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Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
THERE are 343 music halls in London.

THERE are 343 music halls in London.
HENRY IRVING is playing two weeks en-
| gagement in Chicago
THE Press Club, of Buffalo, gave Mile
Khea, the actress, reception.
1T is thought that Mr.. Irving will carr,
home golden" opinions of America
HERR JOACHIM, the violinist, is coming te
America to give a hundred concerts.
BARLEY CAMPBELL, the playwright, is il
poor health, the result of overwork and bus
mess anxiety
BEETHOVEN became deaf in 1901, blind ir
1928, and died in 1927, after composing 131
different works.
SIR GEORGE MACFARRAN was obliged tc
dictate his late musical composition, HKine
David" being blind.
The opera season Of four weeks cost New
York upward of $3.50, coo, of which Patti
got about ten per cent.
ALBERT BERG has written history of the
American stage, which is in press, and will
shortly make its appearance.
"OUR NATIONS PETS" is the title given a
new comic opera, the music by J. II. Sullivan,
the libretto by w. r. Watts.
NINE. SAMARY, of the Theatre Francois,
Paris, has declined an offer of $160, 600 for a
two years professional tour in the United
States.
IHE name of the play which Gi lbert ha
written for Mary Anderson is "Comedy and
Tragedy" A great success is anticipated
for it.
HENRY IRVING, says rumor, thinks Of
building theatre in New York, and putting
Joseph Hatton, the London journalist, to
manage it,
IT is said that Gobbaerts (who spells him
self MISUNDERSTANDING the noted German
composer, purposely introduces slight mis-
takes in some of his compositions, in order to
musical friends" point them out to him.
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Murders, IHangings. Suicides, Rail-
road Disasters and Losses by Fire
in I$N3.

According to revised statistics, the
whole number of murders committed in the
United States in 1883 was ,697, against !, 4!
in lSS2, and .26j in 1881. The causes were a.
follows: Liquor, 1876; jealousy, 2lS; self-de-
fence, ii; quarrels, 623: insanity,57; infanti.
eide, 80; Iatricide, Z; matricide, 3; fratri-
eide. lG: resisting arrest 81: killed by thieves
and highwaymen, III; thieves and highway
men killed. 80; unknown, 1S3; criminal out
rage, q; duels ): 10y poison, 81.
One hundred and seven hangings occurred
iii the United States last year, against 12l in
1852 and 90 in 1881. BY States they were as
follows Illinois, 3: District of Columbia +:
Pennsylvania, ); Massachusetts,, / New
York, q; Vermont |; New jersey. ,; Mon
tana, ?; Ohio, 4; Indiana 2; California. |;
Texas, Z; Maryland, 3;'Arkana as IL; New
Mexico, 2; Indian Territory, =; Alabama 81;
Georgia, Is; North Carolina, ): South Caro-
lima, Z; Virginia, {; Missouri, .; Mississippi
y: Florida /; Louisiana, q; Tennessee 2;
Kentucky, ). Of this number a were whites,
81 colored all hanged in the South, Indian,
| Mexican and Chnaman.
There were 121 suicides in the United States
In 1888. of which tie causes were: Melan-
choly, 2l5; unknown, l2S business losses, 2S:
liquor, &c; insanity, lGS; domestic infelicity,
-; ill-health, 46; disappointed love, 81.
IdllTOdu disasters IN Jne nlted State
reached the number of 7115 i'll 1888. against
$50 in 1eS2, and l,0i0 in 1881. The whole
number injured were l,11G against / 1l5 i'll
1852, and 521 in 1881.
Total losses by fire in the United States last
year were: $4l ,5G4, 80 Following is the loss
by months: January. s., 5000: February,
$40. 900; March. $2,042.O00 April, *. .0S0.-
600; May, $9,G6i 900; June, s., 3:!2 o; July,
S3,90l ,0OJ; August, S4,560,0 900; September,
S2.G00.00O; October, $i,570,000; November,
$i36,0U0; December $3,353, $50.
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20
SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate.

+ Upon the reopening of the session the Sen
late, In eun1mittee Of the whole resumed con-
Islderatlon OF the new rules and adopted all
iexcept those on appropriations and standing
committees, which were reserved. AIR. Glib,
son submitted joint resolution for the i'm
mediate appropriation of $1,000,090 to be ex-
Ipended In the preservation, repair and con-
Instruction of certain works for the improve
ment of the Mississippi, under the direction
OF the secretary OF war, and in accordance
with the recommendations of the Mississippi
river commission
Four messages were received from the
transmitting letter from
lne secretary OF war recommending the sale
Of the site of the military post of Fort 'Sulli-
Vani Maine; another transmitting a COM
nlnleatlon from the secretary of the interior
submitting the draft of bill providing for
The allotment of lands in severalty to certain
tribes OF Indians; a third transmitting
another communication from the secre-
Uary OF the interior submitting the draft
d bill 10 allow Indian homestead en-
u1es without payment of fees, and present
mg the matter for the consideration of Con-
gress, and fourth transmitting for the in
formation Of Congress papers showing ope-
rations at the South Pass of the Mississippi
river to December, 1888, and setting forth
the necessity for further appropriations of
TIE work. Mr.. Hales resolution directing
t1e secretary of the navy to report the origi-
nal cost of all vessels found ON the naval reg
iaer for 1888 was passed.
Mr.. Miller, of New York, introduced a bill
Tor the maintenance and support of marine
hospitals. Bills were passeI for the relief
f the parents of Lieutenant Schwatka and
70 authorize the First National bank of Fort
Worth, Texas, to increase its capital stock
I. Mr.. Anthony offered the following reso
lltlon, which, on the sugge tion of Mr.. Van
hyck, went over till the next day: THAT
the committee on foreign relations he in
strtcted to inquire into the expedency of
such legislation as shall enable the Executive
to protect our Interests against these govern
ments which have prohibited or restrained the
Importation of healthful meats from the
United States " -. The report of the com
mlttee on rules was further considered.
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20
THE INVENTORS WIFE
It's easy to talk of the patience OF Job
Humph! Job had nothin' to try him:

It's easy to talk of the patience OF job
Humph! Job had nothin' to try him;
Eff he'd been married to Bijah Brown, folk
wouldn't have dared come nigh him.
Trials indeed Now I'll tell you what-ef yo,
want to be sick of your life
Jest come and change places with me a spell
for I'm an inventors WIFE
And sech inventions! I'm never sure wher
take up my coffee-pot,
That 'Bij jjah hain't ben 'improvin' it, and il
maynt go off like shot.
Why, didn't he make me cradle once that
would keep itself a-rockin'
And didn't it pitch the baby out, and wasn'
his head bruised shockin'?
And there was his "Patent Peeler," too-a
wonderful thing, I'll say;
But it he'd one fault-it never stopped till the
! apple was peeled away
As for locks, an clocks, and mowln' ma
| chimes, and reapers and all sech trash,
why, 'blJah's invented heaps of 'em, but they
don't bring in no cash.
Law that don't worry him-not at all he's
the aggravatin'est man
He'll set in his little workshop there, and
whistle and think and plan,
lnventin' Jew's-harp to go by steam, or
new-fangled powder horn,
While the children's goin' barefoot to school,
and the weeds is chokin' our corn.
When 'Bijah and me KEEP company he warn't
like this, you know;
Our folks all thought he was dreadful smart
but that was years ago.
He was handsome as any pictur then, and he
had such glib, bright way
l never thought that time would come
when I'd rue my weddin' day;
But when I've been forced to chop the wood,
and tend to the farm beside,
And look at 'Bijah a-settin there, I've jest
dropf ed down and cried.
We lost the hull of our turnip crop while he
was inventin' a gun.
But | counted it one of my marcies when it
bust before twas done.
So he turned it into burglar alarm" It
ought to give thieves fright
'Twould scare an honest man out of his wits,
ef he sot. off at night.
Sometimes | wonder eff 'Bijahs crazy, he
does sech curious things.
Hev tod you about his bedstead yit! Twas
full of wheels and springs;
1t he akey to wind it up, and clock face at
the head;
All YOU did was to turn them hands, and at
any hour you said,
That bed got up and shook ITSELF and bounced |
you on the floor,
And then shet up, jest like box, so you
couldn't s'eep any more
Waal, 'Bijah he fixed it all complete, and he
sot it at half-past five,
But be hadn't more'n got into it when-dear
mel sakes alivel
Them wheels began TO whiz and whirrl I
heerd fearful snap; -
And there was that bedstead, with 'Bijah in
side, shet up jest like trap.
screamed, of course, but 'twa'nt no use.
Then 1 worked that hull long night
A-trying to open the pasky thing At last |
got in fright:
couldn't hear his voice inside, and l thought
he might be dyin';
70 l took a crowbar and smashed it in
There was 'Bijah, peacefully lyin',
nventin' way to git out agin. That was
all very well to say,
'Ut Idon't b'lieve he'd have found it out if
I'd left him in all dag.
low, sence I've told you my story, do you
wonder I'm tired of my life.
'r think it strange l often wish warnt an
inventors wife?
e 7. Corbett in Harper's Bazar.
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20
HUMOR OF THE DAY,

Among the oldest of smokers
Chimncys
~ shall husband my resources" sale
the rich woman when she married poor
clerk.-M0chant- 7rareler
When the palm of your hand itches il
is a sign that you are going to get some
money-when you earn it,
A miss is not as good as mile, for 6
miss has only two feet, while mile ha.
$3.50. Shoot the maxim maker-Ner
chant Irdreler
Yu will observe this: Satan never offers
to go into partnership with bizzy man,
but yu will often see him offer to jine the
lazy, and furnish all the capital beside.
Josh Billings
When uncle came to dinner he ALWAYS
said grace before meat, and the little
truthseeker of five years asked, "Papa,
why don't you 60 to sleep and talk be-
fore you eat, same as uncle does2"
The composer who writes a song en-
titled " What's the Size of Your Fathers
BoOt2" should follow it with dirge
called, "He Has No Music in His Sole. +"
Thus, he will be enabled to make both
ends meet.-Sytangs.
So you are married at last, Charlie
l hear that your wife is very energetic
woman and keeps things stirred up. OF
course you married her for love?" "No," p"
said the husband, bracing up, "Imarried
her to cure my dyspepsia.
"Ma," said thoughtful boy, "I don't
think that Solomon was so rich as they
say he was" "Why, my dear2'' "Be-
cause the Bible says he slept with his
fathers, and if he had been so rich he
would have had bed of his own
London Society.
"Oh, papa, dear, l wish you'd come
home. Pm really afraid mamma has
taken drop too much" "Gracious
heavens, child, what do you mean?"
"That new homeopathic medicine, you
know. I'm afraid I've given her seven
drops instead of six. "-Punch.
"Sonny, is your mother at homeT'
asked the minister, addressing the little
boy who was standing at the door.
I" Yes, she's at home" was the reply,
'bbut guess she doesn't want to see YOU.
I heard her just tell pa that she hated
fools, and that she never saw man vet
who wasn't fool"
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS,

INDIANA had Il, ,925 deaths last year.
IowA's new capitol cost over S2,OOO,0OO.
CHURCH music is not difficult to a choir.
DIo LEWIS says: "More sunshine, ladies. ,
CoCoANUT culture is being tried in Florida
OVER $4,000 Canadians are engaged in the
lumber business.
a NEW YORK florist claims to sell %, ,OOC
rosebuds every day.
THERE is one lawyer for every ZOO people
in the United States
The orange crops of Florida are now
worth over 81 100000.
TALMAGE's church has 2, 800 members, or
Ala more than Beechers.
INDIA ink, according to Chinese writer's
was invented 1867 B. c.
MOBILE is trying to run off the tramps bv
infiictlng heavy penalties.
A FARMER in Clinton, s. C. Mr.. Fielder, a
bachelor, is 103 years old.
A NEW YORK liquor seller shows the ap-
propriate sign of ga Holn.n
KANT potash salts is dug from beds 800
200 feet below the surface.
AT the great Vanderbilt ball in New York
$4,000 was spent for flowers.
CoCoANUTs, as well as pineapples and
oranges are grown in Florida.
ONE Chicago firm slaughtered 1,02O,00
hogs and 251 ,0O0 cattle last year.
PAPER powder-barrels and paper carriage
tops are made at Lansingburgh, N. Y.
WISCONSIN reports Is, 4O8 marriages, 12,-
344 births, and 4,6S4 deaths during 1883.
1T cost Kentucky last year to provide for
15l deaf mutes, $67, ,0l1.SS, over $500 each.
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20
LATER CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
SPnnIR.

SENATE.
Mr.. Dawes introduced bill providing for
iReeK Of sasttes SSates ;tal !e.e tel
graph company under the direction of the
postoffice department. =. Mr.. Voorhees, in
troduced bill to equalize tie bounties of
soldiers He said this bill was a copy of the
one passed by Congress nine years ago, and
vetoed by President Grant on the ground
that it would take more money out of
the treasury than the public interests would
warrant. But there was 50 much said now
about surplus revenue and abundance of
money, Mr.. VOORHEES, added, that he would
re introduce the bill la connection with the
bill he presented resolution, which was
agreed to, calling for information from the
secretary of war as to the amount that would
be required to equalize the bountics Con
sdcratIon OF tie new rules was continued
House.
Mr. King introduced a Joint resolution for
the approi ration Of 81 900 900. in accord
anca with the urgent request of the AIlssis-
sippi river commission, for the Improvement
of that river =. Mr.. Springer offered a reso-
luton authorizing the committee on expendi-
lures in the department of justice in making
the investigation eIuirel by the rules to
send for persons and papers. Adopted
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20
A Wonderful Swim

Captain Haultain, thirty two years old,
weighing 1876 pounds, was washed over,
board at night in terrific gale off the
coast of New Zealand. He had on at
the time heavy overcoat, high sea-
boots, two pairs of trousers and four
shirts. Encountered as he was, he swan
for half an hour in the darkess in the
wake of his ship. No boat was put out
for him. He swan out of his overcoat
and dived out of his boots. In waves
thirty feet high he swan ashore, a dis
tance of three miles. His vessel had
also been beached, and some Of his crew
found him clinging to the sand with the
surf breaking over him. He had been
three hours in the water. His swim
is considered the most wonderful on
record.
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20
Foreign.

MORE than thirty arrests have been made
IN ~. Petersburg Of persons svspecte to be
IMPLICATED in the murder of Lieutenant { Col-
onel Sudeikin. A nihilist proclamation cir
cuiated in St Petersburg announces that
Sudelkn was Condemned to he executed by
the nlhllist executive committee
A VIENNA dispatch says that the latest
version Of the alleged recent hunting acci-
dent to the car OF Russia is that he was at
tacNcd by six nihilists fired upon and
wounded in the sh )ulder, the would-be as
saSSins making good their escape through the
deep snow.
TWO Of the nihilists who took Tart at st.
Petersburg i'll the murder Of Lieutenant
q tional Sujeikin have died Of injuries re
ccived
GERMANY and Russia are combining for
protection against the plots Of the socialists
and nihiiists, a conference lasting two davs
having taken place at FREDERICKSBURG between
Prime Bismarck and Prince Orof the Rus
sian ambassador to Paris
TIE French government Will assist in the
repantng IF the vineyards in France with
cuttings from American vines.
The Egyptian ministry has resigned on ac-
count OF Engand's attitude toward Egypt
COUNT ToLSrOI, Russian minister of the
interior, has been sentenced to death by the
nihilistS.
lNP lltuSftllu steel workers IN London
struck against reduction of wages.
a DIsFATCH to the London Times from
Farls say; Statistics show that the prohi-
btioa Of the importation of pork from
America seriously curtails the fool supply
Of France, and, as in such prohibition the
imp rts from other countries fell off. it is
evident that there is no other source where
from the demand can be supplied Parlia-
mcnt has undertaken a heavy responsibility
IN advising the prohibition.
TIE French press bitterly attack England
fCr abandoning The large section of country
known as the Soudan to I'll Mahdi, the False
Prophet.
Two THOUSAND Annamites attacked a
French post, which was held bv fifty ma
rines After several hours hard fighting
The enemy retire. with the loss of 100 in
killed and wounded
DURING fire near Hanoi, in Tonuuin.
the French artillery magazine was blown up
and large quantity Of shells and munitions
for the French fleet was DESTROYED Several
French artillerymen and ten auxiIliaries
were wounded
SIXTY THOUSAND Italians took part in a
pilgrimage 70 the tomb Of the late King Vic
tor Emanuel at Rome
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20
THE ECHO Is a live pan

THE ECHO Is live papcr,
published, printed, owned and
managed by Colored Men, in the
interest of the people.
The news o. the week boiled
down for hasty readers Read
by ali classes, in city and coun-
try. Largest circulation of any
colored paper published in the
South. The leading journal of its
class in the State.
Office, Southwest corner Bay
Lane and Jefferson Street.
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20
LATER NEWS.

SOME twenty men were shoveling snow il
deep railroad cut near Brinton, Penn
when they were run into by a train, two oi
their number instantly killed, third fatally
injured and four others badly hurt
TWO colossal mortgages have just been re-
corded. The Buffalo, New York & Philadel
phia Railroad company has mortgaged its
property to a Philadelphia trust company
for s25,00O,Ooo, and the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad company to a New York
trust company for $50, co 200.
AT meeting of the joint executive com
mittee of the trunk line railroads and their
Western connections. hell in New York, the
East-bound rates were restored.
IN Walker county, Ala, on the Georgia
Pacific railroad, drunken negro shot and
Killed railroad contractor named Pope.
The colored railroad hands at once hanged
the murderer to the nearest tree
NJ. WATERMAN & Co., San Francisco, grain
dealers, have failed for about 81 ,500,0Ol.
A CROWD of "rustlers at Seven Rivers
n. NJ, without provocation fired into a cang
of nine Mexican laborers, killing four of
them.
DURING the first three months under the
new tariff law the value of dutiable mer-
chandiseimported wa $l33, $50, AS, as against
Sl44Ol2,940 during the same peri d in the
preceding year The duties collected We're
$50, 80, as against 1903, 76}, of which
sugar yielded $I3, ,551.4! IS, as against $13 4D1,-
523, and wool 81 40 222, as against $500, ~
The California congressional delegation
has united with all of the Pacific coat dele
CATION for the purpose of pre-. airing new leg
lslatlon for the restriction of Chinese em-
grafton. 1t is claimed that there are many
ways of evading the present law.
The United States has filed in the court of
claims counter claim against the Union
Pacific Railroad company for $S,9o2 81, for
alleged Indebtedness to the United States. in
cluding five per cent. of the earnings of the /
road.
SECRETARY CHANDLER gave a dinner to
President Arthur. The other guests were
the secretaries of state, war the treasury
and the interior, the po.tmaster- general the
attorney general, Speaker Carlisle, the chief
justice, Lieutenant General Sheridan, Ad-
niral Porter, Vice Admiral Rowen, Senator
Associate justice Wyliie, George
3ancroft and Henry Steers
AURELIAN SCHoLL, prominent Partisan
and Count Albert de Dion, CAV
md festive French nobleman. have fought a
Uel, in which the former was wounded in
he side.
EIGHT persons were killed or injured at
fire III the barracks of Braga Portugal.
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20
INFECTED CATTLE.
Report of the COmmissiOn-Its Rec
concentrations.

Judge French, assistant secretary of the
treasury has transmitted to the House the
report of the cattle commission. The COM
mission recommends that the national gov
ernment shall prevent the shipment north
ward out of the area infected with Texas
fever of all cattle whatever, excepting from
the beginning of November to the begin
ming of March. Affection is invited by
the assistant secretary to the recon-
mendation of the commission, that the
secretary of the treasury shall be EN-
powered TO order the slaughter and
safe disposal of all imported herds that may
be found to be infected on arrival i'll the
United States, or that may develop dan
ierous contagious disease during quara n
tine: that he be also empowered to have all
ruminants (other than cattle and all swine
imported into the United States sub ,ected to
inspec ion by veterinary surgeons, and, If
necessary to prevent the spread of contagious
disease, slaughtered or submitted to quaran-
tine until they shall be considered disin-
fected ;-and that an appropriation of 81 800;
600 snail be made 20 defray the expense of
preventing further spread of the lung
plague among cattle in this country, and OF
stamping out the plague now existing.
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20
w Washington

REPRESENTATIVE BLAND has had an inter
view with Mr. Burchard, director Of the
United States mint, In regard to the number
Of trade dollars in circulation. Mr. Burch-
ard expressed the opinion that between five
and SIX millions Of the coin were out and in
the hands Of tradesmen and the people gener-
ally instead Of being in the possession Of specu
lAtors. The remainder Of sss}J, 001 900 original
ly coined are thought to have been exported or
femeited Mr.. Bland says it is questionable
whether the government having issued the
trade dollar with the stamp Of the govern
ment upon it, could not be required to take
il for government dues at its nominal value.
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20
a YEARS COINAGE.

The following is statement Of the coinage
executed at the mints of the United States
during the calendar year 1888, cents omitted:
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20

ONLY nine Of the thirty eight States have
regular sessions Of their legislatures this win
ter Massachusetts,, Connecticut, New York,
New jersey, Maryland, Ohio, Iowa, Ken.
tucky and Mississippi
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20

ID. ]. BURKE, Of Shoal River, Jackson
county, Fla, is the father Of thirty five boys
and four girls. He married FIVE times.
Savannah weekly echo., 1884-01-20

SMALLPOX has been rapidly spreading at
tfirardville, Penn, and the public schools
have been closed
GOVERNOR WALLER in his annual mesa 70
tn the Connecticut legislature disarproves III
biennial sessions The State deb. IS S4272.-
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