Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-23

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With Gen. Gordon and the smallpox
both at Khartoum the False Prophet is
not i'm a hurry to take possession of that
place.
just about the time Bismarck's brow
began to get cloudy over the Lasker reso-
lutionf Prof Swift, Of Rochester, re-
ported the discovery of new nebula.
some OF the Boston fanatics are getting
to be over particular, and do not approve
of the selection of George William Curtis
to pronounce the euiogy OF Wendell
Phillips.
The demand for cheap liquor and dear
necessaries appears to become weaker
The cr0ss-examinations by the Morrison
committee was a heavy cross for the pro
tecuouists to bear.
The Republicans are very busy now
featuring about civil service reform, that
is when they can spare time from forcing
voluntary campaign contributions from
the government officials and clerks.
Reports from Missouri indicate that
there are a great many Democrats in that
State who have not forgotten the Hon.
Allen II. Thurman, of Ohio, and want to
enter him for the Presidential race.
If Tom OchiItree contemplates a decla-
ration of war against Herr Bismarck it
would be we'll for him to 90 over to France
and get a few dots. The only trouble IS
that France is also down on the American
hog.
The New York Board Of Aldermen has
passed a resolution asking the Legislature
to authorize them to appropriate $4,000
to the Bartholdi statue pedestal fund. The
prospects are good that Liberty will yet
have "a footing on American soil.
An exchange says that when this cOun-
ty becomes as thickly settled as France it
will contain 6SO,00O,OOO inhabitants. 1t is
to De hoped that Prince Bismarck will not
consider this in the nature of an insult and
take steps to check the growth of our popu-
lation.
Abiding to Judge Holman's vote for
the unconstitutional appropriation by
Congress for the Ohio food sufferers, the
New York Sun says: 8 A man like MIR.
Holman must be pardoned, not for one
mistake only. but fors fifty" What are
the other fortY-nine
san Francisco modestly asks Congress
to donate the small sum Of S2,000,OOO to
IT.,s. n, DaTI fsffv
some time i'm the future. 1t is not prob
able that much of the surplus in the
United States Treasury will be invested
I'm the show business while the Demo-
Gratis have a majority in the House of
Representatives.
The statement of Hon. Judah p. Benja-
min to Herald correspondent regarding
the forged letter is pretty strong proof
that Thurl0w Weed Barnes is the cham
pion outrage hummer of the Republican
party. If he does not make money out of
the coming Presidential campaign, it Will
be because he does not know how to real
ize on his talents.
The impression in Massachusetts is that
Butler intends to run for Governor next
fall. but does not expect to be elected.
He expects to run again in 1888, when he
thinks he can be elected, because he
hopes that the Republicans will be worn
out in the effort to defeat him in three
successive campaigns. Butler, it seems,
isn't laid on the shelf yet.
OF 40 prominent Republicans of Ma
houing county, o., who were polled tor
Presidential preferences, $40 pronounced
for Blaine, and only for Arthur. Logan
got Il votes. Lincoln 10, and Gen. Sher-
man H. The indications are that even
Gov. Foster was able to tell the truth one
time. The President had better make a
few Ohio appointments at once.
A poker room was raided in st. Louis
the other night and the memorandum
book of the proprietor captured by the pO-
lice. His percentage on the games for the
month of January was ST. $50 20, and his
expenses for rent, cards, liquors, coal,
etc, 1865 -, leaving him net profit of
$780, 10. or nearly $45 per Knight, and this
was not one of the swell saloons either.
There is still a want Of harmony in the
New York Cotton Exchange. 1t has de
termned TO try to secure new commits
sion law. and committee of twenty-one
has been appointed to submit draft Of
sucha law to the body. During the meet
ing Wednesday some of the members
were quite sarcastic towards each other,
and one openly stated that the Board OF
Manners could not be trusted.
Besides the Board of Councils New
York Is being scourged with insect pests.
The trees of Central park are being de
strOyed by $40 different kinds of worms
and bugs, and energetic measures are TO
be taken for their determination. After
this has been accomplished some more
effective steps should be taken to eXter-
inmate the 319, 900 humbugs and parasites
that infest the political and social walks
of the metropolis.
Mrs. Bonanza Mackey had her portrait
painted by a celebrated artist in Paris,
and paid SIS. 600 for it. After awhile her
friends decided that it locked very much
like her. and cOnfidentially told her 1t was
a caricature. whereupon she cut it up and
burned it. This shows the folly Of patrO-
niziug great artists. If she had gone to a
fourth-rate artist he would have selected
some handsome Partisan for model, and
perfect satisfaction would have been the
result.
The New York Legislature Is trying to
brace itself up to the point of apprOpria-
ting another million dollars TO continue
work on the new capitol at Albany. The
previous appropriations amount to over
$1,000. 600. As this is the Presidential
wear. and New York is supposed to be the
KEY TO the situation, it is necessary for
the Republicans to leave all the money
they can lying around loose, especially in
the neighborhOOd of Albany. 1t may
tighten the work of the soap committee
somewhat.
The half-starved Italian labOrers on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, who at
tempted to take the law into their own
hands and seized Contractor Parliament,
have been paid of in full. but the ring
leaders are yet in prison. While the most
guilty parties will be punished for their