Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-05-27

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STEAMSHIP CRY OF AUGUSTA, May "a Editor
Morning Net0s: Your correspondent parted
with the readers Of the NEWS on the quay in
New York, and after weeks sojourn in busy,
noisy Gotham, finds himself en- route for home
once more, a passenger on another ship Of the
same line. and the staunchest. largest and most
splendid of them all-the City of Augusta,
Captain X. s. Nickerson commanding His
stay in the. great metropolis OF the Union was
marked by but few salient events.
The attempted
COUP D. ETAT,
York Senators. Boss Conkling and his plant
tool and shadow, Platt, formed the principal
1t was not enly edifying, but
amusing to witness the profound surprise.
ranks OF the stalwarts, by the resignation of
the Ajax of their party and his colleague.
Some. in the exaggerated state of their feel
upon Fort Sumter, and declared
that the effect upon the government
and Republican rule, unless crushed in en-
bryo by all the enginery of Garfield and his
faithful henchmen, will prove equally as disas-
irons as would have been the triumph Of the
Confederate arms.
Others lauded my Lord Roscoe" and VOW
ed that he never was so grand and glorious as
when engaged In some desperate encounter,
with couched lance and visor down.
The opinion as to his
RETURN TO THE SENATE
by the present New York Legislature, how
ever. is pretty evenly balanced; albeit, it is
conceded that the Uoc popuk of the Republi-
can party is against him. The struggle at AL
bany will be fearful. If the Garfield faction
stands firm. and the Democrats place in the
field straight ticket, then a deadlock can
be the only result To break this, fusion Of
the Democracy with one or the other side will
be necessary, provided the jeopardy to Repub-
lican supremacy in the Senate, il action be
delayed until after the next State election,
does not in the last extremity bring
about. compromise between the
Conkling wing and the admiuistra-
tion. This every good Democrat should
labor to prevent by any possible means. Bet
and elect two full-blooded Republi-
cans of their persuasion than permit Conkling
to regain his prestige and foothold In the
party by sending him back to the Senate.
THE BOOM IN STOCKS
also still continues, and begins to assume the
form of the.senseless furore. Railroad shares
that two years ago. found but few purchasers
at ten. per cent are now in eager demand at
300 per cent
One of your most astute and successful
merchants, a fellow passenger, gives the fol-
lowing practical illustration of this sudden in
fiation:
An aged capitalist two years ago, who was
about to be married to his second wife, con-
suited New York broker as to what settle
ment he should make upon the dear girl who
had kindly responded to his affections. 1t was
agreed between them that shares to the
amount of $4,000, at par valuation, in New
Jersey Central Railroad stock should be pro
cured for her benefit. This was duly done at
q cost of but nine dollars per share, and the
securities, not much more valuable than wall
paper when delivered. were safely slowed
away.
1t came to pass recently that the doting old
husband was gathered to his fathers, and his
buxom widow. when searching the contents
of an cid trunk after the funeral came across
the bonds which had been careiessIy thrown
into it. They were handed over to her lawyer,
and under the late rise turned out to be a
regular bonanza. But let the too confiding
daoblerS in stocks remember that 1T is long
lane that has no turn" and that the ebb tide
will most certainly succeed the flood
With crop of
EI0HT MILLION BALES OF COTTON
this year, and the heavy consequent decline in
the staple which may be expected: the pres
ent high prices and scarcity of provisions; the
for speculation, somebody is bound ito be
hurt" Let the farmers make a note of it and
begin in time to retrench.
One other topic of interest only will l men
ton, and that is the
REVISED EDITION OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
truth of the sacred Oracles, and the fast hold
they have obtained upon the hearts aud con-
sciences of the Christian world, than the in
tense interest manifested in the recent publi
cation of the New Testament. which was pre-
pared by a committee of learned divines under
the auspices of the universities of Oxford and
In an inconceivably short time, the immense
edition was exhausted. and hundreds of deal
ers left unsupplied. No dime novel or sensa-
tional story ever went off more rapidly. On
our good ship quite number have been dill
gently engaged in reading and comparing the
revised with the ancient translation in the
reign of King James. So far as the writer has
read or been informed the laborious and elab-
crate work of the savans Of Jerusalem Cham
ber,'' Westminster Abbey, and their diStin
and will receive, the commendation of
the Christian public. New and unpub-
lished manuscripts of ancient date
have thrown additional light upon the
subject, and the improved scholarship and
acumen of modern times have been judicious-
ly employed to interpret more accurately and
gracefully the text Of the original Greek. That
some of the changes are open to criticism and
smack OF pedantry, cannot be denied. But on
the whole, in the opinion of the writer as far
as he has examined, the present is decided
upon the version printed during
the reign of King James. 1t is more full,
perspicueus end elegant while at
the same time the most hypercritical
censor cannot impugn or call in question the
tion. Long years may elapse before the latter
will wholly succeed the former. but of the
final result there can be no doubt. The work
of the dIvines of the nineteenth century will
be accepted as authentic and become the
only true and best exponent of the word of
God under the new dispensation.
THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY AGAIN.
In his last missive. the writer dwelt at length
upon the speed, appointments and manage
ment OF the good ship City of Columbus. But
his present voyage in the CitJ of Augusta calls
for still further notice.
This majestic ship is the finest ever engaged
in the carrying coastwise trade of the United
States. Her length over all is 321 feet; ton
mage $50 tons, draught when loaded IN
feet, and she can comfortably accommodate
one hundred cabin passengers, and twenty
four additional in the steerage FiUe thousand
bales Of cotton can be stoWed away in the
hold, besides an immense amount of lighter
freight in the shape Of fruits and vegetables.
No less than
TWENTY ENGINES
are required to load, steer navigate and per-
form all the functions of the ship aside from
her crew of ffty-four seamen and officials.
The principal officers are,
COMMODORE, KINGsBURY $. NIcKERsoN,
First Officer, H. G. Daggett; Second Officer, W.
d. Crowell; Purser, Robert Saussy; Clerk
John Barrie; Steward. William Cook. and Chief
Engineer, s. j. Savage. A more gentlemanlV
capable and efficient corps Of officers never
trOd the deck or any ship.
Captain, by courtesy styled Commodore
Nickerson, has been in the service Of the COM
pany ever since 1867. His 9rst command was
the steamship San Salvador. to which he was
assigned in January of that year. This vessel
had but one-third the carrying capas ity of the
City of Augusta, and after the fisrt of May
seldom went North with more than two-thirds
1f cargo. Now, every ship of the line goes
FULL FREIeHTED,
and the business has increased more than four
'old.
At this time the Ocean Steamship Company
OWN no less than eight ships. which ply be-
.ween the ports of Savannah, New York and
All of them get as much as they
ian do. The City of Augusta carried 2,400
boxes of vegetables on her last trip, and full
largo of rosin. cotton, lumber, etc. She has
more than once discharged coo bales of cot
on at her dock in New York inside of seUen
lours 1t requires no less than two hundred
Ind fifty tons of anthracite coal for a single
-ound trip of the ship: Her fastest recorded
lime from dock to dock between the two ports
S fifty hours and ten minutes.
THE LUMBER TRADE
If the company is rapidly increasing. Each
hip, by special contract, is bound to deliver
20 the master builders of New York during the |
coming summer 200, 900 feet Of lumber which
$ Immediately taken away from the dock.
If Savannah to the wharves of New York.
THAT MONOPOLY IS1QUITY.
1t Is charged that the Central Railroad IL a |
nonstrous monopoly, which is merciIesslv |
Ised to the ruin OF the merchant and farmer |
But this allegation is best answered by the |
mere statement from the records that several |
Tears since the freight on all measured goods, |
ave show cases and window sashes, was ttCe9l- |
y cents per foot, while now it rules at sac |
light and ten cents only, according to the clas-
of the articles. This certainly does |
lot look like oppression.
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