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About Savannah daily evening recorder. (Savannah, GA.) 1878-18?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1879)
D A. I L Y EVENING Savannah png ' T : m Tlz~' A J-\r\ ECORDER VOL I.—No. 118. THE SAVANNAH ’ R. M. OEME, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING , (Saturday Excepted,) 1161 BA.Y STREET, By J. STB BN. 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 fa ith. 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. Ail correspondence should be addressed, Re cokder, Savannah, Georgia. The Sunday Morning Recorder will take rtie pjace of the Saturday evening edition, which will make six full issues for the week. IJ-We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents. Religion and War. The Work of the Sislers of Charity During the late Rebellion. During the late war, and while General S. was in command of the de¬ partment at N. O., the Sisters of Chari¬ ty made applications to him for assis¬ tance. Especially were they desirous to obtain supplies at what was termed “commiEsa -y prices”—that : of one-third is, at a the re¬ duction or commutat on amount which the same provisions would cost at market rates. The principal demand w?s for ice, flour, beef and coffee, but mainly ice, a luxury which the Union forces could enjoy at any¬ thing like a reasonable price, The hos¬ pice'* were fell of the sick and wound¬ ed, of both the Federal end Confede¬ rate avmler and the benevolent institu¬ tion* of ihe city were taxed to the ut¬ most in thrr endeavo.s to aid the poor and the suffering, for these were trying t mes, and the war had many victims. Foremost among these Christian work¬ ers stood the various Catholic sister¬ hoods. These noble women were bu3y day and night, never seeming to know fatigue, and overcoming every obstacle that in so many discouraging forms ob¬ structed th# way ol doing good—ob¬ stacles which would have com¬ pletely disheartened less resolute women, or those not Lamed in the school of patience, faith, h pe and chanty, and where the first grand les¬ son learned in self-denial. Ol money there was little, and food, fuel and medicine were scarce and dear, yet they never faltered, going on in the face of all difficulties, through poverty, war and unfriendly aspersious, never turning aside, never complaining, never despairing. sublime No one will ever know Sisters (he courage of these lowly during the dark days of the rebellion. On'y in that hour when the Judge of all mankind shall summon beiore Him the living and the dead, will they receive their true reward, the crown everlasting, and the benediction, “well done, good and faithful servant.” It w*s jvist a week previous to the Red River campaign, when all was hur¬ ry and activity throughout the depart¬ ment of the Gulf, that General S a s.eu, irasciable old officer ol the regu lar army, sat at his desk in his oihee in Julian street, curtly giving orders to subordinates, dispatching messengers hither and thither to every part of the city where troops were stationed, maud and stiffly receiving had such of his com as important business to transact. In the midst of this unusual hurry and preparation, the door noiselessly opened entered and the an humble A handsome Sister of Charity room. young lieutenant of the staff instantly arose, and deferentially sombre handed her a chair, for those gray gaiments were respected, though he had if not understood, even no reverence for the re ligious faith which they represented. General S- looked up from his writ ing, angered by the intrusion of one whose “fanaticism” he despised, a frown of annoyance and displeasure ing darkly on bis brow. “Orderly.” sold.er duty, without the The on door and who had admitted the Sister, faced about, saluted and stood mute, Awaiting the further command ot his chi*f. “Did I not give orders that no one WAS to be admitted ?” “Yes sit ; but— “When I say no one I mi an no one,” thundered the General. The orderly bowed and returned to his post. He was too wise a soldier to enter into explanations With so irritable a superior. All this time the patient Sister sat calm and biding and tue meek¬ mo¬ ment when she m ght her speak mission. The ly state the object her ot the opportunity in General gave the briefest manner possible, and sharp ly enough, too, in aH conscience. Well, Madame ?” She raised a pair of sad, dark eyes to his face, and the gaze was so puie, so saintly, so full of silent pleading, that the rough old soldier was touched in spite of himself. Around her fed the heavy muffling dress of her Order, which, however coarse and ungracefu 1 , had something strangely solemn and mournlul about it. Her hands, small and fair, were clasned almost suppli antly, and half hu.den in the loose sleeves, as if a :aid of their own trem¬ bling beauty. Hands that had touched tenderly, lovingly, so many death-damp foreheads, that had soothed so muon pain. Eyes that had met prayerfully so many dying glances, L’ps land that had cheered to the mysterious so many parting souls, and she w?s only a Sister of Charity—Ouly one of that innumer¬ able band whose good deeds shall live after them. “We have a household of sick and wounded wh m we must ca:e for in some way, and I came to ask of you the privilege, which I humbly beseech you will «ot deny us, of obtaining ice and beef at commissai y prices. The gentle, earnest pleading fell on deaf ears. “Always something,” snarled the general. “Last week it was flour and ice ; to day it is ice and beef; to-mor¬ row it wi'l be coffee and ice, I suppose, and al for a lot of rascally rebels who ought to be shot instead of being nursed back to life and treason.” “General!”—the Sister was majestic now—“rebel or Federal, I do not know—Protestant or Catholic I do not ask. They a^e not soldiers when they come to us—they are simply suffering fellow-creatures, Rich or poor, ol gentle or lowly blood, it is not our province to inquire. Uniformed, un¬ armed, aide and helplesa, we ask not on which side 1 hey fought. Oar work begins after yours is done. Yours the carnage, ours the binding up of wounds Yours the battle, ours the duty of ear ; ng for the mangled left behind on the field. Ice I want for the sick, the wounded, the dying. I plead for all, I beg for all, I pray for all God’s poor, suffering creatures, wherever I may find them.” “Yes, you can beg, I’ll admit. What do you do with your beggings ? It is always more, more, never enough 1” With this the general resumed his writing, thereby giving the sister to understand that she was dismissed. For a moment her eyes fell, her lips trembled—it was a cruel taunt. Then the tremulous hands slowly lilted and folded tightly across her breast, as if to still some hidden heartache the un¬ kind words called up. Very low, and sweet, and earnest was her repl/: “What do we do with our beggings ? Ah ! that is a hard question to ask of oue whose way of lif* leads ever among the poor, the sorrowing, the un fortunate, the most wretched of man¬ kind. Not on me is it wasted. I stand here in my earthly all. What do we do with it? Ah 1 some day you may know.” She turned auay and left him, sad of face, heavy of heart, and her dark eyes misty with unshed tears. “Stay 1” The general’s request was like a command. He could be stern, nay-, al¬ most rude, but he knew truth and worth when he saw it, and could be just. threshold, The Sister paused on the and l° r a minute nothing was heard but the rapid scratching of the Gen- 8 P eD - madame, order “There, is your on the commitsary for ice and beef ft d° it terms, good for three months, soldiers I for the sake ol ihe Union who are, or may be in your ca e. Don’t come bothering me again. Good morning. In less than three weeks from that day the slaughter of the Red River campaign had been perfected, and there neared He city of New Orleans a ster.mer flying the ominous yellow respected flag, which even the rebel sharp-shooters down a r 'd allowed to pass the river unmolested. Another and still another followed closely in her wake, and all the decks were covered with | wounded and dying, whose bloody bandages, and, in many instances, lin¬ dressed wounds gave woeful evidence I of the lack of surgeons, as well as the completeness desperately of the rout. Among the | wounded was General S. j He was borne from the steamer to the waiting ambulance, wiithing in anguish from the pain of his bleeding and shell t rn limb, and when they asked where he wished to be taken, he feebly moan ed: “Anywhere, it matters not. Where I can die in peace.” So they took him to the Hotel Dieu, a noble and beautiful institution in charge of the Sisters ot Charity, ihe li mb was amputated, and there he nursed ior weeks through the agony ol the surgical delirium, operation, and the fever, the wild for many weary no one could tell whether life or SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1879. would be the victor. But who was the quiet, faithful nurse, ever at his bed¬ side, ever ministering to his wants, ever watchful of his smallest needs ? Why, only “one of the Sisters.” At last life triumphed, reason re¬ turned, and with it much, of the old, abrupt manner. The General awoke to consciousness to a face not altogether unknown bend’ng over him, and to feel a pair of small, deft hands skill¬ fully arranging a bandage, wet in ice cold water, around his tnrobbing tem¬ ples, where the mad pam *nd aching had for so long a time held away. He was better now, though still very weak, but his mind was clear, and he could think calmly and connectedly of eT that had taken place since the fatal battle—a battle which had so nearly cost him his life, and left him at best but a maimed and mutilated remnant of lbs former self. Yet he was thank¬ ful was no worse—that he had not been killed outright. In like degree 1 ne was grateful to those who nursed him so tenderly and tirelessly, espe¬ cially the gray-mbed woman, who ha 1 become almost angelic in his eyes, and it was like him to express his gratitude in his uwn peculiar way, without pre¬ face or eircumlocuti n. Looking in¬ tently at the Sister, as if to get her features well fixed on bis memory, he said : “Did you get the ice and beef ? ’ The Sister started. The question was so direct and so unexpected. Surely her patient must be getting—really Irmself! “Yes,” she replied, simply, but with a kind glance of the soft, sad eyes, that spoke eloquently her thaul s. “And your name is—” “Sister Fiances.” “Well, then, Sister Franees, I an glad you got the things—glad I gave you the order. I think I know now what you do with your beggings—I comprehend charity, something of your work, your be the better your for religion, and I hope to the knowledge. I owe you a debt I can never repay, but you wi’l endeavpr to believe that I am deeply grateful for all your great good¬ ness ami ceaseless care.” “Nay, you owe me nothing; but to Him, whose cioss I heir, and in whose lowly footsteps I try tc follow, you owe a debt of gratitude unbounded. To His infinite mercy I commend you. It matters not for the body ; it is that divine mystery, the soul, I would save. My work here is done. I leave you to the care of others. Adieu.” The d^or softly opened and closed, and he saw Sister Frances no more. Two months afterwards she received a letter, sent to the care of the Mother Superior, enclosing a check for one thousand dollars. At the same time the General took occasion to remark that he wished he was able to make it twice the amount, since he knew, by experience, “what they did wi’h the beggings.” ITEMS OF INTEREST. In* truly fashionable necklaca beer no locket now. A petition is circulating in Galves¬ ton, Texas, which virtually asks the Legislature to appoint a receiver for the city. M. Grevy as President of the French Republic and will $50,000 get $100,000 a year as salary for household ex¬ penses. President Grevy and his wife do not live together. Who will lead French society? or, in other words, who will lead France? Congress is rather an expensive luxuiy. The last legislative approprh - tion bill reauires i^i,030,000 just to P»J its memj.rs and get them to and from Washington. Miss Jackson, the , daughter , , of the Alexandria hotel keeper who killed Col. Ellsworth, of the Zouaves, in 1S62, was kept in a treasury department place at Washington by Col. Mosby uniil be leJt lor Hong Kong, fcince his departure Miss Jacaaon has lost her place. The Equirer-Sun speaks hopefully of (he prospects ol Columbus. During the past vear its cotton mills consumed 3,351 bales cotton more than ia 1877; a 20,000 spindle mill has been recently erected; and the sales of her merchants have largely increaaed. Sitting Bull yields, and .ends a mes sage of surrender to the authorities. ‘•Mv men are cold and hungry," says: "my women are sick and mv rhildrtm a-* stvs. freazina will T trill ’give great and ponies lather into his I handsf mytmns my arrows are broken, my * war paint is thrown to the winds.” Candor, says Disraeli, is the bright est gem of criticism. How often the faculty is mistaken for calumny, which scars even virtue itself. This tieous idea forced beggary to Chatter ton, and caused Knala, who wrotT that sweet' Agnes Eve, and expressed the sentiment “A thing of beauty is a joy forever, ' to pen ihe epitaph “My name writ in water.” BY TELEGRAPH. DEFEAT OF THE BRITISH IN AFRICA. INDIANS ON THE WAR PATH. THE R USSIAN PL A O SPREADING. Satisfactory Reports from Af* ghaoistan. DEFEAT OF THE BRITISH FORCES IN AFRICA. Capetown, January 27, via St. Vin cent.—On the 21st instant the British column, consisting of a portion of the artillery Twenty-fourth Regiment, a batt' iy of and six hundred nativ. aux¬ iliaries, were utterly annihilated near Angela river by two hundred thousand Zulus, who captured a valuable convoy of 102 wagons, 1,000 oxen, 2 cannons, 400 shot and shell, 1,000 rifles, 250,000 pounds of ammunition, 00,000 pounds weight i-r provisions, and the colors of estimated the Twenty-fourth Regiment. It is that five thousand Zulus were killed and wounded in the battle. INAUGUr 1TION OF THE BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT. CONSTANTINOPLE, February 10.— France will advise Greece not to insist upon the cession of Janina. Prince DondouLoff Korsakoff, Rus¬ sian Governor of Bulgaiia, and the Consuls of the great powers, have left Sophia to be present at the inaugura¬ tion of the Bulgarian government. RESOLUTIONS BY THE DEMOCF VTIC CAUCUS. Washington, February 10.—The Democratic caucus to-night adopted re solutions to insist upon the amend¬ ments to the legislative, judicial and executive appropriation bill which shall abolish the juror ’b test oath and the present laws relating to supervisors of election, in accordance with the views expressed on Saturday night. INDIANS ON THE WAR PATH. Omaha, February 10.—A dispatch received from Fort Robinson states that the Indians who murdared Moorhead and three others on January 29, and Little Wolf’s band of Cheyennes, in all about one hundred bucks, well armed with guns and pistols, and having olenty of ammunition, recently sur ou ided a wagon train and took all the piovisions, but killed no one. , ADVICES FROM INDIA. London, February 10.—A limes dis¬ patch from Calcutta says advices from all pai ts of the scene of active opera¬ regards tions are highly satisfactory, both as the political and military situation, and condition of the forts and supplies. RESIGNATION OF SENATOR CIIR1STIANCY. Detroit, Mich., February 10.— The resignation of Mr. Christiaucy as Senator the hands from Michigan, has been placed in of the Governor, to take effect at noon to-day. THE RUSSIAN PLAGUE. London, February 10. — Reports trorn the Russian villages continue to give alarming statements of the pr. valence ot the plague and other epi derr : c disorders. the moffett bell bunch. Tallahassee, Fla., Feb. 10.—The Moffett Sell punch bill, after a hard fight anil numerous amendments, was ordered engrossed in the Senate for a (bird reading. Nothing, of interest transpi-ed in the House. — - „ Competition . . is the spice of life. . Walerbury Gas Company, which has' been charging 83,50 pei 1,0 tu feet and $27 a year for lighting and extinguish ing each handsome stree. lamp, reduction has been forced into a by r new company, which offers to furnish gas for $2 per 1,0''0 feet, and light the 8 D’ ee t lamps for $24 icce per year. Even these figures won’t .ast long. Gas con.iuues to be used, ten years hence—will be cheaper. — Hartford , ~ — i Mr. V lustier has demanded ^ the far thi jJ which ‘ h * cour t a ^i ud ,f d to a ? d f. > ms ™ S es 1 111 ' s G p proudly s su, 1 ‘ w,th on his Eus D watch- ( kl -1 is le Aei. y it na , that a foreigner ot d’stmction was in trodllced to' Mr. Whistler the other ni S ht ’ at a dinner-party and being * nx 10U8 make f 5 ! 1 agreeable, ?a , painted , Mr. Leiand s 1 SY'I c'Ja'ted tha't thincr * * 0 f ioy.” ’ ___ _ _ The Chicago courts have decided 1 that a divorce cannot be granted when j j the “desertion” live is the result of an, agreement to apart, « ^ ^ ^ | Roses will this be spring. the popular flower for 9 rnament CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY. What. wnar Wnn was Tlrmo JJono in in "Roth isotn TTmi<3oq mouses, - In the Senate Mr. Spencer ed the joint resolutions of the Alabama Legislature favoring the appropriation for the removal of obs! actions from Mobile bay, and for the improvement of the navigation of the vaiious rivers in Alabama. Referred to the Commit¬ tee on Commerce. Mr. Withers, of Yirginih, presented the petition of the Catholic Young Men’s National Union, protesting against the discrimination made bv the United States Government in the ap¬ pointment of chaplains in the army and navy, by which Catholic soldiers and seamen are deprived of ihe benefit of their religion, and in ihe appointment of Indian agents, whereby vsst Catholics numbers of the Indians who are aie placed in charge of denominations in which they have no interest or confi¬ dence. Referred to the 'ommittee on Privileges and hill Elections. authorizing The House the issue of certificates of deposit Public in aid of the refunding of the debt, was taken up, and after being amended so as to make the rate of interest four per cent., Wfs passed. The bid directs the Treasury to issue in exchange for law¬ ful money of the United Stales, certifi¬ cates or deposit of the denomination of ten dollars. The army appropriation bill was re¬ ceived from the House and referred to the Com'o’tleeon addressed App opviations. the Mr. Me .eery Senate in favor of the transfer of the Indian Office from the Interior to the War DenarfiuenL. Mr. Ga land gave notice that on Saturday next he would move to take up the Texas Pacific Railroad bid. The Houle is ’vincioady engaged in discussing judicial appropriation ’.be legislative, executive and lfid. The committee ol conference on ihe naval appropriation Lid agreed upon .he renort this afternoon. r i ne amount of difference between ioe two houses was eighty-five surrendered thousand dolla 3 . The Senate seventy-^ve ihous and dollai 3 . The disagreement was inns comprom'sed. Ala Dice«. ng of the IIouBe Census Committee, it was agreed to report fuv o ablv on ihe Senate bid with amend m its in sections where it differs from Representative Cox’s (of New York) bid. The two oi' 1 * are substantially alike ; u ad parPcul&rs except'ng as to the appointment bill fixing of supervisors, the Senate the same under ihe jurisdiction Cox’s of the Interior Department, and Mr. bill places it i.i the same department, but authorize* the Gov erno 3 of he several Slates to nominate said officers. The indications are that the bid, as originally offered by Mr. Cox, will become a law, except as to the source of the appointments, which may be settled by conferences. In the state of Bibaneer last year some seventy or eighty Hindoo fakirs, declaring that their head priest had been unjustly arrested, sat down out¬ side the English agent’s house and re¬ mained there for eight days threaten¬ ing to commit suicide or to starve themselves to death unless their a 1 . leged wrongs were redressed. Net un ti , their ]ea<ler had been released on bail would they touch food, and they had dug graves and placed some of their number in them, to be buried alive, when they carried their point. Strange are the vicissitudes of fami '’es. A son of the late Lord Henry Gordon, and a cousin of the marquis of Huntly, has just died in Australia, • r ,t __„ C u P^ in 8 many years e 1 , position of letter-carrier. A subscriptiou is announced in the Aflstra ban newspapers to provide the-widow with funds to join her noble relatives ; -p i aD i 1 • ^ ^ ^ q’jjg news from Venezuela is of the ^ sn&] gouth American c h arac ter. No . had , , of . the , , late sooner .ne successor President Alcantara been chosen than a revolution, which is fat: 11 under head wa y broke out. There has been severe fighting, the national troops being generally nera n 7 succession successful The second marriage .W of King 6 Altonso ha. , been indefinitely . , - postponed, as some difficulty has arisen concerning the Bister 0 f Mercedes, who, according to rumor, positively refuses to wed the 7°“* Kin * a nd who * heart “ ready “engaged. , Gambetta, like Beaconsfield,is a Jew; so the ancient race now has representa tives at the head of the first two nations in Europe. Both of them, however, are apostates, which suggests another and very different train of reflections. PRICE THREE CENTS. Wanted A\T yy ANTED—By finished a professional man, TWO rooms, on the first floor if pos sible with fire-place or stove, with privilege of Yt° ok Store * Address rw hull st. Business Cards* VAL. BASLER’S WINES, LIQUORS, SEOARS and TOBACCO The best Lager Beer in the city. The well known TEN PIN ALLEY reopened. Lunch Square every day from 11 to 1 o’clock. At the Market House, 171 BRYAN ST. Savannah, Ga. F. BINGEL, WINES, LIQUORS AND SEGARS. Milwaukee and Cincinnati Lager Beer on draught. hand. Free Lunch. Fresh Oysters always on 21 Jefferson st., corner Con ngreaa street lane. mchlO-ly Dr. A. H. BEST, benti st Cor. Congress and Whitaker streets, SAVANNAH, GA. T EETH guaranteed. extracted without pain, All work 1 respectfully bog to refer to any of nsy p atrons. nci.l-hmo ____ C IGAR rer of FACTORY.—F. Cigars, and dealer KOLB, in manufactu- Cigars, To¬ Street bacco, Snuff, Pipes, &c. Call at 121 Broughton £ gy C. A. CORTJ.NO, Hair Cutta, Bait Mar, Carlin? and SHAVING SALOON. HOT AND COLD BATHS. IflCU Bryan street, opposite the Market, un¬ der Planters’ Hotel. Spanish, rtftuan. G*r man. and English spokon. sel8-tf GEORGE FEY, WINES, LIQUORS, SEGARS, TOBACCO, As. The celebrated Joseph Schlitz’ MILWAU KEE LAGER BEER, a speciality. No. 22 Whitaker Street, Lyons’ Block, Savannah, Ga. FREE LUNCH every day from 11 to 1. r-z31-J v HAIR store: JOS. E. L0ISEAU & CO., 118 BROUGHTON ST., Bet. Bull A Drayton K EEP Switches, on hand Curls, a large Puff's, assortment and Fancy of Goods Hair Hair combings worked In the latest stylo. Fancy Costumes. Wigs and Beards for Rent JOS. H. BAKER, BUTCHEB, STALL No. 06, Savann Market. Dealer ia Jieef, Mutton, Pork nd All other Meats in their Seasons. Particular attention paid to supplying Shis and Boarding Houses. augl2 Theodor Grontvald, TAILOB. No. 30 1-2 WhLitals.or »t. 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 Lippmfwi’H Drug Store,) Jan ism HA VANNA H. GA. Coal and Wood. COAL OF ALL KINDS, Bold and delivered promptly by D. R. THOMAS, OFFICE: 111 BAY ST., dec22-«2m Yard foot of West Broad St, CRANTHSMil. TAGGART, Best Family Coal I I deal cite and only Bituminous in the befit Coal. qualities of Anthra¬ LOW PRICES, EXTRA PREPARATION, PROMPT DELIVERY. Main Office: 124 Bay Street. Public Special prices to Manufacturers, Dealers and Institutions. nov8-tu,th,su-tf Carriag O" A. It. WILSON’S CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY, Corner Kay and West Broad sts. CARRIAGE REPOSITORY i Cor. Bay and Montgomery streets. GEORGIA. The largest establishment in the city. I keep a full line of Carriages, Rockaways. un'i ai ‘<I Farm Wagons, Canopy line ,Vf- of Carnage lin £ Pop and Wagon Garilages. Material. also I a hav* full engaged in my factory the most skillful m*. chanics. Any orders for new work, and re palring, and wlU be executed tc give satisftnotloa at short notice. mayl2-ly Candies. ESTABLISHED 1850. M. FITZGERALD —Manufacturer of— PUKE, PLAIN AND FINE CANDIES. Factory and Store, 176 BRYAN STREET Branch Store, No. 122 BROUGHTON ST. ' On* door east of Bull street. ’ SAVAJtNAJtt, GA»
