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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18
Another Hotel Fire.

Among our kilograms Will be found an
account of the destruction by fire on yes
terdav of the Suwannee sulphur Springs
Hotel at Suwannee, Fla, one of the best
and prettiest winter resorts in that State.
This makes the fourth large hotel that has
been burned within a short period in this
section of the South. The first was the
Mitchell House at ThOmasyille. valued at
$50. 600: then the Kimball House, Atlanta,
valued at $500 900; then the Ocala House,
at Ocala, Fla. valued at $4,000, and now
the Suwannee House, valued at $4,000,
making a total of three-quarters of mil
lion dollars worth of hotel property de
stroyed within a short period of time and
III a limited territory.
There have been many other hotels
burned recently in other sections of the.
Union-indeed, hotel fires are of such
common occurrence that this species of
property is put down as specially hazard
Gus by the insurance companies, and spe-
cially high rates are charged for carrying
risks on them.
There are evidently some serious defects
in modern hotel construction which rem
der them peculiarly liable to accidental
ignition. In very few hotels are there
proper facilities for the eXtinguishment
of fires, or trained servants to use such
facilities as are at hand, or cool, compe-
tent men to direct the wild crowds that
usually gather at such fires.
The frequency of loss Of life, to say
nothing of the destruction Of valuable
property, renders imperative some i'm
provements in the construction and man
agement OF hotels, and those that can
assure the traveller of the greatest safety
can rely on commanding the best patron
age
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18

A Washington item says Gov. Butler
has offered 10 sell or lease to the govern
ment his house opposite the capitol, for
use as committee rooms. Il is respect
fully suggested that. as the house Is IA
vorablv situated for such purposes, the
better plan would be for him to lease
one or two Of the investigating commit
tees. and run them in the interest Of his
Presidential aspirations
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18
BRIGHT BITS.

To THE ladies', Marriage Is ever mis-
terry; but anyway it is better than perpetual
MISERY.
An institution called ''The American Blu
reau of Fiction" has been established in New
York. The Republicans are beginning their
Presidential campaign early
sam the bad boy, on reading that they wear
wooden slippers IN sweden: II wouldn't like
to live in that country! Gosh, how they must
bruse A leather one blisters, ana thats
bad enough"
FIRST OLD MAID-''I see that the rage for
the antique is dying out" Second Old Maid
10y es: mean, isn't ityh lawfully" II did
so hope il would continue five or six months
longer. 1ou know 1854 is leap year.
THE report that one corner of the City Hall
was settling turns out to be false alarm.
Nothing more serious has happened than the
freezing up of pail of whltewash belonging
to the County Auditors Dsteo5s Free PFess.
DE-. r. lat the clinic, to the students)-
"Gentlemen, have to beg your pardon. I've
made a slight mistake and taken off the
patients well leg. However, I'll cure the
other. which will make it all right APP
plause. l-Philadelphid Gail.
4 LOWELL Mass man, with fifty hens, has
netlea la one year 50 20 from each hem AT
this rate were man like Vanderbilt or Gould
to sell of S20,000,000 worth of nOn-paying
stocks and buy S0,00000O hens, his annual in
come from this investment alone would be
S220O0O-OOO.
An old negro and his son called on the edi-
tor Of newspaper. ~ wants my son Ter
work IN yer Office, sah.' ''What can he dof'
'Oh. at fust he KANT do nuthin' but edick
yer paper, but arter awhile, when he learns
mo- sense, he ken black yer boots an sweep
do flo III rkGRsdS IrdUeler.
"SwEET SIXTEEN'' asks if it is wicked to kiss
a Young man who, though not a blood rela-
ton, is connected with the family by marrl-
age Whether il is wicked or not we do not
know. but sweet sixteen will find 1t best t.
follow our example in saso of that kind
We would not kiss young man for $5.-Phttd-
delphiG CaH.
REV. DIR. HENSON. of Chicago, introduces
his lecture on Fools with the remark thai
his observations were made in Philadelphia
When the Philadelphia editors first read the
! announcement the way they snOrted ano
| grabbed heir pens, and then paused to think
/ OF the very ugliest possible thing to say o.
| Henson. would have made him sweat anC
shiver at the same time if he could have seer
/ it.
| 4 NERVOUS American writes from Massa
] chusetts to the Mayor Of Chicago vehement
| protest against allowing Britons TO put {
/ steamer on the great lakes. The writer Is APP
prchensve of trouble in the event OF war
I when the British vessel might become pirate
and lew contributions from every port on th'
lakes. Mayor Harrison replies That his Jurls
dictIon extends no further than the Chicago
/ river ana the skating pond, and that the IN
slant a British pirate appears there ne VII
! call out the militia.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

OVER 100000 tons of ice have been har
vested from the Hudson, Between New york
and Troy.
HUNTERS have set fire to the prairies of the
Great Sioux Reservation, and are driving the
bufaloes before the flames toward the settle
ments. where they are slaughtered By thou
sands.
ENGLAND has 263 public analysts of food
products, vet the complaint is made that in
some of the largest towns and counties not
a single article has been analysed for nearly
year.
AT Wolf creek. near Comstock' s landing, \.
Y. there have been spasmodic searches, for
half a century. for a British gun supposed to
be loaded to the muzzle with gulneas ana
then sunk.
BARrHOLDI thinks that the French Govern
ment Will be willing to furnish ship to take
the statue over next summer Not before
that time" he says. ''for most q our ships
Will be away in Chinese waters until them
DAVID KEMLO. Of Brooklyn, had a narrow
escape from death by shooting on Monday.
His brother-ln- law shot at him. but the bullet
passed thrRgh the collar OF his coat, struck
ms collar button, SCATTERING 1t IN pieces, and
then dropped down between his vest ana
shirt.
DIR. HENRY BENNETT. for % years physi-
clan at Mentone, Italy, where there Is no
other sewerage than cess-pOOls ventilated at
the roof says that in all that time there mas
been no epidemic in the place. no typhoid that
has not been imported. and but three cases OF
diphtheria.
4 COMMITTEE Of the Lynchburg VA
Chamber of Commerce recently reported that
whereas in ISss-three years after the war
had closed-the assessed value Of property IN
that city was but little over SS,OO0,OOV, II IS
now. according to assessment, IN excess OF
So, O00. 600.
THE wearing of mackintOshes Is said TO De
frightful cause Of colds. The macintosh pre-
vents exterior wetting, but the clothing under
il becomes saturated with moisture from the
bodv. which evapOrates when the garment Il
removed The Lancet says that Wnen once
the macintosh has been put on II should not
be removed until the wearer Is IN 3 position 10
change his clothing.
The Boston Courier relates that = gentleman
OF that city who was much troubled by sewer
gas in his house could not for long time us
cover any Imperfeetion in the plumoing,b but at
length a Health Board officer was clever
enough to pour some peppermint INTO the
mines OF the adjoining house, and almost I'M
mediately the odor was perceived IN the rooms
of this gentlema ms dwelling.
In the royal borough Of Windsor, England,
the death rate for the quarter preceding last
December was only "a per 1000, and not one
death was due TO any preyentable unfectlousl
disease This record is thought TO be unpar-
allsled, and il certainly shows that IN zymouc
diseases protection really protects. Inc oeath
rate for all England during the same quarter
was l6.S, or, excluding large towns, l4'9 ENeh
these are very ereditable figures
A nAs called once on the late Professor
sophooles, Of Harvard, to sell some auto
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18
Encouraging Immigration,

The state and local authorities OF North
Carolina. Virginia, West Virginia and
Tennessee are combining with the rail-
roads i'm an effort to secure emigration
from the North to those States. Agents
are being placed at many points in New
England. who Will give full information
about the sections they represent, and the
railroads. by an arrangement with the
Boston and Norfolk steamship Line, will
give a series of excursions TO prospeetors,
the average railroad fare being only about
one cent per mile. It is considered quite
certain that hundreds of thrifty farmers
and mechanics will be induced to settle
in the states named, and that the influx
will add largely to their prosperity.
Would it not be we'll for the States
further South to follow the example of the
ones above named? While thousands are
going West every year, owing principally
to the inducements offered by means of
liberal advertising, a comparatively small
number come to South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida from the North. The railroads
and landowners are equally interested IN
this matter, and if they would cooperate
in the work, the tide of emigration could
be largely turned in this direction.
The wholesale importation OF foreign
Iaborers into the South is not demanded
except by a few special interests. What
we want is farmers, mechanics, etc.-men
who are already identified with the c0un-
try, and who can bring their energies,
their families and some little capital to
help develop and build up this section.
such men would be warmly welcomed in
each county, and the inducements that
are offered to them in cheap lands, de-
ightfulness of climate, variety of pro-
ducts and nearness TO the seabOrd, which
Will one day be of immense Importance,
are far superior to any apparent adyan-
tages that may be claimed by the West.
Our railroads are especially interested
in the development Of the country along
their various lines, and instead OF giving
our own people cheap emigrant rates to
the West, as has been their custom, il
would be a much wiser policy to offer eX-
traon6inary concessions to those who may
be induced to settle in the country and
thus become permanent and growing pa
irons of the roads. The policy of our
railroads in giving those who are inclined
to leave this section to settle in the West,
special encouragement to do so IS very
much like killing the goose that lays the
golden eg0
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18
JURY ROOM REVELATIONS.
lotions of the Jurors in the South Caro-
lima Political Trials.

Charleston, .. O., Special
During the recent political trials in Co
lumbia it was charged that the Green
hackers and Republicans who were mem
bers or the jury had held meetings and
entered into an agreement to convict the
defendants, all of whom were Democrats,
with or without evidence, for political
reasons. These charges were based
upon affidavits made by certain ju-
rOrs who were present at the caucuses,
but who would not consent to enter
into the conspiracy. These afidavits
were held by the counsel for the defense,
and would have been submitted to the
court if Judge Bond had not wisely de-
termined to put an end to the shameful
prosecutions. &. &. Turner, one of the
Jurors, recently published a card saying
that the charges of conspiracy on the
part of the jury were false, and that no
caucuses for conviction were held. Now
comes J. Gideon Long, of Union county,
s. c., also a member OF the jury,
giving a full account of the whole
business. He states that in one of the
cases, after the jury had retired to their
room, debating club was organized with
a negro as chairman. and that the ques-
ton discussed was whether or not there
was juror on the panel with the inten-
ton Of defeating the government in con-
victing the defendants, and if so what
would be the result, as there were the
eyes of 50,000,000 people watching and
waiting the verdict of this juryT' Juror
Turner led off in the debate and made a
long speech, in which he stated that in
order to establish a precedent they should
necessarily find verdict of guilty. Three
of the jurors. one negro, and two white
men, refused to find a verdict of guilty,
when Turner proposed that nine
of the defendants should be released if the
jury would find a verdict of guilty against
Betha and Moody, as they seemed to be
leading Democrats of Marion county, and
he wanted to punish them whether they
were guilty or not. to establish a prece-
dent in the Eastern portion of the State,
as it would help them during the cam
paign of 1884. Long states that it was the
intention of the government officials to Sc
cure a verdict Of guilty, and intimates
that the were privy to the caucuses that
were held in the jury-rOom.
There is a great deal Of indignation
here at the disclosures that have been
made, and a strong demand will be made
that, while investigating the expenditures
by the Department of Justice, Congress
will also direct an investigation into the
abuses that have crept into the admins
tratiOn of justice down this way.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18
Rice in South Carolina

DIR. Eggleston, in his illustrated paper
in he January Century on ''Husbandry
in Colony Times,o says Of rice culture:
''The destiny of South Carolina was
changed by a single lucky experiment. In
1896, when the colony was more than 30
years old, the pioneers were still engaged
in buying furs from the Indians, extract
ing rosin, tar and turpentine from the
pines, cutting timber for shipment, and
growing slender harvests of grain on the
light soil along the coast. Attempts had
already been made to grow indigo, ginger
and cotton; but these had not answered
expectation. A small and unprOfita-
BILE kind of rice had also been
tried in 1855. But one Thomas Smith
thought patch of wet land at the back
of his garden in Charleston resembled the
soil he had seen bearing rice in Madagas-
car. 1t CHANGED in 1896 that a brigantine
from that island anchored in distress near
Sullivan's Island, and the Captain, an old
friend Of this enterprising Thomas Smith.
was able to furnish him bag of NADIA
gascar rice suitable for seed. 1t grew
luxuriantly in the wet corner of the
garden, and the seed from this little har-
vest was widely distributed. In three or
four years the art Of husking the
rice was learned. African slaves were
easily procured in the West Indies, and
the lace Oh bUClcli Lub lOAuE CldLt WAS
presently engaged; South Carolina became
a land of great planters and of a multi
tude Of tOiiing negroes. Smith was raised
to the rank Of Landgrave and made Gov
ernor of the colony three years after the
success of his rice patch. The new grain
was at first grown on uplands; but the
planters afterward discovered that the
neglected swamps were more con-
genial and less eXhaustible. The
cruelty hard labor Of separating
the grains from the adhering husks
crippled the strength and even checked
the increase of the negroes; but in the
years just preceding the revolution this
task came TO be performed with mills
driven by the toree of the incoming and
outgoing tides, or turned by horses or
oxen. A hundred and forty thousand
barrels of Carolina rice, OF 400 or 500
weight apiece, were annually exported
before the war Of independence. Through
the example of the Governor of Georgia
the culture Of rice spread into that colo
ny and completed the ruin Of the silk
business
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18
Touching Jay GouId's Heart,

~
little. black-bearded man was walk
ing briskly up Broadway Tuesday after,
noon, when a shivering tramp, who had
been lettering in front Of Trinity Church,
stepped in front Of him and said some
thing in low tone. The little man made
no reply, but stepped to one side and con-
tinued his journey up town. The beggar
slouched after him. and said in louder
tone than before, EsPlease, Cap, gP me a
few cents for bowl of SOUP" Even to
this appeal the little man paid no atten-
ton. and would doubtless have succeeded
in escaping from the importunate tramp
had he not been stopped by friend who
engaged him in conversation. The beggar
crowded up as closely as possible 10 the
two men and began pitlful tale OF dis
tress. He was heard to say, And every
thing l possessed went in Wall street.
Jaw Gould and those fellows got it, The
little black-bearded mans hand went
Quickly down in his pocket and brought
cut a coin. which was placed on the dirty
palm of the mendicant, with the words,
There, now 60 away, please The fell
low shuffied away, evidently without
knowing that the little man who gave him
the money was Jay Gould himself. The
other gentleman was Cyrus W. Field.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18
TILDEN AND THE NEW SENATOR.
The Former Not for the Latter for Pres
ident but for Himself

Net5 York Special, Jan. 10.
An ex-member Of Congress from Ohio,
who has long been prominent in politics,
to-day spoke of the relations existing be-
tween TIlden and Payne. He scouts the
idea of Tilden being at work to help along
a PAYNE boom. and says: "He wants the
nomination himself, and will get it if he
has one foot out Of the grave. He has
never forgiven the treachery of William
c. whitney, Payne's sOn-in-law, in 1880,
when Whitney induced New York dele
gates at Cincinnati to vote for Payne.
whitney had been his confidential friend.
When Tilden found out that the Ohio Sem
atorial fight lay between Payne and Thur
man he decided to take no hand in the
contest. as there was no one whom he
could use as a compromise to crush them
both. He believed strongly in Hoadly."
The Speaker, when asked whom Tilden
favOrs for President, replied; "Himself
unquestiOnably. Next to himself Hoad-
Iv.' "Why Hoadlyy' he was asked.
s;Weu.v he replied, ''the Judge has the
same personal restlessness, nervous ac-
tivitv and general organization that Til
den possessed in his younger days. He
admires Hoadly's brightness, and is at
tracted to him in many ways. Hoadlv is
carving himself pretty well since cleo
ton. He has made his peace with all the
Ohio factions. and may become their COM
promise and Tilden's."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18
For %aLr.
CHARLES N. CALHOUN.
Care X. T. Wilson 4 Co.,
, Exchange Court New Y or'b Civ

EOR SALE. SHADE TREEs.-we viii
Il furnish Sycamore, Elm and Laurel. and
deliver them anywhere in the city. All orders
promptly filed and the trees planted if de
sired. Leave orders at Paul Decker's. ~
BAY street. W. ARNETT.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18
The Rule for the Protection of Con-
sFraSSmen.


1t is not entirely clear, from the account
in the Washington dispatches respecting
the new rule prohibiting the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquors in the capitol building,
whether malt liquors are regarded as in
toxicating or not. Senators Bayard and
FRYE led the discussion when the rule was
under consideration. Frye belongs to
State which has a prOhibitory liquor law
and he probably understands that the
new rule excludes malt as well as splrilu-
GUS liquors. Bayard plead Tor mat
liauors. but was satisfied with the word
inc Of the rule. If the law Is strictly IN
terpreted the sale of malt liquors VIII De
stopped in the capitol restaurants. IL Is
nrobable. however. that as little, II any
drunkenness is liable TO result from Tue
sale Of malt liquors, the rule WIN
not be construed to exclude lnen'
members of Congress say that there IL i0'
near as much drunkenness aihons O0N-
grpssmen now as there was ten OF Hi'een
vaars ago. It's a very unusual thlng 70
500 "a senator OF Representative noW-a-
do,s under the influence of liquor IN the
canitol building. There was rule last
session against selling spirituous liquors
in the House or Senate restaurant, but II
was constantly evaded. Whisky was sofa
as tea, but the restaurant keepers were
careful not to sell enough TO any person
TO cause drunkenness. If reports are cor
rect there is good deal oil
whisky consumed by the sena-
tors and Representatives every day
during the sessions Of Congress, but 1t
isn't obtained at the bars Of the restau-
rants. 1t is Kept in committee rooms, and
those who are thirsty have 10 difficulty IN
finding it. The improvement in the drink
ing habits of Congressman ought to be-
and no doubt is, a source satisfaction TO
the country. Even the fascinating game OF
poker has lost, In great measure, the
prominent place it once held among tie
/ social pleasures of Congressman.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18
Glntbtn1.
Looking for Our Advertisement.

LAST WEEK WE CHANGED THE STYLE
OF OUR ADVERTISEMENT, AND THIS
WEEK WE HAVE HAD THE QUESTION PUT
TO US "HAVE YOU STOPPED ADVER-
TISING" NO, WE HAVE NOT STOPPED ADJ
VERTISING, AND DON'T EXPECT TO DO
so. WE REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF
PRINTERS INK. THE SEASON Is NOW
HERE WHEN WE MUST THINK OF MAKING
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SPRING TRADE,
AND so FIND WE HAVE MORE FALL GOODS
LEFT THAN WE WANT, AND, CONSE-
QUENTLY, READER, WE ARE WILLING TO
MAKE IT AN OBJECT FOR YOU TO BUY
NOW. IT WILL PAY YOU TO BUY FROM
US NOW, AND, IF NOT WANTED FOR M
MEDIATE USE, TO KEEP THEM UNTIL
NEXT FALL AND WINTER, AS WE ARE Of
FERING THE BALANCE OF OUR STOCK AT
SUCH LOW PRICES. WE HAVE OVER
COATS FOR MEN, YOUTHS, AND A FEW FOR
BOYS LEFT. SUITS AND CASHMERE PANTS
FOR ALL. WE HAVE A GOOD LINE OF
NECKWEAR, UNDERWEAR AND FURNISH
ING GOODS. WE ALWAYS KEEP ON HAND
A FULL LINE OF THE king OF SHIRTS"
THE BEST SHIRT IN THE CITY. HATS IN
VARIETY.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18

The standard time question may be re-
garded as settled for the present. We are
10 have local time again. 4 petition was
presented to the Council last night asking
them to revoke their action of Wednesday
night. ordering return 10 local time. The
petition was sent out for signatures late
Yesterday afternoon, but it was neverthe-
less signed by about as many persons as
the petition against the new standard. II
there had been time, signatures by the
hundred, doubtless. could have been OBJ
tanned. The petition was not acted upon
fayorably, and the whole matter was
postponed indefinitely, which means that
the city clocks VIII be set forward SO min
utes tomorrow. The action Of the COun-
ell IS TO be regretted.
There Is no use arguing the matter FUR
ther at present, and there is no use ex-
pressing indignation at this backward
step. The trouble and annoyance which
is certain to follow double standard may
convince the Council that they have made
a mistake. II 1t does not another Council
nav view the time question differently.
We are satisfied that in this matter the
wish Of a small minority, rather than the
will Of the great majority. has been con-
suited.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-18

Those who look upon the Mexicans as
ignorant 5arbarians are reminded by a
Texas contemporary that the capital city
Of that republic has school facilities I'M
surpassed in the world, and that many
other Mexican cities are equally well
provided with educational institutions.
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ADVERTISING.

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Il Is now said to be certain that Prince
Bismarck inspired the recent tour Of the
Crown Prince 10 Madrid and Rome. and
that the Emperor did not look upon the
Roman part Of the frolic with favor. The
positive assurances given that the visits
were entirely without political signlh-
eance are almost everywhere considered
only the usual formal diplomatic deep
tions.
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