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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The list of steamship wrecks for the
year 1881 shows total of 1913, accom-,
panied by the loss of ,459 lives OF the
disasters 141 were to British steamships,
Is were American, 6 French 6 Danish,
5 German, 3 Dutch, 4 Swedish, 1 Bra
lillian, Belgian, Spanish, 2 Cnilian,
Mexican. Chinese, Austrian, japanese
and Norwegian 1 each; Of 3 the nation
ality could not be learned. OF these 4
were of steel, 5 of wood, and the rest
iron vessels. The total tonnage lost was
about 100000; of which 151, 600, tons
were British, II, 500 American, 1890
Dutch, 2, 4S9 Swedish, 1 900 Brazilian,
6,4S6 French, 4,643 Belgian, 1874 Dan
ish, 1859 German, AIT Spanish, $50
Mexican, 1 1888 Chinese, 808 Austrian,
947 japanese, 697 Norwegian, and 1, $50
CHILEAN. OF the disasters SO vessels
were stranded, 80 sunk by collision, 40
foundered, burned, II are missing, 6
were abandoned at sea, 2 were sunk by
ice, l broke IN two, and / was destroyed
by explosion. Eleven of the vessels are
known to have been laden with grain, %
with coal, II with iron, ? with cotton,
and 1 each with copper ore, petroleum,
provisions, wool and sugar.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

his patriotism, and he made speeches replete
with eloquent denunciation against that
secret political order" He continued the
practice Of Law until within a few months
Of his death, when he had to yield to
bodily infrmity. A strange part in connec-
ton with his practice, is, that in the last
ten years of hts life, there had been re-
vival Of 1t. Instead of declining more and
more towards the last, like most old per-
sons, he experienced an increase Of mental
strength and energy. Like unto the "sec-
ond sight," which come to few Of the
aged, there was with him q second physical
and mental man God. Within the last year
his name will be found in the Alabama re-
ports. When that aged and venerable law
yer would rise to address the court, the
presiding Judges must have felt like yield
ing to him while he spoke their own places
in token of their profound respect.
Thus has this grand old gentleman lived
and died. His life was so long spared that
at his death, of family Of seventeen, there
survives only two sons and one daughter.
CITIZEN.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

A GREAT WORK COMPLETED. A dis
patch published Saturday announced
that the first train passed through the
st. Gothard tunnel Friday afternoon.
The tunnel, which was begun in the
autumn of 1872, had in the three sue
ceeding years advanced 5.0S4 of the
1926 yards. or 81 miles, of its entire
length. In 1876 it was calculated that it
would be finished during the summer of
1879, but it seems that it has taken nine
years to get it ready for use The cost
of the tunnel has probably been ten mil
lion dollars The railway of which it
forms a part cost seven millions. OF the
whole cost Italy has agreed to pay nine
millions and Germany and Switzerland
four millions each. The st. Gothard
Railway runs from Fluelen, on the Lake
of Uri, to Comeriata. in Italy, and it
completes direct railway route, follow
ing that which has been used by the dill
gence lines, from Paris to Naples, by
way of important towns IN Switzerland,
and through Milan, Florence and Rome.
Baltimore Sun.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The Record states that philadelphia,
with a population of something like
$50, 000 has now two co'ored lawyers,
the second, Thomas T. Henry, having
been admitted to the bar on Saturday
1t is to be hoped that he may do we'll in
the practice of his profession, although
it is possible that the industry in which
he was employed previous to the com
mencement of his legal studies would
pay him better. Henry is from Rich
mond, Va, and it is said he came away
from there in consequence of the preju-
dice against colOred lawyers. This is an
unjust imputatiOn upon the South.
There is quite as much prejudice against
negroes here as there. ColOred lawyers
are not infrequent in the Southern States,
and they find no reason to complain of
their treatment by their white profess
sional brethren. Only few years ago a
cOlOred man was admitted to the bar in
Richmond on motion of son of the late
Governor Wise, of Virginia.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The Italian immigrants take naturally
to New York. While a man from the
rural districts of Long Island or New
Jersey would act as if he were unused to
the city, these Italians on the first day
of their appearance walk as placidly and
as triumphantly up Broadway toward the
Italian neighbOrhoOd as if they had lived
here all their lives. The next morning
the man will be keeping chestnut
stand or carrying plump bag of rags,
the boys will be running around with a
backing box on their shoulders and cry
ing "shine, and the women and girls
will be making bundles of laths at some
torn down building.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

NlHILIsT WOMEN. remarkable
types of Nihilist women are well known.
Vera Sassulitch, whose shot inaugurated
terrorism, was the most modest of her
sex. Ia the court room she blushed when
she perceived any one staring at her.
Tydy Figner charming lady and an ac-
complished singer, got her eighty years
in the Siberian mines by sitting in par
lor playing the piano for weary hours,
trying to drown the noise made by the
secret printing press in the adjoining
room. Anna Lebedeff, priests daugh-
ter, in the disguise of the wife Of a
switchman, lived in watch house on
the railroad, and was found on a box
filled with dynamite, chatting with the
switchman. Sophy Peroysky, the daugh-
ter of a General and Senator who de-
clined the dignity of maid of honor to
the Empress and entered the Nihilist
fraternity, dug the Moscow mine and
directed the late Cars ASSASSINATION.
Sophy Bardin, who was welcomed as
shining star in the literary horizon, wrote
a few poems which, though gems of
Russian literature, were reasonable, and
the singing of them is State crime.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

Under the previous system Of appor-
tioning Representatives among the sew
eral States, the process has been to fix
the number Of members to compose the
House, and then divide the whole num-
Der of people Of the United States by
this number, which gives the ratio Of
representation to the number of lnhabi-
iants entitled to Representative. In
this plan of determining the ratio OF
representatives TO inhabitants, however,
there is frequently remainder which is
not considered until all the States are
gone through with, and then should
there be fewer Representatives provided
for than the number decided on, the de-
felt is made up by taking the State hav
ing the largest fractional remainder, and
so on until the complement is filled.
It is now claimed that this plan is not
a correct one, and that through it the
small States get more representatives to
the inhabitants than the larger ones, and a
plan is proposed on a basis of House of
293 members, which will take one member
each from Minnesota, Connecticut, West
Virginia, Nebraska and Rhode Island,
and give one each to the great States of
Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts,
Illinois and Ohio. AS the large States
throw the heaviest vote the chances are
that this plan will be adopted, but it will
not be until after vigorous protest
against departure from the established
usages from the losing States. The fact
that many of the State Legislatures meet
in January makes early action by Con
gress on the matter of apportionment
important in order that the States may
be redlstricted before adjournment.
1t is therefore probable this will be
one of the earliest measures considered
in the House, in which body the main
contest will be, as it does not directly
affect the Senate.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

Germany is not experiencing much
benefit from the result of a protective
policy, as the following extract shows
From a recent report just drawn up by
the American Consul General at Berlin
from statistics furnished him by his con
sular agents at Bremen, Breslau, Bruins
wick, Chemnitz, Dresden, Geestemunde,
Hamburg, Leipsic and Stettin it appears
that from the 1st of October, 1880, to
the Both of September, 1881, the export
trade of Germany, as compared with the
same period in the preceding year, has
shown falling off to the extent of near
" five and half million marks. This,
of course, is only for North Germany,
and it is reckoned, therefore, that the
total decrease in the past years export
trade of the whole empire must be rep
resented by something like ten million
marks. In certain articles, such as chemi-
calls, glasswares and manufactured leath
er, there has been an increase of the ex-
port from particular places, like Berlin,
but that is nothing to the general result.
Whether this is due wholly or in part to
Prince Bismarck's protective policy
there is no attempt to show"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

In England and in France the winter
is an unusually mild one as it is here.
Wonderfully fine weather prevails in the
Isle of Wight, and no such winter has
been known even in the garden isle"
for many years past. In some parts Of
the Undercliff fine ripe raspberries have
been gathered in the open during the
past few days. Strawberries are to be
found in comparative abundance; and
at Shanklin peas are to be seen in bloom
ard in pod. The valleys are full of
spring flowers, including violets and
primroses, and the summer flowers are
still blooming, and to all appearance will
retain their verdure until the coming
summer without undergoing the usual
autumnal decay and stripping. Roses,
rare fuchsias. geraniums and other rare
flowers are blooming in the open. The
thrush has not yet ceased its song, and
a tltlarks nest was recently taken on st.
Boniface Down, with three newly-laid
eggs in it.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

Abiding to the levee held by the assas-
sin Guiteau, in the Washington Jail on
Monday, the Washington Star charac-
terizes the whole proceeding as disgrace
full alike to the officer OF officers who
permitted it. the people who constituted
it, and the city in which it occurred.
The Post says: This seems to have been
the eliminating point in the develop
ment of that morbid sentiment which
has heretofore been manifested in the
comparatively harmless diversion of la
dies soliciting Guiteau's autograph for
their collections. 1t would have been
disgraceful in a community of 'cranks;
language is too weak to itly characterize
it in community claiming to be de-
cent and Christian one"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The Western farmers have received
high prices for their crops of 1881 wheat
and corn. While they complain of short
crops, they will receive more money for
the crops of 1881 than they did for the
large crops of 1880. Wheat has aver
aged 33 cents a bushel more and corn
% cents bushel more than for the crop
of 1890 The 1881 crop of four hundred
million bushels of wheat is valued at
$519, OO0,O OO The crop of 1880 of five
hundred millions of bushels, was mar
keted at $484, 375, 900, or about thirty
five million dollars less than the last and
shorter crop.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The large number of seventeen
hundred arrests in Notwithstanding
to another account, three thousand-be-
tokens the continuance of an unsettled
state of things in the dominions of the
Car. There is but one deduction to be
drawn from the existence of plotting
Nihilists, snti-Semitic outrages, and fire.
guent conflicts between police and peo-
pie. Society is in an unsettled condition
partly from the infusion of western ideas
inconsistent with oriental methods Of
government, and partly from the hard
times of the last year or two. Russia
had good crops during the last summer
in some sections, but they were confined
to narrow limits.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

Mr.. Oscar Wilde, the English apostle
Of astheticism, arrived in New York
Monday on the steamship Arizona. He
will lecture in that city on "Renais-
sance,' which he interprets to be "the
revival Of the intimate study Of the cor
relation of all arts" and if this "tOO
utterly utter" young man succeeds there,
he may treat other cities with his notions
Of estheticism. He has also written a
play which he wishes to produce on the
American stage, provided he can secure
a cast of actors "who shall be thoroughly
able to represent the piece with ali the
force of its original conception"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The increase in the number of deaths
in Philadelphia in 1881, as compared
with 1880, was ,SO4. In New York the
increase was 6,672. Probably the in
crease in Philadelphia is fully accounted
for by its increased population. In New
York the case is different, unless its
population has increased 90 per cent.
during 1881. 1t is notable that the deaths
from scarlet fever in New York during
the past year have been tripled, and the
deaths from diphtheria nearly doubled,
as compared with the deaths from the
same diseases in 1881.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

A split one dollar bill was recently
presented at the First National Bank,
New York, but the cashier declined to
take it. 1t was subsequently ascertained
that the other half of the bill had been
passed on Conant & Thedinga, of that
city. Mr.. J. F. Humphrey, the Cashier
of the bank. purchased the half passed
on Conant s. Thedinga, and it was found
that the two exactly matched. 1t is the
first Instance known of one dollar bill,
or in fact fibre bill of any denomina-
ton. being split
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

President Grant vetoed bill for the
equalization of war bOunties, but the
N,to did not kill the project. 1t has
since appeared in Congress several times,
and two bills to that effect have already
been introduced al the present session.
They provide that the sum of IS. 33t per
month shall be paid for the services Of
each soldier who enlisted between the>lst
day of April, 1861, and the 10Th day of
July, 1865. deducting all previous boun-
ties. In 1874, an examination of the
probable results of a somewhat similar
bill resulted 10 en- estimate that an ex-
penditure of over 800, 900, 900 would be
required.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

small fork in a road may lead re-
spective travellers to be antipodes. James
F Weld. of Boston, died worth sSl,
600 900; his guardian partner, Joseph
". Green, an industrious business man
died in an old mems home.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

Even Grant mellows with time. He
now frankly admits that he has done
great injustice to Fitz John Porter in
siding with the court martial that con-
signed that officer to unmerited obloquy.
At Gen. POrter's request he has read over
the testimony produced before the re-
cent court of review, and is prepared to
certify that in his judgment the dis
graced officer did his full duty by Pope
at the second Bull Run fight.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The New York World still hopes for
the final conversion of Guiteau to ''still
ness and order" 1t says: 1--WE remem
Der the case Of the good hearted old lady
who, when e terror of the neighbor-
hood was at last shot full of holes and
laid out for interment, came and con
temp!ated him, and-thOugh no one else
had been able to say a good word for the
deceased remarked refectively, We'll,
he makes a quiet corpse. anyway"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

Mr.. Low. BrOOklyn's millionaire Mayor,
received officials and politicians on Mon
day. He Is described as being 'gazed at
as if he came from another planet They
eyed him Is though they had expected to
see him clad in purple and fine linen,
and were gratified to see that he wore a
dark blue Prince Albert coat without
silk facings, a black necktie, and mouse
cOlored pantaloOns. Why, said one, as
Mr.. Low laid aside a rat gray coat. he
dresses like a Democrat.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The vaults of the New York Sub
Treasury contain eight hundred tons of
silver, worth $26, 900 900, and one hun
bred and fourteen tons of gold, valued at
$57, OOO, 900, besides $4,000 in notes,
silver certificates and other securities.
The cash on hand is now being weighed
and counted.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The ocean seemed ''tame" to Oscar
Wilde. The aesthetic poet would that
he could see a storm arise" and the IN
appreciative Captain of the Arizona
would that he could lash that man to
the windward side of the bowsprit. 1t
is to be hoped that this useless young
man, in coming to America, has brought
his wares to a poor market. We have
an assorted supply of cranks already.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

Judge Tourgee, a prominent North
Carolina Republican. and author Of "a
FOOLS Errand," does not expect any
great things for the South from the Ma
hone movement, although he cOnfesses
that 1t means nothing more than Re
publicanism. He says party coalitions
cannot bring tie desired changes in the
South, but thinks these can only be &C
eOmplished by liberal system Of free
schools and an increase Of the msnufac-
turing industries.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06
The bitterest kind of a war is expected

The bitterest kind of a war is expected
to break out among the physicians who
attended President Garfield as soon as
the subject of their respective fees is
fairly opened. In the light Of the devel-
opments made by the autopsy on the
dead Presidents body, one would think
the whole outfit would be glad to take
whatever reasonable compensation was
offered them, and let the whole subject
drop and be forgotten as speedily as pos
siITp
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

President Henry Willard says that by
the end of next year the Nortern Pacific
Road will be completed to the farthest
point it is intended to reach in the Vel
lowstone valley and from the West it will
reach to the base of the Rocky Noun
tains. This will leave but 100 miles to
complete, including two tunnels. ag-
gregating about 10000 feet. He ex
poets to run through trains by Sept, 1,
1888.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

Two bioods at Salina, Kan, were RI
walls in love, and decided on duel to
settle the question of possession, They
selected their seconds, got "a surgeon and
retired to a sequestered nook, where
they spread a blanket and the deadly
work began. At the first deal one OF
the rivals got two pairs, jacks and duces,
and failed to fill. His hated rival showed
down four kings and took the queen.
The surgeon got $40, the seconds got
disguised and the loser got drunk, while
the winner got married.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The springfield Republican rises to IN
ouire what is the difference il any. De-
go, stalwarts and half breedsf Theo-
ratfcsllv the gap is wide, but practically
IN the scramble for Office. they are shout
der To shoulder.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The Hon. E. T. Washburne has com
municated to the Hon. Isaac n. Arnold,
President of the Chicago Historical So
Society, a letter from the celebrated
French historian, Pierre Margry, in
which ne suggests that the historical
societies in the valleys of the Ohio and
Mississippi rivers celebrate on the 9th Of
April next the two hundredth anniver-
sary Of the discovery of the mouth Of
the Mississippi by La Sale.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The MormOns are not dying sut or
likely to do so. A telegram from Lon
don gives the information that at late
Mormon conference held in that city, it
was decided to ship all the new converts
TO Utah at once. An inquiry as to the
number Of these showed that the Lat
ter Day Saints" had made 1 800 converts
in Great Britain since August. A pretty
good showing this-better than nearly
any other religious denomination can
make
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

Ex-senator Dorsey will make a good
starting point irthe star route prosecu-
,i,1s, aud, If the government has re
solved to give him that post Of distinc
ton. the public will find no fault. Mr.
Dorsey surely will not object to the ear
Iiest opportunity TO vindicate himself.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

A list of the streets of Paris, compiled
by order Of the Municipal Council
shows that there are 3. $50 of them, with
a total length Of about 600 miles. No
fewer than 1 .439 of the streets have had
their names changed within the last thirty
years. and most of the changes have
been made for political reasons.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

Newspaper enterprise has even reached
Algeria. The editor of the Oran atlas
has been refused pass to the theatre,
but he won't let his readers suffer, for
he saws. "NO matter. Shall we TecOil
from an outlay of three francs twenty
five centimes7 Never! Our myriad
readers shall have their dramatic notices
all the same. Let US burn a little sugar
over the incident and forget all about
e
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The honor of being father of the
British army" is claimed for General
George Macdonald, Colonel of the Bed
fordshiye regiment, who entered the
army in the month of September, 1906.
General Macdonald was born on Octo-
Der 10, 1884, and has consequently
reached the patriarchal age of ninety
seven years and two months.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

Saws the Piusburg DtspatcS, ct is
sand Nh Conkling is suffering from
severe depression. So Clay suffered and
so did Webster. Sew'rd, Chase and
Greeley. All had the Presidential fever
and not one recovered entirely from his
disappOintment.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

fse Albany deadi<k remains intact.
The HsrqIFs correspondent predicts that
the week will see a break, and that the
Ross men will finally go into the caucus
since his threats don't disturb the regu-
lar Democrats, who are solid for their
,.nrrinans
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

NEWPORT, R. l., August IL, 1850.
Dear Bitters: am here trying to breathe
in all the salt air of the oceaQs and having
been a sufferer for more than SrXear with
liver / was induced IT, nix hop
Bitters with the sea gale, ara nave Iound
the tincture a glorious resrlt.
have been greatly helpeS OY the Bitters, and
am not afraid to say so.
Yours without struggle,
amMAn JosH BILLINGS,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The Augusta Chronicle declares posi-
,ivelv that there is no doubt whatever
that General Alexander's original pro-
,-smme will be carried out.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

- The Boston Herald is shocked at the
nonnfsE ignorance with regard to Mexi-
IN and ssSs.athat the average American
ota,os,nor - a2;ttle of Diaz, less of
statesman knows SssS,..,.. -,,,,,a- ;soo
Romero, and entertains Popuiai iueA
that the Mexicans. from the Pfes2 - -. "
the meanest peon, are sn "greasers. Ia
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

The British ship-b'dilders have turned
ont one million tons Of iron and steel
steamships during 1881. and mere seems
N he freight for them all.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

WANTED. consumers !
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PINE and LIGHTWOOD,
ders sent me by telephon'
left at office, Taylor and
will be promptly filed.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-01-06

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