Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-25

even If Il succeeds in passing our quaran-
tine. may not ma a coHgenial lodgmeur.
An account Of another Of those ter
ri1l- calamitlss. in which a large number
II lives were lost. and which seem 70 &C.
cur with remarkable frequency. Is found
id our dispatches this morning. The
scene II the disaster was TivOi. a little
summer resort on the Patapseo river.
about ten miles from Baltimore. A bridge
" rotten pier. crowded with people. the
majority II whom were women
and children. was struck by an excur-
sion barge and wrecked. The
greater part &C the occupants Of the pier
were thrown into the water. which was
about zen feet deep. and probably a hun
drsd were drowned. our dispatches say
sixrv-fve bodies have been recovered.
No particular blame appears u attach %
the Captain of thu barge CT 10 the people
who occupied the pier. The truth i, no
doubt. that the supports Of the pier were
rotten. The blame for the disaster rests
on the authorities for permitting such
pier % be used. II viii
b. said. perhaps. that they did not know
it, condition. II was their duty 70 know.
Ignorance in such a case J. a. great
crime almost a. If the supports had been
cut with the purpose Of bring
iug about such disaster
Ii may De said that il
was n0body's business 70 look after the
pier and see that II was safe Why was
II nor somebody's business: L II not
somebody's business 10 keep the bridges
in every county. in every state in good
reuair. l. not 4 county liable in dam
ages for loss Of life Or property caused
bv broken OF rotten bridge: There l.
no doubt the county authorities Of the
county In which TivOli Pier i located are
responsible for the calamity which oc-
CURED there. They ought % be- held 70
strict accountability. They ought 70 be
prosecuted criminaliy il there Is law
that Will reach them. Their neglect has
hHed thousand hearts with sorrow and
drapzd a hundred homes in mourning.
It's probable that the quarantine sta
ton on the Mississippi river, below New
Orleans. which i in charge Of the L0uisi-
ana Board Of Health viii be practically
abandoned. The various commercial
bodies Of New Orleans have demanded
that infected vessels shall not be permit
ted IN enter the Mississippi river, but
shall be taken 10 the snip Island quaran-
tine station. This i a sensible de-
maud on the part ri the CONNER
ciaI bodies. The folly OF crowding
healthy and infected ships together in a
narrow river al the quarantine station Is
apparent 70 any one who gives the matter
moments consideration. Another
thing that i 10 be considered Is that there
j. constant communication between the
Mississippi quarantine station and New
Orleans. and when infectious diseases
are at the station the chances are that
they viii be taken 70 the city. snip
Island j. the place for infected vessels
destined from the Gulf ports. and the
Mississippi valley viii never be satisfied
until they are sent there.
The annual meeting Of the American
Bar Association i always an event Of
] more than ordinary importance. The
occurs this year on the 22d- I'd
- - August, al Saratoga.
ander Il I-a"ton- oi oa -satiOn is Alex
Will deliver an address in the NOM IL
the first day Of the meeting. In the even.
ing Of that day Robert g. Street Of Texas
VIII read a paper on How far considera
tons Of public policy may enter into
judicial decisions y paper VIII also be
read the same evening by Simon Sterne
Of New York, on ">lipshod and corrupt
/ legislation. and the remedy
ON Thursday. the DAY following. John
+ W. Stevenson, Of Kentucky. viii deliver
I the annual address. On THURSDAY even
I ing papers viii be read By simeon f.
Baldwin, Of Connecticut. and John VI.
1 Shirley, Of New Hampshire. on Friday.
the last day Of the meeting. the election
Of officers and the annual dinner will take
place.
The telegraphic status in this CITY
shows a decided improvement in favor
Of the Western Union. The work in the
Office Is progressing satisfactorily, az
twenty Offices were opened on ti1trD PaT-
the Savannah, Florida an9sfon the force
way Yesterday I'D by the addition
mas Oeen MIN, the Manager Of the
~ 'ir- Z Company, who declined at first .
assist in the telegraph Office, but on
receiving orders from headquarters 70 do /
% complied. The press dispatches in 4
this city have been well written. Mr.. /
Griffin, the Manager Of the Telepbone
Company. and Mr.. Dillon. the Manager of
the Telegraph Company, being among the
most expert operators in the service.
The situation in this section looks as
though the Telegraph Company would be
able u hold out indefinitely.
In his character OF candidate for the
speakership the Hon. Joseph Blackburn
: doing an immense amount Of talking.
u he had any chance Of success there 4
would be some reason in the effort he is
making 70 keep himself constantly before
he public. he is such a good talker,
and such a good fellow, that the
Iublic doesn't want a reason for every
hing he does. After all, be may be Just
be man the Democrats want for Speaker
q the present emergency.