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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20
WILL BE ANSWERED.
Governor smith VIII Pay His Re-
sPects TO DIR. FELTON,.
Columbus Enquirer.


The letter OF DR.. FELTON,, recently pub
lished, in which Ex-Governor James NJ.
Smith seems to form the subject for HIS
TRADE, was read with considerable interest,
and many we're the speculations as to the
course Governor Smith would pursue In the
matter. The Enquirer San is prepared this
morning to put these speculatious st rest
While all recognized the ability Of that
distinguished gentleman, some anxiety was
felt lest he would pass 1t by without further
notice. Meeting Governor Smith on the
street, a representative Of this paper asked
him N he had read Dr. Felton's letter.
ar have seen it." replied the Governor,
ehut l have not given IL what you news
paper fellows call careful perusal,"
sI see that he says You have opened a
masked battery upon him.
swell, that is not true. | only pour hot
water into the hole when | want to run out
s skunk. The masked battery will be re-
served for more respectable game. have
only used hot water and that very mildly.
No battery has been opened on DR.. FELTON,. ]"
''You will reply to bis letter, will you
uots''
s'Perhaps will after while, but as am
not SO anxious to get before the public as
D.. FELTON, seems to be, there Is no paFtieu-
lar necessity for any hurry in the matter"
In the course of the conversation, Gov
ernor Smith said that 10 short time he
would pay his respects to the letter, or rath-
er the TRADE recently published by DR.. Eel
ton. At the present other interests demand
his attention, and as soon as he is sufficient
ly ct leisure a very interesting document
may be expected. As Governor Smith is
gentlemen who meyer strikes until there is
need for-tae blow, and nsger hits easy, the
article will be looked for with CONS impa-
thence. There Is no in the State more
thoroughly posted, aud as there is no Le-
cessity for him to take the detenstEe, there
will doubtless be an exposition OF Dr.. Eel
ton, and the proud record OF which he
boasts, that viii make chat gentleman trem-
bic in his boots. When It comes to the tus-
sle we may say as Roderick Dhu aid to
James Fitz James:
ssNOw, gailsnt Saxon. hold thine own;
No maidez's arm is round thee thrown"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20
weather Indications,

OFEICR CHIEF SIGNAL OBSERVER, WASH
IEeToE, D. c., February 19.-Indicstions for
Monday:
In the South Atlantic States, cloudy
weather and rain, winds mostly southerly,
lower pressure, stationary or higher tenn
perature.
In the Middle Atlantic States, cloudy,
rainy weather, southerly veerirg to westerly
winds, stationary or higher temperature,
lower pressure.
In the East Gulf States, cloudy weather,
followed by rain and warm southerly winds,
falling barometer, followed 10 the northern
portion by rising barometer and colder
northerly winds.
In the West GuIf States, cloudy, rainy
weather, warm southerly winds, generally
followed by colder northerlY winds and
rising barometer.
In Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, rain,
turning into snow, rain shifting to colder
northwesterly, and higher pressure.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20

New YORK, February 1S.-Share epecula-
ton opened 2 per cent. higher than the
closing quotations OF yesterday for Wells
Fargo Express, ~ per cent. higher for
Richmond and Danville aud generally 1sa
II per cent. higher for the remainder of
the list, the latter for Colorado Coal. In
the early dealings there was a decline of ga
l per cent, Western Union leading the
movement, which was succeeded by an ad-
vance Of Ha2H per cent, in which Illinois
Central, New Jersey Central, Colorado Coal
and Hannibal and st. Joseph preferred were
prominent, while Richmond and Danville
sold up per cent. at 230.
Subsequently speculation became dull,
and prices fell off 11S to per cent, Illinois
Central leading the decline, but at the sec
ond board the market advanced q to per
cent, the latter for Wabash preferred and
New Jersey Central while Manhattan Beach
sold up 2 per cent. Richmond and Danvllle
fell off per cent, but at the third board
the market recovered 5 per cent.
In the late dealings decline Of Is to l
per cent. took place, the latter for Illinois
Central, while Richmond and Danville sold
down per cent. at 228. A general ad-
vance of "A to d per cent. followed, in
which Lake Erie and Western, Rochester
aud Pittsburg, Hannibal and St. Joseph
preferred, and New Jersey Central were
most prominent. Although somewhat
irregular, the general market closed firm.
Transactions aggregated 224, 900 shares.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20

CosMoPoLITAH NEW YORK. The
French residents at New York number
about 10000. They are in business. in
society, in the professions, in works of
benevolence, and in many other WAYS.
According to the census New York's total
foreign population in 1850 was lo,cS OoO
It must now be well beyon5, 500 900 for
Aew York has rsetsained a large part Of
.he tremendous tide of immigration that
mas flowed in since Over 15O, 900 of
last years arrivals were credited to New
York. The native population at the
same time was 708, 900, but probably
halt OF these were the children of for
eign parents. If this class and the for
eign born were counted together they
would certainly make up more than half
of the whole population. OF the for
eigners counted in 1880 nearly 200, 600
were born in Ireland. The exact census
figure is 1893. 800. The Irish were sup
posed to be more numerous than that,
but still the number is very large. The
Germans comprised 153, 900, the English
$4,000, the Italians IL, 900, and the Dutch
(Hollanders) who did 80 much for Man
haitian in the old times, only 1,600 The
Chinese numbered just 737.-Neso York
Press,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20
Teaching Children to Think.
Vet0 York Tribune


The new methods of instruction in
the Boston primary schools have in the
past three years worked wonders, the
only drawback being the want of time
to enable the teachers to acquire the
needful knowledge and skill. These
methods are in effect those of Quincy
methods which teach children to think
rather than to merely remember. Nat
urally their introduction met with oppo-
sition from the tribe of cut-and-dried
teachers-principally from the grammar
masters, who saw the supervision of the
primary schools taken from them and
given to three supervisors skilled in the
new work. The Boston Herald says:
''It was supposed by many of the
masters to be necessary to keep
their grammar schools filled, in
order to retain their rank
and salary and the full quota of teachers
for their schools The consequence was
that in many cases pupils were hurried
away from the primary to the grammar
schools before they were properly pre-
pared, and retained in the grammar
schools much longer than the regular
grammar school course contemplated. !"
There is a movement in the School
Board to place the supervision of the
primary schools again in the hands Of
the masters--a movement which, it is to
be heartily hoped, will be unsuccessful.
The day of rote teaching, of averages
and percentages, is passing away, and a
new generation of teachers will not seek
to cultivate memory at the expense of
every other faculty of a child's mind.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20
Stocks In London.

LONDON, February 1S.-The Economist OF
this week says: "The rate of discount for
bank bills, sixty days to three months, is
81 per cent, and for trade bills, sixty DAYS
to three months, 81 to 5M per cent. On
the Stock Exchange most of the govern
ments and railroad securities advanced on
the week. American railroads, however,
were depressed, recent occurrences regard
ing Reading, st. Louis and San francisco, and
Columbus, Chicago aud Indiana Central,
and other concerns impressing the public
here more and more with the belief that
such property is wholly at the mercy of the
railroad kings of the United States. TIE
chief feature is a fall of in Wabash
preferred, and IN ordinary. Louisville and
Nashville are lower, Denver and Rio
Grande 6, Ohio and Mississippi, ordinary
and preferred, 4 and 5 respectively, and
Central Pacific 1h.n
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20
Across the Channel In a Balloon.
st. James Gazette. 10th


An attempt, it is stated, is about to be
made by Colonel Brine, of the Royal
Engineers, to cross the channel in bal
loon. The ascent is to be made, wind
and weather permitting, at Canterbury
on the 14th of February, and the descent.
if all goes well, at Boulogne. 1t is to be
hoped that nothing in the shape of a
fatal accident will mar the endowment of
the proposed expedition. But it is q
question whether the advantages to be
gained by success will compensate for
the risk involved by the venture. 1t
may be taken for granted that travellers
to and from the continent will
be long before they take kindly TO bal
looms as substitute for steam vessels
when crossing the channel. They NAV
not object to travelling beneath the chan.
mel by means of the tunnel. But moth
ing will induce them, we should imagine,
to travel above il until balloons are
brought under some kind of control, and
those who ascend in the machines know
exactly where and when they will be
able to effect descent. Under these
circumstances voyage across the chan
mel in a balloon would seem, from a
common.sense point of view, by no
means an undertaking of urgent neees-
sity.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20
Cure for Crlbbing.

Let me mention cure for eribblng In
horses. At least found cure for nv
first attempt in horsefesh, The animal
was warranted in writing, ''free from all
tricks, etc. The first ten days no trick
was observed. Subsequently my pur-
chase proved to be determined cribber.
The seller was apparently astonished.
Nothing of the kind ever occurred while
he owned the horse. An inspection of
the stable whera the horse had been
showed no traces of chewed woodwork.
My brother-In law accustomed to horses
all his life, l was sorely puzzled. He
was convinced there "was some game;"
and game" there was. Convinced that
/ had been "sold," retaliated by finding
out that the seller gsed paste made of
red pepper and brown soap, lightly IN
piled wherever and Whenever ne discoy-
cred ms.ss .... IS of teeth in the stall the paste
being masked by dust scattered on top.
Thus it was, the horse thinking my wood
work was like his late stable, let the tim
bers alone at first. l tried the remedy.
The horse has not attempted to crib for
four months, and stranger would never
imagine that hundred little spots with
in reach of his head have bits of paste
The horse knows 1t, however, and lets
my stall alone.-BOet0n Correspondent
Country Gentlemen.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20
THE CZAR IN A RAGE.
Angered at a Suggestion OF the Me-
trOPOlItan OF M OscOw.

BRRLIN, February 18.-Advices from St.
Petersburg state that the Metropolitan Of
Moscow, Archbishop Macaire, who is an
Influential parsonage in the Russian politi-
cal world, has addressed letter to the Gar
urging him to quit his seclusion, which, he
says, suggests poltroonrY and is injurious to
the national traditions. The Emperor's secIu-
sion, he continued, will lead to dissensions be-
tween the Emperor and the people, who
will finally accustom themselves to dispense
with their sovereign. The Gar was fri
tated by the letter, and sent for Privy Coun-
sellor Pobedinoszeff, the Procurator General
of the Holy Synod, OF whom he inquired
whether he (the Emperor could dismiss the
Metropolitan. Pobedinoszeff replied,
"Yes, with the sanction of the Holy Synod"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20
CONGRESS SATURDAY.
A DULL DAY IN THE HOUSE.
The Utah PrObIem-The Bland Doll
lar Under Ffre-The Immediate
Deficiency Rnl-The House AppOr-
tIOnment Bill 10 be FavOrabIy Re.
ported In she Senate-Fisz-JOhn
POrfeF1R Caae

WASHINGTON, February 18.-The Speaker
laid before the House a resolution of the
Legislative Assembly of Utah, opposing the
snti-polygamy bill, and urging that COM
mission be appointed to go to Utah and
investigate the affairs of that Territory.
Mr.. shallenberger presented the petition
of the American Baptist Home Mission,
representing one million persons, asking
Congress to take early measures to remove
and prohibit polygamy throughout the
United States. Both were referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.
The morning hour was dispensed with,
and at 1885 the House went into committee
of the whole on the immediate deficiency
bill, which makes an appropriation of
$685., ,983.
Over the clause appropriating s75, 600
for the construction Of vaults in the Treas
ury aud Sub Treasures quite an interesting
discussion arose upon the silver question.
Mr.. Hewitt, of New York. made vigorous
attack upon the standard silver dollar,
characterizing it as a cheat and fraud and
fiat money In its worst and most repulsiye
and Objectionable sense, and asserting that
It rendered commercial transactions cheat
ing transactions.
Messrs. Stephens, of Georgia, and Marsh,
of Illinois, earnestly defended the silver
dollar, declaring that it was @ true unit Of
value. They characterized the act Of 1873 as
an act passed for the purpose of degrading
silver, and Mr. Marsh declared that the cry
that the standard dollar was fraudulent, was
false In fact and untrue IN principle.
Mr.. Springer, of Illinois, offered an
amendment for the issue Of certificates on
silver bullion, but 1t was ruled out on a
point of order.
On point OF order by Mr.. Blount, OF
Georgia, the clause for the payment of 5000
extra salary to the Deputy Commissioner of
Pensions and $500 to the chief clerk was
ruled out.
After discussing the clause relative to re-
building the Jefferson school building In
Washington the committee rose and report
ed the bill to the House, when it was passed
and the House adjourned.
THE APPoRTIoNMENT BILL.
The Senate Committee on the Census to-
day unanimously decided to recommend the
passage of the House apportionment bill
without amendment.
THE FIT2-JoHN PORTER CASE.
On Thursday the New Jersey Senators and
Representatives sent letter to the Presi-
dent, requesting him at an early day to re-
view the finding OF the board Of army off,
GERS 10 the Fifz-J ohm Porter case appointed
IN April, 1878. and take action to relieve him
from the penalties and forfeitures imposed
on him by the findings of a court-martial
rendered In January, 1868, and restore him
to his rights and position of which said SEN
tence deprived him.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20

ALMOST A REAL TRAGEDY ON THE
STAGE.-During a recent presentation Of
Uncle Tom's Cabin" at Wheeling, w.
Va, the audience got pretty well worked
up over the flight across the icy Ohio of
Eliza" the escaping slave. She, with
a rag baby clutched in her arms, was
escaping from the blood-thirsty lie
gree" The trained Siberian blood
hounds" were in full cry after her. The
dogs were set upon the stage, when the
first enc shook of his muzzle and darted
upon Eliza" The audience thought
this was so nominated in the bills and
was only interested, but, when the hound
rushed upon the woman and seized her
arm che let go few piercing shrieks,
rather more natural tnan was expected,
and reused her auditors. 'Legree"
changed his taetics and became "Eliza's"
friend, and, striking the dog with the
butt Of his whip, knocked him over,
and he was secured and muzzled. The
remainder of the dogs had been kept oil
the stage. "Eliza" was not hurt, but
was badly frightened, and during the
rest of the play was as nervous and timid
as the most captious critic could desire.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20
Twice Married to the SamO Wife.
Washington Star.


There was a romantic wedding at the
residence of Mrs. Mary Esputa last even
ing-her re-marriage with her former
husband. John Esputa, taking place
there in the preeence of a small number
of friends. Prof. Esputa, it will be re-
membered, was formerly prominent
here as a musician and for years was the
organist of st. Augustines (colored)
Catholic Church. About four or five
years ago his health failed him, and by
the advice of physicians and friends he
went to Florida and remained there until
a few weeks ago. Last year he com
menced proceedings in Florida court
against his wife for a divorce, and in
August last decree of divorce was
made, and in a few weeks thereafter
Mrs. Esputa was informed that the
bonds of matrimony with her husband
had been dissolved. Some two months
ago Mrs. Esputa and her friends were
further surprised by the institution
OF suit against her for a parti-
tiOn of certain real estate, and this
case was pending in our courts when
Prof. Esputa, his health being broken.
and apparently having but a short time
w NV dAAAFCO uOAO NdUOuJ TWO weeks
since) and went to the house of his
brother-in-law, where he remained until
day before yesterday. Then, being un-
able to walk, he insisted that carriage
should be ordered and he should be
taken at once to the residence of his
wife, which he would make his home,
Here he was made as comfortable as DOS
sible, and yesterday it was arranged that.
having been parted by the law, they
should be reunited A marriage license
was thereupon procured, and the assist
ant pastor of st. Stephens Church was
sent for, as also Mr.. D. D. Cahill, and in
the evening the marriage service wss
performed. Immediately afterwards,
Mr.. Cahill, on the direction of Prof
Esputa, drew his will. beaueathing his
property to his now lawful wife. He
also signed an order to dismiss the equi-
ty suit against the wife, and placed it in
the hands of Mr.. Cahill. This dismissal
was filed this morning.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20
PLUMBER IN PERU.
Chfncha PIIlaged 20 the Extent of
Eight millions Of Dollars,

A Lima dispatch under date of January
II, says: "The two expeditions into the
mountains found no enemies to contend
with between here and the Cordilleral. But
they found want, misery and sickness, much
Of which they did what they could to re-
lieve. Caceres' troops had disbanded and
fed to the interior, after shooting some Of
their officers and fighting among themselves.
The pathways through the higher Cordil9
leras were found strewn with dead. An ex-
peditiOn has now left for the other side of
the COrdillera, where the Chilian authoIi-
ties are to be appointed and an effort made
to restore some kind Of order 10 the towns
of Tarna, HuancaYo, Jsuja, Cerro de Pasco,
Husnuco, and the numerous villages which
are to be found in the formerly fourIshing
department of Junin.
The disasters at Chincha, caused through
the contest between the bands Of Mas and
Villavicencia, ARE greater than at first report
ed. The foreigners were acting as an Urban
Guard and endeavored to save the town and
with 1t their properties, and In 80 doing
their lives have been sacrificed ard hetown
sacked and almost destroyed by fire. Mas
gave his men permission to sack the town
after entering. Between fifty and sixty for
eigners are said to have been killed. The
property and goods destroyed are valued at
IS 000, 600 in gold.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20

MEMPHIS, February 1S.-A special dis
patch from Helena says: "There is no
abatement of the disasters that have over
taken the planters of the Mississippi valley,
caused by the overflow of the Mississippi
river. Between Memphis and Vicksburg
for three weeks it has rained almost daily
until now there is but a drearY,
watery waste, extending fully fifteen miles
inland from either bank. There have been
innumerable breaks in the levees, and the
outlook for the present is anything but
hopeful. Cattle and hogs have been
drowned by hundreds, barns have been
swept away, and their contents wasted.
The loss to the planters by these mishaps
cannot but have its effect IA cramping their
facilities for putting in their
crops for the year. This condition
Of affairs exists to an alarming
extent in a number of the largest cotton
growing counties in the Mississippi valley,
in Arkansas and Mississippi. Starvation is
threatening many poor people, whose homes
line the banks of the streams that have over
flowed. In some cases cabins can be found
in which are negroes, hogs aud mules all
gathered under one shelter, awaiting the
receding of the river"
NEW ORLEANS, February ia Pine Bluff
special says: "Arksnsas City is inundated.
Trains on the Little Rock and Mississippi
River Road have discontinued trips thither
on account of the high water"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-20
SAD SCENE.
A Child Drowned In she Presence
of NEs MOthers

A Mesnphis special to the st. Louis Rspab
Rean says: ''The passengers aboard the Dean
Adams were witnesses to = SAD incident on
the last trip down. While the boat was
irving to effect a landing at storehouse
near the mouth OF White river, where the
VI aIe country is under water, family OF
rsoro ~e occupying q cabin q hundred or SO
-srSs ,-Om the store, were standing on
ne front M, ,rch intsntly watching the move
msnts me- Of the boat, while a little eolored
cbtIa i was nIsvlpe u side door of The cabin.
Tha cbtId feIl into 'be water, and the OFF,
GERS of the boat and stoveTsl pssseners who
saw saw It called out to the 1lored people and
made signs in the effort to Sttrset their at
tention to the child, but they Cua not segol .,tl
10 comprehend what was mean anu ene
child was drowned. As soon as ,Oe oOas
landed the Incident was made known, ana
as Il happened the mother OF the child Eas
al the store. She jumped into her SKIN ana
tried to resch her cabin, but the Skin dld
not move fast enough and she dropped ner
oars. jumped out into the water and Waded
up to her waiste, but arrived too late 20
save her infant. Her piteous cries could oe
distinctly heard aboard the boat, deeply
affecting every one.