Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-23
DEZENDORF'S MOVEMENT.
MAHONEs OVERTHROW GROW
ING MORE ASSURED.

Encouraging Letters from Virginia
Commissioner Evans Goes Back on
Himself-Chandler Public SPEND
thrift-The Niagara HoaxAThe Demo-
cratic outlook in Ohio Rather Hazy.
WASHINGTON, August 22.-Dezendorf.
of Virginia, who was member of Con-
gress from the Norfolk district until he
refused to follow Malone in his so-caIled
new movement to rejuyenate the State,
has a law office in this city. He has not.
however, given up politics in Virginia.
He still has hopes in that direction. He
is leading a movement which seems to
promise success in that it is to be COM
posed of Republicans pure and simple.
with none of the sO-called Democratic
Readjuster adjuncts thereto Recent
events in Virginia point so strongly to the
overthrow of Malone that DeZendOrf is
greatly encouraged. He certainly has
grounds for encouragement. AS the leader
of the new movement, Republican i'm all
of its details of management and
everything else, he is gratified. as he
said to-day, by letters of which he is in
daily receipt. These letters give him
every encouragement to % on with the
scheme OF the complete reorganization of
the Republican party IN Virginia upon a
basis of only Republicans in that Organi-
zation. He intends to push this scheme
with all his energies, and hopes, with good
reason, to see very many Republicans
who have heretofore been acting with that
political eunuch, Malone, join him in his
effort. 1t is the intention of DeZendOrf
and those acting with him to hold a regu-
lar State convention to select delegates to
the next Presidential Convention in ODpo-
sltlon to what Mahone's people may do.
One more nail will be driven in Mahone's
political coffin by this determined organi-
zatlon of those who are truly Republican
i'll Virginia.
EVANS INDIFFERENCE.
Mr.. Evans Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, who is so indifferent to what the
press may say, to-day made rather bad
break. A short time ago he made ruling
that all medicinal preparations in which
alcOh0l enters as material part should
pay the regular tax upon alcohol in its
various shapes sold by dealers therein. A
certain bltterS company that is known as
= HOstetter's Bitters'' has not only rood
deal of money and influence. but also a
son-in-law, who, in the person of Thomas
Bayne, of Pennsylvania, is a member Of
Congress. The bitters company kicked very
strenuOusly against the ruling of Mr.
Evans. They eXerted their influence.
and sent the sOn-in-law down here to ar
que the case. The result was shown in
the decision made to-day. Mr.. Evans
goes back on his former ruling, and to
all practical purposes releases the bitters
in question from the payment of any tax
whatever, as the little internal revenue
law of the last session relieved medicinal
preparations from taxation. Other man
ufacturers of patent medicines WILL of
course, take advantage of the precedent
thus set by Mr.. Evans, and put them
sol on 20 -.+L
ter's Bitters. Mr.. Evans, for vacillation,
may certainly be put down as a great
man.
CHANDLER's COSTLY CRUISE.
Secretary Chandler, who left Ports
mouth, n. H., to-day, is on ten days
pleasure trip on the United States steamer
Tallapoosa. He will doubtless have
good time. An officer of the navy said
to-day to your correspondent that the
running expenses Of the Tallapoosa and
crew foot up to $500 per day when she is
engaged IN active service. If she were
laying at her wharf, as she would be were
not Chandler using her, she would
cost $500 day. So that Chandler's ten
days, excursion will draw $1,000 out of
the public treasury.
THE NATION HOAXED.
The statement has been published all
over the country, and the world, indeed.
that DIR. Richardson, of this city. pro-
posed to go over the Niagara Falls by
means OF machine of his oN invention,
The attempt was to be made i'm the early
part of September, and the apparatus was
described with great attention to details,
While wide publicity was given to the
fact that the experiment would be made
The bold follower Of Captain Webb, and
others who have tried this perilous feat,
cOurted an obscurity from personal nOto-
rlety, which is unusual in such cases.
No one could be found who had seen this
adventurous doctor, or knew ANYTHING
about him, and there was not wanting
those who said that he was myth, and
had no existence save in the fertile
imagination OF some newspaper writer
While such is not a fact, it is practically
so. There is a DR.. Richardson in this
city, who has for warm friend, a news
paper writer Of great resources OF imagi-
nation. That writer set the whole thing
agoing by the aid of his etferyescent
brain and willing pen. 1t was indeed, a
national hoax.
DEMOCRACY's CHANCE IN OHIO.
John g. Thompson, ex-Sergeant-at-
Arms of the House, and prominent De-
mocrat, together with other Ohio Demo-
Gratis, is visiting the city. While they
speak npublic very hopefully of Demo,
cratic success i'll the next election, they
90 not keep up the bold private front
The plain fact is that the Democracy out
there seems to be truly house divided
against itself