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Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19
Tuesday, Dec. 19, 1882.


 The most important experiment in electric lighting which has besn made in this country is that now going on in New York city under the direction of MT. Edison. How success full this experiment has been or is likely to be cannot now be told with certainty, for the officers of the Edison company have not made public what they have discovered dur- ing the trial.
 But though the managers of the experi- ment are silent, the Sun, which shines for all, has turned it's light upon the problem, with some apparently important results. It points out that the question of cost is now the main one not merely with those who supply the light but also with consumers. There are, besides, grave mechanical difficult ties to be surmounted. These relate to the maintenance of the current and uniformity of the electrical supply and the Sun gets hints that they have not been overcome. It says The indications are that the company is running against snags, and that there is not much chance of it's ever realizing the sanguine hopes of those who expected great things from it either as stockholders or con- sumers. We should not be surprised to hear as much as that generally acknowledged be- fore long. Indeed, it would not be wonder ful if the failure of the experiment was soon granted, at least far as tke ability to SUD- ply the light continuously and with uniform ity over 8 large district for domestic purpos- es at cheap price Is concerned.
 In London and Paris strenuous efforts have been made to utilize electricity for gen. l eral illuminating purposes, but no great suc- cess has been reported. Tho Sun puts the ! matter fairly when it says: Neither here nor n Europe, after years of experiment. and in- vestigation by multitude of inventors and physicists, and after the concentration of scientific thought on the problem, has there been made more than very slight progress in | adapting the electric light to ordinary do- nestle and business uses, or, in other words, in enabling it to compete successfully and generally with gas. It has unquestionably conquered a field of its own, but it is Him. tied field in comparison with that held by Illuminating gas. It has not proved itself & competitor of which the gas manufacturers have any present occasion to be in fear. It has not lessened the consumption of their product, nor has it cut down their profits. demand for it is greater than ever, and that simply for illumination.
 All this is encouraging to those who have money invested in the manufacture of gas. It is certain that the electric light has not yet satisfied the expectations of those who have been the most sanguine concerning it. And when it does it may not interfere very seri- ouslv with pag
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19
SIfADOwY.

MoStaggert Con his way home, having jumped over the shadows of the lamp posts, etc., brought up by that of the kirk steeple) ''O-h!" (Pause) Ne mind 'Sh no help for it." CPulls up his pants) Shall have to wade finish. ''-Pmnch.
 It is said Jay Gould is looking for ilIustra- tions for the tombstone to be erected upon the new $40, 900 plat bought at Woodlawn cemetery. How would shorn lamb do :? It would be kind of suggestive of life's work, and melancholy enough for tombstone.- Ct5cGg0 Inter Ocean.
 We never have had the experience. but we should think it would roil an editor fearfully aftec he had worked most of the day getting up an editorial declaming that 8 man is bet ter of for being married, to go home and be jawed because he forgot to bring two dozen clothes pins, or some such thing. .-tSonoer0iile Journal.
 countryman stepped into Broad street fruit store and invested in nickel's worth of chestnuts In half an hour he returned and handed the proprietor one of the nuts. What does this mean ?'' asked the dealer Well, remarked the customer, 'that is the only sound chestnut found in the pint, and 30 thought you had put it in by mistake. I am an honest man and don't want to take a mean advantage of fellow. .'-AUae7oS Ca ) B0nne7.
 A Philadelphia man who went west to grow up with the country has returned with some stories illustrating how it was that he failed to keep up. He says that night overlook him while he was hunting in the mountains and he went to sleep in tree to keep out of reach of the wolves. Early on the next rorning he ayers, some workmen told him tp come down and finish his nap on the court house steps, as they wanted to turn the tree into fagpole for the hotel across the way.
 A saddle colored lady-Miss Matilda Snow ball-was walking down Austin avenue when Uncle Nose, who was walking up the street looking at the circus pictures over his shouI- der, ran against her. Before he had time to apologize she said, ''You good for muffin ole niggah, you forgets dat I'se a 'spectable lady" Hits mighty hard" said the old man, shaking his head, 'hit's mighty hard ter forgit what you never knowed before, but Pu try, Matildy, I'll try."-Teras iSift- 5ngs.
 Eiaker of this bad segar
 Roller of this 1.-two for -hve'
 How wonder who you are,
 Whence your "baccy' you derive.
 Is it straw from summer shsaves,
 Garnered heath the harvest moon?
 Can it be the autumn leaves,
 Desccated by the noon?
 Or the humble cabbage leaf,
 Wrapped about with paper brown,
 Filling all my heart with grief,
 Mid the pleasures of the town?
 -Neao Orleans Picdytute.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19
Andrew Goodman.
 8S Crown Street. M ERRY CHRISTMAS Fine Holiday Goods,
CON SISTING OF Tov,oa3oo o,,1 EYJDry1a nronoaa

 Porto Rico Jamaica and Florida Oranges. Extra large Valencia Oranges only 25c per dog. R2ieins Citron, French and Turkish Prunes, Paper Shell Almonds, Brazil Filberts, English Walnuts, Hickory and Pecan Nuts.
 Extra large Layer Figs. 200 per lb. Extra Catawba and Malaga Grapes. Holiday Cakes from the celebrated bakery of Auger Bros viz: Extra sl ice Nuts, Anise Seed Biscuit, Cocoanut, Chocolate and Almond Mace, Maccaroons. Honey Cake of every description. Bakers Chocolate, German Sweet Chocolate and Chocolate Menier
 Christmas Candles of all sizes.
 Canned Goods of every description at lowest price. Neufchatel, Swiss Edam. sapsago Factory Cheese Imported Maccaroni and Vermiceln. Fine Greening and Baldwin Apples. Al6ens Evaporated Apples and Peaches. Nice Butter, Az lbs. for $1.
 Fine Butter 35c h., lbs for $1 Also extra fine Creamery Butter constantly on hand The very best Sweet Cider expressly made for us Mince Meat and Preserves of all kinds. Genuine Rock and Rye 65c per bottle. Champagne, Claret, Cognae Brandy. Cherry Wine Port Wine, Madeira Wine, Sherry Wine. Angelica Wine. German Rhein Wine 45c bottle, $4. 75 case. Call and see us before making your purchases.
 ANDREW GOODMAN, No. ss orownst-. Bet Church and Temple sts., Goodman's Building Union copy. de16
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19
A Good Man and am Editor.

We learn from our New Orleans exchanges that Mir. J. c. Dinnies for many years edito- rially and otherwise connected with the Com me1ciaL Bulletin, and Price Current, of that city, has retired from professional life as journalist. We have known Mir. Dinnies for many yeats, having met him in our boyhood. He was then, as he was long afterward, one of the most accurate, profound and scholarly of men. Though devoted to what men call dry statistics and kindred commercial topics, he had a nature full of enthusiasm and a soul full of truest poetry. Religion was to him pillar of fire by night and golden cloud by day, perpetually guiding his pilgrimage. more dutiful, pure minded, highly gifted gentleman we never met. Even the birds loved and trusted him, for when he walked into his garden his pet pigeons fairly covered him with their bodies and caressed him with an almost human affection. Childless in his married life, he and his wife. a woman of true poetic genius. found in the love of adopted children faithful and beautiful rec ompense. We have no doubt that the even- ing of life well spent will be just such as the good man, resting even in this world from his labors, ricn deserves. The tran sition from this sphere to one of eternal beatitude will be as easy as the dofflng of a | garment to such man as J. c. Dinniss. That he may live as long as life is desirable | and give to younger men an example of pie | ty, fidelity to trust, honest methods in all things, and the noble splendor of an old age consecrated by virtue, is the wish of the writer of this feeble tribute.
 Burglars at Rye recently stole about $500 and gold watch from Mir. Delavan and $57 and gold watch at Darien from Charles G. 1 Waterbury. Two stores were entered at Five Mile river but nothing was stolen, From George H. Hoyts house and the Phelps man. sion at Stamford they were frightened away 1 by burglar alarm
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19

largest houses lunch rooms are furnished fo, them, and the proprieEors give them substan tial aid in saving money and pay men and women equal wages for similar work. On the other hand, there. arc employers who leave their work girls, only the alternatives of beggary or disgrace. There are girls in the city stoSes, says the HeraJd, who live out of town and are expected to dress we'll, pay railroad fares S3 week for table board and $1.5O for room rent out of a s4 salary.
 It is a little surprising that merchants and manufacturers in this country are not more awake to what may be done in Mexico. A correspondent of Rradst7eet's, who was in Monterey month, encountered but single representative of a New York house and not one from St. Louis, Chicago or Boston. Mon terey is city of 42,OOO inhabitants, and al ready has an importing and exporting trade amounting to several million dollars annual ly. It is admirably situated upon the line of the shortest available railroad route between the Mexican capital and our American cities, and is destined to be the meeting point of the commerce between the two countries. The correspondent above referred to says ''The channels of supply for this region, of which Monterey is 4he capital have com pIetely shifted since the railroad came in. Goods no longer by OK cart from the City of Mexico and the United States is the natural source of supply since the new chan nel has been opened. But at this rate, the United States is not likely to be much of gainer by the new departure The prompt establishment of line of English steam CTS to Corpus Christi means that England is not going to give up this trade for want of en- ergy in trying to hold it; and that England, with Germany, actually is holding it very well is shown by the quantity of packages that see about the various stores here stamped Port of Corpus Christi, in bond to Nuevo Laredo which means that the pack ages are foreign goods actually sent across United States territory by foreign merchants, who are holding trade that the merchants of the United States are losing simply be- cause they have not the energy to possess themselves of it.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19
PLAIN
 TRUTHS

The blood is the foundation of life, it circulates through every part of the body, and unless it IS pure and rich, good health is impossible. If disease has entered the system the onLy sure and quick way to drive it out is to purify and enrich the blood.
 These simple facts are we'll known, and the highest medical authorities agree that ss0khtng but iron will restore the blood to its natural condition; and also that all the iron preparations hitherto made blacken the teeth, cause head ache, and are otherwise injurious.
 BROWNS IRON BITTERS will thor oughly and quickly assimilate with the blood, purifying and strengthen ing it, and thus drive disease from any part of the system, and it will not blacken the teeth, cause head ache or constipation, and is posi- lively not injurious.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19

Liquor-dealers are alarmed at the snor- nous stock of whisky in bond, over S4 900, GOO gallons, and will bring great pressure to bear on Congress for an extension of the bonded period from three years indefinitely It is difficult to see how this will better mat ters
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19
EDITORIAL NOTES.

There is fiat picking' for politicians in New York. The salary list alone foots up over ten millions year. exclusive of the wages of the army of laborers employed in one way another by the city.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19

Jeremiah Corcoran, who was so terribly injured by a runaway accident in Norwich is dead.
 Rev. Mir. Taylor, of the Second Congrega- tional church in New London, has accepted a professorship at Andover.
 Norwich is to have colored lodge of Odd Fellows. Thursday evening the New Haven lodge will perform the ceremony of institu- tion.
 Charles Brewster of Suftield another of the victims of the cartridge factory explo. sion, died yesterday the second death re. sulting from the disaster.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19
Saved his Child.

Y N. Eutaw St., Baltimore, Md.
 Feb. IF, 1880.
 Gents Upon the recommenda- ton of friend l tried BRowN's IRON BIrTERS as a tonic and re- storative for my daughter, whom I was thoroughly convinced was wasting away with Consumption. Having lost three daughters by the terrible disease, under the care of eminent physicians, was 10th to believe that anything could arrest the progress of the disease, but, to my great surprise, before my daugh- ter had taken one bottle of BROWNS s IRON BITrERs, she began to mend and now is quite restored to former health. A fifth daughter began to show signs of Consumption, and when the physician was consulted he quickly said "Tonics were re- quired :" and when informed that the elder sister was taking BROWNS IRON BIrTERs, responded "that is good tonic, take it.'
 ApoRAM PHELPS.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19

BROWNS IRON BITTERs effectual- ly cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Weakness, and renders the greatest relief and benefit to persons suffering from such wasting diseaaes as Con- sumption, Kidney Complaints, etc,
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19

committee has been experimenting in London regarding the composition of the fogs which afiict that city. Dr. Russell, of the chemical laboratory at St. Bartholomew's B hospital, g member of that committee, an nounces that he has discovered that there is a great increase in the quantity of carbonic acid present in the air during London fogs In some instances the amount was more than two and a half times that ordinarily found This result is supposed to indicate the proba- bility that there may be an increase in other atmospheric impurities during fogs.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19
rSournaI anb Courier.

EDITED AND PUBLISHED BY HARRINGTON & CO.,, a~. & 10 .3eAEs Street, Courier Building
 E.. oABRIHaToE. Sc1@AGD T. JAEaINGToN. JOHN B.. oARRINeTor, 5a
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19

The Boston HeraJd has been making an in : in Boston, and finds there has been & great increase in the number of women employed. Where once scarcely a woman was to be seen in the stores and shops, hundreds are now at work, and their services are highly valued and sometimes well paid. One firm employs 36O women against 5, 13 years ago; another hires 400 against 50, six years ago, and still anoth, CT gives work to between 1,2Oo and 1 300.
 Some of the employers of women are con
 stantly trying to make them comfortable and contented, granting them privileges which were once thought to be inconsistent wi;t "business principles" In number of the
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19

Robert w. Baker, who died lately in Ra- cine, Wisconsin, left will which appears to be in some respects wise one. It provides that on reaching the age of twenty-one years each of his children shall have one-third of his or her equal share of his property, and any unexpended portion of the income there on paid over At twenty-five years another 1 one third, with its incorporated income, and at thirty years the final one-third. But the final one-third is not to be paid unless the persons entitled shall make peoof to his trus- tees that at least one half of the portions pre- viously paid over have not been lost, squan- dered or spent. On failure to do so the trus- l tees are to retain the unpaid share until the 1 person reaches the age of forty six
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19

In his annual report Postmaster General Howe said "I remain of the opinion ex- pressed in my letter to the speaker of the house of representatives on the 18th of May last that the postage on second-class matter ought properly 10 be abolished. It does not seem just, and if not just it cannot be wise, to charge for carrying some newspapers, and to carry others free or to charge for carry ing newspaper to some subscribers and to carry the same newspapers to others without
 charge" This is matter which affects all the readers and publishers of newspapers. A bill introduced last session by MT. Town send, of Illinois, to carry into effect tho rec ommendation of the Postmaster General, is ] now pending. It ought to be passed.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-19

The Church of Humanity, in London, does not increase very fast. According to re- cent count there only sixty members. Not long since the ''Festival of Holy Wo men" was celebrated, Dr. Congreve, the high priest of humanity, officiating He read George Eliot's famous Positivist hymn, 'O, Might Join the Choir Invisible" and re. cited passages from ''The Imitation of Christ.'' prayer was offered to the "Great Power whom we hero acknowledge as the Highest Humanity" There is also 8 ritual with prayers and benediction as fol- lows: ''The Faith of Humanity, the Hope of Humanity, the Love of Humanity, bring you comfort, and teach you sympathy; give you peace in yourselves and peace with oth- CTS, now and forever. Amen" Dr. Con greve, the priest, has distinguished himself in all movements opposed to slavery and op- precision. He was opposed to the wars of England against the Afghans, Zulus, Boers and Egyptians, and has recently delivered 8 noteworthy discourse in favor of granting in dependence to the Irish.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-09

COTTON TIES AND THE TARIFF.-To
whom do they sell2 There is not an in
telligent buyer or spinner in market who
will say that he buys bagging and ties at
the price of cotton. The planter is not
required to take money from his pocket
and pay for the bagging and ties, but the
buyer pays fraction less per pound for
the cotton because the bagging and ties
are on it, just as he pays less for it be-
cause the freight from this point to
another must De paid. Liverpool de-
ducts for tare, and all the markets of the
world conform. In some Georgia mar
kets the buyer pays all warehouse
charges. and seemingly the planter pays
nothing, but the buyer would readily
pay fractional higher price for the cot
ton if the charges were shifted to the
other party. The result would be the
same. In either case the cotton paws its
own expenses, and in every case the
cotton pays for tare. Planters do not
sell cotton ties at a profit whatever Pig
iron Kelley's fresh disciples in Georgia
may say.-"Peter" in Houston Home
Journal
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-09

NEW YORK March S-Share speculation
opened weak and 1 to per cent. lower
than Yesterdays closing prices, Nashville
and Chattanooga, Alton and Terre Rautp
Memphis and Charleston, Erie preferred. st.
Louis and San Francisco preferred, and
Louisville and Nashville being prominent in
the decline, while Alton and Terre Haute
preferred opened 10 per cent. lower, at CO.
In the early dealings a decline of Ia
IA per cent, the latter in Louisville and
Nashville, was followed by a recovery of IA
q per cent, Louisville and Nashville and
Chattanooga leading therein. Subseouent
lY another decline of La2 per cent. took
place, In which Louisville and Nashville.
and Nashville and Chattanooga, and Mem,
phis and Charleston and Denver and Rio
Grande were conspicuous.
towards noon there was fractional i'm
proVement. In the early part of the after
noon the market was active, and realizing
sales caused a decline ranging from 10 to
4S per cent, Louisville and Nashville,
Memphis and Charleston, Texas Pacific,
Hannibal and st. Joe preferred, Michigan
Central and Denver and Rio Grande being
most conspicuous In the downward
movement, while Alton and Terre
Haute common advanced 2 and
preferred 3 per cent. The market
subsequently recovered Il to TX per cent,
the latter for Union Pacific and Texas Pa,
cifc, while Louisville and Nashville ad-
vanced 81, and Memphis and Charleston
per cent. In the late deal ngs this was
followed by decline Of d to per cent,
Alton and Terre Haute preferred, Memphis
and Charleston, New Jersey Central and
Lackawanna being prominent therein, while
Nashville and Chattanooga sold down 9 per
cent. at 81.
In the final dealings the general list re-
covered 70 to / u per cent, Louisville and
Nashville leading the improvement. The
market closed irregular, but in the main
firm.
The total decline from yesterdays closing
price for Nashville and Chattanooga was l2
per cent, It's recovery Q per cent, and for
Louisville and Nashville the decline was 81
and the recovery 8. Transactions aggre-
gated $50, 900 shares.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-09
BI-METALISM.
The Objects OF the Paris Conference
Approved at a Meeting at the Man
sion House In London.

LONDON, March S.-The TINES ::deprecates
the bi-metalism meeting to be held at the
Mansion House to-day as calculated to fos-
ter the delusion abroad that England In
teLds to tamper with the currency.
At the meeting letters of approval of it's
objects from the Ministers from France and
Germany were read. United States Minis
ter Lowell and the Ministers from Greece,
Holland, Roumania and Chilli were pres
ent. The Governor of the Bank
of England, and Messrs. Arthur j. Balfour,
Williamson and Cotton, and Sir George
Campbell, members of Parliament, spoke to
resolutions in favor OF the free coinage of
silver and the object of the Paris confer
ence, which were carried. About twelve
hundred persons were present, including
many prominent business men.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-09

aid is imperative. The illiterscy as exhibit
ed by the census of white citizens, and
more largely of black citizens, is ap-
palling. AS means Of SELF
preservation, aid should be
rendered by the government. Ignorant
voters are unsafe repositories of free gov
ernment and uncertain guardians of the ma
tional honor and interests. Without favor
ing any particular measure Mr.. Curry said
national aid should supplement and not
supersede the State systems of education.
l. should be immediate and adequate to
correspond with the peril. 1t should be for
free and rudimentary education.
A. j. Chambers, of New Haven, Conn.,,
also addressed the committee on the bill
providing for the appointment Of commits
sion Of colored men to inquire into and
report upon the material, industrial and
intellectual advancement and present
status of the colored people OF the United
States, and making appropriations for the
same.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-03-09
GALA DAY IN CHARLESTON.
ReOccupatiOn of the Citadel by the
state.

CHARLESTON, March S.-A salute Of twen-
ty-one guns was fired vest srdaY by the La
fayeite Artillery on the Citadel Green in
honor of the formal reoccupation by the
State authorities of the Citadel, which,
since the war, has served as barracks for
Federal troops. A special guard of ex-cadets
who left this, the West Point Of the South,
twenty one years ago to join the Confederate
army, hoisted the State banner on the flag
staff, upon which lately hoated the stars and
stripes, in the presence of State officers and
many other prominent citzans. A supper
was given last evening to the b2ttle-scarred
veterans Of the "Lost Cause" by the gradu-
ates of the institution.
The limited appropriation allowed by the
State will not provide a full faculty, and
only the lower branches will be taught at
the opening of the academy on the first OF
October.