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

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The Flower Presidential boom has
flown from New York and taken refuge
among the hills Of northern New Haml-
shire.
A number Of Philadelphia negroes have
Organized a M. s. Quay club. Thus the
administration engineer adds 10 the e.
fciency Of his machine.
Quite a number Of valuable barns have
recently been burned by incendiaries IN
the vicinity Of Bellaire, o., yet the Senate
Outrage Committee refuses TO turn its
ewes in that direction.
tt is stated that the Emperor William,
OF Germany, has recovered his health, and
is now quite hearty for a man Of his age.
After an. the vision Of the White Lady
must have been only the ghost Of the pro-
hibited porker.
are somewhat elated at the prospects OF
the dissolution Of the oil mill cOmbIna-
ton. called the Memphis Cotton seed and
Oil Exchange" Those Who sell cotton
seed hope to get fair price for them in
the future.
Speaker Carlisle viii attend the free
trade banquet in New York Friday eve
ming. He has been appointed to respond
TO the toast Of the Federal Union. 1t is
supposed that politics viii not De tabooed
as at the Commonwealth Club banquet in
Philadelphia.
Ills stated that Hon. Alien 6. Thurman,
Of Ohio. is quite leeSle, and announces
himselfas having done with public life.
Whatever the politicians may say, If his
health were not impaired, no man perhaps
could command more enthusiastic sup
port for the Presidency.
Ills generally conceded that Gen. But
Icr viii head the Massachusetts delega-
ton % the National Democratic Conven-
ton in Chicago. 1t is not likely, how
ever that he has any idea Of being a can
didate himself, but he viii no doubt be
prominent figure in the body.
The 10000 thoroughly armed Irish
Americans who were ready to march to
the aid Of the Manitoba secessiOnists on
the 9Th inst. have not been heard from
vet. Whether they were lost in the great
blizzard the other day or starved on the
prairie before reaching Winnipeg is not
known. Congressman Finerty ought to
look after them.
While the protectionists are Boosting
that there are ffty-four Democrats in the
House 81 Representatives who will vote
with the Republicans against the MOrri-
son tariff bill, they have not had the
temeritv as vet TO mention more than five
or six names in that connection. 1t is
probable that hardly twenty viii be will
ing 10 put themselves on record as being
opposed to tariff reform.
The tax Of a railway clearing house in
New York attracts some attention. The
object is to prevent determinations in
tariffs and to secure permanent through
rates Of transportation. Under the pres
ent system when transfers OF freight are
made the roads effect settlements among
themselves. A clearing house Of the kind
proposed has been in use in England for
GOOD while and gives satisfaction.
The Mexican treaty was ratified yester-
day. Il VIII not 90 into effect, however,
until Congress passes laws to cary 1t into
effect. The opposition 10 the treaty was
protracted and bitter, and its ratification
came very nearly being defeated. If it
finally goes into effect It will prove an
entering wedge to the control Of Mexican
commerce by this country. England,
France and Germany mOnOpOlize the
commerce Of Mexico now.
The Morrison tariff bill was fayorably
reported to the House Of Representatives
yesterday. The bill as reported is the
same as that introduced with very slight
changes. The committee recommends
that salt lumber and coal be put on the
free list. The report Of the committee is
an able and interesting document, and
presents the evil effects of the present
tariff on the manufacturing interests, as
well as on the commerce Of the country,
in clear and f3rcible manner.
The Sunday Budget, printed in Boston,
the hub Of refinement and the headquar-
tiers Of the aesthetic art Of smuggling, re-
grets to see that Jhe detestabIe practice Of
prize fighting is gaining ground in the
United States and wants sweeping meas
ures adopted for the suppression Of the
practice. The BHtqerS fellow-citizen,
John l.. Sullivan. has been exerting all
his influence and power for many years in
the effort to annihilate the prize fighters,
but so far without success. Whenever he
knocks ore out there are always some
half dozen more ready to rise up and take
his place.
One-haIf Of the eggs consumed in New
York during the past two months canes
from Europe, and the Central Ohio Butter
and Egg Packers Association is getting
excited about foreign competition. 1t has
resolved to ask Congress for protection
against the pauper hens Of the Old World.
The attention Of the association was also
called to the increase OF poultry raising
i'm the south. This last subject should be
referred to Senator Sherman, as it is quite
evident that the poultry interests Of the
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the colored man and brother were thor
oughly bulldozed by the unreconstructed
rebels.
Chattanooga appears to have recently
become a stronghold of the Sp!ritualists.
The faith received a set back, however,
last week, which may somewhat retard
the erection Of the proposed tabernacle of
spiritualism in that city. A business
like skeptic, Major G. c. Common, offered
70 give 500 to any medium who would
cause writing to occur between folded
states in the presence Of an intelligent
committee. A medium by the name Of
Whitesides accepted the proposition,
rules were agreed to and not long ago the
sitting took place by appointment. No
mark appeared on the states. He plead
sickness and was allowed two other trials,
but.tOtaI failures resulted at each one.
The changes from one party to the other
in Massachusetts constitute an interest
ing study. Col. James NJ. PlymptOn, now
Chairman Of the State Democratic Com |
mittee, was a delegate to the Republican |
Convention which cheated Gen. Butler |
out Of the nomination and caused a split |
in the party. About 10000 Republicans |
r.rT1--,1 nvrfTor into ho