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About Savannah daily evening recorder. (Savannah, GA.) 1878-18?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1879)
■ *mSUail£—-»--nv'-m Mki 33 A- I L Y o. EY]-]NING ^jjpNCwll X YNNAH InTTo] ~ £ liil'illMTB t J 71 VOL I.—No. 110. THE SAVANNAH RECORDER, R. M. ORME, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING, (Saturday Excepted,) At 161 SAY STREET, 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 place o l the Saturday evening edition, which wil l make six full issues for the week. Jj®-We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents. A Festive Churchman. Indicted for Obtaining Religion under False Pretences—A Case without a Preeedent. [Memphis Avalanche, 28th ultimo.}) It haB come. But it has been ex¬ pected, and hence someof the refreshing wonder and amazement is lost sight of. Chicot county, Ark., has- “knocked the shine off” the Tennessee Legislature, and has, through its grand jury,indicted a prominent spectacled church and pious obtaining mem¬ ber of the Baptist for religion under false pretences. But the document speaks Arkansas for itself: James C. Carl¬ * State of ys. ton. Chicot County Circuit Court, indictment, January term, A. D. 1879. The grand jury of Chicot county, in the name and by the authority of the Bap¬ tist church, accuse James C. Carlton of the crime of obtaining religion under false pretences, committed as follows, to wit: The said James C. Carlton, in the county aforesaid, on or about the 5th day without of July, A. D. God 1878, willfully, and the fear of before his eyes, announced himself as a candidate for membership in his the claims Baptist church, this high and in support of to position, he, the said James C. Carlton, represented to the said Baptist church, in solemn conclave assembled, that he, the said James C, Carlton, had experi¬ enced a change of heart, and that he, the said James C. Carlton, felt that he membership was truly converted said and entitled to in the Baptist church —and the said Baptist church being extremely credulous, and placing full faith and confidence in the statements of the said J. C. Carlton, did admit him, the said J. C. Carlton, to full and membership afterwards, in said wit Baptist church— about to ; on or the 21st day of November, 1878, the said J. C. Carlton began to show repro .bacy obligations of mind and contempt of his to the church, contrary to the statute in such case made and of provided, the Baptist against church. the peace and dignity This document opens a new point to the pious generally. It raises the ques¬ tion whether religion is a negotiable article, having a market value, which increases or decreases according as the stock on hand is large or small. The indictment urges that the church was “extremely “full credulous,” and placed faith and confidence” in the statements of said defendant, and hence he remained for a period of four months under the “droppings of the sanctuary,” when he began to show “reprobacy of mind and contempt of his obligations to the church." It is not specifically charged “reprobacy” what named. offense constituted He might have the drank a schooner of beer, “tripped the light fantastic," or ripped out an oath to show his “contempt” for his holy member obligations. The indulges average in festive church practi who these ces will tremble in his boots when he reads this article, as he thinks of the bill of costs to be met as the result of a criminal prosecution. Of course, no imprisonment or other penalty will be feared in this country, for no sane man will tear a penalty other than the pay— meni of costs of prosecution. The rush of indictments lor similar offenses will be confidently awaited. Victoria as a Great-Grandmoth 1IL—It will make some middle aged the people feel very old to hear that Princess Royal, who was born their remembrance, is on the point of becoming a grandmother. Her daught er, the hereditary Princess of Saxe Meiningen, is expecting her coniine- well, nent month; so that, if all goes her Majesty the Queeu will be a grandmother this before she is 60. Up to j time uo Queen of England has ever lived to see her great-grandchild, her Majesty may now reasonably hope * to be a great-great-grandmother, and lo see her grandchildren s grandchildren, Old Judges. An arbitrary limitation which re¬ moved Judges from the* bench at the age of sixty years, cost the State a considerable period of good service by Chancellor Kent. Considered too old to write his excellent “Commentaries on American Law,” and young enough to serve to everybody’s Columbia- satisfaction College. as Professor of Law in Judges may now remain on the bench until they are seventy- years old. We Have spoken of this limit as arbitrary. It is purely so. The rule is based neither upon reason nor experience Marshall died Chief Justice of the United States at the age of eighty years. Chief Justice Shaw, of Massachusetts, kept the bench till he died at the age of eighty years. Chief Justice Taney died in office at the age half of eighty-seven years, after nearly a century’s service, retaining his intellectual vigor to the end. These instances are worth citing; although they are not necessary to prove that the intellectual powers may be in full force at a much later period of life than that fixed by the Constitution for incapacitating Judges. It is impossible to determine at what period of life a man may become unfit for the public service intellectually. Some begin to fail at sixty, and some even sooner. Bat, other things being equal, a Judge at seventy is much more likely to be fit for his duties than a Judge at fifty. If he is physically broken down, and so rendered unfit for his place, that is another matter. A judicial habit of mind can only be acquired by long experience. Once acquired, it will serve its possessor, though he may have failed a little in respect of other faculties. It is one thing to be a good lawyer be good at the bar, and another thing to a lawyer on the bench. The advocate is upon one side—the Judge upon neither; while to his skill in the comparison and valuation of evidence he adds a memory of his own and of other decisions, and does, in fact, by protracted service establish a series of his own precedents, with which he must certainly be better acquainted than anybody else can be.— New York limes. Tough Story from Germany. A gentleman writing to a German journal, retates “I the following alone with curious occurrence: was my laborers in a field where potatoes were being harvested. My watch dog was along with me. I saw him seize a mouse, swallow it, and then lie down at my feet. I went home to dinner, and while seated at the table was asked what was the matter with the dog. He was turning round and moaning, and something was hanging from his side. I took him up in my arms and found it was a mouse which had just been killed. At first I thought it had merely stuck in the loug hair, but on examining closer I saw that only one half the mouse protruded from the dog’s body. When the aperture was cleared it was found to be an inch in depth. The dog had no front teeth, had swal¬ lowed the mouse, and the little animal had at once began to gnaw its way out. It was at first stopped by one of the ribs, and had actually burrowed out between the rib and skin. The dog killfcdHhe mouse when it put its head out by munching it with its jaws. The dog died the next day." New Experiences for an Ameer. Th® Ameer of Afghanistan is getting some new experiences in the ways ot these civilized Christians. It is proba hie that he has already lost many of his illusions in regard to hie great and powerful friend, the White Csar. He had no sooner reached the Russian frontier than all his followers and his escort were disarmed. He could not he disarmed, ot course, since the sword which he wore at his side was that blessed weapon given him by General Kaufmann, only to wave which was to niake ▼ ic t0I T certain. He went to the Czar with . all the simple confidence and assurance of maintenance,if not support, Wlt h which our Sitting Bull went into the dominions of his Great Mother alter his victory over Custer. Bnt the Afghan Sitting Bull much sooner had his eyes opened than the Indian. ~ * * *~ Wild Sage and Cashmere Goats, —Ibis extraordinary abounds white-leaved hush, which in every part ot Nevada, is so intensely oitter during summer (the growing) time that when the young shoots are no animal will eat it, but directly the frost has touched it, this very bitterness gets changed to sweetness It becomes most agreeable and fattening to all auimals that herd, has the peculiar property ot rendering i their meat tender, and oi making their coat thick; it causes a sort of glossy fur which, to use the words of a foreign correspondent, “defies the frost Such being the case, some ot the California farmers have introduced pure Cashmere goats, and herd them the mountains. One gentleman has a flock of 3,000 goats, and they are in first-rate condition, their fleece being silky and flue. SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1879. BY TELEGRAPH. THE NEW FRENCH PRESIDENT THE CASE OF J. MADISON WELLS VICTOBIA'S &ON TO ENTER THE CHURCH Advance of Russian Plague. LOUISIANA AFFAIRS. New Orleans, February 6.— J. Mad¬ ison Wells, Louis M. Kenner and G. Cassanave, of returning board fame, appeared Court to-day before withdrew the their Superior Criminal and plea of not guilty, and filed a demurrer to the information against them. Judge Cullom, their counsel, claims that un¬ der the decision of the Supreme Court, on March 20th, 1878,in the case against C. Anderson, they were entitled to a nolle pros, in their case, which the At¬ torney General refuses. The demurrer is fixed for Thursday next. PRINCE LEOPOLD TO ENTER THE .CHURCH OF ENGLAND. London, February G.—It is reported that Prince Leopold, the eight child and fourth son of Queen Victoria, now in his twenty-sixth year, will enter the Church of England. THE CASE OF FINLEY VS. BISBEE. Washington, Feb. 6.—The House Election Committee stands six to five in favor of unseating Bisbee and put¬ ting bable in that Finley. It seems hardly pro¬ anything can be done at this late hour, although the attempt will be made. The confirmation of Strobach as postmaster at Mobile will be hotly con¬ tested. Damaging charges have been filed against him. PRESIDENT GREVY S MESSAGE. Paris, February President 6. —The Repuhlique Francaise says Grevy’s mes¬ sage, which will be read in the Cham¬ bers t.o-day, will not be accompanied by any ministerial statement. The message will affirm that it is necessary that the Executive of the government shoild keep itself in accord with the will of the nation, so that . the people may pursue their labors free from all anxiety respecting the form of the government. Measures will be an¬ nounced intended to throw oblivion ^over the past, and the message will conclude by calling upon all citizens to manifest a spirit of concord and confidence in the government. THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. Paris, February 6.—M. Gambetta yesterday took possession Bourbon. of his official will residence, the Palais He to-day sit for the first time as President of the Chamber of Deputies. THE nUNTON-ALEXANDER DUEL. Washington, February 6.— The grand jury refused to find a bill against Eppa Hunton for the alleged offence of sending a challenge to Columbus Alex¬ ander. FRANCE AND THE RUSSIAN PLAGUE. Paris, February 6.—An official note published on the subject of the Russian plague, says that the land danger of its ex¬ tension to France by is not serious and measures will be taken to prevent its transmission by sea. The govern¬ ment will also participate with other powers in studying the character of the epidemic and the beBt means lor com¬ batting it. This prayer was fouud iu the late Dr. Bethune’s Bible at the time of his death; “Lord, pardon what I have been, sanctifv what I am, and order what I shall be, that Thine may be the glory anc j mine t ^ e e t erna j salvation.’’ “These words, from one of the ancient fathers,” Dr.Bethune wrote underneath, “ are pr0 p er f or any believing sinner, in j ;}e or ln death.’’* i m m A clergyman in the West of England w ho had had every gift hut that of ex temporaneous speech, was recently an-; to preach the principal ser ruou in an octave, the announcement, drawing a large audience. To his ! horror he discovered that he had left his manuscript in his study, twenty | miles away. the Growing desperate, he gave out text he had intended 1 to preach from and proceeded: “In the first place, I should have remarked, &c. It was then my intention wotfld to point out, &c., after which I have gone on to indicate,” and so on. It was ail over in a quarter of an hour and the con gregation in those fifteen minutes Heard a very lucid explau it ion or a discourse which, if it had been deliver ed as it was written, could not have been got through in fifty minutes. ------- m m ------- An old Danish treaty gives France a monopoly of the cod fishing oli toe Iceland coast, which is valued at a year, CONGKESSIONAli SUMMARY. What Was Done in Both Houses. In the Senate, Mr. Blaine, of Maine, presented a memorial of the Hill Manufacturing Company, the Lewiston Mills, Androscoggin Mills, Continental Mills, and other manufacturing com panies of Maine, asking an appropria tion for a mail service between ____1 one or more of our Atlantic ports and a South would American repaid port, by believing the money be increased commerce. The petition was referred to the Com¬ mittee on Paddock, Appropriations. Nebraska, Mi. of sub¬ mitted a resolution instruc t i : the Committee on Agriculture to inquire in regard to the certain reports cently put in circulation in this country and elsewhere concerning the infectious diseases among horned cattle in the United States. South Agreed Crroliua, to. sub¬ Mr. Butler, of mitted various amendments to he Texas Pacific Railroad bill now pend* ing. Ordered to be printed. taking The bill providing for agreed the The of the tenth census was to. bill, as passed, provides that a census of the population, wealth and industry of the United States shall be taken on or before Juiie the first, 1880. It pro¬ vides for the appointment of President, a Super¬ intendent of Census by the and and also the necessary clerks copy¬ ists in his office. The Secretary of the Interior is directed to appoint on or before the first of April 1880, one or more supervisors of census within each State or Territory, such persons to be residents of such State or Territory. The total number of supervisors is not to exceed one hundred and fifty. The supervisors are to apportion their dis¬ tricts and designate to the Superinten¬ dent suitable persons to employ as enumerators, such persons to be select¬ ed solely with reference to their fitness, and without reference to their politi¬ cal or party affilitions. Each Superin¬ tendent is to receive five hundred dol lars upon the completion of his duties. Enumerators are to receive two cents for each living inhabitant reported, two cents for each death reported, ten cents for each farm and fifteen cents for each establishment of productive industry enumerated and returned. The sub¬ division assigned to each enumerator shall not exceed 4,000 inhabitants ac¬ cording to the census of 1870 nor con¬ tain less than 3,000, where the last preceding census show’s the inhabitants thereof. The House is iu committee of the whole on the army appropriation bill. Mr. William, of Alabama, presented the memorial of the Alabama Legisla¬ ture for the admission of quinnie, duty free. Mr. Neal, from the Committee on Territories, asked leave to report the bill for the organization of the Territory of Oklohama. Objections was made. The House discussed in committee of the whole the army appropriation bill. Mr. White’s amendment, ottered yester¬ day, and comprising most ot the features of the army reorganization bill, was adopted. moved amendment Mr. Hewitt an to the revised statutes so as to expunge therefrom the provision that the army shall be allowed to be at the poles on j election Adopted days by “to keep of 93 the peace. to 90 ’ j a vote ayes nays. Pendingtheconsiderationofan amend-. | ruent to transfer the Indian Bureau to | the War Department, the House ad journed. Prince Bismarck’s home policy has often been compared with that of Fred crick the Great, but in one rnalked point, at least, the great King has a ad vantage over the great Premier. The former, although as arbitrary aa any A ! Cah h the pu.rauit . of his ends, P in own permitted unlimited freedom of speech, and was fond of saying that “he could do what he pleased and his subjects ■: mid say what they pleased.” How ue would have treated the “seditious ranees” which his imitator is so repressing, ‘ two facts may suffice show. A Berlin book seller sent to t-he palace a copy of the moat stinging lampoon ever published against Fred crick, and asked for his Majesty’s it offen- in structions. 4 Do not advertise sively,’answered the King, “but sell it by all all means, I hope it will pay you well.” On another occasion, hei found a crowd staring at a scurrilous : caricature of himself, which had been pasted so high up on the wall that it i was not easy to see it distinctly. T he j King, pushing his way through the startled throng, said to his attendants, “Put it lower down, that they may not have to strain their neck* over it’ In an instant ti e and obnoxiou- the placard dispers-1 was j t -ru to sbreas, crowds e d with a shout ot "Ling live Father Fritz. * • _ * Most of the bloated aristocrat land owners ot England .are remitting from to 15 p:*r cent, of their tenants’ ITEMS OF INTEREST. It is stated that 25,000 skilled m< chanics and factory laborers will ein bark for America within a few weeks. Paris last year consumed 11,319 horses for food, being some seven hun¬ dred more than in 1877. A cat and dog recently attended a funeral at Windham, N. H., together, marching before the procession to the grave and then leading the way back to the house A Welshman named Thos. Rowland died lately at the age of 103. He left eight children, who se respective a^es were 71, 70, 68, 86, 64, 6i, 58 and 56 or 515 years altogethe I*. “In recognition oi the care, civility and attention” of the men employed at the Wallasey ferries at Liverpool the’ passengers subscribed a sum of nearly £80 to be divided among them. But for his dog, which pinned him and held him down till the neighbors could break in and bind him a larrner near Ripon, Wis., would have killed his wife and child while in an insane fit. A bill has passed the Alabama House of Delegates which provides that in all future elections in that State the ballots cast shall not be numbered, so that the secrecy of the elector’s vote will be perfect and inviolable. The Missouri L'gislature has adopted resolutions instructing the Senators and requesting Representa¬ tives to urge an act of Congress pen¬ sioning all surviving soldiers of the Mexican war md the widows of those dead. Since Mine. Anderson was reported to have realized $8,000 by walking 2,700 quarter miles in as many quarter bouts in Brooklyn, a host of pedes¬ trians, male and female, have appeared, each inspired! with visions ot golden reward. The wind has beet, blowing across the top of Mount Washington lately at the rate of 112 miles an hour, the snow is so deep that the buildings are buried to their eaves, and the temperature frequently falls to twenty degrees be¬ low zero. Curiosity in children is but an appe¬ tite after knowledge. I doubt not but one great reason why children abandon themselves wholly to evil pursuits, and trifle their time insipidly, is because they find their curiosity baulked, and their inquiries neglected. When the Czar of Russia asked the first Napoleon, at a ball in Paris, if it would be prudent for him to dance with a popular actress, the French Em¬ peror told him to dance if he wished to read comments on his saltatic perform¬ ance in all the Paris papers. The Czar kept out of the papers. An old darkey compared a sensa¬ tional revival to a rise in the Alabama river, saying: “De old chunks and logs dats been lyin’ high and dry begin to float, ai.d move on while de tide is high. When de waters go down dey lodge somewhere and d -redey lie till de rib-* her rise agin.”— Western Baptist. A letter from Cyprus tells me that Sir Garnet is not likely to remain much longer as ruler, and that his recall, at his own desire, is imminent. He has nothing to do, and is sick of ennui. As f or transforming the the island into an abode of blessed, if it could be done jit, all, Sir Garnet has not the men to do it. The natives will not improve their style of agriculture, nor will they make roads nor build cities which they do not want. Jllll T . S e Je T ; em ,ah ® lac k “ 1 u “ teJ , a ‘’“■'respondent.of the other f . the Albany . , "It Journal takes evening: a - ’°H , l i‘ 1 o cairy le great State ? f J. , ork ln the follow ot his hand. ihere points . which are in Senator the Coukling is an abler man than any of great triumvirate—Clay, Calhoun, Webster ; and certain of his speeches equal their best efforts, if they do not surpass them. Force of will is a noble quality, and yet give such will to a and heartless, con scienceless, soulless man you have a Napoleon Bonaparte, desiring a only despot bring who respects no race, to others down into the dust. 8o it is with wealth. It is a privilege. It is a key to au the treasure houses; but there must be a m^'* behind that key. fhe objection, hence, is not to wealth, but to the inordinate, selfish making haste to be rich which is to-day dem ir alizing thousands.” * John H. Blaney, of Boston, got drunk on an average of four times a year, kept so in each instance about a week I and then went into an inebriate asylum to get sober. All the rest of th» t- •; he Was a total ahstinem - man. ill.-. wife sued for a divorce on ihe ground of “gross and habitual intoxication.”' He contested the case determinedly, i claiming that his intemperance was not the! ‘’habitual” within the meaning of law, since he was perfectly sober nine tenths of the time; but the Supreme Court has decided against him. PRICE THREE CENTS. Wanted W KIND ANTED—-By address, whereby (aged n single :i0), employment gentleman of of ANY good he can earn an honest living. Good reference given, address ‘NECESSITY.’ febltf Rkcouduk Office. WT T V ANTED—By furnished a professional the tlrst man, Moor Ifpos¬ TvVO sible with fire-place rooms, on of Cook Stove. Address nr stove, with privilege Biti HULL ST. febl Boarding* G eod-Jan!7*lm ood per week. board and lodging GO BRYAN m sT., oo per Below Lincoln. Business Cards* VAL. BASLER’S WINES LIQUORS, SEGARS and TOBACCO The host Lager Beer in the city. The well known TEN PIN ALLEY reopened. Lunch Square every day from II to 1 o’clock. At the Market House, 171 BRYAN ST. Savannah, G*.. F. BINGEL, WINES, LIQUORS and segyrs. dranlh? hfn\V k r oV a \ k ul u ‘? (1 ch , n cinnatl Fresh Oysters Lager Beer always on on 21 - street in’no Jottt3rson st., corner Con ngresa street lane. mchlO-ly _______________ Dr. A. H. BEST, dentist Cor. Congress and Whitaker streets, SAVANNAH, GA. TYEETII extracted without pain. All work -L guaranteed. I respectfully hog to refer to any of i»y pa trons .____ oct.l-bmo C IGAR rer of FACTORY.—F. Cigars, and dealer KOLB, In manufactu- Broughton (dears. To street. oacco Snuff, Pipes, Ac. Call at 121 ztfsrv C. A. CORTJ.NO, Hair CuHinsr, Sail Drew, Carlin? and SHAVING SALOON. HOT AND COLD BATHS. der my, Planters’ Bryan street, Hotel. opposite Spanish, the Italian, Market, un¬ man* and English spokon. Ger sehM.f GEORGE FEY, WINES, LIQUORS, SEGARS, TOBACCO, &c. The celebrated Joseph Schlitz’ MILWAU¬ KEE LAGER BEER, a speciality. No. 22 Whitaker Street, Lyons’ ltiock, Savannah, Ga. I REE LUNCH every day from 11 to 1. r-z'll-l v II A I K S TORE . JOS. E. LOISEAU & CO., 118 BROUGHTON ST., Bet. Bull A Drayton K EEP on hand a large assortment of Hair Hair Switches, combings Curls, worked Puffs, and Fancy Goods in the latest style. Fancy Costumes, Wigs and Beards for Rent JOS. H. BAKER, 33 O' TCHER, STALL No. (>6, ,Sjivhii u Market. Dealer iu Ueef, Mutton, Fork ml All other Meats in their Seasons. Particular attention paid to supplying Ship and Boarding Houses. ang!2 Theodor TAILOR. 3Vo. 30 1-2 XVlxitaltor Salt. Suits made to order in the latest styles. will Clothing cleaned and repaired, All orders meet, with prompt attention Jan 13-1 m W. B. FERRELL’S Agt. RESTAURANT, No. 11 New Market Basement, (Opposite Lippman’s Drug .Store.) Ian IBt.I HA '’ANNA H, (iA. Coal and Wood* COAL OF ALL KINDS, Bold and delivered promptly by D. R. THOMAS, OFFICE: 111 BAY 8T., dec22-s2m Yard foot of West Broad St, GRANTHAM 1. TAGGART, Best Family Coal I I deal cite and only Bituminous in the best Coal. qualities of Anthra¬ LOW PRICES, EXTRA PREPARATION, PROMPT DELIVERY. Main Office: 124 Day Street. Special prices to Manufacturers, Dealers and Public Institutions. nov3-tU,th,su-tf Carriages* A. K. WILSON’S CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY, Corner Bay and West Broad sts. REPOSITORY . Cor. Bay and Montgomery streets. - — — GEORGIA. The largest establishment m the city, %prin 11 0 Caril t^ es * Rf l (5k * wa y®. T^Baby^rri^es/'aiw^a^u/i ami F : ailing ^^^ >r(, H *he n ^oHt : r 8knirui uncfrel h m Ve n L' ' , “ ,or n w work, '‘’*’hort .m notice.’" ’’ ?P V'. : J >,v 'V" " SUNDRIES. Boxes Her-inn. Apple's 1 00 ,£ oxes Cheese, 130 barrels 23b5£eiSKeroieneOil , SwlSm' cef^ed*hy >!gS Beef > 6euu«, etc., just re C. L. GILBERT & CO. fehlj c. Wholesale Grocers, «*. E. cor. Bay and Barnard sta.
