Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-27

Now that an ice factory has been burned
in Mississippi it would be well for water
mill owners to place some insurance on
their ponds.
The star-eyed goddess Of RefOEm is hay-
in a merry Christmas, Notwithstanding
Mr.. sam RandalTs alleged missionary
tour to the South.
A fine ice crop is getting ripe
rapidly. and so are the combinations
keep the price Of ice up to the fam
point next summer.
The Ohio Ku-klux have been robbmg
peaceful citizens again. Lott Wright's
ex-deputy marshals are probably at the
bottom Of the business.
Another son OF Lord Coleridge is on a
visit TO America. ItSSanot yet been de-
veloped whether be ha$ special adyer-
Using agent to accompany MIN over the
country.
It's stated that Congressman White. of
Kentucky, isriv1iiug Holman, Of Indiana,
as the great otj.ctor. White is probably
extremely anxious TO become a great Oh
structOr.
The old .liberty beii'' is TO 20 10 New
Orleans under escort Of three Philadel-
phIa policemen. Somebody ought to he
sent along TO watch the Philadelphia
policemen
A general court-martial will convene
at West Point, y. Y, on Jan. ., for the
trial Of quite number Of prisoners. The
cadets viii be given a chance to see how
a court-martial is conducted.
Bogardus and Carver are again abusing
each other through the papers, but they
are hard 70 get together in another shoot
ing match. Ii is about time now for these
crack shots TO put up or shut up.
A New York lady who indiscreetly
pulled the wrapping oil her bundles of
purchases in a store when she put them
in her shopping bag was arrested under
the charge of shop-Iifing the other day.
Il Is now denied that President-eIect
Cleveland has either selected a Cabinet
officer or hired a cOachmau. Those who
want to get positions Of either kind may
as well send in their applications properly
ind0rsed.
4 Ioafer in a st. Louis foundry turned
over q heavy casting ON his foot, and has
i'm consequence sued the proprietor Tor
$4,000 damages. St. Louis l0afers come
high. Down this way they can be had at
10 cents each.
oh Ion
OF the Indiana University in place Of Dr..
Moss. It is thought that. il JOrdin is not
a hard road to travel, he viii not be SO
soft on the female assistants as was the
venerable Moss.
The New York Tribune has not had tie
hardiho0d to get out red edition this
winter. although it slas been faithful il
waving the bloody shirt. It came out the
other day printed ON paper Of decided
BLUSH tint. 1t very evidently feels blue
nearly all the time.
Several India rubber gatherers on the
PutumayO river, South America, have
been captured and eaten by the natives.
India rubber gatherers are said 70 be the
toughest people in the world. Some esti-
mate may be formed of the digestive
powers OF the Putumayo Indians.
some Of the members OF Plymouth
Church are cutting or their noses to spite
their faces by refusing TO atterd services
and threatening not to be present at the
annual sale OF seats. Mr.. Beecher doesn't
seem to be alarmed, however, and the pew
market viii doubtless remain firm and
prices be maintained.
The Illinois Senatorial election takes
place Jan. :, and the indications are that
Morrison viii De- the Democratic candi-
date, as he Is developing great strength
GmOug the members OF the Legislature.
logan viii doubtless get the Republican
nomination, but his election Is not yet
assured 10y a good deal
The question IS now being discussed
whether Abraham Lincoln was teetO-
taller. One Of the leading BARRIERS Of
Washington who shaved the President in
1861 fntimates that he was a iuIl d-inker.
On the other hand it is maintained that
Lincoln signed the pledge when a boy and
kept it invi0late through life.
ANY arrangement TO civilize and christ
iarize the Congo country that don't in
TOlve the introduction of a thousand bar
rels OF rum % every missionary viii be
vigorously resisted by the great Christian
nations. 'There is muche gettyns Of ye
game by We sail Of rumme," says an old
and respected English author.
It's said that Jay Gould has had an
ssemissary' in Chattanooga for several
weeks inspecting the business Of the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
Company, and 1t is expected that his
negotiations for the purchase of that road,
which have been reported pending for
some DAYS, will be completed very soon.
1t seems that the road IS compelled to
have $4,000 with which to pay interest
on its bonds by Jan. 10, and nobody
aDpears to be disposed 10 lend it that
amount on any security the road can give.
Judge Tourgee appears to be pattern
ing very closely after Blaine's tactics in
the late campaign. Having discovered
that his lecture did not draw well, he has
begun TO make a speciality Of the bloody
shirt business. Some Of the leading Re
publican papers are laughing at the way
ne ssrecalls the heartreHding recOilectiOns
Of Libby. Belle Isle, salisbury, Sullivan's
Island, Milan and AndersOnyille, and de-
scribes in detail the fortunes to which the
Union prisoners were subjected."s 1t is
probable that even this dOdge~won't
make his lectures pay.
Gov. Cleveland does not decline to
receive presents from affectatiOn. He is
fmpelled by principle alone. In a letter
relating to another present last week, he
said: ssMy objection to the receipt of
presents does not rest entirely upon their
as you term it, if you
8 kean by that a suggestion Of obligation
IN official conduct. am averse to gifts
naturally, and because if they are from a
stranger / can see no reason why they
alsszs}d be bestowed. My election to
Qt<alY obliges me to perform the
dutiesg4 =. ofIice for the compensation
allowed. 1 thought made my desires on
this subject very plain in the letter which
was recently published, and 1 think I
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