Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-03

the Republican National Convention. NJ
facts Of importance, and no phase Of the
Grand Gathering Of Republican leaders
and politicians, will be allowed topass I'M
noticed. The readers Of the NEWS viii be
kent as well informed OF what is going ON
Mt Chicago as those OF any other journal
in the country.
Chalmers will soon get into the House
and draw his back pay, whereupon Chai-
mers viii be very happy.
If Malone and his crowd are seated by
the convention, farewell to Blaine and all
his prospective greatness.
Hon. Tom OchHtree has not yet decided
when and where he will hold his lnde-
pendent Presidential Convention.
The whig-Republican party appears to
have collapsed. 1t is not by any means as
strong as RandalTs Democratic-kepuON-
can party in Congress.
Carl Schurz is one Of those ambitious
Deutchers who wants to run the Kepuoh-
can Convention or anything else he sees
going around the country.
ConIIing hopes that the candidate Of
the Republican Convention will be neither
a sparrow nor wren. What kind oil
bird does he want anyway?
Senator sherman is the most anxious
candidate of the whole lot. Should he
ever get TO be President the White House
kitchen would have to be enlarged.
The Memphis ArgIauehe comforts itself
that the Hancock boom is just as strong
as il was twelve months ago. That may
be, but how strong was it twelve months
ago?
The Chicago negro market would be
lively il the stock was larger. The de-
maud by the politicians for likely young
bucks is said to be much greater than
the supply.
Gen. Butler is said to nave made the
grandest grafton Friday in New York
ever delivered on DECORATION day. No one
doubts now that Ben is "bigger man
than old Grant,
The nomination of Gen. West, Of Missis-
sinDi. for Vice President by The Green
hackers. Is a kind Of UninJentiOnal tribute
10 Gen. Buffers wisdom in supporting
Mississippi man for President in 1860.
The reason Secretary Chandler is not
exercising his peculiar talents at Chicago
Is doubtless because he wishes to reserve
all his energies in case he should be called
on to manipulate the votes Of some OF the
close States next November.
Col. IngersoH is in doubt as to the fate
Of the Republican party. He is more
than half impressed that it is on the down.
ward path that leads to destruction. 1t
makes him sad to think about such
thing.
The advices that come from Chicago in
regard to the Logan-Blaine combination
Indicate that the gallant John does not
expect to get the first place on the ticket,
but is playing for the second with all his
hand is worth.
About the only chance for the Republic
cans to win the coming Presidential cleo
ton is for them to put Ben. Butler at the
head OF their ticket. This would give
them a pretty good chance of carrying
Massachusetts.
The news from Chicago indicates that
the temperature of the Lincoln boom has
already gone down to the neighbOrhOod
of zero. As a refrigerator the Secretary
of War seems TO be more effective than
either Edmunds or Sherman.
The Pennsylvania Undertakers' AssO-
citation has been Witnessing a cremation
at lie MOvne's furnace. They had a
slight fear that some time in the future
their occupation will be gone and they
wanted TO see where it is going to.
It's poor outlook for religion when
preachers apologize for the financial
crimes Of stock gamblers and say they
simpIv made mistakes. No honest man
can make the mistake" to risk other
peoples money in hazardous specula-
tons.
Confidence is said to have been restored
in Wall street, but everything points to
the fact that it is an extremely suspicious
variety Of confidence. What Wall street
wants is confidence on the part of the
lambs, so they will walk up meekly to be
sheared.
No concern has yet failed quite as ably
as the Greensburg Penn. Safe Deposit
Bank. It got away with the earnings Of
a large number Of poor depositors, and
the only asset found was the safe, which
was encountered by lien for the pur-
chase money.
The Boston Journal takes the Demo-
Gratis and Rev. Henry Ward Beecher to
task for the ''hOunding Of Hayes" since
his retirement from Mr.. Tilden's Office.
1t is the disposition Of some people and
some Journals to defend every thief who
succeeds in getting away with the swag.
Hon. William Walter Phelps ought not
TO expect to buy real reliable negro at
the low price Of 500. 1t is rather strange
thathe did not post himself before entering
into the Republican slave trade. A South
ern negro delegate Is worth good deal
more than an average Philadelphia fiOater.
The wooden nutmeg state is now
eelipsed in ingenious rascallty by its
next door neighbOr. A Boston firm, it is
said. manufactures the ''best Java coffee
BY punching carrots into the requisite
shape. They are painted and parched,
and sold to dealers at 6 cents per pound, |
10 be mixed with genuine coffee.
1t is charged that Arthur is primarily |
responsible for the failure OF the star route |
prosecutions. The Blaine men, however, |
are trying to suppress the matter, lest the |
convention nominate the President by |
reclamation. There is nothing that will /
win the support of the average Republic |
can politician like a doubtful record.
The cotton seed oil combinations that
are Just beginning to exercise their OPP !
pressive powers may not have very |
long lease Of life. A portable oil mill has /
been invented, and planters may, in the 1
near future, have their cotton seed con-
Terted into oil, feed and fertilizers with
out hauling them away from the planta-
tions.
This is what David A. Wells says about
the great manufacturing section Of the /
country: ssThe cry for revenue reform
can be heard from one end Of New Eng
land TO the other. If the Democrats give /
ms the right sort Of tariff plank at Chi
cago. and plant the right sort of a man on
the platform, the returns from New Eng /
l,rd viii he startling / don't expect /