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About Savannah daily evening recorder. (Savannah, GA.) 1878-18?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 29, 1879)
THE SAVANNAH RECORDER. 161 BAY STREET It. M. ORME, Editor. Terms of Subscription: (INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE.) One Year........ .$5 00 Six Months.... 2 50 Three Months. 1 25 One Month..... 50 Cs Wednesday, January 29, 1879. What is Statesmanship 1 “We truly love and admire Gcver nor ___■ Colquitt. He is undoubtedly one of the purest and best men in tbo South; but at the same time our estimate of Mr. Ben Hill is in nowise diminished. Ben Hill is one of Georgia’s ink greatest atatesmen, an ocean of cannot blot out the fact.’’ We clip the above from an exchange It will be seen that the editor goes the <« whole hog” in his compliments, and has great admiration for both of the above named gentlemen. Gov. Colquitt and Mr. Hill are as unlike in character and mental qualities as they are ia features. Both have their peculiar gifts, and both the gentlemen are above the average intellectually. We do not feel disposed to go into a critical analysis of their mentality or draw comparisons as to their judgment, discrimination, consistency, sound com¬ mon sense, the integrity of purpose or a fixedness of principle. We have lived long enough and seen enough, and studied enough of men, to know that each and every man has his weak spot, his mental and moral failings, his shal¬ low places and a black spot in the heart. The Bible in its record of the characters of some of the noblest of the patriarchs, priests, prophets and kings } pointedly records their failings and their virtues. We have ceased to be a partizan, a puffer, an advocate, defender or de famer of this or that man. Recognising no party, and following no party leader, we look at men and measures ; principles and policies from the stand point of true independence and the public good. We care nothing for party names, and still less for mere individuals as party men. We look upon all legislators as public servants to do the public will and to represent the public interests. We accord to them discretionary power, such as all legisla¬ tors must have and take from their po¬ sition. But we do not recognize them as our rulers or masters, and above and beyond instruction from the people. When the people speak, the legislator has to lay aside his pride of opinion ( his pre-conceived notions and his so call¬ ed consistency, for the people are sover¬ eign, and when those he represents give him to understand in primary meetings, conventions or legislative halls, that his opinions or votes do not harmonise with their interests, rights or honor, his duty is if he cannot represent them, to resign. So much for a few preliminary re¬ marks. We come to the subject direct in hand—“ What is statesmanship?” Our exchange says Mr. II. is one of Ga’s greatest statesman. We differ with our contemporary. Mr. Hill may in time become one of our greatest, but he is at this time only in the Junior Glass of statesmanship. Statesmanship is a peculiar and distinct study, and re¬ quires a peculiar order of mind for one to rise to eminence in it. It iq not a knowledge of law, though legal know¬ ledge is all important. It is but justice to say of Mr. Hill, he is the equal of any Georgia has had within the last twenty-five years, and if he does not surpass them with their experience in the public service, we will be mistake* in his talents and ability. Statesmanship embraces a thorough knowledge of the science of political economy; and that science has for its foundation, practical business common sense. The successful business man deals not in theory or surmises ; but viewing things as they are, the surroundings, the wants, or the necessities of the situation or the people, he uses his judgment, his reason, and his fore thought. COMMON SENSE. Many men take leave of their common sense as soon as they become legislators, and imagine they must do a thiug entirely different from what they would do, as a common sense business man. They lose their common sense iu the intricacies of rult*s, regulations, technicalities and ive tauKs, . etc. The great loree and power of Napoleon, was in his good common sense, and not in books and rules. He acted from Ilia own judgment, and the j result whtle ... others . humuig , was, were , \ for precedents and customs, he was giving to the world common sense action Stonewall Jackson's success was in his common sense and good judgment, and not in discipline or book tactics. He knew what should be done, and with his good common sense did it in a direct way. It was became his mind was not lumbered up with army rules 01 ’ regulations, or tactics, or modes, or ways of lighting, that made him the great and successful soldier and leader. Politics have degenerated in trick and chicanery, and legislative proceed¬ ings, the plaything of the cunning and unprincipled parliamentarian. No mat¬ ter if constitutional principles are ignored, justice insulted, good measures killed, and sound policies denied—it is parliamentary so to do and so to kill off good measures. The interest party is the first great, consideration. For all such men and rules, we have a supreme contempt. Men soon degen¬ erate into demagogues, and men who could be statesmen, are dwarfed into the miserable tricky politician. Mr. Hill, as a lawyer, is one of the first men of Georgia, one of greatest lawyers ; but all great are not necessarily great statesmen. „For we have seen in d.xys past, some of Georgia's best and wisest leg¬ islators, were neither lawyers or orators; but were men noted for their good judgment, clear reason, and common sense. Some of the most brilliant men ever sat in days past in the councils were great only as and nothing else. Some of the est lawyers ever in Congress were leaders, and had no ideas outside of gal principles. We believe that Hill and Gen. Gordon will iif time, the next six years, by close study application rank as fair That is, they will in a degree take a position, as is accorded to ford, Troup, Berrien and Those men were statesmen in the and true sense of the word. But was by long experience in public and a thorough study ol national tions, not as politicians or that they made a name' for and became leaders of the people. had fixedness of purpose, and were erned by constitutional principles. were not political trimmers, and on the wild hunt after office for sonal ends or selfish purposes. had honorable ambition, but principles which no reward ol could buy. The men of to-day, are moved or controlled by the same and honorable motives*which the men in the better days of the lie, such days as we sigh fur and for. We want more public virtue in public men, and less of the and the demagogue. Calhoun with his “nulification and Seward with his “higher law the Constitution ;” and Douglass his latitudinarian ideas about ter sovereignty and tbe and Stevens with his “outside of Constitution” legislation ; did more corrupt the public men ol the to make political principles a cock to be knocked about by parties than all else. One radical lead to another, and eventually War. We have seen the errors of leaders, and what we now desire te is the going back lo first and the keeping within the purview the Constitution. ’When our will keep within sight of the spirit and letter of the Constitution, they will then begin to feel that they are states¬ Constitutional men, not in a political sense but the sense of the word. Alabama Brooms. The Montgomery Advertiser enlarges over the success of a great broom facto¬ ry there which is supplying the house¬ wives of Georgia, Alabama and Flori¬ da. Capt. Steve Schnessler raises the broom corn on his plantation and man¬ ufactures it into brooms at a large fac¬ tory in the city. That is the way to do: Why cannot the same thing be done in Savannah? Broom corn can be culti¬ vated to advantage in Chatham or any of the surrounding counties. What we want, are men with new ideas, men who will develop new re sources. editorial notes. If a u the streets of London were formed into one line they would ex tend to a distance of over 9000 miles or equal to America and back. these streets 14,000 men £ daily * wlmn t F Ann l rses anti I -.000 ’ ; carts are used to haul the mud, dust, etc, away. Upon these “reserves” there are 250,- 864 Indians, of Whom 127,-158 wear ordinary citizen’s clothes. The "report * 1 1 states also, that m 1S68 there were ly 8,616 houses inhabited by Indians, | whereas, after the lapse of ten years, I we find in 187s that no less than 33,000 dwellings ailord permanent shelter to this usually nomadic race. Sydney reporters chronicled in one term of tbirty-six hours in December a suicide, a homicide, a drowning case, a mysterious disappearance, two kerosene explosions, one killing of a woman and the other destroying a house; the irightful mangling of a man by the wheels of a dray, and the dis¬ covery in the bay of a mat's leg. According to the British Medical Journal great alarm prevails in Eastern Europe over the rapid spread up Volga River in Southeastern Russia of au extremely fatal disease believed be the plague. It is thought to been brought to Russia by two ments of Cossacks returning from war in Turkey It will not be long before one can by rail from Jaffa to Jerusalem. French company which obtained a man several years ago for the tion of a railway between the two has recently sent out four engineers go over the last sn>vey, and if possible shorten the line it proposed with a of immediately breaking ground. It said that, the line will not only prove great comfort but that something of kind is rendered|abso]utely the wretched state of the road as tained by the government. The from Jaffa to Jerusalem occupies hours on horseback. All is carried either on camels or mules. CORRESPONDENCE. Editor Evening Recorder: In issue of the Morning News of the there is a statement to the effect “there is a desire among the legal ternity to have Judge E. S. Pottle Judge Tompkins’ successor. It be hard to tell where the Morning gets its information. Possibly from great desire to say something new original. I think had the News bled itself to inquire publishing of the of the bar before the ment, it would have found that are certainly very many of the fraternity who are decidedly to importing a judge from another cuit We have talent of the first in our midst and would be doing selves great injustice to go Judge ing in another district. I am very respectfully, E. S. — Editor Recorder: Permit me spectfully to inquire if our city thorities have the right to tramps and vagrants to infest our* and block up our public by their swindling exhibitions. For some days past Drayton between the Post Office and tbe nah Bank and Trust Company, been thronged by loafers, white black, to the great annoyance of ness in«n*aud citizens. The. exhibitor has three boxes, which he is cheating our people—instead of “three card It is the same game of swindling, another name—besides blockading streets. Have the city authorities right to license or allow such sances ? Inquirer. LOCAL NEWS. Blind Tom’s Concert. Blind Tom gave another of hie imitable concerts last night to an ence equally as large aud cultivated as on the preceding evening. His ing was remarkable for brilliancy difficulty ol execution. This creature is apparently devoid of the peculiar characteristics even of his own race, and possesses a countenance on which is stamped blank vacancy, and that which borders on idiocy, is super naturally endowed with marvellous and matchless control over the piano forte. By an indescribable power he executes any piece of music within the range of human possibility on this instrument. Nothing is too compli¬ cated, in his perplexing or abstract. Brilliant conceptions, wonderful in his improvisations, he stands pre-eminently at the head of all, and is an inexplica¬ ble marvel to scientific men. The Right Step. Admitting that Savannah is the great central point, the great Southern depot of hade and traffic, our merchants should now be on the qui vive in order to improve and make U3e of every ad¬ vantageous circumst'nce whereby they may make our city the great trading mart of the South. With our railroads traversing the interior of the State, our steamers plying between oar domestic, aud vesseis'saiiing to tbe foreign city ports, the South Sa¬ vannah ought to be ol IHe“f fntkfdi'Vrerity in the hands remain, to a great extent, 1 of our merchants, thev are the men to whom we look to for Savannah’s pros perity. Extend Savannah fur the trade of i, t 7??-’ K r ' rei e, * ! ch <!<mra 001 S aD e i thepatronage fields ol interior towns by otienng inducements m the way of selling aud buying. In a word concentrate and cultivate the business of the smaller and even larger towns, which from to year has b-*enslowly having let us, smaller almost unawares. And do not the towns grow at onr expense as they are doing, but let us get back the trade we once com¬ manded and keep it. Amusements* SAVANNAH THEATRE THREE NIGHTS ONLY.—Commencing Thursday, January 30th—The bril¬ liant young commedienne MISS GENEVIEVE ROGERS, Who will this season have the special Actor sup¬ Mr. port of the favorite American Frank E. Aiken, thus forming a double stellar attraction. Saturday Matinee Thursday Evening and the success of the past two seasons, MAUD MULLER. Friday and Saturday Evenings, a new and original American Comedy Drama written expressly for them by Charles Gay lor. Esq., and entitled, “COUSIN ROXY ; The Worrit of the School and the Fairy of the Household.” The above artists will be assisted by a superb Dram *t,ic Company. $1. Family Cir¬ Dress Circle and Parquette charge for cle 50c. Gallery 25c. No extra re¬ served seats, to be had at Brenn’s Ticket Office. jan27-4t Fish* M. M. Sullivan & Son, Wholesale Dealers in OYS1ERS, SHAD, Fresh & Salt Water Fish, Terrapin, Game, VEGETABLES AND FRUIT, Florida Oranges a specialty. Families served with oysters by the quart or gallon. 150 BRYAN ST. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. AU orders punctuallv attended to. novl-4m Geo. A. Hudson, —Dealer in— FRESH FISH, Open & Shell Oysters, GrAZMHE, ETC. Market .Stall, No 33 also 139 Bay street. . Families supplied in any quantity with best qualities at reasonable prices. attention. Shipping orders receive prompt oct!7tf . Coal and Wood* COAL OF ALL KINDS, Sold and delivered promptly by D. R. THOMAS, OFFICE: 111 BAY ST., dec22- s2m Yard loot of West Broad St, GRANTHAM; I. TAGGART, Best Family Coal I I deal only Bituminous in the best Coal. qualities of Anthra¬ cite and LOW PRICES, EXTRA PREPARATION, PROMPT DELIVERY. Main Office: 124 Bay Street. Special prices to Manufacturers, Dealers and Public Institutions. nova-tu,th,su-tf -Vt'JLJ “ ____ Stoves and Tinware* Sole Agent for the Globe Ventilator and Chimney Cap. tf <73$ m PAT’D FEB.29H AND MAY9ItU876. THOMAS J. DALEY, PRACTICAL TINNER and dealer in STOVES House Furnishing Goods Willow aud Wooileu Ware, manufacturer of Tin Ware, Tin Roofing, Gutters, Leaders, &c 177 Congress Street, SAVANNAH, GEOr* lA novlO-fim BREAD and CAKE BAKERY C. A . VETTER , COR. WEST BROAD AND JOACHIM STS. Red Stall No 1,001 City Market. I wish public to inform generally my that many the patrons only place and the to buy the LARGEST and and stall BEST in the BREAD Market, is at my store at my City where I will be pleased to serve all who may favor me with their patronage. Customers served at their houses. Orders executed at short notice for weddings and parties. jan27-randz-0mo i be Largest Variety ot Smoking Tobaccos in the City. Comprising the following brands : Marburg Bros, “ Pickings Virgin,” ” (Granulated.) “ “ “ Happy North Hours,” “ *• “ “Seal of Carolina,” *• “ “Robin Adair” Cavendish, “ “Puck.” “ " “Love “Bob White,” Granulated. Cunad & Co. Among the Roses” “ Gail A Ax's “English Bird Bye.” J. F. Allen's “Perfection Curly Cut.” “Perique "Imperial Straight Cut Cavendish “ Mixture.” W, T. Blackwell's Durham Tobacco. Duke’s “ “ All of which are sold at the lowest wholesale and retail prices ey H. J. RIE.SBR, jans Cor. Whitaker and Bryan sts. FI.. Gold aud Siber Watches stem Winders, Swiss and American. Fine French & .American Clocks, Full line of solid gold jewelry, if or ladies and Gentlemen. Ro ”^eL l ^rnet Farida Jewelry, A11 , o1j ; ram .on. represented, by » Lva £ DESBOUILT bach.S OVS: IdwpW ’ Groceries and Provisions* CHOICE GROCERIES JUST ARRIVED AT No. 19 Barnard Street. Smoked O LIVES German Salmon, and Pickles, Chow [Dill Chow Gnrken,] by the quart. Tongues Holland Herrings, Marinirte Herrings, Trueffel, Russian Sardines, Russian Caviar Gotha Liver Sausage, Hamburg Pickled Canned Eels, Fruits, Pitted White Cherries, Califor¬ nia Maltby’s prepared Cocoa nut, French Prunes In 10 lb boxes, French Peas and Champignons, and The following Fresh by every Steamer, viz: Ferris’ Meats. Munster, Swiss, Edam and Neufchatel cheese. TABLE AND COOKING BUTTER. Cabbages, Potatoes, and Onions, Apples. Beets, Turnips, A full assortment of fancy and plain Biscuits and Crackers, and all kinds of Choice Family Groceries ana LIQUORS, WINES. Etc. OSCAR ZAHN. ocl8tf CHRISTMAS GOODS. D EHESA RAISINS, London Layer Raisins, Loose Muscatel Raisins for cooking, New Fresh Currants, Spices—all New Citron, kinds, New Atmore’s Nuts—all Mince kinds, Meat Malaga Grapes, Cider. Florida Oranges, Choice Ap¬ ples, Sweet Fire Crackers and Fireworks! The largest stock in the State. Try our California CHAMPAGNE, at 40 cts. for pints, 75c. for quarts. As good as the im¬ ported. REDUCED PRICES AT BRANCH & COOPER. deel5tl‘ New Goods. A TMORE’S MINCE MEAT, London Layer New Raisins, New Layer Raisins, New Currants, Citron, Jellies, Prunes, Dried Figs, Pre¬ serves, Florida Oranges, Choice Apples Kiln Dried Oatmeal, New Boneless Codfish, Bologna Sausage, Fire Crackers & Fireworks. by Choice weekly Hams, Shoulders and Strips, arriving steamer. Cheek & Whitlock’s choice Flour In sacks and barrels, Bell Logan Flour, also the unsurpassed Town Talk Bak¬ ing Powder, the best in the market, give it a trial and be convinced M. F. Foley & Co. dec!9 S. W. cor. Broughton & Barnard sts. J. H. A. Wilde. A. Meyer WILLE & MEYER, CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, 173 CONGRESS ST., Lippman’s Block, Market Square. W E have opened the above named place, with a complete stock ot choice family groceries, and are fully prepared to furnish a prices, superior quality of goods at remarkably low guaranteeing We satisfaction in every in¬ stance. request our friends and the public in general to give us n trial. jan 10-1 m FRESH DRIED FRUIT ---_ AT THE , Blue Grocery Store f No 156 CONGRESS. ST. F RESH Peaches DRIED and Prunes. CHERRIES, Sliced Apples, New Almond, Walnuts. Pecan* and Brazil Shoulders. Nuts, Ferris Fine Hams, Pig Break fas. Bacon aud Pork and I niton Market Bologna.Sausage. Beef, Beef Tongues at 50 cents a piece, Fresh New Linsen, .<■ jillt Peas and Marrow Beans, Hollandlschen ( <»am Cheese, Oat and Buckwheat Grits, Ouoanuts and New Tennessee Peanuts, Fiue i .epicsalways on hand. By J. H. VON ^ REMOVAL! Savannah Steam Coffee and Spice Mills I N moved order to to No. gain 157 BROUGHTON more room we ST., have where re we wi’I sell Teas, Coffees, Spices, Sugar, etc. Our selections ol stock is made with care, and our facilities being unsurpassed we feel confi¬ dent to please all who may favor us with their patronage. We have now in stock a fresh arrival of Oolong, Gunpowder, English, Breakfast, Young Hyson. pan Teas COFFEES, Imperial. Hyson Rio, Java, (uncoloredf Mocha, Ja Coffee fresh parched daily. etc. BYRNES & HICKEY. jan 15 157 Broughton Street. CHEAPEST AND BEST I N T H E CITY! CHAS. S. LESLIE 25-gy 159 CONGRESS STREET. Candies* ESTABLISHED 1850. M. FITZGERALD —Manufacturer of— PURE, PLAIN AND FINE CANDIES. Factory ana Store, 170 BRYAN STREET Branch Store, No. 122 BROUGHTON ST One door east of Bull street, SAVANNAH. GA GRITS! MEAL! We are agents for the Enterprise Grits Mill. NY orders left at our Store or given to the driver of either of our wagons will be filled. A. C. HARMON & CO. jan8- 31 Whitaker street. C. A. CORTINO ’ fi«i? WltlM, BiiT DilSSifi?, , Cuiifig &&d l-l A VI rsl <3 SALOON. hut amj cold baths. i66UBryan ^!i street, igrg^r“ opposite the Market, an- 1 g! ,h ' ‘“““SinwT P t Dry Goods. Cloaks. Cloaks. 500 ON CONSIGNMENT. SALE POSITIVE WITHOUT REGARD TO COST. Ladies' and Misses' Berlin Beaver, $30 Cloaks at $20. $25 Cloaks at $15. $18 Cloaks at $12.50. BOYS’ SUITS. Full line 3 to 14 years, long and knee pants. Boys’ BLUE BLOUSE TRICOT OVERCOATS. Boys’ DIAGONAL BLOUSE OVERCOATS. Boys’ MELTON BLOUBE OVERCOATS. Gents’ city. NECKWEAR, the largest stock in this 50 dozen Gents’ SCARLET FLANNEL SHIRTS and DRAWERS. 20 dozen CANTON FLANNEL SHIRTS and DRAWERS. 130 dozen Ladies’, Gents', Misses and Boys UNDER VESTS. Ladies’ KID GLOVES, Opom Shades, 2, 3, and 0-buttons. Gents’ KIDS, CASTOR & DOG SKIN GLOVES 50 dozen M isses’( ALEX A N DUE) KID GLO V EH in dark and medium shades. 10 pieces of very fine 8-4 and 9-4 Satin Diced T \BLE DAMASK, at fabulously low prices. 100 dozen NAPKINS, beautiful designs. 50 sets TEA CLOTH and NAPKINS to match at So 50 to #12 set. 1,000 yards CRASH TOWELING, at 5e. 200 dozen IIUCK TOWELS, at 12J^e., worth *10 5000 yards STANDARD PRINTS, at 5c. BLACK CASHMERES, :u) pieces Just opened 7.5c., former price Si 25. GRAY & O'BRIEN. dcc’iOtl' ttmau Lines of Travel* Savannah & Mellonville Steam bou LINE. INLAND ALL THE WAY. SEMI-WEEKLY. For St. Catharine’s,Doboy, Darien, Union Is Ga., land, Fernandlna, St. Simon’s, Brunswick and St. Mary’s. Jacksonville and all points on St. John’s River. Fla. WEEKLY For all landings on the Sat ilia River. The low pressure sidewlieel STEAMER ROSA, Captain P. H. WARD. L EAVES wharf foot Drayton street at 1 FLORIDA,'\touching o'clock, P. M. EVERY TUESDAY, FOR at all the above places aud M., connecting for Sattll& every fltlicunswick Thursday with at 4 Macon o’clock ami p.’ Brunswick and Brunswick and Albany Rail¬ roads. Through low rates of tB-ttffptSfnts. frolght and u.«scug« and bills of lading given Freights for Altamalm, Ocmulgeo and Oco¬ nee rivet s must be prepaid. Freight received dally, Sundays excepted. J. i u H. Smith, u W. F. BARRY, Agent. „ Manager. O. S. Benson, Geueral Business Agent, novlltf * Regular Line to tt fa AND ALL WAY LANDINGS, Touching at St. Catharines, Sapelo, St. Doboy, Simon’s Union and Island, Brunswick. Darien. T HE L* W STEAMER iqginb, will CENTENNIAL, reoeivo freight Captain for the noovo Aoercorn places at DoRenne’s Wharf, foot of at 4 clock, street, and leave every TUESDAY all o p. m. Freight reoelved at U “«2; J. P. CHASE, oc,4tf f __lAgent. W. H. FLEETWOOD, Commander, <= < J IFTa . WILL LEAVES WANNA H EVERY TUES¬ ^ DAY AT 5 P. M., FOR P A. Ij A. T K A , T OUCHING at St. Catharine’s, Doboy. St Simon s, Brunswick. St. Mary’s, For naud na Jacksonville, and all points on St John's River. kVERY ®ATL t RDAY at 5 p. m. for Jack sonville, touching at St. Catharine’s, t St. Simon s, St. Mary’s, Fernandlna, and Doboy. necting at Jacksonville con¬ points Upper with steamers for all on St. John’s. Steamer David Clark, THOS. WHITE, Commander. Will leave Savannah every MONDAY at 4 p. m. for Brunswick, touching at St. Cai.harine’a Doboy, The Darfen Union Island anti St. Simon’s. above steamers connect at Brunswick 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 Fernandlna with A. G. & W. I. Transit Co.’s Railroad for Waldo, Starke, Gainesville Bronson, Cedar Keys and ail points on this road. At Cedar Keys with steamers for Key with West, F. Tarnna R. and Manatee. At Jacksonville C. U. & J. I*. <fc M. Tallahassee, R. R. for Lake City, Live Oak, Monticello, mid all points on J. P. <fc M. Railroad. At Palatka with steamers for the Upper St.John’s a» Railway rivers. At Tocoi with St. John* for St. Augustine, and at St. Auirus with steamers for New Smyrna * and Qa all au on Indian river. Through tickets sold and mils ofladlng rlv J. L. KOUMILLAT."' WltEN ^, »£SSf. u .u i v E ^i-?i‘' re “ htA8 “ t - oca
