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Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28
PERSONAL.

MoNdR. CAPEL will reside in Rome next
year.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS is charging and
rebuilding his cottage at Long Branch.
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE is net recovering
from his recent illness as fast as many friends
could hope.
CHARLES FOSTER has begun to fix the wires
so as to pull himself back into the Governors
chair in Ohio.
CONGRESSMAN ANDREW G. CURTIN has an
other honor. They make and sell a cigar in
Bellefonte called the "Old War Governor"
MRS. CAROLINE BROOKS, who acquired fame
through the odd course of making butter
busts, is engaged upon one Of Mr.. 1hurlow
Weed.
I'M. DE- BRAzzA, explorer, has received from
King Makoko, of the Congo country, the
'Order of the Grand Collar" a mark of the
highest distinction IN that land.
WILLIAM w. AsTOR, United States Minister
at Rome, is said by London Truth to be mot
altogether popular among his cOmpatriots,
some of whom he snubbed and others treated
with patronIzing hauteur."
DR.. MATTHEW MCKREvER, who died the
other day at Harrisville, o., was brother
in-law of the late DIR. Alexander Campbell,
and at one time was artner of OssaWa-
tonne Brown IN the management of sheep
farm.
BELvA LOCKWOOD lectured the other night
in Fremont Temple, Boston. 1t was a rainy
night. yet the same hall to which scarcely q
corporals guard was attracted to hear Or.
Burchard was crowded to suffocatIon to hear
Belva.
ORCHARD WINTERsNITH, of Kentucky" as
the Washington Republic thinks, sis Sam
Wards legitimate successor in the lobby and
possesses so many of the latter's agreeable
and entertaining personal characteristics as
to be already known to the best people as
Uncle Dick"
THERE remain in the French Senate only
three of the handles of 1880. One is Barley
dAurevily; the second Rance, the archi-
tect, and the third the negrOphile Victor
Schoelcher, who, dressed in black, with wide
''peg top" trousers, frock coat very tight in
the waist, scrupulously clean, very angular
and very tall, impresses the spectator as
living, moving and breathing problem of
Euclid.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28
THE INTELLIGENT COMPOsITOR.
BY the Omission of an ''n' Man ID
Nearly Frightened to Death.

BY the Omission of an ''n'' a Man is
Nearly Frightened to Death.
In the Youngstown correspondence OF
an evening contemporary yesterday, says
the Pittsburg Times, was an item to the
effect that a well-known young Pitts
burger dined IN that thriving young city
yesterday. 1t was hurriedly sent to the
composing-room with mass of other
copy, where the Intelligent compositor"
set it up ''Gied.''
The city editor saw the item in the proof
and sent reporter out for an obituary of
the deceased. Surprising, of course, that
the family were already acquainted with
the sad news, the reporter sought the aged
father, who sat at his desk in Smithfield
street office.
"Mr. -" said the reporter, ''can you
give me any facts about Johns death?'
John whow exclaimed the old gentle
| man.
''Why your son, who died at Youngs-
| town yesterday"
'My Godp' and the old man turned a
| deathly white and fell from his chair to
the floor. He was at once laid on a sofa
| and a physician summoned. The now
| thoroughly frightened reporter ran back
| to the office and told his story. Again the
| proof was SCALED down" and with it the
| copy, when the error was discovered.
| Again the reporter was hurried out to
repair the mischief he had done. Of
| course his second appearance brought
| great relief to the stricken father, who
! had partially recovered. He was so
! broken up by the excitement, however,
that he had to be put in a carriage and
! taken home. The reporter was so badly
| ratified by the affair that he had to put on
! a "sub'' for the remainder of the day.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28
Viz HAUNTED MAN.

Stran tory Revealed by the Death of
"a Hermit in Kansas.
gus Johnson, an aged crank who
liz Che life of hermit in a hut on the
Skirts of the city, says a Lawrence
Kan. special of Dec. 81, has just died.
eHe came to Lawrence about nine years
ago, presumably from Baltimore. One of
his peculiarities was to regularly visit
every incoming train, closely scan the
faces of all the passengers and then re-
turn to his hut. Everything he purchased
he paid for in fractional paper currency,
of which he left 1922 when he died. In
originally hiring the hut in which he lived
he paid the rent promptly in advance and
always in the same currency. He was a
man about 65 years of age, and it appears
that in 1849 he was seized with the gold
fever and started overland for California.
Upon arriving at Fort Leavenworth he
became involved in quarrel on ferry
beat on the Missouri river and knocked a
man overheard, who was drowned. John
son was arrested, tried and acquitted,
and continued his way to California,
where he engaged in mining. He re-
NAMED there several years and amassed
considerable money. During the war,
when gold was at premium of 81 so, he
came East and purchased fractional cur
rency with all the money in his posses
sion.
The scene of his quarrel at Fort Leaven.
worth haunted him continually and final
ly completely broke him down and affect.
ed his mind. He became possessed of a
haliGcination that the man he had
knocked from the ferry boat was not
drowned, but would return and want to
see him; heEce his continual visits to the
railroad depot. The money found in his
hut now awaits the claims of his relatives
who are supposed to be in Maryland.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28
PdU MaU Gazette.

An amusing story reaches us from Paris.
On Friday last a lady, having paid her
hotel bill, sent away her boxes on a cab
and sailed forth on foot. No sooner had
she departed than the landlord discovered
that the clock had disappeared from the
nsantelpiece of the room which his late
ledger had been occupying, though he re-
membered to have seen it there subse-
quent to her trunks being dispatched.
Convinced that she must be the thief he
rushed out In hot pursuit, and, overtak-
ing her, he charged her with the robbery
and gave her into custody, the lady mean
while protesting loudly against the in
dignity offered her, and vowing
vengeance against the traducer.
She was, however, taken before
the Judge dInstruction, to whom she re-
sumed her torrent of indignant denial
with the extraordinary volubility peculiar
to the daughters of Gaul. Her indigna-
ton was at its height when 10! II O'Clock
rang forth in clear tones from the region
of Madame's dress improver. The ex-
preston of CONSERVATION depicted upon
the fair pilferer's countenance, together
With the appositeness of the quaint phe-
nomenon, were too much for the gravity
of the officials, who burst into fit of I'M
comfortable laughter. Five minutes later
a female warder returned the telltale time
piece to its owner. VIII Mr.. Oscar Wilde
still insist upon the suffer uselessness of
that bideous monstrosity-the bustle?'
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28
LIVELY TIMES AT ANNAPOLIS.
The Naval Academy Cadets Said to be
on the Verge of Instruction,

The Naval Academy Cadets Said to be
on the Verge of Instruction,
Things are very lively at Annapolis,
says a Washington special of Dec. %.
Seven cadets are on board the Sante, for
INSTRUMENTATION, and are reported to be in
irons. One night fire crackers were
thrown, when Commander Farquhar in
quired of upper classmen who had done
it. Some of them replied that he might
find out if be could-a renlv which would
subject an officer to court martial. Seve-
raj fourth class men are preparing state
ments co lcerning Cadet Strang's death.
Much undeserved sympathy has been
wasted on the upper classmen at Annapo-
lis with the effect of making them more
insubordinate. 1t is commonly said that
during Admiral Balch's time discipline
was so relaxed that the first class virtu-
ally ruled the whole Academy, in
Guiding the Academic Board. Capt.
Ramsey, just though severe man,
was sent there expressly to take the ca
diets down peg or two. Some civilian
professors have not very warmly sup
ported him because through his instru-
mentality certain of their salaries were
cut down and an opportunity was given
to officers to whom the United States had
furnished an expensive education to earn
their pay by taking additional duties as
instructors. Cadets were so noisy in their
complaints, and the public has so encOur-
aged them to rebel, that the Academy is
now on the verge of instruction, and the
least thing will produce an explosion.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28
THEY ALL INSURE THEIR LIVES.
Merchants, Bankers and Railroad Men
Insured for Immense Amounts.


Insured for Immense Amounts.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. pa Times re-
porter, who has been looking up the fig
ures, finds that nearly all the prominent
men of Philadelphia, New York, and the
other big cities, have their lives insured
for immense sums. Several pay premi-
ums ons$500,000, and a number go beyond
that figure. John B. StetsOn, the hat
manufacturer at Fourth and Montgomery
avenue, is one of the largest policy hold
ers in the world. He pays premiums on
$780, 200. He has $500, coo on his own life.
Theodore B. Peterson and Richard Peter
son, the booksellers, each have policies
for 100000. Franklin b. GOwen, eX-
President of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Railroad Company, carries $125,000
policy. ThoS. DOlan, the carpet manufac-
turer, pays premiums on $100000; Hamil-
ton DisstOn has in the vault of a we'll
known safe deposit company policies for
100000; John Wanamaker pays premi-
ums on $25O,0O0; B. b. Comegys, Presi-
dent of the Philadelphia National Bank,
has policy for $4,000; Lewis c. Cassidy
is insured for $1,000 Benjamin II. Shoe
maker and Wharton Barker tor 100000
each; Richard j. Dobbins, the builder,
100000; George Harding, the patent law
yer, 100000; W. NJ. Runk, of Darlington,
Runk & Co., $4,000; President Wilbur.
of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, 100000;
and George II. Stewart, President of the
Merchants National Bank, 100000 The
dry goods firm of Hood, BOnbright & Co.
have $250,O00 insurance on their lives.
Charles HartshOrne, Vice President of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, has a
$4,000 policy, and Robert H. Sayre, of the
same company, is insured for 100000.
Mackellar, Smith a. Jordan, the type
founders, are insured for nearly a quarter
of a million. W. r. Clyde is insured for
$l50,000. There are at least 200 others
who have policies of from $25, GOO to $780,
600.
In New York the reporter finds that
William H. Vanderbilt is insured for
1920, 900. Every policy he owns has been
issued within the last five years. Jay
Gould made up his mind a dozen years
ago to insure his life, and year by year
has added to the amount until he can pro-
duce policies for 100000, which he calls
his emergency fund. Pierre LOrillard has
1855, 900 on his life. f. w. DevOe, the New
York paint manufacturer, carries policies
for $3.50, 900. Cyrus w. Fields life is in
sured for $240,000. Alexander Barrett and
F. b. Roberts, of New York, each have
500 900 on their lives. John Glib, the spool
silk man. has policies for $4,000. Charles
each insured f6r $iss goo Uncle RUFUS
Hatch is insured for $4,000, Judge Full
lerton for $4,000, and Fl. B. Claflin for
$125,000
Senator Don Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
has an insurance of 100000, and W. L.
Scott, of Erie, sos, 600.
George NJ. Pullman, of Chicago, of Pull
man ear fame, has his life insured for
100000. j. II. McVicker, the theatrical
manager and father-in-law of Edwin |
Booth, has policy for $4,000. Few men
are insured after they are 65, and doctors
and actors are, as rule, poor customers |
of life insurance companies.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28
MIR. MOODY OVERHAULED.
A Virginian's Resentment of an Al
legged Comparison of the Evangelical.

A Virginian's Resentment of an Al
legged Comparison of the Evangelist.
'EThere is excitement in religious cir
cles here" says Richmond special of
Dee. %, "0ver card attacking Dwight
L. Moody, the evangelist, published to-day
BIZ B. d. Cove, a prominent citizen. Moody
had been invited to come here on Jan. 4
by petition signed by several hundred
citizens. Cove's card says that in April.
1876, Mr.. Moody, at a meeting in New
York, used language characterized by a
narrow, sectional, contracted pref
udice, not cOuntenanced in
any gentleman" Moody, he says, in
illustrating the difference between Christ
and Satan, spoke of Generals Lee and
Stonewall Jackson as resembling the
latter, sin their religious characters
worse than the followers of Mahomet. In
morality the life of Nero was white as the
driven snow compared with theirs. Their
lives and actions more torcibly repre-
scented the character of the King of Dark
ness than any names which my knowledge
of the worlds history enables me to call
to mind since Judas betrayed the Lord of
Glory" Proceeding, Mr.. Moody. Cove
says, ''rObbed heaven of its glory and God
of His attributes with which to adCrn his
hero, Grant, his ideal representative of
Christ"
Cove concludes by declaring that every
Virginian 'With any pretensiOns to re-
spectabilitY'' is proud to "claim a com
mon citizenship with the immortal Lee
and Jackson, proud that Virginia had
such Christian heroes to offer to the
service of their country. They were our
leaders, our representatives. We loved
them in their lives and their memory is
dear to us still, and will ever be. We
were particeps criminis with them. and
MOOdy's abuse. of them was equally an
abuse of EACH one of US who followed
these peerless patriots. Our land and
cause went down. With them we suffered,
and their morality, their patriotism, their
sense of honor, and their religion and
pietY are good and exalted enough for us.
Their standard of true, exalted Chris
tian gentlemen, as illustrated by their
daily lives in every phase of their career,
is exalted enough for us, and | do not
hesitate to assert that the immaculate
Moody could study their characters with
advantage to himself and the cause which
he processes to desire to promote"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28
BLAN AND LOGAN.
Their First Meeting After the Ele

Their First Meeting After the Election.
A gentleman who claims to have seen
Mr.. Blaine and Gen. Logan meet for the
Mrst time since the campaign, says a
Washington special, described the scene
as Allows He said Gen. Logan was
stalking along the street alone, with his
head hanging upon his breast in a serious
and meditative mood a few days ago,
when he heard pair of horses and car
riage dashing along in the street behind
M. Turning, he saw an open vehicle,
and In IL the Dlumed Knight. ''Hey,
Burchard," exclaimed G6n. Logan, In
stantly Mr.. Blaine recognized the vsice of
his gallant political companion, and,
looking around, saw Gen. Logan. He bid
his driver haul alongside, when the two
clasped hands and for few minutes en-
gagged in very animated and cordial con-
VersatiOn.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A TRICYCLE. worked by means of electricity
has just been successfully tried in Paris. 1t
worked smoothly and efficiently.
MR.. KISGLAKE is engaged on the last chap
ter Of the concluding volume Of his History
of the Crimean War" Twenty-Five years
have elapsed between the publication Of the
first volume and the last.
LONDON is once more protesting vigorously
against the incessant ringing Of church bells
and the ding dong of clocks that strike so
often that it is wholly out of the question to
so much as guess the time OF day after hear
ing them.
HERE is a recent Paris plan for getting
confessions out of prisoners: 'As the culprit
entered the Morgue he staggered and had to
be helped into the mOrtuary. He was then
placed in front OF the corpse Of his victim and
tainted twice. A restorative was then ad-
ministered to him, and when he came 10 his
senses he wept like child and made fun
confession of his crime"
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28
DIR. BARNEYs FAMOUS PATIENT
Death of a Physician Who Gave stone
wall jackson a Lease of Life.

Death of a Physician Who Gave stone
wall jackson a Lease of Life.
DIR. Lawrence Barney, of Henderson,
whose death was announced on Thursday,
says the New York EUentng Post, was
one Of the most noted physicians in the
northern part of the State, and was at
one time President of the State Medical
Board. In the spring of 1855 man,
wasted almost to skeleton by dyspepsia,
was taken 20 DR.. Barney's house on a
bed by friends in this city. He was Capt.
Sackson, OF the United States army, and
was taken to DR.. Barney as last re-
source. The doctor had him taken into
the house, and, after several months, sent
him back to his post, in one Of the forts in
this harbOr, a we'll man.
At the first battle of Bull Run a relative
of DR.. Barney, who was Major of the
Twelfth Artillery Regiment, was killed.
Some of his comrades who were bearing
his body from the field, were captured by
a detachment of the Black Horse Cavalry,
Soon afterwards a general officer rode up
and, learning that the dead officer was a
relative of DIR. Barney, directed that the
body be enbalmed and the men released
on parole to escort it to DR.. Barney, with
the message from Stonewall Jackson that
this act was done in token of gratitude
to him for having saved his (Jackson's
life when he was dying of dyspepsia.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28
An Absent-Minded Professer.

Allusion has been made in these col
umns to Prof. Sylvester, late of Johns
Hopkins University but now of Oxford, we
believe, a mighty man of mathematics.
When in Baltimore he was once unable to
tell an inquirer where Charles street was,
although he was standing in it at the
time, crossed it in going to his meals from
the university and had his own lodgings
in it. He was known to sometimes be I'M
able to find his way out of the university
buildings without assistance. The latest
story about him is that he not long ago
Startel from England for Baltimore and
UNRoyered, just as he reached Philadel-
phIa.@Abat he had lost a manuscript on
which had spent much time and
thought lie Immediately started back
over the 6San for it, but discovered the
recreant par in an overcoat pocket be-
fore England~Aas sighted.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28

One OF the brightest and most enter
tanning after dinner speakers in the coun.
try is the Hon. NJ. Chauncey Depew, OF
New York. Duringihis speech at the annu-
al dinner of the New England Society in
New York on Monday night ne said sew
eral things that were received with APP
plause. The following was one of his
stories:
One of the most eminent of New En-
gland dlvines; himself the son OF a Puri-
tan clergyman, told me that when a boy
he heard the deacons at his fathers house
discussing the merits of their respective
ministers. After many had spoken one
old elder SAID: ''Wa'al, our minister
gives so much attention to his farm an d
orchard that we get pretty poor sermon s,
but he Is mighty movin' in prayer, in
caterpillar and canker-wOrm time"
limiting at the fact that there appeared
to be no chance for him to be elected
Senator from New York, he said:
l never was more convinced of New
York's boundless hospitality than in a
recent survey of our contest for United
States Senator. l found that our Coy
ernOr was Jerseyman, the Mayor of our
city VermOnter, our local government
and metropolitan judiciary Irish, and the
candidates for Senator all Yankees, and
concluded that a native of the State had
better not intrude.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28

Some OF the Republican journals are
demanding that the Republican admins
tratiOn shall at once investigate the Of
1icial conduct OF Commissioner Of Agri-
culture LOring. 1t has been repeatedly
Enlarged that his department is honey
cOmbed with fraud, and it is urged that
S'the Democrats might as well be saved
the credit Of doing work whichis so press
ing as this" This clamor is utterly use.
less. The Republican party has not the
manliness to institute the investigations
and carry out the reforms needed in that
and other departments Of the government,
and it will be well to let it go quietly out
Of power without making any hypOcriti-
cal pretensiOns.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28

1t is stated now that all the small tele-
graph companies will unite in a grand
pool against the Western Union and that
they will also be connected with the new
cable company in such manner as to
become formidable at once as candidates
for the patronage Of the public. The new
combination will control 100000 miles of
wires. The effect of this combination on
Western Union stock is Immediately ap-
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28
Hot Shot for Randall.

Louisville Courier journal (Den1.).
He has neither chivalry nor generosity. He
beat Mr.. Blackburn for Speaker of the House
a few votes and showed the stuff he is
made of by consigning his brilliant and near
" victorious opponent to the obscurest COM
niittee place he could find. He was IN turn
beaten for the Speakership by Mr.. Carlisle by
a vote of two to ore, and was appointed by
Mr.. Carlisle Chairman of the great Commit
tee on Appropriations. He has shown the
stuff he is made of by doing all within his
power to embarrass Mr.. Carlisle ever SINCE
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-28
Poisoning the Children.

A few days ago a telegram from New
York announced the seizure by the Board
Of Health and the dumping into the otfal
dock of several tons of poisonous candy.
This commendable but too long delayed
performance Of duty has awakened an in
teTest on this subject in many places. 1t
| has been discovered that a large proper
ton of the candy made and sold in Phila-
delphia contains arsenic, oil of vitriol,
gum arabic, and other harmful ingredi-
ents. The cheaper fancy candies are
nearly all extremely unwholesome, espe-
cially gum drops, smooth almonds, candy
toys, cough drops and colOred loZenges.
At Cleveland, Ohio, the other day, re-
porter, accompanied by a chemist, inter-
viewed the proprietor of a large confec-
ton mandatory. The wretch at first
claimed that his candies were pure and
harmless, but on being asked by the
chemist to eat some of his bright colOred
goods, he admitted that he would not care
to eat any considerable quantity ofthem.
Another confectiOner showed the reporter
samples of candy colored with chrome
yellow, chromate of lead and other poison
GUS materials.
The Boston Board Of Health recently
prosecuted a candymaker for using
chrome yellow for coloring purposes, and
the defendant narrowly escaped cOnvic-
ton, on the plea that a child was not like
ly to eat enough of the candy TO hurt it.
There can scarcely be a doubt that
| thousands of children are injured every
year by eating poisonous candies.
Two years ago one of the leading candy
manufacturers in the South, not in Sa-
vannah, refused to allow anyone except
employees to enter his establishment, and
it was generally believed that he would
not dare to allow an intelligent person to
see how his candies were made.
1t is extremely difficult to diagnose the
diseases of children, and when the amount
of cheap candy sold in almost every city
and town is considered, one cannot es-
cape the conviction that many of the Ills
that befall them are caused by the con-
sumption OF this villaiDous stuff.
Not only should parents be extremely
careful not to allow their children to eat
any but pure and wholesome candy, but
the health authorities everywhere should
be authorized and required to inspect all
candies offered for sale. These who
knowingly sell poisonous candy ought to
be punished severely. 1t is easy to check
the sOrdid wretches who manufacture
stuff that destroys the health and i'm
peTils the lives of innocent children, and
parents should make 1t their duty to
prosecute them.