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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12
Riva,inp Reeeher.

A subscriber having taken the New
York World to task for having burlesqued
Rev. DR.. Talmage's attitudes, gestures
and tones of voice" the World replies
that 1t s'does not believe Tslmage to be
in good faith pursuing the vocation of a
minister Of the Gospel" that 1t believes
him to be ga humbug;" that "Talmage
has produced in the minds of many per-
sons the belief that his tabernacle is de-
voted not TO religion but to the show
business, and that his own object is not
to save the souls Of his congregation but
to increase their numbers and secure
full houses by the same means which
are employed in secular entertainments;
that 'Tslmage's buffoonery has been a
source of scandal in Talmage's own
denomination" that Talmage has had
several serious and painful conflicts of
veracity with persons with whom he
has at various times had commercial or
social relations" that che has actually
been brought to an ecclesiastical trial on
charges of falsehood and deceit, which,
in the opinion of many persons, were
established, and that he is at the present
time diligently engaged IN not pressing
for an investigation of newly discovered
evidence which seems on its face to be
in direct contradiction of declarations
which he made on oath at the former
trial." and that ''Talmage sets up as a
preacher of the Gospel, and runs varie-
ty show under pretense of being pastor
of church.
If the World is correct Talmage is
about to become successful rival of the
festive Beecher.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

The Germans, in their usual business
like way, and without any eloquent
speech making, have started society in
Philadelphia for the purpose of organ
izlng a colony on an extensive scale as a
field for German mechanics, tradesmen
and farmers emigrating to the United
States. They are already provided with
the requisite capital They propose 10
buy up tract of land in some of the
Southern States, and when that is ac-
complished they Will have their agents
in Germany to provide the requisite IA
cilities and to give all necessary informa-
ton to families desiring to occupy them.
They will be fortunate if Bismarck does
not interfere with this part of the pro-
gramme, for if the bone and sinew of
the population are thus drawn away,
how is the army to be maintained at the
regulation standard?
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

The tricks practiced upon life insur-
ance companies are numerous and varied,
and the ingenuity of rascals is severely
taxed to devise ways and means of de-
frauding them. One of the schemes
that has recently been exposed will
probably deprive its originator of his
personal liberty for some time to come.
A life insurance company in New York
has made a specially of insuring the
lives of children, for which the parents
pay few cents each week, and, in case
of the death of the child,
considerable sum falls due.
The rascally agent of the company
saw a chance for speculation in this,
and il is alleged that he has taken out
policies on the lives of children that
never existed, and having, after time,
killed them off as fast as he created
them, he has been receiving payment on
the policies, until it is believed that he
has defrauded the company of at least
$50, The company must do bust
ness in a rather loose and untrustworthy
manner, not to have sooner discovered
the operations of this ingenious scoun-
drel.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12
Get Ont az the old Rat.

One OF the most important lessons to
be learned By our people, says the New
Orleans Tines, is the necessity of great
er variety of home productions. There
was a time when immense crops Of cot
ton and sugar produced by cheap labor
in measure justified their cultivation to
the exclusion of almost every other pro-
duct, but that time is past, and the soon
er we recognize the fact that the only
road to prosperity and wealth lies in the
economy of al our resources the better.
This is not new nor altogether an orig
inal idea, but it is one that will bear re-
peating until its full force is admitted.
The soil, the climate, its many natural
advantages have endowed the Southern
States with every element OF
wealth. Almost every article of
food, and the commerce of this
country, can be produced here at its
minimum cost, and we can see no good
reason why we should be dependent on
the Northern States for supplies. There
was never a greater mistake than to
argue that because sugar, cotton and rice
will pay more money to the acre than
corn, hay or potatoes, therefore, the
former should be produced and the
latter should be purchased; or that
because it is less trouble to buy
horses and mules than to raise them,
we should pay a fair price for them,
plus the cost of shipping, and plus
profit to the dealer. Wealth does not
consist in the amount of money that
passes through our hands. but IN that
portion of it which we retain under our
control Every pound of food produced,
and every article manufactured at home
represents so much more money added
to our wealth and a profit to the pro-
Queer or manufacturer. The space of
newspaper article is not sufficient to
elaborate these propositions to their
logical conclusions, but they will sug
gest to the thoughtful planter or man Of
business the necessity of getting out of
the old ruts that have guided both
planter and merchant in the past. The
great need of the South is to retain more
of her money at home. Planters will
find that the extra cost of raising their
own supplies will be their most profitable
investment, and merchants will learn
that to encourage home manufacture is
the sure way to success.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

ExPOsTNG A SHAM.-The New York
Tribune states that a careful inves-
tigation shows that the American Col
lege of Heraldry." in University Place.
in that city, which is using the names OF
many prominent citizens as regents and
life members, is a pretentious sham. AL
bert Welles, who seems to be not only
the President, but all the rest of the fac
ulty also, has succeeded by ingenious
devices in getting $50 each from these
regents and life members, who have no
duties and no privileges of any value,
Inquiries have been made among leading
citizens whose names Mr.. Wel!es Is
using, and it is found that they have
either not authorized him to do anything
Of the kind or have not investigated the
matter, and know scarcely anything
about the so-called college. The snug
little sum Of S25, 900, already collected
from the life members, is in addition to
amount collected for preparing family
histories, making searches. etc.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

A bill has passed Congress amending
the law relative to the seizure of vessels
for breach of the revenue laws. Under
existing statutes vessels may be seized
on account of the smuggling operations
of passengers or members Of the crew,
although owners, officers and agents Of
the vessel may have had no previous
knowledge Of the smuggling, and may,
in fact, have taken all reasonable pre-
cautions to prevent it. The amendatory
act provides that there shall be no such
seizure unless it shall appear that at the
time of the commission of the illegal
act the owner or master of the vessel was
a consenting party or privy thereto.
This provision is a just one. 1t may
open the door to little more smuggling
by relaxing vigilance of steamship
officers to prevent evasions Of the revenue
laws, but it is better to do that than to
unjustly punish innocent owners and
masters of vessels.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

AN EXPENSIVE JAUNT.-The Wash
ington correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun says: Members of the Senate and
the House, now that the appropriation
bills are under consideration, are ex-
pressing considerable curiosity as to
where the money came from to pay the
expenses of the extensive trip made
by President Hayes and suite
to the Pacific coast and lack
last summer and fall. Theparty consist
ed of about twenty persons, and the
round trip covered journey of some
where in the neighborhood of 5000
miles, via Omaha, Salt Lake, San Fran
cisco, Tucson and Santa Fe. The army
furnished transportation, escorts, etc,
through Arizona and New Mexico. In a
number of instances the railroads did
not charge for the conveyance of the
party, but the actual expenses of the
trip are said to have been close on to and
in excess of $4,000, and members of
Congress seem to think that the appro-
priations for the army were drawn on,
although it is not seen under what au-
thority of law this could be done. There
is talk of resolution of inquiry on the
subject being introduced"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

Stanley Matthews and Charles Foster
were the generally-recognized representa-
tives of Hayes at Washington during the
memorable winter of 1876 n. AS such.
they, on February 9th, 1877. issued
letter wherein occurred the following:
eve can assure you in the strongest
possible manner of our great desire to
have him Hayes adopt such policy as
will give to the people Of the States of
South Carolina and Louisiana the right
to control their own affairs in their own
way = 4 and to say further that from
an acquaintance with the knowledge of
Governor Hayes and his views, we have
the most complete confidence that such
will be the policy of his administration. "
On the same day Matthews addressed
a letter to s. B. Packard Rep.) who
then claimed to have been elected Cover
nor of Louisiana, and who did receive
several hundred more votes than the
Hayes electors. In 1t Matthews said:
without reference to the rightful-
ness of the origin of your title as Gov
ernor, | am of the opinion that the cir
cumstances are such that it will be out
of the question for Republican admin
istration to maintain it, as it must neceS-
sarily be, by force of Federal arms As
soon as existing military orders are with
drawn, the Nichols government will be-
come the only existing government, and
will have to be recognized then as such.
In the meantime it will be the duty of
the administration to take care that
staunch Republicans, like yourself,
against whom nothing disreputable can
be alleged, should not suffer, and should
receive consideration and position in
some appropriate way"
Matthews reward for these services is
to be a seat on the United States Su-
preme Court bench, if the Senate con-
sents
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

Grandfather Lickshingle came into the
office last night, says the Cincinnati En-
qutrer, and, after looking cautiously
around as if to reassure himself on some
point, said:
''Now that Sarah Bernhardt an Olive
Logan haz gone, l don't mind putin
you onto little episode that happened
at the Burnett House durin' Sarah's stay.
A trustworthy reporter was detailed
to attend to the old gentleman, and he
continued:
zone day Sarah KEN in from trip
over the Rhine, an when she got to her
room she found that she didn't have the
key to her door.
"'An' have yez lost yoor kay?" said
the chambermaid.
"Ouil OuiP exclaimed Sarah, in her
own delicious tongue; '0ut 0ui but no
mattaire, and DRAWN her skirts about
her she passed in through the keyhole.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

During the whole course of the Land
League agitation there have been but
five murders committed in Ireland.
The British Government has not been
able to find any more, after all that has
been said of the daily reign of murder"
on the island. The truth is, the English
conservative organs have been misrepre-
senting Ireland, exactly as the Northern
Republicans have misrepresented the
Southern people No such state of
affairs has existed in Ireland during the
agitation as has been described by the
London outrage organs. In the famine
years, from 1874 to 1861, there were
4,97s crimes committed in Ireland. of
which 127 were murders. During
the present agitation there has. there
fore, been acknowledgements of crime.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

The onslaught on IngersoH made by
Chief Justice Comegys at Wilmington,
Del. was from the bench, and the re-
marks were addressed to 8 grand jury.
Ingersoll had lately lectured in the place.
The Judge said: "Blasphemous language
was used near where we are assembled
By an audacious disciple of the defamers
of revealed religion. for the purpose of
exposing its doctrines to contempt and
ridicule; and, to what some consider the
reproach of the people of this city, no
man stepped forward to call him to ac-
count for his defiance of the law of the
State. | say to you that the law OF this
State is against the insulting Of God by
reproachful or derogatory language or
expressions, and exciting the passions
of the people by treating their
religion with contempt No com.
munity such as ours can exist as
moral organization, where men are al
lowed to speak without challenge against
the verv and only foundation upon
which it securely rests-the overrui-
ing power of God. When we de
throne His majesty and erect IN dis
place our own notions of right and wrong.
We shall soon pass into a state OF life not
restraining, but in effect promoting our
inherent propensity to evil, for no candid
man can pretend that our impulses are
not toward the qualification rather than
in restraint of our passions" His Honor
added that blasphemy was an ancient
common law offense, and was
also made a crime by a Della
ware statute as long ago as 1740. The
punishment until 1926 was the pillory, the
brand, and the whip. He said that In
gersoll might be arrested by any officer
without warrant, and added: cit is, l
hope, hardly necessary to say to this
community, and to assure the people OF
it, that if any one shall be convicted of
the crime of blasphemy there will be no
stint of the full measure of punishment
the law now prescribes. And we shall
in no wise be deferred from the perform
ance Of our duty by the sneers of the
devotees of any other faith than that of
the body of the people of this State, or
the depreeatory expressions of those who
think the right of free speech will be
infringed thereby"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

A suicide under very painful circum.
stances occurred the other day in the
express train running between Havre
and Rouen. On opening the door of a
coupe at the latter station, one of the
employees perceived a man lying on the
floor, bathed in blood, quite dead, and
with revolver at his side The corpse
was Immediately borne to private room,
and inquiries were instituted, which led
to the knowledge that the deceased was
NJ. Warenhorst, wealthy Havre mer-
chant, who married few years ago a
widow whose husband was supposed to
have been killed during the Commune.
A child was born, and the happiness of
the couple was complete, when, to their
horror, it was found that one of the am
nestled Communists, who had returned
in the Navarin, was this identical man.
The shock was too great. NJ. Warren
horst's brain was unable to bear it, and it
was while under the influence of his
first impulse of grief and shame that he
put an end to his own life.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

The alleged "party of morality" is
sperately anxious to preserve the in
tuition Of polygamy in this country.
nee that party has been in power the
ormons have spread over three terrific
Is and have carried their system of
3lygamy along with them in defiance
Federal laws, which to-day remain
executed and practically dead.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

COLoNIzING THE SOUTHWEST. "A par
y Of fifteen Maine men, representing a
alf million of capital, passed through
lhicago a few days ago on their way to
.rkausas and Texas. They will select
nd bargain for eligible sites for towns
nd settlements. 1t is proposed to send
ut large colonies from the East, and
arrangements viii be made by this adj
anee party for the incoming settlers.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

A writer in the ''home" column of an
Illinois paper has been to Washington,
and says: cat the hotel table / saw at
least half dozen Eastern Congressman
and their families eating meat stews,
potatoes and pie with the sharp edge of
the knife toward their mouths. / do not
believe there is family in the West fit
to provide Congressman that does not
know enough in eating to turn the dull
back of the knife to the mouth"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12


The Mormon President Taylor kindly
says that the saints will support the Ma
tional Government so long as certain OF
their principles, which he is careful not
to specify, are not interfered with. He
also says that he will use no hard words
against those foolish people. ignorant,
narrow-minded, degraded, wallowing in
iniquity and besmeared with corruption
Of every kind, who would ruthlessly
prescribe, prosecute and prosecute all
who cannot subscribe to their narrow,
cratic, unsupported ideas" President
Taylor's idea Of hard words is peculiar
one. If he endeavors to kick against
any laws of the country, we hope to see
him sat down upon most efectually.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

On Tuesday, in the House, an effort
was made to put an amendment on the
legislative bill providing that Senators
md Representatives, before drawing their
bay, should certify they have faithfully
attended the services Of their respective
branches, and when they could not thus
certify they were to have the pay for the
lays absent deducted from their monthly
Jay. OF course this proposition was
koted down. eleven of the jurymen had
ONE of the pork.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

Three young girls sliding swiftly down
a hill in Boston the other day saw q
sleigh and team in front of them, and a
collision seemed imminent. Fortu-
nately, one of the young ladies had the
presence of mind to smile, and the team
at once ran away. thus probably avoid.
ing a loss of life. %"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

Throughout the country fears are ex-
ressed that the grain and fruit crops
ext summer will be short, owing to the
Did weather experienced this winter.
ut, says the Albany Times. when We
member how much John Sherman did
r the crops during the last Presidential
mpaign, and realize that he still lives,
alters assume a more favorable and en-
Iuraging aspect.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

A. hundred and fifty thousand acres Of
land in Missouri have been sold to a
Scotch land company, and they win oe
lotted out to colony of Scotch farmers
who are coming over very soon. This
is land league which will doubtless be
worth millions to Missouri.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

London Truth reports: 1.-the land,
my friends, said an Irish orator-the
other day at a meeting, has belonged to
the people from the days of Adam.
Adam, indeed 7 replied voice in the
crowd: do not speak of him; he was
evicted from the Garden of Eden with
out compensation.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

A recent arrival at San Francisco from
Samoa reports the death of King Milae-
toa, on November 8. The country il
in a state Of anarchy, except the neutral
territory governed by the Consuls of the
United States, Germany and Great
Rritain
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

The KING OF Ashantee, a powerful
Prince, whose country borders the Gold
coast in Western Africa, has formally
declared war against England. This is
on account of the refusal of the Gov
ernor of the English Gold coast colony
to give up an Ashantee refugee chief.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12
TWO Organs

Regulate first the stomach, second the liver;
especially the first, so as to perform their
functions perfectly, and you win remove at
least nineteen twentIeths of all the ills that
mankind is heir to, in this or any other
climate. Hop Bitters is the only thing that
win give perfectly healthy natural action to
these two organs.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

In consequence of Turkeys necessi-
ties, the Porte is preparing new taxes,
including poll tax, and forced loan
from the inhabitants of Constantinople,
on the ground of their exemption from
military service in other parts of the en-
pire. The land tax is 10 be increased
and paid five years in advance.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

"A disease called winter cholera" has
( several weeks been creating consId-
sbIe uneasiness in Chicago. The doc
S are busy discussing it and disagree
!. about it, but the important fact is
aceded that it kills in a few hours.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

A man appeared in the Montreal court
last week as witness for widow who
was sued by a physician. The court took
a recess before he had finished his testi-
mony, and during that recess the widow
married the witness, and the whole of
his evidence was excluded.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

In San Francisco there are four
hundred places where opium is sold, and
each one of them receives an income
averaging seventy.five dollars day from
the outrageous and injurious traffic. The
opium habit is increasing all over the
country, and it is an evil no less terrible
than that of drunkenness.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

Miss Virgie Jackson, leading lady of
Snelbaker's Combination, while playing
in Pittsburg a few days ago, received a
telegram announcing that she inherited
$45, 900 by the death Of an uncle, mer-
chant in Rio Janeiro, South America.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

The vanguard Of a mob Of thieves has
ched Washington, to be on hand on
4th of March, and are doing q little
nething in their peculiar line, just to
p their hands in.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

A mob which had gathered around
the Los Angeles (Cal.) Jail, presumably
to lynch a murderer, was efectually
scattered by proposal to take up {
collection for the widow and orphans Of
the murdered man.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

Mr.. Hayes has pardoned Thos. Ryan,
Thos. III. Buchanan and John O'Leary,
who pleaded guilty of violating the cleo
ton law in New York, but who had not
been sentenced.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

''Vascoe; or, Until DEATH by Mrs. B.
NJ. Zimmerman, of Lake Irma, Florida,
win begin in the issue of the WEEKLY
NEWS of to-day.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

Faa2.-In 1872 Mr.. H. L. schreiner having
applied to Mr.. ]. P. Hale, OF New York, for
the agency Of our popular Southern GEN."
and being refused, then induced another
less honorable maker to furnish him with
bogus Southern Gems, which he sold and re-
commended. The public preferred the
genuine, aRd the sale Of the spurious was
not Immensely large.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

''Vascoe; or, Until Death, by Mrs. B.
M Zimmerman, of Lake Ima, Florida,
win begin in the issue of the WEEKLY
News Of to-day.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

sVascoe; OF. Until Death, by Mrs. B.
Zimmerman, of Lake Irma, Florida,
4 begin in the issue Of the WEEKLY
VS. Of today.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-12

1t does seem as II the millennium was
close at hand when the only man that ever
sold Bogus" pianos In Savannah has be-
come so far reformed in his principles and
habits as actually to pay 30 much per line
for the privilege OF decrying the very article
that he used to sell and recommend to his
friends.