Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-03


branch Of the Blaine boom.
Blaine is said 10 be in excellent health,
notwithstanding what he has gone through
with. The effects Of his great labor ard
the disappointment Of the campaign were
Offset by his being able once in awhile to
take recreation by exercising MS natural
talent for prevarication.
The year 1881 viii doubtless &c known
in history as the year Of cannibalism.
Three well authenticated instances Of men
sustaining life by eating the bodies OF dead
comrades have been recorded so TAR, ana
rumors OF two or three other instances OF
the kind have been circulated.
It's to be hoped Brother Talmage has
not been imbibing political doctrines
from that eminent Evangelist, John
Roach. Brother Talmage is a great
preacher. but he can't persuade the peo-
Die that II viii De hest 10 transfer the sur
plus IN the Treasury to John Roach's
bank account.
The man milliner, Worth, Of Paris,
threatens 70 come over to America on a
lecture tour. If he comes he viii be really
on drumming AMI advertising tour, and
he will do more impOyerish the country
than a dozen Italian prima donnas. Let
the quarantine against French ports be
made more rigid at once.
It is asserted that the New York Stock
Exchange viii actually begin at an early
dav TO deal in 10-share lots instead Of 100
share lots only as heretofore. This is in
tended to kill or the bucket shops, and thus
theExchauge Will become one great bucket
shop itself. 1t is probable that the bucket
shops Will not be easily destroyed.
When Gen. Buffers sore head gets a
little better, he may be expected to come
20 the front in another great sensation.
About the only thing left for him 10 Go in
that line now is for him TO fire up his yacht
and become a pirate on the high seas. He
would thus confirm the old story that
went round the country some time ago.
The idea Of the New York Sun for Pres
ident Cleveland to have Mrs. Polk, Mrs.
TYLER and Mrs. johnson Harriet Lane to
assist in the first reception at the White
House wOuld result in a sensational scene
If carried out. The PresideCt-elect, how
ever. is an honest, plain blunt man and
don't care TO figure before the country as
n sensationalist.
Some Of the journals which prOfessed to
be in favor Of tariff reform, but advised
the issue to be held in allegiance until a
Democratic President should be elected,
seem now to be progressing rather IN
graci0usly toward the extreme protection
platform. The great body Of fine Demo-
cratic party. however, can be relied on to
reform the tariff at the very earliest mo-
ment possible.
Gen. Hazen, the Chief Signal officer, is
q br0ther-in-law Of John L. Mclean, of
Cincinnati, and it is alleged that be not
only owes his present position to the in
fuence Of the great Democratic journalist
with the Republican administration, but
that he hopes to be kept in Office during
Cleveland-s term by the same power.
There is an idea throughout the country,
however, that Hazen viii have to 90.
Another suicide has shown good breed
ing and consideration for his landlord.
August hess shot himself in the back
yard of his hotel at Paterson, y. J., Sun
day. He left a note saying he selected
that place in order not to soil the bed and
carpet Of his room. He was also kind
enough to apologize for using the yard,
and to intimate that he was not driven to
the deed by the tOughnsss Of the beef
rFsr Harrh FrrT Of Hhr
Old man Phineas 7. Barnum is said to
be in a very blue condition on account OF
the defeat Of the party Of humbuggery
and fraud. He told friend the other day
that he was feeling badly and was ready
20 90 whenever the Lord should call him.
He may be called before long, but the call
viii hardly come from above. IL is diff
cult to believe that the Lord will call him
unless he repents in saekcoth and ashes.
Natural gas is now furnished for house
hold use in Pittsburg at fifteen cents per
thousand feet, and is used for heating.
cooking and manufacturing purposes.
There is a general impression, however,
that the subterranean reservoir from
which it is obtained will be exhausted
some day. and that the people will again
be forced TO resort to coal and coke. At
present there seems to be no diminuticn
in the pressure, although new wells are
constantly being bored.
The disposition to make the Rev. Mr..
BurchaId the butt Of all sorts CT jokes
does not appear to die out. The New
York P0Stsays that poems and abusive let
tiers in the Tribune, and jokes by the STUN
ny men" in the newspapers were allowed
TO pass without protest, but when a COM
&c actor in one OF the threatres addressed
an unruly donkey with whoa. Bur
chard!' the family Of the now celebrated
divine objected.
At recent trial OF sheaf-binding har-
vesting machines at Shrewsbury, Eng
land, under the auspices Of the Royal Az
riculturaI Society, the victory was Cof
course) awarded TO English over the
American machines. Impartial men in
other countries, and even in Australia.
who use harvesting machines, much pre-
fer those OF American manufacture. A
fair test was hardly to be expected under
the auspices Of the Royal Agricultural
Society.
The Republicans profess to look hope
fully to 1855, but it is quite evident that
they are merely whistling to keep their
courage up. If they could not win in
1884 with all the machinery of the govern
ment at their disposal, they viii have lit
tie chance for success in 1858, when they
har H.,
power, but the country will have learned