Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-09
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
THE IMPENDING NUPTIALS OF
DAVID DAVIS.

Light House InspectiOn-A Berth for
Burrows-The President Coming South
Hawaiian Sugar-Tabor to the Front
/ Trouble In Madagascar-Govern
Land at Atlanta.
! WASHINGTON, March s. Ex-senator
David Davis leaves here tomorrow in
special car for Fayetteville, Y c., where
| he will be married to Miss Burr. The
lady is very small in stature, and of slim
figure. There has been trouble about the
arrangement of the ceremonies-Dayis
wanted to be married at the home of the
bride in the quietest sort of way; but his
.fdacee persisted in a church wedding and
big time" generally, and it Is said that
she will have her way.
ANOTHER OF TABOR'S FREAKS,
| Ex-senator Tabor, who has since he
has been in Washington cut such shines
| before higher heaven, Went at it again
| to-day. 1t will be remembered
| that he made himself ridicu-
| lOus during the closing hours of
! the session by rushing around for Senate
rial autographs. He made his appearance
at the White House to day with that auto
| graph album. 1t was wrapped carefully
III several folds of costly paper, Tenderly
unwFapping it he laid the enfolding paper
! upon the messengers desk, aad, without
! waiting to be announced, walked boldly
| past the dOorkeeper into the Presidential
| presence. The President was talking
with Western Senator. Tabor went
| up and interrupted the conversation,
| lie said; "Mr. President, | am in a big
| hurry. Please put your signature there"
pointing to the blank page in the album.
| The President was evidently offended, but
| thought best to take no notice of the wild
] Western manners. He complied. Tabor
hurried out, carefully wrapped his album
up once more, and entering the finest car
riage that money could hire in Washing
ton, drove away to the most costly suit of
apartments in the city.
THE IMPORTATION OF HAWAII SUGAR.
Secretary Folger has directed N. W.
Bingham and S. E. Chamberlin, Special
Agents of the Treasury Department. to
proceed to San Francisco and Portland,
Oregon, for the purpose of making a
thorough investigation of the whole SUBJ
Ject of the importation of sugars free of
duty under the Hawaiian treaty. Repre-
sentative Perry Belmont made a minority
report to Congress on this subject, in
which he referred to the extensive frauds
alleged to have been perpetrated on the
revenue at these ports under the treaty
with Hawaii.
The Malagassy ambassadors who are
here to Induce the United States to inter-
iere jointly with England to protect Mada-
gascar against the French, to-day re-
ceiYed cable message from their govern
ment The message stated that a French
man-of-war had appeared off Madagascar,
ana that the people were greatly excited.
There is danger, the message said, of the
French residents of Madagascar being
massacred.
THE MILITARY POST LAND AT ATLANTA.
The Secretary Of War has decided not
10 accept the proposition for the sale to
the government of land near at Atlanta.
Ga, for the establishment of a military
post. This is on account of the action Of
Congress in cutting down the apprOpria-
ton asked for military posts to such limit
that he does not feel justified in taking
any action under the existing apprOpria-
ton,
APPOINTED UNITED STATES MARSHAL.
Chief Justice Waite has appointed IhOs.
b. Keogh as United States Marshal for the
Western district Of North Carolina, vice
Robt. NJ. Douglass. Keogh was nomi-
mated by the President to this office, but
his nomination failed to secure confrma-
ton. - 3 = i-,-.'i - ~
TO INSPECT THE LIGHTHOUSES.
General Babcock, Inspector Of Light
houses. will leave Tomorrow for Sayan-
nah. There lie will 60 aboard the steamer
belonging to the Lighthouse Board and
make tour Of inspection of the light
houses on the Georgia, FLORIDA and Gulf
coasts,
SECOND COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY
1t is stated on good authority that ex-
Representative Burrows, of Michigan, the
great Columbian orator, has been offered
the position of Second Comptroller of the
Treasury, but he has not yet signified
whether he will accept it or not.
THE PRESIDENT PROBABLY COMING
SOUTH.
The President contemplates a trip to
Florida about the end of March, but las
not yet fully determined togo, ~