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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09

"How are you getting alongP" asked a
widow of her late husband, who ap-
peared to her at midnight as a ghost.
Ghost-"Very well, indeed-much better
than during my twenty years married
life on earth" Widow (delighted)-
"Then you are in Heaven" 'sOh, no"
FgSegende BLatter.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09
THE FLORIDA CANAL.
COGENT REASONS FOR ITS CON
STRUCTION.

Hts Wide Influence as a Barge Canal
Upon States and TerFItOrIes-SIx
Hundred Millions Saved on n Sim
gle CrOP-The Mississippi River as
Viewed by President Garfield
Attitude OF Congress on the Ques-
tiOn of Improvement - National
TransfOrmatfOn.
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vsetfrgs and Special Notices u per square
e4' Elements OF Ordinaries, Sheriffs
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hA+s a line No advertisement inserted
80 hose headings for less that 30 cents.
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49, s---,+ insure the insertion OF any adVer-
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Eu rur1her OF insertions when the ume
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Savannah, Ga
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09

BRooKHAvEE, Miss, May S--The coun-
ty jail was entirely destroyed by fire last
night. Three colored prisoners were burned
to death. The fire originated In the cell in
which they were confined, and it is believed
they set it on fire In the hope Of making
their escape.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09
ERIN'S DARK HOUR.
FORCE TO BE TRIED AGAIN.

States His Position Gene
raj u RePrObatIOn OF Saturdays HOr-
rOr-The Conservatives 10 support
the GOverDmenG-TOne of the Eng
Iish Press-JOhn Bright and the
Premier HOOted In LOndOn-FOrs-
ter CheeTed-BOstOn Irishmen Offer
Rewards for Ihe MuTderers-One of
the AssassIns Supposed TO be In
CustOdY-The Crime Ascribed to
the FenIans.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09

III. animal convention will be held in the
..-.s tl,,llsta on Wednesday, Nav 10. The
5-.--.r..rsl railroads Of the State have extended
rr-u..,-i lCr1rtesies J. H EsTILI.
tle ueU-i President.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09
KfdneY nIaeaaa.

Pain, Irritation. Retention, Incontinence,
Deposits, Gravel, etc., cured by "Buchu-
paiba." 81. Depot, 0sceola Butler, sa-
Vannah, Ga.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09
Faded CoIors Reatored.

Faded or gray hair gradually RECEIVERS its
youthful color and lustre by the use of Par
ker's Hair Balssm, an elegant dressing, ad-
mired for its purity and rich perfume.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09
Permits No SubssItutton.

The Louisiana Legislature convened at
Baton Rouge yesterday. The Governors
message was read In both houses.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09

Debilitated persons, and sufferers from
wasting diseases such as consumption,
scrofula, kidney affections, will be greatly
benefited By using Browns Iron Bitters.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09
.;o pross Association.

p.yfstered st the Post ONCE In Sa-
-, - ssc0nd Glass Matter.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09

Revitalizing the blood is absolutely neces-
sarY for the cure of general debility, weak
ness, lassitude, etc. The best enricher of
the blood Is Browns Iron Bitters.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09

Insist upon obtaining Floreston Cologue.
IL is pre-eminently superior in permanence
and rich delieacY of fragrance.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09
GUITEAU's APPEAL

The hearing of argument on the Guiteau
bill OF exceptions by the District Supreme
Court In banc, was set for to day, but went
over till to morrow, because Judge Near
thur was otherwise engaged and could not
attend.
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate to-dav confirmed as Post
masters, John c. Sullivan, at Starkvilles
Miss, and JAS. W. Flanagan, Jr., LoDgview,
Tex The nomination of Temple c. Byan,
as Postmaster at Terrell, Tex, was rejected.
THE CHINESE BILL SIGNED.
The Chinese bill was today signed by the
President.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-05-09

The bill introduced In the House TO-DAY
by Mr.. Gibson, to prevent the evasion of
customs duties on sugar, authorizes and
directs the Secretary of the Treasury to
cause proper duty on standards of sugar
duties on sugar, and to cause the saccharine
strength of such standards to be
ascertsined, and when ascertained to declare
by regulation the true saccharine strength.
which shall be equivalent to each number
OF such stsndard, and in any case, where the
strength OF imported sugars ie, in propor-
tion to its color, above the strength Of that
called for by The standard, duties shall be
charged according to strength, and not
according to color. The bill was referred
TO the Committee Of Ways and Means,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17
TOO MACH POWER

Mr. Ortiz, OF Indiana, is not a very brill
liant statesman, nor has he ever done any
thing specially calculated to increase
the sum of human happiness
or freedom, but he has lately
attempted u movement that would
have entitled him to considerable credit
had 1t proved successful. His proposition
was to deprive the Speaker of the House of
Representatives at Washington OF the tire.
mendous powers he possesses and Yields in
the appointment of committees,
Unfortunately, the scheme failed to
obtain support, and so fell
through, but We hope some one else will
become interested in the matter and see to
it that something is done in tho direction
indicated by Mr., Ortiz In his ease. no
doubt, the proposition sprung from his re-
sentiments against Mr.. Kcifcr because of
having bcenlen comparatively Sin the c,ldo
IN tho makeup of the House committees
and 1t is probable that members were no,
disposed to follow him in q proceeding actu.
atcd by simply n spirit or revenge and con.
ce'vcd IN moment ut rage merely,
H. however, some Congressman OF influence
and character were to take up aud cham.
pien this question he would not only do
the country great service, but would add
immensely to his own fame. The Speaker
OF the House Of Representatives has too
much power, and II is only the par, of wis.
dom to curtail It. The greater the decrease
OF the onc'man power in any of the different
departments of the government, the more
the authority of the people. Tho
President himself does not exert n
more decided influence upon tho
legislation Of the country than
does the Speaker Of the lower House Of
congress, aud IL the latter be partisan IN
his temperament aud action or wanting IN
ability the masses at largo suffer. |, nil
springs, of course, from the compoSiilo, q,
committees, by which most Of the lep,.la.
ton is done, and which are, indeed. bu, m.
creatures OF the Speaker. II Is po,,ible far
him TO ignore the men Of brains and rcnu,s.
ton and bring TO the front unknown mon
with neither force or intellect, aud he may
be controlled by nothing more than nor.
sonal, anlmositics aud nre,na,o.,
IN the selection every member of c,or.
committee in the House. When 4, 4. 90
mcmbercd that all bills mus, 10 berato
these committees aud tina, their rec,m,
mcndations are oflen never auestionei A,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

appointing power may be appreciated.
Then, again, it is in the commIttee-room
that the lobbyist does his work, and his
success is measured by the strength or
weakness, or venality, of the
members composing the commit
tee. 1t may thus be seen how
many are the chances for the Speaker to
abuse his trust and seriously, and if he
choose, disastrously affect legislation. To
remedy this possible defect in the organiza-
ton of the House was the object of Mr..
Orth's resolutions, and since they failed so
signally some other course should be
adopted to accomplish the same end. We
should all strive to enlarge the scope of
powers reserved to the people or their rep
resentatives collectively and cut down
the authority and importance, as
much as possible, of the individual,
wherever he may be and whatever may be
his position. 1t is the tendency in business
to concentrate and combine, and giant con-
solidations and monopolies are constantly
bioNihb up III poiitlCS IL Is lhc SAME way,
and throughout our entire system officials
are given too great powers. We ought to
have more Democratic administration of
affairs. An appointing power is a tremen-
dous one, and some chang, should be made
relative to the privileges of the President
and all others under him in the govern
ment, such as would take away the
wonderful and dangerous patron
age so invariably and Systematically used
for partisan purposes and to the detrment
of the public at large. The Civil Service
Reform knife wants to be applied, and
badly, too, from the head to the foot of the
government. 1t is rather dscouraging, if
not Notifying, to us to feel that such light
weights as Mr., Speaker Keifer, to say Moth
ing of Mr.. Arthur, have such potency in
the administrations of affairs and such A
direct influence upon the whole legislation
of the country.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

lowed by rain and snow" Tice stated that
the 18th would be one of the colder
days. SO, after many days of balmy
sprlng-llke temperature, we had on yester
cold, the snow, the latter however in
barely perceptible quantity, and having
fallen about o'clock. BY 10 O'Clock at
night the exposed portions ofthe streets had
become pretty well frozen. For the next
two days Tice says we may look for it to be
clear or fair and cold about the Goth look
for threatening weather with rain and snow;
on the 23d it will be quite cold; on the 26tli
rain again. So now fix up your parties
soirees, weddings, etc, in conformity here
snto, whether you be wise, weather.wise or
otherwise.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17
Special iloticc.

rS'srooHHoLDERs MEETING.-The reg.
ular annual meeting for the election of Directors
for the year lSSa, Of the Exchange Bank of pal.
las VIII be held at the Office of said bank on the
last Tuesday In january lSS2. ut 10 O'Clock.
|" M A. T. iIENsLEY, Cashier
DALLAS. TENAs, January 8, i,Sa
no'AuDIToRs NOTICE An persons hold.
ing claims, whether In Judgment suit, or other.
WISE against the Texas Trunk Railway Co., arc
requested to present said claims at the Office OF
The Receiver ofsaid railroad, No Cos Main $,
to be there audited aud adjusted.
THoS, NJ. SIMPSON.
Receiver r H. R'y
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17
n Wifr.liratrr.

H. W. Shannon, the party, who was mr..
rested Saturday and lodged in the county
Jail for bru,ally beating his wife. had a
hearing yesterday before Justice Edwards
The case was plain one against the prisl
oncr' who stated tina, he was drinking when
he did y His wife wanted him pu, under
bond, lie threw himself on ne ,nsSc,.
~ the court and was discharged, with ihc
distinct understanding that he was In lcayc
the city. at once aud never return. liz
rrcmiscd the court to do so, and he pulled
out for parts unknown. '''"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17
New York stock Market.

Ngw icRS, January l6.-Thc stock mar.
Ret opened firms to per cent. higher than
Saturdays. closing prices, the latter for
Denver & Rio Grandc prclrrrrA
Richmond & Allegheny howeycr
opened per cent. lower. In the carly
dcallngs there was an advance IN the vrn.
cral list OF to l.2p per cent. followed by n
sharp decline Of to IL per cent. ihr
latter for Richmond * Allegheny; Rrnlinv
Laokawanna, Dclawarc& Western, Michl.
gan central, New Jersey Central and Den.
Yer \ Rio Urandc wcrc also prominent in
,he uownward movement. At II o'clock
there was fractional recovery.
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Executed

SAVANNAH, GA" January l6.-Jessie vii.
liams, n negro, convicted of murder June
last, was hanged at 1890 O'Clock IN =
hour being fixed by himself. The
execution was private, but nearly
900 persons gathered in the vicinity of tho
la,l yard, Williams expressed desire TO
address the crowd, and was permitted TO
make his appearance on the front stems of
the jail, strong detail of police prevented
lne crowd rom surgng upon him, and he
spoke Tor about ten minutes, warning his
colored brethren to lead better lives. and
miribnting his fate TO gambling and
drlnking;. lie was perfectly cool
ana Sclt'posscSscd, and closed by
saying he was perfectly satisfied to 90, and
that MS peace was made with God lilo
was then taken into the iail-yard and con.
Quoted to the Scailold. accompanied by n
colored minister and the sheriff and his
deputies, After brief PRAYER ON the scat.
iold by the minister the black cap and moose
were adjusted, Williams remained perirctlv
urn TO the last, and lust before the dron
was sprung said; Goodbye, | am going
straight to heaven In n clear tone, mi,
neck was completely fractured by the fall
anu lille was pronounced extinct In lSI min.
utes, when the body was cut down and
turned o,or to his father, who carried Il Ia
south Carolina for intcrmcnt. lie did moi
allude To the crime In his talk this morning.
hut made full and complete confession
several DAYS arc,
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Vice President res". r + Hsg \. <. Co.


Wn0-uGREAS 1t has been found tina, the CAPT
tai stock OF the Chicago Texas & Mexican Cen.
trail railway company now being $4,000 shares
OF the par value OF siJo each. Is insufficient 10
construc, and operate It's road. and that Il Is dc.
slraelc to Increase the same from $4,000 shares
or s,cooccc TO 10000 shares or TO s,oooc !.
900, the 'o,alamount being $4,000 per mile;
Therefore Ne 1, resolved tina, meeting NJ
the stockholders be aud the same Is hereby
called to be held at the Office of the company a,
Dallas Texas, on the 2Sd day Of January. iss,
TO consider the proposition Of Increasing N,
capital stock nom siloO, to $4,000 per mile in
accordance with the preamble hereto. and 10
consider the proposition Of issuing a series Of
Income bonds II the same be deemed necessary,
that the secretary be and Is hereby instructed
10 give legal notice TO each stakeholder. of tho
Time and place and purpose Of said meeting.
BY orlef Of the boari Of directors.
AsAHBL y. BENNETT, SECRETARY
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

Tux condition of this city at the present
writing is ntolerable, A few hours ofrain
and sieet have converted it into a puddle.
What do the citizens elect municipal
Council for
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

On account of the indisposition of Judge
Thurmond, one of his counsel, the case
was not taken up until yesterday evening.
1t has progressed rapidly. The County
Attorney, L.. b. Seay, has opened the case;
c. +. Clint has spoken for the defense,
Tomorrow at $50 clock, Judge Thurmond
opens the argument, which is closed bv
Seay. The result will be given. The case
has attracted considerable attention.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

MR. scoviLLr yesterday commenced his
argument in the defense of Guitcau. Mr.
sco'ille' modes'ly disclaimcd any familiar.
ity or ability with or In criminal law. but II
i'c speaks MS he indeed seemed to ycs,cr.
day with the shrewdness that has charac.
,er'kcd his conduc, In the case heretofore.
he will undoubtedly make a decided i'm.
nrcNsion.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

IN the French army about 30 per cent. of
Che officers in the infantry and cavalry are
mobiles When II is remembered tina, these
young mobiles get into the army through
family influences and without reference IN
merit or military talent, the efficiency of
the French officer may be very rcasona bly
doubted.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

BooNE, Illinois, is felicitatiug itself over
.vic possession of a modern Sampson, whose
-Hume, however, is Jonas Johnson though
'amliiarly known as big Jonas" lie is
credited with lifting cows and loads of hay
out OF the mire, and various other rcats Of
remarkable character.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

DEFAutrEUs sometimes become pcnitent,
nut 1t Isl rare case when one of them com.
mits suicide. Yet Mr.. W. II. Lock, late
postmaster, at Eufala, Alabama. killed
himself yesterday, AFTER suit had been in.
satn'ed against him by his bondsmcn, who
had previously paid his deficiencies OH.
cially.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

soME oil the newspapers are paragraphing
gu The amount of DIR, Bliss BILL and seem
20 think 1t very eSorbitant. When com
pared with those OF Hamilton and Agncw
1t sinks into insignidcancc. Whatever may
he said of Bliss skill, his attention TO his
Aaticnt was such as is rarely witnessed
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

'THE general government last year, col
lected in round numbers 100000 900 more
tsOney than the ordinary needs of the gov
eminent required
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

Tmr Kansas City Times thinks that Okla.
homa is too rich for Indian occupancy and
ought to be thrown open to the wide-awnke
American citizen of Anglo.Saxon descent
itignores the obligations of solemn treaties.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

SOMEBODY says we are hurting Dallas by
calling attention to its mud, Who is re-
sponsible for the mud? Has the Council
snything to do with the matter? If the ex-
istcnce of mud Injuries town, who is
standing in tho light of Dallas?
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17
About On. ,y.a,h..

Yesterday in accordance with the prog.
ncs,icatiens Of Professors Tice and ycnnor.
the weather changed on us. The forms,
predicted "fallin. barometer. rising tem
perature. with rainfall and snow tho
latter enneunced that we should have
unsettled stormy, drifty aud buster. fol.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

THE Germans are strengthening their
navy by converting their transatlantic
steamers into cruisers and arming them
with a number of revolving guns. This
plan is recommended as a good one for the
United States to adopt--if we had the
steamers and guns.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

Mr.. ADRIAN S. HEWITT illustrates the ne
'cessity for a revision of the tariff by stating
that he knows of one mill engaged in the
manufacture of "steel rails" protected by
a duty OF 30 per cent, with capital of
S2,OO,OOo, making profit of 81, 100000.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

MIR. STILlMAy, of the New York Assem-
bly,, who was reported as killed in the late
railroad disaster in New York State, has
turned up all right at his residence, as may
be seen from our press dispatches this
morning.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

II is saidthe Fay Templcton Troupe will
coon present themselves, having travelled
over these Western Roads, before Jay
Gould and sing to him the 'gobble, gobble"
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

GuITEAu's trial alone will cost the gov
ernment about $4,000. Taken all in all,
Garfield's death will cost considerably over
81 half million dollars.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17
OFFICE OF ruE TEXAS TRUNK, II. II. Co !
DALLAS, TkN Dec. 18th. 1881

The annual meeting OF the stockholders of tho
Texas Trunk Railroad Company, win be held Mt
the Office of the company In the city OF Dallas.
state Of Texas ati2 o'clock noon. ON Tuesday,
The 18th day of January, A d. iSSs, for the elcc.
uon OF directors, and III" ''snsaction Of such
other business as may be brought before Il, The
annual meeting OF the director will be held a,
so'clcck p. m, at the same plocc and day.
W, I. CABELL,
-. Vice President Texas Trunk X. r. Co.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

"WHERE are we going to cross" said one
friend to another yesterday evening as they
we're vainly endeavoring to get from one
side TO the other of Main street. The friend
gave it up
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

IT is said that colored men edit 100 news
pspers in the United States. This speaks
well for the growing intelligence of the ne
gro race.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

Two railroad accidents were reported
yesterday in Virginia, in one of which an
engineer was killed and others injured.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

TnE Car has grown lenient and has
granted a general pardon to the Roman
Catholic Bishop of Poland.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17

DALLAS, the mud metropolis. Our city
fathers are immense, in negligence.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17
TUESDAY, JANUARY ", 1882
INDICATIONS,

For West Gulf States Colder, threatening
weather, with rain or snow; winds shifting to
northeast and northwers and higher barometer.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-01-17
FARM. Rancho AND COAL LANDS

$500 tracts Peters Colony" or 7. Z, & l.. Co,
lands in Montague, Clay Archer, Jack Young,
PGlo Pinto, stephens, Eastland, Callahan and
Shacselford counties-see county maps, Va
rio1s sired tracts in same and other counties,
Lot OF coal and farm lands of 1900 acres In
Stephens; 1000, acres In Young. A healthy
region; has early promise of several more rail
roads. Early inspection invited Come. via
T. q Z. Ry, TO Weatherford For sale by
4. S. GRAHAM,
Graham. Young county Texas