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About Savannah daily evening recorder. (Savannah, GA.) 1878-18?? | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1879)
DAILY EVENING r [cUnl m ml m°i ECORDER. VOL I.—No. 146. THE SAVANNAH RECORDER, R. M. ORME, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING, (Saturday Excepted,) At 161 STREET. By J. STERN. The Recorder is served to subscribers, in every part ol 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 jo 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 rateawill be made. All correspondence should be addressed, Re¬ corder, Savannah, Georgia. The Sunday Morning Recorder will take the piace ol the Saturday evening edition, which will make six ftj.ll issues for the week. «rWe do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents. ‘ You Can’t Fool Me If You Have Got Your Clothes Ou. [From the Syracuse Journal.] A laughable epiBpde occurred in this city, in which the practical joker had the tables turned upon him in a manner occasioning no end of fun to the party and his friends. A certain disciple of Esculapius, who loves a joke, is the owner of a fine skeleton, set up in such a manner that by opening the door of the receptacle, and i touching a spring the bony object will walk forward sev¬ eral steps and out of the door. Among the many pests and detriments to study and thought which this physician is daily subjected to, [is the frequent in¬ trusion of apple, orange and other fruit venders, in the shape of small boys. The other day, while in close proximity to the door of the closet in which the skeleton is kept, the good doctor’s rev¬ erie was broken by the entrance of one of these youthful venders with a shrill cry: “Want to buy any apples?” the Thinking to have sbme sport at ap¬ ple vender’s expense, the worthy phy¬ sician suddenly threw the open the closet door, and touching spring, forth stalked the skeleton in all his bony majesty. A basket was instantly dropped to the floor, a half bushel of apples rolled broadcast over the room, while a terribly scared youth was seen disappearing through the office doors with shrill cries, j After enjoying a quiet laugh, the physician busied himself in picking up and restoring to the basket the scattered fruit, expecting the lad would return in a moment for his stock in trade. After a brief interval, the physician noticed from the window the lad standing in the street, gazing spell-bound at the office door. Seeing the lad evinced no disposition to return for his basket and fruit, the Doctor harried the same to the door, which requested he opened, him and calling and to the lad, to come get it. Judge of the Doctor’s following surprise when he was greeted with the response to his invitation : “No, you don’t, damn you ! you can’t fool me if you have your clothes on.*’ Now it happened that a friend of the physi¬ cian, who is tall and thin, and not blessed with a single ounce of superflu¬ and ous flesh, was passing the office heard the remark of the lad, and hav¬ ing ascertained the cause which called it forth, the situation was too ludicrous to keep, and the various friends enjoy many a laugh,at the Doctor’s expense o ver the incident. There are innumerable paragraphs the in European exchanges concerning missing will and testament of Prince llenry ot Orange. It is alleged that, before leaving the Hague for Berlin in order to be married last Autumn to the Princess Marie von Hohenzollern, Prince Henry mads his will, and placed it, inclosed in a leathern portfolio, in a desk wherein he was accustomed to keep documents of imoortance, subse" quently acquainting his mother-in-law, the Princess Frederick Charles, and hi« sister-in-law, the Grand Duchess of Weimar, with its contents. It was rumored iu Berlin court society, soon after the wedding took place, that the Princess Marie was down in her bus band’s will for bet ween three and four millions sterling personal and two magnificent of price estates, besides effects without end. Shortly after the Prince death the desk in question was search ed for his will, but no will or draft of! a will was to he found. The most rK gorous inquiries and careful investiga tions have hitherto failed to throw any light upon the disappearance, Should it uot be discovered, the King will in¬ herit all his brother’s proprerty, includ¬ ing a silver mine in America and nine¬ ty-odd landed estates, receive while the widow prin¬ cess Mane will only a s appanage of .£3,400 a year. The owner of a Chicago peanut stand , has formally gone into bankruptcy. Cowards in tlio Dark. Bravery, or born insensibility to fear, is unlike courage, which sees and feels danger, but overcomes any sense of ap piehension by pride, resolution, and force of will. Bravery is naturally much rarer than courage, and, being rather physical than moral, is not so high a quality. There are those who contend that bravery, in its full, ideal significance, does not exist; that it is al¬ ways influenced by some external cir¬ cumstance besides itself. or dependent on something This story illustrates the opinion : At a dinner party in Paris, 40 odd years ago, were present a number of the veterans of the Napoleonic wars and younger officers of the army. The conversation having turned upon bra¬ very, the venerable Gen Excelmans, who had so distinguished himself at Austerlitz and in the disastrous Rus¬ sian campaign, and had commanded a cavalry corps at Waterloo, startled the younger officers by declaring that all men are cowards in the dark, and told this anecdote to sustain his position. A youthful Lieutenant in lithe Emperor’s service, burning for distinction, and having no opportunity to gain it at the time, chose to construe the remarks of an older and superior officer into an affront, and challenged him. The lat¬ ter, waiving all difference of rank, ac cepted; the strange terms being that they should meet with pistols at night in a dark room, the seconds retiring with the candles after placing the weapons in their adversaries’ hands, giving the word from outside, and en¬ tering after each report. The principals were put in opposite corners, the younger haying won the first fire. As soon as his pistol had been heard, the seconds rushed in, and found the elder officer upright, with a bullet-hole so near his head that his escape seemed well-nigh miraculous. It was new his turn. The candles were again removed, and the next t.ischarge brought the seconds once more into the room. The young officer lay prostrate. They thought he had been mortally hurt, and, hurrying to his side, found, to their amazement, that he had not been touched. He was overwhelmed with confusion, and the seconds began abusing him for his poltroonery in ly¬ ing down to avoid his antagonist’s ball which would certainly have killed him had he stood up. They were interrupt" ed by the older officer with the words : “Not so fast, my friends. Don’t censure the young man. Where do you think I was at the first fire ? On my hands and knees in the corner; but I was quicker than he. His agility, not his courage, is to be called in question. By my faith, gentlemen, we are all cow¬ ards in the dark.” It was afterward whispered through the company that the anecdote was strictly true, and that the narrator of it was no other than Excelmans himself, who had shown pro degies of valor at Eylau, Eriedland and Borodino. Another Walking Match-The SroiLS of the Late Contest.-Oo Sunday last Rowell, the winner of the six days’ walking match in New York, received a dispatch from Sir John Ast ley complimenting him on his victory, and informing him that Edward Pa y son Preston had already challenged Rowell for a six days’ walk, the match to take place in London, commencing May 5. It is also understood that En ms. Lowell s most formidable compel" itor in the Isew York walk, will take part in the contest. Rowell and Ennis were lively as crickets on Sunday, and both called on Harriman at his hotel, The latter is still stiff, but will be out in a tew uays. Mr. James E. Kelly, ^ business mana- 8®* ot the late walking match, stated lecentlj that the amount teceived at the b<^ oflices was$51,bOO; rent ot the bar, 5_o -o ; shooting gallery, weigh" j* iul j total . e ^ es J- $bL__.o.~o. ,machines, ine expenses, etc., ae said will ; be paid as last as possible, > aud none ot the men would receive their shares until these expenses were P aid - 1S estimated by the New York papers that there will be at; least ¥40 - 000 for vision, of which Rowell will receive $—0,000, Ennis $1 l.Ua and Hamman $8,L00 — * m T IIE Gray ^ Matters of the Brain A fragment of the gray substance ot the brain, not larger than the head oi i a very small pin, contains parts of many thousands of commingled globules and fibres Of ganglion globules alone, ; to the estimate ot the phys" io*ogist Mej neit, theie cannot be less ’h an 600,000,000 in the convolutions a human brain, they are, indeed, m such infinite numbers that possibly only provided a small portion turned ot tne globmes are ever to account in even the most energetic brains. Ida , T Lewis, . now T Ida , T Lewis . Wilson, has been appointed keeper ot Lime RickLignt Station, at an annua, salary oi $.o0, an advance of *-o0 over salary heretofore paid made in deration of the remarkable services of Wilson in the saving of lives. SAVANNAH FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1879. BY TELEGRAPH. ARCHBISHOP PURCELL’S LETTER. SHOOTING OF AN ACTOR IN TEXAS. A PROPOSED COMPROMISE. Washington, March 20.—The ne" gotlations which have been going on for the past forty-eight hours, the subject with of a view to a compromise before on Congress, political legislation have no great promise of success, since the action of the Democratic caucus to-night. The speeches in The caucus basis were of against any compromise. which the proposed compromise comes from Hayes’ close Republican friends, is that the Republicans yield the on repeals of the laws providing for test oath and the use of the army at the polls, and Democrats yield on the supervisors of election law, with the powers and number of deputy marshals cut down. SHOOTING AN actor IN Texas. New Orleans, March 20.—A spe cial dispatch to the Times J from Mar shall, Texas, says: “List night, after the Ward-Barrymore Combination* had finished playing, the company went to the Barrymore, depot to wait for Porter a train. Maurice B. C. and a female attache of the combination were in a lunch room, when James Currie, a de tective, entered and made slighting re marks about the lady, to which excep tion was taken by Barrymore and Por ter. After some words Currie drew a pistol and shot Porter in the abdomen, killing him instantly; then, turning, he shot Barrymore through the elbow, the ball coming out under the left shoulder, making a severe, if not dangerous wound. Porter and Barrymore were unarmed. Currie was placed in jail. archbishop pcrcel’s letter. Cincinnati, March 20.—A letter to the public from Archbishop Purcell is published this morning. After reeit ing the struggles of his early life, his removal to this diocese, and the neces" sity of going into debt to provide for the wants of the diocese, etc., he dwells on his present financial troubles. He states it can be safely said that not more than five hundred thousand dol lars in money was deposited with him, the rest being the result of the ac cumulations of compound interest. As proof he cites an instance which occur ed yesterday where a creditor called with a cla-m for $1,100, in presenting which he admitted that $800 ui it was interest, and expressed a willingness to accept $300, the amount of the origi nal deposit. He claims that hundreds o| the claims are ot the same nature Ihe indebtedness of the diocese in equity does not amount to more than $1,000,000. V^hshed Calcutta, March 20.--Intelligence her from Burmah states that ai tiegiving J d making is constructing olhei warlike fortmed preparations. works lhe a ] s0 > xt 1S asserted, has sum moned the Lurmest residents ot Ran goon to return to their own country, threatening d to have their famines exe cuL * in ca f e o{ non-compliance. This con bets with the official news received yesterday. London, March 20.—A Reuter dis patch liom Cairo says the Khedive lias yielded to the demand oi Mr. Rivers, Y\ dson and M. De Liiztueres tor the retention of Riaz Pasha as Minister the Interior. The crisis is thus v irtii" ally ended. Lynchburg, March 20—The follow j n g additional County Judges were in dieted this afternoon : Parisn ot Ap pomattox, Bowles IIill of Buckingham, and ot Fluvanna. ‘ Berne, March 20.—The Swiss State Council, by a vote of twenty-seven to gq e en, has resolved to restore capital pun i s bment in Switzerland. -----——^- There is a story going the rounds to the effect that at the outbreak of the war the late George D. Prentiss, in consideration of the receipt of $25,000 from a very prominent man, wrote a political editorial favoring the secession of Kentucky, the Legislature being in session, but at the last moment it was taken from the forms, alter the depart ure 0 f Mr. Prentice for his home, by associate editor upon his individual responsibility. The next day, the story runs , there was a lively time about the office, Mr. Prentice being terribly mad. A consultation was had, matters were amicably settled, and in a short time the Jour a! became a leading Union paper. But Mr. Prentice never re turned the $25,000. ---- • ------- The trustees who have been engaged in the laborious work c: unraveling the mace ot Father Edward Purcells accounts are nearly ready to make their report. They find that there has been last in interest on the deposits during the and eight years paid sum of that 1580,000, interest prior to time it estimated by them at $1,500,00*0. From W aslti ugton. The Extra Session—Assembling of the Dem¬ ocratic Congress—An Immense Crowd at the Capitol, etc. [Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.] tiful, Washington, balmy March 18.—The beau¬ weather of tO"day had the effect to draw out immense throngs of promenaders, the whose objective point was probably Capitol. The vast building was sight-seers never more crowded with than to-day for several hours—the rotunda, the old hall and every corridor being almost choked up with the mass of humanity. THE SENATE. The attendance of Senators an 11 mem" bers was full almost without precedent, but two members of the Senate and one member of the House being absent. There was really little to attract at¬ tention in the assembling of the Senate beyond the presence of fifteen new Senators who were to be sworn in. smothered w^th sweets. Bouquets and baskets of flowers were p i ace( i up0 n the desks of several Sena tors. Among Vance, those so honored were Messrs. Butler, Voorhees, With ers > Call, Farley, Whyte, McDonld, Ingalls, Bruce, and Logan. Mr. With ei ’ s > who ma( I e chairman of the committee on pensions, received a has" °I Lilies and roses of about the same dimensions as Ingalls used regu l&rly to received on special occasions when he was the chairmau of that committee. M”. John A. Logan re ceived the greatest attention in the floral line. Three immense baskets of choice flowers completely covered the top of his desk. The Vice President could scarcely see Mr. Logan when he was seated on account of the walls of flowers which had been placed between them. The Senators who had failed to receive lillies and roses sarcastically complimented the lucky one upon the taste of their female admirers. changes of seats. The only change in the arrangement °/ the the desks last in session the Senate the removal Chamber s * nce was of the two desks on the outer row on the republican side formerly occupied by Messrs. Kellog and Plumb to the outer row on the democratic side of the cham b er - There were a great number of changes in seats among the Senators, the older ones taking the desks made vacant whose by the retirement of those March. terms expired on the 4th of the crowd on the house side. By a very wise forethought on the part 0 f t h e doorkeeper of the House, the rule excluding unprivileged persons jYom the floor was carried out much m ore strictly than is usually the case on the assembling of a new Congress. The good effect of this was visible in the absence of the mob appearance w hich the floor generally presents on such occasions. the scene on the floor. 0n the {lo or the seats were filled with t he members, who conversed qui etI with eacll ot p er< Among the most notaWe new mem bers were Gen. Joe j ohnson an q e x-Secretary Robeson — Th " were being ? constantly pointed Qut by the cu ioug> Alexander H. StephenSi w j t | 1 bj s stovepipe hat on his head> ro i] e( j bimself down to his old po sffion in front of the Speaker’s chair, an q sa t there nodding and shaking bands with die many who came up to bim. Mt, Blackburn's desk was cov a R over with baskets and boquets 0 j {lowers, upon which he gazed with a Sail D i ease j M?£3!5lvery exnression as he c ane “.Ltl'y ur» to his took an obscure seat on the outer row, but he was constantly surrounded by his iriends with the tender of their con" gratulations. the finishing touch. Mr. Randall having been declared elected Speaker, the clerk requested Mr. B; ickburn and Mr. GaifKld to con duct him to the chair, and that Judge Kelly a? the oldest member of the House should administer to him the oath cf office. Mr. Randall walked slowly from his seat, taking the arms of Messrs Blackburn at. i Garfield. His smooth white face wore, if possible, a more im passive expression than ever, and there was not one twitch of the muscles could have betrayed any feeling of tri— umph at the victory which he had woa after one of the most bitter struggles which has ever taken place over the speakership. After delivering his ad- ; dress he took the oath of office, and' dropping pared into business his familiar seat he for at once. ----«» ■ — ----- An Omaha correspondent of the New York Herald says a grand excursion ! projected from .Washington to San Francisco is to take place about the let of August nest, to welcome Gen. Grant on his arrivalon the Pacific coast from his foreign tour. This gigantic affair includes (on paper) an excursion party over the Union Pacific railroad of 50, 000 to io.OOO persons, which would re quire over one hundred trains. This yarn had better been reserved for the first of April. ITEMS OF INTEREST. A Nebraska City woman not only listened at a keyhole, but fired through it at a man whose talk offended her. Arnaud, the private secretary of Gambetta, is only six feet three. He labors for love, as he receives an income of $20,000 a year from Mme. Giuchard. The extraordinary charge made by a lawyer in a United States court in Ken¬ tucky, that he could prove that United States detectives had made and passed spurious coin, ought in some way to receive the attention of the authorities in Washington. It is too serious to be allowed to go unnoticed. Daniel Dougherty is right. In America the newspaper is the rival of the orator, and is rapidly rendering his office one of subordinate importance. The editor controls a hundred votes to the orator’s one. The editor interprets the will of the people, and the orator echoes the interpretation. A certain lawyer was compelled to apologize to the court. With stately dignity he rose in his place and said : “Your honor is right and I am wrong, as your honor generally is.” There was a dazed look in the judge’s eye, and he hardly knew whether so feel happy or fine the lawyer for contempt of court. The heaviest verdict for personal damages ever secured against a railroad is probably that for $39,501, which Dr. Charles W. Hackett, of Maplewood, Mass., a rising young physician, has just been awarded against the Eastern Railroad for having destroyed his health and so cut off his income for life by an accident. By the final treaty between Russia and Turkey the latter will have to pay the Czar $160,000,000 and $5,335,000 to Russian subjects iu Turkey for dam" ages sustained during the war. Of course Turkey can’t pay this, but it is not unlikely that Great Britain will foot the bill and foreclose on what re¬ mains of the Ottoman Empire for her pay. Turkey owes England now about $ 1 , 000 , 000 , 000 . Twenty years ago the wife of Mr. Sullivant, of, Dubuque, Iowa, eloped, taking with her their boy. During all the time that has elapsed since then Sullivant has beem seeking for his son. After traveling thousands of miles and spending a the fortune and the best part of his life in search, he found him the other day in the Oregon State Prison, having just entered it under a sentence of twenty" 0 ne years. A protest is going up from the press of Prince Edward’s Island against im¬ prisonment the for debt. The government furnishes incarcerated debtor with neither food nor drink, and if his family or friends do not supply his needs, runs a chance of starving. The jail is filled with debtor prisoners who can neither earn nor pay anything, and who, in some cases, who are have supported by struggling wives, also children to pro¬ vide for. Many depend entirely upon what they receive from their fellow prisoners or upon the kindness of the keeper. The salary of the Viceroy of Ireland is $150,000 a year, in addition to a liberal allowance for servants, etc. The dwelling of the “tinsel King” is also provided Then and appointed at the public expense. there are many salaried attendants connected with the concern, which is a huge political machine, in power only while the party of the Lord Lieutenant Duke Marlborough is in the ascendancy. The of is the thirty eighth Viceroy that has ruled in Ire¬ land during the past century, and with one or two exceptions all have been English noblemen. In his lecture before the Academy of Sciences on Tuesday night Prof. Trowbridge pointed his remarks with some curious and interesting references possibly to the science of walking, which may be worth remembering in con¬ nection with the event now in pro¬ gress at Gilmore's Garden. It appears that - on tlie avera g e > a man raises him seH one inch and a f l uarter at every ste P- Takin g bis datum, with the avera g e l en gth of step in walking at pace, a man lifts his own on one foot from the ground in ever Y leet traversed, and expends an a *nount ^ (orce equal to one foot oa ^ or ever Y to 400 feet traveled, According to statistics carefully col lected in Great Britain lately, thedis tress be prevailing somewhat in that country seems tire working exaggerated. The en dom population of the King¬ is put down at 24,000,0(30, out of total of 34,000,000, and, allowing for £30,000,000 in the wages ot the textile and iron industries during efisses last year, the earningsof the working are reck oned to average 33 shillings per family of five persons each week. Considering the reduced prices of the nessaries of life, the community as a whole, is thought to be better nourished than at any former period. Of the 24 000,000 dependent 11,500,000 on industrial declared occupations, actual are to be earners. PRICE THREE CENTS. Business Cards* F. BINGEL, WINES, LIQUORS AND SEG4RS. Milwaukee and Cincinnati Lager Beer on draught. Free Lunch. Fresh Oysters always on hand. 21 Jefferson st., corner C'onngresB street lane. mchiu-ly JAMES RAY, —Manufacturer and Bottler— Mineral Waters, Soda, Porter and Ale, 15 Houston St., ’ Savannah, Ga. feb23-3m Dr. A. H. BEST, DENTI ST Cor. Congress and Whitaker streets. SAVANNAH, GA. T EETH guaranteed. extracted without pain. All work 1 respectfully beg to refer to any of iny patrons. oet,l-bmo _ W. B. FERRELL’S Agt. RESTAURANT, No. 11 New Market Basement, (Opposite Lippman’s Drug Store,) ianlStt SAVANNAH. GA C. A. COETJ.NO, Hair Cutti&e, Hair Dressing, Curling and SHAVING SALOON. HOT AND COLD BATHS. der 1%]4 Bryan street, opposite the Market, (jtej- un¬ Flanters’ Hotel. Spanish, Italian, man. and English spokon. selfl-’W HAIR STORE . JOS. E. L0ISEAU & CO., 118 BROUGHTON ST., Bet. Bull & Drayton K EEP Switches, on hand Curls, a large Pud's, assortment and Fancy of Goods Hair Hair combings worked in the latest stylo. Fancy Costumes, Wigs and Beards for Kent GEORGE FEY, WINES, LIQUORS, SEGARS, TOBACCO, &c . 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 Carriages* A. K. WILSON’S CARRIAGE MANUFACTORY > Corner Bay and West Broad sts. CARRIAGE REPOSITORY . Cor. Bay and Montgomery streets. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA The largest establishment iu the city. I keep a full line of Carriages, Rockaways, Bu 5 gies. Spring and Farm Wagons, Canopy an * ailing Top Baby Cariiages. also a full line of Carriage and Wagon Material. I have engaged in my factory the most skillful me¬ chanics. Any orders lor new work, and re¬ and pairing, short will be executed t< give satisfaction at notice. may!2-ly Carriages; EAST END Carriage Manufactory. P. O’CONNOR, Corner East Broad, President and York sts. Savannah, Ga. I public beg leave to inform rny friends and the in general that I always keep on hand a full supply of the best seasoned mate¬ rial and am prepared to execute orders for Wagons, Buggies, Drays, Trucks, Etc., with promptness and dispatch, guaran¬ teeing all work turned out from my shops to be as represented. nishing. Repairing in all its branches. Painting Var¬ done in polishing, lettering and trimming a workmanlike manner. Horse-shoeing a specialty. mch2tf Leather and Findings* COMMISSION MERCHANTS And Dealers in HIDES, LEATHER AND FINDINGS, 100 BAY STREET, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. H IGHEST Wool. Hlieep Market Skins, Price Furs, paid Deer for Skins, Hides, Beeswax and Tallow. A full supply of the best French and Ameri¬ can Liberal Tannages advances constantly kept on hand. made on consignments. No business transacted on Saturday. Ice* Knickerbocker Ice Company. Wholesale and Retail Dealers * In and Shippers of EASTERN ICE. — DEPOT; 144 BAY STREET. SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, J. F. CAVANAUGH, Manager. mchl-Gm Candies* ESTABLISHED 1850. M. FITZGERALD —Manufacturer of— PURE, PLAIN AND PINE CANDIES. Factory and Store, 176 BRYAN STREET Branch Store, No. 122 BROUGHTON ST., One door east of Bull street, SAVANNA#. OA*
