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I> .A. I L Y EVENING ■■ sj jS . i VOL I.—No. 93 . THE SAVANNAH RECORDER, B. M. OBME, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING, (Saturday Excepted,) -a.t 161 BAY STBEBT, By J. STERN. The Recorder is served to subscribers, in every part ot the city by careful carriers. Communications must be accompanied by the name of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. Remittance by Check or Post Office orders must be made payable to the order of the pub¬ lisher. We will not undertake to preserve or return rejected communications. Correspondence on Local and general mat¬ ters of interest solicited. On Advertisements running three, six, and twelve months a liberal reduction from our regular rates will be made. All correspondence should be addressed, Re¬ corder, Savannah, Georgia. The Sunday Morning Recorder will take the pjace oi the Saturday evening edition, which will make six full Issues for the week. JWWe do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents. MARION OF THE MOORS. A wide stretch'of breezy moorland, covered with purple heather, a sky whose radiant sunset tints were fast fading into neutral gray. Far in the distance some slowly rising It spirals told of warmth and shelter. was a grate¬ ful sight to the eyes of a young man who had lost his way among the seem¬ ingly interminable solitudes, broken only by the sound of a startled rabbit, or whirring wing of a frightened par¬ tridge. Shouldering his bag he at game once turned his steps toward the welcome harbinger of home comfort. As he reached the modest cottage he paused almost unconsciously, and looked in upon the family group just gathered around the table for their evening meal. Then he passed the half-open on and gave a brisk rap at door. It was answered by a young girl.— Doffing his cap the stranger said : **I am alone, and have lost my way among the moors. Can you give me the wherewithal to break my fast, and after that a directing hint homeward ?” “Come in,” said the farmer, who had followed Marion to the door. “You are welcome to aught we have. Eat and drink first, then it will be time to think of leaving. Haste, Marion, and set a chair for the youth, and bring hot porridge." Marion obeyed, Louis De Morn ay’s eyes following her with a look of wonder lurking in their dark but bril¬ liant depths. How had such a pure white lily blossomed from such a rug ged stem, with a Bkin bo satinly soft that the blue veins upon the temples could be traced beneath it, and eyes so large blue that and he clear could easily in their imagine unclouded tuem tinted from the sky itself as they looked out from waving masses of sun bright shoou hair, fastened only by the mod¬ est of blue ribbons. bau Louis De had Mornay lately was a heir yonng Cu who fallen to large estates, both in England and upon the continent. One of these was a fine bunting-seat spending in Scotland, where be was the Autumn months; and being of a romantic temperament, it was a great pleasure to him to sally out without his gamekeeper, and to make his way over the country alone. This was the first time he had become bewildered as to location, and with the enthusiasm of his tropical nature, he added a silent but earnest thanksgiv¬ ing to the old cottager’s blessing over the food they were about to partake ; for it was to him like the baud of fate that he had been led to the home which enshrined such a maiden. and Never, had in his his wanderings over land aea, eyes rested on one so beautiful, aud like some blossom that remains folded in its crlyx for years and then bursts at once into love compelling beauty, so did his heart open to receive into it sweet Marion’s image. could Sne not but feel the influence of his maguetic glance, and color stole »oftly into her cheeks and the blue •ye* scarcely dared lift themselves from out the ambush oi the fringed lids as •he listened to his conversation with them Why did her heart flutter so with pleasure when he accepted an in ▼iUtion to remain until the morrow ? She was glad to seek the solitude of her room to question and chide herself. What had this fiery-eyed stranger life? Yet to do with her simple cottage the memory of those burning glances would come back and fill h«r soul with sweetness. All unwitting of the true attraction, farmer McGregor responded to the young man’s expressed desire to try his bands at the birds upon the surround ing moora for a tew days, by a cordial invitation to him to remain as his guest iem In sturdy prrde it never entered his mind that his child would think of lifting her eyes to that of a dark stran¬ ger, who, though to his knowledge a man of rank and consequence, was not all to his taste in looks, with such mid¬ night dark hair and eyes, and a com¬ plexion like a Spaniard, though he well liked to talk with him and listen to hia tales of other lands and cities. So it came upon him like a shock, when after the stranger’s stay had lengthened into weeks, he sought him one morning and told him the real at¬ traction. It was his pearl—his lilly— it was Marion. The old man’s lips opened at first for a burst of anger, but he was his guest. He had eaten of his salt. He controlled himself and answered quiet¬ ly, but with a firmness which argued ill for the young man’s suit. “My daughter must marry in her own station, when the time comes. She’s o’er young yet to make her choice. You do us honor, sir, by your proposal; but the time will come wheu you will .thank me for seeing the folly of this unseemly union.” “Sir, she shall be cherished as she deserves to be, if you will only give her to me. The DeMornays were never known to be aught but a chival¬ rous race. Think again, I beg you. I love vour daughter so truly that it can but be that she returns it. Such a fire could not burn without creating at least a shadowy flame.” “Have you not spoken to Marion yourself ?” ti It is the custom of my country to speak first with the father,” and the young man raised his head proudly to meet the old farmer’s questioning look. “I have sought you first.” “That is well, I should ill like to have my daughter unhappy. I wish you well, sir, and success in all else you undertake.” “The wish, without the gift I seek, will be but little good. You take the spring out of my life, and then hope the There machinery will work.” was a bitter sting in his voice as he spoke, but Duncan McGregor was unmoved. Marion was his one little lamb, and no stranger could claim her, unless it was a youth after his own heart. True to his code of honor, Louis departed without telling Marion of his feelings, her although he did not intend to give up. After he had gone Marion dropped. She made a brave effort to keep up,but it was to no purpose. The light died out of her eyes, and the soft bloom left her cheek. Her father noticed the change and taxed her with it. “I hope it’s not moping you are after that dark stranger, Marion. He’s naught attractive to my way of think¬ ing. He’ll not be back, either^ for he got more from me than he looked for.” “Oh ! father ! Tell me, what do you mean ?” The blue eyes looked unnaturally bright as they gazed up into the old mau’a stern face. “I mean that what I told him is true, and the sooner you put thoughts of him out of your miud the better it will be for your peace, No lad from foreign parts, with such a blackamoor face, can marry my snow-white lass.” A sudden joy kindled the pale face and looked out of the wide eyes. “Oh, father, did he ask you for me ? Then Heaven be praised 1 I read his looks and acts aright. Oh,” said she, sinking down upon her knees and catch? ing her father’s horny hand and kissing it “I had lost my faith in human na¬ ture, and you have given it back. ~Sless you for it t Oh, father, if that face could tell a false story, then the angels themselves would be untrue !” "Calm yourself, Marion,” interrupt¬ ed her father, sternly. “Did you not hear me ? It’s all at an end. You cannot be his bride. It would be like the mating of the crow and the dove.” “I care not, so he loves me,” mur mured Marion, softly. “Hear my vow,” she added, suddenly, and again she sank upon tier knees and raised her pure, childlike but resolute face to his. “I will never marry Louis De Mornay without your consent; but I will love him my life long, and die a maid for his sake if I cannot be his wife.” R was too late to check her. The vow had been taken, and would be kept. 1 he strict old father himself would not 1 have dared to ask her to break it. j Matters went on about the same at j tbe farm. Several years passed by, ( during changing which his location, Louis was indeed, constantly it j j as, was necessary tor him to give personal su-j P«r vision to his various estates. During this period of unmitigated ' ‘ j ! owner,farmer prosperity to the McGregor wealthy had young been grad- land ually but surely going down in the world. A succession of bad crops, a disease among his fine Durhams, until scarcely a poor half dozen remained of his large herd, and a murrain which proved fatal to the j-heep, left him at last iu a very strained, condition. j Still he had managed to get his rent . together. The pay-day money was near, ! and the farm« bad put tbe hardly SAVANNAH, SUNDAY, JANUARY 19. 1879. earned money in a leathern wallet pre¬ paratory to a start. “Well, wife,” he said with a sigh, “here’s pay for the last year. It’s main doubtful, though, where the next will come from.” “Keep up, Duncan,” was her cheer¬ ful answer. “It’s all for the best, though one cannot always know why.” So he started away to the laird's county seat on his stout cob, without a weapon of defence ; for it was a peace¬ ful country, and he had do fear of mo¬ lestation. But his journey was not half over when in some lonely woods through which the road ran, an escaped convict seized his opportunity and knocked him senseless from his horse, rifled his pockets, and mounting, rode rapidly away with all his plunder. About half an hour later he was found by the game-keeper of an ad¬ joining big house estate and taken at once to the and cared fpr. The master was away but the house-keeper was kind and efficient, and under her good offices he soon came to consciousness, but hot to the ability to help himself. One blow had fallen on his shoulder and it proved to be dislocated. There was no alternative but to remain, per¬ haps for weeks. So the good woman sent for Marion to come to her father, having by judicious questioning ascer tained that she was the light of his old eyes next to the good wife, who, of course, could not be spared from the home duties. Marion came, much to her father’s delight. The day after the young pro¬ prietor arrived also. The housekeep¬ er told at once of his stranger guests, and he hastened to assure them of his cordial welcome. As he entered the room Marion arose from beside her father’s bedside, and after one surprised glance held out her hand, her eyes shining like twin stars. It was Louis De Mornay. His face brightened with a sudden light as he went forward. Taking her two tender hands within his own he turned to the old father. “See,” he said gravely, “It is the will of God that you should give me Marion for my own. Her steps have been led to my roof tree by the hand of fate. She is to me the most precious treasure in the whole world. Will you not give her to me?’’ The old man looked up into the dark, earnest face. Its expression of sincerity and could not be misinterpreted, time inspite, he became for the first conscious of his noble, manly through beauty. Then, too, Marion’s vow ran his ears, and he turned his eyes on her, which was like an April morning-^first smiles and then tears At last he reached out a trembling hand and placed it upon Marion’s bright head. “Take her,” he said hoarsely. “It is God’s will, and the lass loves you I'm not sure, if I wouldn’t give her up, but that the poor bairn might soon be without a sheltering rooftree. The world’s not gone well with me of late, young man.” “That i3 because you slighted Love, and the little tyrant is angry,” said Louis, playfully, as he turned and looked questioningly into Marion’s blushing face. << Little one, is it true ? Do you love me? Look up and tell.” She tried to raise her blue eyes to his, but their radiance was too power¬ ful. Her sweet lips trembled, but be¬ fore the words came they were drown¬ ed in a shower of tears. Thus they were betrothed. A young merchant at Waverly.Iowa, when packing eggs about a year ago for shipment to the East, wrote his namo and address on one, with a request that the person to whom it finally came would write him and advise him of the fact. In due course of time came the letter from a young lady in New York; it was acknowledged; a correspondence sprang and the up; merchant photographs were exchanged, is coming to this city in a few days to take home the young lady as wife. The Danes, to a man or woman, cher¬ ish & personal dislike for Prince Bis¬ marck, and, wherever they are met traveling, one is sure to hear from them a account of the Prince s‘‘brutal doings si de in Denmark in 1S64. On his tiie Prince never fails, when an opportunity d occurs, to abuse the Danes, aQ makes no secret of his desire to annex their little kingdom. The Jeivish Messenger says : “This year, we believe, for the second time, the Evangelical Alliance does not des ! g na te a special day in its prayer week for the Jews. This is gross neglect. A sincere prayer from sincere Christian hearts, that God may strengthen the Jewish race to be loyal :u His service, eAU 110 karm, gentlemen. Dr. Shipman placed the present value of the property in the United States at $500,000,000, and estimated that at the present rate of increase it would amount to not less than $3,000, 000,000 within tbe next twenty-five yews. Words of Comfort. A Kind Word for Women Who are Not Handsome. [From the Baltimore Every Saturday.] Beauty gets plenty ot praise. Poets sing of it, romancers turnish it in abundance to their heroines, dramatists use it as the motives of their most stirring plays, painters and sculptors delight to portrait it, all the world worship it—and yet there is something to be said about the noble qualities of ugly women. There is often more charm in an ugly little woman than in half a dozen tall, queenly beauties, who have been on the watch all the time to pose well and make their points effective. There have been men in the world who thought it a fine thing to say that “an ugly woman has no place in the economy of nature.” But i: the records of the world were intelligibly written it would be found that ugly little women have been the heroines, the helpmates of the heroes. It is the function of beauty to get man into trouble. Helen, of Troy, Cleopatra, Mary, Queen of Scots, and hundreds of others, wherever they came they brought calamity. Beauty and anguish have walked hand in hand the downward slope to death, and whenever the poet dreams ot fair women he is sure to dream of something doleful. If he were to have a dream of an ugly little woman it would be full of brightness, loyalty, devotion, sincerity, fortitude and all those other lovable female qualities that make some one happy. Tall Beauty is epic; Little Ugly is lyric— homelike. Just think what a deep seated compliment is involved in call¬ ing irregularity of features homeliness. It means that she is not for the ball¬ room, but for the home, for the friend¬ ships that cluster around the hearth for the merry little sociable, the pic¬ nic or the off-hand game, or for the darkened sickroom, where she brings rest and comfort. “Pretty is as pretty does” is an old maxim, whose truth is only half appre¬ ciated. For in the plainness of feature and insignificance of person of homely women there is often found an earnest¬ ness, a whole-souled sweetness and sympathetic expression that win love far quicker thau mere beauty. The world could far more easily afford to lose its supplies of beauty than to give up its precious stores of ugly little women. The beautiful wait to be loved ; the others delight in loving. Maine has made no progress in eighteen wealth and population for the last years. The number of students belonging to the Universities of Kieff, Kharkoff, Moscow and Rt. Petersburg that have been expelled, Siberia, imprisoned, or exiled without trial to since the dis¬ turbance broke out at Kieff, last spring, now exceed 600. George Alfred Townsend’s latest is that Grant will be nominated with a whirl for the Presidency with a Southern man, probably General Joe Johnston, for the second place, and that the Democratic ticket "will be Thurman and Bayard. An Imperial golden wedding is a novelty in matrimonial experiences, and the whole world will rejoice that Kaiser Wilhelm escaped the death he came so near to from the assassin’s bullet, and has lived long enough to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of his marriage, which is now near at hand. Among the curiosities of the Pacific is an oil well at sea in thirty fathoms water on the coast, off Santa Barbara, which sends forth a constant stream of the running to waste. Reflecting the rainbow, light of the produces sun in all singular colors of and the it a beautiful effect. “To this day,” writes Emma Abbott, “I love the school girl who gave me half of her apple one day wheu charac* I \vas hungry.’ To divide apples is teristic of the sex. It began with Eve. But if Miss Abbott had . solicited an apple from one of the boys, she would have beeu given the entire fruit. Boys are more generous. Louis Schneider, one of the Emperor William’s Privy Councillors, has just died. The inscription for his tomb stone was left prepared for in advance, with a blank the date of death. For thirty years he saved the hair clipped Bom his Lead by ms barber, and with | jt was stuffed a cushion ou which his! head reposed in the comn. Law, pDysie, and divinity are well supplied with feminine members in the uited States The lady doctor? num her 530, and feminine dentists 420, while 68 women are preachers, and 5 practice as lawyeas. Some ladies adopt two or three callings at once. A Mrs. j Gibbs, living in St Louis, notifies on er d° or plate that she is an poetess, washer, and ironer.” Lines of Travel* 8a V Jill null & Mellon ville Steam bosi l inp ‘ IMTiAND . „ L . . ALL THE . J WAY cTji^rr 7 wwitt V 1 v Y For St. „ Catharine’s-Doboy, .. , , u T Darien, ; T Union‘Is- , . , land, Fernandina, St. Simon’s, Brunswick and St. all Mary’s, Ga,, St. John’s River. Jacksonville Fla. and points on WEEKLY For all landings on the Satilla River. jx The low pressure sidewlieel S1EAMEB BOS A, Captain P. H. WARD. L EAVES wharf foot Drayton street at 4 o’clock, r. M. EVERY TUESDAY, FOR and FLORIDA, for Satilla touching Thursday at all tne above 4 o’clock, places, every at p. M., connecting at Brunswick with Macon and Brunswick and Brunswick aud Albany Rail¬ roads. Through low rates of freight and passage and bills of lading given to all points. Freights rivers for Altamaha, be prepaid. Ocmulgee and Oco¬ nee must Freight received daily, W. Sundays BARRY, excepted. F. Agent. J. H. Smith, Manager. O. S. Benson, General Business Agent, novlltf AND ALL WAY LANDINGS, Touching at Union St* Catharines, Darien, Sapelo, Dobov Island, St. Simon’s and Brunswick. T HE STEAMER CENTENNIAL, Captain L. Wiggins, will receive freight for the above places at DeRenne’s Wharf, loot of Abercorn street, and leave every TUESDAY, at times. 4 o’clock, p. m. Freight received at all ocl4tf j. p. CHASE, <Acent. W. H. FLEETWOOD, Commander, .\ WILL LEAVE SAVANNAH EVERY TUES¬ DAY AT 5 P. M., FOR IP >y T. A ||| Tf /\_ m T OUCHING at St. Catharine’s, Doboy, St Simon’s, Brunswick. St. Mary’s, Fer nandina, River. Jacksonville, and all points on St John’s EVERY SATURDAY at 5 p. m., for Jack¬ sonville, Simon's, touching St. Mary’s, at St. Catharine’s, Doboy, St. necting Jacksonville Fernandina, aud con¬ at with steamers for all points on Upper St. John’s. Steamer David Clark, THOS. WHITE, Commander, Will leave Savannah every MONDAY at 4 p. m. for Brunswick, Union touching at St. Catharine’s Doboy, The above Darien steamers Island and St. Brunswick Simon’s. connect at with M. & B. and B. & A. Railroads for all points in Southwest Georgia. At St. Mary’s with steamers for points on St. Mary’s river. At Fernandina with A. G. & W. I. Transit Co.’s Railroad for Waldo, Starke, Gainesville. Bronson, Cedar Keys and all points on this road. At Cedar Keys with steamers for Key with West, F. Tampa C. R. R. and Manatee. J. At Jacksonville & P. & M. R. R. for Lake City, Live Oak, Monticello. Tallahassee, and all points on J. P. & M. Railroad. At Palatka with steamers for the Upper St. John’s and Ocklawaha rivers. AtTocol with 8t. John’s Railway for St. Augustine, and at St. Augus¬ tine with steamers for New Smyrna and all points Throngh on Indian tickets river. sold mils of lading giv¬ ana en to above points. For freight or passage ap¬ ply at Office No. 5 Stoddard’s Upper Range. J. S. LAWRENCE. Manager. J. L. ROUMILLAT, General Freight Agent. oo» G. LEVE, G. P. A. Iron Works and Machinist* * NL3 c> PjApu Joinery,boilerIW®! , kinds or£ * DlACKSMITH WORKr>C r \r •St Seeds, Plants and Birds. H AVE constantly on hand a large and well selected assortment of Garden, Field & Flower Seeds. Handsome GERANIUMS of Apple, Rores, Spice, Fish, Etc. Choice Roses, Canieiias and Azaleas—very Jars, Cages low. Hyacinths Canaries and other Bulbs. and German Bouquets, Wreaths, etc., made to order. All orders receive my personal attention. GEO. WAGNER, Seedsman an.ci Florist, nolSti Savannah Ga. The Largest Variety of Smoking Tobaccos in the City. Comprising the following brands: Marburg “ Bros. “Pickings” “ Virgin,” (Granulated.) “ “ “ Ha ppy Hours,” “ “Sea 1 of North Carolina,” “ “Robin Adair” Cavendish, “ “Puck.” “ “ ’’ Granulated. d A » Gail f. & Aiien’s^rf^on3jgg*& ax’* “English Bird Eye.” J - “ vendWl “Perique Mixture.” ac weil s tobacco. Duke’s b old at 1 h ?i’ a re ta u p r.i Bryan’*t*. rat.: jans cor. Wbitakerand jj r ^ g- ’ JJJJST. ’ __ __ S-J JtLi J-N -L JL JL Cor. Congress aud Whitaker streets, , EETH ext ^^wnhoit^n. All work beg .... to rewt to tsuar t PRICE THREE CENTS. To Rent* rpo X RENT.-A small Farm, on the White Bluff Road, (d'A miles from .Savannah,) good containing fencing, 15 acres good of cleared Dwelling, lana, under with Store and Blacksmith Shop. Can be ronton at the low «st at Mr. terras, 0. Mehrtens’ by applying Grist to C.H.G.WITTCAMP Mill, corner Jefter sou and Charlton streets. deoUl Business Cards* *VAL, BASLER’S WINES. LIQUORS, SEGARS and TOBACCO The best Lager Beer in tl e city. The well known TEN PIN ALLEY reopened. Lunch Square every day House, from 174 11 to BRYAN 1 o’clock. ST. Savannah, At the Market Ga, JOS. H. BAKER, BLTTOHER, STALL No. 66, Savann Market. Dealer in Beef, Mutton, Pork nd All other Meats In their Seasons. Particular attention paid to supplying Ship and Boarding Houses. aug!2 Theodor Gronwald, TAILOR. 2NTo. 30 l-a Wh.itab.er St. Suits made to order in the latest styles. will Clothing gleaned and repaired, All orders meet with prompt attention. j an 18-1 m W. B. FERRELL’S Agt. RESTAURANT, No. 11 New Market Basement, (Opposite Lippman’s Drug Store,) lanlkt.l SAVANNAH. GA. GEORGE FEY, WINES, LIQUORS, SEGARS, TOBACCO, Ac. The celebrated Joseph Schlltz’ MILWAU¬ KEE LAGER BEER, a speciality. No. 22 Whitaker Street, Lyons’ Block, Savannah, Ga. FREE LUNCH every day from 11 to 1. r-z31-iv Clothing* The Popular Clothing House of B. H. LEVY, /^WFFERS for the next thirty days his entire stock of all styles Men’s, Youths’ and Children’s CLOTHING, at the following re¬ duced prices: 201 Men’s Cassimere Suits, dark or light, solid colors or striped, formerly sold at $16 00, now 512 50. ’ Dress Diagonal Coats and Vests, ranging from 86 00 and upwards. 500 pairs Cassimere Pauts, dlfforentcolorsand 300 Children styles, ranging from 82 00 and upwards. and Boys’ suits from 8->00 and up¬ wards. Great reduction in Overcoats 1 300 Overcoats at the low figure of 83 00 and up warde, must be closed out, rather than to carry over the season. Anyone wishing to purchase will find It profitable to call at this popular Clothing House. B. H. LEVY, Jan3 Corner Congress and Jefferson sts. Stoves and Tinware. % THOMAS J. DALEY, PRACTICAL TINNER anddealcrin STOVES House Furnishing Goods, Willow and Wooden Ware, manufacturer of Tin Ware, Tin Roofing, Gutters, Leaders, Ac 177 Congress Street, SAVANNAH, GEOn, iA novlO-Om Plumbing and Gas Fitting* CHAS. E. WAKEFIELD, Plumbing, Gas & Steam Fitting, No. BARNARD STREET, one door nortk ot South Broad treet. Bath Tubs, Joboiug Water Closets, Boilers, attended Ranges, Promptly to. ebll Also, Agent of “ BACKUS WATER MOTOR » T. J. McELLIN, PLUMBIN AND FITTING. Whitaker street, One door North of State st. N.B. Houses fitted with gus and water at short notice, Jobbing promptly attended to, and all work guaranteed, at low prices. aJR:Zgy Carriages* A. K. WILSON’S CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY, Corner Bay and West Broad sts. CARRIAGE REPOSITORY . Cor, Bay and Montgot*ery streets. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. The largest establishment in the city. I keep a full line of Carries, itockaways Bu ggles. Spring and Farm Wagons, Canopy an d Falling Top Baby Can lages, also a full line of Carriage and Wagon Material. I have engaged chanics. In my factory the uost skillful me¬ pairing, will Any orders executed lor new work, and re¬ be to give satisfaction and at short notice. mayl2-ly CENTRAL. EUROPEAN HOUSE AND RESTAURANT. 158 and 160 Bryan Street, OPPOSITE THE MARKET, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. - JAMES LANE, Proprietor. The interior of the building has been reno¬ vated throughout, and Is ready to receive guests, niture on and or Upholstery about January 1st, 1879; the Fur¬ the public rely being tbe best ail new; and can drink. upon the market affords to eat or Terms $1OO Per Day. Board aud Lodging by the day or week. Meals at ail hours. open day and night.