Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-03
CharIeston's Helping Hand.


sympathy in time Of distress and suf-
fering is, of course, appreciated, because
il helps Us 10 bear our troubles. Sympa-
thy. however. accompanied with substan-
tial aid. is doubly appreciated, because it
proves how deep the sympathy is and takes
from Us a part Of our burden. The
Charleston Nel-s and Courier gives Us
both. and We have no doubt that the ac-
ton Of that generous journal viii ind a
ready and hearty response in charitable
Charleston. The Neirs and Courier.
speaking Of the great fire from which
our city has suffered, and the distress
which must necessarily follow. thus del
icately. but vigorously. takes the lead in
Charleston in providing substantial aid:
There l. no doubt Of the ability Of Sa-
vaunah. in the long run. TO provide
w0rthiIy for the poor people whom the
IRE leaves without homes and without the
means u obtaining shelter. But the
strain. in the beginning. viii be sharp
and severe. and. besides. il Is privilege
% aid a sister city in caring for those
whom a catastrophe leaves desOlate.
Charleston has never yet been back
ward in going 10 the relief Of those whom
swift misfortune has 0veTta6en, and II Is
remembered with pride that no COM
munity Of Americans Is too FAR away IN
distance 10 be overlooked or forgotten.
Savannah j. very near to Us In every way.
and those in Charleston who have the
means viii not fail. we are sure, 10 con-
tribute % the relief Of the sufferers there.
This Will ar least tighten the load that
savannah has TO carry, and II VIII tell
our friends across the river once
more that Charleston is earnestly with
them in the time Of their trouble
=. What is to be done should de done
quickly. and 10 prevent delay we viii
take the responsibility Of opening sub
st.riutI0n at the NelrS and Courier office
for the relief Of the Savannah sufferers.
There viii be no time 10 solicit subscrlp-
tons generally in person, but we hope
that il will be practicable 70 make a gen.
erous remittance TO the Mayor Of Savan-
nah tonight. The NelrS and Courier Will
open the list with a subscription Of 500,
and Will acknowledge and be responsible
for all other subscriptions that may be re-
ceiyed."
The Mayor yesterday received $33 20
from citizens Of Naylor, LOwndes county,
to assist in providing for the destitute
and homeless, showing that our friends in
the country are Of the right sort. Help
may have been received from other
sources but which has not been brought
to our notice. Our own people have done
well. and no doubt will continue to re-
spond as long as there is need for help.
1t seems that there was some truth in
the reports sent out from Washington a
few DAYS ago. that there was prOba-
bilitv Of Cabinet changes. Secretaries
Frelinghuysen and Chandler were the
members of the Cabinet interested. 1t
was all about the COreans who were here
some weeks ago. Mr.. Chandler undertook
10 manage matters with respect to the
visit Of the COreans 10 Washington. and
Mr.. Frelinghuysen snubbed him. 1t will
be remembered that Admiral Shufeldt ne
gotiated the treaty with the COrean Gov
eminent. and Chandler therefore pro-
posed that the Admiral should receive the
/ C0reans on behalf Of the government. He
also proposed that two minor officials OF
| his department. who understood the Co.
rean language, should be detailed to assist
the Admiral. Frelinghuysen apparently
asspnted. Soon afterwards John Davis
First Assistant Secretary Of State. ap-
1 peared ar the White House, and had an
order signed authorizing Lieutenant Ma.
son and another official 10 look after the
/ Coreans. Admiral Shufeldt, having been
informed by Chandler that he had ar
ranged for him to receive the Coreans
could not understand why an order to
that effect was not sent him. Hearing
that Mason had an order OF some kind he
sent a request to know its contents, and
was politely informed that it was none OF
his business. OF course Mr.. Chandler
was mad. but the State Department had
succeeded in getting even with the Ma
" Department for trying to steal its
thunder.