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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10
A PLOT REVEALED.
Preparations for am Immense Ex-
press Robbery In Chicago.

Startling discoveries were made by
the police of Chicago Sunday morning in
consequence of the arrest of a we'll
known thief, named Sam Hanna.
Among other things learned were par
ticulars of an attempt to waylay and rob
the United States Express Company's
messenger on the Dubuque route, whose
safe on every trip contains all the way
from fifty thousand to half a mil
lion dollars. 1t seems that the
express company has been missing
packages of all kinds from the
delivery wagons. These robberies have
been going on for several weeks, and the
losses now amount to several thousand
dollars. Through Hanna's arrest Sun
day morning it was learned that the
driver was in the habit of posting Han
ma as to the route. and when the latter
was seen on the street corner the driver
would throw him packages. He dis
closed the secret to a chum, with whom
he subsequently had falling out. AS a
means of revenge the chum gave the po-
lice pointers. The driver was arrested,
and gave the plans of the contemplated
messenger robbery, which was to have
taken place in a dark neighborhood,
near the Clinton street depot, from
which these trains now leave.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10
a Nohhr Christening.


The New York Home Journal gives
the following account of recent christ
ening party in Hartford:
"About three or four hundred repre-
sentatives of Hartford, New York and
Boston society assembled at the house of
Charles Fl. Brainard on Capitol avenue,
Hartford, on the afternoon of the
10th Of May, to witness the
baptism of his granddaughter, the
infant child of Edgar T. Welles
and wife. The christening took place
in the large drawing room, which was
decorated with choice flowers from Kin
ner OF New York, and Spear of Hartford
At one end of the room were two large
pillars of lilies and roses, and between
them stood a baptismal font, four feet
high, composed entirely of Niphetos and
Lamarque rosebuds. In this stood sill
yer gilt bowl, containing water brought
from the river Jordan by the Hon. VIM.
Faxon. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Mr.. Miller, rector of st. Johns
Church, and the Rev. Mr.. Cotton,
brother law of Mrs. Welles. AT the
appointed hour, 4 o'clock, four ushers
led the procession into the presence of the
guests. The god-mothers came first in
single file, all dressed in white muslin
gowns, trimmed with roses. They were
Mrs. E. S. Clarke. of Boston. Mrs. Cotton
and Mrs W. r. Move, all aunts of the
baby. Then followed the bonnie with the
infant, and the godfathers, John Welles,
E. S. Clarke. and the Rev. Mr.. Cotton
The parents and grandparents came
last The baby wore a dress made by
Worth, of Paris. 1t was of sheer lawn,
over white silk, most deliberately trim
med with Mechlin lace and lilies of-the-
valley. On one shoulder of the dress
was a rosebud made of dia-
monds with leaves of emeralds,
and on the other shoulder a
golden buttercup. set with diamonds. A
pretty feature of the service was the
music, which was played in an under
tone during the service, all of the com.
pany joining in singing the doxology be-
fore the benediction. After the baptism
the two dining rooms were opened and
Habenstein served superb collation., at
which 'caudle' made from rare Eng
lish receipt was supplied. The child
received the name of Alice The gifts
were numerous, and among them were a
diamond bangle, several diamond and
ieweled rings, coral and gold beads, laces
and embroideries, cradle Of flowers
and numerous baskets of exotics The
entire house was thrown open during
the afternoon and evening, and rare
flowers were placed in every available
nook. Each guest was presented as a
souoenir with box of bon bons, on the
cover of which was photograph of the
happy child about whom all this festal
array was conferred
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10
The Brand Of raIsehoo, Burned IN.
From Mr.. Dnvis' Rise and Fau Of the
Southern Confederdcgn

From Mr.. Dnvis' Rise and Fan Of the
Southern onfederdcgn
Gen Sherman, in his Memoirs"
(Vol. IL, page 349), referring to con-
versation between himself and Gen.
Johnston at their first meeting, writes:
81 told him I could not believe that he
or Gen. Lee, or the officers of the Con-
federate army, could possibly be privy
to acts of assassination, but would not
say as much for JEFF. Davis, George
Saunders and men of his stripe"
On this | have but two remarks to
make: First, that | think there were few
officers in the Confederate army who
would have permitted such slanderous
imputation to be made by public enemy
against the Chief Executive of their gov
eminent. Second, that could not value
the good opinion of the man who, in re
gard to the burning of Columbia, made
a false charge against General Wade
Hampton. and, having left it to circu-
late freely for ten years, then in his
published memoirs makes this disgrace
full admission:
I'm my official report of this coufa-
grafton | distinctly charged it to Gen.
Wade Hampton, and confess / did so
pointedly, to shake the faith of his PEG.
pie in him." etc.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10

A SERIOUS CHARCOAL meeting of
the New York Chamber of Commerce
last week, Colonel Frederick A. Conk-
ling created a sensation by declaring that
one of the members of the Ways and
Means Committee of the House of Rep
reseptatives had been bribed Gin the sum
of 800, O00l to prevent legislation on the
sugar question. The money is alleged
TO have been paid by certain sugar mer-
chants in New York city. The report
of the committee on the main question
is very severe on ex-Secretary Sherman,
with which the chamber is at issue. In
his last communication to the chamber
he is charged with ''evading the ques-
ton, and in Saying what was not true. +"
Mr.. Phillips, one of the committee, said.
to sum it all up, che had exceeded his
duty as an executive officer and assumed
legislative powers, violating the plain
terms of law. and the Chamber of Com
merce should put itself on record in OPP
position to an act SO reprehensible."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10

The legislative bodies of the country,
according to the newspapers, are singu-
larry weak and inefficient. OF the Penn
sylvania Legislature, which was to ad-
journ yesterday, the Philadelphia ECen-
ing Neocs remarks that even the well III
tentioned men were powerless to control
the noisy factions, and allowed them
selves to be driven here and there by
bogus reformers, who assumed to repre-
sent popular alarms; which shows that
even honest, clear headed men, if lack
ing in aggressive force, do not make use
full legislators. In brief, says the Ne0s,
the Legislature has utterly failed in its
duty, and the session has been foolishly
frittered away for lack of moral strength.
The same will doubtless be said of the
New York Legislature when it adjourns
after its long sguabble over State
Senators, and, as we have already given
the press views of the recently adjourned
Illinois Legislature, it will be seen that
the Legislatures of the three most popu
lous States in the Union tall Republican,
arc severely castigated and denounced in
unmeasured terms by leading Republi-
can journals, not only as inefficient
and worthless, but as positively
factious, immoral and mischievous.
Thus it appears, according to their own
showing, that Republican administration,
whether small or great, local or general,
sectional or national, bear exactly the
same complexion-and that Republican
State Legislatures are but the reflex of
the grand central oligarchy at Wash
ingtOn.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10

Mr.. Tilden is credited with having
prophesied that Garfeld's would be the
stormiest administration this country
had ever witnessed. The prophecy
seems to be in course of fulfllment. Its
open war with Conkling and his faction,
and his ears filed with insidious tales of
corruption and disloyaltY on the part of
Blaine, it is industriously circulated that
Conkling, Grant & Co. will shortly be-
gin cruel war upon Garfield, and bring
back Boss Shepherd" to aid them
in a full expose of Garaeld's de
Golyer Pavement bride taking while
he was member of Congress. "When
rogues fall out" etc Great pains were
taken to cover up or explain away the
black charges of corruption against Gar
field by the famous Investigating Com
mittee" of the Forty Congress, and
after he was nominated for President
even tie Democrats grew mild upon the
subject. and ceased altogether upon his
election. Guilty he certainly was, in
their opinion, but that only fitted
him for high position in the Repub-
lican ranks, and now that he
was President, and possessed of un-
doubted ability. they would throw no
obstacle in his way of fair administra-
ton of the government. In his fight with
Conkling, therefore, as the least of two
evils, they confirmed the appointments
of Garfield, and though Conkling may
bring to his aid General Grant and his
cohorts, and though Blaine may be
thrown off by disaffection and disloyalty,
the Democrats will adhere to their
policy, and guide the storm to Republi-
can destruction.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10
The Mormon question is reviving aga

The Mormon question is reviving again
in certain quarters. We are glad, says
an exchange, that the Mormon EMISSION
aries" find no rest for the soles of their
feet in Germany, although it is good rid
dance to have them outside of the United
States. News has been received from
Berlin that every Mormon propagandist
who has been trying to make proselytes
will be expelled from the German EN-
pire AS this method Of procedure
could not be followed in this country.
the Methodist suggests the method of
political colonization. 1t says:
owe could, if we had the courage and
the purpose, check Mormonism at its
central seat by the use of the simple and
perfectly natural system of colonization.
In that way. in point of fact. Kansas
and Nebraska were made free States.
The Christian Church has the means, and
can lay it's hands on the necessary agents.
The work requires no high order of tai
ent. no great craftsmanship. The thing
to do is to put Christian Tor Gentile) vo
tiers into Utah and the threatened ada
cent Territories in such numbers as to
just simply outvote the Mormons. We
do not need to go abroad for the bulk of
these voters; they can be found at home.
Ten millions of dollars, wisely expend-
ed, would probably settle the Mormon
question.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10

BRITIsH GOLD. - English capital is
coming into this country seeking in
vestment in ways that may not ultimate
ly benefit itself or this country. To this
cause is largely due the recent unprece-
dented rise in certain railroad securities
and the consultations. By-and-by there
will come reaction. England is money
logged. London banks are choked with
money waiting for investment. Yet
the commerce, the manufacture,
the agriculture and the mines of Eng
land are all past their prime and
on their decline. Money flows there
because London is still the bank and
clearinghouse Of the world. But the
lack of profitable investment at home
leads English capital to take risks in this
country, and to pay prices that caution
does not justify. 1t is English capitalists
that are fighting the Southern extensions
and connections of the Baltimore sys-
tenn of roads, and zeal gets the better of
their Judgment, Baltimore Gazette.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10

During last week the births and deaths
in the city of New York numbered 422
and the deaths ego. This discrepancy,
says the Tribune, is rather greater than
the average, but there is always mark,
ed difference between the two figures.
The metropolis, like all large cities, is
an immense consumer of human life,
and would soon become depopulated if
it did not constantly draw upon the rural
districts for supply of fresh blood.
The deaths in year exceed the births
by about 10000. Looked at in
one light the city is an Unsuitable
devourer Of vital forces and
demands from the country 10, 600 human
beings every year to appease its appetite.
Its victims are sacrificed in thousand
ways, by overwork in the strife for
bread, by overworry in the mad struggle
for gain, by poisoned air, unWholes0me
food, vile drinks and adulterated drugs,
and perhaps, most of all by the great
friction, tension and competition of city
life, wearing out the human machine too
rapidly and causing it to break down
prematurely. Civilization has yet to
solve the problem of making the city as
healthy as the country.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10
Cotton Transportation DETECTION To
wards Lower Lines Of Latitude.
NetC York Commercial BuIEett7l.


The New Orleans PicGyun6 is arguing
to show that the tendency Of the cotton
movement towards the North Atlantic
ports has about reached its elimination,
and that causes are now actively at work
to produce such a reaction as will con.
fine transportation and the handling of
the staple to the cotton belt proper The
statistics which the writer brings to bear
on the subject certainly go far to justify
his deductions. The opening up of the
longitudinal railway system extending
down from the West into Arkansas and
Texas is shown to have greatly stimu-
lated the overland movement out of the
cotton belt; last year the figures reaching
/ ,134, 600 bales, or nearly 20 per cent of
the total production. Of this, GOO, 600
bales crossed the Mississippi at Hannibal
and passed through ST. Louis, and 161,-
600 were carried North from Cairo by
the land lines of transportation. Out of
the Gulf ports. This season, however,
there has been a marked change. Ac
cording to the Picayune:
1.-The crop has been augmented over II per
cent. vet the quantity of cotton carried over
the figures of last year to corresponding date,
The principal decrease in this direction has
been at St. Louis, where there has been w. eO
bales less cotton handled than last year. The
shipments through Louisville have also fallen
off SO 900 bales. On the other hand, there has
been an augmentation in the shipments via
Hannibal, and the Cincinnati Southern has
greatly increased the business OF the Ohio
metropolis AS q consequence Of this relative
decrease in the Northern-bound cotton BUSH
ness of the railways, the Gulf ports have en-
Iarged their receipts in exact proportion to the
aug mentation of the crop, and on this basis
ought to handle for the current season say
1900, 600 bales against 1855, coo during 1880 "
On the Atlantic seaboard it is also
shown that the tendency is towards
lower lines of latitude that is to say,
the five ports north of the Potomac hav.
ing this season received direct from the
points of production only AL 700 bales,
against 452, SIT in 1879 80-a falling off
of 40, 051 bales. On the other hand, the
Atlantic ports south of the Potomac
have handled 2,434, 643 bales-an en-
largement Of 25 per cent. over the figures
of last season. Norfolk has gained "a
per cent, Charleston 81, Wilmington so
and Savannah Is per cent In view of
these figures, our contemporary concludes
it Is satisfied that this DETECTION of the
cotton trade toward lower lines of lati.
tude will not be temporary, but it Is the
beginning of reaction which will turn
the movement back into its normal
channels. The necessities which i'm.
PEELED the railways to haul cotton against
the trade draft at starvation rates no
longer exist, and with the new business
to be opened up by the extension of the
lines to the Pacific coast and across the
Rio Grande, the natural laws of com
merce will be allowed to direct the sta
pie to the best neighboripg seaboard
market.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10
John Chinaman.

While in Hong Kong, writes cores
pendent, | accepted the invitation of
Consul MosbY to visit the steamship
Gaelic and see how Cinnamon were
shipped to the United States There
were 459 men aud one woman. The
Cinnamon were all on deck with a rope
stretched around them. At desk near
by were three officers, the doctor, the har-
bor-master, and the United States Con-
sui. These Cinnamon had bought their
tickets. but, unless they could pass the
doctors inspection, the harbor-master
would not stamp their ticket, and if the
harbormaster would not stamp their
ticket, the United States Consul would
not stamp their ticket, and if
the Consul did not stamp their
ticket, the 5Iail Company would
not take it. These Cinnamon
had their clothes unbuttoned and laid off
down to their waists. The doctor ex-
amined every one honestly and faith
fully, and did not object to single one
Every one was in good state of health.
On the doctors certificate the harbor
master stamps the ticket, and on his Ger,
tificate the American Consul also stamps
the ticket. and on his stamp the Captain
takes It, Before woman can be shipped,
she has to 60 down to the To Wah Hos
pital and have stamped on her arm a
certificate that she was a proper
person to come to America. All
the precautions that laws have fixed,
as far as the examinations of China
men, are honestly carried out under
the present administration, or were on
that trip. l was anxious to see some
evidence of careless manner of doing
it. / must say they carefully did it.
While these Cinnamon were all in the
string | came in and looked at them. One
of them said: Halo, Mister, l sable
your builder. He marry up in Slacla-
mento." | said, "John what do you
known" He said, Il live in Slaclamento
eight year; make So. 900; come home;
I catchee two wives; l lose all; now / go
back again" l said, 'Kearney will
catch you and hang you" He said,
ooh, no; me go and do Kearney's wash
ing" Most of them were Chinese who
were returning to the United States.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10

The Philadelphia EoenGng Neacs, a
stalwart organ, says ''The star route
thieves should be rigidly prosecuted and
punished; but it is passing strange that
the only person capable of detecting
their guilt or urging their prosecution is
bitter Democrat, who has heretofore
shown great readiness to use his powers
to shield Democrats and punish Repub-
licans." 1t is rather strange that q
Democrat like A. NJ Gibson, who, it
will be remembered. was so conspicuous
in exposing the Credit Mobilier frauds,
should be employed by President Gar
field to track the star-route thieves; but
the fact only goes to show that he can
find no man in his own corrupt party
whom he is willing to trust with the
business. President Garfield has a
lively recollection of Gibson's enterprise
and sagacity as prober of official cor
ruption.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10
Panama Protocol.

The Panama Star and Herald publishes
the following resume of the leading
points of the protocol, said to have been
signed by the representatives of Colon
bia and the United States at New York
"Ships of war and military conveys of
the United States may, in peace or war,
pass free through the canal without pay
ment of tolls By common consent both
governments will select in territory in
the isthmus places appropriate for forts,
arsenals, coaling depots and naval store
houses. In time of peace there shall be
no military force on the isthmus beyond
that indispensable for the repair and pre-
servation of such forts, arsenals, etc. In
case the neutrality of the canal should be
threatened, the United States are author
lied to take military occupation of the
isthmus, and Colombia will be obliged
to cooperate Ships of war and military
expeditions of all other nations except
the United States will have no right to
pass through the canal in time of peace.
Nevertheless, the two nations may, by
mutual understanding, permit the inno-
cent use of the highway to such ships
and expeditions. Colombia undertakes
not to enter into negotiations concerning
the canal, or alter the rules and regula-
tions governing it, without previous ac-
cord with the United States"
The Star and Herald adds: "The pro-
tocol has been disapproved by the Co.
lombian Senate. Deichman, United
States Minister to Colombia, and author
of the protocol, is furious. The govern
ment, Senate, press and people have
unanimously denounced the protocol"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10

An AMUSING MISTAKE. - A Wash
ington dispatch says: "a few days
ago Senator Conger, of Michigan, called
at the house of Mr.. Blaine after business
hours, expecting to find him at home.
Mr.. Blaine, however, had been detained
at the State Department. Mr.. Conger
requested that the telephone be used to
ascertain when the Secretary would get
home. The servant, who misunderstood
Mr.. Conger when he gave his name,
went to the telephone, signaled the State
Department, and gravely informed Mr.
Blaine that Mr. ConbIing was at his
house, very DESTROYS to see him. and
would like to know when he would be
home. Mr.. Blaine was thunderstruck.
He knit his brows, ran his hands
through the remnants of his hair, and
requested that the name OF the gentle
man who wanted to see him should be
repeated. "Conkling, came back again
through the telephone. "Conkling,"
repeated the Secretary, soto Uoce, what
can he mean2" and still doubling, the
suggestion was made that there must be
some mistake. Mr.. Conger was then
appealed to to know if he had not said
his name was Conkling, and he then
pronounced it intelligibly enough to be
understood by the able domestic, who
sent it this time all right through the
telephone, and Mr.. Blaine was relieved
of any fears he had as to the presence of
his arch enemy in his household.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10

Said the New York Times few days
ago: "The Democratic party in Arkansas
is in fair way to be permanently divided
on the same issue which has split the
Virginia Democracy" that is. the State
debt question. Such division has been
threatened, but is not imminent. Mr..
Fishback, the leader of the amend
ment" or ''Readjuster" wing of the par
ty, has recently written a letter to the
Little Rock Gazette. which represents
the non-amendment wing, that he will
support 'the ticket, platform and all, ="
Of the next Democratic convention,
whether opposed to the constitutional
amendment or not, and the Gazette re-
spends that it intends to make mo fight
outside of the Democratic ranks"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-10

BORN TO GOOD LUCK.-An interesting
incident occurred on board the steamer
Germanic during the passage from Liv-
erpool to New York. One of the cabin
passengers, among whom were William
FL. Vanderbilt, J. X. Vanderbilt and
Capt j. Fl Vanderbilt, uncle of the
former, tells an interesting story of a
poor, friendless woman in the steerage
who gave birth to a child when the ship
was three days out, and who was made
happy and comfortable by the kindness
and generosity of Mr.. William H. Van
derbilt and others. A purse of $500
was presented her, and letter was given
by Mr.. Vanderbilt. calling upon the New
York Hospital managers to see that the
poor woman received, at his expense;
the best of care. The mother, Mrs
Margaret Phillips, is a Welsh woman,
and was on her way alone to join her
husband in this country. She was over
joyed at the sympathies enlisted in her
behalf. and was particularly delighted
when the Rev. Dr. Satterlee christened
her baby MARY Germanic Vanderbilt
Phillips" after the steamer and her gen.
erous benefactor. Captain Vanderbilt
became godfather to the child and Mrs.
George Evans godmother.