Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-08-09

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NV YoRK. August 5.-The great city Is
nearly empty OF its business population
Nevertheless there are many who come and so
through its heated streets psrspire under It's
dog-day sun and cry in anguish OF heart ioF
the cooler winds Of autumn. Presently the
seaside and mountain resorts will send BACK
their visitors. trade will fiow in its accustomed
/ channels. and the metropolis viii pulsate again
with business life. In the meantime we suffer
ing ones. upon whom business has claims
not to be shaken Of. find our
recreation and amusement at the
near BY summer resorts. such as
Rockswsy. Long Beach. Coney Island, Long
| Branch. Glen Island. Fort Lee and the High
lands All these places named are within
radius OF twenty-five miles from the city. Am
| pie as are the resources for entertainment and
accessible as they are by rail and steamer, they
are all too small and their limits too narrow,
| TO accommodate the hundreds of thousands Of
people who rush down and out to them for 8
| breathing spell in these torrid days
Last year fifteen millions OF dollars we're ex-
pended at these near by summer resorts 1t
was used for transportation. for provender, bad
\ cigars. but principally for rum New York
ana its immediate community comprise
a population Of three millions Of souls in round
figures. Its men. women and children expend-
| ed i've dollars each for excursions on an aver
age Fifteen millions Of dollars would give
/ the Savannah river a uniform depth OF twenty
/ feet from the city to Tybee. Il would pay half
| the great debt Of the great city Of New York;
/ in fact. IL would do great many things. II Is
| only when we consider il in this light that We
/ appreciate its tremendous volume This year
/ il is thought that seven million people viii be
/ the gross mum Der TO visit Gothams breathing
/ places and il is thought likely that they viii ex-
/ pend an average OF four dollars eacn-in round
/ figures twenty eight million dollars Tor the
| summer recreation
1 TTnis figure does not Of course include the
| tremendous sums that are spent at Newport,
| CAtskils. Narragansett Pier, White Mountains
i and the summer European journey, where
/ wealthy Gotham finds its hot weather amuse-
| ment Probably twenty-eight million more
/ might be added for that expenditure now
4 much more. il is only matter OF speculation.
| All this is preliminary TO saying that there IS
/ comparatively little 10 write about
| The foreign and out-of town CORE
| spondents. seeking 10 interest their read
| ers, find. little OF great Importance
| to tell them Nevertheless. we are not with
| out our sensations. For example, the famous
Russian Nihilist, Leo Hartman, who arrived
| here from Rotterdam on the 10th OF last month,
/ has been the centre Of one / met him in the
| Aston House myself the other afternoon and
1 had a pleasant introduction. He Is plain
| spoken, quietly dressed. modestly behaved
| little man with no distinctive features that
| give an impression of either strength Of charac
| fer or intellectual force. Nevertheless. his
| dark tWinkiing eyes. never at resi-,
| and responding TO every suggestion OF humor
| and thought. give indication of reserved
power somewhere, and add interest u his
| name. The conversation turned, Of course, TO
| the attempted Russian Tegicide in which ne
| figured so prominently some time ago. The
| story has been told over and over and is not
necessary, nor would 1t be o. interest 70 give
many OF It's details now. A few things he said
| are, however, worth repeating.
| Il think he replied in answer to q question,
| every man in Russia is a Sihiist. There are
few loyal supporters Of the Car, and the
| chariot wheel of his power is turning 50 rapid
| " III at it will require the united effort OF the
empires great population 70 stop H.
The popularity OF Nihllism. be continued,
las applying to Russia, is the support il
receives from unexpected sources Scarcely
a day passes that some one high in ONCE,
| trusted in regal councils with every interest OF
the autocracy. comes among US and Joirs hands
with Us TO promote our cause Nihilism IS not
an incendiary idea Its principles are Identical
with those for which the Colonies OF the United
States fought The situation is this: A large
| number Of our people, the greater number IN
fsct. are grievOusly oppressed and down
trodden They seek TO better their con-
dition. to educate their children. and
TO omen for themselves some channels
to prosperity and happiness insife- Their wish
is an honest one, and they would honestly ana
fairly carry il out could they do so. Every
| human right man has is disregar'ied By the
| government Our homes are visited, our
| hearthstoDes desecrated, and breath OF sus
| picion is sufficient to entail upon US the end
| less misery Of exile in the wllds or Siberia
| God help poor Ireland, I hear said here very,
I very often. God help poor Russia say /, and
in order that He may, We begin oy helping
Recently there have been rumors that the
! Russian Government would demand the
delivery into their hands OF Hartman, and
that further the United States would accede
| 70 the Cars requs So; that as Spain had de-
/ livered Tweed without the formality OF an
/ extradition and Portugal had passed the Pull
| man Palace Car foTger. Angel, into the hands
| Of the Federal authorities. that precedent
| had been stablished for the United States 20
follow. and the request OF Russia would De
granted At any rate. Hartman has ned from
| New York and gone TO seek sure protection
under the English flag in Canada. Surely the
, ] times are out Of joint when freedom OF thought
and liberty OF action is 70 be found only under
the red cross OF st George.
/ Yesterday an extraordinary scene occurred
at a funeral The cOrtege was waiting al the
/ ferry. TO cross the river, when man sprang AZ
| the hearse. dragged out the comm. burst II
open and Selling the corpse in his arnaS at
tempted 10 bear il away. a scene OF VIA e.,
the corpse had been restored TO its caSket, the
maniac who had attempted its removal was q
worse looking subject than the corpse; the en-
tire body OF mourners had walked over
MIN and trampled him almost out Of
recognition. IL is now, however.
| likely that there will be another funeral, and
the man who will furnish the corpse will be the
man who created the original distur bance. No
motive seems TO be assigned for his behavior.
, | beyond the fact Of lunacy. In the CITY the
mater wss passed over with a careless re-
I hsrr this sip
nificance of the methods Of life in the metropo-
lis may be drawn. here exists every phase OF
human characterize crime however unnatural,
no act OF insanity however extrSordi-
nary, is beyond the range OF daily proba-
bility. To-day 3 well dressed, educated
man stood up in bar OF our City Criminal
Court 10 receive a sentence OF ten years for
abducting Children The story OF the particu-
lar offense for which he was sentenced is only
one OF several in which he himself was the
| principal actor.
Recently q young man in q stage on Broad
way, with quick fash Of 3 pair Of scissors.
severed the tips OF young ladys ears, and
| in the excitement that his own act created
made his escape. On the same day a collector
was attacked By daring thieves il the midst of
| a large crowd and robbed Of a large sum Of
l money The thieves escaped
This morning merchant from Alabama re-
ports at police headquarters that two acq 1aint-
/ ances he fOrne1 at the hotel asked him TO
ride in the park, and while their carriage was
| traTersing its most public boulevard. and in
| plain sight of q thousand people. he was gar
roted and robbed Of several thousand dollars
and his personal iewelry. The thieves es-
capped.
FveTT day adds TO the record Of crime which
! in daring and laxlessness surpasses belief.
II Is not long since the wife OF one
/ OF the largest merchants IN the city was
| approached BY two thieves on either side, who
| wrested from her elrs her diamond solitaires
I and ran away. They were captured and re-
| ceived twenty years a. hard labor as their
punishment 1t would seem as il an era Of
daring crime had begun in the city Our police
force appear 10 be powerless 70 cope with IL
| That police force costs more TO support 1t than
| is required 70 run the entire state govern
| meut Of Georgia.
These are some Of the unpleasant features OF
Gotham. and yet in the mad hurry of life. its
/ restless push. It's never ceasiDg movement, they
| barely attract attention, and II spoken Of at
| al. are only casually remarked upon and then
forgotten.
POINTS.
President Wadley, Of the Central Railroad
Of Georgia. is in the city. He mcy be seen
| hurrying from Wall street TO Roach's ship
yard and from there TO his company's docks
| on North river, with an activity that leads US
| 70 think he has some new scheme for the i'm
| provement OF the Freat transportation com
/ many OF which he Is the head II would not
! be surprising to hear that he viii succeed in
forcing the Western q lnk lines into giving the
Ocean Steamship Company, the Central Rail
l road Of Georgia and its connecting lines TO the
West share in the posl for the movement OF
/ Eastward and Westward bound freights
/ Savannah and Georgia viSito1 find in the cfflce
| Of the Savannah Steamship Company genial
greeting from Agent George Yonge. He pre-
sides over the affairs OF the company with
! marked ability and success. Capt. Daggett. Of
the Gate City. is enjoying weeks holiday.
while his ship undergoes repairs al the Morgan
/ ship yards.