Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-13

Terrible Suffering and Warm N earted
Generosity Incident TO the Cold.


caught in Polar blizzard that has almost
upset the oldest inhabitant. 1t began
with a bowling norwester and 4 furious
snow storm, and then the mercury drop
ped and dropped until it reached % de-
grees below zero, and everything was in
a solid condition. A record OF the wealth
er for the past 80 years has been kept by
an old farmer in Jefferson county. and
this shows one or two instances in which
the temperature was abnormally low
notably the winter OF IS56-7-when the
mercury registered 2418 degrees be-
low zero. Since the extreme cold has
slightly abated another snow storm
has set in. dry, fine and binding, piling
up a foot deep over the frozen, CLASSY
crust beneath. SnOw-plows are cutting
a thOrou ghfare along the lines of street
railways. and sleighs have almost alto
gether superseded carriages in the streets.
If it is, as asserted, spell of weather
severe enough to demOlish brass monkey.
that fabulous animal must have felt, with
mingled emotions and sensations, his tail
curl up and snap off like pipe-stem.
The plumber is now the only really happy
man alive. His light heart sings within
him tor JOY, because his order-bOok is
flied to the last page. One plumber alone
started out to-day with 500 orders for re-
pairs. There is great suffering amongst
the destitute, and private and public
charity is strained to give relief to all.
There are many cases of injury from FROST
bites and freezing amongst those whose
employments keep them exposed to the
weather, notably a ongst policemen,
letter-carriers, news IS and the wretch
ed street-car drivers.
THE LOT OF THESE LAST
is truly pitiable, especially upon subur-
ban routes where the blasts have full
sweep. Several kind-hearted ladies lv-
ing along these routes, moved by the I'M
considered sufferings of this faithful
class, stationed their servants as the cars
passed to hand up buckets of het coffee
and soup to the halEfrozen drivers. The
Chief of the Fire Department, Major
Hughes, bought large lot of warm caps
with padded ear-faps, and taking a stand
at a central car-crossing down town. with
his arms full, threw cap to every driver
who passed until his stock was exhausted.
The car drivers have been whitfield down
to such a fine point it was difficult to
know how they stood in natural history
whether rs men or pack-mules, and 1t is
comforting to see some few people inter-
esting themselves in them.
The managers Of the local Won ems
Christian Temperance Union met this
wear and made formal request of the
ladies who kept open house on New Years
day not to distribute wine or any intOXI-
eating beverages to their gentlemen call
ers. 1t is to be feared this plea fell in too
many cases upon needless ears, especially
where a number of young ladies do the
honOrs together. 1t is well-knOwn fact
that the house which has a reputation for
the best wines and in the greatest pr0tu-
sion will receive the most calls, let gal
lantry or vanity credit the attraction ever
so much to the charms of the fair host
esses. No one knows this better than the
group of lovely girls who stand under the
chandeliers or trail through the brilliant
rooms, mentally calculating the number
Of cards to he counted next morning, and
whether the Smiths on the next square
will have so many by half hundred be-
cause they dispense nothing stronger
than coffee or chocolate. Some
years ago there was lordly
mansion on Broadway whose New Year
receptions were perfect brushes and
events anticipated in society. Besides its
rare wine cellar the house was famous
for it's wonderful punch and an incom-
parable style OF eggn0g, and the host was
Il bOn-vivant who finished up his enter
tainments in a perfect revel. 1t was the
most popular house in the cards of the
society men. But in easy and natural
stages the glitter and pomp vanished by
deg ees. To-day the courtly and polished
host is a genleel l0afer, who is never seen
except in condition pretty we'll mel
lowed. His only son, q young man who
has lately passed his majority, has fol-
lowed faithfully in his fathers footsteps,
and is rapidly descending the social lad
der. The family has fallen into narrow
circumstances and is torn with domestic
strife, and their past grandeur is remem-
bered only in comparison with present
misery. PRACTICAL temperance sermon
mI-ht be read between the lines, with no
need to point moral save its own.
THE TRIAL or COPE sNAPP,
the last of the gang who robbed the State
Treasury year ago, has just been con.
cluded and the young detaulter has re-
celyed three years in the pentenIiary as
New Years present. He will move for
a new trial, but his chances are net of
the best. His punishment will fall harder
upon him personally than upon any of his
friends in crime. for his physique is as
fragile as q girls and three months of
prison life viii settle his case effectually.
Within the past week two theatrical
companies playing engagements at Ma
caule}'S Theatre and the opera house.
were enliyened by brisk little scrimmages.
Two pugilistic encounters broke the dull
routine of events, and the profession is
looking up. The first took place between
the manager of the Wyndham Comedy
Company, frisky little Engiishman, and
Manager Macauley. The former accused
MIR. Macauley of breach of contract, and
was otherwise insulting, when the latter
struck out from the shoulder and the no.
bic BritOn bit the dust. And there WAS
hurrying in hot haste with the offender to
the police station, where he gave bond to
appear the next day before the City Court
with all the great unwashed. Thus the
Wyndham Company made an undignified
exit from Louisville. The next was the
"Parisian Romance Combination, and
they fell to fighting at the supper table
at the Louisville Hotel amongst them
selves. The difficulty occurred between
Mr. Richard Mansfield. the star Of the
crowd, and MIR. Outram, of the same com.
pany. They fought, and bit, and scratch
ed their way out into the halls and
around the house prOmiscuously, until
they were separated, each claiming the
victory. The worst of it was that the
Louisville Commercial got wind of it and
placed Mansfield in the light of the van
pushed, and revealed some of the causes
OF the quarrel to that gentleman's detr-
ment. This was not nice and seems 10
have torn Mr.. Mansfield up completely.
At all events he means to sue that paper
fer libel, and shook the aust of Louisville
from his feet, leaving the atmosphere per-
meated with birthstone and streaked with
blue lightning.
THE YALE COLLEGE GLEE CLUB,
which was booked tor a concert here on
its holiday tour, met with the dreadful
railway accident an Indiana and were
forced to cancel their engagements here
ana IN Cincinnati. As the accident WAS
the result of carelesshess, the President
of the club is still at the Gait House con-
sulting with attorneys as to a prospective
damage suit against the road. Several
prominent physicians Of this city FASTENED
to the scene as soon as possible, and the
condition Of the injured Is reported to be
as favorable as could be expected. One
fine young fellow will lose one leg, ampu-
tated at the thigh, while the bones in the
other limb are terribly crushed, The &C
cdent, which occurred on one of those
bitter nights with the mercury 20 degrees
below zero, developed several grand young
heroes in the crowd. All who escaped
injury returned at once for the college re-
opening, and the wounded who could be
moved we're sent to their homes in differ
emf places-a sad winding-up of the mer-
ry troubadours' holiday journeying. This
was their first visit to Louisville, and they
Wpra tn no Oivpu a r0uginU Welcome A