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DAILY "4* EVENING i-/ ]') •: !? ' 1 M n< ;■ v trio ?W m Recorder & j rrmft t VOL IV.—No. 94. THE RECORDER It. M. OBME, Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING, (Saturday Excepted,) A.t 181 BAY STREET. By «T. STJBMJT. 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 maue payable to the order of the pub¬ lisher. We will not undertake to preserve or return rejected communications. ■i Correspondence on Local and general mat ters of interest solicited. On Advertisements running three, six, and twelve mouths a liberal reduction from oui regular rates will be made. All correspondence should be addressed corder, Savannah, Georgia. The Sunday Morning Recorder will take tne piace of the Saturday evening edition which will make six full issues for the week. 4^-Wedo not hold ourselves responsible the opinions expressed by Correspondents. Ille Recorder, is registered at Tost Office in Savannah as Second Matter. Hon. Rufus E, Lester. I Communicate J to tho Ameri ms Thank God one man whose name prominent before the people for an portant office, has the modesty to I will not speak in advocacy of my owu candidacy. In these times of degeneracy it truly refreshing to know that still exists somewhere. COLONEL LESTER is being presented to the people Georgia as a gentleman worthy and well qualified to fill the Gubernatorial chair for the great State of Georgia, and when we say that tho presentation of the name of that distinguished gen¬ tleman is the work of the people, we mean just what we say. Lester has had nothing to do with it. When invited to address the people of Athens and other points, he very modestly de¬ clines, saying that he is unwilling to go before the people for the purpose of advocating his own claims. “If I urn chosen by a convention of the people, I will then apeak with pleas¬ ure.” That principle must meet a warm response in the affections and wisdom of the good people of Georgia. But it may bo said if Lester doos not, apeak his friends write for him. He is in no wise responsible for that. As citizens it is a privilege to advocate the claims of others, this can be (lone with¬ out, in the least, being indelicate. Can as much be said when the aspirant pro¬ claims his own worth, or heralds his half own capacity ? Self praise is said to be scaudil. We write this communi¬ cation without the knowledge or coii sent of Colonol Lester. Adberriug to his seuse of propriety he refuses to solicit the suffrages of the people in his own behalf. As a friend of such be¬ coming modesty, as one who knows him intimately and well, we have no hositancy Georgia in saying no man in the State of would fill the position with more becoming dignity or real worth. Colonel Lester, I hope, will pardon the liberty I take when I siy that he has grown to his present high posi¬ tion not by reason of fortune, but by a life of virtue aud close application. lie has grown from boyhood to manhood making his impress in ever}’ stage without the aid of fortune or m fluential friends, except such friends as have been drawn to him, being attract¬ ed by his solid worth and brilliant in¬ tellect. Without means inherited,he went to the city of Savannah, where he was thrown into professional competition with some of the most gifted lawyers of the State, and there in the midst of a wealthy and refined population, he has pursued the even tenor of his way, His until social he rauka standing with is the most gifted! such as to be coveted by all. His political success eclipsing city. all others of the proud Colonel Lester was a member of the Senate of Georgia iu 1S7S, wheu the control of tho, State was in the hands ot ihe Radical party, he was then as now . . aud an Democrat, contributed •k ms full share towards do livermg He, the State from Radical rule in common with a few otheis, fought and defeated many onuoxious measures insisted upon by the Rads, while in power. For the services so faithfully ren¬ dered in the hour of Georgia’s p nl, the votes of his district hav. kept him constantly m the Sana For six years he has been the presi Un officer of that body, Li is k'-.o .v'edg of p.uihameutury law, aud the imp.a tui manner With whuu ... he pres.ded, won for him the love and esteem of who were honored with a seat in body. The earnestness with which insisted upon ridding the country corrupt officials, clearly attests abhorrence to anything with the highest integrity. Colonel Lester is not a and although he has been^ in the ate for a number of years, in no tion has he sought the place. He too modest to ask preferment, and patriotic to decline when elected, in him we find one man upon honors unsought have been and we are glad to know that he filled every office to which he has been chosen, to the entire satisfaction of constituents. In the war he was at his post ing, when fighting was required. times of peace he has been untiring his efforts to secure to the people Georgia, prosperity by wise He is emphatically one of the has grown to be comfortable ly by force of his own industry. So will be seen he can feel for the and rejoice with the more nate. None know him but to love An Old Friend. Dr. Tanner. Happening -to be in New York on Saturday last, I dropped in to see Dr. Tanner in his feat of living on air. Like many others I had an idea he was a middle-aged man, but somewhat surprised to see a little old man of over 54 years of age. His hair is white aud has a way of standing straight up. His whiskers are darkened by a nitrate of silver dye, which gives them a rusty brown-black color. The old man is possessed of great will pow¬ er. He is full of determination, and has his own way in everything. He is honest, and I really believe he has eaten nothing. He absorbs a small quantity of ice water by using a sponge filled, with water freely on his hands aud head. He drinks less than a half gill of water in twenty-four hours, and makes a special point in showing after he has had th9 water in his mouth a couple of minutes, that he spits it all out again, showing the same in a measTuiug glass. Besides the physi¬ cians who are with him all of the time night and day, there are a party of newspaper reporters on duty all of the time, the Herald having two reporters on duty at all times. It is impossible, in my opinion, for him to get any¬ thing to eat, even if he wanted it, and I don’t believe he would eat if it were given him. While I was there he told a Truth reporter that he had a confes¬ sion to make which would be surpris¬ ing to a great many. “The fact is,” said the doctor, “notwithstanding I have been watched carefully I managed to get a big drink of whisky since I started out on this fast.” The Truth man looked surprised. “How did you manage it?” queried the reporter. “I drank it from Dr. Bradley’s breath,” said Dr. Tanner, and he went on read¬ ing a copy of the Truth. But little appears to be known about the man. For instance, the doctors who are watching him would not tell uie whether he was a married or a single man. lie has played out about a dozen doctors already, and if he keeps up his fast for the remainder ol this week even, he will play more ol them out. Every movement Dr. Tan¬ ner mages is recorded. {Science never wants to learn anything, and has done all it could to prevent learning imy thiug in this case, but Tanner forced it in. ft will be of benefit in some ways. For instance, if an ordinary man was cast a more on an uninhabited island, without food or drink, he would live but about five days. This is not be¬ cause he could not live longer, but it would be because he wanted to die, at least that be d d not bang on to life as hard as he should. The ordinary man in the condition I referred to would become insane on the tith day of his enforced fast, not because there was any particular reason why he should become insane on that day, but beeauso be took it for granted, from what he had read or heard, that in sanity, as a matter of course, took place on the fifth day. This impres sion effect was so strong that it would have its dred upon ninety out of one men. We now know that it is possible to live longer than five days —aud as a consequence no intelligent man will hereafter think of becoming insane until he has fasted at least a of weeks. The mind has all to do with these conditions; and, as is shown iu Dr. Tanner's ease, men effort can be made to overcome the cravings of nature just as persons can have i linger cut off or a tooth extracted without pain. iug them in the least, by simply makiug up their mind that they do not feel any pain. If this mental effort is strong enough, no paiu will be felt, O h same principle, will power can P" t the gnawing tb of hunger or t Pu¬ rom obtaining premacy. . known , this, iu ot or ^t any other of the mental SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1880. it is this ignorance of things makes Di . Tanner’s efforts appear | of wonderful. Georgia, Alexander II. has been living on and will power for years, after off thousands of big, strong men, day he weighs eighty pounds, is about like a child, and yet he is mg for preparations to canvass his re->election to Congress—having no idea of dying for many years. shows something of the possibilities willpower. Dr Tanner's is equally interesting to those make a study of things on earth. is whether a debatable question, ’as a man could stand much on an uninhabitable island, where food nor drink was obtainable, and hardly any to be hoped knowledge for, as he can when he has the full plenty of food of all kinds is within easy reach of him the moment he makes up his mind that he wants it. Few of us have any right to form opin ions in such matters, for there is so little of fact known on which to an opinion. Dr. Tanner adds to the quantity of tact, and much_ Cor Hartford limes. General Francis A. Walker on Hancock. A Noble Tribute to a Noble Jfan, Walker, Superintendent of the Census F. A. of New Haven, who served on General Hancock’s staff during the war, pays this splendid tribute to the General: “He was an ideal commander, His presence in camp or along the line was like an impulse which every soldier felt. It seemed to travel through the army like a great wave. It is needles to say that he was everywhere beloved and admired. It was impossible to be otherwise when one saw tho force ol his character and his enthusiasm and energy. As a military genius he was a tactician of great skill and adroitness, as well as an executor of energy and power. It is seldom that you find these three qualities in one man, for it is generally considered as incom¬ patible that a sagacity which was al¬ most dash cunning should be combined with aud industry. U-eneral Hancock possessed both to a high degree. Then he had all the instincts of a staff offi¬ cer in regard to keeping up the dis¬ cipline and the condition of his com¬ mand. He might have been the In¬ spector General, for the care lie exer¬ cised Then lie had a perfect passion for what is known in the army as “Papers.” I remember this from a very lively experience. “Oftentimes, when I worked twelve or fourteen hours during the day, and was nearly ready to drop, he would send for me, and for two hours longer would keep me in his tent, going ove; a great mass of correspondence and or ders. He had a love lor all the detail■ of the camp and of the march, and * capacity to receive and unerstaud them, lie was immensely particular, and a man who, generally speaking, paid ap¬ parently an unnecessary attention to nice points. Orders and letters must be written with the greatest punctilio and care, whether under a tree, in the rai :, or in headquarters He would do work that any other general would leave to his adjutant, giving a great deal of his time and personal attention to questions relating to regulations, fo breaches of discipline, and to the va~ rious reports, even though of a nature. When in battle he never sued commands from the rear, but was on the field in person. Even alter had given an order he would hirnse i t see that it was carried out. This was not always the pleasantest position for a subordinate officer ; but,looking back now, I can see that Hancock’s invariable success was due to this in cessaut wakefulness and vigilance. He knew what he wanted, and he knew that a single word misunderstood might cause disaster to his troops or make him lose a victory. He was not willing to run any risks.” A . _ Fool „ Once _ More, “For ten years my wife was confined to her bed with such a complication of I ailments that no doctor could tell what was the matter or cure her, and I used up & small fortune in humbug stuff. Six months ago I saw a United State flag with Hop Bitters on it, and I thought I would be a fool once mzv e. I tried it, but my foilv proved to be wisdom. Two bottles cured her, she is now as well and strong as any wife, and it cost me only two dollars ’ Such folly pays.— H. TF. Detroit, JR ' m «» - ' Indignation the hit s amoD o : 1 On a railroad car reported ; m ibio because a lady let her p 1 ‘ rS d-\4 drink out of : lie tin cup aba: : the water coo ?r. She replied to a re mo ance bv asserting that her lips were cleaner than those of tobacco chewing man who objected. TT 0 retorted that he could whip^ any rr! il¬ would become her champion, volunteered. TIir Use of Lemons. The lemon tree is a native of although Portugal it is cultivated in and in the south of In Europe, however, it seldom the dimensions of the smallest while in its native state it grows over sixty feet in height. Every of this tree is valuable in but though vve rarely employ any of And its fruit, that is the lemon every one knows how to this, as in lemonade : To squeeze the juice in water—this i3 the shortest way ; or to cut it slices and let it soak in cold water ; to cut it in slices and then boil Either way is good. Lemonade is one of the best safest dnnks lor any person, in health or not. It is suitable to stomach diseases, is excellent in ness—in cases of jaundice, gravel, complaints, inflamation of the and fevers. It is a specific against worm skin com plaints. The pippins, may also be used with water and and taken as a drink. Lemon juice is the best tic remedy known. It not only this disease, but prevents it. Sailors make a daily use of it for this purpose. We advise every one to rub their gums daily with lemon juice to and. keep^ naiis them in also health. kept clean, The white, hands are soft and supple by the daily use ol lemon instead of soap. It also pre¬ vents chilblains. Lemons are used in intermittent fever, mixed with strong, hot, black coffee, without sugar. Neuralgia may be cured by rubbing the part effected with a cut lemon. It is valuable also to cure wart 3 . and tc destroy dandruff on the head by rubbing the roots of the hair with it. In fact, its uses are manifold, and the more wo employ it externally, the better we shall find ourselves.— New England Grocer. Reform Spelling. The report on spelling reform read this week at the meeting of the Ameri¬ can resolutions Philological Society stated that in favor of a revised or¬ State thography had been passed by the Teachers' Associations of Penn¬ sylvania, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, and Virginia, as well as by tho American Institute of Instruction and other bo¬ dies of teachers. The Chicago Iribune had adopted the reffirm system. The rules pr- •■ribed by the Home Journal had be* u followed by The Utica Her¬ ald, to * lab do Blade , the Burling¬ ton Ha clege, the Cleavcland Leader and many papers. The Electrotyper the 7/7' Founder, , . and the Electrotype Jqui'ii d iad earlier mended their ways. The Independent , the Princeton Re row, the New England Journal of Education and many other journals ad¬ mit amended articles. Other papers silently change the spelling of a word or prints two. as etiquet the Springfield and Republican program. It is stated that over 200 journals and pe¬ riodicals in this country use a greater or less nnrabar of these corrected epol :ls g 3 - The Home Journal has issued 4 broadside of letters in favor of a oriefer spelling from 100 representa ’’ iVe meQ > authors and scholars, includ- 1!) t? twenty-five presidents of leading colleges and representatives of fifty colleges from Maine to Oregon. The Chicago Iribune and the National Journal of Education have published collections of opinions, 3Irs. Wheeler’s Daily “Miracle.” .From the Hartford Times.] As it is my intention to spend a few weeks of restand vacation this sum mer in the delightful Adirondacks, and as a few of my patrons in this city, who have more faith in magnetism than medicine, have manifested some anx ietv about what they should do in case of an emergency in my absence, I de¬ sire to say that there are many good healing mediums in this city whom I could recommend, and among them, as ° ne of the best, and certainly the remarkable I have ever ^known h .. . , is Mrs. Mary M. Wheeler, ho 1. taken rooms on Chapel street, h"he ] u ...>menoii o. the mysterious oil v -'hich :- poured iuto her hands from - me 1 ie source, as she holds a^. \ • ner Lead, I ua^e witnessed; c.-b.e, know to me ptr.ee..y <loes inexpli x that it actually t.-ke p.ac\ It is sometimes supplied * 9’*' •- 93 50 copious as to drip K-r hand as she is conveying it to the part of the body to which she applies) I haae given vou the above as a : :m.v.Kab.e tact, lou or your ; eft ' ler ' V1 think as you please of it. I have tu .vighly tested it and believe in it as a re ..-V, * m tuOUga i 1 T must conies? i _ a. eaont which tew would love ut other proof ACL 0 woman is insane from grief. ia 1 carelessly at a target, she uer son. PRICE THREE CENTS. The Flags of France, A few facts about the flags of may not come amiss at this time. has had many, from the blue cloak St. Martin, adopted in 498 by as his standard. There were a ber of devices for centuries, the flag of St. Davis, also those of and blue, each inscribed with emblems. The white flag ceased in 1790 and on October 22 of that year M, Menon’s proposition to make the tri¬ color the flag of the navy was adopted. Lafayette, some time previously having induced the Paris Commune to accept that combination. On July 17, 1789, the tri-color was blessed at the Notre Dame by the Archbishop of Paris, each of the flags then distributed bear¬ ing the words “Discipline and Obedi¬ ence.” According to Peiffer it would appear that the tri-color originated with Louis XVI. himself. He says that in 1784 he invited 40 farmers to dine at court, and when they had been seated he bade the courtiers present, including and one Bishop, “to take napkins serve our fathers.” In memory of this event a trophy was erected bearing the effigy of the King above represen¬ tations of the three estates, the nobility by a noble in silver and white, the clergy by a Bishop in red, and the com¬ moners by a farmer in blue. The Re¬ storation brought back the white flags strewn with lilies and ornamented with the escutcheon of France, the eagles being replaced with spear-heads. Those colors were presented by Louis XVIII. and his brother to the troops Septem¬ ber 7, 1804. On June 1, 1814, Napo leon and his brothers gave the eagles back to the troops, who swore hence¬ forth never to recognize another rally point, and to defend the emblems. But on March 27, 1816, Louis XVIII. dis¬ tributed his white flags again, and truly an old soldier might have remarked with Talleyrand, when asked how many oaths he had taken: “This is my thirteenth—I hope it may be the last.” The Commune of 1830 adopted a black and red flag, but in three days it was replaced by the tri-color, and on Au¬ gust 19 of that year 52 flags were given to 60,0000 of the National Guard by Lafayette, who received them from Louis Philippe. A Gallic cock sur¬ mounted each of these flags. There have been various other distributions of flags from that of the Provisional Government on April 23, 1848, to that of The Emperor Napoleon III.— Bos¬ ton Traveller. Fasted Forty Days and Lived. Some 10 years ago, Dr. Mayo G. Smith, of Newburyport, fasted 40 days, during all that time tasting neither food nor water. He attended to his regular business, visited friends, and made no change, except in fasting, from his usual routine of life. After the first week all feelings of hunger and thirst subsided, and he said, at the close of his 40 days’ fast, he felt strong enough to fast 40 days longer. He believed that there is nutriment in the atmosphere to eustain human life in a healthy person indefinitely. His fast took place in the Winter, when people consume more food than at any other season. He was in the habit of cutting a hole in the ice when the thermometer was below zero, and plunging in naked, and of walking 10. or 12 miles afterward. On one occa¬ sion he plunged into the river Morri mac, and in climbing up a ship’s cable the weather was so cold that the iron links of the cable took the skirt from his hands and feet. Ha is now settled in Colorado Springs, and works on a farm. Frequently he is in the fields during tho heat of the summer with nothing on above his pantaloons, and his skin defies the heat. In every ath¬ letic exercise he excels. Though neat¬ ly 60 years of age, he is a giant in physical strength, can swim us far, work as long, and live on as little as most men. During the past 25 years he has tested his endurance in a great, variety of ways, and has never failed to carry out anything he has under¬ taken. He is about 5 feet 10£ inches high, 44 inches in circumference un¬ der the armpits, weighs 160 pounds, well built, and is withal as handsome a man as ooe will meet m a day s walk in any large city. Iu faith he is a Swedenborgian, and one of the most , benevolent 1 . men according J. to , his , means that can he found anywhere. He has many personal friends in Boston who ™:ii Will l. be pleased to learn __ tha., he u „ enjoys ■ his accustomed health, and is in pus session of ample means to make life desirable. —Boston Iraveller. Gen. Beauregard has written an ex¬ planatory note to a New Orleans paper which he says: “I do not concede that I was ever a‘rebel, and, then, I cannot repent for a thing which con=c:er,ce does not reproach me for * i he act . Of £ defending j f j’ i constltu ones dona! rights, as we understood them, m w have been untimelv unwi it;’but a e or ill-advised, be and we may 'regret we cannot repentant for it so long as we do not thm*: that it was wrong Business Cards, JAS. McGINLEY, CARPENTER YORK STREET, second door east of Bull. furnished Jobbing promptly attended to. Estimates wlien desired. jel4-(lm BEEF, VEAL AND LAMB. JOS. H. BAKER. BITTOHER, STALL No. 08, Savannah Market. A LL market other meats rates. in Orders their season promptly at lowest filled and delivered. Will victual ships throughout. Give him a trial. oo31-tf ANDERSON STREET MARKET AND ICE HOUSE, J • !. kinds PHILLIPS, of Meats, Butcher, Fish, Poultry and dealer aud in Mar¬ al ket Produce. Families supplied at their residences, and all orders executed with promptness and dispatch. Satisfaction guar¬ anteed. ap68m 0. A. CORTINO, SHAVING SALOON. HOT AND COLD BATHS. 166V5 Bryan street, epposite the Market, un der Planters’ Hotel. Spanish, Italian, Ger man. and F.nglish spoken. selti-tf W. B. FERRELL’S Agt. RESTAURANT, No. 11 New Market Basement, (Opposite Llppman’s Drug Store,) taniatl SAVANNAH. GA Plumbing and Gas Fitting* CHAS. E. WAKEFIELD, Plumbing, Gas & Steam Fitting, No. 48 BARNARD STREET, ono door north or South Broad treet. Bath Tubs, Water Cloaets, Boilers, Ranges, Jobbing Promptly attended to. ebll 80 ’ Ageut of “ ba CKUS WATER MOTOR McELLINN & McFALL, PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING. Na. 46 Whitaker street, corner York st. Lane N.B. Houses fitted with gas and water at short notice, Jobbing promptly attended to aud all work guarm. tood. nt law r>ri. 8*1*714 _ W. II. COSGROVE, East side of Bull street, one door from York, Practical Plumber and Gas Fitter JOBBING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. All work guaranteed to give satisfaction. 4Prices to suit the times. mh7tf Faints, Oils and Glass* J 0HN G.R UTLERl Wholesale and Retail Dealer In WHITE LEADS COLORS, OILS, GLASS, VARNISH, ETC. Ready Mixed Paints, Railroad, Steamer Lime and Mill Supplies. Sole Agent for Georgia Calcined Plaster, Cements, Hair and Land Plaster. No. 22 Drayton Htreet, Janititf SAVANNAH, GA. ANDREW HANLEY, —Dealer In— Doors, kites, Blinds, Mouldings Lime, Plaster, Hair and Cement, STEAMBOAT, Railroad and Mill Supplies, paints, oils, varnishes, glass, &c. No. 6 Whitaker & 171 Bay St., SAVANNAH, QKORGIy I my2«-t.f JOHN OLIVER. — Dealer In — Steamboat, Rail Road and Mill Supplies, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, &c., DOORS, HASHES, BLINDS, MOULDING Balusters, Blind Trimminqs, no. 5. whl taker ht.. SA VANN AH, GEORGIA 1 r >» f Ice* ICE! HaVW00(L 47 " Gage “ & CO •9 \\7" VU IN 1 ! ICE.— Our ^ AJ,|) misurp Retail is.sod facilities dealers eu antes us to execute all orders With unparal¬ leled dispatch and at as LOW PRICED as anv other establishment, hunt for Fruits.etc., the placet in refrigerators, Thankful purpose, at fair rates. for past patronage, we respectfully sottcit a continuance of the same, Office No. ISS Buy' street, savannah, oa: ICE! xirE yV desire to call the special attention of consumers to our (INK >u va.KiJ K.\ a»\T iiundant and s UFPLYor are able the to fineht;uu. ^{uote KX. I KKaIELY vlity of IaOW^ ice. FIGURES. Large c-msuraers nre advised crease^oi^ i^^i e N^s^ a ru l c^nseu^i'^mje^r th0 short crop, and <. m hi able to nu aii a share'.’J u r ^}f^V^RBOciSR ice com fa n y. Jel-U 144 B«y atrMt, Savannah, Qa