Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-06

suppress the Mormon missl'n@li1S
fnfest that country. j. has not YET lIis'l
the Tennessee idea
The country is suffering from overpro-
duction in many important industries.
The cabinet making business appears U.s.
now % De one that's very much oFer1one'
There are said 70 be in England 1000
railroad employees and 1900 sailors BE-
Ionging % the royal navy who are teeto-
talers. The titled nobility do not run very
much on teet0talism-
Blaine refused % see reporters Wnen ne
was in New York the other day and sala
mat he claimed the immunity which be-
longs 10 a private citizen. Il Is % pc
hoped his claims viii be respected iol ''l5
balance Of his life.
Mrs. Belya A. lockwood ought 70 PC
ON GOOD terms with Vice President Hen
bricks when be settles down in Washing
ton. The Indiana electoral college was
the only one that was gallant enough 70
cast a complimentary vote fOf her,
The PRAYER in the United states Senate
the other morning was delivered in tle
presence Of i've senators. The Senator's
however. are not an irreverent body Of
men. Quite a number Of them were hold
ing morning services in the cloak room.
The Republicans and land grant no
n0u5lists made a united effort 70 defeat
the Democratic candidate for Delegate 70
Conyress from Washington Territory. but
he pulled through bF - majority. and noW
his opponent feels badly because "a miss
is as good as a mile.'
II you have a beautiful young lady
friend don't tell her she favors Mary An
ders0n. a Paterson, y. J., girl was
sta.e-stricken bF that compliment, and
hal % be dshed out Of a house Of refuge
for lone females in New York the other
day.
It's now denied that the Piegau Indians
are d1urishiny on government ratiOns
and stolen horses. and il j. furthermore
asserted that they are just as destitute as
they were last winter. The truth Of the
matter ought 70 be ascertained, and the
government should look after these Indian
wards. whether they be thieves or pau
pers, without delay.
Philadelphia woman has been sen
tened to six months in the city prison
for sc0Iding. The ordinary punishment
for common sc0Id'' in that city. which
seems % De possessed Of a large
number Of this class, is 70 require her 10
move out Of the neighb0rhOOd. This
woman. however, was deemed a most
eunc0mmon scold,- hence the severe SEN
teuce.
Mrs. Henry CIews thinks that Ameri-
can women do not read the newspapers,
and proposes TO found a club room il
New York where members Of her sex can
q. have access % all the daily journals. II
Mrs. Clews were a newspaper man her
mind would soon be disabused. She has
never been upbraided for a three line par
agraph Of doubtful delicacy which
''slipped into the paper by accident
A man in Cleveland, o., has invented
new process of utilizing coal dust for
fuel u is simply forming the dust into
Jumps of suitable size and shape, c0he-
sion being secured by the admixture Of
blood, which is obtained at nominal
cost from the butchers. A curious item
Of Information given by the inventor to
newspaper reporter is that in Cleveland the
amount Of blood taken from slaughtered
animals amounts TO 5000 gallons per
day.
While the market has been depressed
during the fall by the immense wheat crop
or the present year, the supply Of rye is
said to be far below the demand. The
visible supply Of rye at Chicago IS now
only 5000 bushels, against DOE. 900 bush
els a year ago. The bakers and Germans
are said 70 be very much depressed IN the
West over the probability that rye bread |
VIII soon be a thing Of the past. As to |
rye whisky, the supply viii not he mate |
rally affected while corn holds out aud |
rectitiers flourish as they do now.
While many people are almost freezing |
in the Northern cities for the want Of fuel, |
the British steamers at Baltimore are dis |
charging coal, brought over as ballast, in |
to the harbOr. Coal is as cheap as dirt |
and stone ballast at certain English ports, |
and il is thrown over at Baltimore to |
avoid the payment Of the duty exacted by |
the United States Government. IL might |
pay companies ut the different ports to ar
range for the purchase OF ballast coal at /
nominal prices 70 be sold at good profits /
10 consumers. Dredge owners at Balti- |
more might do a good business raising |
coal as treasure trOve.
The following from the Philadelphia |
Record might prove interesting to some Of |
the citizens Of Savannah who are think |
ing a good deal about the street paving |
question: ''Philadelphians whose feet |
and temper are tried by cObble-stOnes,
who have become nervous from the rattle, |
bang and boom Of wagons and cars on
Belgian blocks and mOraine pebbles, and
who are weary and hOarse from shouting
their half Of a conversation as they walk
the business streets of the city, should
take a quiet stroll beside the finished pOr-
ton Of the asphalt paving around the new
CITY hall. Then let them reflect"
The fact that the Legislature Of Illinois
is likely to be a tie on joint ballot gives
both the Democrats and Republicans a
good deal Of concern on the Senatorial
question. 1t is claimed on one side that
certain Republican Senator will vote for
a Democrat out Of gratitude for
some favor done in the past, and thus Will
secure a Democratic successor to Gen.
Logan. while on the other hand it is hint
ed that two Democratic members will be
sufficiently sssugared' to secure their sick
ness and absence, and thus insure LO-
gan's reelection. In the meantime both
parties are threatening to boycott those Of
their adherents who may break the dead
lock.
The biennial report Of Judge J. T. Hen
derson. Commissioner Of Agriculture of
Georgia. gives a concise but full account
Of the work Of his department for the
years 1855 and 1884. During the last sea-
son there we're inspected 15l, Si9.43 tons
OF commercial Fertilizers, the gross fees on
which amounted to $759l4 %, OF which
81. $50 % was the amount turned into the
Treasury after paying the cost OF tags,
etc. The chemists and inspectors sala-
ries amounted to 50, D, thus making the
fees on fertilizers net the State $62, 133 %.