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Acction Sale— Damaged Flour, by Robert 11.
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Fob Flies—Robinson's Sticky Fly Paper.
North Alabama seems to have all the
good things. A large and very valuable de
posit of asphalt has been discovered near
Huntsville.
A newspaper devoted to the founding of a
new religion,g :.td called the Adrance-
Thought, is published in Oregon. That is a
Very out-of-the-way place from which to
educate the world.
The New York Tribune continues to labor
for George and McGlyun As its readers
are Republicans almost exclusively, the loss
of the converts it may make to the United
Labor Party will not weaken the Democrats.
Some of the Republican newspapers think
that Lincoln and Grant would make a popu
lar Presidential ticket for their party.
Robert T. and Frederick D. might make
good Presidential timber some other year,
but not next year.
Colonel Grant refused to be interviewed
the other day, and gave as the reason that
“ily father could not talk.” The Colonel
Is making himself as much like the General
as he can, and really in the cut of his beard
has succeeded very well.
Grand Army agents are traveling in West
Virginia and urging old soldiers to join that
organization, promising that concentrated
effort will procure a pension for all. The
Grand Army is showing plainer every day
the real purpose of its existence.
Base ball Captain Anson is a famous man,
with as many admirers, perhaps, as Jay-
Eye-See or Maud S., but he is not worth as
much in the market as these oats-eatiug
animals. Detroit hus tried to buy him lur
IfIOjUOO, but that was not enough
The condemned Chicago Anarchists say
they do not want to be pardoned, but to es
cape the halt t, if escape they can, only
through the operation of the laws. This is a
Strange position for men to take who have
spent years in trying to break down all law.
Gen. Parsons, in speaking of his brother,
the condemned Anarchist, says ha is a
philosophical Anarchist, and claims the
gift of prophecy. It is safe to say he is a
false prophet, or he would never have run
his head in a noose by surrendering himself
for trial.
Several of the Pennsylvania coal compa
nies whose miners struck a few days ago for
An advance of wages have yielded to tho de
mand, and now it is probable that all will
do so. This is one strike that promises to
turn out well. The miners certainly have
the sympathy of the public.
The George party has been accorded rep
resentativee among the New York election
inspectors, and the Socialists are much dis
appointed that they were not. As the
election precincts are quite numerous, it is
doubtful whether the Socialists could have
found in their ranks citizens enough to fill
the place*, even if they had been allowed
the privilege.
The return of Count Mitkiewicz from the
Orient in a blaze of glory has attracted at
tention to him in places where perhaim he
had rather be forgotten. One of these
places is Rochester, whero it is found that
one of four indictments against him for
cheating and swindling is still alive. It
may yet give him trouble. Financier, de
veloper, swindler—the meanings of these
words have really become confused.
Georgia’s Governor received a very hearty
and enthusiastic reception at Philadelphia
during the constitutional celebration. The
Press, of that city, speaks of him in a way
to make him feel tliat he was among friends.
It rays: “'Gov. John B. Gordon received one
long and enthusiastic welcome yesterday
due to a man whose spirit ami record has
touched every American, and whoso recent
unflinching fight for prison reform deserves
and receives the admiration of every
philanthropist an 1 lover of his kind. The
scarred face and erect figure known so well
North and South had few moments yester
day, in which one was not unshadowed and
tho other bent as Georgia’s Governor bowed
with sweeping hat to the applause which
followed him all along the route.”
Mrs. Cleveland is said hy the New York
Tribune to have refused to shake hands
with Governor and Mrs. Foraker at the
public reception in Philadelphia, though tho
President treated them as he did all others
who attended. The story is denied, however,
by other (xqsjrs, which are more reliable.
In view of the passage said to have occurred
In Foraker’s speech at Caldwell, 0., last
week, it would not have boon strange if the
President and Ins wife had refused hrn any
reoog.ition whatever. That lausmgo is re
ported follows: “The Democratic papers
My tiial 1 coinpniod him <the Presidenti to
a dog. No, I would not. msv anything of
that sort about tiiedog. I have too iiiwh
riwjxsd for the dog." It hi hardly credible
tiial after the use of su'di language Foraker
would have sought to shake homl-i with tlif
Piynodenl whom he hud insulted. It is eseusr
Vi believe that ha was luourrwtiy it
•M/tlad.
The President Misrepresented.
It is not necessary for a public journal to
suppress the truth, or make misstatements
respecting its political opponents, to con
vince its readers that its partisan preten
sions are genuine. The New
York Tribune, however, seems to
find it impossible to deal justly
and fairly with the President. It not only
states incorrectly matters with which he is
connected, but it aims to so color its re
ports as to put him in false and discreditable
positions.
In its report of Friday’s parade in Phila
delphia it is stated that he refused to recog
nize Governor Foraker, of Ohio, although
he recognized all the other Governors pres
ent as they passed him at the head of their
troops. It did not leave it to be inferred
that Governor Foraker hail saluted the
President, but distinctly said that the Gov
ernor, with uncovered head, waved his
sword at the President and that the “Presi
dent preferred to stand as solemn as a
stuffed owl.”
The New York Times says the Tribune's
story is untrue. It says that Gov. Foraker
had his hat in hand when he reached the
President’s stand, and that he looked at the
President but did not bow. The President
took off his hat but did not incline his head.
He almost immediately replaced his hat. A
set smile, says the Times, was on the Gov
ernor’s face, and just the slightest stiffness
was perceptible in the manner of the Presi
dent.
Tho Times' version is doubtless the true
one. Gov. Foraker did not bow to the
President, and did not salute him with his
sword for tho very good reason that he had
no sword. The President did all that could
lie expected of him under the circumstances.
If Govornor Foraker had saluted him as
other Governors did, he would have been
treated with the same courtesy that was ex
tended to them.
But why should a journal of the standing
of the 7V<6kh try to put.the President in a
discreditable position, when there was noth
ing to justify It in doing so ? Is it so hard
pushed for material to arouse partisan feel
ing that it has to resort to disreputable
means to obtain it?
It is probably true that the best of feeling
does not exist between Gov. Foraker and
the President. The Governor made himself
very eouspicuous in connection with the
battle flag incident, and afterward in his
public speeches used language with respect
to the President that ill-became the Gover
nor of a great State. It was language such
as a ward politician would have hesitated
to use. The President, however, would have
readily responded to any courtesy extended
to him by Gov. Foraker at Philadelphia.
The fact that he took off his
hat and waited for Governor
Foraker to salute him, as the other Gover
nors had done, showed tliat he had no in
tention to treat Gov. Foraker rudely.
The Tribune, if it continues to misrepre
sent the President, can hardly hope to re
tain the respect of those of its readers who
believe in fair play. Honest criticism is
desirable and beneficial, but misrepresen
tation is something of which no decent
journal will knowingly be guilty.
Still Harping on Higgins.
The Republican newspapers are deter
mined to make Higgins about tho best
kuown man in the country. They cannot
be induced to let him alone. Thoy seem to
lotto their tempers every time his name is
mentioned in their columns, or in the col
umns of other journals, and they straight
way proceed to attack him in a way that
doesn’t annoy him very much, if all that is
said about him is true.
If it hadn’t been for the e newspapers
Higgins would have been entirely forgotten
by the public before this time. He has not
sought notoriety, and has not askei a news
paper, as far as the public knows, to say a
word in his behalf. He has simply attended
t?> his business—and bo has attended to it so
well that no one has any fault to find with
him. He doesn’t even brag that his political
critics have failed to make the President lie
lieve that he is a bad man and should bo im
mediately dismissed from his little office.
The truth is that Higgins has no influence
with the administration, and is not in a po
sition to even learn its secrets. He is a quiet,
gentlemanly man, whose chief desire, at
present, is to be let alone. He doesn’t
thrust his civil service views upon other
people, and it is with extreme reluctance
that ho talks at all about civil service re
form.
Doubtless many of tho stories told of his
doings in the local politics of Baltimore
have only a small particle of truth in them.
It is probable that Higgins had his appoint
ment in his pocket before tho President
found out that he was not exactly the sort
of a man that he was represented to be.
However that may be, be has given no
cause for complaint since he entered tho
Treasury Department as one of its clerks.
The President has no good ground for dis
missing him, and if he were to dismiss him
ho wfSdltl doubtless do himself more harm
than he is likely to by the course which he is
pursuing.
Higgins counts for nothing except in the
small office, where all who have business
with him are treated courteously. Ho will
count for something, however, if the Mug
wump pa pel's continue to boom him. They
are so impracticable, however, that it would
not be surprising if some of them were to
refuso to support Mr. Cleveland for a serend
term unless he pledges himself to dismiss
Higgins, but then it is a question whether
Higgins’ aid wouldn't be of more benefit to
the President in securing a re-election than
tliat of tho papers which havo something
derogatory to say about Higgins every day.
James G. Blaine, John Sherman and about
a hundred other Republicans have con
tributed SIOO each to circulate protection
ist literature. Thoy intend to raise a fund
of SIOO,OOO for that purpose. Several
Democratic newspapers in this part
of the country are expending all their en
ergies in propagating tho doctrines for
which these Republican lenders contribute
their money. It is not intended to intimate
thut these |>upent will share In the fund, but
only to emphasize the fact that the leaders
of the Republicans think the best way to
make a mail a Republican is to make Inin a
protectionist. And they ore certainly
right.
It turn* out that <21,500,000 of the bonds
purchased by tlie Treasury last week were
offered by the Nevada Bank Evidence w
cumulates that thai great imtitulion very
Ha crawly escaped complete wreck by the lata
disastrous wheat >lal Its experience
ought to |trove valuable to other banks, few
of which >*n cum |si re with it In resources.
New York stock broker* are not so happy
as they used to I* It is said <u*lofnars
were never *o few as now, The liappinaa*
tie* broker* iia ve lost , their aid cuAomai *
have jwolaibly gartwel
THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1887.
An Overburdened Court.
For years Congress has been trying to de
vise some means for giving relief to the
United States Supreme Court. More busi
ness is brought before it than it can attend
to, and every year it is getting further be
hind with its work. It could not clear its
docket in less than three years if no more
cases were taken to it.
Tho delay iu deciding cases amounts al
most to n denial of justice. Great changes
take place in the values of property in
tlireo or four years, and when large inter
ests are at stake long delays often caiLse
heavy losses.
In his address to the Philadelphia ! a" lest
Thursday Chief Justice Waite called atten
tion to the fact that the appellate jurisdic
tion of the Supreme Court is practically the
same now, when tho country has a popula
tion of (50,000, 000, as it was when the popu
lation was less | than 4,000,000. It is safe
to say that fifteen times as many cases are
now docketed every year as there was a half
a century ago. The necessity, therefore, of
affording the court some relief is apparent
to every one who gives the matter the least
consideration.
Congress understands that tho court is
overburdened, but it has not been able to
agree upon any plan for its relief. Several
plans have been proposed and discussed, but
the fear of each party that the other will
get some advantages in the distribution of
the offices that mast lie created has prevent
ed any decisive action. If the experience of
the past is a sound basis for judging of the
future, uothing will be done to relieve the
court until one political party has con
trol of both branches of Congress.
The Development of the Newspaper.
The Philadelphia Times, on the last day
of the Constitutional Centennial, published
an interesting article showing the progress
which has lieen made in journalism since
the constitution was adopted. A centui y
ago there was only one newspaper in Phila
delphia, then the chief city of the country,
and its circulation was not over 500 copies.
All that it contained could be put in five
columns of the Morning News. It pub
lished no editorials,local reports, nor markets,
and very little news matter. About all of
its space was occupied by advertisements.
Its European news, that was upt
more than sixty days old, was regarded as
fresh. To print the paper it required “two
separate impressions by hand on each side of
the sheet, making four distinct impressions
from the press to complete the paper, and
the ink was applied by buckskin covered
cabbage bead inkers, which were then the
only known method of inking types.” The
Times says that the entire circulation of
newspapers in the whole country at the
time of the adoption of the Constitution,
could now be printed in less than one minute
in its office.
The chauge which has taken place in
newspapers, and the methods of making
them, in a hundred years is certainly won
derful. Now in the leading papers of the
country, news from every part of the civi
lized world is printed every morning.
Steam and electricity have been brought to
their aid, and a great army of workers have
been enlisted in their service. Every topic
of human interest, is dealt with in their
columns, and money is spent with lavish
hand to make them interesting aud valua
ble.
The world could not get along very well
without them. What changes there will
be in them in anot her century is a matter
for speculation, but it is hardly probable that
they will be as great as those which have
taken place since the adoption of our consti
tution.
The Star's Rash Statement.
The New York Star says; “Tho Republi
cans are trying to honor the memory of
Gen. Grant by nominating his sou for Sec
retary of State. The Star is trying to
honor the memory of Gen. Grant by assist
ing to build a monument at his grave.” We
do not pretend to deny that the Star is sin
cere in saying that, iu raising money for a
monument to Gen. Grant, it is moved by a
desire to honor his memory, but no doubt a
great many people in Now York and other
parts of the country think that its main ob
ject is to advertise itself, and increase its
circulation. However, as it doesn’t seem to
be making much progress in raising the
fund, a generous public will probably ac
cept its statement, without much discount,
that its motive is au unselfish one.
The statement, however, that tho Repub
licans nominated Col. Fred Grant to honor
the memory of his father will not bo ac
cepted as correct. If they will not help to
build a monument to honor tho memory of
Gen. Grant thoy certainly did uot nominate
his son for ail office for tho purpose of
honoring it. They nominated Col. Fred
Grant because they thought that ho would
help to elect their ticket Gen. Grant was
very popular with tho New York Republi
cans, and the party leaders doubtless thought
that his son would arouse enthusiasm in the
party. The purpose iu nominating him,
therefore, was a selfish, not a generous, one.
The Star fell into a grave error in supposing
tliat tne Republican party of New York is
controlled by any other than solftsh motives.
The New York Aldermen were determined
to find out tho true reason for Mrs, Cleve
land's refusal to accept their invitation to
present certain flags to the lire department
of that city, not only because thoy had
some curiosity übout the matter, but also
because of the impression which prevails to
some extent, that the refusal was duo to tho
fact that the President was uot invited to
bo present at the flag ceremony.
The President of the Board of Aldermen
wrote to Mr. Cleveland telling that there
was no intention to slight him. The Presi
dent replied that neither he nor Mrs. Cleve
land ever thought that any discourtesy to
him was intended or expressed in the invi
tation to Mrs. Cleveland. The President
further wrote: “The question presented to
Mrs. Cleveland was whether she was willing
to assume such u public role entirely inde
pendent of her husband nnd not as mi ad
junct or incident to something ho was to do.
Her judgment and feeling were against it
mi l she declined the invitation. Imu very
glad she did, bccAUsc if the plain meaning of
her declination is distorted I am sure her
conduct would have lioeu if she had ae
orptad.” Thus another little effort to make
a mountain Out of a mule hill comes to grief.
Not sat biflcl with undertaking to laniali
the soldiers from Governor's Island to make
frail for a (atopies |strk, the Nrw York
/frru/ff is trying to work up a sentiment iu
favor Of removing the (msous, hospital*
and asylums from Blackwell's island, that
it (nay be devoted to the sutiie use. Those
Islands are admirably situated for pleasure
grounds, but ao also are tliey to the |#ur
poses for which they ana now used, end the
Jlensld wiii labor a long Unic before It SU"
osad i iu iia project
CURRENT COMMENT.
No Room for Politics in the Schools.
From the Xcir Orleans Times-Democrat ( Dem ).
If the New England instructors came down
here, as the Globe-Democrat says, to make con
verts 10 the Republican politics and
education are to be thus uuxril up -any legisla
tion is to be welcomed that will rid us of them.
Labor and Anarchism.
Prom the Cincinnati Ttmey-STar (Rep.)
Concerning the attitude ot these Ananchists
toward the industrial classes, theie is an amaz
ing misconception. The assumption that they
represented the cause of labor, and were to be
regarded as champions of workingmen's inter
ests. is pre)>osterous. To assume that honest,
intelligent workingmen considered them as ex
ponents of popular opinion, and accepted their
leadershsp, is to cast an odious aspersion upon
workingmen. Labor dtgxf -n vt recognize An
archism. '*
Whore Randall is Useful.
From the Pew York Star (Dcm.)
In regard to Mr. Randall, the Democratic vo
ters everywhere recognize his exceptional vigor
in keeping the sum ot Federal taxation down to
its lowest limits. In that work he and Mr. Hol
man have no superiors, aud it is invaluable
work. As to the subjects of Federal taxation,
as well as the object of Federal taxation and its
methods. Mr. Randall probably differs from Mr.
Carlisle and Mr. Mills But, like twelve men
in a jury box, those leaders are bound to agree
on a verdict. Meanwhile, until they agree, or
announce their disagreement, let us uot talk of
reading anyone out of the party. Our party is
not now lug enough for that amusement!
What the President Will See.
From the Boston tilobc (Dem.)
Passing through Pennsylvania and Ohio, or
through many another Stab-, the President may
see places where nature has buried inexhaust
ible stores of coal for tne use of man, enough to
satisfy his most ext ravagant needs for many a
century to come. He may see swarms of men,
and, shameful to relate, women and children
too, with wan faces, shrunken limbs, ragged
clothes and empty stomachs, eagerly waiting
for permission to bring this buried treasure to
the surface at a cost of a few cents a ton. And
yet he must reflect that in every large city there
are not merely helpless women and children, but
able- odi -d men wuo shiver with cold In winter
and are unable to obtain fuel.
BRIGHT BITS.
Y'acht Owner—Haw! What's the next move,
captain? > >■
Captain—Drop the hawser.
Yacht Owter—Haw! ljo you mean to insult
me Sir? — Juttoe. i
He had evidently studjed history.
She - "Freddie, how often have I told you not
to play with your soldiers on Sunday ?’ v
He—“ Yes; but. mamma, this is a religious
war.’’ —Accident News.
A good man in New Bedford was not so far out
of the way when he used to say in conference
me-ting: ''Brethren, we have been mercifully
spared in passing through many scenes and un
seens.”—Coilureyu tionalist.
“Ma, de fiziology say yer dat de human body
am imposed of tree-fourth tvatah.”
“Waal, yo’ bettub mosey off to school, an' git
outen dat hot sun, ur fus ting yo’ know yo’ be
vaporatiu', "—harper's Bazar.
“What I dislike about the large hotels,' 1 said
Miss Culture, "is their gregariousness.“
“Well,” responded the Chicago maiden, rather
bewildered, "those fancy puddings never did
agree with me either.” —Hotel Gazette.
Where They All Go.—Dealer (to customer) —
Wnatdoyoudo with all the lead pencils you
buy, Mr. Smith? You aie here every day for
one.
Customer—l know it. I lend them to my wife.
— X ’em York Sun.
Probably there isn't an older phrase in the
English language than the words, “I love you:
and yet ihe most tlippnnt young man doesn't
even thiuk of saying ''Caesium: ’ when some
sweet girl whlsiiers it softly into his coat collar.
—Journal of Jfdu cation.
First Omaha Author—No, I have not
written a line this summer. I can't settle ou a
plot.
becoud Omaha Author—'That's easy enough.
My last novel is simply a Bible story modern
ized and embellished.
"Hut people will discover the theft.”
• “it Is to be puUlijhed in Chicago.” —Omaha
World.
An Austin lawyer caught a tramp in his of
fice si 'tiling some law liooks which the latter in
tended to pawn. Seizing the Intruder, the lawyer
exclaimed:
" Y'o.i scoundrel! I'll have you tried and sent
to the penitentiary.”
, “Let gj my liecic.Colonel. If you are going
to har e me tried, I reckon I had belter engage
you as my awyer, sine? you have the luck to be
on hand. Texas siftings.
Tiie Widow's Mite. —She was a widow, und
perhaps a little senstiw on that account. When
she answered a summons the other day she
found a good looking ministerial chap standing
at tue door.
“Good day,” he began. “I represent a loan
association
"So do I,” she .responded shortly, “and I
mean to stay aloisSt good day, sir."
II- hasn't thought it out yet to his entire satis
faction.—Detroit Free Press.
"Pa, what is a revenue cutter?" asked a ten
year-old who h.id been reading about anew
Government vessel.
“Come with me and I will show you my son,”
replied Ins who is a banner.
Then he led tne boy into his private office,
and taking down a huge pair of shears wiilch
he used to sever eoupoms from bonds with he
continued: *
“There is the most approved revenue cutter
I know of. my son. Bea good boy and some
day you may be commander of a pair and find
pieuty of business for them.” Elmtra Gazette.
PERSONAL.
Miss Mary G. Burdette, ss er o' “Bob”
Burdette, the humorist. Is maki lg a name as a
lecturer ou religious subjects.
Mme. Pauline Lucca has signed an engage
meat to sing in opera at New York next April.
She is to receive A’tSSO for each performance.
Gov. Powell Clayton, of Arkansas, had just
time to call out to a reporter, as he whizzed
t imugh Pittsburg on a limited train lust Sun
day: "Blaine is tue man.”
Whistler, the eccentric London artist, is said
to Iw painting the picture of Buffalo Bill.
Whistler's trill will probably be the most artistic
thing connected with tho affair.
Ex-Lieut. .1. W. Oraydon, the tniuing engi
neer and dynamite experimenter, has had a lit
tle domestic bomb exploded tinder him. His
w ife has secured a divorce in California.
Sir Henry Hawkins, tho English hanging
judge, hus not, it up|x*ars. married a young
woman, but an ancient maiden of sixty sum
mers, named Reynolds, formerly uu actress.
B. Fay Mills is Ibe boy evangelist of New
England. He has enjoyed great success iu the
interior of Massachusetts, aud now proposes to
inaugurate a monster revival meeting in Boston.
Eugene lliogins is said to be, [lersonally, one'
of the most agreeable men in \\ asbingtou. He
is amiable, genial and with apparently none but
the moat hurmless.intentions iu all his actions.
James Henry, the great-grandson of the fn
mous Patrick- Henry, is one of the promising
voting men of Tennessee, lie resides at Cov
ington. and last week married into the MoCruw
family.
Mrs. Clarence Delxonioo, who died in New
Y’ork of complication of diseases, in her seventy
third year, was the widow or Lorenzo Del
monico, the original caterer of that name, bho
had been ill formally months.
. Tub 14-year-old daughter of Absalom Baker,
living in Wicomico county, Md,, is now iu the
forty-seventh day of a fust. .She lies in au un
natural stupor, and can only be aroused by the
ugeuy of an electricJ (lottery. Her case puzzles
the physicians.
Princess Clementine, youngest daughter of
the King and Of the Belgians, has attained
tier fifteenth year, knit ha* consequently tuken
her j dais-, according to tin'established etiquette
of tiie continent, among the marriageable prin
cesses of Europe.
Ex-Gov. .John C|. Downey, of California, is
said to lx- deranguil. tie is about til) years old,
and recently sought to wed u Miss Addis, or
Northern Mexico. The Indy was willing, but the
Governor's friends crvidueted liiin to San Fran
cisco, wli -re he Is now carefully guarded.
Ex SIiNATOH i'gi RMM tells tlf Cleveland
Plaindrabr kind he is,net worrying mniseli
iibout political imAteH this rear, and sfiall make
no sjevsilius tf he thut nOnlM it pmes-d to say
something alxsii Dun Powell’s candidacy, tb<
reixirtor ftpully elicited (Yoni “the Old Rinnan"
this very cool onmforu "1 am inclined to tm
lievv h- will lie successful in favorably impress
tug the majority iff voters
Tun lull Nyoamofeof tb* Wabaali aay* Vuor
li'sm is not tns right name. "There should ls> a
'Van' before my name Clear down to the time
of my i liil<lh<*l my atewstor* wer>- old Kniek
*rtea-keni. and I am tiw first cross In that long,
ancient lint' ll lineagM it Is not my fault (bat
lb" Van lias tsnei dropped from onr name 1'
whs a Mistake, and could I fiave foreseen the
future far as tn> own career was rots rued.
1 worm have toes' Jit u upon my own respoa J
PAINTING THE GAS PIPES RED.
Mayor Ames’s Method of Getting"
Square With a Stingy Storekeeper.
From the St. Pa ul Globe.
Mayor Ames yestercUy took a walk up Nicol
let avenue to inspect the illumination. At the
eoruer of Fifth street his honor passed and in
s| eotod with some curiosity the gas fixtures in
front of the sporting goods store of W. T. Best
& Cos. Mr. Best, it should be remembered, had
for some reason refused to stand his pro rata of
the expense of the illumination, and when in
formation reached the Mayor his honor said
that rather than have a break in the illumina
tion he would bear Mr. Best 's amount himself,
ujsin condition that the flxtnresshould lie paint
ed a bright red. When Mr. Best, after a final
appeal had been made, refused to contribute to
the illumination fund, the Mayor's offer was
accepted and the gas pipes were painted a rich
carmine. This unusual decoratiou attracted
general attention to the fact that Mr Best had
refused to help the illumination, and resulted in
no little amusement.
Mr. Best was accordingly not in the best of
humor, and when he approached the Mayor he
looked like a man who wanted to have trouble.
“Mr. .Mayor,'’ he said, “haven't you been too
hasty ?”
“How’s that?’’asked the Mayor.
“Why, having the gas pipe in front of my store
painted red,” responded Mr. Best.
"1 don't see tbut I have," coolly responded
his Honor, "I am paying for the expense of that
illumination, and ought to be allowed to have
the pipes painted any color I want to. I don’t
see why it should concern you. You do not own
the sidewalk nor the gutter, and are going to
have the benefit of the illumination at my ex
pense In fact I think it's rather cheeky of you
to criticise my little private illumination. By
the way, I sue you have been scraping the paint
off. ' I will send a man up and have it painted
over again."
Mr. Best indicated that he intended to sue the
illumination committee.
"Don’t sue the commltsee,” said the Mayor.
"Sue me; I ordered those pipes painted red I
don’t know you from a side of sole leather and
don't want to offend you personally. 1 told the
committee I’d stand the expense of any one who
refused to pay his assessment, and that I want
ed the pipes painted red charged to me. That’s
all there tp to it."
By tiiis time quite a little crowd of spectators,
who showed an inclination to applaud the Mayor,
had gathered, anil, noticing tins, his Houor put
uu end to the controversy by walking away.
A Conductor’s Tribulations.
From the Albany Journal.
Conductor Baddy Ackert runs trains three
and four on the Susquehanna railroad The
other clay he had a passenger coining down to
Albany en route to New York and Philadelphia.
She was i woman wholly uuused to traveling
and entirely ignorant of the functions of the
handy railroad guides and time tables. So every
time Paddy passed through the car she caught
hold of his coat sleeve and asked him some
question. At last she buttonholed him anil pre
pared to have all her questions answered liefore
he could escape her. The dialogue follows
“Conductor, what time do we get In Albany /”
“0:40." “What time does the boat leave for
New York/" "Eight o’clock." “Do we get to
Albany in time for the boat'/" "Yes,
ma'am." “What time does the boat
get to New York?” “Six o’clock to-mor
row morniug.” "Can I get to Jersey City
from New York?” ‘"Yes. ma’am.” “What
time can I leave for Jersey City?” "0:20.”
■ ‘What time can I leave Jersey City for Phila
delphia?” "7:40." “What time do I get to
Philadelphia?” “11:40." “Can I get a state
room on the boat?” “Yes, ma’am," and then
Paddy showed signs of impatience, and said:
“State-room, dollar an’ a half; get supper and
breakfast on boat if you want to; poiter wake
you up in time for ferry to Jersey City; cab
take you from ferry to depot; ticket cost you
S4is—“etc. But h.s trouble was not ended.
She had a poodle dog, and that dog wanted
water. So she took it in her arms to the water
lank and, drawing some water in the cup, let
the dog drink from it. Suddenly every jstssen
ger in the car wanted a drink of water, and all
refused to drink from the same cup the dog
had. They called the conductor, f old him, and
made him go clear through the .rain to the
mail car and get another cup. By that time
the genial Paddy was mad, and he hasn’t got
over it yet.
A Hungarian Beauty Show.
From the Chicago Neu-s.
Beauty shows are by no means an American
invention. It is not more than a few weeks ago
that such a sljow occurred on tile feast of St.
Stephen, the putrou suiut of Hungary, at Pestii.
But tile beauties were not from the start on ex
hibition for any one able to pay a dime. The
beauties, forty odd in number, were standing in
a circle to be looked at ami cross-examined Cy a
jury composed of a number of gentlemen mov
ing in the highest circles of society.
The chairman. Count Stephen Karolyi, an
nounced the verdict of that strange jury, de
claring .Miss Gizzelia Scholez. Miss Ida Toronyi,
and Mrs. Mariska Kolos to be the greatest
beauties of the land this year. The former is
described as a splendid figure, tall, well pro
portioned, and a little voluptuous, with lilue
eyes and shining golden hair, dressed in a
charming piuk suit. The other two are dark
beiftitics, with black hair and itery block eyes.
Tue awards are duplicates or the golden apple
awarded by Pari , ot Troy to the goddess of
lieauty some 3,"00 years ago, but in the degene
rate northern climate of Hungary the apple has
Ix-cnine much stunted in growth, being now not
much larger than a little hazelnut. After deliv
cry or the verdict and distribution of the prizes,
inclosed in cases of blue velvet, to the three
champion beauties, tin; populace were so eager
to obtuin a look at them that they broke through
the fence and formed a living and rather unruly
circle around the three, and, not satisfied with
looks ouly, they persisted in being convinced of
the fleshly reality of the marvels until a number
of more sober and good-natured gentlemen
formed a guard of honor around the beauties
and conducted them In safety from their field of
victory.
Method in It.
Font the Merchant Traveler.
Iu all circles of society, wherever you may go.
You will find you can’t judge people simply bv
their outward show.
There are moods and manners suitable in every
time and place.
And smiles oft-times to perfidy their origin can
trace,
The half-mad poet makes his line show either
joy or sadness,
According to the people's will; there’s method
in his madness.
The statesman, erstwhile so reserved, so digni
fied and grand.
Surpluses his poor neighbor os he grasps him by
the hand.
And wishes him good day and asks in sympa
thetic mood
llow business is, and if his own and family's
health is good.
He seems insane; but then election time, which
grief or gladnetw
Will bring to him, is close at hand: there’s
method in his madness'
When your wife employs a cross-eyed gir*
whose talent is to shirk,
Who takes four afternoons a week and never
does her work;
Who talks back constantly, and hen dire clatter
will not cease;
Who wears an apron spotted o ur with stains of
dirt and grease;
Whose grammar is distinguished by its most
surprising badness,
You may think your wife Is crazy, but there's
method in her madness.
Their Embarrassment Believed.
From the Vliicagg Tribune.
Ono day at Washington a few years ago,
about the time Congrats convened, two distin
guished looking gentlemen nut on the street,
partially recognized each other, stopped, and
one of them mid
“Why. hello, Col. Carpetbag, I liardly knew
you. I believe I met yoirijpce in St. Paul*”
"Certainly, Gen. Plkecounty, you did: but I
failed to recognize you nt first. So you have
hist been elected delegate to Congress from your
Territory? How did you leave everything in
Montana, General?"
"First rate. Colonel, first rate. But we're col
leagues now, 1 believe You are a Terrtorial del
egate yourself?"
"Yea, 1 now have the honor to represent Da
kota."
There was an embarrassing pause for tho
space of a full half minute, during which the
delag.ite from Montana looked anxiously down
the street. and the representative from Dakota
fazed with considerude solicitude up the street.
t was broke:i by u Washington small boy who
hod witnessed the meeting.
"GenTuieii," *.aid the small boy elieerfully,
"you’ll find a s'loon right around the corner,
second door "
No Use for "Used To Bee” end “do
ing To Be’e.”
From thf St. i.ouiM Olobeftemoerat.
Old Dan 111- e was an odd character ami
given to p-rsa my lugs lie onee advert land for
a double somersault |-rforuue. uyid there were
fifty applicants One man skid he "lined tV‘ do
tie-set. hut was out of practice Another said
Halt he Is-lb-visl he w.mhi won "get ttici,-
Audsomi When they alt ma le their ezeuaes.
chums ami pMeiiises old Dan, with lies-p Ui
gust, and "Twenty live ’iwsd to be‘a f and
i wenty-hes’going t iha’a’ s.ul not a thuuderin’
is-si ’la the lot 1 watt at is .s’,'
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Dr. Favargzr. of Vienna, says never smoke
on an empty stomach, don’t hold the pipe or
cigar continuously in the mouth, never smoke a
foul pipe, and drink coffee when smoking.
Yorxo laduss and gentlemen of Forrest City,
Ark., last week indulged in a fox hunt by moon
light. There was lots of flirting and love-making
during the ride, but the foxes were not disturbed
in the least.
The State Wheel, published at Sulphur Rock,
Tenn., mentions the killing of a rattlesnake in
that vicinity which was 18 feet long, had 144
rattles, measured 12 inches across the head, and
had five shoats in its stomach,
A strange customer came to the county jail
at Marshall, Mich., the other evening, being
nothing less than a mink, which walked into the
front door of the jail, and was killed in one of
the corridors by Turnkey Prentice's little boy.
The Crown Princess Stephanie, of Austria, has
contributed some chapters to her husband's
great work, “The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
in Word and Picture.” The editorial committee
insisted upon paying her by making a hand
some deposit in a savings bank in the name of
Stephanie's baby daughter, the Archduchess
Elizabeth.
Bronson Alcott has kept a journal ever since
he was a boy, and as he was born in 1797 and
has known intimately every man of distinction in
New England from that time to the present, it
ought to be most interesting reading. This
journal fills sixty volumes of neatly written
manuscript, which will bo given to the world
after his death.
The car in which Abraham Lincoln made the
journey from Buffalo to Albany, on luis way to
Washington for his first inauguration, is still in
good condition, and running on the Auburn
branch of the New York Central railroad. The
portraits of Lincoln and Washington, and the
national flag with which the interior was
decorated for tho occasion, remains as perma
nent fixtures.
The Theological Seminary at Andover opened
or. Tuesday, with Dr. Egbert Smyth really in
charge, although nominally deposed. All the
old students are back, save last year's graduat
ing class, and there are a large number of new
applicants. A son of Dr. Ward, of the New
\ ork Independent , whicn has been vigorously
assailing the seminary, has joined the senior
class from the Union Theological Seminary of
New York.
The Indian Visitor, published ntthe Carlisle
Indian school, has correspondents iu the Indian
reservations which furnish occasionally curtoi s
items of news. The Indian elections appear to
excite grear interest. In one of the recent let
ters appear these among other similar notes;
"Nero Jones was over from Arhekb talking for
L. C Perryman as chief of the Muskogee na
tion. Jones thinks that L. C. Pcrryiitun stands
a good show to be elected. Micco Chepko, band
chief of Took-abachee town, lias been around
talking for J. M. Perryman for chtef of the
Muskogee nation. They seem to be about
equally divided."
A very celebrated American Minister to Ger
many would never receive guests not per
sonally known to him until the day after they
had notified him of their intention to call. In
the meantime he would ascertain what they had
done, and on meeting them would say; "I am
delighted to meet you; your great work, so and
so, is known throughout the world, and is a
standard in the United States;" or, "The fame
of your influence as a statesman has extended
far beyond the bounds of the country you so
worthily represent;” or. "Your exploits at the
battle of— have thrilled patriots every
where." Thus they were delighted, and tlie
Minister obtained the reputation of universal
knowledge.
Of Sebastian Muller, who lately arrived from
Switzerland in New Haven, the Reg inter says:
“Muller is 23 years old, stands 5 feet 8 inches in
height and tips the beam at 198V$ pounds. He
is well built, with large and massive shoulders,
and splendidly developed muscles on arms and
chest. Taking a stone about 0 inches long and
of the usual cobUestone shai>e. he held it firmly
with his left hand against an iron bull fastened
to the top of a barrel. Then swinging his right
arm around his head he brought tue hand down
sideways with fearful force upon the stone
about 2 inches from the end. with a crack the
stone broke into several places, which Hew off
in several directions. The operation was x
actly similar to that of a blacksmith wielding a
sledge hammer. The last stone broken was a
nearly round, tough-textured piece of white
quartz, such as is often found along country
roads. This was also shivered into pieces. After
the performance Muller's hand showed no sign
of the fearful blows except a slight redness."
A Chinese Sailor died at Spithead, Eng.,
lately, and was buried at the Portsmouth ceme
tery, the funeral being attended by a party- of
sailors from the Chinese squadron. After the
coffin had been lowered into the grave the es
cort was called to attention, whereupon four
sailors, who occupied a position at the foot of
the grave, produced in succession a tin pail, a
parcel of matches, a number of fagots, and
various pieces of brown paper. A tire having
been kindled, out of the pail were brought forth
several plates, which were disposed round the
fire, a lump of pork, various pieces of meat, a
few eggs and a quantity of salt and sand.
These having been divided into fives, were
cooked am! placed on the plates, and on the
consummation of the sacrifice they were all
gathered together and returned to tue pail. A
sailor now partly filled in the grave, after which
the captain of the ship and a couple of subordi
nate officers came forward and prostrated
themselves three times, uttering prayer at each
genuflexion. This completed the ceremony, and
tne procession returned to the ship.
“Not long ago a wealthy citizen of Boston de
jwrted this life, leaving several children, but no
widow, his wife having died some years before.
His estate was large, amounting to more than
half a million of dollars. By his will he left
three-quarters of this property to his three chil
dren, in trust-, and the remaining one-quarter he
bequeathed to an acquaintance, who now lives
in New York. There had been no particular in
timacy between the two men, and almost every -
liody who knew them was exceedingly surprised
that the bequest should have been m&de. It is
hardly necessary to sav that all kinds of ex
planations wore advanced by the world. The
true solution of the mystery is this: The Bos
ton man had offered himself to a beautiful girl
who refused him and subsequently married his
less prosperous rival. In course of time the re
i'ected suitor also married, as men do. and dying,
le took this delicate* means of adding to the
happiness of his old love, who w as sorely in need
of the money. Every hotly will admire both the
generosity of the gift an 1 the tact which led
the testator to make it to the husband instead
of to the wife.
To a reporter who interviewed him in Boston,
the President of the Mezzerhoff Club said the
other day: “We have got a destructive that can
be made an explosive, if we desire to make it •
one. It was first intended to invade British
harbors; but we have impended operations in
that direction, and have come to the conclusion
to offer the results of our experiments to the
United States for harbor defences all along the
coast. It is simply this: Covering the surface
of the water with the substance—not that I am
going to tell you what it is, for it is a secret—
anfl igniting it as the tide elbwhatever is
coming is doomed. Iren will as readily
succumb to its heat as wood. I
might as well say the edges of the shofo wfll
burn. It is terrible. When a torpedo charged
with this compound approaches a ship, even at
a good distance, its explosion will blow her out
of the water, It matters not what is herenpaeity
or her armor. This thing can be carried the
world over and be applied offensively to burn
cities on a flood tide, ns well as to repel invaders
on theobb, and the little torpedoes can lie pro
jected anywhere." Tue economy of the project
was what struck tho interrogator. "A war ship
costs millions, and it can do no more in defend
ing a harbor than this substance, which costs
ouly hundreds of dollars."
Bavaria has succeeded in doing what no other
country has yet been able to accomplish,she lai
practically stamped out hydrophobia. During
the last seven years there have been only three
deaths of Utimau beings from hydrophobia in a
population numbering close unou CiUNt.um, and
since ism. when the present severe dog laws
came into operation, them lias never
been more than one death in a year. Previou-y
to that time deaths were very frequent. Between
IHtW and lffftl, the death rate from hydroplmlua
In Bavaria was never Jess than fourteen a year
and il reached the high percentage of thirtv
oue. The regulations which luivi- iianidMd this
terrible malady from a whole kingdom am very
minute, and perhaps some little vexatJoits, but
It is assuredly wort-h while to take
a little trouble for so desu-ulile un end. Every
dog ia the country Is bound, upon pain of in
slant dealh, to tx-sr upon bis collar a metal
tally, UDou which is inaet-ilssl his numlier nisei
‘ r.rr*.'o r " f . hl “ 'tjatrict. The color and sba|>c
*f titlA fully. which U re4lly (ho dojf'tt iia*ii|><*r'
an-changed every year, and Ills iioUce Am Him
aide to see at a gUrusi If a dog I* -| u order.'
umv a month all dogs liavr to lie examined bv
a vetoi-lnarj surgoon. and if they are not in
good health they are detained In a kind of dogs’
h-wplial until they recover. If an animal
changes hand* the tranafer mint is- at one**
mMI tied to the poller, an I anv llieictl of the
regulations -even a delay of a few days In tit*
jstymeul of Ills taz is * tailed by a heavy flue
U* varia* from >. a year In the country
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