furnished so that ii can be occupied good
deal remains yet to be done
A. r. Lawton, Jr., Esq, has sold his
residence, No. l45 Jones street, at tie south
west corner Of Whitaker street, to Moah-
lenbrook q Dierks, grocers, at No. 1Ol
Whitaker street. The price paid is under
stood to be IS 600 The property has a
frontage of 60 feet on Jones street. by 100
feet on Whitaker street. 1t will remain as
it IS at present, but the purchasers contem-
plate Improvements IN the future.
Morris Cuthbert, colored hack driver
was fined SO in the mayors court yester-
day for reckless driving on the streets, and
for assaulting and striking c. Z. Roey
The aHray took place Sunday afternoon at
the corner of Congress aud West Broad
streets, and it created quite a commotion
Cuthbert was driving down West Broad
street rapidly and made a quick tur into
Congress, and in doing so the tongue
of the haci struck Mr.. RJ-
ley, whowas crossing the street, aud
one of the horses stepped on his foot Re
gaining his footing he made for the negro
driver, VINO jumped from his ca riage and
an. He dropped mis- whip and ROley took
it up and chased driver Ogertaking
him up Congress street he dashed him VITA
it, and the negro turned upon him
aud a scuffie ensued. The gro got Roiey
down in an alley and was on top Of MIN,
when a white man pulled the neg 70 off, and
a number Of o,her neEr 1es mutioied AID
acted as if they were going to defend the
colored driver. A crowd Of young white
men gathered clubs ami stones and began
to array themselves against the negroes,
when tue police arrived
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-28
A Wonderful Invention.

As hot weather approaches the adyan.
tages q the telephone becomes more and
more evident
Few realize the time and exertion which
the Telephone Exchange saves for its pat.
70 IS.
Five thousand conversations are daily
transmit u through the Central office. or
al average OF twelve for each telephone
used. Fac call is registered a, 10 is re-.
ceived and tho record carefully ut. The
service never stops; day aud night, legal
holidays ana Sundays tho operators are
always ready - answer the calls.
The steady growth n the Exchange
shows that the telephones aro becoming
more appreciated TIA ever
Every subscriber al led increases the use
fulneW u the system % those who arc
or adv ronnectad with g.
Tho rental . business houses Is ~ rate
n esi than ID cents DO day. aud tAe charge
Tor red nee is Sill HoI a literal dis
count Do male 1n resid nce stations vii re
tie sIbscriber has also telepaD 30 40 bis
place ~ business.
Az w4O are l8tcrestei il electrical mat.
teIa are Invited D. caIl az tle LEclnuge aud
SIS just boa lie work ia dype.
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AT THE CONVICT CAMP.
The Prisoners Healthy and the Camps
Well Looked After.

The Prisoners Healthy and the Camps
Well Looked After.
A MORNING News reporter took pleas
ant drive yesterday with DR.. Chisholm,
county physician, to the convict head
quarters on the poor farm. Tlere are
sixty-four convicts on Schumans gang,
three of whom are white.
The health Of the prisoners is remarkably
good, and, W lie one or TWO are complain
ing and "limny,n not one is coz fined TO bed.
The premises are clean and well kept. The
artesan we'll was Owing nicely, and DR..
Chisholm said that the county commission
ers ought to utilize the water which is GO
ing to waste by constructing a bath house,
W ich would Increase the health of the in
mates by peiug them to oath.
The convicts OF Schuman's gang are
ditching to tho west ward, nd as tle ground
is dry and no water is encounters /. the
work is progressing rapidly. The long
continued drought mas dried up all the low
lands, and a ditch with water IL IL is a very
rare signt south Of the city.
Vegetation looked yellow aid unhealthy.
The dry weather has pr,cticaily ruined the
bean crop, and oats arc light. Ia mers
were noticed grading Their oats, but the
stand wa, not good, and the straw i, light
Corn looks better bu. it is scatter
ing anIis leedng rain badly.
The air in toe country fat odrer and more
exhilaratng than the enervatiag gir Of the
ci f. q the woods were odCr1us with the
hi ssoms OF the magnI Ina aud the bay an /
the white crowned clusters Of th9 alder.
The back err.e5 are mail, h we turned a
brilliant clrinine and soon will ri zen, but
as the yiaes have been so long with ) ut rain
the berries are not large, aud the crop will
be- light. The general feature Of egeta-
ton was its plrcIed ID thirsty LOOK, AL 1
the plowmhu, a. he turned the flrrow
in the potato patch and tho corn field, left
great clouds Of dust behind bin.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-28
LATE SHOPPERS GETrING FEW.
The $50 O'CLOCK Closing MoYeme
Gstting in Shape.

The $50 O'Clock Closing Movement
Getting in shape.
Interviews with statesmen from three of
the principal dry goods stores Of the city
last night show that after $50 o'clock
Yesterday afternoon there s noticeable
absence of lady shoppers, and 6 O'Clock the
clerks bega to arrange heir stoc as there
were no customers, and the tired sale.ladi IS
got OF early.
brought this change about, said President
Sutherland last night to a MORNING News
reporter.
III is a remarkable circumstance" said
Mr.. Sutherland, when asked If the expert
euce N the statesmen in Their stores last
evening wa true OF AltmeSe a. CO. store,
shat at 6 O'clock last night there we're MT
20 exceed bali dozen lady shoppers in the
B ore.n
"Ani you attribute it to the interest the
ladies are taking in the early closing move
men ~
"Oh, yes! That undoubtedly accounts
for it. one Of Savannah's leading ladie,
assured our association that the ladies pro-
pose o lend q helping hand, an she gave
II, to understand that the kiug'' Daughters
will uss err huenco to shorten DE hours
Of service if for no other reason than 10 re-
lievo the many members Of their own Sex
fro % late hours in the store rooms"
The Dry Goods Salesuan'5 As ,ociatioa
will meet al Emmett hail tonight - rec I'VE
the report On constitution and Jy-l8Es. and
% perfect per lament organization OF the
ass citation. There will also be ether mat
tiers up for discussion. AID those Is b. are
the prime movers ia the association say
that they propose 10 maze the educational
feature the most prominent ln is future
deliberations A leading member Of tue
society said, two want to educate each
member in bis or her line ~ duty. 70 teach
| them that j. is .ram1uut 10 wait ora "a lazy
| or gentleman customer politely and cIurte-
ously. md 10 elevate tle standard Of tho
nIaLunnra .
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at EsuilPs.


SAVANNAH DAILY MORNING NEWS,
John Herring" by S. Barring Gould;
Chance and Fate" by Alice O'Hanlon
Lightly Lost" by Hawley Smart; "Shad-
owed by Three" detective AID Adventure
Library, by Lawrence L. Lynch, ex de
detective; "The Americ N Oys Q y BY DR..
A. Oemler; Miss Kate" by Rita; Forum
for June, Atlantic Monthly for June, Daily
Sporting World, Time New York Her
aid, 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, At
lanta Constitution. Macon Telegraph, Au-
gusta Chronicle, Charleston News and Cou-
rIer, Charleston World, Florida Times
Union. Louisville Cour er-Journal, Chicago
Inter- Ocean. Nashville American.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-28
a Twonty Years' Experiences.

c. D. Ffeiricss, the well-known pActog-
Tapler, 71O Is galway, y. Y. says:
have been using ALLCOCK's Porous
PLAsTERs for 20 years, and found them one
~ the best II family medicines. Brady
SUNNI up my experience. ] say lat
when acef N lha small ~ tue bick a li.-
COCKS PLhsTFRs 900 tbe body With per I1s
energy. and thus cure fatigue. brain -.
hausU.l, debility d kidney dlaieull t
tJr om na.3 euildfol hay found tus n
Invaluable They never initiate the aklu ~
cause l4e s.ix1tes pain, blf cure s3fo throfA ,
cluKu., colds. pal..s lu ste, back " Ghost,
Indigestion AID bowel COM lalut1.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-28
FLOWER THIEF GETS A YEAR.

The Court Holds that Grave RobbinR
Ought to be Made Odious.
In the city court yesterday Judge Harden
read the law to Charles Henry Ccolored),
who pleaded guilty to carrying Off pot Of
flowers from grave in Laurel Grove Gem
etery. The court took occasion to say that
plea of guilty, under the circum stances
did not warrant the prisoner in expecting
c.emency. No one but q man with a bad
heart would descend to that most despica-
| bic of all crimes to rob an enclosure where
the dead are buried. He gave Henry q
year on the chain-gang.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-28
A Card to the Public.

Editor Morning NeDs: Please give me
space in your paper to contradict the state
ment made in yesterdays paper in regard
to the collision between the steamers Gov
ernor Stafford and st. Nicholas while en-
route from Savannah to Beaufort with an
excursion party. Capt Usina claims that
the steamer Governor Stafford overlook the
st. Nicholas and ran into her. We did
overtake her, and could have done so before,
but did not wish to, as | preferred to wait
and pass her where there was suffice t
room, and not to endanger a collision,
which we would have avoided if Capt
Uslna had steered mis- steamer with care.
l first attempted to pass tie ST. Nicholas
on her starboard side after we entered Port
Royal Soup1, but as soon as Capt. Usna
saw me do so ne put his wheel to port and
crossed our bow. | then starboard5d my
wheel, coming up on his port side, first
blowing two whistles to him for right of
way on that side, which he answered, but
still continued to crowd the Governor Saf-
ford over on the port or west side of the
channel. When l could 60 no farther to
port l blew him two whistles az lin for
right of way, he answering each time, but
still crowded the Governor Stafford, until
al last he locked his guards with on S, aud
our guards being toe nj Shes, the st. NIcd-
olas received tAe d4mag There we two
miles of deep water Oh his starbot' eide
and not ten yards onJAe Governor Safford's
port, SO was powerless 10 get away from
there until we reached Paris Isl md spit
buoy. | then put my wheel hard TO star
board and left tue St. Nicholas astern.
Last Sunday was the third time that the
st. Nicholas has locked guards with the
steamer Governor Stafford during her stay
in Savannah, and | consider capt. Usina's
statement in Yesterdays paper very lame
one, and wish to leave it to the public in
general if tue Governor Stafford could over
take and pass the st. Nicholas, as Capt
USIna acknowledges, why did we want to
lock guards with nina think that state
ment a poor one and not good enough to
frama I r MCCATTI-M
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Merchants. Road This.

To thoss subject to the vexations Of bust
ness life, dyspepsia and feelingof debility,
irritab lily and dependency, we say, take
Simmons Liver Regulator The Regulator
is free from any injurious mineral sub
stance; not di-agreeabia; can be taken at
any time without interfering WITH business
or pleasure 1t is g tie, safe, ana a good
digestor. 1t is unequalai in the cure OF
pills, constipation, Dad breath, sick head
ache and bilious complaints
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-28
HOME FOLKS GROW RICH.
Some of the Big Fortunes Made in
Realty Recently.

OOn6 VI G1B pOTLQHSS hdQ6 In
Realty Recently.
There are scores of people in this city
who are more than doubling their money
every year buying and selling real estate.
Property north of Anderson street is always
in demand, and there is absolutely no risk
whatever in buying it. There is not a we'll
located city lot on the market that will not
nearly double in value within the next year.
People understand these facts and that's
why the auc ion sale of corner
lots at Habersham and Waldburg
streets by r. H. Tatem at 430
O'clock tomorrow afternoon is attracting
50 much attention. Spectators appreciate
the fac, that by buying now such well
located lots these Jney are sure to make
big profit within a year. Home-seekers
understand that this sale offers the oppor-
tunity f a lifetime to settle themselves in
a good neighbo.hood az a reasonable price.
The lots are accessible by foot to any part
OF the city, but three street car lines run
almost in front of them if one wants to
ride. Then there is water, sewerage. and
all the other conveniences Incident
to living in the city proper. Thi' sale in-
c!udes five lots on the northwest and sou h.
wet corners f Wallburg and Habe sham
streets. All face east. Four of them are
corners. Three Of them are 3Sx7ll5 fee
and two 60x40 feet.
These lots m ISL be sold. They'll 90 az
cheap as those on the commons, and no.
body should run the risk of losing argain
by staying away fr m the sale. They will
be sold one with the privilege
Of two Anyone buying two
or more Will secure magnificent site, viz.
by taking three on the northwest corner he
will get lot 7li6xll5 feet, or by taking
two on he southwest cor er he viii get a
lot 4Oxl21 feet. These ara the last good
lots in the CITY that will he sold cheap, the
owners selling because they have immediate
need for the money.
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THE BOOK FOR BooKKEEPERs.
1t VIII open Out Perfectly Flat From
First to Last Page.

The MORNING NEWS Printing House is
the licensed manufacturer of Bronson's
Flat Opening Blank Books adopted by the
United States government.
There is no book made of equal strength.
1t will open at any page and remain per-
fectly Hat. There is no danger of the leaves
becoming loose. 1t is the only elastic bind
ing designed to open fiat that has received
the unqualified Endorsement of bookkeepers
as well as bookblnders. Books ruled TO any
pattern, made to any size and bound in any
style.
We are making books for a number Of
firms in this city and elsewhere, and will
take pleasure in showing them to those in-
terested
The MORNING News Steam Printing
House, 3 Whitaker street. Savannah.
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A taxpayers Suggestion.

Editor Morning NeioS: For the benefit
of the citizens and children living in the
city, and also for the strangers passing
through, l would suggest that the city
fathers would have the Forsyth Park
watered. 1t is an impossibilty for children
to pass an evening there on account of the
dust. l thi k it would be more appropriate
to water the park than watering Johnson
square. A TAXPAYER
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-28

Two Of the best known pianos made in
this country. The Stcmpay Pianos are &C
kuowloiged Ivy the musical people every
where AS the standard Instruments of the
world. The Gabier Il Bro. Pianos stand az
the bead Of all medium price instruments.
Great improvements have been added dur
Ing ihe past five years. SteiniC1y and
Gdbter are TWO iaYOut' instruments found
30 dealers "arero1ms side bysds We sell
on o4sy installmenis Pianos taken in OK
change Tunin.. repairing and moving az
lowest rates. Several g01d secondhand
pianos Tor sale low AID 90 easy terms.
SCuREIyEE's Music HOUSE.
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The ROChaRtar.

The great unapproachable lager beer, is a
very fine heer Of rare purity and excellence.
1t has a fine, bright, clear, sparkling APP
pearance; has a very fragrant and most
agreeable taste. Call for Rochester Beer,
Bohemian Brand, and take no other. Made
only by the Rochester Brewing Company of
Rochester, N. Y, and sold ouly in bottles
For sale by John LYONS & Co., j. McGrath,
S. w. Branch and w. &. Cooper.
New Magnolia Hams just received, choice
Corned Beef, and full assortment of Family
Groceries at NJ Iavln's Estate
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-28
A Perfect Parlor Amusement.

The Harmless Pistol with rubber vacuum
tipped arrow. No sharp points to mar fur
niture, will not break even ass. Complete
with target. Price 80 cents. For sale at
Estllls News Depot, 2l1 Bull street
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-28
DECORATIoN DAY.
tts Observance by the Grand Army
OF the RepubNc.

40 ODotIVaHCo y Llb Granu ARMY
OF the Republic
Thursday will be Decoration day-a ma
tional holiday. About the only Observance
Of the day IN Savannah will be the ciosi ag
Of the federal offices and the exercises by
the Grand Army Of the Republic. w. $.
Hancock pest Will assemble at Laurel Grove
cemetery NJ O'cl.cK, and will read the
rit al for Decoration day. After that the
graves OF the federal soldiers buried there
will be decorated. The graves AZ Bonaven-
ture and in the Cathedral cemetery will be
decorated by committees from the post
The day viii be observed as usual at the
National cemetery AT Beaufort, y. c.. aud
excursions OF c0lored people viii leave he q
tomorrow night 70 spend tho day at Beau
fort.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-28

French and American Champagnes, Foreign
and domestic Wines and Liquors, at lowest cash
prices, at NJ. LAWNS Estate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-28

Coed Table clarei at ~ per case. sautornes.
Rhine Wines, burgundles Hungarian Tokay.
ola nadeira f0rts. shefrioa. &c, at prices ~.
cqf4ils ~ Qaaltg, at a. Lawn Ellale.
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Concerning Your WANG.

Tho "one cent a word" column of the
MORNING NEWS places advertising within
the reach Of every one who has anything TO
sell or wants anything. Advertising shows
thrift and enterpr Sc. and fer the small sum
Of ID cent, you can demonstrate that YOU
are possessed Of those very necessary requ-
sites to'success in life. The MORNING NEWS
circulates everywhere, reaches every body,
Is read byrich and poor alike, has thousands
of readers VINO never look at any other
newspaper
IL viii print your advertisement. il Is
words or less for - cents, aud charge YOU
one cent for each added word. There Is no
trouble O. calculate what your advertise
ment viii cost you. II you have an adver.
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you can telephone your advertisement. II
you DO ~ before Top, M. Business office
telephone Is Jli