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11l UMIH! IHIJIS. PUBLISHED EVERY SATU RD AY ,BY THE TRIBUNE PUBLISHING CO., ST. JULIAN STREET. N. E. CORNER MARKET SQUARE. Subscription Rates. (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.) One Year, . • 11 25 Six Months, 75 Three Months, 50 Sent to any person in the United States without extra charge. Remittances must be made by Postal Note, Money Order, Registered Letter, or Express. J. H. DEVEAUX, Manager. R. W. WHITE, Solicitor. AW"This paper is not responsible for, nor loeslt necessarily endorse, tne sentiments ex- C ’eased in published communications. ro should be addressed to the TRIBUNE PUBLISHING COMPANY. Rkqistkkkd ah Second-class mattkk at ths Savannah Post Office. SAVANNAH. GA., Dec her 4,1886. lowa’s weather prophet’s predic tion of a terrible storm, must take place between to-day mid the 17th to aave him from being laid on the •half with the great humbug Wigging. Col. Charles H. Hopkins, Sr., formerly of Savannah where he was well known an Republican politician eighteen years ago, died at Darien on November 29th ol paralysis. Thb committee on privileges and •lection of the Legislature reported on the contested case from Glynn county, in which James Bine ia contertiiig the seat of Ira Smith. The report favored the sitting member Mr. Smith, and was adopt ed unanimously. Col. Henry Watterson add rent ed the Colored Men’s Co-operative Society at Louisville, Ky., a few days since in which he advised the Colored people t< colonize on west ern lands, and to look to education and country life to better their con di lion. Let the fight against immoral teasers proceed all along the line. Widun the next few years the public schools should he freed from these burdens and disgraces. im moral teachers mean immoral children and immoral children mean immoral citizens. A dishonest teacher is far too costly to the State. —Southern Letter. A Tuskegee, Alabama, paper has the following: "Buck Bi*trunlr, a colored Tartaar of thin county, (hie yea.- made 165 dear, beaide* enough corn, pan potato** and other pro duce for hie family next ye«r. He had no mule or horse but did hie plowing by drag ging the plow himaelf with hie wife at the Xandlee. There ia no diagrace for Buck in •his. It was the hardest of toil, but it was hon est and enabled him to pay his debts. He «an look upon this achievement with proud aatmfaction, for it was a worthy effort and well done. THS GOVERNOR AND THE CONVICT SYSTEM. Governor Gordon sent an impor tant message to the Legislature on last Wednesday which will attract a great deal of attention and discus* •ion. The Governor in the outset •ays that “both our penitentiary system and agricultural interests de mand consideration by the Legisla tive and executive departments of the State. He says there ia a de tect in the law authorizing the leasing of convicts of the State, that there is no provision made for lhe retention by tbe State of the eonvicta should a lease be declared forfieted; that tbe law seems to pro- Tide that the convicts shall be relet for a period not less than twenty vears in such cases, and says that if the present system is to be the permanent policy of the State the law may not be defective, but that if tbe system is ever to be modified or abandoned, the law should be so amended ae to permit tbe State to retain possession of such convicts as may be recovered from tbe leases through forfeiture or otherwise to •liable the State to test tbe wisdom and practicability of other systems.’’ The Governor calls attention to the objections of the present dis graceful and inhuman system which is a foul blot on tbe Blate in the Yellowing words: It placet pecuniary interests in conflict with humanity. It makes possible the infliction of greater punishment than the law and tbe courts have imposed. It renders impracticable the improper care by the State of th« health of its prisoners, or their re -1 quisite separation according to chisneH, sexes and conditions. It reduces to the minimum the chances for reformation. It places convict labor in many instances in direct competition with the honest labor of the State. These, briefly stated, are some of the objections urged against the present system. It will be general ly ridraitied that they are of so grave a character that the State will not he justified in continuing the system, provided it can be changed legally and without the violation of good faith; and provided also that a better system should b« practicable. After much reflection I venture the opinion that another plan might be adopted legally by the State, and its practicability at least partially tented at an early day without any violation of good faith. The Governor then states the objections to the old system ol con fining convicts within walls to be the expense of maintenance which would be a “burden npon the labor and property of the people two heavy to be incurred.’’ The propo sition to use the convicts in build* iug or improving public roads in the State doea not meet with much favor from him, both on account of the expense of maintenance and the inevitable contentions which would ensue between different sections of the State as to priority of construc tion and the equitable distribution of this labor supported as it would be by general taxation. He then calls attention to his plan which i« to foster our agricult ure by every ligitimate means. He suggests the establishment of a farm to be woiked upon by the short term cor.victs as they could be received frnn the lessees through forfeiture. He enu merates the following among the beneficial results that would follow the plan: It would confine the convicts thn employed to such labor as would least compete with the bon st labor of the State. It would place the State in direct and full control of its prisoners. It wool# restore to the State the full power to enforce the exact punishment imposed by the courts. It would place upon the State the just responsibility for guarding the health of the convicts and would confine them to the most healthful employments. It would enable the State to separate them at all limes accord ing to clashes, conditions, sexes, and fitness tor different kinds of labor, and 10 institute methods tor reform ation with greater promise of success. The Governor then gives what he believes after careful investigation to be the great benefits that would accrue to our sgricultuae which are: Tbe cost of a bnshel of grain or bale of hay or of cotton, measured by days or hours of labor, and pro duced by different methods of culti vation and manuring, could be defi nitely determined and reported. The relative expense and value of deep and shallow plowing in various soils, at different seasons and for different crops, should be reliably ascertained and made known to tbe farmers of the State. The comparative profits to be realized in various localities, from various crops, fruits and vegetables con Id soon be kuown and made public. The best and most economical fertilizers for different soils and crops and seasons, and the proper times and methods of their applica tion could be reliably determed. But experimental farming should not be resorted to until the farm has become self-sustaining. The plans of the Governor seem to be feasible and ere creditable to him in every sense, and we trust that tbe Legislature will see the wisdom of co-operating with him ic this important matter and give his plans a fair and impartial trial. Indeed every sense of justice and humanity demands that they should act upon the question without delay. COERCION IN IRELAND. The policy of the Tory Govern ment of England, in regrad to Ire land ia one that will soon relegate its leaders into obscurity. The bold Irish leaders such as O'Brien, O’Kelly and others will not be in timidated by tbe Tory menaces. They |izvo and continue to address large gatherings of their country- men notwithstanding the efforts of the large police force to prevent them, and defy the authorities to arrest them. With such hold fear less leaders witli an enthusin'.tic and determined people at their back, and Parnell “the uncrowned king of Ireland,” to direct their cause, coer cion can but fail, and the day for Home Rule is simply postponed and taking the usual course of great revolutions, The effort of tbe Tory leaders tn pack the juries by which the Irish leaders shall be tried, caused just indignation everywhere, and will bring friends to the Irish cause in all countries, among liberty loving people. Unless the Tory Govern ment abandon their coercion policy bloodshed will follow which will greatly hasten the independence of Ireland. If You Wa<t First-Class Work Go To J antes B. Alston, The Sarlaer. No. 43, WHITAKER STREET. Shaving. Hair-cutting, Shampooing and all klnda of work in hie line done with neat- I ness and dispatch, and as cheap ae the cheap- I e«t. Children Hair-cutting and and the honing I ol Raeors given special attention. « E J CRANE. E/jL WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, 41 Whitaker St., 3d door from York, SAVANNAH, GA. All work guaranteed to be done in first-elsM order. Mir-Cash paid f»r Old Gold and Silver. THE INTER OCEAN OF* CHICAGO * la Circulation and Political tafluaaea ia to* Leading Republican Newspaper IN THS MOtTBWMT. TUB INT Wk OCEAN haa from the hastening baan the defender of heme laatltuUona aad Maerteen tdeae. It ie the advocate of equal rights for all tee* for* the lew. of protection to Amarlcaa labor, and of the Idea that America to for Amerlcane-aot nao •aaarily Amaricana by birth, but true cttlaena of the Ropubllo. It ballavaa la the Woe* aad Weotora men. holde to the Idea that the future coat of em pire will bo la the Mlaataslppl Valley, aad le bold aad aggraaaiva In lie opposition to the unholy alii aaco betwooa the monay-changara of Mew Tort City and the Htatoo lately In rebellion. THE INTER OCBAN le earnestly in dtvor of the Republican party boeauee It boll* vaa the principles of that party ere correct, end that, honeotly car ried out. they will beet protect the righto aad ad veaeo the Intaraato of the whole people. It to not. however, e blind follower, but le alweye ready to denounce BopubUoea wrong-doing, either to high or lo*r plecoa. THB INTBB OCEAN boo alweye malatalaed that the Nation la under ea obligation to the aoldlera et the lata war, who jeopardised Utelr Uvea to protect It from armed treaaoa, which H eaa never renoy. aad, conoaquanUy, haa advocated the aatobllah roent of Soldiers’ Borno sad the enactment of ouch pondon la we ee wonld leave ae dlaablod vet eran la want Ao a Newspaper THB INTBB OCEAN io not os colled in the United States Aside front the service of the Associated Press, la which It bolds a mem bership. 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Remember This Is HEADOUARTEfiS For Society Hats and Ribbons, also, Head quarters for Mourning Goods, Crapes, Veils and Hals. Do not fail to come at once to the headquarters of s. kuouskopf 151 Rroughton Street. CHARLES BACKMAN, s moOSSw s i Corner Congress A Bull streets. (Second Floor.) SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. Telephone Call No. 100, answered da; <>r night. Ex noting Teeth One Dofa each, extracting Teeth and Artifiaai Teeth a specialty. Fine quality of Tooth Pi-wder and Tooth Brushes for sale. ‘ GTteßms cash. BUT YOUR STOVES —AND— HIM FUB G® —FROM— FREEMAN & OLIVER, 192 Broughton Street. GO TO DANIELS & MAKER’S, 158 St. Julian street., arket Square. FOR YOUR Pbotogapb id The best work at the lowest prices out doors work to order.