Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-11

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J. II. EsTiLL, Savannah, Ga.
The Philadelphia Press says District
Attorney Lewis Elam's second ''must
go.- Not il Mr.. Malone knows himself.
Blaine is said to be very popular in
Kansas. Popularity IN Kansas, how
ever. Is not as valuable as it once was
from "a Republican standpoint.
Just now the question is: Is Mr.. Ran
dali greater than the Democratic party,
or is the party greater than Mr.. Randall:
There is quite a division Of sentiment
upon the question.
The corn crop in Georgia and Florida Is
said 10 bee the best ever grown in the two
States. The barns are filed with the old
crop. which is selling at from twenty to
thirty cents "a bushel.
It may DE desirable to regulate the run
ming of Sunday excursion trains, but 1t
is questionable if it I've wisdom TO prevent
them. The Sabbath was made for man
and not man for the sabbath.
The next House will stand as follows:
Democrats. 19l; Republicans. 1l9; Read
iusters, IS: Independents, >; Greenback-
ers. >. The Democrats will have - ma
j9rity over the combined opposition.
Ex-1Iinister f. b. Washburne, Of Hi
n0is. is said To be initiating Mr.. Blaine IN
compiling a political history Of his time.
Washburne has Presidential aspirations
but be viii hardly promote their accom-
plishment by literary work.
Buck. Bryant X Co., in their war on
Longstreet, are probably having their
trouble for their pains, but it is possible
that Grants protege may suffer should
Arthur deem his sacrifice necessary TO
securing the Georgia delegation in 1884.
An Iowa Republican has offered to bet
SI0o0.0oG that his party will carry that
State upon the prohibition issue by 10000
majority. This is presumably safe bet,
but the fact that Republicans want to bet
on Iowa at all is suspicious, to say the
least.
Congressman-elect Murphy, of Iowa,
expresses the opinion that the Democrats
Of Iowa will carry the Legislature ana
displace Senator Allison. should his
judgment prove correct the grand old
party would feel like Immediately dis
banding.
The interior Of the Louisville EXPOSE
ton building is to be lighted by 1900 Edi-
son lights of sixteen candle power each.
The courts and grounds will be illumi-
mated with the Jenney arc light. Seventy
lights, of 1000 candle power each, will be
employed.
Hon. Samuel b. Kerr, son of the late
Hon VI. C.. Kerr. says the Indiana Demo
Gratis will be practically solid for Melon
aid for the Presidency, that Gresham
would De a strong Republican candidate,
and that he believes that Randall Will be
elected Speaker.
The Ely fVt.) strikers were hardly
strikers after all. They simply demanded
payment for work done. They have been
coerced into submission by the bayOnet,
but the law should be powerful enough to
F. coerce their employers into making a
show Of honesty.
Ifthe syndicate that is operating the
deal in Confederate bonds bases its hopes
of profit upon the likelihood that the
Southern states Will ever honor its de-
mands. it loses sight Of the fact that the
South has learned to value the almighty
dollar for all it is worth.
The trade dollar contains of silver 42O
grains. the Spanish and Mexican dollar
Az 15-11 grains. the Japanese yen 4l6
grains, and our standard dollar 4l21z
grains. Silver bullion is worth 80 Lie
pence per ounce, making the value of the
trade dollar So 52-1O0 cents and the stand
ard dollar 81 $4,000 cents.
Col. Richard NJ. Johnston, the biOgra-
pher of the late Governor Stephens and
the famed author of the ''DukesbOrough
Tales" is visiting friends in Atlanta, and
delighting them with recitations from his
writings. Col. Johnston was an eminent
educator in Georgia and has gained fresh
laurelsjn Maryland, where he has long
resided.
A traveller can now leave Savannah in
the morning and take a late dinner in
New Orleans next day. This new route,
via the Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway through West Florida, is becOm-
ing known as the best route to the South
west. and is attracting travel from the
North and East. Our people scarcely yet
realize the change which the opening of
this line is destined to make in the bust
ness Of Savannah.
COincident with the rejection of the
channel tunnel scheme by the committee
of the British Parliament, comes the pro-
posal in the French Chamber Of Deputies
for surveys for a bridge over the channel.
Strategists condemned the former and
will hardly view the latter with less
alarm, though its practicability may fair
~ be questioned. John Bull is always
perturbed when the sacred soil of England
is threatened, however remotely. When
we get our new navy he will tremble in
his boots.
There is no good reason why the bill in
PRODUCED in the Legislature yesterday to
amend the constitution so as to create the
office Of Lieutenant Governor should not
pass. Under our system, in the event of
the death Of the Governor. a special cleo
tiOn must be held. The expense of such
an election is not a small item. The
time lost to voters in attending political
meetings and in going to the polls must
also be considered. There is no necessity
of paying a Lieutenant Governor a large
salary, or even a regular salary. The
honor of the office and a reasonable COM
DeusatiOu for services while presiding