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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18
An Investigation that Doesn't Pan
Out.

1t is said that Senator Sherman blames
Senators Malone and Riddleberger for
misleading him with respect to the char
acter of the testimony that could be pro-
duced relative to the Danville riot. When
he offered the resolution calling for an in
yestigation, Sherman had an idea that the
| testimony would show what Malone al
legged in his address Immediately after the
November election, viz, that the Dan
willie trouble was premeditated, and was
brought about by the Democrats to intim-
| idate the negroes and keep them from
voting. The testimony doesn't show any
thing of the kind The witnesses talk
very freely and frankly, and what they
say iustifes the conclusion that the riot
was unexpected and unprecedented.
There is nothing that indicates malice or
conspiracy. A large amount of money
will be expended in getting witnesses to
Washington and in paying their expenses
while there, but it is certain that no in
formation to Justify this large outlay will
be obtained. All the facts of the riot
have been published. There are good
many Republicans who require an inves-
tigatiOn, however, such as is now being
made, to convince them that the DanVille
negroes were not deliberately slaughtered
for political purposes. After the inyesti-
CATION Mahone's position will not be an
enviable one. Unless he gets some testi-
mOny to support his charges, and it
doesn't appear now that he will, he will
appear as having willfully slandered the
people of the State he represents. 1t is
never wise for a man to make charges
that he cannot prove.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18
REFLECTIONS OLA CONDUCTOR
He Concludes that he viii Find a Purse
at a Certain Corner and Does 1t.

He Concludes that he Will Find Purse
at Certain Corner and Does 1t.
AThird avenue car driver put down his
brakes with jerk on Friday, says the
New York Sun of the 10th inst, tied up
his horses, and ran back along the track.
From the mud he picked up what seemed
to be large gold coin. The conductor
hoped off his platform and ran back also,
but moment afterward returned smiling.
81 knew from the way he stopped the car
that he had found something, but this
time he was sold. 1t was only plated
temperance pledge" said the con-
ductor. When the American Insti-
tute fair was going on we had
bonanza. l picked up one night three
silver dollars and another night eight
dollars. | often pick up smaller coins,
It's women who lose the most. One terri
bly, stormy night / was going nome when
a woman who was in the car called out
that she had lost her pOcket-book. The
car was crowded and of course every one
concluded that she had been robbed |
hadn't seen any crooks on the car. l re-
flected and remembered where the woman
had got on. l took the next car up and
got off as near to the street as l could re-
member. When a woman halls car she
generally stands at the edge of the curb.
If it is raining she gathers up her skirts
and makes a kind of a series Of jumps and
hops. Well, tried the gutter and found
the purse. Thirty-two dollars in it. Adj
vertise it? oh, yes, but / got no answer.
Now, if had taken it to the office instead
of advertising it, l would never have
heard of it again.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

The efforts to restore Miss Kittie Gill
mour to life, says a Youngstown, OHIO,
special of the 10Th inst, were continued
to-day, but without success. The face
still retains it's flushed appearance, and
the neck and arms have not yet stiffened
as if in death, but the doctors have aban-
doned hope and the body will be returned
to the burial vault tomorrow morning.
The girls widowed mother watched the
experiments made by the doctors all day
with the most intense anxiety. She is
almost crazed by grief, and still refuses
to abandon hope that her only daughter
will yet be restored to her.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18
Quite as Legitimate.

y eIG ] OTN UT0J7NtC Tl7II.T'
Why shall there not be investigating COM
mittees to look into the Democratic outr1ges
in Troy. in Albany, in New York, in Buffalo,
in Cattaraugus county, in the village OF clean,
and in the Second Assembly district of OnOn-
daga county? 1t would be quite as legitimate
in any of these places as in any section OF the
miserable South If the State Legislature and
the local Boards of Aldermen, the police of
cities and the authorities of towns, are not
competent to attend to their own business
when they happen to be Democratic, it is in
evitaLle that they must be controlled by the
Republican Senate of the United States.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

An interesting war is in progress among
the retail druggists of New York city.
Several large drug stores recently made
a considerable cut in prices, reducing
their profits to about 500 per cent, and on
Thursday some four hundred of their
competitors held meeting to protest
against their course. The Druggists As
ISOLATION proposes to boycott the cutters
and refuse to patrOnize any wholesale
house that sells to them. What the up
shot Of the business will be it is hard to
tell, but at present it looks as if the ac-
fion Of the association is fine advertise
ment for the druggists who have reduced
their prices.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

Gen. GordOn's safe arrival at KhartOum
probably somewhat relieves the anxiety
of the English Ministry, but his prOcla-
nation recognizing the False Prophet as
the Sultan of KOrdOfan is somewhat of a
surprise. II the cable news on this sub
iect can be relied on, Gordon doubtless
found that a restoration of peace in the
Soudan without reference to FL Mahdis
preteusions is impossible.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

The dark horses in the Presidential race
are pacing all over the country on social
visits and business errands, and each one
OF them seems surprised when he is asked
if he has any aspirations to the highest
Office i'm the Gift of the people.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18
Fighting a Man of Straw.


baltimore sun lDeHt.l.
1t is the misfortune of Senator sherman and
other opponents of a new tariff framed on the
lines of the Morrison bill that they cannot
direct their arguments against that measure,
but must fight s'free trade''-an abstract doc
trine not being put forward at present by
ANYBODY The rates of duty in the Morrison
bill being in every important schedule OF the
tariff as high as in the Morrill, act Of 1862, 1t IS
distinctly protective measure, and worlds
away from free trade. What Senator Sher-
man is really opposed tO-and what the people
wants u lower tariff; that Is to say, lower
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Thing to be Considered.

Phlt10eID hlU HecOfu lI7lu.l.
The whole peOpleSf the United States-and
particularly the producing and laboring peo-
ple-wOuld be better of if the Morrison tarlil
bill should become a law. This is the thing
for Con aresempn to consider.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

A divorce in Maryland is said to be al
most as cheap as a marriage license the
cost Of the latter document being 81 30.
AS this is leap-year, however, it is pro
posed to knock of the 81 and issue a
genuine s.pair'' of license for 80 cents.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

The Danville witnesses before the sub
Committee on Privileges and Elections
at Washington, are said to be having a
regular picnic. Their expenses are paid
by the government, and they are the OBJ
served of all observers. They are EVIL
IDENTIFY enjoying the fun, while the Re-
publican members of the committee are
anything but happy.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

A late invention is a life saving coffin.
1t is so constructed and provided with
electric communication that any move
ment on the part of a person buried alive
will be registered above ground. Pro
vision is also made for the ingress of fresh
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

The petroleum mOnOpolists will soon
need additional protection or their bust
ness interests will undoubtedly suffer.
Russian refneries are beginning to sup
PLY the markets Of Eastern Europe and
Turkey, and the wells of Russia are said
TO he inexhaustible. The United States
exported to Turkey in 1888 less than one
half the oil it did in 1882, and the amount
is likely to be much smaller this year. If
the American oil companies are driven
out of the markets Of the old world they
will probably try to devise some plan to
make the people of this country pay fol
their losses
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

An exchange SAYS the lobby is not as prom
1nent as usual at Washington this year. 1t
could hardly be expected to have the same en-
cOuragement from men like Kerr, Randall
and Carlisle. that it had from COlfaX, Blaine
and Keifer. The latter have regarded their
nlaces as onnOrInnities: the former as trusts.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

The relatives Of John Adler had lively
wake over his corpse in Syracuse, y. ",
Wednesday. Both men and women got
to fighting over a division of his property,
and during the scuflie the crucitiX was
thrown over. the candles scattered
over the room and the coffin upset. y
sleeping child was thrown out of its era
die and seriously injured.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

1t is stated that Senator Lapham, of
New York, has been badly nettled by the
comments on his recent undignifed con-
duct in the Senate, and is trying to re-
cover his reputation by the severe man
ner in which he cross-eXamines the Dan
vile witnesses. His questions are fire.
auentlv quite pOintless, and the answers
are often fippant and amusing. If the
Senator wants to pursue a high-minded
pIan of indicating himself, he might fol-
low the Conkling Plat precedent and
tender his resignation. The New York
Legislature is in session, and that is the
proper tribunal for him to appeal to.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

Railroad building has been going steadi-
" forward in Mexico. More miles of rail
road have been built there with American
capital within the last few years than the
public have any idea of. A late report of
the chief of the Bureau of Statistics
states that already 1,SOO miles have been
built at an average cost of So, 900 mile.
The policy of encouraging railroad build
inc was adopted by the Mexican Govern
ment about ten years ago, and has been
followed with commendable persistency
ever since. 1t will not be many years be-
fore Mexico will be pretty well supplied
with railway facilities.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

The project of building a bridge twenty
two miles long across the English chan
mel, is being discussed in Paris again.
This is an age OF gigantic engineering
schemes, but this one Will hardly take
any definite shape during the present
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18
What Jnstice and Patriotism Demand

NelU York SeRtry IRep.I.
Justice, patriotism and the best interests OF
both the North and South alike demand mat
al efforts made by politicians to make poilu-
cal capital by needlessly stirring, up feenngs
of distrust and hostility toward the south,
shall be treated as acts of treasonao!e CHAR
acter toward our whole country.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

A highly reliable gentlemen of Twiggs
county, in this State, says the Dublin
Gazette, had a most remarkable expert
ence one day last week. In going to
Jacksonville he drove across Little Ugly
Creek on the water as if it had been
covered with ice. Only the tracks of his
horses and the ruts on his buggy wheels
remained impressed on the surface of the
water for several minutes after be passed
over. Miss Lula Hurst and all the other
wonders of the day may now take back
seats. 1t would be interesting to know if
Twiggs county is a prohibition county.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

PEARSON Newman will have to go. His
congregation want more talk about reli-
gious subjects and less about the parsons
travels. The question was whether he or
the better part of the congregation should
leave the church, and it seems that it has
been determined that he shall leave. The
church is one OF the richest in New York,
and as ParsOn Newman is a Methodist
and the church belongs to the COngrega-
tionalists, it has been a source OF wonder
how the parson came to be called to serve
that congregation.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18
TO MALARIA.
HE FEELS TTKT1 a NEVv uraw

HE FEELS LIKE A NEW MAN,
nave had Dyspepsia, with Constipa-
ton, two years, and have tried ten different
Kinds of pills, and TUFTS are the first
that have done me any good. They have
cleaned me out. nicely. My appetite is
splehdld, 1000 d1gests readily, and now
have natural passages. / feel like n new
man. W..D. EDWARDS, Palmyra, o.
soldeverywhere ,25c. Office, "A Murray St. NY.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

Prof. r. 7. Greener, of Washington, a
colored graduate of Harvard, was not
present at the banquet of the Harvard
alumni, Wednesday evening. The cause
of his absence was the want of an invita-
ton The attention of Senators Dawes
and Hoar is respectfully called to this fla
grant case Of discrimination. If they
can't regulate the graduates of a Massa-
chusetts institution, how can they expect
to enforce social equality all through the
South:
The Republican outrage bureau has al
ready employed large number of col
ored orators to make bloOdy-shirt speeches
i'm the Northern States. Chicago is now
being fired with this kind OF eloquence,
and the speakers are being lionized to
such an extent that the cotton fields will
know them no more forever. The masses
of the Northern people, however, are be-
ginning to tire of this sort of stuff, and the
tactics of the bureau will no doubt have
a reactiye effect.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

The great temperance advocate, Mr.. p.
T. Barnum, is to be sympathized with. 1t
is said that his white elephant is con-
firmed topper and drinks beer by the gallon.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18

Our kilograms announce that Rugg, the
notorious Long Island negro desperate, has
escaped from Jail. 1t may turn out how
ever. that he has been rescued by the in
dignaut people and has been quietly
Ivnched.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-18
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
PROGRESS AND PROCEEDINGS OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OONVEN-
TON AT FORT WORTH.
A High Compliment Paid Miss
Murphy by an Appreciattye
Audience.
Habeas Corpus Trial of the Miles
Brothers at BastrOp, Charg-
ed with Marder.
Ratification at Galveston Adj
dressed by a Former Leader
of Houston Republicans.

FORT WORTH, June 1S.-The fire
mems convention was in full blast al
day; the grand state tournament tax
ing place at four o'clock, in the pres
ence of at least fifteen thousand PEG
pie. The Dallas "Old Tige" fire com
pany took the first prize, with Denton
as second best. While the con.
test was going on, the Denton
delegation received telegram stat
ing the town was in flames, and as
the only engine of that city was par
t1cipating, but little hope was enter
tanned for the safety of the adjacent
buildings. Imagine the feeling of
the mayor of that city, who was here
attending the convention.
Just after the contest was over the
team attached to the Pete Smith hose
cart, which had just arrived in time
for the tournament, ran away and
completely demolished Fort Worth's
pride.
Tomorrow will be the last day of
the convention. Many visitors came
in tonight from Dallas to attend the
banquet and ball of tomorrow. Among
them, one of Austin's charming
daughters, Miss Annie Castleman.
The musical concert given tonight
was largely attended, and as Miss
Fannie Murphy, of Murphy-Eaton
fame, came on the stage she was
greeted with the most enthusiastic
applause and was three times called
back on the stage and the recipient of
several handsome bouquets. That is
evidence that the people throughout
the state sympathetic with her, and
fully appreciate her situation, as the
most of the audience was composed of
people visiting Fort Worth.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
WABASH RAILWAY.

ST. LOUIS, June 1S.-Col. ]. F.
Howe, general agent for the receiv-
erS, and Geo. Odds, general traffic
manager of the Wabash railroad, will
issue an order tomorrow directing
conductors to refuse to honor any and
all tickets issued by that company
from st. Louis to Chicago, prior to
May of the present year. This coy
ers all Unlimited tickets issued by the
Wabash company during the great
rate war between here and Chicago in
the fall of 1883, when an immense
number of unlimited tickets were is
sued at about 81, which
were greedily purcoaSed by
scalpers and many other persons
who thou5ht there was big specula-
ton in them. 1t is believed about
10000 of these tickets, of the value of
$4,000 to S80U0O are still out. The
contemplated aciion of the receivers
has caused great colnmotion among
Scalpers and oth"r ownsr5 of tickets,
who had been L-e' y selling these
tickets of late
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
PREPARATIONS.

CHICAGO, June 18.-The local COM
mittee of arrangements for the ma
tional democratic convention, at a
meeting to-day, decided to make a
number of changes in the convention
hall. The stage will be removed from
the north to the west end and
have no row back of it.
for the spectators, the features OF
which caused considerable trouble
and annoyance, on account of noise,
at the republican convention. The
platform will be occupied by officers
of the convention, and associate press
and newspaper representatives will
have platform by themselves, with
an entrance for them alone, and the
space will be rallied off SO that they
cannot be encroached on.
Thf subcommittee of the national
convention committee, will meet to,
morrow; Judge w. G. Goody, chair
man. It is learned that the above
plan will be adopted. Applications
by papers for seats should be made tt
Austin A. Brown, chairman
of the committee on the press, anC
telegraph to Indianapolis or Chi
cQQO
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
BLISS STORY.

WASHINGTON, June 18.-Bliss says
l never proposed or desired thai
Dorsey should escape. Until after The
close of the election, when Garfield
was elected Dorsey was almost q
stranger to me. l was anxious that
Folger should be made secretary OF
the treasury, and found Dorsey was OF
the same opinion. Soon after, saw
letter from Dorsey in which he said
did not amount to much, politically
From that we could not have been
very friendly, guess. The president
never intimated any desire to protect
Dorsey. When Dorsey went to see
him, one night, the president said he
would never see him unless he came
during the day time, as the public
came. The only thing the president
ever said to me was, he careful of
your own record, as nobody will be
able to say you let anybody out
To the question: "Did you receive
advice, or solicitation, that favor
should be extended to any of the de-
PENDANTS" Mr.. Bliss replied: mo
sir"
From any one who had ever been
connected with Garfield, intimately or
socially?
mo. Sir"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-06-26
Louisiana Democracy.

BATON ROUGE, June 1S.-The DEM
ocratic state convention adopted q
platform last night. 1t congratulates
the party on its brilliant prospects,
and puts themselves in line with their
brethren of sister states. 1t reaffims
the principles of the party, and halls
with pleasure the evidence of frater-
nal union enunciated by various state
conventions. That it is the duty of
the country to protect all citizens and
conserve all industries. 1t favors a
tariff for revenue, limited to the ne
cessities of the government, economi-
cally administered, and so adjusted as
to prevent unequal burdens, encour-
ages production and home indus
tries, and affords Just compensation to
labor, but not to create or foster mo-
nopolies. The general government
should care for and improve the great
water ways of the republic. 1t fsvors
the nomination of Tilden as not only
essential, but as a rebuke to fraud anc
misgovernment, but it is hereby de-
clared to be the duty of the democrat
ic party to itself and the country ant
requests the delegates from this con
vention to be present and sustain thu
views expressed in these resolutions
| The democratic convention electe'
E. A. Burke, Il. +. Jonas, A. A. Gum
ley. r. G. Wickliffe, delegates at largt
After the election of alternates, re
ceiving a list of district delegate:
, and naming electors, the conventio
J adjourned sine die.