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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

Kirkwood is an Abe Lincoln kind of
man, tall, angular and odd, and careless
in his dress. He makes quaint speeches,
always entertains, and generally in
structs. He is warm personal friend
of Garfield, and accompanied him on his
Chattanooga trip, making the jolliest
speeches of them all. He lives in Iowa
City, and was born in Hartford county.
Nd, December 20, 1918; received limi-
ted education at the academy of John
Mcleod, in Washington; removed to
Richland county, Ohio, in 1885, and
studied law there; was admitted to the
bar in 1843; was elected prosecuting attor-
ney in 1916 and again in 1917; was in
1851 member of the convention that
formed the present constitution of the
the State of Ohio; removed to johnson
county, Iowa, IN 1856; was elected to
the State Senate in 1856; was elected
Governor in 1859 and again in 1851; was
in 1868 nominated by President Lincoln
and was confirmed as Minister 10 Den
mark, but declined the appointment;
was in 1866 elected to the United States
Senate to fill the unexpired term of Jas.
Harlan; was in 1875 again elected Gov
ernor of Iowa, and resigned that office
January 81, 1877 was elected to the
United States Senate as a Republican to
succeed George G. Wright, Republican.
His term of service will expire March 8,
1888,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10
Planting of Sugar Cane In South
ern New Jersey,

The patrons of Cape May will be sur
prised on their next visit to that famous
summer resort by the improvements that
are being made on and near to the is
land. Already the sound of the saw
and hammer are heard in almost every
avenue of that little City by the Sea.
At Rio Grande. station on the West
Jersey road, six miles north of Cape
May, the Girard Sugar Refining Com
pany, of Philadelphia, is clearing some
seven acres of land preparatory to build.
ing large establishment for the boil
ing OF sugar cane. One year ago this
company induced few OF the farmers
near Cape May to plant sugar cane, the
company offering a guarantee to the
FARMERS of so many dollars per acre for
The crop. The amount planted last year
was limited, but the result was so sue
cessful that there will DO nearly two
thousand acres planted this spring, and
u Is Tor the purpose of converting this
cane into molasses that the Cifard
WORKS are being erected The blade OF
she Stalk is said to be valuable, asst can
pc converted into paper, and there is
some talk of erecting paper mill ad-
Joining or close to the sugar.boiling
establishment. The present Legislature
mas passed law giving bounty of 81
per ton on sugar cane raised In the
state, and this bounty. with the price
paid per ton for the cane by the Girard
Company, will make the raising of
sugar cane as profitable as any other
crop the farmer can produce.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10
The recent action of the national banks

The recent action of the national banks
has aroused the ire Of the Washington
Post In late issue it says: "The
national banking system has some mil
lions less friends than it had a month
ago. The attempt to get up panic,
baffied by Mr.. Sherman, has aroused a
deep and strong feeling of resentment.
We must not have any of the creatures
Of our government bullying and brow
beating the ereatige power. If corpo-
rations will not submit to laws that are
necessary to protect the people against
sudden and dangerous attacks on the
Gnances, we must enforce submission
There are many features oil our bank
ing system that are popular. The co4n-
try is disposed to treat the banks fairly.
But they must not be permitted to bully
Congress or induce the Executive au.
thority to change front as suddenly as
Mr.. Hayes chsnged week before last"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

Mr.. David A. Wells has completed his
series of lectures on the subject of the
restoration of our merchant marine, and
In his last sums up the measures which
he deems necessary to arrest the decay
of our shipping and bring back the pros.
perity of our ocean trade, as follows:
The first thing to do is to educate tie
people up to the importance of the sub
ject We must repeal our navigation laws
so far as to allow our merchants to
buy ships in the same market as
that to which their rivals go. This is
indispensable, he says, subsidy or no
subsidy. Third, if we are to build ships
as cheaply as our rivals, our shipbuilders
must have their materials as cheap as
those which their competitors have &C
cess to. This is impossible with our
present tariff. If foreign competing
maritime nations do not subject their
ships to local taxation, the United States
cannot afford to do it either, and
Mr.. Wells contends that Congress
has the right to regulate this under
its authority to regulate commerce. The
Supreme Court. he says, has affirmed
this doctrine in the case of Weston VS..
the State of Missouri. Compulso-
ry pilotage must be abolished, he
adds the tonnage tax repealed all
consular charges and charges con-
nected with the employment of sea
men and the like must be equalized with
similar charges made by other nations.
These reforms, with some fiscal changes
and moderate compensation for carry
ing the mails, Dir. Wells thinks, will
give US back our carrying trade, and
iron steamships to transport it.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

SERVED THEM RIGHT. in Augusta.
Arkansas, while Miss Hamblet was re-
turning home from the house of near
neighbor, at about half-past seven o'clock
in the evening, accom- panied by q SER
want girl, she was accosted by three
drunken men. Much alarmed, she ran,
pursued by the men, who caught up
with her just as she was entering her
fathers gate. Her screams and the near
approach of colored man caused them
to run off without injury to the young
lady, except that occasioned by the
fright. She was scared nearly to death.
The men were soon afterward arrested
by the civil authorities, and placed in
tall to await their trial. Some time du-
ring the after part of the game night a
party of unknown men overpowered the
guard at the Jail, the prisoners were
taken out, carried across the river OPP
posite the town, soundly thrashed and
turned loose.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

The following is pen picture OF ex-
Governor and ex-senator 6prague, as he
appeared to a well known Washington
correspondent on the avenue: He wore
a sort of greenish overcoat, rumpled as
if it had been slept in; his breeches were
of domestic cashmere, not pressed for
some time by the tailor's iron; his shoes
were not blackened, and he was alone.
When he was elected to the Senate he
said that he would not live under any
other persons roof here. Now he is in
Washington without home and with
out q family.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

We yesterday received the folioWing'
editor Morning Nesos: In discussion
with a friend on the action OF Mr. Hayes
in reference to the refunding bill, as
serted. and am still confident that am
correct. there was no middle course leIt
Mr.. HAYES. He had either to sign OF
veto the bill. If he permitted 1t 10 re-
main uuuoticed. with the adjournment
off CONGRESS. it would have become
law. NV friend differs with me ana
savs under no circumstances, can Dill
become a law without the signature OF
the President. Your answer to the
above with the law on the subject will
oblige. yours truly, II.
March 9th, 1881.
Both the above opinions are wrong
The Constitution of the United States
says in Article /, Section Z, Paragraph 2,
eff any bill shall not be returned by the
President within ten days Sundays ex-
cepted after it shall have been presented
to him, the same shall be law in like man
ner as if he had signed it, unless the Con-
gress by their adjournment prevent its
return, in which case it shall not be
law" 1t will be seen from this that had
Mr.. Hayes received the funding bill from
Congress ten days before that body
adjourned, Sundays excepted, and had
neither signed nor vetoed 1t within that
time, it would have become law. If,
however, as was the case. he had re-
ceived it just before the adjournment of
Congress, and then after such adjourn
ment had allowed ten days to elapse
without action. it would have failed.
When a bill fails to become a law
through a Presidents refusal to take
action upon it within ten days after the
adjournment of Congress, it is called "a
pocket Veto" or 'pocketing the bill. =
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

The Philadelphia reformers have
proven their sincerity by their works. 1t
is a notorious custom for money sub
scribed for campaign purposes never to
be refunded All that is not expended
IN what is regarded as a legitimate way
is usually regarded as legitimate cap
ture. The parties who managed the re
cent campaign for municipal reform in
Philadelphia, however, have acted in
very different manner. The subscribers
To the fund have had returned them their
pro rata share of the surplus remaining
after ali the Dis mad been paid. This
is a shining example of the honest
way in which such matters can be con
Quoted,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10
TAPPING THE WIRES.

The Democratic Caucus Committee re-
ported the results OF it's lsbors upon the
arrangement Of the Senate committees to
the caucus yesterday. or the new
Chsirmsnships Messrs. Brown and
Hill receive those of the Com
mittees on Education and Labor and
Printing respectively. Some objection was
made to Mr.. Camden. of West Virginia,
being placed on the Finance Committee, on
the ground that he is a national bank PresI-
dent. Mr.. Davis, OF Illinois, was made
Chairman Of the Judiciary Committee. The
committees will be elected on Friday. The
Republicans decline to make up their list.
Secretary of the Treasury Window has
not yet rendered his decision upon the
pending request OF the national banks to
be permitted 70 deposit United States bonds
IN the Treasury, and withdraw the legal
tenders recently deposited by them to retire
their circulation. Treasurer Gilfllan says
II the decision should be of a general char
aeter, that Is not confined to deposits made
during the tendency Of the funding bill, II
would affect about $50 100000 now on de-
posit in the Treasury Department for the
reduction Of circulation.
The New York stock market yesterday
oDened irregular, but in the main was weak
and lower. At the first board firm tone
prevailed, which continued up TO the second
hoard, but subsequently, there was re-
action, aud the market closed weak. sales
.,,o-re-ated 345 900 shares.
The President yesterday nominated Levi
Morton of New York, to be Minister to
paris and VIM NJ. Evarts, Allen G. Thur
man and Timothy o. Howe to be United
states Commissioners in the International
Monetary Conference.
The National Greenback Congressional
.ro,omittee has published an address warn
lag me people against the dangers threaten
- 1by che national banks and the growth OF
cofpoFass 'r,s-.-s=s- I'd advising the fofns-
tl5nof clubs eYefywnere, VIII. ssse view 10
.ayasIibg the same. 49, ..'.'is =
az / meeting OF the Land League IN Duh
In Yesterday, resolutions were adopted urg.
ing that the st. Patriek's day parades y
Ulster be fOregone, to avert a disturbance
Ci the harmony now petF@uabk A. ->eiAelpR
aukse94s a@ AZ sS5 y
me 3yl6mittee stage 81 the arms bill was
{ eonsluded yesterday. 4 pnmber Of Home
Rule amendments were voted doYp, among
= them one providing for jury trisIA Ut parties
arrested under the coercion set.
H. ". Sibley, c. H. Peice and G. j.
FoFeacre were yesterday elected President,
Secretary and Treasurer and General Mana
ger Of the Atlanta aud Charlotte Air Line.
The net earnings Of the road for the year
w-~.r'- 72.= ,57O.22.
An exodus to the United States is re-
ported from many Prussian villsges.
The Treasury yesterday accepted
s., 200, 900 of skies st an average OF 1O1, ex-
elusive Of interest.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

De Fdct0 ex-Vice President Wheeler
has decided to make trip to Europe.
His arduous labors while performing the
role of the Lone Fisherman" during the
past four years have proven too much
for his constitution, and he has to go
abroad to recuperate. After the inaugu-
ration ceremonies on Friday last he was
presented by the employees OF the Senate
with a gOld-headed cane.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

When the late Senator Matt Fl. Car
penter was boy he did notlike to work
on the farm, One day his father left
home, telling him to hoe patch of po-
tatoes and giving him two shillings with
which to hire help. He bought a shil-
ling's worth of whisky and secured an
Irishman to help him. He would stand
at the end Of row and give the man
drink as fast as he got around to him.
The potatoes were soon hoed and Mat
saved shilling.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

air. Jay Gould's special train, on which
he is now flying from point to point in
the Southwest, is described as being "as
magnificent as money can make it. T"
There are two gorgeously upholstered
drawing room cars, the Convoy" pal
ace, a hotel car and sleeping cars for the
whole party. Cooks and pOrters in
great numbers" have place on board the
train
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10
LEGISLATURES OF THE WORLD

LEGISLATURES OF THE WORLD. In
answering correspondent who objects
to the membership of the present House
of Representatives as too large. the New
York tribune says:
The population of the United States is
now over so, 600, 900, and house of 1903
representatives Is not too large. With a
population greater than that OF any Eu-
ropean state tkat has a representative
assembly, this country has G smaller
number of legislators than any OF the
great powers The following table shows
the number of representatives In the
popular chambers of the principal States:
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

OF SIG Congregational Churches in
Massachusetts, more than 200 of them,
with an aggregate membership of
q, 900, received not a single addition in
1879. In three Synods of Illinois the
4S3 churches made net loss in members,
and 1873 of them, with membership Of
9,132, received not one on confession Of
faith
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

A strong effort is being made in st.
Louis to suppress gambling. At all
events the grand jury is moving in that
direction. 1t has just indicted the Vice
President of the Police Board for failure
to put stop to the vice. and strongly
censures the entire board, holding the
Mayor directly responsible for the ex-
istence of policy shops. variety theatres
and gambling dens.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

The new census of Germany shows
that country to contain fourteen cities
exceeding 100000 in population, as
against twenty in the United States.
Berlin leads with ], 118, $50 inhabitants
having doubled its population in twenty
one years Hamburg is second, with
200, 055. Breslau has 272, 800, Munich
228. 372, Dresden 200, 261, Leipsic 49,
760, and Cologne IA, 1915.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

Indiana Republicans are winning be-
cause none of them have been given a
seat in Garfeld's Cabinet. They spent
their money freely to buy the State for
the Republican party, and now they
think they ought to receive at least fair
interest on their investments. Possibly
they nav come in for some of the Con-
slllafns
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

Baroness Burdett Coutts is said to be
so happy in her marriage that she wants
to make all about her happy also. She
has given S. each to the tenants on one
Of her estates, spending for this purpose
about 81 900. Substantial presents were
also bestowed by her upon the persons
employed upon her other estates.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

Nelson q Sons, publishers, in New
York, announce that the revised Kev
Testament will be published early in
May next. The REVISION of the Old Tes-
lament not being finished the complete
Bible cannot be issued for four or i've
years. The New Testament edition viii
be issued in cheap form as well as in
costly style.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

1t is reported that celluloid has at last
been successfully applied In the form of
a veneer in the ornamentation of furni-
ture. 1t is used in this way in imitation
Of malachite or colored marble. for table
tops and for panels in initiating tortoise
shell snd other costly materials.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

1t is reported that VIVID plant, which
grows so profusely on high lands in
Louisiana that the planters have tried for
wears to exterminate it as a pest. has been
discovered to yield a woody fibre closely
resembling iute, but of a much finer
quality. 1t is claimed that the process
of preparation is very simple, and far
less expensive than that of jute or ramie.
The planters name for it is the Ameri-
can or creole tea plant.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

By our Washington dispatches this
morning we learn that the Democratic
Senators in causcus recommended Sen
ator Brown for the Chairmanship OF the
Committee on Education and Labor.
and Senator Hill for the Craftsmanship
Of the Committee on Printing.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

The cold wave has struck Italy, where
it has alternately showed, raine1 and
frozen, causing the greatest discomfort
and suffering. Florence is buried in the
snow.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

There have been SO many robberies in
Cincinnati lately that the merchants OF
that city doubt the efficiency OF the regu-
lar police force, and will organize q mer-
chants police 70 guard tnelr stores.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

billie Taylor" is the name of the new
nautical opera produced in New York
last week that, it is claimed, will prove
a rival of ''Pinafore. 1t is pronounced
'real comical."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

A resolution has been carried by thir-
ty-seven to nineteen at the Oxford Union
that cremation ought to supercede cur
method of burial"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

The land department disposed of A.
792, 81. 60 acres of the public land last
year, the largest amount since 1878,
when Is, 030, 600 acres were sold.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

The Baltimore Gazette thinks that the
best that can be said about the new Cabi-
net is that it is an experiment.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

Mr.. w. K. Rogers. Hayes late Private
Secretary, will practice lay ct Washing
ton.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

The railway stock in Ohio is valued at
$999, 425. 897.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

The winter pork packing at Milwaukee
Was 325, 555.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

An engine Is being built at the Altoona
shops to draw express trains from Phila-
delphia to New York in ninety minutes.
1t Is a "Class K, and the driving wheels
are to be rs inches in diameter, the cyl
lnders 16 by Cd inches. The boiler con-
tains 201 f1ues of II inches outside
diameter. The fire box is very large
one. Its dimensions are: Width, 494
inches; height, 46a inches. The length
of the boiler and fire box 10 997 inches.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

The net earnings Of the Oneida COM
munity last year were $4,000.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

ct 6:25 A. NJ V''
Wednesdays additional train will leave eft7
lo:2' A. n. Returning leave Montgomery 4b
P. y Isle of Hope $50.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

WANTED, Wharf Builder, to build - -,
" s''iu one b
dred feet of wharf at Savannah. =.
cnce to
mh2-tf Don
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10
fpt gaIe.

TOR SALE-Lot No. II FORSYTH ward
IL joining Hodgson Memorial Buildng Il
sale. For terms apply to R. B. RFPPAR6' NJ
20 Bay street. pb65@
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10

Thu LboDAIC ANU FhIUAI o.
OUTW'D. INWARD
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-03-10
4treet 3aIlEoalls.
SoHEDUAE FOR FEBRUARY,

MONDAYS, TUESDAYS. WEDNESDAYS
THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-05-11
A card.
WOODSTOCK, VA. May, 10, s

W oODSIOCh, A. may W. GA
Mr.. EDITOR:
In the letter which &C
companied my communication over the
signature Of "Ssnex," assured you
that had positive evidence 10 sub
stantiate my statements.
In my second communication, / pun
lished some Of my reasons for be)isv'
ing the charge 10 be true. When it was
positively denied, 1 determined 10 in
yestigate it fully and fairly. l secured
the name and address Of the lady te
whom the party referred to was said to
be married. I communicated with ber
and have, over her own signature, the
most positive evidence that the party to
whom / referred, is not her husband. A
similarity of names and q supposed
resemblance induced parties to believe
that her usband was ia Mt. Jackson.
In justice 10 all parties 1 now say
that knsw that the charge Is not true,
and for that reason / most cheerfully
retract 1t, regretting that l unwittingly
became the instrument of circulating
what ( now know to be a baseless slaa-
der.
Should the charge be again made by
others, 1 will say, that am prepared
to furnish to any one entitled to it, the
most positive evidence refuting it.
&. H. MARTIN.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-05-11

him Is a perfectly fair one in the
game of which he is consummste
master. The country had a right,
however, to expect Of the Presi-
dent higher motives and nobler
aims that Mr.. Conkling is posses
sed of.
Boston Advertiser, (rep.) Per
haps 1t is better so, for it affords
an opportunity to decide onco for
all on a plain issue-whcther the
Senate. by extra-constitutional COM
bination, has the right to embrrsss
the Executive in the discharge OF
his strictly constitutional powers.
Of the wisdom Of the Presidents
action in precipitsting the cofict the
Advertiser thinks there may well be
a difference of opinion, bnt it says:
tits to be borne in mind that the
collision was inevitable, and, from
the Presidents point Of view, it is
certainly better that il shoald be
settled now
Cincinnati Gazette, (rep.) The
action of the President will be
generally commended. 1t is good
strategy. Conkling's policy was to
confirm all the nominations he
favored and suspend the principal
one-that of Robertson. That he
would claim as a victory. II there
is to be fight there ought to be g
fair field, and the President, in
contending for the duties and priv
leges of his Office. is entitled to al
the legitimate weapons within biz
reach, and it is to be hoped he will
use them vigorously. Senatorial
blackmailing is vice that ought to
be abolished