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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26
Nathan Clifford.

4 brief telegram announces the death
of the venerable Nathan Clifford, of
Maine, Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States. For months
the aged jurist had been mental and
physical wreck, and his death was daily
looked for Appointed by President
Buchanan, he was the senior member of
the high tribunal.
Reared in the old-time school of con-
servatism, he fulfilled the duties of his
office with dignity worthy of the earlier
sages that made the Supreme Court the
sheet anchor of our liberties. As Presi-
dent of the electoral commission, Jus
tice Clifford was a central figure in
the memorable scenes of the
winter of 1876 and n. In that
position he was true to his record and
earned the thanks of patriots for his
answering devotion to liberty and law,
and. though his influence was powerless
to move the partisans that sat with him,
he earned the grateful remembrance of
pOsterity.
His death leaves Mr.. Justice Field the
sole member of the Supreme Bench to
whom the people can look with assurance
for conservative treatment of the ap-
peals, of late grown so frequent, by
reason of the partisan legislation of the
Republican party, which has set at
naught the traditions and teachings of
our fathers. To those Justice Clifford
paid a lifelong devotion, and his death
is, by reason of his singular loyalty. the
more to be deplored.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26
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dwelling of the Statue to General
Mcpherson.

"A handsome statue of General J. B.
Mcpherson was unveiled Friday at Clyde,
Ohio. Twenty-one Grand Army posts
were present and large number of SOL
diers and citizens. The statue is a gift
of the Society of the Army of the Ten
nessee. The procession was nearly
mile long and IS, 900 people were in the
audience. Ex-President Hayes called the
assemblage to order and made brief adj
dress, recalling the tragic death OF
General Mcpherson seventeen years ago
on the battlefield at Atlanta.
He also made alusion to the
absence of the President, who,
before he was wounded, intended to be
present General Sherman, assisted by
Rebisso, the artist, then withdrew the
large flag from the statue, and the bat
terry fired salute. Elk President Hayes
then read letter from President Gar
field dated Washington, June %. 1t
was an answer to a letter of invitation
from the local committee. General
Sherman then spoke at considerable
length, and, in an allusion to President
Garfield, said the President had sent the
following message! God bless them
all; ask General Sherman to say that in
my every day of pain l have thought of
them and the hope 1 had to have been
with them. In my sufferings l feel
that the dear old State is behind me"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
Highly Satisfactory 10 the "Ans''-
The Bangor COllectorship "A Conn
mission withheld.

A Washington special says: IF the
talk of some of the Presidents Cabinet
advisers can be accepted as an index of
the future policy of the administration,
a very large class of Republican office.
seekers who are only waiting for the
President to recover from his wound
before renewing their efforts to GUST one
of the ms and step into the place thus
made vacant, are going to be very much
disappointed. There has been a COM
plete change Of views in regard to rota-
ton in office during the last thirty days,
and members of the Cabinet who have
been considered as supporters of the
Republican machine are now pronounced
IN their opposition to turning out one
set OF OtticeholdeTs merely to enable
another set to come in. 1t is current
talk among the pronounced friends of
Secretary Blaine that he no longer be-
lieves in the wholesale removals from
office, and will strenuously advocate the
enforcement of civil service regulations.
A few days before the President was shot
Mr.. Smith, the Collector of Customs at
Bangor, Me-, whose commission does not
expire for about two years, was notified
that he could vacate his Office, and that
Corporal Davis, the unsuccessful Repub-
lican candidate for Governor at the last
election, had been appointed his success
sor. This change was brought about by
Secretary Blaine and Senator Hale for
purely political reasons. This pro-
posed change was not regarded favora
bly, at the Treasury Department.
On the advice of Secretary Window the
President only a day or two before he
was shot directed that the commission of
MIR. Davis, which had been signed.
should be withheld for few days. The
commission has not been forwarded, and
it is not likely 10 be now, for reasons
BhlSn are entirely satisfactory So
strong has the impression been made
upon the mind of Secretary Blaine that
the attempt to kill the President was the
outgrowth of the "spoils" system in
politics that his friends say now that he
will not give his good offices in the flu
ture towards supplanting officials who
have good records as efficient public SER
wants merely to please or crafty some
political friend. 1t is said that Secretary
Blaine can afford now to take an adj
vanced position on this question, in view
of the generally accepted fact that he
has buried forever all aspirations to
wards becoming General Garheld's sue
cessor in the White House"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26
Vice in the Departments The Fruits
of Radical RuIe.

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Sun presents a terribly sad
picture of the corruption and vice that
at present exists in the departments OF
the national capital, and he asserts that
Secretary Window is the single Cabinet
officer who is pronounced in favor OF q
speedy and radical reform of the civil
service. This conclusion on the part OF
the Secretary is not inspiration proceed
ing from the attempt TO kill the Presi-
dent. but the Secretary of the Treasury
has found that the larger part of his
time and nearly all his patience are ex-
hausted in giving heed to applicants for
office, and he lifts his hands in amaze
ment at the practice and facts which it
required no effort on his part to find
out, connected with the manner appoint
ments have been made and the way par
ties have been kept in Office.
The correspondent, whose letter occu-
pies conspicuous prominence on the
editorial page of the Sun, states that
could everything be laid bare relating to
the appointments in Washington, the
unsuspecting portion of the people
would be appalled,. mot only" he
writes, els there incompetence in the
public service, but immortality, vice,
wickedness. What would simple
minded people probably say were they
told that the wages of sin are borne on
the pay rolls of departments; that ap-
pointments are made and persons kept in
office on grounds that would put to shame
the face of virtue and shock every
true moral SENTIMENT Not only do
these things exist, but to an extent that
few outside of Washington suspect. 1t
is difficult TO describe the real state Of the
case. The ramifcations of these things
are so extensive that it would be difficult
to say with any certainty where they do
not reach. They permeate the entire
public service at Washington. The
readers that would not be shocked at a
recital of even part ef the the truth are few.
Indeed, the truth cannot be told. "
This is a terrible picture graphically
presented, and we have no doubt of its
truth. 1t is time for correction, and it is
to be hoped that an administration that
has shown determination to weed out
aud bring to justice the thieving crew
who have fattened on the plumber of
postal contracts, will exert like deter
mination in cleaning the departments of
those who hold place at the sacrifice of
virtue, and whose wages are the wages
of sin.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26

A TALK WITH THE MAYOR OF Mon
RovA-T. G. Fuller, the Mayor of
Monrovia, Liberia, who has been visiting
this country, sailed from New York for
Monrovia few days ago. Before leaving
he was interviewed with regard to
Liberia and its prospects. He says the
climate is most beautiful, and would be
perfectly healthy il the country was
cleared. The temperature the year
round in Monrovia seldom varies more
than five degrees. the thermometer
ranging from so oSs degrees. He thinks
the advantages to be derived by this
country from trade with Liberia would
be great, as he regards Liberia as the
natural outlet for the productions Of
Africa, and through it trade might be
carried on with the interior. But at pre-
sent he admits there is but very little
immigration. From seventy-five to one
hundred immigrants arrive from the
United States annually, and that is about
all the immigration they have. Mr..
Fuller SAYS he is confident that if Ameri-
cans would establish cotton mills in
Liberia they would be a success. For
eigners, he says, have all the rights OF
citizens in thecountry, and though no Que
but black man can become a citizen at
present, this would not be any detriment
to the carrying on of business there by
white men.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26
A WESTERN RniIroad FnternrIse.

Among the great enterprises of the
West is the extension of the Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad from Denver, Col. ,
through the whole length of New Mexico
to Ell Paso, Tex, and thence across the
Rio Grande through the Mexican Re-
public. The total length of the road
when completed will be over four thou
sand miles, of which twenty-four hun
bred miles will be in Mexico and sixteen
hundred miles in the States of the Union.
The work of construction is going on
simultaneously in the States and in
Mexico, thirteen hundred hands be-
ing employed in building the road
from Denver to Ell Paso, and nineteen
hundred in Mexico. The total number
of hands now at work on the line is
therefore fully thirty-two thousand. Ac-
cording TO Ex-Governor Hunt, of Colo
RADIO, who has Just returned from a sur
vey of the operations in Mexico, it is not
true that any part of the Mexican peo-
pie is opposed to this great railroad en-.
terprise. The government favors it. the
influential classes do all they can to aid
it, and the industrial population find
profit in it. The only drawback Is the
scarcity of timber, which has to bstraRss
ported from Louisiana and Florida, whiie
all the other railroad material has to
come from the United States.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26


In a recent lawsuit in New York, for
recovery on a policy of insurance, it
was commended by the insurance COM
psny that the claim was barred by a
provision inserted in the text of the
policy. The claimant contended that he
h4d seen no such provision, but on ex-
aiming the policy the words in ques-
ton were found printed thereon in q
very small sized type so as not to attract
attention save upon close scrutiny.
Hence the importance of giving all in
sursnce policies careful examination. A
case similar TO the above, induced the
Legislature of Virginia, few years ago,
to enact that all insurance policies
printed in a type smaller than ''long
primer, which is three sizes larger than
that used for this article, should be null
and void in that State.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26
Mr.. COnkIirg's Exit-The Next Con.
Baltimore sun.


With the election of Hon. L. G. Ian.
ham to the United States Senate very
conspicuous figure disappears from pub
lie life For nearly twenty years Mr..
COnkling has, by his zeal and ability as
party leader, succeeded in attracting a
good deal of attention to himself His
influence as a politician was heightened
by somewhat imposing personal pres
ence and a certain ali. of superiority,
which served him well in popular assem-
blies, and even on the floor of the Senate.
especially when the galleries were crowd
ed with his friends and admirers. His
consummate skill in directing the ma
chinery by which political conventions
are controlled might have kept him in
the Senate for many years if his ambi-
ton had not o'erleap't itself" In
striving to pave the way for
the Presidential nomination in 1884
he has secured the post of pri-
vate citizen. The election of Mesrss.
Miller and Lapham to the Senate creates
two more vacancies in the New York
delegation in the House of Representa-
tives-Hon. Fernando Wood, of the
Ninth district, died some months ago;
Hon. Levi P. Morton, of the Eleventh
district, has been appointed Minister to
France, and Hon. Warner Miller of the
Twenty second district, and Hon. E. G.
Lapham, of the Twenty-sevenlh district,
have been elected to tue Senate. These
vacancies have occasiOned some specula-
ton as to the balance of political parties
IN the next Congress. The two Senators
elect represent Republican dis
tricts, but the bitter feud between
the factions at Albany may be
carried into the campaign when the
special elections are held to choose their
successors, and Mr.. NIorton's district is
REGARDED as doubtful when contested by
Republican candidate less popular than
himself. If there were no vacancies of
contested seats the next House of Repre-
sentatives would stand 151 Republicans,
131 Democrats, 8 Creenbackers and 2
Readjusters. Since the election the
Republicans have lost 8 members.
namely: Conger, of Michigan; Frye, of
Name, and, as already shown, Miller,
Lapham and Morton, of New York. The
Democrats have lost two members by
death-Mr. Wood, of New York, and
Mr.. O'Connor, of South Carolina. A
successor has been elected to Mr. Con-
ger, so that the Republicans now have
TAT members. This is an exact quorum
of the House, and the loss or absence of
one member in this status of the House
would make it impossible for the Repub-
licans to organize the House without the
assistance of one or more of the Green
hackers or Readjusters. As the Repub-
licsns, however, are likely to fill all or
nearly all of their vacancies, this cOntin
gency is scarcely worthy of considera.
ton. The Republican majority, how
ever, will be at all events very small
one, and there is, therefore, strong pro-
liability that the next Congress will be a
very conservative ore.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26


1t is announced in Philadelphia pOliti-
cal circles that Mayor King will shortly
appoint several cOlored policemen, and
it is discussed by politicians as a revOlu-
ton in Pennsylvania politics. The Phila-
delphia Times advocates the plan, how
ever, and says; The votes of the color
ed race hold the balance of power be-
tween the two parties in Republican
Philadelphia They have been lavishly
promised political honors by the Repub-
licsns in every election contest, aud their
votes have been, as a rule, cast soIidly
for the candidates of that party; but had
Mayor Stokley. a partisan Republican
Mayor, appointed black man to his pc.
lice force, he would have had a volcanic
eruption among the spoilsmen of his or
ganization.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26
GLADSTONE TO MRS. GARFIELD
Gracefully Expressed sympathy of
the English Premter-TOuching
Response By Mrs. GaTleId

WASHINGTON, July %. - Secretary
Blaine received to day a dispatch from
Minister Lowell covering the following
cordial greeting from Mr.. Gladstone TO
Mrs. Garfield:
LONDON, July 21.-DEAR MADAM
You will, / am sure, excuse me, though
personal stranger, for addressing YOU
by letter to convey to you the assurances
of nv own feelings and those of nv
countrymen on the occasion of the late
horrible attempt to murder the President
of the United States in a form more pal
pable at least than that of messages con-
veyed by telegraph. Those feelings have
been feelings in the first instance of SYM
pathy, and afterward of Joy, and thank
tulness almost comparable, and venture
to say, only second to the strong emo
tons of the great nation of which he is
the appointed head. Individually l
have, let me beg you to believe, had
my full share in the sentiments
which have possessed the British
nation. They have been prompted and
quickened largely by what l venture to
think is the ever growing sense of mar
mony and mutual respect and affection
between the two countries, and of a re-
lationshlp which from year to year be-
comes more and more a practical band
of union between us, but they have also
drawn much of their strength from
cordial admiration of the simple heroism
which has marked the personal conduct
of the President, for we have not yet
wholly lost the capacity of approaching
such an example of Christian faith and
manly fortitude. This exemplary pic
ture has been made complete by your
own contribution to its noble and touch
ing features, on which only forbear to
dwell, because | am directly addressing
you. / beg to have my respectful COM
pliments and congratulations conveyed
to the President, and TO remain, dear
madam, with great esteem, your most
faithful servant, W. E. GLADSTONE.
In reply to this, Secretary Blaine to-
night telegraphed as follows:
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 22.-LOaoeH,
Minister, London : l have laid before
Mrs. Garfield the note of MIR. Gladstone
just received by cable. am requested
by her to say that among the many thou
sand manifestations of interest and ex-
pressions of sympathy which have
reached her none has more deeply touch
ed her heart than the kind words of Mr..
Gladstone. His own solicltude and CEN
dolence are received with, gratitude. But
far beyond this she recognizes that Mr..
Gladstone rightfully speaks for the peo-
pie of the British Isles, whose sympathy
in this national and personal aff1iction
has been as quick and sincere as that of
her own countrymen. Her chief pleas
ure in Mr. Gladstone's cordial letter is
found in the comfort which it brings to
her husband. The President is cheered
and solaced on his painful and weary
way to health by the many messages of
sympathy which in his returning strength
he safely receives and most gratefully
appreciates. BLAINE, Secretary.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26

Maine, Vermont, Florida, Mississippi
and Arkansas are the only States brew
ing no beer. New York leads; then
come Pennsylvania, Ohio. Wisconsin,
Illinois, Missouri, Massachusetts,. Its
use is apparently constantly increasing.
Two hundred new breweries were estab-
lished during the year ending May LIST,
1881. While the sale of beer in the
United States in 1877 was only 8, 752, O0C
barrels, the total sales for the year end
ing May LIST, 1881, amounted to IA. 1876.
466 barrels, an increase of 4. 373, 4S6 bar.
rels in i've years, or an average annual
increase of about 200, 900 barrels, and
an increase over 1880 of 1924, 500 bar.
rels.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26
During the last sixteen wears the p

OuIluS lu6 last slAtCcu years INC pSO'
pie of the United States have paid
=, 764, 435, 900 in interest on the national
debt. They have also paid $75S. 657, 395
on the principal, or an aggregate pay
ment of s.. 523, O92, 395. The debt could
be entirely wiped out by 1896 if the peo-
pie should pay each year, from now I'M
til then, sum equal to the average an
nual payments during the past fifteen
years. The debt per capita in 1866 was
SIS %, and the amount of interest to be
paid per capita per annum 81 20. Now
the debt per capita is $37 "A, and the an
nual interest to be paid per capita is
81 Sc. Some of the princes of finance
in Europe open their eyes at this show
ing, admit its correctness, and say they
cannot understand how it could have
been accomplished.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26
The Trade Balance.

The prospect of an adverse balance OF
trade is just now exciting alarm in some
quarters. On this subject a contempt
rary observes; Even those who in
their calm moments know better, are
now and then thrown into spasms of
alarm about drain Of gold just as
men who know better are sometimes
nervous when they see the new moon
over the left shoulder. There is not the
least danger that any country will for any
length of time be deprived of its distribu-
tive share of gold, unless it is foolish
enough to expel its gold, and prevent 1t
from coming back by making excessive
use of paper substitutes for gold; and the
principal countries of Europe are in no
great danger of going to excess in this
direction. The distribution of gold may
be disturbed temporarily, but the evil is
speedily remedied by the operation of
natural law. The country which has an
excess will become a good country to
sell in, and the country which mas oen-
cient supply will become good country
to buy in. Thus the gold balance will
turn in favor of the country which
is short of gold, and against the
country which is over supplied. and so
remain until the balance is made true.
If any man had said three years ago that
Europe could send $40, 900, 900 of gold
to this country in less than three years
and hardly feel the loss, he would have
been booked by most commercial men
and financiers as a sort of lunatic. And
yet that very thing has occurred. Who,
then, will venture to assert that it is i'm
possible for Europe to part with $780,
600, 900 more gold without going to the
bad? After what has happened, we
need not be greatly surprised if we wit
80 1rsn1 -
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26
Frightful Results of the Minnesota
Tornado.
Hartford Times.


One eloquent testimony to the terrible
character of the tornado that leveled so
great part of the little city Of New Ulm,
in southern Minnesota, is the circum-
stance that of the survivors of that awful
hour, no fewer than six have become mani.
acsl This is highly suggestive If but one
person had been crazed by the horrors of
that visitation, the circumstance would
have been charged TO the nervous and
excitable nature of the unfortunate indI-
vidual; if two persons had suffered, it
might have been deemed q notable fact.
and been ascribed, perhaps, in each case.
TO the same cause. But when six persons
men and women-are made MANAGES by
the cyclone and its accomplishments, the
fact assumes the character of a fearful
testimony to such appalling experiences
as may well unsettle the wits of almost
anybody. And few persons, outside Of
the people of the doomed town, can have
any adequate conception of a scene
which, in its intense and complicated
horrors, was probably only surpassed by
some historic city destroying earthquake
Two hours before the sunset time The re-
gion was darkened by two vast black
clouds, rushing together TO meet almost
over the devoted town. The darkness
of thick night quickly settled down,
broken only by vivid, rapid, and
startling flashes of lightning. Rain
came down in cataracts, and the
crashing peals of thunder were almost
continuous. The town was repeatedly
set on fire, at various points, by the
swiftly following bolts of lightning, and
as often the flames were extinguished by
the floods of rain. One building-the
railway depot-was struck three times.
In the midst of the darkness, the rain
flood and the lightning bolts, came the
cyclone, tearing a hundred or more
buildings to pieces, hurting the broken
timbers and the human beings to con-
siderable distances, killing thirty or forty
people outright, manning and wound
ing as many more. and SCATTERING or in
juring every house in the city. No
wonder six survivors of that experience
were made maniacs.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-07-26

Low PRICES FOR VEeETABLRs.-The
extremely low prices received in New
York by Long Island farmers this season
will cause many of them this fall to sow
more winter grain and seed down in
grass more land than heretofore. Pota-
toes were never finer, and are now being
dug in large quantities. Two dollars
per barrel is the highest price yet OBJ
tanned for them, and from that down to
81 %. Some farmers last week sold
whole loads of beans for twelve cents
per bushel, it costing nearly that to pick
them, while others, unable to obtain
even that price, cut the bag strings and
allowed the Italian women and others to
carry them AWAY Y. Sun.