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DAILY* EVENING Savannah ® Recorder “V j VOL IV.—No. 107. THE SAVANNAH RECORDER R. M. ORM£| Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING, (Saturday Excepted,) 1161 BAY STREET. By J. STERN. The Recorder is served to subscribers, in every part oi 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 maae 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 oui regular rates will be made. All correspondence should be addressed Re¬ 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. «*We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by Correspondents. 2he Recorder is registered at the Post Office in Savannah as Second Class Matter . Rev. Robertsou Smith’s Heresy. A New Indictment Drawn Up Against Him by Ilis Orthodox Fellow Churchmen. An Edinburgh letter to the London News of July 14ih says: “A new prosecution of Professor Robertson Smith was initiated to-day in the Free Church Presbytery of Edinburgh, The ground of the prosecution is an article on ‘Hebrew Language and Literature,’ in the eleventh volume of has the been ‘Encyclopaedia published Britannica,’ which since the Professor was formerly acquitted and replaced in his chair by the General Assembly six weeks ago. In this article, Mr. Smith applies to Hebrew literature in general the same principles of oritioiam he had applied to Deuteronomy and Canticles in previous articles. He has been at no pains in it to conciliate his opponents or to show regard to the sensitiveness of the traditionalists, though it would have been prudent for him to do so, and he probably would have done so could he have foreseen the Assembly s deliverance in his case at the time of writing it Indeed, it is known that he endeavored to withdraw the article and stop the circulation after the meeting of the Assembly, but by that time the volume had been printed oil, and the matter was beyond his control. Among the views and expressions in the article to which exception is taken are the fol lowing: ‘It may fairly he made a question, he says, ‘whether Moses left in writing any other laws than the Commandments on the tablets of stone.’ Again he says: ‘The story of the early fortunes of the nation down to the time of David often present char acteristics which noint to moral tradi tion as its original source. Speaking of the Tentateuch, he refers to it as itself a production of more than one writer. On the song of Solomon, which in a former volume he described as an erotic poem, he says: 'This lyrical drama has suffered much from interpo lation, aud, presumably was not written dowu till a comparative late date, aud from imperfect recollection, so that its original shape offense is very much lost. lie repeats his regarding Dmte ronomy by alleging that in it, ‘the ancient ordinances of Israel were re written in the prophetic spirit,’ while he refers to‘t ie historical books as they were finally shaped alter the fall oi Joiusalem, when that old popular narrative was tilled out andcontmued in a spine ot Isaiah prophetic and pragmatism, He says of xiii xiv that they 'seem to have been first published as anonymous broadsides.' Finally,he refera to ‘the beginning of Haggada, the formation of parables and tales attached to historical names, of which the Book of Jonah is generally taken as an early example.’ This very busi MM like way boohs of speaking and Bible ot deal iug with the of the seems like profanity in the eyes of orthodox Presbyterians of the old school, whose idea seems to be that the Bible dropped frorn heaven precisely as we have it now, marginal references They believe that as a miracle tho Bible, so a miracle hfta preserved it, and that any one who treats it as a body cf national Utewture, the growth of centuries, is guilty of sacrilege The Dew vereion 01 the New Testa ment wi'l be completed in England the course ot about eU monfhe. The work of going through the books veree by verso is quite over. The revising committee are now working upon the concordances, SAVANNAH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1880. Strange Narcotics. The great narcotic in India is the be¬ tel nut, of which Anglo-Saxons—per¬ haps fortunately—know nothing. The betel nut is the seed of the aneca palm, which is extensively cultivated. As nearly every native chews betel, the consumption of areca nuts is great. In the Philippines the laborer is paid in betel rolls as he is with cocoa leaves in some parts of Peru, and the betel nut is one of the most valuable articles of produce in Sumatra. The greater part of this island’s export goes to China. The betel nut is about the size ot a cherry, slightly pear unlike shaped, very hard and externally not a nutmeg of inferior quality. In India it is pre¬ pared for chewing by being cut into long, narrow strips, and wrapped in leaves of the so called betel pepper, previously dusted on one side with the quicklime ot calcined shells. In the Philippines, a luyo, as the betel roll is called, is offered to every one who ent era a house, just as a pinch of snuff or a pipe is in Western countries. Every one who can afford to put a fresh buyo to his mouth every hour, which he can chew and suck for half an hour, at least, The visible effects of the betel are that it promotes the flow of saliva and les sens perspiration. It tinges the mouth, the teeth, the lips with a vivid red which is not ornamental; but as an off set it imparts an agreeable odor to the breath, and is supposed to fasten the teeth, cleanse the gums and cool the mouth. The juice is usually, but not always, swallowed. On those who are accuetomed to use it, the betel exerts a weak hut continuous and sustained exhilirating influence. All through Southern India and the Spice Islands eveJ T person who owns a little bit of land usually growes the leaves of the V awn > or betel pepper, f° r bi s own Only tobacco, among the narcotics in common use, is con su med in larger quantities than the befcel nut * In India indeed, where, on an average, not more than sixpence a head 1S annually paid for clothing, in dulgence in betel forms the second fffeat necessity of common life. - Strengthening the Voice. Aiwa. ». devised and introduced in London a appliance called a Resonator, foj increasing the volume and power of the human voice when singing. In the course of a recent lecture Signor Bach described the mechanism of the vocal organs, and explained the modes in which their power could beet be de veloped, and among other points he di reeled attention to the office perform ed by the Hard portion of the prelate, this acting as a kind of sounding board when the mouth is open for singing. It is for the purpose of m creasing tlie efficiency of the palate m this respect that the “Resonator” has been designed. The instrument consist of a gold plate fitted to the roof of the mouth, close above the upper teeth—much in the same way as the gold palate of a set of artificial teeth—the plate hav mg attached to it another gold plate which is convex downwards in both directions. A hollow sounding board —as it may he called, is thus formed, which has a remaikable effect on the volume of souud produced by The the per son wearing the instrument. Res onator appears to have no prejudicial effect upon the distinctness of articula tion, and Signor Bach states that it can be used without the slightest in convenience after a moderate amount of practice. It will not give a good voice to one who does not already pos sees that gift, nor will it eradicate any faults in singing, but, properly used, it is reported to have a remarkable effect in iucreasiug the power of the sound which a singer can produce, and this without deteriorating its quality or increasing the effort required. There is now no longer any about the wheat crop of the l nited States for 1SS0. That it will be least .10 per cent, more than the crop of last year seems to be assured, and it is therefore sate to place the figure 1 at 494,000,000 bushels. Deducting from that amount the sum of 250,000, 000 bushels for consumption aud seed —a very liberal allowance—there will remain 000,000 bushels to be dis posed of to foreign cations. ----_ Exhalations. ^ *-- From the matter that creates rial fevers—yellow fever and its kin ailments, are not cognizable with senses, but imperceptibly locate in j the blood, poison it, aud originate diseases named. Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, used in , with Warner Sale Puls, ihe only a la .blood purifier known. — - -- Edison fcfts had ; au engiue made J big t . enough and energetic euough . 0 run his dynamo-electric hundred revolutions machine at tho rate of six a minute. will be set np at Menlo Park before iChnstiSias, Our Growth. The census returns of twenty-two States and one Territory are at hand. Some of the figures are official; others are based upon nearly complete re¬ turns, and are sufficiently proximate for purposes of calculation. They are as follows : 18 s 0; into. Arkansas................................ 700.000 481,471 California.............................. 800,000 560,247 Delaware.............................. Illinois................................ 145,(CD 125,015 Kansas................................... 3,100,000 928,501 2,539,891 361,399 Louisiana........................... Kentucky..............................1,734,331 930, 00 1,321,011 720,915 Michigan..............................1.000,000 Minnesota............................. 780,172 1,184,059 439,71* Missouri................................2,400,000 Nebraska.............................. 484,000 1,721,295 122,015 New Jersey...........................1,100,000 900,090 New York............................5,080,000 4,382.753 Ohio.......................................3,200,000 Oregon................................... 175,535 2,005,200 90,923 Pennsylvania.......................4,220,099 Rhode Island......................... 270,710 3,521,951 217,358 Te :as..................................... 1,600,000 : 808,579 Virginia................................1,000,090 Wisconsin.........................1,300,000 1,054,670 1,225,163 Utah...................................... 144,000 SO,780 Total,.............................. 22,095,401 25,370.383 An analysis of the above figures shows some interesting and surprising facts. All the Western States but four are included in the table, notably those which have shown the largest propor tionate increase—Minnesota, Nebraska and Kansas. A more favorable basis to the North for comparison could not, therefore, he selected. What do these figures show? That the North is doubling up in population while the South remains stationary ? Not at all. On the contrary, it is found that the South is gaining population even more rapidly than the boastful West. The fourteen Northern and Western States from which returns have been received, show an aggregate increase of 4,51.0, 925, or an average gain of 23 92 per cent. It will surprise many to learn that this increase of percentage is nearly doubled in that portion of the South from which we have returns, The seven Southern States named have a total population of 9,169,331, an ag gregate gain of 2,756,882, showing an average increase of nearly 43 per cent, or, to be more exact, 42 99. The ag gregate increase in the twenty-two States aud Utah is 7,325,021, or an average gain of nearly 29 per cent. If this rate is maintained in the portion of the country from which no returns have yet been received, the full census will show a population of^ 51,485 ,000, the^el^I&^ISfCleans 5SSISW. m m t __ j ew ^ a Politician. A correspondent , of ... the American . Israelite, published in Cincinnati, writ ing from the Pacific coast, saj s : As a general rule the Jew has ever been a events has ever been a conservator 0 the^public peace, and oarer ehranL from doing ms who e duty as an American citizen. But the second. crop of Jews are fast becoming [ assimilated to the new “ rd " sud '' e 6e ' our youngsters looming up on every side as pat-house politicians dure garding the examples of their fathers, who taught by precept and example that by hard knocks, strict andi careful attention to business a man becomes respected and honored and lays up>a vastdeal more for a rainy day than by jumping into a political position tenure of which is brief, and the at tendant evils and annoyances of such a character as to suit only him who can smile and smile and be a viLain * ® ' “ ' Smart Ass.—A Spanish Madrid, peasant living in the suburbs of long been in the habit of repairing daily to the city.Jaccompanied milk for distribution by.a key laden with among certain customers. One day, however, the master was taken ill, whereupon his wife suggested that ass should he sent on his customary journey alone. The panniers were ac cordingly filled with cans of m:.k a£ usual, and a bit ot paper was attached to the donkey’s headstall requesting he customers to help themselves to heir ordinary allowance of milk, to put back the tans into the pann.Li. Off started the donkey, and he return ed in due course of time with the cans and with everything in order. The master found upon inquiry that the trusty messenger had called at right doors without missing one, and also that in some instances he had pulled the bell with his teeth when kept waiting. From that day forward ; the donkey ----A—--- has gone his rounds alone. - A Gkatifyixg Exhibit.—T he chief of the bureau of statistics has not is sued his report in regard to the foreign commerce of the United States during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1380. r This shows that during the ; j closed report year j uat both the value of the of merchandise iDto and the value of the expoits of merchandise from the United States were larger ti at our mg of the any preceding The year total in tne his tory country. exports t«Mb« were f835.793.924_ Total imports, $Cbi,6do565. In 1 Si 3 was .be next largeef, the imports be.ng | «22 479,010, aud the exports *642. loO,210. For the Year lc>t9 the ex porta were_?710_lSo.441 and the im poi\s • < i, i < o. Strange Impulses. The conduct of people in a great crisis is a wonderful puzzle. Take the Seawanhaka disaster, and we read of a man who stood on the deck and burned to death in spite of all urgings to perplexed jump into the water. He was so that he utterly forgot him¬ self. On the other hand, some of the rescued people in the small boats were clamorous to get ashore, and did all they could to prevent rescues until they themselves were on land. Such utter selfishness is hard to believe. Among the rescued one old woman, whose hand bag, containing $327, had been saved for her, was so indignant at the loss of six pairs of window ple fastenings that she compelled the peo¬ of the hospital who had taken care of her to send for six new fasten¬ ers. She also wanted a diver who was her going down to be ordered to look for spectacles, A very indignant man called at Randall’s island for his bag, and learning that it was lost, threatened a lawsuit at once. This led to a new search, and it was finally found. It contained a p.iir of stock¬ ings, a chemise and a comb and brush. A singular fact connected with steam¬ boat disasters is that the dead always have their pockets turned inside out. They are regularly found so. The truth seems to be that some utterly lose their head, and on the other hand the trying hour develops a cunning deviltry in others that is something for human nature to blush at. Robbery is a rare element of every great acci¬ dent that renders it possible. ir„ w i lU Wotimai,*™! miUir U1Zea< ‘ An applicant for naturalization, if he arrived in this country after ho was eighteen years of age, must make de claration before the clerk cf any court of record having common law jurisdic tion and a seal, of his intention to be come a citizen, two years at least before his admission as such. At the end of five years from the time of his arrival in the country, such declaration having been made two years before, lie is en titled to his papers upon application to the court. In case the applicant ar nv ed in the Unit ed States before h e of Fw entjNone'y ^ ancl the age ears, has been in the country five years, he is entitled to become a citizen without the declaration two years in advance • ^ wdl tben make the declaration a t t he time of his admission that for two J years it has been his intention to be Qme a c j t ; z „ n The applicant must declare on oath that he will support the Con8tit , ui()n of the United States and reuoul!te t>H allegiance to foreign pow ej . g< i7 ia - lbermore> ( h e court must be 8atisfied ! y one or more witnesses the leit h) am ba8 )ive j , n the country at five years, and in the Slate in whioh tbe coult j 8 held at least one year> and tbat he has been a man of good moral character . A man who ha8 gerved in ed b er the regular army or vo i UDteer army f of the United States ^ bag been hor oraU y discharged can bo admitted upon bis petition without eviou8 dec i arat ion. The oath of the applicant is in no case allowed to pr 0Ve fjtct of his reflid en C e. ---__ Tauner . g ehriukage in height is explained: At the outset care f a j measurement showed that he was f eet f ive and a ka lf iuches tall • t0 _ da y 7^2d) e <jually careful measure ment gfiowed that he is barely five teet tbree and a half inches in height. The j) o:t0r ’ K explanation of this curious fact ^ ^ follows": There are twenty-four b ones i n \b ri urinal column,and between t j iese bones are twenty-three laversof caj fju ac , e- There are no blood ves ge j g CArtd j 8 g e> j t derives its . >sU bstanee from j ^ W uen the supply of foed is ‘the cut off j / o{ ca rtillage ° are , tion of the boJy t0 su fi er These . capable oi a shrinkage of one q j uar t er of an inch in thickness; so ^ mi ht lose aa mucU a3 J ■ • 1 • 1 1 1 < f rAr ‘~ -» tbw __ m m 1 -; f r .,- 1L rT n£T . ; n i tCnnilps ‘‘S mnri r 1 >'f‘!; c ‘ 1 1 i c ^' d- .Y 11 tt V -j. .O ,t ] rd ' - •> f % ' f VU „ !‘i Ui , U l«" 0C te “1 “f . ‘ t £f '7--lor others,_and ' oil T I ..°* >**• ™ft,.. A ’ 7 ‘^ L l; 1 ^ _ ^ ! 7 ,rV7,d; • 7 7 7. r " ;^7\ y cr 7 ' c “ *‘7 77 l 'X ^ e 77 % 4 ’* ‘i ^-77. C e ■" ^ 7 . ° c : ^ en ""' u l '‘ J “ " '■‘ Ui,a ' s ’__^ m m y., ‘ ; Q tfce executive officer but wc m n ia tbe queen, and frequently i , r Th<i ohoire of a wnV there o r J^mI in other w« ds the who b to n d , ■ • «“ 0, “?d T 8 mal.er oFeome .m! , .-hr“] . °ch f,'- fhe ? ..:r. , - n "‘Nrl.r’i!, the . 1 “ p m lire . 1 is gude or ill ciiwicv o' & gudt or U1 wUe, A Remarkable Case. One of the most remarkable legal re¬ cords of cases of circumstantial evi¬ dence is that of Soren Ovesf, a Danish pastor. No man’s life ever showed governed more dramatically the effects of un temper and the justice of God’s dealings. The story is almost unknown, be believe, to Amorican readers. Boren from his birth was a victim to a fiery temper. When but a child, he killed a dog which provoked comrade him. in When at college he killed a a burst of passion. He became a clergyman, and was a devout, estimable man, but for this one uncontrolled fanlt. A man named Morten Burns, whom Soren rejected as a suitor for his daughter, vowed to be revenged on the old man. He sent his brother, Niles Burns to work as a servant on the pastor’s farm. Niles was stupid and very soon Soren and he quarreled, the clergyman as usual indulging in abuse, threats and even blows. At last Niles disappeared, and Mor¬ ten, his brother, accused Soren of tbs murder. A neighbor testified that she had heard the pastor abusing Niles in a frantic rage; that he cried cut, ‘T will beat thee dead, dog, and struck him with a spade twice, and then Niles fell—dead as she supposd. Another man deposed that on the same evening he saw a man carrying a heavy sack to another part of the pas¬ tor’s grounds; and Soren’s own ser¬ vants testified that they saw him by moonlight in bis green dressing gown and white cap digging a hole in a cab¬ bage bed. The hole was opened, and Niles’ body found there. Soren was tried and sentenced to death. Before the execution he confessed that his rage was so great that he had struck Niles, fully intending to kill him, but that the man, frightfully wounded, had run away. "If,” said Soren, "I found his dead body and buried it, it was in my sleep. God has brought me to this punishment. Murder Twenty-one was in my heart. He is just.” yerrs after Soren was executed, Niles Burns returned. He Hr f * iir.Qr^ ir ’i t roin7. buried recently, dressed it in Niles’ clothes, and buried it himself in the garden, wearing the pastor’s dressing gown and cap. The chain of evidence was thus complete against Soren, and he was punished, illegally yet justly, for the murder he had purposed to do. His Idea.-A young man in Fhila delohia was wonderful" relating to an elderly Quaker a story about the loss of his watch while on board a steamer by falling overbfard and how, by immediately L plunging in b«Ve the young man recovered watch it had time to reach tho bottom The Quaker looked incredulous whereupon w*ay the young man in a blustering said -Sir do you mean to call me a liar?” “Young man ” replied the Quaker “he not hasty I never call hard names but if the Mayor of Philadelphia w.mh to come to me and biggest’liar say I want thee to find me “would the in Phila delpWa ’ come to thee and say g vr_ vnr Philadptnln l want to thee "* 8 see ---- m m **'— Iron shutters often present such an obstacle to the work of firemen, in that that they cannot be opened without se rious loss of time and labor, as has boeu demonstrated at several large fires in Northern cities. The New York Commissioner?, who have been consid ering this matter, have s«nt a letter to the Superintendent of Buildings, asking that the law be strictly enforced wliich requires such shuttfcrs above the first of buildings to be constructed so as to open from the outside, . T^-ih write? s^Hhat Millionaire Tohn Mu mmina Jhirti doflar walks ° Ouy in a ® pL ; t f Llock ] otfa ill j 0 es to work in his mine at, at 5 o o ciock 111 the cue nurriing norr ino and aau j lives in the piamest style. Die most 8‘ ar i°8 fault about Mack ay is sari to be that he lies so regarding his cuvri t^ 3 * Se distributes about JO,JO) a 5" ear ^he poor, and if anybody questions him aoout the matter he swears that there “is nothing in it. "* * Txx Be -d xtt- Wise and Happy. ! If you will stop all your eitraTagant ;a nd wrong notions in doctoring doctors your and families with expensive or humbug cure-alls, that do harm al ways, and use only nature’s simple 'remedies for all your ailments—you j will be wise, well and happy, and save ! great expense. The greatest remedy 'for this, the great, wise and goodwill tell you, is H } Bitters—rely ou it. See another column. i A , - w.lk.«* throogh N«» »<««ryn.»» Or.eans n found his progress stopped by a barr ! cads ol lamb ^ aDd he “ ked what '* w “ ,w " 0b .'. ^ the yellow lev r. ,. was the reply. Lh ha ,If ^*5 ^ tut I ne\er sa'ir 0-*e PRICE THREE Business Cards* JAS. McGINLEY, CAEPENTER, YORK STREET, second door cast of Bull. furnished Jobbing promptly attended to. Estimates when iiesirod. jo.H-tim BEEF, VEAL AND LAMB. JOS. H. BAKES, BUTCHER, STALL No. 06, Savannah Market. A LL other meats In their season at lowest _icY. market rates. Orders promptly filled and delivered. Will victual ships throughout. Give him a trial. oc31-tf ANDERSON STREET MARKET AND ICE HOUSE, X F. PHILLIPS, Butcher, and dealer in a 1 tt • kinds of Meats, Fish, Poultry and Mar¬ residences, ket Produce. aud all f amilies orders supplied at their executed with promptness and dispatch. Satisfaction guar¬ anteed. ap6-ttm C. A. CGRTINO, Saif Cutting Hair Dressing Curling asd SHAVING SALOON. HOT AND COLD BATHS. 166U Bryan street, opposite the Murkot, un der Planters’ Hotel. Spanish, Italian, Ger man. aiul English spokon. selO-tf W. B. FERRELL’S Agt. RESTAURANT, No. 11 New Market Basement, (Opposite Lippman’s Drug Store,) taniat.l SAVANNAH. GA - .wnri Plumbing and Gas Fitting* CHAS. K WAKEFIELD, Plumbing, Gas & Steam Fitting, 48 BARNARD STREET, one door north ol South Broad treet. Bath Tubs. Water Closets, Boilers, RangeBi JoDDing Promptly attended to. Also, Agent Of “BACKUS WATER MOTOR. McELLXNN & McFALL, PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING. Na. 40 Whitaker street, corner York st. Lane N.B. Houses titled with gas and water at notice, Jobbing promptly attended to W. H. cost® 1 9 side of Bull street, one door from York, Practical Plumber and Gas Fitter JOBBING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. All work guaranteed to give satisfaction. tfg- Prices to suit the times. mh7tf Paints, Oils and Glass, JOHN G HUT LEK, Wholesale and Retail Dealer In LEADS VARNISH, COLORS, ETC. OILS, GLASS, Mixed Paints, Railroad, Steamer and Supplies. Solo Agent for Georgia Lime Plaster, Cements, llair aud Land jau lOtf No. 22 Drayton HA VA street, N N A H GA. , ANDREW HANLEY, —Dealer in— Oaors, SJcs, Blinds, Mouldings Lime, Plaster, Hair and Cement, STEAMBOAT, Railroad and Mill Supplies, Paints, oils, varnish eh, glass, &c. No. 6 Whitaker & 171 Bay St., V-4 VANN AH, GEO Italy rnv2li-t f JOHN OLIVER. — Dealer in — Steamboat, Rail Read and Mill Supplies, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, &e., DOORS, SASHES, BUNDS, MOULDING Balusters, Blind Trimmings, &c. No. 5. WHL J AKER HT., SA VANN All, GEORGIA deolfitf ji0$!FEir$ V 7AU A --r ' v'ajji v m-. m SPEC's***. • aJ IS “2 ■ i* g | ‘ K % 4 fed ve Medication „ „ procaulloo whlcb .„™,,i ,„. v «r i e ct«i wiun(laniiiT is present,ami therefore fheTf* u notMnn comparable WfttZSKlSa: to thu wiioief rally. aul-tf