Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-03

1t seems that Malone and Chalmers
have got so far along as to discuss the
kind of an electoral ticket that they ought
to put up in their respective States. Ma
hone wants a headless ticket. His theory
is that the Readjusters can WELD the
most influence by selecting electors who
Will not be committed to any candidate.
In the electoral college they can vote for
the candidate who promises to do the
most for the Readjuster party. If they
happen TO hold the balance of power, they
can make whatever terms they please.
Malone is evidently for anybody who is
Tor Malone. The Chalmers plan in Mis-
sissippi is to make up the electoral
ticket of five Independents and four Re-
publicans. with the understanding that
the Republicans are to vote for the Re
publican candidate and the Independents
for any candidate they please except the
Democratic candidate. with this prOviso,
however, that they are to vote for the
Republican candidate if their votes are
needed to beat the Democratic candidate.
The idea OF these two men determining
the character of electoral tickets nearly
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Conventions is amusing. Malone has
strong hold in Virginia, it is true, but it
is by no means certain that he Will be able
to carry that State in 1884. AS to Chal-
mers, he is politically dead. He couldn't
secure a union of Independents and Re-
publicans in Mississippi. and if he could
the chance of their carrying the State
would be so remote that it would not be
worth considering. Malone and Chal-
mers. however, serve one purpose. They
furnish gossip for the newspapers.
The ..Citizens and Telegraphers' Ma
tionaI Union Telegram and Cablegram
Company" which was organized in BOs-
ton last Friday, has "a high-sOunding
name. The new telegraph company is
said 10 be the outcome of the recent strike.
Its projectors say that they Will break
ground in thirty days. The capital stock
is fixed at 81. 600, OOO. 900. The shares are
placed at $2j each, and no person
is permitted to hold more than
100000 worth of stock. To guard
against .'selling out of the company or
any hawking of its stock about the mar
ket, the following plan is proposed: Bonds
to an equal amount with the authorized
capital stock shall be issued, bearing in
terest at 8 per cent. for twenty years, in
denominations ranging from S25 to $1,000
each. which shall be sold at par, an equal
amount of stock being given as a bonus
to each purchaser of bonds. this stock not
to be negotiable until the net earnings of
the company enable it to pay per cent.
dividend upon the stock, thus making it
equal in value to the bonds"
1t is alleged that. enough capital has
been pledged to build lines to all the lead
inc cities. Governor Butler is spoken of
as one of the incorpOrators. If the enter
prise ever gets started, it will be surpris-
ing if it isn't absorbed by the western
Union.
Schuyler county, Illinois, is infected
with a new religion. 1t is called Oben-
shainism, after Obenshain, a new-light
prophet, who has robust person and an
eloquent tongue. The infected district is
within few miles Of NauvOO, where
Joseph Smith established MOrmOnism.
The new religion does not seem TO differ
very much from MOrmOnism, since it
seems that Obenshain, in addition to his
original wife. has taken two others. Some
of the converts have given up all their
property for the good Of the new religion,
from which fact it is inferred that they
believe in it. BY the time the government
has settled the Mormon problem, it may
have another of a similar nature to solve.
\ Brunswick, Ga, orresPondent wants
to know how the government can
prevent payment Of the new postal
notes to NJ. A. Dauphin or his
agents. when they are payable to
bearer. We frankly admit we don't
know. Postmaster General Gresham,
however, will probably find a way if he
wants to. He does not seem to be want