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Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
The long fight which the citizens O

The long fight which the citizens Of
San Francisco have made In favor of
good government and against cor.
porate abuses Is drawing to a close.
The new charter Is In q fair way to
become q law and the Spring Valley
Water company having been defeated
In the courts In their efforts to tie
the feet Of q whole city, two members
of the present board Of supervisor
are bold enough to state publicly that
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27

THERE Is another change In the
Chemnitz consulate. This time Mr..
Finn ~retires because Chemnitz does
not agree with him. His successor,
who was lately a member oil the
Illinois Legislature, is willing to
chance the malaria. We know an
other party who would have been
willing to have CHANGED 1t. His
name Is Griggs, Of the state OF Beat
rice, who bravely withstood the hard.
ship of the American consulate and
was anxious to die for his country In
that position II necessary. Griggs
might have staid, but President
Arthur thought that NsbraAka didn't
have 9 perpetual title to the
Chemnitx consulate.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
Women's Rights.


Every day new branches of industry
are entered by adventurous women.
1t is to be hoped, however, that the
chosen field of Mrs. Kleine, of New
York, will not be iinvaded at once by
courageous imitators. The lady mar
ried a Woodworking artisan, who
turned over to her all of his earnings.
She took q few boarders, and finding
this business profitable she coolly told
the husband to leave the house, which
he accordingly did. The boardin g.
house came to grief by reason of the
departure of Its inmates, and the en-.
ergetic woman at once hunted up hel
old liege lord and secured his arrest
on a charge of desertion.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27

Two buckets full of sloppy turnkey
ism were poured over m or two old
settlers by DR.. Miller in his sickening
decoction Of egotiAm In Sundays
Herald. The recipients of such hog
wash are not to be envied by those
who came after them. It is almost
enough In the language Of Beecher to
make every old settler wlsh he were
dead.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27

ST.. LOUIS medical men are predic!
Ing a visitation Of Asiastic cholera next
summer. In the present filthy condi-
ton Of st. Louis streets and alleys the
scourge would be difficult to check.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27

SECRETARY FoLGER Is said to be
greatly iniuring him by overwork. In
the eyes of the department clerks
three hours a day Is hard labor and
four hours Is overwork.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
Did Its Work

Mr.. 8. s. Walker, 8 Coral street,
Lowell, Mass, says: 81 have used
st. Jacobs OIL for the immediate re.
lief and cure Of chilblsins, and It &C.
complished both.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27

money was cffsred them to act official
ly In favor of the company. 1t Is also
stated that q former ordinance cost
the company 800, 000.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27

THE Apaches are raising hair again
In Arizona, and General Crooks peace
commissioners, armed with carbines,
have gone to pacify them.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27

AN assessor In Omaha like the in
telligeEt Juror Is the man whe never
reads the newspapers.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
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~. The emily Monday morning daily.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27

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Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-27
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e. ROsEwATER Editor.

AN assessor in Omaha is an official
who does not know that the world
move
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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-22
THE LOUISIANA CONVENTION.
Nominations Made-The Platform as
Adopted Causes Dissatisfna4ia

nominations Made-The Platform as
Adopted Causes DISQUALIFICATION.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 21.-At the Demo-
cratic Convention at Baton Rouge vester-
day Warren Easton, of New Orleans.
was nominated for Superintendent of
Public Education. All the nominees ex-
cept MIR. Cunningham, for Attorney Gene
raj, belong to the McEnery faction. The
committee on Resolutions submitted
majority and minority reports. AMONG
me resolutions OF the minority is one de-
clarlng that the Louisiana Lottery Com
pany is c0rrupting the morals of the neo-
pie and disturbing element in the politics
OF the State. 1t faYOrs the adODtiOn of a
constitutional amendment aholisbing and
prohibiting all lotteries in the State for
ever. MIR. BOatner offered a substitute.
Whlch was adopted, declaring hostility to
the entire principle of lottery dealings.
that the constitution declares gambling
to be vice, yet it encourages vice i'm its
worst form; that lotteries are not only
inviting breaches of faith and embezzle-
ment, but are dem0raliZing society, cor
ruptlng politics and impeding legislation.
and concludes by demanding that the
Legislature TO be chosen at the ensuing
election shall enact such legal
measures as are necessary for their
suppIeSslon' Inc platform adopted
refers to the deplOrable condition of the
State under reconstruction; cOngratulates
the people upon their present prosperous
condition under the progressive policy of
the Democratic administration; asserts
that the public schools of the State de-
mand the fostering care of the govern
ment, and though much has been achiey-
ed for their promotion a great deal more
must be done to render them efficient. so
as to confer the benefits of education
equally upon the children of every race.
and opposes mOnOpohes of all kinds.
After the adoption of Mr.. Boatner's amend
ment. given above, Mr.. Marston, of
Red River, demanded an opportunity
to offer other amendments to
the platform, which being denied, he said
that he would not accept such a platform
and withdrew from the hall in disgust.
The majority report on the platform, with
the amendment, was adopted by vote,
mainly of the McEnery faction. of 236
ayes to 81 nays and 66 blank. An acri-
mOniOus discussion preceded the adoption
of the platform.
Mr.. Stone, of East Feliciana, attacked
the majority report, commenting severely
on certain acts of the Democratic admin
lstratlOn, such as the land grab, the peni-
tentiary lease, the fees paid LAWYERS en-
ployed by the State, etc. Col Breaux and
Maj. Burke replied to Mr.. Stone, the
former explaining his connection with
the land cases before the United States
Supreme Court and the latter seeking to
vindicate the McEnery administration
from tie charges made. The convention
adjourned sine die.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-22
A BOOM FOR BALD HEADS.
y Lady Scientist Tells What She Knows
About Prairie Polls.


Science has made wonderful progress
in the past few years." said one of Chica-
COS prominent lady scalp manipulators.
"ln few years there will be no bald
heads, and old men can sit in front and
look at the ballet with impunity."
"What has brought about this rapid
stride?' asked the astonished reporter.
sit is this" said the lady, as she began
to shampoo the reporters prairie.like era
MUM with wash that took hold in
business-like manner. 1T is a popular
impression that the roots of the hair die,
but they do not. No, they never die.
When the pores of the scalp are not kept
open by proper manipulations, the skin
becomes hard and dry, the follicles close,
and the hair, of course, cannot grow
out. But under my treatment the scalp
is loosened, the outer skin. which is
generally formed by dandruff or other
coating, is removed, and the young hairs
sprout. You have seen flowers droop un-
der heavy formation of snow and dirt,
Well, when this weight is removed the
Hover buds put forth under the balmy in
fuences of sunshine and air, and so it is
with the roots of the hair when the cuticle
is removed" said the lady as she removed
the treatment apparatus, and with it a
portion of the reporters scalp.
"Now L will guarantee you will have a
beautiful head of hair" concluded the
physician as the reporter escaped with the
balance of his scalp.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-22
S0NTAY TAKEN BY STORM.
THE PIGTAILs OFFER BUT LITTLE
RESISTANCE

Valuable Assistance Rendered by the
FlOtillas-Three Officers and Sixty
Seven Men Lost by the Freneh-The
Enemy's Casualties Unknown-Admi-
raj Courbet Highly Honored at Home
LONDON, Dec. PA Hong Kocg dis
patch. dated to-day, states that 1t is re-
ported there that the French under Admi-
raj Courbet have captured Sontay.
Admiral Courbet, in his official report
to the government, states that 3 officers
and 81 men were killed, and 10 officers
and 10 men wounded in the fighting be-
fore Sontay on the 14th inst.
Admiral Courbet has been gazetted as
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor.
A Hong Kong correspondent says: ''The
principal fighting at Sontay occurred on
the river bank. Several villages were
captured at the point Of the bayonet. The
French troops have advanced within
mile of the citadel, but it is probable that
there will be very heavy fighting before
they reach the place. The Chinese lost
heavily from the shells of the fleet"
PARIS, Dec. 21.-Admiral Peyron, Min
lister OF Marine, has received the following
dispatch from Sontay, dated December It:
"Sontay is ours. The outer enceinte was
carried by assault on Sunday at O'Clock
in the evening. The attack began at II
O'Clock in the morning. The assault was
made at O'Clock in the evening with
bravery above all praise, by the foreign
legion, together with the marine infantry
and sailors. The flotilla assisted in the
bombardment. The citadel was evacu-
ated during the night by its defenders,
and was occupied on the morning of the
18th without fighting. We do not yet
know whittier the Black Flags, rebel An
namites and Chinese have fled. 1t is I'M
possible to learn their loss. We lost about
10 killed, including officer, and go wound
ed, including officers.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-22
CORRUPTION IN CHICAGo.
The Aldermen Charged With Being the
Hirelings of a Railroad

CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-The hurried mas
sage by the Common Council of this cify
a week ago, of an ordinance granting the
Chicago and Evanston Railroad the right
of entry into the heart of the city, gave
rise to a rumor that a corruption fund.
which was declared to be 100000, had
been placed in the safe of one of the city
hotels, to be distributed among the Coun-
cilmen on the final adoption of the ordi-
nance. The publication of these rumors
has resulted in the grand jury subpen-
alng nearly all of the proprietors, editors
and reporters of tine local daily press.
Those testitying yesterday threw but lit
tie light on the supposed corruption fund,
but the fact is reported that there were
some sharp passages between the wit
nesses and the jurymen
NJ. b. Stone, OF the DQilu Ne,Cs, ex-
pressed fear that the grand jury was
merely on a fishing excursion, and that
the investigation was, to a certain extent,
prying process carried ON for the benefit
of the alleged bribe-takers. He did not
care to give any information which would
be filtered through a sieve and 90 back to
the gang which had its representatives on
the grand jury.
"Has any eX-Alderman called upon
you?" asked one of the grand jurymen.
"There are very few Aldermen that
would admit into my office" said Mr.
Stone.
"Then you have low opinion of grand
Jurles and Aldermen generally?'
Il have" replied Mr.. Stone.
The same witness also intimated that if
the grand jury was really in search of in
formation they could probably obtain it.
A subpoena is also out for Mayor Harri-
son, and he will be heard on his return to
the city.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-22
WAsHINGTON's RETIREMENT.
President Arthur Issues "a Proclamation
for Its Commemoration

President Arthur Issues "a Proclamation
for Its COmmemoratiOn.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The following
proclamation with regard to the celebra-
tion of the one hundredth anniversary of
Washington's surrender of his commits
sion was made by President Arthur to-
day:
Blythe President ofthe United States of 4 aericd
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, Both houses of Congress did on
the 10th instant request the commemOratiOn
on the 2Sd instant, of the one hundredth anni-
versary of the surrender by George Washing
ton, at Annapolis, of his commission as Com
mander-in- Chief of the patriot forces of
America; and
WHEREAS, 1t is fitting that this memorable
act. which not only signalizes the termination
of the heroic struggle of seven years for indie
pendence, but also manifested Washngton's
devotion to the great principle that ours is a
civic government of and by the people, should
be generally observed throughout the United
States. Now therefore /, Chester A. Arthur
President of the United States, do hereby
recommend that, either by appropriate eXer-
else in connection with the religious services
OF the 23d INST, or by such public observance
as may be deemed proper on Monday, the
2ith inst, this signal event in the his
tory OF American liberty be commemo-
rated;e and further, | hereby direct that
at u O'Clock, noon, on Monday next the ma
tiOnal salute be fired from all forts through
out the country.
In witness whereof / have hereuntO set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to he affixed
Done this 2lst day of December. in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty three, and of the indie
pendence nf the United States the one hun
dred and eighth.
[Signed CHESTER A. ARTHUR
By the President.
FREDERICK r FRFITNGuuySFN
far Of
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-22
Novel Reading Made OdIous.


A bitter wag, made angry by the ever
increasing output of novels, has devised
a new and malignant antidote for the
appetite for romance. He declares that
he VIII write a supplement to every mod
ern love story. to be sold at half price,
setting forth the matrimonial adventures
and experiences of the hero and heroine.
The sweet and pathetic maiden with
the mild blue eyes and the golden
hair is to be developed into the
fat and ruddy shrew with a tendency
to quarrel with her husband and row
her servants. The gallant gentleman
with the long mOustache and the silver
voice is, on his part, to be ruthlessly pic. /.
tured marching up and down his bed
room in airy attire, with a squalling baby
in his arms, redolent of sour milk and
catnip. The will of the rich old uncle.
which brings wealth and happiness at
the end OF the first volume, will be proved
forgery in the second. What with the
upsetting of every pretty conventionality
and the disclosure of the inevitable con-
ditions into which no well-bred novelist
ever follows his characters, this cynic
hopes to make novel reading nauseous and
novel writing as Improbable as it is a
dark industry.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-22
AT THE STAFF CAPITAL.
Decisions of the Courts and the Sensa
tions of the CITY

ATLANTA, Dec. 21.-The Supreme Court
to-day finished cases numbers 26, p. %
and 80 of the Eastern Circuit. and ad-
Journed till January I. The following de-
clslons were simply announced just be-
fore the adjournment this evening, and
turned over to the Reporter Of Decisions.
Roach VS.. Kelly, from Jones; Patterson
vs. Hendrick, from Appling; Bishop
Gross VS.. Butler, from Chatham: Law.
renee vs.. Mayer; Lewis VS.. the State.
from Chatham; Woodbridge VS.. Wood
bridge, from Chatham: Hawks VS.. Lever
EN-, from Jasper. All the above cases
were reversed. Lewis VS.. Hartman.
from Dooly; Nussbaum & Dan
nenberg VS.. Lewis. from Scriven:
Lewis VS.. the State, from Baldwin; Nc
Lean VS.. the State, from Charlton: PoppelI
VS.. the State, from Liberty: Lambert VS..
the State, from Liberty; Benton VS.. Hors-
ley, from Jasper; the Mayor of Savannah
VS.. DOnnally; White VS.. White. from
Green; lngraham VS.. Wither, from McIn-
tosh; Commissioners of Pilotage VS.. Tai
Dot; Lancer VS.. the Central Railroad,
from Chatham; Doyle VS.. Mcintyre, from
Chatham, were all affirmed.
FRANs RIDDEN.
a middle-aged, respectable looking
uerlhan, Out apparently in bad health,
took a bed IN the Weinmeister Hotel YES
terday morning, where he was found
dead on the bed with his clothes on this
morning. Poverty and i'll health had
probably led him to take morphine some-
time yesterday. No clue las been found
10 locate or identify him. He was dressed
In navy blue suit and had dark hair. a
moustache and imperial.
THE CORONER's VERDICT
is that David r. Wadley died of heart
disease. Mrs. Wadley was absent in New
York, and he slept in the house, but took
his meals at his daughters, near by. His
failure to come to breakfast led to his dis
coVery dead in bed by his daughter, Mrs.
Steele. Mrs. Wadley is expected home in
the morning.
"COL." VARNADOE WAIVED EXAMINA-
TION
to-day for the killing of Asbury White
mead, and was committed to Jail. Later
facts show that it must have been a most
cold-bloOded and unprovoked murder,
whisky being the prime cause.
JUDGE MCAY TO-DAY GRANTED
new trial to Z. II. Green and Dilmus
Yarbrough, of the Banks county kuklux.
and they gave bond. Neil Yarbrough is
still sick in Jail, and has not been
sentenced
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-22
A Flight of Comet

PHELPS, n. Y, Dec. 21.-Prof. Brooks,
of the Red House Observatory, SAYS that
the comet discovered by him last Septem-
berthe comet of 1S12-is now visible to
the naked eve as a small round nebulous
mass in the constellation Cygnus. In
small telescopes the tail can be traced one
degree and a half in length. In large
telescopes the comet presents a fine APP
pearance. with a starlike neuclus and large
coma. The motion is southwest, and
on Christmas the comet VIII be near
the southern arm of the cross in Cygnus,
or near the star Epsilon. On New Years
day it will be near the right forefoot of
Pegasus. The comet will grow brighter
till the latter part of January, its peri
helion passage being on January %, when
it Will be in the tail of Cetus, or the
whale, and distant from the sun570, 100000
miles. 1t will be nearest the earth about
the middle of January. about 60,O00,O09
miles. After January it will recede from
the sun, pursuing its long journey
through space, and returning to view in
SeVenty-one years.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-22
RAILROAD RUMBLINGs.
Bright Flashes of Intelligence from Near
and Afar.


Chester is excited over the prospect of a
new railroad from Monroe, n. c., to Au-
gusta, Ca, which is expected to pass
through that place.
The track of the Charlotte. Columbia
and Augusta Railroad has been much i'm
proved OF late, and careful and skillful
work is being directed to all necessary
repairs continually.
Only six miles of the E. & W. r. r.
need furnishing on the gap between Ce-
dartown and the junction on the E. T. V.
q Il. X. K. This will be finished by the
hrst OF July. When this work is done,
work will-in all probability be commenced
In extending the road to Birmingham.
The Buena Vista ArquS says: ssThe di-
rectors have letter from Messrs. Bur-
chael & Co., of Kissimmee, Fla, railroad
contractors, stating that Mr.. E. G. Hart,
one of the firm will be here this week to
look over the road preparatory to making
a bid on building the road. They are pre-
pared to do the work in quick time and
good order"
The Eastman Times has the following:
'The scarcity of water is interfering to a
considerable extent with the running of
trains on the Macon and Brunswick Rail-
road. The up passenger train was COM
PEELED to stop at Eastman last Sunday
morning, finding it impossible to reach the
next water'tank. A dispatch was sent to
Macon for another engine, which arrived
about II M, and carried the delayed train
on, leaving here seven hours behind
time"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-22
AN ASYLUM IN FLAMES.
SEN ENTEEN HUNDRED LIVES IN
PERIL AND NONE LOST.

me Firemen Confine the Flames to One
Wing of the Building, and Hold the
Loss Down to Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars-Aid Sent from New York
Other Fires
NEW YORK, Dec. 81, - MA dispatch
was received at police headquarters this
morning from Wards Island announcing
that one of the wings in the lunatic asv-
lum on Wards Island was in flames.
Another dispatch, received a few minutes
later from the offices of the Commissioner
Of Charities and Corrections. stated that
the fire was a very large one. A police
boat and police reserves were ordered to
the scene. and also two fire boats and fire
engines from the city.
NEW YORK, Dec. 81. 6 P.M M.-Tbe cause
OF the nre is not known. 1t broke ont in
tne east wing OF the Insane Asylum, of
Whlch Dr. Mcdonald is medical superin-
tendent. There were 1.32O male natients
in the building. The outbreak cansed
great excitement among them. but thev
were all removed to places of safety. and
according 20 reports now at hand, no per-
son was injured. The east wing was
completely destroyed. At noon. when
II was reported that the fire was under
control, all the inmates were in their
wards and the best of discipline prevailed.
IL is thought that the loss will not exceed
$4,000.
NEW YORK, Dec. 81, 1890 p. M.-The
IolloWlng dispatch was received at police
headquarters at noon: ''The firemen are
working vigorously upon the fire. and
have succeeded in getting the flames under
control No lives have been lost.''
FRUIT DEALERS sCoRCHED.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 21.-The store of
j. w. Demarest & Co., fruit dealers. at
No. Is South Peters street. was burned
to-day. The stocks in the adjoining build
ings, occupied by Jaeger & Depass. con-
tectI0ners, and Greve & Winderman. gro
GERS, were damaged by heat and water.
The total loss is 5000. They were in
sured in local companies.
DRY GOODS DEALERS BURNED OUT,
GALVESTON, Dec. 21.-A special from
Paris, Texas, says: "P. NJ. Harrison's
dry goods store was destroyed by fire YES
terday morning. The loss is Sl9, 900. and
the insurance $500. The building is
owned by Hale q Scott, LAWYERS. whose
loss, including their library. is S12. 600.
They had no insurance. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
A FACTORY DESTROYED.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2I.-P. e. Saz-
EARNS factory burned yesterday. The
loss is $4,000.
SWISS VILLAGE BURNED,
BERNE, Dec. 21.--The village of Venio
IN the Valley of Poschirvo. Switzerland
has been burned.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-22
Gen. James LOngstreets Effort to
Dodge Two Notes Fails,

Gen. James LOngstreet's Effort to
Dodge Two Notes Fails.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-The Tradesmen's
National Bank has begun suit against
Gen. James Longstreet to recover on two
prOmissory notes. The notes were made
by Gen. Longstreet in New Orleans in
June, 1877, and made payable to Bliss &
Bennett, cotton brokers, of this city, at
the Hibernian Bank, of New Orleans.
They amounted, with interest to the pres
ent time, to $452,327. The defense claimed
that the notes were given by the defend
ant in transaction which was of
the nature of a wager, and not a valid
contract. These transactions referred
to consisted in the fictitious purchase and
sale of cotton through the agency of Bliss
Il Bennett at New Orleans at the order of
Gen. Longstreet. The notes were dis
counted by the Tradesmen's Bank, and
afterwards protested when they fell due
for non-payment. Another defense was
that the action was barred by the statute
of limitations. The case was tried to-day
in the Supreme Court. and resulted in a
verdict for the plaintiff. Gen. Roger A
Pryor was counsel for Gen. Longstreet.