Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-16

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The state capitol bill got through the
House Yesterday. but hardly in the shape
desired by the most enthusiastic oil us
friends.
In the sport of trout-catching in Wyo-
ming waters it is said to be nip and tuck
between the President and Senator Vest.
How is it in the raids that are made on
the demijohn:
There is movement ON foot in Cincin-
natl to pay of a part of the Indebtedness
Of the late Archbishop Purcell. The
movement ought TO succeed because
nearly AN the creditors are very poor
people.
A member Of the Civil Service Commits
sion SAYS that there is very general interest
i'm the subject 0fcivil service in the south.
The interest will be far deeper and more
general if a Democrat is chosen in 1881
to take charge of the White House.
Congressman Ellis, of Louisiana, says
that he paid one lobbyist $500 to let up on
one ofhis schemes that was pending before
Congress. That lobbyist was cheap
fellow. 1t is astonishing that Congress
men allowed themselves to be blackmalled
by such cattle.
The Massachusetts Republicans think
they can defeat Butler for Governor this
fall by making ex-llayor Henry L. Pierce
of Boston. their candidate. Pierce's
qualifications are as follows: He Is an
aristocraI. "a liberal Republican. and has
nothing TO say against the liquor interest.
Postmaster General Gresham has writ
ten 10 the Director General Of posts IN
Mexico, asking "a conference with view
10 the establishment of an international
overland railway mail service. 1t Is not
improbable that in few months, perhaps
weeks, we shall have daily mail to the
City Of Mexico.
1t Is remarked that many of those who
were drowned at seaside resorts this
summer were GOOD swimmers. Their
death was due to their vanity. They
couldn't resist the temptation to venture
beyond the danger line to excite the COM
ments of the watching crowd.
Professor Gregory. of the Civil Service
Commission, who has just returned from
a Western trip. saws that he Is well
pleased with the outlook for civil service
reform. The Professor is not the kind OF
man to throw cold water on scheme
that is paying him $4,000 year.
1t turns out that the iron and steelman-
ufacturers of Pittsburg furnished good
part Of the corruption fund to carry In
diana in 1850. They contributed on the
plan of putting their money where 1t
would do tine most good. They depend
on the Republicans 10 protect them IN
robbiug the people by means Of the tariff.
some enterprising journals speak Of the
coalition formed between a few Republic
cans and the Democrats in several cOun-
ties Of Mississippi as a political reyolu-
ton. 1t may be a revolution, but the only
meaning it has Is that a few Republican
politicians want offices and can't get
them any other way than by fusing with
the Democrats.
Anumber Of New England wooden mills.
finding very little profit in running on
account of the Overstocked condition OF
the market and consequent low prices for
their productions. ''shut dOwn"-that Is,
they suspended operations. In plain
words they struck. They said to the pub
lie: You Will not pay us fair prices for
our goods. and we will stop producing
until YOU accede TO our terms.
Mrs. Dahlgren's new book, "A Wash
ington Winter" has been criticised by
in n
ner that must be highly displeasinS TO
the author. These papers say the work
is coarse. an insult to the class with
which Mrs. DahIgren has always assOci-
ated. and an insult to W ashingtOn. This
sort of criticism, however, is calculated
to give the book a large sale.
If the statement that Mr.. Mcdonald,
while in New York day or two ago. dis
covered that Mr.. Tilden is Presidential
candidate is correct. what becomes Of the
announcement of Mr.. WattersOn that
Tilden would not accept the Presidency if
offered him. Mr.. WattersOn has led Mr..
Mcdonald to believe that Mr.. Tilden was
supporting him. Mr.. Tilden must be
amused at the trouble which the uncer-
NlUNN NL HIS NUSlAAOAi EANE- NuN ltAAtaeA
Just before the earthquake at Ischia an
Englishman insisted on playing funeral
march on the hotel piano in one of the
hotels of the island. Many Of the inhabi-
tants Of Ischia insist that this was
warning Of the impending disaster Of
course. when another Englishman plays
a funeral march on piano anywhere on
the island the people will make tracks for
the sea. There are several other equally
curious superstitiOns among the inhabi-
tants of Ischia respecting the late earth
quake.
The extraordinary losses by fire during
the present year inclines the fire insurance
companies doing business in the state to
increase the rate ON their policies. Two
wears ago. saws the Telegraph, every in
surance agent in Macon was begging for
cotton insurance in the warehouses there
at the rate Of per cent. per annum. y
year ago this rate was advanced to per
cent. or just double. The proposition
now is to advance the rate to 215 to per
cent. with the prospect Of and D per
cent. next year.
General y. ID. Query, of Mississippi,
recommends new and successful
method Of destroying the cotton worm
moths. The plan is to use a tin pan u by
"a inches and , inches deep, with a piece
of tin II inches high across the centre of
the pan. and a small tin lamp arranged to
cast its light on both ends Of the pan.
Kerosene oil TO the depth Of one inch is
put in the pan and the vessel placed on
stake or other secure rest, where the flies
are most numerous. Vast numbers of the
flies may thus be destroyed and the crop
Of worms greatly reduced if not destroyed.
The first Of the Louisiana rice crop this
season was received on the 27th of July.
The amount was eleven sacks. On the
same day last year the first of that years
crop was received. The amount, how
ever was larger, it being one hundred and
six sacks. Provided the weather con-
tinues favorable during the harvest,
if is thought the crop this year
will be double that Of last year.
An average Of the estimates places the
crop AT about two hundred and fifty thou
sand barrels OF clean rice. The impress
sion among New Orleans factors is that
prices viii be lower than last yeaR, owing