Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-01
JACKS0N'S CANDELABRA.
ARTHUR'S FANCY BRINGS OUT
THEIR HISTORY.


Presidential Portraits Rearranged-oId
Sea Dogs Whom Neptune Invariably
Makes Seasick-Republican BOmbast
on the Ohio QuestiOn-Gen. Wright's
Report on Rivers and Harbors,
Correspondence Of the Noroing Neios.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Two old
fashioned candelabra, on pedestals about
five feet high have been in the White
House for years. 1t was not until few
days ago that their history was known.
1t was often subject of inquiry as to
where they came from. They are old-fash-
ioned, and in bronze. They are very pretty.
For number of years they have been kept
in an out of the way place because of their
not being modern. President Arthur took
a fancy to them, and shortly before leav-
ing on his Western trip directed that they
be frightened up and placed in the blue
room. This led to the discovery of their
history. An old gentleman was being
taken through the blue room the other
day. He stopped before the candelabra
and said: "There they are. l
never expected to ksee them
again." He then eXpRsmed. He
was years ago manufacturer and dealer
place of business was Philadelphia.
General Patterson, of Mexican fame, came
to him one day with drawings for two
candelabra. He directed that they be
manufactured. The work was done and
General Patterson sent them to the White
House as a present to General Andrew
Jackson, then in his first year of Presi-
Dental incumbency. General Patterson
died last year. He was very wealthy
He was for many years President
Of the Aztec Club, which is composed of
officers who served in the Mexican war,
and of their male descendants.
President Arthur by the way, has rear
ranged some of the portraits that hang on
the walls Of the White House. He has
transferred the full length portrait of Lin
coin to the left of the main entrance into
the reception part of the House. The full
length portrait of Garfield is placed on
the right of that entrance. They were
the two assassinated Presidents. The tull
length portrait of General Grant is hung
on one of the panels of the red room.
On the panel next to it is the pOr-
trait, also full length, of Chester A. Ar
thur
MOST NOVICEs WHO co TO SEA
are ashamed of being seasick regarding
it as something in the nature Of display
of weakness. Perhaps if they knew how
common a thing that malady is even
among old sea dogs, they would not be so
ashamed of paying the tribute which is
demanded by Neptune. 1t is the eXcep-
tion rather" than the rule that most people,
when they go to sea after remaining OIL
shore awhile, or even in port and on board
ships, are attacked by the uneXplainable
and general giving away of the stomach.
An old naval officer told me to-day that as
long as he had been sailing the ocean blue
he had never yet gone to sea without eX-
periencing an attack of seasickness. 1t
was the same, he said, with a large ma
jOrity of officers i'll the service. "Of course
the old hands are not as sick as they were
when they first went to sea, but they are
sick enough for all practical purposes"
he said 'Take the case of Rear Admiral
Almy, who was retired a few months ago.
He had seen forty years Of active
sea service, yet every time he started on
a voyage he was laid up for the first two
days that rough weather was experience
ed. Admiral Porter is awfuHy sick when
he first gets to sea. Then there Is Rear
Admiral Shufeldt. He has sailed the
world over almost. He is always seasick
at first. Vice Admiral Rowan has the
same experience. / could name a hum
dred old sea dogs in the list of officers
who have to undergo the same siege time
and time again. asked ''if it was the same
with the old sailors. '!Yes;" was the re-
ply, but in a less degree. Very many old
sailors have the same experience
as the officers. But there are not as a
rule as many SeaSick sailors in proportion
at the commencement of voyage as
there are suffering officers. This is be-
cause the food the men have is not as
rich as the food that is furnished to the
officers mess.
FOR ALL THAT THE REPUBLICANS
chirrup and cOmplacently declare that
they are certain to carry Ohio in the
coming election, they do not act so
very confidently in the inside manage
ment. The Republican managers in Ohio
have written here that it Is necessary
that they turn out every vote possible on
election day. They earnestly urge that
all government employees entitled to vote
in Ohio be sent out to cast their ballots.
a local association of Ohio people here
have undertaken the job. Every Ohio
man in Office-and there are one or two
of them-have been notified that it is inn
peratiYe that they be at the polls to vote
for Foraker. Reduced rates of transpOr-
tation have been secured. All of the Ohio
clerks will be there. They have been ap-
pealed to so strongly that they cannot re-
fuse. But still bear in mind that every
thing Republican in Ohio is booming. and
that the Democrats have no chance what
ever, and that a walk-Over for the Repub-
licans is fOregone conclusion.
GENERAL WRIGHT,
Chief of Engineers of the United States
Army, has prepared and forwarded to the
Secretary of War the estimates for river
and harbOr work tor the next fiscal year
1t will be remembered that General
Wright some time ago, in an interview
with the MORNING News correspondent,
expressed the opinion that it would be
long time before Congress repealed its ac-
tiOn of last session and refused money for
the necessary river and harbor improve
ments. General Wrights estimates for
the next fiscal year do not show on their
gressional battering-ram that
few months ago came in
contact with river and harbOr appropria-
tiOns. The contrary is the case. His
estimates for the next fiscal year are an
increase OF a pretty good show of thou
sands above his estimates for the present
fiscal year, which were thrown into the
Congressional waste basket. General
Wright said to-day that the increase men
toned was made necessary by losses
which the neglect of important works
will be subjected to on account of the
absence of an appropriation for the cur
rent year. He does not entertain any
fear that Congress will refuse at the next
session to pass a river and harbor bill.
THE ORDNANCE OFFICERS OF THE ARMY.
who have been testing the celebrated
multi-charge gun, about which so much
has been written in the newspapers, have
submitted preliminary reports. This gun
had claimed for it great increase in dis
tance, power, velocity and much less
pressure upon the explosion of the charge
than any other form of ordnance. The
tests of it are being made at Sandy Hook.
The preliminary reports of the Of
fcers making the tests are
not by any means encouraging.
They do not indicate that the gun pos
sesses any of the qualities claimed for it,
while its complication in handling is found
to be a very serious drawback. The tests
are not over yet, however. The ordnance
officers on duty here, however, judging
from the preliminary reports on the gun,
say that it is very likely to be found to
be a sort of an artillery Keely motor af-
fair.
\ Daring Feat.
A Washington special to the Courier
Journal of September 9th says: ''An un-