Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-09-06


The opinion that there is still enough good
material IN the Republican party to make
it prosper. Ii is doubtful if the country
will ind0rse this opinion when the oppor-
tuniry again occurs.
Judge Jeremiah Black left an estate
valued at S200, 900. The homestead known
a. -Br0ckie." is given TO his widow. The
verbose style in which the viii is written
+. very different from what was expected
from so great lawyer.
The Memphis Ap5eqi Is impressed with
the idea that Thurman, Of Ohio, and Cor
don. Of Georgia. would make a winning
ticket iu 1854. Suggestions with respect
to tickets may De expected 70 be plentiful
during the next few months.
Tie Philadelphia Times complains that
the New York SIM has neglected to tell
the public how much its Presidential can
dfdate. Mr.. Holman. weighs. The sun
was swift 20 tell the public in 1880 that
Hancock weighed 80 pounds.
A bin has passed the House making it
unlawful ito hunt with dogs and guns on
auuencl0sed lands Of Chatham county.
Tftbis law applied TO many other counties
in southern Georgia it would compel a
great many idle. tramping people to 20 10
work on starve.
Those newspapers are little unjust to
SIR. Justice Field which suggest that he
mad better stop talkingpolitics or resign.
The judge is a good man. but the bUzzing
Of tine Presidential bee troubles him so
that he sometimes forgets TO observe the
prophecies.
The Southern Republicans who recently
held conference in Washington are not
.eet;ing much encouragement from Repub-
licau papers. They are looked on as
political adventures who are trying to
create the impression that they have IN
Huence which they do not possess.
s Boston paper remarks that the Re
uubIloan party was we'll represented at
tbe opeuinz of the Boston Exposition last
Monday. secretary Chandler and
Lieutenant Governor Ames. Of Massa-
chusetts. were there. They represent the
TWO leading ideas Of the party-corrupton
and money.
A Washington paper estimates that the
iunketm. bills that the Federal Treasury
win have to pay this season will aggre-
cate Sj0O.000 but says that everything
Will look all right on the Treasury books
IF what this paper states is true no
stronger reason could be given for turn
ing %. the rascaIs ont
The detailing OF Federal officials Tor
campaign work seems 10 have been aban-
d0nad this year. Is this due to the good
sense Of the Postmaster General who, a
few weeks ago. told some of the officials
Of the Post Office Department that If they
wanted % work for Malone they couidn'
work for the government:
II is alleged that a good part of the time
of the Supervising Architect Of the Treas
urv is taken up in designing vaults 10
hold the silver dollars the minis are coin
ing in such vast quantities. As people
refuse 10 take silver dollars when they
can get anything else it is a wonder Con
.rra.s doesn't stop the coinage of them,
Governor NeEnery, Of Louisiana, is
making big fgilt FOR denomination. He
stands a good chance Of winning, for one
reason if for no other, and tina: is that the
..ouutrv PARISHES are, as a rule, hostile Il
having the Governor taken from New or
teams. The experience of the State with
tbe last Governor taken from the city was
not encouraging. The candidate who Is
being urged in opposition to Governor
NcEnery is a city man.
The fact that the House. OF Tuesday
last. ordered 800 copies of the dog bill
rrinted is favorable indication.
we hope, shat the Legislature
of Georgia has determined TO study
the dog question and find out its 'mer-
its. There are too many worthless dogs
running loose iE about every county IN
The state. They ought L. De got rid OF III
The quickest possible way
The leaders of the negroes in New 1orii
have determined to make the negro vote
worth something to them. They say that
the negroes have been voting with the
Republican party and haze received very
little recognition in the way Of offices.
They have perfected an independent
organization and propose to vote with the
marty which will give them the most
patronage. The New York SIM stated "a
few DAYS ago that the negro voters held
7be balance Of power in New YORK. If
that is the case the negroes are shre%d
r., ,seumino an attitude that will permit
chem 60 dictate terms.
A bin passed the House on Tuesday
making persons living in stOek-law cOun-
ties liable for the damage done by their
stock i'm adjoining counties where the
stock law does not prevail. This is equiv
aIent TO forcing the stock law on the said